In violence in the district as police try to figure out whats behind the spree of shootings yesterday. A man and woman gunned down just a few blocks away from each other and a few hours apart. Those two murders among five shootings we saw across the city yesterday. Lets go right to pat collins. Hes live in southeast with more on the story. Pat . Jim, Police Believe that secondchance criminals with the history of violence and access to guns are responsible for the spike in violence in our city. What is with all of the broad daylight violence in our city . What is driving it . You know, i wish i could tell you. Its a small number of people that have no regard for other people. It was noon that tayvon companyings was shot ask killed. Cummings has been picked up on a number of gun charges in the lth when he was killed yesterday. Four hours later, five blocks away, tracy cooper shot and killed outside her home on 49th street southeast. She was a good person. Would do anything for anybody and she never saw it coming. Police believe the murder of tracy cooper and the shooting death of tavon cummings may be linked and so does this man. He is not to be identified. He brought flowers to the scene. He says he lived with miss cooper for 15 years. Do you think somebody killed her to get to somebody else . Yeah. Yeah. Reporter and this was sort of a murder with a message . Yeah. Yeah. I believe that. Reporter these two murders yesterday came during a rash of gun violence in our city. Five shootings in the middle of the day. Police say as they arrest violent somehow get some sort of release and the level of violence increases. Theres a small number of people that are repeat, violent offenders and if they repeatedly commit Violent Crimes then their privileges to serve time in a Community Versus behind bars ought to be revoked at some point. Reporter last weekend, a 7yearold boy was shot and wounded while he was just playing on a sidewalk here in our city. Well, today we learned there were adults with that boy and when the bullets started flying the adults ran away and left the kid by himself. More on that coming up at 6 00. Jim, back to you. When you and the chief talk about secondchance criminals and these are criminals with a violent history, is that right, in some cases . Thats correct, and you know, theyre out on probation or theyre on under some sort of supervisory release and theyre finding that a lot of times these people who and they arrest get into those situations and theyre back getting guns and committing more Violent Crimes and its very frustrating. Frustrating, indeed and frightening, too. Pat collins, thank you. Well see you at 6 00. We have a developing story tonight. A federal judge has ruled against the key provision of the districts gun law that concerns those permits to get a concealed carry permit that requires anyone seeking that kind of permit to have a good reason for it. The judge today said that requirement likely unconstitutional and that means anyone applying for a concealed carry permit right now would not have to show that good reason. They would have to still fulfill other requirements such as a background check. Well, it is slow going out there right now on our roads and people trying to get home, but the roads are wet, doug. Roads are wet. Theyve been wet for days and theyll be wet tonight. Theyll be wet into tomorrow, too, and right now were 4 radar and you can see where the rain is. Were starting to see things break up just a bit, but not quite yet and right around the beltedway still seeing that rain and Calvert County seeing the heaviest and steadiest rain, and winchester, tread rick toward warrenton. As we take a look at the wider picture, theres wave number one and we have another wave to the west that will move in overnight tonight and not just the rain thats been making everybody kind of miserable. Its been the cold weather, too. 55 degree, the average high of the day is 75. We are nowhere near that anywhere on this map, we have been cold in the mid atlantic for the last couple of days and we have no rain tomorrow and the umbrella and jackets needed and better late this week. Were talking thursday and friday and of course, that weekend in just a minute. Well see you then. Neighbors calling for changes tonight. A train hit and killed a woman while she was walking with friends along tracks f county. Tonight, neighbors tell us people on those tracks theyre on there all of the time. This happened last night near the intersection of burke road and burke lake road. Mark segraves joins us live from the scene with details. Mark . Reporter yeah. This sign right here, this is the only thing preventing someone from using this pathway to cut across these tracks from the Shopping Center into one of the neighborhoods, and as you said, neighbors say they constantly see teenagers and even children walking and playing along these dangerous railroad tracks. Its super dangerous. I mean, sometimes i tell them to get off and not many cops circle around here as much, so its pretty dangerous, yeah. It was about 9 30 last night as three teenagers were walking along these train tracks in fairfax, virginia, one of them erica dunn died from her injuries at a local hospital. Shed graduated from nearby Lake Braddock high school last year. According to the federal Railroad Administration since 2014 there have been 29 People Killed while walking along train tracks in virginia. In 2015, a 15yearold girl was hit and killed by a train not far from where they were that night. Neighbors know how dangerous it can be. Nowadays, at some level people have to have common sense and responsibility and its pretty clear any time youre near tracks the train could be coming by. You shouldnt be able to walk right on to the track. You