it happened in the area of 57th avenue and jennifer place in riverdale. police say the driver of a ford explorer was slowing down, trying to make a left turn when the driver of a toyota tried to pass the ford. the cars collided sending the toyota to the front yarded of the home where the children were playing in a kiddie pool. >> the car took the baby -- the baby was under the car and then he was bleeding right here and the tire was on his hand, the tire. >> reporter: police say the injured children ranged from four to ten year cans old. the driver will be cited in that crash. >>> an off-duty firefighter and two strangers saved a woman trapped in a burning apartment in centreville. a fairfax county firefighter driving this evening saw the smoke and made the first 911 call. neighbors rushed in to a house near the fire to help a woman rescue her handicapped mother. >> essentially we got here in a wheelchair. >> we were trying to get her moving in the wheelchair. i took the dog and kept the dog out of the way. >> thank god we were there at the right time, th

there are a lot of people who are out there in riverdale maryland. there were some trees that were knocked down. you can see some emergency officials out there. hopefully no one got hurt. we like autria godfrey to take over when she can harris. this is the video from her camera phone. the storm system moved through the present through that area about 45 minutes ago. -- the storm system moved through that area about 45 minutes ago. trees are down all of the place. autria godfrey made her way over. she said there were plenty of trees that were down. there are plenty of emergency officialize that are out there. we will get more and get back to you on that. . let's return back to bob ryan who has been following this system. there is another storm system in chicago right now. >> that is with this -- that is where this line is coming through into the washington area. that is where it started earlier today of around noon. we followed it as it came through indiana. there were hundreds of reports of damage. a few hours ago, it was in ohio then west virginia.

and especially windy night here in prince george's county when a fire broke out at this house here in riverdale. about a dozen firefighters were battling the blaze when an especially gust of wind created a fireball inside the house and injured all seven firefighters who were on the first floor, including kevin o'toole. >> we faced some terrible conditions. >> reporter: the injured firefighters were al taken to the hospital. six of them were released within two days but o'toole was

the apartment building in riverdale. that's where we find news 4's darcy spencer, live in lanover hills where the damage is just as impressive. hi, darcy. >> reporter: yeah. bear with us. we're in a little bit of a construction zone here. take a look at what's right here. this is a canopy, a very heavy metal canopy that literally blew off of a gas station here. it's a bp gas station late last night. you can see workers tearing it apart piece by piece. a crane has been brought in to literally lift the pieces out of here and put them in a dumpster. look over here at the front door of the store area here at the gas station. you see it's boarded up. you know why? they say looters tried to break in here last night. a severe storm packing high winds ripped the roof of this riverdale apartment building on riverdale road friday night displacing hundreds of residents. what was it like in there? >> scary. i was returning. i heard the roof fall, looked out, seen it peeling back. i just -- instinctively just ran. >> reporter: troy c

we know you had an issue in riverdale. >> that's the major damage we've seen so far today in riverdale, but we had two fires that occurred. i want to make sure that the residents and citizens understand that we're discouraging them from using candles. please use a flashlight. if you need batteries, go get batteries. but the two fires we've had from the storm have been from the use of candles. we have a significant amount of houses that are without electricity and power which are a great concern to us given the fact that had will be 100 plus degree heat today. in addition to the roof being blown off in riverdale we've got a that as a concern. we've opened up northwestern high school as a shelter though many of the residents who have no other options and can go there. and we are going to have cooling centers opened up so that -- so that residents can go to -- go there and get water and get cooled. >> do you know what time those cooling centers are going to be open or maybe the location of them. >> we have a few locations. and we'll be updating the media throughout the day. as of 9:00 we'

the crash happened around 3:30 this morning in the 6800 block of riverdale road in riverdale. the woman was asleep in her bed when the car crashed into her bedroom. she along with the driver were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. a building inspector is expected to check if the building is structurally sound. >>> thursday night a woman in an suv accidentally ran over five children in the driveway and her daughter was among the victims and that little girl died on friday morning. >> it came, and then i was trying to run, but like, there was a lot of stuff. >> uh-huh. >> and i fell down, and the car came, and pushed me. >> police say the woman was leaving the home after an argument and accidentally hit the gas instead of the break. she has not been charged. one of the victims, 10 year oiled, isaac gonzalez, is still in the hospital with serious injuries. >>> and a man was shot in the head in trenton, southeast washington. police have not tkreleased a tk sreuption of the man they are looking for. >>> two men open fire at each other in the safe way parking l

news 4's darcy spencer has the story from riverdale. >> i woke up with a banging sound. that's all. >> reporter: authorities say this woman was asleep in her bed when a car came crashing into her bedroom. she was wheeled to an ambulance and taken to the hospital. the woman fortunate to have only minor injuries. the car tire hit her in the head. >> it could have been a lot worse, huh? >> it could have been, yeah. >> reporter: the crash happened at about 3:30 in the morning at the chestnut ridge apartments on riverdale road. police are still trying to piece together how the car ended up in the apartment building. it went halfway inside. bricks came crashing down. a neighbor who happens to be a nurse helped the woman as she waited for medics to arrive. >> she was disoriented, yeah. i prepared an ice pack and put it on her head. >> reporter: the driver was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. it's unclear whether that driver will face charges in connection with this crash. in riverdale, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> family and friends of a security guard who

