>> reporter: dave, eric adams not sugar coating things. a short time ago the borough president lead a procession. they were carrying this coffin. inside of it, there are pictures of those that died from gun violence. he wants people to stop here and not just think about the trouble issue. he wants them to mobilize and do something about it. >> this issue is so important that we are at the crisis stage. >> reporter: it's something that is meant to stop people, have them ask questions and if eric adams has his way, come up with solutions. this morning the borough president set up an open casket outside of brooklyn borough hall. inside the wooden box, pictures of those shot and killed. the casket will stay here for five days. the powerful image adam says, a reminder of the many lives lost to recent gun violence. >> when a bullet is discharged from the barrel of a gun, it does not discriminate. it would take the life of anything and anyone that it is. >> reporter: this past weekend was particularly violent. city. in the end, three people died.

this is too important to get wrong. >> brooklyn borough president eric adams will be launching a gun violence awareness campaign. that's set to happen at 11 a.m. at borough hall. there have been no arrests in any of these shootings, police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. that's the latest outside the 75th precinct in east new york. greg and rosanna, back to you. >> all right, carr re, thanks a lot. >> well, there's been another drone sighting by a pilot landing at jfk. according to the air traffic control recordings, the pilot of a delta flight from virginia spotted the drone yesterday evening. >> this is delta -- [inaudible] >> altitude? -- >> pilot doesn't sound alarmed, but how about that? a drone right next to the runway at 30 feet in altitude. there have been numerous sightings of drones around kennedy airport. >> friday there were two ohs. >> senator schumer, he's kind of before. here's what he had to say. >> there's an elegant solution which the faa can implement called geo-fencing. and what it does is build into a drone's software the inability to fly

. >> and now bureau president eric adams praises the job that police have done. they can not do it by themselves and time for the community to step in to get a handle on this especially working with the young ohm. ernie? >> let me ask you, lisa, you have been out all day, as you know, tracking to many people. what are parents saying not a well, that is the group that has the being pest concern because a lot of these shootings happened in broad daylight. in the middle of the afternoon when the kids are outside playing especially now that school is out for the summer. some parents actually said they are keeping their children inside do not let them go out on the street or the backyards because they are concerned about them getting hit. it is sated for those kid and no he is fa amlies even though the numbers are low. they are still concerned. >> very concerned under stood. and by the way, there is a common thread of any sort that runs through the shootings? >> ernie, is there. what the nypd is tellings that you many shootings are gang related or crew related these a

. >> tony herbert and eric adams held a press conference late today calling on the city and state to allocate emergency funds to help combat gun violence on inner city streets. before this weekend's violence, murders were up 10% city wide from this time last year and up 75% in the 75th precinct where last night's house party shooting took place. >> the number one thing the mayor, the governor and our federal lawmakers can do is put money on the ground to these proven organizations. >> the mayor's office says overall crime is down and that officers have been added to high crime areas. his press secretary staid in a saint -- said in a statement, quote, the mayor takes very seriously each incident and has directed the nypd to beef up presence in these areas. the nypd's commissioner, bill bratton, vowed to tackle the problem. >> we need to get this right, because we can't repeat the fiasco of the 1970s in terms of the homeless issues, the emotionally disturbed. this is too important to get wrong. >> and back here in brooklyn the borough president says he'll announce a new anti-gun initia

. >> reporter: brooklyn borough president eric adams says ellis is far from alone. >> a new york city saw a 220% increase in emergency room visits related to synthetic drugs. >> reporter: adams says part of the problem is the label synthetic marijuana. >> people sometimes smoke it in the belief that it's marijuana only to find out that it's not marijuana. >> some of the impacts of using this drug is that heavy sedation, increased heart rate, hallucination, paranoia, anxiety, vomiting, high blood pressure, seizure, loss of consciousness, and violence. >> at what point did you realize you were in trouble and you couldn't keep doing this? >> when my heart wouldn't stop, my heart was beating fast and the tingling sensations in my legs, it scared me real bad. i thought i was going to pass away. >> reporter: the other challenges k2 is often sold in a variety of branded packaging, which means drugmakers often get around bans by slightly tweaking the chemical formula, then selling it under a different name. adams is now calling for a broader definition of k2 in the law and stiffer penalties f

