that is northeast washington. i am looking to the north and east. that is where we have these really dark ominous clouds that have passed over head and in a matter of minutes they have dumped about a tablespoon of water into this class. >> can you see the streets from where you are? >> it is pretty quiet right now. i don't know if you can gauge from the water dripping on the railing. it is coming down at a pretty good clip. you don't want to be outside in this rain. >> stay indoors. >> i sure will. >> thank you so much. let's go back to the weather center. >> lot of back to the scene. -- let's go back to this scene. >> they are opening the car doors on these vehicles to see if there is anyone inside. what can you tell us about what you see there? >> we are here and as you can see, fire officials are checking these cars. they just broke a window out to get into that the vehicles so they could look and see if there is anyone in there. we saw them break a window to go in and look. they are moving around these three vehicles with this boat to see if the

as the storm raced toward northeast washington, it seemed to gather speed and power. a tree, more than three feet in diameter crushed this home on 3800 block of south dakota northeast. >> rain came up. first the winds came up really strong and all of a sudden it just started employing. the rain started coming down, and it looked like a tornado. yes. and i was in my family room, and i heard this thing snap, and it felt like, yeah, it was awful. it was awful. it just -- i went to the basement at that point. >> reporter: the tree tore right through the sturdy brick home. the heavy damage trapped the sole occupant, ann elderly man. he had to be extricated and take on the a hospital by ambulance. >> reporter: the woodbridge area was plunged in to darkness. >> we're told the man issized with serious injuries after a tree fell on a car a block north from here. i do want to warn you, my friends and anyone who might be driving in northeast washington, northwest washington, parts of prince georges county, the bladensburg, riverdale areas tonight, please be careful. there are so

it would then need to be approved by the voters. >>> today at lunchtime, fans of a popular northeast washington deli will gather not to eat but to remember the owner of that deli. >> she was shot and killed yesterday during an apparent robbery. delia goncalves is live in northeast with the story. good morning delia. >> reporter: good morning jess andrea. . know june lim's son spoke to us just moments after he discovered she was murdered inside the store. he said you know june lim his mom owned the store for eight years and knew everyone's name and knew her customers' orders because she wanted to show them that she cared about them. and so many of those customers will gather here today outside the store for that noon vigil. and a lot of them have posted these signs outside the shop here. just so they can say thank you to june lim. police say they have very few leads right now. into the murder of the 64-year- old deli owner but they believe robbery was the motive. however they're not disclosing what was taken from the store. lim was preparing to open the deli around 6:00 a.m. yesterday when a gun

. >> i'm kristin fisher in northeast washington. this is where two dogs described as rottweiler, pit bull mixes attacked 74-year-old sunny bell on his way to work. >> the dog was mauling him. one had him by his skull trying to rip. >> they were biting him like they were breakfast, lunch, and dinner. >> he was rushed to the hospital with bites all over his body and a broken arm. the dogs ran back the same way they got out. through this gap in the gate in the towing pro parking lot. >> part of this business here. >> neighbors say they are notoriously vicious guard dogs. >> the dogs escaped on many mornings and terrorized people on many occasions. i have no reason as to why the city hasn't responded quicker in removing these animals. >> especially since towing pro is one of the police department's many contract tow lots. but police say -- >> i have not received any complaints. it's not to say there have not been some instances. i haven't received any complaints about dogs from this accomplishment. >> one of the dog's owners was issued

reporting from northeast washington, jackie bensen, news4. >>> take a look at this women in this picture. police say she helped scam an 87-year-old woman out of $15,000. the victim met this woman and a man at the white oaks shopping center and the man showed her a bag of cash and said he'd split it if they gave him $20,000. the victim gave him 15,000, left to get more and when she returned both were gone. >>> things are back to normal on metro after a rough commute for red line riders. a track switch problem caused problems in the middle of the evening rush. some trains turned around and others had delays of 30 minutes. >> constant rail and switch breakdowns. like to see updates in the infrastructure. >> crews reset and repaired the switch and they don't expect issues tomorrow morning. >>> out west, a wildfire burning out of control near colorado springs is being called the worst in the state's history. president obama plans to tour the daniel on friday as some major landmarks are being threatened and more families forced to evacuate. jinah kim has the latest. >> reporter: as towers of s

