Reporter a group of mostly African American students walked out of a town hall meeting. Media was not allowed even on campus, but students posted video to social media. These are children that are doing this. Reporter au administrators addressed racially charged incidents on campus. Bananas hanging on campus marked with aka, the black sorority. The new governments president is the first black woman to head Student Government at au. Students are demanding more than town halls. We felt like we werent getting the answers to the questions that we had. We really wanted to get specific solutions to the problem. I would hope that they hear our concerns and that they are willing and able to address exactly what were asking for. The administration does a great job of going around the question. Reporter coming up today on news4 at happening is affecting students who are just beginning final exams. Wendy, back to you. Thank you, kristin. Its a case of murder that has taken years to solve. This evening, we know who did it, thanks to a killers confession. But in a twist, he will not be facing any charges for a brutal stabbing of a leesburg father and grandfather, jamie lane. We are now hearing from the victims loved ones who spoke with david culver. Hes live outside the courthouse in Loudoun County this evening. David . Reporter hi there, wendy. Heres the thing, normally folks come here to the courthouse, the leesburg courthouse, or any courthouse for that matter, in search of justice. The family of jamie lane, not getting justice today. Instead they say they have found peace, knowing that the man who killed the 44yearold father and grandfather back in 2009 has confessed to that killing. Other over his grandmother. Tyreke allen was nine when he learn pd someone murdered his grandfather. He was outgoing. He would give you the shirt off his back, the last dollar in his pocket. Reporter his widow remembers a happy man. He was a people lover. He loved everybody. Reporter which made his brutal killing back in march 2009 all the more baffling. Who . Why . That was the worst day of our lives. The worst day of our lives. Reporter jamie was murdered inside his home in leesburg. It was a few years later that the family learned that the man who killed him lived just a few feet away in this house. They were neighbors. Reporter but the mans name didnt surface until more than a year after jamies murder. Police were looking for him in connection with a series of other stabbings. They found him in atlanta, trafford h transferred him back to michigan. But jamies case unsolved until a couple of weeks ago. When the man reached toout to detectives. And agreed to speak with them with mr. Lanes death. Reporter in exchange for immunity, police say he confessed but wont be charged. I think hes getting punished enough just being in jail the rest of his life. And just to know hes the one. Knowing that hes the one and having the answer that i had been looking for. It wont bring my dad back, but we know that now he can finally rest in peace knowing that we know who did this, who took him from us. Reporter the family says their Christian Faith has kept them going. David culver, news4. And a developing story tonight, that former South CarolinaPolice Officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man has now pleaded guilty in a federal civil rights case. Michael slager pled guilty in exchange for the state dropping a murder charge against him. Slagers accused of killing walter scott during a tra 2015. Cell phone video there appears to show him shooting scott in the back as scott ran away. With todays plea, slager could still face a possible life sentence. President trump has suggested that a good shutdown could be what this country needs. If Senate Democrats force a budget battle this fall. Today the president and white house accused democrats of claiming victory over the bipartisan deal that was reached this weekend. They say the deal includes hundreds of millions for a border wall. When asked what a good shutdown could be, budget director Mick Mulvaney had this to say. Its not a goal. Its not a negotiating tool. But to the extent the president advocated for one today, if you want to imagine what a good shutdown was, it would be one that fixes this town. Also today the president spoke with vladimir putin. They discussed syria, north korea, possible inperson meeting at a summit in germany. D. C. Police are back at the scene this evening of a brazen daylight shooting. Dozens of shots fired with people out and about. This happened near the Potomac Gardens apartment complex near 13th and pennsylvania avenue in southeast. And thats where we find news4s pat collins with new details for us. Pat . Reporter jim, a lot of police out here tonight. Police down there. Police over here. There are enough cops out here to have a Union Meeting tonight. Come on over, i want to show you this. This is the fence around Potomac Gardens. This is where one of those bullets hit here yesterday. But its only part of the story. When you hear what happened here, when you see what happened here, you know how lucky we are that no one was seriously injured here. The volley of shots went off and the plume of gun powder wafted over the top of us. The man asked hes a witness. He was here when it happened. Here with his two young sons, one 8, one 6, they were walking home from a Birthday Party when a car pulls up into the intersection. A man gets out with a gun, and bullets start flying into the Potomac Gardens housing complex. The shooters were very brazen. They were standing right in the middle of the street, broad daylight. Kids around them, people walking their dogs around them. In the intersection, a sea of evidence markers. In all, 30 shots fired