the king of the ashanti people received the german developers of the electrically powered truck. then the pickup was put through its paces to see if its robust enough to cope with the challenges of ghana's roads. there are now 4 prototypes of the a car it's expected to launch 1st in germany and other european countries before its introduced an african countries including ghana kenya south africa and namibia . a car is made up mainly of simple sheet metal parts. it has just $600.00 components excluding screws and rivets. attorney of course a basic part such as the battery electric engine and so on need to be delivered with the elements made of steel and metal can be manufactured locally to the point is that you don't need a lot of know how to assemble it and it will be easy to get the hang of the production process. the idea was born 6 years ago. you can do what you do with the designers were still at university studying automotive and aerospace technology when they 1st came up with the idea of an electric car custom designed for african roads as an alternative to diesel and gasol

. >> reporter: ashanti cameron, another transgender woman was e in d on eastern ave march and police at this point say they are not ready to establish a connecti to the two deaths. >> i can tell you the two of them knew each other and we spoke to zoe about ashanti's murder. >> reporter: there's a concerted effort now in the area to reach out to the unlbgtq commy and the sex workers in the area. >> what can we do as a community to help the young ladies out cahere doing this, bee if you're out here doing this work, you're really in survival mode. >> reporter: they also wanted to get the pictmie of the van out there to jog anyone's memories to see if someone in the neighborhood may have seen it before or after the june 13th murder. indeed, that's an important aspect o this because they are still questioning the suspect, and they say they want to know if anybody in the neighborhood had seen this van before or after or if they were in any way familiar with it or the driver. rd, almer park, derrick news 4. >> derrick, thank you. >>> all right. s turn now to the weather and the heatcking wi

also there, ryan seacrest, dj khaled, fat joe and ashanti who took the mic for their 2002 anthem. ♪ what's got the do with it, baby? >> but one of the sweetest moments of the night came from j.lo's twins. emme and max both took the stage to perform for their proud mama. [ cheers and applause ] >> so how much does a party like that cost? ♪ number one that's easy mathematics ♪ >> could be upwards of $1 million. this cake alone cost $10,000. as for the genuinely heartfelt speech by a rod -- >> to the love of my life. >> that's priceless. >> remember that ring had a price tag. more than $1 million she of love. >> jennifer is going to be celebrating another big birthday. alex is turning 44. and saturday is also the final date of her tour in miami. so will they just take the whole party on stage? >> my guess would be yes. >>> speaking of j.lo on stage, she stars in a new movie "hustlers." she's the biggest name, but constance wu is getting top billing and that stirred up a bit of ntroversy. >> when would you say things got out of control? >> difficult diva. a total piece of work. just some of th

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. >> zoe spears' murder happened near another murder, that of a transgender woman ashanti cameron seen here in this picture with zoe. sh wasilled near along eastern avenue in march, and police at this point say they e not ready to establish a tnnection to their deaths. >> i can justell you that the two of them knew each other and we spoke to zoe about ashanti's murder sneer police say prostitution is down now in the area where the murder happened, and there's a concerted effort to reach out to the lbgtq community and the sex workers in the area. >> what can we do as a community to help the young ladies out here doing this, because if you're out here doing this work, you're really inal surviv mode. >> reporter: they also wanted to get the picture of the minivan out there to jog anyone's memory, to see if someone in the neigh rhood may have seen it before or after the june 13th murder. and there's still some illedtigative holes to be here. again, the ballistic evidence, and police also, as we said, want to know h if anybody seen that car before or after this crime may have happened. that

ashanti carmon was killed in prince georges county back many march. lastnt mo zoe spheres was killed in the same area. mark silverstine spoke at yesterday's forum on lgbtq violence. >> it wasn't that longth ago i would have said i really don't have much in common with zoe spears, but now i realize i have everything in common with her and so does everyone in this room. >> members of theanc rainbow caucus employed city officials to address critical housing a employment problems that lead many of d.c. trans gender women to sex work. >>> now t the surprising turn. leaders voted to abruptly end the session leaving gun right supporters happy and gun control activists vowing for revenge at the polls. this was the scene outside of the capitol in richmond. eeople on both sides of the gun debate demandd to have their voices heard. inside before any action could ol taken, leaders in the republican-contrd house and senate voted to end the session just after 90 minutes. gop leaders say more time is needed to study gun control measure >> what we want to do is have

