all the proceeds go to the stephen ballard memorial fund.he festival begins at noon running through 8:00 p.m. >>> it's a big day for seniors at pennsbury high school. tonight is the prom, dubbed the best in america. tonight they will have superstar power to celebrate the big night. roots drummer and philly native quest love agreed to be the deejay for the night. this almost didn't happen. the school received an e-mail that he needed to cancel, after push back, he agreed to keep the commitment. >> we're going to send him the pennsbury love he will send us the philly love and then we'll party from there. >> love said he will work the ones an twos, free of charge tonight. >>> there's still much more to come on "action news" saturday morning. it's wedding day for the duchess of cambridge's sister. a look at the big event, the dress, the guests. >>> a man tries to storm the cockpit of an american airlines flight. we have more from passengers on board the plane. >> reporter: showers around, heavier rain arrives next week. i'll have the details, pl

. >>> corporal stephen ballard grew up in buoy, but his final resting place is in delaware, the statere to serve and protect. leon harris joins us with a look at how the trooper is being remembered. >> corporal stephen ballard's family from friends fromur today for its funeral. the 32-year-old delaware state trooper was shot and killed last week in the line of duty. the weather seemed to fit the mood today. a long line of police cars coming under a huge american flag through the pouring rain. a motorcycle procession escorted his body to the chase center. former vice president joe biden and his family were there to pay respects. with them, more than 700 uniformed officers from at least 36 states coming to honor the fallen hero. >> we were standing next to people from new mexico and california. it's the least we could do to drive down here. >> just encouraging, uplifting, to see at a time when this family needs support, they've got it. >> corporal ballard was gunned down investigating a suspicious vehicle in a wawa parking lot. after a 20-hour-long stand-off, police shot and killed the

. >> officers came today from far and wide to mourn the death of stephen ballard who was killed in the of duty. nbc's tim furlong takes us there. >> reporter: the weather seemed to fit the mood, a long procession, the body of corporal stephen ballard taken into the chase center. showing tremendous strength on this difficult day. >> it's just encouraging, uplifting, to see at a time when this family needs support, woo, they got it, they got it from all over the country. >> the senator presented the family with the flag that flew over the u.s. capitol the day ballard was gunned down. the biden family came through to pay respects and law enforcement agencies from 36 states were here in wilmington as well. >> we were standing next to people from new mexico and california. it's the least we could do to drive down here. >> the family didn't want coverage of the ceremony itself, but officers said it was upbeat and energetic. lots of people in one building to get through this tough moment together. >>> chopper4 is live over breaking news happening in fairfax county. fire and rescue is on the s

reality hits. >> i'll never get him back. >> reporter: his son, 32-year-old delaware state trooper stephen ballardultiple times after a traffic op ballard says he got the call from his daughter-in-law. he said i'm going to put you on speaker phone so you can talk to him and the last words out of my mouth were, i love you, you can't leave me because you're all i have. >> reporter: he says he quickly began making his way to his son's bedside. when i got in the helicopter, i asked, how is my son. they said, unfortunately he passed. at that time, it was like everything inside me went numb. >> reporter: the gunman, burgon sealy, had barricaded himself in a home for more than a day while shooting at police. he was eventually shot and killed on the scene. why the traffic stop resulted in a shooting is under investigation. >> i want my son back. i would do anything to get him back now. >> reporter: ballard said once he arrived in delaware, the love from colleagues and the community his son served for more than eight years, filled him with joy beyond all before was coming up, hugging me and crying. >> you

the procession to the funeral for delaware state police corporal stephen ballard. 36 states here in the driving rain to support each other and ballard's family. >> seeing the way the public's responded and the police officersm country, it really is touching. >> reporter: it all began april 26, ballard was gunned down investigating suspicious activity. the suspect went to his home in middletown and was killed by police after a 20-hour stand-off. immediately after ballard's death, the community responded. hundreds of school kids left flowers at troop 2. there was a ceremony at the wawa, a temporary memorial still grows outside. a permanent memorial hangs on the wall said in the store, and customers raised a couple hundred thousand dollars for his family. just yesterday, donations were left for a thin but line sticker on the back of their cars. and then there is today. the show of support continues, the bidens came to pay their respects. the senator gave the family the flag over the u.s. capitol the day ballard died. in new york city. so that shows how far this story

