lord egremont commissioned several paintings from turner, including petworth lake.tudy for a larger painting, it reveals how turner's use of oils gained from the experimental work he was undertaking in watercolors during the 1820s. turner planned images by laying down broad areas of primary color to denote forms he sought to represent. his persistent use of yellow caught the reviewers' eyes. one hostile critic suggested that he suffered from yellow fever. another compared him to a cook with a mania for curry powder. the novel selection of yellow pigments that became available in the 1820s allowed him to create more subtle gradations of light which he put to use in ulysses deriding polyphemus. the taunting of the blind cyclops by mortal ulysses- bathed in the light of apollo's sun-chariot-- was read as an allegory: the triumph of light over ignorance. the sun and the power of light were among turner's most enduring preoccupations, but critics accused him of being "intoxicated with color." (reader) "although the grecian hero has just put out the eye of the furious cyc

i'm here to ask mayor franks about the cockroach and rat problem up in petworth. >> reporter: will thist tactic work? the mayor getting arrested last year didn't do much good. neither did this outburst by norton. >> it is time that the district of columbia told congress to go straight to hell. >> reporter: still, no one seems ready to give up the fight for local control. >> i said we're going to fight from where they live. >> quite the controversy. remember, d.c. has had a balanced budgeet for many years. as mayor gray pointed out, it has a $1.1 billion savings account, much better than many other states right now. >>> the washington nationals are hanging on by a thread as they cling to first place, coming up next. >> left field, cog lynn tagged. he comes home and he scores! >> the miami marlins are keeping up the pressure but there was another bryce harper highlight. sports is coming your way next. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-

there were several more attacks over the next few days, in the same petworth community. including one where a 19-year-old woman has witness had the head with hammer. police actually spotted davis running from that scene. as he ran, they say he tossed a bag. police picked it up. inside they found a bloody hammer. police were able to chase davis down on the scene. he was taken into custody. arrested and then later charged. now davis's mental state is being debated in all of this. we may learn more about that and an evaluation. again, michael davis, due in court, probably some time after 11:30. we'll continue to follow this and bring you the latest when it happens. reporting live from the d.c. courthouse, megan mcgrath. >> thank you, megan. >>> a maryland state trooper who died in the line of duty will be honored this afternoon. state police will unveil a memorial highway sign in honor of trooper first class shaft hunter in the area where he died. he was killed in a crash on interstate 95 near the laurel rest area last may. police believe hunter was chasing a speeding motor

lord egremont commissioned several paintings from turner, including petworth lake.tudy for a larger painting, it reveals how turner's use of oils gained from the experimental work he was undertaking in watercolors during the 1820s. turner planned images by laying down broad areas of primary color to denote forms he sought to represent. his persistent use of yellow caught the reviewers' eyes. one hostile critic suggested that he suffered from yellow fever. another compared him to a cook with a mania for curry powder. the novel selection of yellow pigments that became available in the 1820s allowed him to create more subtle gradations of light which he put to use in ulysses deriding polyphemus. the taunting of the blind cyclops by mortal ulysses- bathed in the light of apollo's sun-chariot-- was read as an allegory: the triumph of light over ignorance. the sun and the power of light were among turner's most enduring preoccupations, but critics accused him of being "intoxicated with color." (reader) "although the grecian hero has just put out the eye of the furious cyc

of tourist gary dederichs and faces assault charges in connection with two other assaults in the petworth in april. the grandmother of one of those victims this is the first time she had actually seen the man who attacked her granddaughter. >> it feels different to be in a room with him. i just wanted to look at him to see if he had any type of remorse in his heart about what he's doing to people and what he did to these people. that's why i just -- i looked at him when he first walked in the room. i stared at him. i kept my eye on him. and i really feel safe in a room with him, just because i'm surrounded with people. >> reporter: the better part of the afternoon, spent with davis' defense attorney trying to discredit witnesses against davis as being incredible or having witnesses tainted by media coverage in an effort to get davis cleared all together, insisting one witness didn't get a good look at davis, and another came forward after davis was publicly named as a suspect. there is similarity between the charge and two others still being investigated. all involving blunt force to the

