we're out in hyattsville. firehouse road.all northbound lanes remain closed as they continue to investigate that fatal crash. meanwhile, we're looking at a shot of the inner loop here. where drivers obviously are slow. making their way from braddock up to route 50 on the outer loop in maryland north of the district from 95 to georgia. sun glare is a factor. we're below speed. over to jess. >> as for wall street, higher this morning ahead of some new economic data and of course, the big meeting at the white house over the debt ceiling. >> "the early show" previews the sentencing for casey anthony plus more on nasa's final shuttle launch. >> anny and myself are back in 25 minutes with another live update on your and weather. >> get news, weather and traffic by visiting wusa9.com. >>

this is the first homicide of the year for hyattsville. police say there were two groups of young people and teens that got into a fight. they have not released any information yet about the suspects. >> one of the suspects pulled out a knife and the victim received trauma to the upper body. he was transported to the hospital, a local area hospital, and a short time litters he was pronounced deceased. >> reporter: they have handed case over prince george's county homicide unit. because hyattsville doesn't have their own homicide unit. reporting live, andrea, back to you. >> thank you very much, lindsey mastis in hyattsville, maryland this morning. >>> two young boys are learning grown up consequences of firearms after one of them accidentally shot his 4-year- old neighbor. this all happened in the hill crest heights section of prince george's county yesterday evening. a 5-year-old boy was playing with another boy at a playground on 23rd parkway when the gun went off. >> yeah, i was just shaking. i was a little upset. more so but that's it.

. >> it happened in america boulevard at hyattsville. this is the city's first homicide of the year. lindsey mastis joins us live with the story. tell us what happened. >> reporter: well, good morning surae. this happened just after 6:30 last night and it happened down here at the theater. we're told that two groups of young people and teens got into a fight. a man in his 20s was stabbed to death, four others were injured. now prince george's county is doing the investigating because hyattsville doesn't have a homicide division. it is still very early -- in their investigation. >> two individuals were fighting, one of the suspects pulled out a knife and the victim received trauma to the upper body. he was transported to the hospital, a local area hospital, and short time later she was pronounced deceased -- he was pronounced deceased. >> police have tot released any -- not released any details about suspects, it's still very early in their investigation. back to you. >> all right, lindsey mastis reporting from hyattsville this morning. t

it happened when a fight broke out near a movie theater in hyattsville university town square. lindsey mastis spoke with neighbors and employees in the area. >> it's sad. that's the only thing i can say. >> reporter: two groups of young people got into a fight thursday evening. >> they had stab wounds to their upper body like in the shoulder area. a lot of profuse bleeding. >> one of the suspects pulled out a knife and the victim received trauma to the upper body. he was transported to the hospital and a short time later he was pronounced de ceased. >> reporter: it happened here. people who live and work here say this type of violence is happening more and more. >> people with guns. i had somebody try to sell me drugs once. >> reporter: many businesses here have shut down. people that have worked here for years say it's a combination of a bad economy, a bad crime and young people with nothing better to do. >> i am disgusted. they destroyed this place. >> the dry cleaners had their windows smashed. i had my car windows smashed in a $120 a month garage. i had stuff stolen. >> rep

john hanrahan joins us live from hyattsville with the latest. john? >> reporter: this part of hyattsville is a shopping complex called the university town center. . a small fight broke out last night between two young men. a third guy jumps in, it turns into a brawl involving as many as two dozen people. four were stabbed, one of them has died. and the young man who -- teenagers and young actualities gathered at the complex every day, especially in the summer. >> the staff happening out there in groups of five or seven. >> have you ever seen fights between the groups? >> no fights. maybe a little words, transpiring between different groups. >> reporter: on thursday around 6:25 p.m., word led to a fight between two boys on this corner of the complex. according to an eyewitness who prefers to remain unidentified. >> that's when all of them started fighting. >> reporter: our witness said 20 to 25 people were involved in the fight when one or two people pulled out knives and started stabbing. one of the stabbings occurred in this wide courtyard area. >> h

the 6500 block of america boulevard in hyattsville around 6:30 last night with report of a fight. when officers arrived, they found one man with stab wounds. he was transported to a nearby hospital where he later died. four others are also being treated for non-life threatening injuries. police have not identified a suspect or a motive. >>> a 4-year-old boy from maryland is recovering this morning after police say a 5-year-old shot him on a playground. news 4's jackie benson talked with neighbors who were shocked by what happened in their community. >> it's a tragedy from everything. >> reporter: neighbor devon adams describes his reaction from hearing that a 4-year-old boy who lives in his temple hills apartment complex was shot on the playground by a 5-year-old boy. >> he's a nice little boy. i never would have thought anything. he's not a troubled kid or