. >> trooper stephen ballard was shot. tracee wilkins also spoke with trooper ballard's father. he wishes more had been done to prevent this tragedy. >> between a week ago, a month ago. somebody should have seen a sign. >> the man who killed him barricaded him in a home for a full day. he was eventually shot and killed at the scene. >>> peter nuchim has been d.c.'s acting chief for days. they're set for a full hearing on newsham's top job. he plans to reduce the number of commanding officers and move more officers for higher crime areas. >>> starting today, major bridge work in georgetown could slow you down for the next seven months. detouring traffic around the pennsylvania avenue bridge over rock creek parkway. the detour only impacts westbound traffic. >>> call for action. legal decision and federal funding for the purple line today. county executives from prince gorges and other executives will join labor leaders. the federal funding puts aside $125 million for the project as long as the agreement gets signed by september. however, there is still a federal lawsuit that coul

complex, raised between ten to $15,000 for the families every lieutenant steven floyd, and corporal stephen ballardt's a look from around the delaware vale. up next pat is here with sport. >> good morning, guys, get you caught up on crazy sunday p sports, phillies really struggling, finished up their series with pittsburgh, we'll he tell you how bad it has gotten. plus, the cavs try to close out the celtics. we'll show that you wild finish in sports. ♪ having a baby. caring for your parents. learning you have a condition. these are moments when people realize that where you get your medicine matters. and they look to us. cvs pharmacy. for advice. and ways to save money. plus, get up to fifty extrabucks each year just for filling prescriptions. switching is easy. we're here for you. join us. at cvs pharmacy. ♪ >>> welcome back to cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning. >> pat is here with sport, phillies headed home from a long road trip. >> sometimes not your day, really hasn't been the phillies month. >> okay. >> been a while, yes. phillies long road trip finally over. it was ugly. through washingto

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driver rode from drove to troop two in bear, delaware where corporal stephen ballard was based. ballard was shot and killed at a wawa in bear, late last month. those who took part in the ride said they wanted to pay tribute to his sacrifice and to all officers who have died in the line of duty. >>> much more to come on "action news" tonight, the zoo right here in philadelphia went out of its twi accommodate youngsters for hearing impaired. what they did to make these kid, feel welcomed. >>> and later, downward dog, with puppies, a local studio that is making ohio's more relaxing and also, for a great cause, melissa. >>> we had a few more sun breaks this afternoon with temperatures in the 70's but storm tracker six live double scan radar 3-d is showing you rain we're tracking for the start of the workweek. how much is on the way, and we will have more on the accu weather forecast. >>> and eagles are about to begin spring practice but today they took time to help female fans learn x's and o's of the game, jeff skversky has more when "action news" at 6:00 continues. you knew when y

. >> trooper stephen ballard was shot and killed during a traffic stop in baer, delaware.illiams spoke to the trocher's family. >> between a week ago, a month ago, somebody should have saw a sign somewhere. >> the man accused of killing ballard barricaded himself in a home for nearly a full day. he was eventually shot and killed on the scene. >>> today hundreds of first responders will file past -- rather, into saint -- this is the 23rd year for the new mass. police will offer a blessing for law enforcement, remember the fallen and those who have procession into the church. they'll pass over a huge flag. the mass begins at 12:10. >>> 5:51. the severe storms are over but now there is a major cleanup effort. angie goff at the live desk. >> two truly thankful parents this morning after their babies were rescued. the dramatic save caught on camera in texas. the parents did survive. texas one of the several states hit hard by storms. damage here in arkansas where parts of the state right now remain under a state of emergency. the storms claimed the lives of 15 people in total.

. >> reporter: stephen ballard's curiosity led him from buoy, maryland to the delaware state police department he cared about the public and he went out of his way to make sure the public stayed for eight years until last wednesday. >> if i could give my life right now to bring him back, i would. because he didn't deserve the fate he got. >> reporter: corporal ballard was shot multiple times during a traffic stop. his father said he got the call from his daughter-in-law. >> she said, i'm going to put you on speaker phone so you can talk to him. the last words out of my mouth were, i love you, you can't leave me, because you're all i have. >> reporter: he said he quickly began makes his way to his son's bedside. police escorted him to joint base andrews where he caught a chopper. i asked the gentleman, he said unfortunately he passed. and at the time, it was like everything inside me just went numb. >> reporter: the gunman, 26-year-old burgon sealy, had barricaded himself in a home for more than a day while shooting at police. he was eventually shot and killed on the scene. >> i don't hate him.

