the dog has a home with one of colson's colleagues. allison barber with the story. >> reporter: there are tributes and reminders of an officer that lost his life trying to protect the community that he served. >> this is another one, a nine week old puppy that carries his name. >> he problem solves and laid back. he doesn't like the crate at nighttime but trying to get him house trained and we are doing well. >> sergeant norris, a 20 year veteran says he thought about a dog for a while but never made the jump until one dog in the litter name for fallen officers. >> when i saw the litter that was named after colson that we just lost recently. my thought was i will put an application and did it at midnight. i was going to make sure if i didn't get it one of the other officers would get it. >> the next day the foster agency called him. >> i told him that i wanted the family, if the family wanted the dog i wanted them to get it first. >> the colson family couldn't take it so he did. >> i copy be more thrilled. the foster made the collars a

jaky colson. colson was killed. kraus is a 34-year-old 34-year- old former marine with nearly six years as a prince george's county police officer and former officer of the month. here's police chief hank stuwinski. >> i don't know if we've lost an officer but lost one in a friendly fire incident, precipped by something that is completely senseless. >> the three brothers charged with staging the attempted suicide by cop. argued they are not responsible for colson's death. a lawyer said he did not intend to kill anyone on the caught-on- camera shooting. world star hip. violent fights and public sex videos. second-degree murder charges. upper marlboro, scott broom, wusa 9. >> officer kraus remains on paid administrativ >>> an arlington man who has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a string of sexual assault. 19-year-old melvin benia confessed to two sexual assaults. after he was arrested late last year getting off a metro bus. arlington police say he was using the parking lot to travel to his resident. the a

outside the district 3 police station on march 13 but it turned out to be a fellow officer jacai colson who was killed. it came as the three brothers accused in this incident, michael ford and his brothers malik ford and elijah ford were arguing probable cause for them to be held on a second-degree murder charge because they were not the ones who pulled the trigger because officer colson's death came out in testimony today that michael ford was attempting to commit suicide by police officer five wildly firing shots at the police station trying to provoke a response but his attorneys argue he didn't intend to kill anyone but intended for himself to die. the judge ordered that the three ford brothers, michael, malik, and elijah, will be held over with the judge finding probable cause to continue to hold them on the second-degree murder charge. the argument from the prosecution was they created the situation. live outside the prince george's county courthouse wusa9. >>> the atlanta braves leftfielder hector olivera under arrest after a domestic dispute at the ritz-carlton in arlington virg

in the shooting krauss thought colson was a bad guy. >> he per seed him as a threat. he tried to mitigate the threat. >> stawinski saying he is unwaiverring in the belief that the fault lies entirely with the ford brothers. >> a double tragedy. we lost a police officer but we lost one in friendly fire incident precipitated by something completely senseless. brad: now when we come back at 5:00, we will have much more on this, more about officer taylor krauss a highly decorated police officer. a little more about how he is coping with this tragedy. that is coming up at 5:00. abc7 news. jonathan: coming up on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- missing a deadline. michelle: the future of the memorial bridge in doubt. >> clap with us. michelle: well, the voice of "dora the explorer" character is now under investigation. what she is accused of doing. jonathan: the severe weather in texas. softball size hail and mother nature across the heartland. doug: tonight another frost advisory. we tell you which areas should be concerned on "abc7 news at 4:00". in annapolis, she battled republica

officer colson was killed by a rifle shot. >> i spoke directly to taylor and his wife today. they're doing well. they've had an opportunity to prepare themselves for this information coming into the public space. >> reporter: we're told he remains on leave, will come back in service when he's ready. the official mourning period ends today exactly one month after the deadly shooting. the case against the ford brothers goes to a grand jury. bob barnard, fox 5 local news. >> a congressional hearing today on cap tol hill got a little heated at times. many are frustrated over safety and crime issues with metro. many who say the only way to fix the issues is with more money. they are asking the federal government bill. >> metro's management met with members of congress. matt? >> reporter: hi jim, hi sarah. there's no question about it, metro is a mess and they need money to fix it. you have local leaders, especially the new metro management on one hand saying we need this money, we need to turn this system around. we're ready to do it. but then you have members of congress, especia

and just down there mistook officer jacai colson for the bad guy. officer taylor krauss has been a model cop. he is from a police family. officer of the month. on march 13 he was one who ran to confront alleged gunman michael ford as he fired at the district three police station. now, police are confirming krauss is the officer who mistook undercover detective jacai colson for the bad guy and who fired the tragic friendly fire shot which killed a fellow officer. >> we know officer krauss was the only one armed with a rifle as opposed to the other officers armed with the handguns. that is one way we were able to distinguish that. brad: chief hank stawinski makes it clear he stands by krauss and continues to view what happened as a tragic accident. >> we have made certain that all the resources the department have been made available to him, to all the involved officers, to the colson family. they are very strong and they are doing well. alison: michael accused of opening fire. brad: officers and the ambulance crew accused of getting the gun driving a

