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WRC News4 At 5 March 31, 2016

3000 block of 9th street southeast. He hit me several times. I thought i was going to die. Reporter it happened monday morning shortly after midnight. Mr. Davis and his friend, timothy cox, were in this minivan. They were stopped because it was missing a tag and missing a headlight. But mr. Davis says there was more to it than that. What did they accuse you of doing . Sexual acts or Something Like that. We had our clothes and stuff on. We didnt have our clothes pulled down. We just pulled over. Reporter park police say they have no evidence the officer used any homophobic slurs. They say mr. Davis was tased before he was handcuffed. Driver was resisting shtionz so the officer told him if you keep resisting, i will tase you. The driver kept resisting and so the officer tased him. Reporter now, theres a Second Chapter to this story. This is what he looked like after the incident. There are two versions of what happened here. And coming up at 6 00, ill have both sides of that story. I got to tell you, its unusual. It involved a hula hoop. Ill see you at 6 00. Wendy, back to you. All right, pat collins. Now to the search for the suspect who stabbed someone at a metro station. Metro says a man was trying to catch a train this morning when he got into a fight with a newspaper vendor. The vendor allegedly stand the man and then took off. Prince georges county bureau chief is outside the station in Capitol Heights where police say they know exactly what theyre looking for. Tracee . Reporter there are so many cameras around here that theyve got perfect hd video of what happened. This contractor says he was shocked to hear the Washington Express paper man he with every day allegedly stabbed someone. Metro spokesmen say they dont know what caused the express paper man to suddenly stab a 24yearold man who was going to catch the train this morning. It happened just before 9 00. They get into an altercation that escalates to physical and on the sidewalk behind us here the suspect tackled t e ed the and ended up stabbing him. Reporter police are searching for the suspect and are working to positive identify them but say they have no doubt they will be able to catch him quickly. At least three two camera views of this incident. We are able as a result of that to identify the suspect. Thats how we knew he was the newspaper vendor. In addition to that there were multiple witnesses. Reporter there was also a female newspaper contractor at the metro entrance who is now working with metro transit detectives. There were two newspaper vendors handing out the newspapers. His colleague obviously knows who he is. The station manager is here every day and has seen spokesman released this statement saying, we are looking into exactly what happened. We are aware that an express contractor was involved and are currently gathering more information from police. This contractor says he didnt know the suspects name but talked with him every day. He calls the whole thing unexpected. He talks to me. Thats it. Keep it moving. Reporter coming up on news4 at 6 00, commuters who get their papers from this guy every day react to the possibility of him being a stabbing suspect. Reporting live in Capitol Heights, im tracee wilkins. Back to you all in the studio. Thanks, tracee. Right now folks from new orleans to chicago are cleaning up after a path of severe storms just rolled through the area over the past 24 hours. That one system spawned tornadoes in at least three states and injured nearly a dozen people. Flash floods also hit several states forcing rescue crews to jump in and help stranded drivers, some of whom got swept ay sort of puts everything in perspective of what were getting. Right. Weve seen some wild weather this spring, havent we, amelia . We certainly have, wendy, and that kind of how the season goes as we see the cold air battling the warm air. Its easy to get severe weather, especially further back to the west in parts of the midwest. Now, were going to continue to see that line move toward our area here on storm team4 radar. This is not that line. This is some meager showers out ahead of it. A lot of this not even hitting the ground. I want to show you the line thats going to continue to move toward the east and this will be here by tomorrow morning. So any thunderstorms we see that develop tomorrow could contain some high winds producing some isolated wind damage. About a moderate threat of that and a low to moderate risk for heavy rain in the forecast. Now, its not going to be a day where youre seeing rain from start to finish. We will have rain at times and maybe a few thunderstorms and maybe some limited sun in the forecast. Breezy to windy. Right now its mild. Breezy and windy into the overnight hours and by 11 00 p. M. The potential for isolated showers. More rain in the forecast for tomorrow. Much better chance of rain than well be dealing with tonight. I will show you future weather and at one point this weekend we will be dealing with temperatures that feel like 20s. Ill let you know when that is at 5 25. Im Pat Lawson Muse at the live dresk following the breaking news in richmond. Theres a lot of new information just coming in. We just learned that state police now say the man who opened fire at this Greyhound Bus station is dead. One state trooper has life threatening injuries. Two other bystanders have nonlife threatening injuries. Sources say troopers were here at the bus station conducting a narcotics training operation. As part of this operation they were told to go out and talk to people at the station. So a man who one of the troopers was talking to pulled a gun and shot the trooper at close police say he then fired back killing that suspect. We had also heard that some of the troopers were not wearing