it left one man named eric smith dead. police say they arrested hector felix at his home today at 1 p.m. without any problems and told us a little more exactly what happened monday afternoon. take a listen. >> there was a dispute as passengers were boarding the metrobus. a fight broke out during the course of that -- out. during the course of that fight, another individual, the suspect who we arrested, was believed to have come up and

the family member of the victim eric smith held a vigil for him last night in the case. according to the information today, victim and the suspect did not know each other. there was an incident on the bus and then a tragic stabbing. >> recent report of uptick in violence in the district of columbia and across the country is widespread. we think it's important to let folks know when we have closure in the homicide cases. >> we grow up in the same house together. [inaudible] jonathan: that was sam ford reporting. now a developing story out of montgomery county where parents of a 2-year-old boy face charges for killing him. jennifer donelan joining us after the couple appeared in court today. this is a heart-breaker, jennifer. jennifer: this is a heart-breaker. when this 2-year-old boy came in world the prosecutors say he had meth in his system. saying his mother used crystal meth while pregnant. in the final weeks of his life there was a series of falls inside the house. the parents said his head was floppy. he said lacerations and bruises all over his body. the parents ar

and one of those arrests came just a few days ago in the murder of eric lee smith. someone stabbed the 44-year-old man one week ago tonight after he got off a metro bus on h street northeast. tonight darcy spencer spoke with his family on an interview you will only see on news 4. darcy? >> wendy, as you said, this crime happened here at 8th and h streets in northeast washington. i spoke to his widow. speaking to the media for the first time today. she became so emotional that she had to stop the interview. >> someone stabbed my husband in a senseless crime for no reason. >>. >> reporter: this is family devastated by the loss of a husband and father. stabbed in the heart near a metro bus in broad daylight. >> he didn't deserve that. he did not deserve -- he was a mild-mannered man. >> reporter: eric lee smith, father of seven, murdered in the street, when a dispute erupted into a fight when he bumped into a child. then a man wielding a knife stabbed him at 8th and h streets northeast in front of dozens of people. >> loved his kids with a powerful love. that's what he

they say he stabbed 40-year-old eric smith in the back at a bus stop on monday. detectives think an argument escalated and triggered that attack. >>> a little boy who accidentally shot his 3-year-old sister got the gun from a teenager who was visiting the family's home. "the washington post" reports court documents show a 17-year-old handed the 7-year-old a nylon bag which had a 9 millimeter inside. the little boy started playing with the gun and shot his sister, dalis cox. last night we learned the teenager is facing child cruelty charges, and he is due in juvenile court next month. >>> he see slow to react and too laid back. that's what a high-ranking metro source is saying tonight about the chairman of metro's board of directors. mort downey is facing intense scrutiny just days after metro admitted that the agency knew about a track problem for weeks before an empty train derailed. insiders told our adam tuss that downey doesn't a handle on things, that an effective board chair could force change within metro. downey, who is on vacation responded to the critic

he got into an argument with eric smith and attacked him. witnesses say they tried to save smith, but he died at the hospital. victims of a frightening attack in d.c.s neighborhood are outraged over what happened to their attacker after he got arrested. a police report says he randomly assaulted six people. news 4s jackie bensen reports about a man already back on the street. >> reporter: victims of the violent attack near 1st and k street are shocked to learn the man near the cnn loading dock was given a misdemeanor citation for a simple assault and released back on the street. a woman described in the assault says victim four, the person who punched her in the face so hard she need pad ramedics was back the street in hours. >> this person just out of the blue hit people in the face. >> reporter: the police report says other victims suffered lacerations and bruises and needed medical treatment at the scene. she says the man's behavior was violent after he was arrested. >> he was in the back of a police truck. flailing and screaming. it seem

