system to arrive around the midday hours on sunday. i'll let you know the latest how much rain or snow could be impacting your neighborhood. >> all right, amelia. a $50 million lawsuit against metro. that's what was filed today by the family of a woman who died after smoke filled her train beneath l'enphant plaza. news4's derrick ward caught up with her sons. >> reporter: the people behind this lawsuit say it's not about the money, nor is it about vengeance. they say it's about making sure that this metro system is as safe as it can be. carol glover died from acute respiratory failure on january 12th, the day an arcing third rail in the tunnel just beyond l'enphant plaza cawed smoke to fill trains and the station. 80 passengers were injured, hundreds had to be evacuated. >> everything that could go wrong on january 12th went wrong and it cost my two clients to my left their mother. >> reporter: the suit maintains there had been a similar incident with smoke at the same station just days before but the transit authority did not investigate that incident nor did they have a plan to evacuate passengers. the latest time line of events says it was more than half an hour before carol glover and other passengers on that train were evacuated. >> why did it take 45 minutes to evacuate the train? >> it's heart braebing and it's devastating to know that she suffered that way and to know that the other passengers suffered similarly. >> reporter: the brothers say they aren't vengeful. indeed they're thankful for all the work done by other passengers and first responders to try and save their mother's life. the point is it should never have come to that. >> let's all just come together and just -- let's try to find a way to make those rails a safer environment. >> reporter: now, the filing of this suit also means that the plaintiffs have subpoena power. they say they plan to call some of the principals in this case including some of those first responders from d.c. fire and ems. at l'enphant plaza, derrick ward, news4. and we are learning more about a similar incident on boston's subway system. take a look at these new pictures. a group of riders smashed six windows to get out of a train that filled with smoke during yesterday's rush hour. the transit agency blamed that smoke on a propulsion system failure and said right fielders were never in any danger. the president of the university of virginia says the school will be a leader in campus safety going forward. teresa sullivan's remarks come in the midst of a new controversy for the school with sorority sisters being asked to stay away from frat houses tomorrow as fraternities hold their big night for new members. again, all of this is coming after a somewhat discredited "rolling stone" article. >> i do think that the university of virginia was unfairly portrayed in it. i think that it was damaging to a lot of individuals who didn't deserve to be damaged. i think it may have revictimized some people who didn't need to be revictimized. and i mean certainly i think that we took a reputational hit until the story began to unravel. >> coming up on news4, david culvert takes a look at what changes could be ahead for students. >> right now, nationals outfielder jayson werth is preparing to spend the night in jail. he has to report to the fair and accurate detention center by 7:00 tonight. he pleaded guilty to reckless driving yesterday. he was pulled over in july for doing more than 100 miles per hour on the beltway. he'll spend five days in jail. the judge is allowing werth to serve on weekends so he can go to physical therapy during the week. a man will spend two years in prison for running over a university of maryland student and just driving away. he pleaded guilty a part of a plea deal and was mr. senra tebbsed today. he told the courtroom he is quote, ashamed and sickened by what he did. he hit corey hub ert a year ago in college park killing him as he crossed route 1. prosecutors say surveillance video captured him leaving a nearby bar. we'll show you that video in a live report on news 4 at 5:00. a 73-year-old rockville man remains in critical condition right now. he suffered burns and smoke inhalation trying to put out a fire that roared through his townhouse overnight on brewer house road. investigators believe it started in an electrical outlet. when he realized he couldn't put it out, he ran to a neighbor's house and called 911. >> that's what he said. he did say he tried to but obviously it kind of wasn't as successful as he homed. but luckily he was able to make it out and is safe. >> neighbors say the man lived alone and had two cats that are still missing. the fire cawed $450,000 in damages and also damaged the house next door. we're learning more tonight about a precarious position at the head of montgomery county schools. school members have refused multiple requests for comment. but the i-team details some of the board's concerns including the need for more opportunities to communicate with starr. the i-team obtained the memo starr sent to the school board this week outlining his accomplishments since he took over in 2011. we