police say ems was high on drugs and shooting randomly at houses on clay terrace in northeast d.c.when he refused to drop his weapon, police shot him. according to court records, he just got out of jail after doing time for a gun and drug conviction. >>> president obama has raised the stakes today in the battle over the pay roll tax cut. the republicans want to combine that cut with fast track approval of the key stone oil pipeline. they say it will create thousands of jobs. the president urged democrats to hole up the short-term government spending bill until the house passes a stand-alone pay roll tax cut extension. >>> police are on the hunt for two men who ambushed and robbed an elderly woman who was on her way to church. >>> this happened last being. erica gonzalez spoke to the victim about that attack. >> reporter: she is 85 years old. afraid the assailants would come after her again, she didn't want her identity to be known. but still, told us her story. the victim says she was on her way to church last friday morning when she noticed a pair of unfamiliar faces sitting in a

and northeast d.c. earlier we had a road shut down at 44th, and that's clear and you are able to continue on that roadway. back to you. >> thank you. >>> today we continue our 12 days of giving. during those 12 days, we're introducing you to different nonprofit groups in our area making a difference that need help and support to continue their good work. pat lawson joins us this morning to talk about the greater washington urban league. >> good morning. the greater washington urban league has been making a difference in the lives of many. they have a scholarship program. they need help because a lot of people are experiencing tough times. the number is 202-885-4949 to call if you can help. many in the washington area are familiar with the work that you have been doing for so many years here in washington. you work in education, and advocacy and employment and training, and we mention social services, because you are experiencing a big increase in demand for social security assistance. tell us about the

we're live in northeast d.c. tonight. news4.to you. >> thanks. >>> still ahead on news4 at 5:00, turn down the volume. the fcc takes up an issue that a lot of folks say will restore peace to their households. >>> and stars of a reality show say their show is spreading muslim propaganda. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ now you can choose to save $35 a month for fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month, plus get a $300 verizon visa prepaid card with a 2 year agreement. but hurry, offer ends soon only at verizonfios.com. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. happy holidays. wish i was there. >>> those loud tv commercials will eventually get quieter. today the fcc voted unanimously to have the control law. they are going to moderate the level of the commercials to the level surrounding them. the law takes effect next december. >>> a governm

. >>> right now police are still on the scene of a wild shooting spree in northeast d.c. the suspect is now dead. it all ended when police shot him. it was near the prince george's county line on east capitol street and clay terrace. tracee wilkins is live on the scene. >> reporter: clay terrace is still considered a crime scene. they have crime scene tape going up and down the block. they're kind of horseshoes, and these apartment complexes are part of that. these streets here are all part of the scene. police want to maintain this area so they can investigate further when they get some light. police say this man was going down the street randomly shooting homes in the 5300 block of clay terrace when police shot him. police were called to this neighborhood for several reports of a man firing a gun. witnesses reported the suspect appeared to be high on pcp. after police arrived, the suspect continues firing his weapon. chief lanier describes what happened next. >> the gunman continued to fire. officer gave commands for the gunman to drop the gun. he did not. the officers

the alexander building has a rich history in northeast d.c. now that community wants the neglected landmark to be a place for educating children. derrick ward has the story. >> reporter: ivy city owes the origins to the railroads. b & o brought a railroad here. new york avenue and the industrial character largely define most people's notion of the area. travel down one of these streets and go back in town. ivy city was becoming increasingly african-american. >> at this time, it was like a little village. >> reporter: this school was built as a colored school. it was named for alexander crumb el, a saint in the church. the building and heritage was a source of pride to the city. she was a student there. >> i ended upcoming back to teach at the school. >> reporter: they say it was a community school before the term. >> the neighborhood people were very cooperative and supportive. it was a wonderful time i had here. >> reporter: since the closing in the '60s, the school fell into disrepair. alumni gather and pray this building will be put to use

last night homicide investigators were called out to the 1000 block of taylor street northeast. d.c. police aren't releasing much information, and no arrests have been made. >>> this morning two juveniles are recovering from a shooting. they were shot in the 3400 block of 22nd street in northeast washington. the two were conscious and breathing. no word on their condition. police have made no arrests in the case. >>> d.c. police are asking for your help to solve a sexual assault case. detectives say a woman was walking along blaine street northeast sunday night when she was approached by a man who forced her into an alley at knife point and sexually assaulted her. the man is described as a thin african american, about 40 years old. he was last seen wearing blue jeans and a red hooded sweatshirt. if you know anything about this case, please call police. >>> the white house says it's too early to tell whether the death of kim jong-il opens the door for better relations with north korean. right now they're keeping an eye to see how the north's army of more than 1 million will adapt to