uniforms. However, state police say the trooper who was shot was, in fact, in uniform. The bus station will stay clo s closesed for the rest of the day. As we get more updates well bring them to you here and on the nbc washington app. Thanks, pat. A new Inspector General report is warning of serious security risks at thousands of Federal Buildings. Tom sherwood looked into this report and discovered far too many security badges and not enough control over them. Reporter identification damages. You probably have one. Pretty much everyone does, especially federal workers. But now a new Inspector General report says there are too many different types of Federal Building badges and too little is done to keep track of those given to employees, contractors, and visitors causing a serious security risk. There are hundreds of Federal Buildings in the washing more than 9,000 Federal Buildings nationwide. All leased or owned by the General Services administration. The ig report says too many different types of badges create the risk of identity fraud, tampering, and counterfeiting. There are lots of people that go in and out of government buildings, as you said, and its important that the agencies know who is going in and out. Reporter despite the report, several employees and contractors say Federal Building security is tighter than it used to be. I think they have tightened it up immensely, especially after 9 11. You cannot get an i. D. That easily anymore. Reporter the gsa acknowledged in the report that it does need to do more and says its already trying to streamline its security badge policy. In the district, tom sherwood, news4. It will be another month before we learn if metro will be shutting down certain lines for extended periods to make repairs. General manager Paul Wiedefeld saying, quote, i want to reassure you that while i am keeping options open on how to proceed, no decisions have been made. Moreover, any Service Change in that plan that could affect your commute will receive ample notice to customers, businesses, stakeholders, and the region as a whole. Wiedefeld says he hopes to have a plan in place to address the safety concerns in four to six weeks. A local College Student is dead and now a former classmate is charged with killing him. Harry Malik Robertson pictured here is accused of stabbing gerald williams. Police say back in february they fought over a small amount of money and things turned violent outside an offcampus housing complex at morgan state university. Both men are from bowie. In the race for the white house, donald trump in the district today meeting with the Republican National committee. But trump has a long way to go to get the support of women of any party. Just 24 of women support him in wisconsin ahead of this states yesterday trump called for punishing women who get illegal abortions. He quickly reversed that position. He also posted an unflattering photo of ted cruzs wife last week and defended a top aide charged with battery or simple assault on a woman. Super pacs are now running this ad in wisconsin. Sure, i get some grief when i say im voting for donald trump, but you know what . I want to protect my family. Every other time he opens his mouth its something thats derogatory towards women. Hes constantly portraying women as inferior. Hillary clinton is leading in the democratic race, but polls show she is trailing Bernie Sanders in wisconsin at this moment. As early as next tuesday the d. C. Council will vote on special legislation that would allow Bernie Sanders to get on the ballot here which would be in time for the june primary. News4s tom sherwood broke this story on twitter yesterday. The Sanders Campaign did everything it was supposed to but the local d. C. Democratic Party Elections deadline. Atlarge council many anita barnes is introducing a measure on tuesday that will extend the deadline. Parents and Loudoun County Public School officials want some answers. How did explosive material remain on school bus that later carried students . Montgomery county police say a 6yearold girl was sexually abused by a day worker picked up from this 7eleven parking lot. Coming up at 5 00, her mother takes us inside her home and explains how this was able to happen when she was just feet away. Extensive security measures are in place in the district today with the Nuclear Summit under way. Whether you drive, ride, or even walk in the area, were ing togo stronger is rebuilding a newborns heart. And restoring a fathers faith. Not six. Stronger is being a typical kid. Despite a rare disorder. Stronger is finding it earlier. And coming home sooner. Stronger is seeking answers. And not giving up, until you find them. Because we dont just want your kids to grow up, we want them to grow up stronger. Hes begun forgetting words. When he forgets who i am, ill still know who he is. The first time we said i love you we didnt use words. We simply held each others hands. We still are. I lost my dad to alzheimers. Preventing alzheimers is within our grasp. Lets double the budget of nih and get it done. Im david trone and i approve this message. Tonight were hearing from a woman who says a man she hired to help move some furniture sexually assaulted her 6yearold daughter. That pan was a day laborer that the mother picked up outside a 7eleven in gaithersburg, and thats where we find Meagan Fitzgerald this evening with this story. Meagan . Reporter yeah, wendy. The single mother of two says she came to this parking lot because she was looking for inexpensive labor, but instead she says she got one of the worst lessons of her life. Tisha said she needed help moving heavy furniture. Well, i had a large bedroom set that i needed moved and i didnt want to spend a minimum of three hours for labor. Reporter so last wednesday she decided to come here to the 7eleven parking lot