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WRC News4 At 6 February 2, 2017

This, whats the purpose . So well see what happens. Reporter australias Prime Minister called his conversation with the president frank and forthright. Many on capitol hill saw that as a direct insult. Its unnecessary and frankly harmful open dispute. To get off on a bad foot with that key an ally, i just think is not a thoughtful approach. Reporter more reaction today to the Trump Administration putting iran on notice after sundays missile launch. They basically said knock it off and that were watching. There is a new sheriff in town. Reporter tonight the Treasury Department is allowing transactions with russias intelligence agency. The white house calls it a technical fix and insists they are not easing sanctions. Iran, a couple of u. S. Officials are confirming that new sanctions against iran could come as early as tomorrow. The Trump Administration saying these sanctions would not violate our joint our new secretary of state comes to foggy bottom with the wealth of business experience but a professional path that is unusual for a diplomat. Rex tillersons entire career was spent at exxonmobil. His supporters point to his vast international experience. Exxon has operations on six continents. Tillersons critics point to his close ties to vladimir putin. Tillerson said russia presented a danger to the United States and that sanctions should remain in place. Rex tillerson is a serious man. Hes a man with great gravitas. When he walks into the room, you know youre dealing with a man of substance. Former defense secretary will yachl k William Cohen says he will likely feel compelled to resign. Tonight betsy devoss nomination is in shes barely hanging onto her shot at being secretary of education. Two republican senators say they cannot support her nomination which leaves her with 50 votes in the senate. Senator Jeff Sessions will probably have to delay his confirmation as attorney general just to he can cast a vote for devos. If it comes down to a tie, Vice President mike pence can step in and break it. Were getting new reaction from australias Prime Minister on that phone call he had with President Trump. This is a skirmish between two close allies. The Washington Post reporting an explosive conversation between President Trump and his australian counterpart. Donald trump complaining that he would be killed politically for standing by this refugee deal, accusing australia of trying to expert the next boston bombers to the United States. Do you believe it, the Obama Administration agreed to take in thousands of Illegal Immigrants for australia. Why . I will study this dumb deal. These are not Illegal Immigrants, but refugees. Not thousands, but roughly 1200 refugees that the u. S. Was going to look into accepting after vetting from an australian detention center. The australia Prime Minister down playing reports of a clash, telling the Radio Station this morning that mr. Trump did not in fact hang up on him and that the white house will stick to this deal. The report that the president hung up is not correct. The call ended courteously. The zpudiscussion was frank and forthright. These two countries have historically close ties, sharing intelligence, fighting alongside one another. More australian soldiers helping against the fight in iraq than any other ally. Now to a story youll only on 4. Dozens of Police Officers have signed onto a complaint against the Prince Georges County Police Department. They say the department looked over promotions for minorities and handled misconduct inappropriately. Reporter we know that the complaint is in the hands of the justice department. We do not know if they are filing or beginning a formal investigation into that complaint. After our story broke, we spoke with Prince Georges County Police Spokespeople who say they are all other whats happening in this department. There are issues out there. The chief wants to act, plain and simple. Reporter more than 70 minority Prince Georges County Police Officers have filed onto a complaint alleging discrimination within the Police Department. The number of people that was involved with it, you know, 50, then 63, and now were over 70. It has become a serious prm. Reporter the local chapters of the National Hispanic lomplt association and the united black Police Officers association filed the complaint in october. Department of justice spokesmen released a statement saying the department of justice is in receipt of correspondence about this matter. That correspondence has been referred to the Civil Rights Division for response. We have no further kmemcomment. Some concern is just fair treatment. One officer get punished a white officer gets punished one way and a black officer gets punished another way. Promotion, how they interact with each other. Reporter Prince Georges County police chief announced he and the police union are creating a panel to review the international policies. It will review promotion policies, best prc officers with disciplined. A spokesperson with the Police Department says the chiefs panel is not in response to the complaint. This hurts the chiefs heart. He works tremendously hard to ensure a good working relationship with the community and within the department. Reporter the folks who have filed this complaint with the department of justice have also spoken with the aclu. The Police Department in Prince Georges County spent