Just moments ago police announced he has suck coupled to his injuries. This is a double homicide. His mother told me she was thinking of walkers untimely death and worries about his mother when she found about her own sons murder. Please do what you can, and i know youre doing the best you can, but please protect our young children. This could not have happened to no family. To no parents. Coming up at 6 00, well hear more from his mother, speaking for a number of Prince Georges County parents who have lost their kids in this school year. Police wanted to make it clear they have their suspects in custody. They believe they have the five individuals responsible. Theyre making this clear, because they want to calm the worries and all the talk thats going on in social media with students saying they were angry, somebody who are talking about retaliating. Reporting live, im tracee wilkins, news4. The death of those High School Students has prompted unprecedented Jackie Bensen explains how Community Leaders are responding. Shes at Suitland High School. Jackie . Reporter theres just one budget being asked by local leaders and parents how do we stop this . The murders of these students are causing communitywide soulsearching. County executive baker is visibly frustrated. Im very angry. I mean, i think for us in the county, this here is senseless violence. We have young People Killed over this last school year, that is something that not acceptable. Edward burrows is a member of the board of education. Students cant learn if they dont feel safe. And no student should have to fire their safety. No student should have to worry about walking down the streets with a bag of shoes and think they will be murdered or approached with a gun. Reporter the grief is shared by strangers. Its heartbreaking. I dont know what the solution is. The students murders all believe to be unrelated, have been declared a priority. I am really enraged that a young person in our community cant watch the streets with a shopping bag without being shot in the back. That should be a concern. Reporter many believe the solution needs to go deeper. I dont think the solution comes from the top. I think they have to be communityled. I think as soon as folks on the ground getting tired of having young People Killed and want to speak up to Police Officers or whoever, to deal with the vile innocence their own communities, thats when you stop it. County executive baker says he plans to reach out to the large Faithbased Community for help. The attorney for Jesse Jackson jr. Says his client has taken responsibility for misconduct. Now the former congressman will have to convince the judge responsible for his sentencing. Jackson pleaded guilty in federal court to a super charge, accused of spending 750,000 in Campaign Money on everything from jewelry and expensive clothing to furniture and political mehmmorabilia. His Attorney Says jacksons recent struggle with Mental Illness should factor into his sentence. Sudden those Health Issues are directly related. Thats not an execution. Thats just a fact. Hi faces up to five years in prison. We have some bitter cold air on top of us right now. It is going to get even colder. Storm team 4 meteorologist Veronica Johnson taking a look at our plunging temperatures. Thats right. Were likely to see them drop as low as they did this morning. The wind is still with us. Outside right now it looks pretty, right . But its cold. Youre looking at your hourbyhour forecast. Windchill readings will be headed on to the teen by 10 00. We sit at 32 to the north. Some folks are still under some of those clouds up to the north. Your forecast as we talk about this brisk cold overnight period, we have some being weather that could make getting around just tricky at times. Well have the details coming up. The pentagon notified Congress Today of some of the steps that will become necessary if the automatic spending cuts go into effect march 1st. Most of the pentagon 800,000 civilian workers will be furloughed one day a week. Defense secretary panetta sent notice to workers that all affected employees would be notified at least 30 days ahead of any of those planned furloughs. He warned the ridge i had nate and scale of these cuts would result in what he called a serious erosion of readiness. Meanwhile, in his first major address, secretary of state john kerry warmed that the looming cuts would my credibility as a diplomat working to help other countries, create order, is strongest when america at last puts its own fiscal house in order. That has to be now. He added its hard to tell other countries leaders they have to resolve their Economic Issues if america doesnt solve their own. Sequestration could cost the city millions. Saying the city could take a 50 million hit, and he says the city stands to lose 60 million in federal funding if across the board cuts go into effect. We did some estimates of impacts on education, impacts in health, impacts in the Homeland Security areas. And thats a total of 60 million. On an annualized basis, we could have over 100 million of impact based on the best estimates we have now. Mean white on the National Institutes of health they could be hit hard. Most importantly a reduction in the number of patients who can be treated at the bethesda facility. We talked to a woman who wouldnt be here today without that funding. My doctor told me theres nothing i can do for you that we dont know what it is or why, and youll probably die. Thats what Felicia Sanchez was told by her hometown doctors three years ago. Her only home, becoming a Research Patient here at nih. They gave me medicines and treatments insurance wouldnt cover, the hospitals back at home couldnt give me. Reporter dr. At nih fear if funding is cut in such a dramatic fashion, patients like sanchez would have to go without treatment. Its scary. What its going to mean is were going to have to slow our