brad: the fraternal order of police president is speaking on behalf of jacai colson's parents. they attended today's hearing during which the yo brother, elijah, also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder for riding along with malik and michael that day. mrs. colson holding a photograph of her late son so the ford brothers could see it. >> the colsons are obviously still grieving. they have suffered a loss that hopefully none of us ever have to experience and probably can never understand. brad: back live now. difficult to see through the door, but inside there, there is a sign that mentions the scars. the scars of the bullet holes are still in that door. when we come back at 6:00, we will tell you more about what may have been the motive, what the brothers were thinking that day. prince george's county police district three station, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: brad, thanks. abc7 has been following the developing story since it broke last year. if you want to see all of the original reporting, log on to the website wjla.com and search "colson." now the situation out

detective jacai colson died in that shootout. our bureau chief tracee wilkins has details from today's hearing. >> i don't think there is anyway we can ever make sense of this and kill innocent individuals. >> reporter: elijah and malik ford say they are guilty of contributing to the death of prince george's county detective jacai colson. they also admitted to aiding their brother michael in his deadly plot to shoot and kill as many police officers as possible. michael ford sprayed the prince george's county district 3 station in bullets in march of 2016. his brother malik ford was looking at the possibility of life in prison for recording the shootout as it unfolded. and miss directing officers who searched for the gun men as he fired. but through a plea deal, his time in jail is capped at 20 years and his brother elijah at 12 years. >> it does help. closure, however it comes, is beneficial to healing. >> reporter: during an exchange of gun fire, plain clothes detective jacai colson was shot and killed by friendly fire. that lan

jonathan: for the officer killed jacai colson. he was posthumously given the gold medal of valor. before he was killed he did shoot and wound ford that ended the attack on officers. nancy: john miller pleading no contest to misdemeanor reckless driving and guilty to fail to yield that killed tristan schulz and injured mindy schulz. the prosecutors dropped serious charges afte could not prove miller was using the cell phone at the time of the crash. jonathan: developing right now a growing crisis in california as the wildfires continue to spread across the state. if you have not seen the video it takes your breath away when you see it. at this hour we know 15 people confirmed dead as a result. we are learning that federal aid approved to fight back against the fire claimed lives and destroyed homes. tonight we are seeing not only the spreading flames but the smoldering aftermath. images pouring in showing block after block of destroyed neighborhoods, homes that have been leveled. more than 2,000 homes and businesses are gone burned to the ground. >> it's moment by moment. not only

jacai colson died after michael ford started to fire at the district three station. today his brothers malik and elijah pleading guilty to a variety of charges including conspiracy. alison: a birthday celebration in miami ends in the death of a bowie woman. they shot and killed cariann after they say she ran over a cop with the car. they say hithon was driving so fast as she crashed in two vehicles and drove off. after that is when they say she hit the officer. >> this is not the person i know. alison: hithon was with a friend from church and her father wants to know what led up to it. larry: tonight, at least 15 people are dead and more than 12,000 homes and businesses destroyed. reed andrews is live in santa rosa with the latest. reporter: there is no part of the town that isn't impacted by the fire. this part here is deavor stated. there is an endless sea that is ruined. first patch has come back to see if there is anything left to a advantage. most of them lost everything. >> diaz and her part of the past that survived. >> i find my bible but when i touch it, it

department's district three station in landover t led to the death of undercover narcotic detective jacai colsone. today two of the three brothers accuse in the that vicious march 13 attack pled guilty to their involvement. twenty-two year old molly, facing 20 years in prison for driving the car used in the attack. filming the rampage on his cell phone and conspiring in the shooting. his 19 year old brother elijah also pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit first degree murder and is facing 12 years in prison. both will be of next year. >> i don't think there is any explanation that can be given to make any of us understand why any group of people would conspire to go open fire on a police station with video recorded, would discuss handing over property after the incident occurred. but this is what happened in this case. >> this waneta tack on just detective colson, who was tragically lost. it was an attack on the entire community. it was an attack on bystanders. it was an attack on fire ems personnel. it was wreckless attack on a police facility. >> i appreciate the leadership, the skill tha