Right now on news4 this week, investigations going digital. Ho a local Maryland County is using digital forsics to solve crime cases. Also a witness to history. A longtime d. C. Journalistre ects on the 50th anniversary of the washington plays and the stories told about the lgbtq community. Plus women giving back. Aan local orgation helping to provide clothing for women, and how it inspired one woman to help others in need. Announcer welcome to news4 this week. Hello, everyoneeo im l harris. There is a new team of cyber sleuths in Charles County. The Sheriffs Office there just opened up the doors to a new Digital Forensics lab in waldorf. As derrick ward explains, this new invtigative tool is the result of Lessons Learned from a disturbing case in the county. As technology grows, the Sheriffs Office and Law Enforcement entities have to grow alongha with technology. Reporter the Charles County Sheriffs Office just unveiled its new Digital Forensics lab in waldorf. Its meticulous work. N
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Gathered right here at the intersection of redwood drive and caster valley. Were expecting perhaps a couple more hundred people here as folks begin to gather candles for the vigil. This marks one week since the shooting in las vegas. They called for this vigil to remember those who lost their lives. We wanted to have a vigil tonight at caster valley boulevard to honor and remember the victims and the heroes. The community and the east bay our hearts still ache and our hands pray for the families of those who are lost but also for those who are still recovering. Earlier this afternoon her body arrived at sfo. Her casket inside that hearse received a Police Escort all the way back to navado. Her and her husband were together at that concert. Were back live now here at if candle light vigil. Were expecting to hear from not just the congressman but other folks here some of whom are relatives of others who lost their lives in las vegas. Well bring you the latest as it develops. Joe vasquez,
First, we will have some presentations from our panelists and then we will answer questions. By socialuestion media, please use the hashtag. Todays participants are thomas, a director at nasa headquarters in washington. Sean carey, the manager of the Spitzer Center in pasadena,. Alifornia sarah, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of technology in cambridge. And nicole lewis. , start us offmas with the big news of the day. Homas thank you i have been the director for five months and i have been in a that we docience here. We are changing lives every day. We stretch the imagination and today is just that. I am excited to announce today that the doctor and his team have used our space telescope to determine seven earth sized planets orbiting about 40 lightyears away. What is more, as you can see in the illustration, is that three of these are in the habitable area where liquid water can pool on the surface. For the first time, we found as planets and wel can measure the masses and
Todays participants are thomas, a director at nasa headquarters in washington. Sean carey, the manager of the Spitzer Center in pasadena, california. Sarah, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of technology in cambridge. And nicole lewis. With that, thomas, start us off with the big news of the day. Thomas thank you. I have been the director for five months and i have been in a we at the science that we do here. We are changing lives every day. We stretch the imagination and oday is just that. I am excited to announce today that the doctor and his team have used our space telescope to determine seven earth sized planets orbiting about 40 lightyears away. What is more, as you can see in the illustration, is that three of these are in the habitable area where liquid water can pool on the surface. For the first time, we found as many terrestrial b planets and we can measure the masses and the radii of these earthsized planets. These are among the best planets to follow up to see th