attacking a white student, the school wouldn t have drug their feet on this. reporter: the university says it did not drag its feet in putting a stop to the attacks. prosecutors say the suspects locked the victim in a room several times, flew a confederate flag in the dorm room suite and in reference to the slavery era, nicknamed him three-fifths. the most offensive thing that they did to this young man was they on one occasion locked his head in a u-shaped bicycle lock. this is pretty outrageous. it s sad. it s in my words disgusting. it s behavior that is shocking to see that still occurs in 2013. the university says it does not know how this went on for so long without someone stopping it. we re outraged. we re pissed is a better word. we don t appreciate it. the school has been dragging their feet on this for quite some time and it s ridiculous. reporter: prosecutors say the victim never spoke out because he wanted to, quote, get along. now the university is l
a woman discharged from the navy after undergoing a root canal. now a major development in the three-year fight to clear her name. news4 at 11:00 starts now. first tonight, travel challenges as thousands get a head start for the thanksgiving holiday. a massive winter storm is closing in bringing rain and wind to our region and several inches of snow to these. the system is already being blamed for causing 11 deaths nationwide. and it s not over. the worst of it could be coming tomorrow on the busiest travel day of the year. we have team coverage tonight. we begin with doug kammerer up in the weather office. ( from . @ 30 these numbers. to the east,éy09 george s county, 57 degrees up from the 30 earlier. #[oboi1escr00 way.earlier. #[oboi1escr00 (h-÷ery warm 09 ? theñy with erika gonzalez. she s live in arlington where it s already slow on the road and in the air. reporter: darlene, rain is coming down and the winds are whipping up. i tell you what, it is quite the
welcome to news4 this week. hi, everyone, i m veronica johnson. gearing show you some of the more interesting local stories making news this week. among them, a new metro campaign gets off track. we talk to riders after the internet explodes with accusations of sexism over this ad. helping babies and parents breathe easier. the new development that could help keep infants out of the hospital. plus, why one little girl might have had a bit of a rough day at the white house during the unveiling of this year s christmas decoration. first though, a virginia woman tells the news4 i-team her dog almost died on a cross-country flight and she has proof on her cell phone camera. the airline wouldn t pay the vet bills unless she agreed to keep quiet. instead, she spoke out to the i-team s scott mcfarland. i still want to be reimbursed but i m not going to be quiet. reporter: when janet sinclair decided to move to the east coast from san diego, she sined up for united pet sa
hey, good morning to you, jon and marla. good morning to you at home. as can you see here from your radar, it is lit up like a christmas tree. heavy rainfall right now extending all the way from morin county south on to san mateo, and at this point most of that moisture is just to the north of highway 92, but you do want to keep in mind, traveling is going to be rather dangerous for the next couple of hours as this main bulk of the moisture starts to come through the bay area. widen out, and can you see where all the shower activity is headed by about lunchtime. it will be in san jose. then we are going to be in the thick of it here in the south bay for at least a half hour. potentially up to an hour and a half of heavy, steady rainfall. we need this rain. just want to make sure everyone is traveling curbsly out there and show you a broad look at all the different skies across the bay area. those rainfall amounts we saw was pretty hefty, given that it was just a 24-hour p
dog almost died on a cross-country flight and she has proof on her cell phone camera. the airline wouldn t pay the vet bills unless she agreed to keep quiet. instead, she spoke out to the i-team s scott mcfarland. i still want to be reimbursed but i m not going to be quiet. reporter: when janet sinclair decided to move to the east coast from san diego, she sined up for united pet safe program. we had never been on a plane together. this was our first. reporter: she wanted to make the trip as easy as possible for her greyhound, sedona and cat, alika. it promises personal handling in climate-controlled vehicles f animals will be exposed to temperatures greater than 85 degrees for 45 minutes. and that was the beginning of the worst day of my life. reporter: during a layover in houston, janet watched from her window seat as the animals came off the plane. and i watch aed this man kick her crate six times, kick it, kick it, kick it, untils s under the wing of the pla