For 14 years she ran a Daycare Service out of that yellow house with the brick trim. Now, the death of the baby girl occurred here last december. She was arrested this tuesday because police have been waiting for the autopsy report. Not one answered the door at the Home Daycare Center today. 43yearold Beatrice Manning is being held without bond at the Prince Georges County jail charged with firstdegree murder, assault, and child abuse. This neighbor was shocked to learn the news. Wow. Reporter did you ever hear any yelling or anger or no. Thats what i never heard nothing like that. She just had the kids. She always smiling or walking with them and stuff but nothing like that, no. Reporter investigators say 9monthold Savannah Wright of temple hills was dropped off the morning of december 2nd at about 7 00 a. M. 11 00 Beatrice Manning called 911 saying s unresponsive and lethargic. She was transported to the hospital. By 5 30 that night our investigators were notified that she had brain injury. Unfortunately, two days later on december 4th, savannah passed away. Reporter police waited for the autopsy before arresting manning this week. The d. C. Medical examiner ruled the cause of death was Blunt Force Injury to the head and the manner of death was homicide. Investigators say savannahs injuries occurred while in Beatrice Mannings care. I watched her personally. I saw the love that she had for the children that she cared for. I admired her as a daycare worker, but i believe that according to our system, our government system, everybody is innocent until proven guilty. Reporter ahead, how could this have happened . Firstdegree murder requires intent to kill. Could Beatrice Manning have been capable of premeditated murder . Well have that part of the at 6 00. Thats the latest live tonight in oxon hill. Back to you. All right. Beautiful little baby. Thank you, chris. Unlicensed daycare operators could face serious prison time in virginia if a child is hurt or killed while in their care. Governor Terry Mcauliffe signed a new measure today making it a felony punishable up to ten years. Previously prosecutors could only charge illegal operators with a misdemeanor. This bill came after a toddler died when a blaze broke out at his home daycare in 2014. And next week the head of metro will be on capitol hill as the Transit Agency faces scrutiny over its safety concerns. The head of the House Oversight committee called for general manager Paul Wiedefeld to testify on wednesday. This comes after that unprecedented shutdown of the entire system for 24 hours for emergency track inspections. Developing tonight on news4 at 5 00, a teenager is at the hospital recovering fr stabbing just steps from a metro station. It happened around 1 30 here on rhode island avenue near the rhode island avenue station. Police tell us a large group of people were fighting. Also in the district, Police Charged a driver accused of hitting and killing a man walking near thomas circle. This happened along mass ave in northwest d. C. They believe Roshonda Josephs may have been under the influence when she hit a man overnight. The car hit him when he walked into the street between two parked cars. Were working to learn the name of the victim. Police say he was drunk, he was speeding, and he lost control of his car crashing it and killing two of his friends. Today a young man from Montgomery County took responsibility for that accident that forever changed the lives of so many. News4s Meagan Fitzgerald is live in rockville tonight with this story. Meagan . Reporter yeah, wendy. Samuel ellis stood before a judge, as you mentioned. He took responsibility for the th also graduated from Wootton High School behind us. He pled guilty to two charges of manslaughter with a motor vehicle. But as prosecutors put it, this wasnt a win for anybody. These are the images many in Montgomery County wont forget, the results of drinking, speeding, and driving. Police say 19yearold samuel ellis was drunk on the night of june 25th after he and his friends left a party in north potomac. He lost control of his car wounding one passenger and killing calvin li and friend alexander murk. Nearly ten months later, murk and ellis family were in court when he took a plea bargain pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter by a motor vehicle. This is very serious to us and there were no favors given or any kind of plea bargain, if you will, for this. It was a plea to the straight the top line charges. Reporter prosecutors say ellis was remorseful as he answered the judges questions about thel driving drunk. A decision that killed two recent Wootton High School graduates and could send a third to prison for up to 20 years. It was a tragic incident that happened, and, you know, it certainly is reflected in what seemed to be the remorse of this young man coming forward and taking responsibility for his actions. Reporter now, ellis will be sentenced on june 3rd. We did reach out to his attorney, and he said, quote, sam has accepted full responsibility and says that he is very remorseful. Coming up at 6 00, we spoke with parents who have students that go to Wootton High School. They talk about how this tragic event has really shaken their community and changed their lives. Jim . Meagan, thank you. A virginia mother is facing child neglect charges tonight. Shes accused of intentionally leaving her young son outside at night in the cold. Bureau chief julie carey is live in kingstown in fairfax julie, theres another twist to this story. Reporter yeah, tell you about that in just a minute. It was a concerned neighbor in the Kingstown Community that called Police Last Night to report that a little boy very much in distress seemed to be locked out of his house in the cold. Now his mother charged with felony child neglect, and here is that twist. Weve learned she is a teacher at