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back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. we understand five people were transported from that field where republican congressional members were at their baseball practice. we understand now that congressman scalise is out of surgery. some good news there. and while all this is going on, you have the congressional democrats practicing at a separate field. so the very moving picture we have that we put out on social media of them huddled up and praying together, that's at a different location. and it also implies, then, that there was a different set of security there, or maybe lack thereof. >> a congressman from pittsburgh named mike doyle is quoted saying that the shooter had been there at their practice, protection. the republicans had police protection, at least in part, if not exclusively because congressman scalise is on that team and he's the house majority whip who gets the police detail because he's house leadership. it could be a pivotal distinction. to have police respond to a shooter. >> you talk about the requests
back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. we understand five people were transported from that field where republican congressional members were at their baseball practice. we understand now that congressman scalise is out of surgery. some good news there. and while all this is going on, you have the congressional democrats practicing at a separate field. so the very moving picture we have that we put out on social media of them huddled up and praying together, that's at a different...
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i'm david culver in for adam tuss. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald in for angie goff. in for a chilly start. >> and tom saying maybe a jackets as you head out. but i think by midday, tom, you're thinking shed the jacket and maybe even let the sleeves go? >> absolutely. in fact by later this morning, we'll be around 80 degrees by late morning. but about right now, it is only in the 50s to around 60. there is the capital wheel at national harbor overlooking the tidal potomac. off in the distance beltway. and temperatures there right around 60 degrees as is mostly montgomery county. but some of the rural areas still in the 50s. mid-60s in washington and right by the bay. hour by hour temperatures by 11:00, we'll be near 80 degrees this morning. low 80s by noontime. and then as we get into the afternoon hovering in the mid and upper 80s. may get the upper 80s around 5:00 this afternoon under a partly cloudy sky. a look at the hour by hour timing on the rain showers for monday in a few minutes. >>> this is set to be a very busy week in washington as the rushsia investigatio
i'm david culver in for adam tuss. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald in for angie goff. in for a chilly start. >> and tom saying maybe a jackets as you head out. but i think by midday, tom, you're thinking shed the jacket and maybe even let the sleeves go? >> absolutely. in fact by later this morning, we'll be around 80 degrees by late morning. but about right now, it is only in the 50s to around 60. there is the capital wheel at national harbor overlooking the tidal potomac. off...
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. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. >>> today the fbi released new clues and information about the gunman who opened fire on members of congress during baseball practice in alexandria last week. we know that james hodgkinson had 200 rounds of ammo in a local storage facility. there was also a list of six members of congress and p of the capitol and other landmarks. chris gordon be has thas the la. >> reporter: the fbi investigation reveals the shoot shooter carried a list with names on it. >> not a hit list, but more of a piece of paper with names on it. >> reporter: james hodgkinson told his family last plarnlg he was coming to the washington, d.c. area. the fbi says he went to the u.s. capitol, he visited the office of senator bernie sanders, he took pictures of himself at the u.s. supreme court, the library of congress, the washington monument and at the front entrance of the smithsonian national museum of african-american history. he also took pictures of eugene simpson stadium park where the congressional shootings occurred. the fbi says he was running out of money and under mental a
. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. >>> today the fbi released new clues and information about the gunman who opened fire on members of congress during baseball practice in alexandria last week. we know that james hodgkinson had 200 rounds of ammo in a local storage facility. there was also a list of six members of congress and p of the capitol and other landmarks. chris gordon be has thas the la. >> reporter: the fbi investigation reveals the shoot shooter carried a list...
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meagan fitzgerald reports with the new information we've learned. >> reporter: hundreds of people from across the area were either bussed in by the buses that you see me, they walked or drove themselves. they are coming to the mosque for a prayer service to remember the life of 17-year-old nabra hassanen. many wanted to send a message to her family that the entire community sports them. nabra was murdered after she and friends were walking back to the that's when investigators seday darwin torez caught up with nabra beating her with a baseball bat and her body was found in a pond. >> prayers and condolences primarily. we decided it would be best to come out today. >> reporter: torres has been charged with murder and police are calling it a case of road rage, but the county's top prosecutor says every motive is on the table including a bias charge. now investigators tell us that they are looking into the possibility that nabra was sexually assaulted before she was murdered. meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >>> first at 4:00, the fbi shares new details on members of congress at the baseball pa
meagan fitzgerald reports with the new information we've learned. >> reporter: hundreds of people from across the area were either bussed in by the buses that you see me, they walked or drove themselves. they are coming to the mosque for a prayer service to remember the life of 17-year-old nabra hassanen. many wanted to send a message to her family that the entire community sports them. nabra was murdered after she and friends were walking back to the that's when investigators seday...
