chief lanier: we don't know it now. right now the most important thing to us is to identify the people on the video. [inaudible question] chief lanier: i don't want to comment on the source of the video. i just want people to focus on the people in the video. this is a good quality video. if you know the persons that are in that clip you'll know, and you will be able to tell us who they are. >> the people in the clip do they know the victim or were they strangers? chief lanier: we don't have all the answers right now. i would say sometimes this is how we get information. but i would say to any family members who may recognize the folks in those videos talk to your family members, talk to your loved ones and have them turn themselves in. we need to talk to them. come down and calm to n.p.d. and let us talk to you. if it's a family member or a friend or somebody you know, at the very least reach out to them and have them come down and talk to us. >> obviously, the gentlemen you have gone through the mug shot. nobody in th

said violent -- violence. >> reporter: lanier said violent crime in the district is actually down with less shootings being fatal. the cliff also promised increased cooperation with federal -- chief also promised increased cooperation with federal partners and more overtime for the officers to stop the killings. >> i'm confident it's going to bring the spike under control, but it's early summer. >> reporter: tuesday the mayor will put forward an emergency measure which would give mpd authority to shut down businesses caught selling synthetic drugs for up to 96 hours giving the police one more tool to combat the drug and they home the violence. live in northeast -- home the violence. live in -- hope the violence. live in northeast, garrett haake, wusa9. >> they are expected to vote on the emergency plan tuesday. >>> tonight a contentious school board meeting in fairfax county. the board voted to add the topic of gender identity to its family like curriculum. supporters call it a step forward. >> i'm us somethinged with what the board did tonight -- i'm disgusted with what the board did

today for the third time in less than a month, chief cathy lanier made a public plea for information about a shooting. in one of those three cases, a local washington reporter was killed. her murder still unsolved. new tonight, jackie bensen spoke to her father about the need for people to come forward. jackie? >> reporter: doreen despite the fact that these images have been seen everywhere, youtube facebook, twitter, no one is talking. 24 hours after the release of this amazingly clear video of three persons of interest in tuesday's shooting that leaves a 16-year-old fighting for his life, there have been no leads no solid information. d.c. police chief cathy lanier held a press conference to express frustration. >> it's a very good quality. we don't always have this. so if you think about it, a 15-year-old kid who has this kind of injury everybody should be outraged and everybody should be trying to get justice for the family. >> exactly. >> reporter: kenneth mcclanton's family is also seeking that justice. less than two weeks ago, chief lanier made a similar plea for information i

chief lanier will not say if the parties knew one other or if this was road rage. >> while the suggests and the victims are not his panic, it should not prevent those in the community coming forward with tips. >> we care about bringing closure for the family. >> they are looking for information about the vehicle. mid-1990 dark green black camry or a honda. we did speak with a family member of a man injured in the shooting. they is said to be doing okay. live in alexandria, jeff goldberg abc7 news. >> a well known d.c. nightclub is shut down and the employees is accused of covering up an assault that took place inside. chief lanier ordered the park closed for 92 of hours and contend that the club employees carried an injured person out the backdoor. the park was the scene of a stabbing involving the redskins player brandon banks in 2011. and chris brown assault case in 2013. rough start for the morning commute for some after last night's storm and shooting. the cars stalled outs trying to get through the high water on the eastern avenue near addison road in northeast d.c. meteorologist j

police chief cathy lanier will soon have more power to fight synthetic drugs. the d.c. council approved emergency legislation to allow the chief to temple rarely shut down businesses including gas stations and i willquer stores that sell -- liquor stores that sell synthetic drugs. mayor bowser approved the resolution after a surge in overdoses included more than a dozen people sickened at homeless shelter. leon: attorneys argue that the inmate shouldn't be executed because he is intellectually disabled. the court of appeals rejected that. he was sentenced to death of the 1988 murder of two george washington university students. maureen: the death of a little boy pushed in a park swing by his mother is now a homicide investigation. today, maryland medical examiner released the cause of death for ji-aire lee. maryland bureau chief brad bell is live at the park where the boy was found. brad has new information on the case. brad? brad: almost unimaginably sad story. neighbors saw a woman out here at the swing set pushing a child in a swinger. not this one. the actual swing

the police chief cathy lanier explains. police chief: we have identified the top five, you know, threats for us. the top three drugs -- tcp, synthetic drug, mdma and other synthetics in nightlife areas. we are going to go after the supply. >> many drug users are now using the internet and her department will use cutting edge technology for the war on drugs. sam sweeney, abc 7 news. jummy: school is about to wrap up for the summer but some teachers say that their jobs will not be there come next year. they say that students will be the ones to suffer. brianne carter is there this new features are staging us and. -- staging a sit in. brianne carter and this is her first and last year. >> it is sad. i've met some good kid, but it's time to move on. you almost don't have a choice. >> the school is being reconstituted, many of the teachers must reapply for their positions. some are being let go and others are hoping to come back. she says she is choosing not to reapply. she says that because the teachers were notified so late in