. >>> a teenager charged with attacking people in the petworth neighborhood is incompetent to stand trial. >> the grandmother of one of his alleged victims says he should be held accountable. derek ward reports. >>> barbara mile says his granddaughter's vision is just returning to normal. but there are deeper scars. >> she is doing fine. taking it one day at a time. still scared, she doesn't want to go outside. doesn't want to be by herself no more. >> reporter: today, michael davis, the man charged and would others, including the fatal attack on tourist gary dederichs is ruled incompetent to stand trial for now. based on the deft of a clinical psychologist. some think otherwise. >> he intended to hurt people. i believe he can stand trial. if ki go out and hurt people, ki stand trial. >> in subsequent proceedings, his attorneys sought to poke holes,ing ai ing his attorneys sought to poke holes,ing ai in a his attorneys sought to poke holes,ing ai ing his attorneys sought to poke victims, or witnesses could not e evidence does warrant the case go forward. sighting similarities of attack, t

police found his body in the city's petworth area. the defendant was already in custody. he had been charged with two other attacks. >>> a special session is beginning next week in maryland's capital, but the deal is set and the votes are in place to finalize a budget. that will avoid half a billion dollars in drastic cuts. the house and the senate are expected to approve the new budget which hikes taxes on high earners. that's individuals who make more than 100,000 a year or couples making $150,000 a year. their taxes will go up as much as three-quarters of a percent. when it comes to taking up the idea of building a casino in prince george's county, governor o'malley says there may need to be a second extra session to be held this summer. >>> today the house will vote on a budget for the 2013 fiscal year. but president obama is promising to veto the republican sponsored bill which cuts funding for his health care law as well as programs like food stamps and meals on wheels. without a new agreement, automatic cuts at all federal agencies will begin january 1. >>> people

resident and i'm here to ask mayor franks about the cockroach and rat problem in petworth. >> reporter: but will this latest tactic work? the mayor getting arrested last year didn't do much good. neither did this outrage by norton. >> it's time the district of columbia told the congressman to go straight to hell. >> reporter: still nobody seems ready to give up the fight for local control. mayor gray pointed out today the district is in good financial shape. he says the district has balanced its budget the last 15 years and currently in its bank account it has over a billion dollars. in the newsroom matt ackland, fox 5 news. >>> a bad day on wall street for facebook. shawn yancey has your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight an added benefit to over the counter pain medication. no. 5, they could help lower your risk of developing skin caps. fancy researchers found people who regularly -- cancer. researchers found people who regularly took aspirin or ibuprofen had a lower risk of skin cancer over time, but they can increase your risk of stomach problems and kidney cancer and excessive bl

bruce leshan spent the day in petworth where people are waiting for word.nky funky funky >> reporter: at temple hills studio of gogoradio.com they are still jamming to chuck brown's never ending beat. the dee-jays are pushing mayor gray to declare the go go king's birthday an annual rite. ♪white folks, black folks, asian, chinese, japanese ♪ >> reporter: the funeral arrangements still not confirmed, but the dee-jays are already urging a big turnout at the howard theater for the viewing possibly tuesday and an even bigger turnout for his funeral whether that ends up being at the verizon center or the convention center. >> one of his songs, whatever you do, do it well or don't do it at all. >> reporter: that uplifting message is one repeated in paint by a dozen students from mcfarland middle school in d.c. >> i think it's going to become a landmark like people will be saying that mural. >> reporter: in light blue and fluorescent green the students' mural is like a magnet on this busy corn. >> thank you guys for being positive -- corner. >> thank you guys for

is was in petworth. the family called police for help, but police told them they need to go to pest control. pest control said it was not their problem in. the end, the landlord got involved. pest control finally did come out. no one was hurt. it's like there was a lot of passing the buck. i don't think i would try to get in that door and. the nation's capital rolling out to the red carpet today if. >> in a few hours, prince harry will be in washington. he is accepting humanitarian leadership award. brianne carter has the excitement from the british embassy. is is the first stop for the third in line for the british crown. royal excitement is building this morning as the d.c. area welcomes prince harry. >> really exciting. >> today the third in line to the british throne will be at the ritz carlton to receive an award for his charitable work with the military. the 27-old is being honored by the atlantic council and has chosen to accept the award on behalf of his brother william as well? . the brothers ha

