. >> and the fbi and local police are serving a wooded area not far from where david watson escaped in jessup, maryland. >> a tape came in he was s spotted in that are "fox5" anjali hemphill is live in jessup with the latest. anjali. >> tony and shawn this area is still crawling with law enforcement and armoured vehicles as police say they will continue their search into the night. and days ago law enforcement widened their search thinking watson left the area until a promising tip came in this morning that brought the search right back to where it all began. >> we are confident we are in the place where he was last spotted and most recent to be known he was here. >> convicted fell on david watson is on the run five days and tonight, howard county police believe he still is in the area where he escaped custody. >> the caller reported the man he saw was wearing a white hard hat and safety investigate. either knee on yellow or orange in color. when the caller spotted the which the caller found suspicious and prompted him to call 911. >> investigators say around 9:30 wednesday morning a l

near the place where david watson escaped last friday. police formed a line right down dorsey run road. then with police k9 and heavy weaponry they moved in the woods. nothing since has come of it. the police believe that the person spotted this morning was likely david watson. in delaware for attempted to kill police officers firing into their homes. facing similar charges in the state of maryland. there have been no sightings until today. >> right now we have reason to believe the person spotted by the 911 caller this morning very well may be david watson. >> so back with you live now. you can see dorsey run road for the most part closed. you can see another emergency vehicle heading up the road. lights and sirens in this direction. it has been like this all day long. there must be hundreds of police officers from a number of jurisdictions and agencies in the area. as we said, the police believe this was watson. they do not believe he has left the area. p

behind me is the wooded area david watson was last seen 9:40 last friday morning. this is adjacent t cliffton tea perkins hospital where he was being taken for psychiatric evaluation last friday when he got out of handcuffs and waist chain and made his way into the wooded area. howard county police say he was lasts seen and basically last seen the way they describe it is they had a blood houpd go into the woods and track his scent and down that trusle and last time dogs got that scept he was headed to anne arrundel county. >> lasts friday morning in an unsecured parking lot behind cliffton tea perkins hospital david watson knocked a wicomoco guard to the ground before running wooded area across from the facility. three days later and there's still been no confirmed sights of the man. he has distinctive tat owe autos when says evil on back of neck and another accepts sin and he has tier drops point police have no evidence to suggest watson had help or preplanned escape earlier today officers went door to door asking business owner to talk f check for break in or sus

active after a sighting of an unknown individual who matched the description of prison escape the david watson. i want to show you something. it is very distinctive description. it includes a lot of tattoos. one like this. it says "evil." of his neck. somebody in the vicinity of the clifton to perkins hospital center, the place from where he escaped, spotted an individual matching that description. police have been flooding the scene. the state police helicopter is up. special teams have fanned out across the woods. they were looking at a series of small tunnels in the area. there are streams. it is a densely wooded area. now they have dogs -- federal, state, local authorities are all on scene trying to track down this person, hoping it is in fact david watson. this man serving 106 years for writing the guild police officers -- for trying to kill police officer's. he was being brought here for psychiatric evaluation last week. ran into on a guard, somehow got out of his shackles. you can see the road remains closed. traffic iscommercial coming out, but no one is being allowed in as the search

i told ya." >> reporter: linda watson's friend marnel saw the news on tv. >> "we arrested david dwayne, i just couldn't breathe and i said, "oh my god, this is it." and i just -- i started tryin' to call her aunt -- pat and she just said, "this is it." and i was, like, "are you sure? are you sure?" ( laugh ) i just remember screaming and crying. and -- and she said, "they just arrested him." >> i couldn't believe it. i just couldn't believe it. >> this is 15 years -- >> yeah. >> -- after linda's gone missing. >> yeah. i just could not -- and i still have to pinch myself. >> reporter: dave's daughter jordynn couldn't believe this day had come, either. but for a very different reason. she fully supported her father. believed there was no way he killed three women. >> all they really had was, you know, that he was in a custody battle. and it seemed like a vicious custody battle. >> and when it came to a climax -- >> uh-huh. >> -- somebody died? >> yes. and that's all they had. there's no hard evidence putting him somewhere, you know. no murder weapon in his hand, nothing like that. they n

so they believe this was david watson. this escaped convict. the man serving more than 10 o years for attempting to kill police officers. the hope was he was still in the woods. they could surround him, catch him. they helicopters up all day long. but as far as we know, no sign of david watson since that sighting this morning. he is still not back in handcuffs. but again, this morning somebody said they thought they saw him. wearing a hard hat and wearing a vest and running around this area next to the spot where he escaped last friday. in jessup, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: as long as watson is on the run we will share the picture on the facebook page. you can, too. go to wjla.com/text. michelle: the f.b.i. director james comey is back on the hill today addressing the f.b.i. investigation into russia meddling in the u.s. election. he also opened up about his decision to reopen the investigation into hillary clinton days before the presidential election. we apologize. we don't have that sound. comey says his team discovered thousands of new