years under federal over sight that ended in 2009. Long before the current chief was in charge. Those problems are different from these new allegations, arent they . Reporter yeah, very different. That was about the Police Departments relationship with the community. This time were looking at officers who are saying there is another issue happening internally within the Police Department it. Were also details tonight about the scene inside a home in mclean where investigators say a father shot his wife and son and then killed himself. Police think hong chen shot his wife and season. News4 has obtained a search warrant that revealins police found a gun in chens hand. New treats from President Trump after violent protests erupt on a college campus. And more on that deadly prison takeover. How inmates were able to over power the guards, taking them hostage for hours and what it took to bring this to an end. Reporter in Silver Spring police have taken four men into custody in connection with a string of armed robberies. Whats next in this widening investigation. And temperatures starting to cool right now. Windchills already in the low 30s. To go from here. 27 the current windchill in hagerstown. 17 state college. Colder air makes its way in here. Creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner Energy Sources like solar, wind and natural gas. Weve reduced Carbon Emissions by nearly 25 , which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. Cleaner air and cleaner water. Its good for all of us. Dominion. Depend on us for more than energy. Here at the live desk, new information from the hill tonight about the republican cgr over turn obama era regulations. Late this afternoon the house voted to scrap a regulation that extended background checks for Social Security recipients who are mentally incapable of managing their own affairs. The vote is one of the first steps toward strengthening gun op ownership under President Trump. Also, the Senate Passed a measure ailed at preventing coal mining debris from being dumped into streams. A lawmaker in california is blasting President Trump for his reaction to the violent protests at the university of california berkeley. A republican Student Group invited a highly polarizing editor from breitbart to speak on campus. Peaceful protests turned violent. Police say a group of people in masks who were not believed to be students threw rocks, fire the coschool had to go into lockdown. The speech was cancelled. This is the home of free speech. This morning donald trump sent a tweet that appeared to threaten to pull federal funding for berkeley because of that protest. A Seal Team Six mission came to a deadly end and tonight the white house is pushing back on questions that it wasnt properly planned. Navy seal William Ryan Owens was killed during that mission. White House Press Secretary sean spicer says the pentagon approved that mission in december before mr. Trump took office. But the plan required a moonless night which doesnt come around until late january. President trump ma military advisors. Inmates took over a prison for nearly two days in delaware but it ended when police stormed the building. Fir the prisoners used sharp objects to take over the facility. Reporter following a nearly 18hour ordeal, a delaware corrections officer is dead after inmates initially took four hostages in a prison building. Officials put the prison lockdown midday wednesday when a guard called for help. Two of the hostages were released wednesday night. But by 5 00 a. M. Thursday authorities made the decision to storm the building and end the standoff using a backhoe to breach the barricades. Those tactical teams quickly located our female staff member and had her removed safely from the building in le reporter killed in the siege was corrections officer steven floyd, a 16year veteran with the decht of correctionpartment. The Prison Guards unit is blaming limited staffing on his death and say his quick action saved lives. As the inmates attempted to take over the building, Sergeant Floyd told a couple of lieutenants to get out, that it was a trap. Reporter meanwhile Authorities Say inmates were able to use sharp instruments to take control of the facility. We also have to investigate what happened here, determine the facts to make sure that it never happens again. Reporter it isnt clear if any inmates were held hostage but all 120 prisoners in the building are considered suspects. An 18yearold has been arrested for a murder inside maryland dparyland gas station. Prince georges county county police say Stephan Robinson shot and killed 23yearold Carrington Daye junior. Robinson is charged with murder and being held without bond. Theres a new warning out today about what appear to be donation boxes in stores. Do you really know where your money is going . You need to look before you give. Reporter recently you might have seen these at the checkout counters, boxes filled with candy and the picture of a cute kid or animal. If you take the time to read the fine print on the box, youll discover your money isnt going to acharity but into somebodys pocket. Its pulling you in with that photograph. Whats crazy about it is that whispers but its not. Reporter the iteam wanted to see just how often people would drop some change into those boxes so we set up our own surrounds by c surroundsed by cameras. Coming up at 11 00 well hear what drew people into it and why county officials are