a nearby elementary school. Now, this is the mug shot taken last night at the Fairfax County adult detention center. Shes identified as 31yearold julia brant. She was jailed last night after police came to her townhouse to investigate that neighbors call around 10 25 p. M. Brants 10yearold son were told had been left on a second story deck that has no access to the ground, no steps leading from that deck. When police knocked on the townhouse door they say a 12yearold sister answered. She had her 10yearold brother at her side by that time wrapped in a blanket. Police eventually had to go inside to find julia asked her some questions, they did, indeed, decide to file that child neglect charge. They say conditions last night put that little boy in danger. Complainant was reporting that the child the 10yearold male that was in the rear of the deck of the house appeared to be scared. He was crying and he was knocking on the door of the residence. The temperature was somewhere around the mid40s during the day. Reporter now, julia brant is a third grade teacher at nearby lane elementary school. Coming up on news4 at 6 00, im tell what you the Fairfax Public School district plans to do after learning of these charges. Back to you now in the studio. Julie carey. Thanks, jules. Cracked windshields, exposed wires, braking problems. Those are just a few of the major safety concerns surrounding the d. C. Circulator bus system. A thirdparty audit our News Partners at wtop found that 95 of the buses that were inspected had at least one major safety issue. That audit happened in august. The drivers say theyre still seeing these issues. We have situations where the buses, ill be driving down the street and the doors open up on their own. We call in, and theyll tell us to ride the bus to the end of the line using the front doors only. The d. C. Council has an oversight hearing to discuss these issues with the circulator system, and in our next half hour were going to talk with the wtop reporter who broke the story to find out what is being done. 30 minutes ago the irs announced it anticipates that its headquarters here on constitution avenue will reopen on monday. As you will recall, the building has been closed since monday afternoon of this week when a blaze sparked in a transformer in the basement. It damaged the air handling system forcing the agency the irs says if its unable to open the building monday morning, it will let employees know by 6 00 sunday night. Now to the race for the white house. The democrats have a contest tomorrow in wyoming, but their focus remains in new york as the republicans battle for unpledged delegates. Ted cruz will be in colorado tomorrow to try and lock down delegates he hopes will help him stop donald trump at the convention this summer. Today trump met with his inner circle, including new hire Paul Manafort who has advised gop campaigns since ronald reagan. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders is walking back his comments about whether Hillary Clinton is qualified to be president. On her worst day she will be she would be an infinitely better president than either of the republican candidates. John kasich has a town hall tonight in syracuse, new york, after an earlier appearance in connecticut. Next up for both parties, the its on the 19th. He carjacked an ambulance, went on a wild ride through Prince Georges County, and then killed a father in a crash. Well, today that driver learned his fate and spoke directly to the victims children in court. Plus, weve got a story of generosity and gratitude after a local teenager gets new wheels thanks to a School Community that stepped in to help this student in need. And a little later, a farewell to a young man who had a Bright Future at Largo High School, and it all came to an end on a metro platform. Wall street. The nra. Theyre powerful. They usually get their way. But not with democrat Donna Edwards. She wont take cash from wall street banks. And when washington insiders wrote a loophole to let the nra spend dark money to kill gun safety laws, shes fighting to ban assault weapons and putting the safety of our communities first. Because to democrat Donna Edwards, the special interests arent special. We are. Working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. Prosecutors say they hope the senate sends a message drunk driving and dependency are not a defense. Today a Prince Georges County judge sentenced a man who admitted to carjacking an ambulance while drunk and causing a deadly accident while behind the wheel. News4s Pat Lawson Muse joins us now with details. Pat . Jim, police say sebastian isaksen had a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit when he caused an awful wreck just before christmas of 2014. Today he learned hell spend the next 16 years in prison. During the sentencing hearing, isaksen turned to the family of crash, and addressed them directly. Isaksen said he will be forever sorry and he takes full responsibility for his actions. Prosecutors say he stole the ambulance that stopped to help him after he rearended a car on the beltway. The victims sons say the sentence provides them little relief. Got two little girls at home that, you know, really revered their granddad and, you know, it just hurts that theyre not going to be able to grow up and know him. A very kindhearted person who was just minding his own business and this tragic accident took his life. The sentence included 40 years with 24 of those years suspended. That means if isaksen violates his probation after hes released he could have to serve the entire sentence. Well, we have the weekend upon us, but it is not going to be a good time to work in the yard or anything like that. Because its going to be a little bit cold out there. Just at thats why were calling tomorrow a weather alert day here. Its all because of the cold, the wind, and, guys, some areas could even see some snow tomorrow. This is the first week of april, second week of april actually, and were talking about the potential for a little light snow. Take a look outside right now. Were dealing with a mix of sun and clouds today. Temperatures around 53 degrees. Winds out of the northwest at 10 miles an hour. So its a cool day, but, again, its been rather breezy. Winds gusting 20 to 30 miles per hour. Look at the rest of the area. Only 48 in martinsburg. 