And in the case of dollree mapp, involve people with a lot of personal strength to really see a situation and to go to the courts for relief and to fight her way all the way to the Supreme Court. So really our case is about individuals that have Lasting Impact upon all americans and any one of us could be that individual. Although frankly nobody could be like dollree mapp. And what are your final thoughts about this case and its importance . That we all have a role to play in the protection of our constitutional rights. We all have to stand up and give voice every day to the constitution or it ends up becoming a dead letter. Dollree mapp did that for all of us. Thank for being our guest tonight and thanks as always to you for your questions and comments. It makes the program interesting. Thanks for being with us. Our series continues next week with the Supreme Courts 1962 decision in baker versus carr. In that case justices establish the right of federal courts to review redistricting
Stations today. At least one train had to be offloaded. This latest incident comes as d. C. Officials react to the news that the majority of the citys firefighters are not specifically trained to respond to emergencies on metro. News4s Mark Segraves spoke with the mayor today and the fire chief. Hes live at the dupont station. Mark . Reporter jim, dozens of firefighters responded here to Dupont Circle and Cleveland Park for what turned out to be a brake on fire on a metro train today. It was just a few weeks ago we had that deadly accident at lenphant plaza. And while todays accident turned out to be minor and no one was hurt it once again raises concerns that the d. C. Fire department is not doing enough to train its nearly 1,700 firefighters for incidents just like this. Today it was a ma meth row cars brakes that caught fire to fill the car and station platforms with smoke. Last month smoke in a metro tunnel claimed one life and sent 80 to the hospital. At a council meeting, the pub
Holiday shopping round two. The returns, exchanges and brand new items in the bag. On this day after christmas, its shopper who is may benefit the most. Plus, what may be the reason for even more holiday mail delays at least in our region . Welcome to news 4 midday. Im in for Barbara Harrison. Christmas may be over, but you will struggle to find a park spot at the mall. For returns and exchanges and christmas deals. Live at tysons corner. Reporter the hol they day spirit is alive and well. We have a lot of people here. This mall completely packed. Very different from what we were seeing a couple of hours ago. Some of them even at 11 00 a. M. , tuckered out. It was the day after christmas when shoppers were returning and ek changing, bags and boxes big and small. Usually people come on black friday, but the day after christmas the deals are so much burden. The garland still hung, some with homes of returning for prices more fair. The stores all open and serious shoppers out of bed. Visi
that the suspected gunman, james lee, had four explosives strapped to his body. lee was later shot and killed by police. the three hostages were able to escape and no one else was hurt. it was a terribly frightening ordeal for the hundreds of employees who work at the building in silver spring. news 4 s megan mcgrath has been there all morning long and joins was the latest. good morning. reporter: good morning, barbara. if you take a look behind me, wayne salve still closed off in one direction here, the side right up against the discovery building. we still have quite a police presence here on the scene. they have actually given the all-clear for the discovery building. every area except for the lobby. they are still doing some investigating in that lobby area back where this confrontation took place. and so it might be some time before that a area is opened up to discovery employees. but employees are returning to work, at least for a few hours today, if they so choose. t