posted both documents on nbc washington. just search. we expect to hear something within the next 48 hours when starr is required to report his intentions to the board. the national common core standards have put a roadblock in the commonwealth. the state senate voted to pivot virginia schools from adopting the standards unless the general assembly approves. loudoun county senator richard blot says there is widespread opposition to the national standards including from teachers unions. now it goes to the house of delegates and governor terry mcauliffe says virginia has no plans to join the 43 states that have adopted common core. one of the area's biggest restaurant chains makes a move the get you back to the table while looefg your wallet at home. and more concerns about a measles outbreak. what some doctors are trying to do to stop the spread amid big concerns. today the white house joined the growing calls for parents to get their kids vaccinated to keep that measles outbreak in check. >> it started in disneyland in california and has spread to several states including arizona. as nbc's erica edwards found out there is concern about the big crowds now gathering for the super bowl. >> reporter: pats fans from all over the country congregate in one spot for the super bowl in an area involved in a multistate outbreak of one of the most contagious diseases in the world and people will naturally be concerned. >> if you're unvaccinated you better think twice about going. >> reporter: even though the total number of cases in country is close to 100, only a fraction are in arizona. doctors have painstakingly traced more than 1,000 people who were exposed to the virus asking them to stay home from work or school for 21 days if they have not been vaccinated. doctors say that should reassure the public act attending sunday's big game. >> the odds of somebody actually with measles being in that setting is really really small. >> reporter: public health officials believe the outbreak started with one infected person who travelled to california's disneyland from overseas. the airborne virus spread so easily doctors say 90% of people who come into contact with measles will get sick if they have not been vaccinated. >> going to come in from the back of the arm. >> reporter: susan montoya is getting a measles vaccination because she can't remember if she's fully immunized. >> i'd rather be safe than sorry. >> reporter: there has been a rise in people asking for vaccinations for their children. erica edwards, nbc news. a new treatment for peanut allergies is showing some promise. over the course of an 18-month study in australia, most children who ate a regular course of probiotics and peanut protein built up enough tolerance to eat small amounts of peanuts. the new method is different from previous treatments because the protective effects seem to last longer. researchers are warning they do need to study this a little more so parents should not attempt this treatment without medical supervision. it doesn't work for every child. new information about just how bad this flu season has been. newly released numbers show flu-related hospitalizations among the elderly are at record highs. roughly 86,000 people over 65 have gotten sick, the highest level since the government started tracking the flu in 2005. according to the cdsc cd the flu vaccine has been effective only 23% of the time and was not formulated for this particular strain that's dominated the season. the good news is flu season has peaked in most places. certainly hope so. capitol police are looking at another protest that went viral. what they're trying to find out as they review the incident involving henry kissinger. a change at the super bowl as the sun gives way to rain and the nfl commissioner breaks his silence about the football controversy. amelia is tracking some changes in our forecast. technology has improved our lives, in small ways. in big ways. but what about this? couldn't this be better too? at redfin we asked ourselves the same question. which led us to create new ways to take you inside a home or instantly schedule a tour. but we paired that with our own agents who aren't paid on commission but on your happiness. and that's what makes it all work the world has changed and now real estate has too. yeah let's take a look at the scene in glendale arizona, where the sunshine has given way to clouds and rain just two days before super bowl xlix. >> we've got team coverage of everything leading up to the big game. jim handly is in phoenix, but we start first with jason pugh. the nfl commissioner roger goodell broke his silence today about deflategate. >> he spoke to the media for about 45 minutes today and used words like serious and thorough talking about the investigation. the probe is focusing on two question first and foremost kwhirp some footballs used in a game that weren't in compliance with the rules? and second was it a result of deliberate action? goodell made it clear this investigation is still ongoing. >> we have rules. we're a league of rules. whether a competitive advantage was actually gained or not is secondary