someone saw a person acting suspiciously on a beach there. they called police, a deputy arrived, ran the plates and determined it was matthew. police now trying to build a case and learn more about their suspect. >> lots of people know jesse. they know his habits. they know his customs. they know who he is. the things he liked to do. >> reporter: meantime, questions swirling over whether matthew may may be linked to morgan harrington's 2009 abduction and death. i asked her mom today. >> the thought comes to mind, but it's really secondary in a way. i'm frantic in a visceral way to find hannah. >> reporter: the search taking place on plots in and around charlottesville. and the police chief in the press conference today made an unusual request. he made a plea to realtors, asking them to check the homes they have listed on their market. now they want -- he wants them to essentially go through those homes, to search for anything that may be suspicious, anything unusual, and that may be connected to this case. ultimately, though, he says his focus is still on finding hannah graham. coming up all-new at 6:00 tonight, this seems to be a little bit of a conflict when it comes to the last place hannah graham was seen. the owner of a bar and restaurant saying it wasn't in his facility. police have a different answer to that. i'm going to bring you that side of the story, all-new at 6:00. live in charlottesville, virginia, tonight. i'm david culver, news4. jesse matthew was found 20 hours away from virginia on a beach outside galveston, it texas. that's where he appeared in court today. our team coverage continues now with ryan corzgard in houston. >> reporter: this is where matthew was staying on the gulf of mexico. you can see over here the fire left behind the fire pit. deputies say he was here and had been here for at least a couple of days. but a fisherman here on this beach had no idea. just down the beach, there was a man who was fishing. he said he threw a fish back in and matthew came running over and asked why he would do that. he caught another one and matthew asked if he could have it. he gave it to him. he said matthew also asked he give him a cooler. the man said he didn't have that. matthew then took off and said he came back a short time later followed by sheriff's deputies. a deputy tells me it appears that matthew had bought things along the way and had been here on the beach for at least a couple days. in texas, ryan corzgard, back to you. >> we posted the raw video of the press conferences and extradition hearing online as well as a time line. for the latest, head to our website, nbcwashington.com and search find hannah. u.s. intelligence agencies say they found no evidence of a potential plot by american isis members to strike on u.s. soil. in fact, this morning iraq's new prime minister said several isis members had been captured in his country and they disclosed a plot against the metro in paris and a transit system in the u.s. but both the fbi and the cia say they have no evidence of the plot. in fact, an iraqi official later told nbc news the threat is only to paris' subway system. but intelligence agencies say they are double checking to see if they missed anything. but right now as of now, there is no credible threat to the united states. here in our area, metro says it is aware of the reported threat and it says the transit agency is always vigilant when it comes to keeping writers safe. transportation reporter adam tuss joins us live now from the gallery place station in northwest. adam. >> reporter: hey, pat. just the mere mention of a possible terror plot against u.s. subway system certainly got metro's attention and riders' attention today. but metro stressing to us, there is no specific threat. a highly visible police presence is something that's become routine on metro. and metro says that's by design. >> right. and it's a reflection of the fact that we are constantly monitoring world events and monitoring for throats. >> reporter: the chief spokesperson saying today's talk about an attack on subway systems hasn't changed metro's security level. >> we continue to operate at a high level of security that we do on any day. we are very mindful of the fact we are operating a public transit system in the nation's capital. so we're at a high level every day. today is no different. >> reporter: news4 did obtain this memo from metro's chief of police talking about the need to remain vigilant to the threat from jihadisttism. the memo also talks about the islamic states. riders today unnerved about the mention of a threat. some like monica green say they have got their eyes out for anything that doesn't look right. >> once reported a bag by itself and kind of sitting there. >> reporter: metro says it's one of the most wired transit systems in the world with cameras everywhere. dozens of k-9 explosive detection teams also out on a daily basis. >> reporter: back here live outside the gallery place station. metro says it has a lot more going on behind the scenes to keep us safe that we don't necessarily see. hear more about that coming up next hour at 6:00. reporting live at gallery place, adam tuss, news4. it is damp and dreary out there. when is the dreary stuff going to finally clear out? >> that's what everybody wants to know. doug, you've got some good news for us? >> yeah, great news. it's going to clear out tomorrow, but for the rest of this evening, we're still looking at some dreary conditions right on through the rest of the night. so take a look outside right