for a fallen delaware state trooper a procession carrying the cassette of 32-year-old corporal stephen ballardt through wilmington. he was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle at a convenience store. his attacker was later shot and killed by police. >>> fox 5 is continuing to monitor the custody fight involving a frederick maryland couple who posted controversial youtube videos of their kids. we told you about the daddyo 5 videos. they show them pulling prank that left their five kids in tears. protective services got involved after people watching the videos reported the couple for child abuse. then two children were removed from the home after a judge granted temporary custody to their biological mother. fox 5's lindsay watts is foow she will give us an update. >>> a chilling crime caught on tape in new york city. a tourist from germany was robbed and sexual assaulted early yesterday morning. tonight, police have released images of the man they're looking for plus video of the brutal attack. investigators say a man approached the 31-year-old woman and demanded her purse.

. >> reporter: one of those who made that sacrifice, corporal stephen ballard of the delaware state police, shot and killed while on duty last week. >> he wanted nothing more than to put on his uniform and honor the badge and honor this great state. >> reporter: today's service paid tribute to the 144 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty last year, including 12 fro for a complete list of police week activities in our area, go to the nbc washington app and search police week. in the district, mark segraves, news4. >>> a 24-hour vigil is now under way at a police memorial in montgomery county. it started at 10:00 this morning. public service employees are taking turns standing watch at the memorial as a way to honor the fallen. it's on the grounds of the county's public safety headquarters on edison park drive in gath ersburg. a memorial service will be held tomorrow morning and the public is invited to attend. >>> tough questions for the ceo of united airlines on capitol hill today as the airline races to repair the damage from this viral video. >> mixed messages tonight from

a memorial service couldn't hopping corporal stephen ballard will begin at 11:00 a.m.r uniformed emergency services personnel. >> governor larry hogan signed series of laws aimed at protecting maryland's environment. one is the biggest effort in years protect the chesapeake bay. the state will receive up to $10 million to reduce pollution. environmentalists are applauding the move but they are also concerned the epa could push back the progress that's been made. >> maryland really wanted to become a leader on some of these environmental issues and i think that that's in part because there's a lot of question about whether the federal government is going to really pursue its role as that back stop and protect the environment so maryland has stepped up. >> other laws passed in maryland include incentives to promote the use of electric vehicles a bill to improve water and air quality and the creation of a new institute to innovations. >> maureen is back in the loft to tell us what's hot on the web. >> the texas officer who shot and killed a 15-year-old boy while he was ri

then a memorial service honoring corporal stephen ballard will begin at 11:00 a.m. >> ♪ >> developingernight severe storms rolling through parts of georgia leaving behind widespread damage in the south. the netter service will be checking two areas in metro atlanta today to determine if it was a tornado. one witness said he spotted a twister near atlanta's roads blocked by debris and thousands of power outages. that same system on the move this morning. headed this way. >> right. >> ♪ >> it's all about rain. we talked about cinco de washout. >> or cinco de soaker. >> yeah. >> and both have been delivered here as we're getting some pretty good rains across the area at the moment. 62 reagan national. upper 50's dulles and bwi marshall. steve commented at least the good news is we're going to be nice and mild today. we'll be in the 70's so temperatures won't be bad but we're dealing with a lot of rain. you can see the beltway inside the beltway we're getting some good rains across d.c. t let's see. working up 95 towards columbia and baltimore some heavy rain and then down to the south as

for delaware state police corporal stephen ballard.outside of a convenience store. police eventually kill the suspect. after a nearly daylong standoff. ballard is originally from the bully area. >>> the washington wizards, making a statement in dc. the team jumped ahead early against boston, 39 points in the first quarter. john walt led the way with a game-high of 24 points and eight assist. wizards when this 11 16 189. they now drill the series 2 games to one. >>> we will check in with molly right now i get an update on that forecast. >> hey mel, we have some severe thunderstorm one is to bring to your attention. has up to fairfax, prince georges county as a severe thunderstorm warning is ongoing until 8:45 am. if you are included in these orange boxes off to the south, also a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for you. the two main impacts are heavy rainfall for one, gusty winds and lightning strikes showing up on radar. as picoult through the rest of this morning we are going to be tracking this band of showers and thunderstorms.