over toward military road as we make our way in toward bethesda and then right up in toward the petworthong georgia avenue and back along michigan avenue all seeing some light showers right now. but wouldn't be surprised to see some moderate downpours from this ats we are starting to see at least some convection. by that i mean some warming in the atmosphere. that will lead to some shers and thunderstorms. speaking of storms look at the storms just off to our west here. this is a frontal boundary that's going to move our way. so we're right now in a little squeeze play here. our area of low pressure, tropical air mass moving out and then here comes this moisture from the west. so you've got a couple things forming tomorrow. we'll see another fairly wet day. not all day but any showers will have the potential to lay down pretty good rains. tropical storm alberto still tropical storm, 40-mile-per-hour winds, will stay off the coast and be a tropical depression by this time on wednesday. but wednesday afternoon guess what? more showers and more thunderstorms out there. this evening cloudy a

. >>> the man accused of attacking a woman in petworth with a hammer was in court this morning. the court learned that the mental evaluation of michael davis is complete and set a date for a competency hearing. police believe he may be connected to three others including one that killed a tourist from denver. >>> we're learning more as well tonight from a woman charged in a hit-and-run that left another woman dead. >> i'm peggy fox. left one woman dead and another woman in the fairfax county jail. 32-year-old gloria mcmillen is charged with felony hit-and-run in the death of 21-year-old arrington. police say she unintentionally ran over and crushed arrington and fled. >> nothing good is going to come of that either. we'll keep looking. >> witnesses say arrington pulled out in front of the suv in a tan lexus. police believe arrington and mcmillen got out of their vehicles and confronted each other. mcmillen is known for police facing dozens of charges in the past ten years and a conviction of reckless driving. law enforcement sources tell us there is video of the incident showing

. >>> the man accused of attacking a woman in pet diss worth with -- petworth with a hammer has a competency hearing. the judge learned the mental evaluation of michael davis is complete. right now davis is accused in one attack but police believe he may be connected to at least three others, including one that killed a man from denver. >>> a woman victimized by a man posing as a montgomery county police officer is speaking out now. police released this composite sketch of the suspect. they say that he followed the woman by car last thursday. he then flashed a badge. she stopped her car in front of her church in silver spring. the victim who speaks spanish told ken molestina exactly what happened. >> reporter: she says once he managed to get her to stop, he pulled her out of the car and made her take a seat on the curb. it was at that point that she realized the man wasn't legit and instead was out to rob her. >> police say anyone who fears that they are being tricked by a police impersonator should call 911 immediately. give them your location so that another officer can be sent. >>> still

they all happened over a three- day period less than a mile from his home in the petworth area. davis will be treated at a psychiatric hospital in hopes of restoring his competency. >>> a lot of people hurt today when a metrobus had to make a sudden abrupt stop. somebody cut right in front of the bus at eighth and east southeast. 17 passengers were treated for bumps and bruises. the nightmare is finally over for those two little girls from tennessee kidnapped from their home nearly two weeks ago. police say they were acting on a tip when they found alexandria and kyliyah bain in some woods last evening in mississippi. the man who abducted them adam mayes had taken his own life or did so as the agents were moving in. >> other agents moved in to rescue kyliyah and alexandria who were lying on the ground nearby. the girls were hungry, thirsty and dehydrated. >> after being evaluated the bain girls, 12 and 8 years old, are out of the hospital. meanwhile three more people have been arrested in connection with the case. one person is charged with making false statements, the other two

