entire family, and bring friends to watch him do it. he said he was going to go to her school, her high school, eleanor roosevelt high school, and shoot it up. he said he was going to go to her mother's workplace, shoot it up, and kill her mother. now news of all this bizarre investigation began to unfold this morning here at police headquarters. at police headquarters today, a display of some seized guns and then a gun and violence press conference and then the chief told a bone-chilling story about a 17-year-old girl who called last week and complained that her 17-year-old boyfriend threatened to kill her, her family, and then shoot up her school. >> the gun recovery unit worked with that young woman through the night, found an on call emergency judge and interrupted

warrant, was able to go and recover an ak-47 from the individual involved and over 180 rounds of ammunition. >> reporter: the chief says the police department's gun recovery unit puts itself in harm's way every day to get these deadly weapons off the street. >> for them to have to put their life on the line against these guns every single day and sometimes the same people with new guns over and over again, that's unacceptable. >> reporter: now in the case of the 17-year-old there are also charges of child pornography. i'll have more on that coming up at 6:00. >> unbelievable story, pat. we're waiting now to see what effect today's not guilty ruling will have on the three remaining officers charged in the death of freddie gray. >> the police van driver caesar goodson faced the most serious charge in this case. it was second-degree murder. with the

means two officers have been acquitted and the third ended in a mistrial. >> today's decision is a major setback for those future cases. >> chris gordon is live with reaction to the verdict. >> reporter: many legal experts say this was a must-win trial for prosecutors, but they lost. now the judge ruled that the police wagon driver was responsible for the safety of freddie gray, but that what he did or failed to do is not a crime. officer caesar goodson walked out of court cleared of all charges in the death of freddie gray. >> i'm very disappointed because i thought, like so many others, with this being the most severe charges on this particular officer that we would get at least something just to make it happen for the family and for baltimore. >> reporter: after freddie gray's funeral in april of 2015 th

parts of baltimore. calm was restored in part because state's attorney announced charges against the six baltimore police officers. now there's concern whether these protesters will remain peaceful after officer goodson's qu acquittal. >> the group is going to make a demonstration that is positive and be out here to support freddie gray and what happened. >> reporter: as the driver of the police wagon in which freddie gray suffered his fatal injuries, officer goodson faced charges, including second-degree depraved heart murder and manslaught manslaughter. judge barry williams said goodson's failure to seat belt gray violated police orders, but was not a criminal act. there was insufficient evidence that goodson gave gray a rough ride. the judge said he couldn't determith

stop sign from this video presented by prosecutors. >> it was very clear that the state's failure to prove a rough ride occurred was a significant blow to their case. >> reporter: ahead, prosecutors so far have put three police officers on trial and have failed to get a conviction. ahead on news4 at 6:00, what are the chances that the baltimore police officers still facing trial might have their charges dropped. that's the latest live in baltimore. >> all right. thank you. governor larry hogan's office released this statement today, saying, he respects the legal process, adding, quote, over the past year the people of baltimore city have made tremendous progress in rebuilding their communities and businesses, adding they will support ongoing efforts to move forward from the events of last year. right now, four people are under arrest after dozens gathered outside the immigration and customs

in downtown phoenix. they formed a human chain after the supreme court issued that tied decision that blocks president obama's executive order, an order that would have added more protections for undocumented immigrants. >> republicans in congress currently are willfully preventing the supreme court from being fully staffed and functioning as our founders intended and today's decision underscored that. >> president obama called the decision heartbreaking for millions who have lived in the shadows and hoped to contribute to this country in a open way. >> reporter: texas and 25 other states sued the executive order on

>> reporter: it is a legal matter. it doesn't say anything one way or the other about the president's authority to carry out executive orders. it's not a blow to that. it's not a boost to it. it doesn't say anything about the state's ability to sue. it says nothing because there's no decision. what it means is that everything remains as it is. lower court ruling remains in effect, which stops the president from enforcing this policy. it doesn't mean the immigration authorities are going to start knocking on people's doors because the administration's policy is not to remove or as they used to say deport people who are the parents of children who are here legally. they can't put into effect the key part of this, which was to let those people get work permits and get a social security number and start working. there is an original lawsuit that is grinding its way through the courts in texas. it could eventually come here. by the time itom

