r: yes, some scary moments for the people here. the capitol police have hauled that gyrocopter off the lawn and federal law enforcement sources tell me they didn't find any explosives or womens on board. let's get you straight there. the pilot coming in. witnesses say he was flying from the west. coming in about 30 feet over the national mall. the faa has restricted that air space for anyone flying under 18,000 feet. the faa said they were not alerted to this flight. the witnesses say they could see the insignia of the u.s. postal service on the side of it. some of them thought this was an official flight. the plane, gyro copter plomd down on that front lawn of the capitol. witnesses say that the man did not come out immediately. the comment police were right there to arrest him. he did not come out until ordered to do so. some of the reasons why perhaps they did not shoot him down a,

he stopped about a city block short of the actual building. falling there on the grounds. and law enforcement sources are telling me that federal law enforcement may have had some idea. who this man was and been tipped off that this flight was going to occur. right now they will be trying to pinpoint exactly where he took off from. and whether there is any more evidence to collect there as well. for now, reporting live at capitol hill. back to you. >> and pat lawson muse learning more about what the pilot's motives could have been. >> police aren't confirming his identity but he already said this on his webb. doug hughes said he has been planning it for two years. he was carrying 535 letters addressed to lawmakers, asking for campaign finance reform. he single in an interview with the tampa bay times that he wants a, quote, wall of

separation between the government and big money so government will represent the people. the writer who did that feet bur hughes said he doubt that had the plan would be successful. >> i had no idea he would make hit the far. i thought for sure he would be forced down somewhere before this. he left gettysburg, pennsylvania about an hour of flight time. i thought, there's no way he is going to make it all the way here. i saw him come over the top of the buildings and just a speck in the distance. >> you thought what? >> holy heavens, he might make it. >> hughes be e-mailed a number of media across the country including news4 shortly before the flight. he said he carefully planned the flight so the government and authorities would know that he was coming. and he says noted intention of risking anyone's life including his own. at the live desk. i'm pat lawson muse. now on major mess on metro and marc train tracks in prince george's county.

a pedestrian bridge collapsed between green belt ask college park stations. the view from chopper 4, shomari stone there now. this is quite a mess at the heart of the rush hour. >> reporter: you're absolutely correct. it is affecting thousands of people who are going to know using the metro train on the green line to get through here. let me move out of the way. you can see the damage over there. right now, crews are taking a look at i. assessing what happened and what is the best most effective and timely way to remove that concrete. the boom on the crane you're looking at hit the bridge causing to it collapse on to the tracks. let's take long at the scene from air 4. people are wondering what the equipment operator was thinking when he 30th bridge behind me. he was on the test track for the 7,000 series metro trains and for some reason he hit the pedestrian bridge. the tracks are peril and he will the concrete collapse on both

tracks around 3:00 this evening. the good news is that no one was on the bridge and a train was passing by at the time. no one was hurt. right now, a lot of commuters are frustrated. they're getting off at college park because of the green line being suspended indefinitely. we talk to someone who works nearby and leader the bridge collapse. >> a big loud noise, boom. then people started coming up. i was like wow! a lot of people come around walk the train. >> now green line service again is suspended indefinitely between green belt and college park. i found out it will most likely be suspended into the night. at 6:00 the spokesperson said he will have an update. he will let us know if this will affect tomorrow morning's commute. he is talking to a lot of crews out here. the experts and trying to figure out what effect this will have on tomorrow morning's commute. we'll bring you the details and continue to follow us on twitter

at nbcwashington. and i'll tell what you is going on out here first hand at shomari stone. live here in berwyn. we have some breaking news in potomac, maryland. several school kids are being treated for injuries after two school buses collided. this happened on river road near bradley boulevard. this is a traffic camera from the scene. traffic is moving at last check. both buses are from the school. two students and two bus drivers taken to the hospital. none of the injuries believed to be serious. a teenager accused of vandalizing the synagogue told news4 he is sorry. so what does the community think? >> reporter: an arrest within days of the incident and then an apology. now we are indeed hearing from the targets of that hateful graffiti.