. >> reporter: brooklyn borough president eric adams says the 75th precinct needs more police resources, not necessarily more stops. earlier this summer, the nypd did put more boots on the ground here, launching the summer all-out plan to flood high-crime neighborhoods with more cops. in east new york, there have been 14 murders so far this year. that's six more killings than all of last year. and there are still five months to go in 2015. >> there has to be some form of modification to stop and frisk in order for it to be successful. >> reporter: although fewer stop and frisk episodes are resulting in fewer guns taken off the streets here in the 7-5, if you look at the ratio of guns taken off the streets per thousand stops, that's looking better. three years ago, there were about two guns taken off the street per every thousand stops. last year, there were more than seven guns taken off the street for every thousand stops. also today, the nypd said if you count all arrests, not just stop and frisks, they're taking off more guns this year than they were last year. reporting from east ne

former officer and brooklyn borough president eric adams says any retaliation complaints will not hurt cops if they are not substantiated. >>> reports of a possible gunman at your child's school, phillip barber in west virginia. a 14-year-old boy held several students and a teacher hostage in a classroom with a pistol. the school went on lockdown as authorities moved everyone to the football field. after negotiations, the suspect agreed to release the hostages and he surrendered to police. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist jeff smith is in for bill with the the exclusive forecast. >> we are at the beginning of a trifecta of beautiful days with a lot of sunshine, low levels of humidity. a live look down to midtown looking crisp out there as the drier air moved in overnight. let's take a spin on the weather wheel. temperatures in the upper 60s to 70 around 8:00 in the morning. 73 by 10:00 a.m. p. sunshine from start to finish. could there be a fair weather cloud or two in the afternoon? sure. 82 by 1:00 p.m. topping off 85 by 3:00 i

. >> reporter: borough president eric adams led the procession carrying the coffin this morning. over the weekend a rash of shootings in the city, the majority in brooklyn prompted adams and others to speak out today. in one single incident in east new york, nine people were hit with bullets outside of a party. police say this suspect opened fire after he was told he couldn't come into the celebration. adams new campaign, take 5 to stay alive also lays out simple steps he believes can drive down the number of shootings. >> go through your home and see if your child is one of the individuals who is carrying a gun. don't start mourning after your child has shot -- is shot when your child is part of a crime. >> reporter: others point out there is no single solution to this troubling issue, that it has many layers involving the police, community leaders and those who live in these communities. >> we have the ability to address this problem in a meaningful way. it's important because whatever new york city does, the rest of the country will follow. >> reporter: next to this coffin ada

. >> reporter: brook borough president eric adams and five community leaders were paul bear he is carrying a casket to dramatize the devastating impact of gun violence following a weekend when bullets rang out with frightening frequency on the streets of the city. >> our children deserve to live. our adults deserve to live. >> reporter: demand be more money and resources after ten incidents, 22 victims, into murders. one of the victims 25 darnell smith was shot and killed inside a hallway at glenwood houses in east flatbush saturday morning. his mother pleading for justice. >> they shot him down like he was a dog in a street, and that i'm not standing for. >> reporter: and there was this. nine people shot and injured as gunmen in this surveillance video opened fire on a house party in east new york. many viewers taking to facebook to place blame. 22 too many in my opinion. where is deblah blah blaze yeah. tend marcia after him. unacceptable posted deborah. louis valentino says it is simple. mayor puts blew it. team de blasio says the number of shootings is down slightly from last year, whi

