jacai kol s jacai colson was killed in a shooting but his memory is still my heart is filled with joy>> reporter: he's excited. jacai colson basketball invitational named after her cows in, a prince george's county police officer. >> this is something that he would have been involved in. he was so involved with sports when he was growing up. >> reporter: he was killed by one of his fellow officer who is did not recognize him during a chaotic gunfight. >> this is in his honor and it's really, really a wonderful thing. >> this way. >> reporter: his fellow officers play on the maryland select team to raise money for the jac jacai colson fund. this is the tournament organizer. and a detective worked closely with officer colson. >> every year we remember him in a good day. >> we're here in support of the brought here to give the team good luck. and javon allen keeps his pin close to her heart. >> i wear it every day. >> reporter: what a beautiful story. now, the winner of the tournament will return this big trophy right here. second place will get this one. you have saturday and sunday. st

this is the coach, jonathan sanders, and a detective who worked closely with officer colson. >> every year we can remember him in a great way. >> we are here in support of the fallen. >> reporter: george norris brought his rescue dog to bring the team good luck. >> his name is colson after detective colson. >> reporter: and this woman wears this badge to keep him in memory. >> what a wonderful story. >> reporter: these two trophies will find a place after saturday and sunday. there's still time to get out here, it is $2 to come and watch. shomari stone, news4. >>> and police now know the identity of the killed victim but need help identified the killer. the 17-year-old te-yja chase was found without an i.d. after leasing a sketch of her, her family members saw her and knew it was her, a $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the killer. >>> a loudoun county teacher is under arrest and it happened at school for allegedly driving drunk to work. megan deba was a sixth grade language arts teacher at the sterling middle school. the employee at the school a

colson - who was in plain clothes at the time - was accidentally shot by an officer in the chaos.day - he will be remembered for his bravery at the 40th annual prince george's county terrifying moments- playing out in our area nearly a year ago.. a deadly shooting spree across suburban maryland. now - as the suspect pleads gulity we're learning new details about what happened. sam sweeney is at the live desk with the chilling 911 tapes just released. former law enforcement officer eulalio tordil is accused of killing three people and wounding two others in three separate incidents. the first victim: his wife, gladys. she was fatally shot outside her prince george's county high school, in front of her screaming daughter. police say the next day, tordil gunned down good samaritan mike winffel while trying to steal a car at westfield montgomery mall. two other people were wounded. later that day, tordil allegedly killed claudina molina while trying to carjack her vehicle outside the giant on connecticut avenue in aspen hill. tordil pleaded guilty yesterday to two of the three murders

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the jacai colson remembrance >> it's overwhelming. >> no shot!eporter: devan allen is here for the tournament after her cousin, jacai colson, was gunned down. >> this is a really wonderful thing. >> reporter: his fellow officers play on the maryland select team to raise money for the jacai colson fund. and this is worked closely with officer cols on. >> we want to remember him in a good way. >> reporter: javonne keeps jacai colson close to her heart in this way. first place gets this trophy, second place get this is one. the tournament is still going on and is $2 at oxnard high school in prince george's county. shomari stone, news4. >>> prince george's county police now know the identity of a murder victim. and now they need to find the killer. this 17-year-old girl had been stabbed and didn't have an i.d. with her. police were initially unable to releasing a sketch of her, family members say they knew who it was. >>> and a teacher is arrested at school for allegedly driving drunk to work. megan debo was a sixth grade teacher at sterling middle s

sometimes lost is the fact that colson who wounded the suspect who was shooting at the police. >> hes a brad: they honor those who save lives but the ceremony marked by the deep emotion. the firefighter of the year went to john ulmschneider who was also killed in the line of duty. iz ulmschneider died a year ago entering a house on check welfare call. >> he paid the ultimate sacrifice. the rest of our family is behind them. both men will receive national honors. >> award winning director demmy is remembered tonight after winning oscar for "silence of the creative forces as well for other movies. he was 73. >> time to end the abusive practice. >> why it could mean the end for dozens of the national monuments. larry: later why serena williams says you shouldn't have seen the snapchat photo to reveal e is pregnant. >> $39,000 missing from the p.t.a. checking account. the following ad for your viewing convenience. i finally switched to geico. oh yeah? ended up saving a ton of money on car insurance. i hear they have a really great mobile app. the interface is remarkably int

[applause] >> colson whitehead was hailed as one of them most talented and innovated authors before the publication of the underground railroad. his eighth book. a native new yorker, harvard graduate, professor, macarthur geniusuaofhu award winner, guggm fellow, writing award winner. he is now the recipient of the 2016 national book award forio fiction. [applause] have hi we are fortunate to have him here. the novel was published to uniform acclaim. both for his devastating account of the terrible human cost of slavery and for its unique style.un mr. whitehead freely misse mixeh surreal with the real and rearranges the chronicle order of events to create a novel of tremendous chilling power. it is a tale of a slave on a plantation in georgia in the 1800s, the opening sentence says it all. the first time caesars approached cora about running north she said no. i urge all of you to discoverrwh what happens when he asks her second time. and now it is my great pleasure to introduce wilson colson whitehead and introduce him to our book fair. [applause]e. >> hello. thank you for coming. thank