obama administration will be history and it's going to be up to the next president to decide whether to continue to defend this policy. donald trump says held n will n. it will become moot. hillary clinton says she will redouble the efforts on this policy. the future of this as a legal matter is going to depend on the election. affirmative action lives to see another day. the justices upheld a program at the university of texas that allows the school to keep using race as one of many factors in its admissions process. this case centered on a woman who claimed she was not admit td to the school because she's white. only on news4 tonight, growing calls in congress this evening for a formal review of what happened inside one of

an employee of the u.s. department of homeland security is charged tonight with bringing a loaded gun inside agency headquarters. the i-team scott macfarlane broke this story. >> reporter: here tonight, members of congress are saying what the news4 i-team reported this week indicates the government could be more vulnerable to attack that previously thought. in a court filing, federal investigators say there was probable cause to believe jonathan wienke may have been planning to attack employees inside the department of homeland security. the court filing said wienke was stopped for a random screening two weeks ago and found carrying a knife, radio devices, pepper spray, thermal imaging equipment, and handcuffs. 90 minutes later, he was found carrying a loaded ..22 caliber re

revolver. the u.s. speaker of the house addressed it today. the feds are investigating whether an employee was plotting to attack senior officials there. has your office been briefed on that? >> i'm familiar with the reports. we want more information, but i am familiar with the reports. we're waiting for further investigation. >> reporter: local members of congress called for a review today as well and say they're troubled the man at the center of this type of investigation holds a top secret security clearance. >> an employee can get in with infrared technology, a knife, and a weapon. >> the fact this was a federal employee and one at a secure agency is very unusual and means we ought to look very closely at how their do their top secret clearances. >> reporter: outside wienke's home, neighbors are talking about a case that's now captured

that happened up here. >> reporter: jonathan wienke has pleaded not guilty to a criminal charge in this case and he is free from custody. the latest on the criminal prosecution in this case tonight on news4 at 6:00. scott macfarlane, news4. right now, crews are working to return power to thousands of people after a line of severe storms tore through illinois. from terrifying tornados to 60 mile an hour winds and a deluge of rain. there have been two reports of injuries, but no deaths as more severe weather is expected. dramatic video shows storm chasers taking a direct hit here from a twister. their truck being pummelled by all that debris. and you didn't need an alarm to wake this up morning. we had thunder and lightning as it moved through our area. this is kensington, maryland. a large tree came d

over at the quicken loans national golf tournament here in bethesda, tee times were delayed more than two hours. everything is green out there. doug kammerer tracking more showers for this evening, huh? >> we saw that very heavy rain come through early this morning. upwards of an inch in some locations. then it dove down to the south and left us with a lot of cloud cover and stable air. that means we have not seen the refiring of any storms across our region. you can see we are dry all across our area. just down to the south, though, tracking some storm systems producing incredible amounts of rain and flash flooding just down to our south by about 100, 150 miles. now i'm watching this line to the north. this was the one we were talking about last night. that's what we're going to be watching now. we don't have much going on this evening. it will be overnight tonight that we see a few more showers. maybe a thunderstorm or two, but i'm not expecting anything

strong in our region. we do have a chance for showers tomorrow and then we talk about the weekend. we've got the entire forecast for you in minutes. i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news4, a teacher who taught at this prince george's county school is arrested for being a pimp. we'll tell you what happened in this unfortunate case. hate words the mark of a vandal. why police are taking this investigation very seriously in northern virginia. the historic sit-in by democrats comes to an end on capitol hill with this passionate plea. >> so don't give up. don't give in. >>

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right now at 5:00, a local teacher in some big trouble tonight. i'm jim handly. >> and i'm wendy rieger. this teacher was arrested during a prostitution sting. police say he was a key player. martin brown is a teacher at langley park mccormick elementary school. police say he solicited a prostitute and then rented a room to be used for prostitution. we are live with details about this case. >> reporter: according to

system he was hired in august of 2015. his first year teaching in the prince george's county school system. 29-year-old martin brown is a fourth grade teacher. it was what he was allegedly during after school that's landed him behind bars. >> sometimes a prostitution scheme has many moving parts and he was one of the cogs in this scheme. >> reporter: police found prostitutes posting ads for sex when they came across this ad. police arranged to meet the woman in this photo at the days inn. the woman was taken into custody shortly after and then police found that the room she was using was purchased by brown who was in another room a few days door from the prostitute. >> he was with other co-conspirators when we found him. >> repor h