. >>> the teenager accused in a series of vicious hammer attacks in petworth left one man dead has been ruled temporarily incompetent. the report prepared for the court a clinical psychologist says michael davis has been treated in the past for skitsofrania. fox 5's paul wagner with the story. >> michael davis stared straight ahead and showed no emotion as several lawyers and a judge discussed the current state of his mental health. none objects after they ordered in patient treatment for the next 60 days. the 19-year-old used a claw hammer to attack people without provocation who were walking in his neighborhood. according to this five-page report prepared by a psychologist, michael davis often stared off into space while being evaluated over a two-day period this week. telling the doctor he was quote, doing good at the youth and transition school in baltimore. the report says when he was hospitalized last year, his teacher and parent both said they are afraid of him. it was noted he has a history of psychotic issues and hospitals. in addition, the report says davis reported that he at

in the petworth neighborhood, shomari stone, news 4. >> criticism in virginia after authorities euthanize this 4 pound bear cub. the baby bear found along the side of the road in southwestern virginia. officials killed the cub because they couldn't find any body to rehable the bear into the wild. a tennessee organization says it was never contacted and has plenty of room. virginia authorities say they didn't feel comfortable giving the cub to the group because of a change in leadership there. from all accounts the bear was healthy and didn't have a scratch all. drones have made their name in the military. there is a question about whether the same technology used in pakistan and afghanistan might be coming to be used on the beltway. jackie benson has our report. >> it is best described as a piece of flying styrofoam with a camera. but it will allow local cops to do something that now requires expensive helicopter time. aerial surveillance. drones, unmanned, aerial vehicles are being deployed by police in other parts of the u.s. just this morning. fairfax county police chief, was asked abo

one of the victims was found dead in the petworth neighborhood april 24. the suspect is the brother of san francisco 49er tight end brandon davis and mb vontae davis. >>> a howard county man is now in jail facing drug charges after half a million dollars worth of marijuana was found inside his home in laurel. investigators found a massive growing operation in the basement, 341 plants, and sophisticated equipment. the suspect's suspect -- the suspect lives in northboro in howard county. >>> the soul survivor of a fiery crash in chevy chase is suing the people who helped to save his life. an 18-year-old was a passenger in a stolen car with three other people. his lawyers say the dee tails of the crash is different than what the police say what happened. >> this was not a life or death matter until the police made it so. >> you see the fiery crash right there. montgomery county police say the officers didn't touch the car. they say the driver crashed into a tree in chevy chase circle all on his own. >>> 4:36. the mississippi man accused of killing two people

. >> a mural to honor late chuck brown, in the petworth neighborhood. on the sweet hango hango--sweet cafe. funeral services expected next week. details not finalized. >> a woman went public with her claim sunny was fired from her job for being too hot. now going after the company that let her go. laurel otis was hired by a ling lingerie manufacturer, and the company's owners, orthodox joouz weren't happy with her attire. and she was told her breasts were into large and told to tape them down. after being fired she contacted attorney gloria allred to file a work place discrimination complaint. >> she was told by a supervisor that, quote, you were just too hot for this office, end quote. >> when it escalated to the point of her walking me over to a closet and suggesting that i put on a bright red bathrobe and sit at my desk and wear it all day. i felt completely humiliated. >> the company, native intimates has not commented on the woman's complaint. >> neither are we. doug, what's up? >> how about the weather, doug. >> we have got rain out there right no

he's charged with two other attacks in the petworth area. both victims survived. davis is the brother of 49ers tight end vernon davis. >>> yankees general manager brian cashman said clemens requested the help of brian mcnamee after a poor playoff start. cashman told jurors that mcnamee worked with clemens and the yankees for two years before the team fired him. mcnamee says he stayed with clemens as a personal trainer. clemens is accused of lying to congress about using -- saying he never used performance enhancing drugs. >>> one person is in the hospital this morning a day after an explosion rocked the national building museum. firefighters say a small propane tank exploded in the kitchen around dinnertime last night. the blast created a flash fire. one man burned his hands and his face. he was in serious condition as of last night. >>> who's been cheering on the caps and nats from the luxury suites controlled by the mayor's office? that's the focus of a new report. wto p is reporting that mayor vincent gray's adult children have been given thousands of dollars w