>> i want to say that i really regret it. and i'm really sorry. >> reporter: what he's sorry about is taking part in this. the 18-year-old was arrested today. he admitted to being one of two people caught on surveillance video last week painting swastikas and kkk on the walls and windows of the synagogue. >> i'm not a racist person. i will never be a racist person in my life. >> reporter: the rabbi said he is thankful to the police for an arrest and he said he will likely speak with espinoza. >> hopefully over time we'll find out more about the folks who were responsible and we'll see what they have to say. and we'll understand a little better what was behind what happened here. >> reporter: police say they would like to speak to others involved. they believe there are at least three others. the investigation led them to some area businesses. >> in fact this group did visit

a local 7-eleven less than a mill from the synagogue. they were captured on video surveillance. >> reporter: police say some of the clothing they saw. in video matched what the suspects were wearing. that led to an arrest and a subsequent apology. >> i only did it as a joke. a really bad joke. a really stupid joke. >> the torah says love your neighbor as yourself. that's something that we try to put into practice every day. >> reporter: as you expect when something like this hamts on the outside of any house of worship, it makes its way inside as a lesson. back to you. >> thank you. new at 5:00 we've learned big plans are in the works to help ease growing pains ad reagan national. >> reporter: you know more people are passing through security check point here at reagan national compared to bwi marshall or dulles. as part of the growth plan a

new concourse will be bill here on the north side of the airport. the security check points inside reagan will be moved. and the whole thing is going to cost over $1 billion. the story at reagan national is all about crowds. big crowds. >> it is record growth that wasn't foreseen even a decade ago. >> reporter: as it stands now, it is design to handle 15 million a year. it is currently at 20 plus million. what do you do? you make some changes. a new concourse planned here at the north end of the airport that would handle all the flights that to have wait out in the elements for passengers. >> if you've ever flown a commuter flight and you had to stand out in the rain or the snow to get on the plane, we'll give you a roof over your head. >> reporter: the yellow is the b and c. you can see it would be more of a traditional concourse with

gates. >> now you're treating me. that i would like. >> reporter: she is a frequent flyer and travels through d.c. quite a bit. she is on board a better experience. >> the shuttle buses, at least on u.s. airways, are not pleasant to take. >> reporter: you can do without them. >> i definitely could. >> reporter: when does it all start? no exact date yet. but the u.s. authority said it wants to have this all built in four to five years. of all the planes these the ones that get the new concourse. it will be a big change for everybody. more on that coming up at 6:00. >> thanks so much. earlier today there was another flying device downtown. this one had a lot of law enforcement officers applaud its every move. tom sherwood reports on the growing use of pilotless drones address sensitive crime scenes.

>> reporter: just like the drone filled the room with noise and excitement. dozens of law enforcement officials from around the country captured it on cell phone. a flying drone that can create. with the forensic science office in southwest washington near the national mall. >> if you screw up the scene, then anything that come after that might be compromised. >> once you contaminate or lose evidence that's it. >> for crime scenes you get one shot. >> reporter: the device costs about $65,000 and is suitable for indoor or outdoor useful this is an example of the outdoor murder scene shown to the investigators. none of whom were authorized to talk with nbc 4. >> if you're a crime scene

investigator entering into a crime scene, it is very important to be able to locate where the evidence is relative to the victim. >> reporter: and all of the officers in the lobby influence that. in the district know tom sherwood, news4. we're just getting started here on news4 at 5:00. still working several developing stories at this hour. >> our reporters are spread out across the dmv. >> reporter: strange cases of vandalism in this neighborhood in bethesda. coming up next, a look at all the damage. carol? >> reporter: alex ovechkin. what does that mean for the comments' success in the playoffs? that story is coming up. >> we've talked about clouds all day today. temperature in the 60s. thoseañ [ female announcer ]

