you're all right bud? never better i don't know if he likes that. yeah part of the complete breakfast developing right now at 11:00, the man that they say killed and shot a firefighter and injured another one and shot his own brother, ras

custody. plus a. neighbor of that homeowner describes what he saw hours before the shooting and what he heard when it all went down. off the top at 11:00, the man accused of shooting and killing a prince georges firefighter is back at the home where the deadly shots were fired. we are trying to get answers of why the police released him. and darcy spencer joins us live with what she is learning tonight. darcy? >> reporter: we are live across the street from the landover hills fire department and you can see an ambulance decorated with flowers and candles in remembrance of the fallen firefighter. the state's attorney office telling me they don't have any evidence to prosecute him, to charge him at this time.

>> it was all over in five or six seconds. it's was rapid fire. >> richard vetter was standing in his driveway when he saw firefighters forcing their way into his neighbor's home. >> that went on for a few minutes and it took them a few minutes to get into the door and almost as soon as that noise stopped, the gunshots rang out and there were six or seven gunshots. >> an hour later he says his neighbor surrendered and the police had guns trained on him as he came out. >> i saw the garage door open and the lights were on in the garage and he walked out with his hands up. >> his brother called firefighters to the house to check on him and when they got in the house he opened fire, a 13-year veteran of the department died and a volunteer fire was seriously wounded. the

shot and wounded. the man told detectives he fired in self defense. he has been released from custody, and the state's attorney says there was not enough evidence to place charges at this time. >> the citizens' brother thought he was in medical duress, and he did not realize they were there to assist him. >> the repairman showed up to fix the door that was opened and a fire department spokesman says there will be a review to see if policy needs to be changed. and the injured firefighter underwent surgery and he was shot four times and is expected to survive. you can find all the details at the nba washington app. >> you talked to a defense

attorney who is not involved in the case about the shooting. was he surprised they released the homeowner? >> he was not surprised and he thought it was a good thing they were not rushing to judgment, and they waited out the investigation, and it's continuing so it's possible charges could be filed done the road and he points out if this man truly believed people were break into his home and that's what he was saying and fired in self defense, that's a defense he could use in court and potentially have a good case. prosecutors want to make sure before they charge somebody that they have the evidence and they simply don't at this time. >> thank you so very much. and the fire department and ems department still trying to deal with the reality one of the colleagues is gone. today the ambulance used for the calls sits outside

to his service. >> total shock, and everybody woke up this morning with the realization that we had a deal with the line of duty death. >> and volunteer, kevin swaeupb, was stationed there, and firefighters there optimistic about his recovery. the flags ordered to be flown half-staff in honor of the firefighter, and his legacy as a husband, father and firefighter and his commitment to protecting others will not soon be forgotten by his loved ones, the community or state of maryland. at the shooting, there was reaction to the tragedy. we posted the story on the washington app about the relief of the suspect and it's generating a lot of firefighters, and to read it

breaking news from south america. at least 28 people dead after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks ecuador. the president reported that news during a televised address to the nation tonight. it could be far away. we are getting reports of major building damage and there are also tsunami concerns tonight and there already have been several aftershocks. we are just a few days away from the big new york primary. the state boast a large cache of delegates that could change the landscape of the race. today ted cruz nailed down the vast majority of the delegates up for grabs for wyoming. the win continues to shrink trump's delegate lead. 744, an

559. bernie sanders took a few days off to meet with pope francis at the vatican. and he still won a few delegates. and sanders says he disagrees with the pontiff about abortion and gay marriage, and they found common ground on other issues. hillary clinton returns to new york tomorrow. chuck todd welcomes george clooney on "meet the press" tomorrow morning. that show starts at 10:30 right after "news4 today." the faa investigating today's helicopter crash, three people onboard that helicopter and they were surveying power lines when it crashed near the amtrak tracks close to the airport. they went to the hospital as a precaution. the crash spark

brushfire forcing amtrak to halt service between baltimore and d.c. lester holt will be in the mideast monday and will talk to the secretary of defense about how he plans to defeat isis, but tonight you will get a sneak peek of his plans. we're looking at another mild afternoon, but that's after a chilly start. i will have your hour by hour temperature forecast for what you can expect throughout your day tomorrow and the next time you can be dealing with rain in my full forecast. ovechkin, always a difference maker on the score thanks for coming today. i want each of you to grab a 2x8 and cut it. you'll have 2 saws to choose from. ♪ you all chose the best tool for the job. wouldn't it make sense to make the same choice, when it comes to your truck? (all) absolutely. this is the 2016 chevy silverado. nice. a good-looking pick-up. incredible. i love it.

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a bell chimed 32 times in richmond for each victim at the massacre of virginia tech nine years ago today. a student killed 32 people on campus before turning the gun on himself. governor terry mcauliffe declared today virginia tech remembrance day. state flags across virginia flown at half-staff. tough talk from defense secretary, ash carter, today. he outlined his latest strategy to defeat isis and says the united states may intensify its fight against the group in the middle east. he will talk with commanders about new ways to attack isis and that could include more air strikes, cyber attacks and special forces on the ground. >> we have, first of

destroy isil in syria and iraq, because that's where this whole thing arose. if you think about cancer, that's where the parent tumor is. >> secretary carter says the white house has been very receptive to his recommendations. lester holt will be in the middle east on monday to talk to the defense secretary. you can see his report on nbc "nightly news." a zoo keeper died doing the job she loved. what we learned about the circumstances surrounding a ddly tiger attack.ea

a palm beach zoo closed this weekend after a tiger violently cleared on its zookeeper. she is being remembered for love and dedication to animals. she was doing routine tasks inside the tiger house on friday when a malaysia tiger attacked and killed her. zookeepers tranquilized the tiger and had to wait until the sedatives took affect before they could get her out. this is the first death in the zoo's 60th year history. >> we have one female tiger and three males and this involved one male tiger that has never been involved in this zoo. >> the tiger is now recovering at the zoo. west palm beach police, and florida fish and wildlife and osha all investigating.