. >> reporter: police chief cathy lanier and mayor bowser say it is due to the use of synthetic drugs in the city. live in dc, i'm nikki burdine, wusa9. >>> this weekend's space x explosion means nasa will have to rely on russians. >>> wusa9 is back after this, but first, here's allison with a look at our dry weather. >> ice out here. a cool, refreshing start. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. we have rain back in th >>> welcome back. just about 10 minutes after 6:00. we are off to a great start. it is refreshing, it is cool out there. probably the best start of the week. temperatures at 54 degrees for germantown. laurel and white oak. 53. not as breezy as we were yesterday. temperatures are going to head low to mid-80s. dry, low humidity, no rain in the forecast today. of course tomorrow we are going to be tracking showers and storms in the forecast. i'll have the futurecast coming up for you in just a bit. >>> allison, i'm giving this commute an a+ so far. i'm liking it. eastbound 66 we are starting to see delays as you make your way toward the capital beltway. this morning, also loo

. >> reporter: chief lanier used her authority to shut the club down following the altercation that happened inside the restroom at 2:44 in the morning on may 3 31st. >> two gentleman, a single punch was thrown. >> reporter: mark barnes, owner of the park has a different take from investigators. >> we offered to call an ambulance several times. his friends wanted to call the ambulance, and i think his friends eventually did call an ambulance. >> reporter: barnes said a paid emergency medical technician on staff administered aid. >> we took him to customer care where we regularly take people. >> reporter: chief lanier says 911 should have been called, the incident reported to police. >> by the time that person wandered around front with his injury, it had to be transported to the hospital, and the officers became aware when we got inside the club the crime scene had been cleaned up. >> to say this operator tried to hide a simple one pinch, 5 second incident is outrageous. >> what reason, one punch, i'm not going to lose my license over one time. >> reporter: in the meantime, all the while the

. >> what's it going to take for mpd, for chief lanier, to let the police do their job and be the police? stop these people from doing what they have to do. >> reporter: mpd said it's too dangerous for officers to chase dirt bikes and atvs in cruisers and in a news conference last week chief lanier commended the strategy for targeting the vehicles where they are stored. >> our best strategy is to impound those vehicles and take them off the street in a safe way and not create additional harm going forward. >> reporter: mpd said this strategy allowed them to impound around 40 illegal vehicles in the last three months, but this victim and other folks in the community say they believe there is more that can be done including using bicycles, motorcycles and even police helicopters to go after these riders who have been causing so much chaos and getting away with it. garrett haake, wusa9. >> a new program has been rolled out to help catch illegal atv riders, a phone hotline where tips can earn callers $250 if they help police recover an illegal atv. we put that number on our website www.wusa9

bruce johnson talked to both mayor bowser and police chief cathy lanier today and is live on u street. >> reporter: there's a big concern because we aren't into the heart of the summer months point. the mayor and police chief have a plan where exactly to put additional resources. this is the latest violent crime scene and perhaps the most gruesome, a burning body found in a trash can off holbrook terrace in the trinidad area of northeast. >> somebody said there's a body back there. >> reporter: the discovery was made by nukes at 5 a.m. today. hours -- neighbors at 5 a.m. today. hours later mayor bowser and police chief lanier would be wrapping up a meeting on the rise in murders and other serious crime. >> we are obviously concerned we have an increase and want to get ahead of it. >> reporter: they're centering their crime fighting efforts on four areas of north and southeast d.c. >> there's no one thing driving the violence. it's a lot of difference things. it is, however, very concentrated in those three patrol districts. >> reporter: here's one tool they're going to count on, solar

lanier said the restaurant tried to hide the assault from police, but the owner mark barnes described it as a one punch incidents and the cops went too far when they shut the club down. >>> the ship that capsized in a china river has been uprighted. chinese state television shows the top of that ship emerged from the water with the help of steel cables. the ship capsized monday night after being hit by a freak tornado. 82 have been confirmed dead. 360 are missing still. >>> philadelphia, we have a problem. check out a plane that skidded to a stop at philly international airport tonight. the nose gear did not deploy. the plane was on a flight from new mexico to new jersey when the pilot declared an emergency and returned to philadelphia. ground crews were ready for the plane. there were five passengers and no one was hurt. >>> coming up the tar ball mystery on southern california beaches. >> also ahead a national chain changes its policies after the death of a dog in one of its virginia stores. >> hear from a woman who may have been the target of an >>> the family of the terror suspect

it is something there was no warning signs. >> chief lanier says when people know there is a problem at home, it is important for family members to reach out to them before it's too late. >>> no rain in the immediate forecast, but the next threat, extreme heat. first alert chief meteorologist form shut is out outraise. top -- topper shutt is out on the terrace. it sounds like we're getting into our washington steamy thing. >> it's a little early in june rather than july. if you want to go outside, the temperature is in control and the humidity is in check. let's talk about what's headed our way. look at this heatwave. any time you have three consecutive days over 90, that's technically a heatwave. it arrives thursday, 90s. looks like it's staying in the 90s or better through next tuesday at least and really i just looked at some information that could keep us in the 90s through the following friday. we could have nine or 10 days in the 90s. an isolated storm is the only relief. when it gets this hot because of the temperatures and air quality in the evening, you want to exercise in t

