he concluded by inviting the mcnair family to washington. concluded by inviting the mcnair family tonviting the mcnair family to washington. i gave him a big bear hug when i walked into the room and then he hugged me later on before leaving. but it is for other reasons that they feel strongly he has lifted up other african americans for so years. so long the perception that black was bad. black people are not smart enough or kind enough and he dispelled the myth of all of that. he is highly educated, he is kind and respectful, there could not have been a betterfirst black american president. of course, many others here have been counting down the days until barack 0bama leaves office and donald trump takes over. i believe barack 0bama is the most divisive president in well over a generation. why? i believe he played the race issue. man should not bejudged by played the race issue. man should not be judged by the colour of their king, but of the content of their character and barack 0bama reminded people of the colour of their skin and forced it to be a racial issue and forced it to b

. >> good morning we are delighted to be here at fort mcnair we want to think the major general and his staff and that will be supporting us in the 58 inaugural ceremony. i want to acknowledgement of the people on my team who are with me today and answer questions also the district director of homeland security and the chief of police of the district, our director in dp w. director,

this a national monument, too, in honor of the 4 young girls who were killed. 11-year-old denise mcnairwas one of those who died in the bombing, an event that sparked national outrage. >> the church is supposed to be your sanctuary so for that to happen in a church goes to those who may have been on the side of segregation and may have had to take a second look. reporter: during his presidency, president obama paid tribute to these historical events that paved his way to the white house, including inviting the mcnair family to washington. >> he gave me a big bear hug when i walked into the room. and then he hugged me later on when we were leaving. reporter: it is for other reasons she feels strongly that he has lifted up african-americans over the last eight years. >> for so long the perception was black was bad. black people are not smart enough, kind enough. he dispelled the myth of all of that. he is highly educated, kind, respectful. there could never be a better first african-american president. reporter: of course, many others here have been counting down the days until barack oba

one town home on covered wagon lane in the mcnair farms neighborhood. two men were shot at the townhome. that happened before any police were called. then police were called to the scene. at that point they say a man had a hostage inside according to the neighbors with the police. at one point coming out on the back deck. another point coming to the window. he came to the front door. a neighbor told me he had something in his hand. she couldn't tell what. police opened fire and shot him. he was conscious on the scene after being shot. but later he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. the hostage was freed. police are telling me they think the hostage was a man but neighbors tell me the hostage was a woman. we are trying to sort it out. the hostage was only treated for smoke inhalation that we are told at the time. you have a total of three people shot. the two brothers initially shot and drove themselves to the hospital. we don't have an update on the injuries but they were at least well enough to drive themselves to the hospital. the

that's what we know on what has been a mild day for the mcnair farms neighborhood of herndon.ighbors out now. if you look to the side, you can see how many neighbors are out. a lot of them can't get to the homes on the street. this is normally a quiet place. anything but today. tom roussey, abc7 news. q: the final parade participants announced last month. michelle: amy aubert has caught one a group marching in this parade for the first time. >> we will do everything we can to make sure the families have a comfortable and safe experience. amy: bonnie is no stranger to getting them ready to march. she says the tragedy assistance program for survivors that offers support for the families who lost someone serving in the armed forces has been part of the memorial day parade. >> addressing the things that are happening in a protest, what do they do if they encounter something like that? amy: this is their first time marching in the inaugural parade. >> this is an opportunity for us to bring 200 surviving families together, to be there to support each other and honor the and sacrific

we are delighted to be here at fort mcnair. i want to thank the major general and all of his staff, who support us each and every day, but who will especially be 58thrting us in the inaugural ceremony. -- in the inaugural ceremony. the deputy mayor for public , they in washington dc district's director of homeland security, the chief of police in , our d. director, our dpw director, our health , and also our human .ervices director also the d.c. national guard is represented here as well as the fire chief gregory dean. i am thankful as well to the federal partners who have joined us, and you will hear from the special agent in charge of the washington dc office for the asted states secret service, well as police representatives and representatives from the federal emergency management agency, or fema. them for theall of work that they have been doing in preparation for the inauguration. course in washington dc we are the capital of the united states of america, and the seat of our federal government. over year -- over the years

that included inviting the mcnair family to washington. and then he hugged me later on before we were leaving. but it is for other reasons lisa feels strongly he has lifted up african—americans over the last eight years. for so long, the perception was black was bad — black people aren't smart enough, black people aren't kind enough, and he dispelled the myth of all of that. he's highly educated, kind, respectful. there could not have been a better first african—american president. of course, many others here have been counting down the days until barack obama leaves office in donald trump takes over. i believe barack obama is the most divisive president in well over a generation. why? i believe he played the race issue. i agree with doctor king — his dream was that man would be judged not by the colour of their skin but the content of their character, but i believe barack obama kept reminding people of the colour of skin and forcing it to be a racial issue. i think that's been very negative for our country. bryan stevenson is one of the m