d.c. police investigating a deadly police at a row house in northeast. this happened around midnight on the 500 block of 23 police in northeast d.c. the victim is a woman. she died while being transported to a local hospital. five hours earlier a man was shot and killed in the same neighborhood. that one happened in the 1100 block of 21 street northeast just before 7:00 last night. at this point police say they do not have suspects in any of these three daysesser. >>> -- cases. >>> police in maryland want to catch two thieves. one was caught on camera. here is a closer look at the crime and the video. >> reporter: parents weredropping off their children for preschool outside the all saints church friday morning. surveillance cameras captured pictures of this man prowling around inside looking for things to steal in desk drawers and purses. >> ultimately he stole cash and a metro fare card from purses belonging to two employees of the preschool. >> chevy chase police chief john fitzgerald says the man got into the building after requesting information abo

the fbi and irs raided his home in northeast d.c. yesterday. he was accused of taking $300,000 that had been earmarked for a youth program. he is repaying that money but has admitted to no wrongdoing. the council could vote to reprimand him or strip him of committee assignments. >>> tonight we have an exclusive for you. georgetown students say they came face to face with an intruder. there were actually two burglaries about 30 minutes apart, one on 36th street and one on o street. the disguise made the experience that much more frightening. >> it was something you would see in a scary movie, like somebody coming out with the "scream" mask. >> reporter: a real-life nightmare for patricia and her roommate. >> i started screaming blood i murder, 911, police. >> reporter: the girls say a man broke in through a back door connected to a bedroom. he then worked his way upstairs, bouncing from room to room, pocketing an ipod and some cash. a chill tipped them off that something was wrong. >> our basement door had been opened, and neither of us had left

police believe the men robbed three convenience stores in northeast d.c. one twice in a 28-hour period from sunday to monday. it wasn't only store employees who were terrorized. customers were ordered to the floor at gunpoint. >> please look into stores before you enter. you don't want to walk into something like this. if you see something suspicious, you know, call 911. >> reporter: at the store that was robbed twice a new 7-eleven a message for the robbers. >> don't rob your neighborhood store period. >> there is a $10,000 reward for information this case. >> thank you, jackie. >>> they're assessing the damage at a tailor shop after a car came careening through the front of the building this afternoon at abraham's tailor. the driver may have hit the gas instead of the brake. one person was inside the shop when it happened but wasn't hit. the owner of the hair salon said the whole building shook. >> i was the first one that went in there and thank god the lady was okay. she was able to talk to me while she was in the car. by i was suspecting to see somebo

jackie bensen outside that house in northeast d.c. >> reporter: the full significance of what happened here today is not yet known but it doesn't look good. after a long day, federal agents finally left the home of d.c. council member harry "tommy" thomas, jr. >> we think at the end of the investigation will the be found that mr. thomas didn't violate any criminal laws. that's what we told the press. >> reporter: federal agents descended on his home. there was a lot of coming and going by fbi agents. items were taken from the home it at one point thomas's motorcycle seen here were towed away. sources tell wrc that the federal government is looking at thomas's use of $300,000 of city money to fund a youth sports program. he returned the money but admitted no wrong doing. >> i'm hopeful it comes to an end quickly and the council can move on. >> i'm sad that it has reached this point. and my feelings i have been thinking about council member thomas and his mother and his family. and how terribly impactful this must be for them. >> reporter: the d.c. council was scheduled to meet on this m

and irs raided his home in northeast d.c. friday. thomas is being investigated for allegedly using $300,000 in city funds for personal use. it's not clear what will happen in tomorrow's meeting but the council could choose to reprimand thomas or reduce his responsibilities. should point out thomas denies any wrong doing. >> an escalator accident at fedex field sent two men to the hospital. the escalator came to an abrupt stop near gate a around 4:30 today. the injuries are said to be minor. as you know, the red skins unfortunately lost to the jets 34-196789 we'll have the -- 34-19. we'll have it later coming up in sports. rirt was a great day to be out in the stadium. but the mild weather isn't sticking around for a lot longer. let check in with steve. >> we're looking for a quiet overnight but impressive daytime temperatures. 55 degrees at dulles and reagan nation yat airport. look at wiverage they made it up to 61 degrees. partly cloudy skies outside right now. the clouds will hang around for the overnight hours and may even see a

in northeast d.c., erica gonzalez, news4. >>> police are following up on leads and say the incident does not appear to be drug or gang related. >>> an american teenager kidnapped in the philippines has apparently been released. he had been held in jungle captivity for five months. the boy's filipino-american mother was freed two months ago. the three were vacationing with relatives when they were snatched on july 12th. >>> still to come tonight, mother nature puts on a show. more on this pretty remarkable lunar eclipse. chuck's back to tell us how the >>> tens of thousands of russians took to the streets today to protest last week's elections there. they allege voter fraud and are demanding an end to prime minister vladimir putin's rule. it took place in more than 50 cities across russia with heavy police presence in moscow. putin was president from 2000 to 2008, and tries to seek a third presidential term. >>> back here at home, in decision 2012, gop presidential hopefuls are in des moines, iowa, tonight for another debate. many experts believe newt gingrich will face attacks from the o