reporting live this afternoon in northeast washington suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. this afternoon the police in the district are investigating a stabbing. this happened just after midnight. we are told the victim was found in the 2800 block of gainesville street southeast suffering from several stab wounds. officers believe the person was attacked about a block away. right now the victim's condition is not known. the police are looking for two suspects. >> an elderly woman from arlington is dead after being struck by a bisicklies. 80-year-old ida was walking on the bike path when she was struck by a man riding downhill on a bicycle. the bicyclist tried to warn him to her left by ringing a bell. the woman took a step to her left and turned around. she was struck, fell backwards, and hit in the head. she was taken to fairfax hospital where she was pronounced dead. we have seen a rainy start to this tuesday with cooler temperatures. we'll look outside and -- take our word for it. here's adam with the details. >> you can see drops there driffing off the camera. we do ha

there are about to get pounded with more rain in northeast washington. we are getting a little here and rosalynn. that is the area moving across town. heavy rain across a lot of the district. i think we will see more flooding. >> especially along the 50 and northward. that is where we will have the heaviest rain. basically in downtown, d.c.. it is indicating a chance of a little bit of hail within that sell tracking north of the district. put this into motion eupepsia going northeast. >> a lot of rain by now. southeast washington, you get a little bit of a break. >> the light rain continues behind it. that does not mean it is over yet. it does not mean you are out of the woods because we have more action to the southwest and off to the west. it will create a convergence zone that will make things more interesting of the next couple of hours. >> all of the metro area, fairfax, prince william frederick county, all under a flash flood warnings at this moment. tornado warning still and the fact for two possible tornadoes. when you're the shenandoah valley an

this all happened early this morning in northeast washington. megan mcgrath reports now on what happened and why neighbors say this isn't the first time these dogs have turned vicious. >> reporter: animal control officers load the dogs into a van and take them away. the two cane core social seemed relatively sedate after their capture but at the height of the attack, witnesses say the animals were in a frenzy, viciously mauling an elderly man simply walking to work. >> biting him in the head, pulled him in the ground, chewed him all up on the arm. >> reporter: investigators someone at towing pros, a business on the corner, didn't properly close the front gate and so the dogs were able to slip out and attack. >> i heard my grandmother screaming are, oh, my gosh, a man is getting attacked. a man is getting attacked. i look out my window and two dogs are mad. one is pulling at his arm and the other newing at him. we all ran downstairs. the neighbor was coming outside with stick and stuff. >> reporter: one of those neighbors was phil ragland. >> dra

it happened after parts of northeast washington suffered serious flooding. this was the scene, where emergency crews broke the windows of stranded vehicles to make sure no one was inside. the storms have caused expensive problems to our north. this is video from harford county, md., where dozens of homes have been damaged. aside from damage flooding, and other weather problems, the storms are not over yet. abc7 has extensive coverage from the areas hardest hit. we begin with doug hill tracking the situation on radar. >> at this late hour, happy to report that we are almost out of the woods as far as really active weather. not quite. a final line of heavy rain moving through east and northeast of the district. all the other heavy rain is well to the northeast. a little close-up for the lingering areas of heavy to moderate rainfall. this is moving off to the north. a little farther west, towards the washington metro area, a few individual heavy showers. they should move out over the next hour. the tornado watch has been canceled for the district. the areas in

in northeast washington, melissa mollet, new 4z. >>> d.c. police are also investigating a stabbing just a few blocks away along girard street. the man was found lying on the ground around 10:00 last night. he was taken to the hospital. his name and condition are not being released at this time, so far no arrests have been made. police say these two crimes are not connected. >>> and police say they busted a burglary ring in montgomery county and more arrests could be on the way for that. four men are now behind bars, including a 17-year-old. the arrests came after detectives released surveillance video showing thieves going into homes with unlocked doors and garage doors open. police say the group is possibly connected to 18 burglaries in a germantown neighborhood. and in some cases, even cars were stolen. >>> a hearing today will likely determine a d.c. man is not competent to stand trial in the murder of his wife and their georgetown home. police say 48-year-old moof strangled and beat viola draft to death last summer. the 91-year-old wife

reporting live in northeast washington, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> jerry sandusky facing new sexual abuse allegations ats jurors resume deliberations on other charges. his adopted son matt cited to testify that his father abused him. it may have been a surprise because jerry sandusky took the stand in his own defense. he's accused of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years. stay with us for continuing coverage of the trial. brad bell is in bellefonte, pennsylvania. look for his live reports in our later newscasts. >> economic anxiety may be taking a toll on president obama's told members -- poll numbers. 47% of people said they will vote for the president while 44% say they will vote for mitt romney. that is within the margin of error. the president will speak in florida today. romney spoke yesterday. >> house officials and attorney general eric holder says they're willing to negotiate. but the house speaker demands additional documents to be handed over. holder calls it unwarranted and unnecessary. commerce secretary john bryson has officially resigned. he had a series of bizarre