. >>> new information in the deadly stabbing in hyattsville. shawn yancy is everywhere at 11:00. >> police identified the murder victim as leonard matthews, a local musician. matthews was stabbed to death on the east west highway last night. a fight broke out. four people were stabbed. matthews was killed. he graduated from northwestern high school in hyattsville in 2008, still no arrests and no word what led to that fight. >>> new video of a huge fire in northwest d.c. a u.s. park police officer shot this from one of their choppers. the fire started in a row house along decatur street and quickly spread to five others. no word on a cause. 14 people remember displaced. no one was seriously -- were displaced. no one was seriously hurt. >>> moammar gadhafi saying stop the in a dough bombings or bomb -- in a dough bombings or -- nato bombings or there will be bombings in europe. >>> she pleaded guilty to federal charges in a corruption case. so why is leslie johnson still on the prince george's county council? the new call for her resignation next

videotaped freestyle rapping several years ago outside north central high school in hyattsville where leonard was in the class of 2008. >> this video was during lunch the friday before christmas break. >> reporter: classmate eddie kyle shot the video of his high school buddies posting them on youtube, this one getting more than 600,000 page views, says leonard was one of the best. >> he had like a really good flow. he didn't mess up and his content was always on point. he always had a story to tell about his life, lot of struggles. >> reporter: that young and colorful life ended last night around 6:30 when smith-matthews was stabbed to death at university town center on east west highway in hyattsville. it was a fight between about two dozen young people. four got stabbed. leonard was the only one who died. >> it's still shocking to me. i was thinking about it today all day at work, so still hard just sinking in. >> reporter: we're not sure what the brawl was all about, a pair of shoes, a girl. witnesses say leonard died defending a friend's younger brother. this witness didn't want t

. >>> police are investigating a deadly stabbing in hyattsville. the shopping plaza is a popular hangout for young people and witnesses say a massive fight broke out between 5 to 30 kids. this happened shortly after 7:00 last night. so far, no word on any suspects or arrests made in the case. >>> prince george's county police are also investigating a play found shooting in hillcrest heights. they say a 5 engineered boy opened fire on a four-year-old boy -- a 5-year-old boy opened fire on a four-year-old boy. they don't yet whose gun it was. investigators say they are confident charges will be filed in this case. >>> leslie johnson faces more than a year in prison. she pleaded guilty yesterday to corruption charges. her husband, former county executive jack johnson is also facing prison time. john henrehan has more. >> reporter: leslie johnson is a licensed attorney and if a long time she was an administrative law judge before she successfully ran for county council. she told a federal judge she is guilty of conspiring to commit witness and evidence

at least two others hurt after a stabbing at the university's town center in hyattsville. this happened just past 7:00 last night. the center is a popular hangout for young people and witnesses say there was a massive brawl between 25 to 30 kids. no word on any suspects or arrests made in that case. >>> a shooting at a playground in prince george's county. this morning, police are trying to figure out how a five-year- old got a gun. sherry ly is on this story and joins us from police headquarters in palmer park. >> reporter: good morning, steve. the parent of the 5-year-old who pulled the trigger have been questioned by police as well as those who had access to the apartment. the owner of that gun will likely face criminal charges after that child brought the gun to the play ground and shot a 4-year-old boy. the shooting happened on the play ground at an apartment complex on 23rd parkway in hillcrest heights. it was about 3:45 in the afternoon when witnesses her the gunshot. he was taken to children's hospital. the bull the went through the child's upper torso but the woun

are following some breaking news from hyattsville where a was fatally stabbed and wounded.s were on east-west highway. they fight broke out between to teens.massive groups of homicide is investigating the nature of this attack. kahn may get auss- break in his sexual assault case. his bail this excess -- expected reduced based on the credibility of his accuser. he faces criminal sexual acts abuse of a hotel maid. is under armed guard in a manhattan townhouse. >>> new at 11:00, dave virus fairfax animal shelter causing every cat to be unionized. they tied the fatal virus to a according case in the county. had tofax animal control euthanize every cat in their custody. we have learned more about where have comeion may from. care of them and finds them homes. >> if you asked folks what she does, you get the same line. >> this lady has a very compassionate heart for the animals and trying to find them all homes. >> she foster's cats. and the american that finds them homes. police charged her with hoarding animals. 70 in total. they believe that her cats f the others of the shelter. >> they had a di