hotel room and said he owned the marijuana found in the woman's room. another man said he was responsible for posting the sex ad. prince george's county schools released a statement saying, we are aware of the arrest of a langley park mccormick elementary schoolteacher. we will cooperate fully with law enforcement in this investigation. brown is facing two charges of prostitution and two for human trafficking. >> we weren't targeting him at all. we were casting a net and he stumbled into it. >> reporter: brown is now on administrative leave from the prince george's county school system. parents react to this teach eer charges. and in arlington, police there are hoping a new sketch will lead them to a man who sexually assaulted a woman inside her apartment. they released this image of the

this happened this past weekend in the boston area when this man broke into a woman's ground floor apartment and attacked her with a knife. the woman managed to lock herself in a bathroom and that's where she called for help and the man took off. mosquito season is upon us and house republicans want government funds to reallocate to help control the spread of the zika virus. the house voted early this morning to approve a bill to provide just over a billion dollars to combat the virus, but democrats are not on board because it includes nearly a million dollars in cuts to other health care programs. the senate is expected to take up the bill before it leaves for its fourth of july recess. well, tiger's tournament the quicken loans national is under way in bethesda. there might be a new sheriff in town. carol maloney joins us from control country club to tell us more about this new phenom.

rom. he is a young spaniard, the one to watch here. he is leading the tournament at 7 under right now. he is an amateur. he's the top ranked amateur in the world. this is his first pro event and his first tee shot on number 10 today showing no nerves. he was dancing right off the bat. just qualified for this event at last week's u.s. open as the lone amateur. today some of the best golf he says he's ever played fired a 64 in his pro debut. he was too much in the zone to remember. >> i was anticipating this moment. i've been working on it a long time. i kind of blacked out a little bit. i don't remember a single swing i made all day or any putting stroke. i kind of got in this motion of just walking and ta

it's just something that happens every once in a while and i got lucky it happened today. >> reporter: good first day of steve marino. he grew up in fairfax. worked and played golf at army navy country club. on number 6, he gets out of trouble here and ends with a birdie. he also had an eagle today on number 16. he felt pretty good about his two under today. zb >> yeah, it's been a couple years, so it felt good. it felt really good to be back. felt really good to play a nice round. this was the only hometown event that i have. it is nice to play in front of friends and family. i think the rain scared off some other people. hopefully i can keep playing well. >> reporter: he's going to have a very big

he is three shots back to the leader. golf is still going on as we speak. troy merit is out there as well as fan favorite rickie fowler. they had a two-hour rain delay. we'll see if rahm can hold onto that lead. we'll tell you about a u.s. open champ here. we'll tell you about that coming up. >> carol is loving life out there. it is an iconic image from world war ii. a lot of you drive by it all the time. >> we're talking about the iwo jima memorial. for the first time, the marine corps is admitting it screwed up. one of the men in the photo is wrongly identified. biking is a way of life in our city. one leader in the district is crying foul after someone stole his bike. how this council member is

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now the clouds are back and temperatures are on the cooler side of things. 79 degrees. our average temperature today into the mid to upper 80s. temperatures around the region cooler. notice stanton, virginia, down to 67 now. that's where the rain is around the harrisonburg region. that's where we're seeing some of that rain. we'll continue to see that rain down to the south, but right now d.c. not seeing much at all. we are dry across the area. the rain that we saw earlier this morning is out of here after seeing about an inch of rain. down to the south is the very hea heavy rain. massive flooding going on. flash flooding around white sulfur springs. we have seen some pictures of that on twitter and instagram. we're watcha

sliding down to the south. no severe weather this with uwi. maybe a couple of showers tonight, maybe a rumble of thunder or two. 10:00 here comes that boundary. it fizzles on out. tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon, we could still see the clouds. yesterday i was thinking more sunshine. tomorrow i'm thinking more clouds now. a couple of rumbles of thunder and a couple of showers. keep the umbrella handy, but you may not need it. we'll still get into the upper 70s to low 80s. all in all, not a bad friday, but do expect some shower activity. you could see some of those showers down toward the beaches. 78 in ocean city. breezy and cool on satu

temperatures could fall into the upper 60s during the evening with that breeze coming off the ocean. sunday we think the best day for the beach. temperatures around 77 with plenty of sunshine. next couple of days inland the weekend looking good. clouds early on saturday. 85 on saturday. 87 on sunday. 81 on monday. all in all, a weekend looking really good out there. >> good to hear. it was a scene up on capitol hill. >> and it played out on social media. we'll show you how the democrats' sit-in came to an end. what action is being taken now by lawmakers on gun law. police are taking a new approach to hunt down runaways in northern virginia. tonight neighbors in this arlington community are covering up messages of hate.