. >> reporter: the kids at macfar land middle school in petworth are changing that. >> a lot of the kids want to be athletes and musicians and art is not always the coolest job field or career choice. i think it is my job to expose them to that and get them hooked. >> reporter: and now even the paint brushes are dancing. >> at my age, i could go on the dance floor. you could for the stit sit still with him. >> i love him. i'm going to miss him. he was for the people and by the people. >> it is not going to be perfect but it is about the idea and the imagery. >> when i heard about it friday, i said i would stop by. >> here friday night until about 10:30. >> we had to get the tall ladders to do the top. >> after they do something hike this, there went be anything that intimidates them as far as art is concerned. >> i see determination, a lot of knowledge. >> strong, positive. >> i can't believe them young people did it. >> it looks good. i like the way it is shaded and tones. >> a lot of people honking, running past taking pictures. >> it looks really good. i'm excited and i'm proud of the

she tells news4 she was walking home in the petworth neighborhood thursday night when a man hit her ind with a claw hammer. she called for help and officers happened to be in the area. she waved to them as they approached. >> i'm very fortunate to be ali alive. very grateful that the police was there when everything happened. >> police arrested 19-year-old michael davis. police are questioning him to see if he is connected to similar attacks in the same neighborhood. he remains jailed. a judge denied him bail. >>> police are looking for those responsible for a home invasion at the university of maryland, 8300 curry price in adelphi. investigators say masked men stormed into the house demanding money, computers, keys, and marijuana. two of the intruders had guns. two current university of maryland students were in the home at the time. one tells news4 the men walked into his room, demanded money and drugs, but nobody was hurt. >>> this morning a man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend is waking up in jail. nathan rogers has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of ja

s petworth neighborhood now have a mural honoring the late chuck brown to see.nted an image of the godfathers of go-go on the side of the sweet mango cafe. that's at new hampshire and georgia avenues in northwest. there is one problem, though. washington city paper photographer darrell montgomery says it is a copyright violation because the mural is based on his 1992 photograph. brown died last week after battling pneumonia. funeral services are expected to happen next week, but details have not yet been finalized. >>> d.c. council member marion barry recovering in a las vegas hospital. these are pictures of him with nurses. barry told tom sherwood he developed a blood clot in his leg while waiting on a flight to nevada. the 76-year-old tweeted that he's doing better and isn't sure when the hospital will release him. he traveled to las vegas with mayor gray and council members for a convention. >>> a 16-year-old charged with shooting another teen at the rockville metro station told police he was angry because the victim threatened to rob him. kevin winn and 17-y

s petworth neighborhood has been found competent to stand trial. one killed a tourist last month.tally competent for now. but family members of the victims disagree. >> that's what his attention was doing. i believe he can stand trial. if he can hurt people, he can stand trial. >> police say davis could be connected to as many as five attacks and more charges will come. he will undergo another mental evaluation in 60 days. >>> some people who bought high end perfume and beauty products from two women in prince george's county finds that was stolen. the women snagged $20,000 worth of products. >> reporter: this is a security photo of the alleged perfume thieves in action. prince george's county police say natasha mungo and darquesha wilkinson were smooth operators. >> they're very charming ladies. they're well-dressed. they go into the store, they're polite. they put items in their bags and walk out. it's what they do. >> reporter: they had no idea of the pair's sticky fingers until they made the arrests. the products on this table alone retail at $7,000. makeup, perfumes, and pant

they talk -- petworth are changing that.talked to management at sweet mango. >> the answer wasn't yes. it was when are you going to get started? a lot of them want to be athletes and musicians and art is not always the coolest job field or career choice. i think it's my job to expose them to that and get them hooked. >> reporter: now even the paintbrushes are dancing. >> at my age 55 i can still get on the dance floor and do what i do with him because he used to bring happiness to whatever crowd he had. you could not sit still with him. >> good dude, good guy, love him. he was for the people and by the people. >> it's not going to be perfect, but it's about the idea and imagery. >> when i heard about it friday, i was like i should stop by. >> often they're here friday night till 10:30. >> we had to get the tall ladder to do the top. >> i feel after they do something like this there won't be anything that intimidates them as far as art is concerned. >> i see determination, a lot of knowledge. >> strong, positive. >> that's a