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meagan fitzgerald talks about why it will reinstate limited free parking. >> the app isn't complicated parking payment app coupled with an add cost of $2 an hour. >> i'm a college student. >> reporter: it's caused businesses around reston town center to slow down. >> i am more inclined not to come because i do have to pay for parking. >> i think it's not right. you know, i understand why because we tell people we'll go to fairfax counsty or tyson whee it's free. >> reporter: business owners around hearsre say it's been affecting their bottom line. >> our traffic has dekrascrease because of it. >> reporter: the behavior has been looked at and they say, "one hour of free parking and free parking after 5:00 p.m. concerns expressed by the community" which has yet to be seen since the new policy don't go into effect until june 5th. but many businesses say they are counting on it. >> most people's lives are built off of this so it sucks. >>> meagan fitzgerald reporting there. the parking rules take effect monday. >>> today is the start of a hurricane season. you'll hear the predictions ahead
meagan fitzgerald talks about why it will reinstate limited free parking. >> the app isn't complicated parking payment app coupled with an add cost of $2 an hour. >> i'm a college student. >> reporter: it's caused businesses around reston town center to slow down. >> i am more inclined not to come because i do have to pay for parking. >> i think it's not right. you know, i understand why because we tell people we'll go to fairfax counsty or tyson whee it's free....
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. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald. we're off to a bill bit oft ch start, but it is quickly warming up. >> tom kierein tracking it all. >> and this is the time of year when we see the higher sun angles and it's quickly warming us. around town we were only in the 50s, but now a silvery haze hanging over capitol hill. a live view overlooking the potomac river on this sunday morning where temperatures are already around 70 degrees and quickly jumping. reagan national at 70. and in about two hour, we will be near 80. and then during the afternoon, we'll be in the upper 80s even late the in the afternoon request just a few high clouds. rain chances the new timing in a few minutes. [ sirens ] >>> the unsettling sound heard around the streets of london overnight as a terrorist attack struck the heart of that city. >> and authorities are trying to get to the bottom of who did this. we're learning that 12 people have been arrested in connection to that attack. the scene is being described as one of panic and chaos. >> all of it
. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald. we're off to a bill bit oft ch start, but it is quickly warming up. >> tom kierein tracking it all. >> and this is the time of year when we see the higher sun angles and it's quickly warming us. around town we were only in the 50s, but now a silvery haze hanging over capitol hill. a live view overlooking the potomac river on this sunday morning where temperatures are already around 70 degrees and quickly jumping. reagan national at 70. and in...
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meagan fitzgerald spoke with him. >> it can take a while for most people to find their own voice.nt. he started sings gospel music at just 5 years old. >> i wasn't really into like pop and r&b. i just wasn't. i just liked gospel and i just sang gospel. >> but the tone of his life changed when he got to high school and was accepted to the >> you get classically trained. but i remember going home and going to my mom, like, angry because that's not what i was expecting. >> his music teacher, dr. michael menzel remembers his hesitation. >> on the rhythm and then also too the vocal technique. which can be daunting. >> a lot of times we're afraid of things we don't understand. i didn't like that there was a lot of work. >> pitch. >> ♪ >> good. >> all throughout high school, aaron worked hard performing in plays and studying the words he would sing. >> ♪ >> it was basically a thank you letter. thank you for loving me. thank you for being with me. >> so many people told aaron that he was a star. >> but there was one person that was so negative all the time. i kind of saw them as an import
meagan fitzgerald spoke with him. >> it can take a while for most people to find their own voice.nt. he started sings gospel music at just 5 years old. >> i wasn't really into like pop and r&b. i just wasn't. i just liked gospel and i just sang gospel. >> but the tone of his life changed when he got to high school and was accepted to the >> you get classically trained. but i remember going home and going to my mom, like, angry because that's not what i was expecting....
