Be able to see them in a little bit. Reporter to get the children back last night, the meitivs had to promise basically not to let third children out of their sight and they say thats exactly what theyll do at this point. Now, today, we talked to the woman who founded the free range movement. And tonight at 6 00 shell tell us what she thinks about the situation. Jim . Kristin, thanks so much. Now the search of a suspected killer in maryland. We have been telling you about since this morning. Police are looking for the man accused of beating his wife to death. They found the victims body inside a donuts store in hanover where both husband and wife worked. Patel is the man police are looking for tonight. Well have much more on how investigators say his wife died and the latest on the search ahead. Several streets back open after a major gas leak here. Parts of wayne avenue and fenton street shut down and evacuated as the gas company got the leak under control. Firefighters tell us a backhoe hit a High Pressure natural gas line at the construction site of a new library. Jury selection is under way today for the man accused of killing a d. C. Department of corrections official. Julie carrie is live from the courthouse where potential jurors are grappling with tough questions of Mental Health and crime. Reporter that defendant is charged with firstdegree murder and the judge put the jurors on notice he plans to plead not guilty by reason offen eninsanity. He was bleeding from self inflicted wounds and written i was the dirty one in blood on the bathroom wall. Police dont believe his alleged victim Carolyn Cross even knew the man. Cross was one of the first women to work into the high administrative ranlgs at the d. C. Department of corrections. Packed to go to a conference september 7th and her daughter came to crosss apartment and found her mother dead. The autopsy report showed cross had been beaten strangled and suffocated. A plastic bag taped over her head. Police tracked the man down a short time later in the highrise next to crosss building. Coming up on news 4 at 6 00 the difficult question that Defense Attorneys asked the potential jurors and ill take a look at the testimony ahead this week. Reporting live from alexandria julie carrie news 4. Tonight, a first look at metros sleek 7,000 series trains starting tomorrow. Our transportation report adam tuss shows us all the bells and whistles riders can expect. Reporter everybody outside taking a look at the brand new 7,000 series rail car. Well here we are inside. Welcome to the new metro rail car of the future. This is a train for the riders. And metro making that clear. They will find cars unlike anything else they have seen on the system before. Reporter tomorrow morning the first new 7,000 series rail car set to leave the station travel through d. C. And end in maryland. Well take a look. We are inside the brand new 7,000 series rail cars and making the way a open bright airy. Got all sorts of new technology. Take a look at the maps here. All sorts of Digital Displays going on. The announcements sound better in this rail car. The color scheme is better. Theres no carpet. It is an allaround better feel on this train. A huge high profile crowd on hand to see the train and take a ride. I loved it. I loved. Listen to everything. Speakers work great. A lot of room to get in and out. The seats are comfortable. You had the great new digital board. I think its spectacular. Reporter tomorrow riders get the say and coming up at 6 00 when will we see even more of these trains and which lines get them . On the 7,000 series rail car, adam tuss news 4. Right now some of metros trains on the red line are back to automatic computer controlled service. About half of the trains changed today. The longer eightcar trains are making the first switch. This is the first time to use automation since the deadly killed nine people in 2009. A doing louse lesson for two children and an adult neighbor. The kids crash a van that the neighbor left warming up in front of his house this morning. Police say two 8yearolds jumped into the van left running, put it in gear rolled down a hill crashed into a tree. Both kids were taken to a hospital. A broken leg is the most serious injury. Police are looking for two men involved in a stabbing near the mall. Around 1 40 this morning, two men came up to him and stabbed. He is expected to be okay. Police in woodbridge are looking for a man who opened fire on a Group Heading to a Party Sunday Morning at forestdale avenue. The gunmen drove off in a gray or silver suv. All three victims are expected to be okay. A big Crime Fighting tool hits a milestone in virginia. The commonwealth says its dna databank got the 10,000th hit last month. The evidence that turned up that result came from a sex assault case in Northern Virginia last summer and still under investigation and state officials tell us theyre heralding this and other results that have helped close cases for more federal funding. Virginias collecting dna from violent felony suspects since 2003. D. C. Mayors plan to raise the sales tax and parking garage fees got a cool response today from d. C. Council members as news 4 reports, it was her first formal appearance before the council where she once served. Mr. Chairman. How are you this morning . Reporter she made the polite rounds before the hearing on her budget for next year. But even with the mayors elderly parents in the crowd offering support, Council Members were quickly september skal. The chairman immediately assailed the proposed sales tax increase and the plan to dip into reserve funds. Moves he said could affect the citys bond ratings. When we met with wall street last moptd, we emphasized we did not need to dip into reserves. Reporter Council Members said a small increase in the sales tax could be regressive for lower income citizens f. Mayors proposal would increase sales taxes to 6 . Raising additional 22 million a year. The mayor wants to raise the commercial parking garage tax from 18 to 22 . To raise 10 million for metro expenses. The parking garage fees unique to the district. Council finance and revenue chairman said it puts the city at a disadvantage. It was raised in a Great Administration three years ago from 12 to 18 . 