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looking for help. i could see thater adrenaline was ther she was very passionate. so at the last moment, i saw that warrior in her life. she always did that. r focus, career oriented, but above all, she was a true christian. so i could see that she had hope that she could go through this. other e had gone throu storms in her life. but at the me time, i saw her like accepting her destiny. >> mrs. martinez said she wil bury her daughter in one of the dresses she would have worn on her wedding day. >> she also. she forgives the kiorer.
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chrisn has more on the suspect's arrest today. >> the d.c. may cforted close friends of wendy martinez. the 35-year-old was fatally stabbed while jogging at sxleft p streets tuesday night. she had just become engaged aek arlier and spoke to her fiance and a friend before taking her run. >> she was asking if we could confirm that we coudi go w shopping on friday. of course he you said yes. >> the suspectearing a mustard yellow shirt. homicide detectives identified him as 23-year-old anthony crawford who lives in an apartment on hyatt place northwest. crawford was picked up last night asew blo away at this park at 14 and girard streets.e
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the pol chief says they don't have a motive for this murder yet. >> we'll be taking a look at nly on his criminal past but if he had any mental healthissues. >> wendy martinez suffered seven stab wounds. ra blood was discovered leading away from the crime scene. ev included a knife covered in fresh blood and a witness says the defendant anthony crawford was a avid user of the synthetic narcotic k-2. >> we want people to go about their normal aivities and a woman jtging on the str is a normal activity. is that people are sti on edge. >> i have my wife, moy sister. >> it is. shocki i do feel safe in this neighborhood. i was gone my dog here all the time.
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>> the defendant appearedn court. officers say they have two him.esses who know one of whom identified him on that surveillance video. the man wearing the yellow sweater. the prosecutorss say he tested positive for cocaine since his arrest. >> chris, thank you.we have four ways to keepse yo safe if you're going out jogging alone. a woman opens fire on a rite aid in maryland. wh p may havempted the
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attack. the dramatic scene unfolded this morning at a rite aid distribution center. >> it is eerily quiet here. usually there's a lot of traff and trucks, it has been an amazing and harrowing eight hours. we don't i don't know this happen. this is believed to be the car longing to the shooter in this morning's incident. she's been identified as 26-year-old snochia moseley. she open fire on three .peop >> she shot herself in the head.
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>> the family members gathered in a warehouse tiaw word. christine's mother is a pervisor. >> the job is stressful but i don't know. >> reporter: meanwhile, there were those who just wanted to get to their homes. >> an elderly gentleman had an emergency and needed to get out we were able to get him out. >> others whoer came assured that their loved ones were safe. they were in ajason end buildings. >> she was safend everything but she said it wasde pmonium down there. >> as people started to emerge fromhe complex, it wa a happy reunion. what remains, the question on eryone's mind, why did this happen? >> we do not have a motive yet so serving being explored.
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>> other questions are whether this will be open for business tomorrow. we are waiting for word on that. >>hank you. there have been three workplace shootings in the u.s. in the pasho 24 s. went morning a man shot four people this middleton,n. wiscon police killed the gunman. wednesday afternoon, four people were shot inside a court building in mason town, pennsylvania. police shot and killed the gunman there. and then this morning i aberdeen. seven people shot. three dead from the shooting at the rite aid warehouse. more breaking news just in after two officers are shot in district heights. just moments ago, the police chief revealing the officers entered the wrong home while attempting to serve a warrant lastnight.
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tracee has the developments. >> reporter: the good news i that one of those officers has been released from the hospital. the other iste exp to be just fine and leave soon. meanwhile, the chief of police is nologizing. laht a chaotic scene. two officers shot and injured while executing a drug warn. it turns out police were acting on bad informationnd ramming the door of an innocent man. >> i have spoken to our state's ndtorney. she agreed, he is not to be held criminally responsible. i believe he was attempting to defend he and his graut what he believed was a threat. he did not know he was firing on police officers. >> reporter: news4 was there as the father and daughter wese rted back sow their apartment. the chief says the confidentialn rmant said a drug dealer lived in that home.
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the chief said that was bad information. olice announced who they were before ramming the door. he chief says he and h daughter fell asleep before the television. >>he community needs tongs, this man was devastad when he realized he had fired on police officers and he was worried about their safety as well as the safetyf his own daughter. >> two police officers were sh, one in the hand. another in the shoulder. both are expected to recover. the chief says detectivesho work this case may be disciplined. for now he is iuing a moratorium on srch warrants. >> i'm not sure we've done enoug enough. i going to rule out discipline?