among his biggest donors, yahoo's ceo maria myer and eric smith. >>> aviation experts should be ablee analysis should be able to confirm if it's a wing flap from malaysian 377. >>> looking to sell tickets before the football season even starts. why some 49 fans are ready to unload their investment. >> because i have been shot at plenty of times. >> and they come from rough neighborhoods but it didn't stop them. up next, celebrating success. >>> new at 10:00, an acclaimed youth program in san francisco is celebrating a milestone it's now seen 2,000 college graduates. >> reporter: amber lee spoke to some of the young adults who benefited from that program. >> reporter: the omega boys club is located at the potrero neighborhood. but welcomes children from high crime inner city neighborhoods all across the bay area. >> and success 28 years of being alive and free and educated so let's raise our glasses to that. >> reporter: joe marshal toasted to long success. the room full of children who are heading to college or have already graduated. >> the police were coming to my door knocking loo

he got into an argument with eric smith and attacked him. they tried to save smith and died at the hospital. >>> victims of a frightening attack are outraged with what happened to their attacker after he got arrested. he randomly asauled six people. jackie bensen reports why the man is already back on the street. >> reporter: victims of the violent, random attack near first and k street about 5:00 p.m. wednesday are shocked to learn the man arrested near the cnn loadi ining dock, allen mar was given a misdemeanor citation for simple assault and released back on the street. victim four says she can't believe the person who punched her in the face was back on the street within hours. >> one of the thing that is shocked me, i never understood. it's very hard to find it. this person just out of the blue hits people in the face. >> reporter: the police report says other victims suffers lacerations and needed medical treatment at the scene. victim four says the man's behavior was violent after he was arrested. >> we could identify him in the back

he is accused of stabbing eric smith at a bus stop at "h" and 8th street last week.the hearing felix was charged with murder. a judge denied bond. his preliminary hearing is august 25th. >>> a hiker is in the hospital right now after he was rescued on the appalachian trail. maryland state police say they flew in a helicopter from frederick, maryland, to help him. the man was on the trail near high rock, maryland, when he had a medical problem. he was near the bottom of a cliff. police had to hoist him into the helicopter to get him out of there. >>> two construction workers died after an accident. it happened at a site off father's legacy near frederick road yesterday morning. the two men were in the bucket of a lift machine when it suddenly tipped over throwing them to the ground. those men are identified as roland mendez from silver spring, and erik ortiz from hyattsville. >>> take a look forward to the week ahead now in virginia. lawmakers will be back in richmond tomorrow. they're facing a serious fight over an appointment to the state supreme court. also drawing

eric smith from suitland was killed -- or died after he was attacked at h and 8th streets in northeast. that's along the busy h street corridor. passengers on a bus who witnessed that attack, they tried to save smith. we will have more on this arrest and the pleas from police and the shooting on july 4th. that's coming up later at this hour. back to you. >>> okay. we need to -- >> virginia has some pretty big fairs but none bigger than the one that storm team4 meteorologist amelia segal finds herself at this afternoon. >> on a perfect friday afternoon. amelia? >> reporter: oh, it is nice out here, pat. it's hot, but it's summer. the humidity is low. and that's what's so great about today's weather. we are out here with the storm team 4 by 4. temperature on the truck, 88 degrees. we have been here about an hour and kind of held steady. we want to you come out to the fair tonight. this is the night that we are going to be here, nbc washington. you can grab the shades, obviously, we need them for this weekend. we have reusable grocery bags. we already have a crowd here, guys. say hi! and

according to court documents, a man named eric smith got into an argument with a woman when he bumpedo the woman's daughter. it happened when he was getting off a crowded bus on h street earlier this month. witnesses say during the argument, smith he was backing up and he was hit by an suv and then witnesses say another man stabbed him. the suspect was named hector felix, charged with murder. >>> hundreds of people in fairfax county walked into work with reminders of a disturbing or some disturbing incidents that have been going on. there are still -- bulletholes in office buildings pierced by gunfire in recent weeks. julie carey is in the herndon area with the latest on the search for that shooter. julie? >> reporter: you can see the boarded up windows back there covering the damage from the bullet holes a this the office building. it is one of four location hit. at the other three office buildings, the brits fired into the -- the bullets were fired into high rise. some residents are uneasy. here is the view that startled employees at one herndon area high rise office a few weeks ago