along north frederick avenue to pick up two day workers to help her out. One of them was 44yearold jose compos gonzalez. Ajay says she was working in her room while gonzalez was just feet away. My daughter was upstairs in her room, and the day laborer was undoing the armoire. Reporter thats when Court Documents say gonzalez inappropriately touched the 6yearold girl before leaving the house. Shortly after, ajay says her daughter told her what happened. I was happened in my home. Reporter she also called 911 and after a fiveday investigation, gonzalez was arrested. Investigators say he even admitted to the crime. When you hire somebody to come into your home, you have no idea who is coming to your home. You dont know what their background is. Reporter ajay says she learned the hard way why she should never bring strangers into her home, even if it means saving money. Now, she says, she can only hope what happened to her family is a lesson to others. I just hope one day, you know, god will erase the memories of what happened. Reporter Police Believe there are more victims out there, so theyre asking anyone with information about the case or anyone who knows of children who might have come in contact with gonzalez to contact the Montgomery County police department. Coming up at 6 30, police explain what was said, what gonzalez told the victim moments after this incident happened. Chris . Thank you, meagan. New at a defendant to be shocked in his courtroom. Now that judge will serve one year probation. Robert nalley was a judge removed from the bench after being charged with a civil rights violation. He will have to attend anger management classes and pay a fine. The family of a Montgomery County Police Officer killed by a drunk driver is working to get maryland to pass a stronger law in his name. Noahs law is named for officer noah leotta. The Maryland Senate and house have both passed this bill but the Senate Version is stronger and supporters want the toughest version passed before this General Assembly adjourns next month. We are not going to rest. We are going to be here through the end, and i want standing with my family beside Governor Hogan watching him sign this bill into law and it could be the strongest bill that it can be. Officer leotta was struck and killed by a car while doing a drunk driving enforcement last holiday season. Officials at George Mason University have figured out a way to honor the late antonin scalia. Theyre going to name their law school after him. The school announced an anonymous 20 million gift from a donor along with renaming the law school that money will help establish three new scholarship programs. Justice scalia spoke at the dedication back in 1999 and he had served as a guest lecturer as well. He lived in nearby mclean. Scalia died earlier this year at the age of 79. And today we learn new information about a number of road projects that are meant to improve your commute. Virginias secretary of transportation says nothing is final yet, lanes on i395 heading to the d. C. Line. The express lane plan also extends lanes further south on i95 toward fredericksburg. When all is completed in 2021, virginia will have an 84milelong express lane network. These improvements are not just for driving. They also include buses, trains, and also those who car pool. Parents and grandparents in virginia are running out of time to get a jump on paying for the kids college education. The deadline is today to enroll in the 529 Prepaid Program that allows you to purchase semesters of College Tuition for newborns up to ninth grade. The benefits are better if theyre used in state. The first payments for the program are not due until may. And you can get details on savings calculators and how to get started on your plan. Just go to the nbc washington app and Search College were working on several developing stories including a new report about the nfl and injuries on the field. Why cold weather may not be safe for players. Some d. C. Residents havent seen their mail for several months and now theyre turning to news4 to get answers. Its the biggest hit on broadway but the producers of and now your storm team4 forecast. There will be some isolated showers around the area tonight, but most, if not all, of your evening looking mainly dry. Breezy and mild. Tomorrow well be tracking rain at times. Rain looks to favor the first half of the day but as we head to the afternoon, some scattered showers and maybe an isolated thunderstorm still possible. We could have a few thunderstorms around during the Morning Hours as well. For saturday cooler temperatures move into the area and the chance of showers, especially during the first half of the day. Once again on sunday extremely windy. Plenty of sunshine and i cant stress this enough. With the winds on sunday during the Morning Hours, it will feel brutal outside for this time of year. Now, tomorrow the weather having a moderate impact on your day with rain in the forecast at times and the chance of your dealing with a thnd going to be tweaking your plans tomorrow whether youre changing your outdoor exercise routine or not going to get your lunch outdoors. Right now were at 73 degrees. Winds out of the south at 20 miles an hour. That southerly wind bringing warmer air into the area. Lows tonight only dip into the low 60s. Here is tomorrow morning at 6 00 a. M. Notice scattered showers in the metro area. As we look further back to the west over west virginia, some brighter cles there, heacolors. As we move into the midday and afternoon hours, well start to see some limited sunshine breaking out across the area. I stopped future weather here at 1 30. Notice this line of rain potentially a few embedded thunderstorms. The brighter colors showing up on future weather. Thats some heav

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