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>> the c tef is sayiny're going to review all search warrants that are penaltying and they're looki at a moratorium for 24 the 48 hours. he wants to make sure nothing like this ever happens again. back to you in the studio. >> all right. thank you. now to the controversy over the supreme court confirmation of judge brett kavanaugh as the clock ticks toward the friday morning deadline. lawyers who have accused him of sexual assault many years ago treached out republican leaders. protesters are escalating the pressure. >> reporter: after days of uncertainty on capit hill, christine blasey ford saying she does want to testify but not on monday. and her lawyer says, only if c th agree on terms that are fair andhich ensure her safety. protesters try to buyor her
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time. democrats taking republicans to task. >> they're giving her an option. the option is show up monday or don't show up at all. i consider that to be bullying. i consider that to be disregarding. >> stwang graduates at ford high school with a letter of support signed by 1,000 letters from alum. this as there are tv ads supporting kavanaugh -- and attacking him. >> we can't let brett kavanaugh decide our rights. >> spending a third day this week at the white house preparing to testify monday. but it is unclear whether there wille even a hearing if ford does not appear. >> she is under exquisite and almost unimaginable pressure. >> the white house and republicans notbu ing.
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>> now democrats are asking the fbi to look is that a different matter related to dr. ford. they want the fbi to investigata theeged death threats against her. the hacking of her e-mails since she came forward with her allegations. they believe these are potential federal crimes. >> all right.ew interesting developments. thank you. more now onnie dr. -- it is not like talking to news4 or the "washington post." it is crime the lie to the fbi. >> as a prosecutor for 30 years, i'm not se i ever saw a hire or someb who had committed an offense stand up and demand that
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the fbi investigate what it is they did. >> as for that letter have support, today dr. blase ford delivered a letter from another person who graduated in 1971. up next, crews sift through the rubble the day after a senior apartment building went up in flames. what's next for them? plus a warning about a crime in grocery stores. and we see a pretty nice y da
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right now it is not safe for anyone to go in there. >> the fire raged forours as neighbors and marines and first respondersushed to get senior citizens to safety. but there was a problem. reports from victimshe that fire alarms in the building failed. >> the alarmid not go off. our sprinklers did not go off. >> today the d.c. fire confirmed it. >> the big deals that the horns did not work. no one heard them. that's the early notication. >> t residents had to be taken from the hospital yesterday morning. nearly 90 seniors who lived in the complex were taken to a nearby rec center. today, those seniors are being transferd tootels where they can be housed until permanent housing can be found. >> they will give us a place to stay.
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>> deborah jones helped get her au out yesterday. >> they're feeding her and everything, trying to get shelter in the hotels and placing them and everything so god is with her. >> now once engineers say it is struly sound, they'll go inside. ird investigators plan to say what started the and why those alarms didn't work. as for the sprinklers, the chief explains, they can operate properly. they're not suppose deploy water unless they're actually hit by flames or high heat. because the fire was up on the roof, the sprinkle her systems weren't hot enough to be turned on. >> and mark did some digging.
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the fire alarms were reported as woing the last time they were ecked. a no charges in the road rage incident last month. it happened near miniville road. larry walker got out of his pickup to confront a deliver. that driver tried t maneuver past walker and hit him. walker was pinned between two victims. they believe two cars may have caused it.it r vehicle stayed on the scene. the victim was a familiarur f in the tight knit did you mean 40s. >> reporter: moments as those who loved him brought flowers to where he remembered.
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the last text from him read simply, i love yo now they're remembering a man they knew by his nickname. a-1. >> everyone loved him. the kids loved him. you could not find someone who didn't love him. >> he worked for a maintenance company is that he waed to put in sidewalks and re do repairs. >> he was always doing something. he believed in the community. >> prince william county police say it was just after sun down tuesday whe p ak ranger noticed a man lyingn oe roadway. he pulled o hr to help but icfore he could reach him, a white v rolled over him. >> reporter: he said it was a blhi e. he got up to check the damage and then drove off.