from three different guns. Some of the bullets hit the metal fence, here, up there, and down here. And then ricochetted to parts unknown. Robe robert was inside the fence when it happened. They were screaming, kids, teenagers, and grownups. Back there, everybody was ducking for cover. Reporter the man with the 911, he couldnt get through. I was on the phone with 911, on my hands and knees on the ground, no one was answering at 911. I had to call the commander directly. She answered immediately. Reporter now with me, assistant police chief bob konti, you know the situation here, whats the Police Department going to do about it . Right now, were covering the neighborhood and were looking for the publics help in this case. Right now, were asking anyone who was in this area, about 6 45 p. M. Yesterday to give us a call if they saw anything. Were looking for a gray nissan altima. We believe the gunman exited that vehicle. And an orangecolored minivan in the area. You want to get these guys off the street . This is unacceptable. It will not be tolerated by the community and the metropolitan Police Department. Thank you very much. Assistant police chief robert konti. More about life inside the 6 00. Wendy, back to you. Thank you, pat. Things are getting back to normal at Frederick Memorial Hospital after a hazmat scare in the emergency room led to a lockdown earlier today. Two men say they got a package in the mail at their home on military road. When they opened it, they experienced a burning, tingling sensation, and drove themselves to the er. Heres the problem. They brought that package with them. So officials had to block off that area around noon today. They say the hospital has been checked. Its now safe. The package is being tested. A man who owned several Tobacco Stores in Northern Virginia is charged with having more than just cigarettes behind the counter. Fairfax county police tell us he was selling stolen goods. Northern Virginia Bureau chief julie carey reports only on news4. We didnt really know. Reporter these customers regularly make the tobacco mart, low prices, the big draw. But last week, just as they left the store, they got a big surprise. Bought cigarettes and we came out and all of a sudden the police started rolling in, about ten of them. Plain clothes. It was scary. Reporter drugs are one Reason Police were here wednesday. After a served a search warrant, Police Arrested the owner, he owns two other Tobacco Stores in the area, including tobacco world on richmond highway. These Court Documents reveal that starting last summer, a confidential informant took stolen property into the tobacco mart under the watchful eye of police. A female employee gave him 270 and put the item behind the counter. Its happened here and at the other store, as recently as last week. Stolen property brought in for cash. When police raided the place, they also found marijuana. The store owner is charged with receiving stolen property and drug very surprised. Just surprised. That was the reaction of one regular customer today when we told him about the charges. I thought he was clean as a whistle. Thats why i come in here. Theres a lot of shady establishments in this state, but when you go when you feel a homey atmosphere in a place, you patronize it. But these maryland customers say now that they know what the Police Activity was all about, theyll probably find a new place to shop. Reporter now because this investigation is ongoing, police will not reveal what types of stolen goods were being offered behind the counter here. As for the suspect after he was arrested last wednesday, he was released on personal recognizance. I tried to reach him by phone and email, but i havent heard back. Julie carey, back to you in the studio. So its a question of whether Customer Service is taking a back seat to profits. Executives being dragged before congress. Plus, a couple makes money with laub prank posted on youtube, but they lost custody after this alleged prank. And losing 25 pounds. Just one of the benefits of going sugarfree. The other ways this guy was rewarded after he changed his diet. Were being rewarded today, temperatures close to 80 today, but were not getting close to that again for a long time. Cooler weather moving in, ill stronger is blasting her tumors. 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. We want them to grow up stronger. Narrator to do time is what is right. Ralph northam. Army doctor during the gulf war. Volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. Progressive democrat. In the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound antichoice law, and stood up to the nra. As lieutenant governor, dr. Northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. Ralph northam believes in making progress every day. And he wont let donald trump stop us. Less than a month after this happened on board that united flight, congress is now trying to decide if it needs to get involved and help airline passengers. This clip sparked debate over poor service and a lack of customer friendly policies on u. S. Airlines. Today Top Airline Executives fielded questions from members of congress. Meagan fitzgerald is live in the newsroom. It sounds like the Airline Industry is getting the message now. Apologies abound today on capitol hill. Leaders from united, american, alaska, and Southwest Airlines testified in front of the house transportation committee. Uniteds ceo apologized again for the way dr. David dao was treatedn that flight. American airlines apologized for a Flight Attendant arguing with a passenger after pulling a stroller from a mother. Lawmakers told the airlines these things cannot keep happening to paying customers. Theres something clearly broken when we see