i just left a program with chief lanier where we were talking about our police department. our fire and emergency management service is critically important to the district too. as we grow our needs changes, more restaurants, more people in places where they didn't leave means the fire department has to adapt and change as well. we're going to do a robust search just like we've hired a great administrator and chief lanier and kaya henderson are on board with us. we'll make sure we have a great head of our fire and ems department as well. >> any names you're talking about right now? >> we have a robust search. >> chief lanier you endorsed her even before you became the official mayor. you said you would stay with her. >> absolutely. >> you're pleased with the job the police chief is doing. >> it was important after i won the primary to send a signal to all the cities around the country that you can't have our chief. that's what i did. it's my job as mayor to never be satisfied and always making sure we're looking at our department and policing tactics to continue to make d.c

police chief cathy lanier about this double shooting. >> there was a lot of people out on the street. there's been recent gangs at the schools, so crowds out there. a lot of chaos here because there was pretty good size crowds. >> reporter: that was police chief cathy lanier. the victim's family came out here understandably upset and crying. some folks know who the girl is and they walked away in tears. two people shot. the teenager is alive and d.c. police are searching for the shooter. i'm shomari stone news4. >>> also breaking tonight, news4 has learned that an announcement is coming tomorrow about a lawsuit against metro. >> the d.c. law firm has been hired by some of the victims and will make that announcement tomorrow. news4's kathy vincent is live with the latest. >> reporter: we spoke to a woman on monday and she indicated that her shock is starting to turn into anger. >> if metro can't get its act together to get a suitcase back how can it handle the big issues? >> reporter: her voice still hoarse from inhaling smoke. it took four calls to metro today to learn how and where s

politicians and police including the new mayor muriel bowser and chief katie lanier participated in the event, as did -- cathy lanier participated in the event, as did military organizations and school marching bands. >>> tiger woods has a date with a tooth fairy and a dentist. >> check out this gap in that grille. tiger lost a front tooth at a world cup ski event in it's where he was cheering on his girl friend ski champion lindsey vonn. tiger's aide said during a crush of photographers at the award podium a member of the media hit tiger in the mouth with a video camera. >> that was some hit. >>> caught on camera, a brush with death on i-95. a driver started recording on i- 95 yesterday on new brunswick, new jersey. he looked out of his back windshield just in time to see this, a tractor trailer skating out of control coming toward him. at the last instant the truck slid across the road, crashed through the divide are and came to -- divider and came to rest on the other side. my goodness. >> kept that camera going, though, didn't he? and then there's this, an out of control suv slid mo

they then pursued this suspect's vehicle according to chief lanier. the suspect vehicle then she is got stuck in traffic on this block of martin luther king jr. avenue. she says the suspects fled on foot. one of them carrying a handgun and one of the responding officers saw that handgun in the man's hand and told him to drop the weapon and then opened fire. again, lanier saying that it appears that the officer's round went through the window of this barber shop injuring that man inside. sylvester burton, the barber told me the victim is in his early 20's and he was hit in the hip. that he was conscious and breathing when he was transported to the hospital. again, three suspects involved in this alleged incident. many people here gathered on the streets. very upset about what happened. but here's chief lanier a little earlier today explaining what led to that shooting. >> but there was one round that we believe was fired from the police officer that went through a window of a barber shop and struck a person inside the barber shop. that person has what

police chief cathy lanier used for emergency power to shut down the nightclub after the argument.t, eileen whelan has the forecast. >> i know we have to talk about sunday, but monday as the day everyone is going to work. when the rain is coming, how long it will stay frozen on the pavement? >> it is not going to start until a lot of us go to bed tomorrow night. monday morning, be prepared to look at the cell phone, look at e-mail, look at what we have because i'm sure that a lot of school delays and closings will be coming in. we will be starting at 4 a.m. monday morning, "good morning washington." right now it is just cold. the cold temperatures brought to you by the weatherbug network. in arlington virginia, francis scott elementary school, 21 degrees after a high of 26 balmy degrees. it made it to 30 degrees in najemoy, maryland, but the temperatures are falling into the teens and single digits. waking up tomorrow morning we may be near five degrees frederick, possibly eight degrees dulles. in the city, upper teens, but a cold start to the day. a lot of sunshine. clear skies ov