we have dramatic video that came in from northeast washington. washington protester off with police officers. says that she is being unfairly evicted. she says that she has paid her rent on time. she has an agreement to buy the landlord.rom her abc 7 has spoke with the bank. they said that as a matter our comey that they do not with foreclosures. up, a celebration 60 in the making. we will take you to the finale of queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee. >> a project that could affect drivers has the community in an uproar. daynother cloudy and cool around the viewing area. will we see is sunshine before it goes down tonight? will we see is sunshine before it goes down tonight? people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. lien to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. i was worried it would be hard to install. but it's really easy. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. yeah. you're not... filming this, are y

. >> they shot the victim in the face and robbed him and fled the -- streeteet an in northeast washingtonghborhood said they heard a gunshot and when they found out happened, it only made things worse. think it is terrible. people need to clean up streets they are doing. it is scary. >> a man was shot in the face iphone and wallet. the suspects do not appear to know the victim. wearingre last seen clothes running from the scene. >> just a really sad case and have been things we areng is these robberies potentially dangerous. >> you can walk out the street back to the store and come and you're dead. that is the way life is. victim is in stable condition and they have a couple of good leads. if you know anything about it to please get in touch. honoring a special occasion for female athletes. >> it is still 85 degrees out side. bob is b

as the storm raced towards northeast washington, it gathered speed and power. a tree more than three feet in diameter crushed this home in the 3800 block of south dakota avenue. >> first the winds came up really strong, and all of a sudden it just started blowing, the rain started coming down. and it looked like a tornado, yes. and i was in my family room. and i heard this thing snap and it fell like, yeah, it was awful. it was awful. it just -- you went to the basement at that point. >> the tree tore right through the sturdy brick home. the heavy damage trapped a man, the sole occupant. numerous downed power lines meant large parts of northeast washington, particularly the woodbridge area, were plun nled into darkness. jackie bensen, news 4 today. >> the storm may be long over but people should be very careful when heading out today. traffic lights might be out tonight. traffic was backed up for blocks as police direct cars through four-way stops. >>> guilty. that was the verdict on 45 of the 48 counts against jerry sandusky. just hours ago the former penn sta

thomas told a church gathering in northeast washington that he has been humbled by his prosecution. he told his supporters not to worry about him. coming up, facebook settled a lawsuit for millions of dollars. its users will not see any of that money. ozzie osborn son is diagnosed with a serious medical condition weeks after becoming a father. >> we have this amazing connection to him. >> why this family is finally able to celebrate father's day more than 40 years after their dad was killed in vietnam. >> for a family visiting d.c., this was a very special father's day. they have not been able to celebrate their dad until now. they finally found peace at the vietnam memorial wall. >> we did not ask for a better spot thursday. >> for this family -- we didn't we couldn't -- we could not ask for a better fathers day. >> for this family, it was a very special visit. >> i can enjoy the moment. >> among the roses, the thousands of names etched in stone, it is that of their father, shot down in vietnam. >> of father's day has always been a very hallowed day fror us. >> until this year the

. >> it was nine days ago that found her shot to death in northeast washington. >> why would you open the store at 6:00 in the morning? >> police believe that she had shot shortly after she opened the store. >> we are coming together as a family. and embraces for her son peter. up to me andcoming they loved mych mother. that this was a robbery. murderers pick people and places to do this. it makes me really sad. >> for now there are tears, flowers, and photographs, a life short. >> she was an activist. she held the community together. are told that she often ropped open the door to the the business day. a memorial remains outside of the deli. family members say that she had year.d to retire next she was going to be a grandmother for the first time. metro has a lot this weekend. at that could mean serious delays for you. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios it was in my sister's neighboborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the

. >> and 86-year-old man who was hit by a dump truck this morning in northeast washington is dead. we were the first with the story from fort myer construction. the man had worked for the company for decades. his identity has not been released and the accident is under investigation. >> jerry sandusky's defense team is working to pick apart the case against him. dottie sandusky's testimony focused on how the mat. she said many of the accuser is made up their story but no one has added counter to the damaging testimony of sexual abuse from alleged victims. they suggested two troopers share details of the claims made by other alleged victims. >> after the unpopular removal of teresa sullivan, the school has named a new interim president. carl zeithaml. he was appointed after a board meeting that ran late last night. many students say he is a good choice. some are still bitter about the way the change happened. >> it is not very transparent and is a public university. >> students confronted the board members as they made their way off campus. >> the supreme court is getting ready to r