. >> in prince jornl george's coue winds ripped off the roof from apartments in riverdale displacing hundreds of residents. in d.c. downed power lines sparked a car fire sending two to the hospital. it all came after a day of record breaking heat across the region. just sweltering heat. and that has kickstarted the outages. then the violent weather came in leaving in about 2 million people without power in the middle of a heat wave. right now pepco has more than 420,000 people without power, dominion reporting 450,000, bge, 12,500. the numbers just keep rolling in. potomac edison 50,000, smeco, about 45200 this morning and novec has 40,000 without power. >> the power companies want you to let them know. we'll be giving you the phone numbers for to you call and let them know there's an outage. they say be patient, they've got a lot of ground to cover. >> this really was a worst case situation for a summertime type of an event. we're talking about the fact that we could see scattered strong to possibly severe storms later today. not going to be as wide spread as yesterday, but know tha

it happened around 3:30 this morning at the chestnut ridge apartments off riverdale road and veterans parkway. as surae chinn reports, she is lucky to be alive. >> it is quite remarkable that she's able to talk to us about her story. the car slammed right into her room where she was sleeping. >> i thought i was dead. >> michelle sawah woke up to a car in her bedroom. >> somebody help me. i called 911. i thought i was dead. >> paramedics gingerly wheeled her out of her riverdale payment down the steps. her entire body was ache -- apartment down the steps, her entire body aching and her head pounding. this car crashed into the apartment building. right now it's parked outside michelle sawah's bedroom. she described how the car landed basically on top of her. >> there was a car tire on my hands. then i started screaming. >> reporter: you felt the car tire? >> yes. i felt the car, heard the sound. then i lifted up my hand, something hit my arm. i lift up my hand and my hand felt the tire. the tire was there rolling and the smell of gas. >> reporter: police are investigating what made the

but go back to autria godfrey is live in riverdale. this is the park's tanglewood riverdale.in there is a lot of commotion in the parking lot. offipped part of the roof the seven-story apartment .omplex since then and residents have been piling out because they are not allowed to be inside. of first responders on the scene. withe one of the tenants me. what did you think? first we saw trees outside moving. then we see things slipping over and things going up. the order came flooding in through the air vents. -- water came flooding in the air vents. upstairs. going through your mind? i was not afraid. was kind of excited. this is my first storm. >> what were officials telling you? they were asking us if we could evacuate. the firefighters as if there were anyone else in the building to rescue?ad aswhat did they say as far going back inside? they have not told us tonight. you and your family do? am not sure. >> as far as the damage goes, how would you describe it? but there is what, are things that broke in the windows. there is grass, d

reporting live in riverdale, scott broom, 9news now. >> all right, scott. what a terrible outcome. a reminder for all of us to be patient on the roads. >>> we are days away from learning if loudoun county will opt in to build metro's extension to dulles airport and beyond. and the vote is as close as it can get. there were rumblings of some members who wanted to delay the july 3 vote. but that won't happen. >> reporter: right now the vote is too close to call about what's certain is that the vote will move forward without delay. >> no extension. >> reporter: after loudoun county board members already received a 30-day extension, a second delay was out of the question. >> i have every expectation they're going to vote by july 3. >> reporter: the metropolitan washington airports authority which oversees the project is hoping the board will opt in for phase two of the silver line. but they've had controversy of their own. ousted board member dennis martir filed a lawsuit to get his seat back after virginia governor bob mcdonnell removed him for questionable spending. >> i seem to be t

. >>> some of the worst damage in prince george's county can be found at an apartmentble in riverdale. as jackie bensen reports hundreds are out of their homes this morning. >> reporter: residents in the seven-story apartmentble on rivdale road say it happened very fast and very unexpectedly as the storms winds slammed into prince george's county, the roof blew off. >> all i heard -- i was in a house. all you heard was a big boom. the windowed started shattering. then the next thing you know the lights started flickering. you could hear people screaming in the hallways. >> all the noise going on, the chaos. >> reporter: this is what is the situation here at the park tanglewood apartments. you can look here see in the parking lot, this is part of the roof. this is why everyone had to come out of here tonight when these wind came through because the roof was literally sheared off a good section of the building. the fire chief notes the damaging storm came exactly one week after vicious weather caused similar damage in the bladensburg area. >> in this case, a multifamilible so ovmultifam

