colson responded and was killed by friendly fire. the brothers unprovoked attackru on the station was a horrific crime. this caused tremendous hurt. there are, just from the officers who day t who were outside to their families certainly the family of officer colson, his parents, his mother recently celebrated mother's damon without -- i'm sorry sunday without her son, but this really has caused quit a about it of harm. prince george's county policeoun chief hang lieu within ski release a statement that says is part this decision is anothersin step in the process of ensuring justice is served on behalf of the colson family, this policeh department and this community. prosecutors sayni if the ford brothers are convicted of thehe most serious crimes they couldey face life in prison.ison the justice department is out with a brand new warning, parents and teens need to see this. it's about the dangers of a growing online trend. it's called sex torque. police the at george masonon university are warning studentsg to be on alert after two

colson was killed by friendly fire when he responded. jonathan: the most severe charge sticking right now is second-degree murder. that is against michael. maryland bureau chief brad bell has the complete story for us. brad? brad: michael faces the most serious charges but his younger brothers facing serious charges today. conclusion. this, of course, all having to do with the march 13 attack. bizarre attack in palmer park. carried out allegedly by the ford brothers on the district iii police station. michael ford standing in the middle of the street. firing a gun. while his brothers watch from a car. one of them malik ford videotaping the whole thing. the incident ending when another police officer mistakes detective jacai colson for the shooter. it's a case of friendly fire. officer colson killed by a fellow officer. as we said all three facing serious charges. the state's attorney laying them out this afternoon. >> there are about 55 counties against cedric ford. -- against michael ford. second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murd

officer jacai colson was ultimately killed by friendly fire in the chaos of that situation. prosecutors say they hope this indictment starts to bring some closure. >> officer colson, we are always mindful, came there to help and was killed and so this is damaging, but we are appreciative for the support the community has given us. we will ton move forward with this case and attempt to bring some peace to the family of officer olson as well as to this department and this commun facing attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges. their lawyers say this case is more complex than what police have presented. back to you. . >>> yeah. there is more rain coming in for the evening. >> we've been saying the same thing just about every day for more than two weeks now, but tomorrow it's not just rain that we're watching. let's get to storm team 4 meteorologist doug kammerer. >> we could be dealing with fog early tomorrow morning and that may complicate the rush as you step out the door. just scattered showers around and not a lot of rain going on and we have shower activity

in the loss of our brother jacai colson. but it does reaffirm our faith in the system. >> the grand jury decision was by no means a foregone conclusion. the reason is clear. in screen grab from video of the ford alleged march 13 attack on police. they show michael ford shooting at the district three station and cars. the phone is in malik's hand. elijah is simply there. a nonparticipant. the shot that killed colson was fired by another police officer. prosecutors had to convince the grand jury the actions of each caused colson's death. >> they aided michael that day. they were aware and they participated. >> so michael ford faces 55 counts including second-degree murder. his younger brother, a long list of charging including att strong cases. >> relatives of the ford brother attended each of the court appearances. in court they called malik and elijah innocent. >> these are not the guys i know. >> prosecutors will attempt to try brothers together. they are going to try to separate the trials. if convicted on all charges the

colson responded to the attack on the station and was killed by friendly fire.if the brothers are convict of the most serious crimes they could face life in prison. still to come, sex torsion on am contact pus. also ahead tonight, an escaped prisoner was on the run for nearly 50 years. what led to his arrest today? and jim, another thriller for th playoff win. i know you've got details a. one day more. we're much whatting it right now. a tie game, over time in pittsburgh. we'll tell you how the caps fair. we may have an answer for you coming up in a about it. here's a look at some of the other stories on the run down. we'll be why are you doing this? that is a clip from a new justice department video. it's warning parents a tonight about the extreme dangers of something called sex torsion. it is a growing problem worldwide. case in point, campus police at george mason university are warning students after two separate incidents there. investigators say the unidentified suspects gained the trust of two students over the web in the past week and convinced them to

as they did, undercover officer jacai colson arrived at the scene. he was in plain clothes and not wearing a vest. he was mistakenly gunned down by friendly fire. now the ford brothers are being held without bond as this case makes its way to the courts. jim, back to you. >> reporter: pat collins, thanks, pat. >>> a young man is recovering tonight in the hospital after he was jumped in d.c. it happened this afternoon along northeast d.c. just off south dakota avenue. police say attacked the man and at some point somebody stabbed him. fairfax county police are increasing transparency after a deadly police shooting that happened three years ago. a police research and policy organization has been taking a closer look at how the department releases information to the public. the group detailed its final recommendations today and they include a time line for releasing details of officer-involved shootings including the officer's name. the police executive research firm also wants the department to add a civilian employee with media knowledge to its public