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now they're saying he may have been struck before that by another vehicle. police are hoping to find both drivers. >> it will do that. >> they're calling them to come forward. >> have a conscience. turn yourself in. >> news4. >> right now, towns in north ane south carolina dealing with flooding. the town of nichols spent the last two years recovering from hurricane matthew. they estimated only about half the house businesses have been rebuilt since then. now nichols is flooded again and the water is continuing to rise. today marks one year since
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hurricane maria sloomd into puerto rire. very is still a long way to go. the death toll stands at 2975. the figure includes deaths caused by maria's impact on fundamental needs like clean water and electricity. full power wasn't restored for 11 months in puerto rico. rtly because of the country's crumbling frastructure. maria made landfall. new testimony in the d.c. mansion murders. firefighters take us inside the investigation revealing what they found. construction work on a may kn know, on a major commute.
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anomdnget shi clouds today. today we the see moreclouds. it is all about the east wind eek, ight through next saturday, a little different. this is the scenario playing out. right now, 79 degrees. it is the easterly flow that kept us little cooler today. also brought in the cloud cover. right now. i huntingtown. right across ourregion. so definitely on the humid side. no rain. i don'think we'll see any rain even today and tomorrow. we can't rule out a stray stwer i think it will hold off until tomorrow.
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to the west, you see the patterns. the heat builds to the west. into the 90s. 91, chicago. 92, nashville, all summer lowa, telling you, this pattern. u see the heat coming this way. we are looking at significantly cooler temperatures. tomorrow, a pretty nice day. more clouds buty still v nice out there. on saturday, 79. more cloud cover again. an isolated shower friday a saturday. the rain chances really pick up. 68 degrees on sunday. kind of a nasty day. rain, 70, rather breezy.
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wel be talking aboutuch more of the week. saturday, herndon's home coming. also the reunion of the class of 1993. you know i'm not that old. that's 25 years ago. it can't be -- >> yeah. you are 25. >> he's amillennial. >> i'll going to miss you guys at the reunion. sorry, guys. first, heart break after a woman is killed while jogging near her home. >> she was a good girl. i never imagined what was going to happen. >> when we come back, the victim's family is speaking out ow as police make a quick arrest in what appears to be a random attack. >> the crime sparking concern.
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motive. he does not have a violent criminal history but in court documents, a business says he was an ad user of the se synthetic drug k-2. he testedocositive forne after his arrest. >> the victim was killed just week after she had gotten gaged. her mother said her daughter was, in one word, splendid. shomari continues. >> reporter: good evening. that mother, as i'm sure you can understand, absolutely devastated. just last weekend she and her daughter wendy martinez were out to get a dress for the party at her wedding. her life was cut just short a couple days ago. well, right now, her friends and family are planning the candlelight vigil behind me here. expected to start at 7:00.le
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s roll some video. wenty martinez, an avidth runne promising future. police arrested 23-year-old anthony crawford, charging him with first-degree murder. surveillance vid shows the suspect moments before the encounter. police say he stabbed martinez several times in logan circle at 11th and p street northwest. she was out joggi at the time and investigators say he randomly attacked her. martinez had so much going for her. was a georgetown grad. chief of staff at a data management company shelf got engaged a week ago. we'll hear froer mother and fiance. >> she was engaged a week ago. when she was trying on her dress, i never imagined she was
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buying the dress for her bual. >> she was full of energy. i was so excited. it is a real tragedy. >> the tragedy indeed. the suspect is charged with second-degree murder. the candl vigil is supposed to pay tribute to wendy martinez. t it is expecte started at 7:00. right here logan circle. shomari stone. news4. >> that crime sent shock waves on the streets of d.c. and beyond. >>t look at w you should do if you're going out for a run alone. >> reporter: a lot of people are talking and it is bringing up
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memories of women who went out for a run and never made it back alive. one of the highest profile c this area has seen, channeledra levy. after going for a run in 2001, her remain were found in rock p creek a year later. then mollie tibbetts was stabbed to death by a stranger. here are four things to keep in mind when you're out for your nextrun. tell somebody where you're going and how long you're going to be gone. use a t tracking app share your location. think aut where you're running. is it well lit? heavily populated? when your ear buds are in, you need to be looking all around you and behind you as well. jennifer did a segment for runners. take a look at what a former secret service agent. you should do. >> if you are attacked, i want
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you to think, be quick and fierce and violent when you strike a person. >> okay. i come ought from thefront. >> reporter: one thing i can do. hands up. >> break her hold. >> reporter: another option? >> in, down, knee strike. >> run. >> reporter: if someone approaches from behind -- >>ome back and crack you in your face. >> reporter: another important tip, women and member can vary their running route to throw o anybody that maypy be sing on which route you're planning on taking. back to you. police are at the home of a woman who gunned down three of her co-workers at a rite aid distribution center in maryland. >> the deadly shooting didn't end until that woman took her own life. jennifer johnson is at the scene with a search for a motive.e