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meagan fitzgerald has our story. >> reporter: this house is more than just a place to live.elter where everyone who walks inside is considered family. >> as you can see, they're trying to be all they can be. and so that's what it's all about. this is how they sleep. it looks really nice in here. >> reporter: casa ruby is a homeless youths. they house 40 a night. but funding the organization, has its challenges. >> come n create an expression of love and support for the community, and with each piece, we're making a donation to casa ruby. >> reporter: marriott set up its annual love travels mosaic. >> can you do one for me so i can keep it? >> reporter: ruby is the founder. >> they're there for you to help yourself and to basically start your life over. >> reporter: she's a transgender woman who understands the challenges many of these young people face every day. >> i was homeless for many years. once i transition my gender, i found the happiness that i really needed. and at that point, nothing else mattered. >> reporter: now she pays it forward. making sure lbgtq youth only
meagan fitzgerald has our story. >> reporter: this house is more than just a place to live.elter where everyone who walks inside is considered family. >> as you can see, they're trying to be all they can be. and so that's what it's all about. this is how they sleep. it looks really nice in here. >> reporter: casa ruby is a homeless youths. they house 40 a night. but funding the organization, has its challenges. >> come n create an expression of love and support for the...
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news4's meagan fitzgerald has our story from northeast, washington. >> reporter: imagine a place whereenges and obstacles in life disappear. >> high five. >> yes! >> reporter: if even for just a moment. >> for only make-believe, that's their hollywood. they're looking forward to that all day. the music is inviting. >> and everyone else, we're going to create one long line and we're going to boogie down the gym. >> reporter: only make believe makes that happen. >> only make believe is a non-profit that creates and performs interactive theater for children in hospitals, care facilities and special education programs. >> we went to the judges and we did not complete our dance level yet. >> reporter: these specially trained actors bring to importantly through the imagination of their young stars. the fun and excitement comes to an end, and like all great performances -- >> that is our show. it's time to go. >> reporter: the curtain must close. but through their joy, they remind us of what's possible when you believe in the power of your imagination. >> you know, they had that inner peace a
news4's meagan fitzgerald has our story from northeast, washington. >> reporter: imagine a place whereenges and obstacles in life disappear. >> high five. >> yes! >> reporter: if even for just a moment. >> for only make-believe, that's their hollywood. they're looking forward to that all day. the music is inviting. >> and everyone else, we're going to create one long line and we're going to boogie down the gym. >> reporter: only make believe makes that...
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i'm meagan fitzgerald. let's get a check on some of stories we're following.heast d.c. will hold a march and rally after a noose was found nearby. it was discovered earlier this week at a construction site which is rack cross street from a school. tonight's rally is at 6:00 at the east washington heights baptist church. >>> and two local firefighters will be honored in annapolis today. they will be added to the maryland wall of honor. one served in prince george's county, the other in montgomery county. >>> and we'll have a look at your forecast when we come bac at perdue, we take some unexpected extra steps to raise are . >>> and tom kierein is standing by with a look at our weekend forecast. looks like things are warming up. >> it really is, quickly jumping into the zinks throughout t iri fresh are and pleasant. temperatures in the upper 60s. ray began na national at 68. we should make it in the upper 80s this afternoon and we'll have quite a bit of sunshine. just a few high clouds. and then rain showers off and on on monday, but should be dry for the mornin
i'm meagan fitzgerald. let's get a check on some of stories we're following.heast d.c. will hold a march and rally after a noose was found nearby. it was discovered earlier this week at a construction site which is rack cross street from a school. tonight's rally is at 6:00 at the east washington heights baptist church. >>> and two local firefighters will be honored in annapolis today. they will be added to the maryland wall of honor. one served in prince george's county, the other in...
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meagan fitzgerald, news4. >>> and i'm chris lawrence here at the live desk where we are learning new details on the deadly workplace shooting in orlando. right now, detectives are scouring social media to figure out what caused a man to kill his former co-workers. investigators say john neumann jr worked at the awning factory but got fired in april. today he snuck in with a gun and a knife, killed five people and turned the gun on himself. police say he appeared to single out his victims and spared the life of one woman who started working there after she was called 911. we've learned john neumann was an army veteran. he had a few minor drug charges on his record, but no ties to terror groups. jim? >> chris, thank you. >>> a developing story in london. we're learning more about the victims of the bridge attack over the weekend and the suspects who carried it out. isis says its fighters were responsible for the van and knife attack that claimed the lives of seven people. nbc's lucy kafanov has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: the london met's counterterrorism command has
meagan fitzgerald, news4. >>> and i'm chris lawrence here at the live desk where we are learning new details on the deadly workplace shooting in orlando. right now, detectives are scouring social media to figure out what caused a man to kill his former co-workers. investigators say john neumann jr worked at the awning factory but got fired in april. today he snuck in with a gun and a knife, killed five people and turned the gun on himself. police say he appeared to single out his...