in my mind to whether that rule was violated. that's the integrity of our game. when those rules are violated we will take that seriously. >> reporter: today the nfl will take over 100 footballs that have been used by both teams in their practice sessions throughout the week. the league will have those footballs in their control until sunday. they will be examined about three hours before kickoff. jason pugh news4 sports. now a big change in weather out in arizona where the sunshine and blue skies are gone and jim handly has gone from short sleeves to jacket. >> jim is anchoring our coverage as you know all week from phoenix. jim, does anybody care about rain there this weekend? >> reporter: hey, i got to tell you guys seahawks fans are feeling right at home in this stuff. the rest of us not so much. you should know this week in the valley they're getting about half the amount they would see all year long for rain. take a look at video we shot earlier today. the fans have all but fled super bowl central and because the weather is almost always sunny here most of the big events have been planned for outdoors the concert, the parties spread out, glendale, scottsdale and here in downtown phoenix. add onto that ten of thousands are gathered with tiger woods for the phoenix open competing for attention here too. everybody's rolling with the rain so far today and tomorrow. and the forecast for game day is calling for lots of sunshine. so that's some good news. speaking of rolling with it, the "today" show rolled into town today. savannah guthrie and al roker set up shot. al had plenty to talk about with the weather, and savannah is prepping for her big night sunday night. she interviews president obama one-on-one during the pregame show and she'll ask him act his picks but also about more weighty issues of the day. >> we just want to talk to the president about obviously the game and whether he's following, he's a big fan, that kind of thing, but there's a lot going on in our country right now and certainly a lot of fears about terrorism and that kind of thing. when we sit down and do our taped portion of the interview i suspect we'll talk about those things. i always try to keep in the back of my hind what i think americans want to hear the questions they would ask if they have the chance. >> reporter: now, savannah leaves phoenix for washington tomorrow. she'll have a full report on the "today" show the next day, too a separate taped interview with president obama. at 5:00 tonight, we'll head into the nfl indoor experience the ultimate fan experience. you get to draft yourself also take some target practice do some printing which i did. at 6:00 tonight we'll catch up with the two arringtons here from maryland representing the dmv. by the way, pat and chris, you should know that this same system that is enveloping us is heading your way for sunday night. a bit warmer still. >> makes a difference. jason pugh will get us ready for the big game with super bowl zone tomorrow night. that's all here on nbc 4. >> jim had a weather warning from 2,000 miles away. >> so the system is heading this way. how is it shaping up? >> it's looking like we've had a big flip-flop, a big change in the system from what we were b looking at yesterday, tom was talking about it this morning if you were watching news4 today, how it's looking more like a rain or wintry mix type of event than all-snow sort of event. more on the system coming up in a moment. here are your weather headlines. for tonight, it's windy this evening, temperatures frigid feeling like they're in the teens and eventually single digits. for tomorrow it's breezy at least it's dry. still noticing those winds, though. temperatures tomorrow are cold. highs only in the 30s. and then tracking our storm system that arrives sunday around the lunchtime hour that leaves monday around the lunchtime hour. about a 24-hour event. temperatures right now are in the 20s and 30s. 38 is the temperature in washington. 34 in frederick and manassas. the winds right now around 15 to 30 miles an hour. so when you factor in the winds heading out tonight, windchill temperatures like i said are going to be in the teens and single digits. so dining out for your friday evening you want to have that warmest jacket leave the umbrella at home. tomorrow your saturday planner, a high temperature of 35 degrees. but it's a frinl jit start tomorrow morning. by 7:00 a.m. the temperature around 20 degrees. teens for those of you in the suburbs. by noon we're only at 28. high temperatures now around 44 degrees. 