>> reporter: in this press conference which wrapped up just a few moments ago, i saw chief lanier as frustrated as emotion-filled as i have seen her in quite some time. now, the frustration comes from the fact that this is the third time she has done this in recent weeks, come forward after high-profile crimes. the shooting of two men on their way to work on i-295, the shooting of a reporter, shar niece milton and the shooting of a 16-year-old boy yesterday things proved tremendously frustrating in detectives in two of those cases, there was a very good video, video that if you knew the people involved you would be able to describe them and yet, nothing nothing at this time to lead detectives toward suspects. now, here is how chief lanier described the video in the latest shooting of the 16-year-old that happened yesterday. this is very good quality. we don't always have this. so if you think about it you know 16-year-old kid who's got this kind of injury, everybody should be outraged and everybody should be trying to get justice for this family. >> reporter: and from talking to chie

chief lanier will not say if the parties knew one other or if this was road rage.

as chief cathy lanier in the d.c. police search for information, they are certain of one thing. >> we believe people saw this. >> last thursday morning on the g.w. parkway near tulane drive police say two vehicles had an altercation. speeding up slowing down cutting off. >> i don't want to comment beyond that whether there was a known relationship or not. right now we don't have the details. >> both vehicles crossed the wilson bridge and emerged to 195 north and d.c. 8:50, near observatory drive shots were fired from the sedan to the s.u.v. killing the driver, 50-year-old pedro alvarado, a father of four around seriously injuring the passenger, his brother-in-law. he spoke with abc7 after the shooting. saying he had no idea why they were targeted. >> it was without malice or anything. >> police are seeking information about the sedan, a dark green or a black toyota camry or honda mid-1990's

police chief kathy lanier. she says tips from the public helped lead to the arrest of a suspect in a teen's shooting. police arrested a man accused of shooting a 15-year-old boy who got off the bus tuesday night along naylor road in southeast. the boy is still fighting for his life. it's one of several recent shootings that had chief lanier emotionally pleading for help with unsolved cases earlier this week. >>> a warning from police before you buy or sell anything online. right now, thieves are targeting classified websites and holding up unsuspecting sellers. three men are in custody now in prince george's county but police believe more guys preying on craigslist users out there. police tell us they are looking for people buying and selling the iphone 6 but when the legitimate folks show up they pull out a gun. police say always talk to the buyer on the phone and meet them in a public place. >>> some sad news this afternoon about that toddler found underwater at the popular pirate's cove swimming pool in lort

police chief catherine lanier says authorities think the homicide spike is largely due to a rise in domestic homicide and drug abuse especially domestic drugs. she says her son was a good kid. he was gunned down after a basketball game. >> my heart is heavy right now. i live in d.c., i pay my taxes i do everything. what is going on? >> we have reengaged our all hands on deck effort. i had to make some changes, but we will be moving forward with all hands on deck during the summer. reporter: all hands on deck is the d.c. crime initiative, where virtually all of the cities 3800 police officers blankets the streets, especially on the weekends. the chief also talking about having foot patrols in high crime areas. clearly, these drug disputes, that is a rising concern here. richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: family and friends were out tonight for a candlelight vigil in honor of the murder victims. mourners gathered in d c southeast, where antonio lee bryant was shot to death last wednesday night. family members urged anyone with information to come forward. >> if you see something, if you heard so

it is several steps in a new strategy outlined by mayor bowser and cathy lanier earlier today.ruce johnson is standing by with more on that. >> first the weather report, topper said what, 5:59 that rain would be here in the district? 5:59 the rain is here. it was just down the street not that long ago that a dc council member said a legitimate business offered to sell her synthetic drugs. the problem is she didn't have cash. they wouldn't take her credit card. it's a big problem in the city. people in position to know explained why today. >> if you look at the titles, mr. nice guy scooby snacks, k2, wtf, space cadet. >> reporter: the labels look innocent enough. >> i've been called public enemy number 1 for the last four years. >> reporter: the director for the drug prevention center says buyer beware. anybody who uses synthetic drugs is taking a huge risk. >> it's nothing like marijuana. totally different. >> reporter: last week in the single day there were 11 separate emergency runs for synthetic drug overdoses here. >> these drugs are being marketed as something that's fun a

a short time ago police chief cathy lanier made a direct appeal to the public she needs some help.nother senseless shooting, this same in southeast washington. a teenager gravely injured, wounded and the young men believed to be responsible or at least knowing a lot about this still at large tonight. d.c. police released this metro bus video saying three figures caught on tape were persons of interest in the monday night shooting of a teenage male. the victim had gotten off the bus at 28th and nailer road in southeast. >> this is a 16-year-oldth boy who is critically injured and we want to get this case closed and we know if you see that video and you know those individuals, you can identify them. >> reporter: from sources out here in the streets, we learn the victim's name is making leek mercer. he's -- malik mercer. he's only 15. like a lot of the young men out here in southeast washington, he already lives on his own. today we managed to track down his best friend. the young man, the 16-year-old who was with him the night he was shot. >> we and malik got off the bus. >> reporter

