Today she was at a Montgomery County courtroom wearing a blue cardigan sweater, long brown hair, she looked straight ahead. No eye contact with her family members sitting in the same room. Catherine hoggle was brought to court from a Mental Institution where shes being held. In the courtroom, the judge asked her, how are you . She said, okay. Ive been better. The judge says, are you taking drugs . She said, yes. She says, what do they do . She said, they knock me out. Now, in that courtroom today, a bombshell proposal from prosecutor john mccarthy. Have a judge sign an order to have Catherine Hoggle go out with the sheriffs and help them find her missing children. 2yearold jacob and 3yearold sarah missing now nearly two months. Police believe Catherine Hoggle is responsible for their disappearance. Catherine hoggles mother says just last week her daughter told her she wanted to show police what she did with the children. Catherine did call me and request to speak to the police. She wants to give an answer on these children. Reporter david felson represents Catherine Hoggle. He says she didnt want to do that. Represented on behalf of high client she does not have the desire to go and meet with the police. Reporter Catherine Hoggle suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. Shes undergoing a mental evaluati evaluation. In court the judge says he doesnt think shes competent to participate in a search. Order denied. As Catherine Hoggle was taken out of the courtroom, troy turner, the father of the missing children, had these parting words. And what she left, you said, catherine, dont if you have nothing to say about the kids, i mean, im not having conversations about how shes doing. I dont care how shes doing. I want my kids. Thats it. Reporter now, Catherine Hoggle is presently charged with parental abduction and child neglect, gut those charges could get far more serious. They could get murder serious. More about that coming up at 6 00. Live in rockville, pat collins, news 4. Right now, storm team 4 is tracking some rain spread out across the washington region. And chief meteorologist Doug Kammerer is with us. Showers around the rest of the year through portions of st. Marys, southern maryland, areas back to the west. This is the area here where the heaviest rain is falling through central portions of fairfax county. Zoom in more show you where this is. Right along 66 now. You know how that is during a regular afternoon. So this is not helping with traffic at haul. Down around fair fashgs, the city of fairfax coming down good from oakton towards the clifton area. Move and follow this towards the east towards tysons corner. Mclean, youll see it and the east farther towards annandale, baileys crossroads, falls church, youll see the rain in the next 10 to 20 minutes. Behind this system, getting cooler and then a lot colder. All of that coming up in my sevenday forecast in a minute. Hunched over with his head down, that was the demeanor today of the man suspected of abducting a woman from philadelphia arrested in maryland last night. Tim furlong has the latest on this case today. Reporter you can see from the court sketch Delvin Barnes in a Baltimore County court via video link in his orange prison jumpsuit and answered the judge with no, sirs and yes, sirs, no attorney present. Waived extradition hearing. Barnes was capture pd and locked up here in maryland. Today the prosecutor only had to help the process along to get him back to where he paces the more serious charges. Again, i cant comment whats happening in virginia or in philadelphia. All i know is here in Baltimore County we asked for no bail. Hes exactly where he belongs. An easy sdegs for Baltimore County to decide. Obviously, the charges hes facing in virginia are very serious. Reporter as dramatic and highly publicized as the abduction of carlesha was, barnes faces far more serious charges in southern virginia, charged with attempted capital murder. The Authorities Say he beat and raped his young victim who was able to escape but remains in a virginia hospital. Authorities have until next wednesday to come pick barnes up from this Baltimore County facility, although im told theyll probably be here to get him within the next 48 hours. In maryland, tim furmong, news 4. And we spoke with barnes father. Coming up later, well hear the message he has for the victim of that virginia case. Witnesses are sharing some harrowing tales tonight after two people were shot inside a business here this afternoon. One of the victims is a 75yearold woman. News 4s Kristen Wright joins live from the scene in gaithersburg. Kristen . Reporter jim, the front door to the cleaning business was locked. So police think the guys who wanted to come in and rob it just shot out the front door. Two people shot at their workplace in gaithersburg. A 65yearold man came out Sweeney Building Services on a gurney. His gunshot wound, were told, not life threatening. A man at a business a few doors down heard gunshots at lunch. Hes afraid to show his face, because the shooters have not been caught. When we heard some gun shots. Like four gunshots. The next thing you know, looked out, broken glass. Reporter a 75yearold woman was also shot. She came to this man to get help. Locked or dours, called 911. We brought her back inside our office. She said she was shot. One of the secretaries helped her control the blood. Reporter sweeney employees are extremely upset. They were just robbed two months ago. Police are trying to figure out if the crimes are connected. This may have been a robbery attempt. The glass door may have been shot out. There are some casings on the ground. Its crazy. You know . You cant even come to work and try to have a good day, and you got shooting down here and, you know, theyve been robbed before. Reporter both people who were shot are expected to