officers jacai colson responded to the attack on the police station.he was wearing street clothest and was accidentally shot and killed by one of his fellowllow officers who attempted to stop the shooting. fairfax county are on the hunt for this car that was seen in newly release surveillance video. take a look here.ook they say it is wanted ina connection with a series of tire and rim threat lefts. this video was taken last monthh in the 12,000 block of shadow oak lane. police believe it is a 2011 to 2015 ford explorer and since february there have been 10 tires and wheels stolen from gmc or chevy model vehicle also in herndon, shanahan till i, vienna. they occurred between the hourso of two and 4:30 a. to maryland now where a judge will nowill decide the fate of one of the six baltimore police officersofi charged in the death of f gray. officer near oh waived his right to a jury by jury. the trial is expected to begino on thursday. he is facing assault, reckless endangerment stemming from gray's death while in police custody.cu ahead in tonight's hea

michael, malik and elijah ford are all charged in the death of detective jacai colson.sed of opening fire at a prince george's county police station - as his brothers watched. jacai colson was mistakenly shot to death by a fellow officer in the response that followed. michael ford now faces 55 counts- including second degree murder. his younger brothers also face a list of charges including attempted murder. they could all face life in prison. he calls himself the "nova creeper" online. and now he's world criminal charges. police say this man-- matthew bishop of chanitlly-- is accused of sending child pornography on twitter. investigators say he also took pictures of women at a grocery store, clothes shop, and an a-t-m -- all without the women knowing about it. bishop turned himself on monday and is now out on bond. in the day ahead.... senator barbara mikulski is meeting with president obama's supreme court nominee, "chief judge merrick garland." just yesterday, garland submitted an extensive questionaire to the senate judiciary commitee...detailing his experience. gar

officer colson found himself in the middle of the gun night and was killed by friendly fire. >> this really has caused quite a bit of harm, and you know, an officer colson, as we are always mindful came there to help. and was killed and so this is damaging, but we are appreciative for the support the community has given us. >> all three ford brothers are facing multiple counts of attempted murder and other related charges. >>> we pivot to the campaign trail now, and voters in nebraska and west virginia make their choices today. >> yeah, even though hillary clinton has 93% of the needed to clinch the nomination, bernie sanders says the fight is not over. >> we have a chance to end up with a majority of the pledged delegates. and if we do that, i think you are looking at the democratic nominee for president. >> sander is leading in polls in west virginia. clinton talked about early childhood education with voters in kentucky today. donald trump is running unopposed in the west virginia and nebraska primaries, he's narrowed potential vice presidential candidates to five or six is experi

as they did, undercover officer jacai colson arrived at the scene. he was in plain clothes and not wearing a vest. he was mistakenly gunned down by friendly fire. coming up at 6:00, the police chief reacts to all of this. i'll see you at 6:00, wendy, back to you. >> pat collins. thank you, pat. >>> anthony fox says he seriously considered closing down the entire metro rail system until may if leaders don't comply with the federal safety directives. surveillance video shows sparks station last week. fox says the new safe track maintenance plan unveiled on friday is ambitious, but he says it does not address the root cause of all of the electrical arcing throughout the metro rail system or lay out any kind of of a solution. we go live to rockville where the general manager addressed the accountability concerns today. it happened during a first of its kind meeting of 650 metro managers. transportation reporter adam tuss has been covering this meeting and he's live at the grovemore station. adam? >> reporter: that's right, wendy. 650-plus managers at met

