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a stunning announcement from chief cathy lanier.e the metropolitan police department for the national football league. chief lanier: it's america's favorite sport. and that also deserves that same sense of safety. stephen: lanier won the respect and admiration of city residents. common figure at shootings and seeps of violent crimes, comforting victims and their families and reassuring the public. the mayor stated she will commence a search for the replacement. mayor: we will recruit within

police chief cathy lanier are tire in september. she was -- cathy lanier will retire in september. she was with them for 26 years and ten as the chief. the next job is with the nfl. stephen tschida has her legacy. stephen: maureen, chief cathy lanier's announcement surprised a lot of people. next month she will leave her position at the metropolitan police department and the city which she has always called home for new york city. a stunning announcement from chief cathy lanier. she will leave the metropolitan police department for the national football league. chief lanier: it's america's favorite sport. and that also deserves that same sense of safety. stephen: lanier won the respect and admiration of city residents. common figure at shootings and seeps of violent crimes, comforting victims and their families and reassuring the public. the mayor stated she will commence a search for the replacement. mayor: we will recruit within and take any interest from outside. stephen: lanier reflected on her accomplishments. violent crime drop more than a quarter. she expressed her gratitude

i'm not cathy lanier. i'm peter newsham and i hope that the community will see me for what i am. >> again, he officially takes over on september 17th and he'll be spending a lot of time in the next couple of weeks with chief lanier as she gets ready to be the security chie >> she has a lot to share with him and leave with him. one thing i'm thinking of and i'm curious to know what you think, that he will not follow from the chief.

and what's next for lanier and what is next for the district. >> reporter: chief cathy lanier was ingood spirits as she appeared in police headquarters in a room with no air conditioning. >> i hear they have air conditioning at the nfl. >> reporter: when lanier was appointed chief ten years ago, she was one of the youngest chiefs in the nation. >> for me, retirement makes me feel old, yes. >> reporter: she wasn't looking for a new job but the nfl reached out to her asking her to head up their security and she decided it was the rght time to move on. >> and i feel like the transition for me now to the nfl, it is america's favorite sport and that also deserves that same sense of safety. >> reporter: mayor muriel bowser says she will search for a new chief right away. >> she will leave a tremendous legacy here. she has overseen a 23% drop in violence since being chief in the district of columbia. >> reporter: while lanier can look back at a long line of improvements she's made as chief, there were days when it was hard to be chief. >> the lowest days for me are days when children or the

chief lanier will be based at the n-f-l's new york offices. her last day in d-c will be september 17th. happening today.. former fairfax city council member steven stombres will be sworn in at 10:30 a.m., as the city's interim mayor. he'll replace former mayor richard "scott" silverthorne. he resigned last week after being arrested in a sex-for-meth sting. a special mayoral election is set for february seventh. an update this morning on what prompted a deadly confrontation monday night county deputy and a man who'd just been discharged from inova fairfax hospital. investigators say the man was attacking people with an "edged weapon" - made from a broken sign post. he hit a guard with it then ran at the deputy. that deputy opened fire killing the man. that deputy, an 18-year veteran of the department, is on leave, which is standard procedure while the invesigation plays out. prince george's hospital center- says it found more of a potentially dangerous bacteria in the hospital. last week - we were first to report the presence of pseudomonas in

police chief cathy lanier is retiring after nearly a decade as the top officer in washington. next up, she's taking a job with the nfl. news4 tells us about the major shake-up. >> chief cathy lanier was in good spirits as she appeared before a tg >> i heard they have air conditioning at the nfl. >> when lanier was appointed chief ten years ago by mayor adrian fenty, she was one of the youngest chiefs in the nation. >> for me retirement makes me feel old. >> lanier says she wasn't looking for a new job but the nfl reached out to her, asking her to head up their security. she decided it was the right time to move on. >> i feel like the transition for me now to the nfl, it is america's favorite sport. and that also deserves that same sense of safety. >> mayor bowser says she'll begin the search for a new chief right away. >> she will leave a tremendous legacy here. since her tenure as chief, she has overseen a 23% drop in violent crime in the district of columbia. >> while lanier can look back at a long list of improvements she's made as chief. >> lowest days for me are days when

