Witness says that evans punched vante in the chin and vante returned the punch. Witness says that evans eventually fell to the ground, grasping his neck as he bled. A month ago miss wells says she took her son to richmond, virginia, to get away from the violence in the streets of washington. She brought him back yesterday for a court date. He was taking the metro home when it happened. He was the reason why we tried to move away from the area. Because ive seen, i just seen it. Seen it coming. I just seen it. Murder suspect javante hall is no stranger to the law, ill have more coming up on that at 6 00. Live at superior court, pat collins, im adam tuss at the deanwood station where both d. C. Police and Metro Transit Police have promised to increase their presence here after the two deadly incidents here in the last couple of weeks. So did it really happen today . Were there more transit officers . What are riders saying all about these episodes at this one particular station . That part of the story coming up at 5 30. Developing now, nearly 100 more people were arrested on capitol hill today, during a weeklong protest calling for Campaign Finance reform. 85 members of democracy spring were charged with unlawfully demonstrating. More than 400 of them were of that group were arrested yesterday. In total, 3600 people from across the country are in the district for this protest, theyve pledged to risk arrest if their demands for reform are not met. Now to decision 2016. Early voting starts this thursday, right here in maryland. And tonight were hearing from some of the candidates hoping to fill the open congressional seat for marylands fourth district. Prince georges county bureau chief Tracee Wilkins outside an early polling site in landover with the story. This is expected to be a competitive race. And today we spent the day with four of the leading candidates. This is Anthony Brown. If you live in prince georges or anne arundel counties, you may have heard former maryland Lieutenant GovernorAnthony Brown call you from his cell phone. Asking for support for his run for the fourth Congressional District. I do phone banking. Ive been, ive been to Senior Centers and metros and barber shops. Said being more hands on is the lesson he learned after losing his run for Maryland Governor in 2015. Hes also showing more of his personal side, in new tv ads and says his experience is needed on capitol hill. I bring a breadth of experience, ive served as a member of the served in the executive branch. I know how to make government work for working people. At glenn ivys campaign tremendously excited to have his support. The former prince georges states attorney is rolling out a new endorsement from former u. S. Attorney general eric holder and has raised the most money in this race. More than 1 million. We want to represent the people in the district, make sure that congress is working for them instead of the other way around. I bring a perspective than that no one else does. Maryland state delegate Jocelyn Melnyk with the endorsementthewashington post is hoping that her tough as nails slogan can win her the u. S. Fourth Congressional District seat. The fact is if congresswoman Donna Edwards doesnt win or myself or another woman, we will have an entirely male delegation. Warren christopher, a retired Army Lieutenant colonel is running a i know that im not you know someone thats tied to big money or special interests, but i am tied to the people. Now this is one of the early voting sites in Prince Georges County. Early voting starts this thursday, goes through the 21st. Election day son the 26th. Its very important that you check your early voting site. Because it may have changed. We have the early voting sites in Prince Georges County listed on nbcwashington. Com and on our app. You can Search Prince georges early voting to find locations. Reporting live in landover, Tracee Wilkins. Jim, back to you. John kasich is hoping to get the attention of Maryland Voters ahead of the states primary, hes holding a town hall at savage mill in Howard County tomorrow afternoon. And on thursday, early voting again starts in maryland running through next thursday. Maryland holds its primary april 26th. The same day as pennsylvania, delaware, connc island. With possibility of a contested convention for the republicans, theres been a lot of focus on an outside candidate. A white knight ultimately getting the nomination. Riding in and saving the day as some say. Well now at least one major republican is saying its not going to be him. Chris lawrence is in the news room with paul ryans comments today. Well wendy, speaker ryan has repeatedly said hes not interested in the job. Late this afternoon he went to rnc headquarters to try to make that crystal clear, saying he wouldnt accept the nomination even if his name came up. Now some people pointed out the fact that he initially declined to run for House Speaker. But ryan says thats apples and oranges and being drafted to to be speaker is a far cry from president. I was asked by my colleagues to take a responsibility within congress that ive already been serving in from the one that i had. That is entirely different than getting the nomination for president of the United States by your Party Without even i chose not to do this. Therefore, i should not be considered, period, end of story. I would encourage those delegates to put in place a rule that says you can only nominate someone who actually ran for the job. Ryan says he thinks the Republican Party can ultimately be a party thats defined by solutions and says his current role as House Speaker gives him a unique