. >>> police say if you can help them catch a band of robbers targeting stores in northeast d.c. they believe the men have hit three stores in a 28-hour period from sunday to monday. police say they robbed one of those stores twice. police video captured the terrifying ordeals. one of those employees says he feared for his life. >> i don't know how you can explain it. it's like moving. it's coming and -- >> police have only a vague description of the suspect. >>> this morning, the woman wanted for bank robberies and car jackings from northern virginia to baltimore is behind bars. police arrested 26-year-old stephanie schwab yesterday after she allegedly tried to rob a bank in mcclain, virginia. officers caught her after a chase on the beltway that ended with a crash in bethesda. >>> today, prince georges county police and firefighters will be collecting donations for a family who lost three loved ones in a fire over the weekend. it was sparked by an overloaded power strip. then on tuesday, omari's mother and his aunt, who were rescued from the home, died of smoke inhalation and i

he was arrested in northeast d.c. you may recognize the name. he is a son of a previous councilman with the same name. he offered an undercover officer money for a sex act near north capital and k streets. his campaign manager says he was not soliciting in any way. he is trying to unseat the incumbent. >>> looking outside a cloudy and cool friday night and there is a lot on the radar. >> there is a lot on the radar right now. most of it is not reaching the ground. what is reaching the ground is falling in the form of rain, sleet and a little bit in the way of light snow out there mixing in from time to time. the biggest enhancement in southern portions of maryland. this is the area near st. mary's county that could see sleet mixed in and snow mixed in too. an an area that could move through the washington, d.c. area. you could see a flake tonight but that's about it. the temperatures will be the big story this weekend. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> testimony today from the salesman who claims to have witnessed former penn state coach jerr

. >>> a shooting suspect is dead after police involve shooting in northeast d.c. just before 7:00 last night, police got 911 calls about a man randomly firing a gun in the 5300 block of plate terrace. they ordered the man to drop his weapon. he refused then as many as four officers opened fire. the suspect was taken to the hospital. that's where he later died. investigators believe he was high on pcp at the time of the shooting. >>> a husband, a father and iraq war veteran and a die hard pittsburgh steelers fan is how family friends remembered officer deriek crouse. hundreds gathered on the virginia tech campus in blacksburg for officer crouse's funeral. he was making a traffic stop last thursday when police say 22-year-old ross ashley walked up to his cruiser and shot him to death. ashley then killed himself. crouse is served by his wife, five biological children and two stepchildren. >>> as the nearly nine-long year war comes to an end, nouri al-maliki paid to a visit to washington, paying tribute to the american military lives loose lost during the war. >> repo

they're in rockville in northeast d.c. we're going to check in with tony and tucker when we come back.  >>> 7:29 right now as we continue our 10th annual stuff a truck campaign which does not seem like it has been 10 years since we started this event. >> no. >> time flies right on by, but you at home have been a huge help over the years and we hope you step up again this year. if you can't make it out to one of our locations, hopefully you're in the vicinity of a telephone which you can pick up and punch in these numbers and call with a monetary donation. these volunteers got up extra early to help us out this morning and field your phone calls. that number 202-895-3307. >> looking at the faces of those on the front lines right there, always in the fight. we're doing what we can to help out. we're also collecting nonperrishable food items at the giant food stores at brentwood, hyattsville, montrose crossing and the green briar shopping center now through 11:00. now, we've got two of those spots covered today w

and the suv collided head-on with the boss at the intersection of florida and a 13th street in northeast d.c.. none of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries and police closed the intersection for several hours. the area is open to drop tonight. >>> the head of the faa is on a leave of absence after getting in truck would be law. police arrested jerome babbitt for alleged drunk driving. >> he requested a leave of absence while his employment status is being reviewed. the man who runs the faa was driving on the wrong side of the road, police said. he could not control his own car a couple of days ago according to authorities. fairfax city police said the 55- year-old was pulled over saturday night at 10:34 driving on the wrong side of the road. he was stopped only a couple blocks from the police station. authorities say he cooperated with the police and was arrested and charged for driving while intoxicated. " it was unfortunate, we are in the process of disciplinary proceedings. >> a former airline captain has pushed hard for safety improvements. northern virginia residents are react

. >>> looking for the gunman in northeast d.c. man is in the hospital after someone shot him along 15th street and w late last night. investigators have not released any information about the suspects of far, but they tell us that robbery may have been a motive. >>>>> virginia tech and the law- enforcement community and remember a fallen friend. >> officer deriek crouse will be laid to rest this afternoon during a memorial in blacksburg. he died in the line of duty on thursday when a gunman walked up to his cruiser and sade anding. brianne-- and shockedt him. >> quarter and student ross ashle -- part-time student ross ashley shot him. a number of leaders from across the state will be at the funeral today which will be broadcast on the virginia tech website. deriek crouse was conducting a routine traffic stop last week on campus when 22-year-old ross ashley walked up, shot and killed the officer and then turned the gun on himself. there are still questions about why all this happen. >> it really does not set in yet. to see his pict

