we talked to the chief, cathy lanier, about all of this. she says within 40 minutes of that call, she was in a command center with nci fbi officials. we haven't heard what the person that called that thought she heard something that sounded like gunshots. no one is upset with this person. she did exactly as expected. let's hear from chief lanier. >> we tell people over and over again, see something, say something. you don't know what's going on. don't take things for granted. make that call. regardless of what it is, an employee thought they heard something of concern. they made a call back. that's what we tell people to do. >> reporter: of course, they are calling this a clear and coordinated response to this incident. >> reporter: there will be a debriefing to see what they can improve on. a lot of protocols in place after that incident here a couple of years ago. they called this now what amounted to a good practice. that's what everybody wanted. we are live at the navy yard, derrick ward, news 4. >> this affected a lot of people in the

now, as far as the person who report hearing shots fired, the chief lanier says they will not release the name to protect privacy, but can confirm this is not a hoax and the woman did exactly what she was supposed to do. it's not clear if she was here during the 2013 mass shooting when a lone gunman opened fire in building 197, killing 12 people. but the scene is clearly reminiscent of that. chief lanier said today this turned out to be a great exercise. >> it appears all the things that we tried to correct and make go better from the last incident went very, very well, a smooth, well-coordinated response here, and very happy that this turns out to be a great exercise for us to see if we fixed what we wanted to fix and nobody is hurt and no evidence of any shots fired. >> reporter: i can tell you as far as what that employee heard or thought she may have heard, that's still not clear, but there is quite a bit of consuction around here. police won't confirm if that's what she heard, but it is very loud around here. in fact, the time we've been standing out here, i've heard several loud

police chief kathycathy lanier.eports tonight the chief spent the night with the daughters of police officers and the department's civilian employees. >> yes, i think if you look at the pictures, you will notice only one of us very rowdy. in fact, i got in trouble a couple of times. i was ejected twice. >> reporter: taylor swift one of the biggest pop stars in the world performing in d.c. last night. in the crowd, police chief cathy lanier and a whole bump of really luckyq0 girls, like tee annie shriver. >> the best part was probably when the lights came on the stadium was going right wythe and red and everybody was just loud. >> people don't realize how div cut is to be the child of a police officer. >> reporter: for lanier it is two fold, opportunity to acknowledge her staff and families but chance to mentor these young women. >> so, for mom or dad to come home and say, i got you taylor swift tickets, oh my god how great is that? >> he said haveie you ever -- do you listen to taylor swift and all this stuff, i sai

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today police chief cathy lanier says that problem and others were gone. >> just as i'm coming out of here here come all my ncis friends just like last time. >> reporter: certainly there was a sick feeling of deja vu for the employees at the navy yard but this time things were different. employees here have trained for what people feared was happening this morning when someone thought they heard gunshots. >> did you go in to the snaufs snaufs -- to the office? >> yes. >> reporter: several employees said when they were sheltering in an office room and a guard came to clear the room, before opening the door he told everyone to put their hands up and walk out keeping their hands in the air. >> luckily it was a false alarm and everybody is safe. >> reporter: a police report found major problems in the emergency response. first they had trouble getting through locked gates. then police were unable to monitor aaron alexis' movements on surveillance videos because of a locked door. >> so officers were immediately able to access the gates and get in. >> reporter: metropolitan police chief cat

kathy lanier was d.c.'s police chief both then and now.d out. >> the person who made the call heard what she thought may have been gunshots and she made a call, which is what employees here are trained to do. we have no concerns that this was a hoax whatsoever. >> nbc's tom costello has been following this story from washington, d.c. tom, what's the latest on the situation? what do we know about the caller? >> thomas i just got back from the scene. having left there at about 12:20 or so. it is now completely free. the streets are now open to all traffic. police have left the scene. and everybody has been given the all clear. the caller at about 7:29 in the morning reported she thought she might have heard what sounded like gunshots inside the navy yard. in fact, inside the same building that was the scene of the shooting back in 2013. that shooting as you may recall killed 12 and injured 8. so her call to the local security office within the navy yard prompted an immediate call to metro police here in