brooklyn borough president eric adams led the unity parade of flags in a march from the brooklyn bridge to the plaza. it's meant to promote solidarity and respect for diversity and a mutual understanding. >> very nice. >> good day for a parade. >> oh, yeah. >> better today than tomorrow, right? >> yes, yes. definitely. humidity is creeping up and it's going to reach a high point tomorrow afternoon when temperatures will feel like they're in the mid-90s. actual temperatures up to 90. with the humidity you know the drill. it'll feel warmer. 78 right now and clear skies and a calm wind as we look over towards midtown, manhattan. highs today up to 92 in newark. newark is in the middle of the heat wave. they've had six consecutive days of 90 plus. it'll be a week long heat wave and we haven't had a heat so far this year. 89 was the high in the park. 86 on the island at islip. temperatures falling off nicely well north and west down to 66 in middle town and monticello. 68 at kingston and poughkeepsie. humidity starting to creep up right now. feels sticky. 73 at belmar, 76 at islip. we're watc

. >> reporter: she joins brooklyn borough president eric adams and other city officials issuing a call to action. >> according to recent police reports, we are seeing an increase in the level of violent behavior, violent acts that are taking place by people that smoke. >> it is seen across the boroughs of the city. >> serious repercussions in they engage in the sale of the product. >> reporter: melissa mark viverito will introduce legislation next month calling for stronger civil penalties. caught selling the contraband could lead up to a $5,000 fine and a year in prison. subsequent violations could lead up to a $25,000 fine, loss of a business and revocation of a store owner's tobacco license. >> the city is seeing it as a real concern that is growing throughout the city. >> reporter: in the bronx, state senator jeff clean who set up an -- jeff klein who set up an undercover operation is proposing stiffer state penalties. >> they need to get it off the street. it can get in the hands of children. >> reporter: and adults. tim fleischer, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> and the latest on t

former officer and brooklyn borough president eric adams say any retaliation complaints will not hurt cops if they are substantiated. >> they are going to be bad guys that make bad complaints on good cops. this form is not going to harm that good cop in any way. >> pba president pat lynch sent out a statement saying the receipts are one more item on the ever growing list of antipublic safety measures that will put an end to proactive policing in this city. >>> coming up, new this morning, a senior center on long island was without power for hours overnight. hundreds of residents were affected. >>> the call no parent wants to hear, reports of a possible gunman at your child's school. it happened in west virginia. police say a 14-year-old boy held several students and a teacher classroom. the school went on lockdown as authorities moved everyone to the football field. the suspect agreed to release the hostages and he surrendered to police. >>> rising temperatures and winds threaten to fuel the wildfires in washington, already the largest on record. last night fires devoured an additiona

brooklyn borough president eric adams says any retaliation complaints won't hurt cops if they are not substantiated. >> there will be bad guys that will make bad complaints on good cops and this forum is not -- this form is not going to harm the good cop in any way. >> pba president sent out a statement saying the receipts are one more item on the list of antipublic safety measures that put an end to active policing in this city. >>> a bus ride from atlanta to new york city ended far short of the mark. the bus blew a tire, off the side of interstate 85 outside of greensboro, north carolina. it happened around 8:30 last night. debris from the tire hit three other vehicles sending them off the road into the trees. there were cuts and bruises but no one was seriously 4ur9. >>> let's turn -- seriously hurt. >> let's turn to the weather. what do you have for us, jeff. >> one of the best weather stretches of the entire summer. 81 right now in central park. a lot of 70s in the suburbs. 81 down the shore at toms river. dew points, measuring the amount of moisture in the atmosphere between inv

and the borough president eric adams stood with community leaders holding giant checks symbolizing the investment being made. steve: they are ready, willing and able. dozens of volunteers helping with gardening chores in one town in long island. dari: it's a win-win for the gardeners and community. >> reporter: age shouldn't matter. this almost 90-year-old is witty and wise and can prune bushes better than most. day. >> he's been a gardener his whole life. the recent window lives in an assisted living facility with little work. every wednesday he volunteers at the botanical gardens. >> volunteers on wednesday will do pruning, a lot of weeding, wood chipping, path creation, maintaining, manicuring different areas. >> john darcy with the town says the program gives people with disabilities a chance to volunteer. as for wally, he's sharp as a tool but had been turned away from other programs because of his age. >> the joy of being here, everything about it, the serenity, everywhere you turn and stop and look, it's a beautiful picture. >> they treat it like everybody else. they're joined.