police chief cathy lanier will also appear on the show. coming up, a major discovery at the autumn of the java sea, linked with recovery efforts for the area asia flight. plus, a significant change for the person diagnosed with ebola in britain. and a well-known name in politics could be exploring a presidential run in 2016. >> former massachusetts senator has died at the age of 95. he died of natural causes. he was the first black person to win popular election to the u.s. senate in 1956. he served two terms. brooke was honored in a to needy nine with congressional gold medal. former arkansas governor mike huckabee says he is leaving his fox news talk show as he considers a presidential run. he told followers on facebook you will not decide until late spring. the former baptist preacher is a favorite among social conservatives. he ran for the nomination in 2008. a funeral be held tomorrow for the sleigh new york city police officer wenjian liu. hundreds of officers gathered in york today for his wake. liu and ramos were shot two weeks ago

lanier never mentioned that cameras were not being installed on time and that the department had notroperly maintained them. today a spokesperson for the department said "during periods of extreme cold and snow last winter, there were instances when we could not change the at bathries because they were not accessible or the temperature affected the charge:" we have taken additional steps to enhance internal temperature controls since last winter alleviating this problem." >> i'm not surprised that things didn't get done and as we go forward, as i mentioned, i want to look at not using this as a major revenue source for the city. >> reporter: the $38 million shortfall from the decline in tickets being issued will have to be made up. and that could mean budget cuts. >> we don't think we should be balancing our budget on red-light camera revenues. it's uncertain, secondly it's unfair. whenever we look to maybe lower the fines, we can't do it because we've balanced a budget based on it. >> reporter: the council and the mayor hope they can close that budget gap without cutting any public

police chief kathy lanier detailed what led up to the shooting. around noon she says a store owner flagged down officers to report a robbery. those officers tracked down the suspect vehicle which got stuck in traffic on the 2400 block of martin luther king jr. avenue. she says the three suspects fled on foot. >> the suspects involved in the robbery had a handgun in his hand. and ran in the direction of another incoming police officer. in that exchange officer opened fire. >> none of the suspects were injured. one round went through the window of the barber shop striking a man inside. >> so i'm just shocked about it. >> it's crazy, that you know there's something like that happening right here in our neighborhood. >> so what's happening out here in our community is a shame. >> on this busy section of m.l.k. avenue with several storefronts and a couple of schools, parents especially find the incident unsettling. >> that's right. could have hit a student, a teacher, anybody in the school. >> after being closed all afternoon, traffic is flowing on the

police chief cathy lanier and the d.c. school counselor on "meet the press," discussing what is next in getting the law that legalizes small amounts of marijuana enforced. >> we will explore every option. the chief can be very clear with officers what is legal in the district and what is not. >> in november, d.c. voters approve the marijuana initiative by nearly a two to one margin. more than 1000 people -- more than 100 people will be sleeping elsewhere after a fire at the morningside apartments. firefighters had to rescue three women and three dogs, two of the women going to the hospital for smoke inhalation. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. u.s. park police are investigating if wet roadways played a role in a crash on rock creek parkway. for reasons unknown right now, a woman drove off the road this afternoon and crashed into the shallow water. she managed to get out of the car and stand on her roof until rescuers reached her. she was taken to the hospital for observation. tuesday, former virginia gov

mayor bowser police chief lanier and henderson went on "meet the press" and talked to chuck todd aboutg d.c.'s issues. >> how fitting for the nation's capital to have three women in charge who have gotten things done in this city for years and we're going to continue to focus on moving our city forward. washington has come a long way. we have improved our schools. driven down crime and we want the whole world to know that we are a city on a move. >> coming up at 11:00, we'll take a closer look at the issues they're working on. school reform. d.c. statehood and the district's marijuana initiative. >>> at 16 most teenagers can drive, work and pay taxes and now a city in maryland wants them to vote. on tuesday, the city council will hear public comments on a proposal to let 16 year olds vote in local elections to increase voter turnout and if it pass highs atville will allow teenagers to vote. >> hopefully people stepped outside today. >> high temperature was 65 degrees. dry most of the afternoon. plenty of clouds around. hopefully you soaked up the warmth because that's leaving and it is

