. >> we're told that police chief cathy lanier is conducting a press conference now.ll go there live. >> at this point we are trying to figure out who the person is that we have, get to the -- make sure the medical treatment is received and then when we have more information, we'll release what we have, but right now that's all we have. >> reporter: is there a suspicious of who this person is and is that why you're here? >> reporter: chief, you're here. >> right. there's a lot of speculation. we got the same impression everybody else has. we've gotten information that this 911 ll, who the call came from, whether it was from somebody who is associated with the metropolitan police department or not. we don't know, but at this point all i can confirm is that we have a body that's been recovered from the water. we can't confirm the identity. we raffle can't even confirm the identity of the call -- really can't even confirm the identity of the caller at this point. so before we say more we'd like to have time to confirm where the call came from, who the person is that we h

and today we learned a second officer has been suspended in connection with that case, but chief cathy lanier will not say why. then there's linwood barnhill jr. so far he's not facing criminal charges, but earlier this week police searched hills southeast d.c. apartment and found a 16-year-old female run- away. she claims barnhill force heard and other girls to work as prostitutes. detectives found a box of condoms and other evidence inside that apartment consistent with the allegations. the cases are not related police say. on top of all that dozens of d.c. police officers have been arrested in the last 3 1/2 years. tonight we are asking questions about that department's hiring standards. hope you have some answers. >> police departments and their officers wield an enormous amount of power and trust in the community. that's why it's important to hire responsible capable officers who have high ethical standards. some suggest d.c. police are not always doing that. when police officers are the ones getting arrested -- >> it's an indication of a serious problem. >> a recent washington examiner

spoke chief cathy lanier today saying you can trust the police. >> one of the officers in federal court today on the other has not yet been charged. thehe police chief face music she asked for patience to let the court system take its course. it's the question they have been asking -- why has a police officer not been charged yet there they found a missing girl in his southeast apartment, drugs, condoms, and evidence he may have been running an under age prostitution ring. trying toctively determine if there was anything criminal in nature that we can file charges. if they are not filed, there are still administrative issues to deal with. >> two offices this week have been accused of misconduct and officer mark washington was takingd and convicted of pictures of a 15-year-old girl. he could be released on home detention. she does not believe the cases are connected. >> the second officer is on light duty because that's what he's been on the past year after an injury. roz plater, abc 7 news. >> changes in the state's mental health care system. , a topll before congress obama administrati

police chief cathy lanier. >> we've had four or five children, infants, children under 4 killed this year as a result of domestic violence. it's troubling. we have a lot of work to do. >> reporter: last year, the murder rate was the lowest since 1960. 2013 has been a different story. most notably, the mass killing at the washington navy yard. so far this year, 103 people murdered in the district. well above the 88 murders for all of 2012. even a county for the 12 people killed in the navy yard shooting, more murders this year compared to all of last year and there's still two weeks left. overall, violent crime is down. >> we are seeing less shootings, less gang violence on the streets. we need to work with partner agencies and social services to get at what's behind cases like that. >> reporter: she's worried about the increase of domestic violence, several of which added to the murder rate. >> we have seen an increase in domestic violence. it's troubling because we have seen that go down year after year. a lot of the cases are children. so, very troubling. >> reporter: in the distri

cathy lanier said there has been a lot of speculation in this incident, but would not comment further. >> police believe robbery was the motive for a triple stabbing in hyattsville. officers were called to an apartment building around 11:20 on tuesday night. they found three men with stab wounds. the victims were taken to the hospital. one is in critical condition. no one has been arrested in that case. hill --kers on capitol two lawmakers on capitol hill have done seemingly the impossible. >> they have come up with a bipartisan bill that means the government will not shut down for lisa two years. reached a budget deal that would avoid another government shutdown. and ryan, a republican patty murray, a democrat, broker the agreement. >> this make sure we do not have a shutdown scenario in january. >> because of this deal, we can stop jumping from crisis to crisis. approved, military domestic spending would be increased while eliminating about six to $5 billion in the sequester. taxes would not go up. the plan raises fees on some airline tickets. >> i see this agreement as a step in th