would think they would have something to divide the track from the public. Reporter police say it appears dunns death was an accident. In fairfax, mark segraves, news 4. In the race of the white house there is a new National Poll that a tight race between Hillary Clinton and donald trump. The nbc survey monkey pole gives clinton an edge. Wendy, the gender gap itself is nothing new. Since 1980 women have been more likely than men to support the democratic candidate. What this new poll shows that gap is widening. Clinton holds an advantage among female voters 53 to 38 and that 15point difference is down from 19 last week. That is a number well want to keep an eye on because it could be pivotal because right now trump is carrying men by an 11 margin. Clinton does poll very strongly among racial minorities and thats where the numbers really jump. She hopes a 75 among black voters and a 37 percentage with hispanic voters. Right now donald trump preferred and leads by 19 points. One of the most famous landmarks is back open. The elevator problem at the Washington Monument is fixed. That shut down the monument on slt saturday and a faulty computer chip replaceded. Two schools in the district will resume as normal tomorrow now that a power outage is fixed. Pepco tells us the outage in the tinnily town area could be blamed on a tripped feeder. At one point, half the traffic lights were red. News 4 there was this morning as Police Stopped to direct traffic. Wilson high school and alice dean middle school, rather, were let out early. It used to be a vibrant outdoor mall in largo, but the boulevard at Capital Center is mostly empty and there are plans to redevelop that area. A lot of Restaurant Owners tried to tough it out hoping that that new Medical Center would for some, including a wellknown celebrity chef the wait has been a tad too long. News 4s Tracee Wilkins is live in largo with a look at what that chef is now facing. That celebrity chef walked away from his business and it turns out that was an even bigger mistake. The caps center was one of the premier shopping looks and it was. When we first got the lease it was 95 occupied and as you see now its 90 empty. With the news of the Regional Center coming to the boulevard and the large portion of the Shopping Center being redeveloped the few remaining chain stores left. You cant survive in a mall without stores. Celebrity sheef timothy dean of bravos top chef operated timothy deans burger, but since he was forced to close his doors due to the collapse of the mall. Now he says management is coming after him for back rent. Six months later they entered a confessed judgment for almost a quarter of a million dollars. Dean says he and investors have lost money after they were the ones advocating for the hospital thinking it would benefit his business, as well. We advocated for it and we made fund raisers. Timothy burger was an advocate for the principle. And the government released this seaing, it does not get involved anywhere in the county. We look forward to continuing transformation of the largo area and the construction of the regional Medical Center. Coming up on news 4 at 6 00, he was hoping to open up a location in buoy. He already has one in operation in northwest d. C. And with the judgment he doesnt think that ul to correct all of this. Reporting live in largo, im Tracee Wilkins, back to you in the studio. Dont touch that dvr, folks. We have a story about d. C. s mayor using the fbomb today. Well have two google reports that you will will see in the next ten minutes. s delivery nightmare for a local woman. What happened after she paid thousands of dollars for a new are furniture. Im megan, where the many of the roads that the officers travel are potentially deadly ask dangerous. Coming up at 5 00, well show you some of the major problems and why repairs could be a slow process. Doug kammerer answering your weather questions on facebook live. Coming up, the new timing for more rain and its impact on your morning commute. And a fairfax couple allegedly held hostage and tort you ared in their home by a set of lawyers and the unusual defense nbc 4 delay. A local woman pays hundreds of dollars for furniture. After she paid for it the store told her the delivery was going to take longer than when she was first told. Frustrated, she contacted consumer reporter susan hogan. Thats right. Stuck with a hefty bill and told she couldnt back out of the deal this maryland grandmother made one call to nbc 4 responds and we quickly delivered results. Well, i walked into this store called coalsly furniture. She needed furniture. She was expectation house full of company. I had no furniture. And i was going to rentacenter to rent something. I ordered this. They didnt have it in stock so they had to order it. They could get the furniture delivered in no time. He said maybe a week or two. I said no problem. Okay. She gave the store her credit card, paid 841 for a couch and to once the transaction went through another employee told her delivery would be in four to six weeks. I said four to six weekses. You just said two weeks. She immediately asked for a refund. They said i couldnt get a refund. Once its in its in. What kind of store is this . She waited and waited. First they told me they didnt have a driver. Secondly, the furniture isnt delivered only on thursdays. Thats when savannah contacted us. I need some help with this. We called cozi on a monday. It delivered her furniture three days later. It was on a thursday. We asked about the discrepancy, Company Policy for delivery is two to six weeks and a prevailing circumstance necessitated the salesperson in giving savannah a delivery of one to two weeks. The store offered its sincere apology. Back at her home furniture. And