. >> reporter: the mayor also told me that she's in talks with police chief kathy lanier. they're talking about the recent shootings and what can be done to stop them. now as for detectives well they urge anyone with information, if you have any information about the recent shootings in southeast d.c. you can call d.c. police anonymously. live here in northwest, d.c. shomari stone, news 4. >>> mayor bowser has promised to release their own report on the incident tomorrow. as soon as we get our hands on that report we'll let you know what it says. stay with news 4 and nbcwashington.com for continuing coverage of the metro crash throughout the weekend and be sure to sign up for breaking news alerts from our nbc washington app. >>> we're seeing new video tonight of a deadly balloon crash that killed three people in virginia last year and we warn you, it may be difficult to watch. the video is part of a new ntsb report coming out in a matter of weeks. it shows the balloon getting caught in power lines and then bursting into flames. the pilot was trying to land at a balloon fes

. >> reporter: appearing with police chief kathy lanier and the school counselor, bowser said the city wants its own statehood right, to be not retro ced ceded to maryland. >> we have not west hyattsville. we are in fact washington, d.c. >> reporter: bowser was quick to say that's no disrespect for hyattsville where she has many friends. in one key move bowser said she would set up her own capitol hill office rather than depend solely on norton. in the district tom sherwood news4. >> well the council seat left open by the late marion barry may stay in the family. barry's son, christopher barry, filed papers this week to fill his father's ward 8 seat. the 34-year-old owns a small painting company. now, he doesn't have any political experience but he said that he always wanted to carry on his father's work. one challenge may be some trouble with the law. the younger barry has been arrested three times on drug and traffic charges. he's currently on probation. the special election coming up april 28th. >>> well jurors are reacting to the two-year sentence handed down to former virginia gov

. >> we're here to say to cathy lanier that we don't stand for racial profiling in d.c. >> reporter: their issue is the nonindictment of police officers in the deaths of michael grown in ferguson and eric garner in new york. >> i think it's important that we come out and let the world know that is not okay and another world is possible and we can change the way communities are policed. >> reporter: but not everyone agrees with their methods. i posed the question on twitter. what do you think about it? mollie hummer says i think delaying innocent people trying to get to does not help their cause. jesse montana tweets i agree with their cause message but you shouldn't be allowed to block traffic. and dc live says, people don't understand the purpose of disruptive protests. the point is to wake people up. >> it shouldn't be business as usual when we have an epidemic of systemic racism that is targeted toward black and brown communities. we're not going to let it be business as usual. >> reporter: the protest ended around 8:45. for this group the work does not. they hope to get about 20,

bowser will appear oná q "meet the press" sunday along with cathy lanier and school chancellor kiia henderson$o# segment called the women who run washington. you can see did at 10:30 sunday here on nbc4. >> major changes coming could be coming soon to increase security outside the white house. news4 has learned the secret service is meeting privately with the two governmentmb agencies that would approve raising the fence. no formal requests have been submitted. a house committee is recommending that fence be raised four to five feet and the horizontal bars be removed. these changes are being asked after a man managed to jump the fence and run into the white house in september. >>> new at 11:00, a christmas eve bank robber has been caught on camera. police say this is the guy who held up a td bank in silver springs. he got away with some of the money the teller handed22r,÷ him but not all of it. witnesses say thevkñ robber dropped some cash and bystanders started scooping it up. he was last seen running into a family dollar store where he may have changed clothes and run off. >> several teenag