. >>> to the deadly fight at hyattsville, maryland. 21-year-old leonard matthew's was stabbed to death. this happened near a promising mega business complex at one time. but now it looks dismal. but retailers are moving out. >> this is it. >> reporter: the retailer signs are being replaced by numbered units. it's a far cry from what everything thought it would be. >> i'm disgusted. do you know how much i pay to live on the 7th floor? close to a million dollars. >> reporter: this is a residential and leisure mecca for prince george's county. the first building opened in late 2007 and most of the units were presold. when the financial market claps, they shall collapse, -- collapse, they ran into problems and they're still having trouble selling these condos. this is nestled toward the 240 student unit project that is also suffering. >> there have been a half dozen student tower projects built adjacent or close to the maryland campus. >> reporter: all of it trickles down to retailers and crime. >> they say it's going close. >> reporter: developers want to build retail to reach east highwa

at least two others hurt after a stabbing at the university town center in hyattsville. this happened during a massive brawl last night. the shopping center a popular hangout for young people. witnesses say there were between 25 and 30 youngsters involved in the fight. >>> prince george's county police also investigating a shooting that happened at a playground. >> this morning, they are trying to figure out how a 5- year-old got a gun. fox 5's sherry ly is on the story. she joins us from police headquarters in palmer park. >> sarah, police are still trying to figure that out. how did this five-year-old get that done and who did it belong to? witnesses say it looked like a smaller 22 caliber handgun. police believe he got it somewhere at home. the 4-year-old who was shot did survive but neighbors can't help but wonder who would have happened if he had been shot in the head or in the heart. the 4-year-old who was shot was on the playground at an apartment complex in hillcrest heights around 3:45 yesterday afternoon when he got shot. a neighbor called 911 after the child r

still ahead, the very latest on the hyattsville wreck. i'll have that to start off the 6:00 hour. >> she spent nearly three years in jail but today legal experts expect casey anthony to become a free woman. >> tuesday, a florida jury found the 25-year-old not guilty of killing her own 2- year-old daughter back in 2008. the jurors did, however, convict her on four counts of lying to investigators. as karen brown reports, today, the judge is going to sentence anthony on those charges. >> casey anthony could walk away a free woman this morning. >> we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> just two days after being acquitted in the murder of her daughter, caylee. the 25-year-old will be sentenced on four misdemeanor counts of lying to investigators. each charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison. but since anthony has already spent nearly three years behind bars, she could be released for time served. because of the high profile nature of the case, the court will take extra precautions to keep her safe upon her release. >> l

. >> >>> a man is dead and four others injured after a fight last evening in hyattsville. the victim was stabbed and 6500 block of america boulevard around 6:30 p.m.. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. four others suffered non-life threatening injuries. no arrests and no motive yet in the stabbing. >>> a man charged with gunning down a local football coach it was due in court today. he was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing this morning. police say crawford shot ralph thomas to death outside mckinley tech high school in northeast last month. graaff -- thomas work for the semipro football team. >>> the elevator at the washington monument is working again. last evening, it got stuck with 16 people who had to be rescued. the elevator came to a halt about 500 feet above the ground. rescue workers managed to bring it down to the ground floor but some two dozen visitors at the top of the monument had to take the stairs. no one in the elevator was hurt. >>> a new boss is on the job at the pentagon. leon panetta arrive for his first day of work as secretary of defense. h

. >>> one man is dead and four others injured after a fight at the university town center in hyattsville in prince george's county. police called to the 7400 block of america boulevard around 6:30 last night. when officers arrived, they found a man with stab wounds. he was transported to the hospital, where he later died. four others are also being treated for non-life threatening injuries. police have not identified a suspect or motive. >>> online gambling in the district has been delayed indefinitely. it was supposed to start september 8. it's now delayed to allow more time to comment. a lot of community confusion and anger over the plan. online gaming was inserted into the city budget in the winter without any public hearing. >>> this morning prince george's county council member refused to step down despite calls for resignation from county executive reshard baker. johnson entered a guilty plea on charges of obstruction of justice. she and husband county executive jack johnson were arrested in november as part of a corruption probe. johnson says she plans to stay in office until her

