that's how the principal at sidwell friends described kieran shafritz de zoysa. the parents sent a letter saying in part he was passionate about learning. he adored his friends, and hbl was incredi excited about returning to sidwell friends this coming school year. we are beyond sorry not to get the opportunity to welcome kieran to the middle school. the impt of the attacks felt all across the area including over in frederick. >> i think the first feeling sense of shock. >> reporter: the father grew up there. his mother was at easter vigil mass when she suffered a head injury. >> i got in tou with my mom s assh je uswats not responding t question. ju crying and crying. father s pereiraaid he had been home a few months ago helping celebrate his 150th anniversary. >> i'mot even prepared to accept the fact a simple place like that cld go to so much tension and violence. >> reporter: he says he knows

. >> reporter: kieran shafritz de zoysa was one of nearly 300 killed and at least 500 wounded in coordinated bombings in sri lanka on easter sunday. the island nation coming to terms it one of the worst acts of terror since 9/11. and today more chaos as police continued to find and defuse more bombs. >> a huge explosion just went off just around that corner there. a huge scream went up from the crowd over there. you can see them running toward our position here where we are now. it was a police detonation but that was absolutely terrifying. >> reporter: everyone on edge as we learn officials were warned at least three times of possible terror attacks. many asking why authorities failed to prevent the mass carnage and what they could have done. it started on the morning of easter sunday. one of the holiest days in christianity. colombo, sri lanka's capital, the first to be hit. we are right outside st. anthony's church where one of the suicide attackers struck. time here forced still at 8:45 a.m. when the first suicide bomber unleashed destruction through the wooden pews as worshippers gather

kieran shafritz de zoysa was a fifth grader at a school in washington, d.c.ri lankan officials admit they were warned weeks ago of a possible attack by the radical group now blamed. elizabeth palmer is there. >> reporter: sri lanka's government has named the organization it says carried out these atrocities. towheed jamat, a local extremist islamist group probably with outside help. yesterday the first bomb went off at the shrine of st. anthony, leaving scores of wounded and dead. so today when people heard there was a suspicious van in the neighborhood, they ran. and then... [explosion] ...another bomb just as experts were trying to diffuse it. incredibly, there were no casualties. but people living nearby are furious with authorities they believe have failed to protect them. today a mob taking the law into its own hands battled police to get hold of the man they decided was a terrorist. you can imagine that rumors are running like wildfire through this neighborhood since the bomb went off this afternoon. now the police and the military have amped up the ten

one of them is kieran shafritz de zoysa, a fifth grader from washington, d.c. here is his heartbroken father. >> a brilliant mind who was going to be a neuroscientist and now he won't make it to his 12th birthday. >> devastating. also killed, dieter kawalski, he was sent to sri lanka on business. >> he was only 40 years old, and you never expect that you would out live your son. i always hoped that i would go first, but it didn't happen that way. >> before he left, dieter posted his excitement on facebook telling friends, and the fun begins, love these work trips. see you soon, sri lanka. >>> more than 300 families going through that. former white house official in charge of the security clearance process has been ordered by the trump administration not to comply with a house subpoena. carl kline now works for the defense department and democrats want to depose him today. house oversight committee chairman elijah coupliummings wg he could be held in contempt. at least 25 security charges were green lighted despite serious concerns raised during the vetting proc

year-old dieter kowalski who traveled from colorado to sri lanka for business and 11-year-old kieran shafritz de zoysa who was killed while waiting for breakfast. >> won't make it to his 12th birthday. >> reporter: kieran was about to start seventh grade and wanted to be a neuroscientist. >> they have no idea. they just blew themselves up. they have no idea. no idea. his story should be told. >> reporter: the fbi is now assisting sri lankan authorities in the investigation as reports plague officials claiming they ignored warnings about an imminent attack. and we're now learning that a memo was sent to local authorities with the ominous title, information of an alleged planned attack. many are now asking whether that threat was taken seriously. >>> now to washington and house democrats are split over what's next after the mueller report. >> some are calling for impeachment proceedings against president trump to begin and others are being more cautious. >> abc's mona kosar abdi joins us with more. good morning, mona. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth. good morning, janai. now, top democrats are not ta