police chief cathy lanier tomorrow us by text today that she wants to put those tourniquet kits into the hands of every police officer out here on the streets. the woman suspected in those attacks, she's under arrest tonight. this is bruce johnson reporting from downtown washington for wusa9. >> bruce mentioned those tourniquets bought by the chief. police chief cathy lanier tells us those officers were given the kits and trained how to use them following the navy yard shootings in 2013. >>> also in the district tonight police arrested and charged 30 men with soliciting prostitutes in the northwest in the last week. according to our news partners at the washington post, it is part of a new push aimed at cracking down on crime. that started in january after residents, business owners and pastors all complained about still seeing prostitutes on 14th street near what was once d.c.'s red light district. >>> and a d.c. woman is facing charges in baltimore. police there say 29-year-old lisa finely threw gasoline on her boyfriend, then set his house on fire. finely is an educational aide at

. >> reporter: police chief cathy lanier says this is a nationwide problem. so if you any you've never known anyone who has done these drugs or nobody does them in your neighborhood, she says you're probably wrong. >> we don't want to go back to the crack cocaine days. >> reporter: it's pervasive enough police chief after mayor after doctor bring up the comparison to how crack consumed the district in the late '80s and early '90s. >> it was the dark ages for d.c. and i stood there maybe two or three hours in a daze. >> the most addict tiff thing i've ever dealt with in my -- addictive thing i've ever dealt with in my life. >> reporter: it's cheap, but here's how it affects everyone. d.c. police say the rise of synthetic drugs is linked to a spike in crime, most headline grabbing, the gruesome slaying of a man aboard a metro train july 4th by a suspect police say had a synthetic drug problem spiraling out of control. d.c. mayor muriel bowser signed a bill today that slams fines and closures on shop -- slaps fines and closures on shops that sell those innocent

police chief cathy lanier and more than 150 children of d.c. police officers. as brianne carter reports, that's one of those kids attest the chief can get down to the sick beat. >> it was exciting to be there. >> still trying to shake off the taylor shift excitement from tuesday night concert after the dad who is a d.c. homicide investigator told her she was going to the show thanks to the city's top cop. >> i thought it would be a good thing for mom or dad to come home with good news for the kids. >> cathy lanier says she knows it's not easy for those who serve d.c. she wanted to do something fan. the fearless group was the only man of the 22 chaperons and 168 teenagers. his daughter wanted to go. he stepped up to see taylor. >> spent time with my daughter. i was nervous to make sure i didn't lose any of them. >> back in the chief's office today the girls agreed on one highlight of the night. >> last song "shake it off." they say there was no bad blood but there was lots of fun and dancing. >> dancing a lot. >> she was shaking it off like the rest of you? >> y

. >>> police chief cathy lanier said her detectives are working hard to arrest suspects in all of the city's homicides. last night they announced an arrest in the murder of 46-year- old darlene marie bryant. late this afternoon chief lanier said the more the public comes forward to help, the more these cases will be solved. >> it takes us a little time to close a homicide case, but we're not going to stop working on them and eventually we'll get them closed. i want to thank the community members. >> police say the rising use of synthetic drugs which we reported on is partly to blame in the rise in crime. >>> tough word tonight from d.c. mayor muriel bowser blaming d.c. council members for failing to pass legislation for the police to begin using body cameras. >> a letter to washingtonians the mayor writes unfortunately for all 8(çhof us the d.c. council decided public safety isn't a top priority. first the safety committee slashed body funding cameras in half and sent savings to pet projects and they required my administration to identify even more money before the program can go forw

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metropolitan police chief cathy lanier says officers are always on heightened alert.ware of what he is a you know the -- the discussion and chatter is around the fourth of july events and all those threats, and take those into account. we change our tactics up for different events but never lower our profit. >> reporter: ask people planning on attending those events, they don't plan on changing their plans. >> celebrate the fourth of july like we do every year. >> all hearing about heightened alerts and decide it is not worth worrying about. >> reporter: after all, worrying doesn't change anything. police say what's most important is being aware of your surroundings. stop doing what they do every day they win. >> reporter: the national park police says them continue to work closely with federal, and state agencies no indication there will be a decrease in attendance at any of the events this weekend. doreen? >> meagan fitzgerald thank you. >>> some concern about the mental health for those who work at the navy yard, because many of those employees could be dealing wit

