leshan, 9 news now. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in southeast washington where the family of leonardo johnson, the employee shot yesterday at the family research council, say they are proud of his actions. chief cathy lanier visiting with virginia johnson, the mother of 46-year-old building operations manager leonardo johnson, to talk about how he's doing. >> i think it was -- what he did yesterday probably saved a lot of lives. he just told me ma, i've been shot and he said don't worry about me. i'm okay. >> reporter: johnson's mother says she's recovering from the shock that her son took on a gunman at the family research council and survived a wound to his arm and she is thankful for his actions. >> i couldn't be no prouder than i am. i thank god for everything. i thank god for him, too, because so many people could have been gone away from here today. he went walking around to see what he was doing. he was looking around at different things and he asked him a couple questions and it got into an altercation or something. then he pulled a gun out on him and then they got to tussling and tha

. >> his name is leonardo johnson. he says he does not consider himself a hero.the shooter is undergoing a medical evaluation. steven tschida has more. >> leonardo johnson was on a gurney right after he was shot at the family research council. >> my instincts to cover. something did not your right to me. >> he spoke to us from his hospital bed. he occasionally works security. he described the moment when -- floyd corkins said he had come in for a internships. >> when i saw the weapon, my instinct was to attack. though he took a bullet, johnson wrestled him to the ground before he -- anyone else was shot. police say he had extra ammunition. >> his mother and grandmother learned of the shooting on tv. thank god it happened -- a term debt to be good. >> court documents say that corkins' parents spoke with fbi agents at their home. he said they -- he had strong opinions with respect to those who do not treat homosexuals and a fair manner. the family research council strongly opposes gay marriage. johnson still does not continue -- consider himself a hero. >> i am not

perkins says the shooting victim leonardo johnson was unarmed and in plainclothes when corkins allegedly shot him and johnson wrestled the gun away. perkins went and spoke to johnson at the hospital and he said to him groggily after coming out of surgery this hero stuff is heart work. hard work, strong guy. >>> by all accounts leo johnson was a hero in yesterday's shooting and his mom says she couldn't be prouder of him. >> reporter: i'm scott broom and the family of leo johnson say they are proud of his actions. chief cathy lanier visiting with virginia johnson, the mother of 46-year-old building operations manager leonardo johnson, to talk about how he's doing. >> i think it was -- what he did yesterday probably saved a lot of lives. he just told ma, i've been shot and he said don't worry about me. i'm okay. >> reporter: johnson's mother says she's recovering from the shock that her son took on a gunman at the family research council and survived a wound to his arm and she is thankful for his actions. >> i couldn't be no prouder than i am. i thank god for everything. i thank god for hi

scott broom has spent time with leonardo johnson phelps today. he's live in southeast d.c. from -- johnson's family today. he's live in southeast d.c. from their home with that part of the story. >> reporter: his mother and grandmother say they are extremely proud of him and if they needed any confirmation that everybody else thinks he's a hero, police chief cathy lanier dropped by today to let them know what she thinks. chief cathy lanier visiting with virginia johnson, the mother of 46-year-old building operations manager leonardo johnson to, talk about how he's doing. >> i think what he did yesterday probably saved a lot of lives. >> he just told me ma, i've been shot. don't worry about me. i'm okay. >> reporter: johnson's mother says she's recovering from the shock that her son took on a gunman at the family research council and survived a wound to his arm and she is thankful for his actions. >> i know he saved a whole lot of lives yesterday and i'm very proud of him. i couldn't be no prouder than i am. i thank god for everything. i thank god for him, too because so many

leonardo johnson was shot minister arm and is expected to make a full recovery. people across the country are calling johnson a hero. his mother and grandmother say they are very proud of him for standing in harm's way and preventing what could have been another mass shooting. the family research council says johnson is only a part- time security guard and serve as the building's operations manager. he was not armed at the time of the shooting. >>> a d.c. fire and ems investigation only on fox 5. it is to see if an ambulance crewing snored an emergency call. d.c. fire officials are trying to figure out why it took longer than expected to get a 93-year-old woman with a head injury to the hospital. -- to see if an ambulance crew ignored an emergency call. one bhans may have driven right past and went to see if another ambulance could handle that call instead. the woman is recovering now after a hospital stay. -- one ambulance may have driven right past and went to see if another ambulance could handle that call instead. t cal >>> our big story, the west nile virus t

. >> the employee on the gurney who said-- is leonardo johnson. c>> he spoke to us from his phone from his hospital room where he is recovering from a gunshot wound to the arm. yesterday he said corkins came into the conservative lobbying group and said he was there to apply for an internship. without warning he pulled out a gun and fired. >>johnson says he jumped on the gun man and wrestled him to the floor in the lobby in the building. other guards called 911. afterwards johnson said corkins said to him, it is not about you, it is about the organization. >> i want you to go, you are a hero. that is what we believe you are and that is what americans across the country believe. >> leo johnson was almost not in the lobby of that building. that is also because he works as a building operator. had it happened one minute later he would have been outside on his way to work on paper work. he watched corkin come in and ask about the internships and something did not feel right. >> good instincts, there. the family research council president blames an inc