kids at macfar land middle school in petworth are creating a mural based on i a-- on a fate owe by darryl montgomery. >> that is a good picture. i can't believe them young people did it. >> it looks good. i like the way it is shaded. >> a lot of people honking. a lot of people running past, taking pictures. >> honored. i feel like people know me. >> it looks really good. i'm excite and i'm proud of them. >> they did a fantastic job. that is for sure. after chuck brown passed, the students realized the impact he had had on the city and noticed there weren't any murals of him in d.c. thanks to them, that is no longer the case. >> looks good and something visitors can admire. speaking of visitors, a record number came to d.c. last year. the group destination d.c. says 17.9 million people came to the nation's capital last year. that tops the previous record set back in 2000 and those tourists weren't afraid to accepted a little cash either. we are told they spent a total of $6 billion. good for the local economy. >> keep on coming. >>> we'll go live to fox business network in new york up next

. >>> a teenager accused in a series of vicious hammer attacks in petworth left 1 man dead has been ruledrarily incompetent by a d.c. superior court judge. a clinical psychologist says michael davis has been treated in the past for skit friend ya and is -- schizophrenia and is unable to understand the depth of his legal troubles. fox 5's paul wagner has the story. >> according to this five-page report prepared by a psychologist from st. elizabeth's hospital michael davis often stared off into space while being evaluated over a two-day period this week telling the doctor he was doing good at the youth and transition school in baltimore. the report says when he was hospitalized last year, his teacher and parent both said they are afraid of him. it was noted he has a history of psychotic issues and hospitalizations. in addition, the report says davis reported that he attends the green door and was unsure of his current psychotropic medications. the green door is a community program that prepares people with severe and persistent mental illness to work and live independently. outside the cour

s petworth neighborhood can now enjoy a mural honoring the late chuck brown.artist painted an image of the godfathers of go-go on the side of the sweet hang oh cafe. that's at new hampshire and georgia avenues in northwest. there is one problem -- washington city paper photographer darrell montgomery says it is a copyright violation because the mural is based on his 1992 photograph. brown died last week after battling pneumonia. >>> time is 5:36 on this tuesday morning. an area teen hit by a car as she tried to catch the school bus. why neighbors say this safety issue is nothing new for them. >>> plus, a man fighting with police as they try to arrest him. why the incident caught on tape turned out to be a big mistake. >>> watching trouble spots on the roads this morning. at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >>> visitors flocked to the new tokyo sky tree celebrate the opening of the world's tallest tower. soars nearly 2,100 feet above the ci

s petworth neighborhood on april 24. davis has two older brothers, both of which play in the national football league. >>> officials in louisa, county, virginia will hold a goodbye ceremony at thomas jefferson elementary. the school was heavily damaged in last year's earthquake and will be demolished. a new school will be built, the total cost expected to be $13.5 million. some of the money will come from the federal government. students have been attending classes at another county elementary school since the quake. >>> time for your money report. a lot to talk about. >> jessica starts us off with big news from a tiny drug maker. >> 18 thumbs up for the first new diet drug in over a decade. fda advisors have approved 18-4 to recommend the agency approved sales of the drug. this could be the first approved product ever. the fda will finish its review by late june of this drug. the diet drug was rejected in 2010, very serious possible risks here, heart risks, other risks include tumors and raising blood pressure. research

and one of those victims was found dead in the petworth neighborhood april 24th. he is the brother of the san francisco 49ers tight end vernon davis and miami dolphins cornerback vontae davis. >>> the prosecution has rested its case against john edwards. the former presidential candidate is accused of violating campaign finance laws to hide his extramarital affair. today the jury heard from a former advisor about edwards' political ambitions. dick brennan reports from the courthouse in north carolina. >>> john edwards' former advisor took the stand and testified how edwards angled for a job after realizing he lost his bid for the white house. leo henry said even as edwards' affair was leaking to the public in early 2008 the candidate asked him to approach the obama campaign about becoming vice president or attorney general. edwards told henry that a hillary clinton nomination would be a disaster, but he had discussions with her campaign, too. henry says edwards' goal was to one day be a supreme court justice. >> he had raw ambition that he was constantly in the ga

