it is still not clear exactly why officer krauss considered officer colson to be a threat. we're expecting more details on that to come out in court. coming up on news4 at 6:00, it was an amazing sight to see these three brothers in court today. the family reacts as they maintain that these are not the brothers they know. reporting live in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins. >> tracee, thank you. >>> a prince william county, virginia, woman accused of stabbing her infant daughter will remain in custody. leah she's accused of stabbing her 3-month-old this past weekend. police tell us it happened because the infant was crying. >>> metro leaders have faced tough questions today on capitol hill. lawmakers just wrapped up a hearing about the fixes needed to improve safety on the transit agency and restore public confidence. adam tuss has been watching this all day and he joins us right now. adam? >> reporter: that's right, wendy. and this got really heated at times. basically the big highlight of this whole meeting was metro's board chair jack evans coming here to capitol hill a

officer taylor krauss has been a model cop. he is from a police family. officer of the month. on march 13 he was one who ran to confront alleged gunman michael ford as he fired at the district three police station. now, police are confirming krauss is the officer who mistook undercover detective jacai colson for the bad guy and who fired the tragic friendly fire shot which killed a fellow officer. >> we know officer krauss was the only one armed with a rifle as opposed to the other officers armed with the handguns. that is one way we were able to distinguish that. brad: chief hank stawinski makes it clear he stands by krauss and continues to view what happened as a tragic accident. >> we have made certain that all the resources the department have been made available to him, to all the involved officers, to the colson family. they are very strong and they are doing well. alison: michael accused of opening fire. brad: officers and the ambulance crew accused of getting the gun driving and videotaping the attack. the lawyers claiming none of the three is responsible for the detec

in front of the district 3 police station. >> from the very beginning, officer krauss perceive what had turned out to be detective colson as a threat and was

. >> from the very beginning, atmosphe officer krauss perceived what turned out to be detective colsonas a threat and was trying to mitigate that threat that he perceived against fellow police officers. that led him to take the actions that unfortunately resulted in this friendly-fire death. >> colson was off duty and in plainclothes when he arrived at the district three station to find a shootout in progress. police say he engaged michael ford in an exchange of gunfire before he was shot by krauss was once officer of the month. >> what the ford brothers precipitated was a tragedy involving some of the very finest police officers on the prince george's county police department. >> reporter: during testimony a detective revealed that ford asked his brothers to record his suicide by cop and post the video on the world star hip-hop website. >> they were all hoping there would be some sort of notoriety out of this as well. >> reporter: as ford was leaving the court he yelled back to his family members, michael ford did, saying pray for me, and the family members responded we will. now, the

in the shooting krauss thought colson was a bad guy. >> he per seed him as a threat. he tried to mitigate the threat. >> stawinski saying he is unwaiverring in the belief that the fault lies entirely with the ford brothers. >> a double tragedy. we lost a police officer but we lost one in friendly fire incident precipitated by something completely senseless. brad: now when we come back at 5:00, we will have much more on this, more about officer taylor krauss a highly decorated police officer. a little more about how he is coping with this tragedy. that is coming up at 5:00. abc7 news. jonathan: coming up on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- missing a deadline. michelle: the future of the memorial bridge in doubt. >> clap with us. michelle: well, the voice of "dora the explorer" character is now under investigation. what she is accused of doing. jonathan: the severe weather in texas. softball size hail and mother nature across the heartland. doug: tonight another frost advisory. we tell you which areas should be concerned on "abc7 news at 4:00". in annapolis, she battled republica

officer krauss fired at a person he thought was attacking the police station. it was an undercover detective in plainclothes jacai colson firing at an an attacker. >>> the federal government is asked to kick in cash to help the transit system. this is what happened next. >> all i'm asking from you is $300 million which is your fair share given the fact that we transport 50% of your workforce! every day! you want them to be safe. next time something happens, i'm blaming it on you guys. because we need your help. >> i am not going to bail you out. i'm not going to support bailing out the district of columbia. >> you're not bailing usout. >> it is bailing you out. >> we posted that heated exchge immediately several people chimed in to give their opinions on what should be done. one person tweeted, shut it down and set up $12 tollbooths to cool into the city. another twitter user said i do not agree. federal government is not an atm. dc is booming. new buildings are popping up everywhere. >>> tell us what you think about metro's request by tweeting us. >>> verizon

he is identified as officer taylor krauss. >> it's a double tragedy. i don't know if we lost a police officer but we lost one in a friendly fire incident precipitated by something that is senseless. maureen: also revealedin video of officer jacai colson's death to be released to a website entitled world star hip hop. police say ford may have a history of mental illness and say he recorded his last will and testament minutes before opening fire. breaking news in the case against hector olivera of the atlanta braves. sources confirm to abc7 olivera bonded out and is now on his way to national airport. olivera was arrested after a dispute with a woman at ritz carlton hotel in pentagon city this morning. he is charged with misdemeanor assault and battery. the atlanta braves organization says it is extremely disappointed and troubled to learn of the allegations. the braves wrap up the series with the nationals tonight. olivera of course will not play. leon: earlier this month d.c. police promised to crack down on a.t.v. and dirt bike riders after a string o