i love it. Yes. And if you have a Consumer Problem you need help solving, just contact us, nbc 4 responds and 844nbcdc 44. Also first at 4 00, the owners of a local dry cleaning business have been evicted from their building leaving hundreds of its customers hanging out to the dry. Super cleaners on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring is closed uptight. The store closed after the propers landlord evicted the owners for not paying 41,000 in rent over the last two years. News 4 was there as the Montgomery County office of Consumer Protection put up signs informing them when they could come by to pick up their belongings. Coming up tonight at 6 00, well let you know the details of that and we know when that will be taking place. Isnt that maddening . There was a kid who had a prom tuxedo in there, too. There are always stories in a they got that out for him in time. Thanks, susan. Well issue the debate over housing the districts homeless apparently led to a Testy Exchange this afternoon between the districts top two leaders. The d. C. Council gave preliminary approval to a proposal it would radically alter the mayors plan and rather than using private land the council wants to build new shelters on public property saving taxpayers more than 100 million. Muriel bowser says it will delay closure of the troubled d. C. General shelter. A reporter for wamu 88. 5 fm saying he witnessed mayor bowser calling the fword. She declined to comment. A dangerous condition on some of the major highways in and out of d. C. The police says its becoming an issue for his officers. News 4s Meagan Fitzgerald is live in laurel with more on how this is affecting drivers as well. Meagan . Reporter some drivers try to avoid the b. W parkway and the Biggest Issues are potholes and line markings on the road making it challenging for them to know which lane is theirs. Im usually on either 95 or the bwi parkway. The b. W. Parkway is one of many heavily traveled roadways in and out of d. C. Along with the Claire Barton parkway, but drivers are noticing what they call significant issues. Its usually less congested, but the Road Conditions are there are a lot of potholes. Pamela ama is talking about the Line Striping on the roadways. Specifically on the bw outer line of the roadway in many areas is missing as are the center lane dividers. Reporter ian is the Union President for the park police. He said the problems on many of the roads are getting worse. You obscure your visibility, compounded with the lack of lane markings it could potentially be something deadly. The Biggest Issue he says is funding. The National Park service says thats true, but they put together a multiyear plan to put issues on the bw parkway and the repairs wont happen immediately. In the meantime, people like ama say theyll be extra vigilant on the road. The conditions when youre driving at night. The National Park service says these repairs are happening on the bw parkway are happening in phases, but it could be years before the entire stretch is complete, but they do tell us that starting this summer theyll begin the process of painting new stripes on the road and they tell us right now theyre looking into more sustainable products. What the president of the park police tells us how Police Officers are changing their tactics because of the issues on the roadways. Back to you. Thanks, meagan. A man murdered in his home. His wife now accused in this crime. How this case unraveled in a vienna community. He heard banging and yelling in the back of the van where freddie gray died. New testimony in baltimore tonight as a case against an officer nears an end. There i a nsew vo for dominion, part of delivering Affordable Energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. Our Energyshare Program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energysaving upgrades. Its more than helping customers, its helping neighbors. Stand by me out yesterday youre good and soggy now, arent we, doug . Well stay on the soggy side for the next couple of days. We have more in the way of cloud cover. If you think our weather is bad. I want to take you to the place that has the worst weather in the world. Wind gusting over 100 miles per hour. I have done this before. My winds were at 114. This guy was only 109, but ill tell you, what an amazing event that is and really just amazing to see winds that strong. You can see also the snow and whats called rhyme ice right there, but really, really something cool if you ever head up to actually do stand up there or live up there and monitor the weather on a daily basis, 365 days a year, and its kind of amazing. We actually see some brightening of the sky. Thats right and not seeing much rain across our region and the clouds are lifting a bit and 55 degrees and winds out of the northeast at 5 miles an hour and i mentioned 55. The average high is 75 and were going reach below average today. And 55 leesburg and 55 over toward annapolis and Something Else to talk about. Its hurricane preparedness week and we do expect a slightly above average Hurricane Season. That reminds me of the Hurricane Season back in 1998 and take a look at all of the tracks here. Not a whole lot coming toward the east coast. Only one that was right along the east coast. It was a category 3 and yes, we will have to watch Something Like that, but im not expecting much as far as Hurricane Season goes for us. As far as rain is concerned i am expecting that to continue. You is see that rain along and still seeing the rain. This first wave moving on through and we have another wave back to the west. This wave will come in tonight and into tomorrow so, yes, more rain into tomorrows forecast and take a look at this as we move on to future weather. Heres