police remained on scene collecting evidence but chief lanier says it was people in the community who called in to police which led them to the suspect. police released video from the bus but still unclear if the suspect was one of the people on tape. as the for the teen he is still in the hospital, fighting for his life according to friends. they are going to have a vigil out here to pray for him and home be able to recover. next week, we are told is his 16th birthday. at 6:00, why people in this community tell us why they are so reluctant to report tips leading to the arrest of a suspect to police. back to you. >> thank you, meagan. >>> tonight, a langley high school student is accused of sending a threatening e-mail to his assistant principal. fairfax county police executed a search warrant on trent mormon's phone and laptop. according to that warrant are a, late last month the 18-year-old confronted an assistant principal allegedly during at her and throwing a chair to the ground. the school suspended him for five days and it is during that time, the warrant says that mormon sent

lanier and d.c.'s mayor have linked the synthetic drugs to an increase in homicides this year. >>> take a look at this. the sinkhole opened earlier today in the middle of 7th street. a d.c. water spokesman says the cause appears continue a collapsed water line so now workers have to locate and repair that link. 7th street remains closed and could stay closed throughout the night j. a major announcement from the white house. president obama proposing new rules that would dramatically expand the number of people eligible for overtime pay. our andrew mckaren is live in down town silver springs. >> reporter: derek, in fact 5 million americans stand to gain everytime pay under this rule change, and that is music to the ears of some of the folks we met here in silver spring. >> give me some space, i know them bills get paid. >> reporter: he goes by the name of crown virkz k, with a county. >> i see you girl, got two kids, that don't stop the grind because you're still in school. >> my mom works every day, s

if the mayor gets her way, police chief cathy lanier would be able to shut down businesses for 96 hours if they're caught selling those synthetic drugs and there could be a $10,000 fine for the first violation. >> while we try to go after it aggressively to stop it from continuing to grow, we didn't have the case to go after it. we were seizing hundreds of kilos with no penalty. >> charles dark, director for the city's drug prevention center says buyer beware. anybody who uses synthetic drugs is taking a huge risk. yet this is a booming business here in dc. council member yvette alexander said she walked in to an adams morgan tobacco shop and asked for synthetic marijuana and said the man presented her with a bag that had had name scooby doo on it. he wanted nothing but cash. >>> another bush makes a run for the white house. hear what jeb said makes him a good candidate for president. >> plus the feds weigh in on how low they think prices will go this year. >> this hippo's time outside the zoo is over but there are still plenty of wild animals roaming free in one country. blat yeah, i'm

. >> on a more positive note the chief lanier points o out that nonfay tool shots and assaults in the district are down 17%. >>> a school board meetings in fairfax county. the board voted to add teachings about gender identity and sexual orientation to the family life education curriculum. some panels accused the board of -- parents accused the board of rushing this through and supporters called it a step forward. >> i'm disgusted with what the board did tonight. it was -- not respectful of parents. they should have taken their time and gone aside for several months and study id. >> we think that progress was really need in fairfax county and really for northern virginia and nationwide. >> those classes are slated to start at the center grade level. the school board imfa sides parents can opt their children out of those lessons. >>> this is deck doc live at the assort -- mike hydeck live at the assort. we will like lee some soft the -- u.s. supreme court. we will likely see some of the most sweeping changes to history in memory in not in history. the subsidies will be in place for oba

today for the first time since suspect daron wint's arraignment police chief cathy lanier offered brief comments. >> the case is still active, a lot of investigative work done, but it's in the hands now of the criminal justice system. for us to comment further now would put our case in jeopardy. we won't make additional comments on the case. we are still working very diligently with prosecutors. >> daron wint is the onlyperson charged, although investigators acknowledged the crime was likely committed by more than one person. daron wint is held without bail. >>> we now have a better view of what the d.c. united stadium will look like. these images released by the team were found on a photo gallery at www.wusa9.com. they show you what a game experience might look like when the stadium opens. mayor bowser says the city must have control of this site by september. construction is expected to begin next september and if it all goes right, the first goal will be scored in 2018. >>> hundreds of montgomery county schoolworkers could lose their job by a plan submitted by acting superintendent l

police chief cathy lanier says the altercation between two vehicles started on the george washington parkway in virginia. they're now looking for a dark or green toyota camry that might have been involved. the chief is asking anyone who saw anything to contact police. one man died in the shooting. a second manual was shot but did survive. >>> a 27-year-old man is in custody charged with shooting and killing his girlfriend outside a target. it happened last night in germantown. police say 24-year-old miriam atavaya greed to meet michael bricker last night. after the shooting he fled the scene. he was captured after crashing his car on barnestown road. >>> our record heat may be over but not the stormy weather that's cooling us off. that's why we still have a yellow alert for today. right, howard? >> really, it's this lingering rain and drizzle that's going to keep it dreary and damp. if you have outside plans or even the commute, it's going to be slowed down by n. the moisture extends from the deep south through our neck of the woods all the way up toward new england. we got rid of th