. >> reporter: lanier says there is still work to be done at the street level, where many of the sales are heading, now that they are cracking down on businesses. in the district mark seagraves, news4. >>> a major development in a high-profile armed robbery case in our area. a mother of three was shot and critically injured while working at a convenience store last year. finally, a suspect in the case. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey was there when an indictment was announced. >> reporter: even though 16 months has passed since the terrible crime at this fast mart shocked the spotsylvania community, the sheriff says solving it is the top priority. this is the disturbing video the sheriff's department made public back in march of 2014 after a clerk was shot twice in the head during a robbery. the suspect fled taking a cabinet of ephedrine products with him. clerk kelly wood somehow survived her injuries doing her first interview with news4 after she left the hospital. today she learned a spotsylvania county man, 33-year-old derek sprouse has been indicted by a grand jury for

police chief cathy lanier says the new law is needed to stop a very disturbing trend in crime.they don't get a handle on it, things could be set back in terms of crime fighting by as much as 20 years. now, the new law would for the first offense make businesses subject to a $10,000 fine. they would also be closed down for 96 days. the penalties get worse from there and stores could lose their business license if they're repeat offenders. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >>> we need to focus on the weather because it is looking good after a lot of heat and humidity, tom. >> it is friday and the weekend is about to move in. and a lot of people will be out and about this weekend. you can keep up with the weather where you are with the storm team 4 app and washington app. the rain and downpours they're long gone now and the temperatures are comfortable. we're in the low 70s to mid 70s in washington. nearby suburbs near 70s. we have so much rain, look at the size of this mushroom. this is about the size of a baseball. this is posted by tammy on my twitter page. you can post

. >> reporter: now by text message police chief cathy lanier told me today they're trying to get these tourniquet kits into the hands of all police and they already have saved other lives out there. we think there's a followup story and we'll try to have that for you tomorrow. we should point out the woman suspected in these assaults that was on pcp is under arrest tonight. back to you guys. >> sounds like some scary moments there, bruce. police chief cathy lanier says police were given those tourniquet kits and the training how to use them after the navy yard shooting in 2013. >>> tonight frederick residents will be weighing in on a law that requires all county businesses to be conducted in english. an all republican county board passed the english only law back in 2012. the public hearing is tonight at 7:00. our stephanie ramirez spoke with people in frederick. what they'll have to say about this is coming your way on wusa9 news at 6:00. >>> meantime montgomery county police investigating whether somebody may have been making drugs inside a federal government facility. all of in came

. >> chief lanier says it's not just a problem in d.c., but all across the country. she's talking to mayors of other big cities. >>> world renown chef andres wishes donald trump the best after he said he would not cook in his restaurant. andres is an immigrant from spain and became a naturalized u.s. citizen in 2013. he did not directly comment about his decision, but his remarks to the graduating class of the d.c. central kitchen were thinly veiled. >> every person should be gaining the respect of the person next to him. if we don't have respect, we have nothing. everybody belongs! >> that stance taken by andres garnered a lot of support today including some from d.c.'s mayor muriel bowser. the culinary job program prepares previously incarcerated, homeless, unemployed or underemployed adults for careers in the food service industry. >>> digital amnesia, why modern technology is making our lives easier, find out why it's taking a toll on our ability to remember. >> but first see what zookeepers are doing to lure an escaped monkey back home. >> later on topper >>> le

the mayor of the district of columbia and i'm joined by admiral dixon smith, chief of police, kathy lanier. we're here to give you a report on this morning's incident at the washington navy yard. we want to report that the police were called and asked for assistance by officials at the navy yard. we understand that an employee at the navy yard shortly after 7:29 reported that she may have heard gunshots in the facility. the police officials at the facility sent out the call to law enforcement in the area. our police responded, our police went into the facility with the assistance of our federal partners. at this time there is no evidence of gunshots. there is no evidence of a shooter, and there's no evidence of any victims today. we look forward to finding out that all of our partners responded as they should have. the chief of police will convene an after action meeting shortly after the incident is cleared to see how everybody responded. i'm very proud of all of the officials that answered the call. we know that there have been a lot of lessons learned from previous incident facility her

