you will get hoohear more from peter newsham -- peter newsham live at 7:00 p.m. tonight. >>> a prince george county teenager has been found. she was found safe and unharmed in virginia this morning. and she was found with a 21- year-old. he has been arrested for having inappropriate online conversations with her. police say efforts are underway now to reunite her with her family. >>> a popular restaurant in alexandria dealing with back lash because of a special they added to the menu. grabber by the pizza. they put that on the menu last month. it was well received by some, not so much by others. we want to know what you think, head to www.wusa9.com/vote and give us your opinion on that. the restaurant decided to make a statement on facebook to clear the air. >> reporter: they pride themselves great pizza, being your go to pizza shop and having a twist on their menu items. the other day one of the pizzas caught the eye of some people and not for the right reason. >> after president trump got inaugurated there was a movement here throughout the nation of people com

now, this happelenedo just hours after mayor bowser announced interim chief peter newshame wolf get the job as chief. ch both arrived on the scene around midnightly.dnightly. >> our crime suppression teammet was in the area because ofcausef gunshots that were in the area a earlier this evening. without getting too specific to it was mostlo y in thesp the injuries. thankfully they were nonlife-threatening.e-t >> reporter: now, not waiting for d.c. ambulances to arrive, those police officers were rushed to miceedstaredr washington hospital center inn police cruisers.poli we know that one had surgery,ur, the other treated for those th gunshot wounds. outside medstar washington hospital center adread ofen police cars and fellow.fl >>> mayor bowser arrived later and acting police chief newsham.. both of the officers are inare stable condition right now.on rg live in northeast, i'm melanie e alnwick, fox5 local news. >> all right, mel, thank you very much. mu. >>> even before the policee pole shootings it was a violentiolent night in washington, d.c. d there were three shootings ingsn less th

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s new police chief peter newsham speaking to the press right now.he mayor just made it official a few minutes ago and thanking the rank in file for the service they do for the city. >> he's been a member of the metropolitan police department since 1989 peter newsham now named the official police chief of the metropolitan police department, megan mcgrath will have another update in 15 minutes. >> the spacex dragon cargo ship arrived at the international space station. yesterday problems with the gps prevented the capsule from coming too close. the navigation error was fixed and everythie second time around. it is loaded with 5,000 pounds of supplies. that delivery isn't the biggest news. scientists from nasa and europe have identified seven earth sized planets orbitting a single star and this could be one of the biggest discoveries of our time. among the planets, three are in the sweet spot of an orbit where a planet could potentially support liquid water and that is the key to life on our planet. the planets are nestled in 40 light years or 235 tril

peter newsham has been filling in for the last 5 months. he is committed to community policing and building trust. he is refusing to give up his loyaltiy to his football team. >> -- loyalty to his football team. >> it was easy because it was difficult to be a redskins fan over [ laughter ] >> peter newsham has to be confirmed by the counsel. he will route for the redskins as his nfc team. a live interview coming up tonight. >>> eat more fruits and vegetables, reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease. a new study determined eating 10 portions a day of fruits and vegetables could help us veli longer. not everyone has the same access to fresh food. >> reporter: once a month that elementary school and in 28 other elementary school east of the river groceries for free. >> there was a huge disparity when it came to access to healthy foods. they help out families and sometimes there is no resources. >> we work with the -- [ indiscernible ] >> high quality, fresh ingredients. sometimes from local farmers. 40% of the items are fresh fruits and ve

among them major bowser and acting police chief peter newsham. police are telling us that both wounded officers are suffering from lower body wounds. one did require surgery. a second officer here was treated here overnight. both were brought here awake and able to breathe which were promising signs for their recovery. again, we are hearing that both officers are here in stable condition and both will speak with detectives about the shooting that injured them. back in to you. >>> all right. thank you. 6:15 now and there's a possibilities that we could see video about how this all happened. >> we've heard a lot of news about body cameras many the past. what they could mean in this situation. >> well, all d.c. police officers now use body cameras. the chief says the force has more body cameras than any other department in the country. there are 2,600 cameras. when officers respond to calls they are supposed to turn them on. so there is a good chance there is video from one of the officers who was hurt overnight. back over to you guys. >> a woman is