now. storm team 4 radar picking up on more drizzle that continues to develop in through fairfax county, loudoun county, montgomery county, howard county. if we zoom in, even seeing it right outside our studios here in northwest d.c. starting to see it moving back out towards the east, towards d.c. and nats park and possibly towards prince george's county where the redskins are taking on the giants tonight. so we're hoping that forecast remains dry. as the redskins do that, kickoff tonight at 8:25. right now we're thinking it's going to be fairly dry. but there could be some areas of drizzle. temperatures around 65 degrees. it will be rather breezy and it will be chilly. if you're going to the game, you're going to need your jacket. we'll talk about the next couple days and that weekend, because things, they're turning around big-time. i'll show you when. >> alrighty. thanks, doug. well, let's head out to fedexfield now. jim handly and diana russini on the field for the big game tonight. >> yeah, guys. both teams didn't get much rest, just playing on sunday and now here they are back out on the field on thursday. >> yeah. >> short week for both of them, you're right. excitement is building, guys, and the weather is dipping too. you pulgd o pulled out the leather jacket. tell doug, not going to need these tonight. wishful thinking. we have been out here since 4:00, we're starting to see the coaches, the cheerleaders warmed up, too. tailgaters, from chopper 4, this could be a contest of the quarterbacks, eli manning and company here. the giants kick off 8:25. but all eyes tonight on our quarterback, kirk cousins, and so far, dianna, has not disappointed. >> yes, the team getting ready for the short week, just a few days to prepare for the giants. most of that happens during the off season. coaches prep for them. but for kirk cousins, the starting quarterback of the redskins team, only his sixth start. and for him, all about time management. and it reminds him a lot of his time when he played at michigan state. >> it's all about time management, going back to when i was a college student, they would tell you about being a good manager of your time. you still feel that way in the pros, manage your time well, and every second managing film or drawing plays or talking with coaches, not wasting time but making good use of it. >> we're going through the same process, but have got to do it faster. got to watch film faster, and go through the plays faster, write down the plays faster. yeah, it's -- it's tough. little jittery right now. had 17 cups of coffee. >> i -- >> 17 cups of coffee? >> i kept talking about the team, you know, what they're doing to prep. i'm like what about you? because the guy looks exhausted. he told me after that press conference he only sleeps about two hours a night on a week like this. he was adjusting. this is his first time being a head coach in the nfl and definitely wearing on him. but this is what you've got to do if you want to come out and be prepared. >> hyper natures in spring. >> exactly. >> sleep it off then. >> coming up, we're going to get up close and personal with coach gruden about life at home. what it's like for mrs. gruden to be around a coach after a win other a loss. so he opens it up. we have that in a few minutes. >> great one-on-one. and jason pugh taking my seat as i head upstairs to watch. enjoy your night at work. >> bring me some coffee, please. >> i will. not 17 cups. back to you guys in the studio. >> thanks dianna and jim. eric holder resigns. minutes ago, the president announced the attorney general is stepping down. we'll go live to the white house. and it's being called the school fight club. what's being done to stop the eruption of violence on a local campus. also, police shot and killed a troubled teen. now his family has just learned the officer that pulled the trigger is not going to be held accountable. we'll explain why. in fairfax county we had to cut a lot of waste. we consolidated offices. started sharing printers. we can walk a few feet. replaced computers, but kept the monitors. they still work fine. we even discovered that the phone company overcharged us by three million dollars! i approve this message because congress doesn't need another right winger. they need someone who can balance a budget. oh, and we definitely didn't need so many government studies. i want to thank you, mr. president, for the opportunity that you gave me to serve and for giving me the greatest honor of my professional life. we have been great colleagues. but the bonds between us are much deeper than that. in good times and in bad, in things personal and things professional, you have been there for me. i'm proud to call you my friend. >> an emotional eric holder thanked president obama as he announced plans today to step down. that was about an hour ago. the president praised holder for his commitment to equal justice, also saying holder will remain until his successor is confirmed. holder has deep roots in washington, having serve the as a judge of a judge of a d.c. superior court and attorney. joining us with more is nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker. >> reporter: good evening. it was an emotional announcement earlier today. really essentialed the relationship between the attorney general and president obama. they have a close personal relationship, but also a close working relationship. the attorney general is one of president obama's top advisers. we are told that the attorney general informed president obama that