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. >> 46-year-old leonardo johnson is the building manager at the family research council. he did not have a weapon, and he had been shot in the arm when he tackled accused gunman floyd corkins. the head of the frc believes that his conservative group was targeted because of its opposition to same-sex marriage. >> corkins was given a license to shoot an unarmed man by organizations like the southern poverty law center that have been reckless in labeling organizations hate groups because they disagree with them on public policy. >> corkins is being held without bond, and he will undergo a mental health evaluation. he's due back in court next friday. >>> neither the obama nor the romney campaigns are responding to an open letter regarding the virginia tech shootings. dozens of relatives of people killed or wounded in the 2007 rampage sent a letter to both candidates. they want answers on how to improve background checks for guns. but neither campaign gave a direct answer. part of the letter read, quote, now is the time to fix our nation's broken gun laws, but we need our nati

. >> and he keeps this picture of a younger leonardo johnson on the coffee table at her home in southeast d.c. he's 46 now and has been a security guard a long time and has a 24-year-old daughter. what could have prepared him for an encounter with a man wi handgun. >> he said that --'s dude came in here and had a bag and he was taking too long and looking around at different things. >> reporter: virginia hasn't been able to make it to the hospital but said that her son told her about the shooting when she talked to him on the phone. >> and he was walking around. and then he pulled the gun out on him. >> reporter: mom said her son wrestled the guy to the ground out of concern for others. >> and he's an angel. kind-hearted and would do anything for anyone. he did. he was a hero. >> reporter: police chief cath lay near -- cathy lanier agrees. >> personalitywise, he's got a humble, just an obvious big heart, a hero, you know and he's not comfortable with that term yet. >> reporter: lanier stopped by the hospital to visit with him last night and this morning. chief lanier said a lot of people

. >>> as for the security guard shot, leonardo johnson is recovering in a local hospital. 9news now spokewith his mother at her home in southeast washington. virginia johnson says she's thank you for her son's actions. >> i know he saved a whole lot of lives yesterday and i'm very proud of him. i couldn't be more proud of him. i thank god for him and other people too because so many people could have been gone. >> johnson is 46 and worked as both building manager and security at the family research council. he was unarmed when he stopped the shooter. >>> social discourse escalating to violence has been making headlines lately. >> wednesday's shooting in d.c. and the massacre at

leonardo johnson was shot in the arm and is expected to make a full recovery. people across the country are calling johnson a hero. his mother and firsthand mother say they are proud of him for standing in the way of what could have been a mass shooting. he was not armed at the time of the shooting. >>> a d.c. fire and ems investigation only on fox 5. we are learning that two ambulance crews may have actually discussed an emergency transport among themselves all while a 93-year-old woman with a head injury waited for help. sources tell us that switching out the two ambulances caused a 15-minute delay in getting the elderly woman to the hospital. fortunately, she survived and is now recovering at home. >> we are investigating it active hi and we will take appropriate action. -- actively and we will take appropriate action. >>> a maryland man charged in a vicious crime in harford county will not be heading to trial any time soon. prosecutors reviewed a mental evaluation and agreed that he is incompetent to stand trial. he told police he murdered his roommate and

leonardo johnson spoke to us by e from his hospital bed. describes the moment floyd into the lobbying building and id he was coming for an internship. >> my instincts just over, not feel right to me. when i saw the weapon, my natural reaction was to attack if. said floyd corkins out a gun, criticized the politics, and then started shooting. was hit in the arm but to wrestle down the suspect. the family research council has been labeled a hate group for opposing same-sex marriage. is upset for being. being. >> floyd corkins was given a shoot an unarmed man like thezations center thaterty law reckless in labeling organizations hate groups because they disagree with them on public policy. >> floyd corkins once d for a local gay and group. if convicted of the shooting, years.40 >> an alert for metro riders at the potomac stop. mance are looking for the using a cell phone to photograph the under a woman's skirt. police fear there may be more victims. jummy olabanji is live this more on this developing story. asked that morning. the victim in thi

the security guard, leonardo johnson, said he was doing his job. >> a security breach on the transit agency's website allowed people to access the profiles of job applicants. mentor says they have fixed the problem but would not say how many were effected. >> the winning ticket from last night's $337 million power ball was from a michigan. the d.c. area's newest millionaire has not come forward yet. some look and is around the nation. five people are in custody after a shootout that killed deputies and louisiana. a gunman shot and wounded a deputy working on a traffic detail near new orleans. i deputies made an arrest, somebody opened fire on them. two deputies died in two others were wounded and two suspects were wounded as well. >> a texas high school teacher is on trial for allegedly having sex with students. it all began when 27-year-old brittany tested one of her students and that led to explicit messages and eventually an agreement to meet up for sex. she does not face statutory rape charges because all of the students are 18 years of age. instead, the married mother of three i