now peter newsham loses the interim title and is now the acting chief in d.c. muriel bowser making the announcement inside the ceremonial room at city hall. the wilson building. chief newsham held the interim title after cathy lanier left for the nfl last september. newsham joined the police force in 1989, promoted to commander in 2000 by the laniers predecessor. today the mayor saying her new chief understands and believes in community policing and is trusted by d.c. residents. mayor bowser: without a doubt, washington, d.c. is safer today than it was two years ago. gog our foot off the gas. today we are here to talk about how we build on that progress. >> we are not going to ask your race, your religion, your age, your sexual orientation. when you call us, we will always come. when we come we are coming to help. john: in the past year, mayor says total crime throughout the entire city is down 9%. she also took the opportunity today to announce quincy booth as the new director of the d.c.'s department of corrections. she says one of the priorities will be discu

mayor muriel bowser says chief peter newsham is the right man to lead the forward. sam ford explains how the chief plans to keep the city crime rate on the decline. >> peter newsham as the next chief of police. [applause] >> it didn't come as a surprise since he had been interim chief for five months anyway. now that he all but has the job pending council confirmation what is the top priority? he told the gathering today "trust." >> when you have an interaction with anybody under any circumstance we want not only the person you are dealing with to feel as though you are the good guy but we want everybody who is watching to feel that way, too. sam: newsham was front and center on the september 11 fatal police shooting of terrance sterling that sparked demonstrations. he was head of the department body-worn camera program. >> establishing trust. this is how i explain it to the police officers we are under a microscope in policing. everybody is watching everything we do. sam: at age5 on the force, newsham has run several district, knows the city and the anticrime activ

he got the job. >> peter newsham as the next chief of police. [applause] sam: bowser said she did a nationwide search but after how newsham handled the inauguration and the women's march she selected him. age 52, 28-year veteran of m.p.d. >> this is a coveted position in policing and i'm certain were some of the very best. >> the police command staff was there, some under consideration as well but if any served as many jobs in m.p.d. >> this agency and i was fortunate in my career that i was promoted at a young age. i was able to learn the entire police department and the city. sam: we was also in charge of personning park in 2002 where mast protests cost the city millions. >> my decision at the time was a decision i thought was in the best interest of the district of columbia and public safety. sam: the mayor today talked about overall crime in d.c. down 9% over a year ago and she wants to keep the trend going. of course the chief must be confirmed by the council before it's official but the chairman said -- >> i don't think he will have diffic

police chiefice peter newsham to take action. >> chief newsham should beef right over here tonight to see e exactly what all of us aresre saying about this violence andun the shooting in soucetheast.so i'm going to ask chief newshamnw to either get the nationalti guard, if they can't put out a a special group of folks out ut here to saturate this area toreo get these guns and the last --ls in the last three days we doneee had shootings basically in same vicinity. >> reporter: d.c. police. olice tell us that no arrests haveretv been made at this time andat thd moving forward they will be b redeploying more officers to ofo that section of southeast.ectio that's the very latest here hre from d.c. police headquarters,ea annie yu, fox5 local news. >> be sure to keep it right here at fox5 this morning. mori. coming up at the 8 o'clock hour acting police chief peter newsham will be here with his ws hopes moving forward in forwardi leading the d.c. policethe d department. >> turning to politicspo president trump set to take t center stage at cpac.t he'll speak at 10:00 a.m.. yesterday it was

at chief peter newsham was nameds e acting police chief. state ofca emergency. annie yu live at policeve at poi headquarters with the latestarte on this story. annie. >> reporter: hey, good morning, wisdom and holly. ory.>> rholly. yeah, it was another violenthern night in ward eight.ni we had a total of three shootings, four separateootingfp victims and the we're told bys n d.c. police d that all four are expected to recover.pec i want to show you some video io that our fox5 cameras shot att two of the locations from the te shootings last night. n you can tell it was veryery active at those locations.ocati. the shootings happened in a two-hour time span about halfe s a mile apart all along wheeler r road in the congress heightsongi section and the first callrst came in at 6:00 p.m., were the.e last one coming in just before 8 o'clock and you have the mpd p chopper up, multiple units arriving as well as k-9 unitsnis searching for evidence as wellsl as suspects. now, as of this morning d.c. mo. police are not saying whett sa connected. conn