. >> we are following a developing story out of northeast washington tonight. an elderly man was rushed into surgery after being mauled by two dogs. the 74-year-old man was walking to the metro at 7:00 this morning when two dogs got loose from a towing lot. witnesses say the 100-pound animals were vicious and even tore his shoes off and were biding his feet. >> by the time i got outside i could see the dogs pull this individual down on the ground and was biting him everywhere. >> the towing company owners were given two $50 citations. more serious charges could follow. >> a maryland delegate has been charged of misdemeanor theft and misconduct in office. the democrat was found guilty of paying an employee in her law office about a hundred dollars in funds. the jury returned a verdict this morning. deliberations began yesterday afternoon. she is also accused in a separate case of using campaign funds to help pay for a wedding. >> the d.c. council is expected to elect an interim chair tomorrow. the enteron chair will replace kwame brown for resigned last week. a

he held a gathering in northeast washington that he said he was a humbled by his prosecution. >> still to come, the metro big overhaul is officially under way. we look at how rushed + went on day one. a local parking lot under a crack down by police. >> this church has had to file for bankruptcy. the details next. >> i'm doug hill in the belfort to furniture weather center. three days from now, it could be 97 degrees at this hour in arlington. crazy weather ahead. >> a prince george's county churches fazing net financial fall. >> they have now alpert -- filed for bankruptcy. as mark segraves said this is not their first run in with a financial mess in this church. >> the state legislature represents part of prince george's county. we are here at the ark and he is a bishop. >> if there was nothing impossible for god -- >> last week, they filed for bankruptcy protection citing a $2 million in unpaid debt. >> the other church was that before. >> that with the united methodist church in brandywine md., that also ran out of money and eventually closed. supporters pointed out the senator was

. >> adam >> we have some breaking news in northeast washington. the red line has been shut down this new because of a suspicious package. metro police are on the scene at the 4500 block at the fort totten the to station. right now services shut down between fort totten and the road by the metro station. if your travel plans take you through the city of chicago today, you may experience some delays as a late night power outage disrupted a number of flights. crews worked through the night to get power back on but it's still affected dozens of flights. the airlines are not complete backup schedule yet. the younger brother bernie madoff will be joining him behind bars. >> authorities arrested peter madoff in new york, pleading guilty to doctoring documents. he will get 10 years in prison, will surrender his fortune. his brother is serving a 150- year term for running a multi- billion dollar ponzi scheme. >> president obama has issued an emergency declaration for the wild fires in colorado. he will be in the area touring the area and speaking with the

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back to you. >> all right, delia goncalves reporting live from northeast washington. >>> the attackernown as the potomac river rapist has been linked to another crime. >> this guy hunts women. he hunts women because that's his hobby. >> that's john walsh from "america's most wanted." talking about the serial rapist. detectives say new analysis of dna recovered from a jewel 1996 scene links a tenth crime to this same attacker. detectives say the woman was dragged into the woods and attacked on macarthur boulevard in northwest d.c.. he hasn't been heard from since a deadly attack will in 1998. >>> today virginia's board of health will vote on new regulations for abortion clinics. if approved the new rules would require clinics to achieve standards like those for full hospitals. opponents say that could force 20 of the state's 23 clinics that perform abortions to close. supporters say the new rules are meant to ensure womens' health. >>> the time right now is 5:34 and i'm watching your money and your debt. if your student loans have been stressing you out lately, you are not alone. ameri

. >>> a man is shot in the face during a robbery along g street in northeast washington. police say two armed men approached the victim around 11:30 last night, pulled out a gun and demanded the victim's cell phone. after the victim handed it over, the two men shot him in the face anyway. the victim was taken to the hospital. at last check, he was listed in critical condition. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> d.c. police are also investigating a stabbing along girard street. the man was found lying on the ground around 10:00 p.m. last night and was taken to the hospital. his name and condition are not being released at this time. so far, no arrests have been made and police say the two crimes are not connected. >>> our crews are trying to keep the ac on in this dangerous heat. at one point, more than 4,000 homes in d.c. did not have electricity when temperatures soared well into the 90s. pepco told news4 they believe the heat caused a feed yer linen northeast to fail. the power outage left many desperately searching for relief. >> but it's so hot. we need air. >> re