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>> we right down old philadelphia. down there is where the distribution central is. th suspect has been identified as 26-year-old snochia moseley. .he began shooting outside the distribution cent the she eventually killed three people and then killed the gun on herself and shot herself in the head. >> we have the shooter. >> reporter: shots rang out around 9:00 this morning in aberdeen, maryland. >> theheriff said first responders arrived within ten minutes. >> there are seven people who have been shot in today's incident including t shooter. three people are suffering from injuries whi they are expected to survive. o threers are victims of the
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shooter. the suspect a lone female suspec she has died at the hospital from fatal injury, self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> several law enforcement ofhecials have identified shooter as 26-year-old snochia moseley. >> we do not have a motive for this senseless crime. >> i'm waking up to,ove you, take care of the dogs and your ther. >> alexie said she learned of the shooting by her mother who works in the building. that she was hiding. l that was tt thing i heard from her. >> my sister just received a text. she came up and told me, my mom said i am outside and safe. goodness! >> one of the lucky survivors as the investigation into this mass shooting begins. >> reporter: she is from nearby
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baltimore. orities are talking on her relatives to find out what motivated her to kill her co-workers. back to yo >> thank you. when we come back, a happy ending for a homeless high school football player. >> who i i steppingn to help keep his dreams after some bad crashes here along i-66, new messages to make sure driversay areg extra close attention. and it's the battle of the seasons. 90s to the west. 70s to the north. fall trying to win out for the weekend.
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team. homeless and sleeping a friend's couch. he was worried that it would jeopardize h playing on the temple football team next year. he was set up with a miss to staynd now he is eligible to play again. >> the sky is the limit. >> new calls for safety on a notoriously congested road. there have been a sing of crashes including one that killed a 21-year-old this week. happened near chain bridge road. adam has the urge end message for drivers as construction ramps up. >> now we're dealing with all the construction. >> reporter: construction right next on heavy, heavy traffic.
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it has got drivers 93ing. >> i will avoid 66 as best can. >> and now more than ever, lanes shift and switch as new express toll lanes are built. >> this has become nightmare. >> i'm from new york. i thought it was worst but this is worst traffic. >> reporter: this is the scene tuesday morning. a deadly crash eastbound on 66. close to chain bridge road. three pickup trucks and a toyota involved. the 21-year-old juan zapata died at the scene. a reminder of how importantbe i is to alert. >> safety is n ourber one priority. >> it is still being investigated but she said this is one big work zone. >> we want drivers to be e.awar >> drivers like greg who is drivg around a classic. >> this is a killing field. they took away our shoulder 20
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an emotional day on day nine. the parent of savvas and amy savopoulos were in court today. jurors were shown bloody pieces of fabric from the chairs the victims were bound to. a firega invesr also testified saying gas was poured around the bed in the room where the couple's 10-year-ol son was discovered. well, thisououtine may familiar. you run into the store. pick up a few things and then rush out. >> tonight a case that may make you think your routine shopping plans, a man t allegedgeted a woman in a grocery store by posing as a customer. david explains how a concealed camera captured intimate ur pict. >> reporter: shoppers going in and out. they needed to checkir off t grocery list not realizing this is where one man posed as a
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customer to target women. >> a very friendlyst e. i would be surprised by anything like that. >> reporter: the fairfax county detectives detailed the investigation in the search ayrrant. they s back in june a store curity guard notic a man put his cell phone in a shopping basket. placing a few items in the phone without blocking the lens. once the suspect had the camera pointing upwards, he would go after certain women. most disturbing, according to police, he had bees doing t more than a year. >> i would freak out. i'm cautious. i look around. if i see something, i'll go get the manager. >> policd identif him as lliam marshall. he confessed to the act saying he would store the videos on his phone for personal usul. >> we found more than a thousand images per ting potential other victims. >> i'm glad they caught him.
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a lot of women do come by themselves or with their kids. you don't have toorry about that. >> aner >> if you're uncomfortable, you can call the store security or give as you call as well. >> reporter: news4. we're getting our updated plans for downtown bethesda. a local developer hopes to build a high rise. if planning officials approve it, they plan to replace the french bakery with a that holds about 200 apartments or condos and 3,000 feet of retail spac >> a lot of high rises in bethesda. >> andhe schools are bursting at the scene. >> so what's the good news.