council will hold a confirmation hearing.e peter newsham has been interimnm chief since chief cathy lanierla depthd to lead the nflthenfl security team.team matt ackland live on this nomination of peter newsham.ews. hey, matt. >> reporter: hey, jim.he hey, j. i asked the mayor today whyr toy did it take her so long tolon make this permanent announcement she's known chief e newsham for a very long time. t. she announced him to theth interim post before cathyfore lanier left. she said i wanted to get through the presidentialresidenl inauguration and then realized e that chief newsham was theam w e right person for the job. [applause] >> reporter: interim chief int peter newsham received loudd ld applause as he entered the the room with mayor bowser.ayor wse. >> it brings me great pleasure e to announce my appointment ofoin peter newsham as the next e chief of police. >> reporter: bowser says the sah search for a new leader wasw internal and nationwide. about 100 candidates newsham nem will have big shoes to fill.il. serving many years in chief ch cathy lanier's shadow. >> i amsh not chief lani

peter newsham joined the force in 1989. he rose through the ranks to become assistant chief in 2002. but 2002 is also the year of one of newsham's most controversial decisions. he ordered the mass arrests during the imf decision that i thought was in the best interest of the district. >> reporter: that decision cost d.c. taxpayers millions of dollars in lawsuits. since then newsham has received high praise over the years. today former chief said she recommended newsham to take over when she left. yesterday newsham was interim chief. today he is acting chief of politicia police. coming up at 5:00, there are people who don't think he's the right man for the job. >>> the trump administration is dominating speeches today at the cpac conference. the deserve conference is underway right now at national harbor. education secretary betsy devos, chief of staff reince priebus and chief strategist steve bannon all spoke earlier today. mike pence expected to speak tonight at 7:30. it's a far cry from last year when then candidate trump

acting police chief peter new credit -- newsham says this t is body-worn cameras. they say if you just lelie on that, it doesn't tell you all of the story. [ gunshot ] >> reporter: two officers are beov a suspect, wearing white shoes. [ gunshots ] >> reporter: two shots are fired. >> whatever you have seen so far is incomplete. >> reporter: acting police chief peter newsham says this video is just part of the investigation. he said this all started when officers stopped the suspect they had heard about earlier gunshots in the neighborhood. but we don't know who fired first and who shot whom. >> it appears that only one of our officers fired their weapon at this time. >> newsham says the suspect fired his gun, too. he wants people to see all the video and have all the facts before jumping to conclusions. and even himself. >> that would be irresponsible on my part to make any call, regarding whether or not it was justified or not. that's what the investigation is for. >> one officer is out of the hospital. the other is still in there. newshamnewsham says both are goi

peter newsham was greeted with applause from his command staff as he entered the room for the big announcement. newsham said his top priorities will be community policing and building trust. >> if philosophy is that we the police are here to help. >> reporter: his nomination has been met with support from the police union, the district's top prosecutors and the former chief. not everyone sees newsham as a good choice. marra hilliard is a civil rights attorney who is part of the group that sued the d.c. police department after newsham ordered mass arrests at the imf protests back in 2002. that lawsuit cost d.c. taxpayers millions of dollars. >> he has not learned the lessons of the past. he is a mass violator of civil rights. >> my decision at the time was a decision that i thought was in the best interest of the district. it was subsequently determined that was not the right decision and i have to make decisions in my line of business. but the metropolitan police department learned a great deal from that experience that we've taken to today. i think it was exhibited during the inauguration. >>

all of these shootings came just hours after police chief peter newsham was in the trindad neighborhood listening to concerns from residents about crime. so far no word on a possible suspect or if these three shootings are connected. breaking news now from southeast d-c. a carjacking - turning into a police chase. it ended at benning road near c street just before three this morning. two people were arrested. benning road is now back open. new overnight - a domestic-related shooting in prince george's county, now being investigated as a - who's only been identified as a young man - died at the hospital. the shooting happened just before nine at a home on buckler road in clinton. a suspect is in custody. happening today... president trump- will address c-pac. the speech is set for 10 a-m at national harbor. it comes a day after vice president mike pence addressed the crowd -and had words for that familiar foe of the administration: the media. pence went on to say that president trump has assembled the strongest conservative cabinet in his lifetime. the vice president also applauded repub