people in northeast washington and bladensburg saw little bit of everything from what has now been confirmeds now from bladensburg. >> tonight, a couple dozen units are in such bad shape the occupants have yet to return home. the hallway littered with rubble the sun shines through what used to be the roof. friday night's storm tore away a portion of this roof leaving a large swath of the condominiums uninhabitable. residents came to clean up and secure a devastated building. >> i don't really like the situation. i have never been this kind of ordeal. >> the returned last night from a trip to california and now they are in a makeshift shelter. >> we will be outside because we are not allowed to go back into our unit. >> meanwhile, some residents have started to return to units deemed safe. >> at least we are in our house. >> while thankful to be back in their own homes as they like as far form what it was before friday's storm. >> police are riding around and all these lights up everywhere in the neighborhood. it is like a war zone. >> that is what he is talking about, there are several of th

the stormy weather also caused flooding and down trees in northeast washington. the water was so high that cars were trapped -- were trapped and overturned. those are some of the pictures from our area. all the bad rain gave way to some beautiful weather today. >> -- all of that rain gave way to some beautiful weather today. >> no complaints. temperatures were slightly below average, but still a beautiful evening. 58 degrees at dulles, 66 at reagan national airport. dry for tonight. it is going to be cool outside,. what can we expect for the rest of the weekend? my forecast is coming up in just a few minutes. >> the case of courtroom allies, a hidden stash of money, and a secret recorded phone call. >> george zimmerman is going back to jail, at least temporarily. >> george zimmerman has until tomorrow afternoon to turn himself in. a florida judge revoked his bail, saying that zimmerman and his wife like to the court. -- lied to the court. a bombshell accusation in what was supposed to be a routine hearing about the evidence. george zimmerman and his wife lied abo

. >>> police are investigating a homicide that occurred in northeast washington. police were called to the 700 block of h street northeast just before 7:00 this morning. they found a woman. kristin fisher joins us live from the scene with more information. >> reporter: this is still a very active crime scene. five hours after the body of the owner of the grace deli was found inside the store just across the street. police did not confirm her identity, still will not. they're being very tight lipped about this entire investigation. but i just spoke with her son who is absolutely broken up. the woman's name is june le. she was in her very early 60s. she has owned this deli for eight years and she's a beloved member of this community. she's the kind of woman who knows all of her clients' names and has their order ready by the time they arrive at the store for lunch. she loved everybody, lostled her job. she was -- loved her job. she was about to retire. she had a grandchild on the way. she was about to move to the eastern shore to retire with her husband, was very exc

that at moment seemed like a scene from a horror film, russ ptacek checking is out live from northeast washington with the very latest. >> reporter: we are here on capitol hill. if you are afraid of bees, this is not the back porch where you want to be. the hive has called down quite a bit, but still you may be able to see hundreds swamming near where the brick is making that corner there. a bee expert estimates that inside right between the first and second floors are between 10, 20, maybe even 30,000 bees. it was buzzing that drew the residents' attention. dan wolfe lives here. he came outside to this back porch to let his 2-year-old ride on this trike. then he heard the buzzing which at first he thought was a neighbor's air conditioner until this entire area darkened with a swarm of bees. >> i was coming out around this time with my son just to play outside and i heard a buzzing and it was the classic, you know, if you've seen the 1978 movie with michael kane, the swarm, that's what it was. i saw them up there and they quickly descended and i basically shove mid son into the house and closed t

the washington post reports thomas cole -- told a church gathering in northeast washington that he had been humbled by the prosecution. coming up, a meeting of the world's economic leaders in mexico. we will take you to the g-20 summit, where the talk today is all about agreed. >> and a big crackdown under way at a local parking lot. what police are handing out tickets. >> poor sportsmanship during a tennis match. see what happens when you kick the man. >> it ready to heat things up. when we will reach the 90's on the thermometer. it will not be clucks we're back with the latest effort to jump-start the world's economy. the g-20 summit is under way in mexico. >> of far it is focused on grea -- greece. karen travers has more. >> world leaders gathered in mexico are breathing a collective sigh of relief. over the weekend, greek voters narrowly elected a new government that supports bailout measures. are sticking with the euro as their currency. >> i must vote for saving my country. the idea of going out of the european union is a catastrophe. >> the global economy dodged a major bullet.

