malone is a long-time staffer for congressman elijah cummings. >> i have talked to her family at length this morning. her mother and father. her mother and husband, i mean. they are still trying to wrap their arms around this. >> it has been a long day in the northeast baltimore community. neighbors watching as the firefighters behind a huge blue tarp work to recover the small victims from the rubble of a collapsed home. >> it's sad. i don't know. it's six kids. >> crumbling my heart right now. it's too many lives involved. >> so many lives involved. a few hours ago they finally found the last of the six bodies of the children in the debris. we are told that child is just 9 months old. in northeast baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. maureen: just heartbreaking. a seat pleasant church was seriously damaged after a fire broke out in the basement and quickly spread. it took firefighters half an hour to knock down the flames at the new mount olivet apostolic church. no one was hurt. jonathan: montgomery county prosecutors now want life without parole for the man accused of a deadly shooting s

i'll speak with democratic congressman elijah cummings. and our correspondents analysts and guests are standing by with full coverage of today's top stories. let's begin with our senior white house correspondent jim accosta, jim, president trump has issued some sweeping new orders. >> that's right, wolf. calling the situation on the border a crisis. president trump is now delivering on his campaign promises to build that wall on the border and crack down on illegal immigration and the president has more drastic changes in store, the white house says, that are aimed at keeping americans safe. it's a campaign promise no more. now it's reality as president trump signed an executive order instructing the federal government to start construction of a wall on the u.s. mexico border. >> the secretary of home land security working with myself and my staff will begin immediate construction of a border wall. [ applause ] >> the president unveiled the executive actions during a visit to the department of home land security. in addition to the wall, t

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katie malone did work in the office of maryland congressman elijah cummings. ofspoke about the impact fire has had on his office. >> we are a small, diverse office. we are like a family. we have made it office is going to do everything in our power to embrace them in this difficult time. jummy: she worked for the congressman almost 11 years. tocalled the fire a tragedy the entire office. stay with us for continuing coverage of what is going on in baltimore. breakingign up for our text alerts. we want to get to breaking news regarding metro. metro releasing information regarding its next safetrack surges. metro will resume february 11 with an 18 day search on the blue line. major work will impact rush-hour service had been suspended during january. we will have more on the plan coming up tonight at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. developing news out of loudoun county. a hit and run involving a school bus w a cement truck struck a school bus on evergreen mills run and -- evergreen mills road and kept going. let's turn to the forecast. a roller coaster ride of temperatures

she's an aide to congressman elijah cummings. >> they have found the bodies of all six children. but they have not found the cause of this devastating fire. >> it's crumbling it's crumbling my heart right now. >> reporter: rescuers have now recovered the bodies of six children, age 9 months to 11 years, including a pair of 3- year-old twins. six children trapped when their northeast baltimore home became an inferno last night. some of the children seen in halloween costumes posted by a relative on go fund me this afternoon. four survived, including three kids and the family's mother, kate ward malone, who was critically injured. >> reporter: devastated neighbor robert spencer said he tried to get survivors away from the inferno. >> it was fire coming from everywhere. it's like i'm living in a dream. >> reporter: survivor and mother, kate malone is a constituent to congressman elijah cummings. >> 8-year-old female actually assisted in bringing the 5- and 4-year-old, out with the mother. >> reporter: investigators do not know what caused this. survivors told bystanders, the flames

elijah cummings announced yesterday -- >> i was going to call elijah cummings to see what his position >> i had his position right here. spinning you know he is listening. go ahead. >> i know. >> he can call in. >> congressman cummings said i realize some of us have to be there to stop bad things from happening as a last line of defense, and force republicans to get a job at old child accountable to the american people and the rule of law. god the process -- guard the process and promote spending which uplifts the lives of all americans and citizens of the world. >> and gwen moore from milwaukee pretty much issued the same type of statement. she plans to go, but her position was, you know, she wants trump to see the face of resistance, you know. but this speaks to, does it not, i do want to put words in your mouth, congressman brown, that we are not a monolithic people. >> caller: exactly. i'm going to call it a clan we see more and more democrats, democratic members of congress announcing that they will not attend the inauguration. it's not a coordinated effort and it's not the only w