she brought with her the top two female deputies, police chief cathy lanier and school chancellor kaya henderson and told the national audience that d.c. police and community relations are better than in many other cities because of the work begun here years ago. the public school systems have shown the most improvement of any major city. mayor bowser later calls on citizens to help solve a recent rash of holiday violent crimes in the district including two police-involved shootings along with multiple stabbings. s when you see violence or homicide in a neighborhood that there will be many people who know and can provide information to the police. i'm encouraging the community to help us get these crimes solved. >> when the 42-year-old mayor bowser starts her workday tomorrow, she'll face a number of issues including a quarter billion dollar budget shortfall. there are still big jobs to fill, among them fire chief and employment services director. >>> this week a judge will decide former virginia governor bob mcdonnell's sentence. mcdonnell was found guilty of trading the governor's of

former mayor gray and cathy lanier said last year a change in driver behavior also led to the drop if speedn speed camera revenue. >>> is car is now out of a huge sinkhole but still more work to do. it took a crepeane to get the car out. crews are waiting on asphalt to cover up the sinkhole after they fixed the main. a lot of people are cleaning out flooded basements in that area today. wssc says the sinkhole is no longer dangerous. >>> coming up on 6:11. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. >> we're talking about 25 degrees and that's the warm spot. feels a lot colder with the windchills. chuck bell drove the storm team 4 x 4 to the greenbelt metro station. i keepenen thinking you could use a hat. >> i have my fedora normally but i left it at home. but i do have the scarf. as long as the bottom of my ears are already, that's the bellwether as to how cold i feel. it is 23 degrees here at the 4 x 4. and the wind is still blowing up there. anemometer whizzing in the breeze this morning. 15 degrees is our current windchill. so your what to wear today, it will be cold. put it on if you

she will appear on "meet the press" sunday along with police chief kathy lanier and school chancellorderson. they're part of a series called "the women who run washington." you can see it here on nbc 4 tomorrow. >>> a few spots are seeing some slipping and some sliding this morning. but warmer air is on the way for later today. how warm and when do we as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half-fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - upload speeds as fast as your download speeds so files go out in a snap. don't miss your last chance to get $300 back when you switch to fios internet and phone for just $99.99 a month with a 2-year agreement and get $300 back. just call 1.888.774.4418 today. >>> back at 9:46. we found drones flying near some very secure areas in the district. news 4 i team caught local police stopping four people dryingdry ing -- flying drones near some of the most sensitive areas in the district. district. >> reporter: just before kickoff of the monday night redsk

. >> she, kaya henderson and cathy lanier. >> you better watch out. >> in 2015 only one u.s. city where there are women in charge of the top three posts, police chief, school superintendent and mayor. it's washington, d.c. we wonder if women in charge of washington in 2016 is going to change washington? it's already happening on the city level. >> great conversation. >> full show. >> full show. you can kaech it right here "meet the press" right here on nbc4 after "news 4 today." >>> one of muriel bowser's first tv interviews as mayor. right here on nbc4 bous her be on "meet the press" along with cathy lanier and kaya henderson, all part of a special segment the women who run washington. you can catch that right here at 10:30. >>> this morning investigators trying to figure out what led to the death of a missing college student in pennsylvania. 21-year-old shane montgomery was a senior at westchester university in pennsylvania. his mom says his body was found in a river outside of philadelphia. as she spoke, she fought back the tears. >> i want to thank everyone for their supp

s new mayor mariel bowser will be on the show joined by police chief cathy lanier and school chancellor kaya henderson, all part of a segment called "the women who run washington" airing at 10:30. >>> how low can you go? if you xould see this where you fill up any time soon. what's going on chuck sf. >> the big question is how low can we go for temperatures? it won't be cold today but by the end of the week we could have single digit and subzero windchills. hang on people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been putting up with and reach for the one you deserve. >>> ladies and gentlemen, the mall is now closed. you need to leave. >> that was the scene of police in indiana breaking up a mass sill brawl at a local mall. hundreds of teenagers got into a fight in castleton on the northeast side of indianapolis. witnesses describe a frightening seen as crowds of shoppers evacuated the mall. once outside, there were more problems when witnesses

