Blind to traffic accidents. And a little girl from Northern Virginia walked away from school and was picked up by a stranger. Her family tonight demanding answers. News 4 at 11 00 starts now. 11 00 tonight a man found dead inside a luxury d. C. Hotel. Tonight Police Believe someone killed him. Officers made that discovery today at the Donovan Hotel along 14th street. Thats where Jackie Bensen is with details. Reporter take a look behind me. These are the Police Department evidence vehicles a mobile Crime Scene Investigation van. They have been here all day in front of this luxury hotel. D. C. Police were called to the Donovan Hotel in the 1100 block of 14th street northwest off Thomas Circle just after 11 00 this morning. Sources tell news 4 a mans body was found in a guest room on the fourth floor. Police are calling this a death investigation, but sources say the man appears to have been stabbed. Rooms run an average of 300 a night. No i didnt know that at all. When did that happen l
took the sidewalks and roadways. some are walking and some parents who say they don t like it. walking to school instead of riding a bus. this school has not had a walking zone before and we have a fairly difficult walk here. reporter: a few weeks ago arlington county school parents received notification that some students who road the bus in years past will be walking to school. students living within a mile and a half of their secondary school or a mile of their elementary school are supposed to walk. i m a big believer in walking to school, but 0.8 miles for a 4-year-old is ridiculous. they can t walk that far and they can t walk that far if there is no planning beforehand. reporter: posting their feelings on a new facebook page. they also have an online petition. when you re talking about two weeks notice where the pta can barely get things together to organize even a walking school bus, they didn t have an alternative plan. reporter: the primary focus is to
determine what caused the derailment. officials say the train was going 25 miles per hour, but they would not say if the operator tried to stop the train before it derailed, or if the presence of the teens on the bridge played a role in the accident. we have no indication of what caused the actual derailment. we are fortunate to have two operators who are both safe and not injured so we will be able to talk with them. reporter: officials say the train is equipped with a camera and event recorder. that information will be viewed as part of the investigation into what went wrong. what the cameras picked up, what the event recorder shows, what the train was doing, those types of things are all being looked at. reporter: the national transportation safety board officials again say this will be a lengthy investigation. they re going to be here today throughout the night and well into tomorrow, trying to figure out exactly what happened. among the things they ll be looking
roadway. nass was attending james madison university. mayr, the university of delaware. the teens were close friends and 2010 graduates of mount hebron high school. it s devastating for the community. mount hebron has a close-knit community and to hear of the loss of two members of our community and two graduates, it s tragic. reporter: csx officials worked throughout the day to upright the rail cars. the national transportation safety board is leading the accident investigation to determine what caused the derailment. we have no indication of what caused the actual derailment. reporter: valerie mohammed says her 17-year-old daughter recently told her she and her friends had climbed on that bridge. i brought her here today, because i want her to see how dangerous it is to walk on the train tracks and how fatal it can be. it s awful. reporter: i spoke to that 17-year-old girl. she says this today was definitely a wake-up call. never going around those tracks again.
greenbelt middle school, and this eighth grader aapproves of the new $53.6 million building. i m very excited. i mean, i need to learn more. i can learn more in this school. reporter: parents say they re excited about the programs this new state-of-the-art building will offer. this is aa new tag program that my child is entering, and it s new. they re expanding, and we have a lot of good thoughts about the entire program. reporter: delays in construction for laurel elementary means the students spend the first week of school at the old greenbelt middle school. that s not the only uncomfortable change parents are focused on. i m going to miss these beautiful students that i had the privilege of working with for the past six years. reporter: he s leaving prince georges schools to lead the philadelphia school system. he said his proudest accomplishment here was leveling the playing field for students. ten years ago certain students didn t have access to certain pro