after more than four days on the run david watson was caught by police last night in jessup. was spotted in wooded area nr from custody from officers last week. these are new photos police just released this morning of a new mug shot of watson as well as pictures of the storm drain he was found hiding in. watson was in jail for attempted murder. >>> the white house looking for a big victory today. house members are set to vote on new health care plan and republicans say this time they have enough support to pass the measure. the bill was updated to include $8 billion over five years to help people wire existing conditions pay their premiums. democrats are not happy with the new plan. nancy pelosi telling her members to rally against the bill today. >>> also, more rain is expected today in the midwest. as people in missouri, oklahoma, arkansas and indiana dealing with record flooding the at least five people have been killed and several homes and businesses they're completely underwater. flash flood warning remains in effect for several regions. and many schools in the midwest

this morning after this witness that you described saw this man that matched the description of david watson running near a building along dorsi run road. k9 teams and a maryland state police blood hound began searching irrigation tunnels and culverts along a track bed where watson may have been hiding, they discover add hard hat and vest were stolen from a trailer in the area. last friday, david watson escaped into a wooded area and after four days of no sightings, police troopers and us marshals moved back into the area in force in an effort to find the man. police say they tracks that matched the kind of shoes watson was wearing and they discovered packing materials that may have been used as a bed. let's give you now an update from sherry luellen, the first person for howard county police >> we don't know how long he may have been in the tunnel. we do know our blood hound trail took us a few hundred yards beyond the location of that tunnel. so we know that at some point, he went a good distance beyond that location. we don't know when he doubled back around and cam back to the area and e

a new picture of david watson taken after his arrest last night. and new information about how he eluded police for days. this is the narrow drainage pipe off dorsey run road where watson was found. a tactical team spotted him at around 9:30 last night. after a minor struggle, he was taken into custody. watson has been cooperating with police. he told investigators that he made use of the abundant drainage pipes in the area. and never lingered too long in one place. >> it appears though from the conversations had been moving back and forth continuingly. he did not bed down for long periods of time. he was moving back and forth. >> reporter: another had packing material and other i ams that watson used to bed down. as for food -- >> he said he'd been eating out of trash cans. and also drinking water from puddles. >> reporter: and watson apparently also took advantage of a storage shed in the area. he tells investigators that he got clothing from there. he also say thes that the escape was not prethought out. that he actually thought to do it when he

police caught david watson last night in jessup. terday morning that watson was spotted in a wooded area near the location where he escaped custody from officers last week. watson was in jail for attempted murder. >>> d.c. police surveillance video overnight of a person of interest wanted in a burglary. this happened last month at a business in the 1900 block of l street northwest. you can see the suspect is wearing a hat and a backpack. if you recognize this man police want to hear from you. >>> to maryland now. police are investigating a suspicious incident in takoma park after a man approached a youn girl on tuesday morning asking if he could give her a ride. this happened in the 7400 block of hancock avenue. that girl ran off and called police. a witness told police the man was driving a black four door toyota with d.c. tags and damage to the rear of the vehicle. >>> montgomery county also the principal who created a so-called smash space for staff at kensington parkwood elementary is resigning. barbara liess said she'll remain a

well, it was a promising tip that that led police to capturing 28-year-old david watson. who called 911 reported seeing a man believed to be watson near railroad tracks not too far from where he escaped at the clifton t. perkins psychiatric hospital. he made that escape from that police custody last friday. sure enough watson was found a few hundred yards from where the tipster spotted him earlier in the day near a wooded area off of dorsey run road. this also an area that police k-9 units and fbi had previously checked but just before 10 o'clock last night around 9:40 officers from a howard county police tactical team were rechecking terrain and although the area had been found empty earlier in the day officers using night vision equipment found watson laying inside a small drainage pipe about 18-inches in size attempting to high. officials say they found packing materials inside this tunnel and shoe prints that matched this sho we are told the convicted felon was that found wearing a white hard hat and safety vest which police say were stolen from a nearby storage build

forou can follow the search david watson on air and on our website. we will bring you the latest information as we get it. and -- a deadly shooting at a pool party in san diego. what abc 7 is learning about a possible motive. mission, what is on board a spacex rocket. >> thiis cohost. ripa has a new we will bring you her choice next. on the roads lindsey, let's look at what is going on. that is the biggest tie up. we are tracking an accident on connecticut avenue. fact that we the have been overturned dump truck. if you going to see just minor delays. the work will tie you up through hillandale. the work sown in the district will tie you up. we are tracking each direction as you approach new jersey avenue. heading into fairfax county, you are looking at a decent pace. leesburg bypass, the exit remains blocked until further notice. at dominion, we're putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the cleaner air and cleane

