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

today, we told you about 57-year-old hector felix's arrest last night. 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 af

apparently the man got into an argument with 57-year-old hector felix. that is when the police say felix pulled a knife and attacked. it did not appear the men knew each other. a baltimore firefighter recovering after he was shot, one of two people shot near his firehouse. he was hit in the hand and take it to the hospital. he is expected to make a full recovery. break, looking like a geyser, shooting up in timonium. it took look works about 30 minutes to turn off the water, affecting 40 homes. the force of the break threw rocks and asphalt into the air, shattering glass and tables. no doubt about it, the weather has been unbeatable. meteorologist devon lucie is tracking it. hard to ask for a nicer forecast, especially in august. feel like we are getting away with one. like afeels mid-september, but eventually august had to make a return. tracking storms of the great lakes to the west that should stay well to the west. the high temperature today, 88 in washington, hagerstown, baltimore, winchester. the hottest spot in the region, cumberland, 90 degrees.

we first told you about 57-year-old hector felix's arrest last night. he got into an argument with smith and attacked him on monday. witnesses say they tried to save smith, but he died at the hospital. >>> breaking news to tell you about. another survivor is out of a chinese warehouse that exploded wednesday. first responders pulled a firefighter from the debris. they say he was trapped for more than 32 hours. there's a new order this morning for a massive evacuation of the area around the blast. officials confirm the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals in the area this morning. at least 85 people died in a series of explosions at the plant including 21 firefighters. more than 720 people are hurt. >>> if your child goes to the university of virginia, they may notice their e-mail is down this weekend. the school's i.t. department is doing a security upgrade after hackers targeted the university. uva says federal investigators tipped them off to the attack and said it originated in china. the university tells us no personal information was taken.

. >> police arrested hector felix for that crime last week. smith's family says they're now struggling to pay his funeral expenses. they started a gofundme page. we put a link to that on the nbc washington app. it's raised $190 of a $4,000 goal as of right now. >>> you may be able to help police in d.c. if you recognize these three men. take a look. police would like to talk with them in connection with a murder in the district. this happened last month, blocks away from verizon center in northwest. antonio austin was stabbed to death in the 400 block of "e" street. a reward is being offered for any information that leads to the arrest or conviction. >>> a father facing murder charges for the death of his 5 week old son. robert smith, sr., was arrested yesterday. police responded to the home on 9th street northwest. the call was for an unconscious baby. at the time, detectives told us the child's death was suspicious. the medical examiner said the infant died from blunt force injuries. >>> well, right now active duty military troops are prepar

police announced the arrest of 57-year-old hector felix this afternoon. 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 cou

in the stapping monday a -- stabbing monday, they arrested 57-year-old hector felix in that case. 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 sai

hector felix was in court yesterday. s accused of stabbing eric smith at a bus stop at "h" and 8th street last week. at 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

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

the suspect was named hector felix, charged with murder. >>> hundreds of people in fairfax county walkedo 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, cracked glass marring several windows. the damage is still visible from the outside, too. this map shows the cluster of shooting incidents in this tech corridor off the dulles toll road. the four shootings all took place overnight. the first discovered july 24th. the most recent, august 5th. no one has been injured. this women womb who lives

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 outside a shrine in bangkok. no group has claimed responsibility for the bombing yet. at least 18 people are dead. nbc's janet shamlian reports on the deadliest attack in the city's recent memory. >> reporter: the bomb rocked thailand's cap

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 suspended bryce mckey. he was an assistant coach with the women's tea

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

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 night killed in a tragic accident. we begin our story with one of his partners in good. >> we lost batman. that's what we lost. and a true hero. >> reporter: when she heard the news today, laurie strongen put on her batman medallion. it was a

. >> reporter: police charged hector luis felix with second degree murder. felix may have known the woman smith was arguing with. the family is now planning for a funeral they are struggling to pay for. >> this is hard thing to take in when you have to put your child away and then put your child away and worry about how you put him away. >> reporter: the family is asking for help in covering funeral expenses. if you are interested in finding out about how can you help, you can good to our nbc washington app and search under 8th street victim. back to you. >> thanks, darcy. >>> just in tonight, a 25 yerd man will survive after one of their officers shot him. police responded to a domestic disturbance in woodbridge and it involved a mother and her adult son who police say came at them with a knife. the officer shot him in the upper body but that officer and the man's mother were all taken to the hospital. >> we have also just learned a father is facing murder charges for the death of his 5-week-old son. news 4 cameras were there earlier this month when police