d.c. housing complex shooting into homes. stacy cohan live on the scene in northeast with the latest. >> reporter: steve, d.c. police are still out here on the scene. we have part of the housing complex that is taped off as a result of this incident with this man walking around firing a gun. this all started around 7:00 last night. neighbors called police. apparently, this man was walking around shooting randomly into the air, shooting in the direction of homes, apparently at no one individual in particular and then he would put the gun away, walk around and begin firing once again. now, d.c. police did arrive on the scene. they ordered this man to put his gun away. did he not comply and continued. in all, we're told by witnesses he fired at least 30 gunshots. >> during the course of officer as rifing on the scene, the gunman continued to fire. officers gave commands for the gunman to drop the gun. he did not. the officers fired their weapons at the suspect and he went down. they immediately went to where the suspect was and began to administer cpr. he was in bad shap

in northeast d.c. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >> as you well know, thomas not the only elected d.c. this year. mayor vincent gray faced questions over trading jobs for election year attacks on former mayor adrian fenty. council member kwame brown faced questions over an suv paid by the district. neither gray, brown more harry thomas jr. have faced charges. -- nor harry thomas jr. have faced charges. >> some d.c. residents are now calling for thomas to resign. fox 5's bob barnard has reaction. >> i think he's entitled to be innocent until he's proven guilty. >> i'm shocked to have heard about it. i don't know anything more. >> reporter: we caught up with a number of harry thomas' fellow d.c. council members in the hallways of the wilson building. are you still calling for his resignation? >> base on the previous -- what happened with the 300,000 -- based on the previous -- what happened with the 300,000 on the attorney general, yes, but in terms of this i don't have any new information and i have no comment at this time. >> clearly a serious situation. i think there's been a lot of a

. >>> a school in northeast d.c.nts are fit and academically disciplined. >>> coming up at 6:00, preventing a crime from crossing the line. voting on a measure >>> a record number of cars and trucks receive add top safety rating from an insurance watchdog today. the insurance institute for highway safety picked models after conducting tests to see how well they handled front, side, rear and rollover crashes. some of the cars chosen include the 2012 honda accord, bmw and the forester. stronger roofs on the models led to the record number. >>> it's a happy ending for some penguins caught in a nasty oil spill. staff members at a wildlife recovery center in new zealand released dozens of the penguins today. 300 of the birds were covered in oil after a tanker got stuck on a reef. they have been released in groups. today's was the last big group to be returned to the wild. >>> one of the newest fashion trends in china may be the sweetest. models took to the cat walk in shanghai wearing dresses made of chocolate. it was to

. >>> funeral services were held in -- held in northeast d.c. by a man shot and killed by a police officer. rodney adams was shot and killed. an officer noticed edwards laying on the ground to palmer park. as they approached, edwards sat up and pointed a gun at them as they opened fire. the family is calling for an investigation and they do not believe he had a you go. >>> and sobering news about the nation's police force. law enforcement fatalities rose sharply the second straight year, according to the national law enforcement officer's memorial fund. 173 federal, state k and local officers were killed in the line of duty in 2011. craig floyd, the chairman and ceo of the national memorial officer's fund was here now to help with the numbers. thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you, shawn. >> it must be frustrating to hear the numbers and to hear they're growing. what do you think is causing the increase in police death? >> i think we have a problem with budget cuts decimating law enforcement agencies across the country and where we're

. >>> our top story tonight, a surprise raid in northeast d.c. swarming the home of councilmember harry thomas jr. good evening. welcome to news 4 at 5:00. i'm wendy rieger. >> and i'm jim handly. this is a story that continues to unfold. harry thomas jr. being investigated for allegedly spending $300,000 to pay for his fancy ride and personal trips. tom sherwood has been covering this story all day long and from the beginning and joins us live from northeast washington with the latest. >> reporter: jim and wendy, federal agents are still coming and going from the house here as they've been doing all day. it's been a long day for them and for harry thomas jr. this is a major step up in the federal investigation of him and the spending of hundreds of thousands of dollars in city government funds. just after dawn friday, federal agents raided councilmember harry tommy thomas' house on this cul-de-sac in northeast washington. federal agents towed away an expensive motorcycle and thomas' new chevy tahoe. federal authorities confirmed they took action

it's the academy of ballet in northeast d.c. see what they are doing.amazing. >> they live in and they live it. >> they want it. you have to want it, you know, if you are going to go through this regimen. >> five hours a day. >> six days a week. >> yeah. >> still ahead, local business accused of laundering money for a terrorist group. >>> a prank that's no laughing matter. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> arlington county police say they have never seen something like this before. a base jumper leaps from a tower last night. her parachute gets stuck in a tree on the way down. julie carey is live in arlington with the details on this. she's lucky to be alive. >> r