we even spotted metropolitan police chief kathy lanier driving up and down the route. >> we are constantlyitoring and constantly making checks of all of our areas on a regular and rotating basis. >> we had to go through the check points. they are checking bags coming into the area, so that was good. >> reporter: damon bishop is one of the many parents who welcomed increased security, enjoying the day with their families. others tell us they are not scared, especially when it's an important day to celebrate. >> we came anyway. we don't care. we're americans! >> it's important to teach kids about what today is all about. we had to fight for our independence and a lot of people have died through the years. so we have the great country that we have. it's a wonderful thing to be able to teach the kids about. >> reporter: we were trying to show you, but there are trees in the way. we have a few military members here with their rifles on them, armored vehicles around, lots of security here. police are also encouraging you, if you see anything suspicious, even if you think it's silly, do not be af

police chief cathy lanier addressed in yesterday's navy yard scare. >> we take every event seriously. posture will remain high and will continue for the 4th. >> reporter: extra law enforcement will be on hand. 18,000 feet of fencing is in place and extra security check points throughout. enjoy the 4th, the most patriotic place in america. i'm nikki burdine, wusa9. >>> crowds not your thing? you can avoid it all together by watching the broadcast of the capital 4th tomorrow on pbs from 8:00 until 9:30'. you can have more information about a capital 4th, another holiday event at your fingertips by downloading our free wusa9 app. check out our weekend guide. >>> it will be a long process to restore water for 30,000 people in laurel, maryland. crews with anne arundel county are on the scene of a 20-inch water main break. this is in a wooded area near lost creek and bayou bend boulevards. it could be later today till repairs are made because workers have to clear a path with heavy equipment. they have set up water fill stations nearby. >>> the d.c. mayor's office is offering counseling for

police chief cathy lanier is praising the coordinated response to what turned out to be a false alarm at the washington navy yard. an employee thought she heard gunshot there's this morning, and law enforcement didn't take any chances. we saw a huge show of force. the chief says the woman who called this in did the right thing. she spoke up after a gunman killed 12 people nearly two years ago at the navy yard, local and federal agencies have been practicing their active shooter response. but employees in building 197 never expected to go through this again. >> they say, you know, what is the chances of lightning striking twice. well, never thought it would happen again. heard someone yelling get out of the building stay away from the cafeteria, get out of here. and everyone started running towards the exits. >> authorities locked down the navy yard for about two hours today so they could search each building one by one. >> d.c. police say that heavy law enforcement presence we all saw today is good practice for the real thing. mayor muriel bowser also made it clear the district will r

metropolitan police chief cathy lanier: >> we take every event here in washington very serious and our posture remains extremely high for all special fortunates and it will continue for the fourth. >> reporter: last week's department of homeland security bulletin warned of an increased threat of isis-inspired violence over july four. one official said, "there is no specific credible intelligence for an attack" but isis has called for attacks against the military, law enforcement, the u.s. government, and the american public. that's led to beefed up security at airports and landmarks. new york will have an extra 7,000 police patrolling july 4 events and fusion centers very set up to help coordinate information in the event of an attack. in recent weeks, investigators have stepped up arrests taking more than a dozen alleged isis sympathizers into custody including several people in the new york area. in one case, prosecutors say a 20-year-old college student had researched pressure cooker bombs and had been stopped by police twice at the george washington bridge. john miller is deputy co

police chief cathy lanier says their drug task force is tracking these drugs because it's more popularn most of us realize. >> just an hour's time on the street last week i saw three of these overdoses. >> reporter: reminding some who used to work in horse. of the drug epidemic -- law enforcement of the drub epidemic from the '80s. -- drug epidemic from the '80s. >> bodies were dropping everybody. we were really under siege. >> reporter: the very reason police want to stop the drugs from spreading throughout the city. a new process to test these drugs will become available next week and police will work with local hospitals to track how many people are actually using these drugs. live from police headquarters i'm ileana diaz, wusa9. >>> in montgomery county police need your help to track down this man. they say he's been stealing items from cars in the parking lot of the burtonsville volunteer fire department on old columbia pike in the briggs chaney area of silver spring. those cars belong to volunteer firefighters and emts. the thefts occurred between april 18th and june 10th. >>> pr