jacai colson was killed on march 13.he was killed after a man fired at the police station in landover. colson drove up to the station in plain clothes. he was caught in the cross fire between the suspect and police. fire from an officer's gun struck colson. and now this in richmond. this year 29 officers have died in the line of duty. that information comes from the officer down me moral page which honors our fallen law enforcement here owes. now this time last year nationwide there were 31 fallen officers. teisha lewis, fox5 local news. > fox5 is in the district tonight where a police officer was hit by a car while on the job much the accident happene southern avenue and mississippi avenue southeast. the officers' injuries were not life threatening and the car that struck him did stay on the scene. that driver stayed on the scene. tonight in fairfax county, members of the muslim community held a prayer vigil for the victims of the bruise else annular whore terrorist attacks. today members of amad yeah muslim community o

officer colson was killed by friendly fire during that incident.ylor krause was identified as the one that fired the shot that killed >> "fox5" is in anne arrundel country and upset about students resfons a assignment. and one student's essay focused on ways toe get rid of plaque americans and essay said "the solution would involve coraling black people in the sahara dezer and nuclear weapon to wipe him all. it was on school and online and many found it offensive. . >> it's a huge impact. and the suspect the student picked is insensitive and i will-advised and stokd concern anger frustration and among students and staff alike. >> school officials maintain assignment was supposed to teach satire and they're reevaluating whether the assignment should continue in the future. >> ethan couch aaffluenza teen was sentenced to two years in prison. until today c punishment for the crash that killed four people was probation. defense during the trial sparked outrage when a psychologist testified couch's irresponsible lifestyle was a product of afluent up bri

that led him to take the actions that unfortunately resulted in this friendly-fire death. >> colson wasoff duty and in plainclothes when he arrived at the district three station to find a shootout in progress. police say he engaged michael ford in an exchange of gunfire before he was shot by krauss was once officer of the month. >> what the ford brothers precipitated was a tragedy involving some of the very finest police officers on the prince george's county police department. >> reporter: during testimony a detective revealed that ford asked his brothers to record his suicide by cop and post the video on the world star hip-hop website. >> they were all hoping there would be some sort of notoriety out of this as well. >> reporter: as ford was leaving the court he yelled back to his family members, michael ford did, saying pray for me, and the family members responded we will. now, the chief says that today is the official last day of mourning for officer jacai coalsocoal colson. the black bands the officers have been wearing around their shields will come up, but dealing with all this

it is still not clear exactly why officer krauss considered officer colson to be a threat. we're expecting more details on that to come out in court. coming up on news4 at 6:00, it was an amazing sight to see these three brothers in court today. the family reacts as they maintain that these are not the brothers they know. reporting live in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins. >> tracee, thank you. >>> a prince william county, virginia, woman accused of stabbing her infant daughter will remain in custody. leah she's accused of stabbing her 3-month-old this past weekend. police tell us it happened because the infant was crying. >>> metro leaders have faced tough questions today on capitol hill. lawmakers just wrapped up a hearing about the fixes needed to improve safety on the transit agency and restore public confidence. adam tuss has been watching this all day and he joins us right now. adam? >> reporter: that's right, wendy. and this got really heated at times. basically the big highlight of this whole meeting was metro's board chair jack evans coming here to capitol hill a

police officer jaky colson, killed during a gun fight with a suspect. and firefighter colson killed during a gunfight with a hom owner. -- homeowner two rere minders that -- reminders that valor is not just a word. >>> at least a dozen lives were saved by the prince george's valor recipients. well done. >>> one year ago tonight, days of unrest, erupted into violence in the streets of baltimore. while. police commissioner anthony battings -- bats was fired. but he doesn't feel like he let down the city. >> what did you feel the night the riots erupted? whose idea was it not to engage? was it the mayor? was it you? did you go along with her orders? >> that never happened. >> what happened? >> there was rumors and innuendos that there was some type of standdown order. and that was put out by the union. >> you said that never happened. >> no. there was no stand down order. never happened. >> baltimore's mayor said she fired bats because the focus on the police leadership was distracting the city from the city's crime-fighting efforts. >> a man charged with