22 is a very high tax. Maryland and virginia do not have a parking tax. Reporter todays hearing was the first of many that will be held over six weeks before a late may vote. In the district tom sherwood news 4. Right now, a College Campus shooter at large. We have new witness accounts and new information on the suspected gunman. Car seats. Im Erika Gonzalez. Where you can get them checked to make sure your children are safe and free of charge. And take a look at these numbers. 78 in d. C. West virginia 79 and richmond and you know its all about to change. Temperatures dropping big time tomorrow and coming with rain. Ill show you when. The hunt is still under way in North Carolina at this hour for the gunman accused in the morning deadly on campus shooting that unfolded at waynes county Community Colleg former student is the person of interest. Investigators think he went into a building with a rifle and killed a Longtime College employee. Students describedkribcribe waiting through a long lock down. I heard a large bang. Sounded like a gunshot. She cut the lights off, barricaded the door with a table and said to remain calm and quiet. We sat there for a good 30 to 40 minutes. The College Plans to reopen tomorrow with counselors available for students and for staff. New lawsuit tonight against the Police Officer charged with shooting a man in the back killing him. This follows the release of those audio recordings that may offer new insight into the mindset in the wake of the shooting. Thats Michael Slager appearing to laugh talking about the adrenaline flowing through his body following the shooting of walter scott and charged with the murder and not yet entered a plea and faces a civil lawsuit following more allegations of misconduct. Julius wilson says ss slager used a stun gun on him while two other officers held him down after a traffic stop. Was officer slager justified in tasing mr. Wilson in the back after he was on the ground on his stomach with his palms face down . Irks wilsons Attorney Says it happened last august. Alleges federal and state civil rights violations. New developments in a Fatal Shooting that involved police in oklahoma. The reserve deputy involved is now facing charges. And we have a warning. Even though you cannot see what happens you can hear it. On your stomach now the Tulsa County Sheriffs Office calls this a mistaken shooting. They say the reserve sheriffs deputy who is white thought he was holding a stun gun and not a handgun when he fatally shot an africanamerican man. He was charged with seconddegree manslaughter. New york the start of a march against Police Brutality leaving Staten Island this morning where eric gardner died last year. Theyre expected to arrive on capital hill april 21st. Next weeks Boston Marathon will be under tight security. Theyre accommodateing the 30,000 runners and the crowds to gather along that 26mile race course. The race takes place a day before now convicted bomber tsarnaevs sentencing. Spectators are asked to leave large bags and coolers at hem and declaring the area a dronefree zone. You can never be 100 certain but i think our level of confidence is extremely high that we have done all that you can do to ensure the safety at a large outdoor event that traverses 26 miles here. Tsarnaev was found guilty of all 30 counts against him. And that sentencing phase determines whether hell spend life in jail without parole or be put to death. Today his mother wrote an angry letter blaming the United States for what happened to her sons. The letter handwritten and in all caps. It quickly went viral after it was released online and it says in part quote, i love my seasons immeasurably. Precious glorious and rare in character and essence. Tragedy at a disney racetrack that allows race car fans to drive exotic cars. Driving instruct or the riding in the passenger seat of a lamborghini and the driver hit a guardrail killing this instructor in florida on sunday at the exotic driving experience at walt disney world. The driver is out of the hospital now. A spokesman for the attraction says theyre suspending driving lessons the rest of the week. Car seats are supposed to protect your children in a crash and some may keep safer than others. Consumer reporter Erika Gonzalez with a car seat expert. Reporter thats right. Tonight we are giving you an inside look at which car seats rank the highest. Straight from a woman who ranks and tests car seats for a living. Nancy evans is first in line at this car seat check in maryland. I am here because my grandson the wonderful lucas from massachusetts, will be here tomorrow. Reporter and before his visit, nancy wants to make sure her grandsons car seat is installed properly. Could you have done this on your own . No way. Reporter this free check is held at fitzgerald auto mall. Others across the area and you can find the one that works best for you on nbcwashington. Com. So which seats rank the best . For that we turned to the experts at consumer reports. Jennifer stock burger walks us through some of the highest rated of all sizes. This is the first seat for 99 of the parents. And what we call a rearfacing only or an infant seat. Reporter its top pick the chicco key fit for about 180. This seat has a lot of features that make it very easy to install. Reporter and after your body outgrows the infant seat you move on to a convertible seat. Reporter theyre rear facing and forward facing for children who meet the requirements to face the front. Consumer reports recommends this britax boulevard about 250. And then move on to now theyre probably