. >> funeral services also were held in northeast d.c. this afternoon. for a man shot and killed by a prince georges county police officer. rodney edwards was killed on december 17 on green leaf road in palmer park. police say edwards was lying on the ground when an officer approached. edwards sat up and pointed a gun at him and the officer opened fire. edward's family wants the shooting investigated. they don't believe he had a gun. >>> some sobering statistics about the nation's police force. fatalities rose sharply. 173 federal state and local officers were killed in the line of duty during 2011. earlier today, i talked to craig chairman and ceo of the memorial fund to find out what he thinks is behind the rise in fatalities. >> i think we have a problem with budget cuts decimating across the country, were cutting their training dollars, equipment dollars, cutting manpower at a time when we are asking police officers to take on a more cold-blooded brazen criminal element and we have seen in recent times. we are also asking them to fight a war on terro

investigating a northeast d.c.gan two in the hospital after a stabbing on 18th this morning. taking metro be red line.or delays on closed.ions are three shuttle buses. free buses are running. dave for a look at the forecast. it. this is winter we like nature is outdoing herself. brilliant sunshine from the rosaline. over overlooking the potomac river be that way much of day. bethesda. wind chill also the fact there is wind. bigger ok at the picture. hardly a the east courtesy of high pressure its way to the west. increasing this afternoon and today noon 50 topping out in the 50's. overnight. the nicest dayly next seven. comfortable, low 60's. the change will come with tuesday. mild, tures still slight chance of in the morning. 52 degrees. thereafter it is around 40 45 for daytime highs. lows in the 30's so more like more like winter week.in the thank you for watching. you have a great day. >> this week on "inside washington" fnt runner newt gingrich. romney feeling the heat be is a lifelong politician. the ropes.ai

right now fbi and irs agents are searching a northeast d.c. home and an suv. thomas represents ward five. he is accused of spending $300,000 from a youth program he started. he maintains his innocence even though he agreed to settle a civil lawsuit and repay the $300,000. this is one of three federal investigations into misuse of funds by d.c. officials and they are looking into gray and brown. >>> and the custody fight between mindy mccready and the court system could end with the former starlet facing charges of parental abduction. mccready allegedly disappeared with her child on tuesday and did not return him to florida by the time appointed by the court. now she's in hiding and says she won't give her son back because he faces abuse at home. her ex-boyfriend and father of the boy spoke to matt lauer this morning on "today." >> we have gone through this in the past and if there are people that can help you, you can take the help and get back on track, and that's what i can say. i got through it and i got back on track and my life is in order and since she h

been a suicide. 30 minutes later a man was shot and killed in the 1000 block of taylor street in northeast d.c. then around 7:00 in southeast washington, for boys were shot. this happened in the 3400 block of 22nd street. they are both expected to recover. >>> the accused white house shooter who is described as christ like will not be getting out of jail any time soon. a judge ordered oscar a mire row ortega-hernandez to be held until his trial calling him a particularly dangerous individual. the 21-year-old is accused of firing up to a dozen shots at the white house last month. he's charged with attempting to assassinate the president. the owe bam mass were out of town at the -- obamas were out of town at the time of the shootings. >>> d.c. police are showing off weapons seized? a year-long undercover praiption. they set up a phony recording studio in northeast. they recorded unsuspecting clients making deals for heroin, crack, -shot guns, even a rocket launcher. officers have arrested 70 suspects. >>> time for the money report. >> a new report out this morning on the housing sector. stocks p

we have been following an accident in northeast d.c., west virginia avenue at mount olivette street,new york avenue so watch out for that. also if you're traveling on east-west highway just east of connecticut avenue, we've got a water main break, watch out for the crews, and got you down to one lane in either direction. live look at our trafficland cameras because other than that things are looking very good on the roads, very light volume, continuing this holiday week so as you travel 270 you shouldn't find any delays out of frederick all the way down through germantown and rockville into bethesda running at speeds, and a nice and easy trip for you. on the beltway in montgomery county, no problems to report. then continuing into virginia you'll find your lanes open across the american legion bridge. here we are near old dominion, a little bit of volume there but for the most part everything running smoothly, 66, incident-free, 95, 395 and virginia no problems if you are traveling northbound and the on other side of town, route 50 the john hanson highway also looks good at this time

much. >>> new from overnight, a man is in critical condition after getting shot in the head in northeast d.c. it happened around midnight near the intersection of 15th street and "w" street. investigators say a man in his 40s was shot in the head. he was immediately taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. right now police don't have any information on the suspect in the shooting. >>> the family of a man accused of killing a virginia tech campus police officer is offering their prayers and condolences to the family of the officer killed. in an unsigned statement, 22-year-old ross ashley's family did not say much. they requested that their privacy be respected and said there would be no more statements from them. this is the first time ashley's family from spotsylvania county said anything at all. police are still trying to find a motive for thursday's shooting. investigationo investigators say ashley shot and killed crouse during a routine traffic stop. ashley killed himself a short time later. officer crouse's funeral service will be held at 2:00 this afternoon at virginia's ca