he was leaving around labor day. not a big surprise, because the attorney general had been signalling he's ready to leave. he's, of course, approaching six years. if he stays through december, he will be the second-longest serving attorney general in history. president obama has not determined who his replacement will be yet. we are told. he's in the process of going through a list of potential people. and some of the names being floated around include cathy rumler. she was, of course, the white house counsel. also don virtue i willy, solicitor general, argued for the health care law in the supreme court. he was criticized at the time for not doing a good job of arguing that case. but, of course, the health care law was upheld. right now he's touted as a front runner. also deval patrick on the list of replacement. the white house won't give an indication who they are thinking. but you imagine president obama is feeling some pressure to get someone in place, particularly with the mid terms coming up and the threat that democrats could lose the senate to republicans. of course, attorney general holder has had a contentious relationship to some extent with congress over fast and furious. also over his -- he announced he wanted to try the 9/11 suspects in new york. he reversed course on that, but lot a got of pushback in congress. so he's sort of going out on a high note, though. because he just led this investigation into what happened in ferguson, and that really rallied a lot of people, a lot of bipartisan support around him. so certainly a very big announcement here out of the white house today. the attorney general himself signaling he's going to stay on the job until the president chooses his replacement. and today he suggested that could take a few months. pat, back to you. >> all right, kristen welker at the white house. thank you, kristen. we want to turn now to the senate race in virginia. in a new poll, they chose mark warner's lead may be narrowing. warner is a democrat. and quinnipiac university shows he still leads ed gillespie 48-39%. libtarian candidate at 6%. that nine-point difference in this poll is the closest warner and gillespie have been this election cycle. in fact, other recent surveys have shown warner with double digit leads. to the weather, doug is here. and doug, are things only going to get better from here on out? >> they can't get much worse. >> exactly right. what a day we have had out there, accidents on the roads because of all of the rain. and we didn't see a ton of rain. we saw about a half inch in some locations, some places a little more. and we continue to see drizzle at this hour. we will continue to see that, i think, through the rest of the evening. but then skies are going to open up and i don't mean with rain. i mean with plenty of sunshine. and that's coming the next couple days. right now we are dealing with that drizzle and areas of plenty of cloud cover. credible currently sitting at 69 degrees, on the cool side for sure. winds out of the north at 14 miles per hour, gusting upwards of 15 to 20 miles per hour during the afternoon. and they'll continue to do that through the evening. 70 back towards martinsburg, 70 in frederick. a little in the way of clearing here, but to the east, 65 in annapolis and the patuxent river with the northeasterly flow. light shower activity, mostly just drizzle, and it's going to be -- if you add that little umbrella, you're a-okay. without it, though, it's just more of a nuisance. a little hazard. down towards fairfax, herndon, tyson's corner area, seeing more of that drizzle. we did see more towards southern maryland, but all of that is now gone. once again, we'll continue to see some drizzle, areas of drizzle through the rest of the night as our storm system is moves out. once again, even though the storm system is moving north and east, we have the northeasterly flow. that's why we have areas of drizzle and that's why we'll see more tonight for the nationals game as they take on the mets. looking okay. 64 with areas of drizzle. most of the game will be dry. but it will it be cool. 63 in the seventh inning. 62 degrees a little bit on the cool side tonight for that last out. future weather, taking a look through thursday to 11:00 tonight. looking pretty good. i think we'll start to clear out here and by early tomorrow, we're just going to be dealing with some areas of fog. so i'm not expecting anymore rain during the day tomorrow. and tomorrow afternoon looks spectacular with plenty of sunshine by noon. i think that sunshine remains through the afternoon too. and i do think we are looking at a great, great weekend. tomorrow, fantastic friday. 78 degrees for a high temperature on friday. about 10 degrees warmer than today. 78 in leesburg. 80 towards culpeper and 79 in fredericksburg. so what to wear tomorrow? well, it's going to start off on the cool side. but then during the afternoon, gets better. so maybe the shorts for recess. but the jacket, maybe the sweatshirt as the kids head out to school early. we'll be a-okay by the 11:00 or 12:00 hour. saturday and sunday, 81 on saturday, 83 on sunday. 