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to the bottom of this. a police officer is talking to one of the homeowners now people are wondering why someone would do this. >> initially, the car was just filled with smoke. >> reporter: an arson right in his driveway. the inside of his wife's honda society fire. >> the flame were shooting up a few feet when it was on the driveway. inside the car it was smoldering. >> reporter: zimmerman discovered the fire when he was out getting the payment at 6:00 a.m. he thought the light was. on he open the door and the fire just went. >> the flames started quickly to ignite. i snuffed out what i could by handle. >> reporter: it wasn't just the zimmerman van. they got the range rover across the street also. the fire burned through the front passenger seat. whoever did it went around the corner to a house on glen brook road and set fire to a lexus suv. came m.o. the zimmermans think they left their car door unlocked. >> they were probably looking

for thing to steel of value. >> reporter: police dusted for prints. investigators say they are getting closer to figuring out who did it. >> we have some pretty good leads. some forensic evidence that the investigators are looking into. >> reporter: we're hearing police may have leads. if you know anything please let them know. thank you. one person remains in critical condition after a fire raced through a rowhouse in southeast washington. this blaze began about 5:30 this afternoon in a home here on 16 street near e street. not far from the d.c. armory. most of the damage is on the second floor and can be seen from the backyard here. the house next door was also damaged. no word yet on what started the fire. >> our president has breathed his last. and his spirit fled to god who

gave it. >> taps and a full re-enactment to mark the 150 years to the day since our country's 16th president abraham lincoln died. that was held outside the peterson house where the president died after he was shot in the head. across the street at ford's theater by john wilkes booth. >> this story really tells the story of the assassination of the u.s. president. the risk they undertake, the impact that a u.s. president can make on the future course of events. >> we invite to you join us this saturday as we take an indepth look at the assassination and i will take you inside the peterson house as we recount the

president's final hours. that starts saturday morning at 9:30. tomorrow a celebration of the day the president signed the emancipation proclamation. it kicks off at freedom plaza at 11:00 in the morning and the festivities continue with a concert from 4:30 to 8:30. and fire work will be set off to t 8:45 tomorrow night. today the city of boston remember as tragedy by calling for kindness. bells tolled at 2:49 marking the exact time when two bombs exploded near finish line of the boston marathon killing three people. wounding more than 260 others. city officials have declared april 15th one boston day to encourage residents to london the victims by showing kindness and generosity toward one another. the nationals also parted

the remembrances. the team took part in a minute of silence. during this afternoon's game against the boston red sox. the team at fenway park was boston strong. you see the signs there and the flags. they showed some muscle too. wilson ramos breaking it open in the third inning hitting a double with the bases loaded. the ball goes all the way to the corner. and three runs scored. they turn it around. they've had a rough start. meanwhile at home, the cams' quest for the stanley cup kicks off in game one against the islanders. that's where carol maloney is. what a difference a year makes. >> reporter: it has been quite a turn-around. the washington capitals have made the playoffs six straight games. they sat out disappointed and angry and now they believe, more than ever, they're playoff

ready. >> this time last year we were packing up and going home. we're excited to have a chance to compete for the stanley cup and guys are excited and ready for the challenge. this is just fun. worked 82 games. a lot of practice, the summer preparation and now we really get on enjoy hockey. it will be fun. >> nobody having more fun than alex ovechkin. he is coming in hungry bringing in it on both sides of the ice. he committed to defense as well as offense. this is the critical difference from past trips. it is a team wide mindset. and it has many thinking this year's team has the best chance to make some serious noise. for all the accolades, he's never made it past the second round. all he's been talking about is that quest for the cupp..

we'll see if this is day it all starts in a few hours when they drop the puck. we'll have. so more coming up at 6:00. a barrage of bullets strike a woman's home. >> it was all so fast. when i got here the three holes were already there. >> straight ahead, the frightening moments and where police think they came from. >> we've got clouds across the area and rain showers just down to the south. they're trying to move our way. are they going to get here? i've got the forecast. in case you're just now getting home or checking in with us this is video that has washington buzzing. check it out. a man flew down the mall and handed his gyro copter on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol. as you can imagine, this raises all kinds of security questions.