prince george's cou confirms officer taylor krauss was the one who fired the shot killing officer colson during that exchange of gunfire in front of the district three police station. coming up on news4 at 5:00, more developments from inside of today's preliminary hearing and we hear from the ford family. in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> running for cover as the roof comes crashing down. incredible video as mother nature strikes. >>> and a nice afternoon today. a little cool, and notice another frost advisory around the region. we'll talk about the cold start for our day tomorrow and show you when things really start to get nice. >>> tax time means time for scammers. "first at 4," a new warning that could keep some money in your pocket and out of the hands of thieves. >>> new at 4:00, the irs is seeing a huge spike in e-mail scams this year, and criminals are trying to use the april 18th tax deadline to get your information. the scammers often pretend to be from the irs, from tax companies, or they pose as state revenue workers. they may e-mail you trying to looking link

we now know the name of the officer whose friendly fire shot killed officer jacai colson. he is identified as officer taylor krauss. >> it's a double tragedy. i don't know if we lost a police officer but we lost one in a friendly fire incident precipitated by something that is senseless. maureen: also revealedin video of officer jacai colson's death to be released to a website entitled world star hip hop. police say ford may have a history of mental illness and say he recorded his last will and testament minutes before opening fire. breaking news in the case against hector olivera of the atlanta braves. sources confirm to abc7 olivera bonded out and is now on his way to national airport. olivera was arrested after a dispute with a woman at ritz carlton hotel in pentagon city this morning. he is charged with misdemeanor assault and battery. the atlanta braves organization says it is extremely disappointed and troubled to learn of the allegations. the braves wrap up the series with the nationals tonight. olivera of course will not play. leon: earlier this month d.c. police p

. >>> jacai colson became a casualty after a man ambushed a county police station last month. now that man and his two brothers will appear in court. police say michael ford opened fire at the district 3 station in palmer park in march as part of a suicide mission. officer colson died after a federal prosecutor thought he was a suspect and shot him. >>> a man accused of killing his wife and a prince william woman faces two charges. those charges were for allegedly shooting the two other prince william officers who survived the attack in hamilton's woodbridge home. hamilton faces murder charges for allegedly kill his wife and rookie ashley guindon. >>> fairfax police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted police say the suspect entered the woman's apartment on april 5th, spoke with her and sexually assaulted her. this happened in centerville. but it wasn't until the victim went to the doctor later on that she disclosed the assault. >>> 2 is sentencing day for the man responsible for landing his gyrocopter at the u.s. capitol. douglas hughes accepted a deal. prosecutors ar

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. >> officer jacai colson was killed by friendly fire during the gun battle. on wednesday it was revealed that taylor kroes was the one who fired the shot that killed colson. >>> we're learning about a disturbing crime broadcast live on social media. prosecutors this ohio say a woman periscoped her 17-year-old friend being sexually assaulted. the 18-year-old woman along with a 29-year-old man have been indicted on charges evof kidnapping, rape and other crimes. the "today" show will have more at 7:00 a.m. >>> right now verizon work is are heading back to the picket lines and they say they will strike as long as it close to 40,000 workers in nine states including our area walked off the job yesterday. workers are in a standoff with verizon over a new contract. retirement benefits are a central issue in those negotiations. verizon says it has been negotiating with the union since june and a strike does not bring either side closer to a resolution. >>> now to presidential politics. all eyes on new york as the candidates get ready for next week's primary. hillary

officer colson was killed by friendly fir of the district 3 headquarters in landover. revealed yesterday in court that five-year officer taylor krause was the one who fired the shot that killed colson. >>> we have just learned atlanta braves player hector olivera is out of jail after posting a $10,000 bond. he was arrested yesterday when arlington police were called to the ritz carlton hotel wednesday morning for an apparent assault. police tell us the woman allegedly assaulted and olivera knew each other. olivera was supposed to appear in court today. he's waived his appearance. his attorney will be there on his behalf. he was in town for a game against the nationals. >>> bryant, on his way! it's a one-point game! >> kobe, kobe, kobe, one of basketball's superstars, is officially finished with his basketball career. kobe bryant went out in style, shooting 60 points, leading the lakers to the win last night. he retires with the third most time. he won five championships. >>> tonight's two big games could make your evening commute a mess out there. "first 4 traffic's" m