79 on monday. and the next seven days, our average high right now, 74, 75 degrees. we're going above average for the next seven. looking really nice. guys? >> alrighty, thanks, doug. developing story impacting chrysler drivers. the company is recalling hundreds of thousands of 2008 vehicles. the problem is a faulty ignition switch which could lead to the engine shutting off and the air bags not functioning properly. vehicles included in the recall are dodge charger sedans, dodge magnum stations, jeep commander and jeep grand cherokee sport utilities. coming up, the redskins playing tonight. but what is their head coach like off the field? how does he spend date night? what kind of pets does he have? dian dianna russini goes one-on-one to find out those answers. and the chief in ferguson, missouri, has a direct message for the parents of michael brown. we'll tell you why he's now know that chasing performance can mean lower returns and fewer choices in retirement. know that proper allocation could help increase returns so you can enjoy that second home sooner. know the right financial planning can help you save for college and retirement. know where you stand with pnc total insight. a new investing and banking experience with personalized guidance and online tools. visit a branch, call or go online today. a d.c. man is in jail tonight, accused of killing the mother of his 4-month-old child. raheem jones was arrested yesterday and charged with second degree murder in the death of deandria conyers. two of her children, including the 4-month-old, were in the home when she was killed but weren't hurt. jones told police he and conyers had a history of domestic violence. we are learning new details right now about evidence found in connection to three high-profile murders in alexandria. >> that's right. a newly unsealed search warrant is providing more insight into how police connected charles severance to those crimes. pat collins is live in alexandria with more. pat? >> reporter: chris, the charles severance search warrant papers. they were sealed, but now they're not. and we have them. little by little, we're learning more about this triple murder suspect. we now have an inventory of things police seized from charles severance. taken from a room that he kept at his parents' home in oakton. in all, 32 items, including rifle rounds. computer disks. a cell phone and clothes. severance has been indicted and charged in the murder of real estate agent nancy dunning, back in 2003. the murder of transportation expert, ron kirby, last year. and the murder of music deutste ruthann lodato last february. all were shot at close range with a small caliber weapon. police have not found the gun. in court papers, police say surveillance video shows a 1990s red ford escort speeding away from ruthann lodato's home shortly after she was shot and killed. police say severance drove a 1999 red ford escort. police say they also found a troubling comment on the internet posted by someone using the same internet nickname as severance used. the message? political power comes out of the barrel of a gun. vive le terror. detectives say they located a website that appeared to be operated by charles severance. the name of that site? mental disorder.com. severance is being held without bond pending further court action in the case. live in alexandria, pat collins, news4. we are following breaking news out of chicago, where firefighters are battling a massive blaze. scott macfarlane is at the live desk. >> pat, let's go right to that video out of illinois right now. fire burning at a large commercial building on chicago's west side near the eisenhower expressway. you can see from the chopper, thick black smoke pouring from the building. this fire quickly went to three alarms and firefighters are also dealing with hazardous materials in the building. at one point, the roof caved in. we're going to keep on top of this, bring any updates on injuries when they come in. for now at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >> thanks, scott. now at 5:00, a story you will only see on news4 at 5:00. >> that's right. plus, a local high school is taking action after rumors of a fight club at school. find out who the principles pal says is responsible for these rumors. plus, it's nearly time to pay that so-called yoga tax in the district. we'll tell you what else you'll be spending more money for, and when. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood on the national mall. people always say the grass is greener on the other side. but not here. a $21 million project to improve another section of america's front yard. i'll have the story, coming up. right now at 5:00, a mother five months pregnant slammed to the ground by police. why they say they did it when she says she was just trying to help her son. plus, redskins head coach jay gruden, one-on-one with diana russini. and he's getting personal. >> i don't do a lot of date nights. but when i'm away from football, i like to get home and relax a little bit. maybe have a nice dinner, watch a little netflix or something. kind of boring. plus, passing school buses is a serious problem in this area. so montgomery county police have enlisted someone new to help crack down on drivers. >> you illegally passed a stopped school bus. i'm placing you in time-out. first at 5:30, a shooting that shocked a small community. a teenage boy killed by a police officer. >> that's right. that officer was cleared of any wrongdoing today, but the teenager's family is not stopping there. news4's kristin wright has the latest live in loudoun county. kristin? >> reporter: well, chris, when police shot and killed christian sierra, it raised a lot of questions about mental health and police intervention. the officer who shot christian was not trained in what's called crisis intervention, the new program is encouraged but not required. however, police chief darrell smith told us that he believes