today chief cathy lanier is stepping down. colleagues lined up inside of mpd headquarters to give her a hug and say thank you and congratulations. during her tenure, the district saw a 23% drop in violent crime. chief lanier says she leaves this city a safer and stronger place and she is pretty torn to >> are you happy, chief? >> it's tough to say. i love this place. i've been here my whole adult life. >>key lanier will move to new york to serve as security chief for the nfl. the league reached out to her and she decided to take the job just yesterday. her last day will be on september 17th. some of chief lanier's harshist critics are inside her department. wusa 9 aioli son barber. >> reporter: the d.c. chief is one of the chief lanier's biggest critics.  over 1,000 officers or members of this union said they had no confidence if her ability to lead the department and keep the city safe. unsurprisingly the union says a lot of their members here down. >> she ran this department how she felt was best to one this department. an

today chief cathy lanier is stepping down. colleagues lined up inside of mpd headquarters to give her a hug and say thank you and congratulations. during her tenure, the district saw a 23% drop in violent crime. chief lanier says she leaves this city a safer and stronger place and she is pretty torn to

kathy lanier is leaving after 26 years on the force.d out where she is going. >>> plus roughed up, why dc officers are man handling this woman and some are not surprised by this video. after a decade of stability, dc finding itself searching for a new police chief. cathy lanier leaving to take a big time job security for the national football league. >> presided over a big drop in crime, immensely popular with citizens, but not with some of the ranken file. bruce la shan is live. >> reporter: maybe this is one of those only in america, only in dc success stories from single, pregnant, a 14-year old jr. high dropout in maryland, prince georges county, to security director of a $13 billion sports monopoly, turned down other offers, this one may have been just too good to refuse. it is the rare police chief that gets this kind of love, after her retirement announcement, a dozen officers lined up to hug her good-bye. >> are you going to be happy? >> it's tough to say, happy, i love th

i am not cathy lanier. i'm peter newsham and i intend to be peter newsham and i hope the community sees me for who i am. >> in the disstrict, tom sherwood, news4. >>> lots of kids went back to school this week. nearly 130,000 are in prince george's county. it's the second largest district in maryland. the ceo of schools says the district is growing. he credits a long list of specialized programs for t growth. and the results of the first day of school for students in frederick county as well, the school district is about to implement new science programs and it was also back to school in the district. this year, there's a new school which opened with a bit of controversy. news4's mark segraves explains. >> reporter: this is a dream come true for a lot of us. standing outside of of the all-new high school, the chancellor and mayor bowser defended their plan to focus on men of color. >> stay tuned. we are investing in them early. we will have less interventions to deal with families down the line. >> reporter

chief lanier's retirement is effective next month. she is the latest high profile member of the mayor's administration to leave in two years. marina maracco joins us with the very latest on that. >>reporter: chief lanier has exactly one month starting tomorrow before she heads to the big lesion. our paul wagner asked her about the next step in her career. >>reporter: what do you think you're bringing to the nfl? >> i said to somebody i may not play football, but i know my business. and my business over the past 26 years and my education has been security of management, of safety and security, as well as counter terrorism. i think i definitely bring something to the table.j once i get there and start the job i'll have a little better answer for you. i'm wondering, though, if your perspective as female in an all male business basically is bringing a different perspective as far as the trouble that the nfl has had over the years with sexual assault and problems that they've had there. when i started here in 1990 that was very much the en

police chief cathy lanier. i think i definitely bring something to the table. > the chief scores a job withob the nfl.th when is she out? who will replace her and who is in chargn of finding her successor? the answers that will impact thehe future of the district's policee force.fo plus, three people charged with running a sex trafficking ring t in maryland. investigators say they recruited teens online with promises of modeling. how police busted them. right now on fox5 news at 10. customers across the region have had trouble calling 911. 911 as you can imagine it's createda all kinds of problems. thanks for joining us i'm shawn yancy and i'm tony perkins. it's been going on for most ofof the day, sprint customers are getting a busy signal when calling 911. fox's lindsay watts has beenas following this alarminglar situation. lindsay, wees the latest.sa >>reporter: not only,y custome, but even a law enforcementnfor source i spoke to today says sprint seems to be not only ignoring, but even denying such a seriou

chief lanier: i owe my life to the city, the residents and the department. alison: that is chief cathy lanier announcing her retirement and the next steps ahead. jonathan: but first this afternoon we are on storm watch. this is a traffic camera right now to show you in frederick. you can see it's already raining. michelle: the rain is coming down very heavy. you can see the water on the roads. there is a chance of severe weather this evening as some storms are rolling through. let's go straight to chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: no indication we'll see a repeat performance of last evening and last night. we have a smaller area, mainly the metro washington area and points north and northeast. under severe thunderstorm watch until 11:00 tonight. there is a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for carroll county and baltimore county. they are out of the viewing area. there is an area to the west we will keep an eye on. this line of storms running along 270 and south across the river to loudoun county.