among the four american dead, kieran shafritz de zoysa, a fifth grader. >> now he is never going to be a teenager. he was going to do great things for the world. >> reporter: also killed, dieter kowalski from denver. >> i'm missing him a lot. i still can't belief he is gone. >> reporter: and tonight warnings of more attacks from sri lanka's prime minister. he says more terrorists are on the run and armed with explosives. this tonight a city under curfew and a country on edge. lester? >> all right. bill neely, thank you. >>> back in this country after days of protest, today police released body cam video two of officers opening fire on a car near yale university in new haven, connecticut, with two unarmed people inside. and tonight the new video raises even more questions. here is ron allen. >> reporter: this newly released body cam video shows the moment police confront paul witherspoon and his passenger fired!nie washington. >> reporter: a hail of bullets. >> shots fired, argyle street. >> reporter: fired by two officers who said witherspoon and his car fit the description of a suspec

and 11-year-old kieran shafritz de zoysa who was to start seventh grade at sidwell friends in washington, d.c. his father remembering his son. >> a brilliant mind, who was going to be a neuroscientist. and now he won't make it to his 12th birthday. >> reporter: 24 people are under arrest. soldiers scaled the walls of this apartment building where they believe the attacks were planned. moments later, another explosion. three officers killed. >> another very tense day there. james longman joins us live tonight from sri lanka. and james, this evening, authorities are pointing to a local islamic extremist group for the attacks. bull as you reported, authorities were warned ten days before the attacks, and epeople all over the world are wondering, why wasn't there more security? >> reporter: people here are astounded at that, david, and authorities say this group must have had help from abroad, such was the level of sophistication and coordination of these attacks. it's possible they were inspired by isis, but the big question, was isis involved in carrying them out? david? >> james longman o

foreigners are known to have died, among them four americans, including fifth grade student kieran shafritz de zoysa and dieter kowalski from denver, who was here on a business trip. his father, martin kowalski, is in shock. >> he was only 40 years old. and you never expect that you would outlive your son. >> reporter: sri lanka's prime minister has admitted that security officials here received warnings more than a week ago that churches might come under attack. but for some reason, they failed to provide extra protection. jeff? >>> to impeach or not impeach, that is the question facing democratic leaders of congress as they continue to mull their response to the mueller report. so far there is no straight answer, and president trump insists he's not concerned. weija jiang has the latest. >> are you worried about impeachment, mr. president? >> not even a little bit. >> reporter: during the annual easter egg roll at the white house, president tru acapitohili tamped down the talk too. ahead of a conference call with house democrats late this afternoon, pelosi sent them a letter writing "the facts reg

kieran shafritz de zoysa was a fifth grader at the prestigious sidwell school at washington, d.c.. he had taken a leave of absence from the school this year so he could live and study? sri lanka. stay with us here on mornings on 2. we will continue to follow the latest on the bottomings in sri lanka throughout the morning and also on our website at ktvu.com. tvu.com. >>> well, student debt continues to be a huge issue for millions of people across the country. today that issue will be discussed at the first ever bay area student debt summit. ktvu's elissa harrington joins us now with the details from san francisco. good morning! >> reporter: good morning. yes, it is hard for just about anybody to pay off student debt, but for people here in the bay area when you add in rent and cost of living it becomes impossible for some people, some of the big issues expected to be discussed today. the house student loan debt is growing because people can't make their payments and those people end up being charged with late fees and hit with other costs so the costs can spiral out of control. re

kieran shafritz de zoysa attends sidwell friends school. he was studying overseas.was expected to return to sidwell this fall. the bombing took the life of nearly 300 people. >>> four days after congresre ceived that redacted version of the mueller report, democrats are conducting the conference call to determi their next steps. in the meantime, the housedi juciary committee just sent a subpoena to former white house counsel don mcgahn.n he's bee ordered to testify on the 21st. mcgahn told special counsel team that president trump directed him to fire mueller just weeks after the investigation began. >>> neighbors credit neighbors for keeping a deadly centerville apartment fire from getting even worse. one man is dead and several families are without homes after the early morning fire on bent tree. circle some who live in the billing say they were alerted to the fire by their ngghbors poundin on their door. >>> now to a closer look at our changing climb as we celebrate earth day here. one of the largest contributors to green house gas emissions comes from our srs. >