. >>> we're getting reports now of an apartment fire in the 6800 block of riverdale and that is in prince georges county. no reported injuries and we're learning that several families will be displaced and that is what you need to keep an eye on and there is some numerous lightning strikes. >>> and sue's in here with raid radar and we showed maureen just showed the great pictures of all that flooding in the city and this is that new batch of thunderstorms movying across and some heavy rain, too and we can check that and give you an idea of how heavy it's falling and right now, you getting two inches an hour and that is -- yes, some rain and that is going across where we have had some flash flooding can be a problem. >> lovely storms don't last an hour. and that is easy for many communities who have had much from bethesda and arlington and you mentioned that lightning a moment ago and take our max one and that is you can so that the last few hours, the clusters of light inspection across the city and again, that is on max 1 and throwing you a loop in the control room and gary's got the hai

in riverdale at kenilworth ave. so they're searching both directions. 81 in good shape. 70. 95 between richmond and baltimore. travel times running in our favor on 66 and in good shape is traffic in and out of the district. program starting on normal service. now to adam caskey in the weather center. >> just about 5:11. we have areas of rain approaching the mason-dixon line through the northwest of washington. northeastern pennsylvania is where most of the thunder action is. as the cold front drops into town late this morning into lunchtime is when we will have more showers and thunderstorms even in the metro area. late this morning through about midday. it's a little earlier than usual for thundershowers. high temperatures in the mid '80s before the cold front hits. becoming less humid and a little breezy this afternoon and evening. east of 95 in particular, southern maryland, we could have isolated severe thunderstorms later on today. becoming more comfortable behind a cold front. near 80 degrees tomorrow with ver

this happened just after 3:30 yesterday morning in riverdale. michelle sala says a man jumped out of the car and asked her not call police. he says he just hit the wrong pedal. so far, he is charged with leaving the scene. >> the whole car pushed the bed all the way in hike that right over her head. like you could see big tires over her head. when she put her hands up or look, she could see the tire right over her head. >> where did she wind up? >> she wound up somewhere down here and something hit her. she just screamed my name and ran outside without no clothes on. >> she was treated at a local hospital for head, neck and back pain. the man's wife said she had been driving. is he may now be charged with making a fault statement. >>> police hope these will help lead them to the men they believe rob and beat a victim near the fort totten metro station last month. detectives just released these surveillance photo taken at a store on south dakota avenue. that is where the suspect apparently used the victim's credit card. if you recognize the men,

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. >> 66 degrees right now in riverdale. >> how the nationals swept away 100 years without a victory. >>>> next "anderson" -- join me for a bidding war in studio. and john cusack. critics here is a way to judge whether there's been a sea of change with the nationals franchise. before this weekend, they had never won a game at fenway park in boston. >> it is a new century. sunday's game was tied in the ninth inning. roger bernadina driving in bryce harper for the go-ahead run. then picking up the say. the nationals win 4-3, continuing the three-game sweep in beantown. the only other team to sweep boston and home this year, the orioles. matt had the game-winning run in the 10th inning. the victory marks a franchise record ninth straight win in an extra inning. doing well. >> the nba finals begin tomorrow night with a matchup that many neutral observers were hoping for. miami and oklahoma city. lebron james, dwyane wade, and chris bosh starring. each team comes into the final with something to prove. >> need to move the ball well, it to shoot very well. it's a good team. >> for me, i jus

these images were taken in riverdale, maryland. torrential rains, lightning and hail. as the storm raced towards northeast washington, it gathered speed and power. a tree more than three feet in diameter crushed this home in the 3800 block of south dakota avenue. >> first the winds came up really strong, and all of a sudden it just started blowing, the rain started coming down. and it looked like a tornado, yes. and i was in my family room. and i heard this thing snap and it fell like, yeah, it was awful. it was awful. it just -- you went to the basement at that point. >> the tree tore right through the sturdy brick home. the heavy damage trapped a man, the sole occupant. numerous downed power lines meant large parts of northeast washington, particularly the woodbridge area, were plun nled into darkness. jackie bensen, news 4 today. >> the storm may be long over but people should be very careful when heading out today. traffic lights might be out tonight. traffic was backed up for blocks as police direct cars through four-way stops. >>> guilty. that was the verdict on

