Golf Course Police Chase

NBC4 Washington
11pm show
By Bridgett Lynn
Thursday, June 19, 2014

[[VANCE / VO]]
A dangerous police chase was caught on camera at a golf course in Moorhead Minnesota.
Police pursued a suspect while people were *still* playing!
The chase finally ended at a mall in North Dakota where a man was arrested for theft and drug charges.
Police are investigating whether that chase should have been called off.

National Zoo Lion Cubs Debut

NBC4 Washington
11pm show
By Bridgett Lynn
Friday, June 13, 2014

[[WENDY / VOTOPS]]

The four lion cubs at the National Zoo made their public debut today!
Check out these photos --
The cubs were hanging out with mom in the Great Cats Exhibit.
These little guys are now *14-weeks old*... and should be getting their names in a few weeks.

((Side Note: check out these adorable photos of 31 new babies at the National Zoo))

Texas Dangling Home

NBC4 Washington
11pm show
By Bridgett Lynn
Thursday, June 12, 2014

[[VANCE / VO]]
    By now you've seen the pictures.
    A 700-thousand dollar home... dangling 75 feed above Lake Whitney, Texas.
    Part of it has already collapsed... as a cliff continues to give way.
    Julie Fine -- from our sister station in Dallas -- reports now the owner plans to *burn* that home to the ground.

[[TAKE PKG]]
[[trt: 57]]
[[outcue: here in Texas anyways.]]

(( NO SUPERS ))

[[VANCE / CU]]
    The house was just built 7 years ago.
    Officials will demolish - and burn - that house tomorrow morning.

Baby Food Maker Recall // Graduation Gifts

NBC4 Washington
4pm show
By Bridgett Lynn
Thursday, May 29, 2014

[[PAT/ON CAM]]
A baby food maker ... is now being recalled!
[[VO]]
Hamilton beach makes the bebe (BEY-BEY) brand baby food maker -- seen here.
There have been reports of it malfunctioning...
The stainless steel pin loosens and falls into processed food when the product is on.
  It was sold at buy buy baby stores and online.
No one has been hurt.

[[JIM/ON CAM]]
Graduation gifts are PRICEY.
[[VO]]
Americans are set to spend 4.7 *BILLION* dollars on gifts for grads -- according to the national retail federation.
Cash is the most popular option... with more than half of people surveyed saying that's what they plan to give.
Some gift ideas from financial planners include opening an Roth I-R-A account for a recent graduate...
paying part of or all of a students' upcoming loan payment...
or taking the graduate to a financial advisor to learn basic money management.

Medical Center Metro

NBC4 Washington
11pm show
By Bridgett Lynn
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

[[VANCE/VO]]

Trains are running normally again on Metro's red line... after delays during the evening commute.
Trains were single-tracking around the Medical Center station... after a report of fire on the tracks.
The fire caused power to go out at the station around 8 o'clock... and forced people onto buses.
Fire officials say an "arcing insulator" caused the fire.
No one was hurt.

Capital Wheel VIP Grand Opening Ceremony

NBC4 Washington
4pm show
By Bridgett Lynn
Thursday, May 22, 2014

[[PAT/ANIM]]
The Capital Wheel is opening for VIP guests tonight!
[[PAT/LIVE PIC]]
Starting at 7-30 P-M County Executive Baker will be "throwing the switch" for guests to ride 180 feet high for a view of the National Harbor.
There's even a VIP car with glass floors to see how high you really are.
The public will get their chance to ride the wheel tomorrow at 11 A-M.
Each ride costs 15 bucks.

College Debt // Summer Internships

NBC4 Washington
4pm show
By Bridgett Lynn
Monday, May 19, 2014

[[JIM/VO]]
As if the news about Disneyland's price hike weren't bad enough...
*70 percent* of this year's graduating class will leave school *with debt.*
And a lot of it... averaging more than 35-thousand dollars, according to fidelity investments.
The majority of students say... they definitely would have saved more beforehand... had they realized how BAD it would be.

[[JIM/VO]]
On the bright side...
students who have summer internship experience, may see big pay-offs come graduation day.
according to The Wall Street Journal, researchers sent out ficticious resumes for a number of different jobs, with varying majors.
The resumes with "summer internships" fared better when it came time to get an interview.
Those applications with work experience were 14-percent more likely to score a face to face meeting.

McDonald's Fries // "Hot or Not?"

NBC4 Washington
4pm show
By Bridgett Lynn
Friday, May 9, 2014

[[jim/wipe vo]]
McDonald's has a new menu item that you probably have never tried before...
The chain is testing their new Shakin' Flavor Fries at select U-S locations today.
The flavors include garlic Parmesan, spicy Buffalo or zesty ranch.

[[wendy/vo top]]
A game called "hot or not"... under fire today in Washington state.
it's apparently a spring tradition called "may madness"
Boys use a private Twitter account to vote which girl they think is best looking.
But for the first time -- female students are fighting back and creating t-shirts to "Be Above the Madness."
The school's principal asked for the comments on Twitter to be removed before there are more serious consequences.

Michelle Obama's Brother Fired

NBC4 Washington 
4pm show
By Bridgett Lynn
Monday, May 5, 2014

[[PAT/BOX]]
Here's another story-- generating a lot of talk this afternoon.
Michelle Obama's brother is out of a job.
[[VO]]

Oregon State fired men's basketball coach Craig Robinson.
He still had three years left on his contract... which means, the school now has to pay him about 4-MILLION dollars.
The university is not saying why he was fired, but in his six seasons with Oregon State -- the team never made it to the NCAA tournament.
No comment yet from the first lady.

SHARK!

NBC4 Washington 
4pm show
By Bridgett Lynn
Thursday, May 1, 2014

[[Wendy / vo top]]
Don't go in the water!
Check this out... a HUGE great white shark spotted off an Australian beach today!
And this sucker-- was an estimated 16-feet-long!
Several beaches immediately shut down...
According to witnesses-- the shark was actually CHASING a whale through the water...