that the confrontation between christian and the police officer was so quick, so instant, so quick, that this particular type of training would not have made a difference. >> it's very clear this is a situation where the officer was justified in his use of lethal force. >> reporter: the decision from the loudoun county commonwealth's attorney clears the purseville police officer in killing 17-year-old christian sierra in may. christian was threatening suicide, and had cut his own neck. he had a seven-inch knife. >> he goes toward the officer. the officer several times asks him to stop, to drop the weapon. >> reporter: the deadly shooting was the end of a series of interactions between purseville police and christian. the commonwealth's attorney investigative report reveals officers on the force had contact with the teenager or were called to his home 13 times in the past five years to respond mostly to behavioral problems and threats of suicide. >> i just think that they're drawing too quick and shooting too quick. >> reporter: police chief darrell smith says he doesn't believe officer timothy hood, 16 months on the job, was aware of the many prior calls involving christian and the deadly confrontation. this time police were dispatched to a friend's home, not christian's. this is a very sad situation for our community. it's for the officers, the town, the family and my heart goes out to them. i mean, nobody would wish this on anybody. and we don't come to work to hurt anybody. we come to work to serve this community. >> reporter: officer hood was on administrative leave. he will be back on the job, we're told, soon. officer hood did not have a taser. chief smith told us that his goal by the end of the year so to have tasers for all of the officers in his department. however, he also adds, the -- the chief also adds in this particular situation the officer would not have deployed his taser, because there wasn't another officer in the immediate area. now we talked briefly with christian's mother today. she told us she is devastated by these new developments, and that the family is seeking their own independent investigation. they have hired an attorney. live in loudoun county, kristin wright, news4. bedbugs have forced midshipmen out of their dorms at the naval academy in annapolis. 34 rooms will be closed for up to four weeks while exterminators treat them. the effected midshipmen have been moved to other rooms, but they had to leave their books, computers, uniforms and other belongings behind. an academy spokesperson says those mid ship american aren't are getting extra clothes, linens and study supplies. the ebola outbreak in africa is more than a health crisis. the president calls it a threat to regional and global security. he spoke at the united nations earlier today, calling on other leaders to combat the outbreak. he says the virus is spreading at an alarming rate. and while the united states is prepared to lead the effort to prevent the spread, he says we can't do it alone. >> this has to be a priority for everybody else. we cannot do this alone. we don't have the capacity to do all of this by ourselves. we don't have enough health workers by ourselves. we can build the infrastructure and the architecture to get help in. but we're going to need others to contribute. >> reporter: the president says the greatest needs are health workers and supplies. nearly 3,000 people have died from ebola in liberia, guinea and sierra leone. now to a developing story involving first responders from 9/11 attacks in new york. you are looking at the pictures of three firefighters who died this week from illnesses related to the attacks. today the firefighters union made a plea to extend the medical care for first responders at the world trade center. the legislation that provides for care is set to expire in 2016. 92 new york firefighters have died after their service on 9/11. >> that shouldn't happen. new at 5:00, you're going to be paying more for your yoga class just a little bit sooner than some folks planned. the district's so-called yoga tax goes into effect on october 1st. now it was originally scheduled ot a lot more the 1 than just yoga. health clubs, bowling alleys, car washes and even water delivery services are all going to start charging the new tax next week. it's called america's front yard. but in places it looks like america doesn't have much of a green thumb. now at the national park service, the national park service, rather, is launching its second phase of a grass restoration project. it will have a five-block section of the mall in between the smithsonian and natural history museum, closed for the next year-and-a-half. tom sherwood is live on the mall now with more on what people are saying about the restoration project. tom? >> reporter: well, pat, even with a lot of the rain we've had, this part of the national mall is worn out. the good news, it's being fixed. the bad news, you won't like the planned detour. it may be america's front yard, but much of it is more like a muddy mess. visitors notice. >> see how bad the grass is out here? >> yeah, of course. >> reporter: your grass at home isn't that bad, is it? >> not quite. >> reporter: this is considered america's front yard. >> well, we are -- sort of behind the curve, aren't we? >> reporter: now new fencing started going up today. it will isolate five blocks in the heart of the mall from seventh street to 12th street for a $12 million ground restoration that will reach the national monument. >> the soil has been so