commissioner cathy henderson spent her night knocking on doors and greeting constituents. it has been a violent new year in this neighborhood. onwe need to put our hands who the devils a shot a man outside of his home. the victim is expected to recover, but the shooters are still on the loose. commissioner henderson believes the district's new security camera rebate program will help. this may disagree's. you think people stop stealing when they see cameras on the porch? tim: we pulled crime stats from the last two years and discovered there were violent crimes on the increase. in 2016, there were more than 1000 violent crimes. >> the police help us, and i want that too when everyone's hands. is not sure that the cameras will work, but she is open to anything stopping the violence. >> the young people who are coming now, i fear for them. tim: the rebate program pays up to $500 for the se tim barber, abc 7 news. day in a difficult ellicott city after a high school student was murdered in her own bedroom. charlotte died sunday morning. the police say that a 15-year-old boy s

w >> reporter: cathy henderson vows to keep fighting crime in 2017 tonight by spreading the word about.c.'s security camera rebate program. >> i'm going do to door to make sure people know about the program. >> reporter: a man walks out of his house in her district was shot and robbed this morning. >> they clipped the whole door off the hinges. they invoaded my home and my property. >> reporter: someone broke into her home in northeast a few years ago. >> and took what i worked hard to pay for. i was really hurt by that. >> i think it would help if neighbors actually had the opportunity to put cameras on at a lower cost. it probably would help them feel a little more secure. >> reporter: it reimbursed homeowners up to $500 to put up security cameras. >> we have the power to make 2017 one of the best years with the lowest crime rate on record. that's our goal. >> reporter: the man who was shot on 21st is expected to recover. for more information on the city's security camera rebate program look inside the nbc washington app. >>> the new year, bringing dozens of new laws all over the cou

last night, advisory neighborhood commissioner cathy henderson went door to door. she was telling people about the private security camera incentive ram. it will reimburse homeowners up to $500 to put up security cameras. but some people tell us cameras won't stop the crime. >> there are cameras everywhere in the city. you think people's packages stop getting stolen when they say cameras on the porch? you put a mask on, what is a camera going to do? >> home security footage helped police investigate this shooting. yesterday, two masked people robbed and shot a man b on northeast. that man is okay. >>> it is a rainey start and more showers will track your plans today. developing right now, a disaster zone in parts of the south. tornados and flooding force families from their homes. the added danger that may make the damage worse. your time is >>> it is a terrible situation right now down south. tornados touched down in alabama andll the severe storms also brought in rain. in florida, one person drown. it is a disaster area in several states and mississippi a church

cathy henderson is sick of it.lready a man was shot and robbed walking out of a house on 21st street this morning. a security camera paid for by the subsidy helped police investigating a robbery and shooting over a pair of shoes in november. today henderson is going door to door to make sure residents know about the rebate. >> we have the power to make 2017 one of the best years with the lowest crime rate on record. and that's our goal. >> reporter: barbara wants to get a camera as soon as possible. >> it will give me a lot of peace of mind. >> reporter: so barber is going to be out handing out flyers with police that talk about the program, what it is and how people can find oor she's going to be doing that out in that block where that man was shot this morning. and he is expected to recover. back to you. >>> he is convicted of killing two fbi agents and there is a statue of him outside of american university. that is causing a lot of controversy. here's the statue. a.u. says it will remove the giant statute of le