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WRC News4 At 6 November 29, 2016

Front runner if not the actual pick. Lets talk about the candidate donald trump, who promised to drain the swamp in washington. At this point, it seems like hes building a team filled with insight. If there was any question about president elect trumps determination to dismantle obama care, his answer is the appointment of congressman tom price as secretary of health and human a Third Generation doctor, price is an outspoken opponent of obamacare at the forefront of the repeal and replace movement. Hes also an advocate of privatizing medicare. Changes that could affect a third of the u. S. Population. Democrats are promising a fight. We say to our republicans who want to privatize medicare, go try it. Make our day. Reporter the president elect elaine chao as secretary. I will not be recusing myself. The president elect has touched off another twitter controversy declaring anyone who burns a flag should face consequences, perhaps loss of citizenship or a year in jail. Not all republicans agree. We have a long tradition of respecting unpleasant speech. I happen to s courts decision on that matter. Reporter a court that included the late Justice Scalia that voted twice to uphold that right. Steve will be named as treasury secretary. Additionally wilbur ross will be named as commerce secretary. Those announcements set to come some time tomorrow. Thank you, brian. Elaine chao would be the of labor secretary. Transportation secretary and a spouse of a Senate Majority leader. The first person to hold all three titles was elizabeth dole. She served as secretary of transportation under president reagan. Her husband bob dole was Senate Majority leader at the time. George bush named her head of Labor Department in 1989. Sheso dont expect the Inauguration Day crowds to let up once the big event is over. Hundreds of thousands of people plan to rally on the National Mall after trump is sworn in. But theres a new challenge for the demonstrators. Our coverage continues now with chris gordon, who is near the capital. Organizers of the womens march on washington are changing plans. They are not yet ready to reveal still in discussions with federal agencies that give out permits. It will be different from the obama inauguration. The trump inaugural will be followed the next day by the womens march on washington gathering for justice. Says they applied too late for permits to rally at Lincoln Memorial and march to the white house. We have 15 applications that have been submitted for First Amendment events around the inaugural weekend. People are still anxious about transportation and housing. We want to give them it access to the things that they need including metro ccess. Were working on all of those things. But people should start to get their hotels if they are interested in coming. Destination d. C. , which markets tourism for the Nations Capital says there are plenty of Hotels Available in d. C. And t community is they are preparing for inauguration. Reporter we are told theres a scarcity of air b and b and ore affordable housing, so march organizers suggest if they cant afford a hotel, they contact a friend who lives locally or some churches who may be offering marchers a place to sleep. You. We turn to weather now. Most of the rain has gone, but you might not want to put the boots away yet. More rain coming. Could be here tomorrow morning. So once again tomorrow mornings commute could be rather wet and soggy across the region. Were going to throw in another wrench. Fog could be a big issue. Already seeing visibility below a half a mile. Take a lock at the rainfall. The radar picking up a couple showers now mostly just some drizzle and light shower activity. But again, we are watching another system, which right now is bringing tornadoes towards southern portions of the nation. That system does provide us with more rain during the day tomorrow. So thats the morning commute. Going to be a tough one tomorrow. Fog and showers likely. But well have another change here in about ten minutes. New clues tonight in the murder of a 16yearold in southeast d. C. Police now have a person of interest. He could be the key to soling the murder of brianna mcmillen. E vabs was arrested last summer. Pat collins is live with more on what happened in that case. Reporter here he is. Washington plea from the police chief. If he is listening and has any conscience or human e decency, we ask he turn himself in and take responsibility for his actions. Help bring closure to the family and the community. The community that have been rattle bid this case. Reporter 30yearold saeve Brianna Mcmullen shot and killed by a stray bullet near her home in the Public Housing complex. Police say surveillance cameras show evans holding a gun and shooting that gun towards some people in a courtyard here. Tonight police are trying to hunt down evans. He should be considered armed and dangerous. If anyone should see him or know his whereabouts, they should immediately contact the police. This is not the first time evans has been in the news. Back on august 10th, 2014, six people, three men, three women, shot and wounded in an alley Near National park. Evans was named as a suspect in that case. August 28th, e events arrested inside a a Million Dollar home in Prince Georges County where they say he and a dozen other people were squatting in a foreclosed property there. Evans arrested for that shooting but in may 2015, those charges against saeve evans were dismissed and its unclear as to why. It might have been a witness problem. According to court documents, one witness was a paid confidential informant. One refused to provide any further information. One said it didnt know what happened. And another refused to cooperate. Evans was himself a sources say in one incident, he was shot more than six times. But he survived. He recovered and returned to the streets. Jim, back to you. Pat collins, thank you. Tonight the community at Ohio State University will gather for a buckeye strong event. They are trying to heal from yesterdays attack on campus. An 18yearold student plowed slashing them with a butcher knife. Campus Police Officer shot and killed the man. He was a permanent u. S. Resident and refugee from somalia. 