i mean just a little over a month ago detective jacai colson was shot and now this weekend the prince george's county fire department has lost one of their own. >> the nicest person you would he t make you laugh and fix your car at the same time. >> reporter: firefighters of the landover hills station are still trying to wrap their minds around the fact that their friend and colleague, 37-year-old john ulmschneider was shot to death while responding to a medical welfare check on friday. now they're left grieving. >> skill et had the neck name before us. he's had that nickname for a while since he worked on a farm somehow they called him skillet and it sort of stuck. >> reporter: he was a 13-year veteran and the father of a two-year-old girl. now an account has been set up to help the family with funeral expenses. >> everyone here can empathize with the firefighters and what they'retimes. >> rep9-orarld swain continues to recover at baltimore shock trauma. the prince george's county fire department says he's been moved from the iuc to a private room. the gunman's brother was also shot

colson was killed. kraus is a 34-year-old marine with nearly six years as a former police officer and former officer of the month. >> we know at this point, officer kraus was the only officer armed with a rifle. >> here's police chief hank stuwin ski. >> it's a double tragedy. we've lost an officer. but one in a friendly-fire incident. precipitated by something before that was completely senseless. >> reporter: kraus was -- they argued they were not responsible for colson's death, at the hands of a police officer. a lawyer for brother michael ford said he did not intend to kill anyone in the off-camera shooting. instead, he was hoping police would kill them. his brothers, malik and elijah are accused of recording the attack. the brothers intended to release their video to star hip-hop, a website infamous for posting violent fights and public sex videos. >> if you accompany a person, you assist, you participate in a crime, that you can then be charged with the results of that crime. >> there were several

jacai colson was killed on march 13. he was killed after a man firedn at the police station in landover. carlson drove up to the station in plain clothes. he was caught in the cross firec between the suspect and police.n fire from an officer's gun struck colson. and now this in richmond. and so far this year 29 officer have died in the line of duty. that information comes from the officer down memorial page which honors our fallen law enforcement here owes.wes. this time last year nationwide there were 31 fallen officers.fe teisha lewis, fox5 local > also in the district charges were filed did he against thegan tennessee man accused of firing gun shots inside the us capital visitor center. larry dawson was charged with resisting and assaulting a lawlw enforcement officer with at of dangerous weapon. capital police shot him after he allegedly pulled the weapon at the security check point. dawson's weapon was actually a pellet gun made to resemble a bar rat a handgun. if charged he could face up to 55 years in prison. > me

he is a father. [ inaudible question ] >> the reality that is in the wake of the loss of detective colson, and i just alluded to the fact that a state trooper was injured and we've lost a firefighter, and yet you'll find tonight there are firefighters responding to calls, there are police officers responding to calls for this community. will it ever end? god, i hope so. but at the end of the day, the men and women of public safety are going to be there when the community needs us. and that's the reality. [ inaudible question ] >> you talk to people, you talk to families back out there again. >> it's an array of emotions. anger. that this has happened. here we were, firefighters we're not armed to render care. but yet someone started shooting. at the same time while understanding in this day and age of not knowing who is coming in, maybe someone is breaking in and wanting t so mixed emotions at this time. >> like the chief said you guys are going back out. >> absolutely. we have relieved the crews that were at these two stations but for the reminder of the county, we have back filled them

. >> officer jacai colson was killed by friendly fire and it was revealed that officer taylor krauss was the one that fired the shot the that killed colson. >>> we're learning about a disturbing crime broadcast live on social media. prosecutors in ohio say a woman periscoped her 17-year-old friend being sexually assaulted. the 18-year-old woman along with a 29-year-old man has been indicted on charges of kid mapping, rape, sexual battery and other crimes. the "today" show will have much more at back to the picket lines and they say they will strike as long as it takes. close to 40,000 workers in thip states including our area walked off the job yesterday. walkers are in a standoff with verizon over a new contract. retirement benefits are a central issue in he's negotiations. verizon says it had been negotiating with the upsince june and it strike does not bring either side closer to a resolution. >>> now to presidential politics. in decision 2016, all eyes on new york as the candidates prepare for next week's primary there. democrats hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders will fa

the event also included a tribute to prince george's county police officer jacai colson who was killedline of duty last month. an air force airman from our area was killed overseas. airman first class originally from glen burnie died yesterday in southwest asia after a building he was working and collapsed. the pentagon said he was working as part of the continuing fight against isis. the airman was just 22 years old. if you are anywhere near to the nations capital today, the crowds packed the area for a handful of events happening on this perfect saturday. the cherry blossom parade kicked off at 10 a.m. amy aubert was right in the middle of the action. ♪ amy: the sounds filled the streets. ands, dancers, and cheerleaders strutting through the nations capital. >> it's incredible to be the heart of america and in the middle of all the fun. amy: parade performers are not the only ones enjoying it. >> to actually be working it with wjla and abc 7, really excited about it. amy: big names hitting the parade on a picture-perfect day. >> we thank steve and jacqui jeras for that. i had nothing