brooklyn borough president eric adams is set to launch a gun violence awareness campaign at the borough hall. i will send it back to you. >> kerry drew for us. 5:09. bobbi christina brown will be laid to rest in new jersey. security is tight around fairview cemetery where the 22-year-old will be buried next to her mother, whitney houston a funeral service was held on saturday in georgia. bobbi christina died while in hospice care, six months after she was found face down in a babble tub inside her georgia home. >> anticipation is building i'm sure with you as home, you recover this. republican candidates getting ready for the big debate on thursday night in cleveland. >> talk about the democrats big news over the weekend. joe biden possibly running. that reported by "the new york times" and hillary clinton is releasing some new tv ads. fox 5's robert moses with the latest on all this. good morning, rob. >> reporter: ben and juliet, good morning to you. i love politics. hillary clinton may be feeling newfound sense of urgency because of the possibility of a brand new challenger. you ads

>> reporter: eric adams placing a casket outside borough hall calling for an end to gun violence. >> the stats mean nothing to this grandmother. don't tell me about how safe other parts of the city is. tell me how safe every part of the city is. >> reporter: police still looking for the shooter in this incident have identified a suspect, a 19-year-old marquis frederick. we should note bill bratton will be attending a national night out event this evening. back to you. dari: thank you. a staten island man is suing the city and the nypd after he says he was severely beaten and called gay slurs by four officers. the 31-year-old says the cops in this video responded to a noise complaint at his mom's midland beach home in june. he is claiming they dragged him outside and stomped on his head and ankle. he was not arrested for any crime. instead, he says he was taken to the hospital and treated for his injuries. the nypd is releasing a statement. they're saying in response to the claims in part, quote, when police arrived, they determined that he was punched in the face by his brother, who

brooklyn borough president eric adams is launching a stay alive campaign to combat the gun violence. >> an earlier accident causing delays on the gwb. >> let's get an update from john del giorno high in the sky in newscopter 7. john? >> reporter: not a huge delay but we can get you around it and save a few minutes. we had an earlier disabled vehicle on the inbound lower level of the george washington bridge. that has been cleared up. all lanes are reopened. the big problem now is volume. it's route 95 express. we look down to the bottom of the hill, the delay begins down there. that's a 20 to 30-minute delay on 95 express. use i of your other approaches to the george washington bridge and you can cut the delay in half. live over the george washington bridge, john del giorno, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> let's head over to heather o'rourke with the roads and rails. >> we will take a look at a webcam and tell you that the bruckner had delays on to the northbound side up to the sheraton. that is because of a disabled vehicle. that is the bruckner, right side of the screen, northbound s

eric adams launching week long gun violence awareness campaign set to take place morning at around 11 a.m. at borough hall. so far no arrests have been made in any of the shoot nghts bronx or in brooklyn. police asking anyone with information to give them a call. that slates live from here at the 7 5 9 presipght presing the in brooklyn. >> for bronx residents concerned about outbreak of legionnaires' disease a town hall meeting at the bronx museum of the arts from 6 to 8 p.m.. health officials will to answer questions. they say now 6 more people have this disease bringing the total number of cases so far confirmed to 71 and four people have died. they do expect the number of legionnaires cases to keep growing next kfl l days as they continue to track down infections. bacteria found in five buildings including lincoln hospital. concourse plaza. house hotel, a verizon building and a plastics company. >> 2016 race for the white house is kicking into high gear this week. >> republican candidates getting ready for their first debate in a couple of days thursday night on fox news channel. >

