Right now on news 4 this week, new leader. The local favorite picked to lead Prince Georges County after a nationwide search. Crystal city transforming ahead of amazons arrival there. Well explain how that is going to be changing your commute. And daring rescue. A young man helped save a young mom from a potentially deadl. Dog attack announcer welcome to news 4 this week. Herlo, evne. Im leon harris, and this week the interim c. E. O. Was officially named the permanent c. E. O. Of Prince Georges County schools. Dr. Monica goldson has overseen thchool district since last july. She will be in charge of 200 schools and centers, 130,000 students and 19,000 employees. Bureau chief Tracee Wilkins explains why leadersecided to stick with the local favorite even after a nationde search. I am so proud to announce, without reservation, my appointment of dr. Monica goldson as the permanent chief executive officer of reporter there were plenty of Standing Ovations after r. Monicaoldson was named t
In custody. Were expecting a News Conference to take place sometime in the next 15 to 30 minutes. Well keep you updated on this breaking story right up until the nbc nightly news at 7 00. We have more breaking news tonight. A local couple found dead while vacationing in the dominican republic. Wlets get straight toendy rieger. Shes got everything wenow at is point on the story. Whats the latest . We know the couple is from Prince Georges county. They are cynthia day and her fiancee 63yearold Edward Holmes. They got to the resort may 25th. They were staying on the southeast coast of the island. The newspaper today is reporting their bodies showed no signs of violence. Investigators have not determined a cause of death. The couples family says theyve been in contact with the u. S. Embassy in the dr and are baffled, not sure, dont know what happened. According to the dominican today, the Hotel Director says they were scheduled to leave yesterday. We are still working this story and gettin
They were striking at the heart of the suburbs. The guy is dead, and theres a white man just went by. Tomorrow im going to my fourth funeral in four days. People were dying. They were dying right in front of us. We cant be everywhere all the time. This, without a doubt, was the most intense three weeks of my career. It was one of the biggest manhunts in american history. The hunt for the d. C. Snipers, next. Its known as the beltway, the growing metropolis that surrounds our Nations Capital. Encompassing portions of maryland and virginia, the beltway is a sprawl of medium and smallsized towns, the kind of places where indiscriminate violence is rare. For area residents, october 2nd, 2002, began quietly enough. Nationally, the big news was a hurricane in the gulf of mexico. Category 4 hurricane and the buildup to the invasion of iraq. We know the awful nature of war. But a very different war was about to erupt. I got a call from my deputy, lieutenant phil long. A 55yearold man was kille
They were striking at the heart of the suburbs. The guy is dead, and theres a white man just went by. Tomorrow im going to my fourth funeral in four days. People were dying. They were dying right in front of us. We cant be everywhere all the time. This, without a doubt, was the most intense three weeks of my career. It was one of the biggest manhunts in american history. The hunt for the d. C. Snipers, next. Its known as the beltway, the growing metropolis that surrounds our Nations Capital. Encompassing portions of maryland and virginia, the beltway is a sprawl of medium and smallsized towns, the kind of places where indiscriminate violence is rare. For area residents, october 2nd, 2002, began quietly enough. Nationally, the big news was a hurricane in the gulf of mexico. Category 4 hurricane and the buildup to the invasion of iraq. We know the awful nature of war. But a very different war was about to erupt. I got a call from my deputy, lieutenant phil long. A 55yearold man was kille
They were striking at the heart of the suburbs. The guy is dead, and theres a white man just went by. Tomorrow im going to my fourth funeral in four days. People were dying. They were dying right in front of us. We cant be everywhere all the time. This, without a doubt, was the most intense three weeks of my career. It was one of the biggest manhunts in american history. The hunt for the d. C. Snipers, next. Its known as the beltway, the growing metropolis that surrounds our Nations Capital. Encompassing portions of maryland and virginia, the beltway is a sprawl of medium and smallsized towns, the kind of places where indiscriminate violence is rare. For area residents, october 2nd, 2002, began quietly enough. Nationally, the big news was a hurricane in the gulf of mexico. Category 4 hurricane and the buildup to the invasion of iraq. We know the awful nature of war. But a very different war was about to erupt. I got a call from my deputy, lieutenant phil long. A 55yearold man was kille