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were we involved that day who wereere outside to their families,ami certainly the family of officer colsonhis parents, his mother recently celebrated mother's damon without her -- i'm sorry, sunday without her son, but this really has caused quite a about it of harm. > prosecutors say if the ford brothers are convicted of the te most serious they couldezhey face life in prison. > the trial for one of the baltimore police officersore charged in freddie gray's deathg is set to begin thursday. officer edward near oh is one of three officers who arrested graa last april. today he waived his right to a jury trial. instead he will stand trial in t front of a judge. j efface essay salt, reckless endangerment and reckless charge. freddie gray died a week after f his neck was broken in the back of a police transport wagon. > a disturbing crime coming out of george mason university. the students had held for ransom as they were enticed to undress in front of web cams. plus more than a dozen female west point cadets came front and center when this photo made the rounds on social media. me we've got

richard: prince william county officer ashley guindon, prince george's county jacai colson among the fallen this year. >> it is something you never forget. richard: honor, remembrance, and love. >> is overwhelming, it's special, it's love. and slept for what they did, what they sacrificed. is love for what they did, with a sacrificed. richard: it is hoped that this healing. from the national mall, richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: controversy over breaking news we brought you last night, at issue guidance from the obama administration saying that public school should allow transgendered people to choose their own bathroom. some pushback against the directive. in texas, one superintendent said the letter they received from the feds wish read it when it arrived. well not legally binding, public schools that do not conform to this could be sued. alison: researchers have found a way to expand the smart screen on your smart watch by using your skin. researchers at carnegie mellon university did this. you can swipe using a finger on your own skin. the watch will respond to that. you have to

in march, prince george's county detective jacai colson killed by friendly fire while officers were confronted gunman michael ford outside police headquarters. police say the 28-year-old plain clothes office fire to himself to protect others. weeks later virginia state trooper chad dermyer was shot and killed inside a richmond bus depot. gunman james brown opened fire on the 37-year-old trooper before he was killed by two other troopers who returned fire. for many this gathering is a time to heal. >> this is a somber event it's an emotional event for them and it's helpful in their grief process. >> many of them as odd as it may sound always talk about how they leave police week and the candlelight vigil feeling uplifted knowing that they are not alone. >> this is the informal section of the event. >> they are bonding. and leotta's family as well and a candlelight ceremony at 8:00. maureen: what led to biggest pot growing bust in a county's history. >> church broken into. instrument from a music therapy group stolen. i'm amy aubert with thety story coming up. leon: plus he came home from war an

colson responded in plain clothes ands was mistakenly killed by friendly fire. >> there are officers who were involved that day, who outside, the families of officer kols oen. >> each brother does face the possibility of life in prison. >>> a baltimore police officer charged in the freddie gray case has chosen a trial with before a judge rather than a jury. officer edward -- faces charges assault assault, endangerment and reckless conduct in office. >>> the justice department says it will not seek the death penalty against the alleged ringleader of the benghazi attack. the u.s. ambassador and three other americans died at the u.s. diplomatic compound in benghazi back in 2012. u.s. special forces later captured the suspected libyan militant. he's now awaiting trial right here in d. c.. >>> president barack obama will visit hiroshima later this month, it will be the first time a silting -- sitting american president will visit the site where the u.s. dropped an atomic bok more than 70 years ago. he does intend to honor the 147 people killed. the visit will take place while the presiden

the most recent edition to the memorial was detective jaky colson. you will recall that he was mistakenly killed by a fellow officer, during that bizarre shootout, with a suspect outside the district 3 station back in march. navy seals pay tribute to one of their today, a memorial service was held for charles keating iv. he was killed when others came under fire by isis terrorists last week. he was posthumously promoted. his family will hold its funeral services tomorrow. hundreds pay their respects today to the man killed in last week's montgomery mall shooting. malcolm winfield was laid to rest. tordill is charged with killing winfield. the 45-year-old lev leaves -- leaves behind a wife, son and daughter. >>> the changes on metro could be coming earlier than expected. working on a response to federal regulators. who want maintenance to do more sooner. and that could mean a shutdown of the blue, and silver lines. bruce leshan is live at fa this caught metro a little by surprise. and it's still trying to figure out what exactly to do. metro had been

