>> reporte well, that defendant, bashir, is accused of trying to kill peter lavoie by shooting him once in the head. doctors have described lavoie's survival as a miracle. today peter lavoie and his wife sat in the front row and listened as prosecutors walked the many first responders through that terrible day when they discovered one of their own had been shot. this is officer peter lavoie at his home earlier this year. the scar from the bullet that entered his skull still evident. the motorcycle patrol officer told me then, he only remembers getting the call about a suspicion person on february 27th, 2013. then nothing more. >> i remember responding to the call. but then after that, i was, you know -- i lost -- you know, i don't remember being on the icu. >> reporter: but on the witness stand, labois's fellow officers remember that day in chilling detail. frank powers had responded to an old-time shop-keeper's call about a frightening suspicious man. then sawca sheaf bashir drive by. when bashir ignored the command to stop, peter labois prepared to pull the cab over. bashir fired a si

he's accused of shooting officer peter lavoie during a traffic stop. lavoie is recovering from massive brain injuries. twice found him incompetent to stand trial. prosecutors are trying to prove he understood the consequences of his actions. >> as we cover metro now, trains are once again running normally after a cracked rail cause major problems this morning on the red line. >> we do regret the inconvenience. >> take a look at these metro cars packed beyond capacity. hot and frustrated metro riders were forced to add or defied to 60 minutes to their morning commute. >> service was out, too, so you could not call in or anything. we did the best we could. >> due to a track problem, the transit agency was forced to singletrack a very busy line at the worst possible time. >> we were in the train for 20 minutes, just waiting. frustrating. >> extra personnel and police made their way to the platforms of the affected stations, including cleveland park and van ess in northwest d.c. a recording on a constant loop was telling everyone what they needed to know b

bashir is accused of shooting officer peter lavoie in the head during a traffic stop last year and lavoieved. still recovering. news4 pulled court documents this week that show e-mails bashir sent to the -- in the months that led up to that incident. and one of them he claims to be possessed, saying, quote, i am not in control in my life anymore. i don't know how to get it to stop. it is driving me nuts and i can't take it any longer. bashir's lawyers are planning an insanity defense. >>> with kids settling in at school now, lawmakers are reinvite leadsing an effort to protect students from sexual predators. a bipartisan group urged the u.s. senate to pass the protecting students from sexual and violent predators act today. that bill unanimously passed the house last year. it requires schools to perform background checks on all new and existing employees. and forbid schools from hiring people who have been convicted of crimes against children. lawmakers say there should be a sense of urgency. >> every day, on average, somewhere in america a teacher is being arrested for sexual misconduct

. >>> the man accused of shooting alexandria police officer peter lavoie is pleading not guilty by reasoninsanity. the trial for bashir, the one-time cab driver who allegedly shot officer lavoie in the head last year, got under way today. lavoie survived that shooting, though it left him with a permanent brain injury. the prosecution has called a series of officers involved in bashir's arrest. one officer said he smelled a strong owed or of alcohol when they apprehended bashir. julie carey will have the latest at 5:00. >>> a developing story out of chicago. three days after that air traffic control center fire crippled service, the impact is still felt today. airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights. nbc's jay gray reports when service will be fully restored and how security is now being improved. >> reporter: thousands of passengers are still on the ground and back in line in chicago. >> we were reroaded to houston and then i had to stay in houston for 12 hours and now i'm in chicago and i have to stay for another 12 hours. >> reporter: for a fourth straight day, hundreds of columbia