one of them malik ford videotaping the whole thing. the incident ending when another police officer mistakes detective jacai colson for the shooter. it's a case of friendly fire. officer colson killed by a fellow officer. as we said all three facing serious charges. the state's attorney laying them out this afternoon. >> there are about 55 counties against cedric ford. -- against michael ford. second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder. the grand jury returned indictment in the case of elijah and malik ford also include conspiracy to commit murder. brad: the charge is a bit of a surprise for malik and elijah. elijah's role in this apparently was to just ride along in the car. he was simply there. as for malik, he is alleged to have secured the weapon that michael ford allegedly fired in the middle of the street. he also drove the car to police station. his role was more significant. when we come back at 5:00, we will tell you why the state's attorney thinks that these are the appropriate charges and we'll have reaction from the

michael malik and ford face multiple counts of attempted murder and other related charges. prosecutors say he opened fire on office ners passing cars. colson responded in plain clothes ands was mistakenly killed by friendly fire. >> there are officers who were involved that day, who outside, the families of officer kols oen. >> each brother does face the possibility of life in prison. >>> a baltimore police officer charged in the freddie gray case has chosen a trial with before a judge rather than a jury. officer edward -- faces charges assault assault, endangerment and reckless conduct in office. >>> the justice department says it will not seek the death penalty against the alleged ringleader of the benghazi attack. the u.s. ambassador and three other americans died at the u.s. diplomatic compound in benghazi back in 2012. u.s. special forces later captured the suspected libyan militant. he's now awaiting trial right here in d. c.. >>> president barack obama will visit hiroshima later this month, it will be the first time a silting -- sitting american president will visit

the ford brothers, 22-year-old michael, 21-year-old malik, 18-year-old elijah indicted in connection shooting death of prince george's county police officer jacai colson. in all, a 121-count indictment. all three ford brothers charged with attempted murder and a string of felonies that goes on and on and on. michael, the brother who had the gun and started the shooting charged with second-degree murder. states attorney angela alsobrooks says this incident left a big hurt in prince george's county. she's hoping the court action will help heal it. >> we will continue to move forward with this case and attempt to bring peace to the family of officer colson as well as to this

michael, malik and elijah ford are all charged in the death of detective jacai colson.sed of opening fire at a prince george's county police station - as his brothers watched. jacai colson was mistakenly shot to death by a fellow officer in the response that followed. michael ford now faces 55 counts- including second degree murder. his younger brothers also face a list of charges including attempted murder. they could all face life in prison. he calls himself the "nova creeper" online. and now he's world criminal charges. police say this man-- matthew bishop of chanitlly-- is accused of sending child pornography on twitter. investigators say he also took pictures of women at a grocery store, clothes shop, and an a-t-m -- all without the women knowing about it. bishop turned himself on monday and is now out on bond. in the day ahead.... senator barbara mikulski is meeting with president obama's supreme court nominee, "chief judge merrick garland." just yesterday, garland submitted an extensive questionaire to the senate judiciary commitee...detailing his experience. gar

list of charging including att strong cases. >> relatives of the ford brother attended each of the court appearances. in court they called malik and elijah innocent. >> these are not the guys i know. >> prosecutors will attempt to try brothers together. they are going to try to separate the trials. if convicted on all charges the ford brothers each face life in prison. upper marlboro, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: today d.c. police charged a woman with several hit and run accidents in the city on saturday. 47-year-old bean accuse of hitting several pedestrians and vehicles in seven different places in northwest. that included two police cars. all the injuries were minor. leon: today the white house announced that president obama is going to be visiting hiroshima this month. michelle marsh has details on that move from the "live desk" in the newsroom. history being made here. michelle: it is. it has been 70 years since th atomic bomb on hiroshima. president obama will be the first sitting president to visit the city. >> the president intends to visit and send a much more forward looking signal about his ambition for realizing h

a grand jury indicted michael, malik and elijah ford yesterday for the march 13th left officer coleson dead. prince george's county police say michael ford opened fire in an ambush attack outside the district three police station and his brothers recorded the shooting on their cell phones. coleson died after a fellow officer mistook him for a suspect in that shootout. >>> turning now to decision 2016. bernie sanders and donald trump were last night's big winners, no surprise trump won nebraska and west virginia while sanders pulled off an upset in west virginia over hillary clinton. although he still lags far behind her in the delegate count. nbc's edward lawrence has a look. >> reporter: waking up from a fresh set of victories in west virginia and nebraska, donald trump now works to unify a very divided republican party. he will start during a meeting on thursday with house speaker ryan and other republican leaders. >> we can't fake it. we can't pretend. we have to actually unify and do it. >> reporter: this as senator ted cruz dropped out last week hint a candidate. >> suspended the