police say leonardo johnson was shot in the arm by 28-year-old floyd lee corkins. e officers of the family research council yesterday. johnson, the security guard, refused to allow him into the building. late this afternoon, corkins was charged with assault and intent to kill and bringing firearms across state lines. he's being held -- being held without bond. johnson is recovering in the hospital. the family joins us in the newsroom with the latest and

appeared in court today. 28-year-old floyd lee was charged with shooting and wounding leonardo johnsonrday at the family research council. court documents show he carried 15 chick-fil-a sandwiches and he said quote, i don't like your politics. chick-fil-a's ceo recently made controversial remarks against same-sex marriage. the alleged gunman volunteers as a centre for gays and lesbians. >>> we'll head back into the ethics hearing going on right now in san francisco. commissioners are already giving their opinions about the charges against the sheriff and we'll tell you what some of them are saying coming up in two minutes. >>> and days after we reported. another employee has been attacked. hear why workers say it didn't have to happen. >>> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. >>> it is a political and personal battle. one we've been covering for you since it began more than 7 months ago. what happened in today's final meeting could affect ross mirkarimi for years. what has changed, let's go to ktvu's david stevenson for a look inside. david. >

. >> reporter: she keeps this picture of a younger leonardo johnson on the coffee table at her home in southeast d.c. he's 46 now, has been a security guard a long time and has a 24- year-old daughter. what could have prepared him for an encounter armed with a 9- millimeter handgun? >> he said a dude came in there, had a big and he was taking too long walking around looking at different things. he was taking too long. >> reporter: virginia hasn't been able to make it to the hospital but said her son told her about the shooting on the phone. >> he was walking around and he said he pulled a gun out on him. >> reporter: mom said her son wrestled the guy to the ground out of concern for others. >> he's an angel. he's very kindhearted. he'll do anything to help anybody. he saved a lot of people's lives yesterday. he did. he say hero. >> reporter: police chief cathy lanier agrees. >> personalitywise he's got a very humble just obvious very big heart and a hero,know without question. he's actually not even comfortable with that term yet. >> reporter: lanier stopped by the hospital to visit wi

. >> 46-year-old leonardo johnson is a building manager at the frc. he didn't have a weapon when he tackled the accused gunman. >> corkins was given a license to shoot an unarmed man by organizations like the southern poverty law center that have been reckless in labeling organizations hate groups because they disagree with them on public policy. >> corkins is being held without bond. leundergo a mental hill -- he will undergo a mental health evaluation. >>> nearly 18 months after that devastating flood at a popular georgetown restaurant, it is finally going to reopen. it will be open today. check out what it looked like in april 2011. the whole region suffered massive flooding. there was a problem with the flood walls on the georgetown waterfront and the potomac river came rushing in the restaurant there that day. >>> here's a bold crook. a man in salisbury, maryland broke into a home, stripped down and cooked a chicken pot pie in the kitchen. the homeowner was home at the time. called 911. police say when they got there, they found a 22-year-old sit

we're told mayor vincent gray visited leonardo johnson this morning in the hospital. floyd corkins is accused of walking into the office of the lobbying group, criticizing politics and shooting johnson in the arm. johnson is expected to be released from the hospital soon. >>> fairfax county took center stage in the race for the white house today. republican vice presidential candidate, paul ryan, made his first area appearance in west springfield high school today. fox 5's tom fitzgerald is there live. it looks like we can expect to see a lot of candidates in the next few months. >> we certainly will, maurine. as you know, virginia has been targeted by both the obama and romney campaigns as a battleground state that they badly want in their column this november. to that end, the newly minted vice presidential republican candidate, paul ryan, was dispatched here to fairfax county today. it is his third visit to virginia in a little over a week since he joined this ticket. congressman ryan took the stage here at the west springfield high school gymnasium. a little after

leonardo johnson is 46 years old and has a 24-year-old daughter. the family research council says he was only a part-time security guard and served as the building's operation manager. he was shot in the arm when a gunman opened fire in the lobby of the family research council's headquarters. johnson is still in the hospital but is expected to make a full recovery. >>> fire and ems investigation only only fox r5 and we are learning that two ambulance crews may have actually discussed an emergency transport amongst themselves. all while a 93-year-old woman with a head injury waited for help. sources tell us that switching out the two balances caused a 15 minute delay in getting the woman to the hospital. fortunately she survived and and now recovering at home after five day hospital day. >> to the emergency and that's why we're investigating it very actively and we will take appropriate action. >> d.c. first responders are supposed to be on the scene in less than seven minutes according to department guidelines. in the case the response time was mor