sidwell friends mourning the loss of i one ofts students, kieran shafritz de zoysa killed in that easter sunday bombing in sri lanka. the 50 grader was studying overseas and was expected to return d to thetrict this fall. >> only on news 4, d.c. mayor muriel bowser is proposing a complete redesign of "k" street. we'll have more on that. first neigors credit neighbors for keeping a deadly centerville fire from being even worse. one manea is d and several families are without homes after the early morning fire here on bent tree circle. some who live in this building they were alerted to the fire by their neighbors pounding on their doors. >> are you ready for a complete redesign of "k" street downtown? mayor what the district is proposing. it would eliminate those confusing service roads as well as most of the metered parking between 12th d 21st street. instead there would be dropoff and pickup zones for ride sharing and taxis, dedic lanes would go right down the center. >> it is confusing down there. this is long overdue. tonight at 5:30, parents of students attended a local middle school

he was standing in line waiting for breakfast when the bomb went off. 11-year-old kieran shafritz de zoysagton, d.c. >> a brilliant mind who was going to be a neuroscientist. and -- and i -- and he's -- he won't make to it his 12th -- his 12th birthday. >> reporter: more explosives have been found around sri lanka. officials discovering dozens of detonators near colombo's main bus station and a six-foot long device near the main airport. another explosion outside st. anthony's shrine caused panic on monday. as police attempted to defuse three bombs found in a van. >> we just heard the explosive, very loud, it was very loud and we were scared. >> reporter: sri lanka took an unusual step in shutting down all social media following the attacks in order to stem disinformation. kenneth, janai? >> our thanks to lana there in washington. an awful story. and just -- seeing that death toll climb is unimaginable, especially as you're hearing those stories. the man who lost three of his four children. it's heartbreaking. >> we're learning more about kieran, who was the student from washington, d.c. h

kieran shafritz de zoysa was a fifth grader who dreamed of being a neuroscientist. the 11-year-old who had taken time off from washington, d.c.'s prestigious sidwell friends school to study in sri lanka, now among the youngest victims killed in the bombings. >> he was a very special young man, very special. >> he was having breakfast with his mother and grandmother at a hotel when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the buffet. kieran texted his dad just minutes before the attack. >> now he's never going to be a teenager. he was going to do great things for the world and the terrorists have taken something from this world. >> reporter: most of those killed on sunday were sri lankans attending easter services, but the capital colombo is an international hub for business and tourism. the lobbies of three luxury hotels attacked were packed with foreigners, more than 30 people from at least a dozen different countries lost their lives. deeter kowalski was another one of the four americans killed. the 40-year-old described by friends as big hearted and selfless was trave

from denver standing in line waiting for breakfast when the bomb went off and 11-year-old kieran shafritz de zoysam washington, d.c. his grieving father still in shock. >> i don't know what's in the mind of a terrorist but they, i'm sure, don't know what they took. they do not know what they took from the world. a brilliant mind who was going to be a neuroscientist and he won't make it to his 12th -- his 12th birthday. >> reporter: very, very sad. now, the fbi is helping with the investigation while authorities here are coming under increased pressure to explain why after repeated warnings they failed to stop these horrors and today a suggestion from the government that this was in retaliation for the new zealand mosque attacks, robin. >> all right, james, thank you. >>> authorities arrested at least 40 suspects believed to be linked to a local terrorist group and as we heard isis is now claiming responsibility. abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has more from washington on that and the possible motive. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. it was the defen

shafritz de zoysa adored his friends. his father spoke to him before the attacks. >> kieran is the most insightful and kind and loving kid was going to make a major contribution to this world and these terrorists have now taken him at age 11 1/2. >> kieran's mother was wounded. the state department says several other americans are seriously injured. we can only imagine the pain that that family and many others are going through. >> norah, i think about it when we see stories like this when parents talk about their children how difficult that might be, but they want you to know these were very important people and people should know more about them when you hear about the way that they died. >> yes. >> more democrats are talking about impeaching president trump, but the party's leaders say they are not ready to do it. speaker of the house nancy pelosi urged caution during a conference call with house democrats last night. she says they should focus investigations to uncover the truth about the president. other democrats including those running for president say congress has enough information to begin impeachment proceedi