anna-lysa: howard county police release that they found david watson shortly after 10 p.m. officers leaving this area just before 10:00. it turns out watson was captured by a tactical team around 9:40 area of ofooded thanks toe in jessup night vision equipment. a hospital while correction officers were trying to bring him to the psychiatric hospital april 28. he was serving time for trying today's manhunt intensified after a 911 call from workers in the area, this industrial area, where the employee told the operator that a man wearing a white hardhat and safety vest was spotted or the railroad tracks behind a building on dorsey road. the authorities later thought he was close by and it turns out he was very much so. howardwas taken to county central booking. authorities expect to release more information on how they found him tomorrow morning at 9:30 in ellicott city. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. jonathan: we have more crews on the way. sign up for breaking news alerts at wjla.com/text. alison: this just into the newsroom, a news found on the campus of the university of mar

david watson is covered with distinctive tattoos. pictur where he is. he was able to overpower the arms. the man serving 106 years in delaware for trying to kill police officers. >> now the reward for information is up to $10,000. the u.s. marshalls are taking over the police. but there is no evidence that he stayed near the prison where he escaped. >> two have no support of sightings that were valid. we have followed up on the ins and none of them panned out. >> how did he vanish from the area? a theory is he made it to the traintracks over that but the police thought of that, too. they searched the training and found the trains coming through were going 15 miles per hour. so that also has not necessarily panned out. jonathan: breaking news in austin, texas. a number of people stabbed on the university of texas campus. a student is dead. three others sent to the hospital with serious injuries. there are reports of the other people treated for minor cuts on the scene. they have arrested a man with a machete like knife. there is no information on a motiv

david watson was caught late last night, after a statewide search. howard county with the very latest on how he was finally captured. lindsey, at this hour, howard county police are making arrangements to have david watson transported back to delaware, where he will continue to serve that 106 year sentence for trying to kill cops. the police chief. howard county says he did not plan this -- the police chief here in howard county says he did not plan this escape in advance, did not have outside help. this is the first image of watson after being captured late last night. watson told police he was eating from out of trash cans and drinking from puddles of water. he traveled within a mile or two radius only. this is the drainage pipe where he was found late last night. police recovered wood fiber, packing materials, hardhat, a safety vest, all stolen from nearby businesses. there was a brief struggle to ge saying he did resist first. >> the large drainpipe that he was letting down -- bedding down is here. you can see the pellet packets that he was layin

police caught david watson last night in jessup. n was spotted in a wooded area near the location where em escaped custody from officers last week. watson was in jail for attempted murder. >> happening today, the man convicted of killing and burning his ex-girlfriend will be sentenced. police say maurice whitfield stabbed his ex-girlfriend multiple times before pouring gasoline on her and setting her on fire to destroy evidence of the murder. the two had a child and the victim obtained a protective order. he faces the maximum sentence life without the possibility of parole. >> world two veterans will mark the 75th anniversary of the battle of the coral sea at the national world war two memorial. now, the battle of the coral sea was between the imperial japanese navy and the navy and air forces from the united states and australia. it was the first sea battle in which neither side could see is the other o the commemoration begins at 11:30 this morning. >> today in maryland the governor's office will host a breakfast for national day o

please have been looking for david watson since friday when he got away from two corrections officers who transported him to the perkins psychiatric hospital for evaluation. watson faces charges. he is serving a sentence of 100 years in delaware for attempted murder. there's a reward for watson who has distinctive tattoos on his face, neck and body. jessup elementary school spent the day on lockdown with all activities kept inside. police found what they call a nesting place, a place where someone may have stayed in the woods because of bedding found there. police search near train tracks along a creek bed where footprints were searching drains and tunnels. now we are expecting a news conference updating today's search momentarily. we are monitoring the situation and we'll be bringing you any new information as soon as we get it. ahead at 5:00 tonight, we'll hear from a resident of this area, why she believes she may have spotted escaped prisoner david watson today. pat back to you. >> thank you, chris. >>> now to some of the other top stories we're following for you at this hour incl

marshals are back and forth after the witness described a man that matched the description of david watson running near a building along dorsey run road, which is where the hospital is located. k9 teams and a maryland state police blood hound began searching irrigation tunnels and culverts along a track bad where he may have been hiding. after checking out the initial report from a witness, they did discover a hard hat and vest were stolen from a trailer if in the area. last friday he escaped and after four days of no sight -- troopers and us marshalls moved back into the area. now, at a briefing we got just a few minutes ago. we were told the police also found a track the mud that matched the shoes that watson was wearing. they also say that they found some packing materials that they believe may have been used as bedding that he may have been sleeping on inside one of these tunnels. here's an update from howard county spokesperson sherry lou ellen. >> would know how long he may have been in the tunnel. what we do know is that on our blood hound trail took us a few hundred yards beyond th