cathy lanier is reacting to both cases. department is very concerned about the recent allegations of egregious conduct by two officers. the misguided actions of a few in no way reflect on the professionalism, dedication, and integrity of our department." next, after a day where temperatures reached nearly 70, doug hill is tracking the potential of the winter weather coming up. sports, the in latest on florida state quarterback winston. and brian a rack boat talks about the end of his contract. paul hewitt suspends a player for what he calls an excusable >> family, friends, and students are mourning the loss of a teacher in libya. he was jogging near the u.s. consulate in benghazi when he was shot, the same building where chris stephens and three other americans were killed by terrorists last year. the state department said that smith was a chemistry teacher at the international school. he was scheduled to return home next week. itshen the fbi moves out of headquarters on pennsylvania avenue, it will likely move out of the d

cathy lanier is talking to the media about this. a comment onhave too many details right now. know what we have. what we know is that there was a 911 call. it was an unattended vehicle .eft are on the scene we think they were related. at this point we are just trying to find out who the person is , and when we have more information, -- but now that is all we have. [inaudible] there is a lot of speculation. there was a 911 call. probably someone who is associated with the police army. all i can confirm is that we have a body in the water. we cannot confirm the identity. cannot confirm-- the identity of the car. we have to have time to sort out what we have. be a couple ofl hours before we have anything. >> two people recognize the person? person wast recovered within minutes of the response here. >> they are to him of the fact that police have searched the area tonight, pulling a man out of the water. she is there because sources are telling us that the man pulled out of the water may be connected to the investigation of a d.c. police officer accused of taking nude pictures of

. >> and that happened during cathy lanier's tenure.and when mayor gray took office, he capped cathy lanier on. canink that shows how she kind of just stick to the police department. whatever is going on over in city hall, we are not going to get involved with it. >> one more time, we have to tell folks how to see your article. >> go to washingtonpost.com and go to the governor of d.c. >> that was a july 14, 2013 story. any other articles you are working on right now? >> nothing really other than lots of follow-ups to the jeffrey thompson story. and of course, when he is indicted, as we expect, i will be part of that coverage as well. >> who was the maddest at you at -- and "the post" after this article was published? >> that is a tough one. this article was something that i had never experienced before. i received some the calls, even -- so many calls, even from people who have criticized me since i started covering this beat or since covering the city and 2006 who were, like, this was an incredibly fair article. that is all i ever ask

. >> reporter: chief cathy lanier released a statement saying she is very concerned about the latest allegations of egregious conduct including the child abuse charges against 7th district officer marc washington. >> you have to take a close look at whether it's a bad apple or we have a bad system in place. >> that was bruce leshan reporting. the police union says it is a bad system. there's bad recruiting, bad standards, bad internal affairs investigations according to them. the chief says her department regularly audits and investigates officers' conduct on and off duty and officers put their lives on the line every day and that she says is not going to change. >>> well, after milder than normal temperatures the messy stuff is headed our way. first alert chief meteorologist topper shutt is in the weather center with the forecast. >> hard to believe we were near 70 today and we're talking about ice sunday, red alert now for sunday. storm is now snowing in st. louis. this is the ribbon, the pink, the transitioning between snow and rain. that means sleet and freezing rain. this is rig

. >> reporter: i'm scott broom with metropolitan police chief cathy lanier who said today two cases of alleged exploitation of teenage girls by officers who worked in the 7th district are not related. >> there is no connection that we are aware of between the two. >> reporter: but the investigations are expanding, at least one additional officer on suspension as internal affairs detectives take an intense closer look. lanier won't say what the suspension is about, but it is related to the case of 32-year- old officer marc washington who has been arrested and charged with using his police powers to coerce a 15-year-old run-away to submit to sexually explicit nude photos found on washington's personal camera taken while he was in uniform and on duty. in the second exploitation case there are no charges yet, but a search warrant outlines how police raided the southeast d.c. apartment of veteran officer linwood barnhill jr. yesterday. he was found with two girls, one a 16-year-old run-away who claimed she and other girls were being pimped out for prostitution by the officer. >> it only tak