she tells us she was walking home in the petworth neighborhood thursday when a man hit her in the headith a claw hammer. she called for help. officers happened to be in the area, and she waved to them as they approach. >> i'm very fortunate to be alive. thankful and grateful that the police was there when everything happened. >> police arrested 19-year-old michael davis. police are questioning him to see if he is connected to similar attacks in the neighborhood. a judge denied him bail. he remains in jail this morning. >>> the montgomery county school superintendent is blasting reports that he says imply a cheating scandal in the county. highland elementary school in silver spring is one of 27 schools nationwide cited by a recent "atlanta journal constitution" allegation into possible cheating. the school made a significant turnaround in recent years, even earning a blue ribbon award in 2009. that's the highest honor from the u.s. department of education. the atlanta newspaper questions that success in part because many of the students come from poor households that don't speak english

edwin ruffin, a metrobus operator was driving down georgia avenue through the petworth section last wednesdayhing that wasn't quite right. >> it looked like it was a bunch of clothes in the street. so i pulled all the way up and i looked out my side window and that's when i noticed it was a guy laying down and so i slowed up and just kept looking out the window and he was laying on his back and i see his hand up and i see his hand move. >> ruffin stopped the bus, hopped off and ran over to the man. he says the man was badly injured covered in blood and struggling to talk. >> he was gargling and he couldn't breathe. i seen bubbles and everything coming and blood all over. i don't know where it was coming from. >> ruffin who had some first aid training said he knew had he to do something. so he grabbed the man and turned him on his side to stop him from choking. ruffin then ordered two passengers who had also gotten off the bus to stop traffic on the busy road while someone called 911. >> i was trying to help him because i knew he was in the street. if anybody was coming, because they fly up an

killing a tourist from colorado and has been linked to at least two hammer attacks in washington's petworth neighborhood, but the judge in the case said today he based his rulings on the psychiatrist's recommendations and davis as we know is the 19- year-old younger brother of vernon and vontae davis. >>> fairfax county police say they have caught the man who vandalized the chantilly mosque in january. the suspect, 18-year-old trenton carter. he's accused of vandalizing the ahmadiyya muslim community mosque in late january and police say about every window was smashed or cracked. they're not calling it a hate crime. >>> tgif, the weekend is here and today's weather could not have been nicer. top, we got graduations this weekend and, of course, mother's day. the pressure is on. >> i know. you may want to celebrate mother's day saturday. it's going to be okay the first 3/4 of the derek but let me show you the next three -- of the day, but let me show you the next three days, just spectacular, sunshine up to 80 and then mother's day showers possible late in the day and get into monday, grab yo

. >>> the man accused of attacking a woman in petworth with a hammer has a competency hearing.sterday the judge learned the mental evaluation of michael davis is complete. right now davis is accused in one attack but authorities believe he may be connected to at least three others, including one that killed a man from denver. >>> the would-be bomber from that al qaeda plot to blow up a u.s.-bound jet was an undercover intelligence agent according to cbs news. that man was said to be passing intelligence from the terrorist group he was with along to both the saudi and american governments. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at reagan airport with more on this story. what an amazing turn in this, delia. >> reporter: absolutely. officials are calling this the most sophisticated and most cooperative effort to take down a terrorist plot that they have seen and they called this obviously a huge success. of course we know it was a success in part to this informant who was working on the inside. that double agent worked his way into the terrorist group, gained their trust, and

s petworth community. a local artist painted it friday night on the side of the sweet mango cafe at the corner of georgia and new hampshire avenues in northwest. washington city paper photographer dara montgomery says it's a copyright violation because the mural is based on his 1992 photograph. chuck brown died last week after a battle with pneumonia. >>> there were protests today following a case of mistaken identity that led d.c. police to arrest the wrong guy. >> it happened this weekend at a capitol hill hotel. the incident was captured on video you'll see only on news 4. pat collins has the story. >> reporter: this is video of the takedown of a man who police thought was a murder suspect. the police said they had to do this because the man resisted arrest. that man turned out to be a protester in town for a conference. he said he had nothing to do with the murder. that the cops had the wrong man from the start and then he was wrongfully roughed up. this video taken by another protester who witnessed t