passengers treated the way some of them have been treated in recent flights. Situations like this are an outlier, but its important for americans to take responsibility when we dont handle things well. This has to be a turning point for the 87,000 people and professionals here at united. Uniteds ceo took the opportunity to reiterate four changes his company is already making. United employees will only call police when theres a security concern. He says crew members have to be booked an hour before takeoff to prevent lastminute seat changes. United increased incentives for people who give up their seats, and theyre retraining front line employees to find Common Sense Solutions to prob. Dulles today who are glad that the airlines are stepping up. Feel like they did at least what they could have done or should have done initially. You know. But well see. Hopefully it can continue and nothing like that ever happens again. Hopefully moving forward, we can they can be consistent with the Customer Service so that nothing like that ever happens again. Too soon to tell if any legislation will come from the hearings, but the chair said if congress doesnt see changes, the airlines wont like the outcome. A Senate Hearing on this same issue is planned for later this week. Thanks, meagan. In news4 your health, African Americans are living longer, but theres still a divide when it comes to race in our country. A new report by the cdc finds African American deaths fell by 25 between 1999 and 2015. And the gap has been closed when it comes death among people 65 and over. But overall Life Expectancy for black americans is still four years fewer than it is for whites. The cdc says African Americans are also more likely to develop chronic illnesses at a young age. All week a number of us here at news4 are going sugarfree. The gliuidelines were followin from the World Health Organization suggest ten teaspoons a day. But many people say they consume more than that, and it can add up easily. Doreen gentzler is here now on the Health Benefits of cutting sugar out. How we doing . So far, so good. Ten teaspoons of sugar or 40 grams or less than that, and were honestly trying to go for even less than that. Too much added sugar in our diet has been linked to diabetes, heart disease, obesity, even some cancers. So limiting sugar inta difference. Just ask this guy. Reporter billy welsh was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 21 years old. First it was type two, and then it became type one. He managed his diabetes at first by giving himself multiple shots daily, but it became harder and harder to control my diabetes, and so my doctor recommended that i go on an insulin pump. Which gives me a continual dose throughout the day. Reporter theres a lot more than just medicine involved in successfully managing diabetes. Starting this past january, welsh and his wife made significant lifestyle changes. We cut out sugars, alcohol and focused on eating healthier. With cutting out sugar, our appetites have decreased a lot, so were not as hungry as we were and were not eating as much food. Reporter in fact, theyve each lost 25 pounds since january. Welsh says hes sleeping better at night, has more energy, and be the amount of insulin that ive had to have has gone down. Reporter big difference for him. His doctor told us the reason he needs less insulin is that cutting down on sugar has helped his body process glucose more efficiently. If were looking for inspiration, there you go. 25 pounds since the start of the year and hes feeling better. Please dont show the cookie plate again. You went grocery shopping, i saw it, you picked up good stuff. Almond milk, for instance. Im reading labels, almond milk with zero sugar in it. Taught me about it last night when i fell off the wagon. You two are doing so well, but im going to have a glass of wine in honor of both of you to tonight. [ laughter ] more coming up tomorrow about new studies beginning to show connection between sugar intake and the brain and dementia and alzheimers. Scary. Thats what really gets to me. That issue. Absolutely. More about that tomorrow. Thank you, doreen. We have breaking news relating to our top story, on the racially charge the hate crime at american university. Police released this surveillance video. This is the man police think it responsible for leaving those ugly messages at the school yesterday. Two videos show that man walking across campus on monday. Administrators think hes the one who left the bananas think haing from nooses. Images that were likely targeting a historically black sorority on the campus and perhaps a member of that sorority who was just elected president of the Student Government association. We have more pictures in our nbc washington app for you. And news4s Kristin Wright will have more on the new on news4 at 6 00. From Humble Beginnings what a voice. To the star of the stage after such Humble Beginnings. Only on 4 00 tonight, how this opera singer is using his voice to inspire young people in powerful ways. And blue skies, for now. But theyll be turning gray. Storm team4 is tracking a major storm. We have the latest on its arrival and its impact. [car engine failing to start] [wind blows] yo wh ah he [gas pouring] [slurps loudly] [engine starting] [loud slurping continues] dont be fooled by these blue skies behind us, we got storms brewing the rest of the week. Whats going on . Do you notice something here . Are you guys on the wrong side . Dont you normally sit over there . Hello, welcome to 5 00. Is that what it is . 16 years. Its always 5 00 somewhere for doug. I know. Youre not on the sugar diet either, are you . Im not sure whats going on. Lets tell you whats happening outside right now. Im sure how the weath