5:00 p.m. the temperature of about 34. so it's cold tomorrow. we'll get through tomorrow just fine and sunday just fine as well. this system looks to be a low-impact event now. what we look for in systems like this is consistency, as new information comes in. and since this morning, everything that we're looking at has been consistent in suggesting that this event for the d.c. metro area is mainly a wintry mix rain sort of thing. future weather 10:00 a.m. potentially light showers in our western and northern suburbs. by 3:00 4:00 p.m. likely we're tracking that rain and wintry mix in the d.c. metro area snow further north. as we continue into the evening and overnight hour first of all, during the evening hours a bit of a lull between 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. and then overnight it's looking like mainly a rain event and then showers continue for that monday morning commute. now as far as high temperatures are concerned, sunday a high of 40. when the system arrives, temperatures they're above freezing in the d.c. metro area. so another indication we're looking at mainly rain and you can see that temperature there on monday also above freezing. high of 37. rain early. tuesday, partly sunny, a high of 29. now coming up guys if you have super bowl plans whether you're heading out to watch the big game or having folks over i'll have a detailed forecast of what you can expect if you're going to be out driving around on sunday evening. >> all right. not even 30-degree weather can stop these students from driving into the chesapeake bay. more than 4,000 maryland students took part in the polar bear plunge on a morning like this. the annual charity event supports the maryland special olympics. it's the sixth year they do that. i can never ever understand how they can stand that. >> why. great cause, though. >> criminals and their cell phones. what the news4 i-team found when looking into the number of cases solved by cracking into those phones. >> and the unexpected adventure for a bride, groom, and their wedding party. what happened to make their day so memorable. and our flash survey question of the day -- who do you think will win the super ? thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for fewer video on demand titles. thank you cable, because if we never had you... ...we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability - 8 years running. plus, fios has the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. period. see the difference for yourself. get a fios triple play online at an amazing price guaranteed for two full years! plus, get a $300 bonus with a two-year agreement. george zimmerman won't be facing charges for assault. florida prosecutors decided to dop the case against him because hi ex-girlfriend stopped cooperating. zimmerman was arrested earlier this month after brittany grew broou knell told police he threw a wine bottle at her. then she recanted her story. it's just the latest in a series of run-ins for zimmerman since his 2013 acquittal in the fatal shooting of trayvon martin. aviation authorities in malaysia have implying they've made some progress in the search for flight 370. the search has covered almost one-third of its target area under water and they're increasingly confident the aircraft is in the zone. officials declared the plane's disappearance an accident so the families could move ahead with compensation claims. it was supposed to be a day filled with only joy, but a bride and groom's adventure in a hot air balloon quickly took a dramatic turn. just minutes into their flight last night, the pilot had to make an emergency landing. this all unfolded in san diego. strong winds pushed the balloon dangerously close to power lines. the pilot steered the balloon onto trees to slow it down and then to a street below. >> well there wasn't anything wrong with the weather. it was just that the wind direction changed. >> that pilot has been flying for 25 years and has had 7,000 flights. the bride and groom and the six members of their wedding party are all fine but they're bit shaken up. a rap mogul in jail for an accident that killed a friend. what his attorneys are saying about the fatal crash that prosecutors called a hit-and-run. and mitt romney is not running. why the two-time presidential candidate has decided against entering the race for a third time. good afternoon. i'm chris lawrence. >> i'm pat lawson muse. we start with the temperature. it's cold now, but soonitis going to really feel like we're in the deep freeze. let's get the latest from amelia in the storm center. well pat, for the evening, overnight, and even early morning hours tomorrow temperatures will feel like they're in the single digits. now, right now the temperature is 38 degrees. beautiful sunshine outside but breezy to windy. that means it feels like it's about 27. as we look ahead to super bowl sunday if you're having people over or going somewhere to watch the game this is what you can expect. 