federal and irs agents raided thomas' northeast d.c.day and seized luxury vehicles, financial records, and other items. he is currently under federal investigation for allegedly stealing more than $300,000 from a youth charity to pay for vacations and cars. thomas has denied legal wrongdoing but has agreed to repay the fines. sources tell news 4 if thomas does show up, the committee might not even vote on the bill and that he is being urged by other council members to not attend the meeting. d.c. council chairman kwame brown is working to schedule a meeting among the council members to discuss the thomas raid. there are reports brown might remove thomas from any committee to avoid possible conflicts during the investigation. >>> this morning the remaining republican presidential candidates are trying to pick up herman cain's supporters. cain suspended his campaign over the weekend. this move comes amid allegations of a 13-year affair and sexual harassment. cain said he would endorse a candidate over the coming days. his one-time rivals

kevin chavens was arrested in northeast d.c. police say he offered an undercover officer money for a sex act. but his campaign manager says the candidate wasn't soliciting in any way and was targeted by police. the son of a former councilmember with the same name, he is trying to unseat ward seven uncouple bentee vet alexander. >>> u.s. park police are mourning the loss of an officer who died during a rescue attempt at the key bridge. officials say officer michael bayne responded to the tow path under the bridge for reports of a critically injured person. he had a heart attack and collapsed. rescuers already on the scene rushed him to a nearby hospital where bayne died. >> mike -- mike was a friend of mine. i've known him for his entire career. i've known mike to be a very dedicated and bold officer. dedicated family member. >> sources tell news 4 that the critically hurt man jumped from the bridge and also died. officer bayne was a 19-year veteran and leaves behind a wife and son. >>> metro riders expect delays on four of the f

he is live at the brentwood giant into northeast d.c. for this year's stuff a truck campaign. we'll have the trucks out there until 11:00 tonight collecting your nonperishable food items for the capital area food bank. >>> we are also by the way at the giant in hyattsville on east-west highway, montrose crossing and the greenbriar shopping center. tucker is at montrose crossing. we'll check some with him in a bit. if you can't make it out to any of the locations today, you culls make a donation by calling our phone bank. the number there is on your screen. screen. -- you can make a donation by calling our phone bank. bank. back in a moment. nt.  [ male announcer ] citibank's new app for ipad makes it easy for anne to view her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. on the network they deserve. like the powerful droid charge by samsung, or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. really? [ male announcer ] kate uses her citi

. >> tha >> a fire in northeast d.c. snarled traffic heading into the district this mother. the fire started at the lounge on new york avenue, shutting down traffic in both directions. the fire fighter said flames were shooting from the roof of the building and the electrical wiring around there which was spark. the driver said the detour from new york to montana avenue, all lanes reopened around 9 a.m. >> the prince georges police report an employee dispute led to a bus driver crash into this building here. it happened around 5:45 this horning on accokeek -- this morning on accokeek road in waldorf. >> a deadly accident on i-270. a tractor-trailer hit a pedestrian walking near the german town road around 6 a.m. the state police are still investigating this one and have not identified the victim. >>> and the u.s. air force embroiled in another controversy tonight. coming up, the controversial photo that is sparking an investigation. >>> plus, the marine corps issues an apology after purple hearts are accidentally mailed to the wrong family. >>> and from tunisia to wall stree

. >>> the man who went on a wild shooting spree in northeast d.c. is now dead. it all ended when police shot him. the shooting was near the prince george's county line between east capitol street and eastern avenue on clay terrace. tracee wilkins is live at the scene with the very latest. good morning, tracee. >> reporter: good morning, angie. police and detectives are still on the scene maintaining this as a crime scene. let me show you what it looks like behind me. you can see they have the playground taped off here, also the entire street. this street is kind of like a horseshoe. it's taped off all the way down the street on both ends. this is just a portion that you're seeing. police say the suspect was randomly shooting at homes in the 5300 block of clay terrace when they shot and killed him earlier. or last night. police were called to the neighborhood for several reports of a man firing a gun. witnesses reported a suspect who appeared to be high, reportedly on pcp. the suspect continued firing his weapon after they appeared. chief lanier describes what ha

. >>> police need your help on finding a band of robbers targeting stores in northeast d.c.y believe the men have hit at least three stores within a 28-hour period from sunday over to monday. police say they robbed one of those stores twice. surveillance video captured the terrifying ordeal. the armed men ordered customers down to the floor at gun point. one of those employees said he feared for his life. >> it's like moving. >> police are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information lead to go arrests in these robberies. >>> this morning, twom wanted for bank robberies and car jackings from northern virginia to baltimore is behind bars. police arrested 26-year-old stephanie schwab yesterday after she allegedly tried to rob a bank in mcclain, virginia. officers caught her after a chase on the beltway that ended with a crash in bethesda. she is charged with robbing two banks and car jacking a woman at tyson's galleria. she's accused of assaulting a woman in baltimore county in maryland. >>> maryland health officials will review security at a psychiatric hospital after t