the man killed, eric smith, play is mistakenly, accidentally, knocked a little girl with his bag as he was getting off a bus on h street. witnesses say smith got into an argument with the girl's mother and then got into a fight with another man who was trying to break the two up. police say that's when hector felix moved in with a knife. court documents say smith tried to get away but was hit by a car on 8th street and police say that's when felix stabbed smith. felix is charged with murder and he is -- has been denied bond. back to you. >> thanks, wendy. >>> about 40 people walked from baltimore to washington today as a show of force against street violence. they are part of the 300 men march organization and chopper4 caught up with them this morning along route 1 in college park. they just arrived at the national mall a few hours ago. organizers hope their march calls attention to the rising violence in baltimore. >>> we continue to get new images from that deadly bomb explosion in thailand's capital, including this video that just came into our newsroom showing the flames raging out

it left one man named eric smith dead. police say they arrested hector felix at his home today at 1 p.m. without any problems and told us a little more exactly what happened monday afternoon. take a listen. >> there was a dispute as passengers were boarding the metrobus. a fight broke out during the course of that -- out. during the course of that fight, another individual, the suspect who we arrested, was believed to have come up and stabbed the deceased. >> reporter: police held this press conference in part because the homicide rate is higher this year than it was last year as we discussed yesterday, about 30% higher. they said with the homicide right as high as it is right now it's very important to make sure whenever they have closure they keep the public informed of it. reporting live at police headquarters i'm ellison barber, wusa9. >> thank you, ellison. >>> and we have new information on a university of maryland basketball coach charged with groping a player on his previous team that he coached. the school has sus

he stabbed eric smith in the back at a bus stop. detectives think a disagreement between the two men escalated, trying hearing it attack. >>> the fallout from the latest safety lapse at metro is getting personal there is serious turmoil inside the transit agency. some are saying the chairman of met trees board has to go transportation reporter adam discuss live tonight at metro center to tell us if changes are coming. adam? >> reporter: whwer>> reporter: situation has gotten so toxic, the u.s. department of transportation is involved. anthony fox talked about met tre throw's board of yet, our governor and mare. at a recent high-level meeting, the subject of the metro board came up and specifically questionable leadership. this is the head of the metro board, mort downey and now under intense scrutiny from inside the transit agency and out. downey recently testifying on capitol hill. >> i believe we have made real progress but we cannot claim we are where we need to be. >> reporter: metro has been facing criticism on every front from

the man killed, eric smith, may have mistakenly, accidentally, knocked a little girl with his bag as he was getting off a bus on h street. witnesses say smith got into an argument with the girl's mother and then got into a fight with another man who was trying to break the two up. police say that's when hector felix moved in with a knife. court documents say smith tried to get away but was hit by a car on 8th street and police say that's when felix stabbed smith. felix is charged with murder and has been denied bond. >>> we have the sudden death of a man who spent much of his recent life trying to cheer up sick children in our area. people knew him as lenny robinson, his name, but better known as batman, the alterego he takes on at the hospitals throughout our region. we are hearing from those who work with him and news4's pat sconce live in georgetown with his story and his passing. pat? >> reporter: wendy, he would go around to hospitals throughout our area to make sick children smile. lenny robinson, he dressed like batman, he talked like batman, he drove a bat momobile and las ni

police say hector felix stabbed eric lee smith in the heart at a bus stop on "h" street northeast. this happened after smith bumped a little girl with his bag. you heard from smith's widow there. here's what his children had to say. >> i'm going to miss him. i'm just going to give him a big old embrace. >> he was a good dad. he is a good dad. he's a great dad. outstanding dad. outstanding father. >> smith's family says they're now struggling to pay for his funeral. they started a gofundme page. we put a link to that on the nbc washington app. we did check for you this morning, it's only raised about $190 so far. >>> well, a father facing murder charges for the death of his 5 week old son. police arrested 28-year-old robert smith sr. yesterday. news4 cameras were there when police responded to the home on 9th street northwest. it was for an unconscious baby at the time and the child's death we're told was suspicious. the infant died from blunt force injuries. >>> closing arguments start in a few hours in the case of a white north carolina police officer. officer randall kerik faces

