that's one of the new details tonight to emerge from that hearing today for ronald hamilton. julie has more about the accused shooter and what he told police after that february ram pain. julie? >> reporter: the key witness today, a prince williams county police sent he was taken into custody. after hearing his testimony, the judge ruled there's evidence to move this case forward to the grand jury next month. >> reporter: ronald hamilton had just surrendered and been handcuffed when metowar arrived at the scene. we have three confirmed hits. >> reporter: three officers that sergeant metowar supervised had been shot. rookie officer ashley gwenden later died from her wounds. metowar put hamilton in the back of his police car and started crying i ruined my life. he asked me to take my gun out and shoot him. he said he read hamilton it's a miranda rights. he asked who else is in the ou my wife replied hamilton. is she okay? no, she's dead. the sergeant, are you sure? hamilton, yes, i'm sure. when he asked why he shot his wife? the army staff sergeant said the two of them had been

just inside this bullet shattered foyer window is where police officers found the ak-47 they say ronald hamilton to open fire on three officof office officers. ashley guindon was killed her first night on the job. two other officers were injured. hamilton's wife was found dead upstairs. >> three officers shot. >> reporter: one of the first officers responding to the call said he saw hamilton stick his head out of the door, retreat and stick his hands out the door. i said put your hands up and hamilton was handcuffed. the most critical testimony came from this man, sergeant joseph medawar. he was the first to question hamilton as he say tht in the b of a squad car. he then started crying and said i ruined my life, and then he asked medawar to shoot him. he asked who else is in the house? my wife replied hamilton. is she okay? no, she's dead. the sergeant, are you sure? hamilton, yes, i'm sure. medawar says when he asked why he shot his wife, the army staff sergeant said the two of them had been arguing. he then pressed why he shot the officers. he said he didn't know. he said he thinks he snapped

those who questioned ronald hamilton said that the suspect admitted to shooting his wife crystal because they were arguing. the rookie officer ashley guindon was killed. >>> new developments in a prince george's county shooting that left a woman dead and 5 men hurt. the woman is identified as 49- year-old joanne woods from district heights. investigators believe that she and four other victims were targeted but they have no one in custody. the shooting helped this morning on hillmar drive across from a playground. neighborssay that something needs to change. >> it's just of the community coming together. that's pretty much it.. that's all can i think of. it will take >> folks are leaving flowers at the base of a tree where woods was shot and two victims are in the hospital in stable condition. >>> new tonight, d.c. police have arrested two 19-year-olds for the latest stabbing outside of a d.c. high school, the second day in a row that a young person was stabbed near a school in the northwest. this happened near roosevelt junior high. the person was not a suspect and is expected to surviv

. >>> today a judge will hear more details about what led ronald hamilton to allegedly killed his wife and the prince william county police officer. hamilton is expected in the courtroom today and charged with fatally shooting his wife crystal and an officer during a domestic call in february. two other officers were wounded and the grand jury is expected to get this case next month. >>> funeral service is about to get underway for nicole mittendorff. and autopsy confirmed -- confirmed church in mclean this afternoon and officers are looking into sexist comments posted online about mittendorff and other female firefighters. >>> sentencing for the man convicted in the silver spring murders will learn how long he's going to spend in prison. he was convicted of killing mark saint alban in 2014 and the home he was renting on laughlin lane and was arrested after showing up at the hospital with gunshot wounds . prosecutors say he was in a group of armed burglars targeting the victim. >>> in the race for gop presidential nomination and goes to indiana were ted cruz's the hoosier state respond

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kevin: today for the first time, accused cop killer ronald hamilton appeared in a prince william county courtroom. two officers testified during the hearing including this sergeant who recalled asking hamilton why he grabbed an ak-47 and opened fire on three police officers killing rookie patrol woman ashley guindon. the 32-year-old army veteran replied stating the officers were storming in and so i shot them. hamilton broke down that the police shoot him on the spot. >> the tragic incident started as a domestic dispurr balance call. this sergeant said that he snapped and he went on to testify that hamm confessed to struggling with ptsd. even so prince william county prosecutors say they will fight for the death penalty. so it certainly appears that ptsd will be a central theme as it progresses forward through the courthouse. a grand jury will meet may 2 to see if there is evidence to indict hamilton on additional criminal counts. in manassas, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. maureen: the redskins and the u.s. supreme court. coming up the case that could be headed to the >> d.c. wants you to