. >> reporter: if dc mayor bowser gets her way police chief cathy lanier would be able to close businesses for 96 hours if caught selling synthetic drugs. they could also be fined it $10,000 for the first offense. >> we try to go after it aggressively we just didn't have the case to go after it. >> reporter: a couple liquor store owners had this response to the new crackdown on businesses that pedal synthetic drugs. >> i think those that are dealing in this business, they should watch out. >> be closed? >> absolutely . >> i asked for synthetic marijuana. >> reporter: board 7 dc council member yvette alexander shared a firsthand account of how she could have bought synthetic drugs. >> he went under the counter and presented me with a bag that had scooby doo on it. when i gave him my credit card, he said oh no, cash only. >> she also pointed out they announced they're going to dismantle all of those vice units, the jump out squads that would snatch the drug dealers off the streets they're going to dismantle that. the police chief said it's no longer effective. they're putting everybody in to

mayor muriel bowser proposing a new bill to give police chief cathy lanier a chance to shut down the stores that sell them. >> we expect many more cases are going unreported and untreated. >> stores who indulge should be penalized. >> last week about a dozen of people overdosed in d.c. >>> all right. listen to this, if you bank in columbia, maryland. howard county police say this man installed an atm skimming device at the federal credit union on sunday. a caller told police the scanner appeared suspicious. it was a skimming device attached to the machine with tape. you should monitor your accounts if you use that machine. >>> and listen up there are some new rules. here are some of the changes. you can look -- you can book courts more than seven days in advance of play, but only book four courts per day and not all of the courts will be available to reserve. four courts will be used on the first come first served basis. some changes will go into effect starting midnight tomorrow. >>> new gruesome details are emerging in the deaths of the family and housekeeper. what was left at the

for the third time in less than a month, chief cathy lanier made a public plea for information about a shooting. last week someone gunned down two men on i-295. a 16-year-old is now fighting for his life after the shooting on tuesday. despite clear video of three possible suspects in his shooting there were no leads. this is the same story for d.c. reporter charnice milton who was killed by a stray bullet waiting for a bus stop in southeast. >> the real culprits here are those people who remain silent and look you dead in the eye when you're at the giant or alabama avenue or at the safeway on alabama avenue. and they come over and they greet you and they say, i feel so sorry for your loss, but they know who it is that did it and they won't say a word. >> even though the cases are not connected, investigators believe the suspects are known to friends and families, but no one is turning them in. >>> 4:31 is our time right now. what started off to be a rainy morning for a lot of us. >> and let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to find out if that's going to cool thi

both mayor bowser and police chief coo at this time la near says the drugs are -- cathy lanier says the drugs are at least possibly to blame for the spike in homicides. they say the drugs can have a cytolytic effect on users. >> you will get a lot of batches of it where it's much much more potent. and when that happens we see these spikes in overdoses and violence. >> chief la near says she's confident her department will get this spike in violence under control and mayor bowser's plan would let police shut down businesses caught selling the drugs for up to 96 hours. . >>> hey there, i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. well, it sure looks dreary out here on the michael & son weather cam but there's really not any rain falling anywhere in the dmv. we might see a light sprinkle or shower though into the later afternoon. 80 degrees at 3:00. 81 rat 6:00. we're going to reach an afternoon high of 84 degrees. at about 4:00. and then the chance for showers increases as we head into the evening. right now it's 77 and cloudy at reagan national and just a light breeze out of the east. and a

. >> reporter: at a district meeting on public safety last week, mpd chief cathy lanier acknowledgedsaults and shootings are actually down. >> so there's less actual violence going on. unfortunately the violence is more lethal. >> reporter: the spike in killings is linked in part to a rise in the sale and use of synthetic drugs, an explanation mcclintock reject. >> it's not just synthetic marijuana. this is a city that has closed its eyes to death in a culture of fear. and we're in the going to allow that to happen. >> reporter: so to keep eyes open to give them something to see, mcclinton helped place four crosses. 43 for victims known, each name read aloud. and the 44th, the next person to die on a d.c. street. and tonight those crosses have already come down but the family members hope that by continuing to speak out they can continue to push mpd to solve those cases and push anyone who might know anything about those murders to come forward. reporting live, garrett haake, wusa 9. >> as garrett just said the city recorded its 66th homicide of the year this afternoon. the only info

chief lanier says officers in every district will have the body cameras. she says that the program has already given them important insight about police encounters with the public. >>> also new tonight firefighters in prince george's county say this fire at a popular upper marlboro restaurant is suspicious. the fire at tucker's restaurant caused the roof to collapse. the fire department tells us it wants to hear from you if you saw anything that might help them solve this crime. >>> new details about a deadly shooting in charles county tonight. we're learning this evening that a neighbor called 911 after they heard a mother screaming. the sheriff's office tells us tonight a woman came home to find her husband dead and their 3-month-old baby boy unconscious. it appears the father may have shot himself. chopper 4 over the scene at the home here in indianhead. neighbors performed cpr on the baby until paramedics arrived. it's not clear what happened to the baby. he is in critical condition now. >>> what started out as a movie date quickly turn theed violent.