. >>> still ahead, congressman elijah cummings appeared on tv and called on the president to reach out to him. apparently the president was watching. he tells me about his phone call from the president and what he said is the chilling effect. and this is philadelphia where protests are already starting because of the president's visit tomorrow. more on the resist movement ahead. >>> when president obama was set to take office in 2009 or 2008 he asked for a smartphone but of course it had to be secure so the nsa set up a lab where dozens of experts performed surgery for several months on a high profile patient -- the soon to be presidential blackberry. now the president then graduated between more modern phone in 2016 but with a catch -- >> i get the thing and they're like, well, mr. president, for security reasons, there's a great phone, state-of-the-art, but it doesn't take pictures, you can't text, the phone doesn't work. [ laughter ] you know, you can't play your music on it. so basically it's like does your three-year-old have one of those play phones? >> security as in protection

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representative elijah e. cummings, second district of maryland. representative danny k. davis, seventh district of illinois. representative gregory w. meeks, fifth district of new york. representative barbara lee, 13th district of california. representative lacy clay, first district of missouri. representative david scott, 3th district of georgia. representative emanuel cleaver

representative elijah e cummings, seventh district of maryland. representative danny k davis, seventh district of illinois. representative gregory w meeks, fifth district of new york. representative barbara lee, 13th district of california. representative lacy clay, first district of missouri. representative david scott, 13th district of georgia. representative emmanuel cleaver, the second, fifth district missouri. representative al green, ninth district of texas. representative when asked more, fourth district of wisconsin.

the mother worked for maryland congressman elijah cummings. darcy? >> reporter: we want to show you the house where this tragedy unfolded in the overnight hours. you can see all of the burned out debris right there in the front yard. the neighbors tell an unspeakable story of a house full of fire, a mom desperate to have her children rescued and her babies screaming for help. >> i was holding out hope and just praying, god please let them not be in there. >> reporter: the heart wrenching process of recovering the bodies of six children from what's left of this house. the children, 9 months to 11 years old, became trapped when neighbors say the fire grew to an inferno. investigators are looking into the possibility it was caused by an electric space heater. >> the collapse was horrendous. when the third floor chanollaps it was horrendous. it's hard to say if they were trying to make an escape or not. >> reporter: baltimore's mayor came to the scene, asking everyone to pray. >> to know that so many children are not going to be with us consuas a result

that in 2010 and give trump the way he ran it on 2016. >> let's bring in democratic congressman elijah cummingsah, it's hard nod to start with what has happened inside your office and my daughter actually worked in his baltimore office and knows katie. but you have a staffer who is still in the hospital, horrific house fire, claiming six of her children. is anything being set up? do you know more about what happened? but in terms of being able to help this family who works for you? >> yes. there is a baltimore area and people all from around the country have been going to her go fund me page and helping her out. i think they have raised over $270,000 so far. the three surviving children are -- one of them is out of the hospital. >> wow. >> two of them are going to have a bit of a struggle, but we think they will be fine. i went to see -- my wife and i went to see katie last evening. she, as you can understand, having lost six of your nine children, was, you know, a bit upset, but, at the same time, when i walked in the room, she gave me a thumb's up and gave me a heart sign and basically said,

an aide to baltimore congressman, elijah cummings. >>> the gravity of this is stunning. six kids, aged 9 months to 11 years. investigators have no idea what caused this. and as you just reported this, 8-year-old girl is apparently responsible for leaving leave -- leading her surviving siblings and mothers out. the intensity of the scale of gravity is weighing out on everyone here tonight. >> rescuers have recovered the bodies of six children, ages 9 months to 11 years, including a pair of 3-year-old twins. six trapped when when their home became an unferno last night. some seen in a heen cost -- halloween costume, seen by a relative on go fund me. >> it was really hard. >> devastated neighbor robert spencer said he tried to get survivors away from the inferno. >> it was everywhere. coming from everywhere. it's like i'm living in this room. >> reporter: survivor and mother, kate malone is a constituent service aide to baltimore congressman elijah cummings, who is stunned. >> my office is going to do everything in our power to embrace them during this very, very difficult

maryland congressman john sarbanes, elijah cummings, and martin o'malley spoke with the crowd.immigration attorneys were there to offer free advice for families worried about loved ones and answering questions about with the president's order means. reaction on capitol hill also. virginia senators mark warner and tim kaine have called on homeland secretary john kelly to give them the name of people detained in virginia, the reason they are being held, and the current location. in the house, democrats on the foreign affairs committee sent a letter demanding an emergency meeting. democratic senator dianne feinstein will introduce two bills in response to the immigration order. the first would resend the order. the second would limit presidential authority under the immigration and nationality act. mccaincan senators john anli the immigration orders are helping. >> what will the iraqi parliament do. if we are talking about the extremists and isis, the battle of muzzle is going on as we speak. -- the battle of mosul is going on as we speak. kimberly: the president responded, callin