i'm not cathy lanier. i'm peter newsham and i hope that the community will see me for what i am. >> again, he officially takes over on september 17th and he'll be spending a lot of time in the next couple of weeks with chief lanier as she gets ready to be the security chie >> she has a lot to share with him and leave with him. one thing i'm thinking of and i'm curious to know what you think, that he will not follow from the chief. i've never seen any police chief who hugs more people than cathy lanier people, especially in wards seven and eight. i don't think there's somebody in the city that hasn't been hugged by chief lanier. >> i have not been hugged by chief lanier. >> now we understand what your problem is. >> i shook the chief's hand today, though. that's all good. it's a tough job. crime rises and falls and he's -- the mayor wants somebody who will know what's going on in the city, doesn't want someone to come in and have to learn what is happening. it's just too important of a job. >> and newsham h

a search is underway for police chief cathy lanier. stephen tschida reports on the possible replacement and what is next for the department. >> chief cathy lanier bowed out before the contract was up in part out of consideration for her partners. >> it would be selfish for me to stay. >> she relied on the assistance. some speculate one of the vims may fill role she is leaving but mayor will look inside and outside for a replacement. >> we will recruit the right leaders. stephen: as far as what lies ahead for th dealing with a department where the officers' actions frequently end up on social media. morale problems among the rank and file and filling a position held by a woman with wide approval and affection among city residents. >> she was incredibly popular. >> the city council must sign off on a new chief. mcduffy believes looking internally makes sense. >> i think we have the best talent in the country. if individuals are interested and are qualified they should have consideration. >> until a permanent replacement is named the mayo

then-- a national search will then begin for lanier's permenant replacement. chief lanier has been with the m-p-d for 26 years, the last ten spent as the district's top cop. her last day in d-c will be september 17th. also happening today.. former fairfax city council member steven stombres will be sworn in at 10:30 a.m., as the city's former mayor richard "scott" silverthorne. he resigned last week after being arrested in a sex-for-meth sting. a special mayoral election is set for february seventh. coming up. a sea of flame, spreading across southern california. you won't believe how much damage it's done in just 24 hours.. the details..coming up. tuesday today: hot and humid. pm thunderstorms likely. highs: 89-95 feels: 98-101 tonight: thunderstorms early. then warm and muggy. patchy fog. lows: 71-76 thursday: partly cloudy. a tad less humid. highs: 88-91 feels: 93-96 in the middle of a quiet florida neighborhood. what police say th officers showed up. is under arrest and in the hospital after a bizare and deadly attack that involved the suspect biting one o

police chief cathy lanier announced her retirement today.to lanier is taking her expertise to the nfl where she'll be senior vice-president of security. fox5's paul wagner joins us life from police headquarters tonighe with the story. paul. >>reporter: hey, tony as you know cathy lanier was a very popular police chief here in washington, d.c. poll numbers usually above 70 percent. she was always known to go out into the community at all hoursl of the day and night. she would be at crime scenes. she would go to community co meetings and she was often seen hugging mothers and fathers who have lost sons and daughters to violence. but the chief is hanging up her handcuffs and handing in her badge after nearly ten years on the force. it's a very long time for a big city chief. most big city chiefs last onlyy about three, four, maybe fivebef years at the most. so the big surprise here, tony, is that she's going to the nfl. she's going to be the director of security for the national football p league. after the news conference today i had a moment with her. we were able to ask her a couple o

lanier was. if that is not mr. lanier spot process i don't see that gets you to clear error in the striking of mr. hood or ms. garrett. >> now for the false statement the reason, one of the reasons for garrett being struck is that that -- was arrested and the prosecutor doesn't know that at the time. he doesn't know until after the voir dire that he was arrested. so how could he possibly be there at the time of this lack. >> i don't think the record bears that out. the highlighter knows that the petitioner wants to say they used voir dire. angela is written out besides ms. garrett's name and did mr. lundy's notes were he wrote down things prior to war dear and what he know about jurors he wrote down to maryland garrett, angela garrett a cousin and mr. lanier testified. >> i'm sorry. did the habeas corpus say he didn't know the time of trial? he just knew that lundy had. >> the habeas corpus actually credited the fact that mr. lundy had advised trial counsel that angela garrett dropped. >> that was his explanation f