chief lanier said it was first believed the death was as a result of a neighborhood feud. but after today's arrest they believe mcneil's death was not a result of the neighborhood rivalry. >> we are jurying the vacant properties around the murder scene. we stepped up outreach in the trinidad neighborhood. >> they are saying today the violent crime is up 1% in the district. no motive by the chief what led up to this. reporting live brianne carter, abc7 news. kimberly: new information about the virginia teenager credited with finding a mistake in a mathematical equation at the museum of science. tonight they are saying not so fast wealth spoke to joseph rosenfeld yesterday after they sent him a letter acknowledging the error in the 34-year-old exhibit. but now it says the way it's presented was a less common but no less accurate way to look at the problem. no word if they plan to make the change. leon: that is why you have to show your work. >> right! >> good news for the farns of the show simpsons. here is here is is coming back. kimberly: update on the controversial cell p

chief lanier says the response this past week at the navy yard went very smoothly. mayor bowser called it a good exercise that showed what we've learned since the shootings at the navy yard in september 2013. the massive police response followed a phone call from a navy yard worker who thought she heard what could have been the sounds of gunfire. there was no gunfire, no injuries. but they called it a clear coordinated convincing response. what is your assessment? >> well i think it was a coordinated response. i know as we watched like most of us on the news on tv, if there had ever been a gunman and the shots, i don't know how they would have gotten out of that perimeter that was set up. clearly we learned from two years ago. and i must tell you, though, i get a little concerned when i hear the mayor say it was an exercise. because i'm assuming that they were responding to what they thought was real. but let's thank god that it wasn't real, but it was well coordinated. >> i think she meant that after the fact they could look at it and say, well we did what we are t

the police chief kathy lanier explained this problem isn't going to stop by circling around open-airounding up dealers and others that are there. chief lanier says that is part of it but forces driving crime here and in other big cities tough to put a finger on, leland. leland: a lot of folks have a lot of ideas why this is happen especially big cities like st. louis and chicago. already have a lot of crime. are big city police departments trying to do anything? any new proposals coming out to end this high murder rate? >> they're going to put their heads together. they will be a big conference with big city police chiefs and prosecutors and mayors where they try to figure out what they can be doing. also keep in mind officers are under a new kind of pressure not only to protect innocent civilians and not make any mistakes ever because they fear prosecution. leland: we have more on the prosecution in cincinnati coming up. thanks peter. martha: big question everybody is buzzing b is the clinton campaign getting a little nervous they may have a new opponent on their hands? there is wor

. >> cathy lanier cracked down after a news4 i-team investigation showed some officers not enforcing the law and how these teens lost $500 after buying tickets for justin bieber. we wanted to talk about the scalping problem that hasn't gone away but a spokesperson said we are unable to accommodate your request. >> i mean, i see cop cars there. >> multiple scalpers told the i-team police normally will not do anything as long as they don't make the sale right in front of them. >> they know we're out here, the police. >> got to be the police. for what show? >> any of them. hockey or anything. >> they'll buy from you? >> yes. >> four different sources tell us there's been discussion with d.c. council about possibly changing the scalping law, including an idea of creating a zone where tickets could be legally bought and sold. tisha thompson, news4 i-team. >> fascinating. >> yes, it is. attitude is beautiful. the -- today is beautiful, the start of the workweek -- >> we don't care what happens on monday. it's all about what happens on the weekend. the skies yesterday cleared out around lun

we couldn't tell be the camera angles how much of a respond they had, and chief kathy lanier of the washingtonpolice department said later this was the normal reaction they had trained and prepared for. it wasn't increased because of the fourth of july holiday or any recent threats, that this is what what they expected, and planned this response after practicing following the 2013 attack. the 2013 attack colonel hurtling i that played a role when there was a call that there could be shots being fired. >> all indicators wolf were inside the naval yard the base commander had a pretty calm and collected plan. he had coordinated with the police and the navy security detail that inside the yard in the search of the buildings and the elements that occurred were pretty smooth and pretty coordinated, but i have to tell you, from a former commander standpoint to me the washington police need to do a quick after-action review. i hate to critique but it looked like a bunch of kids running toward a soccer ball in a 5-year-old game. it was uncoordinated on the outside. it looked like everybody was heading