46 in winchester. 51 towards baltimore. So very cold for this time of year. 10 to 15 degrees below average today. Tomorrow well be close to 20 degrees below average and it will feel even colder than that. Nothing on the radar. We are all clear and were going to stay that way. As we look towards whats going on back to the west, this is where im watching right now. See this system spinning . Its coming right out of canada. As we all know, our cold air also comes right out of canada and it will bring that cold air with it. That will try to move through first and then it really brings in the cold for the day tomorrow. Lets show you whats happening on future weather. Not much going on but watch what happens, by early tomorrow morning, this is 5 00 a. M. In the morning. Notice rain and snow developing across our region, and i do think it will be snowing around gaithersburg, around frederick, damascus, maybe back to leesburg. Thats at 5 00. D. C. South and east, all rain for you. No problems there. But notice at 6 30 around gaithersburg, over to aspen hill, over towards columbia, maryland, up towards frederick, i would not be surprised to see a coating maybe on the trees, maybe on your cars, not on the roadways. Roads are going to be fine, but maybe a coating here early tomorrow morning, and then wet get a little bit of a break. Maybe some sunshine coming in but this is when the winds start to kick in. The system itself moves back across our region. Look at baltimore all the way up to philadelphia, possible snow during the afternoon tomorrow. So if youre making that drive, heads up. Again, i95 should be fine but well watch out for that. Coming in across the rest of the area. So we will see some scattered showers activity tomorrow and, again, could mix with snow. Here is 7 00. Notice a couple snow showers in through parts of the region. Now, future windchill also going to be a big issue. Windchill around noon, close to 40 degrees d. C. With 35 in gaithersburg. But as the winds really kick in, notice the windchills going down. 35 in manassas. 31 in gaithersburg. 27 for our windchill in baltimore. 28 in annapolis. A really incredibly cold day. By sunday morning windchills in the teens. What to wear tomorrow . Well, this guy has the right idea. Its the coat, its the hat, but its also the blankets. Why the blankets . For many of us, our kids are going to have games tomorrow. My kids have baseball and soccer games tomorrow. Bring the blanket. You will thank me later. That blanket will really help to keep the wind off you. Sunday a little better, highs in the upper 40s with sunshine, a little less wind. So a better day but still quite cold. 64 on monday. 62 with shower activity on tuesday. And 29 degrees early sunday morning. That is one degree shy of a record low temperature. So were talking about near record cold. Thats just how cold it is for this time of year. Did doug leave you feeling all cold . This story is going to warm you up. Look at this sweet guy. We first met Watkins Mill High School student last fall when his classmates rallied around him. They needed to raise money for a new wheelchair. Melissa mollet was there for the big reveal. Reporter its a story of love, friendship, and generosity. You cant forget his smile. You cant help but feel his gratitude. At todays pep rally at watkinsville, high school, he shared that gratitude with hundreds of his friends that helped make this happen. I want to say thank you. He has sir bral palsy. When he came here from kenya six years ago, he chair at all. His father would carry him from class to class. He got a chair but eventually started to outgrow it. It was so run down, so uncomfortable, his classmates and teacher, matt johnson, did something, raising more than 32,000 thanks to a massive go fund me and social Media Campaign chairforebra. I really did not see how this whole community would embrace it and rally around him. Its just amazing. Reporter now a new customized power chair. It took months of design and testing to get it just right. A 3d cushion molded to his body. Its a chair he can control with his head movements. Today as he rolled onto the track, cheers and happiness. Were you nervous . No. Reporter a huge moment in ebra life for his independence, for his is confidence. Huge moment in his life. I think he will remember this forever. This chair will last him many years and it will allow him the opportunity to go out in services to go to a possible job or a placement for, you know, some type of service all on his own. Very incredible. Reporter the only thing you need to see to know these kids made all the difference is ebras smile. Its awesome. We raised 32,000. Im thankful for that. Reporter in gaithersburg, melissa mollet, news4. And the fundraiser continues. Students are hoping to raise more money for the family so they can get a medical van to help and also help with ebras medical expenses. To learn more about where you can donate, open the nbc washington app. Search wheelchair. We have a link to ebras go fund me page there. Thats a big embrace from watkinsville. D. C. s mayor is taking social media by storm. The new way she wants to stay connected with you. Plus, an embezzlement scheme and a shopping spree on qvc. Pis credit union for an addiction. And a developing story that involves the murder of a college freshman. Police explain how tips helped capture the su