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we're seeing a lot of clouds across the area. some sunshine in parts of the areae continue to see out there, the winds out of the north at

13-miles-per-hour. 67 degrees though. temperatures at or right around the average for this time of year. maybe a little below. 63 gaithersburg. 66 toward fredericksburg and 64 in marnltsburg. not a bad afternoon. and it has been dry all day. storm-team 4 radar not showing any rain around the region. one thing you notice we've got some showers that have tried to move this way all day. the clouds are getting here no problem. but notice the rain moving to the north and east. and then just being shunted right back down. look at this line making its way toward the south. and then the rain shifting to the south. we have an area of high pressure to the north. that area of high pressure bringing in drier air across our region. and the clouds get in but not the rain. even though we've got a good area of low pressure with a lot of moisture, that area of high pressure a little bit stronger. that will keep us dry over the next 24 hours or so. what are we expecting to see in

the future weather times it out as we move out through early tomorrow. it looks like some cloud cover across the area. maybe a little sunshine early. but not a lot of sunshine. very similar to what we've seen across the region. no shower activity. we've been talking about a chance of showers late thursday. we think the area will be strong enough to keep the showers at bay during the day tomorrow. friday a little different story. we'll start out dry for the most part. then here come the showers during day. we're not talking rain. it won't be much at all. we have showers during the noon to 3:00 hour and then they'll move out of here. don't insurprised to need hour. not anticipating anything heavy at all. so the travel impacts, looking. >> exercise tomorrow great all day. get out and about. nice and mild even with that cloud cover. a day very similar to today.

if we're able to get more sun, it might be a little warmer. we will get warmer during the day all day. plenty of sunshine no problems at all. saturday is looking great. sunday a chance for rain late in the day. most the week will be on the dry side once again. the best day of the next seven. co-ensides with saturday. >> oh my gosh. holy smokes. >> new video of a driver's starting close call. >> residents of the planned community are troubled today. the owners of the golf course have an easier path to redeveloping it into houses. >> take a look. one, two, three bullet holes right in this house. coming up we'll hear from the woman who woke up thinking she

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letters for lawmakers on board, calling for campaign finance reform. police have him in custody tonight. hughes spoke to a florida newspaper about the flight and e-mailed a number of media outlets including news4 shortly before the flight to get message out. the capitol and white house were locked down for a time but both are operating normally now and all streets are also reopen around the area. for a moment she thought she was under attack. bullets hit her walls prompting her to take cover as she called 911. david culver is live with a story you'll only see on news4. >> reporter: behind me this is house that belongs to miss sally thomas. it sits on a relatively quiet corner. late last week the silence interrupted by gunshots. police tell us those bullets came from her neighbor's

basement. >> the first shot i didn't know it was a shot but it woke me up. >> reporter: so sally thomas walked out of her first floor bedroom to see what was going on. >> so i was walking there way. when i got to just about here i heard this terrible noise. >> that was the noise of a glass shattering. three bullets blasting her back doors. >> they all three came so fast.here they were all three, the three holes were already there. one of them was here. and then two more. one here and one right under there. >> reporter: missing her by a few feet. >> so i called 911. >> police determined the bullets came from this house. she they have asked if she was having trouble with her neighbor. >> i said no. he is a really nice guy. and the police said that's where