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. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald in for angie goff. a warm start to our sunday. and i'm loving it. >> this is your kind of weather all the way pup and tom, you're tracking what will be a really hot day. >> summer lovers rejoice, it will be feeling more like the fourth of july than the fourth of june as we will be fast forwarding about a month here on this sunday. there is a live view from the national harbor camera overlooking the capital wheel. off in the distance is the belt weighed near the wilson bridge. we have the sunshine now. and look at the temperatures by 1:00 this afternoon, hch of -- throughout much of the region by later this afternoon. this is going to be around 5:00 this afternoon, it will be feeling more like july than june. i've got new rain timing on monday rain in a few minutes. >>> the sound of sirens heard aun t around the streets of london as terror attacks struck the heart of the city. >> and authorities are trying to get to the bottom of who did this. they have arrested 12. and the scene right there being described as one of panic and chao
. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald in for angie goff. a warm start to our sunday. and i'm loving it. >> this is your kind of weather all the way pup and tom, you're tracking what will be a really hot day. >> summer lovers rejoice, it will be feeling more like the fourth of july than the fourth of june as we will be fast forwarding about a month here on this sunday. there is a live view from the national harbor camera overlooking the capital wheel. off in the distance is the belt...
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. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald. we're in for a warm and steamy sunday morning, so get ready.rein is standing by. what's the latest, tom? >> not too steamy. not a lot of humidity around, but it will be feeling more like midsummer here than early june. there is the sun coming up now, a live view from our storm team 4 tower camera. we have just a few high clouds drifting over the region. we'll have them from time to time into the afternoon. right now we're down into the 50s just about everywhere. and in the low 60s right by the bay. reagan national at 62 all dry, no rain in the vicinity. temperatures will quickly jump. by 10:00, mid-70s. by noontime, low 80s. mid-80s by 1:00 and should peak out in the upper 80s by around 3:00, 4:00 this afternoon under a partly cloudy sky. and then rain moves in on monday. i have the new hour by hour timing and the areas where they may get the most rain, that is coming up. >>> the sounds of sirens filling the streets of london. you can hear it right there. sirens filling those streets as a terrorist attack strikes the heart of london. and right
. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald. we're in for a warm and steamy sunday morning, so get ready.rein is standing by. what's the latest, tom? >> not too steamy. not a lot of humidity around, but it will be feeling more like midsummer here than early june. there is the sun coming up now, a live view from our storm team 4 tower camera. we have just a few high clouds drifting over the region. we'll have them from time to time into the afternoon. right now we're down into the 50s just about...
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. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald. we made it to the end of the week. >> we did. happy friday. >> happy friday to you. >> let's look at the weather ricketts. what's going on? >> hey, meagan and david, we have a few showers out there and they continue to roll into the region. we had rain out there this morning and enough wetness on the pavement. you can see it pushing off to the north and east and then a few out towards the fredericksburg area. we get a little bit of sunshine right around i-81. that's where we see storms pop later. again, where we are getting that sunshine, the temperatures are around 80 degrees. maybe a few pieces of sunshine here in the d.c. area but, again, mainly out in the shenandoah valley. i'll let you know about the rain chances for the weekend. it's a holiday weekend. father's day forecast coming up. >> lauryn, thank you. >>> there are major problems for people on the penn line in baltimore. the service was shut down. it started back up again but there were big delays. the person who was struck was trespassing but it's not clear why he or s
. >> and i'm meagan fitzgerald. we made it to the end of the week. >> we did. happy friday. >> happy friday to you. >> let's look at the weather ricketts. what's going on? >> hey, meagan and david, we have a few showers out there and they continue to roll into the region. we had rain out there this morning and enough wetness on the pavement. you can see it pushing off to the north and east and then a few out towards the fredericksburg area. we get a little bit of...