we are going to be streaming that press conference as soon as actingux÷ chief peter newsham arrives.you can watch it on our facebook page and also on your app for the very latest, make sure you tune in there. throughout the night. if she gets any more information. two officers shot and taken to the hospital. all the latest information on fox5 news morning. that begins at 4:25:00 a.m. thanks for joining us tonight. z29kuz zstz y29kuy ysty z29pgz z16fz y29pgy y16fy ♪♪ know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from know you can craft an investment plan as strong as your values ♪♪ know that together, you can establish a meaningful legacy with the guidance and support of your dedicated pnc wealth management® team. coming up on today's telecast: >> i'm delivered! i'm set free! hallelujah! this man is real >> unexpected money from unexpected sources! >> $18,000! >> $5,000 the day you told him he was going to get it! >> diabete

. >> watson is interviewed by police by what he saw and chief peter newsham says this is not the only videos. >> police activated their body cameras before the foot pursuit began. >> it's up to the mayor to release that footage. >> it could be my recommendation to her that we should. >> lindsey watts, "fox5 local news". >> police identified that suspect as timothy williams. >>> police say a prince george country woman is facing first degree murder charges in the death of her teenage sun. ang ala and her son got into an argument over video games and she grabbed a gun and shot her son once in the chest. he died at the hospital. >> during the course of the dispute we found evidence that may indicate that the had in mind to engage in this activity, instead of being in heat of moment type environment. meaning it may have been pre-med tate sdmrd it may have been. but that's still under investigation right now. >> but that's the reason why you would change the charge from second to first. >> that's correct. >> he was a senior grace breath republican christian school and more than a dozen cla

now, peter newsham is not the interim police chief -- he is the acting police chief. inside the wilson building, city isl, in weeks, the d.c. cass expected to confirm him. he held the interim title for several months after cathy lanier left to go to the nfl in september. promoted.s chief, andstant today, the mayor says our new chief understands and believes and community policing and is trusted by d.c. residence. mayor bowser: without a doubt, washington, d.c. is safer today than it was two years ago, and going forward, we will not let our foot off the gas. how we build on that progress. newsham: we are not going to ask your race, religion, age, sexual orientation. when you call us, we will always come, and when we come, we are coming to help. john: the mayor saying in the past year, total crime is down 9% throughout the entire city. now the mayor also took the opportunity to announce quincy booth as the new director of d.c. department of corrections, and one of the priorities will be discussing the new d.c. jail. the acting police chief joking event during the press

o be streaming that press conference as soon as actingux÷ chief peter newsham arrives.u can watch it on our facebook page and also on your app for the very latest, make sure youe tune in there. i know marina will be tweeting throughout the night.t. if she gets any more information. two officers shot and taken to the hospital.the all the latest fox5 news morning. that begins at 4:25:00 a.m. thanks for joining us tonight. [captioning made possible by warner bros. domestic television distribution] announcer: today on "tmz" -- harvey: women should be seen and not heard, according to jameis winston. >> stand up, stand up. you strong, right? but the ladies, they supposed to be silent, polite, gentle. >> the worst part of what he said is he thinks he's giving them a completely positive message. >> winston explained himself afterwards and said, i used a poor word choice. >> all of the words were poorly chosen. >> yeah. >> we got game. remember game actually had some beef with sean kingston. we ask him, do you think you will ever squash your beef? he goes, i don't have beef with

not only does he score but let' as you just heard from police chief peter newsham-- two police officerspitalized after exchanging gunfire with an armed suspect. it happened in the 1300 block of morse street just before 11 p.m. both officers are conscious an hospital. we have a reporter at the hospital and will bring you a live update coming up in a few minutes. and happening today-- president donald trump is preparing to deliver the keynote address at cpac. it will be the first time in nearly a decade that the sitting president will speak at the annual conservative conference. he is scheduled to take the stage in just a few hours-- at 10 am. good morning washington. toss to eileen - 2 more 70 days (warmest today) - rain/thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon - breezy & cooler sunday today: mostly sunny and very warm. highs: 73-78 winds: s 5-15 g 20 mph tonight: mainly clear to partly winds: s 5-10 mph saturday: partly sunny to mostly cloudy. afternoon rain & thunderstorms. breezy to windy. highs: 65-70 winds: sw 10-20 g 30 mph developing now. new details are shocking claim by cnn. the white h