detective jakai colson was awarded police officer of the year, when you're after he was shot in the line of duty. it is believed that he wanted a gun man who was attacking the police station where he worked, before he was killed by friendly fire. >> he stepped in when a hero was needed. thethan: an firefighter of year went to john "skillet" ol msnider. both men are set to receive national honors as well. a touching gesture from texas going viral. alison: this will look familiar to a lot of us. shelf that used to see at a blockbuster video store. jonathan: a father built it for his son who has autism. his son was so used to renting from blockbuster that it interrupted his routine. the story has resonated with tens of thousands of people who shared it on social media, and now his son can go to block brian: there are 12 block austers -- blockbusters still open in the state of alaska. a light southeasterly wind. with the lighter breeze, patchy fog may settle in. already 50's on the map, 62 warrenton, 57 andrews. a comfortable evening, but a bit of fog tomorrow morning. afternoon will be grea

among them was colson who died just over a year ago during an ambush at one of the county's police stations. >>> president trump will be headed to italy later this month. his first major summit with the international group known as the g-7. while every nation has its own language, there will always be one language at the table that's universal. news4's barbara harrison explains how flowers helped bring the world together. >> reporter: this was camp david, the last time the u.s. hosted the summit of the world's leading economic powers. for the eight different languages spoken here, interpreters were available, but for one you might call silent voice at the table, no translation necessary. that's the person who arranged it. >> for me, a floral diplomacy means that flowers are more than just decorative placement. they are actually a very powerful tool for communicating diplomatic messages. this bouquet was on the dining table for all of the leaders and had symbolism and meaning. the yellow roses, it was yellow flowers, spring flowers. >> reporter: in her book "floral diplomacy," laura says flo

author colson whitehead won the prize for fiction, for his book, "the underground railroad."id fahrenthold of "the washington post" won in the "national reporting" category for investigating president trump's philanthropy claims. and the "breaking news reporting" prize went to the "east bay times" in california, for its coverage of last year's deadly oakland warehouse fire. and, spain's sergio garcia has ended his golf major drought. the 37-year-old won the coveted green jacket at "the masters" last night. garcia rallied to beat englishman justin rose on the first hole of a sudden death playoff. it comes 18 years after he joined the professional golf tour. still to come on the newshour: i sit down with former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mike mullen to discuss the global hotspots. how the newest justice is likely to change the supreme court. a new top dog of the u.s. auto makers, and much more. >> woodruff: now, we return to the u.s. missile strikes on syria and what the trump administration's options are amid the now-six-year-old civil war. chief foreign affairs cor

jacai colson and the surviving wife of firefighter medic john ulmschnieder. in all 64 men and women received honor at the ceremony. after more than 20 years of doing this job i'm so amazed by the heroism these men and women do when they go towards the danger and trouble and we recounted a lot of stories today, stories you don't are wired and primed to go after danger and get bad guys no matter the risk themselves. >> a lot of this stuff didn't even take place when they were on the job. many of them happened upon the situations when they were off. and to hear the details of all the things they did, i know i got choked up at several points reading the narratives. it's really amazing. we cannot thank them enough for their service, their valor, and in many cases sadly this year for the sacrifice many of them made. >> and on the same note i talked to the emergency service folks today who were in the tornado, same thing, he was off duty, he was at a barbecue for the sister's house and he got everybody safe and said i'm leaving and his father said where are you goin

colson whitehead one the pulitzer for fiction for the underground railroad. >>> for 18 years, sergioalways a runner-up. that changed yesterday on the sport's biggest stage at augusta. >> and after so many years, once and for all! for sergio! >> that of course was jim nantz of cbs sports. i sunk the birdie putt to win the 81st matters and his first-ever majors. the green jacket was a,,,,,,,,,, >>> finally tonight, many american combat veterans struggle every day with the trauma of war. but some are finding inner peace in calm waters. and mark strassmann has their story. >> reporter: at the georgia aquarium, creatures from three oceans dazzle visitors each day. most of them never notice something special, swimming along the surface. >> you got it, man. >> reporter: dive master mike hilliard leads groups of anxious combat vets. like him, many have wounds you can't see. he battled depression and anger until he discovered scuba diving. >> in war, no matter what. >> reporter: you get back your innocence in the water. >> you get a piece of it back. you're able to kind of create another life

jacai colson invitational tournament is continuing at oxon high school today.er officer during the shoot-out. the tournament costs $2 to attend and ends tomorrow. >>> and we'll get a check on the forecast with lauren ricketts right after this. >>> lauren ricketts is standing by. when we go to live pictures outside, it's hard to see. >> we do have fog out there. and the rain. so just a nasty situation as you head out the door on this saturday morning. unfortunately, we'll be dealing with rain all throughout the day. we need it. but we have rain in for tomorrow. and it will be coming back throughout your saturday, so it won't be raining the entire day. but it will be light with some showers light and heavy later in the day. but by 2:00, more rain that will continue to pulse through the region on your saturday as well. so a good rule of thumb, keep that umbrella with you. and tomorrow. lauryn is getting ready for a full hour of news and weather. that will start at 9:00. for now, back to the "today" show. >>> and we're back. saturday morning, april 22nd, 2017. we h