hector felix is accused of stabbing eric lee smith after an argument over a bag hitting a child on the. he is due in court at 9:30 this morning. >>> a woman is telling a terrifying story about being attacked in an arlington park. it happened just after 8:00 p.m. friday at luber run park. the woman says a man grabbed and groped her as she was holding on to her 3-year-old daughter. the woman screamed for help and the attacker ran. this is the sixth attack in arlington park this year. >>> we should know the final decision today on pepco's plans to merge with exelon. the public service commission plans an open meeting at 11:00 this morning followed by a vote. critics say the proposed $6.9 billion merger would lead to rate hikes and other problems. among those opposing the merger, the office of people's council, maryland's consumer advocate. >>> prince george's county students, it's your turn to head back to school. today is the first day of school. summer break is officially over. here now to talk about all the exciting things happening here at prince george's county schools is kevin maxwe

police arrested hector felix, they say he stabbed eric lee smith in the heart last week. it happened after smith bumped a little girl with his bag. some members of smith's family spoke exclusively to news4. >> i know he was my father, but he was more like a friend. the best friend, number one friend. basically, i lost a best friend when he died. >> now, we have put more of what smith's family had to say on the nbc washington app. we have put up a link to a gofundme page they started. they said they're struggling to pay his funeral expenses right now. that gofundme page has raised about $190 as of this point. >>> a father is facing murder charges for the death of his 5 week old son. d.c. police arrested 28-year-old robert smith sr. yesterday. police responded to the home on 9th street northwest and the call was for an unconscious baby. now at the time detectives did tell us that the child's death was suspicious. the medical examiner said he died from blunt force injury. >>> in prince william county, police dealt with three child neglect cases. a woman left a 1-year-old at

. >> safety eric reid said in light of smith's previous problems it seemed like he was doing better. >> his attitude, just the way he talked, the way he interacted with people, he was making some real strides. i think this is just an unfortunate situation. >> head coach jim tomsula hopes the strides will continue. >> although he won't be playing football for the san francisco 49ers, he will be supported and helped. and he will not have to walk this path alone. >> smith is already on probation after two previous dui arrests and he could now face jail time. he's schedule to be arraigned october 6th. in santa clara abc news. >>> the 49ers were invested in keeping smith out of trouble san francisco magazine also had a stake. the september issue was to have smith on the cover with the headline aldon smith is misunderstood. the editor-in-chief tweeted this picture yesterday. the article has smith saying he's ditched his party lifestyle for a one bedroom condo and more time with his two-year-old son. smith was also asked if he considers himself an alcoholic. the former 49er said no and that

. >> safety eric reid said in light of smith's previous problems, it seemed like he was doing better. >> his attitude, just the way he talked, the way he interacted with people, he was making some real strides. i think this is just an unfortunate situation. >> head coach jim tomsula hopes the strides will continue. >> although he won't be playing football for the san francisco 49ers, he will be supported and helped. and he will not have to walk this path alone. >> smith is already on probation after two previous dui arrests and he could now face jail time. he's scheduled to be arraigned october 6th. in santa clara, abc news. >>> the 49ers were invested in keeping smith out of trouble san francisco magazine also had a stake. the september issue was to have smith on the cover with the headline aldon smith is misunderstood. editor-in-chief tweeted this picture yesterday. the article has smith saying he's ditched his party lifestyle for a one bedroom condo and more time with his two-year-old son. smith was also asked if he considers himself an alcoholic. the former 49er said no and that h