we have team coverage of lanier's big move. tom sherwood has a look at what is next. no question, she's made a huge impact in this community and filling her shoes is going to be a big challenge. >> as mark just said, the chief leaves on september 17th. mayor bowser is gearing up to run for re-election in 2018. that will start next year. she cannot have a new chancellor and police chief fumbling around trying to learn the job. anything like that would be big politics for her. you think they are looking for an interim or permanent? >> permanent and that is a big deal for re-election. >> how big of a deal is it for a police chief to stay on for ten years? >> her predecessor was there for eight years. police chiefs usually stay for three to five years. it's a very difficult job. >> i admire her life story, dropped out of high school, raising a -- a single parent raising a child. that's a side of her that has hit home with a lot of people. >> the polls show that she's very popular among the citizens. she's met with community leaders and had issues with some council members

abraham says without lanier on their side they couldn't do what they do.t impressively, train every police officer on domestic violence issues twice a year. and they launched a program where officers identify high risk victims on the spot and safe to get them help. >> that's made a huge difference in a lot of survives lives and i don't think it's too strong to say it saved a lot of lives. >> reporter: we reached oh tout chief lanier for comment, we didn't hear back -- reached out to chief lanier for comment but we didn't hear back. >>> her last day on the job will be september 17th. a new chief has not been announced yet. >>> sprint says its 911 problems are fixed. cell phone users across the region could not connect with the emergency services yesterday. sprint blamed that problem on an extensive commercial poweroutage and a fire. the repairs have been paid and things are back to normal. >>> old tweets are turning in to new problems for blake shelton, how a special girl ended up with a dozens of shirts following her mom's viral facebook post. >>> what the

is largely for officer lanier. i am a community organizer, and i was at a community event where we were harassed by police officers. we had a sergeant called to the scene, and the sergeant continued to harass the other organizers. i was de-escalating. i asked in the sergeant about his tone and his level of respect. i said i have been trained in the escalating, and i said yelling has never been used as a method. he was yelling at the citizens. he turns to me and says we don't have de-escalation training. we get verbal judo. [laughter] >> i would like you to speak to what verbal judo is and why we don't have de-escalation training for the metropolitan police department? [applause] chief lanier: so the first question i would ask -- and you do not have to answer is -- i asked this all the time. if ever you have an interaction with the police officer that you don't feel was appropriate for any reason, i would encourage you to make sure that you file a complaint so that the police department can look into it. you do not

isberly: tonight, a search underway for the successor to the metropolitan police chief cathy lanier. stephen tschida reports on her possible replacements and what is next for the department. stephen: chief cathy lanier bowed out before her contract came up come in part out of consideration for her fellow officers. beef lanier: it would selfish for me to stay in january and not have an opportunity for people who work so hard to make me successful. one of: some speculate these individuals may eventually fill the role that she is leaving. the american alleged she will look inside and outside for a replacement. mayor bowse stephen: dealing with a department where actions frequently and up on social media, consistent problems among the rank and file, but also filling a position currently held by woman with wide approval among city residents. >> she was really popular. she knew how to connect. stephen: the city council has to sign off for a new chief. some of thee have best talent in the country. if there are individuals were interested and have the experience and are qualified to lead the

morning >> felt like in 26 years one day of work >> the announcement coming from dc police chief kathy lanier headed to the big league, the reaction from the rank and file all the way to the mayor on her leaving the force >> surprised many of us. here's a live look on wednesday, it's august 17, 2016, we'll have weather and traffic on 5. >> i'm steve chenevey, welcome to fox 5 news. in the district. three people recovering after a triple shooting in southwest. you could see all the evidence marker, two women and man hit. had injuries not believed to be serious, police are asking people to keep an eye out for either a cream or tan colored vehicle. at this point, they still don't know what led to the shooting. >> this morning, 911 is fixed a problem that sprint's were having. they get a busy signal when they dialed 911 on an underground transformer fire on 18th street. overnight sprint tweeted that service in that region has been fully restored and thanks customers for patience. >>> more potentially deadly bacteria found at the prince george's hospital center. after self infants had to be transp

i'm not cathy lanier. i'm peter newsham. i hope the community will see me for what i am. >> reporter: he's not sure how long the interim job will last but wants to be considered for the permanent job. >> i intend to participate in that process. >> mayor bowser is someone who can step right in. she's running for re-election starting next year for 2018. >> he goes way back. >> you're right. >> let me ask you about union response. any reaction from them to this? >> yes, we have union response coming up at 6:00. we talked to the head of the union and they are looking for somebody who will be an officer's chief, somebody who will be right there with them. they had some battles with chief lanier but they are hopeful about chief newsham. >> and the mayor has another big post to fill, the chancellor of the school. positions in place as she gears up for re-election in 2018. >> thank you, tom. see you at 6:00. >>> we want to take you to prince george's county now. all of the excitement of the first day of school. nearly 130,000 studen