. >>> police are looking for the suspects wanted in a deadly stabbing in hyattsville.went down at a movie theater last night. police say a fight broke out between two groups of young people and somebody pulled out a knife and stabbed leanard smith matthews. eyewitnesses say there was blood everywhere and that 21- year-old young man died at the hospital. neighbors blame the crime on a combination of the bad economy and young people with not much better to do. >> the dry cleaner has their windows smashed. i had my car windows crashed. i had my laptop stolen. >> at one time they had security people working around here, you know, move the people on. i don't know what happened. >> four other people were also hurt in that fight. police have not released any information about the suspects. >> tonight the heat was a huge drawback for firefighters right here in dc. two of them had to be treated for heat emotion after putting out the flames in northwest. that fire started around 5:00 in the 900 block of delaware decatur street. thankfully nobody hurt. >>> it's fourth of july wee

. >>> the news edge is staying on top of breaking news in hyattsville, maryland. a crowded shopping plaza now a crime scene after i deading are stabbing. one person -- after a deadly stabbing. one person is dead and two others hurt tonight. fox 5's wisdom martin is live on the scene. >> reporter: this is still under investigation, but i have talked to some of the management and business owners in this property. they say this is a popular hangout for young people. tonight this popular hangout turned violent. according to several witnesses there were several groups of young people hanging out in this area. at some point the witnesses say one group of yuck people started to fight with another -- young people started to fight with another group. that turned into several fights and then turned into a massive brawl with 25 to 30 kids. >> a whole group of people came running out from there and somebody was on the ground. i don't know who the guy is. one of them was getting stabbed. >> it's terrible how these young kids cannot enjoy theirself, come out and see the world l

. >>> detectives in prince county went back to the university town center in hyattsville today. they're looking into a deadly stabbing that happened there. 21-year-old leonard smit smith-mathews was killed. four others were injured after a fight broke out last night. the four victims are expected to be okay. police have not said what started the fight. nor have they identified any suspects yet. >>> a 6-year-old boy is alive tonight thanks to some quick thinking lifeguards at a pool in alexandria. jackie bensen with that report. >> i was standing over here by the pump room when i heard her call. >> reporter: lifeguard britanay doddwell had one fleeting thought when she saw the unconscious child pulled from the pool byifeguard, travon lincoln. >> my first reaction, you can't let this boy die. >> reporter: it happened 1:30 p.m. doddwell who works at another city of alexandria pool was at this pool for a lifeguards meeting. >> the child was not breathing when he was pulled from the water. immediately our staff jumped into action and followed an emergency action plan to begin revivin

prince george's county police are searching for the personal responsible for a fatal stabbing in hyattsville. it happened yesterday evening at the university town center just east of the mall at prince george's. >> police say two separate groups began fighting and one person in the brawl pulled a knife and stabbed another. the victim later died. >>> a d. c. police officer is recovering after being injured last night at randall circle in southeast. a speeding suspect was traveling down massachusetts when he struck a car. he then tried to drive away from the scene and that's when he struck the police officer. that officer and the suspect and the other driver were all taken to a nearby hospital. the suspect is now facing several charges. >>> police are trying to determine how a 5-year-old boy got a gun. they also want to know who owns it. this, after the boy accidentally shot a 4-year-old neighbor while they were playing in a playground on 23rd parkway near jamison street. the injuries are said to be serious but he's expected to survive. >>> a d. c. police officer charged with murder is due in

. >>> police are searching for suspects in a stabbing incident last night in hyattsville. one person killed and four people hurt after a fight broke out at a movie theater. >> reporter: the victim has now been identified. 21-year-old leonard smith matthews. people say that things like this happen all the time and they're happening more and more. police say that a fight broke you the between two groups of young people around 6:30 last night and somebody got involved and pulled out a knife. witnesses say there was blood everywhere. the man was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. they blame it on crime, the bad economy and young people with nothing much better to do. >> dry-cleaners had their windows smashed and car windows stabbed in the $120 a month garage. >> reporter: police have not yet released any information about the possible suspects. nor do they have a motive. prince george's county police are leading the investigation because the other unit does not have a homicide unit. >>> the fourth of july is here. and if you're heading out of home or staying