studies down, which means we wont bring in as many new patients, and it means the pace at which the new discoveries happen is going to become slower and slower. For decades, the nation and the world has looked to nih to lead the way in lifesaving medical research. The first use use of chemotherapy for cancer happened here. The cracking of the genetic code happened here. Figuring out how to make the blood supply safe from hepatitis and hiv which we all take for granded happened here. Reporter it could mean layoffs at nih. We will do everything we can to try not to furlough or lay off employees, but of course we cant make any promises. Reporter as for sanchez, shes looking forward to going home, but she knows how important funding is no nih. I dont know what i would do without the doctors and researchers and scientists. Im only here today because of them. I would be in a grave, bones and dust. Sequestration would mean a 1. 5 billion cut for nih, because 80 of that money goes out to Research Facilities around the country, the cuts would be felt in every state. There are tens of thousands just in the d. C. Area who depends on their jobs and medical treatment. Its good to have you sitting on the set. Mark comes to you from wtop, and were very happy to have you are here after listening to you on the air withal your great coverage. Welcome aboard. Thanks, wendy. Im thrilled to be here. State with news4 for continuing coverage as the showdown approaches. We have more details on how this will impact our region. Just search for sequestration. Were waiting to learn new developments within the hour about this massive gas explosion in kansas city. Even with one body recovered, police have a lot more work to do. Plus a wo many in virginia who was expecting a child is murdered. Her home set on fire. Now for the first time her family is speaking out about the man they think turned into a killer. News4 is working for you tonight digging up the dirt on the detox diets. Diets. Doreen gentzler lays for tapping into a wealth of experience. Diets. Doreen gentzler lays for access to one of the top Wealth Management firms in the country. For a team of Financial Professionals who provide customized solutions. For all of your Wealth Management and retirement goals, discover how pnc Wealth Management can help you achieve. Visit pnc. Com wealthsolutions to find out more. In thators made surprise visit to make sure youre getting what you paid for. The Washington Post reports that the office of weights and measurements performed spot checks on how much alcohol the bartenders were pouring. Who knew they did this . Bars can be fined up to 2,000 if they underpour your drink. The post reports that no fines were issued on these visits. To cheers to that. Well, detox diets promise to rid your body of toxins, excess calories, even shed some pounds. Do we readily need to put our bodies through a detox . Doreen gentzler has that story. The time of year when a lot of people, detox or cleansing diets became popular after celebrities said it helped them lose weight quickly. Usually it involves changing your diet completely, even eliminating all solid foods, but before you put yourself through all that, we go through some of the myths and truths. No refined sugar. No oils. No dairy. No refined flours. For 30 days, they turned their diets upsidedown. They eliminated all processed food along with most animal products and fat. They say it was part of a detox diet. I wanted to make sure in the process of eating healthier,ivity getting the bad stuff out. They plan their diet plan at whole foods market, part of the Healthy Eating challenge, led by yvette johnson. Detoxing is something that our body does all the time, but we can help it along by choosing foods that help facilitate that. Reporter theyre encouraged to eliminate refined sugars, flours, dairy, oils and strictly limit their meat intake to about 3 ounce as week. Gives your system a chance to reset, recalibrate, kind of come back to center. They say theyre feeling better and more energized. But nutrition experts warn other times, eye specially those that are strictly liquid, could lead you feeling the opposite. Theres no evidence to indicate that it benefits the body in any way, and frankly the risks outweigh any type of benefit. Reporter joy dubois says that highly restrictive diets could lead to low blood sugar. You even may have heart pal pitations, because youre affecting your electrolyte balance. Some folks feel not to happy and irritable. She says the liver and kidneys help the body detox naturally. And theres no physiological need to do it on your own through dramatic cleansing or a liquid diet. But johnson says that doesnt count for those who have poor nutrition, drink too much caffeine and dont get enough sleep. I think it will be true if we were in an ideal environment. We do need to give our bodies a rest and break and help facilitate that process by giving ourselves good, healthy food. I think ill have what shes having. All the nutrition experts we spoke to did agree on one thing people should focus on lifetime changes rather than using a fad diet. That means longterm changes, not shortterm juice cleansing yeah. That master colonel thing, be careful with that thing. Yeah. Wendy makes a gr green drink. I do. Ill whip up a batch. Were going to love tomorrow and friday, because this cold is here to stay . Is that what youre trying to tell me . No, im say if we liked it. Let me clean out my ears. Heres the thing. If we deal with the cold, well have to have a new storm moving in. We could be looking at some sleet and snow on friday. Lets head on over to the weather wall. Guys we have a few clouds across the area for most of us. Up to the north is a lot more in the way of cloud cover has been, and there that the temperatures have been a bit lower today, up around frederick, up around areas through northern month gotly county, even