. >> good afternoon, everyone and welcome to historic fort mcnair. as you all know we are just two weeks away from the 58 presidential inauguration. as the command of the joint task force national capital region i will tell you that we are honored to be the department of defense lead for ceremonial support to the inauguration and we're proud to be part of this great team at his planning and executing this historic event. the militaries participation in presidential inauguration dates back to 178 1789 when soldiers d militia escorted george washington to his swearing in ceremony at federal hall in neww york city, and we are proud to carry on this tradition. today we are honored to have with us the mayor of washington, d.c., so please welcome mayor muriel bowser. >> good morning, everybody, and we're delighted to be here at fort mcnair and i want to thank the major general and all of his staff who support us each and every day, but who will especially be supporting us in the 58th and inaugural ceremonies. i want to acknowledge many of the people on my

the police say this started when brothers inshot two the mcnair farms neighborhood. they escaped and went to the hospital. fairfax county police what was called out police wanting was called out. >> they were in position. on thew a gentle man balcony and the police were saying, put your hands up. >> the cops were saying, put down your gun, and he went back inside. tom: another man called 911 and said he was being held hostage inside. then things get worse. >> the suspect apparently set fire to the house. at the same time, was firing the handgun in the house. tom: it becomes a two alarm fire. eventually the suspect comes to the door. >> he came out. tom: that is when he is shot, allegedly holding a knife. the hostage is eventually freed. he was not shot but treated on the scene for smoke inhalation. back live, the police are still investigating right where the suspect was shot and also near where he came out and fell to the ground after he was shot. the quite sometime tonight investigating. as for the two brothers were shot initially, they drove themselves to the hosp

>> iris mcnair was visibly overwhelmed as the outgoing winner crowned her last night.he 23-year-old winner is a dental student, and she is the first miss universe from france. >> france and europe, there is a lot of time that europe doesn't have a miss universe, and i think they need a miss universe, because french people love beauty pageants, but never our country win. >>le well, the new miss universe beat out 85 other contestants in the pageant. >>> protesters continue to rally at airports around the country opposing president trump's travel ban. coming up, a response from the white house, where officials safe the investigating process has been a massive success. >> looks like they're making some progress on the tree down on east 24. cal-trans showed up with their saws, and looks like pretty sure we're going to see some is lanes open here. we'll tell you more about what is going on here on 24. >>> the weather is pretty quiet. est heat today and tomorrow. the changes -- it's warm today and tomorrow. the changes come about midweek. where does it come from? the drive to

. >> good morning we are delighted to be here at fort mcnair we want to think the major general and histaff and that will be supporting us in the 58 inaugural ceremony. i want to acknowledgement of the people on my team who are with me today and answer questions also the district director of homeland security and the chief of police of the district, our director in dp w. director, health director and also the issue mistress' director also the d.c. national guard is represented as well as the fire chief. i am very thankful to the federal partners who have joined us in you'll hear from the special agent in charge from the washington d.c. office from the united states secret service as well as police representative from the park and the federal emergency management agency said thanks to all of them for the work they are doing am preparation for the inauguration of course it is washington d.c. we are the capital of the united states of america this seat of the federal government every four years we work overtime to keep everyone safe during a peaceful transition of power is the hallmark of

these stories on the surface at end of the year that he may not be back next year, even though robert mcnairthat. he says there's no chance i'm firing him. he'll be back next year. again, winning season every year but their season ends tonight in the divisional round and the patriots are on their way to a sixth straight a.f.c. championship game. "the subway postgame show" again, straight ahead. and bill belichick and what his team has done this year. 14-2 and now setting the record, advancing to a conference championship game more times consecutively than anyone ever. to think what they were able to do this year. didn't have brady the first four weeks. a team that's way under the salary cap but they just continue to march on like they have for years. they will be hosting next sunday night the a.f.c. championship game. they'll be hosting either pittsburgh or kansas city. it's a 6:00 eastern time start next sunday night. what a night for dion lewis. caught the game's first touchdown. a few minutes later after a texans field goal, he returned a kick 98 yards for the patriots' first-ever kickoff

there have been all these stories on the surface at end of next year, even though robert mcnair has refuteds there's no chance i'm firing him. he'll be back next year. again, winning season every year but their season ends tonight in the divisional round and the patriots are on their way to a sixth straight a.f.c. championship game. "the subway postgame show" again, straight ahead. and bill belichick and what his team has done this year. 14-2 and now setting the record, advancing to a conference championship game more times consecutively than anyone ever. to think what they were able to do this year. didn't have brady the first four weeks. a team that's way under the salary cap but they just continue to march on like they have for years. they will be night the a.f.c. championship game. they'll be hosting either pittsburgh or kansas city. it's a 6:00 eastern time start next sunday night. what a night for dion lewis. caught the game's first touchdown. a few minutes later after a texans field goal, he returned a kick 98 yards for the patriots' first-ever kickoff return touchdown in the postsea