. >>> new documents revealed in court say the annual bush that cost jacai colson's his life was intended to go online. ford had asked his two brothers to record his suicide. and more and more cases are being talked about on democratic line. >> we have very poor examples here and across the country of people who do dangerous things and they become famous for it, so the notoriety is often a factor for many before is this a way to become popular. >> friendly fire during the gun bhalgts. on wednesday it was revealed that five year officer taylor krauss was the one who fired the shot that killed colson. >>> it is 6:14. new this morning, secure your motorcycles. a new report says motorcycle thefts are on the rise. according to the national insurance crime bureau, thefts rose by 6% across the country last year. in our area, virginia ranked tenth for the number of thefts followed by maryland in 13. d.c. was 35th on the list and west virginia came in 40th. >> takata may need to recall more cars unless it can prove that they are safe. national highway traskt safety administration says there are 85

it was an undercover detective in plainclothes jacai colson firing at an an attacker. >>> the federal government is asked to kick in cash to help the transit system. this is what happened next. >> all i'm asking from you is $300 million which is your fair share given the fact that we transport 50% of your workforce! every day! you want them to be safe. next time something happens, i'm blaming it on you guys. because we need your help. >> i am not going to bail you out. i'm not going to support bailing out the district of columbia. >> you're not bailing usout. >> it is bailing you out. >> we posted that heated exchge immediately several people chimed in to give their opinions on what should be done. one person tweeted, shut it down and set up $12 tollbooths to cool into the city. another twitter user said i do not agree. federal government is not an atm. dc is booming. new buildings are popping up everywhere. >>> tell us what you think about metro's request by tweeting us. >>> verizon employees picketing outside the company's silver spring location today. they are on strike with about

guy colson was 28 years old undercover narcotics officer. oc four years on the job. michael ford isi the one who opened fire on the t police station and his two brothers allegedly watched and recorded it. it. all three are being held without bond.bond they do have their preliminary hearing this morning all three t of them expected to be in courtc later this hour. hour. we'll there be and have anythiny that may come of this for youor later on good day, guys. >> bob, thank you very much.k yy >>> happening in about half hour, the florida man who flew a gyrocopter into restricted airic space in the district and landed on the capitol lawn will face a judge.dge. douglas hughes will be sentencen dad for his crime.. he's facing three years inree y prison that's not likely.ik he will most likely spend about 10 months locked up that's whatd mee government is asking.rn you may recall that hughes flewg his aircraft on to the capitol grounds last april to protest po big money in politics.. >>> fairfax county today policet are releasing a sketch of a man accused of of sexuallyuay

colson's recruit class flag hangs with the others in the walls of the new building. >>> a d.c.ver tells us he received nearly $1500 in fines from just one speed contacamera disappeared. d.c. police say a camera was put there because of excessive speeding, but it is in an area where the speed changes from 25 to 50 miles per hour. the driver of that ticketed car says he was fined nely day for two weeks. >> i don't know what to say. i got 13 speeding tickets from a camera that is not even here. >> d.c. police have not told us why the camera vanished, but some city speed cameras rotate to new locations, we've known that, police also have not explained why the speed limits change frequently in that area. >>> ford motor company wants to make your commute a little less stressful. the new 2017 fusion will offer what is called a dapts difference cruise control. to enact it, stop and go automatically accelerates and brakes for the driver while maintaining a safe distance from the vehicle ahead. do you trust this technology? it uses an advanced radar and camera based system which scans th

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. >> we've also learned the name of identify who shot and killed colson in the friendly fire incident and officer taylor krause still on leave and will return to work when he is ready. >> new at 11:00 update on maryland bill that would create victim ter punishment for convicted drunk drivers. governor larry hogan has not signed noah's law. the general assembly passed a bill at the end of monday's secession. we now know governor hogan next signing date is april 26 and it's possible it could be signed then. noah law is named from montgomery county police officer hit and killed by us inspected drink driver last december. >> senators from mar par and virginia discussed recent violence and safety of metro riders. senator mccall ski said she knows wen metro own. >> they said she will increase number of officers at station and trains. >> the group i want them on the flat forms and on trains and offer trains and i came back on the silver line last night and -- i saw app officer do the exact things say hello own got off. >> ntsb revealed mechanical incident at the la front plaza are present ac

