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WRC News4 At 5 November 15, 2016

Holloway had been ordered by a young to stay away from his fathers home. This came after he allegedly attacked his father at the house on october 23rd. Carl holloway charged with simple assault and Domestic Violence. In fact Carl Holloway was supposed to appear before a judge today. That was all voided last night in that confrontation with his father. This case is under review. Investigators looking into the possibility that carl was suffering from some sort of mental illness. Back to you. Thank you, pat. Its been one week since the election and today donald trump received his first president ial briefing identical to the one given to president obama. Transition team. Sources are telling nbc news there is a purge under way of people who have close ties to chris christie. Also Rudy Giuliani is publicly discussing not wanting to be attorney general. And here in washington, House Democrats delayed votes on leadership while gop members unanimously nominated paul ryan for another term as house speaker. We are on the same page working hand in glove and we will make sure that this is a very successful administration, people are acted pop. And tomorrow Vice President elect mike pence and his wife will be at the naval observatory for a meeting with Vice President biden and his wife. They will also get a tour of their future home. My heart is full of anxiety 37. Protests are not letting up. Crowd of students gathered saying they are sickened by Donald Trumps rhetoric. And chopper 4 over the scene of a small group of students. But one of []s largest protests happened right outside the trump hotel where students from several schools gathered chanting we will be united and not my president. Shomari stone is live with reporter right now im across the street from the Trump International hotel. What was supposed to be hundreds of students from Woodrow Wilson high school turned in to more than a thousand because there were so many different schools. Many heard about the protest on social media and they came down here to protest. Northwest d. C. And not my president. I deal like we all came out here from all different types of schools. We came and we united as one. Reporter protests starred around noon when hundreds walked out of Woodrow Wilson high school in northwest d. C. A few parents told me they supported that their kids shes standing up for her First Amendment free speech rights. I support the protests. I am just concerned about safety. Reporter there were a few safety concerns, but no violence. One student climbs on top of the Benjamin Franklin statue and this one stands high above the crowd in a window. Moments later security tells them to get down. They listen. The students left the hotel and their protests on the new. He should be the one coming here and sighing all of these people. Hes probably been like told about what is happening, but hes not here. Hes not looking at the amount of people that do not agree with him, what he says. Reporter coming up at 6 00, you will hear from more of the protesters, also the principal of Woodrow Wilson high school sent home a letter to parents. You will find what happens to the class. Shomari stone, news 4. And also protests among council when it comes to the inauguration. Majority of Council Members want the sdroikt spend less propose for the parade viewing stand. The district spent 350,000 on a heated and encloseded viewing stand for the second inauguration of president barack obama. Some democratic members are recommending that the district not build a stand at all. New today the driver accused of running over a baby in a crosswalk is out of jail on bail tonight. John miller is charged. A grand jury indicted hiller for the august accident that killed five month chris tan seriously injured his mother. He was look at his phone and he sped up to beat the mom pushing the stroller. Murder trial underway in a case that started over a fight about clothes. Devon wallace is accused of shooting in to it a home hoping to hit a teenage boy, but instead his bullet hit and killed a 3yearold. Trial. Tracee wilkins was there for the opening statements. Reporter i cant begin to explain how dick it was to hear the mother testify and the cousin who watched her young cousin die inside of that house. The state is hoping that they will be able to prove to this jury that this gunman is guilty of murder. All of the hugsd arent enough to heal this mothers broken heart. I would like it for him to feel the pain. He still gets to live. Reporter Devon Wallace is face trial in the shooting death of the 3yearold. Back in the summer of 2014, police say that wallace shot wildly at a landover home after having an argument with someone inside. Six shots went through the house killing the little girl. Her mother says she replays you know what happened. But then its like you cant really express how you feel what you want to say because just thinking about the last memory which was her laying there, you know, dead. Reporter today in court wallaces defense attorney said listen to what the state can prove. They will not be able to prove first degree premeditated murder. After the shooting, wallace ran for more than a month. County police searched and he was finally arrested in southeast d. C. He is facing first and Second Degree murder among other charges. I hope he gets the top sentence. It wont bring my granddaughter back, but it will put an ease on our family. Reporter coming up on news 4, how they plan it pruch the case. Cameras where transportation officials tell us there are issues with speeding and pedestrian