. >> reporter: metropolitan police chief cathy lanier says extensive training paid off. employees we talked to agree. during the rampage two years ago local police had difficulty communicating with their counter parts inside the navy yard. well, since then they've developed new procedures that they've put into practice today. lesli, derek? >> peggy fox, thank you. after those 2013 shootings, of course, the police department conducted a review and its response and they made 77 recommendations which could have improved the response that day. as we've seen today, they put a lot of that stuff in practice. >> today was a very different day. >>> many people turned to social media as the incident at the navy yard developed. >> our web producer will show us how the navy used twitter and what people are saying right now. >> one of the best things about twitter is it's an easy way for officials to get information out very quickly to ltmuiple people. at 7:59 a.m. the navy tweeted navy yard on lockdown. then we started to see pictures like this 1 from sandra webster of the scene nea

police chief, cathy lanier. police want to hear from the public rather than wonder later why someone didn't call. tom sherwood, news4. >> cure raf on the lockdown at walter reed doesn't end here n our next half hour we will take a closer look at the police response. chris lawrence shows us exactly how it unfolded hour by hour. that's coming up at 6:30. >>> turning our attention to weather now. really sticky out there right now, but others dealing with some heavy rains, some downpours. doug, what's going on? >> area of low pressure off to the west allowing the showers to make their way up from the south. most on the dry side. if you are in some of these showers, coming down pretty heavily. show you the radar right now. see them making that i way up from charlottesville and fredericksburg, cries the area. only area of thunderstorms, now northwest of baltimore, strong storm in through carroll county there, but no worry in our area. light rain, heavy rain coming through western fairfax county through loudoun, montgo

watch the full news conference with mayor bowser and police chief cathy lanier. >>> following breaking news on a bad accident at the world police and fire games. three cyclists who were competing in a bike race got into an accident during that race and are seriously hurt. in fact police described them as having life-threatening injuries. this happened during a competition at the prince william forest park. chopper4 is over that park in triangle virginia. this happened this afternoon and prince william county police are the ones investigating. they tell us they are still piecing together what happened. we have got a news crew headed to try to get the latest. we will bring you any updates on who was hurt and how this happened just as soon as we get them. >>> the man charged with the d.c. mansion murders has just fired his attorney. darron wint was supposed to have a preliminary hearing today but just before it got started, he informed the judge he wanted to change his defense team. this is the second time wint is changing lawyers. now, he is going to be represented by the same public def

we did have the opportunity to speak with chief lanier this afternoon. she tells us this is certainly an example of the hard work detectives are doing to break some of the d.c. murder case we was been seeing here lately. jim? >>> cleanup now from last night's severe storms. surveillance video here has been shared by more than 200 people on our facebook page. high winds blamed for knocking over the cap no i at a gas station in bowie, marymaryland. no one was under the canopy when it collapsed. >>> the urban forest tree administration keeps track of tree damage in the area and says that is the worst it has seen from storms so far this year. >>> no major storms thought now, we could get more rain tomorrow. veronica's in the storm center. how much veronica? >> rain for a little while this evening what we are seeing storm team4 radar, a little bit of sunshine, a little bit of rain, reports of rainbows and rain shafts, the area little line tracking now, toward the southern end of the beltway, see it there showing up on steam team four radar, areas of 495 the n

now, police chief cathy lanier says the new law is needed to stop a very disturbing crime trend. >> i truly feel like if we don't get a handle on the synthetics now, we are in danger of you know going back 20 years. >> reporter: and under the bill which will be signed into law later on this afternoon for the first offense a business can be fined $10,000 for selling synthetic drugs. they can be closed for 96 hours. that's for the first offense. then the penalties go up from there. ultimately for multiple offenses a store could actually lose their business license if they are found to be a repeat offender. the mayor is going to sign this bill into law at noon today. back to you in the studio. >> megan thank you. >>> investigators are not ruling out criminal activity as they dig into how a virginia couple ended up in the potomac river. search teams found the bodies of charlie zintner and his girlfriend melissa smarr where the boat had been anchored. we told you about the search for the couple as it was breaking yesterday morning here on "news4 today." the concerns started when the couple

police chief lanier says they possibly live in the same neighborhood and at first, thought this was the result of some rival crew some bad blood between rival crews but turned out not tonight case at all. >> the result of a neighborhood feud. that belief sparked several days of other instances of violence. well, with this arrest today, we have now learned that this, in fact, was not a rivalry or a feud between rival neighborhoods in northeast, but, in fact, the suspect and the victim were friends. >>> thomas harris had come into the district with his sister to get some crabs for a church picnic sunday afternoon. his death marks the 72nd murder in the city this year and tonight, nobody has been arrested our mark segraves spoke to the victim's widow about that tragedy. >> sunday afternoon, i get a call from my sister-in-law that they said they wasn'tent to washington, d.c. to get the crab and buy fireworks. >> reporter: thomas harris and his sister drove into the district sunday afternoon from alexandria. harris was walking down north capitol street while his sister waited in the car, abo