it is coming from. >> never arrested and charged these three men. they were firing from the basement of this home. notice the child swing? she says a toddler lives here too. >> i am still just speechless. >> reporter: with an unwanted keep sake in hand she spent the last week cleaning up. >> every time i opened and close the door you can see that it is still there. >> reporter: before bed each night she says she offers a prayer of thanks for her children and grandchildren's wellbeing. >> i was thanking god for taking such good care of me. >> reporter: we learned about this story from this search warrant i pull today from the circuit court. it also details several items that were seized from her neighbor's home. coming up at 6:00 i'll share with you what police took out of that house. >> all right. thank you. new fear in reston that a popular golf course there could be turned into a housing development despite today's

ruling favoring the owners of reston national. the northern virginia bureau chief says the group battling redevelopment is not giving up. >> reporter: this view from the back deck is what sold kathy six years ago when she bought this townhouse right next to the reston golf course. >> i said this is perfect. >> reporter: now she and many others fear this open space could be in jeopardy. that the fairways could become asphalt streets dotted with homes. >> it goes against what reston is. it is a planned community. and for 50 years, it has been a planned community. >> reporter: the course travis began when the owners asked fairfax county zoning administrator whether the property was subject to development restrictions. he said yes. but today zoning board of appeals made a different finaling that could create a smoother path to development. they would have to use normal county procedures to seek

development. >> the thousands of homeowners that bought on the golf course bought with open space in their backyard. no one ever dreamed it would be anything else. >> reporter: a lawyer for the golf course owners responded with this statement. this was only an effort to confirm property rights. this was not an effort to rezone or change anything. but they say they might not wait to find out what they have in mine. they might go straight to court to challenge the ruling. in reston virginia. news4. 150 years in prison for a man convicted of preying on other men after drinking events in maryland. the judge handed down that sentence today to joey poindexter who was convicted of sex assaults on five men that he met at beer pong tournaments. prosecutors say there could be at least two dozen other victims based on videos and photographs that they say poindexter took of these assaults.

new details on last month's death of a 5-year-old virginia boy. prosecutors say noah thomas was left unassume advised at his pulaski county home with his 6-month-old sister on the day he disappeared. his body was found in a septic tank four days later. the child's mother originally told police the child left the house while she was napping. but it turns out she was actually driving the boy's father to his job. the couple faces child abuse and neglect charges. stop the silence. end sexual violence. the message tonight from the first annual walk in support of victims of sexual assault in fairfax county. many walkers wore badges with numbers representing the estimated 264th sex assault victims in the county last year. a man left in a coma after a struggle with baltimore police. only the, the new legal action his family is taking. and a starting police tactic

triggering all kinds of questions. why a police department in arizona is standing by the actions of an officer who slammed into a suspect. tomorrow looking a little like today. some cloud cover across the area. temperature 48 degrees to start off. but 68 by 3:00 in the

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my heart forever. >> emotions ran high as the jury handed down a guilty verdict of murder against aaron hernandez. the former new england patriot sentenced to life. just ahead, we'll hear more from the victim's family in this case. this week's wegs's child has a pretty disappointing start to his life. he was adopted as a toddler but the documentive mother passed away and sadly he ended up in the foster care system again. he celebrated his 12th birthday so we went to chow down on his favorite food. giant burritos. hunter said burritos are his favorite meal. and here he can make one as big as he likes. >> so you can grab anything you want. >> reporter: hunter knew what he wanted. some rice chicken, shrimp. >> can we have insome lettuce? >> reporter: he is very polite. he always says please and thank you. he is in middle school and not sure what he wants to be when he

grows up. >> if you had to pick one favorite subject? >> it would be math. >> are you doing well in math? >> yeah. >> what kind of grades are you making? >> i have an a plus right now. >> that's fantastic. >> he is very smart. an honor roll student in the sixth grade. >> reporter: after washing hands, donning aprons we were ready to see how it is done. with our hot tortillas on hand we began building burritos. he knew what he wanted. >> right, the meat cheese lettuce. >> reporter: he also knows what he wants in an adoptive family. >> hunter said he would be happy with both a mom and a dad. he is fine with siblings. we want a family who will commit to being his family forever. >> reporter: there were some gifts for hunter to take home. the best part of the day was thinking about diving into that