safety. Starting in middecember, you will receive a warning if you blow past one of the new cameras in southeast d. C. Along hillcrest drive and alabama avenue. Both of thoefs cameras are in 25 Miles Per Hour minute zones. Were told after a 30 day warning period, police are start issuing moving citations. You have a chance to weigh in tonight on plans to improve route 7 tysons and reston. Vdot is planning to widen to six lanes and in the process lieu winsville road will be relocated. And the brim will be raised to reduce flooding. And a partial interchange will be created. Officials expect about the project to start in 2018 and to 2025. Tonight the fourth bishop of the Catholic Diocese of arlington has been install. Reverend michaels challenges, leading a growing andand divers diocese. E take a look at the satellite and radar together. One thing that you will notice, notice where the storm is moving toward the north bringing beneficial rain to this area. But for us, were drying. We have nice weather the next couple of days. But then the next big change, this storm was nothing. Wait until you see what i have to show you for the weekend. Intersection and he loses his live in it. And well take you up to the capitol dome where three years of repairs just came to a close. Reporter and im adam tuss. After a close call on the tracks here, metro turning to technology to help keep its . . Know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from. . . . . Know that together, you can establish a meaningful legacy with the guidance and support metro is making the track safer for its workers. This comes after two federal track inspectors were almost hit by a train recently. Adam tuss is live at Reagan National now at the metro stop with a closer look at these new protocols. Adam. Reporter thats right. You know, a train is never supposed to get close enough to track workers that it becomes a dangerous situation. But it has happened. In fact metro workers have been killed on the tracks. But now the Transit Agency turning to technology to keep everyone safe. Reporter it is one of the most dangerous jobs at the Transit Agency. Being out on the tracks. Do you feel like youre safe when youre working out there . Reporter metro will test a system where track workers wear a band that alerts them when a train is alert too fast. A good step, but front line metro workers have been complaining metro should have a Safety Culture that doesnt have to rely on technology, safety should just be a part of the routine. Our members have been the only one who have ever been hut. Track inspectors were murder will, trains have slowed to a crawl. Front line workers say the real issue comes down to a lack of preparation and focus. Biggest complaint here is not enough training. The training is not that effective. Reporter in addition to the new technology, metro is also retraining operators and track workers to prevent what could be coming up, ill tell you what front line workers are leading for the Transit Agency do to help understand the risks. Do you recognize this woman . Authorities tell us she threw hot soup on a bus driver after she refused to pay the fare. The woman got on the bus on benning road and got off at Union Station where she ran off. The driver was treated at a hospital. If you know the woman in the picture, youre urged to call police. Developments and breaking news from the Oklahoma City airport. We have now learned that it was a Southwest Airlines employee who was shot and that he has died. Police at Oklahoma Citys Will Rogers World Airport have been searching for the suspect for hours. It has shut down the airport earlier this afternoon. The Police Captain says the shooting happened near one of the parking garages and we have just learned that southwest has now canceled all flights in and out of Oklahoma City for the updates as they do in. Im chris lawrence, back to you. Rallies like this one in San Francisco are under way across the country as groups try to put a stop to the Dakota Access pipeline. Native american groups have been protesting the pipeline because it would run from north dakota into south dakota and then on to illinois. The Standing Rock sioux say it threatens their Drinking Water an himself their culture lawyer sites. Organizers for the protests halt construction of this project. Today marks one week since a divided United States elected its 45th president and also marks the official completion of a many years long rehab of the capitol dome. Pat lawson muse takes a look at the finished product. It tops the home of the congress of course and can be repainted just in time for the inauguration. The work took three years and 60 million to complete. There were water leaks, rust clogged rain gutter, layers of paint to be removed. And hundreds of feet of cracks to be filled. Capitol architect steven ayers told us Sophisticated Software was used to keep track of the work and Replacement Parts were are made using 3d modeling illustraing the fine detail involved in the ornaments on them and we had never known how the ornaments were created. It was not until after we removed 12 layers of paint about a quarter inch thick that we discovered they are made up of multiple castings that range anywhere from 2 parts to 18 parts responsibility large scrolls are made up of 18 individual castings. In history. The dome is believed to be the biggest cast iron dome in the world. It was originally completed during the civil war. President lincoln viewed its construction as a symbol of the nations endurance and unity during the bloodiest conflict in u. S. History. Pat, thank you. They have made their voices heard through