breaking news right now police are investigating the murder of a deli owner in northeast washington. police responded to a call of a woman found unconscious in a deli in the 700 block of seventh street. she was later pronounced dead and it was ruled a homicide. news 4 tracee wilkins is live at the scene and has the latest for us. tracee, good morning. >> good morning. police are still holding the scene here and continuing their investigation. they've been here all morning long, ever since this woman was discovered, but they just ruled it a homicide, literally, a few minutes ago. family members rushed to the scene after they received the news that their loved one was found dead inside the deli she ran for so many years. her son identified the deceased as his mother, 65-year-old june limb. >> a little after 6:00 this morning we got a phone call for an adult female who was unc unconscious at this location. >> discovered dead inside the store after employees reported to work this morning. she was supposed to open the deli, like she always did. people here comes call her grace because of

in northeast washington, i'm kristin fisher, 9news now. >> reporter: they have linked another so-called rapist. they are wanted for several assaults on women. some of them dating back to the mid-1990s. police say that the forensic evidence will lead them to believe that the potomac river rapist is linked to the other 1996 attack that happened in the 4900 block of the boulevard northwest. and police and victims, they need your help to locate the predator. >> i know that people are afraid to talk to cops. i know they are afraid to leave the tips. i guarantee will happen and somebody needs to call that hotline for you or go to the website and say that you should look at the creek. >> reporter: most of the potomac rapist victims, they were from montgomery county, ambushed in their home. they were raped after coming back here in 1998. >> are two of them are facing charges following the bus here. where police arrested the 43- year-old at the plaza shopping center yesterday. he coaches football here from several years ago, most recently associated with the west springfield program. they say th

a short time after the shooting, officers arrest aid succeed a s northeast washington. they've identified him as 48-year-old david allen shepherd. now to the race for the white house. following the latest unemployment numbers, the obama and romney campaigns are once again dueling over jobs. last month's 69,000 jobs were more than expected. both sides are fighting over what it will take to get the economy moving again. >> this past week brought discouraging jobs numbers. and in an election that's going to be all about the economy, mitt romney's campaign says the buck stops with president obama. >> the problem is this administration and this president, policies are hostile to job creators. >> reporter: the white house is blaming congress. >> these are the architects of obstruction and now they're complaining about the pace of the recovery. >> reporter: in his weekly address, president obama said congress has been sitting on his jobs ideas since september. >> there's no excuse for that. not when so many people are still looking for work. not when so many people are still s

. >> a shootout in broad daylight in the parking lot of a northeast washington safeway. >> sounds of gunfire greeted these saturday morning shoppers. around 9:00 a.m., two people opened fire on each other, bringing bullets across this parking lot. >> they were returning fire to each other, consecutive fire like it was an automatic or something, a machine gun or something like. that. >> shoppers inside were trapped until the gunfire stopped. >> it was time to take cover for shelter, because you know, they have no idea what was going on. >> no one was injured but these cars show the shootout damage. this one belongs to a man who wanted to remain anonymous, who when on his way to work heard shots. >> someone in the store yelled shots and we ran outside and someone shout out my car. >> police are actively investigating the incident and some think this was not random. >> i was told it happened at a club, but it ended up here , just wound up here in the parking lot here of the safeway. it shouldn't have never happened. >> shoppers today were concerned and worried about the safety of their

. >> reporter: in northeast washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >>> a former fairfax county football coach is under arrest tonight accused of conspiracying to distribute illegal steroids. he's the 43-year-old jeffrey reagan of bristol. he used to coach at south county high and taught at mountainview alternative learning center. police have also arrested his allege supplier, 35-year-old jeremy helding of leesburg. >>> two more young men took the stand today to accuse jerry sandusky of sexually abusing them when they were young boys. sandusky, of course, is the former assistant football coach at penn state. he's accused of molesting 10 boys over the span of 15 years. he denies doing anything wrong. the defense team is expected to start presenting their case on monday. >>> the pentagon police tonight are trying out the airport body scanners, despite the viral video that suggests they are easily defeated. first, bruce leshan reports what happened when he put them to the test. >> and i will need you to also remove your belt. >> reporter: the pentagon forced protection agency would like ev

in northeast washington, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> they say those same two dogs attacked a homeless man. neighbors say they aren't surprised. the canines are in custody and they are being assessed by animal control. >>> the acting chair of the d.c. council circulated a resolution today to make council member the interim chair. he replaced kwame brown, who pled guilty to bank fraud charges. observers say he does appear to have more than enough votes necessary from his colleagues to become the interim chair. he also intends to run come the fall. council member, vince orange, is expected to be a candidate in this contest. >>> d.c. is one step closer to legal pot now that the health department, for medical marijuana dispensaries. >> i'm bruce leshan in downtown d.c. this location, just a few blocks from the white house, is one of four locations approved by d.c. today for medical marijuana dispensaries. legal pot in the district could now be just weeks away. >> you see the sign outside and the walk in? and they want to buy two or three bottles at a time. >> just like the moon shine he se