opportunity to further a conservative agenda. Wendy . Chris lawrence. Firefighters face dangerous conditions on the job every day. But more of them die from cancer and other workrelated illnesses than they do in fires. Tonight, a d. C. Firefighter who is dying and can no longer work. Is fighting to get the benefits he and many others need. News4s Mark Segraves is live in northwest d. C. To tell us his story. Yeah, firefighters say theres a difference between if you die with your boots on, or your boots off. But they say there shouldnt be. And mayor approved legislation that would close that gap. And would fund full benefits, Health Benefits and Retirement Benefits for firefighters who get workrelated illnesses like cancer. But they never funded it. Now youre going to meet a firefighter who is dying of a lung disease who says he wants to help other firefighters get those benefits they so desperately need. Theres no cure. The disease is determine nal. The average Life Expectancy is three to five years. In my case im progressing more quickly. 53yearold Larry Dipietro has spent the last 27 years as a d. C. Firefighter. He never smoked cigarettes, but now has a lung disease thats killing him. He believes three decades of being exposed to toxic smoke and diesel fumes is how he got pu pulmonary fibrosis, but the d. C. Fire department doesnt recognize it as a line of duty illness. Larry has like what were seeing people coming off the 9 11 that worked that pile. Congress recently passed legislation so that the 9 11 First Responders could collect full benefits, but d. C. Firefighters who get cancer or other illnesses are forced to retire with only limited benefits. Theyre put in the position where they can no longer do their job because they wouldnt be eligible for retirement. Were not being supported. Councilmember kenyan mcduffy who oversees the Fire Departments budget declined to answer our questions about why the bill he voted for isnt funded. Did he note how much it would cost after hearing dipietros story. It would increase the districts expenditures by 6. 9 million. 7 million, yeah. Out of a 13 billion budget. Its not a big ask. As for dipietro, he has budget concerns of his own. Its going to work a few more years. But based on my condition, im, i can no longer work. Larry dipietro is still up there today, sticking up for his full well hell never see the benefit from it. That to me is the definition of brotherhood. And that brotherhood is why depetro testified before the council today. The good news for him, he has 27 years on the department, so he can retire with that package. He says hes doing this for the younger firefighters. Coming up at 6 00, we put the question to the mayor and the fire chief, where they stand on funding this. Well give you their answers next hour. Back to you. Lets head to the storm center, we have a beautiful afternoon. But its going to get a little chilly out there. Any more rain coming . No, the rain has moved out. And thats the good news here. The rain is gone and were going to say hello to a lot of sunshine over the next few days. And right on into next week. Theres the rain we saw this morning. Probably affected you out at the bus stop. Now pushed to the south. Weve seen the sun and behind this, were at 63 in d. C. Thats the warmest, one of the warmest on the map. 50 in college. Colder air moving in and a frost advisory in effect for areas north and west of d. C. Around friend rick and leesburg. Clarksburg and northern pork portions of fauquier county. Spectacular weather coming up. Weve seen an effort especially during the president ial primary season, to raids the minimum wage. And now Montgomery County is hoping to lead the way in maryland. County lawmakers introduced a new measure that incrementally raises the minimum wage. Right now its 9. 55 an hour. Its set to increase to 10. 75 this july and 11. 50 by next summer of all of those are still above the federal minimum wage, which hasnt been seen a bump since 2009. New york and california by the way are both in the process of d. C. s mayor Muriel Bowser said she support as 15 minimum wage. The head of metro in the hot seat about safety. Now at 5 00, the new information in advance of a hearing on capitol hill tomorrow. A hearing that could get heated. A year after part of baltimore fell in the chaos, how teach remembers taking some unusual steps in the classroom to help their students cope. And a judge gets quite real with teenagers in court. Youll in this body bag. What this judge is saying now that now that her wordhave gones v new children in baltimore coping with stress beyond their years. Violence like the unrest over freddie grays death is taking a toll in families already dealing with poverty. Now doctors are sk studying whether medication can help them cope. Nbcs craig melvin reports. Deep inhale in. For 12 weeks, these inner city students have sat in this circ focus their breath and work to calm their minds. They are kids learning to cope. Whats happening . It was kind of chaotic. In the middle of that, can you stay focused. I had a lot on my mind and in my heart. And it was a big relief. Doctors at Johns Hopkins hospital in baltimore launched a Program Teaching mindfulness meditati meditation, they were seeing too many young people saddled by toxic stress, brought on by living in a place where crime and poverty have soared for years. Then, violence and unarrest rest in the wake of freddie grays death nearly a year ago made it worse. In my neighborhood theres a lot of fights and violence up there and i dont come outside. They already feel a lot of stress and a lot of weight on their shoulders. They