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michael krauss, -- my name is michael krauss, and the existential threat is from the islamic state and the potential threat of nations that men to cross green borders. you spoke of intentions. you spoke of proportionality. are we using the intelligence mediums to secure borders well and enablerevent decision-makers to have proportional reactions? soldier, iden, as a defer to the air force commander. absolutely ant is excellent question and it brings together all of these pieces as to the why and the how and the what. it is interesting because it is not a dilemma here, but a dynamic. the more aggressive i allow my earlierence to be, the i would be allowed to identify the issues or the actions that i must take, thereby allowing me to do things almost certainly with a lighter touch with fewer resources and lesser impact than would be the case if i were forced to do it later. all right, little green men and the islamic state, isis is very hard now. agoas hard about one year but probably not as hard as it is today. and i can run the clock back to 2011 and decisions made regarding residual a

on wednesday it was revealed that five year officer taylor krauss was the one who fired the shot that killed colson. >>> it is 6:14. new this morning, secure your motorcycles. a new report says motorcycle thefts are on the rise. according to the national insurance crime bureau, thefts rose by 6% across the country last year. in our area, virginia ranked tenth for the number of thefts followed by maryland in 13. d.c. was 35th on the list and west virginia came in 40th. >> takata may need to recall more cars unless it can prove that they are safe. national highway traskt safety administration says there are 85 unrecalled air bag inflaters. this is the first time this number has been released. the company has until 2019 to prove the air bags are safe to avoid another mass recall. at the least 11 people have died worldwide and more than 100 people have been injured in inflaters. >>> a day after a heated metro debate raged on at a u.s. house hearing, board members will meet in committee to talk about name changes for some metro stations and the new general manager's budget plans. metro nee

. >> officer jacai colson was killed by friendly fire and it was revealed that officer taylor krauss was the one that fired the shot the that killed colson. >>> we're learning about a disturbing crime broadcast live on social media. prosecutors in ohio say a woman periscoped her 17-year-old friend being sexually assaulted. the 18-year-old woman along with a 29-year-old man has been indicted on charges of kid mapping, rape, sexual battery and other crimes. the "today" show will have much more at back to the picket lines and they say they will strike as long as it takes. close to 40,000 workers in thip states including our area walked off the job yesterday. walkers are in a standoff with verizon over a new contract. retirement benefits are a central issue in he's negotiations. verizon says it had been negotiating with the upsince june and it strike does not bring either side closer to a resolution. >>> now to presidential politics. in decision 2016, all eyes on new york as the candidates prepare for next week's primary there. democrats hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders will fa

my name is michael krauss. two wars, four continents, fight contingencies. my question really becomes the existential threat from islamic state and the potential threat of nations that commit little green men to cross borders. you spoke of intentions. you spoke of proportionality. are we using the intelligence mediums to secure borders well enough to prevent and enable decision-makers to have proportional reactions? general hayden, as a soldier, i defer to the air force component spin isn't absolutely actually question because it brings all these questions together. >> in essence i think you have created an interesting is not a dilemma but a dynamic, that the more aggressive about my intelligence to be, the earlier i would probably identify issues or actions that i must take, thereby allowing me to do things almost certainly with a lighter touch, with fewer resources and with more impact than would be the case if i were forced to do it later. green men, islamic state, you know, isis is very hard now. it was hard about a year ago but probably not as hard as i

officer taylor krauss is still s on leave and will return tourn work when he is ready. >> in the district an armeddicta robbery caught on camera. cam happened inside a hotel on rhode island av near 15th street. three gunmen walked in followed plan to his room thent robbed him at gunpoint.t gunpoi. if you recognize any of thosehoe guys, call d.c. police. pol >> sports world makingd akin headlines for several reasonsevo this morning.ng including the out of thing of wizards head coach randychan wittman. what he says about the team's t' decision to give him the pink p slip.slip. >> and warriors setting an a incredible new record.le rec highlights from their historic win last night. n stay with us.ith we are back in just 30 seconds. >> ♪ >> classy organization. i hope until the assllegationslt are either proven or not proven that he's not part of o our organization.rganizatio >> that's reaction from braves fans after outfielder hector olivera was arrested. aes he's accused of assaulting a woman at an arlington hotel.el he's facing a misdemeanorisde charge for assault and bat