raised fists and bowed knees. Now some of the athletes involved in the National Anthem protest are bringing their concerns to capitol what happened at their meetings today. Ahead, who Montgomery County lawmakers are blaming for recent im here in bristol, virginia. And now. Im in bristol, tennessee. On this side of the road is virginia. And on this side its tennessee. No matter which state in the country you live in, you could save hundreds on Car Insurance by switching to geico. Look, im in virginia. Im in tennessee. Virginia. Tennessee. And now im in virginessee. See how much you could save on Car Insurance. Yet another great day across our region today. Clous we saw this morning, then we saw sunshine. But the clouds giving way to a beautiful sunset. The sun went down just about a half hour ago. Is this our live shot out in Loudoun County, a beautiful evening. Right now 60 at the airport. Just about everybody else into warrington. Ft. Meade a cooler spot. Quantico at 58. As far as the rest of the evening, it will be nice but cool. For your planner, p temperatures dropping through the 50s. This is inside the beltway around 50 degrees. But many of you by that time will already be into the mid tourts. So you will need the jacket tonight. But you probably already needed it most nights. And that is kind of where we are. Jacket and coat weather no rain. The storm system that came through yesterday is way up to the north. It brought new york, boston, a couple inches of rain. They saw some much needed rainfall. For us, just a scattering of rain. Barely 0. 2 of an inch in most areas. So we really it need to see the rain. Tonight temperatures will fall 45 in d. C. So well start off on a cold note tomorrow, but with plenty of sunshine, once again we see a Beautiful Day. Mostly sunny, another nice one before high. Of 64. And we will stay on the warm side, too. Notice again starting off cool, but then warming nicely before we cool off again. This is a typical fall day in the d. C. Metro area. And that is exactly what well see tomorrow and the next couple of days. Look at thursday, weekend from saturday to sunday. 67 on saturday, 48 on sunday. And what were watching here is very cold air and very windy conditions. So nice and warm friday and saturday. Here comes the front and the cold air which goes all wait way down toward the south. Winds will gust over 30 Miles Per Hour, we could see rain or snow showers out of that. Yeah, snow showers possible in some areas. Through this weekend. If youre going out this saturday night, some changes. We have that hour by hour forecast on our app. From victim to witness. The unique program that is helping children impacted by Domestic Violence have their day in court. After four cases of hate related vandalism in the last two weeks, Montgomery County leaders say enough is enough. Reporter for years he pushed to get a traffic light at this busy wasnt installed, somebody would be called. Last week he was the one hit by a car. A new effort to combat hate related incidents. But first, a plans warnings about a dangerous intersection his life. For years he had been warning people of the dangerous intersection, he had been pushing for a traffic light. Last week thats the very place he lost his life, at the corner of gloucester parkway and ash democraticby ponds boulevard. Julie carey intersection. Reporter they watched the traffic pick up on gloucester parkway. And endanger remembering the seniors who walk, bike and drive here. And now schlegels familiar is determined to make sure that the traffic light he fought for goes up before anyone else is hurt or killed. Point of impact, poi, spray pointed on the spot where John Schlegel was struck by a car. He was pushing his by through the driver found to be at fault. Schlegel died of his injuries. He was 83, so nothing slowed him down. He was a vibrant part of our family. Reporter and schlegel had been sounding the alarm about this dangerous intersection for years. It was clear to see the trouble today as this car blocked the crosswalk. And thats why he went to the Supervisors Office to try to make it happen. Reporter supervisor ron meyer agreed with schlegel. Breaks my heart because i literally talked to him on the phone last week. He said what can he with do to help speed it along, are we doing everything possible. Reporter now they are trying construction. And the count city in charge building the structure once vdot approves it. We need to look at all levels of government. Reporter schlegels family also determined to make sure a traffic light here is part of his legacy. My fatherinlaw tried to make it happen. And its ironic that he got killed in the process. But im going to follow through with the supervisor and make it happen. Reporter i contacted both vdot and Loudoun County here. Coming up on news 4 at 6 00, the i opening look at how complicated and time consuming it can be to get a signal light installed. Back to you. Death with dignity bill is on the way to the mayor for final approval. Council passed the bill allowing terminally ill patients over 18 to ask doctors for lethal medication. Months or less to live. Mayor bowser is expected to allow the bill to become law. The Montgomery County council is taking action to stop hateful acts. This comes just days after Silver Spring church was vandalized and at least three Public Schools across the county. Today School Superintendent jack smith released a statement saying that the trend is disturbing and unacceptable and police are investigating to make sure that the chris gordon joins us from bethesda. Reporter police are investig

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