within 20 minutes chief cathy lanier says d.c. police were already in command and her officers were working with other local and federal law enforcement agencies as they got ready to go in. those teams of officers searched every building at the navy yard compound and ultimately, they didn't find any evidence of shots fired. the all-clear it was given right around 9:30 this morning with the chief saying today's lockout amounted to a well-coordinated response and a great exercise. >>> and when police97 this morning, they found a much different place that the one they entered in september of 2013. the navy has overhauled those headquarters of naval sea systems command to help the police and workers inside. the news4'sism-team's scott macfarlane was the only reporter who was given access to that building throughout this process. scott? >> reporter: yeah wendy d.c. police made it clear after the 2013 shootings, the old layout of navy building 197 was difficult to navigate energy their words a substantial challenge for tactical units to

there is a lot of planning a lot of training and in this case -- all of those authorities under kathy laniery executed. they executed perfectly. >> that is what is interesting. i was down there talking to her a while ago. it used to be the idea was, create a perimeter. wait for tactical units to show up. active shooter. precolumbine. now it seems very much. nypd washington police around the country know -- this stuff gets dealt with very very quickly. the shootings take place in the first couple minutes. and you have got to go in with the officers you have on hand right away is that correct? >> correct. we have studied the active shooter going back to 1966. the amount of perpetrators amount of shots fired. and we train the officers to move to the shooter. move to the shooter quickly. neutralize the threat. >> that's a new way of looking at it than years ago? >> officers have to make a split second decision that it is an active shooter and not somekind of hostage situation or a barricaded situation where we would take time to negotiate a surrender, but an active shooter is moving his idea is

we just talked to chief lanier about the timing of it. she says this is a message to the community, that even though there's unsolved murder cases out there, detectives are working diligently to try and make arrests and this is a perfect example. the message she is trying to send people is if you commit murders in this town detectives will find who you are and make an arrest. now, coming up at 6:00 darlene's mother talks to us about the steps she made and the step she is took to try to save her daughter's life. erika? >> all right, meagan fitzgerald, thanks very much. >>> it is illegal, but that didn't stop a bus driver from texting behind the wheel. find out who was on board and what happened after it was all captured on video. >>> the death of a d.c. woman who lived to be 102 i don't have been prevented. that is the claim from her son who is filing a multimillion dollar lawsuit. find out who he says itst to blame. >>> the airlines are responding to accusations that they teamed >>> last night's storm caused a lot of damage across our reg

police chief, cathy lanier told reporters that the response we saw in washington was kind of responsehey would have any kind of report of active shooter down at the navy yard. reality according to my contacts we're in one of the most severe threat environments leading up to the july 4th holiday we've seen in the better part of a decade. a lot of that chatter they're picking up is related to these isis homegrown terrorists and whether they're going to seek to try and launch something over that holiday weekend sandra. >> tough to hear, catherine. and are you in general seeing a shift in the way that the fbi is operating worldwide? >> reporter: that's a great question and that's kind of the big context picture here. what we've seen in the last, last month or so in at least the united states is this kind of per acceptable shift with the fbi -- per separatable. they are surveilling individuals that associated themselves. pledging allegiance to isis. now what we're seeing picking these people up very quickly and trying to build a case against them. a shift from surveillance to getting these

and then we will hear from the chief of police -- the metropolitan police department, kathy lanier. >> thank you, mayor. i'm vice admiral dixon smith, navy installations command. i'd like to thank the mayor, d.c. met roar all of our first responders from the federal and metro area. their response was outstanding this morning, very much appreciated. as the mayor said we received the report of an active shooter this morning at 0729. we responded to that and called in assistance from metro d.c. as the mayor stated there's been no signs of a shooter, no shootings and no injuries. the navy yard remains in lockdown and building 197, we're finishing up the final walkthrough right now checking and opening up all of our secured spaces. we expect that to be done within 20 minutes, assuming we find nothing, then we'll open up the navy yard again. for the folks that were evacuated out of 197, the humphries building, they went over to our conference center. and based upon the events of a couple of years ago, we have counselors and our chaplains with them now providing the support that they need or

