at 4:40, eleanor holmes norton talks to postal workers on the situations. in these >>> more breaking news in the district where we are learningoc more about al worker shot and killed at a traffic light yesterday. >> he was on his wayome when police say he got caught in the cross fire. >> and gathering reaction from victims. >> he was just 22 years old. the famil spokesperson sharing a picture with news4 today. they tell us he worked at so others might eat, a d.c. homeless organization. he was stopped in northeast d.c d.c. police say somebody opened they found him in his car with a gunun shot they pronounced him dead at the hospital. he attended the d.c. prep school. here's how they are remembering him there. >> tom came to maret in fourth grade. i've known him and his family for over 15 years. he was one of those students whom you knew from the gego had an incredible generosity of spirit. >> reporter: he grew up in chevy chase, maryland. his family said he loved helpino othere and dedicated his life to service of the police say there was no word or a descri

eleanor holmes norton said this was a perfect example of see something, say something. omeone federal employee, postal worker recognized that something was amiss and called in law enforcement. we're so grateful for whoever they were. >> yesterday'sailings reminded many of the 2001 anthrax attacks in waington, new york, and florida. lawmakers and news organizations received letters containing t substance. five people died, including two d.c. postal workers, w were exposed to that toxin. we are monitoring the investigation closely andbrill g you any updates on air and online as they come in. you can also find more information in the nbc washington app. >>> breaking news now, being called t s most powerfulrm of 2018. super typhoon slamming guam and the northern marianahr islands. >> lawrence is at the live desk with the latest video of the strong storm. what are you seeing? >> just take a look. uwinds have been gusti to 180 miles an hour. you can see the power of this storm in this new video. we've learned several people have already been injured. now take a closer look, j

. >> rorter: eleanor holmes norton says today's event take he back to the 2001 anthrax attack, where two d.c. poswol ers died from exposure to the toxin. norton says the words etched upon the memorial outside the brentwood post office that bares their name rings use today. thse of the mail stream for these despicable acts teatened al americans. just also it did back then, the postal service is warning its but congresswoman norton says another way to protect them is to tone down the rhetoric that she believes is fueling these attacks. >> we need to do this for the sake of those w are on the front lines. and we need to understand who they are. they are really ordinary people. >> reporter: now, in addition to the flyers we showed you, the u.s. postal service is scheduling nationwide safety talks toremind its employees about the proper procedures and protocols to follow, should they encounter a suspicious package. jim? >> lot of people stand between these packages and their intended targets.ta it's an imp part of this story. cory, thank you so much. >>> as cory mentioned, today's inciden

office where they worked now bearing their name wi tributes along there as well.ss congrewoman eleanor holmes norton says too often the work of postal workers and mailoe handlers unnoticed. >> i must say that my heart goes out to the feder employees, many of whom i represent on the front lines. they're the ones that were most inhe line of fire, whatever it turned out to b and i saw what could happen because we lost two postal workers rightere in the strict of columbia. >> reporter: and at all levels of law enforcent, we have been hearing that identifying suspicious packages in mail items is not oy the job of the post office, also, too, that we as citizens must be alert for suspicious packages and when see them we should call them and identinf them to lawcement as soon as possible. they say that kind of work can truly save lives'r live here in capitol heights. justin finch, news 4. >> stin, thank you >>> and we are monitoring the investigation very closely and will bri you any updates on air and online as they come in. of course, just find that information in the nbc washington app. >>> breaking news

eleanor holmes norton is pushing legislation to combat this. see not only from the administration where they call the democrats a mob, it's very dangerous to have the media echo this. we saw this last week when former attorney general eric holder said when they go low, we kick them. he immediately said afterwards, i don't mean that literally. of course that got melted into a 30-second sound bite and we have that both sidesism, the what aboutism that they try to do that's emphatically not the same. >> the side that's on the nra side, the side that wants to carry guns into church and in the bar is afraid of the pacifists. to your point, let's play the leader because it does trickle down from the top. here's donald trump and his insigcitement of his own base. >> guards are very gentle with him. he's walking out, big high fives, smiling, laughing. i'd like to punch him in the face, i'll tell you. in the good old days this doesn't happen because they used to treat them very, very rough. and when they protested once, you know, they would not do it ag

delegates eleanor holmes norton. this is what she tweeted yesterday. barges into pittsburgh today as nine of the 11 tree of life victims are being buried. even though the governor, mayor, and residents asked for a delay, no decency. only politics. respect those we lost and the families. one more tweet from earlier this week. haley. the outgoing u.n. ambassador rice saying i have struggles with what happened in his spare because it is so similar to what happened at charleston. the country was very racially divided at the time. we did not want lame president. we focused solely on the lives lost and their families. have some respect for these families and stop the blame. asking you this morning, should the president have gone to pittsburgh yesterday. don is in pittsburgh. where were you yesterday? pittsburgh.from i am african-american. of course, donald trump has not been the president that anybody would have hoped for. he has done a terrible job. nonetheless, he is still the president. part of the president's job is to unify. the president should have co