. >> safety eric reid said in light of smith's previous problems, it seemed like he was doing better. >> his attitude, just the way he talked, the way he interacted with people, he was making some real strides. i think this is just an unfortunate situation. >> head coach jim tomsula hopes the strides will continue. >> although he won't be playing football for the san francisco 49ers, he will be supported and helped. and he will not have to walk this bath alone alone. >> smith is already on probation after two previous dui arrests and he could now face jail time. he's scheduled to be arraigned october 6th. in santa clara, abc news. >>> the 49ers were invested in keeping smith out of trouble san francisco magazine also had a stake. the september issue was to have smith on the cover with the headline aldon smith is misunderstood. editor-in-chief tweeted this picture yesterday. the article has smith saying he's ditched his party lifestyle for a one bedroom condo and more time with his two-year-old son. smith was also asked if he considers himself an alcoholic. the former 49er said no and

. >> former giants safety eric holman tells us what impact he thinks the geno smith injury is going to have on this team and after a year of heartache, the sun was finally shining on jason day. feel like a kid again with dunkin's new oreo and chips ahoy flavored coolatta and iced coffees. classic cookie flavor in every sip. america runs on dunkin'. >>> search crews in indonesia say they've found wreckage from an airline that crashed this morning. villagers reported seeing the plane carrying 54 people crash into a mountain. the plane reportedly had been flying in bad weather. investigators say the air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane shortly after take-off. it does not appear the pilot made a distress call. >>> a sword wielding robber met his match at a pittsburgh convenience store and the whole thing was caught on camera. the thief showed up with what looks like a sword but the clerk had an even bigger sword hidden the clerk then knocks the weapon away from away. >> i use this one when i see afraid. he attack me from here. i attack him like that. i touch something, his s

. >>> i'm eric thomas, we have breaking news from santa clara. linebacker aldon smith vand lusm. this marks his z fifth arrest since 2012. he remains in custody. the nfl suspended smith for the first nine games last year for violating the league's personal conduct policy. >>> let's find out what's going on on the roads. >> i can tell you there are some cars waiting to get through to the bay bridge toll plaza. it looks like traffic is ebbing and flow inging. we have an accident. i'll get to that in a moment. as you make it past the airport up to highway 84. but an accident at lawrence expressway northbound side of 280 blocking one lane. >> meteorologist mike nicco >>> good morning increasing sunshine and temperatures up from the lows. 67 in. livermore. most of us in the low to mid-60s. now if you're heading out this afternoon, no need to worry about any thunderstorms. we'll have increasing sunshine and a little breezy this afternoon. mid- to upper 60s falling back into the low 60s. let's take a look at my seven-day forecast. temperatures close to average satu ♪ there ai

>> eric, the santa clara police department is expected to come out and speak about the inaccident from last night and aldon smith's arrest. he was released from the santa clara county jail at 8:30 this morning. he bailed out. smith was ad last note by santa clara police for d.w.i. hit-and-run and vandalism. he was booked into jail. police have not released details about the arrest. he spoke to the media in front of the santa clara a county jail. this is what he said. [ inaudible ] >> i am sorry for anyone i let down and sorry for... [ inaudible ] >> i feed to speak and i want everyone to understand this wasn't a d.u.i., the situation happened differently and i apologize to much i let down and i apologize for how it played out. as far as everything is concerned, it will work out how it is supposed to work out. that is all. >> after speaking to the media smith got into a car with a friend and left the he is on informal probation for a previous d.u.i. he is not supposed to have any alcohol. our expert says this jeopardizes his season and career because of the nfl hard-line stance on alcohol and drug abuse. the arraig

and did you interview people like donald dell and stan smith about having come to the ranks of the tennis world with the likes of arthur ashe? eric: he had a number of friends that kept coming up and up. donald was the big one. his davis cup captain when he started with a davis cup team, and his manager and close personal confidant, and he was somebody who traveled with ashe to south africa, and he took some slack for that because he was a white man, and some are wondering why he would hire a white man for his career, and he would point to causes, so dell was one of them. when he was married in the late 1970's, i think his wife jeanne took on that role, but beyond that, stan smith was a great friend of his. they did towards together and would travel throughout vietnam together, traveling to africa together, and there is a story with stan smith, he is an africa, and ashe is being mobbed and cheered by the month, and they were in tanzania, and smith is standing there saying, everywhere we go, i am like the evil, white person, and he said, look, stan, when we go to the deep south, you can be the great, white hope. so he had a very g