elijah cummings of maryland with us.r take on the president's interpretation of that interview as being a vote of confidence in the conclusion. >> i don't see how the president could come to any conclusion that there's any credible evidence that there's any significant amount of voter fraud. chris, i'm appealing -- i'm hoping the president is watching. i'm appealing to the president not to go through with this type of investigation. i think it's going to be a waste of taxpayer dollars. what i would ask him to do, however, is do an investigation of all the people who are being denied their right to vote, where the fourth circuit said that in north carolina, the north carolina legislature surgically and systematically did everything in their power to stop african-american people and people who would normally vote for democrats from voting. i want him to address the issue of 600,000 texans not being able to vote. those are the issues we need to deal with. the president said in his inaugural address that he was giving the po

mother who remains in critical condition is kate malone, a long-time staffer for representative elijah cummings. she was home with her nine children when the fire broke out at 12:30 a.m. her husband was out working a night job. the family destroyed. baltimore's mayor left nearly speechless. >> babies who haven't started their life. mother who work hard and dad wasn't home at the time. brad: back live, the firefighter, investigators combing through the rubble of the home. they are looking at sources for the fire and they are looking at the electric space heater in use at the home. when we come back, we will tell you more about the story and the heroic efforts of the 8-year-old girl who managed to save two northeast baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you for that report. michelle: new at 4:00, a church on fire in prince george's county. the fire department shooting this video that you see here. on addison road in seat pleasant. flames were roaring out of the windows as the firefighters rushed in. the fire is now out. but it's unclear just how much damage was done. jonathan: now to a s

thate hill, reporting elijah cummings, the top democrat on the oversight committee saying he will attend the inauguration because it is bigger than mr. trump. now we get to a caller from pennsylvania. donald, go ahead. caller: i would like to send that -- to say i am glad that president obama is leaving office. i do not believe that he has helped us as much as he said he has. i do believe president trump will do as he said he will do. and god bless america. have a good day. host: ok, donald. a lot of comments on facebook as well. this one addressing the first question for president obama, janice says, i just want to hear how he sugarcoats the commutation of meaning. sam says, im

tomorrow maryland congressman elijah cummings says he will attend. d-c mayor muriel bowser will also attend, but delegate eleanor holmes norton, recovering from surgery, is not expected. toss back to anchors on the hill today - two more hearings for the president-elect's cabinet picks. at nine thirty this morning - secretary of energy nominee "rick perry" will testify before the senate energy and natural resources committee. then at ten - the senate finance commmittee will hear from "steve mnuchin" - trump's pick for secretary of the treasury. the final cabinet pick, now complete. trump has chosen former georgia governor sonny perdue as his nominee for secretary of agriculture. since leaving office in 20-11, perdue h logistics firms. the department of agriculture has a 140 billion dollar budget and oversees the nation's farm policy and food stamp program. at least one cabinet nominee is getting the thumbs up from lawmakers. on wednesday the senate armed services committee overwhelmingly approved the president-elect's pick for defense secretary, retir

mike: maryland congressman elijah cummings said he will attend friday because the inauguration is bigger than donald trump, but gerry connolly on aoined several others growing list of democrats boycotting the event. >> we need to work together to get anything done. mike: trump has called them disrespectful and unpatriotic. but during past presidential transitions, it political historian says there have been many personality conflicts and protests. >> this idea that it is a kumbaya moment is historically not the case. congressionalhis inauguration all boycott is unprecedented. >> we cannot recall in incidents in which it has been so public mike: there is debate and disagreement about democrat -- among democrats about whether this is proper or politically smart. progress is in town for the protest say that all members of congress should attend. >> i think they should be here as a tradition. >> they should respect the office. . mike: president obama would not comment on the boycott. bill and hillary clinton will be there, too. >> is your tremendous loss for veryf us, but it's a big thing to