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asks to heatheir stories and their ideas for solutions to the violence that claimed the lives of ashanti carmen, rc, in and zoe spears, just 23, in june. both murders remain unsolved. >> those who have been a statistic of brutal violence and death are generally forgotten, then put in a cold file. >> reporter: the national center for transgender equality tevealed the results of a rec survey of d.c.'s trans residents. one in four have lost a job for being transgender. one in four reports being harassed on the job, forced to use a bathroom or wear a uniform that did not match their preferred gender. one in three avoid seeking medical care for fear of being harassed or rejected.ne advisorhborhood commissioner mark silverstein grew emotional as he described the results of a letter sent one week after zoe spears' murder. a gro of ancs, most of them gay men, who call them the rainbow caucus, implored city officials todress critical housing and employment problems that lead many of d.c.'s trans women of color to survive by sex rk. >> it wasn't that long ago that i would have said i really don't

. >> reporter: mariner says the lgbt community is mourning the rders of zoe spears and ashanti carmen. >> i think it sparks a renewal of a long-standing conversation support we can best the transgender community in d.c. >> and you can support by giving uslice any information you have about the spect in the photo. shomari stone, news 4. >>> a road is still shut down, the power still out in parts of vienna tonight after this tractor-trailer crashed and took out some power lines. take a look, chopper flew over hunter mill road near hunting crest lane earlier tonight. fairfax county police tell us it will be shut down for an extended period of time.rg dominion eney says it hopes to bring power back on to those who lost it by 8:00 tomorrow morning. >>> meanwhile, in parts of northwest d.c. tonight you mayn ed earplugs or a sound machine to get to sleep. petco tells news 4 that workers are making some noisy repairs at the florida avenue substation. a transformer there malfunctions you may recall on saturday night leaving 35,000 customers without power.pe co says a new transformer will be in

. >> in the video police and others tell 49-year-old ashanti pinckney numerous times to drop the weapone say pinckney fired first. >> i'm waiting for someone. >> put the gun down, i will shoot you right here. >> put the gun down. >> put the gun down. >> police edited out the gunfire exch ge in which pinckney was shot. >> for whatever reason this person became volatile and violent. >> investigators believe pinckney shot and killed clinic employee david caldwell. he was found in another area during search o the building, they don't know if pinckney was trying to get something from caldwell. methadone or oher drugs. >> there's a possibility in that area there is no methadone. lhe hallway in which you see the incident take pace is the dispensing area. >> the sergeant involved has been released from hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. news4 at 5:00 stas right now . >> it was theater today on capitol hill as former special counsel robert mueller testified about his report on russian interrence in the 2016 presidential campaign. >> spent seven hours before two committees today, a

challenge led, ashanti, ryan seacrest and cutting her ten-tier birthday cake.ith one stone. >> you take that home, service suave revolver ski crystal and then the party really got started because it hasn't started yet, people. this is the video where she is jamming out with fat joe. >> love this. >> because that's what i do every year at my parties. she shared her gralt today on instagram. it's been a birthday to remember. i can truly feel the love for all of you. happy birthday, j. lo from all of us. >> what a way to celebrate. >> yeah. [ applause ] >> didn't you have a dance or a serenade by your wife on a desk or something? >> and if you showed that we'll have a long weekend. >> ali breaking it down for her boo. >> she did. she did a great job and we are going to give you a special welcome. come on, guys. [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah. >> wait. oh. [ applause ] >> you enjoy your presents. we'll move to the "gma" cover story. a health alert about skin cancer. a parent or siblinging with melanoma increases your chances of getting skin cancer. dr. whitney bow