police caught david watson just before 10 o'clock last night in jessup. now, officers got a tip yesterday morning that many someone spotted him in a wooded area near the same location where he escaped last friday. these are images of watson after police found him yesterday. he was in prison or serving time for attempted murder. police found him here inside a large drainage pipe just a few yards away from dorsey road. >> we are aware of a storage building nearby that he had broken into. that building has white hard hats that was described witness, also clothing in lockers were there so we believe that he actual had taken some clothing from there as well as that hard hat and had also used that area as well as a resting place. from conversations last night during the interview he said he had been eating out of trash cans and also drinking water from puddles. >> watson is current tecurrently held ata detention . he's currently serving a sentence of more than 100 years. >> another day, another airline fiasco caught on vi video. >> so my -- we'll be in jail and

police have been looking for escaped prisoner david watson since friday when he got away from two corrections officer who transported him to the perkins psychiatric hospital for evaluation. watson faces charges. he's serving a sentence of murder. there's a reward for watson who has distinctive tattoos on his face, neck and body. today at this nearby 7-11 a customer thought she spotted watson. >> i saw a white gentleman with tattoos. he was a skinny guy. not sure if that's the guy you're talking about or not. i saw somebody in here that just left. >> reporter: jessup elementary spent the day on lockdown. a place where someone may have stayed in the woods because of bedding found there. police search near train tracks along a creek bed where footprints were found. police opened manhole covers searching drains and tunnels. why police believe they are closing in on escape prisoner david watson. back to you. >> we'll see you at 6:00. big day there. fbi director james comey says if he had to make that it came to reopening the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails just days before the electio

david watson was on the loose for 6 days before being captured. he's back behind bars - serving more than 100 years for attempted murder. he still faces an escape charge in wicomoco county. now to protests on the campus of the university of maryland. students gathered outside the school's student union calling for an end to the rise in hate speech in recent months. in march, white supremacist fliers were found at multiple campus locations, and just last month... a noose was found hanging inside a fraternity home. students met with the university's vice president of student affairs calling for immediate action. students are also calling for diversity training for organizations on campus and an external review board that will investigate hate crimes. a rough night for capitals fans. them on in the phone booth-- the capitals still can not get it done in game seven against the penguins. not only did they not get it done-- they didn't score at all. the penguins jumped ahead, scoring in the second and third periods. and the caps can't fire back. they lo

reward money is now on the table for information that leads to the cap stur of escaped inmate david watson. >> a 28-year-old was serving deck aitsz aids in prison for attempted murder and somehow freed himself from handcuffs. he was taken for a psychiatric evaluation. paul wagner sliv jessup maryland tonight with more. friday morning in the back of cliffton tea perkinies hot a quarter mile that way. the wooded area you see here is where they believe he fled nooxt when they brought a blood hound into serve for watson they tracked him through the woods and up to the track bed and according to police today the last set they got of him was as he was headed down the track bed towards anne arrundel country. and last friday morning, in unskirpd parking lot, behind cliffton tea perkins hospital david watson knocked the way comb codetention county guard to the ground before run together wooded area across from the facility. three days later and there's still been no confirmed sights of the man. he has distinctive tattoos one says evil on the back of his neck and another says sin. and he also has ti

and right now-- there is no sign of david watson. police halted the ground search, because there have been no reported sightings. the 28-year-old is serving a sentence of more than 100 years in delaware-- for attempted murder. he's also been charged in wicomico county, maryland for trying to kill police officers. law enforcement agencies across the country... are keeping an eye for and there's a 5-thousand dollars reward for information leading to his arrest. turning to sports-- not a plesant weekend for washington fans. the wizards traveled to boston for their second round matchup with the celtics. things started out well for the wiz. they scored 16 unanswered points to start the game. but-- they had given up that lead by the fourth quarter, as the top seeded celtics took over. boston's hot shooting leads them to a win. the wizards drop game 1, 123 to 111. washington say they need more defense, moving forward. game two is tuesday night in boston. night in boston. from bad to worse. the capitals are on the road as well. they are in p

marshals have taken over the search for david watson's capture. the $10,000. he's been on the run for five days. he was taken to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation. he was serving a 106 year sentence for shooting at police officer's homes. >>> take a look at what more than 30 car owners found when they went outside yesterday morning. their windshields smashed. now three teenagers are facing charges. montgomery county police say they smashed in the windows with their feet. this was outside of several gaithersburg apartment complexes. there does not appear to be >>> parking is hard enough to find in the district but now a big change is coming that could make it tougher to find a good spot. it has to do with red top meters. that changes next week starting on monday. only drivers with a handicap placard can use those parking spaces or you'll risk paying a $250 fine. that includes around the capitol, the national mall, white house and streets as far west as george washington university and as far north as dupont circle. >>> new bike lanes might make it easier fo

