so did officer ashley gwindon. it was her first day on the job. she had her degree from embry-riddle air nautical university and george washington university. in 2015, she was a reservist. >> that is who she was, and service was infused in her very being. >> it's not the first time the guindon family faced tragedy. their local paper in new hampshire reports her father took his own life after military service in iraq. the chief says 38-year-old david mcgowin and 30-year-old have a road of recovery before them. >>> her sister visited the neighborhood yesterday and thanked the officers for trying to help her sister. >> she was an officer who sacrificed her life for my sister and her nephew. i thank you and god bless your family. >> neighbors have set up a memorial for crystal outside her home. she made the 911 call that brought police to her house. police say her husband killed her. their 11-year-old son was inside the house when all of this happened. he was not hurt. >>> sunshine now climbing into the low 60s and a at national harbor overlooking the

. >> prince william county police department is in deep mourning over the loss of officer ashley gwindon. >> she was sworn into the police force just this past friday. >>> thank you, anonymous shopping cart guy. that's what police in portland, oregon are saying after an unidentified grocery store suspect in his tracks two weeks ago. officers tackled cody lindsay after he was knocked to the ground. he went into the store trying to get away from police. he was wanted for disorderly conduct and a parole violation. which can out the shopper afterwards. he just picked up hisis things and continued to shop. >>> let's go now to nbc meteorologist bill carans who has our leap day forecast. >> i like when people are saying, one extra day to pay your bills. >> oh, great. >> exactly, huh? as far as the west goes, we have a little bit of rain beginning of this week, then at the end of next week, we could get into a very stormy weather pattern. here we are going through the day today. some of this rain will arrive in the northwest later on today, especially the oregon coastline. not a lot, just a litt

ashley gwindon was gunned down when she responded to a call for a domestic disturbance, and it was oner very first day on patrol. that suspected shooter, we're told, now in custody and police say he's identified as an active duty army staff sergeant. kristen fisher has the very latest on this tragedy in washington. hi, kristen. >> reporter: hi, eric. the shooter has been identified at staff sergeant ronald hamilton, 32 years old. he was assigned to the pentagon and now he's accused of killing a marine veteran who was working her very first shift as a police officer. 28-year-old ashley gwindon had just been sworn in on friday and this picture was posted welcome officer steven kendall and ashley guindon who were sworn in today and begin their shifts this weekend. be safe. less than 24 hours later officer guindon was dead. >> she was very passionate. she struck us prior to hiring her and re-hiring and the type of officer we're seeking is that kind with passion and intelligence >> reporter: officers were responding to a call to a domestic disturbance at a home in woodbridge, virginia, 20

the officer killed, 28-year-old ashley gwindon was on her first day of patrol. >>> in other news, it'll be another emotional day at erin andrews' $75 million civil trial against a man who secretly it happened. morgan radford is at the courthouse this morning. good morning. >> savannah, good morning. an exclosivee >> savannah, good morning. an exclosiveexplosive day expected in court. erin andrews set to take the stand, making her case as to why she deserves $75 million. she'll also hear from the man she says damaged her career and left her publicly humiliated. >>> high drama in court as erin andrews and the stalker who took video of her named in her hotel room are expected to testify today. her mom likely to take the stand after jurors and andrews listened to last week's emotional, gut-wrenching testimony about how the sport reporter's life changed after the scandalous hotel video went viral. >> she's not the fun person she was. she's mad. she's scared. she's not the girl that we used to know. >> reporter: now, she'll get to tell her side of the story. andrews to testify to really look