has about 2600 people still without power, many much the outages in northeast washington where the storm knocked out trees and power lines as well, tore roofs off several homes. look at that damage, a tree punching a hold right through the side of a brick house. residents spent the day cleanering up the mess. about 600 residents in prince george's county are not allowed back in their homes because of the storm. if you need more information about the temporary serlt at bladensburg high school, call the emergency center at 301-583-2230. >>> what a difference the day makes. that severe weather moved out and left us with a much nicer day today, a beautiffig the wee shaping up. here's more from storm center 4. >>> good evening, everybody. yes, indeed you probably noticed during the course of the day today the humidity finally took leave, dew points dropping nearly 20 degrees between sunrise and sunset today. we've certainly felt the difference. temperatures rite now are cooling quickly into the 60s to the west of town, still 80 degrees courtesy of the urban heat island in the city. no rain co

our bruce less hahn is live in northeast washington for the ceremonial. bruce, what can you tell us? i know there's a lot of emotion there. >> reporter: a lot of emotion, a lot of tears, sad, a very salem day. they literally unveiled the plaque just about two minutes ago. you can look up there right there where there were all those bouquets and notes and all that sadness overlooking the crash site here whereas you say, nine people died. 80 people were injured. one good thing that a lot of people are talking about growing out of this is a new influx of money into metro and a new kind of safety culture and the effort, the intense serious effort to try and mike sure that -- make slur that this does not happen again. a lot of families were here. they club the family of general david wurley and ann wurley who were both on that train, both coming back from helping soldiers, veterans in iraq and afghanistan. claire wurley is the sister of general david wurley. what was this like for you to see this plaque unveiled? >> this is a day and has been a day filled with

. >>> it is a crime that has shocked the northeast washington community and today, that community is coming together in an attempt to heal broken hearts. a vigil is taking place to honor the murdered owner of a deli. 64-year-old june lim was killed yesterday in an apparent robbery. her delicatessen is located at 7th and h streets northeast. kristin fisher has more information. >> reporter: well, there's about 50 people here for this vigil which just got underway a few minutes ago. and the amount of emotions that you can feel out here is just overwhelming. i of course did not know june lim but after today and what i learned about her yesterday, i sure wish i did and it's tough not to get caught up in all of it. this vigil was organized by some of her favorite customers. the folks who worked at the department of the d.c. department of human services which is just across the vote. i've got a few of them with me here today. denise white, one of them. you know, unfortunately these types of tragic crimes are all too common but it's rare to see so much outpouring of support from the communi

a gun battle erupted in the safeway parking lot on maryland avenue in northeast washington. d.c. police say it was around 8:45 this morning when two men started shooting at each other. no one was injured, but the bullets hit several cars. one person has been arrested. police are still looking for a second suspect. >>> protests and celebrations today in egypt over the news that ousted leader hosni mubarak the will spend his life in prison for failing to stop the killing of protesters last year. those demonstrations left more than 900 people dead, over 18 days, and ended with mubarak stepping down. his two sons were acquitted of corruption charges. >>> the clock is now ticking for george zimmerman to turn himself in, and return to a florida jail. yesterday a judge gave zimmerman 48 hours after revoking his bail. zimmerman failed to disclose at his initial bond hearing that he had raised $135,000 on the internet to help pay for his legal defense. zimmerman is charged with murdering 17-year-old trayvon martin back in february. he maintains he shot martin in self defense. >>> a big ra

last night, family, friends, and a few political figures packed the church in northeast washington to help send the one powerful ward 5 legislator off. thomas was given a 38 sentence for stealing $350,000 that should have gone to city youth baseball programs. he told a packed michigan park christian church that he has been humbled by the experience. as part of a plea agreement. council members, marion barry and alexander were there last night. at age 51, harry thomas, jr., will be serving his time in montgomery, alabama. >>> out west, a large wild fire in colorado has now scorched 85 square miles. additional crews arriving today. that means more than 1500 personnel now working on the fire just west of fort collins, which is home to colorado state university. the fire caused by lightning strike is 20% contained. >> fighting this fire is going to require us to be aggressive, persistent, and also patient. over 140,000 man hours have already been dedicated to this fire. and so it will be sometime before the fire is out, but our challenge now is to make sure that we do everything we can to