a grand jury has added two counts of capital murder against ronald hamilton. hamilton is already facing capital murder and first-degree murder for allegedly killing his wife and then killing officer ashley begin done during an argument in his home. two attempted capital murders were added for his attempt in killing two other officers. >>> nearly 40,000 verizon workers are ready to walk off the job tomorrow morning at 6:00. those worker are in a stan contrac g eryland, virginia, and the district. verizon tells us it has thousands of non-union workers on stand by in case that strike does happen. the strike will not impact verizon wireless service. some workers are planning to picket tomorrow in arlington and silver springs. >>> parts of our area are under a frost advisory for tomorrow morning. but once we get through this, we could be kind of awesome by the end of the week, doug? >> kind of awesome for sure. how about really awesome as we head towards the end of the week and the weekends. you mentioned frost. the advisory does not include the metro region. it in

at a hearing today, a police sergeant testified that ronald hamilton confessed to the shootings, moments after they took him into custody. he said he snapped and might have had ptsd. he was a combat veteran in iraq and afghanistan. those shootings happened at hamilton's home on february 27th. investigators say he killed his wife crystal and police officer ashley guindon on her first day on the job. prosecutors said if hamilton is tried and convicted, they will likely seek the death penalty. >>> looking at the possibility that a mexican drug cartel killed eight members of a southern ohio family. relatives were shot execution- style and found four separate homes in pike county. investigators say they found a marijuana operation in some of those homes. they figured the street value of the plants add more than -- at more than half million dollars. >>> reports that the pharaoh has been found. ntsb says search teams spotted the device, 15,000 feet below the ocean surface. the alpharaoh sank near the bahamas, during hurricane joaquin in october. all 33 crewmembers were killed. >>> coming up, so

. >> reporter: ashley and two other officers were responding to a domestic call. 32-year-old ronald hamilton is accused of shooting and killing his wife crystal before opening fire on the officers. officer jesse hempen and david mccowan were injured but survived. 17.75k. a tough 11-mile run through prince william park. >> she was on my mind the entire time. >> reporter: ashley's family traveled from new england to be here. some participated in the run, others did not. but they are all touched by the support. has been great. >> reporter: mark guindon, ashley's uncle says her family has a lot of military history. >> having ashley be a marine and follow in her dad's footsteps. i know she was honored. >> reporter: in prince william county, surae chinn, wusa9. >> and a marine won this morning's race. 24-year-old second lieutenant andrew harper is based at quantico. he finished in one hour, five minutes, 33 seconds. >>> well, the presidential candidates have flocked to wisconsin. ahead of that state's primary tuesday. we will get the latest from the campaign trail coming up. howard? >> well, tempe

a grand jury added two capital murder counts against ronald hamilton. the charges were for allegedly shooting the other two police officers who survived the attack. hamilton already faces capital murder charges for allegedly killing his wife and rookie ashley guindon. police were redi a 77-year-old woman. he alleyouyknow wh, i am aisabl person. and weave seniors here, too. and we need more security. how come we don't have it? >> the residents there in centerville tell news4 that during recent construction, the door to the apartment building is often left open, allowing anyone to walk inside. >>> alexandria police have charged a man with the city's first murder of the year. police say he beat a man on ma he sustained a self-driving cars wi >> panel members say engaging dt ls from an eyewitness and police in the cl? >> i'll never forgive tefirefir ask patients about pain. it leads to the overprescription of medications including vicodin and oxyc the national highway administration says more than 20% o slowdowns there. northbound bw runs going on. perfect

take ronald hamilton has to answer prosecutors say hamilton killed his wife and shot three officers at his home in woodbridge in february. ashley guindon was killed on her first day on the job. attorneys for both sides will go over evidence at a hearing this morning. court records indicate that hamilton confessed to the shootings. >>> this morning montgomery county council members will urge the county executive to suspend official travel to mississippi and north carolina. both states have enacted laws that deny services to people in the lgbt community. today the council is supposed to vote on condemning the new laws. several states and cities have already banned travel to those states. >> inside metro, a shakeup is taking place. adam tuss obtained internal memos that detail staffing changes in several departments including the rail control center. one memo shows that the managing director of rail transportation is on extended leave. they also outline a reorganization within other departments. the memos are from before this weekend's smoke incident on the red line. and metro now says th