. >>> we are following breaking news out of hyattsville maryland tonight. one person is dead, at least two others hurt after a stabbing at university town center. fox 5's wisdom martin is live on the scene with the latest information. what do you know? ll, police ar still on the scene gathering information in this investigation. what we know is that three people have been stabbed. we're told one person has died from stab wounds. where we're located is the university town center near the mall of prince gorge's, right behind that area. according to several witnesses, there were several groups of kids in the area or young people. they hang out here. it's a common hangout and we're also told at some point one group of kids got into an altercation with another group of kids. there was a big fight. there were fights breaking out all over the plaza and then it turned into one massive brawl between about 25 to 30 young people. they say the three victims were stabbed. one walked over to the parking garage. that's where police have been working tonight collecting evi

. >>> in prince georges county, detectives went back to the university town center in hyattsville today. they're looking into a deadly stabbing that happened there. 21-year-old leonard smith matthews was killed. four others were injured after a big fight broke out. it happened last night. the four victims are expected to be okay. police have not said what started that fight. and they have not identified a suspect yet. >>> if you're heading to the national mall and plan on using metro you have to expect some delays this weekend because parts of the red, orange, and blue lines, they're going through track work today and tomorrow. and the smithsonian metro station is going to be closed for most of the day on monday. it will reopen after the fireworks are over. but to keep people from getting trampled on the escalators, a lot of the downtown station's escalators will be turned off. and all day monday, offpeak fares will be in effect. >>> start of a holiday weekend. it's also a friday. so doug is out in somebody's backyard because he likes to do that on fridays. he is out in montgomery count

one man is dead and four others are injured after a big fight at the university town center in hyattsville in prince george's county. police were called to the 6500 block of amerika boulevard around 6:30 last night. when officers arrived, they found a man with stab wounds. he was transported to a nearby hospital where he later died. four others are also being treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. police have not identified a suspect or a motive. >>> despite a guilty plea and calls fr calls from prince george's county member, johnson is refusing to resign this morning. she entered a guilty plea yesterday. she and her husband, former county executive, jack johnson, were arrested in november as part of a federal corruption probe. johnson says she intends to stay in office until her sentencing in october. she faces up to 18 months in prison. >>> 11:09 is your time now, 85 degrees. still ahead on "news 4 midday," reasonable doubt. why the case against the former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn could be in jeopardy and why his time under house arrest could be over within hours. >>> and thos

investigator >>> as are looking for ae responsible last night at a hyattsville mall.stabbed at the university town center. othersson died and four sustained long -- non-life- injuries.g what led toord on the brawl. we will be back with another update at 7:56. for continuous news coverage, tune in to news channel 8. >>> who run the world girls ♪ >> that crowd is so huge out in central park. it is for a very good reason. in just a little bit beyonce will be singing live there in central park on that stage as part of our summer concert series. >> one of my favorite stops, wabc from the chopper gives you that view. sound check is under way. it is a full-on concert gets you ready. >> gentleman in the beard. >> four or five songs from beyonce. you'll sit down with her for an extensive interview. >> i am. i'm looking forward to that. just got back from london, away a year. also this morning will prince albert of monaco's bride-to-be, will she walk down the aisle? just hours away from a wedding. it's been full of intrigue. >>> also, may not have gotten all the bugs out of air

deposition of putting these parts in the army helicopter did not know what it had cost and the people in hyattsville, alabama, did not know what they were buying when the part went under contract. they did not know what a gear was or that $644 was too much when it sells at your local hardware store for much less. host: you say it despite further reform attempts that the defense department financial house is still a mess. after 9/11 terrorist attacks, the department enjoyed and endless cash flow. they had little incentive to bore down on what they were buying, what they were paying, and whether they really needed that good or service. guest: their base budget not including more spending has doubled in the past decade. -- not including war spending. everything from the f-35 to this gear. now the times are changing a bit and they are cost cutting their budget by hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade so we have a chance to see whether that provides the incentive to get some of these on necessary wasteful spending under control. host: megan scully is our guest talking about spending at the