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WRC News4 At 5 February 27, 2017

Week. Id like to see more of that and an emphasis on finding out whos behind these calls. Reporter the threat to the charles e. Smith day school in rockville was phoned into the Upper School Campus about 9 30 this morning. They said there was a bomb on her premises and that jewish souls would be destroyed. Reporter police were on the scene within minutes. A similar threat forced the evacuation of the Gesher Jewish Day School in fair dpfax this morning. There have been nearly 70 threats to jewish schools and Community Centers across this country so far this year. Just this weekend, more jewish cemeteries in the philadelphia area were vandalized. Its terrible and itsvoking families and the people who work here and for the students. Its a terrible situation that exists right now that we have to field these kinds of Reporter Police in Montgomery County and Fairfax Countys and the fbi are investigating. Im certain those facilities and the people who work and attend school there have already been advised to be aware of surroundings and if they see anything suspicious, report it immediately. Zblrgets n reporter that third school in annapolis, that was the Jewish Day School on spa road. According to the timeline provided by local police in maryland and virginia, that threat came in just after the threat here in rockville which came in just after the threat to that fairfax school. Thats the very latest here in rockville. Also in Montgomery County there is growing concern tonight for a missing teenager. No one has heard from Angelica Rivas since she left work over the weekend. The teenager is related to another girl whoan to be discovered dead. Pat collins is in Montgomery Village now with the story. Reporter shes 18 years old. She dances here for tips but last saturday night she left early. Not one dance. And then she disappeared. Do you know this woman here . She is the dancing girl. Reporter the dancing girl . Only for night. Reporter on weekdays the wok express is a restaurant. On weekend nights its a disco. 18yearold angelica worked here dancing for tips. Now shes missing and theres concern. You see a couple months ago her cousin 15yearold Alexandra Reyes went missing from Montgomery County and ended up dead in fairfax. Police have charge ad a number gang members in her murder. Now angelicas disappearance. The owner says she left before it was time to dance. So she came in saturday at 8 00. 8 00 and left at 9 00. Reporter did she seem like she was in a hurry . No hurry. She was all the time on the phone. I dont know what she do. Reporter Surveillance Video shows her leaving about account. The Surveillance Video also shows a man nearby with a cell phone in his hand giving her the eye as she passes. Now its unclear as to what, if anything, he might have to do with all of this. Where did angelica go . And is she all right . Police are working the case. So what do the cops csay . Were going to hear from the Police Coming up at a maryland mother imprisoned last year while she was visiting her native gambia is coming home. She will return home on thursday. She is a naturalized u. S. Citizen who lived in frederick, maryland. She and 17 others were sentenced in july to three years in prison after they were arrested during an antigovernment protest in april. She says she was simply a bystander. A shakeup in leadership in gambia helped clear the way for her return home. Tomorrow night President Trump will deliver a prime time address to a joint session of congress. When we expect to hear his initial plans for a budget. Now, details of that budget are still being finalized at this hour. But the New York Times reports the administration is predicting growth of 2. 4 through tax cuts. The plan is expected to add 54 billion to defense and security spending. That money will likely come from cuts to other Government Agencies like state and the epa. Bloomberg reports the epa work force could be slashed to a third of its current size. For now we do not expect cuts to social security, medical care o medicaid. They dont expect to include money specifically for the president s border wall in a supplemental budget proposal. Watch the speech live here on nbc 4 after a new episode of the voice. We are giving power back to the states, that promise from President Trump to some of the nations governors as he met with them at the white house today. Among them Virginia Governor terri m of the governors association. Julie carey joins us now. Governor Terry Mcauliffe has repeatedly expressed deep concern since he learned about our report about a group of latino men detained outside a group hypothermia they are. Several were arrested. Yesterday he addressed that issue face to face, first in an hour long private meeting with Homeland Security secretary john kelly. And again today governor mcauliffe spoke directly to President Trump warning him at the fear being created by a belief that i. C. E. Is not just targeting criminal undocumented immigrants. Mcauliffe says he got the assurances he was seeking. I told the president there is a Chilling Effect going on. People think theyre going to be deported. If theyre not, we nd that from the president. Today at the white house, i reiterated what i talked to him about last night. You will not be deported. The only individuals to be deported are those who have been involved in a criminal enterprise. He says he was also assured there will not be any random raids with ice agents approaching people out on the street. Hes a close friend of Hillary Clinton as we all know. There were some friendly gestures and a toast last night. People