the children's mother katie malone is a special assistant to congressman elijah cummings. she and three of other her children managed to escape. this morning malone and two of her sons were hospitalized in critical condition. investigators are trying to determine the cause of this fire. one possibility is a faulty space heater. >>> in arizona a state trooper is recovering from a horrifying attack by an armed suspect. the officer had arrived at the scene of an overturned car when he was suddenly ambushed. a man shot him in the chest then started slamming the officer's head into the pavement. a motorist who was passing by stopped, pulled out his own personal gun and shot the attacker saving the officer's life. >>> a report about cancer is striking a sour note with a popular sweet treat. but the company behind nutella insists that the ingredient risk of cancer is safe the way they process it. abc's mara schiavocampo, more on the pushback. >> there's a whole lot of happy in every jar of nutella. >> reporter: the makers of nutella fighting back against some not so sweet health

congressman elijah cummings will be joining us. >> elijah has been talking to donald trump, i guess?it to him. he is looking for places where they can work together. that needs to happen for more democrats. >> turn it up! >> we will be talking to him about it. this is jeremy's birthday song. tom perez is running for dnc chair and will join us as well. we will be right back with more "morning joe." ♪ ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection, or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. otezla may increase the risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment

one question that elijah cummings, congressman from maryland, posed this morning was, if donald trump has a problem with congressman lewis, at this point, this close to the inauguration, why not just pick up the phone and call him? >> well, the answer is that donald trump really never does pick up the phone and call anyone. and this whole incident has really highlighted his unwillingness to ever back down from any kind of fight, even if it is against someone who is beloved by republicans and democrats alike. you know, elijah cummings is also expressing a feeling among democrats that, you know, maybe trump disagrees or has a right to disagree with lewis on the legitimacy issue, but his response to lewis went to a different level. he went after lewis's history of action. and that's the part that has offended people the most. i think what they really want is for this to be over. i don't think anybody really wants to be in the middle of a back and forth between donald trump and a civil rights icon. everyone recognizes that's not trump's preferred way of handling situations like this. >> a

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mother, the children's a longtime aide to representative elijah cummings, escaped. the authorities call her eight-year-old daughter a hero after she rescued two brothers. >> speaking to the eight-year-old. richard: investigators have been talking with the young girl. firefighters arrived three minutes after the first call, but the house was fully engulfed. >> we are all very sad about the situation. >> the kids died in lost their lives. richard: william malone, the father, issued a statement that said, "my family and i greatlytly date full -- thankful for the outpouring of support. this is an extraordinarily difficult time for my family and we ask our privacy be respected at this time. his wife katie and two surviving sons remain in critical condition tonight. richard reeve, abc 7 news. jonathan: happening now in prince george's county, the police are looking for a teenager who shot a fellow student near suitland high school. lockdown for a time. the student who were shot in the leg is expected to be ok for stop and as republicans on capitol hill continue to do work

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katie malone is a staffer of maryland congressman, elijah cummings. >>> soldiers are rolling in poland today. the vehicles crossed the border from germany today being deployed as a deterrent to russia. after russia began backing rebels in eastern ukraine, some fear that president-elect donald trump may change the plan because of his praise for president, vladimir putin. >>> it's four days until an orlando police officer was shot and killed and the man suspected of pulling the trigger has not been found. authorities are rounding up people suspected of helping marques lloyd of evading capture. he is also wanted for the shooting death of his pregnant girlfriend. three people are facing accessory charges for helping lloyd stay on the run. his niece, a former girlfriend and a former co-worker. >>> now the small rural town of alcoholster, was overrun when a creek overran its banks, the farmland was filled with water and the only way to evacuate people was by boat and homes and cars were inundated with flood water. >> a police officer satisfied the day for a hospital patient that needed emerg

a long time representative for elijah cummings, was inside with her help. andard: they tried to help, malone and three youngsters escaped, but the flames were too much. >> my heart crumbles every time i talk about it. one and herl four-year-old and five-year-old sons remain hospitalized. her eight-year-old daughter, being called a hero. >> she rescued two siblings. the raging fire collapsed several floors, taking the lives of two boys andfour girls, ranging in age from 11 months to eight years old. >> something you don't what to believe. >> we all mourn for them. richard: flowers and moment does left here at the scene. many prayers for the family tonight. there will be a vigil here tomorrow night. richard reeve, abc 7 news. alison: thank you. governor larry hogan issued a statement saying he is heartbroken. he said our thoughts and prayers are with these children. the four victims who were seriously injured and their loved ones. he thanked the first responders for their brave actions. stay with abc 7 for the latest on this tragedy. steve: after record warmt