badly exacted it has the quality literally of cement. >> the mall from third to seventh street already has been done, creating the grand place base. >> the contrast between what has been complete and had what is still to be done is remarkable. it's a long range project. >> reporter: 25 million people visit the mall every year. expected to grow to 42 million in a couple of decades. but this big fenced off project will cause long walks for tourists in the meantime. now, if i have a baby stroller or walking with a cane, that's a long detour to go around. anything to relieve some of that problem? >> it is, unfortunately, folks will have to use the cross streets of either third street or seventh street while this work is going on for the next year or so. >> reporter: but here's a little good news. the carrousel will stay open. and by the way, that carrousel ride is only $3.50. on the national mall, tom sherwood, news4. i'm diana russini live at fedexfield where the redskins are getting ready to face the new york giants. we have seen jay gruden on the sidelines. but what is he like at home? the head coach and i go one-on-one. coming up. and if you're headed to the game tonight, you could head into areas of drizzle and take the jacket. it's going to be kind of cool. storm team 4 radar picking up areas of drizzle. i'll show you what to expect for your weekend, coming up next. welcome back to news4. i'm dianna russini alongside jason pugh at fedexfield where the washington redskins are getting ready to face off against the new york giants. >> big game this thursday night for the redskins. all week long, we have been hearing coach jay gruden feeling the pressure to win. this is a must-win situation for the skins. you do not want to fall to 1-3 on the season. >> especially when the seahawks are coming up next monday. jay gruden is feeling the pressure on the field but also feels pressure when he gets home at night. >> well, it's been fun, really. it's not fun being 1-2. but i like the whole process. i like game planning and working with the coaches. and i like coaching football. so nothing else i would rather be doing, other than winning more games. >> reporter: have you had any time to spend at home with your family? what has that been like? >> not much. not much since we started. from friday night, maybe to saturday morning or something like that. we get to see them a little bit. and jack comes to all of the games. we're fist-bumping every now and then. i get to see him. not a lot. but this is the business that we all -- she knew that coming in, and the kids know that. >> reporter: i've heard aot of coaches in the nfl have to schedule a date night, because they have no time to spend with their wives. do you and mrs. gruden have that? >> i don't do a lot of date nights. we try to go out maybe a friday night here or there, but i like to -- once i'm away from football, i kind of like to just get home and relax a little bit. maybe have a nice dinner, watch a little netflix or something. kind of boring. >> reporter: yeah. ever a -- what are you like when you come home? >> get the cats out of the bed. don't talk to me. i'm going to bed. >> reporter: how many cats do you have? >> i've got these two cats i don't -- yeah, two. >> reporter: what are their names? >> i think dirk -- dirk and socks. >> reporter: and you don't like them? >> i'm not a big cat guy. but i do like them. i do like cats. i don't want anybody to get mad at me. i do like cats, they're nice and cuddly. >> reporter: it's just after a game, you want to get to bed. >> get off the bed. and they wear these bells around their neck, jing willing, driving me crazy. >> reporter: he loves the cats. one thing i do forget when i talk to head coach jay gruden, the fact that not only is he a father, but he's a grandfather. he's only 47 years old and has got a 5 1/2 month-old little guy. it's going to be his first redskins game. >> coach seems more like a dog guy to me. he didn't even know the cats' names. >> he had to struggle. coming up on news4 at 6:00, we will tell you about the redskins injuries. what that means for the outcome of this game tonight against the giants. >> all right. looking forward to it. great work, guys. this next kid is pretty darn cute. >> yeah. but he's got a very serious message for drivers. >> you illegally passed a stopped school bus. i'm placing you in time out. >> hear more from the kid cop, who stole the show in montgomery county. why there will be extra police at one local high school when students show up tomorrow morning. i'm mark segraves and i'll have th in a story you saw first at 4:00, a local high school plans to beef up security after rumors of a fight club started showing up on social media. >> now the principal is talking to news4 about security. mark segraves reports on who may be behind the fight club rumors at fauquier county high school and what's being done to keep students safe. >> reporter: about 1,200 students attend fauquier high school here in warrenton. for the past week, those students and their parents and teachers have been talking about the rumors that there's a fight club amongst students here at the school. officials say it's just a hoax. but they do acknowledge there have been a high number of fights here this week. so they're not taking any chances. >> kids talking about four separate random fights we've had this week here at school. >> reporter: principal burton says he has no reason to believe those four fights this week have anything to do with the fight club twitter account that