were eager to see how that would turn out since he activity worked for donald trump. But he did have to handle that toast. I guess you could say he tried to find some common ground. He toasted President Trump by saying the governors, both republican and democrat, wanted to work with him on common goals like jobs, education, quality healthcare and infrastructure improvement. I asked one of the governors aides today to characterize the conversations between the governor and the president. Professional. The democratic partys new leader says he wants a grassroots effort in all 50 states as he focuses on rebuilding the party. Tom perez named his challenger minnesota congressman Keith Ellison to be his deputy chair. Perez served most recently in the Obama Administration as the labor secretary. Perez has several ties to our area. Under former governor Martin Omalley perez served as marylands labor secretary. Prior to that he worked as a civil rights attorney for the department of justice. He ran for attorney general in maryland but he had to drop out for not having enough legal experience in the state. In our area some may remember perez from the Montgomery County council. He spent his final two years with the council as its president. A family of six and their pets will have to stay somewhere else tonight after a fire inside their home in potomac. The blaze began in the ben road. The housekeeper closed the door after finding the fire in a supplies room, a move that may have helped contain that fire and the damage. Investigators tell us spontaneous combustion of Home Construction supplies is likely to blame. The iteam found spontaneous combustion leads to 14,000 fires a year. For the second time in a week a child has accidentally started a fire in his home. The most recent happened in annandale. A 6yearold boy was playing with matches in his bedroom. His mattress caught fire. Everyone got out safely but five people have to find another place to stay for a while. There is at least 250,000 in damages there. Last tuesday you may recall this 5yearold boy died in a he he had been playing with a lighter in the garage. Smoke and flames spread to the house. To help prevent these tragedies the Fairfax County Fire Department reminding residents that it offers ongoing fire safety classes for children. To schedule a session for your child, call 7033463801. Almost felt like winter today. We had a chilly start this morning. It got into the mid 50s this afternoon. A lot of clouds around. Just some very light sprinkles now in the central Shenandoah Valley. As they advance to the north, theyre going to be drying out. Just a small chance of a few sprinkles coming in 8 00 this evening. Reagan national now at 54 degrees. Rest of the evening going to be through mid evening. Then back down to the upper 40s by late evening until midnight or so. Warmer weather moving in. Up we go again tomorrow as we finish off february into the first day of march. Storms on the way too. The springlike weather hasnt been good for the local ski resorts. Its very hard to ski on grass. Wisp announced its shutting down its slopes for the season. Also, a mother charged in the death of her 5yearold son. The warning signs the father says the court missed when they awarded her custody. And the story getting a lot of shares right now. Fitness guru bob harper recovering from a heart attack that left him unconscious for two days. A commercial flight to the moon is happening. Spacex Just Announced two private citizens have paid the company a deposit to book a flight to the noon. The flight is scheduled for late next year. They plan to launch from the Kennedy Space center in florida. Theyll orbit the moon and then come back. They wont actually be on the moon. Elon musk did not name the passengers or tell us how much they paid. A mother is going to spend the next 50 years in prison because she drugged her 5yearold son, locked him in her car and then set the car on fire. News f derrick ward is live with the emotional reaction from the boys father. Reporter it was an indeed emotional day here in court. One of the most emotional that even the prosecutor said hes seen in some time. The father could barely speak. He had a prepared statement, broke down a couple of times. Again, this was a trial that had a lot of people running high with emotion. Today the woman behind it all whos now convicted of killing her child learned her fate. It was june of 2015 when this scene occurred in Montgomery County. But investigators determined this was no accident. They say the driver Narges Shafeirad had poisoned giving him enough of the over the counter Cold Medicine to kill an adult. She placed him in the car, purchased gasoline, doused the interior with gas and set it on fire. She survived by Authorities Say the child was already dead when she placed him in the car. Narges shafeirad and her husband were in a divorce and custody battle. The father said in court today that his life is now meaningless and after todays sentence of 50 years in prison the states attorney and a family friend also talked about how heinous this crime was. This crime is a crime against nature. Its unspeakable. And it was evil. The facts of this case are almost too horrific to contemplate that this young child was forcibly fed medication to a point of death. Leaving bruises on his mouth as he was force fed medications that led him to a coma and ultimately to his death. The bigger question which goes beyond just the dana family is whether this could have been prevented or not, whether the Domestic Violence laws and standards have to be looked upon. Reporter now, what that family spokesperson was getting at were allegations of a longer pattern of abiuse from the mother. The judge and the poerosecutor said thats often heard in divorce cases and theres nothing there that would warrant any arrest or action before this heinous crime occurred. Coming up, more on what happened in court today. The car that tupac was riding in when he was shot and killed is up for sale with an asking price of 1. 