issuing warnings about these boxes. D. C. s Main Public Library will shut down in march to undergo a major interior renovation. The Martin Luther king, jr. Library at 9th and g streets northwest will reopen in three years. Its notable exterior will be preserved but the inside will be completely reconstructed, featuring a grand entryway with the king mural, a large state of the art auditorium, a childrens room, a ground level cafe and a rooftop terrace. The project is expected to cost about 200 million. During constti employees will be reassigned to temporary spaces and other branch libraries. President trump took a dig at the new host of Celebrity Apprentice arnold sha schwarzenegger. Reporter the book has a provocative title, encounters with police, a black mans guide to survival. Coming up, how it fits in with the chiefs effort to have more community engagement. An of date on ollie the ollie the bobcat is doing just fine this evening after escaping her enclosure at the national zoo earlier this week. Doctors performed a complete physical earlier today. She got some booster shots including one for rabies. Ollie escaped from her enclosure on monday. She was finally caught after a visitor spotted here near a zoo walkway yesterday. Somebody on social media said she couldnt hack the high cost of rent in d. C. And came back for food. Doug, a lot of people may want to crawl back home and get inside with the cold weather tonight. Temperatures today not all that bad, near 50 again. But already starting to cool quickly. That windchills already in the 30s downtown. First off, temperaturewise, right now not bad. The average High Temperature is 45. Thats exactly where we are right now. Dropping to 38 degrees by 11 00. Its going to get chilly. One of the colder nights weve seen over the last week or so. Current temperatures already in the 30s to the north and west. Were still seeing winds, 1015 miles per hour. Were seeing some gusts over 20. Windchill down to 27 in winchester, 38 d. C. , 31 in good faith everi gaithersburg. No rain new york ci, no snow. We are looking at a system coming possibly on sunday. No longer looks like were going to have that system at all. That jet stream continuing to to the north, very cold. To the south, a lot warmer. Still producing some lakeeffect snow up towards new york. Look at these numbers here. These are the windchills. 50 in richmond. 17 in state college. The warmer air has been to the north. Now its starting to move on down to the south. Windchills as you wake up tomorrow morning maybe in the 20s here by 2 00. Look at 9 00 tomorrow morning. 19 back towards martinsburg, 27 in d. C. Tomorrow afternoon, around 4 00, 25 in gaithersburg, 30 in manassas. These are the afternoon windchills. I think well see a lot of cloud cover again tomorrow. If youre heading out friday night, 16 leesburg, 17 martinsburg, 24 in the city. That we have. Around the freezing mark in many areas saturday afternoon. 39 degrees on your saturday. 47 on sunday. Again, we were tracking a possible system on sunday. But this system is all but dissipating across our region. Flurries north, sprinkles south. But most of us will stay dry. Im not anticipating any road issues at all. We do warm, but with that warming we see a good chance for heavy rain tuesday and wednesday. Ill have the latest. Ive got some more information to tell you coming up in about 20 minutes. Next at 6 00, four men arrested after a drugstore robbery. Could it help police close more than a dozen cases across maryland . How a local attorney is helping ease tensions between officers officers with their hands on their weapons. Plus, lifesaving drugs carried by First Responders. And super bowl li still days away, but weve got a first look at the ads taking center stage this year. Ive spent my life planting a sizesix, nonslip shoe into that door. On this side, i want my customers to relax and enjoy themselves. But these days its phones before forks. They want wifi out here. But behind that door, i need a private connection for my business. Wifi pro from comcast business. Tomers. Private wifi for your business. Strong and secure. Good for a door. And a network. Comcast business. Built for security. Built for business. Police have four men in custody after an attempted robbery at a cvs in Montgomery County. Tonight weve learned the fbi is look into this case with the possibility it could be linked to more than two dozen robberies in maryland. Darcy spencer joins us live with details. Reporter these robbers have been hitting cvss and 7elevens. The last one was early this morning here at this cvs. Montgomery county police continuing to interrogate four suspects. They believe they brought this crime spree to an end. The fbi is involved in the investigation of more than 30 robberies in maryland. The cases could go to federal court for prosecution. Four men were taken into custody after an early robbery here at the cvs in Silver Spring. Charg charges are pending. There are some similar and like events in other jurisdictions, Robbery Detectives have been speaking to one another for the past several weeks. Reporter the latest crime happened right across the street from the Fourth District police station. They really have some guts to do this. Youve got to be careful. You always have to look over your shoulder to be safe. Reporter police in Montgomery County were already watching cvss and other 24hour business

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