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getting reports of wet waichlt from tenially town to riverdale, meritfield. we have wet pauchlt and more on the way. off and on showers and steadier rain, heavier rain this afternoon and highs up around 80. overnight, passing showers and maybe some thunder and lightning, all the way until midnight. by then, back down to the low 70s, most of it should be over by late this evening. >>> a look at a comfortable change coming our way tomorrow. look at that the rest of the week and weekend. how is traffic? >>> breaking news on the outer loop of the beltway. a connecticut avenue. here is an update. accident activity moved to the shoulder lane. police still blocking the left lane here. and also we have a police officer in the right shoulder lane. travel lanes are open on the right side of the roadway. still seeing big delays on the beltway sitting at university boulevard really stop and go out of college park. average speed, about 13 miles per hour. taking 43 minutes to get from i-95 to i-270. d.c., 275 northbound. thank you for tweeting in your accidents. traveling

kevin and six other firefighters rushed into a burning house in riverdale heights. >> we pulled up and saw another basement fire. it was just a matter of second that it changed on us. >> we went in, expected that there were people trapped in the house so we went in, we wanted to d to make sure there was nobody in there. >> are. >> reporter: seconds after they got in, a torch flame engulfed the group. kevin was one of two firefighters with critical injuries. >> imagine the shock. we saw them the first time. he had over about -- about 50% of his body was burned. kevin spent almost two months in the burn unit with severe burns to his arms and hands. >> gone through hell. still going through some tough times. we'll get him through it. >> reporter: getting through it and trying to get back to normal. they continue to rehab and recover mentally and physically. >> i owe everything to the fire department. >> reporter: the firefighters say they are glad to be alive to tell their story and after all they've been through, has the experience changed their minds mind about risking their lives. >> l

a car crashed into a ground floor apartment in riverdale and hit a woman sleeping in her bed yesterday morning. let me continue to tell you this. i don't believe this is the footage. the woman said a man jumped out of the car and asked her not to call police. so far, he is charged with leaving the scene. the man's wife could be charged with making a false statement. >>> mother on a big change coming to the system. it is -- more on a big change coming to the metro system. richard sarles is at the franconia springfield stop this morning. he is answering questions about the change. it is meant tomorrow prove service on the orange, blue, green and yellow line and prepare for the influx of passenger when the silver line starts its service. he will ten franconia springfield stop through 7:30 this morning. he will join us live coming up income hour. >>> president obama will be in new york city today for a fund raiser his campaign is calling barack on broadway. he will appear with former president bill clinton. republican presidential nominee mitt romney will object the west coast attend ago p

kevin and six other firefighters rushed into a burning house in riverdale heights. >> we pulled up and thought oh, it's another basement fire. we just saw in a marty seconds it changed. >> we went in -- matter of seconds it changed. >> we went in and wanted to make sure nobody was in there. >> reporter: seconds after they got in a torch flame engulfed the group. all seven were taken to the burn unit at washington hospital center. kevin was one of two firefighters with critical injuries. >> imagine the shock when we saw him the first time. he had about 50% of his body burned. >> reporter: kevin spent almost two months in the burn unit with severe burns to his arms and hands. >> he's going through hell. he's still going through some tough times. we'll get him through it. >> reporter: get him through it trying to get back to normal, they continue to rehab and recover mentally and physically. >> i owe everything to the fire department. >> reporter: the firefighters are glad to be alive to tell their story and after all they've been through has the experience changed their minds about riski

let's go live to riverdale road to see the damage left behind. >> this had to be terrifying for this woman that has unnerved her neighbors as well. along this whole corridor are these garden apartments with the first floor apartment on the ground level, just below ground level and parking spaces in front. neighbors had feared something like this crash might happen. >> it happened at about 3:30 in the morning. a woman is sound asleep and the bedroom of her ground-floor apartment when a car comes crashing through the window. the impact is so strong that it knocked her out of her bed and on to the floor. the next-door neighbor didn't know what happened. >> i heard a real loud noise. very loud. i thought something came from the roof but my son thought it was a tree that fell down, but it was a car. >> police are still investigating how it happened. so far they say the driver was pulling into a parking space but for some reason the brakes failed. the damage to the car seems confined to the passenger side of the front. no one had to be evacuated but neighbors were definitely concerned. >>

. >>> a riverdale woman is lucky to be alive today after a close call in her apartment. early yesterday morning the driver of a car lost control and slammed through the wall of the woman's home. michelle saw woke up to a large boom and discovered a car in her bedroom, the tire actually on top of her, she was afraid she was going to die. >> it was a car tire on my hand. >> reporter: you felt the car tire? >> yes. then i lift my hand my hand felt the tire. the tire was there, rolling. >> reporter: paramedics were able to free the woman and remove her from her pardon me in a wheelchair. investigators have still trying to figure out how the driver lost control of the car. >>> well the attorney for george zimmerman says he expects to file a motion today seeking a new bond hearing. the former neighborhood watch volunteer surrendered to police yesterday in florida. his bond was revoked because the judge in the case believes that zimmerman lied about his finances. zimmerman is charged with second degree murder for the shooting death of trayvon martin. zimmerman says that he acte