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chief lanier will be based at the nfl's new york officers. her last day in d.c. will be september 17. michelle marsh, abc 7 news. jonathan: federal judge dismissed a major lawsuit against fort dietrich. the lawsuit claimed the army's reckless handling of toxins cause death and illness to people living at the army base in frederick, but a judge said the plaintiffs did not prove the army lacked discretion. they plan to appeal. alison: more than two months into safe track and metro has adjusted the rebuildin closures. track or currently happening on the red line was supposed to end days, but it will now last at least into the weekend for stop there will be single tracking until then, when the red line will shut down from shady grove all the way down to grow snare. metro has also pushed back the dates of future safe track projects and added we can shut downs for some of them. there is a complete list of the changes at wjla.com. jonathan: a local officer is going viral for his impressive rendition of a famous song and dance by queen bee. tom roussey spoke with the off

it was near racetrack road andrew lanier caster road. they expect the fire to burn for days. >>> u.s. women's goal keep hope solo had called the swedes a bunch of coward for focusing on defense rather than attack the americans. the three time defending champion sweden beat the u.s. 4- 3. >>> a wake county middle school principal expected in kurt to face accusations she says are not true. rdu airport police arrested her in june. davis is the principal at east cary middle school and she was pulled over after her license plate matched one from a vehicle she told parents she's not driving a stolen car and believes someone took her license plate. the wake county school district says they dent believe she was at fault. >>> raleigh police are investigating a crash that sent two people to the hospital. officers responded to the intersection of southall road and amber field way around 9:15. near pine hall plantation. the two people taken to the hospital are expected to be >>> a raleigh woman's facing charges after police say she never showed up t

. >> reporter: lanier has a personal story that inspired many.rned a g.e.d. and a mother at the age of 15. she rose to the agency's highest rank as chief. some of her policies known as all hands on deck didn't always sit well. >> someone who really district a safer place. i think we're fairly safe, i think we're probably better than average. but i think we still need someone who wants to push us a little further to that safety level. >> we need to have a chief appointed that knows the city, come from the ranks of the police department, and a commander or leader that will continue with the community policing. >> continuity of what we're doing now and continuing the programs that have been set up so far. >> reporter: chief lanier's last day will be september 17. jackie bensen, news4. >> chief lanier's announcement compounds a tough task for the mayor. now she has to find long-term replacements for the city's chief police and school chancellor. kayia henderson is leaving in september. >>> cell phone service issues tonight are still affecting calls t

once current chief cathy lanier retires next month. mayor muriel bowser picked assistant chief peter newsham as interim chief. he will take over the role at september 17. michelle: john gonzalez is now tracking -- jonathan elias is now tracking possibly terror attack. jon it's a wrinkle. the federal law enforcement telling us that this is investigated isis-inspireed attack. short time ago they released a statement saying they want to assure the community that it's working to determine what happened here. this is what we know at the hour. saturday night a man stabbed two people in apartment complex in roanoke leaving both seriously hurt. witnesses say throughout the attack they heard wasil farooqui yelling "allahu akbar." which is arabic for "god is great." before one of the victims fought him off adding to the fear this this may be a random

equipment went up in flames lanier caster store road. right now there are no reports of any injuries and investigators are looking into how it started. the assistant fire chief said he expects the fire to burn for days but it will not spread. >>> breaking overnight two men in the hospital after a stabbed each other during a fight and according tour the aberdeen times the men got into a fight around 90:00 at a home on rockingham street in moore county. authorities have not released the men's accused of kill his girlfriend will face new charges. dibon jab toone beat 32 garlette howard and the three girls to death last week with a hammer before he left town. he's now officially charged with the hurledders of the three girls, he will new face the new chans today in court. >>> fayetteville police are trying to track down the three people who kidnapped, beat undraped a woman pond night. police say the victim was suspects approached, hit her