also included a moment of silence for officer guindon as well as officer noah leotta, officer jacai colson, lieutenant kevin mccray and officer rabain who died in the line of duty since july of last year. we appreciate their service and sacrifice. doug: indeed. leon: in the clear now? doug: almost. we have sunshine now but another batch of storm to tell you about. i think things will settle down this evening and good to know later tonight. first up, look at the doppler radar. on the right-hand side of your screen you are looking at cluster of heavy rain with thunder and lightning along the western suburb of baltimore. to the lower left-hand side of the screen we have a new batch of rain and thunderstorms that we are keeping track of. these turned severe thunderstorm warning issued. only up for 10 or 12 minutes because they are moving east/northeast at 50 earn many. but there will be a lot of rain. heavy. hail. time tracker for you. it should hit chancellor, through there by now. 6:22. fredericksburg, stafford and wide water at 6:46. the line will move to the east/northeast. you notice the

>> the reality is in the wake of the loss of detective colson, i just alluded to the fact a state trooper was previously injured, now we have lost a firefighter, you will find tonight era firefighters respond to calls, police officers responded to calls for service, state troopers responding to calls for service to protect this community. will it ever end? god, i hope so, but at the end of the day the men and women of public safety will be there when you need them. that is the reality. [inaudible] >> right, it is an array of emotions. anger that this has happened. firefighters, we are not armed. we are there to render care, but yet someone starts shooting. at the same time, understanding in this day and age of not maybeg who is coming in, somebody is breaking in, and wanting to protect yourself. so mixed emotions. and like the chief said come you guys are going back out. >> absolutely, we are relieving these stations and we have backfilled them, we have backfilled them, we're firefighters in to replace them this evening, but we will not stop delivering service. 13 perspective, as states a

>> well, the reality is that in the wake of the loss of detective colson and a state trooper was injured, and now we lost a firefighter. and yet you're going to find tonight firefighters and police officers that will be responding to calls, state troopers responding to calls to protect this service. will it ever end? god, i hope so. but at the end of the day, the men and women of public safety are going to be there when the community needs us. that's the reality. [ inaudible question ] >> right. it's an array of emotions. anger, but this has happened. we were firefighters, we're not armed. we're there to render care, but yet someone starts shooting. while at the same time understanding in this day of age of not knowing who is coming in, maybe someone is breaking in and wanting to protect yourself. so mixed emotions at this time. [ inaudible ] >> absolutely. we have relieved the crews that were at these two stations, but for the remainder of the county, and we have firefighters in to replace them this evening. but yes, we will not stop delivering i can be done for situations like this? is

officer jacai colson was killed by friendly fire during the shootout.may 13 to return an indictment in the case, or the felony charges could be dropped. police in upper marlboro- looking for the suspect in an a-t-m skimming investigation. take a look at this picture. investigators say this man attached a skimming device to one of the machines at the suntrust bank on watkins park drive. if you have any information- call police. today.. marks a crucial deadline to repair an iconic bridge in the district. the memorial bridge is in need of a full renovation- to keep it from shutting down. the national park service has until the end of the day to apply for federal funds to help cover the cost. construction must begin by 20-19 to prevent a full closure in 2021. 68-thousand cars cross that bridge eve it's xx and we're just getting started. a cold reception for metro officials on capitol hill. angry lawmakers are demanding action.. calling the agency an embarrassment! we'll tell you how metro is responding.. history made on the hardwood several times over. we'l

. >> the badges of prince george's county officers are still wrapped in black in honor of jacai colson who was killed last month. his recruit flag hangs with the others on the walls of the new building. > camera, but imagine being fined every day for nearly two weeks from the same camera. that's what happened to one driver in the 600 block of kenilworth avenue northeast. this is in an area where the speed limit changes from 25 to 50 miles per hour. d.c. police say a camera was put there because of excessive speeding in that area. but now the camera is gone and the ticketed driver is frustrated. >> i got 13 speeding tickets from a camera that is not even here. >> now, d.c. police have not told us why the camera vanished, but some city speed cameras rotate to new locations, we've known that. police also have not explained why the speed limits change frequently in that area. >>> ford motor company wants to make your commute a little less stressful. the new 2017 fusion will offer what is called adaptive cruise control with stop and go technology. when activated, accelerates and brakes for

officer jakai colson died after a case >>> police arrested hector olivera this morning after talk towoman who was a victim of sexual assault. olivera plays outfield for the braves. as of now he hasn't bent charged with anythi -- hasn't been charged with anything. >>> paul weidefeld is testifying on the panel. reporter adam tuss is covering the hearing and has a breakdown of what we can expect. do you think metro's need for money will come up at this hearing? >> reporter: i would say that's a pretty safe bet, barbara. in fact, metro's current board chair has been saying that a couple weeks now, really hitting on the fact that he thinks the federal government needs to kick in more money. jack evans, who has been a previous board chair at metro before, has come back and said nothing has happened financially r of good repair. of course, you roble heard it lately. no transit in the entire country doesn't have a source of funding. something like a sales tax or gas tax that goes with it and foil the enemy. he dent want to do any you're in the critical that means. seeing that metro carries s