the woman was in her bedroom when a car came crashing through apartment onoor riverdale rd. appeared the knocked her off of her bed and onto the floor. >> i heard a really loud noise, loud. i thought something came up from the roof. my son said it was a tree that fell down. a car.was the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment. police are still investigating. right now, it appears that the pulling into a space when her brakes failed. and 11-year-old boy is dead accidentally -- he was accidentally shot by his brother. there were fooling around with a secretly taken from a neighbor's home. prosecutors are reviewing the case. >> a warning for drivers in montgomery county. police is stepping up enforcement. they will hand out tickets to tailgaters and drivers.e publicpe to educate the about aggressive driving. you may want to calm down a little bit on the road because prices are changing. local drivers are paying even , about 3 $52 -- $3.52 per gallon. >> it is nice to see prices going down. sight in newzing city this afternoon. the space shuttle enterprise way to its new

the flash in the pan kind of deal on the bw parkway inside the beltway riverdale. sky 9 shows us everything is moving pretty well actually heading south of greenbelt and through riverdale on the parkway, on the beltway near the bw parkway looks like where they are right now. no early problems here in greenbelt. we'll check out the ride for folks in virginia east on 66 where we see more volume building as you head east of 234 business, man fan sas to get into the rest area. another volume delay in centreville. checking out 50 fair oaks, we've seen delays there. inside the beltway still looks good through falls church. slowest to get aqu ai past -- get past aquia harbor. northbound heading up past the beltway in landmark still a good pace toward the 14th street bridge. remember the new traffic pattern on the outer loop leaving springfield into alexandria aft weekend work. the local through lane split happens earlier closer to van dorn and local lanes will -- we'll call them the local lane because all you have is single file in that stretch between telegraph -- or eis

this happened on 57/avenue in riverdale. the suv ran into a fence and ended up in a pool filled with children. >> i want to show you just how much force that suv came across this yard with. there is still debris littered across the front yard. defense is still crumpled in a pile. in the corner, you can see a blue portable pool where four kids were enjoying their afternoon. just a moment before this mangled swimming pool became part of an active crime scene it was an afternoon of fun for four kids. screaming as the red as he became crashing through the yard, the car and eventually helped -- hit the house. she saw one chao pinned under the suv. -- she saw one child pinned under the suv. >> he was bleeding in the tire was on top of him. he was crying. >> prince george's county police say the driver was trying to pass -- and clipped the front of the stop a car and lost control. >> i saw a car jumped a little bit. the kids did not get run over. >> the four children had all playing in the pool are in stable condition. miraculous e

. >>> breaking news out of riverdale where six children have been taken to the hospital after a car ran into a house. this happened after two cars collided along 57th avenue. our school broom is live on the scene with more on whammed. scott? >> reporter: -- what happened. scott? >> reporter: a terrible accident. it was five children that went to the hospital and two adult drivers who were involved in this. these were children who were playing in a fenced yard behind me. take a look at some of the pictures we got just as we arrived here today. this was to suvs, one overtaking another and they collided, sending the red suv into this yard. it crushed a fence, went over a hedge, and ran over a kitty pool with at least three or four children inside before coming to rest. i talked to a witness, a teenage girl who was in one of the vehicles involved in the accident. >> i guess she didn't press the brake. the kids got injured. >> reporter: how many kids? >> i only saw two kids that were injured. >> reporter: where were the kids who got hurt? >> they were inside a pool. >> reporter: the children

edwards will recognize injured firefighters in bladensburg after they were overcome with a flash fire at riverdale home. one of them is still recovering from burns over much of his body. that is kevin o'toole. the fire was deliberately set. >> but think twice about putting yourself on on a restaurant table while eating. surveillance video caught a man at the shanghai restaurant in college park. he went over to the table where the university of maryland student was eating. the man snatched the phone out of the woman's hand while she was using it and then ran away. >> i trusted this area and thought it was very safe. it's not good. >> patrons don't recognize the man. the owner was so upset that he gave the students a free cell phone. >> many fairfax county residents are angry about the condition of their parks and sports facilities. last 900 people packed a meeting and called for changes. people living along route 1 say that their facilities are in poor condition compared to those in the rest of the county. some west potomac high school students say their football field is in bad shape. >> just a sm

police say the teenager struck by a csx freight train in riverdale was wearing headphones and did not notice the freight train coming down the tracks. an investigation into the accident is under way. a water main break at connecticut avenue and m street is now fixed but one section of connecticut avenue is closed for paving. the water main that broke was 65 years old. at 1.35 buildings at the dupont circle neighborhood were without water, but that has been restored. people are upset about walmart's plan to build six stores in d.c. are being heard. wal-mart says the stores will create about 1800 new jobs, and they will provide access to healthy, affordable food in underserved areas. the stores are not set to open until late next year. some bad news about the u.s. economy. the government announced this morning unemployment rose in may to 82 -- to 8.2% as employers only created 69,000 jobs. the labor department says the economy created fewer jobs in march and april than previously believed. that has caused stocks to sell off. at one point the dow was down more than 225 points earlier tod

