she later married charles quander who was a member of the quander family and so there are many descendantse down from that and are part of the large quander family, which as you know is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, documented african american family in the country. >> the family history goes back to maryland in the 1600s. we hear about the hamiltons and the madisons and the jeffersons. well, do we hear about the enslaved people who made sure the crops were in, made sure the fishing was proper, who made sure the distillery was run? they were the ones who were the backbone so that george washington could go off and become the father of our nation. >> you really can't understand george washington's life without understanding the lives of the people, whose lives were intertwined with his, whose work supported his estate. >> i try to instill into everyone where we as americans came from. i often say this is not a black history tour, this is an american history tour. >> i think for me, it's really, it gives me a sense of history to share with my kids, and it's also really neat to be abl

carlos bell is in jail facing serious charges right now, while michael quander explains, his neighborsave serious questions. >> my first thing would be to ask why. >> reporter: questions are swirls in this waldorf neighborhood about what led to one of their own being charged with second degree assault, and producing child porn. >> a lot of kids have been scared mentally, and maybe physically by all of this. and just, i don't know. >> reporter: carlos bell was a former charles county schools. he's accused of having sex with at least seven underage boys. investigators say bell later admitted he was hiv positive. >> it's hard to weed out somebody that's going to be doing something like that. you almost have to think about every school employee getting a psychological test i guess. >> reporter: the investigation started back in december and the school district barred him from school buildings that same month. it took investigators until just last week before an arrest was made. that information could be pulled from bell's home computer. >> can't even realize the trauma that the child goes

michael quander spoke to several people who say it is odd this went down in their neighborhood. >> its shocking. >> reporter: the ground is littered with beer bottles and evidence markers. >> it happened early in the morning. >> the yellow crime tape is wrappe like spaghetti. >> this kind of thing never happens here. >> reporter: gunshots in georgetown left 19-year-old kennedy alimarez dead and the second man is in critical condition in the hospital. the chaos left bikers being turned away, forced to find new paths and a construction worker had to be escorted into their site. >> i was absolutely baffled. it is strange to hear about this. >> reporter: alimar parks his ice cream truck down here close to where the shooting happened twice a month. he fears this latest attack may have an effect on business. now, police are being tight lipped on all of this and the detailed of the investigation. sources say it is likely because they could be getting close to the person responsible. >> well, i hope, i bad guys are nabbed. so this doesn't continue. >> reporter: reporting in the georgetown are

reporting in mclean, michael quander, wusa 9. >> many questions. also there's a 7-year-old girl who lives in that home and police say she is safe with her mom tonight. >>> firefighters are blaming a electrical problem for this house fire in potomac, maryland. it started on logan drive around 7 this morning. smoke alarms alerted the family who lived in the home. everyone made it out safely. two people and two firefighters taken to the hospital. they say they're injuries are nonlife-threatening. the fire caused about $150,000 in damage. >>> let's turn to the weather now and question i've got, when do we catch a break from the humidity, howard bernstein? >> i think we caught a break this afternoon. this morning it was really muggy but things have improved. tonight, it's okay, but monday the humidity roars back with the showers and storms. you see the northwestly winds, we had a pretty strong thunderstorm, had a waterspout in the bay earlier today, so that's offshortstop. we're 88. we hit 90 earlier at national airport with 90 now in charlottesville an

. >> reporter: michael quander's, wusa >> the teenager was buried at the national memorial park cemetery . >>> a firefighter has been hurt after fighting a rooftop fire in northwestern. they tweeted at this video early this morning. the crews spotted the fire on the rooftop of a row house spread into the top floor of at least one other. the good news is the firefighter is not seriously hurt. >>> a net of fun turns environment in little rock, arkansas. police say 28 people have been hurt with shots in a rap concert sending evelyn scrambling for cover as wendy gillett reports. >> reporter: the barrage of gunfire was broadcast on nightclub in little rock, arkansas. panicked clubgoers ran from their life while dodging bullets. crews williams hid under a pool table. >> i lay in wait. trump police believe several people got into an argument and gunfire was exchanged. the youngest victim is just 16 years old. >> they were either trampled or trying to exit the location . >> reporter: broken glass littered the ground below. poce shut down several streets in the area but no arrests were made. inve