it was right here on your screen where the escape happened on friday morning. 28-year-old david watson, well, still on the loose this morning area he was the only inmate in a transport grand. -- transport van, where he overpowered the guard, we are told, and took off running, ran into a wooded area. we can tell you that he is serving a 100 six your sentence in delaware for attempted murder and was ruled not competent -- 106 year sentence in delaware for attempted murder. he was will not competent to stand trial. high-powered guns to shoot into the homes of different police officers on the eastern shore. detectives found handcuffs, chains, and howard county police say that they have exhausted all efforts and have suspended the ground they continue working closely with maryland state police and u.s. marshals as this manhunt continues. reporting live in just up, john gonzalez. new overnight, the u.s. military is investigating the death of a 25-year-old tune iraq. in weston lee was killed saturday by an improvised explosive device. he was from georgia and based at fort rag. his death marks

jonathan: well, we can tell you tonight this man david watson is back in custody. we have three pictures of him. this is the ones they released when they wanted him. that is what he looked like when they captured him last night. week-long manhunt to find out where he was hiding but they caught up with him. not far where he escaped. brad bell with how they finally brad: his face shows the wear and tear of six days on the run. eating according to a source scavenged tootsie rolls and cookies. the freedom ended before 10:00 last night. the police have been through the area multiple times. checking it again and again. early yesterday they checked the pipe and found it empty. when they came back with night vision last night and looked inside, david watson was looking back. >> when he saw us, we identified and pulled him out of the pipe. a little bit of a drop off there. it wasn't like it was a violent struggle. >> for nearly a week watson frustrated searchers. last friday he jumped from a transport van somehow free of his shackles. he ran into the woods next to the perki

david watson broke free while being hospital for an evaluation.ey found him hiding inside an 18 inch drainage pipe. the choppers went up in the air near where he escaped. he faces charges in delaware for attempted murder. >>> we've been following breaking news at the live desk. prince philip is stepping away from public service. here's a live look at buckingham palace. the queen is there right now. erika zon dal lez is at the live desk with what this means for the family. good morning. >> breaking news from buckingham palace. prince philip will stand down from his royal duties in the fall. when we first began this broadcast we knew that there had been some sort of an emergency meeting with palace officials. the duke has remained very active and has the full support of the queen. we understand that she will continue her duties as we mentioned before, the prince has the full support of the he is currently 95 years of age. he'll be 96 next month. at the live desk i'm erika gonzalez. >> erika, thank you. 6:50 right now. president trump will return to

take a look at this picture of david watson. took off from jesup, maryland, but could be in delaware. serving time for attempted murder. >>> government shutdown averted. they struck a deal to keep the government running until september. angie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun and aaron. negotiators working to hammer out the last remaining sticking points to keep the government open. overall this is a $ government for the rest of the fiscal year. not included in that plan, money for a border wall. you may remember president trump dropped his plan for the wall. he set aside money for border security and money for the military. i'm angie goff in the newsroom. eun, back to you. >> angie, thank you. >>> metro service is back to normal on the blue line after a scare involving smoke in the tunnel. yesterday there was an arcing insulator that sent some smoke into the addison road station. no one was hurt. for a few hours trains were single tracking between the morgan boulevard and armory stop. >>> metro has some unfinished s

david watson slipped away from guards on friday. last night - police finally tracked him down..alez is live in jessup.. developing now - a racist incident on another local a noose was found at the university of maryland. the school's president, calling it despicable. his statement in part, saying there's a thorough investigation going on right now - and he stands against bigotry. the noose was found at a fraternity house last week. this of course comes after a racist incident at american university on monday, when bananas hanging from nooses were found around the campus. written on the bananas - the letters "a-k-a"- likely refrencing an all-black sorority. today congressional members of the "alpha kappa alpha" sorority will be speaking out. there's a 1-thousand dollar reward for any information leading to an arrest. new this morning.. a fallen hero giving us a view from the battlefield that few ever see. it was july second 20-13 ... the very last day of army specialist hilda clayton's life - and final moments. clayton took this photo in the split second between when a mortar tub

more than 48 hours after skipping guards in jessup, maryland, inmate david watson remains on the loose. the 28-year-old is serving a sentence of more than in delaware for attempted murder. he has also been charged in y, go county, maryland -- wicomico county, maryland, for trying to kill police officers. hase obviously feels he nothing to lose and he is a dangerous individual and we are taking every precaution we can on the eastern shore. kimberly: law enforcement across the country are keeping a close look out for watson. there was also a $5,000 reward for any leads. arlington county police identified a man investigators say drove at and hit an officer and led them on a chase. this is brian williams, facing a long list of charges. the police arrived and found william sitting in a car. when they approached, he backed up, then went forward, hitting an officer, then sped away. to columbianged him pike and will to read drive running. officers chased down and arrested him. they don't believe he was involved in a fight in the first place. an investigation under way after a motorcycle crash