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their race. >> the justices disagree and keep affirmative action in college admissions. we're working on more developing stories, including some people are being told to boil water after a water main break. but first, vulgar words of hate in a northern virginia community. we'll have that story in just a moment, but we begin with some breaking news at 5:30. live pictures over baltimore right now. this is pennsylvania avenue where so far a peaceful gathering after the decision came down from the judge regarding officer caesar goodson an acquittal. >> this gathering is right near the cvs that was set on fire earlier last year, you will recall, during the riots in baltimore. this gathering is peaceful. we'll keep an eye on it for you. but closer to home vandals targeting an arlington neighborhood sometime this morning. they spray painted hateful

track cans, and vehicles. >> some of the words so offensive we can't show them to you here. david culver is live in the neighborhood just off arlington boulevard. david, tell us more about this. >> reporter: hi there, jim and wendy. you can see from this neighbor's stone wall to another man's van windows. as we have been walking up and down the street today, we have been seeing vandalism all over. neighbors here, they're trying to clean up, if not cover up, some of these disturbing messages. >> sorry. we're going to put an end to this. >> reporter: we watched a neighbor unravel a towel across the hate-filled. -- graffiti. >> reporter: we noticed the vandalism up and down the

on mailboxes, trash cans, street signs. we had to blur them out. >> we have seven stinincidents destruction of property. >> reporter: police think it could be the work of a juvenile who lives in the area. this work van cleaned off now, but you can see where it got sprayed leaving an anti-semitic impression. >> wow. that's terrible. they're targeting -- it's racist and homophobic. >> possibly a hate crime. >> we're working to identify a suspect. once we identify the suspect, we'll be looking at possible additional charges. >> reporter: neighbors doing what they can to erase the hate. you can smell the fresh paint. >> a neighborhood of families and

it is very disturbing. this was the last thing we expected. >> reporter: police tell me they have at least one witness to this vandalism. they believe the young suspect may live right in this community. this evening police are looking for a car that hit a bicyclist and kept going. this was overnight along minnesota avenue near 27th street and southeast. a man on a bike was hit and he later died. police have not identified the victim. police have not released any details about the striking vehicle either. nothing foolproof. nothing perfect. they would have been tired. they never had that opportunity. >> the right thing to do is to demand we get a vote on something that's ima

just to some americans. >> those comments over periscope. democrats declaring victory after a nearly 25-hour sit-in on capitol hill over gun reform. chris lawrence is in the newsroom with what's happening right now on this front. >> democrats didn't get anything passed, but they kept this issue on the table. they're calling it a win because they were able to go public with their demands, tougher gun laws in the wake of what happened in orlando. here's a live look at the senate which voted this afternoon to allow further consideration of bipartisan legislation which could make it illegal for people on the no fly, no buy list to purchase a gun. republicans got c-span to cut the cameras. they used cell phones to record

the drama and periscope to live stream it. they got their point across to the american people. >> the fight is not over. this is just one step. but when we come back here on july 5th, we're going to continue to push, to pull, to stand up, and if necessary to sit down. >> now there was a symbolic moment in which democrats locked arms and started singing "we shall overcome," but house speaker paul ryan called the sit-in a publicity stunt the democrats are using to beef up their fundraising. >> will the house democrats sit-in have an impact on congressional votes on gun laws? so far the majority of you say no. we have a developing story from across the pond. ar

indication of whether the united kingdom will remain a part of the european union after today's historic vote. the polls are just closing about 30 minutes ago. voters deciding on a so-called brexit. a brexit would have caused a mass stock selloff with potential financial implications here and around the world. the dow closed up for the day above 18,000 before those polls closed. it is the battle of iwo jima in world war ii, but the marines got a big part of this story behind this picture wrong. disney reopens its beaches after a child that was kille byd

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at iwo jima. >> the marine corps admitted today it misidentified one of the six men in that photo. the black and white picture was taken in 1945. franklin d. roosevelt asked that all the men in the picture be identified. that's a difficult task because their faces were turned or obscured. an investigative panel determined that john bradley was actually private first class harold shultz of detroit. he died in 1995. a couple of teenagers are missing in northern virginia, but this isn't your average police investigation. why officers are taking a new approach now to finding runaways. >> a and we have a viewer with a tpe