get a load of that. combination of hail and rain making a nasty day in texas. the storm caused massive street flooding in north texas. plenty of pomp and pageantry. emancipation became a d.c. holiday inn 2005. what a beautiful day it was. official high temperature today at the airport, 72 degrees. gorgeous again tomorrow. the warmest day will be monday and the coolest day wednesday, and our next chance of rain is on friday and

a few thunderstorms around on friday, but tomorrow the weather having a low impact on your day. plenty of sunshine, and pollen will be on the rise in the pollen report we get daily, monday through friday, and they came out and said on friday this will probably be the worst week of the season with the forecast. plenty of sunshine, really no rain. temperatures right now in the 40s and 50s, kind of a wide range and the more rural locations, and fallen to 56 degrees in town and 46 in manass manassas. a cool morning but by late morning hours you won't need a jacket. by the lunchtime hours, in the mid-60s. little cloud cover once again. 4:00, we'll hit our high temperature of 73, 74 degrees. even tomorrow evening at 8:00, comfortable with a temperu

if you are headed out for sunday brunch tomorrow, temperatures generally will be in the 60s. i think the best night to fire up the grill or eat outdoors will be monday night, just spectacular, mild and comfortable temperatures in the 70s. the humidity still low, although we are warming up into the 80s on monday for highs. tuesday night, a little cooler, and you might want to have a light jacket or sweatshirt for dining outdoors or heading out and about at that time. on monday, a high temperature of 81. as the kids are at the bus stop, pretty comfortable. recess on monday gets an a-plus with temperatures in the low 70s, and by dismissal, temperature around 78. and a weak cold front will move through the area, and still comfortable, a high of 77. that front cools us down on wednesday with a high temperature of 68. the front

rain, and we keep it dry on tuesday. thursday, increasing clouds throughout the day. high temperatures in the mid-70s. notice our average high now, about 68 degrees. every number on this 7-day high. a chance of showers again on saturday. otherwise partly sunny. >> finally starting to feel like spring. loving it. >> we all are. >> you can see her and the storm team 4 at the convention center. we have a photo gallery and highlights of the festival on the nbc washington app. coming up after the break, big hits and flukey goals and pus

chris miles here in the studios. the caps look good in their first win of the playoffs on thursday night, but caps looked equally as good in game two against the flyers tonight and alex ovechkin a big part of the game. being physical, knocked him out. and this time it's shin taking it on the chin. and

penalty and gets a goal instead, and the flyers get one back and then the caps own the power play and the great eight also light the lamp. the one-timer, his first goal of the series, 3-1, caps rising. and 19 saves on thursday night. doubled that in game two. a ridiculous 41 saves. caps win 4-1 and take a 2-0 series lead. caps are ahead but are not celebrating just yet. carol maloney is here to explain. >> the caps protect home ice. two stars shine the brightest, alex ovechkin, and ov's shot comes from ov's spot, but it was his leading 17 hits that shifted the momentum. >> you just have to play physical. if you don't have an opportunity to do something else, you play

the guys are going to follow you. >> when he's in on the fore-check and using the big body and hard to handle, i mean, he's -- he can be a difference maker. >> the hero of the night between the pipes, hopy turns in an unbelievable performance. 41 saves sets the tone and impresses his teammates. >> feels comfortable behind us and i think he feel comfortable with us in front of him and it's a good mix right now and a lot of communication and good stuff from everyone. >> makes big saves and gives us guy energy on the bench, and especially after that penalty, the 5 on 3, it was huge. >> we did a great job keeping it simple and getting it below the goal line, and eating the minutes up. we have

and we would like to keep pushing ourselves and getting better at it and tonight was another step forward. >> teams as well as they have done have a 90% chance of winning it, but the caps know they have not won anything yet. philly, d.c. rivalry week continues with baseball. next in philly looking for their seventh straight win like on friday. washington jumps all over the phillies in the first inning. already up, 2-zip. murphy, leaves the major, and puts up three in the first frame. scherzer, nice day on the mound, and helping himself out on the dish. washington rolling over philly, and then in the seventh, a sign we are becoming all too familiar with. fourth straight game with a home

final tonight. hot hitting a theme here in the dmv, and the orioles crushing the ball. the rangers, victim of the birds home run derby tonight. after jones sends one out in the third, it's chris crush davis. three solo shots and no chasers. rangers fight back in the seventh. breaking open a door, and the rangers go on to win this one by a final of 8-4. maryland holding its annual spring football game this afternoon, and the new head coach will like this. his third string quarterback connecting with jacobs for the score. two scores.

johnson a. playmaker. 64 yards to the house. here's durkin on how his team did today. erica, between the caps and the nats, d.c. is dominating philly 23-3 on the scoreboardthis weekend. so far so good. let's see if we can do it again tomorrow. >> you can say that again. thank you so much very. that is our news for tonight. we hope you enjoy a brand-new ♪ when a car gives you sound you can feel... for an experience you won't soon forget. ♪ that's the more human side of engineering. experience what a lincoln can do for you. at the lincoln spring collection event. right now lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for 399 a month.

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