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WRC News4 Midday January 25, 2017

Elementary school in oxen hall with more. Molette . Reporter we just heard from Prince Georges County police, they arrested the suspect about 15 minutes ago, Rowland Simms is now in custody facing a number of charges in this case, including first degree attempted murder. Two patrol cars remain posted right here outside of Forest Heights Elementary School and they also have patrols set up at the School Bus Stop where all of this happened earlier this morning. Those patrol cars were there to make sure kids got on those buses safely this morning. Students and parents returned to their neighborhood bus stop but its not back to business as usual. A Police Patrol car sits at the corner of chester and win tlop, another down the street on the lookout for a gunman. They are going to catch him. Hell show up sooner or later. Confrontation escalates steps from Tony Williams house. 42yearold roland simms tried to grab a child and ended up shooting a woman in a terrifying scene that happened right in front of a handful of children waiting for a school bus. And anything could have happened to the little kids out there. Dont do that with kids around. Its senseless. Yes. Reporter this morning, parents are a bit uneasy coming back here despite the police presence. Robert dawkins would now like to see this bus pickup area relocated. Could probably get the bus switched over. Dont want to stand here now. Reporter Police Protection remains outside Forest Heights elementary and no outside activities at this school today. Now when all of this happened, there were about 10 to 15 children stop and luckily, none of them was injured. The woman who was shot and grazed by a bullet is expected to recover from her injuries. That is the latest live here from oxen hill. Protesters have raised a banner above the white house that says resist. Heres video of that. Green peace says several activists climbed a crane and then rolled out this banner and it is more than 2,000 square feet. Greenpeace says it is a deliberate protest against President Donald Trump and his actions on the environment. The man convicted of killing Montgomery County Police Officer is asking a court to reduce his prison sentence. His Attorney Says that he quote, has at all times behaved as a model prisoner. And the attorney also said he remains truly con trite. He was driving drunk at three times the legal hit leotta over a year ago. He died a week later. Developing right now, marc suspended service near the college park maerk station. Check for breaking news updates in the nbc washington app when we learn more about this crash. Also developing right now, a very serious accident in Frederick Maryland, a dump truck crashed and caught fire on i70. West boubd bound lanes are shut down. They did not tell us how many people were hurt. Metro is investigating reports on something you never expect to happen on your train, doors on a yellow line train opening before the train arrived at its destination. The metro riders tweeted it happened on elevated tracks force stop. Metro says it is looking into reports that the train questioned has been taken out of service. Major traffic construction project will affect your drive around town. Chain bridge road is closed between fairfax boulevard and eaton place and will stay closed about a year. Construction crews are working to improve traffic conditions for drivers and pedestrians. There are detour signs in place but the best bet will be to choose another way to get to work. Avoid that area. New at midday, a big defeat for the fastest man alive. Was just discall fied meaning the jamaican relay team has been stripped of the gold medal from that year. Bolt still keeps the rest of his eight olympic gold medals. In about two hours from now, President Trump is expected to sign executive orders to begin and mexico. Tracye potts has details. We build build our own pipeline. Reporter now he wants to build on his campaign declaring on twitter, today will foeng focus on National Security and we will build the wall. President trump heads to the department of Homeland Security this afternoon to sign whats expected to be several executive orders on borders and immigration including building a wall with mexico. The white house chief of staff has said hell hold off on deporting draemers and children brought to the country illegally. Today i still have protection from the partition and have a work permit. But we know President Trump will sign it later in the week. He insists 3 million undocumented immigrants voted in the election. He continues to maintain that belief. Theres no evidence and republicans are frustrated. I would urge not this is going to erode the ability to govern this country. Reporter the democrats want to work with the president on Infrastructure Projects to create jobs. Were challenging him to join us, even if republican colleagues arent for it. Reporter were also learning more about the orders coming today, President Trump expected to sign one that prioritizes deporting immigrants who committed crimes. Tracie potts, nbc news, washington. The president is also expected to sign executive orders to crack down on socalled sanctuary cities, those are areas where local officials dont cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Were talking about washington, prince georges and moent gomry counties and alexandria and arlington in virginia. Earlier we reported that Fairfax County was a sanctuary city and since learned that is not the case. We apologize for the error. Toyota will add 400 jobs and 600 million to boost production it is seen as an attempt to apiece donald trump and preempt criticism. It is part of a pledge to invest an additional 10 billion in the u. S. Over the next five years. D. C. Leaders are calling