james monroe high school is nearby. that's been placed on lockdown as police search for vander bureau. officers say if you see him do not approach him. but call 911 immediately. we're going to stay on top of this story and push out any alerts on our nbc washington app. we will bring you more details on air just as soon as they come in. at the live desk chris lawrence. >> thank you chris. >>> changing the way you watch tv. consumer reporter erika gonzalez checks out a potential game changer, paying for only the tv channels that you want to watch. >>> scars still healing 20 years later, the tragic event in our nation's history that so many people will reflect on this weekend. >>> custom tv is coming to verizon. >> erika gonzalez is here with what means for you. erika? >> starting this sunday customers will have the option to buy a package of channels they will watch. fios custom tv, the service starts with a base package of about 30 channels and two additional themed packages like sports or kids channels for $55. a specia

james monroe high school is on lockdown right now. call police immediately if you've seen this man. >>> and developing first tonight, a mother's misteers death in arlington county, now considered a murder. she was found dead in a home on south 18th street after her two children were spotted wandering alone outside. news4's pat collins spent the afternoon talking to police and neighbors to find the latest. pat? >> reporter: what a troubling story this is, wendy. look down the street. that's where it happened, that rust-colored house at the intersection of 18th and kent street in the aurora highland section of arlington. two children in their pajamas outside that house early this morning. they were distraught. a passerby stops to help out. he calls police. they go inside and find the children's mother dead. the search for clues in this case has broadened. two blocks from where the body was found, police systematically went through trash cans looking for something that might lead them to a suspect. friends have identified the victim here

james monroe high had been on lockdown but now is back open. >>> a chase that ended in a murder at the census bureau. ronald anderson faces a host of charges including kidnapping and murder. according to the criminal complaint, anderson abducted a woman in northeast d.c., then he called another woman and had her meet him. the first woman got into the other woman's car and got away together. after the women crashed their car, anderson then exchanged gunfire with security guard lawrence buckner, killing him. hander son fled the scene and following that shootout with d.c. police he was captured. >>> well, a donation from a stranger has a 4-year-old disabled little boy back on wheels tonight after his wheelchair was stolen. >> reporter: i am prince george's bureau chief scott broom. the theft of the wheelchair was caught on tape and so was the heartfelt donation by a stranger to try to make the outrageous situation right. police donated this wheelchair a short time ago. the 4-year-old gets his independence back. >> from the bottom of my heart we are thankful and god bless mismarshall. >> r

james monroe high school was locked down tonight as police began that search. >>> a a stranger's generosity has a 4-year-old boy in a wheelchair on the move tonight. >> reporter: i'm prince george's county bureau cliff scott broom. the theft of that wheelchair was caught on tape and so was the heartfelt donation by a stranger to try to make this outrageous situation right. police delivered the donated chair a short time ago. joshua vasquez romero age 4 gets his independence back. >> from the bottom of my heart we're really thankful and god bless miss marshall. >> reporter: this chair was donated by this boy, 11-year- old emanuel marshall of upper marlboro who grew out of the boy two years ago. his mom nikisha knew exactly what to do. the video of the thief has gone viral, but police are still without a tip that might lead them to the guy who just casually walked away with a custom medical device that cost $6,000 and took a year for insurance to approve. only had it a month before it was taken. now grateful to be pushing his own wheels in the donated chair, police are hoping for a tip and th

lockdown at james monroe high school has now been lifted. we have this just into the abc 7 newsroom as well. arlington police identified the woman who was found dead this morning as 42-year-old bonnie black. just before 8:00 a.m. someone noticed a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old playing outside of a home on south 18th street. inside that home police found the mother, bonnie black dead. at this point, police will only say that the death is "very suspicious." >> shock, you know. it just -- it doesn't compute. nobody would expect that to happen in this neighborhood. or that house. no. leon: abc 7 has learned that black was estranged from her husband and at some point had filed for a protective order against him. police were seen kwepgquestioning the husband but he was not taken into custody. we'll bring you any answers as we learn them. weep it here. panic today in the streets of iraq after a car bomb exploded outside of a u.s. embassy building. this video you see here now shot just moments after the bomb detonated in the northern city. at laos thr

