Very concerned tonight. Just seems like the Community Needs to do something to help young people that are at that age to take responsibility for the people young people in the community, you know we all need to look out for the young people even if theyre not our kids. Yeah but some people are also saying maybe the parents of those children should have done a little bit more and looked out for those kids a little better as well. Stephen tschida, abc 7 news. A montgomery man dubbed the beer pong rapist has been found guilty. The jury convicted Joey Poindexter of eight counts of sexual assault. Attorneys say he would get teenaged boys drunk at beer pong tournaments and then sexually assault them. Tonight at 5 00 youll hear from one of the jurors and what poindexter revealed in a wiretap conversation. Leon . Alison police swarmed a Frederick County high school after shots rang out outside and now two freshmen are recovering after being hit. Maryland bureau chief brad bell live outside of
Frigid morning. Up like yesterday morning, we dont have that wind with us. During the afternoon right around sunset well have a bit of a win friday mix. A little bit of rain in the metro area. A little sleet and snow just to our north. And a greater chance for accumulating snow it looks like on sunday. Hour by hour today, there is the sky over washington now. Its clear. Well have a few high clouds by 00 8 00 but still cold. Jumping into the 30s by noon. Low 40s by around 2 00 with those clouds thickening up. A little bit of rain in the metro area by 5 00 p. M. And a little bit of a mix maybe of some sleet and a little wet snow northern suburbs and up toward the pennsylvania border. And that will all be ending by mid evening this evening. Next weather and traffic on the s amelia segal joins us live with the 4 x 4. Your what to wear forecast for the brrs day. Making progress repairing a broken water main at connecticut and r streets. Some roads are still closed. Want to go to Megan Mcgra
The labs were working on a pentagon project to come up with new tests to detect biological threats. In at least one of the lab one in maryland. We dont know exactly where yet. The sample contains live anthrax spores. Among the other eight states mentioned to receive samples that now need to be tested is virginia. There is a lot to look into. C. D. C. Sent officials to the other labs to conduct on site investigation. At this point, centers for Disease Control saying, at this time we do not suspect any risk to the general public. We will stay on top of it. Alison keep us posted scott. Thank you. Meanwhile, this is just in to the abc7 newsroom. Work is set to begin tomorrow on new security measures for the white house. The temporary security enhaser have a new officer on con constitution avenue. Mobile steel barrier plates. The work should be finished in july. Leon now to a developing story out of Montgomery County. Where a Rockville High School is confirming a case of tuberculosis. Sam s
A live look over an accident on the beltway. The outer loop near kohlsville road. Seeing some backups there. Youll want to move to your left to get by but we are starting to see some significant delays through Montgomery County on the top side of the beltway due to this accident near kohlsville road. We have the metro lanes, silver lane at mcpherson square. Some delays there this morn. Taking a look in virginia, Prince William parkway, seeing the volume, but no reports of major delays. 270, slow right now, but no reports of incidents in the roadway. Thank you. Today the d. C. Council will vote on changes to how much you pay for parking and you guessed it rates are going up. However, theres a battle over what kind of parking will cost more. News4s Kristin Wright has more. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Yes, the bottom line is that were all going to pay more to park in the district but the question today is in what way . There are two proposals you need to know about. D. C. Council
Steinmeyer has had some interesting ideas. He has talked about the fact that, you know, while the Atlantic Alliance may resonate for people of our generation, we have to think about how german youth snowden is much more popular among german youth i would submit than president obama today. I mean obama was a rock star in 2008. If there is a rock star in germany today, it is edward snowden. And that is a serious state of affairs, ladies and gentlemen. And it needs addressing. Stein meyer has proposed a kind after cybersecurity summit or conference or dialogue and i think more than ttip or these far off ideas we need something in the nearer term that really addresses these issues. Because young people in europe need reminding of what, of what the transatlantic the most successful at liance in human history. What it has achieved, what it means and why its important in light of what president putin has done today. Has done of late. There needs to be finally, i think, some real focus on just