smith and game steve. when it's on the line. it's natural progression you go through. it's very encouraging and very calm at all times. erice's getting beat bad down, good down finish it right. >> he's hot headed and very competitive. when he was donning me i'm going to, f i made a play. if i know i messed up i won't say nothing. when i made a play in the end zone i'll jaw back at him. i'm not weak. >> he'll try to build off his performance just like barner h had. two touchdowns in his first preseason game trying to earn a shot. that back field is packed. you have murray matthews and strolls. he'll really have to show out but he'll take the same approach as did he last week. >> you come in with the right mind set. let that be a building block and move on from there and try and keep building off of that. come out here and work hargett with the guys and work harder. each and every day should be harder. >> to get away from the same old routine at training camp. fletcher cocks had a little fun after practice indy series in poconos came over to practice and did doughnuts in the parking lot. with cox in the car. >> no way this c

smith a retired u.s. army helicopter pilot who has commanded combat missionins in eric and afghanistan.s talk first about this accomplishment because this is history. it's never happened before. >> absolutely. i am so incredibly proud of these two women who made history when they passed ranger school, one of the hardest and most demanding courses that is in the army today, and they did so on their own accord, on their own merits. they went through every single step that the men went through, the exact same physical tests, and they made it through the peer evals, and they made it. so huge congratulations to them. well deserved. >> they made it, which is the point. so why can't they join the ranger unit then? >> so what the military is still assessing is they have allowed these special operations unit like rangers, s.e.a.l.s, other special operations units to basically decide whether or not they think that the mission is acceptable having women within the ranks, and they're allowed to sort of submit this waiver that they present to the department of defense, and then they make the overall

meteorologist jeff smith is >>> thousands of new yorkers turned out for a parade today celebrating international day of friendship. 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

. >> in addition to smith other players looking to make the foster stepped up in their game one auditionings. ed reynolds had two interceptions and rookie eric made a nice recovery to cause a fumble. >> i felt a lot better this year. i was able to participate in spring. here for all training camp much staying healthy. >> when asked why and how the eagles kept their energy high for a full 60 minutes, kelly pointed to the backups. >> depth. we got a lot of depth an lot of guys fighting for spots. everybody is aware of that. like we gave a big rah-rah speech before we own on the field. we put a lot of emphasis when you get a chance to go in the game it's live. no excuses. >> pat gallen "eyewitness sports". >> and joining us now zach berman the eagles beat writer for the philadelphia inquirer. thank you so much for being here. >> appreciate you having me. >> obviously the first preseason game was exactly what you want to see. it couldn't have been much better. you know, who impressed you the most? >> well, i would need to go to if you look at the running backs kenyan barner had very good game. the obvious choice is wide receive nelson agholor he

smith in for maria bartiromo this morning. it's monday, august 17th. with me this hour, fox's dagen mcdowell and charlie gasparino and what a cozy relationship, not ericat&t handed over millions of cell phone records to the nsa a day and showing the participation in the nsa program far exceeding that of rival verizon. to the markets where the selloff in oil continues this morning. trading below $42 a barrel at this moment. oil prices continue to sell off as by the way, gasoline prices keep rising at the pump. not showing much action for much of the flat linement dow futures building on earlier losses now off 32 points. dax in europe, positive through the midway and now just the cac quarante is higher and the ftse and dax are lower. trying to catch up on the backlog caused by a glitch at an f.a.a. traffic control center. nearly 500 flights canceled and the major airlines say they have rebooked many of the passengers affected. >> and this morning-- dre, what up, i gotting is to say. >> straight out of compton, the biopic, group nwa crushing the expectations of just over $56 opening the biggest ever for an r-rated film in august. and harrison ford rollin