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we just heard from acting chiefe peter newsham their prognosis is good.go.ns us liveve from med star hospital withpita where the officers are recovering with more on thisnhi story. mel. >> reporter: good morning, guys.y.ter: tinggu cyshief newsham knows tha he did come here to washingtonho hospital center after he lefthe the scene last night to visitigs with these officers. said he spoke with them one wasw getting treated for the gunshott wound. the other who came out of surgery waited he was after outo of surgery to speak with them.i. tried to get little bite b information from them aboutbo exactly what went down, nothing dc police department is willing to release to the media just yet. but what dough know that these officers were in that trip dadtr neighbor in the area of morris and holbrook streets.k reet northeast around 10:45 last noto because there were gunshots ineg the area earlier in the day. d now these two officers in form are part of what they call a crime suppression unit, andn they are there specifically thee chief said to try to he recover ill

acting chief peter newsham sows stay tuned for that as well. live at d.c.icelive at d.c.p headquarters annie yu fox5 localarte news.news. >> annie thanks. >>> there you see the >>> therue information about the chiefioab who will be joining us than aur.our. hi, tuck., tu >> hey, shorts, i mean, youmeano can wear them this morning.m tho i mean,r temperatures --pera- >> wear them with pride today. >> you think so. >> yeah. >> okay. >> wear them with pride todayih pride as we've got the possibilitysiby of record high temperatureserats later this afternoon.this after. yesterday we hit 75.y we hit today we're forecasting 77. the record is 78 all the wayhe y back to 1985. uh-huh.h. >> uh-huh. >> so, our record is 30 plus30 s years old.yearo all right. all right. currently very mild out there. . 54 comfortable degrees tole dego start your morning.oring. dulles 55. the cool spot up in baltimore, bwi marshall is 47. 47 all these temperatures already [inaudible] pass.. >> we saw a lot of emergency ofy rooming flowers. >> yeah, we sure did.e sure id >> yesterday. >> yu

peter newsham did come by to visit as well. moments after they were shot last night, police say those two officers were brought right here to medstar awake and breathing. at least one was driven here in the backseat of a police cruiser. one officer went right into surgery, likely to remove a bullet. the second may have injuries which include a leg wound. this morning both are stable and in good spirits. as they recover now, their accounts of what happened will become wicritical in the shooti investigation. >> the two best witnesses that we have that we know of now are the two officers, and they're at the hospital. it will take us some time before wen them and detail as to what transpired. police sources confirming to us a short time ago, those officers are resting and continuing their recovery and remain in stable condition. we're live at medstar, justin finch, back in to you. >> thank you. it was a violent night in the district. four people were hurt in three shootings on wheeler road in southeast. the shootings happened withi

the district's police complaints board issued the report to acting chief peter newsham along with the mayor and the city council. it found that police were generally positive and professional in dealing with protesters. but there were concerns that police disbursed irritating sprays and stingers without warning people first. the report also found police arrested some who were not even involved in any of the rioting or the vandalism. but both of those concerns could be potential violations of the department's standard operating procedure. the complaints board issued several recommendations. they appoint an independent consultant to review the findings. the board also encouraged police to update its s.o.p. to include warnings before deploying irritating sprays. as far as the women's march is concerned, there were very few concerns about that. the report did question whether some uniformed officers should have been wearing those pink hats in solidarity with the marchers. it also found a lack of traffic and crowd control in areas away from the main rally point. >>> the last republican pre