. >> michael quander is here after spending the day at a gun range. >> i talked to some of the gunowners in our area and they are telling us it has been nothing dramatic but over the years have seen a spike in black women owning guns. >> the first time holding and firing a gun. >> i want to do some indifferent. >> kiana learned the ropes and stepped into the range. of black women interested in guns or owning them. this after she says in many african-american households guns are seen as the bad guy. >> she don't want no gun in her house. >> a study released this month shows black women have become the largest group getting concealed carry permits in texas. while it is difficult to find hard stats most states don't track race or gender local gun salesman say they have definitely seen a spike. >> i have seen quite a few black women looking for guns also. they are in the process of making a purchase. that is why i would buy a gun. >> everyone has something and some kind of experience with violence

. >> reporter: reporting in prince george's county, michael quander, wusa9. >> again prince george'sy police say they discovered the body between 11:30 and midnight on the beltway by the pennsylvania avenue exit. if you saw or heard something suspicious around that time please call crime solvers at 1- 866-411-tips. >>> family and friends are expected to gather for a vigil to remember the man killed in a motorcycle last week. his name gerald stockton. he leaves behind four children. >> reporter: we have learned since the crash late thursday night that this man was driving 130 miles an hour at least. that's the latest information from maryland state police when he crashed in the guardrail behind me. as we zoom into the friends and family are gathering as these cars continue to line up, and we are expecting maryland state police to arrive on the scene to make sure that nobody gets hurt here because this is a very busy intersection. but crash reconstruction seems said after 840 miles per hour thursday night the man behind the wheel is going again at least 130 miles per hour, crashes into

michael quander takes us to the field where that change is happening. >> reporter: amongst the group, keith, or kk lewis says people tried to block him from playing football because of his size. >> people say i'm too small, or not good enough. that keeps me motivated to keep trying harder. >> reporter: he's just in 8th grade, and knows how easy it is to fall ct on around here. >> reporter: that's where coach joseph hook comes in. >> we're father figures. we're life coaches. we're also, you know, pretty tough on him, because i know life is tough. >> reporter: coach hook says he knows children on his team are growing up in single family homes. some can't afford cleats. many of them know what it's like to struggle. >> that motivates me to say, i know why i'm here. >> reporter: coach takes any moment into their lives. whether it's at practice, dinner, or sleepovers. >> he's our leader, he teaches you, like life lessons. >> time management, advocacy. studies, academics. >> reporter: valuable lessons the kids and their parents say seem to be sticking all through the game trying. keep going,

michael quander hit the streets in one of vance cease favorite restaurant to see how he is being missed. >> he struck me as a fighter. i thought he would be successful in beating this bout of cancer. >> i really got a little teary. because, he he had such a great personality. >> he has really told us good news and bad news. he celebrated with washingtonians. now we really mourn his loss. >> he was the kind of man that ... young men really needed to look up to. because he was a strong black man. >> i have known jim since 1970. one of the african-americans to become an anchor. we always knew jim. he was always down to earth. always interested in the community. my most fondest memory of him, he is a motorcycle man and i always thought that was so cool. >> i had an opportunity to be with him at the chili bowl when his face was unveiled in a really iconic mural. he was very, very proud of a that. >> just, thank you for all keeping us homes every night. >> god speed. god speed. good brother, positive brother. be more like him. >> you have made such an impact on washington dc and the nation. >

>>or washington michael quander, wusa9. >> if you know anything about this incident, please call police right away. >>> president trump is laying low leaving it up to his attorney and son to describe the latest revelations in the russian collusion investigation. donald trump jr. went on fox news to explain his meeting with the russian attorney with ties to the kremlin. 's son says he was told the lawyer had dirt on hillary clinton and trump jr. said if it is what you say, i love it.>> in retrospect i would have done things differently. this was before the rush of mania. to me this was opposition research. >> president trump's lawyer says nothing illegal went on and the president had no idea this even happened. president trump leaves tonight for paris. >>> some good news for steve scalise. he was one of several peo alexandria at a practice for the annual congressional baseball game. scalise was shot in the hip and today we have learned he has been moved out of the icu again but he does remain in serious condition. the shooter was killed after police officers returned fire. >>> two people

