director at george mason university and has taught and lincoln university and international trade at gmu. also in his biography he is an avid scuba diver and plays under water hockey for the washington d.c. and i love this name -- belt way bottom feeders. there is probably no end of applicants for that team. after dr. magnus makes his presentation rodney ross will come to read a poem from john wi wi willis maynard. rod is an old and dear friend a great pro ponant of history. he is very active in a number of organizations including the illinois state society which joins the capital historical society which sponsors today's event. after rod we will have our third speaker dr. matthew wasniewski. he had served as the historian and deputy chief of the office of history and preservation and directs many excellent programs in preservation of records and the publication of historical documents and information pertaining to the house of representatives and on a personal note that prior to coming to the house of representatives he worked at the u.s. capital and historical society. so without furth

. >> i'm kristin fisher about a block away from gmu's campus where two masked men barged into the home of five sophomores with guns drawn. >> get on the ground. i'm going to kill you, stuff like that. stuff nobody wants to hear. >> at first, they thought it was a joke. >> when the gun was pointed at your face, they mean business. >> they took $3,000 worth of laptops and cell phones. >> they turned away from the group,. >> fairfax county police were on the scene less than five minutes later. they brought in a canine unit and a helicopter. but the suspects still got away. now police are trying to determine if they had been here before. they are both of college age, around 20, and police had already been called here back in november after a fight broke out on this front porch. >> you don't figure something like this as retaliation, but it's an extreme measure. >> in fairfax, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> coming up on 9news now at 7:00, the wizards host the lakers tonight. lots of folks can come to see the lakers play, but ronnie has been on both teams. we'll hear how he is reaching out to

>> reporter: i just spoke with one of the gmu students who was inside that home. he says it has been a very strong light and hardly got any sleep. a terrifying ordeal. they did not recognize these would men that went inside of the home late last night. he says that it was just a very, very scary situation but, of course, police still looking for those two suspects and went in the house late last night and got away with a whole lot of electronics. five george mason students were inside their townhouse late tuesday might. >> they were chatting, doing some work. playing video games. >> reporter: when would men came inside through an unlocked back door. armed with handguns they started demanding money and valables and run through the house gathering items and the victims complied with their demands and then called police who put a chopper in the sky and k-9 you don't know on the ground to search for the suspects. they got away with phones and computers. luckily no one was hurt. >> very scary. we have a nice neighborhood, lot of families in a tight community. >> report

and international trade at gmu. also in his biography is something i find fascinating. he's an avid scuba diver, and plays underwater hockey. for the washington, d.c., and i love this name, beltway bottom feeders. [ laughter ] there's probably no end of applicants for that team. after dr. magness makes his presentation, rodney ross will come to read a poem of john willis menard that is very appropria appropriate. and there are print copies of it on the table outside. rod is an old friend and a dear friend, a great proponent of history, and public history. he works at the national archives. he's very active in a number of os, including the illinois state society, which joins the capital historical society in sponsoring today's event. then after rod, we will have our third speaker, dr. matthew wasniewski, who is the historian of the united states house of representatives. appointed in october of 2010. he had served as the historian and deputy chief of the house clerks, office of history and preservation. he's the editor in chief of women in congress, and directs many exce

. >> anita, this is a neighborhood that is home to many gmu students. in fact, you can actually see the campus from this backyard and this is the same backyard where these students were playing soccer just a few days ago. but when they went inside, they forgot to close the back door. that one mistake could have cost them their lives. >> one of the scariest things that have happened in my life. >> just sitting around studying for midterms when two masked men barged in with guns drawn. >> get on the ground. you know, stuff like that. stuff nobody wants to hear. >> ski masks, face paint, you know, the whole deal. >> at first, they thought it was a joke. >> what is this? i'm in college. is that real? in the long run, when the gun is pointed at your face, you're like, oh. >> the two men did mean business. they took about $3,000 worth of laptops and cell phones. but pat and anthony say the men were ill prepared. >> that was the goofy thing. they didn't bring a bag or anything. he was carrying a laptop down the street. >> they turned away from the group. peopl