but brooklyn borough president eric adams says his community needs more help. >> there was a crisis of gun violence. the resources must be manpower as well as financial resources. >> the police commissioner says overall, crime is down 5% to 6% citywide. reporting from east flatbush, brooklyn, matt kozar, cbs 2 news. >>> firefighters in brooklyn made a dangerous rescue in brownsville today. five children including a baby saved and all needing oxygen after getting trapped by the flames. >> reporter: firefighters say it was clear from the second they arrived to east 96th street and linden boulevard, they were dealing with heavy fire conditions. then they noticed a bigger problem. >> a lot of smoke forced us out of the building. >> reporter: keith murray says at least some of those occupants were his wife and children. >> everybody looking where the fire trucks are, set the whole building on fire. >> reporter: murray says when he arrived his wife was inside along with his five children. >> the smoke was coming out of the windows. just grabbing everything we could grab to try to get out. >>

well, the brooklyn borough president eric adams believes this is the 21st century version of angel dust. crazy. >> reporter: that's what they say. you become violent. jennifer: the fact you can buy them is outrageous. unbelievable. steve: thanks, linda. jennifer: eight firefighters are recovering tonight after being injured in a blaze in the bronx. flames ripped through the three on story home around 8:30. everybody made it out safely. the eight firefighters suffered minor injuries and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> what do we want? steve: all right. that a group of parents rallying outside the supreme court demanding children's rights to a basic and sound education. earlier this year, a judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that would change teacher tenure rules in new york state. the attorneys appeared in court asking the judge to overturn that decision. >> our children have been failed too long by teachers that are not qualified to stand in front of them. >> if they're not doing their job, maybe they should do something else. steve: we reached out to the

and i winded up -- [inaudible] >> ellis joined brooklyn borough president eric adams and other city officials to call on the federal government to help battle the k2 crisis. the drug can lead to seizures, violence and even death. adams says new york city saw 220% increase last year in emergency room visits. >> it's pathogen to attract young people. >> k2 comes in animated packaging. it is called synthetic marijuana, but it's not marijuana at all. >> the term synthetic marijuana is misleading. this is not marijuana. you do not grow this in someone's backyard or someone's plant. this is grown in someone's chemistry lab. >> adams is urging the dea to add synthetic marijuana and all synthetic drugs to its banned control substance list making them illegal. and next month city council speaker melissa is introducing legislation to crack down on the sale of k2. the bill would implement serious penalties against stores and bodegas that sell any synthetic drug. >> the penalty can be up to one year in jail, $5,000 penalty. if you are, basically, do it again it could be up to $25,000, and if that bodega

so by placing this coffin here in downtown brooklyn, eric adams has no doubt in a very graphic way raised awareness about gun violence. just a few hours ago the bureau president led a procession carrying the wooden box. it will stay here for five days. inside the coffin are graphic pictures of those who have been shot and killed. also in the coffin is a mirror placed there so folks can see their reflection. a way to symbolically illustrate anyone can die from gun violence. this is part of a new campaign, take five to stay alive. adam's laying out five things he believes people can do to reduce the impact of gun violence. over the weekend a rash of shootings in the city prompted adams and others to seek out today. he admits there's no single solution to this troubling issue. >> nypd can only take us so far. the involvement of communities and individuals will take us further. that's how we're going to get through this. it's not about increasing stop and frisk. it's how do we come together? and that partnership is going to further decrease the gun violence. >>> again back here live, this cof

president eric adams and several council members holding a rally outside burle hall this morning to launch a campaign against gun violence. they are calling for community and police cooperation after a wave of shootings over the last two days. they set up an open casket outside burle hall as a stark reminder of the cost of all this gun violence. >> when a bullet is discharged from a barrel of a gun, it does not discriminate. it would take the life of anything and anyone that it is. york cop. eyewitness news reporter kemberly richardson at today's rally will break down the antiviolence campaign coming up on eyewitness news at 6:00. >>> in less than an hour, concerned community members will come together in the bronx to address the legionnaire's outbreak that has left four people dead. 71 cases have been reported. eyewitness news reporter joe torres spoke with council member va anythinga -- vanessa gibson who organized it and joins us more on what we can expect tonight. >> reporter: the meeting gets underway here at the bronx museum of the art. the new york city health commissioner, the stat