. >> reporter: both incidents occurred in a northeast d.c. residential neighborhood that is adjacent to the sprawling grounds of rfk stadium and in both cases women were driving their cars around 9:30 in the morning when a car from behind tapped their rear bumpers. the most recent case happened wednesday morning on the 400 block of oklahoma avenue northeast. >> put the car in park, got out, inspect the damage and one of the occupants of the striking vehicle circled around and jumped into her car and took off because she left the motor running with the keys in. it. >> reporter: taken wednesday morning was a black 2008 lexus, a nearly identical crime occurred the morning of october 27th on the nearby 1600 block of c street northeast. again a rolling bump with both cars pulling over. 80-year-old elizabeth gallman lives on that block. when grouse saw her, what was going on? >> she was -- when you first saw her, what was going on? >> she was crying and said somebody took her car and i talked to the police. it was sad, wasn't it? it was sad. >> rep

again this is clay terrace in northeast d.c. just before 7:00. officers confronted a man who was firing his gun. we're told he'd shoot off a round or two, then conceal the gun. police say he refused orders to drop it and that's when four officers fired on the suspect. witnesses and neighbors say they heard at least 30 gunshots. here's chief cathy lanier. >> there were several calls that came in, first for a man with a gun shooting at the houses. then calls came in for a man high on pcp firing a weapon. as officers entered the block, they heard the gunfire and observed the gunfiring. >> they were performing cpr on the suspect. we don't know if police identified him yet. investigators are there right now documenting the scene looking for shell casings, more on this one as we get it. >>> i know the big story we're following tonight at 10:00, he was a star athlete who dreamed of being a u.s. marine, a dream 21-year-old kevin victor of brentwood will never realize. he was shot and killed during a robbery attempt friday night in the 4600 block of 37th

. >> this happened before noon at the intersection of florida avenue and 13th street in northeast d.c. kristin fisher caught the action. >> i was shaken up a little bit. >> james rogers was sitting at the back of this bus when it was struck by a silver suv. >> a lot of people hurt. there were a lot of people hurt on the bus, yeah. like two people laying in the street. >> walter jamison watched it happen from his front porch. >> he didn't know where he was. he asked me if he was bleeding and he walked around and he fell out. >> that man was one of 12 people taken to the hospital. he had d.c.'s mass casualty transport bus. >> nothing life threatening, but they are being transported to local hospitals. >> nine of the injured were on the bus, two in the suv and another in this d.c. department of public works trash truck. the exact cause of the crash is still under investigation. but it appears that the trash slammed into the metro bus. florida avenue at 13th street was shut down in both directions for nearly two hours for cleanup and accident reconstruction. the investigation is still on

new from overnight, a man is in critical condition after he was shot in northeast d.c. it happened around midnight at the intersection of 15th street and "w" street. investigators say a man in his 40s was shot in the head. he was immediately taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. right now police do not have any information on a suspect in this shooting. >>> today family and friends will say their final good-byes to a virginia tech campus police officer killed in the line of duty. thousands of people turned out for a vigil this weekend for officer derek krouse. he was shot and killed by 22-year-old ross ashley during a routine traffic stop on thursday. ashley killed himself a short time after that. a funeral service for officer krouse will be held at 2:00 this afternoon at virginia tech's capital coliseum. governor bob mcdonnell is expected to speak. the gunman's family is offering its condolences and prayers to krouse's loved ones. in an unsigned statement, ross ashley's family also requested their privacy be expected. they say there will be no additiona

the entire northeast coast from d.c. to new york city to boston, it's quiet and cold overnight as temperatures tumble into the 20s. talking about a warm-up for the upcoming work and school week -- the question is how long or how warm will get and how long will last? by fall forecast is coming up in just a few minutes. -- my full forecast is coming up in just a few minutes. >> anything would feel like a heat wave after that. >>> another heartbreaker in the redskins' game -- after being in the lead a tied for a while and fell to the patriots. >> such a heartbreaker. they had an injury before the game and they still fought for it. but it wasn't enough. today wasn't just about one individual but a group of individual efforts for incredible to work. he was the first redskin ricky to rush for more than a hundred yards in three straight games. let's check out. the second quarter -- a double reverse to brandon banks who throws a deep pass. 49 yards for the touchdown. the skins in the lead. but the closing seconds of the game gro

federal and irs agents raided thomas' northeast d.c. home on friday and seized luxury vehicles, financial records, and other items. he's under federal investigation for stealing more than $300,000 from a youth charity to pay for vacations and cars. that's what he is accused of. sources told news4 if they showed up they would not have voted on the bill and was urged to not attend the meeting. d.c. council chairman brown is working to schedule meeting among the council members to discuss the thomas raid. there are reports brown may remove thomas from any committee to avoid possible conflicts during the investigation. >>> jack johnson will learn his fate tomorrow for federal prosecutors call one. notorious collection schemes in maryland state history. johnson, former prince george's county executive, is accused of taking bribes from developers and in exchange for favorable treatment. he pleaded guilty a and faces up to 14 years in prison. his wife, leslie, is a former county council member and pleaded guilty to destroying evidence and coul