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control how they leave, they may not be able to control how they get back. >> reporter: herndon high school student has been gone since february. fanny's mom asked that we conceal her identity, but agreed to speak about the heartache. >> it's not easy. i don't know where she is, if she's eating, if she's sleeping. >> reporter: the more intense approach to locating runaways started two years ago. officers begin a search as soon as a parent reports the child left. if they aren't found in 48 hours, the criminal investigation department takes over. >> i have decided to amp this up and amp up our investigations so that we can locate these children as fast as possible. >> reporter: as the member of the internet crimes against children task force, this detective also knows well the dangers for runaways. >> there's

trafficking. there's potential of bodily harm. these children don't have income, so they have to find their way of getting some type of income. >> reporter: fanny's mom breaks into tears when we ask about her fears. >> i don't know what she could be doing to survive. >> reporter: take a close look. a recent success story validates their persistence. a girl was gone for nine months, but found in neighboring loudoun county. now she's back and doing well. in the next six months to a year, you'll have the ability to text to 911 in the district. d.c. leaders tell us technology will allow the limited availability to text to 911 and eventually the ability to send pictures and video too. this will allow 911 operators to give first responders more information before they get to an incident. and neighbors who live along a stretch of axel road in alexandria, you're being asked to boil your water. if you're not sure if this

our nbc washington app for a list of the effected neighborhoods. this is coming after a 12-inch water main burst yesterday. road closures and road repair work will last through the evening rush. some businesses and four apartment buildings didn't have water for most of the day. what a morning we had. >> there was plenty of water on the streets this morning. >> everywhere. things have calmed down. what's the evening look like? we have cloud cover coming in tomorrow, right? >> we'll have more clouds than sunshine tomorrow and some scattered showers around during the earlier afternoon and evening hours. scattered showers about a 40% chance you're dealing with some rains. have t have the umbrella handy. you may not need it. you can open up the radar and see the latest right there in the nbc washington app. as we look to the weekend, still

gorgeous. thankfully that forecast hasn't changed. next chance of rain moves in on monday and maybe some showers and thunderstorms on tuesday as well. i want to get to future weather right away for tomorrow. 7:00 a.m. notice we're mainly dry, mostly cloudy, . lunchtime hours still mainly dry. in the afternoon hours, some scattered showers or thunderstorms do start to develop across the area. we track some scattered showers and embedded storms until about 6:00 p.m. after that, we quickly dry out. clouds clear out and that sets us up for a really nice weekend. if you're dining out tomorrow night, chances of that shower early. if your dinner reservations are after 7:00, i think you'll be dry. temps in the 70s. really comfortable. what's not going to be comfortable tomorrow? the humidity levels. the humidity levels really drop on saturday and sunday. on monday, we'll start t

sticky again. we'll start off the day tomorrow at 72 degrees with patchy fog. 8:00 p.m. most of us completely dry with a temp around 77. here's the latest check of storm team 4 radar. been monitoring these impressive thunderstorms in west virginia all day. it's this activity north of us in pennsylvania that could set off some isolated showers later tonight. 79 degrees right now. chances increase around 9:00, 10:00 p.m. the clouds acting as a blanket. we'll only fall to around 70 degrees for a low. saturday, mid 80s for highs. plenty of sunshine on sunday. 87 degrees. chance of some showers and maybe a thunderstorm on monday. 81. around 90 on tuesday. mid 80s for wednesday

thursday. if you're headed to the beach, water temperature now at 74 degrees. tomorrow at the beach not looking so great. the chance of showers, plenty of clouds. still plenty of clouds around on saturday and pretty breezy out there. temps in the mid 70s on sunday. a high of 77 with mostly sunny skies. the lake beaches at disney world are back open now. disney world says guests can now access beaches one after sunrise until an hour before sunset. there are signs and temporary barriers and staff on site. last week a seven-foot alligator snatched a 2-year-old boy as he waded in shallow water at a disney resort in orlando. nbc 4 responds to a local couple whose cats recently died. >> when they became ready to welcome new kittens into their home, they paid hundreds of bucks, but