bigelow can beund found as a costume interpreter for james monroe, of james monroe county home originallyn as highland. we've asked dennis if he would . take a few minutes this afternoon and share with you his wit perspective of having a family ctive connection to a historic event his of suchto magnitude and reach. mr. dennis bigelow. [ applause ] >> there's a chill in the afternoon and you've been wh sitting for a while. so you don't need a repeat of what you've heard so well in in terms of the particulars of what happened in the mclean house andouse the surrender.rrend so i'm not going to read that out of m grandfather marshall's book. but i think you'd like to hear this. by the punctuated by the loss of the third of the army at sailor's rginia creek, on the 6th of april with conf confederate general gordon being st stopped dead by a sea of the blue coats on the morning of the the 9th, general lee knew his shrinking army could not remain whole. and could not break out of his ou encirclement. but after four years of arduous service, marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the army of

bigelow can beund found as a costume interpreter for james monroe, of james monroe county home originallyhighland. we've asked dennis if he would . take a few minutes this afternoon and share with you his wit perspective of having a family ctive connection to a historic event his of suchto magnitude and reach. mr. dennis bigelow. [ applause ] >> there's a chill in the afternoon and you've been wh sitting for a while. so you don't need a repeat of what you've heard so well in in terms of the particulars of what happened in the mclean house andouse the surrender.rrend so i'm not going to read that out of m grandfather marshall's book. but i think you'd like to hear this. by the punctuated by the loss of the third of the army at sailor's rginia creek, on the 6th of april with conf confederate general gordon being st stopped dead by a sea of the blue coats on the morning of the the 9th, general lee knew his shrinking army could not remain whole. and could not break out of his ou encirclement. but after four years of arduous service, marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the army of nort

while police search for the suspect, james monroe high school is on lockdown. if you see him, call 9-1-1. >>> a repo man and tow truck drivers don't give or get much love, but some sports reporters get even less. take a look... espn reporter brit mchenry's caught on tape rant after her car was towed is blowing up on social media. she was suspended for a week and now thousands of people are tweeting the hashtag #fire britmchenry. that is pretty addressive, isn't it? >> if you call towing a car with a dog inside and hooking up almost towing a car with two kids in the back seat, if that is aggressive, then we are talking about advanced towing. despite tons of complaints about advanced towing here, it is espn reporter brit mchenry who is getting hammered on social media. brit mchenry kept up her mean girl act even staff tow company clerk warned her she was on camera. but advanced towing seems to have a way of getting people's goat. how much did it end up running you? >> $350. >> reporter: though towed michael bruner's car the same day they towed brit mchenry's and

first secretary of state, became america's third president, and the one not mentioned so far was james monroe. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> good morning. i'm brian stelter and it's time for "reliable sources" and it's been a busy, messy, tro controversial types for media types. a lot for us to talk about this morning. new information on brian williams' suspension. he's sort of emerged from exile this week with a puppy in hand. it made the cover of "the new york post." could this be the start of an image rehab. and dr. oz under the microscope again for the medicine he prescribes on his show. now he's getting ready to respond to doctors who are trying to have his university credentials revoked. we have new information about his plans. and, you know, the most viral moment for media this week came from an unlikely

first secretary of state became america's third president and the one not mentioned so far was james monroe. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> happening right now in the newsroom. . >> the entire scene caught on a body camera. one officer's split-second decision saved another man's life. california residents forced to flee their homes as wildfires rage across hundreds of acres east of l.a. plus -- >> free samples of marijuana in colorado? we'll take you inside the phenomenon of the second annual cannabis cup. newsroom starts now. hello and thanks for joining me i'm fredericka whitfield. we take to you dramatic footing of what could be another deadly police shooting. this time the officer did not pull the trigger. in the video, an ohio police officer is repeatedly being charged at by a double murder suspect who keeps yelling, "shoot me." even as the officer back pedals and falls backwards, new richmond officer jesse kiter refuses to fire a shot. the entire confrontation is captured by the officer's body camera here. restraint in this p