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on sunday it will feelkeery much fall. i'll show that you in just a second. it hasot some cloud cover. temperatures, not bad. 79 degrees. we've got mostly cloudy skies. a nice night. maybeou've got the windows open. a little on the humid side. walking the dog one last time. camp springs toward annapolis. that east swindled what is hoping the produce t winds. now, no rain with those clouds. you could see a shower tomorrow. most of the day looking on the dry side. we may get a little more sun
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after the s goes down. how about the weekend forecast? what is that looking rklike? yardbetter on saturday. outdoor parties,ave a back-up plan. saturday, i think you're fine with that plan. if you have a plan on sunday, you might want to rethink it. if you he people coming over, packers coming into town. there were a lot of packers fans. come. on 65not . a good chance for shower activity during the game. i think this could be a factor, too. only 65 at 2:00. take poncho. not the best. ga 68 degrees, the high.
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68. rain and breezy conditions. fall definitely winning out on monday. tuesday and wednesday. a betterhance of a few storms as we go back sow the 80s and then up and down with another chance of showers and cooler as we head toward nex weekend. comingheup, family reunion we've all been waiting . fo fo next in
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i put criminals in prison during the day i'm jennifer wexton, and as a prosecutor, and changed diapers at night. later, when i had a law practice, i volunteered to help moms collect child support. then, as state senator, i worked across party lines to target sexual offenders and take guns away from domestic abusers. in congress, i'll stand up to president trump. i approve this message because, like every working mom, what's ahead is as important as what's in the rearview mirror.
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had in the locker room i any indication, the level of intensity should not be a prlem for when they come to to wn. the redskins hoping to have short memories coming off an ugly loss. things not getting any easier. it could be devastating. >> how we're looking in the locker room. >> you never want to go withhe loss. people back there, man, how did you lose the game? >> i'm just trying to wake up with the record. and it just so happened that it came y. the only thing i'm worried that
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is stopping the packers from hewinning. >> t browns could be set for a sn. let meay that again for the folks in the back. the brown could be set for a win. i know you don't hear it often. cleveland has not won once in 2016. they're favored against the jets. the firsthe time tre favored at home. hue jackson could use a win. b thwns head coach, browns and jets kick off at 8:20 tonigh so there is hope for leon. they might win but there is also an exciting day for our guy doug who got to meet his name sake today. >> there's a kammerer on the line. >> maximilian. >> and i've already come one a nickname,n he's know as the weatkrman. >> loot that. we even look like family. come on. >> welcome. thank you for playing overseas
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the next coue years. how does it make you eel. all the people are so nice. >> the kammerers, not known in thisrea forhockey. >> one more time. >> here we go. >> you're going to change that for us. >> i hope so. that's what i want to do. >> so what dyou think? is it your house? your family? my family? >> we'll see. >> my girlfriend and i, my mom is coming. >> do you know u tom? >> no. >> aunt sandy? yet.ot >> what about leo kammerer? >> no. >> so all kammerers speak german, right? >> yes, ma'am. >> so what would you say to me? german? what did he saom my would make me a german
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chocolate cake. is that really german? >> i don't know. maybe. 'm going to say its because that way we're closer. it works out. >> yeah. >> there he goes. maximilian kammerer. on!e >> it looks like he's wearing the right kind of skates. as and he all his teeth. >> he was just the coolest guy ever. what he actually. in german, the weather here so far has stunk. >> really! >> and he's right. niit has been r a lot. >> they're up in montreal tonight. >> nice that you got to meet.ha yo high hopes for that young man. >> come on, kam! >> whoe doesn't l german chocolate cake! >> a nice guy, those kammerers.
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. wreakibreaking news tonight, major turns in the cliff hanger as protests erupt at the capital and we have details on the offer late today from brett kavanaugh's accuser about testifying before congress next week. horr at the office, another deadly shooting rampage, a woman opening fire on her co-workers. >> two number one females with gunshot wounds to the head. >> people inside texting the families good-bye. a murder mystery arrest, a young tech executive stabbed while jogging just a mile from the whi house. >> my daughteras the most beautiful, special, vibrant young girl. >> reporter: a stranger charged in her killing. her anguished family
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