tonight, police chief cathy lanier speaks out about the matter publicly for the first time since we broke the story earlier this week. jennifer donelan is outside federal court. what did the chief say? in covering crime, i have a number of police officers that have spoken to in they have discussed the trail, sadness, and anger at the relegation's in these latest two cases. today, their chief stood up in spoke out on their behalf. >> protecting strangers is what the 99.9% of my force does every day. tall reaffirming the public as the investigation into two of her police officers continues to unfold. one officer has been charged with taking naked photos of a 15-year-old girl while he was on duty. the other raucous or, a 20 four- year veteran, under investigation for possibly pimping young girls out of his apartment while off duty. residents are too nervous to talk about the case. >> today, the chief judge at u.s. district court ruled that officer washington would be released to house arrest with electronic monitoring while his case proceeds in chief lanier he had takenhours, naked pictures

we'll have reaction from chief cathy lanier. >>> the tree lighting is less than an hour away. we go live as we wait for the first family to join the celebration. >>> it could be your chance to cash in. why so many are talking about mega millions on this friday. >> veronica is tracking the nasty weather coming our way. >> of course the weather we get on sunday, a winter storm watch for sunday through monday morning. in just a couple minutes, how much snow your neighborhood will get and the impact. it's all in a couple minutes. >>> some incredible pictures out of dallas, texas where firefighters battled a stubborn underground fire. it happened on main street in downtown dallas. an electrical vault caught fire. 100 firefighters were called to the scene. they evacuated dozens of people from a nearby hotel. it took several hours, but firefighters were able to contain the blaze. there was no major damage and no one was hurt. >>> good news on the job front. signs the job market is getting stronger. the nation's unemployment rate fell to 7% in november. it's the lowest in five years.

police chief cathy lanier calls the scandals rocking the department devastating. with child investigation in a prostitution case. pat collins has new details on both cases and new reaction from the chief. >> reporter: two seventh district police officers one charged with taking naked pictures of a 15-year-old girl while he was on duty. another cop has his apartment searched after a 16-year-old girl says he tried to get her involved in prostitution. two cops two cases, hurtful to the image and confidence of the d.c. police department. >> so many police officers come to work every day and put their life on the line for absolute strangers and never give it a second thought. one action like this tarnishes all of us. it's devastating for all of us. >> reporter: the stanton road apartment case. according to documents a 16-year-old girl said a cop here took naked photos of her, gave her the prostitution anymore nak juicy and arranged for her to engage in sexual acts. the cop who lives in this apartment has not been charged. investigators are trying to verify the teenager

police chief cathy lanier what it means for the department. >> reporter: teenage girls, cops, accusations of bad behavior, the consequences, hurtful. two seventh district police officers, one charged with taking naked pictures of a 15-year-old girl while he was on duty. another cop has his apartment searched after a 16-year-old girl says he tried to get her involved in prostitution. two cops, two cases, hurtful to the image and confidence of the d.c. police department. >> so many police officers come to work every day and put their life on the line for absolute strangers and never give it a second thought. one action like this tarnishes all of us. itis devastating for all of us. >> reporter: the stanton road apartment case. according to court documents, a 16-year-old girl said a cop here took naked photos of her, gave her the prostitution nickname juicy and arranged for her to engage in sexual attacks. the cop that lives here has not been charged. investigators are trying to verify the teenagers story. this is what neighbors are saying. have you ever seen the young girls coming and going

cathy lanier issued this statement, to learn of an allegation of this kind is shocking and disturbing. we are fortunate someone came forward to alert us of this behavior. >> hold washington until a hearing. he's facing a minimum of 15 years if convicted. washington did not enter a plea today. that will come at a hearing on thursday. now police do say they think there are more victims and asking anyone who knows anything to come forward. they won't release a picture of washington. coming up at 6:00, why officer washington had time to delete the photos before he was arrested. reporting live, mark segraves, news 4. >>> now to a developing story. the d.c. council has approved a bill to change the lives of many people who work in the district. they voted to raise the minimum wage from 8.25 and hour to $11.50 an hour by 2016. >>> his first full day as a cant for re-election, mayor gray battled with reporters. he wanted to talk about economic success. tom sherwood reports gray was pressed on his record and 2010 campaign that remains under criminal investigation. tom? >> gray was there to tal