, for nearly a week now, multiple law enforcement agencies have been searching for 28-year-old david watson but it was a crucial tip that that police received yesterday that really played a key role in finding him. the caller called 911. it was a local worker here that spotted watson near railroad tracks not far from the clifton t. perkins psychiatric hospital. of course we have been here for days now reporting about this story. this is where he escaped police custody as he was being transported last friday. he was due to that undergo a mental evaluation here but, yeah, sure enough, after searching all day yesterday about 12 hours watson was found hiding a few hundred yards from where the tipster spotted him near the railroad tracks. it was in a wooded area off of dorsey run road around 9:40 last night is when officers from a howard county police tactical team made that discovery. they found watson hidg. drainage pipe about 18-inches in size. they also found some packing materials inside there. it's unclear right now exactly what type of materials they were and what he might have used it fo

david watson tracked down hours again with thermal imaging camera. he had been on the run since friday. watson escaped being take in to the hospital. serving more than 100 yearfo attempted murder. more details on his capture. expected to be released this morning. two people detained in belize in connection with murders of a u.s. marine veteran and canadian girlfriend. the couple went missing for a week before they bodies were found on monday. police say they're investigating threats that were made against mattis. the number of motives are being looked, a number of motives are being looked into, including possible real estate deal that may have gone sour. >> and investigators in massachusetts say freak suv crash left three people dead was not intentional. an indoor car auction was under way when a jeep grand cherokee suddenly accelerated and smashed through a wall. three people were killed. nine more injured. witnesses say the sound of the screeching tires and the images of the suv plowing into people were just terrifying. >> all i saw was four people

he is on the right-hand side of your screen. 28-year-old david watson last seen friday in the area of dorsey run in howard for attended murder, skate while being -- is skate while being transported to a psychiatric hospital. covering metro, a new push for line,ticipated purple advocates for the light rail linking prince george's county and montgomery county letting their voices be heard. q mccray has more on what was addressed. >> it was an impassioned and energetic rally in silver spring. a lot of the people were frustrated, a large crowd cheering on the lawmakers and city and county officials who were here to push for action. they want federal funds, approximately $900 million to build the much anticipated purple line, a light rail that would connect bethesda and new trawled and. connecting prince george's county and montgomery county. a federal judge thought the fed -- what the federal funds and sa into account ridership levels on metro, that was five months ago but yesterday the congressional budget set aside money for the purple line extension project. officials today want the fe

david watson broke free last friday while he was being transferred to a hospital. the search came to an end late last night after police found him hiding inside an 18 midday, this all started yesterday morning when maryland state police choppers went up after someone reported seeing a suspicious person in the woods. he is serving a sentence of 100 years in delaware for attempted murder. >>> we're waiting to learn the fate of a woman who was set on fire at a hotel. that motel is on 4th street northeast another gallaudet university. a woman was set on fire by a man in a hotel room. the man ran away. it appears to be a case of domestic violence. nbc 4 is committed to raising awareness about domestic violence. you can find local resources through our safe at home. >>> right now a d.c. family needs you to be on the lot police say 15-year-old dajanay bowens was last seen tuesday on 45th street in the northeast. >>> for the second time this week they're dealing with an act of hazing. campus police are investigating this as a hate crime. >>> police at american university a

marshal service is leading the search for an inmate who escaped. 20-year-old david watson escaped on friday as he was being taken to clifton perkins hospital in jessup for a psychiatric evaluation. watkins is currently serving a 106-year sentence for shooting at officers' homes. police say watkins has ties to the eastern shore and delaware. the reward for watkins' capture is now up to $10,000. >>> some parents are upset over the administration's new rules for school lunches. they're following michelle obama's healthy lunch initiative. he ate lunch with fifth graders before announcing the usda's new rule. now schools won't have to cut more salt from lunches and they'll be able to feed kids more whole grains. they'll also be able to serve 1% milk instead of serving skim. too much food was going in the trash. >> we all know meals can't be nutritious if they aren't consumed, if they're put in the trash. we have a balance of a nutritional aspect, the sodium content, the whole grain content with palatability. >> nethe new rules will take ple in the 2017-'18 school year. >>> thousands gathe

using night vision goggles, howard county officers captured david watson, hiding inside an 18-inch drainage pipe. in 2012 he was charged with shooting at the homes of law enforcement officers. the judge ruled he was mentally incompetent to stand trial. in 2013, he was sentenced to 106 years in prison for opening fire on the home of the bethany beach police sergeant and at the time, guards transported the 28-year-old watkins to the hospital with psychiatric evaluation orders. >>> rain is on the way and we have allyson with the first alert forecast. not a yellow alert? >>> it is coming tomorrow morning with a wet friday morning and a lot of rain that would probably make a slow commute. we are starting off cool, cloudy and breezy. it has been windy for three days. today, with the wind and cloud cover moving in the head of the system, it feels kind of cool. it is a pleasant day with high pollen levels and we are waiting patiently for this rain. 64 degrees with wind out of the southeast at 15. despite the clouds, the winds out of the south will help us get a few more degrees closer to 70 degrees