great big burrito. >> and we did. if you have room in your home and your heart for hunter or another child who is waiting, please call our special adoption hotline. the number is 1-88 to adopt me. he is a really, really nice kid. >> a sweet boy. >> and very smart. a dramatic police tactic under fire tonight. and officer speeds his cruise entire a suspect. why the police chief is defending his actions now. on the edge of a twister. take a look at this. we're talking about some pretty nice weather. you may still need the umbrella. if you're looking for a weekend

we have more now from massachusetts where former new england patriots player aaron hernandez was found guilty of murder. pat lawson muse with the emotional testimony from the victim's family. >> aaron hernandez will die in

prison. sentenced after seven days of deliberations to life without parole for the murder of odin lloyd. prosecutors said he killed lloyd and then left his body in a vacant lot. in court, the victim's relatives talked about it. his mother spoke about burying her first born child. >> i felt like i wanted to go into the home with my son. >> we have to relive the fact that we are here. i see his picture on the news. i see my mom's tears. my family. and i can't. i can't console them. >> despite no murder weapon, no motive, prosecutors managed to tie him to the murder through

his cell phone. he still faces other charges. ? one officer's unorthodox methods are being defended now. take a look. a man on foot taken down by a police cruiser moving 40-miles-per-hour. the man survived his attorney calls it excessive forceful but the police chief there says the man had gone on a crime spree that included stealing a high powered rifle that he fired off. he says without that action it could have been a more tragic situation. and we are hearing from the man who was riding with walter scott in the moments before a police officer fatally shot scott. pierre fulton was seen on dash cam video getting out of the same car that he ran from during a traffic stop last week in south carolina. today his lawyer told our sister station in charleston that he

thought he heard another noise before michael slager open fire. >> all right. be right back with you. slager initially accused scott of trying to grab his taser. the cell phone video showed him shooting. slager is now charged with murder. check this out. security officials at the european central bank say they're investigating this disruption today. a woman jumped up on the table there where the bank's chief was sitting during a press conference in germany. she threw confetti while shouting stop the ecb dictatorship. officers wrestled her away. no injuries reported. some hold your breath moments for a driver in illinois as he comes incredibly close to a massive tornado.

>> we don't really know what to do. i guess sit here. >> the guy says he was driving in the northern part of the state when he spotted the funnel cloud. he says in the video he's never been that close to one. he couldn't tell which direction he was headed or how he should move to get to safety. eventually it was right on top of him. >> oh my gosh. holy smokes! >> the man along with other drivers managed to find shelter under a bridge overpass. he says the tornado's passing was more vile than the video actually indicates. >> it looks like he could roll down his window and touch it. >> they had a couple of f-4s that day. i'm not sure which one that was. that underpass may have helped a little. they say you don't want to go under those but it might have helped him a little bit there.

phenomenal. now i have a pretty good picture to show you. this is our reston camera. what i love about this. we can zoom in anywhere. that's the runway. every once in a while you get to see a plane landing there. you can see the mountains. a pretty nice shot. showing the cloud cover across the region. we're in the 60s. 67 degrees under cloudy skies. we'll continue to see clouds through 7:00 is that through the rest the night. we are still talking about fairly nice conditions. so 9:00 61. down to about 67 degrees by 11:00. the temperatures around the area. 63 gath gath. 62 in hunting town. and over toward annapolis. showing some showers to the west.