former mayor gray and police achieved cathy lanier said last year a change this driver be may have led to the drop in speed camera revenue. >>> 5:26. in 4 your health a new noninvasive test could make it easier for doctors to spot heart disease. this test is called heart flow. it uses imaging technology to create 3d model of the heart. the test can tell whether an artery is blocked and also whether blood flow is impaired. previously multiple tests were needed to figure that out. some of them were invasive and all were costly. >> thes technology is to reduce costs, reduce the number of invasive procedures reduce radiation exposure to the patient and reduce events. >> theres say the test costs about $3,000. less than current diagnostic tests. they say it's more accurate at determining whether a blockage needs to be repaired. >>> our time is 5:26. 26 degrees here in tenleytown. new this morning, president obama back at the white house following his trip overseas. we're live on capitol hill with the changes he faces with the republican-led congress. >>> we're learning more details about th

at the scene, police chief kathy lanier. >> about 8:30 officers heard the sound of gunshots and immediately saw a person down on the sidewalk. >> reporter: last night at ballou high school a basketball game with southeast rival anacostia. friends say phillip jones was at the game that he left early and then at randle place at mlk, shots fired. phillip jones ended up dead on the sidewalk. trayon white, who's running for the ward eight council seat knew phillip jones and his family. >> i've known them for a long time. good young manon no one is perfect but he wasn't on a bad path. he stayed out of trouble, on his own path. he wasn't even with a lot of the guys but with a young lady so he was draking behind. >> a 14-year-old teenaged girl was shot and wounded in that incident last night. she was hit in h she's expected to be okay. live in southeast, pat collins, news4. >>> an episcopal bishop is out of jail on a $2.5 million bond after being charged with killing a bicyclist in maryland. police say heather cook's blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit when she hit someone on

police chief kathy lanier was there too. recent violence in southeast is in stark contrast to dr. king's message. >> it's a tragedy and it hurts. >> reporter: a family from france is moved by dr. king's legacy. >> he fight a lot for freedom and not only for black people but for all americans. >> reporter: old and young. >> happy martin luther king day. >> reporter: coming up tonight at 6:00 how many spent the day serving our community. live in southwest, kristin wright news4. >>> and according to an nbc news and "wall street journal" poll slightly more than half of americans say they believe that dr. king's dream has been realized. but 7 in 10 african-americans think we're not there yet. older americans tend to be optimistic about the breakdown of racial barriers. 64% of senior citizens believe king's vision is lived out in everyday life now. >>> to the forecast now and some warmer weather, then maybe some wet stuff on the way. >> what have we got, doug? >> a little clipper system that's going to be making its way in here during the day on wednesday. houtout ahead of that we stay

police captain hilton burton filed suit after questioning the truthfulness of chief cathy lanier. the case stems from the questionable police escort of charlie sheen nearly four years ago. opening statements are expected this morning. >>> president obama will host a special armed forces farewell tribute today to outgoing secretary of defense chuck hagel. the ceremony will take place at 4:00 p.m. at joint base meyer henderson hall in arlington. hagel will stay on the job until a new nominee ashton carter gets through confirmation hearings. >>> also today, the u.s. park police chief robert mclean will be sworn into office. the ceremony takes place at ford's theater at 10:00 a.m. interior secretary jewel and national park service director jarvis will conduct the ceremony. mclean replaces former chief teresa chambers. >>> the city may soon write hefty checks to firefighters who have not been paid overtime for years. now the government has run out of legal options to avoid a backpay. the firefighters union is ready to settle with the city. d.c. council chair phil mendelson says this se