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m meagan fitzgerald is there with the details. >> reporter: we know the 911 call came in around 11:30, for an unconscious child in a pool at this house, which is also a daycare. first responders said they transported the child, in very serious condition to the hospital and that is where the child was pronounced dead. it all happened in the backyard of this home daycare, according to the office of the state surpt of education, the owner of the home is a licensed provider and neighbors tell us she's been caring for young children for years. this is still a very active and ongoing investigation, but at this point, police do not believe the daycare provider was according to d.c. fire additional, it's the first drowning and report of a possible drowning they've had in the last several months, and the first of the season. they're reminding guardians and parents to pay close attention to your children, especially during the hot days, because it just takes seconds for a possible drowning to happen. >> thank you, meagan. terrible outcome there. >>> another busy day on capitol hill. let's get b
m meagan fitzgerald is there with the details. >> reporter: we know the 911 call came in around 11:30, for an unconscious child in a pool at this house, which is also a daycare. first responders said they transported the child, in very serious condition to the hospital and that is where the child was pronounced dead. it all happened in the backyard of this home daycare, according to the office of the state surpt of education, the owner of the home is a licensed provider and neighbors tell...
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i'll give you the ten-day forecast before the show is over but for now, back over to meagan fitzgerald. >> chuck, thank you. joining us is tony nominated actor mon er ork actor. >> that was great, chuck. >> we'll talk about the musical, something i love and a new one at the ken nedy center. >> it's actually a broadway tour. i was on broadway a couple years back. written in the late '90s, very ahead of its time about a chance againer transgendered woman that comes over the berlin wall and struggles with that and makes a life for herself in america as a rock star, as a punk star on the music scene. >> lots of people see this. >> i think because she's very really a story of love and human similarity and what we go through as human beings. i think at the time we're living in right now, it's about saying we're not that different. it's about a come together rather than acceseparation and story about love and fairly universal. if you want to be woken up, come and see the show. >> okay. so secretly i always wanted to be a broadway star. i can't sing and i can't dance, so that's a problem there
i'll give you the ten-day forecast before the show is over but for now, back over to meagan fitzgerald. >> chuck, thank you. joining us is tony nominated actor mon er ork actor. >> that was great, chuck. >> we'll talk about the musical, something i love and a new one at the ken nedy center. >> it's actually a broadway tour. i was on broadway a couple years back. written in the late '90s, very ahead of its time about a chance againer transgendered woman that comes over...
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meagan fitzgerald continues our team coverage now. she talked to some of their classmates outside today's graduation. meagan? >> reporter: yeah, doreen, i can tell you that these students are in shock. there's certainly no doubt about it, the murder of two damper on the graduation ceremony in constitution hall behind us here. but for the families of these two slain teenagers, they tell us their lives, of course, will never be the same. >> he love his mom. we love him so much. >> reporter: ari najjar said his 17-year-old son shadi was a loving guy who wanted to become a surgeon. his dad says she had so many friends and enjoyed volunteering at the shady grove hospital. >> he's a very good boy, very smart, very intelligent. >> reporter: his dad said she and his best friend, artem ziberov, who were both honor students, went to northwest high school justiyesterday morning tk up their graduation gowns. ari said they came back to his house and left around 7:00 p.m., but this time they never returned. >> are you okay? are you okay? where are y
meagan fitzgerald continues our team coverage now. she talked to some of their classmates outside today's graduation. meagan? >> reporter: yeah, doreen, i can tell you that these students are in shock. there's certainly no doubt about it, the murder of two damper on the graduation ceremony in constitution hall behind us here. but for the families of these two slain teenagers, they tell us their lives, of course, will never be the same. >> he love his mom. we love him so much....
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it happened this morning at the home daycare in northeast d.c., and that's where meagan fitzgerald has been all afternoon, talking with police >> reporter: yeah, doreen, as you mentioned, just a sad story all the way around, because we're learning now from police that this young boy was about to celebrate his second birthday in just a matter of days really, at the end of the month. the neighbors in the community say the woman who runs that daycare, which is just behind us, over our shoulder here, took care of those kids, loved those kids like they were her own. it was just before noon that the 911 call went out for an unconscious boy in a pool. >> i know that she's run a home daycare for as long as i've known her daughter. >> reporter: tiffany may said she's known the woman who operates the daycare for more than two decades, and she's never heard about any problems. >> i know that she definitely for years has had an excellent, top-rated home daycare center. >> reporter: but when she saw the ambulance and police in and out of the home, she knew something was seriously wrong. >> the firs
it happened this morning at the home daycare in northeast d.c., and that's where meagan fitzgerald has been all afternoon, talking with police >> reporter: yeah, doreen, as you mentioned, just a sad story all the way around, because we're learning now from police that this young boy was about to celebrate his second birthday in just a matter of days really, at the end of the month. the neighbors in the community say the woman who runs that daycare, which is just behind us, over our...