that little box, when you blow it up you can see about a mile away james monroe's tomb in hollywood cemetery. see it? i mean you cannot do this today. you can get your cell phone camera out. you're not going to get anywhere close to that level of detail. that's what enables us to reach inside these images, look deeper, and find the story. all right. nearby the photographers would have crossed the river. took this amazingly artistic shot, which i absolutely love. it is just brilliant. you know what i'm going to zoom in on. look at this right here. look at these people. think about the week that they've had. of course, these are african-americans. they are probably former slaves on these rocks. again, do you think they were sitting there and having a picnic when the photograph rolled up? begin this is completely put together. they are trying to show you something, but it is their art. they made this happen. they constructed this shot and they don't see any problem be that, so we've got to take them on their teamrms. what's here in the background? you have the ruined bridge. you have the tredeg

we're talking about this part happens right here at james monroe highway.this will be closed until monday about $500,000 to get this guy replaced. but plan accordingly. reporting live zachary kiesch back to you. >>> 6:55 thousand. 55 now. today marks 150 years since a major moment in american history. in 1865 general robert e. lee sun remember surrendered to the north at the battle of appomattox. there will be a ceremony at the arlington house this afternoon. lee lived there before the government took the what happened. and in appomattox actors will recreate the battle starting just half an hour from now. they will hold a re-enactment of the surrender at 10:00 and special commemoration ceremony starting at 11:00. >>> new this morning, listen to this before taking that hummus to work. sabra is recalling 30,000 cases of hummus due to listeria concerns. it only affects the classingicc variety. we've posted the packaging information on the nbc washington facebook page. i posted it on my page, as well. list tear i can'ter list tear list tear i can't was uncovere

you can see about a mile away, james monroe's tomb. you cannot do this today. that is what enables us to reach inside these images. look deeper. and find the story. all right. nearby, the photographers went across the river. there are the in buckman's of the bridge. they took this amazing shot which i love. you know what i'm going to do. look at these people. think about the week they have had. these are african-americans, probably former slaves. you think they were just sitting there, having a picnic when the photographer rolled up? this is completely put together. what is powerful about this. that the photographers considered themselves not photographers like we consider ourselves. they are trying to show you something, but it is their art. we had to take them on their terms and understand this is not documentarian, this is art. the ruined bridge. the ironworks. see it back there? this is sending you a message. who is out front now? he has definitely got a message here. reminding you -- this is the current issue. art propaganda, sure. , does that surprise you

the manhunt prompted a lockdown of nearby james monroe high school. police tell us vander briel is now at police headquarters being questioned. what we don't know is exactly how the woman died or how police linked vander briel to her death. we'll stay on top of it and bring you any updates. at the live desk, i'm jim handly. >> thanks jim. >>> two young kids are with child protective services tonight after losing their mom. she was found dead in their home in south arlington. police say she was murdered. news4's pat collins is live at the scene on 18th street tonight. pat, what are you hearing? >> reporter: chris, when you see this story you'll have to worry about these two children. what did they see? what did they hear? what do they know? and what will they remember? the scene this rust-colored house in the aurora highland section of arlington. it was 7:50 a.m. two kids a 3-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl in their pajamas outside the house in the street. they were distraught. a passerby sees this and calls the police. inside the house they find the

first secretary of state became america's third president and the one not mentioned so far was james monroeram this week. i will see you next week. >>> happening right now in the newsroom. . >> the entire scene caught on a body camera. one officer's split-second decision saved another man's life. california residents forced to flee their homes as wildfires rage across hundreds of acres east of l.a. plus -- >> free