11 people were injured in the attack. Students returned to campus today, but many of them still a bit nervous. Definitely a lot of emotions going through me. Like a little more. Investigators are are still trying to figure out why he did it. They have not ruled out terrorism. He left behind a message on his facebook page. That message he said attacks on muslims around the world led him to a boiling point. D. C. Leaders are pushing back against metros plan to cut hours on the subway. Maintenance crews can have more the plan cannot be a longterm solution. Riders telling news 4 they are thinking about just dropping metro altogether. Our transportation reporter adam tuss has our report. Reporter as elected leaders and metro officials troy to figure out what they are going to do with the transit system, its these people down here in the system that have to deal with all the daytoday stuff. And for some perspective, heres one of those riders that had to deal with the hes an everyday metro rider, but maybe unlike you, he moved here partly because of metro. Now he said the agencys plan to scale back surface could change his lifestyle. We rented there because its easy to walk across the street to the metro. Why am i u paying extra rent if thats a factor. Reporter you think people could decide to move further its more reliable. Reporter will it drive riders away because it isnt available. The mayor taking a hard stand against the current plan to cut for two years. We cant be asked to support a system that doesnt serve the needs of our region. Reporter the board chair echoing that statement. This can only be a temporary measure for one year. That its lost its focus. I have said since day one that if they put the customer first, safety and Everything Else come along with it. Still unclear which track metro will take when it comes to cutting hours. Its important to note any change to metro train schedules wouldnt happen until july. Back to you. Coming up, pouring in after an investigation sbo a College President spending. At how that spending compares to another Community College in the area. Were in havana, cuba as preparations are underway for a farewell funeral service. Our report from cuba, just ahead. Donald trump sparks a twitter storm. Were going to get the pulse of stronger is rebuilding a newborns heart. And restoring a fathers faith. Stronger is being a typical kid. Despite a rare disorder. Stronger is seeking answers and not giving up until you find them. With your support, we can find more answers faster. Just an hour from now, we expect to be a farewell of sorts for cubans here in the capital city before the remains of castro are transferred across country. And today was the last day for cubans who live in havana to come to the outskirts. They were able to sign a tribute book and lay flowers. Whatever they chose to do. You get to know them pretty well and get a a good feel for how they are responding. It doesnt seem like they are overly emotional to the passing. Its been a few days. It was for some a shock even though he was 90 years old. Its still a presence that was very visible. You saw signs pretty much everywhere you go around here praising the revolution. To. For the ones we spoke to, not uncredibly emotional, but still processing whats going on for the most part. Were going to have a lot more coverage from the capital city. Going into tonight, we hope to bring you live reports right after that service wraps up. Its supposed to end late sbo the evening. We hope to bring that to you on news 4 at 11 00. Thats the latest from cuba. Im david culver, back to you. Gonzales is one of the many cubans who lined up to pay final respects to fidel castro today. Gonzales was just 5 years old and became the focus of an intense International Custody battle. His mother attempted to flee cuba with him in an inner tube in 2009. She drown and e he survived. His relatives in miami fought to keep him in the u. S. Federal agents took him from their home and reunited him with today gonzales told nbc news that his return to cuba was the right thing. But also said americans are, in his words, good and humble people. If donald trump had his way, burning the American Flag would be a crime. He posted this tweet today sparking controversy. There was one thing standing in his way. The u. S. Constitution. Tom sherwood has more on why flag burning is such an thanes. Reporter flags here, there, everywhere. And here. A flag burning protest the day after Donald Trumps election. There is something quite special for many people. Thats why it provokes a reaction. Trump created another twitter burners should be jailed or lose citizenship. More than 200,000 responses. The Supreme Court has seen it differently. Twice ruling that protected speech. Nbc justice correspondent pete williams. Its just something that strikes a lot of people as offensive, but the Supreme Court says its expression. It is freedom of speech. The tolerance is the true test of freedom. Its easy to tolerate things you agree with. Whats hard is to tolerate things you dont agree with it. Burning the American Flag is disrespectful, but its not he tries to deflect from other issues. Reporter tom sherwood, news 4. Coming up, thousands forced from their homes a as fastmoving fires destroyed and threatened popular tourist destinations in tennessee. The remains of a child found in frederick months ago are still unidentified, but now with the help of facial Reconstruction Technology and the National Center for missing and exploited children, what he might have looked like. Some of the biggest names in music set to perform at the mgm casino. Tonight, a closer look at how it we have a damp day. We still have the drought lurking. Thats going to continue. Even with todays rain, we didnt see much of it. The drought is going to continue for the next couple days. Probably the next couple weeks. We need 3 to 6 inches of rain to really put a dent in the drought. Only saw two tenths of an inch the showers are moving off to the north. 