heavy rain all of this lifting off to the northeast of d.c., dream county. the rest of prince george's county, college park up to howard county. the next couple of hours are going to turn quitaround here. i know that's just in time for the morning commute. also out in the shenandoah valley in the mountain. then tonight, we've got winter weather advisories going into effect north and west of town in montgomery, howard, loudoun, frederick, points north and west. this will be some minor snow accumulations, i'll have more on that coming up in about 13 minutes. right now, monika samtani, over to you. >>> you know, early in the morning, everyone seems to be driving fast and having light traffic but when you have road conditions like you do today, it is probably not a good idea and i'll show you why. already an accident since before 5:00 this morning on the outer loop arrive georgia avenue. car spun out there. let's show you the delays on the outer loop live. if you're planning to head there, you're going to find very heavy traffic on the outer loop heading for geo

high in vancouver. 9 in seattle on monday. 8 in oklahoma city and then over towards the northeast, too, 8 in d.c. and 7 degrees expected in new york. lastly, a look at europe here. windy weather has been impacting much of the northern tier of europe. hearing of very strong gusts being recorded. looks like the pattern stays with us again today although lots of pretipation moving through and quite a bit of rainfall rather than snow. slightly milder temperatures bringing in a lot more wet precipitation. norway bearing the brunt of this rainfall, especially the southern looking at chances of some heavier, more focused amounts and then for the british isles, rain limited to scotland, as well as ireland, southern end look fairly dry. london, double digits, 12 for a high expected on monday. paris comes in at 9. 11 even in berlin. slightly warmer than seasonal averages here. vienna, too, up to 7 degrees. all right. so that's a look at your weather conditions for now. here is your three day outlook. >>> worshippers prayed for peace at a christmas mass in bethlehem on the west bank. ♪ >> the service was h

. >>> new this morning, the search is on for three robbery suspects in northeast washington. the d.cpolice say that the book three of them held up a convenience store on seventh street and maryland avenue last night. no one injured. they're looking into whether this is related to a series of other robberies in recent weeks. >>> another standoff between u.s. park police and protesters at the occupy d.c. encampment. >> it began last night and ended early this morning. according to authorities, it started when some of the protesters tried to build a structure in the park at mcpherson square. ben eisler joins us from northwest with the latest. >> that's right. overnight park police confirmed they found another structure inside a parked at mcpherson square. the first thing that folks have been covering this movement for some time locally about when they hear this is the incident a few weeks ago when the protesters built another structure and that ended in not a nice fashion with about 31 arrests and perhaps the most confrontational standoff with police here since the movement began. polic

mild in the northeast, rain d.c. to new england. wet from nashville, knoxville. new orleans to birmingham, alabama. >> 80, miami. 60, atlanta to boston. 20s, fargo to minneapolis. kansas city. cool 54 in phoenix, seattle, 41. boise, 34. >>> here we go. here we go. boom. favorite story of the day. got to check out 4-year-old cayden jones, holiday hero of his family. >> yes, he was with his grandfather, carl jones, deer hunting, when carl who's a diabetic passed out because of low blood sugar. >> cayden used grandpa's iphone and called his parents to tell them that "grandpa was sleeping." they came out, found carl jones passed out on the ground. called for help. everyone is fine now. cayden, how could santa not remember this one? get that kid the biggest gift. unbelievable. we'll be back with more after this. ♪ and i dream of what i need i need a hero i'm holding for a hero till the end of the night ♪ of what i need i need a hero i'm holding for a hero till the end of the night ♪ i would describe us as sort of a reserved couple. wouldn't you say, honey? i fold my s

and also traveling in northeast d.c., eastbound new york avenue still closed at montana avenue due toou are jammed at father hurley boulevard and you cannot get on i-270 southbound that exit from father hurley boulevar[ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner, but too many plants don't use it. we can't wait. epa must update power plant standards to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ] >>> good morning. on this wednesday morning, a lot of clouds around. a few breaks in the clouds and a little sun trying to break through and temperatures are above freezing in most of the region. and low to mid-50s later today and mostly cloudy. cloudy and mild tomorrow and afternoon and evening showers possible. >> thanks, tom. more >>> 8:30 now on a wednesday morning. it's the 14th day of december, 2011. and guess who? none other than matt damon, the store of the new movie, "we bought a zoo," was kind enough to stick around for a few moments and gr

northeast. first drops in d.c. around 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. this morning.ook at the heavy rain approaching charleston east of west virginia. behind that is the snow where the cold air is wrapping into the system. ft. wayne, indiana, champagne, illinois. chicago at this time may miss most of the snow. moving through the area today starting around 9:00 a.m. some showers. the yellow, that's moderate rain and even heavy rain. that's going to hit us in the short period of time between noon and about 6:00. we're going to get a lot of it. that means low visibility on area roads. the snow continues out west. winter weather advisories, oakland, maryland, cumberland, maryland, right down the spine of the mountains in west virginia. one to three inches of snow there. rain again heavy at times and nasty afternoon. the morning, again, not so bad. we get up to around 50 today. for tomorrow 45. we're windy but sunny for the remainder of the week. friday, we could hit 56 degrees. i'm loving the weekend around 50 degrees with just a few scattered clouds. so dry conditions a