out the white house for posting alternative facts on its websites. It claims murders in d. C. Have risen 20 and candidate trump cited the same false statistic at the rnc. In the nations capital, killings have risen by 50 . That statement was accurate in 2015 but according to d. C. Police, the rate fell 17 in 2016. Howard University Professor greg karr says false information from the white house hurts more than people who call the district home. Youre the federal government. People are supposed to be able to rely on your data. They may then shake the co domestic population of the United States but International Population as well. D. C. Mayor bouser released a statement, alternative facts about the districts homicide rate is a disservice to our Police Officers. Job Fair National park is scheduled for january 31st after a frightening situation yesterday. Police say a man was shot in the face outside of the liquor store and then ran towards a crowd of job seekers. The man is in Critical Condition and they do not think it was random and no arrests have been made. Many of you are wondering how former president george h. W. Bush is doing this morning. He is being treated for pneumonia but still recovering but a family Spokesman Says he is sleeping well and talking to physicians and returning calls and feeling better. Doctors say the president could be discharged sometime this week. It was a story that dominated the news for years. Now the mother of a convicted killer is and the criminal Justice System gets it right but it doesnt always get it right. Hear from the moer of the th the murder of uva student yardly love shocked our area and the country. Huguely was convicted of her murder. Now for the first time his mother is speaking out and sharing his life behind bars. Janet shamlian has more. Reporter it was a shocking crime, weeks from graduation uva lacrosse player love found face down in a pool of blood in her apartment. A jury found at the hands of her boyfriend george huguely, guilty of Second Degree murder and sentenced to 23 years in prison, no chance for parole. His mother marta is this morning breaking her silence. Why are you speaking out now . Janet, i would never spoke initially out of respect for the love family and secondly, because i wanted i believed our criminal Justice System works and the criminal Justice System gets it right. But it doesnt always get it right. Martaxts says her son lesser charge calling it a drunken accident. The jury heard evidence he kicked down loves door and admitted to grabbing her by the neck but did not choke her. Loves injuries came from the two falling off the bed. He had absolutely no intent to hurt yardley. Reporter she points to comments made after trial in charlottesville. Theres nothing in the evidence that suggests he entered with the specific intent of taking her life. Reporter does it still permeate . Every day. Its right here all the time. Its on its it doesnt leave you. This kind of sadness and and i know i can imagine for sharon love its even more so. These photos she provided to today are first of huguely since imprisoned four years like . He has a roommate and they are in a pod of about 40 or 50 gentlemen. He plays cards and he studies and has a job so he wipes tables down in the common area. Reporter george she says is finishing his College Degree through a university of ohio correctional program. Family members take turns visiting. Meanwhile loves family filed a 30 million wrongful death suit against huguely. His attorney matt green says the civil trial is a Second Chance to set the record straight. Theres no disadvantage to anyone for the truth coming out and for people to understand what actually happened. This is our opportunity to do exactly that. Reporter the loves declined to be interviewed for this story when asked if huguely meant to kill her daughter one year after the vird, sharon love nbc 29. I know he did kill her. I know he did. I cant imagine that i dont know what was in his head. Reporter the case shed light on Domestic Abuse on College Campuses where alcohol abuse and emotions can run high. Sharon love started the one Love Foundation in her daughters honor to fight the culture of abuse. George huguely will be in his 40s when hes released. His mother knows theres no such looking forward for the family of yardley love. People will look at this and say how can i feel compassion for this mother or for her son. Because there is a life that is gone and that family is in a kind of hell that you will never know. I know that theres nothing compares to what they are suffering. I only have sorrow them. I cant i dont have words to describe the loss of her life. And im so sad and sorry that yardly is gone. A mothers heartbreak for two lost futures. For today, janet shamlian, nbc news, washington. Now turning to an issue that divided a lot of parents. Should students home schooled in the commonwealth be allowed to participate in high school sports. They passed abill to allow Home School Students to participate after the eighth grade. There are many opponents including terry mcauliffe. They say if home schooled children compete, they should be required to meet the same academic and disciplinary standards required of students in public schools. The bill goes to the state senate for consideration. The Frederick County School System has new social media guidelines banning posts that are considered mocking or disrespectful. Th ran the district social media site had this Twitter Exchange and corrected the spelling of the world tomorrow, this happened on january 5th and she was fired a week later. School employees have to go through a mandatory social Media Training session. If you worried about losing the air pod ear phones for your iphone, a new update could ease your concern. The find my iphone app will be updated to locate air