chief lanier will step down september 17th.hancellor, kaya henderson is leaving the end of september. the replacements comes as bowser gears up for her own reelection campaign next year. >>> a sign post before he was shot and killed by a deputy outside of a hospital. the 29-year-old was just discharged. the guards were walking him to a bus stop when they say he had a, quote, mental health episode. a fairfax county deputy shot him multiple times after failed attempts to negotiate with him. the depp tip is on administrative leave as the investigation continues. >>> expect more delays on the red line for the rest of the week. metro has extended safetrack work under way until sunday. it's also adjusting the rest of the repair schedule because of safety concerns after last month's it will include seven new weekend shut doups on the orange and blue lines. metro will announce more changes in september. >>> 5:35 now. this morning, two people are behind bars in maryland for using teenagers in a human trafficking scheme. the two have bee

suspended him -- at the conclusion of our investigation we suspended him without pay. >> reporter: lanier has been with the department for nine years. he was promoted to lieutenant four months ago. in that regard, he is still on probation. sources tell us that he is politically connected here. but even his connections seem to understand now he might not be management material. >> i don't want to jump to conclusions on one might have guys, but, um, said is absolutely true then i'm very disturbed with it. >> reporter: now this guy? >> very well, yes. >> reporter: are you disappointed? [ pause ] >> to say the least. >> reporter: no one denies he has it right to say what he thinks -- >> but he is laughing at the public. >> reporter: some worry the post may have been taken out of context. >> i don't know what he is to get more information? >> yes. >> reporter: that will come later this month when the firefighter gets a chance to explain himself. we're in mount vernon. lou young, cbs 2 news. >> the post has been taken down since and omar lanier was not home when lou stopped by to get reaction.

. >> reporter: for 23 years think lanier wore this uniform, and for 10 years she has been the police chief. one of the most popular chiefs will walk away from it all. >> i thought she was committed here in dc. >> i'm sad to see her leave. >> it's heart breaking to leave the city 1990 as a single mom and a dropout. >> city gave me an opportunity when many would not have. i had a 9th grade education and a g.e.d., and over the last 26 years, i was able to work hard, get promotions, and take promotional exams and get promoted, and now i have two master degrees. >> reporter: it's not been easy. she often clashed with members of the dc police union. last year 1,000 officers said they didn't have confidence in her ability to run the defendant or keep the city safe. even now members are glad to see her go. >> a lot of them are excited and looking forward to new beginnings. >> reporter: love her or hate her, lanier has been with the city through many ups and downs. >> i have seen things that we have trained for and planned for years come into place nearly flawlessly. >> reporter: and this is

chief lanier steps down on september 17th. the chancellor, kaya henderson leaves at the end of september. >>> 6:15 now. this morning, two people are in prison for allegedly using teenagers for a trafficking scheme. the two have been indicted on charges that include prostitution. police are still looking for a third i joshua jones. according to charging documents, since 2013, the suspects lured victims by posing as on online modeling and escort agency. >>> fairfax county police say a man attacked stuart guards with a post before he was shot and killed. the 29-year-old was just discharged from the hospital. the guards were walking him to the bus stop when he had a mental health episode. a fairfax county deputy shot him multiple times after failed attempts to negotiate with him. the deputy is on administrative leave as the investigation continues. >>> 6:16 right now. jesus alfredo guzman, the son of joaquin "el chapo" guzman was one of several people kidnapped from a restaurant on monday in puerto val art a. for two decades, "el

. >> reporter: lanier wouldn't say how much she will make as chief of security at the nfl, in the line up room at police headquarters, she joked one thing will change. >> i heard they have air- conditioning a at the nfl. >> reporter: proud her personal story has been an inspiration for thousands of other young people. never stop working says the chief who has prestrided over a 2 -- presided over a 23% drop over crime in the city. she has her detractors, black lives matter, dc tweeted about her retirement, couldn't happen fast enough. the police union treasurer tweeted, my phone is blowing up with members fanatically excited. people are thrilled this nightmare is over. >> you can't be the boss and do a job with 5000 employees and think there is not going to people unhappy. >> reporter: other knocks against the chief include last year's brief spike in homicides, that controversial jump out, stop and frisk policy from a few years ago. the police officers escort of celebrity charlie sheen, lights and sirens from dulles, she insists she had nothing to do with that. somewhere between 61 and