sam: police chief cathy lanier wasted no time to get to the zone. >> find out what is going on. this is unusual. it has been quiet here. sam: the chief says crime here dropped significantly in recent years. it's just one block from the trinidad rec center. neighbors say they are keeping their heads up. >> dismay. i wouldn't say complete shock. stuff happens. but it's alarming that something like that happened in your neighborhood. sam: investigators cleared the scene for the day but they are offering a $25000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and the conviction of the person or the persons responsible. reporting in northeast. i'm sam sweeney abc7 news. jonathan: well a lot of folks will be taking road trips in the coming months so you want to make sure that the vehicle is in tip top shape. kimberly: "7 on your side" with a panel of mechanics to answer your question about the vehicle care. horace holmes is live in the health center. we get more calls about cars and mechanics than almost any other topic. horace: that is why we decided to bring mechanics back in. the

someone slant-in intoxicated man over the head there here cathy lanier user authority to close the club. tonight, the attorney for the park is ankle for the board's decision. >> they reviewed all the reports and recommendations and they decided that there was no further action needed. the license will not be revoked. there will not be any action taken. there was nothing to be done and nothing wrong. leon: police are still searching for the suspect. this video released -- the person who was hit suffered a serious head injury. the fighting keep sweet briar alive now in the hands of the virginia supreme court. the board of governors want to close it down for financial reasons. the court also heard from leaders in amherst county that said the school is part of the trust of the founders will. no word and how the justices are leaning. these cases usually take several weeks to get traction. alison: another gloomy day out wide but will it clear up for the weekend? steve is in the weather center with the forecast. steve: very optimistic about the upcoming weekend. not so much if you have outdoor

cathy lanier says 400 cameras will be distributed to the officers in the fifth and seventh districts by the end of the month. by the end of next year, officers in every district will have the body cameras. >>> police stopped a woman trying to get through airport security. you are not going to believe what they say she tried to smuggle inside her breast implants. >>> metro riders this morning and the specific lines the thieves are targeting. >>> i'm melissa mollet with your traffic. we have a good bit of weekend track work to deal with this weekend. we are talking orange, silver, blue, yellow and green lines this weekend. the trains are going to be running every 20 minutes and more frequent service on the red line from 9:00 in the morning to why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. joey, i'll watch anything except this. except this. go back, go back, go back, go back, go back, go back. fios custom tv lets you pay for the types of channels you want, not the ones you don't. 100% fiber optics is here. get out of the past. get fios. no

cathy lanier says 400 cameras will be distributed in the fifth and seventh district by the end of theonth. by the end of next year officers in every district will have the cameras. the program has already given them important insight about police encounters with the public. >>> police stop a woman trying to get through airport security. you are not going to believe what they say she tried to smuggle inside her breast implants. >>> smash and grab. the warning to metro riders and the specific lines the thieves are targeting. >>> i'm melissa mollet with your traffic. we have a bit of weekend trackwork to deal with this weekend. we are talking orange silver, blue, yellow and green lines. trains are going to be running every 20 minutes and more frequent on the red line from 9:00 in the morning to new flonase allergy relief nasal spray. this changes everything. flonase is the 24 hour relief that outperforms a leading allergy pill. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over-producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one subst

council to give police chief kathy lanier the power to immediately shut down offending businesses for four days similar to the chief's authority to temporarily close bars and nightclubs associated with violence. >> we believe that there should be harsher penalties. >> reporter: neighborhood commissioner calvin ward says his community of rosedale, welcomes the mayor's move. >> they should be penalize and jail time if possible. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news4. >>> widow at the center of a deadly love triangle faces a crowded courtroom. what she is saying about her husband's murder. >>> a local teacher honored as hero. a mother says she saved h >>> tonight, our team of reporters is gathering the top stories. we will begin in virginia. police say an argument over his children made him snap. >> minh nguyen is accused of killing his ex-wife's new husband. he was in court listening to testimony about the shooting and darcy stepper is live outside the courthouse where the shooting just wrapped up. darcy? >> reporter: the victim's wife denise madison, showed incredible strength today as she t

." >> the i-team investigation for decades a massive government facility has operated atop mount lanier. >> rumors of bunkers and fallout shelters have swirled. and now the i-team's scott macfarlane sheds some light on what happens inside mysterious mt. weather. >> lunch hour at berryville grill which sits near one of the few stop lights in town. >> it slows down. >> reporter: but what hasn't slowed down, whispers about the top secret facility just up the road. known as mt. weather. >> i don't think anybody really knows what happens there. >> reporter: christy mccrayville runs the toy store. it's a mystery. >> yes. >> reporter: a mystery that the i team set out to solve. it seems like we drove into the clouds. you can see it's massive with huge vents locked beneath vents and street signs make it clear we're not allowed to stop the car. the federal emergency management agency operates mt. weather. they wouldn't speak by phone even off the road about what happens here. but the i-team discovered the story behind mount weather goes back decades. to october 1962, the cuban missile crisis. ja

mayor muriel bowser and chief shirley maclaine -- and police chief cathy lanier is moving away from targeting the low-level drug users to arresting the suppliers. >> we have identified the top five threats for us. the top three drugs, p.c.p. synthetic drugs. we are going to go after those aggressively. go after the supply. kimberly: earlier the district legalized small amount of marijuana. however, selling the drug and smoking in public remain illegal. jonathan: coming up for us on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the prison employee accused of helping two killers escape appeared in court. >> a hit-and-run driver leaves a boy in a neighborhood and a neighborhood up in arms. i'll tell you about it in a moment. >> find out why the teachers are staging a s why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. joey, i'll watch anything except this. except this. go back, go back, go back, go back, go back, go back. fios custom tv lets you pay for the types of channels you want, not the ones you don't. 100% fiber optics is here. get out of the past. get fios. now for