most of these arounder there. we have a lot of moisture trying to move our way but notice how it is not getting in. there we have an area of high pressure just to the north. it continues to shut this to the south. that means good conditions overnight and into tomorrow as well. tomorrow partly cloudy. dry, nice and mild. 63 to about squun degrees. we will see clouds on the increase tomorrow night. and there could be a chance for some shower activity tomorrow night into the day on friday. only a 40% chance of rain. i think we'll see some of the rain during the day. look for a high of 73. then on saturday 76 degrees. beautiful on saturday if you want to get outdoors i recommend it. most of sunday looks dry. late in the afternoon. that rain sticks around. i could be heavy at times right through the day on monday. >> thank you. the canal is a scenic path for hikers and runners. there is a way for visitors to

enjoy it overnight without heading home. >> this is where you spend a lot of time hanging out. >> it was george washington's vision. from georgetown to cumberland. and along the route, some 24 lock houses. >> this is the first one i've stayed in. we've been in three others and we have one booked already for the end of august. >> today old lock houses are a sort of retreat for people. >> we actually help raise the funds to refurbish a number of the lock houses. >> mike mitch we will the c & o trust run canal quarters. with their help six lockhouses have been renovated. all built in the 1830s, they range from no plumbing and air conditioning. >> they have fire circle.

>> susan and seven of her girlfriends have made it a yearly thing. >> the lower ones are pretty comfortable. >> part of the 1920s when a flood shut down the canal. families would actually live in these homes and tend the locks. >> preferring the pie to flour to nails as well as communications. it was the beltway or the i-270 of its day. >> reporter: but kevin says coal was the main transport. the prices range from $100 to $150 a day. >> the best part is being in the middle of nowhere. >> reporter: a piece of history, maybe for just a night. reporting in montgomery county. news4. a violent arrest leaves a baltimore man in a coma. >> we have a new

fairfax county police just announced the arrest of their own office order child pornography charges. officer bud walker faces two counts of possession of child porn. he's been a spoke person for fairfax county police for the past six years. he's been relieved of duty but he is on administrative leave with pay.

investigators were led to walker by a tip from a blogging site. according to police it said child porn had been uploaded from a house in fairfax county. police determined that home was own by officer walker. he is now being held without bond. i'm pat lawson muse. there are new questions the actions of baltimore city police while handling a suspect in critical condition. and friends say on life support. as jane miller reports, this isn't the first time the city's officers have come under fire for possible excessive force. >> reporter: video shows the man identified as freddy gray after he had been arrested by police in west baltimore. this is how gray appeared as officers put him in a police wagon and took him out of view. he is talking, able to move his legs. he lifts his head. video in a different locations shows he had been taken out of the van. for additional restraint.

here he is seen on the pavement on his knees. this is the way gray appeared later. after. while still in police custody he was taken to a hospital. friends say he was suffering from a broken neck. the most severe spinal cord injury which can cause paralysis. wham to lead to the injury is now under investigation. the department's questionable handling of prisonerser previously has led to expensive investigation. jeffrey was left paralyzed and in need of constant nursing care after his arrest in 1997. he argued city police threw him head first into a police van after being stopped for a speeding ticket. he suffered a broken neck. the city settled his lawsuit for $6 million. in december 2005 a suspect died of a fractured spine. his flame argued city police fail to secure him with a seatbelt inside the van.

the jury awarded the family $7 million when they sued. a nightmare commute for metro green line riders. a bridge collapsed. we're talking about how long the clean-up will take. >> and the cell phone video of the gyrocopter landing 10 capital. tonight what authorities knew before the landing. and security changes coming to the white house. the news4 i-team is breaking the story tonight. first, a security scare. a pilot making a political statement lands a gyro copter on the u.s. grounds. the man taking credit says he is not a terrorist. and he told police and the secret service in advance what he was going to do. he even e-mailed several news

organizations, including enough. >> in a statement, the fax said it had no idea about this plan. >> reporter: a florida report here has been in contact with the pilot says that he took off from gettysburg pennsylvania. about an hour flight time from here. take a look at this video. witnesses confirm that it was coming in from the west flying about 30 feet above the national mall and the capitol reflective pool. that is restricted airing space for anyone flying below 18,000 feet. and the faa had no notification that this flight was taking place. he was coming in in a gyro copter. think helicopter but lighter, smaller, maybe no more than a few hundred pounds and there is no engine to power the rotor. there is the insignia