. >> reporter: she's worked for maryland congressman elijah cummings for more than a decade. today he found it hard to find words. >> it's a very difficult time for our office. >> reporter: investigators still don't know what caused the blaze. the children's father who was working the night shift at a restaurant told officials there was a smoke detector in the house. >> tonight the 8-year-old who rescued her two siblings has been released from the hospital. her mother and the two family members she saved are still there in critical condition. >> so much heartache in baltimore tonight. >>> after five long and punishing years northern california is officially out of the drought held by a deluge of rain and several feet of snow. with that good news comes fears of more extreme weather to come, as the region remains under threat. nbc miguel almaguer reports from yosemite valley. >> reporter: for california, brutal cold is causing problems, but this is a sight of beauty. yosemite in a blanket of snow. ribbons of white cascading down waterfalls and winding rivers on the way to lakes

the mother, katie malone, is a long time staff person for congressman elijah cumming. >> senate republicans have taken their first step in repealing president obama healthcare law. following the seven hour debate the measure passed 51 to 48, just little before 1:30 this morning. the house voting on the legislation tomorrow which could trigger congressional committees to begin the process of rolling back part of the affordable care act. >> up to 30 million americans will lose their healthcare with many thousands dying as a result. >> the obamacare bridge is collapsing. we're sending in a rescue team. then we will build new bridges to better healthcare. >> and revealing the act is authority for republican lawmakers, the president-elect has promised replacement, but that could take years. >> well, president obama will appear in his last presidential interview on network television this sunday night right here on cbs-3, the president sits down with steve croft on 60 minutes, to discuss his two terms, his legacy, and president-elect trump. you can see the interview this sunday night at 7:00 p.m.

and this morning congressman elijah cummings called the tragedy heart breaking. channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> from our delaware newsroom now, police have arrested and charged two people in the deadly shooting of a beloved shop owner in wilmington. one is just 14 years old. the juvenile and dante dorsett are suspects in the shooting of the shop owners, known to give a lending hand to anyone that needed it and that makes his death more sense else to anyone that knew him. >> he was a level, caring guy. i don't care if you were short. he would say come back another day. there was a lot of love in the community for someone to hurt him is devastating. >> dorsett and the 14-year-old have been charged with murder, robbery and other offenses. the teen is scheduled for a preliminary hearing this afternoon and a hearing is scheduled for dorsett at a later date. >>> police know the identify of a man gunned down on a cedar brook street and they are still looking for the shooter and determining the motive. maurice reilly was shot and killed on the 7800 block of ba

i'm sorry, that's elijah cummings, i apologize for that. let's listen in to what he's saying. >> -- and nothing to replace it with. they've had seven years to do it. they haven't done it yet. president-elect trump made it clear that we would not have people dying in the streets. and we are going to hold him to that. and i think the -- again, the question that has to be asked of the republican party is, are you making things worse for the american people or better? and do you have a replacement? they want to keep the provisions with regard to preexisting conditions. they want to keep the young people on their parents' policies until they're 26 years old. but at the same time they don't have a decent replacement. so that's going to be the question. the politics, the president made it clear, the politics are on our side. and that when you look at most surveys, it shows that the american people do not want it repealed. they don't mind it being improved but they do not want it repealed. the other thing he pointed out is it brings quite a bit of

. >>> elijah cummings says mr. obama's presidency is a legacy african-americans can look with pride. >> people in our neighborhood are pushing their chests out more, the graduations rates are going up. they used to think they could only become a basketball player or football player and now they know they can be the president of the united states. >>> and tonight's farewell speech will be the last flight on air force one until he leaves the white house on january 20th. the farewell address starts at 9:00 tonight and see it here on 6 abc and watch it online at 6abc.com. >>> in washington, the first confirmation hearings are underway for president-elect donald trump's new administration and already emotions are running high on capitol hill. protesters with kkk like hoods are interrupting the hearings for senator sessions. sessions has denied making racial remarks, and today he was grilled about thoughts on an array of issues from russian hacking to roe v. wade. >> it's disrupted the constitution and didn't follow law.