first secretary of state, became america's third president, and the one not mentioned so far was james monroe. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> good morning. i'm brian stelter and it's time for "reliable sources" and it's been a busy, messy, tro controversial types for media types. a lot for us to talk about this morning. new information on brian williams' suspension. he's sort of emerged from exile this week with a puppy in hand. it made the cover of "the new york post." could this be the start of an image rehab. and dr. oz under the microscope again for the medicine he prescribes on his show. now he's getting ready to respond to doctors who are trying to have his university credentials revoked. we have new information about his plans. and, you know, the most viral moment for media this week came from an unlikely place a tow truck lot. that's where espn reporter britt mchenry memorably lost her cool on a security camera. >> i'm in the news sweetheart. i [ bleep ] this place. do you feel good about your job? i could be a college dropou

james monroe high school is near that scene and is currently on lockdown. at this hour we will continue to follow this breaking news. autria: changing gears, call the event that's getting a lot of buzz around georgetown university. med students are shaving their heads for a special cause. alison: that's right. our rebecca cooper is live to explain what's going on down there. hi, rebecca. rebecca: hi, ladies. it's loud in here because of the excitement. take a look at christian, a seminary student at virginia theological seminary and he is getting ready to lose all of that gorgeous hair for children's cancer research. it's part of what st. baldrick's does across the country on this day and here at georgetown university medical school, a lot of students are participating for a really good cause. they'll show you him in a second. this is alyssa. that was her with the long hair that i chopped off earlier in the show. she did it all for a good cause. this is what alyssa now looks like. alyssa, you look fantastic. was it scary? >> a little bit. you did a great jo

bigelow works as a costume interpreter for james monroe. we asked dennis if you would share with you his perspective of having a family connection to historic events. [applause] dennis bigelow: you don't need to repeat of what you have already heard about the surrender, so i'm not going to read that of grandfather marshals book. i think you would like to hear this. punctuated by the laws of the armies of northern virginia on april 6, with confederate general gordon having been stopped dead by ac of general sheridan's blue coats on the morning of the ninth general lee new his shrinking army could not remain whole. and could not break out. that after four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the army of northern virginia must yield to overwhelming numbers and resources. in the wee hours of april 9 general these aid -- general these aid and fellow -- general lee's aides took their only refreshment of the day, cornmeal gruel they shared. grandfather marshall noted later that this was our last meal in the confede

gallagher: he could have asked his friend james monroe. prof. onuf: yes, and hamilton was full of contempt for him because he didn't put his life on the line. that's what we do. but jefferson in his inaugural address, which i think is the central document for understanding this political philosophy, talks about how the united states has -- and this is important for libertarians -- says the united states has the strongest government on earth which is a remarkable thing for him to say at a time when there are 2,000 people in the army and there's no great government in sight or out of sight. it doesn't exist. but he thinks it has enormous strength. what he's talking about again -- so much of the enlightened vision has to do with potential, what will happen. it's the fact that the revolution was a great moment of mobilization i think this is , what grant is evoking. prof. gallagher: mobilization of the people. prof. onuf: there's nothing stronger. nothing more powerful than a united people at war to preserve those things that matter most to them. th

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monroe trotter in stopping anything in regard to this? did he get anything changed in the moviesome. >> guest: not of any real substance. this the boston hearings before mayor, you know jamesppointed trotter by saying the movie could go on. contextually, i think trotter had every reason to expect that curley who practically coined the phrase banned in boston in any number of ways. but this gus scene curley told griffith that that was the one scene that gave him a little bit of a pause. he asked griffith if he would trim that a bit. and griffith gave him some lip service, as he did in other cities. he was always tinkering with his film anyway so sometimes he made cosmetic cuts, and sometimes he didn't but said he did. or if he did he'd restore it. it was kind of a living document, so to speak. but i think, you know, so trotter wasn't able to stop the film he wasn't able to change it in any real way. but what he did accomplish and the other protesters who were part of the local branch of the naacp, was to certainly draw attention to the movie as not represent t the tef of their race -- representative of their race. that this, you know they understood trotter and the other pr