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. >> reporter: no, the guns were there for the four gmu students living there and, for a friend visiting, it was a horrible three minute when is two masked gunmen came into the home and threatened to shot them. the robbery may be connected, laura, to a violent incident involving students from some other colleges that happened at that address in november. carriage park road is a walking community walking distance of the mason university. four students live in this townhouse. on tuesday night, they left the back door to their home unlocked. two masked intruders with handguns came in and ordered the residents to lie down on the floor. >> we thought it was a joke at first and they came in pointing guns at us and -- why don't you tell us who you are and after 10 seconds and looking at them in the face, who are you and what is going on, we realized maybe we should get on the ground when they started yelling. >> reporter: this sophomore locked himself in a bathroom and called 911 from the mobile phone. the two gunmen quickly collected laptop computers, smartphones and. >> i joy pads from the st

gmu student stephanie forest lives down the street. >> i was surprised. it just doesn't really happen around here. it is pretty quiet. >> reporter: it is a neighborhood filled with students and one police say they would typically consider safe. investigators spent part of the morning taking photos and gathering any potential evidence. >> we usually lock the doors and lock our trucks and cars. we have a few of them. so, i'm not getting paranoid, extra paranoid about t. >> reporter: the victims tell news forth suspects also got away with an ipad, an iphone and an ipod. investigators say anybody with any information in the case is asked to call police n fairfax county, melissa mollet, news4. >> two of the victims are now telling us exactly what happened during that home invasion. erika gonzalez will have their story tonight on news4 at 5:00. >>> d.c.'s fire chief is under fire following revelations from his previous job. kenneth ellerbee was named d.c.'s chief last year after a 16-month stint as fire chief in sarasota, florida. the washington times reports e

they included clarendon, eisenhower, farragut west, and virginia square gmu.ased on crimes metro considers more serious including robbery, rape, assault, and auto theft. the crime report will be presented to metro's board this thursday. >>> today the montgomery county council is expected to approve putting cameras on school buses to catch drivers who pass them illegally. automated devices would be mounted outside of the buses and operate similar to those red light cameras. violators could get a ticket of up to $250 in the mail. the montgomery county council is expected to vote on this bill this afternoon. >>> and the montgomery county school board is considering changing its rules on flyers after students took home a controversial message about gay people. a flyer from the group parents and friends of ex-gays and gays was distributed with report cards at five high schools. the noon profit organization urges gay people to change their sexual orientation. according to the "washington post," a school board committee is reviewing the policy that allows nonprofits

no serious cases of crime reported in clarendon, eisenhower, farrugut west, virginia scare gmu. >> where you may see a difference in crime, where you see more crimes against persons versus -- in the end of line stations, more crimes. >> reporter: the riders we spoke to said they are already vij sxlent will continue to be. but they want to see their metro stop off the top ten. >> keep your hands free. have everything on my back and don't leave anything out in the car. except the parking sticker. >> you see metro transit around everywhere. maybe they need to tighten up in this area. just because it has been ranked number one and because of it is a lot of schools and the rec center, lot of children. >> reporter: last year new carrollton station ranked number one on the crime list. but after a lot of work and focus they were able to knock it out of the top ten altogether. metro officials say they plan on cutting that same kind of focus and concentration here and the dean with metro system as well as the other subway stations that have ranked this year. in northeast, i'm tracee wilkins, news4

others reported were clarendon, eisenhower, farragut west, and virginia square gmu with no reports oferious crime. the report will be presented to metro's board this thursday. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray is not commenting on the recent fbi ra at the home of one of the city's most prominent and politically active contractors. the home and offices of jeff thompson were raided friday as part of a year-long investigation into "grey's anatomy" -- into gray's campaign fundraising. some council members say the raid is concerning. >> i don't know what's happening. but i do share your feeling that something is very wrong in the district. you know, the influence pedaling, the money, you know, people working for the government, showering other people with money. it's just -- it's disgusting, and it has to stop. >> sources tell news4 the fbi is looking into thousands of dollars in suspicious money orders given to vincent gray's campaign. >>> the fbi now analyzing suspicious powder found inside a letter sent to a restaurant near the verizon center. hazmat teams were called to the amorini panini re