5 million. Suge knight was behind the wheal of that black when the car was riddled with bullets in las vegas back in 1996. It is the first neighborhood you enter as you cross the key bridge to virginia. Arlington is one step closer to revamping part of roslyn. That includes a new school for some 800 children. Also a new fire station, some parks and new retail space. There will also be new housing that includes about 250 affordable units. They should open up around 2021. We have officially Broken Ground we went digging today in southwest d. C. Important people in hard hats can only mean one thing, an official Ground Breaking. A ceremony this afternoon marks the start of construction home, audi field. Tom sherwood is live at the new soccer site in southwest washington with the story. Reporter d. C. United opens its new season at old rfk stadium this saturday. But come late next year, theyll have a new home here. Theres still lots of industrial noise here on Buzzard Point in southwest washington across from the nats ballpark. But its giving way to this. After more than two decades of starts and stops to find a new home, the d. C. United soccer team broke ground for a new 19,000 seat stadium for its fans who have been putting up with the old and outdated rfk. These three long time fans came from suburban county. World class cities have world class sports teams and facilities. And i just want to say vamos united. Reporter you might be wondering exactly where is this soccer stadium. Over my shoulder here, thats nats park right off of south capitol street. The new soccer stadium will be across the street. Soon next year this will become a whole entertainment and Sports Complex where they expect to draw people from the entire metro region. Virginia gives the goahead to another section of toll roads. This time its going to be along i395. This project is supposed to be benefitting, however, all drivers. And is your son or daughter suffering from Food Allergies . Some out grow them. Doreen gentzler reports on the different approach some parents are using to nd out. Fi did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back . Say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. Comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet thats 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. 34. 90 more a month. Call today. Comcast business. Built for business. Tom kierein the weather this week is just all over the place. Buckle up. Its a bit of system. The birds are confused. Flowers are confused. The birds were sort of meekly chirping their spring songs. Its not spring quite yet. It certainly was feeling almost like winter today. A lot of clouds around. Live view from the storm team 4 tower camera over looking friendship heights. In the distance there is bethesda. Weve got the low clouds with us here for another few hours, maybe produce a few sprinkles for our Southern Suburbs. Near 50 by 9 00. By 11 00 tonight dropping back down into the 40s. Right now radar showing a few sprinkles here. Shenandoah valley just about to come up 81, right near winchester. A little bit of light rain near front royal and south of there. Does like like a drying trend as it moves or Charles County and calvert and saint marys also getting a few sprinkles right now. Reagan national now at 54 degrees. Were going to see temperatures bottoming out, low to mid 40s by down tomorrow with a partly cloudy sky. Soaring into the upper 6 by 3 00 and back down to mid 60s by 5 00 tomorrow afternoon. Warm coat tomorrow morning and long sleeves tomorrow afternoon. But youre going to need an umbrella for the evening hours on tuesday. This is 67 00 p. M. Right through the region. After that, tracking off to the south and east. Drying out temporarily, but then some more showers and storms coming in on wednesday. All this area in yellow, damaging winds, lightning, hail and heavy rain. 70s before that. Theres the roller coaster ride. Back down into the 40s end of the week. Weekend back into the 60s. Then it gets chilly again after that. Stay tuned. You have to. You park in our citys busiest neighborhoods. The new rates youll have to cough up to park in chinatown. And the heart felt message from the mother of a local Police Officer killed on her first shift a year ago today. Reporter coming up on news4, new information revealed in court today in the case of the mother whos admitted to shooting and killing her 17yearold son inside of their clinton home. What part Mental Health could have played in all of this. Stronger is blasting without risking her bones. Its training her good cells. To fight the bad guys. Stronger is less pain. New hope. More fight. Its doing everything in your power. And everything in ours. Stronger, is changing even faster than they do. Because we dont just want your kids to grow up. We want them to grow up stronger. First at 5 30 now new information revealed in court today about the mother ak iccus of killing her teenaged son. Police believe there was some sort of physical altercation between the two. But the womans mental state was a big focus at todays hearing. Tracee wilkins is live in clinton, maryland, with more. Reporter after the sisters of the mother spoke in court today, the States Attorneys Office is now saying they m

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