pods if they are in range of any ios device and able to play a sound on either or both air pods to help people track down their location. People still going to lose them. Youre right. Nearly 9,000 children electric scooters are being recalled, the pulse safe start transform electric scooter. Its being recalled because they pose a fall hazard to the rider. They are sold exclusively at bug to avoid is the norovirus. They are even forcing some schools to close. Heres nbcs tom costello. Good day, not a very good day for a lot of people nationwide and here in the d. C. Virginia maryland area who might be sick in bed. Fektous disease experts say the noro virus is one of the most contagious and heartiest known. It spreads especially fast where people share close quarters like hospitals and schools the symptoms are enough to send you to bed for years, stomach pain and sometimes fever and body aches. It is spreading mystery across the country. Some moms dealing with multiple kids sick at the same time. My middle child had it saturday. Sunday my older one had it and then tuesday after school, my youngest one got it for the second time. In one chicago high school, more than 1,000 students and 50 teachers caught the few days. Classes canceled. Outbreaks in rhode island causing several schools there to close to disinfect classrooms and cafeterias. Even though it is often called stomach flu, its actually not related to the influenza virus. Doctors say it is highly contagious. And if you are near someone who is vomiting, the person vomiting creates a little aerosol, if youre close enough you can literally breathe it in and then youll get sick 24 to 48 hours later. Experts say the virus can live on surfaces like bedding and countertops making it even tougher to fight. The best defenses are the most basic, frequent hand washing with soap and water, hand sanitizers are not enough. Disinfect contaminated services with a beach based cleaner. If youre feeling sick, stay home. Even after the worst of your symptoms pass, you can still make others sick. While norovirus can be deadly, the m most recover after a few miserable days. The cdc says the increase in cases pretty typical for winter on average there are about 19 to 21 million each year. Theres not enough data to know whether this season is especially bad but if you or someone in your family has caught it, you know how unpleasant it can be. Im tom costello, news 4 here in washington. Your next trip to target is about to get easier. We have details on the companys plans for mobile payment. Youre watching news 4 midday. Ghll be ri have you ever lost your keys or wallet . Who hasnt, right . You might need this. These are called pixcy points, you place them on everything you might end up losing then use your cell phone to find them using august meanted reality. Only available for iphones but should be ready for android phones later this year. Or just dont lose it. Ill put them on my children. You havent lost one yet. I know, right . Target is about to simplify your checkout experience. Plans to launch its own payment app this year to allow you to store credit card information and avoid having to dig through your cash or wallet for cash. They have not released specifics but it will help the store compete with apps including apple pay and walmart pay. One thing about using cash agree, when you see the money, youre likely to spend less. Realize what youre doing. With an app you dont see it and all of a sudden youre broke. Grilling equipment, things i dont need. For me the issue is you have a 20 bill, the minute you break that, even if you buy a pack of gum, its gone. Gone. Now a pack of gum is 20. This is why i have no cash ever. Were looking for a nice day to be outside today. Typical january chill returns as we get into friday and the weekend. If you really like the milder weather, today is the one and only day this week. Its already 52 in washington. 59 down on the grounds of the university of virginia down there in charlottesville. 50 in winchester, virginia and 50 in Frederick Maryland and 52 by the bay in annapolis. As you plan the remainder of your afternoon, sun goes down at 5 22 this afternoon. Then it will b clear for the early parts of the evening hours but clouds roll in later this evening into the yoifr night hours tonight. Highs today upper 50s to low and mid60s to our south and west. You can stay ahead of the forecast,ave the app downloaded and find me on twitter and look for me on facebook as well. Ill have the latest forecast tweeted out there. For tomorrow it will be a cloudier day than today for sure. Not a big rain chance tomorrow. Couldnt rule out a quick sprinkle of rain early tomorrow, probably before 7 00 or 8 00 in the morning. After no more than a quick sprinkle, temperatures top off in the low to mid50s and light south wind will be a west wind tomorrow at 15 to 30 miles per hour. A blustery and cooler day tomorrow. Then the chillier weather settles in for friday and saturday and sunday. Our average high this time of year is 44. Thats right on average for friday and our overnight employee, the average low this time of year is weather comes back in time for the last weekend of january and first week of february is going to be a little on the cool side as well. Ill give you the whole tenday in a few minutes. For now, back over to the news. When it comes to the leading cause of preventible death, smoking still tops the list. See how where you live ranks when it comes to laws protesters still on top of a crane near the white house. This is a live picture. You may be able to see a couple of people up there. They raised a banner that says resist. Greenpeace says seven activists climbed at crane this morning and then rolled out this banner. Its more than 2,000 square feet in size.

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