on the southbound bw parkway inside the beltway near 410 and on kenilworth maryland 201 near 410 in riverdale. if air checking out the ride for folks heading on 95 virginia, heaviest volume is leaving 610a up toward quantico with a crash moved to the left shoulder. next set of slowdowns briefly in woodbridge, here in springfield. just more volume heading up to the beltway. lanes are open 066 inside the -- on 66 inside the beltway to head through falls church and make the way across to the teddy roosevelt bridge. next report coming up at 5:38. back to you. >> tank you, beverly. >>> -- thank you, beverly. >>> tropical storm zeby is causing -- debby is causing problems in most of florida while the rest of the gulf co. gets nervous. >> debby is churning off the panhandle but her effects are be felt from tampa all the way to jacksonville. one death being blamed on a tornado, one of several debby spawned and her reign could cause more damage. some parts of north florida could get more than 2 feet of rain before the storm moves on. others along the gulf coast are taking precautions. >> our biggest c

riverdale, md. -- a pedestrian route 1 southbound 410, will be closed until notice. adam caskey. >> always open for business. now in the district. frederick, 64. be hot today, but not humid. and tomorrow will be in the humidity.he heat and heat watch in effect for tomorrow. 95 is the high temperature. breeze.terly tomorrow through sunday back up near 100 degrees. it will feel like 105 - 110. >> getting geared up. thank you ♪ >>> that is usher, r&b megastar, at the top of his career. we know his personal life has been a bit of a struggle. battling over custody of his two boys. we saw him breaking down on the stand. had a chance to go to the atl recently and sit down with him. yesterday, dancing with the jacksons. today, it's usher. what is a girl to do? >> you got a little tutoring in. >> a little. >>> also, the twist in the gross pointe murder-for-hire case. there's bob bashar. there may be signs he tried to hire more hitmen. >>> how did paula deen do it? the comfort food queen. look at her. she lost 30 pounds. her whole family is downsizing. she reveals her secret

it happened at the chestnut ridge apartments off riverdale road in prince george's county. first responders had to wheel michelle out of her apartment. she was taken up but is expected to recover. police are investigating what made the driver lose control. >>> nigeria's president has declared three days of national mourning now after a commercial jetliner crashed sunday in the country's largest city. >> all 153 people aboard the plane were killed and so were several others on the ground. we get the latest now. >> reporter: nigerian firefighters and police strauss would to put out the flames after a plane crash that killed everyone on board sunday. all 153 passengers died when the aircraft crashed into a densely populated area. one official said the pilots radioed to the control tower just before the accident saying the plane had engine trouble. the air flight appeared to fall on its belly near the airport, crashing into a furniture shop and residential buildings. one witness said my younger ones were outside playing ball and they were shouting to leave, to look up, because

two suvs collided on a street in riverdale, maryland this afternoon on 57th avenue. one suv jumped a fence and ran over kids in a kid ee pool. >> you feel -- kiddy fool. >> you feel like you're safe. >> the children in the pool were run over bit the car. >> yes. >> how fast was the car going? >> speeding fast. >> all four kids went to the hospital. one in critical condition. also treated a child in one of the suvs and both of the drivers. they expect to cite the driver who jumped the curb. >>> a mixed verdict tonight in a groundbreaking trial involving the cover up of sexual abuse in the roman catholic church. a philadelphia jury found the person guilty of child endangerment. that is in response by handling of sex abuse by priests in the church. it is the highest ranking catholic official for the coverup of child sex abuse. >> this trial was not about a specific religion. it was about evil men that did evil things to children they have you had have protected. >> he was found not guilty of a second count of child endangerment and cleared of conspiracy. he wept when ta

it happened early this morning at the chestnut ridge apartments in riverdale. a car jumped the curb and crashed into a ground-level apartment. after it happened, a neighbor went to help the woman who lives in that unit. >> she was disoriented. >> is her bed by the window, by any chance? >> yeah, her head was right by the window. >> both the woman who lives in the apartment and a second person went to the hospital. they're expected to be okay. >>> well, tonight police say they've arrested a man in connection with a deadly shooting in south d.c. it happened overnight in the 1100 block of chicago street southeast. police identified the victim as 32-year-old henry miller. a short time after the shooting, officers arrest aid succeed a s northeast washington. they've identified him as 48-year-old david allen shepherd. now to the race for the white house. following the latest unemployment numbers, the obama and romney campaigns are once again dueling over jobs. last month's 69,000 jobs were more than expected. both sides are fighting over what it will take to get the