worry about what they might find out when they walk out their door. Pediatrician erica studied the practice at two baltimore schools to see if it coul the results were significant. In a recent study published in the journal of pediatrics sabinga found students who medicated found suer signs of toxic stress, less depression, posttraumatic stress disorder and anger. It gives them the space to understand whats making them angry. Giving them tools they understand that i dont have do react immediately. In a moment of anger. At comington square school, their program called destress teaches middle School Students and journalists how to focus your mind but also how to react to situations more positively. A lesson 13yearold Jeremiah Scott needed. He used to get in fights at school. Now hes almost mastered selfcontrol. The breathing technique. Just to calm myself down and walk away. Courtney bat kiloliter now tune out her surroundings to concentrate on schoolwork. It made me feel like i can do other things that help me calm down, and stott being stressed out. Its been a year since a woman named Rachel Dolezal made headlines, the former naacp chapter president who stepped down amid questions about her racial identity. Speaking with Savannah Guthrie on the today show this morning, dolezal said she has no regrets identifying as a black woman despite being born to white parents. I do wish that i could have really owned you know, given myself permission the name and own the me of me earlier in life it took me almost 30 years to get there. What is race . One human race . Why do we so want to go back to that world and be separate races. Since last year, dolezal had a third son. Shes working on a book and hopes to get back to teaching. Only one large pickup truck from the institute for highway safety. Ford f150 super cab. The test replicates a vehicle colliding with another car or a stationary object such as a tree or utility pole. The ram 1500 crew cab earned the lowest of all the trucks tested. You can see where your pickup stacks up by searching crash tests in our nbc washington app. Metros general manager faces congress tomorrow, a house panel will question him about the safety and Security Problems weve seen on the rails of late. We already know some of what will be said during the hearing tomorrow. Some of it could be heated. News4s Scott Mcfarlane is in our news room working more on what we can expect. News4 has obtained copies of statements expected to be given by metro general manager paut wiedefeld and Board Chairman jack evans. Wiedefeld is expected to say metro is suffering systemic issues with tracks, power, car maintenance and stations, hell tell the u. S. O publics confidence in the rail system safety is shaken and expected to explain again why he ordered the system shut down one day last month in mid march. The Board Chairman, jack evans expected to urge congress for better fupding for the system. Hes been making that argument several teams in recent weeks, hell say the system has aged and quote feels more like the flintstones than the future. Florida republican congressman john micah chairs tomorrows hearings, he told news4 a few moments ago he wants to discuss the shutdown of the system last month and any future plans to close for repairs, in his words, weve got to sort this out to s if repairs can be done without shutting down. Wendy . Thank you, scott. A judge in georgia is surprised that her reality check for teenagers is capturing the nations attention. The judge was taking part in a program showing teenagers the consequences of crime and her lecture brought some of them to tears. The Sheriffs Office posted it on facebook and it took off. I am sic people who look like you and i come into my courtroom and i have to sentence them to prison. And then you hear them putting on tv about africanamericans being in the prison system. Guess what, if you dont do what it takes to go there, you wont be a part of it you have the ultimate experience. Youll be in this body bag. And only way i know in here is by this tag that i have your name on it. The way youre going, you will go to jail. Or you will be in this body bag. The judge says she didnt know the lecture was going to be recorded. She said i wanted to speak to their hearts and thats what i did. Police say its one of the most heinous things theyve ever investigated. A mother accused of the unthinkable, stabbing her infant son. Why the community is taking it especially hard. And dealing with debt it keeps so many up at night. Our Consumer Team has just learned whether credit counseling can help. Tumbling temperatures, some of us are in for another cold night ahead. Dougs on the other sid of the e the nra and its Campaign Cash are what stands between us and gun reform. Every time i think about those kids. It gets me mad Chris Van Hollen met with nra lobbyists to craft a loophole that would let the nra skirt a new Campaign Finance law and block gun control. But democrat Donna Edwards said no to the nra loophole and stood up to the gun lobby. And she would ban assault weapons. Democrat Donna Edwards, marylands next senator. Working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. And the nra to pass the toughest gun safety legislation in the country. Ill take on the tough fights to expand Social Security and keep the doors open to planned parenthood. My mom is so tough shes willing to fight anyone whos going to pay him more than us for doing the same job. Im joseline penamelnyk, and i approve this message. So we were looking good yesterday at this time. Temperatures in the 70s. Were looking good now. Now weve seen clear skies, temperatures