then a memorial service honoring corporal stephen ballard will begin at 11:00 a.m. >> in montgomery county child said her soccer coach touched her inappropriate. >> now that coach is under arrest but police fear more victims could be out there. fox5's melanie alnwick is live in gaithersburg with mo more. mel. >> reporter: well, steve and allison montgomery county police made the arrest at the very same field where this man coaches and where he's held practices for many, many years. 47-year-old miguel flores is the head soccer coach for the academia de futbol salvadorena. the offense tracked back to july 2015. the victim told investigators that everything happened during practices that summer. she said while the other kids ran laps coach miguel would hug her in the middle of the field and then put his hands under her shirt and on her bare chest. flores according to charging documents allegedly told the girl to keep >> they can't talk enough and often enough. it's not just a one time speech but it's a periodic conversation to have to let them know what's appropriate, what's inappropriate and

then memorial service honoring corporal stephen ballard will begin at 11am. >>> delta airlines doingrol after threatening a family with jail time if they didn't give up a seat. delta now apologizing and says the flight was not over booked. they are offering the family refunds and compensation. the family says they put one of their children in the seat they had bought for their 18-year-old son who instead of flown home on earlier flight. the family says delta's compensation, well, that's not enough. >>go economy. the april jobs sort released this morning shows more than 200,000 jobs were added last month. that drops the unemployment rate to a ten-year low of 4%. and surpass economists predictions by more than 20,000 jobs. >>> all right. talk about overkill. canada has pulled bottles of bombay sapphire london dry gin from store shelves after its food inspection agency found the bottles had nearly double the alcohol than advertised. the bottles were only sold in canada. but had nearly 77% alcohol instead of the normal 40%. so quite a bit more there in those bottles. and finally, the int

. >>> delaware state trooper stephen balance lashd will be laid to rest today. he was shot and killed while on the job. ballardves behind a wife and 35-year-old daughter. >> take a look at this. northwest d.c., the westbound lanes are closed. follow first four traffic for updates. >>> watching that this morning. 270 at montrose road, you can see the rain falling across the area this morning. outer loop after connecticut, better than it was. rest of the beltway a little slow here and there including outer loop before the toll road. guys? >> it is very rainy morning. it is going to be a little bit stormy here and there. some heavy rain around and, well, the rain is going to put out a fire in the building, that's for sure. we need t >> fire in the studio. >> this cake is no longer edible but -- >> happy birthday to you. >> look how good you look. >> happy birthday to you. >> blow them out. >> it may be 50 but i'm going down with the flames. >> come on. the cake is burning. >> yeah! >> set off the smoke alarm in here. >> birthday is next week, tuesday, right? >> enjoy your weekend. >> make it a great friday, every

stephen bowe ward was one of our own. he grew up in buoy. loved the burgundy and gold. hundreds of law enforcement paid their respects as ballard was laid to rest in wilmington. he was shot and killed last week in the line of duty. that suspect died in a shootout with police. corporal leaves behind a wife, a daughter, and loving family. >>> court documents say he pledges to support isis. tonight a former u.s. marine from d.c. faces federal weapons charges after allegedly illegal purchasing an ak47 from an fbi informant. the 38-year-old clark holloway. they ordered the construction worker jailed until next wednesday. >>> heavy rain is gone but showers could linger the weekend. >> showers are lingering. good news is if you are in town, pretty good faith. if you go west pretty good storms. when we come back we will track these and the the showers for saturday activities and let you know if one day will be better than the other over the weekend. >> also when we come back the department of the interior goes to the dogs. >>> one night on the road with our special assignment unit changed this maryland woman's life forever. >> i went a

stephen started his career at troop 34. this is where we were engaged at dewey beach. this is where we spent a lot of time together. >> trooper ballard shot and killed during a traffic stop in baer, delaware. >>> we are also hearing from ballard's father. >> angie goff is live in the newsroom with that. >> reporter: kevin ballard cried as he spoke with our prince george's county tracee wilkins. >> i'm going to put you on speaker phone so you can talk to him and the last words out of my mouth saying to him was, you know, i love you. you can't leave me. he says, you're all i have. >> reporter: well, the man accused of killing trooper he was eventually shot and killed at the scene. >> angie, thank you. >>> a 24 hour vigil in honor of local fallen officers is set to get underway this morning. it begins at 10:00 a.m. at the montgomery county public safety memorial ahead of a service to honor those officers. it honors the members including police, fire, sheriff's office and the department of corrections and rehabilitation. >> today the loudoun county commonwealth attorney will give new information in the stabbing death. in 2010 leesburg po