chief cathy lanier will be working for the nfl as head of security. doug: congratulations. >> you know, it's not every day that someone wins $1 million on our show, but stick around, because today just might be the day. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ hello, everybody. i'm chris harrison. welcome to the show. are you guys ready to continue to play "millionaire"? [cheers and applause] that's good, because we have a returning contestant. says she's a 7th generation kentuckian who's hoping to win big so she can travel even further south. from louisville, kentucky, please welcome back my girl, holly gray. [cheers and applause] >> hello, chris. >> holly. >> nice to see you again. >> good to see you back. >> thank you. >> i always love finding out what people will do with the money. >> [ug

lanier will oversee security for all 32 teams and size. -- and supervise the super bowl. >>> on top of her four gold medals, simone biles still had one more dream here in crush, actor zac efron. simone is a big fan who says she has a life-sized cutout of zac in her bedroom which she used to kiss on the cheek. now we're going to have more of if efron's surprise tomorrow morning on "today." >>> competition isn't the only thing here, so is >>> welcome back. we have stepped off the beach. folks enjoying a lovely evening here in copacabana. finally tonight, not everything about the olympics is about gold medals. for some gold rings will be the most cherished memory of the 2016 rio games. and soaring mountains aren't just a great backdrop for olympic competition but it turns out also for romance. here's peter alexander. >> reporter: turns out maybe there is something in the water in rio. this morning just moments after securing silver in the triple jump, american will claye took an even bigger leap, jumping into the stands, stunning his girlfriend, now fiance, queen harrison. their friends a

lanier has been on the force for '26- years'. that police department. she says the unique job opportunity in professional sports prompted her decision. now to the big board and the must-see video of the night. we start in oklahoma-- with a terrifying bus crash in oklahoma. it happened in oklahoma city-- the bus driver was trying to avoid a driver who had run a red light. passengers onto the floor. some sliding several feet. the bus finally comes to a stop on the sidewalk narrowly missing a pole, now with a cracked windshield. the car that hit the bus left smashed. the bus' camera catches the driver hobbling away, leaving the scene. five people on the bus were hurt. a scary day for a couple of workers in cincinnati... their scaffolding platform 'fell' to one side.. and dangled from the 27- story building. the two workers climbed to the safety.. of a nearb building was evacuated.. and nearby roads were cleared... as firefighters worked to secure the scaffolding. check out this thoughtful pup in croatia... the clever collie noticed the cat was outside, wai

that is lanier's last scheduled day. newsham has been on the force 17 years. mayor bowser has said she will accept applications from outside the department but plans to concentrate on internal candidates. >>> a us soldier is dead tonight killed in a roadside bomb attack in afghanistan and another american was hurt. yesterday, officials said 100 troops had been sent to the helmand province where taliban forces had been gaining ground. the name of the soldier killed in action has not yet been released. this is the first combat casualty in afghanistan since january. >>> she worked as a rose the riveter during world war ii and years old this woman says she knows the secret to life. >>> the question of the day. where were you when dc quite -- quake? >>> let's talk about the wake- up weather tomorrow. another comfortable start. early in the morning temperatures will be in the upper 50s and low 60s. by 9 am, upper 60s and 70s. warmer by noon but comfortable 80s. not human tomorrow. we will tell you when the heat and humidity wil >>> a woodbridge woman celebrate her b

of time for a career change for kathy lanier, dc's top cop saying good-bye. more on the announcement >> a live look outside to start off wednesday morning, august 17, 2016. another hot humid day on tap. weather and traffic coming your way on the 5:00. i'm allison see more. i'm steve. three people recovering. >> reporter: you can see it look like dc police wrapped up the scene, a little bit of evidence ther overnight. when we arrived here this morning, the yellow tags those evidence markers where you see those white papers on the street, everyone of those was an evidence tag marker and they were taking pictures. al very closely around that gray suv's we saw dc police going in and out of the door to the left. that dwelling right there. so they haven't given us a whole lot of information as far as what exactly they believe happened. the motive for this, i talked to one woman walking out, didn't want to go on camera. but she said she heard at least 15 gunshots and we saw for ourselves more than three dozen evidence markers on the ground, quite a lot of shooting g