since that time, prince george's county officer jacai colson and virginia state police trooper chad dermyer have also been shot and killed in the line of duty. police everywhere want to honor each of them in the only way they know how. the goal of the blood drive is collect 100 units of blood. one unit per person. organizers are confident they will get there. >> we are getting people on the machine. it's good. >> brenda heard responded. >> it's the least we can do. >> edward young is here to donate. his young chris was a prince william county officer who died in a traffic crash on new year's eve 2012. >> i thought my son would be the last one for a while and i was hoping it would never happen again. so soon. shock to us. >> young says he is here for the law enforcement family. and always will be. >> they show support to me in my son's thing and i do my part if i can. >> manassas, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: three people stabbed inside a popular fort washington nightclub. and tonight an arrest is made. maryland bureau chief brad bell outside of martini's restaurant and lounge. how did al

for the entire yount look enforcement communitymmun because how can we just over a month ago jacai colsonwas killed by friendly fire during an incident outside the third district police d station here in prince george'sr county.in so a very weekend and sad monthh indeed for this entire community. reporting life in princefe george's county, alexandra limon, fox5 local news. it was definitely a violent weekend in prince george'sin p county, at least two people are dead in two separate shootings. the most recent happened on rig road in chillum. someone shot and wounded two men p. one of the victims died shortly after he arrived at thee hospital. the second man is hospitalized in critical condition. police are still looking for the shooter. an hour before a man was shot and killed in clinton, maryland. police tell us this happened on vienna drive around 116789.nd 30 last night. when officers arrived they found the victim and he was already dead. police are still looking for the shooter and are trying to determine a motive for this attack. now to the district where police are investigating a m

last month jacai colson killed by friendly fire. they saw four officer death, one a firearm related death. >> what is going on lately is just, it's ridiculous. >> in 2016, 16 alwaysers nationwide killed by firearms related deaths. up 129% from the seven officers at this point in 2015. >> you hear about the numbers and everything else. it doesn't mean a lot until you come here to see it. >> a memorial honoring those fallen. >> we don't have a right to shoot anybody, let alone a police officer. >> surrounded by numbers numbert some call overwhelming. is there nobody w unfortunately, there is thousands of them. now again that was given to us from the national law enforcement officer memorial fund. so far this year, nationwide we have seen 30 law enforcement fatalities so far this year. that is compared to 27 last year. life in d.c., amy aubert, abc7 news. alison: thank you. we are continuing to follow a developing story from northeast washington right now. where a big police scene there after a chase through prince george's county ende

ashley guindon, jacai colson and brennan rabain, noah leo tta an kevin mccray. and two prince william county officers injured in the line ever duty will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. and the new team hgmanager will experience his first home opener. dusty baker is the sixth manager in history. and players tell us they have a lot of confidence in him. >> dusty is definitely one of those coaches that likes to get the job done. he's kept it real loose in the clubhouse. >> just wants to win. he has supreme confidence in every one of us in here and i think all of us know that he has our back no matter what. >> players say they position that baker is going to bring more confidence among the players, as well. here is a trivia question for anyone out there who following nationals. tweet us @nbcwashington. who was the nationals first ever draft pick? tweet us @nbcwashington. we'll have the answer for you coming up. >> i'm clueless. i'll admit it. >> i'm sure someone can figure it out. >> i'm a >>> 6:18. we want to get a check of your weather and traffic, two big t

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ambush that led ta the friendly fire death of deato prince george's county policeuno officer jacai colsonalso, happening now, the man whn landed the gyrocopter outside of be sentenced. sentenced supposed to happen right aboutpt now.no 9:00 a.m. doug loose hughes pleaded guilty last november to flying a planee without a license he faces up tp three years in prison.ar pri but the government is expected d to ask that he serve much lessul than about 10 months behind ba bars. hughes you may recall flew thatc small plane on to the capitolo c grounds to protest big money inn politics.tics nobody was hurt but the stunttut caused quite a scare at there a time. so we have crews in bothrews int courtrooms in prince george'sn r county and in the district we'li check in with them for an update as soon as those hearings arese over.ov >> also happening today, tod congress takes a closer look att metro safety record. metro new general manager will testify at a hearing to scam het nine metro's safety and servicee this comes after paulaul wiedefeld's decision to shutd'si down thesi entire rail system fr a