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meagan fitzgerald is in southeast this afternoon to tell us about this. >> reporter: yeah, kendall simmons said he wants the officers that approached him to be held accountable. he was right along congress street, speaking with young people, trying to encourage them to stay in school when he was approached by the officers. now people in the community say they're having an even tougher time trusting police. >> relax! >> reporter: celon of what happened to elected a and c commissioner kendall simmons. >> what they came up to the scene, they seen me standing there, talking to a bunch of youth in the community. >> reporter: in an interview with news4, simmons says several officers approached him and asked him if he had weapons on him. he said no and started to walk away. >> they grabbed me and threw me to the ground. then it was several different people telling them i was the commissioner of the neighborhood. >> but police paint a different picture of what happened. an incident report said officers asked him if he had any weapons because he was walking with a limp and holding his pants pocket.
meagan fitzgerald is in southeast this afternoon to tell us about this. >> reporter: yeah, kendall simmons said he wants the officers that approached him to be held accountable. he was right along congress street, speaking with young people, trying to encourage them to stay in school when he was approached by the officers. now people in the community say they're having an even tougher time trusting police. >> relax! >> reporter: celon of what happened to elected a and c...
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meagan fitzgerald is on 17th street in northeast d.c. where this happened. every parent's nightmare. what a tragedy today there. >> reporter: tragedy indeed, jim. definitely a tough story to cover, especially now that we're learning that this young boy was about to celebrate his second birthday at the end of this month. now his parents dropped him off at this house behind me, which is one of those home daycares. shortly after he was dropped off, there was a 911 call of a young boy unconscious in a pool. he was rushed to the hospital and that's where he died. this is not the scene neighbors who live around here say they're used to seeing outside this northeast home. neighbors like tiffany may say, when they saw an ambulance speed away, they knew something was terribly wrong. >> the first thing that came to mind after that, maybe something had happened to one of the children. >> reporter: it was just before 11:30 this morning, unresponsive child in a pool. when they arrived, the young boy was rushed to the hospital but he didn't survive. police say he was one
meagan fitzgerald is on 17th street in northeast d.c. where this happened. every parent's nightmare. what a tragedy today there. >> reporter: tragedy indeed, jim. definitely a tough story to cover, especially now that we're learning that this young boy was about to celebrate his second birthday at the end of this month. now his parents dropped him off at this house behind me, which is one of those home daycares. shortly after he was dropped off, there was a 911 call of a young boy...
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news4's meagan fitzgerald talked to shadi najjar's father today and she's live outside the graduation ceremony in downtown. wrapped up in the last 30 minutes or so. you can see behind me, the graduates are still in their gowns, taking pictures. this is the exact location where the two slain teenagers, their families, thought they would be today. but instead, they are devastated and grieving, desperate to try and find out who killed their sons and why. >> i am destroyed. >> reporter: ari najjar said his son was a wonderful son. >> very good boy, very smart, very intelligent. anything i needed help with, he come and help me. >> reporter: shadi was 17 years old and dreamed of becoming a surgeon. his dad said he spent his spare time volunteering at the shady grove hospital and working hard in school. >> he took one course in college. one of them had a b in one course, an a in one course. >> reporter: shadi was so excited to graduate. his dad said he and his best nd both honor students, went to northwest high school yesterday morning to pick up their graduation gowns. ari said they came ba
news4's meagan fitzgerald talked to shadi najjar's father today and she's live outside the graduation ceremony in downtown. wrapped up in the last 30 minutes or so. you can see behind me, the graduates are still in their gowns, taking pictures. this is the exact location where the two slain teenagers, their families, thought they would be today. but instead, they are devastated and grieving, desperate to try and find out who killed their sons and why. >> i am destroyed. >> reporter:...