. >>> peter newsham has spent nearly 30 years with the d.c. police and today he officially became the chief. newsham joined the force back in 1989. he became assistant chief in 2002. he has a law degree from the university of maryland and currently lived in ward six. today the chief explained his commitment to community policing. >> community policing is very simple. it's a philosophy that needs to be instilled in every single officer. the philosophy is that we the police are here to help. >> chief newsham had the endorsement of former kathy lin. tom, a lot of people didn't know chief newsham until the last several months. but there are other people, other officers, members of the community. what they say? >> he's good with both. he's been very good out in the community before he was acting chief. he's very well liked by the rank and file. he answers questions from all those groups including the media with pretty much ease and he handled the trump inauguration with very few serious problems. >> months ago. he's been here all along. what took s

they had to do what they had td >> he had been interviewed by police about what he saw and chief peter newsham said this isn't at the only video >> officers activated their body warn cameras before the foot pursuit began >> it's up to the mayor to release the footage. tonight the suspect has been identified as timothy lionel williams, 47, he doesn't have any fix to do address. we don't know where he was living. the two officers involved in this have not yet been identified. they work for the fifth building district and they are part of the crime suppression team. they are on paid leave as this incident is under investigation. live in northeast, lindsay watts fox 5 local news. >>> president trump in the district today. speaking at c pac at the national harbor >> it was a sea of red make america great again hats at the conference of political conservatives. fox 5 bob barnard has the story. >> reporter: arriving on time and sounding all his familiar themes, president trump addressed a standing room only crowd of republicans and conservatives in the gay lord hotel ball room at harbor about 50 minu

coming up at 6:00, remember this is the first day for acting p e chief peter newsham. back to you. >> and be sure to download the nbc washington app for up to the minute updates on this shooting. we also have team coverage right here and on news 4 today. >>> as soon as this summer, that trip to work or school or wherever could cost you more on metro. it's news metro riders don't want to hear. >> i rely on metro to get just like you. i just found my freedom. please don't take it away from me. >> now, at a meeting yesterday, metro board chair jack evans said he's backing a proposal that would both raise fares and reduce service. he hopes that in doing this local leaders will implement a sales tax to support metro's dire financial situation. the changes could kick in as early as july 1st. >>> we want to go back to the lye desk with news about a homicide. what do you know? >> a teenager dead after being shot in clinton, maryland. police got this call about 9:00 last night. this is all happening on buckler road. police still gathering details in this case but they think thi

interim police chief peter newsham was at the chur >> we are not going to give up on the case.e need a little more evidence in this case. i can't discuss details of it. >> i am hoping somebody can tell us why, where, when? so far it's been rough. sam: pamela butler would have been 55 now. the family is hoping someone's conscious will help solve the case. as for more vigils -- >> i didn't want to keep putting the family through it in the neighborhood and the people in the community. >> in northeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. larry: tonight, a black eye for a local police department. officers indicted for separate crimes and praise for two others. no holds barred. donald trump takes any and all questions and takes shots at the questioners. plus, immigrants take to the street and take the day off to send a message. how local businesses are coping with being short-handed. announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: that breaking news this afternoon is out of cheverly where part of route 50 is closed right now after three people were shot in a car. richard re

chief peter newsham came back to the scene this afternoon to answer many questions surrounding the incidenthots were fired in the area so the fifth district suppression team in. around 10:40, they spotted 47-year-old timothy lionel williams on foot. when they tried to stop him a struggle ensued. followed by gunfire police said. a citizen's cell phone video appears to show the suspect shot on the ground. two officers were shot in the incident. and williams of no fixed address was killed. police say they recovered a semi automatic handgun from the scene. the chief said both officers body worn cameras were on. he has seen the video and is recommending that the mayor release the video if the u.s. attorney agrees. the chief said much evidence is being review and looking at just the cell phone video is not enough. >> one partial, a view of the incident after the incident had already began. we of course will locate the individual and get his version of events. and compile that with the other information that we have. we hv

mayor muriel bowser will name peter newsham as new chief of the police department.ugh the garage and attic. two people who lived there were able to make it out okay. a look at your forecast after th >>> time to check those calendars, everybody. going to be feeling a lot like early may rather than late february. temperatures already jumping into the upper 50s and low 60s, easily going to make low- to mid-70s across the area today. the record at national and bwi 78 but record at dulles is only 73. that could be challenged today. tomor but a pretty good chance of some rain, maybe a rumble or two of thunder saturday afternoon. >> chuck, thank you. of course get the latest news and weather any time. all have you to do is open nbc washington app. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 150 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 40 songs, and jan can upload 180 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. get 1