. >> reporter: paramedics gingerly wheeled her out of a riverdale apartment and down the steps, her entire body aching and her head pounding. this is the car that crashed into the apartment building. right now it eats parked outside of michelle's bedroom. she describes how the car landed basically on top of her. >> it was a car tire on my hand. i started screaming. >> reporter: you felt the car tire? >> yes, on my hand. boom. then i lift up my hand, there my hand, the tire was there, still rolling. >> reporter: police are investigating what made the driver lose control. a woman in that car was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. >> i didn't know when will be my last tomorrow. >> reporter: "i don't know when will be my last tomorrow," she says. the day she lived to tell about a real-life nightmare. >> he saved my life. god protected the car from killing he me. >> reporter: no charges have been charged against the driver who says the brakes give out but detectives are trying to figure out if alcohol was a factor. >>> elsewhere the national weather service is confirming at least nine t

. >>> and there is new information tonight about the driver of that car that crashed into a riverdale apartment building over the weekend. tonight, police say 36 was not behind the wheel as she claimed, instead, she was covering for her husband. 39-year-old david smith. tonight, smith has been charged with driving without a license. his wife is charged with giving a false report to the police. >>> a dramatic faceoff today between occupy d.c. protesters and u.s. marshals. the occupiers were protesting the eviction of a family. kristin fisher is here with more. people at the hospital? >> that's right. one protester and one u.s. marshal. they were simply doing their job. executing a court ordered eviction. but when they got there, they were confronted by 50 protesters with the group, occupy our home's d.c. as you are about to see, it got ugly. >> it's grand larceny. >> protesters pulled apart, dragged away by u.s. marshals. marshals breakthrough the first barrier, then hit another blockade at front door. protesters tied the pipes and a wall of milk crates. the marshals ripped down the cr

the men were inside a house in riverdale heights when a gust of wind swept through creating a fireball. they were all injured. donna edwards met with the firefighters. firefighter kevin o'toole spent two months recovering in washington hospital's burn unit. >> i would just like to thank everybody for their support, being here today and recognizing the firefighters in prince george's county. we do an a amazing thing out there and it's great to be appreciated once in a while. >> investigators ruled the fire was intentionally set. there is a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. >>> lall right, let's take a lie look outside. 4:49. 67 degrees out there, which is a nice, comfortable temperature. after some rains yesterday, things are clearing out. meteorologist tom kierein, that is setting us up for a nice day. >> fundamental change in the pattern. all the way into the weekend, just delightful weather. plan accordingly if you have outdoor work to do, this is just perfect for that. a lot of schools are out now and we will have just a wonderful pattern here. it's actually goi

audrey barnes is live now in riverdale with the very latest. audrey. >> brian, i'm on 57th avenue in river dale. this is a neighborhood with very narrow streets and neighbors say they have complained about cars speeding down the street all the time. police say it happened again today and some children playing in that blue kiddy pool you see in the shop behind me were in their front yard trying to stay cool and they became trapped in the path of an out of control vehicle. orlando and his three kids were in their house on 57th avenue when they heard a loud boom and felt the entire place shake. >> they go very fast. and these are not a good idea. >> the driver of this suv attempted to go around another car that was turning left on jennifer place. they collided and police say that suv went out of control, through a fence, and into a pool where four kids were playing. >> all four kids in the swimming pool, the adult driver and passenger from the four runner and the adult driver from the ford explorer were transported to various hospitals. >> how bad

inspectors also closed this mcdonald's on baltimore avenue in riverdale, maryland. prince georges health officials say a grease overflow created a sewage backup in the parking lot. inspectors were dispatched after a complaint. officials reported no evidence it backed up inside mcdonald's, but inspectors say overthrows threaten all drains and impose a threat outside, too. >> potential for human contact with raw sewage and the potential in a food facility to actually contaminate the actual food. >> mcdonald's issued a statement saying they were working on a resolution for the equipment malfunction at a time a customer brought it to their attention. pr vieding customers with a welcoming restaurant experience is always a top priority, they said. inspectors ordered food operations halted at mall come liquors after finding mouse droppings, two inspections in a row. health officials shuttered papa joe's pizza for operating with no hot water and no working hand sink. all the restaurants corrected the health violations, passed reinspections and back to serving food. if you w

a 37-year-old woman is recovering after a car crashed right into her apartment building in riverdale yesterday and hit her bed as she was sleeping. she says a man jumped out of the car and said don't call police. >>> no survivors from a plane crash in africa. more than 150 people were on board this regional yet when it crashed into nigeria's biggest city. the plane hit the residential area yesterday sparking fires in several buildings. officials still don't know how many people on the ground died actually rescue operation has been going on all night long. >>> george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch man accused of fatally shooting trayvon martin in florida is back in jail. we have the latest in this report. >> reporter: wearing jim shoes, jeans and handcuffs, george zimmerman was escorted back to jail by deputies just 45 minutes before his 2:30:00 p.m. deadline. >> george zimmerman met two member of the sheriff's office, was placed into custody, transported to the correctional facility. >> reporter: zimmerman arrived in the back of this white damage caravan around 1:45 sunday afterno