michael, malik and elijah ford are going before a judge after leaving an officer dead.ichael ford opened fire in an ambush attack outside the district 3 station and his brothers recorded the shooting coleson died after a fellow officer mistook him for a suspect in the shoot-out. >>> now to the latest on the death investigation of icon prince. according to a search warrant, a doctor saw prince twice in the month before he died including the day before his death and prescribed him medicine. that information comes as investigators returned to prince's estate yesterday to continue their investigation. >>> soon it could cost you more to eat out in fairfax county. 4% more as the county considers a meal tax. the board of supervisors could decide to let you decide to put the tax proposal on the ballot this november. "the washington post" says the tax would generate $100 million for county services and schools. >>> a developing story this morning, it is a low-tech mosquito trap but it may help you fight mosquitoes and fight the zika virus. according to the centers for disease co

the grand jury returned indictments for michael, malik and elijah ford yesterday for the march 13th attackmichael ford opened fire in an ambush attack outside of the district's 3 station and the brothers recorded the shootings on their cell phone. jaqay coalson died after a fellow officer shot him. >>> and demarus arrested last week after knocking on the couple's home last year, forced their way inside and ransacked the house. the robbery happened back in february. nickels is being held on $300,000 bond. >>> 5:35 now. to a consumer watch report on counterfeit checks. somebody got ahold of a maryland woman's checking account number and started writing fake checks. that's when she turned to nbc4 responds for help. susan hogan has her story. >> reporter: imagine her surprise to get a copy of the checks back from her bank. the problem is she didn't write any of them and there were hundreds of dollars in fraudulent checks. so jean fippin got her statements from her bank. the thieves got her routing number but her name and address were removed and replaced with a stranger's information. someone

a grand jury returned the indictments today against aga michael ford and his brothers malik and allege yeah.lik the attack on the district three station in march led to theth death of officer jacai colson. colson responded and was killed by friendly fire. the brothers unprovoked attackru on the station was a horrific crime. this caused tremendous hurt. there are, just from the officers who day t who were outside to their families certainly the family of officer colson, his parents, his mother recently celebrated mother's damon without -- i'm sorry sunday without her son, but this really has caused quit a about it of harm. prince george's county policeoun chief hang lieu within ski release a statement that says is part this decision is anothersin step in the process of ensuring justice is served on behalf of the colson family, this policeh department and this community. prosecutors sayni if the ford brothers are convicted of thehe most serious crimes they couldey face life in prison.ison the justice department is out with a brand new warning, parents and teens need to see this. it's abo

. >> the ford brothers, 22-year-old michael, 21-year-old malik, 18-year-old elijah. the ford brothers indicted on attempted murder charges in connection with the shooting death of prince george's county police officer jacai colson. tonight the statement from police chief, he says this decision is another step in the process of ensuring justice is served on behalf of the colson it was a bizarre, violent incident that unfolded back in march outside a police station in landover. in a planned assault they say michael ford walked up and began firing off shots. they say his two brothers were there and one videotaped the attack. officers came out of the building to confront the gunman. as they did, undercover officer jacai colson arrived at the scene. he was in plain clothes and not wearing a vest. he was mistakenly gunned down by friendly fire. now the ford brothers are being held without bond as this case makes its way to the courts. jim, back to you. >> reporter: pat collins, thanks, pat. >>> a young man is recovering tonight in the hospital after he was jumped in d.c. it

the ford brothers, 22-year-old michael, 21-year-old malik, 18-year-old elijah indicted in connection with the shooting death of prince george's county police officer jacai colson. in all, a 121-count indictment. all three ford brothers charged with attempted murder and a string of felonies that goes on and on and on. michael, the brother who had the gun and started the shooting charged with second-degree murder. states attorney angela alsobrooks says this incident left a big hurt in prince george's county. she's hoping the court action will help heal it. >> we will continue to move forward with this case and attempt to bring peace to the family of officer colson as well as to this >> reporter: it was a bizarre, violent incident that unfolded back in march outside a police station in landover. in a planned assault they say michael ford walked up and began firing off shots. they say his two brothers were there and one videotaped the attack. officers came out of the building to confront the gunman. as they did, undercover officer jacai colson arrived at the scene. he was in plain clothes

michael ford and brothers malik and e li jah where are charged by a grand jury yesterday. detengttive colson died in the shooting. he was killed by friendly fire. if ford prorms are con districted of serious crimes they could face life in prison. >> developing right now the death toll from early morning car woman from iraq has climbed to 45 officials state explosion went offer at crowded outdoor mark net a prae dominantly shiite neighborhood baghdad and 65 others were injured and islamic state claimed responsibility. >> in massachusetts police trying to figure out why a man went on stabbing rampage killing two people and injuring four others there and police say 28-year-old arthur derosa stabbed two people inside a home including 8 woman. he then drove to nearby mall and crashed car and stabbed four people at nearby restaurant. and he was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer. >>> now to latest on race for white house. donald trump and sanders safe safering big primary victory this morning. trump picked them newspaper nebraska and west virginia and bernie sanders so