5:00 p.m. tracking a light snow mix. temperature around 37 degrees, possibly dry at 8:00 p.m. then mainly rain by 11:00 p.m. some of us could see a little bit of snow accumulation. i'll let you know what you can expect in your neighborhood. this event comes to an end on monday. testimony in the murder trial of former nfl player aaron hernandez has wrapped up for the day and will resume on monday. the trial is playing out just as his old team the patriots prepare for the super bowl. hernandez is charged in the 2013 shooting death of semipro football player odin lloyd. today the jury heard from lloyd's girlfriend, who described their relationship. >> do you know of any occasion where the two of them ever were getting together in your absence, meaning not involving you and your sister? >> just the one i was made aware of, the weekend he was murdered. >> the judge said they can watch the game on sunday but if hernd's name is mentioned the jurors have to walk away and distance themselves from what is being said. mitt romney said no. his decision to not run for president just shook up the 2016 race but going out on top. his poll numbers were double his closest rival when he suddenly quit. steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: two days ago in mississippi, mitt romney was looking like a candidate and sounding like he'd run in 2016. >> how can secretary clinton provide opportunity for all if she doesn't know where the jobs come from in the first place? >> reporter: but he bowed out in a conference call to supporters. >> i've decided it's best to give others in the party the opportunity to become the next nominee. >> he clearly thinks he has a lot to contribute and would be a great president. >> reporter: but in the three weeks since romney revealed he was kevin garnett run, some republicans pushed back. >> it can't be mitt because mitt ran and failed. he's failed. >> reporter: romney staffers were defecting to other candidates and calls to deep-pocket donors were discouraging. says nbc's "meet the press" moderator chuck todd. >> look at his lead in the polls. in january, it was this and now it's shrunk to this. the sirs six months of his candidacy were going to be a slow slide into the abyss. >> reporter: with romney out, longtime rival jeb bush tweeted, "mitt is a patriot." the former florida governor may benefit the most. he's getting big donors on his new 2016 team. also gaining today are wisconsin governor scott walker new jersey governor chris christie kentucky senator libertarian rand paul and texas tea party senator ted cruz. in a race that saw the front runner the polls pull um and drop out. i'm steve handelsman nbc news washington. >> you're going to have to shut up or i'm going to have you arrested. if we can't get the capitol hill police in here immediately, get out of here, you lowlife scum. >> the capitol police are revulging their response to one of the most widely shared moments of the week. on thursday anti-war protesters swarmed former secretary of state henry kissinger at a senate hearing. going so far as to shake handcuffs at him. but it was senator mccain's sharp response that made headlines. the incident itself raised some security concerns. last night the capitol police admitted their actions did not meet their own standard and promised a thorough review. the gentleman who killed 13 people at an army base says he wants to keep his attorney but the judge in charge of his trial is questioning that decision. nadal hassan is appealing his conviction but his new attorney once worked for the judge who thinks it could be a conflict of interest. hassan appeared in court yesterday at ft. leavenworth. he no longer has the beard he had at the trial. he was given a shave in prison. he's on death row for the shootings at ft. hood army base in texas. the u.s. is talking to the government of qatar about tightening security on five taliban commanders at guantanamo in a trade for bowe bergdahl. one of the prisoners tried to re-establish contact with the taliban through phone calls. senator lindsey graham says the prison mers have been in touch with members of the ha tanny network linked to al qaeda. parents of teenage drivers may have good reason to worry. teens and young adults are suffering the most serious injuries in car crashes. the cdc released a new study today which shows car crashes caused 4 million visits to the emergency room in 2010 and 2011. that's about 10% of all e.r. visits. most victims were between 16 and 24 years old. e.r. vis for crashes were higher for african-americans than hispanics or whites. most of the injuries treated were for neck and back strains. we are hearing new details this afternoon about a scary situation earlier this week on the tarmac in north carolina. police say a passenger on an american airlines flight out of the charlotte airport became violent. nbc reports on the flight that sent two flight attendants to the hospital. >> reporter: the incident happened aboard flight 2005 heded to ft. lauderdale florida. police say the aircraft was being pushed away from gate when a man started yelling irrational stuff, stuff like there are assassins on board. two flight attendants went to investigate and got into a fight with the unruly passenger. are you surprised by that story? >> no. i've seen people get angry and just lash out at either the ticket counter or the, you know, flight attendants. >> reporter: lisa flies all the time. while he was not surprised by this story, a lot of passengers were. one of the flanlts was 58 years old. the other 34. both got beaten up pretty bad by the suspect. as a matter of fact the older attendant was carried out of the aircraft on a stretcher and went to the hospital. maurice goodman has seen a fight on a plane before and will never forget it. >> you start thinking about, okay how do i react, what do i