. >> david watson is his name.managed to break free last friday while being transferred to the hospital for mental evaluation. it started a days long search. somebody reported seeing a suspicious man in the woods. >> police say the 28-year-old man freed himself from handcuffs and waist chain while riding in a prison van and then overpowered officers. police tell us they found watson lying inside an 18 inch drainage pipe. he was in good health. they are promising more updates tomorrow morning. >> he is facing charges and serving sentence of 100 years in delaware for attempted murder. >>> more breaking news in what sounds like a disturbing case of domestic violence. >> a woman apparently set on fire tonight in the district. police responding to the call at a motel on fourth street just off new york avenue. our shomari stone is there live with details for us. >> reporter: good evening. we were the first on the scene here. one woman walked up to me and said this is so disturbing, how could someone become so angry that

david watson was tracked down with a thermal imaging camera. he had been on the run since friday. watson escaped while being taken to a hospital. he's serving more than 100 years in delaware for attempted murder. more details on his capture will come later this morning. >>> it's time now for a look at the weather. >>> more rain is expected to prolong devastating flood conditions across much of the central u.s. levees are weakening under the weight of all that rushing water and swollen rivers are spilling over and swamping entire neighborhoods. river traffic is also closed along a busy section of the mississippi near st. louis. you can see the radar shows t mississippi valley north toward the great lakes. forecasters say downpours will be heavy at times with up to 4 more inches falling in some spots. >>> an emergency meeting at buckingham palace sparking concern overnight but the palace says the queen and prince philip are fine. "the daily mail" reported initially that it was to include staff members from several of the queen's homes. we have since learned those meetings happen fro

but this morning - still no reported sightings of "david watson". right now - police have halted the ground search. the 28-year-old is serving a sentence of more than 100 years in delaware-- for attempted murder. he's also been charged in wicomico county, maryland for trying to kill police officers. law enforcement agencies across the for watson. there's a 5-thousand dollars reward for any leads. new this morning, congress reached a funding deal to keep the government functioning through september. the deal is worth 1-trillion dollars! it will eliminate cuts to popular domestic porgrams like medical research and infrastructure grants. it also gives president trump 1-point-5-billion dollars for border security measures and 15-billion dollars as a down payment on efforts to strengthen the military. notably the bill avoids defunding planned parenthood". taking away grants from "sanctuary cities." now the house and senate have until midnight this friday to passs the measure to avert a looming government shutdown. happening now - lanes blocked on i-95 so

prosecutors in howard county dropped the escape charges against david watson. sixon was on the loose for days before being captured. on hisack behind bars conviction for attempted murder. faces an escape charge i in wicomico county. jonathan: faces an escape charge in a serious crash on crain highway. there are life-threatening injuries with this crash. we are waiting on more information. stay with us for updates. umddemand for change at the campus, students protesting after a news was found on campus last month. alison: anna-lysa gayle is live on campus. some of the students were out there for hours. anna-lysa: that's right, some of the students were out here because they want their demands to be heard even as they are preparing for finals next week. a hope the demands will unite this campus and push out the hate. some students protest for hours at the university of maryland wednesday, starting with dozens of others at the student union. >> we pay tuition, we fund this university. anna-lysa: tensions reached a boiling point after a news was found hanging insid

police say david watson was last seen in the area of dorsey run and patuxent range roads. have now increased the reward for information leading to his capture.. to 10-thousand dollars. investigators do not believe watson is armed.. but they say he's dangerous. he was serving a 106-year sentence for attempted murder. a crime alert police say 3 teens with baseball bats, smashed windows out of dozens of cars! 36 car owners, started their week by filing claims with their insurance. the total damage? more than 10 grand! officers chased down the teens and arrested them around 3 a-m yesterday morning. happening today.. advocates of metro's proposed purple line will hold a news conference in front of the silver spring library. prince george's county executive rushern baker and montgomery county executive ike leggett will speak. they're demanding a legal decision and federal funding for the stalled project. several activist groups will join them. the news conference begins at 8:30 a.m. also this morning - the national museum of african american history and culture will open it's fr