. >> reporter: appearing with police chief cathy lanier and school chancellor kia henderson, bowser said the city wants its own statehood rights not to be retro ceded to maryland. >> we are not west hyattsville, and we have no intention of going back to the state of maryland. we are, in fact washington, d.c. >> reporter: bowser was quick to say that's no disrespect for hyattsville, where she has many friends. in one key move bowser said she would set up her own capitol hill office rather than depend solely on norton. in the district tom sherwood news4. >>> tonight, 15 people are homeless after an apartment fire that has been ruled arson. investigators say somebody set the fire on zircon drive in the alexandria section of fairfax county. it happened yesterday afternoon. investigators say a child who is not yet 10 years old was experimenting with flammable materials. crews rescued people from two balconies there. no serious injuries reported. damage estimated at half a million dollars. nobody has been arrested. >>> a bold robbery as a man jumps a counter to steal some cash. how police are

she has appointed cathy lanier and kia henderson.ut bowser has campaigned on what she called a fresh start after campaign scandals undermin in the district tom sherwood news4. >> we can expect to see a lot more runs. mayor elect pous bowser told reports she expec to make the 5k run an annual event. > on monday the nation will watching a high-profile trial get under way. find out why the timing of the trial against the boston marathon bombing suspect could make all the d >>> one man is dead after a shooto at prince george county. w at 6:00 the safety issue that residents fear could have allowed the killer to enter the secure building. >>> and don't forget our new mobile phone app. download it to stay on top of breaki news when you're on the go. >>> all right. now let's check out some stories trending online today. chick-fia is the latest retail warni custo of a potentia data breach. the fast food chain received reports of unusual activity involvg p cards used at restaura security blogger brian krebs who broke the target breach says th

she has reappointed cathy lanier and chancellor kia hebds, but bowser has campaigned on what she called a fresh start after campaign scandals undermined mayor gray. in the district tom sherwood, news4. >> and keep moving to stay warm today. a look at our weather now after another chill day. temperat now starting to move in the right direction. but rain it could ruin your weekend. let's go back now to doug at nats park. doug? >> keep moving? yeah just keep on moving. that could get you nice and warm out here. those guys the players today, not cold at all. they actually said this was one of best place they have seen on the ice especially outdoors. let's show what's happening. on the cold side. but tomorrow beautiful. 7:00 a.m. 37 degrees. we're at 43 by 11:00. wee going up to 50 tomorrow. we'll call it a fantastic friday. plenty of sunshine at least early, with some light wind. and then take a look at what we're going to be seeing. the rain making its way our way, all down to the south and west right now. and it will move in this weekend. talk about the timing of that rain coming up in th

the modernizing west has become more secular and lanier, on chronological time.d we are supposed to keep everything in you can see how misunderstandings would arise especially given the collision between the two world views have input in the crucible of slavery. with the traditional west african paradigm the patterns over hundreds of years of slavery are still with us. they are still shaping our behavior beliefs, myths and vision. capacity to see one another. too often what you see is what you expect to see. it feels important to remember the entire institution of slavery depends upon the enslaved stranger and remaining one and sharing stories with one another across the racial divide breaks the dynamic down. this is precisely why the sharing stories has been taboo for so long. making the documentary was a breakthrough because filmmaking allowed me to bring together people speaking from very different perspectives and editing allowed me to bring voices on equal footing and create a conversation between people not talking together had people not in the same rumor

. -- ken thomas and thomas lanier. price technically $65 million, the choice will come down to a big city or the compounds of another -- combines of another battleground state. new york city has been a popular choice. bill clinton was nominated in madison square garden. philadelphia is home to the liberty bell and independence hall. it's convenient east coast location. a convenient rebuttal to republicans who think their july 2016 convention -- hold their july 2016 convention in cleveland. caller: my question is resort -- regarding the single working taxpayer. host: i think i already took you. claremont, california? caller: sorry. good morning. they're counting on you to be stupid enough. when the president talks about lower gas prices, you have to go, what does anything about limiting drilling on federal land -- six years to prove. see the situation. nobody is courageous enough to say, did we not pick an unqualified person? don't we realize it is time we get rid of people like cam and focus on what we need to do is gi