she tells news4 she was walking home in the petworth neighborhood thursday night when a man hit her in the head with a claw hammer. she yelled for help. officers happened to be in the area and she waved to them as they approached. >> i'm very fortunate to be alive. and it's very thankful and grateful that the police was there when everything happened. >> police arrested 19-year-old michael davis, they're questioning him to see if he's connected to similar attacks in the neighborhood. davis remains in custody. a judge denied him bail. >>> a man accused of killing his girlfriend and his unborn baby remains in jail pending the outcome of a competency hearing. prosecutors charge 22-year-old nathan rodgers with first-degree murder in the death of 23-year-old jasmine moss. police found her body in the back of a car last friday. police say rodgers confessed to the killing. at the time of the murder, rodgers was under house arrest. prosecutors say he did not leave his home. prosecutors would now like to find out if he had an accomplice. they haven't told us if they're looking for one at this t

he's also charged with two other hammer attacks in the petworth area of the district. victims survived. davis is the brother of 49ers tight end vernon davis and dolphins cornerback vantay davis. >>> art monk is suing the nfl, accusing the league of not doing more to protect players from concussi concussions. the hall of famer is a lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by 63 former players. they're also going after helmet maker reidel. they said the league told them not to be overly concerned and returned to action minutes after the injuries. monk now suffers from headaches, speech difficulties, and short-term memory loss. the lawsuit is based on nfl commissioner goodell's admission in 2011 that the league had been studying the affects of traumatic brain injuries for nearly 14 years. according to the suit, the league did not acknowledge until 2010 that concussions can lead to dementia and memory loss. more than 1,000 former nfl players including 150 ex-redskins have now sued the league because because they say they were not warned of the risks of concussions. they say their

a passerby found his body in an alley near eighth and emorson streets northwest in the petworth yeah. davis faces other charges for other hammer attacks in the neighborhood. >>> police have taken half a million dollars worth of drugs off the streets from a laurel home. it's one of the lashlgest drug busts howard county police have ever made. police arrested one man, menaj ohni and charged him with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. authorities also recovered equipment to grow the plants, the subject has been released on bond. >>> a high-speed chase in maryland has landed a man in hospital and in handcuffs, undercover montgomery county police say they pulled over a driver for a possible d.u.i. this morning he also had a suspended license and warrants out for him. the driver stopped for a second and then suddenly pulled a u-turn on connecticut avenue, speeding at more than 100 miles per hour. he lost control in chevy chase in the circle, and hit a tree. he was arrested then and taken to a hospital with minor injuries. at the end of march, you may remember, three teens we

she told us she was walking home in the petworth neighborhood thursday when a man hit her in the headh a claw hammer. she called for help. officers happened to be in the area, and she waved to them as they approached. >> very fortunate to be alive. it's -- thankful and grateful that the police was there when everything happened. >> police arrested 19-year-old michael davis. they're questioning him to see if he's connected to similar attacks in the neighborhood. he remains behinds bars. a judge denied him bail. >>> take a moment to check out these photos. police hope they could lead to an arrest in a potomac fender-bender robbery scheme. montgomery county police are investigating two cases in which drivers were intentionally rammed from behind so they would get out of their cars. both happened on jones lane earlier this months. in one case, a man was bound with duct tape, thrown into the trunk of his car, and forced to withdraw money from several atms. >>> this morning a man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend is waking up in jail. prosecutors charged 22-year-old nathan rogers w

s petworth neighborhood has been found incompetent to stand trial. michael davis is charged with three attacks including one that killed tourist gary diedrich last month. yesterday a judge ruled him mentally incompetent for now based on the testimony of a clinical psychiatrist. family members of the victims disagree. >> he went out to hurt people. that was his intention to do. if he can hurt people, he can stand trial. >> police say davis could be connected to as many as five attacks and more charges could come. he will undergo another mental evaluation in 60 days. >>> prince george's county police say they recovered $20,000 worth of stolen products and perfume. two women are accused of swiping the goods and reselling it for profit. jane watrel shows us how police made that bust. >> we apologize for that technical difficulty. hopefully we'll be able to get to jane's story in a moment. >>> but first, new this morning, three boston university students were killed in new zealand. the three were in a minivan that crashed. police in new zealand say the va