58 degrees currently. 58 and well start to rise as we move on through the rest of the evening. Some areas have already been rising. Notice winchester at 46 degrees as temperatures cool with moist air. We have a dense fog as advisory until 7 00. It includes manassas, staffo were seeing visibility below a quarter mile. Overnight tonight into tomorrow morning, give yourself extra time. Slow down, remember dont turn on the brights in dense fog. You can see the rain exiting the area. Thats going to be the case tomorrow as well. You can see whats happening. Heres the front. Another system developing. This is the area of low pressure thats developing down to the south. Take a look south of memphis. A a very dangerous situation here. As we put on the watches and warnings, notice all the red boxes. We had tornadic supercells in louisiana and mississippi. And that storm system moves our way. It will not bring Severe Weather rain tomorrow morning. Lets take you through it hour by hour. A great time to take a look at the storm team 4 app. Take a look at it. You can track the radar right on well see periods of rain. Also looking very warm after the fog lifts temperatures in the 60s to low 70s as we move on through the afternoon tomorrow. Low 70s will be extremely warm. But we dont stay there. Back sbo the 50s thursday and friday. Hello to the 40s most of the weekend and rl next week. Much more on the weekend forecast and the rest of the morning commute coming up in 10 to 15 minutes. New clues in the mysterious death of a young man in r used to help put a name to this face. Also a lesson for local Law Enforcement on dealing with deaf people. It comes after a series of high profile arrests. Im tracee wilkins. Coming up, mgm has already attracted some of the biggest names in if entertainment. So why are these entertainers deciding to come to such a small theater and how much money is in did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back . Say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. Comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet thats 10 times faster llo to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. And add phone and tv for only 34. 90 more a month. Call today. Comcast business. At 6 30, a new clue in the mysterious death of a teen. How experts came up with this image in an effort to identify the young victim. Theres a level of sadness when we receive a case like this. The president of montgomery spending habits. A fire storm in tennessee. A closer look at the destruction left behind by wildfires as crews race to get the upper hand. Plus changing the entertainment scene in Prince Georges County. How the new mgm casino is impacting venues like the verizon center. First at r 6 30, new clues into the mysterious death of a young boy. His body was found in frederick county. Found, police have this image. They are hoping someone will help them connect the missing pieces to identify who he is and how he died. Kristin wright reports. We never put out an image were not confident would look like this child in life. Reporter the National Center for mising and exploited children says hes sure this is the face of a a teen whose remains were found near Cunningham Falls state park in its a new image he created. We have to put in the hairstyle, eyebrows. Reporter to hopefully solve the mystery. They are trying to identify who he is. Reporter facial Reconstruction Technology helped close 24 cases a year r. They are working on more than 700 cases of unidentified children in the country right now. We want to know where to place the ears. Reporter the image is based off a ct scan of the partial skull that was found. He works with an anthropologist we have learned tonight that the d. C. Police will complete their rollout of body worn cameras in the next couple weeks. Mayor bowser announced today that all 2600 patrol officers will have those cameras by middecember. D. C. Council approved body camera legislation about a year ago after reaching an agreement with the mayor over Public Access to the footage. Fairfax county Police Recruits are arming themselves with the valuable skill. They are learning how to deal hearing impaired. The lesson at the Academy Today came from someone uniquely qualified. The police chief. He was raised by deaf parents and has found a special niche in Law Enforcement. He underscored the need for officers to take time to recognize signals that someone they encounter may be deaf. Showing how they will gesture to their ear or mouth. Things can go wrong. To me, this is a sad situation where the officer didnt take the time nor the effort to try to communicate with this guy. He could have wrote down, hey, youre under arrest. Turn around. So simple as that. Police and Sheriff Department trin rs say this kind of specialized class is part of their renewed effort to improve communication with the public to avoid confrontation when possible. Viewers had strong responses following the investigation into spending by a local community College President. She joins us now with new information about what the president of that school and many of you had to say. Multiple staffers asked us to montgomery college

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