police chief cathy lanier ordered the club shut down over the weekend after an assault in the bathroom. the board decided the operations of the club do not pose imminent danger to the community. the news said the restaurant tried to keep the incident from -- the owner said the restaurant tried to keep the incident from police. >>> the markets on wall street were down by closing bell, dow sliding 170 points, nasdaq dropping by 40. >>> southwest airlines is extending its massive air fare sale through midnight of people clicking onto the airline's website to snag round trip fares as lowell as 100 bucks caused it to -- low as 100 bucks caused it to crash yesterday afternoon. users may still experience some difficulty with the site. >>> t-mobile and dish network are talking about a possible merger deal according to the wall street journal. the pairing would bring together the country's second largest satellite operator with the fourth largest wireless carrier. >>> apple is recalling more than 200,000 of its popular beats pil xl portable speakers. the company has received numerous complaints

chief cathy lanier announced a $10,000 reward in the shooting of a 16-year-old boy in southeast d.c. police have released this surveillance video. it shows some men who were seep get seen -- seen getting off a metro bus minutes before a teenager was shot near naylor road early yesterday. >> this is a 16-year-old little boy critically injured and we want to get this case close and we know if you see that video and know those individuals, you can identify them. >> police say frustration is growing, not only in this case but also in the shooting of two men on i-295 and the murder of a local reporter. even though those cases are not connected, investigators believe the suspects are known to friends and family, but nobody is turning them in. >>> tonight we are hearing from the family of a proud father who was run over by a piece of heavy machinery crossing the street. it happened near clay place and 40th streets northeast. as mark segraves reports, one son is giving thanks he was able to give his father one last gift before he died. >> i miss him daily. you could not know my father withou

. >> reporter: mayor bowser want to give police chief, cathy lanier the po you are to immediately shut down offending businesses for up to four days, similar to the chief's authority to temporarily close bars and nightclubs associated with violence. we believe that there should be harsher penalties. >> reporter: neighborhood commissioner, calvin ward, says his community of rosedale, welcomes the mayor's move. >> they need to be held accountable. this kind of activity shouldn't be held in our neighborhood it is a place tant disregard and disrespect for the community. >> reporter: an attorney has been taking legal action against offending stores and plans to review the mayor's proposal which would more quickly shut down sales. in the district tom sherwood, news4. >>> i'm chris lawrence at the live deck. police in montgomery county just tweeted a few minutes ago a stabbing they have been investigating in silver spring is now officially a homicide. they say a man died after someone stabbed him this afternoon near the woodlake apartment complex. now, chopper four is still live over the scen

police chief kathy lanier pleading for information on the three guys that they want to speak to about shooting of a 16-year-old. she says that boy is in critical critical condition and we will get to news4's jackie bensen, who has the chief's passionate words, coming up. >>> well if you're gonna skip school to go to a campaign event you better get a note for the teacher right? that's what ali olson did when he went to hillary clinton's lunch party in new hampshire. the 9-year-old put the absence note in a pile for the presidential hopeful to sign and a few days later, this showed up in the mail. >> it says, "dear my teacher, mrs. sigh mops i'm missing school today because i'm going to meet hillary" and i signed right there and that's hillary's signature. >> just in case the teacher didn't believe it, clinton even added the word, "really" with an asterisk and later tweeted out the note. >>> now to that deadly balcony collapse in berkeley, california. the city's mayor says the early investigation suggests the balcony's support beams may not have been properly weather sealed during const

why >>> cathy lanier is canasking for some help. she think that's some of the motorists in virginia might be able to shed light on a rush hour shooting in the district. a man named pedro alvarado was killed his brother-in-law wounded when somebody shot in their car on 295 last thursday morning during rush hour. police believe there was an incidence between alvarado and the guy who shot him just minutes before on the gw parkway in alex hand andrea at about 8 iext 40 a.m. >> we know there was this other confrontation confrontation. it should have been visible to other drivers. maybe one of those drivers have more detail. that's what we're looking for couldn't frontation in virginia between 8:30 and 8:45 that morning. >> alvarado's brother-in-law says the other vehicle involved was a black pickup truck. >>> we have learned that the national pavg service is considering new cameras on the gw parkway and the dbw parkway. neither of the highways currently has a camera that police can use. a recent news4 i-team investigation revealed some o

police chief cathy lanier held a news conference asking the public for the help trying to find this guy? they released a surveillance video. it worked. they are not releasing his name yet. we know the 16-year-old is hospitalized an last check he was critical. police need your help to track down a shooting suspect in bowie. christopher king is accused of shooting a man at the huntington community center. king is charged with attempted murder and shooting offenses and victims are in hospitalized in stable condition. if you sec king or you know him give police a call. kimberly: if you were there you might have thought it was an earthquake. but a pressurized gas container to blame for explosion in vienna. it happened after midnight at the shell station on maple avenue. fire investigators say the pressurized gas container used for welding started to leak. we don't know what sparked the fire. no one was hurt but the explosion did damage a pizza restaurant next door. >> d.c. delegate eleanor holmes-norton met with park services about the washington monument elevator. it has been a problem. the