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the attack on the district three station led to the death of officer jacai colson.olso colson respondedto the attack on the station and was killed by friendly fire. if the brothers are convict of the most serious crimes they could face life in prison. still to come, sex torsion on am contact pus.co also ahead tonight, an escapedsp prisoner was on the run for nearly 50 years.near what led to his arrest today? and jim, another thriller for the caps as they fight for a playoff win.pl i know you've got details a. one day more. we're much whatting it right now. pittsburgh. we'll tell you how the caps fair. we may have an answer for youyo coming up in a about it.t. here's a look at some of the other stories on the run down. we'll be right back. pressure system what if we made a paint that was so special that was such a jewel among paints that you had to seek it out. nope, even easier than that. more like taking a left on that street where you usually take a right that wasn't so hard. and if finding that paint made you and your walls beam with pride, is it still paint? benjamin moore. paint li

colson was mistakenly shot to death by a fellow officer in response to the shooting. michael ford faces 55 counts, including second-degree murder. his younger brothers face a list of charges, including attempted murder. they all face life in prison. months after a disturbing home invasion, montgomery county police have made an arrest. the man is facing charges. the police say that an elderly man was beaten and restrained during the armed robbery in rockville in february. the home was ransacked by masked men. cash and jewelry were stolen. he is behind bars on $300,000 bond. the: a threat to shut down entire metro rail system, tensions boiling over about this video from last week's electrical fire at the federal station. transportation secretary anthony foxx threaten to shut down the entire system. metro is under strict orders to improve safety. metro general manager paul wiedefeld sat down with all 650 station managers. >> they know where we are coming from and i've laid out everything specifically. if they can manage to that leve about what he called the alice rule. o

three brothers have beenve been charged in connection with colson's death. >> ♪ >>> a new report outuggests sg music icon prince had been struggling with a coke wayneoken addiction for years.ears >> a woman called police concerned because the singerbech told her he could not control nr his ability. the night before prince diedre e one of his representativesiv called a california doctor who specializes in opioid addiction to help with a graveh medical emergency.me that doctor was scheduled toeded fly to the singer that friday. >> ♪ >> meantime a tribute tori prince is happening right nowngr on radio air waves all across as the country.coun radio station in minneapolisinns arranged a nationwidenw simulcast of prince's hit nothing compares to you.ing it started at 6:07 that marksks the seven hours and 13 daysays since his death which are the song's as you just heard thehe opening lyrics to the originalri song.cs >> we're going to go live to magic 102.3 before where donnyon simpson is among thoseng t honoring the late muse session. musician. >> good to see you. you >> tell us what happen

montgomery county officer, nella, prince george's county firefighter, john, and, detective jacai colsonnt state-wide ceremony in thel sega community. we thank you joining us for fox5 news at a . fox5 six start right now. >> this is fox5 local news at 6:00. >>> well, we are here, continuing coverage of the event every today. we're at least two shootings have happened in montgomery county, a manhunt for a person who police say killed his he is training wife yesterday. he is believed to be the same person who shot four people across montgomery county today. >> team of reporters covering this from every single angle from where the first shots were fired in montgomery county at the mall to where police shot the suspect down, and where the victims are being treated at suburban hospital. >> we begin our reporting tonight with fox5's alexandra, on the scene, when the suspect was caught. alex? say incredible job by the ng what it happened. it was incredible that know additional shots fired. nobody else hurt after four people were shot, in two different shootings today, two of them killed, and an

prince george's county police officer jaky colson, one of 17 police officers shot and killed in the u.s. in 2016. an alarming 59% increase in police deaths, compared to the same time last year, nationwide. >> being a victim of crime for simply wearing a badge or scarf is a hate crime. >> reporter: that's national fraternal order of police chuck. in prince george's county. canterbury blaming police critics and the media, for creating a new, dangerous climate for police, in the wake of ferguson, baltimore and cleveland. >> one rock star dies and it shows up on national news per week. 88 police officers get shot in florida in a 4 1/2-month period. and it barely makes news. >> isabel hogan, and officer brennan mcveigh, killed last year. >> this is really serious business. that our people are misinformed as to what police officers do. >> everybody [ inaudible ] in this nation and under god. >> reporter: i think they're in a lot more dangerous than -- danger than they used to be. >> reporter: the message today was clear. blue lives matter, too. and the police protested at a beyonce concert. b