. >>> brooklyn borough president eric adams will be standing beside an open casket outside of borough hall this morning. he is launching a five-day campaign against gun violence, promoting a take five to stay alive call to action. adams says new yorkers must act to reduce the impact of gun violence in their community. >>> brooklyn firefighters are being praised as heros after saving a family from a burning building. investigators are trying to determine what caused the fire in the apartment in brownsville yesterday. flames quickly spread trapping five children including a two- month-old baby and two adults in their apartment. the children's father at a laundromat came runing when he saw the smoke coming from the building. >> it was up there, the smoke out of the window. they said it's hard to breathe. i have a two-month-old baby. everybody was grabbing everything we could grab to get out. >> firefighters brought the family to safety. the red cross is helping the displaced residents find shelter. >>> city council members and health officials are holding a town hall meeting in the south

eric adams said there's an increase in coney island of characters harassing the beach-goers. he's taking a look into that and back to you. >>> katherine, thank you for that. >>> two women are facing charges plane. the flight had just landed at kennedy airport from fraica. 61-year-old jennifer ballantyne from brooklyn slashed wo other passengers with an eyebrow ras,zor. another pulled out pepper spray and sprayed ballantyne along with other passengers. no word as to how the razor or the pepper spray made it through security. >>> a long island man trying to exabplain why he chy e to tamper with red light cameras in lake ronkonkoma and post video of it online. the video shows stephen ruth using a pole to push the light camera up toward the sky and away from the road. ruth toll told us he's t ing a stand against the cameras and called their use abusive. >> people making full stops and still getting tickets. you make a right and make sure no one is coming on the left and st l getting a ticket in the mail. >> suffolk county officials say the cameras are purposely placed in areas wh

topping headlines, brooklyn borough president eric adams will be standing beside ab open casket outside of borough hall. he is launching a five-day campaign against gun violence after a brodie weekend in the borough. adams says new yorkers must work to reduce the act of gun violence in the community. a small pop has big thanks to the nypd. officers in queens tweeted this picture after rescuing a dog from a hot car. somebody noticed the dog in the car and police were able to get in the vehicle to get the dog to safety. the pup was left there for more than an hour with no water. the dog's owner was issued a summons but allowed to keep the dog. we check the commute with heather. >>> a big problem in new jersey in mahwah as we head to the maps. route 287 an accident and a fuel spill. it's southbound near exit 66. that's the rockland bergen county border. look at a webcam, i can show you the delay bumper to bumper into that spot. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect today. ken, back to you. >> heather, thank you. meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >>

for a period, not clear what he was doing in the very recent past here. >> eric, see you back here. >> allison parker and adam ward often worked together as part of that morning team. the general manager said the two were "the kindest and nicest people at the station." the pair had something else in common. they were both romantically involved with other coworkers, parker with anchorman chris hurst. hurst said they just moved in together and wanted to get married. for ward, he was engaged to the station's morning show producer and today was scheduled to be her last day at the station. she was in the control room at the time of the shooting. >> allison parker's family released a statement. here is part of it. "our vivacious, ambitious, smart, engaging, hilarious, beautiful, and immensely talented allison was taken from the world. this is senseless and our family is crushed." >> joining us live is washington dc reporter marina morocco. you have just made your way outside wdbj in virginia, describe the scene, the mood there outside that station. >> reporter: hey there, definitely an eerie feeling out here, i wil