recover. Coming up tonight on news 4 at 6 00, more on the older woman. Live in gaithersburg, Kristen Wright, news 4. Two days after the election, we are seeing two of washingtons most powerful women together. D. C. Makeelect muriel fouser made a stop on capitol hill to immediate with Delano Holmes hilton. Talking about moving forward like the initiative to legalize marijuana and the pay say they expect progress, despite the potential challenges from a republicancontrolled congress. West virginia is poised to become home to the youngest state lawmaker in the country. Sarah blair, just turned 18 in july, and this tuesday was eleshgtded to the state house of delegates. There she. The daughter of a state senator and a freshman at West Virginia university. She plans to finish fall classes, then defer Spring Semester while she represents the states 59th district in berkeley and morgan counties. In virginia, the u. S. Senate race, the vote canvassing nearing an end in fairfax. Mark warners team says the senator is gained another 700 sproeps Northern Virginia bureau chief julie kerry joins us live with how many votes are left to count and what gillespie is planning. At the live desk following breaking news coming out of Prince William count any Northern Virginia. Prince William County police are inside a walmart there investigating a shooting. Again, thats a shooting inside a walmart. We heard this happeneds near the jewelry counter of the store. An apparent robbery was going on and the suspect in this case was shot. Police are investigating near Potomac Mills mall. The massive Shopping Complex off 95 in Prince William county. Shomari stone is headed to the scene. Well bring updates as we get more information. Thank you, david. Sounds like a cripe cliche, but a sman accused of trying to steal kand fri children at gunpoint in the delray section of lalexandria. It happened halloween night along Commonwealth Avenue near mt. Vernon after nhu. A gunman in a ski mask confronted a dozen kids on a playground. Those children ran away. No one was hurt. Now the latest on a scary crime in an area where police say its normally quiet. We have new details on a woman carjacked at gein gunpoircht in bethes bethesda. Live on the search for the suspects, also stretching into other areas. Reporter were told this happened fast and it was terrifying. Last night, about 6 55, just before 7 00, an 18yearold girl parked a red volvo in front of the house here on hamdon lane. In the car, car returning, on the phone. Not an uncommon scenario. At that point, a man wearing a mask pulled open the drivers side door, put a gun to her head. Told her to get out. A man opened the door on the passenger side, grabbed her bag. That was lying on the front passenger seat. Now, they say a third man, according to police, was also present. They took off going through bethesda and headed into silver spring, at which point police lost the trail of that vehicle. Neighbors in this area say they are concerned about this. Well, it was shock. I dont feel unsafe here at all and the fact that the person had a gun is what really scared me the most, i think. She complied, always the right thing to do. Theres only one of you. We can also replace the car, but you cant be replaced. She did the right thing and got out of the vehicle. Reporter police are still looking for that vehicle. Theres more information including the license plate number on our website, nbcwashington. Com. Live in bethesda, jackie bensen, news 4. Jackie, thank you. Tonight the family of a maryland man murdered as he came home from watching football is speaking out. Hollis johnson was shot and killed outside his chillma apartment back on october 27th. His killer han been found. Johnsons family says he touched the lives of every one he knew. Its crushing. Its crushing to our family. Its going to hit me later, you know, that, you know, when hollis is not here. The going to be extremely difficult. Now, johnson was on the phone when shot. Coming up at 5 45 tonight what that friend on the other end of the line heard when it happened. Now at 5 00, he inspired us with one pose, and a never give up attitude in his fight against cancer. He made sure we knew whether or not he made it, he was happy and he was okay. How the parents of a university of maryland student are keeping his fight going. And news 4 consumer watch tonight. Is your childs bootster seat one of the best bets for safety. And putting drug suss spacts back on the street. New details at they may not be the most handsome of body parts. Yet, there they sit on the sides of our heads. For the world to see. But what happens when they stop hearing . Should we stop doing . Should we stop living . Not today. Esteem. The hearing implant. Good morning, usher hey did you know bees communicate through dance . Me too. Were practically twins a misconduct case news 4 broke this week. Going free, because of the alleged actions of one agent. We just learned about some of these cases being thrown out in the last hour. News 4 chris gordon is live outside the u. S. District courthouse with new information about the agent involved. Chris . Reporter good evening. All because of fbi at matthew lowry, investigated for alleged misconduct. He has been suspended from the fbi. Hes 33 years of age and allegedly tampered with drug and gun evidence compromising dozens of cases. Today the Anne Arundel CountyPolice Department confirmed for me that he is the son of their assistant police chief. They add, this is a personal issue that the family is dealing with. Sources tell me that fbi agent matthew lauerry stole drugs in an evidence locker, part of a criminal investigation for his personal use and possible sale, found passed out in his car in southeast washington a few weeks ago with some of that drug evidence in his possession. As a result of lowrys alleged misconduct, d. C. Prosecutors