off two of them back in april after the dogs started attacking several children in andre's northeast washington neighborhood. the dogs were eventually found and euthanized while andre is still recovering from his injuries. >> i can't move these two fingers. >> reporter: and talking about the need for stricter regulation of certain breeds of dogs. >> these dogs would kill them kids. >> reporter: a repeat maryland court of appeals ruling pit bulls, quote, inherently dangerous, a ruling that would make it easier for victims of pit bull attacks to sue the dog's owners. a task force of the maryland legislature will start reviewing the ruling tomorrow and perhaps even consider legislation to block it. >> reporter: some dogs need to be legally dangerous. >> reporter: which andre hawthorne thinks would be a very bad idea. >> the owner should be liable, and if the owner attacks the person. >> reporter: scott has a much different opinion. >> it's in the hands of the person, and any dog can be dangerous when placed in those hands. >> reporter: the vice-president of the humane society of washington, he say

was -- she just provided a weigh station for them on their path, you know, from brookland in northeast washington, kind of over eventually to georgetown. >> uh-huh. so finally in that last thing, i mean, when i -- i did a piece about this wonderful, wonderful book. you see it gets me going. and i compared them to the hemmings family. customarily in history the value of newly acquired whiteness can be measured in dollars and cents. you know? among the hemmings family, the people who became white, they became army officers, doctors, heads of banks and so on. the people who essentially looked identical and who decided to remain colored, well, they were caters, small farmers and laborers and so on. the value of whiteness came in. i know it's fashionable to think whiteness doesn't have an advantage, but believe me it does. you can always measure it. so in this sense steven, you know, he finally escapes at the cost of his house, his tranquillity, his relationship to other people, the black elites, they know him, and he could have lived very comfortably among them. but he escapes out of that, and he get

. >> i'm kristin fisher in northeast washington.o dogs described as rottweiler, pit bull mixes attacked sunny belt on his way to work. >> the dog was mauling his face. one dog had him by his throat, trying to rip. >> he was biting him like that was their breakfast, lunch, and dinner. >> reporter: he was rushed to the hospital with bites all over

it's a traditional british pub on eighth street in northeast washington. traditional british food and, of course, plenty of good beer. >> throughout, she's been a constant inspiration, really, as someone of great integrity and who has done everything she can for the benefit of her people throughout her reign. >> we'll also get a behind the scenes look at the queen's diamond jubilee. doug kammerer is in london covering the festivities. look for his live reports tomorrow on news 4 at 5:00. >> you know what his first tweet was when he got off the plane in london? boy, is it expensive here. a burger and a coke is $30. i think he meant $30. is that possible? >> if he's converted his money, he's in pounds. >> 30 whatever, sounds like a lot. >> we'll be hearing from him tomorrow. maybe he can give us real insight into what's going on, which looks terrific over there. >> this will be good. you always just expect to see women all being interested in the queen. i'll be interested to see doug's point view of on the whole situation and maybe if he gets involved in the

we want to get to jennifer donelan, and northeast washington, where there were many trees that were apparently downed. >> i hope that you can hear me. a lot of water was dumped on us in a short amount of time. i am in north weast. just a week ago there was a huge amount of trees that came down. i am standing in northeast, looking at two huge trees that lost massive branches. i saw some people trying to drive around. this happened so quickly everything was very still. it was very much the call before the storm before this hit. the wind picked up, bridges started coming down, tree started coming down, -- branches started coming down, trees started coming down, then the lightning and rain. we have heard a lot of sirens. i have seen d.c. fire. did you hear that? that was thunder and northeast. still a very unstable situation in northeast. very hard hit just a week ago. we have power, that is the good news. we have lost cable, so we are not able to see what you are seeing. a lot of people hoping this passes quickly. >> we had reports of the wind and the district of 76. i imagine it was a bad situat

i am jummy olabanji live in northeast washington to explain the changes coming to the red line. >> adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center. will we >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead, d.c. council trying to go on with business as usual after last week's resignation of council chair kwame brown. an interim chair will be named today, but it's causing controversy. good morning. and wednesday, june 13. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. the start with lisa baden. >> it is a good start. no problems reported around highway. just the volume, what we are you still. first, georgia avenue inside the beltway at seminary road. now 2 interstate 905, headlights are north bound approaching the beltway through springfield. travel times are in your favor on the beltway at the wilson bridge, good through alexandria and oxon hill, quiet between annapolis and a new york ave. now to adam caskey with the weather. >> it's going to be a nice day with a lot of sunshine this midday and aft