adams got away with a seven-year sentence. victor lupis served 22 months and has since been released. the philly fence eric janovsky is serving 7 1/2 months in prison and diamonds were not jack cannon's best friend. he's doing a 30-year stretch for the armed robbery. for jewelers all over the country, the case marks the end of a long ordeal. but will they change the way they do business? >> yes. they are concerned at all times and overly alert. >> reporter: before we interviewed david margulis, we decided to run a little test. i'm going to pose as someone who is hoping to buy his fiancee a beautiful, big wedding ring. i will show them my florida id and, of course, i'll have to take this thing off, as someone who is not yet married. i meet with a salesperson who is very nice and very businesslike. >> can i see your driver's >> reporter: okay. >> is your bride-to-be here in portland? >> reporter: no. when i ask to compare one diamond against another, i am rebuffed. can i measure that against the other one? >> can only have one out at a time, yeah. i can only have one out at a time. >> reporter: my request se

. >> like amy adams' character in "catch me if you can," tammy perteet thinks she married a physician. >> every morning i would drop him off at the hospital. >> until her husband, eric, pleads guilty to impersonating one. >> i was told that at the time he was arrested he and a nurse were taking a patient from the emergency room into the intensive care unit. >> the hospital says he escapes notice by wearing scrubs and a real doctor's i.d. badge. >> anyone who fakes being a medical doctor is fundamentally a con artist or a scammer. incredible medical mistakes have been made by these fake physicians. >> this man, arthur copes, also turns out not to be a doctor. >> he advertised extensively on websites, saying that he could straighten out the most crooked of spines. >> serafina gerling sees the ads. she thinks copes is a doctor who can correct her scoliosis. she wears copes's brace for six months, and her curves get even worse. >> i'm extremely worse. and i'm in an extreme amount of pain. >> the people who will fall for these fake doctors usually are extremely vulnerable. it is that persona, that ability to gain a patient's trust, that respect, that white coat, and that

adam torres will make his first court appearance. he was fired after an internal investigation at the end of last month and indicted this week. live in fairfax county, eric ward, news4. >>> 5:18. today officials in the district are ramping up efforts to warn people about the dangers of synthetic drugs. the u.s. attorney's office and the d.c. prevention center have joined forces to hold a series of talks at area shelter. the meetings come in response to a spike in synthetic drug use in the district. the session is set for 7:00 at the community for creative nonviolence shelter in northwest. >>> by the end of the day, the transit administration will have several proposals to consider for the purple line. private companies are competing for a chance to build and operate the project to connect montgomery and prince george's counties. today is the deadline for them to submit their bids. the deadline was pushed back twice before now. mdot said it wanted to give bidders time to see if they could save money when they built that purple line. >>> a controversial rule to conduct all business in english will not fly in frederick county, maryland. county council membe

eric dyson picks up our coverage next. >>> we start with tragic breaking nudes obreak ing news out of virginia. earlier this morning two local journalists were gunned down in an ambush attack. alison parker and adam ward were fatally shot. here is right before the shooting occurred. >> this is our community. we want to come together and share information to help us grow and develop. provide a better experience. we want the people to come here say that -- >> shots rang out moments later. we can't show you the rest of the video. vicki gardener is in stable condition. gardener was being interviewed by parker. the suspected gunman is identified as vester flanagan who used the name brice williams. he was described as the disgruntled former employee. he fled the scene buzz was spotted by troopers on interstate 66 in faulkner county. there was a short chase between police and flanagan before he veered off into the median. when troopers approached they found him with a self inflicted gunshot wound. he was air lifted to the hospital where he later died. flanagan's accounts were taken down by twitter and facebook. earlier today jeff marks describes suspected shooter vester flanagan. >> vester was an unhapp

eric dyson picks up our coverage next. >>> we start with tragic breaking nudes obreak ing news out of virginia. earlier this morning two local journalists were gunned down in an ambush attack. alison parker and adamwere fatally shot. here is right before the shooting occurred. >> this is our community. we want to come together and share information to help us grow and develop. provide a better experience. we want the people to come here say that -- >> shots rang out moments later. we can't show you the rest of the video. vicki gardener is in stable condition.