identified 28 criminal cases that they are moving to dismiss. Here at the federal courthouse in d. C. This afternoon, cases against ten defendants were dismissed by judge james bozeberg, but another judge in a different case delayed his decision whether or not to dismiss drug indictments against four other defendants involved in another drug case. Federal court judge richard leon said this is too complicated a matter to decide without more information, and so those four defendants will remain in jail until another hearing scheduled for december 10th. Their family and friends left the courthouse. I spoke to the lawyer of one of the defendants, cory rich, who was disappointed that it drug charges against him were not dismissed today. Well, his reaction basically is that hes a little upset with the outcome of the hearing today, because hes under the impression he was going to be released. Reporter another ten defendants will be brought here to court tomorrow, prosecutors asking that their cases be dismissed. Thats the latest. Live at the federal courthouse in d. C. , chris gordon, news 4. So bringing you an update to breaking news out of Prince William county involving a shooting at at walmart there. Heres what weve just gathered. Sources telling us the person shot has been flown to the hospital. It happened during an apparent robbery at that walmart. The shooter, an offduty police officer. No other injuries reported. Again, this is the walmart in Prince William county near Potomac Mills. The massive mall right off 95, behind Potomac Mills nap shooting taking place moments ago. Two crews are headed to gather more information. Again, as of now, we can tell you the new information is it was an offduty officer who fired the weapon and shot a person in an apparent robbery suspect at that walmart. Gathering more details and will bring you the information as we get it. Back to you. David, thank you. All right, doug, were going to need a little jacket for the evening, and for tomorrow . Yeah. And maybe the um brel lo and a jacket. On a roller coaster the next couple of days. Going up and then down a little bit and then back up and then going down and then we go boom and we way down. A crash. Thats the one thatic mas your stomach come up. Thats happening next week. First off, hello to new friends of mine. These are outdoors, Farmland Elementary School out in rockville. The kirnd nandergartners. Changing weather in the area. We called it the battle of the seasons from the warmer weather to the cooler weather. Tomorrow, bundle up. Talking about cold number. Right now 58 degrees. The rain now moving into the d. C. Metro area as it has been throughout the afternoon. We see periods of rain. Some lighter, some on the heavier side. Right now dealing with one heavier shower in fairfax county. Temperatures though still in the 50s more the motor part. Notice 60s. 62 down towards the river. The radar, notice not a lot of rain left. We did see shower activity out towards the portions of southern maryland, down towards fredericksburg and back towards laray. Notice around the d. C. Metro area, not a lot, but seeing some showers in through gaithersburg, in and around rockville, right around the democracy boulevard and Montgomery County mall, the rain coming right around the airport. Heavy rain. Zoom in here a little bit more. Show you where this is. Right in through d. C. , this is the national mon weekend right here on the mall. Seeing some of that heavier rain right along 395. Making your way from the beltway towards d. C. , yeah, heavy rain continuing around the cherylington area, heads up there, moving across the river. If you live down towards the southeast that rain mooving you way next. Heads up. Showing areas of rain continuing. Right now shower activity. Its all wrapping around an area of low pressure that as it moves through will bring in the colder air. We are talking about much colder aduring the day tomorrow. Futureweather, timing it out for us. Thursday, 11 00. No problems here, but seeing problems back to the west. Cool and breezy conditionses during the day tomorrow and cold enough air moves in seeing snow towards the mountains of West Virginia and the mountains of virginia, something well watch, too. For our region, just cool and very breezy. Seeing winds gusting 20 to maybe 25 miles p hour with high temperatures in the up are 40s to lower 50s. It is definitely going to feel like a much cooler they dan the past couple of days. Youll need the jackets when you step outside during the afternoon tomorrow, but put the umbrellas away. Next couple of days. 55 friday. 56 saturday. 58 sunday. A cool weekend but a nice weekend. 62 degrees coming up on saturday. Rather on monday. And then notice what happens next week. Weve got one cold day on saturday and then the bottom drops out next thursday. Veronica johnson and i have been looking at the cold period and v. J. , have that cold morning on saturday. Thats nothing compared to what we think is moving in next week. True. The atmosphere, jut getting ready to, you know, get going. Preparing itself. Not all at once. Let us show you here this saturday mornings temperatures. Areas like damascus and burtonsville, 33, 34 degrees. Early saturday morning. And temple hill, around oakton, great falls, springfield area, 34 3shgs 3 degrees early saturday morning. Very cold. The average day of our first freeze, as we talk about hitting that 32degree mark is november 17th. We hit it early last year. On the 1th. 13th and could do it again. Hitting it around the 13th starting at 32 degrees. Mild today. That cold staying power, that arctic air set to move in and it looks as though it will stick around a while. Got your coat ready, doug . Four sure. You wont need it moving into the weekend into early next week but yes, cold air. High of 46 next thursday. Next weekend, guys, looking really c