it is where they have had their son, beautiful boy name tiny thomas, neil colson. i think that thomas is future rests on an open, pleural, diverse, cosmopolitan world where people think of you based on the content of your character, not the color of your skin. i think that is the world that neil secretly believes is powerful, deep, and enduring. otherwise he would not have voted with his feet. and moved to the united states and moved to palo alto. he knows that is where they are inventing the future and he wants to be a part of it. what i say to you, neil ferguson is, come home. [laughter] [applause] come home to the liberal international order that has been so good to you and that will be so good to your son, thomas. [applause] >> we've had two fabulous debaters on stage. we are now going to move into two rounds of bottle. you'll each have three minutes on the clock, uninterrupted to react and what you heard in the opening statement. neil, europe first with your first rebuttal. [laughter] >> now he has crossed the line because he is my children into it. you should

an emotional crescendo today as the parents of prince george's police officer jacai colson accepted his gold medal of value lar -- valor. a gunman attacked a police station while an accomplice videoed the stunt. and then jonathan died more than a year ago when a gunman inside a home in fired on firefighters and emts. his wife took the stage to accept his medal. the room today filled with everyday heroes, a squad of police officers who evacuated a burning apartment complex and nearly died themselves in the blinding smoke. officer victor bautista. >> so many children inside the building that we needed to get everybody out of the building. >> reporter: firefighters who saved a colleague that had fallen through a collapsing roof, the flames could have killed all of them. they consider it part of the job. >> adrenaline takes in and your fight or flight takes over. >> reporter: corrections officers who risked it all to save the lives of inmates being savagely beaten for talking others out of suicide. and unsung heroes like the dispatcher robert mosley. the calm voice on the radio in crisis to

it is for the have had their son beautiful boy thomas tiny thomas neil colson. i think that thomas is future rests on an open diverse cosmopolitan world where people think of you based on the content of your character of your skin. i think that is the world knew secretly polices powerful, deep and enter. otherwise he would not have voted with his feet and moved to palo alto. that is where they are inventing the future wants to be a part of it. what i say to neil ferguson's, come home. [laughter] come home to the liberal international order, come home to the order that has been so good to be so gets your son thomas. [applause] >> we have fabulous debaters on stage and we will now move into two rounds of rebuttal. will each have three minutes on the clock on directed to react from what you heard and opening statements. neil europe first.ur [laughter] now he has crossed the line because he has my children integrated you should not have done that. smart, you're going to regret it. w so franklin roosevelt had a vision, what was the reality? united nations was permane

the name colston can be seen all over the city of bristol and it is all because of this man, edward colsonhim as virtuous and wires. but the truth behind this world which had links to the slave trade led to over 2000 to sign a petition to change the name of colston hall, the campaigners were thrilled with the campaigners were thrilled with the decision today but changing the name ofa the decision today but changing the name of a place that has been there for roentgen 50 years could be tricky. it'll be a massive change because hall has always been called colston hall. it's the big gold building. it's quite a big impact in msomi after someone which is seen as a crime now so it depends on the change the name too. it's a good change. i could see why people would complain because people don't like change. over the years big names have played here including the beatles, david bowie and bob dylan. the bristol band massive attack have a lwa ys the bristol band massive attack have always refused because of the name. now the title colston which today has been described as toxic will be replaced by s

jacai colson was killed in a shoot out a little more than a year ago.sketball tournament to raise money from teams from maryland, d.c. and teams playing in this tournament at austin hill high school. >> students at austin often wonder what their professors back grounds may be, this one is interesting, one whose history could be being an excon. >> we're introduced to the man who turbulenced his life around to go from prisoner to who turned his life around to go from prisoner to professor. >> he followed unlikely career path. he was a bank robber. >> i went in with one of my co-defendants with guns, told everybody to get on the ground and went and grabbed as much money as we could in a minute or two and then left. >> he was arrested by the fbi charged with five bank robbiery and pleaded guilty he began writing briefs his third appeal went to the supreme court and won a reduced sentence for a friend. >> i was told time and time again by mostly lawyers that i school and never get a law license. >> he would defy the odds, he recently posted this tweet -- >>

if there is denominational distinct days, but an accumulation of the trenches as i believe chuck colson sat in which we know what we are facing and we want to help each other be more faithful right here, right now. i appreciate what you have to say about the important conversation. that's what i want to start on a conversation. i don't have all the answers. i need to learn from the black church myself. i need to learn from rubbing catholic friends come them are deeply from own orthodox tradition and evangelical friends because we are all in this together. that's what i've been absolutely convinced that. we are all in this together. the stronger the centuries as you said, the more daring our outreach can be. that is such a beautiful encapsulation of "the benedict option." frederica santorini, founder of the tippy lusty community in italy, the catholic community, i asked her about this. what you say to people who said you all are withdrawing because they live in normal apartments. but they come together in community and their center for prayer, for the mass, for sports, communal gardening