police was identified as 20-year-old michael epps of maryland.police say ems was high on drugs and shooting randomly at houses on clay terrace in northeast d.c. when he refused to drop his weapon, police shot him. according to court records, he just got out of jail after doing time for a gun and drug conviction. >>> president obama has raised the stakes today in the battle over the pay roll tax cut. the republicans want to combine that cut with fast track approval of the key stone oil pipeline. they say it will create thousands of jobs. the president urged democrats to hole up the short-term government spending bill until the house passes a stand-alone pay roll tax cut extension. >>> police are on the hunt for two men who ambushed and robbed an elderly woman who was on her way to church. >>> this happened last being. erica gonzalez spoke to the victim about that attack. >> reporter: she is 85 years old. afraid the assailants would come after her again, she didn't want her identity to be known. but still, told us her story. the victim says she was

officers came face-to-face with michael epps. he was fired upon after he refused to drop his weapon. he was in pcp, officers say. >> some calling gerry sandusky's move in the court another punch in the stomach. he was scheduled to hear testimony but waived his right. >> police found decomposed human remains in the woods. investigators believe the remains are that of an adult male. >> the ntsb issued a strong recommendation. the board wants states across the country to ban the use of cell phones while behind the wheel. the board does not have the power to impose the regulations. 12 days until christmas. parents are in desperate search for this year's hottest toy. >> every year there is one. this year, it is the leap pad explore tablet. we went in search of it. >> is practically nonexistent on the shelves of stores like best buy year. if you're looking for one we have good news. we found you can get one. >> lee padmathis is the hottest toy in america. it is the hottest and hardest to find. asked practically any parent of a young ch

the 20-year-old michael epps of windsor mill, maryland. epps was high on pcp and was firing a gun. he was shot after the police ordered to drop his gun. internal affairs is investigating, which is standard protocol. >>> we're following new developments. demonstrators were forced out of the campground this morning and they were sleeping in tents in the downtown plaza for continue weeks. at 3:30, the police moved in and kicked them out and officers say the campers left without a major problem and a leading -- representative wants to know why they were not let out of the district. salazar's department is in charge of the square because it's part of a national park. he argues the square went through a $400,000 taxpayer- funded renovation and thatwork is rounded. >>> millions of americans will see their payroll taxes go up when a tax holiday expires and looking at the hill. the democrats say that it comes with too many add-ons and fox 5 astom fitzgerald has more. >> reporter: tonight, over the very strong objections of house democrats running backs say it would continue for 160 million

the man has been identified as 20-year-old michael epps of windsorville, maryland. there were reports he was convicted of a drug violation earlier this year. police were back on the scene earlier today. we'll have the very latest in a live report coming up on news4 at 5:00. >>> a new report out today shows crime dropped on metro system wide over the summer. major crime on metro rail and in parking lots and garages fell about 1% from july to september. the only inever increase was in the null of violent robberies. metro says it does expect a spike in crime during the holiday season, and it is stepping up patrols at stations near shopping centers. the report also listed the top stations for crime. college park was null one with 26 major crimes in the past three months. that was followed by southern avenue, station, deanwood, suitland and greenbelt rounds out the top five. nine of the top ten are in prince george's county. >>> big news today that could affect every driver in the nation. the national transportation safety board proposed a sweeping ban on the use of port

the man who died in a shoot-out with police identified today as 20-year-old michael ezekel epps. according to court recordsering got out of jail for doing time for a gun conviction. what are your feelings about what happened? >> a little numb right now. he's a kid. you know, i know he's 20 years old but he is still a kid in my mind, you know. and just sorry that he had to go out like that will. >> reporter: for almost 24 hours, police worked this huge clay terrace shooting scene. this after officers killed a man in that confrontation last night. police say this began at what they call the horseshoe of clay terrace. they say a man with a gun who appeared to be under the influence of drugs came from that direction, firing shots this way and that way. he continued on down the street. firing his weapon. further down, at the foot of the steps, a confrontation with police. more shots fired. that man, that gunman falls dead to the ground. >> officers arriving on the scene. the officers gave commands for the gunman to drop the gun. he did not. the officers fired their weapons at the susp