. >> lanier dropped out of high school and earned her ged to join the department and eventually rosehrough the ranks. she steered the department toward community policing and under her tenure, homicides continued to drop but edged up recently. the question now turns to who will replace her. >> someone who really had the heart and the district a safer place. >> we need to have a chief appointed that knows the city. come from the ranks of the metropolitan police department. >> lanier's last day is september 17th. >>> muriel bowser will need to fill two big spots as she gears up for reelection. the 2018 campaign. d.c. schools chancellor kaya henderson is stepping down at the end of september. >>> good morning everyone. angie goff here at the live desk. following a developing story. this one out of chicago. where an officer was grazed by a bullet. he was actually hit in the face. this after police say that a suspect fired at the officer's cruiser. what we know at this point is police were trying to stop a car in connection with a carjacking. a possible carjacking when the driver took the

the surprise retirement of chiec cathy lanier. >> she's headed to the nationall football league and it's a bigda job because she's going to be in charge of an important positionn nfl senior vice-president ofesid security.securi >> yesterday after making the announcement, chief lanier, chii reflected on what she thinks ars the highlights of her legacy. >> -- our employees depth has changed some in the past 10 years, in that we are engaged ii our community that there areer e lots of people in our communityy that you can ask who their beatt officers and they know them by name, they know what shift theyi work and what days off they have because they are engaged.ey a i think the most importanttant legacy there are other things t but the most important legacy is we have a community that supports us and that support suo helps to us prevent crime, close cases, and even bring closure cu and very very old cases becausee people will talk to us now andsd give us the information we neede even proactively and had he us e prevent crimes. >> the

once kathy lanier retires. peter newsham spent 27 years, the last 14 years as assistant chief and will take over as interim chief on the 17th. chief lanier announced she'll step down next month to take a job with the nfl based in new york. mayor bowser the highest caliber and a search is to begin soon. the police have made an arrest in anti-semitic graffiti. someone has written the word "jew" inside the rat inside the metro situation. swastikas have been found, also. police have not released details on the arrest. an american soldier is killed and another hurt after their patrol was struck by a roadside bomb and happened in afghanistan. six afghan soldiers were also hurt in the attack and the bombing comes a day after u.s. officials said they sent 100 troops to the city to fight the table. the name of those soldiers have not been released. it's official, russia will not competing in next month's paralympics. the court of sports upholding the ban after russia's state-backed doping program was discovered. an inqu

call came out around midnight near race track andrew lanier caster store roads. the sis ant fire chief says he expects the fire to burn for days but says it will not spread. >> u.s. women's goal keeper hope solo has been suspended for comments she made about sweden forcing the americans out of the rio olympics. she called them a bunch of cowards for focusing on fe sweden beat the u.s. 4-3. >>> a wake county middle school principal expected in court to face accusations she says are not true. rdu airport police arrested her in june. davis is the principal at east cary middle school and was taken into custody after mr. license plate matched one from a vehicle stolen in fayetteville. however she told parents she's not driving a stolen car and believes someone took her license plate and switched it with not one. they dent believe davis was at fault the school district says. >>> raleigh police are investigating a crash that sent two to the hospital. officers responded to the southall road and amberfield way fear pine hall plantation. the two people taken to. hospital a

kathy lanier's retirement. how they plan to find the next leader.ur hometown olympian returns home. what does the four-time record breaking kate ledecky do now? the details of her post rio plan. fox news morning starts now. ♪ . >>> this is fox 5 news morning. >>> good morning to you, thank you for waking up with us, i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm maureen umeh. it's the first day of school for some students. they go back in washington county maryland and to all you kids out there make it a great school year to parents >> yes, hor ray. mike thomas and erin como here weather and traffic come putting up >>> three people recovering after a shooting in southwest early this morning. >> this happened on first street where we find fox 5 melanie alnick joins us with the latest in this story. mel? >> reporter: wisdom and maureen first street right now block off between o and p. looks like it will be that way quite a bit of time. longer you can see still active investigation here on the scene, i can't even count the number of evidence markers that the dc police have

in the district, police chief cathy lanier announcing her retirement today after 26 years2 on the force and nearly tenarly years as top cop. lanier is now taking hertaki expertise to the envelope wheree she will be senior vice-president of security. fox5's paul wagner life at police headquarters tonight with more on what the chief had to say about moving on. paul, did you expect this todayi >>reporter: to be honest withth you, yes.you, not today, per se, but in speaking with officers over the last several weeks and seeing her and how she was engaged with orallers and seemed to me and others that it looked like the chief was about to wind down career in washington, d.c., a career where she has been loved by the community. her poll numbers frequently above 70 percent.ov she was known for showing up at crime scenes at all hours of the night, going to community meetings and seen hugging mothers and fathers who had lost sonses and daughters to gun violence. but the chief today saying she's hanging in her badge and hanging up her handcuffs.ndcu today at a news conference at 300 indiana known