for the third time in less than a month, chief lanier made a public plea for information about a shooting. last week, two men were gunned down on 295. a 16-year-old is fighting for his life after a shooting on tuesday. and despite clear video of three possible suspects in his shooting, no leads. and this is the same situation for d.c. reporter charnice milton who was killed by a stray bullet waiting at a bus stop in southeast. >> the real culprits here are those who remain silent and look you dead in the eye when you're at the giant at alabama avenue or at the safeway at alabama avenue and they greetd you and say, i'm so sorry for your loss and they know who did it and they won't say a word. >> the suspects are known to friends and family, police believe, but no one is turning them in. >>> breaking news at the live desk. we just got this flyer from charleston police. take a good look there. it shows the suspect in that shooting at that church in downtown charleston. police describe him as a young white man in his early 20s with a slender build. there you can see from surveillance footage

mayor muriel bowser proposed a new bill to give cathy lanier the power to temporarily shut down stores that sell synthetic drugs like scooby snacks around bizarre-o. >>> volleyball players, listen up. if you play at west potomac park on the mall there are some new rules. you can't book in advance of seven days. not all the courts will be available to reserve. four courts will be used on a first come first served basis. some of the changes will go into effect at midnight tomorrow. earlier this year the park service got rid of free play at the courts. >>> panda pregnancy watch is on full display. zookeepers posted this on instagram yesterday showing mei xiang getting the ultrasound. she went through two rounds of artificial insemination in april. veterinarians will give her several ultra sounds to see if they can spot a fetus. mei xiang is the proud mother of bao bao. it's tough to tell if pandas are pregnant until the very end. >> there are so many false alarms. >> crossing our fingers. we'd love a cub. >>> let's check in with tom and find out about this heat wave. >> don't dress like a

. >> police chief kathy lanier says beyond the police work, all the officers were successful because of the relationships they formed with the community. >>> if you live in montgomery this is the man officially responsible for your fire rescue service. scott load steen was sworn in today as fire chief. he has been the acting chief since january and been in the department more than 20 years. he rose to chief of the operations division before this. he took over for steve lore, who retired back in december. >>> the violence that followed freddie gray's death really hit some neighborhoods hard in baltimore and now, there's a new effort to help girls who live there. jennifer franziotti reports. >> going to bring up this elbow. >> reporter: learning how to get your arrow to fly straight and hit your target is both a physical and mental lesson girls are learning at a special week-long day camp hosted by the girl scouts of central maryland and northwest baltimore for mainly elementary and middle school girls in zip codes affected by april's civil unrest. >> some of our activities are about c

mayor muriel bowser proposed a new bill to give police chief cathy lanier the power to temporarily shut down stores that sell synthetic drugs. >> we expect that many more cases are going unreported and untreated. >> synthetic drugs are extraordinarily serious. they are in fact deadly. >> last week, about a dozen people overdosed on synthetic drugs in northwest. under the new law the chief could close stores for up to four days. >>> just in, more trouble for nepal. a landslide this time while people were sleeping. the landslide buried six villages in the mountainous northeast. heavy rains triggered the disaster. landslides are common unfortunately during monsoon season. people there in nepal are still recovering from those earthquakes. in april and may that killed more than 8,000 people.right, thanks. >>> it's now 5:19. we may now know one of the sources of the frightening listeria outbreak that forced the shut down of blue bell creameries. it may be linked to the nonsanitary room in the oklahoma facility. the company hasn't been a i believe to pinpoint a single force for the contaminati

again, the mayor and cathy lanier, the police chief have been pretty strong and firm in the idea they don't want this video to be published. it will be voted on here at the wilson building. zachary kiesch. back to you in studio. >>> you can see a significant tax cut in the district a year sooner than you were supposed to. today the d.c. council will vote on a plan proposed by phil mendelson. it will fast track the tax cuts for the wealthiest residents. the first wave of the tax cuts went to families making less than $60,000 last year. mayor bowser and some council members are not on board with this. they want to see the money used for d.c. schools or affordable housing. >>> 6:04 right now. a developing story out of japan. at least two people are dead after a man set himself on fire aboard a high speed bullet train. police say the man poured oil over his head and then lit the fire, killing himself and another passenger. at least nine others were hurt. one seriously from smoke inhalation. >>> a family from maryland is suing amtrak over the deadly train accident. gildersleeve's family fi

now both muriel bowser and police chief cathy lanier have been a little reluctant to have this video go public because of privacy concerns. proponents of public access cite the freedom of information act. they'll have that vote again today, just behind me here at the wilson building. reporting live back to you in the studio. >> zachary, thank you. >>> well, you could see a significant tax cut in the district a year sooner than you're supposed to today. the d.c. council will vote on a plan proposed by council chair mendelson. this will fast track the tax cuts for the wealthiest residents. now the first wave of the tax cuts went to families making less than $60,000 last year. mayor white houser and some council members are not on board with the plan. they want to see the money used for d.c. schools or affordable housing. >>> the convicted murderer who teamed up with another to escape from prison is now spilling details about their time on the run. david sweat reportedly told police he ditched richard matt days ago. sweat was arrested on sunday and now he's saying that matt was slowing