do if we really need to get this guy on the ground. >> reporter: the plane returned immediately to the gate and police say the suspect lost all of his fight once they got on board and he surrendered peacefully. >> he should be locked up. i mean with all the terrorism and things that happen today, i mean it might just be he's angry or whatever but it put the putts the fear of all the things that go wrong on the a plane. >> the man involved in the flight is having a mental evaluation and is being charged with assault. it's been a mainstay downtown for ten years but it may be moving on. the spy museum's plans for the future. burgers, fry, and shakes and forget the catch. how a fast-food chain is changing what you pay for your lunch. sptz . tell me what you love about your son. >> put away the cash and keep your credit card on your next trip to mcdonald's. you may be able to pay with love. starting monday the fast-food chain is going to randomly select customers to pay for their food with hugs high five and phone calls to loved ones. the idea came out of a mcdonald's super bowl commercial and the pay with love promotion is going to last all the way through, appropriately enough valentine's day. americans are expected to eat more than a billion chicken wings on sunday and northern virginia's king of wings is preparing for the big day. jimmy serrito, owner of the old town tavern in herndon, has been voted top man for four years in a row. he'll be serving up wings and other specials for the big game and he'll send thousands of wings out the door. >> last year we had approximately 3,000 takeout wings but sold another,000 in house. close to 5,000 wings last year. that's a pretty big deal for a kitschn this size. >> hot wings are the hottest. the restaurant uses anchor bar sauce shipped in from buffalo. his other specials are inspired by the patriots and the seahawks. get a look at those on nbcwashington.com. search "super bowl." getting hungry just looking at that stuff pap popular museum may be picking up and moving out of town. the international spy museum has vacated its headquarters building and news4 has learned it's having trouble finding a new location. top museum officials say the search may take them out of our area. several other cities are actively trying to lure the museum away. museum officials tell news4 they would like to stay in the d.c. area. they're doing everything they can to make that happen. if you want to take a sneak peek at the washington ballet's latest production visit the smithsonian art pew seem tomorrow. dancers will perform excerpts from "sleepy hollow" base on washington irving's ghost story, "the legend of sleepy hollow." it's free and open to the public. it will run at the kennedy center february 18th through the 22nd. an armed robber gets away with cash and a victim's cell phone and that turned out to be his big mistake. the news4 i-team shows you how police are using cell phones to track down criminals. and new developments in the case of a police officer who shot and killed a 7-year-old girl. welcome back to news4 at 4:00. we have anchors and reporters stand big with new stories. >> let's talk akbout the weather. should we call it the cold before the storm? >> it will be frigid tonight and tomorrow morning. i tweeted out temperatures with the wind factored in at 6:00 a.m. people changing their plans, i'm not going biking anymore, the dog is going to hate this. windchill temperatures across the area are in the 20s, feeling like 27 degrees in washington and coming up at about just after 5:00 veronica will have the hour-by-hour temperature forecast for this evening if you're heading out, exactly what you can expect. this is what you're waking up to tomorrow morning without the wind factored in. 19 in washington 10 in frederick and hagerstown 16 for those of you in la plata. tomorrow after the frigid start it's cold overall. a high of 35 degrees. breezy throughout the day. so windchill temperatures during the day tomorrow will be in the teens and 20s. plenty of sunshine though. sunday we're looking at snow or a wintry mix to arrive as early as the midday hour continue at times into the afternoon and evening hours. here's the storm timing snow mix from about noon until 7:00. we could see a bit of a break, nothing falling between about 7:00 10:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m., and after that mainly rain. for monday we're tracking radiant cut, and tom will be in at that point updating the system. some of us could see a little accumulation. maybe eve an little bit more. this continues back into the panhandle of west virginia. now, those of you here in light blue around an inch by 7:00 p.m. sunday evening, but then that looks to change over to rain and that rain of course will help the snow to melt. nothing when all is said and done nothing on the ground. fairfax county southern neck mainly a rain event for you. despite the fact it's looking like a lower impact event still could slow that morning rush. v.j. we've been looking at the system. it's starting to consistently show it's mainly a rain or wintry mix sort of event. >> that's right. a