. >> reporter: katie malone worked for maryland congressman elijah cummings. he spoke about this tragedy earlier today saying that his office is having a tough time with this as are all of us. now, we understand that fire investigators are looking at the possibility that a space was involved. so much pain here in east baltimore tonight. back to you. >> all right, it's understandable. a lot of people will be praying for that family. thank you. >>> police are also asking for help to find a missing teenage girl who may have been threatened by a local gang. venus romera iraheta is 17 years old. she goes to fair fox county and a resource officer spoke to her on monday but couldn't tell where she was. someone called police with an anonymous tip saying she was involved with known gang members and had been threatened. if you have any information in this case call the fairfax county police. >>> new tonight, president obama says cuban immigrants will have to find a new path to u.s. citizenship. he rolled back the so-called wet foot/dry foot policy effective immediately.

maryland congressman elijah cummings and john sarbane addressed the crowd. >> people don't understand if they don't like what is going on, they have to do what they're doing today, come out, stand up and stand down. i excited about this because this is democracy in action. this is what it's all about. >> he puts this executive order out. they didn't tell any of the agencies when to do with it. that's why you've got chaos and confusion all over the place. so even when they're doing something that doesn't make sense, they don't even know how to do that well. >> today protesters were waving signs and chanting and called for an end to the president's executive order. >>> in boston a sea protesters converged on conley square to show opposition to the president's executive order on immigration. boston mayor marty walsh and senator elizabeth warren spoke to the crowd. the council on american islamic relations led the protest. in new york senators chuck schumer and kirsten gillibrand called for an end to the travel ban and told the crowds what president trump and his administration are doing

joining me now is the maryland congressman elijah cummings. thanks for your patients, we wanted to watch the president arrive and find out what had happened on air force one. what is your initial reaction to the cancellation by the mexican press anged by the tweet from president trump earlier today that that meeting is not going to take place? >> andrea, let me express my condolences with the passing your father. >> oh, thank you kong man. >> with regard to this, andrea i'm not surprised. you cannot bully your way around the world. clearly, there was -- signals were there that mexico is not going to pay for the wall and that president trump is trying to force them to. and i think -- and when you think about the fact that the poll numbers for the mexican president are at 12%, he probably had no choice but to cancel and so i'm not surprised. >> also we know there is going to be an executive action later today by president trump on an investigation into the so-called voter fraud claims which we know have been discredited by every fact finder and

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her boss congressman elijah cummings showing support. >> um, it's a very difficult time for our office>> reporter: tonight investigators trying to determine the cause. david, the father was at work when the fire broke out, he told officials there was a working smoke detector and he had just replaced the batteries. david. >> thank you. >>> when we come back here, the fire of a school bus in texas reports students on board. >>> and the sustain coming in from seattle tonight. the drone colliding with the famous space needle. you will see it after the break. tell your doctor about your medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. to avoid long-term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have a sudden decrease or loss of hearing or vision, or an allergic reaction, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. ask your doctor about cialis. and i

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. >> reporter: katie malone has worked for elijah cummings for more than a decade. he found it hard to find words. >> it's very difficult time for our office. >> reporter: investigators still don't know what caused the blaze. the children's father, who was working night shift at a restaurant, told officials there was a smoke detector in the house. >> that was nbc's kerry sanders reporting. fire officials plan to demolish the home later this morning. >>> there was a frightening shootout in arizona yesterday when a gunman ambushed and shot a state trooper on a lonely stretch of highway before dawn. fortunately, a passing motorist noticed the incident and happened to be arm. the motorist shot the gunman, saving the trooper's life. here's gadi schwartz with the story. >> reporter: on a dark remote stretch of an arizona highway -- >> officer down, officer down. >> reporter: that's not an officer's voice calling for help on the radio. it's a citizen, who helped save a highway patrol trooper's life. >> he's in real bad shape. >> reporter: it started when a trooper responde

the mother, katine malone works as a member for congressman elijah cummings district office.ildren who survived the fire is out of the hospital this morning and back with her father. he was working the night shift when the fire began. >>> right now, there are several missing people police need your help finding. we start with this missing mother and her 4-month-old daughter. montgomery police say 34-year-old maduba polans was last heard from she may be driving a 2005 going cara van with a maryland license plate. >>> in fairfax county, 17-year-old venus iraheta is missing. police believe she may have run away. they received anonymous information that she had been threatened by gang members. >>> and 72-year-old violette lafleur has been missing. d.c. police say she may need medical attention. if you know of the whereabouts of any of these missing people, call police immediately. >>> right now, police are trying to track down the person who shot a bullet into a fairfax county day care center. the situation unfolded at the bright horizons day care center yesterday afternoon. two

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