police caught david watson a little over an hour ago. >> he was on the run since escaping friday in jessup. they ramped up the search after a tip came in he was spotted in the area. >> anjali hemphill is live in jessup tonight with the latest. anjali how do they find this guy? >> shawn, tone yirngs we're just now learning details about that. we're learning that david watt what son was captured around 9:40 tonight and in an area a few hundred yards where he was spotted to morning and in area where police already checked. waipt to read to you part of the update howard county police just put out. it reads to new part, "tactical officers railroad rechecking small drainage pipe 18 any owe size a few und red yards. although the pipe was confirmed empty earlier in the day officers with night vision he rechecked area they found him. police started searching this area me jessup near cliffton tea park epz psychiatric hospital this morning when they got a tip from someone who spotted wilson wearing hard hat and safety investigate. police determined it was stolen and they found where watson was sleep

some charges have been dropped against david watson. "baltimore sun" said they dropped the escape charges. he will fatesce attempted murde charges. he's already serving 100 years prison for a drive by shooting in delaware. he was on the run for six days last month. >>> visitors at one of our many monuments and landmarks expect to be safe, but the force to make them safe is u.s. park police officers is down by 5% since 2010. this is despite record nurms of visitors. >>> 4:51. later this morning muriel bowser is expected to annoyance that she's pulling back on a ban that has ruffled some feathers. you get me, d.c. pet chicken owners have flocked together to protest mayor bowser's proposed ban on chickens. the group's petition has more than 700 signatures to protect these chickens which have names such as tina fey and maggie thatcher. how about that? yesterday news 4's tomm sherwood told one of the owners that the mayor plans to pull back on the ban. >> i'm very excited. this can be a win-win for the city and the chicken owners news 4 that

police say david watson slipped out of his handcuffs friday while officers were taking him for a psychiatric evacuation in jessup. >> reporter: the guards have indicated to us that he was in handcuffs with a waist chain and leg shackles. we found handcuffs and the waist chain at the scene near the van. we did not locate leg shackles. we did locate a pair of sweatpants that in the woods. >> police say his sweats weren't ripped that means he likely slipped out of his leg shackles watson was serving a 100 year prison sentence, the reward is up to $10,000. >>> thousands of people participated in may day rally protests. protesting president trump's mass deportation policies, jut one of several marches nationwide to mark international workers day. they marched from dupont circle to the white house. the owner of a local construction company paid some employees to take the day off to attend the march. >> we definitely want to bring attention to decision and respect immigrant rights. we're a vital part of the country and do contribute in an economic -- we're a strong economic supporters of this count

david watson escaped on friday as he was being taken to the hospital in maryland.oward county police along with u.s. marshall service believe that watson has moved out area and could be in delaware. there is a $5,000 reward leading to his capture. >>> northern virginia church founded by freed slaves after the civil war celebrated a major milestone this weekend. ♪ ♪ >> church members, clergy packed first mount zion baptist church for its 150th anniversary. it includes a fire that destroyed the original structure as well as an internal disagreement which split the congregation. after more than a accept try and a half the church endures. >> it's the one institution that has survived our community through all kinds of trials and tribulations. it stands as a beacon of light, a beacon of hope and a beacon of determination for us. >> the church's 22 founding members first wore snipped a completed. >>> for the first time slave quarters are being rebuilt on james madison's estate. crews in montpelier are reconstructing the quarters. they were cleared away more than 150 year

david watson was on the loose in jessup for 6 days before being captured.'s back behind bars - serving more than 100 years for attempted murder. he still faces an escape charge in wicomoco county. covering metro. ridership still falling - and the transit agency is feeling it. q mccray is live at the vienna metro stop with more.. our transportation reporter brianne carter will be at meeting. stay with abc seven as we bring you all the latest developments on the rails. new developments.. as homeland security considers expanding the electronics ban on planes.. homeland security officials will speak with domestic and international airline industry representatives today about the security secretary john kelly will speak with lawmakers on capitol hill. the proposed expansion would increase the number of flights where large devices like laptops are banned from carry-on luggage. right now the ban is in place at 10 airports in eight countries. developing now - voicing concerns over loud noises from planes in fairfax county. last night - community members talked abou

david watson found last night hiding inside of a drainage pipe in jessup, maryland. that pipe there. he was discovered less than a mile from where he b from the hospital visit on friday. he was heating from trash cans and he drank water from puddles. someone spotted him and called 911. they found him using night vision equipment >> just when you thought you had seen it all, caught on video a road rage fight settled with a vacuum cleaner. the wizard battle and what happened next to have bystanders running in. >> he could be my buddy forever. jonathan: the hero's message. what the officer who saved a child from a pond is saying about the moment of my nmother and i'moan i'm aa grandmother.'m a 2008 was when all the markets crashed, we lost our retirement. hamilton was losing hope and my husband and i were losing hope. my sister and i we challenged ourselves to help figure out a way to help them. our kids bought us a quilt machine. it was very humble beginnings. we were just this cute little shop, just like everybody else. one day al came in and asked me if i wanted to d