deliver what they paid for. >> it was very difficult because they were in our family for so long. >> reporter: cindy and her husband recently lost their siamese cats. they died after 15 years in the family. >> i've always really been a fan of the breed. >> reporter: so they decided it's time for new kittens, but the couple didn't want just any. they wanted the same exact breed. >> they're called seal point because of their coloring. now that we're out here on the east coast i'm not familiar with any of the breeders. >> reporter: she found a local breeder who advertised he had the exact kind of kittens they'd been searching for. >> i called up and the gentleman i spoke with said i'm really sorry, but that entire litter has been sold. >> reporter: but the breeder told cindy she was in luck. another litter had just been born and he said it was the same breed to

father, so i'd know what the father looked like. he actually sent me a video of the kittens that evening. >> reporter: and he sent a copy of his driver's license. cindy was sold. sent him a check, $400 deposit. the breeder cashed the check and the agreement they would pick up the kittens at eight weeks after their shots. >> fast-forward to just short of seven weeks. i get a text from him that says your kittens are ready. i thought you said i couldn't have the kittens until they were eight weeks and they had their shots. the last thing he actually said was please don't be mad. i promise i'm going to make this right. >> reporter: the breeder did not have the kittens he promised. he offered her kittens with different coloring. >> the next morning i composed a text that said i want my

back. >> reporter: cindy says they never heard from the breeder again. we got ahold of the breeder by phone. he told us he lost his phone and all of cindy's contact information. within 15 minutes after we spoke with him -- >> he sent me ten text messages, called me twice, and left me a voice mail that he wanted to give me my money back. >> reporter: and he did. a posttal money order in the amount of $400. >> i'm back on my kitten hunt again. >> the federal trade commission says make sure you do your research before handing over a dime. deal with breeders approved by a legitimate agency. this breeder told us he sells kittens as a hobby. do you have a consumer problem you need help solving? let us know. go to our nbc washington app and

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bike theft is a big problem in urban areas, including d.c. today a top d.c. official had his very expensive bike stolen. tommy wells is now the director of energy and environment for mayor muriel

north capital and h streets in northeast. >> i ride my bike all over the city. i put in a bike rack and came out after a meeting and the cable was cut in broad daylight. >> d.c. police are going over video from a nearby security camera. other owners are putting out alerts for a stolen bike. the election is still two years away, but mayor muriel bowser decided she will run for re-election. >> she made those comments during a democratic party unity event. a political rematch may be in the works. >> reporter: mayor muriel bowser wasn't on the ballot june 14th for the city's democratic primary, but three of four council members she publicly endorsed lost. >> i think the voters have spoken. i look forward to working with

the new council. >> did she tell you we talked for an hour last week? >> reporter: one who lost was yvette alexander who was defeated by vince gray. while bowser is leader of the city democrats, gray who lost his re-election to bowser in 2014 did not appear with her during the unity breakfast. gray is likely to seek a rematch with bowser in 2015 if the opportunity arises. bowser today publicly confirmed she is running for re-election. >> when do you think you'll start to preparing to run for re-election yourself? >> i don't know, but i will be running. >> reporter: the new democratic nominees must get by the november general elections before the new mayor's race can start to take shape. in the district, tom sherwood

news4. new fallout as a second police officer is acquitted in the death of freddie gray. >> in just a few minutes we'll hear from gray's family and their message to supporters. after police seized an ak-47 and ammunition from a d.c. teenager who threatened to kill his girlfriend and shoot up her school. the symbolic sit-in now over, but lawmakers vow not to give up the fight on gun reform. we begin tonight with new reaction to the not guilty verdict in the trial of a baltimore police officer who was charged in the death of freddie gray. >> we're waiting for a news conference from gray's family. they're expected to begin soon. caesar goodson, who faced the most serious charges in the case,

not guilty verdict was read. it is the third case to end without a guilty verdict. >> there have been two other acquittals. the other one ending with a hung jury. three other officers are facing trials this year. chris gordon in baltimore to explain what today's verdict means for those other cases. chris? >> reporter: well, jim and doreen, tonight the baltimore police department is saying that baltimore police officer goodson remains on suspension, but that his pay may be reinstated. demonstrators came here to the courthouse today. they were angry when they heard the not guilty verdicts. they marched in front of the baltimore courthouse protesting the acquittal of officer caesar goodson on all of the charges against him in the death of freddie gray. >> nobody is calling for people to carry out acts of violence, but the violence that has been carried out