police chief lanier says they mossably live in the same neighborhood and at first thought this was the result of some rival crew some bad blood between rival crews but turned out not tonight case at all. >> the result of a neighborhood feud. that belief sparked several days of other instances of violence. well, with this arrest today we have now learned that this in fact, was not a rivalry or a feud between rival neighborhoods in northeast, but, in fact, the suspect and the victim were friends. >> reporter: indeed. the police chief says they were friends. she didn't say what the motive was, however this suspect is now charged with second-degree murder. they say they don't expect to make any more arrests in this and the investigation is still ongoing. she did say however that the notion that this was some beef between -- or among rival crews led to more violence in the streets and that neighborhood of trinidad and hopefully this arrest now will abate that somewhat, try to get on top of it and say they are approaching this from several aspects, community aspect as well as =5tz cf1 o a po

. >> reporter: lanier acknowledged while the crackdown beginning today focuses on stores that set illegal drugs, street dealers are also becoming a bigger problem. but she says the street dealers are harder to prosecute. >> there's no street-level field test, so to speak. so there is a delay in the time that we can go forward with prosecution. >> reporter: you heard the chief mention delays in pros cukes of individuals who are caught possessing and selling synthetic marijuana. coming up at 6:00, we will tell you what the federal government's role is in that. in the district, mark seagraves, news4. >>> a man who ran down a d.c. police officer with his car could spend the next three decades in prison. a jury yesterday found kevin bruno guilty of multiple assault charges in a crash that seriously injured motorcyclist sean hickman. officer hickman has undergone more than 15 surgeries since he was knit 2013, he is now back at work but he does not have full mobility and he can no longer perform patrol duties. bruno is to be sentenced later this fall. >>> one of the men hurt in that cycling cras

. >> specifically here in washington, we have always had a great partnership with chief lanier and theitan police department and we have all been working on this since january. >> reporter: the pope is sure to draw large crowds while he is here and because he may want to personally greet people in those crowds, secret service agents have taken added steps in preparing for his visit. >> each protecty is a little different, is a pope or a president they all have different ways of operating and to that end, we actually went out to rome, i brought two detail leaders for the pope's visit as well as myself went out there and we met with the vatican secure and i we had a chance to watch the pope go through the crowd at the vatican square and how mingles with the public and how he -- that outreach to the public. we have to adapt but we will do it in a very secure fashion. >> reporter: today, news4 got a behind-the-scenes look at how the secret service trains for worst-case scenario whether a fence jumper at the white house or an ambush of a motorcade. coming up at 6:00, the director tells us w

eastern time the head of police, chief lanier, will step in front of the microphones and explain a little we watched unfold this morning. we'll take you there live as soon as that gets underway. bill: mere time this story across the country. airlines looking uninvestigation looking at limiting available seating which would keep the price high for you as a passenger. judge andrew napolitano, fox news senior judicial analyst. good morning to you. >> good morning bill. bill: very early in this process correct. >> very early. subpoenas went out this week. associated press got their hand on subpoenas and which started making phone calls and we learned the following. the justice department commence ad preliminary investigation among the five largest airline carriers in the united states to see if they did the following. this will sound a little weird. bill: go ahead. >> agreed among themselves not to expand not to buy bigger planes, not to buy more planes so as to keep prices up. bill: not to schedule more flights? >> correct, correct. if an individual airline decides not to expand, not to buy

i think from the police and law enforcement command, chief lanier and the commanders of the agenciesand say, this is what happened, it's okay what are we going to do now? they don't have to be overly critical of themselves. but how are they going to do some things -- there are probably some things in place that we aren't seeing. but the tactical officers are very important here and the strategic response and secure that perimeter. >> let's go straight to the scene to tom costello who's live for us outside the navy yard. tom? >> reporter: i've been doing the "today" show on the west coast so pardon me if i repeat something you've heard. we know from sources there's no indication anyone was shot or that shots were fired. we are now starting to see the police starting to pull back ever so slowly. to pick up on the point you were making, though two years ago in the wake of the 2013 shooting here at the navy yard there were a lot of reports and investigations into how the response went down. specifically poor communication because of radios that were not able to communicate with each othe