popped up recently, or the social media chatter that there will be more fights tomorrow. >> everything that we've learned, everything we have seen, everything that we have found out is that it's just that. a rumor. >> reporter: he says he has been following the tweets and knows they're a distraction for students and parents, but doesn't think there is a club of students who frigighting each or for sport. >> i know there is a #, but we don't have a fight club at fauquier high school. >> reporter: he sent a letter to parents informing them of the fights, calling them sad. and reassuring parents, the school is safe. >> we will have an extra presence here tomorrow at school with officer it terrell and bringing more placement. but we're doing that just as a precaution. >> reporter: as for the increased police presence, we're told they normally have one police officer on duty here at the high school every day. so sources tell us tomorrow there could be as many as four additional officers, including uniformed and plain clothes officers. some parents we talked to are still upset. they fear the administration isn't taking this threat seriously enough. reporting from fauquier high school, mark segraves, news4. thanks, mark. we're getting our first look at the deputy who arrested jesse matthew in texas. barbara harrison is at the live desk. >> reporter: his name is deputy it ross perez, described as a seasoned and respected officer in the galveston county sheriff's department. the galveston sheriff just introduced at a news conference a few minutes ago. deputy perez did not answer any questions. he arrested jesse matthew on a beach after a woman called to report a suspicious person. the sheriff also said three investigators from virginia are now in texas, going through the car found with matthew and looking for anything that might lead them to hannah graham. >> we're going to do whatever we can to assist the virginia individuals in whatever information, whatever evidence we can assist them with to locate that young lady. we're going to do our best. >> the sheriff says the virginia officers who are in texas right now will not be the ones to escort jesse matthew back to virginia. it's still not clear exactly when that will happen. at the live desk, i'm barbara harrison. the howard county school board has formally admonished one of its own members. it says she sexually harassed a teenage boy on school grounds. the news4 i-team was tipped off to this story. and as scott macfarlane reports, the woman accused says she is the victim, being bullied by her colleagues. >> reporter: accordi to one of her fellow board members, what cynthia valen court said in front of an 18-year-old was inappropriate and uncomfortable. and according do the teenage and his parents, it was sexual harassment. witnesses say ms. valuencourt in front of fellow board members asked a teenager if he knew that one had to be 18 years old to bicon comes. the teen's family filed a formal complaint and at a public board meeting, the board voted to formally admonish her and urge her to take training. she defends her statement tonight, saying it was a part of a discussion of public health issues in howard county. here is her exchange with the board's chair woman just before the vote. >> a discussion about public policy about condoms is not -- is not appropriate dinner conversation, especially with young men who are under the age of adulthood and are present and were embarrassed by what you said and disturbed enough to take that allegation to their parents who filed action. >> that woman, the board chair woman, ellen giles, said she heard the condom comment too and said there was no context for the condom question and it was very uncomfortable. in a statement, valencourt's attorney says it's inconceivable anyone would consider that comment harassment. before the vote, valuencourt said this to her board colleagues. >> character assassination, intimidation and bullying is not leadership. our employees deserve better, our community deserves better, and i deserve better. >> school district investigators reviewed the statement, reviewed the case and recommended valencourt take part in sensitivity training too. >> back to you. >> great work, scott. you look outside today and it's like is this ever going to end? >> let's hope so. doug, when? >> it's going to be endsing as we move through the night tonight and through the day tomorrow. tomorrow this will all be a distant memory as the sun comes back out and we see some gorgeous, gorgeous weather. take a look outside right now, though. the radar still showing shower activity, and mostly just drizzle, light shower activity around saint mary's county. one band coming right through the cambridge area alo the eastern shore. but more in and around the d.c. metro area, loudoun county seeing some of those. fairfax county, montgomery county, even the district seeing some of those. most of them staying just to the west of landover. just to the west of the redskins taking on the giants tonight. so let's hope that's not going to impact the game. and i don't think it will. what will we need tonight with that umbrella. not much. maybe a little umbrella, because we're just talking about drizzle here and most of us will probably stay on the dry side now. but we will see that tonight. sunset tonight actually coming in right around that 7:00 hour. 69 degrees, dropping to about 63 degrees by 11:00. it will be quite cool tonight. it's going to continue to feelel cool right through the day tomorrow. or at least early tomorrow morning. but then look at this. 78 on your friday. 