. >>> detective jacai colson will be honored tonight. memorial service for all george's county is being held at the county administration building. that will be at 7:00 tonight. his name will be added to the memorial plaque. >>> donald trump's staying power. >>> and we're talking rain, clouds, showers. look at this shot out there right now. drizzle starting to make its way in >>> just short of 11 months from the day he announced his presidential candidacy, what seemed like a long shot is now a reality. donald trump the presumptive nominee. think about this. a man who has never held elected office, never held any position inside the republican party, bested over a dozen candidates. nine current or former governors. collectively 130 years of political elected experience and now donald trump has bested them all and taken over the party. we are in for quite a wild ride of a general election between trump and hillary clinton. >> that's chuck todd reporting. lester holt is interviewing donald trump right after john kasich announced he has susp

most recently officer jacai colson was shot and killed by a fellow officer who mistook him for a suspect during a shoot-out. >>> do you ever wish your kids could ride bikes and play in the street without worrying about traffic? the city of falls xhurmg is rolling out a new program called play street, it will allow neighbors to temporarily close streets to create safe places for kids to l s ts to play. the process of closing dwrourn street will be easy. >> apply for a permit to close down the street for a limited number of hours on a specific day and then the kids and families can come out in the street and get street hockey going, play hopscotch, build those childhood memories. >> you can attend a pilot play street event this saturday between north riley street. >>> we could see a break in the rain today maybe. . a closer look at that and whether the fog will burn off in time for the kids to head to the bus stop. >>> and bizarre story unfolding in the search for a driver behind a deadly hit and run. what police say the victim did >>> the birds are chirping and for the most part it's main

retail sales look like a good number but when you break it down and look at places like macy's and colsonrdstrom's it's pretty challenging. investors cashed in for-profit. retail sales as we were talking about in april grew more than any year that the expected number contradicting some of those weak first quarter numbers we are seeing putting the health of the retail sector. actually cowles and macy's recovering after a challenging period. apple back on top as the world's most valuable company, alphabets recently surpassed apple. will have more on this today. trish: take a look at this video, new video that is coming to us other former factory and dormitory in china where workers were making apple products. workers living eight to 12 and a bunk room, using filthy bathrooms. these bathrooms are right over open sewage chains and they were working 12 hour shifts. how do american workers compete when chinese workers are willing to live like this just to have a job and doesn't the company have some responsibility in this? some kind of humanity that they wouldn't allow their workers to be explo

detengttive colson died in the shooting. he was killed by friendly fire. if ford prorms are con districted of serious crimes they could face life in prison. >> developing right now the death toll from early morning car woman from iraq has climbed to 45 officials state explosion went offer at crowded outdoor mark net a prae dominantly shiite neighborhood baghdad and 65 others were injured and islamic state claimed responsibility. >> in massachusetts police trying to figure out why a man went on stabbing rampage killing two people and injuring four others there and police say 28-year-old arthur derosa stabbed two people inside a home including 8 woman. he then drove to nearby mall and crashed car and stabbed four people at nearby restaurant. and he was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer. >>> now to latest on race for white house. donald trump and sanders safe safering big primary victory this morning. trump picked them newspaper nebraska and west virginia and bernie sanders soundly defeated hillary clinton in west virginia and meanwhile new polls

>> my understanding is jenny colson is still set to meet that 90-day window if you will and fully tends to meet that, following the chain of command in terms of reporting his recommendations up through the hain of command. >> the egyptair flight, it's my understanding that the plane went down within a safe area, considered not a threat, or not considered to be many threats to civilian aviation but given growing concern about the mediterranean region as a whole, has there been any discussion at this point about shifting resources between the u.s., nato, some of its other allies, to get a better view both on the mediterranean sea level and also perhaps air space from that area? >> this is -- there's a nigh toe mation -- nato mission there dealing with the migrant issue. and there are nato assets in the region for that reason. there's obviously the ugs has a presence there. other nato allies have a presence. i'm not aware of anything specific particularly to an aviation threat that requires the shifting of nato resources. i refer you to nato for that specifically. but we have a fairly sign

and prince george's county will add jacai colson's name to its memorial plaque today, as well.w and there is a little bit of light rain in northern matter land and also out across the mountains of west virginia. so have your umbrella with you if you're going out. morning lunchtime, off and on showers for the rest of today and steadier periods of rain for thursday and friday. >> thank you, >>> taking a look at the headlines. the biggest recall in u.s. history getting even bigger. the government is more than doubling the number of takata air bag inflaters being recalled. adding as many as 40 million to the 29 million already recalled. at least ten people have been killed in the u.s. when their air bags exploded. more than 100 others have been injured. >>> officials say almost 1/3 of all antibiotics prescribed in the u.s. are not necessary. a new report from the cdc warns unnecessary antibiotics are leading to the rise of drug-resistant superbugs. the cdc wants doctors to cut the number of unneeded prescriptions for antibiotics in half within four years. >>> new research suggests

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