ready for a booster seat. Reporter for about 40, this evenflo big kid the highly rated for crash protection and seat belt fit and even the bet seat may not protect your child if its not installed the right way. I installed it myself and it wasnt safe. It kept like shifting so i wanted to make sure that its stable. Reporter clearly she is not alone. On average 80 of the seats we see something is not right about it so we have some correction to make. Reporter he time to help install car seats. Feels good to make sure every child through our seat check is safer. Reporter carrying precious cargo. Exactly. Stressful enough driving around here. But with a 15monthold kid in the car it is even more stressful and grateful. Reporter and the next free car seat check is this thursday. Another safety tip for you. Remember to register your car seat. If there should be some type of a recall, manufacturers are required to notify you if that should happen and make sure that they have your information that they can get to you as fast as possible. Jim and wendy, back to you. Thank you. Did you get one . Apples new watch sold out very quickly on friday. A Research Firm says preorders nearly hit the 1 million mark. Slice intelligence looked at e receipt data. 957,000 people placed orders first day that it became available. Each person spent about 500 bucks on average. Prices for the smartwatch range from 349 up to 17,000. A young man, a quadrapelegic is abandoned in the woods. What detectives are saying about the mothers reasons for leaving him there. A local family in the hair salon business for 50 years but now they have to close up shop. Why theyre blaming gentry if i case and what neighborhoods are saying. Talking about rain moving in. After a beautiful, spectacular day today. Rain and 20degree temperature drop coming which car company is the first and only to offer builtin 4g lte wifi in cars, trucks and crossovers . Ranking from top to bottom. Im gonna say mercedes is the innovator. Bmw just because theyre pricey. The final answer. Wow. cheers chevy. This model has the wifi in it . Yep. Thats the dream to have wifi in the car. Get cash back for 15 of the msrp on select 2015 models. Thats over thirtyone hundred dollars on this chevy cruze. Find new roads at your local chevy dealer. Did you realize its the best day of the year as far as temperatures are concerned . Near 80 degrees today for the first time. Were up to 79. Thats the High Temperature so far. Some of you did hit 80. 81 fredericksburg. 82 in culpepper. 76 in baltimore. Still cooler along the water with a high of 69. Beautiful on our monday. You know things are going to change this time of year. We dont get this warm normally unless we have something coming our way and that something is a cold front and a storm system moving through tomorrow. Beautiful conditions. Very nice for the Cherry Blossoms. 78 degrees. Wintsds out of the south at 13 miles per hour. Abundant sunshine. Down to 72 in baltimore. 81 in fredericksburg still. 78 in martinsburg. And 68 still nice down there. No rain in the area right now. Well stay dry tonight. Its tomorrow that we have that rain coming in. Wheres that rain now . Back to the west. You can see whats happening here. The cold front in the ohio river valley and a spin here in the atmosphere. This is a storm thats going to make the way right up this cold front and as it does its going to interact with the front for a good chance of rain. A lot of moisture up out of the gulf of mexico and watching that move our way. Tomorrow morning, future weather, through 11 00. Nothing. Look what happens through 6 00 a. M. Tomorrow. Showers break out. If you get out early enough roads should not be a problem. By 8 00 we start to see shower activity approaching the 66 area the i95 belt. Also over towards the beltway, a few showers around 8 00 8 30 9 00. A better chance of rain moving towards 10 00 and patches of moderate to heavy rain in the Morning Hours and look what happens around noon 1 00 1 30 and that looks like it lasts through 5 00 in the afternoon. Theres the evening rush. Heavier rain in the south and where we think we could pick up an inch of rain tomorrow. Waldorf waldorf. Heads up tomorrow. You will need the umbrella and 8 00 and dealing with showers and temperatures tomorrow will be on the downside. We are going down as far as temperatures go. 6 00 to 8 00 a. M. A high of 62. Between 4 00 and 6 00, showers and temperature of 56. Nearly lyly 20 degrees cooler than it is right now. Take the umbrella. Maybe the jacket. Impact today on the moderate side for the rain on the heavy side. As nice as today was, tomorrow not nearly as nice. Maybe just a down right nasty on the tuesday. Back to nice weather wednesday and thursday. Highs out upper 60s. 70 on friday with a 30 chance of shower tift and then saturday and sunday not bad and showers likely right now on saturday. Sunday, though, looking great. Next a son abandoned in the pennsylvania woods. Put a blanket over top of him. Why detectives say the mother tried to escape to Silver Spring and what her neighbors are saying about her arrest. What exactly does gentrification mean . Racial . Economical . Is it a longtime Business Owner closes her doors and leave this is letter on the window gentrification has become a talking point here. Making a pitch for the pig skin. Why virginias governor is trying to right now at 5 30 governor of virginia setting a goal. New this evening we asked why he wants to bring the redskins here and how he plan to do it. With mother accused of leaving her disabled son alone in a wooded area still hospitalized tonight in montgomery county. Not been charged in the case. Police say she left her son a quadrapelegic in a park near her philadelphia home and went to Silver Spring to see her boyfriend. Sidney long was there as investigators visited this home. Reporter as crime scene unit detectives spent nearly two hours gathering ev