gerald fischman and rob hiaasen and john mcnamara and rebecca smith and wendi winters all were killed when a angunm opened fire at the newspaper last year. the alleged shooter has pled not guilty by reason of insanity and isg awaitinial. the gazette was recently awarded a pulitzer prize for its commitmt to covering the news during afime o grief. >>> a new chairman of metro board of directors. jack evans resigned anwill be replaced with virginia paul smedberg who is one of for members of the metro ethics ound evans nd violated the code of ethics. evans did not menton the investigation in his final remarks. >> 20 years later, again, after my second stint on metro, i believe firmly that i am leaving metro in a better situation than i found it.ue >> next tay, hesc ieded to meet with his d.c. council colleagues in an attempt to convince them not to sip him of his chairmanship of the council's finance committee. >>> you may notice more security if you head to the fireworks display at the mall this year. >> crews are setting up for the celehation and megan mcgratis joining us from the nation

one year ago a gunman shot his way into their newsroom killed gerald fischman, rob ri hardyson, johnamara, rebecca smith and wendi winters. >> we thought a garden inn olis would be an appropriate way to memorialize our colleague as well as offer both solace and joy. >> reporter: five survivors of the "capital gazette" shootings were called up to dedicate the memorial gardens with five rows bushes symboling hope, promises and new beginnings. the survivors don't want more promises and prayers. they want, to end mass shootings like this. >> gun violence is a disease, but ican be eradicated. when you come here, i would invite to you think about any ways big or small that you can help prevent that. >> reporter: u.s. senator chris van hollen of maryland says he's trying to be an agent of change. >> we've got to pass legislation that meaningfull addresses gun violence, and people do need to be held accountable for their vote. >> reporter: "the capital gazett had a moment of silence at 2:33 this aternoon, exactly one year after the shooting started in their newsroom. we asked if we could be

gerald fischman, rob highsin, john mcnamara, rebecca smith and wendi winters. ♪ >> reporter: here atcton cove waterfront park in annapolis, the families of the victims and survivors of the shootings sat together on this day of remembrance. >> i feel like the last year has been a nightmare, and i feel like i'm waking up from it except the nightmare is still he , and the house is still empty and his car is still gone. >> reporter: maryland declared day.freedom of the press photographer paul gillespie is a survivor of the "capital otgazette" shogs. >> we'll name this freedom of the press. that's a tremendous, you know, honor. too bad it took losing five of my family member to makelly evel remember them and do something to commemorate they gave up. >> reporter: the "capital gazette" says it's all together itting that this park was chosen for the memorial garden because this is where robac hyth who was killed in the shooting used to come to think before he was write his columns. >> he thought deeply about things, and that's something hat people do not tell you that journalists do. >> repo

one year ago a gunman shot his way into their newgoom killin gerald fischman, ron hiaasen, john mcnamararebekah smith and wendi winters.na it was the ion's deadliest attack on journalism. >> we thought a garden in annapolis would be an appropriate way to memorialize our colleagues as well as offer rvlace. >> reporter: suivors of the "capital gazette" shootings were onled up to dedicate the shes eachor of their co-workers killed by thegunman. the survivors and families of the victims say they now need action, not condolences. f reporter: it's like a facebookter at this point. >> i just want to make sure no other family has to join this terrible club of gun violence victims again. the club needs to havets membership closed. >> u.s. senator chris van hollen of maryland says he's trying to be an agentf change. >> we've got to pass liosledndrn violence and peopleo do need t be held accountable with their vote. >> reporter: the "capital gazette" had a moment of silence at 2:33 this afternoon, exactly one year after the shooting started in their newsrom. asked if we could be present, but staffe