frontroyal. With that cloud cover today look at the winds. Theyre still at 15 to 20 miles an hour, right now sustained at 21 Miles Per Hour, leesburg were still getting gusts. So your planner forecast here for tonight, heading on down, subfreezing temperatures by 9 00 p. M. , 10 00 p. M. , still some wind, so your windchills once again just like last night and this morning will be headed on down to the teens and single digits. Headed this way, this system right here, looking at an area of low pressure. That is our next storm. It would be weakening action so we will see some cloud cover first thing early friday. Tomorrow at least some sunshine action breezy conditions have been on friday, because its still cold. We will see a period of some snow, sleet, hagerstown, areas down think winchester, even some accumulating snow right here between 5 00 p. M. And about 10 00 or 11 p. M. Before we see the higher temperatures. Those areas to the north may get a brief accumulation. It could lead to the slick spots before that rain starts moving in through saturday. It is rain for most of saturday. In fact, somewhere between a half and 0. 75 of an inch of rain is what its liking like right now. Another one of those button up types of mornings. Same thing for the afternoon, 37 to 42 for a high. Here we go with your fourday forecast. To 37 on friday. 46 on saturday, so it is this weekend at least when we start to get out of this real cold air. Once we do, next week were into the low and mid 50s. As we focus on that friday, it is likely we are going to have some rain around here late, some sleet and snow to the north and west and that means isolated slick spots for the tail end of the evening rush on friday. So just another cold one for tomorrow. Thanks, veronica. After the earthquake, big changes. What you will be able to see as soon as next week. High crime along this part of the metro system. How transat this time police are reonding. Im adam tuss. The story is coming up. A student overcomes the odds, even after his parents are told he may not walk, talk or play sports. Im tom sherwood. Mayor vincent gray wants the city to be more green. One idea he has . Charge you for how much trash one of the most inspiring sports figure in town may be one of the least well known. Who is it, dan . This is a really neat story. Shaku sharoma. Hits parents were told he might not walk, talk or play sports. Right now hads proving them wrong. His sports choice bocce ball. Reporter a few nights a week during the long wind months, you can find shaku in the Sherwood High School gym. This is practice, as far away from the mainstream sports spotlight as it gets. Thats just fine since being here is against all odds. How far has he come . A long, long way. To see him like its being. He never gives up. Hes been fighting. With cerebral palsy. His parents were told he would probably never walk, but at 10 00 he taught himself. Now at 18, he is plays sports. Im real proud, because he gets involved. Its like he just watches other people. Its like motivation for a lot of kids and myself too. Reporter walk the has of Sherwood High School, youll see lots of motivated students shuffling from class to class, and shaku fits right in. A typical day for a student athlete, tough classes, worksheets and lots of friends. My favorite subject is math and p. E. Reporter but the best part of the day is after school, especially when its game day. Think of something, quick. It shows there shall an outlet for all students to compete, be part of a team, have that exciting energy. You can see it in his eyes. Hes so focused, so intense, and hes just having fun. The best reaction is when he gets so close to that point, to see his arms go up, he starts smiling like crazy. Reporter how much fun are you having . A lot. Reporter it felt good when everybody was cheering. I saw that big smile on your face. Yeah. Reporter a fierce competitor and loyal teammate, but its his positive nape that impresses most. Hes overcome so much, positive and happy. Other people with disabilities, he gives them confidence, too, if he can do it, i can do it. This story will show that not to give up. I hope every child has a chance to compete. Carol maloney, news4 sports. Great story. Just warms your heart. His third year of plays bocce. Yes, it is a varsity sports, so he gets maybe even a letterman jacket. Its also wonderful for the other students. It broadens them and their perspective on the world. You see how well he was received . Dino, the young man interviewed, he got excited just talking about it. And technology, how its allowing him to communicate. Great story. Thank you, dan. Yeah. A big surprise for a local student today, and a big payoff after years of hard work. We know about a local teen murdered because of his shoes. Tonight we take a closer look at the heart of this issue and this troubling trend. A pregnant woman is targeted, and her killer sparks a fire to try to cover up the crime. Now new dramatic details are revealed just as the family speaks out to news4. My beautiful sister and her 5monthold son were murdered, stabbed, shot and burned, in the cold dark february night in reston, virginia. There is a News Conference going on right now, Aaron Gilchrist is listening in. Wendy, fbi, i. R. S. Investigators talking along with ron manchen talking about Jesse Jackson jr. Pleading guilty earlier today to a sevenyear conspiracy in which he spend upwards of three quarters of a million on himself, essentially. Lets listen to a piece of sound from ron manchin from the District Court of he had the drive, the ability, the talent to be the voice of a new generation. But he squandered that talent. He exchanged that instead to satisfy his personal whims and extravagant lifestyle. He went on to say he conspired to commit a variety of schemes to finance that exorbitant lifestyle. Jesse jackson jr. , the former congressman acknowledging that he did t