and especially windy night here in prince george's county when a fire broke out at this house here in riverdale. about a dozen firefighters were battling the blaze when an especially gust of wind created a fireball inside the house and injured all seven firefighters who were on the first floor, including kevin o'toole. >> we faced some terrible conditions. >> reporter: the injured firefighters were al taken to the hospital. six of them were released within two days but o'toole was hospitalized for 8 weeks with burns over 50% of his body before going back to his parent's house on long island to continue his recovery. >> you have to remember your hands aren't as good as they used to be. >> reporter: tonight he made his first trip back to his firehouse where he and a few of the other firefighters injured that february night. the 21-year-old o'toole who just graduated from the community college said he's now considering becoming a professional firefighter when asked if he would think twice about running into a burning building, he paused but just for a second. >> i still feel the calling to do that

he was living in riverdale. >> eliot: there must be something good about the guy. >> he was a bronx math teacher. >> eliot: which school. >> i don't know. you lived with him for 28 years? you don't know what school? >> they have a number, 49, 36. >> eliot: you lived with the guy for 28 years but you don't know where he works. we'll talk after the show. maybe we can give you some advice. but we're going to talk about the show. you're going to get celebrities. barak is going to be on the hoe. >> are you on the first name basis? >> eliot: no madonna, we can call him barak. >> no, no, respect for the president. i don't think he'll come on my show but i would love to have him. >> eliot: you got him on the view. >> the view has a bigger audience than what i'll have here. >> eliot: it will be bigger than "the view." >> i can hope. >> eliot: i don't have a doubt. who is your guest going to be? >> i don't know who they all will be we have a few people lined up. i do know next friday--next week i have john lithgow. >> eliot: he's a great. >> andand then a great journalist. we'll talk about gay iss

and east pine pharmacy in riverdale. 17 more locations are still to be chosen. the test involves a swab of the inside of the mouth. the results are ready in about 20 minutes. >>> the invisible wounds u.s. troops suffer during war will be the subject of a rally this morning in northwest. at 10:00 a.m. a rally called visible honor foin visible -- for invisible pounds will take part at the upper senate park at new jersey and constitution avenues. it's to recognize how post- traumatic brain injuries, depression and survivor's guilty can wound our veterans as much as roadside bombs or a sniper's fire. in particular the focus is the military now is on the tremendous loss of our veterans to suicide. >>> coffee lovers, drink it if you've got it. drinking coffee in moderation can actually reduce the risk of heart failure. new research from the american heart association suggests that by drinking coffee, people develop a tolerance to caffeine and that may lower the risk of developing high blood pressure and heart failure. researchers say moderation is key meaning about tw

in riverdale towers next to me. debris still all over the parking lots here. both of these buildings have been rendered unlivable. they have been condemned, pending repairs. so not only are these people dealing with no electricity and no air conditioning. they have no shelter. they spent much of the day wandering around in the hot sun, with not a lot of options on what to do. >> yes. it was a tornado. cars destroyed by falling sections of roof, torn by two apartment buildings. >> people was outside. and they said the wind gusts were just swirling around. >> a miracle no one was killed. >> we have to stay here. >> reporter: today, hundreds from two apartment buildings sweated in the hot sun. kids in steaming cars. the power out everywhere. others wandering with belongings. >> it's starting to get hot now. you got a car load of kids. what's the plan? >> hotel. >> last night, we had 70 people. >> reporter: the red cross came to the rescue, opening a shelter at northwest high school at hyattsville. air conditioning, electricity, rest, and worry. >> i think we gott

. >>> a teenager killed by a freight train in riverdale park, maryland never saw or heard it coming. police say 17-year-old mary kaitlin gaffney was on her way to see her boyfriend last night. she was wearing headphones when she was hit on the tracks near lafayette avenue and queensbury road. police say the train was going about 35 miles an hour. the engineer said he tried to stop and did everything he could to warn kaitlin. her father says she had a bright future. >> she was a beautiful girl. very talented singer. very talented artist. extremely smart. >> experts say it takes a freight train going 35 miles an hour the length of eight football fields to stop. >>> one local couple is trying to figure out who stole a 150-pound cigarette from their front yard. that cigarette is ten feet long. it used to be a telephone pole. but it was painted to look like a cigarette. it's just one piece of art that fills the family's yard in silver spring. the owners say thieves would have had to have a truck to haul it away. >>> still ahead tonight, a new type of cola war taking shape in new york. and