81 on saturday. 83 on sunday. some beautiful weather for the weekend. the weekend looking fantastic. if you have weekend plans or plans any time over the next seven days, temperatures are staying above average. some nice weather moving on in. >> all right. looking like a great week. thanks, doug. >> yeah. it's a new way to grab the attention of drivers and possibly save the life of a child in montgomery county. a giant stop sign on buses tells drivers exactly what to do. >> but a lot of them just blow right through it and ignore the law. but news4's zachary kiesch shows us how a kid cop is trying to get the message across. >> hey, mister! down here. >> reporter: he's small in statu stat b the message is loud and clear. >> respect the bus. >> reporter: his real job is a student at park lynn magnet middle school. >> there's a lot of things i want to do, but i want to be the ceo of my own company. >> reporter: he's an impressive young man and now getting attention as the lead in a new public awareness campaign in montgomery county to encourage drivers to respect the school bus. and to get people's attention, they did a little role reversal. >> you illegally passed a stopped school bus. i'm placing you in time-out. >> it is a very serious subject. but when you look at our kids in action, it makes you realize how selfish we are. >> reporter: last year, the state of maryland passed a law allowing cameras on school buses to snapshots of people who don't stop. montgomery county has added 25. >> we have had over 700 violations in the first eight months, and that's way too many. >> i was showing people with humor to not pass stopped school buses and to respect the bus. >> reporter: those who are caught passing stopped buses get a $125 citation in the mail or even worse, one of these guys. >> seriously consider the police department. we do have fast cars. >> reporting in montgomery county, zachary kiesch, news4. allegations of discrimination tonight. a local school district wants to create two new schools just for spanish-speaking students. but some say it would hurt, not but some say it would hurt, not help the students. in cases of rape and incest, just but some say it would hurt, not help the students. like the right-wing republicans in congress. they want to overturn roe v. wade. so does she. "i think roe v. wade should be overturned." barbara comstock even voted with right-wing republicans to require women seeking an abortion to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds. that's all i need to know. i'm john foust and i approve this messge. a woman who is five months pregnant says she's worried about her unborn child after video appears to show a police officer throwing her to the ground. and while it's still not completely clear what happened, the woman's lawyer says what the video does show is enough. ida segal of our sister station in new york has the story. >> reporter: at 5 months pregnant, sandra walked into her lawyer's office today, afraid. she says this photograph shows bruising on her belly after police did this to her. that cell phone video of her pregnant belly hitting the ground as police try to make an arrest. [ speaking in spanish ]>>transla i'm afra of what may happen to my baby. >> reporter: her attorney says it happened early sunday morning. sandra was trying to comfort her 17-year-old son who had just been arrested by police himself. and they say beaten as well. that's when sandra says police pulled her away and threw her down to the ground. a friend, mercedes, also thrown to the ground. [ speaking in spanish ] >>translator: she is pregnant. and they threw me. >> reporter: police told us today that internal affairs is investigating. however, they say, the son did have a knife and was charged with criminal possession of a weap weapon. two other men were also charged. authorities for the family say the video paints a brutal picture. they believe the bruises in the stomach are in the shape of a police baton and doctors are concerned about initial bleeding. >> we don't know what the results are going to be as it relates to the child at this point in time. she went to the hospital. >> certainly a pregnant woman, woman, should not be thrown the way she was and treated wait she was. >> the woman's lawyer is looking into pressing criminal charges against the officers involved. now at 6:00, officials in the middle east say they haven uncovered a plot by isis to attack subway systems in the u.s. and paris. new details tonight on how police tracked down the suspect in hannah graham's disappearance and what we're learning about his troubled past. dianna and jason at fedexfield with preview of the game. a terror plot close to home. while the u.s. and arab allies continue to pound isis in syria, officials in iraq say they have foiled a terror plot that targeted subway systems here in the u.s. >> yeah, we have team coverage. news4's adam tuss, what they're doing to keep people safe. steve handelsman is in new york. steve? >> reporter: here in new york city, president obama had no comment about the new warning that isis planned an attack on the u.s. home land. the day after he met mr. obama, iraq's new prime minister caused the stir, claim fighters told iraqi intelligence had a plot to attack somewhere in the u.s. and to attack paris subways. u.s. intelligence estimates one dozen isis fighters with american passports have returned to the u.s. and the fbi

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