for now michael quander wusa9. >> there's plenty of road closures as well.we'll have that listed on our website. here's a look at gun statistics from our news partners at usa today. an estimated 55 million americans own guns. the percentage of the u.s. population who own guns decreased from 25 to 22% last year. there are an estimated 111 million handguns nationwide. a 71% increase from the 65 million handguns in 1994. >>> president trump is headed home after a two-day visit to paris. he a military parade this morning to mark bastille day. >> u.s. and french just flew over paris in a sign of unity as soldiers from the two nations marched below. president trump saluted the nearly 200 u.s. troops that too part in the bastille day celebrations. this year -- on the 100th anniversary of the u.s. joining allied forces in world war i. >> french people are very respectful for american people. >> during his trip to paris, president trump signaled he may be willing to compromise on climate change after pulling the u.s. out of the paris accord last month. that's a topic

michael quander shows us how his hobby is helping his career. >> got to get our settings right. >> reporterhe's a street photographer. also a cop. >> they're kind of like, what is he taking a picture of? >> reporter: he snapped pictures all over d.c. photos that show people up close and personal. >> they use work to kind of inspire what i want to shoot on my own time. >>or

michael quander spoke to one of his childhood friends. >> i knew him since he was eight and i was nine years old. he was serious like he knew who he wanted to be. from the day i met him he knew that he wanted to be in the marines as sad as it is that he has passed, this is who he was going to be and he was doing everything he could in the marines so even there he wanted to do it at the highest possible level. i hope his wife and kids are all right. it is rough right now but for them it is like several lives have changed. >> i said it is not his time to be up th 50 or 60 more years. since he is up there he should do his job and keep an eye out for his loved ones down here. >> the deadly crash is under investigation. it appears the plane developed problems while in the air. >>> convicted child porn producer deonte carraway has had a change of heart, the former teachers aide who admitted to making pornographic videos with students appeared in court today. he has been complaining his public defender is not adequately defending him but he told the judge today he does not have a problem with

michael quander takes us to the field where that change is happening. >> reporter: amongst the group, keith, or kk lewis says people tried to block him from playing football because of his size. >> people say i'm too small, or not good enough. that keeps me motivated to keep trying harder. >> reporter: he's just in 8th grade, and knows how easy it is to fall ct

michael quander shows us how his hobby is helping his career. >> got to get our settings right. >> reporterhe's a street photographer. also a cop. >> they're kind of like, what is he taking a picture of? >> reporter: he snapped pictures all over d.c. photos that show people up close and personal. >> they use work to kind of inspire what i want to shoot on my own time. >>or year veteran with the d.c. police department. he says the photography has helped him with his communication. >> i really think photography has helped talk to people on the street when i am at work. >> reporter: his photos are all black and white, from the little girl playing near the monument, to the man who may be homeless, and living in a tent on the side of the road. >> we see a lot as police officers. we look at the surroundings, where every day people, you might pass by the same area every day and not notice that person that's been there every day on the side of the road. >> reporter: he says his pictures are about documenting every day life, from having a tough day at work, to even falling asleep on the train. >> yo

michael squander is live on the the -- quander is live on the bridge. >> reporter: you said it's a long walk and it is. that's the bridge they're going to be crossing pretty soon between five and 6:00 today. the rain may have put a damper on the plans. it probably feels better than that heat that they have been dealing with earlier today. the crews had been walking on sidewalks the whole day, but when they get to the bridge, police are going to shut down to one lane traffic so they can make sure they get problems. >> hey, hey, nra has got to go. >> reporter: hundreds of protesters took to the streets in virginia and d. c. to make their voices heard and to make a point to the nra. this video where an nra spokesperson mentioned so called violent protests that have happened. >> the only way we stop this, the only way we save our country and our freedom is to fight this violence of lies with the clenched fists of truth. >> reporter: this statement calls a social media fire storm. >> they are inciting violence in the video that they have put out. >> reporter: organizers of the women's march