. >>> good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to historic fort mcnm mcnair, i will tell you that we are honored to be the department of defense lead for ceremonial support of being this team and planning this historic event. this dates back to 1989 when soldiers escorted george washington to the haul in new york city and we are proud to carry on this tradition today we are honored to have with us the mayor of washington d.c. so please welcome mayor merrial bowser. good morning, everybody, we are delighted to be here and i want to thank the general and all of his staff who support us each and every day but who will especially be supporting us in the 58th inaugural ceremonies, i want to acknowledge people on my federal team who are with me today and who will be available to answer questions the deputy mayor for public safety in washington d.c. kevin done how, chris gailgailheart, peter nush- also our human services director lau laura zilanger. and gregory dean. i am thankful to the partners who have joined us and will hear from the agent in charge for the secret service, park police repre

welcome to historic fort mcnair. as you all know we are just two weeks way from the 58th presidential inauguration. as the command over the joint force we are honored to be the support lead for the inauguration and part of this great team planning and execu executing this historic event. the military's participation in presidential inauguration dates back to 1789 when soldiers and militia escorted george washington to his swearing in ceremony at federal hall in new york city and we are proud to carry on this tradition. >> today, we are honored to have here with us the mayor of washington, d.c. please welcome mayor muriel would you s bowser. >> good morning, everybody. we are delight to be here. i want to thank the general and his staff who support us each and every day but who will especially be supporting us in the 58th inaugural ceremonies, i want to acknowledge people on my federal team who are with me today and who will be available to answer questions the deputy mayor for public safety in washington, d.c., kevin

some of the locations, ap hill, maybe quantico, some of them in fort mcnair. >> we talk all the timeotels booking up and the crowds coming into washington. we don't really think about these folks. >> they have to be housed as well. >> yes, they do. >> that's the marching element from the old guard, actually, the 3rd u.s. infantry regiment. first here i believe we have other elements of the national guard and the army reserves. ♪ the commander of troops or in this case the commander of the marching element, he'll notice he's approaching the reviewing stand and give an eyes right and everyone will render appropriate honors to the commander in chief. ♪ >> if you notice -- >> these folks are from the new york police department emerald society, pipes and drums. there we . >> what happens with the president, he is not at the best of locations to see what's happening. he can see everything that's right in front of him, but nothing to the right, nor to the left. and so the announcer says things like, ladies and gentlemen, now approaching the presidential reviewing stand, so the president can

other generals who largely owed to their promotions to marshall, including george patton, leslie mcnair, and omar bradley, not to mention dwight eisenhower. he was a good picker of talent. when america entered the war, the former british chief of imperial general staff field marshall sir john dill, who preceded alan brooke, wrote from washington to brooke, "never have i seen a country so utterly unprepared for war and so soft." the british did not rate highly america's hastily raised conscript armies. their tactical doctrine or their efficiency grade they -- efficiency. they did not support their belief in daylight bombing of german cities and did not believe it could lead to anything but massacre. churchill did not share the british general's pessimism. his extensive reading about the american civil war convinced him that once the nation was fully engaged, extraordinary productive capacity would be unleashed as well as the vast armies recruited. in a country more overprotected by its oceans from the kind of disruption suffered by british industry. churchill was soon proved right. while

. >> good afternoon, everyone and welcome to historic fort mcnair. as you all know we are just two weeks away from the 58 presidential inauguration. as the command of the joint task force national capital region i will tell you that we are honored to be the department of defense lead for ceremonial support to the inauguration and we're proud to be part of this

. >> i'm kevin mcnair from washington.given where we are right now in america and the preparation is interesting to me. are there two messages, one for white america ordered two-week have a different conversation? >> that's a great point and it's always good to see you, man. look i wrote a bunch of books for black people. i'm like jay-z if you like my old music listened to my old music but i want something new. but i'm talking to black folks. i have heard from them, people who have read the book, my god, thank you. thank god yahweh the great one, moses and everybody else. the postmodern gospel, we are in the same vote. we are struggling for meaning and so there are many african-american people many black people and people of color who say finally somebody saying what we want to be said. i don't think they feel they are voiceless here but they also understand it's time to also stretch out and engage white mothers and sisters more directly to direct my language to them and i use the word love it throughout here. they think i