warmer stm for erer system for sure. those delays and cancellationing are looking like it might happen yesterday, well for monday morning now, folks, after the big game you're going to have to get up. take a look at this. this is the monday morning rush. it's all green. for us that means rain pushing out of here during the morning rush. areas of i-95 on east. meanwhile, you take a look at the temperatures. we'll be doing okay. 35 gaithersburg 40 d.c. 38 manassas with temperatures below freezing to the north and west of that system already heading out. really just cautionary for early monday morning. i do think we're all going to be headed to work and school. >> you can see temperatures on sunday with a high of 40 degrees. really not supporting much in the way of snow accumulation. monday temperatures kind of hanging in the mid to upper 30s. it's cold on tuesday, high temperature of 29. and then there's the chance of a wintry mix next thursday a well. pat and chris, back to you. >> thanks, awemelia. one of the most effective crime-solving tools police have might be in your hands right now. >> police in our area have been cracking more and more cases by cracking into the crook's cell phone. as scott mcfarlane shows us it's so widespread officers have been calling in extra help. >> it almost didn't seem real. >> one of the worst days in joey's life happens to be caught on camera. >> he took the gun and put it in my stomach. >> reporter: in this bank surveillance video you see the robber and his gun. >> just saying give me $500. >> he took the cash and demanded more valuables. >> he wanted something and he took my phone. >> reporter: little did the crook know that would be his up doing. cops sent out k-9s and a chopper to find the man, but he disappeared. but sheriff's deputy would find a piece of jodie's phone broke en in the woods. three months later the crime lab identified a fingerprint of the gunman on that phone. cops arrested him for armed robbery. what the i-team found, police aren't just checking the outside of phone bus in an increasing number of cases they're looking in the phones text messages calls, information inside to solve cases. >> everybody is carrying a phone. >> reporter: in d.c. police are so flooded with investigations in which they want to check smart foeps belonging to the crooks or victims, the city owned a new digital forensics lab. >> no matter what happens, what a person is doing, engaining in something they shouldn't be doing, there is going to be a signed presence. >> reporter: news4 was the only one allowed inside the lab. they showed forensic specialists placing seized phones in secure boxes to prevent signals or crooks from wiping it clean. >> no cell service can get into it. >> reporter: checking text messages and locations and times they were sent. even cracking pass codes. >> they might stop us for a little while, but we'll figure out a way or somebody will. >> reporter: the city hired a team of forensics specialists to work here and will soon hire more. they're not the only ones increasingly turning to cell phones. according to i-team reports of crime reports, there have been 245 forensics reviews of portable electronics devices by virginia state police in the past two year 188 more by maryland state police. inside the maryland state police lab, which is secured by a special code and card access smartphones and tablets are a priority. >> technology is always changing. snu br if a specific type of crime. you look at every bit of information. >> reporter: crimes against children child sex abuse and child pornography cases. some phones are capable of holding thousands of images or videos. >> it's very easy to see how much content these mobile devices can store. >> reporter: we found 44% of the phones drive, and tablets examined in investigations in the past year were part of a child porn or child sex abuse case. >> they are no longer confined to maybe being within their house to perpetrate these crimes. >> reporter: as for jodie, she's not sure if handing over her phone to the robber saved her life. >> with the gun right there you just don't know what he's capable of. >> reporter: but she knows the phone helped the cops crack the case. >> i felt so relieved i got it out of it okay. >> reporter: the man arrested in her case was sentenced to ten years in prison. scott mcfarlane news4 i-team. >> if you've got a tip you think the i-team should check out, hon on your cell phone now and give them a call. 202-885-444. i'm wendy rieger at the live desk. final plans being made for a protest at norfolk state in virginia tonight after a young woman from our area was attacked by a police dog there. her name is london coleman. she graduated from woodbridge high school. she was arrested for disorderly conduct after a party that police broke up over the weekend. and yesterday the police chief in norfolk said unnecessary force, meaning the police dog, was used during her arrest. a protest was also held outside woodbridge high school this morning. pat and chris? thanks wendy. parents at a local charter school say some teachers were fired for teaching black