officer ashley guindon, gentleman kay colson and brandon la pain, noah leotta and kevin mcray. after that two prince william county injured in the line of duty will troh o throw out the ceremonial first pitch. and then it is play ball and the team has a strong set to the season, two wins against the braves. however they did that on the road. so this home opener is a moment a lot of players have been waiting for. they told us that they are really excited. >> the day you lose those butterflies in your stomach is the day baseball is out of your system. so as far as that, it's always nice to be home and start the season off in front of the home crowd. >> even the pros are feeling butterflies. of course if they do play ball, but we're hoping it will be game on today even if there is a little rain in the middle of it, we should be able to clear it out. let's check in with chuck bell to find out more about the forecast and whether or not you have the answer to my question, most of these i know off the top of my head. there is washington, jefferson, lincoln and teddy. >> okay. you're m

gunman in then t ambush that led to theed to friendly fire death of officer jacai colson.so officer colsonas off duty dut when he was shot.hot. >> now to the district whereicth police are looking for a hungry thief. police say a money broke intoo the five guys restaurant in columbia heights on march 18thgs to get a bite to eat.to eat the man never went near theear cash register.ter. once inside five guys he simply fired up the grille andle made himse at one point he actually tookllo a phone call got himself aself drink and then went on his h way. way. >> doesn't really make a't difference. the guy wanted a burger.nted i guess he wanted to get it. >> police are asking for your fr help to bring in this "hamburglar." if you recognize him, though, hg give police a call. >> ♪ >> can you really be mad ate m the guy? >> it's a funny story.. i love it.lovet. >> exactly.. it's the kind of crime you have to chuckle at. a bless his heart. >> he knew where everythingre e was, he knew how to turn onurn n the ovens want not. >> perhaps a former employee emo just hank erring for a bite. a >> now you're t

cme their brother michael was in the gunman that led to the shooting death of officer colson. >> 9:07lison is back with the otherki stories making headlines thiss morning.ing. hey, al. >> good morning everybody.d rn into the shooting death off former saints player will smith. he was killed saturday night ini road rage incident the suspect 28-year-old car dell hey social security charged with second wic degree murder. m police say that he rear ended smith's car and opened firedir after an altercation on both o b smith and his wife actually. acl his wife will be okay. investigator sauce connection cn between hays and the police mayy complicate this case. hey social security being hellee on $1 million bond much his lawyer says he's not guilty. glt >>> the bros settle terror tror suspect arrested over theve t weekend says the attack in in belgium was a backup plan. investigators say the surviving suspect known as the man in the hat confessed the bombers brs originally planned to attackott paris again.. the french prime myhr my p minister says the threat levelrv remains high in the wake of

and killed on thedn job earlier this year and also the prince georges county policc officer jacai colsont month. so those are three in this area two other police officers killee up at the panier row bread store in hartford county so, guys, at least five names from our area e here will be a enforcement memorial next year a which is growing and it's just a terrible thing and the newestew one was from yesterday in richmond, guys, horrible situation there. a training exercise that turned deadly.deadly >> just heartbreaking.reak bob barnard, thank you for that. >>> meantime the tennessee manne accused of ofss firing gunshotst inside the us capitol visitor vr center this week has been formally charged.harg capitol police officer shotho larry dawson after he allegedlyd pulled the weapon out at a security check point this weapon was actually a pellet gun muchuc he's chasing charges ofrges o resisting and assaulting ain federal law enforcement with act dangerous weapon.ngs weap if convicted he could face up to 55 years in prison. >>> happening this morning,g th metro transit police are looking fo

i mention at the top we had officer ashley guindon shot andd killed january can i colson and two othertfordar county in maryland.. so five names from just virginia and maryland guys sadly next n year will be added to this sadls growing memorial. >> bob, thanks. >>> 8:00 sorry two right now.ort ly metro police looking foroong newspaper vendor who stabbed avs man at a metro station in princi george's county.georount the person they are looking forr a 50 yeared daniel brown much police say he got into ant int argument with man outside thee t addison in capitol heights.itol hghts the fight escalated, got, got physical and that one police sap the suspect stabbed the man.an. victim was taken to the hospitai and now in stable condition.onti anybody with information on thih stabbing asked to call police. c >>> the tennessee man accused on of firing gunshots inside theidt u.s. capitol visitor centeror ce formally charged now.ed n a capitol police officer shotero that man larry dawson after hefh allegedly pulled the weapon outa at a security checkpoint. dawson's weapon was pellet gun.g he faces