. >>> cathy lanier put out this statement saying the department is concerned about the recent allegations of agregregious conduct. they conduct audits and investigation of conduct on duty and off duty. the misguided actions of a few, in no way reflect the professionalism and integrity of the department. >>> we continue to follow breang news this hour on the death of former south african president, nelson mandela. president obama is set to make a statement in a few minutes about the death of mandela that happened this afternoon, not unexpected. he had been sick for a lengthy period of time. we know family and friends gathered at his bedside earlier today anticipating he might pass and he has the word confirmed by current south african president jacob zuma. >> the president and his family were in africa in june. nelson mandela was too ill to receive them. they were able to visit the jail cell where he spent so many years and made his cause for the nation and the world. nelson mandel, dead at the age of 95. crowds are gathering outside his home in johannesburg. we have been showing you these

police chief cathy lanier says there is no connection between a pair of alleged sexual exploitation cases involving officers accused of preying on teenage girls. scott broom reports now that yet another officer has been put on suspension and is under investigation in one of those cases. >> reporter: two d.c. police officers and two stunning cases of alleged sexual exploitation of teenage girls, both officers working out of the 7th district, but today chief lanier said the cases are not related. >> there is no connection that we are aware of between the two. >> reporter: but the investigations are expanding, at least one additional officer on suspension as internal affairs detectives take an intense closer look. lanier won't say what the suspension is about, but it is related to the case of 32-year- old officer marc washington who was arrested and charged with using his police powers to coerce a 15-year-old run-away to submit to sexually explicit nude photos found on washington's personal camera taken while he was in uniform and on duty. >> it only takes one cop to do one thing like this t

of q&a e presentation continues tuesday with cathy lanier, washington, d.c. police chief. she discusses the department's growth in the last 23 years she's been on the force and stories of growing up in the washington, d.c. area. as 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> we are in the gallery of the building at the watka museum. at vanishing ice. 1775 to 2012. the purpose of the exhibition is rich cultural e heritage of the planet's frozen regions, the alpine the arctic and the antarctica. the is a photograph of greenland ice sheet by a german otto becker dating back from 2008 and it's side-by-side with a by camille ceman, also of east greenland. the last iceberg series of 2006. many people understand the importance for ice for the planet, its reflective qualities help regulate the climate. unaware for ple are a collective consciousness in he western culture about these regions. it's important about the context f climate change to let people know that these regions are fundamental to our identity. the museum ore from here this weekend as book tv and merican history tv look at

washington's a seven veteran and last night police chief cathy lanier reacted. >> instead of protecting the public he's done just you know this horrible act to hurt members and children. >> reporter: washington by the way according to public records is an army veteran. he is being held without bail right now. he gets a hearing on bail tomorrow. he faces the potential of up to 30 years in federal prison. in waldorf, scott broom, wusa9. >>> earlier today, connecticut officials released the 911 tapes from the day of the sandy hook school shootings in newtown. well, 22 of the 26 families who lost loved ones in that horrific tragedy asked a judge to block those calls after the associated press and other news organizations said the tapes were public record. well, the judge sided with the media stating that delaying the release only serves to fuel speculation about and undermine confidence in our law enforcement officials. well, after reviewing the tapes and some emotional discussion in our own newsroom, we have decided to put those calls on our website. wusa9.com. so you can listen to them fo

. ♪ cathy lanier chief discusses her life and her career in law-enforcement.he toughest part of being the chief of police of the washington metropolitan police department? >> out a tough job. it is the toughest bash the toughest part in the first couple of years was getting used to the press which was a challenge. that,than

. >> today, an encore presentation q&a" with cathy lanier. more from that interview now. >> a lot of things have happened. i think the initial decline of the 500 down to the 200 range, that drop or decline over 10 out of thehe burning crack cocaine epidemic. that was a run of sheer hell for most cities. the violence associated with crack cocaine markets, we had 200 open-air markets in the city. when shootings would happen they would be drive-bys. as the crack cocaine epidemic started to wane, we drop down to 200, 250 and we stayed there for some time. >> why did it wane? >> that is -- if you look at drug patterns, drugs tend to spike in popularity and they remain there about 15 or 16 years and they run like 20 or cycles and they go down. the crack cocaine epidemic is no more. there are people who use cocaine and there are some people who use crack cocaine but it is nowhere near it used to be. with the absence of that driving the violence i think that drop is down in the 200 range but we got stuck there for a long time. even when i took it ove