history. today some of the staff members resigned in protest and the d.c. city council is looking into this. news4's kristin wright has details on this curriculum controversy. >> reporter: parents at howard university middle school tell news4 three social studies teachers have been fired for teaching black history. these parents tell us what is especially concerning to them is that the charter school is located on the campus of a historically black university. news4 has learned that d.c. council is also concerned about this and looking into the matter. two members of council have reached out to howard university middle school and also to the charter school's board to find out more. tonight on news4 at 5:00 hear why parents and action says all of this is unacceptable. in northwest, wright write, news4. right now rap mogul suge knight sits in a hollywood jail. the circumstances surrounding the hit-and-run acc he's walking away a free man tonight. a detroit officer accused in a shooting death of a 7-year-old girl will not face a third trial. the incident happened in may of 2010. officer joseph weekly was part of a police raid. they were searching for the girl's father, a suspected murderer. the girl wound up shot in the head while she was sleeping. the shooting was ruled unintentional. after two mistrials, prosecutors decided not to put him on manslaughter charges. no word on his future with the department. a rap mogul is behind bars on a murder charge. suge knight is acued of intentionally running down two men with his truck. this is video of knight turning himself in to police today. knight's attorneys say he is also a victim. >> reporter: with his trademark cigar in hand suge knight walked into the l.a. county sheriff's office west hollywood station to turn himself in. >> what was the fight about. >> reporter: after being named al hit-and-run. knight eastern to says he was driving away from two men who were physically attacking him. he claims he accidentally hit the victims in a restaurant parking lot. >> there's an investigation going on. looks like the sheriff's department conducts an investigation. >> reporter: a 51-year-old man was injured and 55-year-old terry carter, a man described as suge knight's friend was killed. >> looks like he drove backwards and struck the victim went forward and struck them again as he left. >> for somebody to get into an argument with someone and take somebody else's life is just crazy. >> reporter: prior to the hit-and-run witnesses say knight argued with two men. this video shared with nbc 4 news by a fan. knight's attorney called this a tragic accident. witnesses say it was intentional. >> i didn't see terry carter on the floor. so i didn't know that it was a serious issue at the time. all right. right off the top at 4, new details coming into storm team 4. >> the story tonight is all about the mighty wind. we're seeing how conditions are starting to affect flights at dulles. >> our team is keeping a close eye on the radar because the storm sweep across arizona is going to roll into our area just in time for the weekend. >> and the question is who's going to get rain who's going to get snow and from the wind to the storm, let's get the latest from veronica. >> that's right. we've seen some changes with that storm system with some of the latest data that's come in. meanwhile, the data right now shows some high wind across the area. just take a look and see we are still under that wind advisory continuing until midnight. for all the areas here shaded in brown, some areas of southern maryland all the way into northern maryland even northern virginia we could see winds gusting still over 40 miles per hour. what we've seen that earlier today, wind gusts already over 30 miles per hour that's going to continue as we get into the evening hours. so in terms of areas like leesburg and around frederick, again, the winds have been fairly high across the area. of course the other big thing is we're tracking that storm system as we said as it makes its ways from areas of arizona all the way east toward our area. let's go ahead and advance on here through the weather maps for you. again, there's the gust over 30 miles per hour with those windchill ratings. right now around 20 degrees. they'll drop to the teens and single digits by later tonight. meanwhile, dry conditions right now, but again, it's all about the big storm that's out west. take a look at this storm system right now. it's producing a lot of rain over arizona and it's going to make a bee line to our area. we're seeing some big changes from yesterday just over the last 24 hours. when it gets here we give you the time line what to expect. all coming up in a few. >> thanks veronica. they say it's not about the money. this evening we're hearing from sons of carol glover who was killed during that smoky incident on the yellow line. they say they are suing metro for $50 million. news4's derrick ward live at l'enphant plaza. derrick? >> reporter: yeah and all of this is going on while the national transportation safety board investigation, which is pretty much deemed to be the definitive word on exactly what