now ronald hamilton's case is moving to a grand jury. a judge made that ruling yesterday. hamilton is accused of killing ic buss with their own lanes and stations has been ro route 1 in arlington and alexandria. the proposal would also mean fewer cars on the road. >>> it is 6:34 and the clock is ticking. today marks 100 days until the 2016 summer games. crews are working around the clock in rio trying to prepare the olympic village and get all the venues ready for the athletes. this morning we're joined by bob costas, our host in primetime for the olympics. >> live in brazil for us right now, bob, good to to see you. >> reporter: good morning, aaron and euanit and overcast which isusr this a. th in brazil leading up to the olycthem, the recent political turmoil that could lead to the president's impeachment and the and water quality. we'll highlight the athletes expected to represent united states, michael phelps and gabby douglas will be here. and the reigning 00-met free style champion will be here. >> what else are you looking forward to? you have covered so many olympi

>>> new evidence in the case against ronald hamilton. >> here's the man accused of killing his wife a officer. peggy fox was in hamilton today for a pretrial hearing. what did we learn? >> police say he confessed to the shooting. and according to sergeant wetimmor. he said hamilton explained why he did it. >> it was a chaotic scene. a signal one, summoned all to this home in woodbridge. three officers had been shot, answering a domestic call. officer ashley guindon, her first day wounded. the other officers were on the ground wounded. as medics assisted the injured, officer anthony parafan arrived and saw the door open. he testified he saw a black male poke hissed head out the door. he said i was screaming, telling him to come out with his hands up. >> the suspect, 32-year-old ronald ham out -- hamilton obeyed. when sergeant meadower arrived, he told officers to put the suspect in his car, where he began asking him questions. who else in s in the house? my wife, said hamilton. is she all right? no. his wife, crystal hamilton was found dead in an upstairs bedroom. sergeant hamilton a

ronald hamilton accused of killing wife crystal.en opened fire on them. >> i just want to be clear. do we have officers involved in a shooting? >> we have three officers that have been shot. >> he needed help. and i just started dispatching. >> it became personal. >> it is. you know them. they are my koe workers. i've laughed with them. you know what something is right. you know when something is wrong. >> the officers wounded and recovering. officer ashley >> yeah. it was very hard. but it's brought a lot of us closer together. >> for the police officers and fire crews, these men and women much more than voiceover the radio. >> you know exactly who it is. we're all one big family here. >> a family that even finds time each other laugh. >> this is not a 9:00 to 5:00. you truly have to love it to do it, and i do. >> you can tell they love their job. your worst day is their every day. if you know a dispatcher or someone who works in that line of work, tell them thank you. >>> great people, great weekend ahead, great weather. it just f

ronald hamilton told police he may be fighting post traumatic stress disorder. he's an army killing his wife and the officer. that revelation came during a hearing today with the judge ruling there is enough evidence to send the case to grand jury. during police questioning after that shooting, hamilton broke down and cried. coming up at 5:00 a report on what hamilton begged the officer to do. >>> a major automaker accused of fudging the numbers. first at 4, now we know how long this has been going on. and a busy local road choked with traffic. >> now there's a new plan to >>> breaking news at the live desk. we have just confirmed with the secret service that someone jumped the fence at the white house. this is a live look at the white house grounds. we still know very little about this. there are now two fences around the perimeter. a lower bike rack fence and a tall fence along the white house lawn. we are not sure yet which fence this person made it over. we'll have more details as they come in here and on our nbc washington app. >> big changes could be comin

ronald hamilton will be in court for a hearing. hamilton killed his wife and shot the three officers at his home in woodbridge back in february. officer ashley guindon was killed on her first day of the job. hamilton confessed. >>> a man dead and fairfax county police calling it a homicide. he was pound dead inside an apartment in the mt. vernon area yesterday afternoon. the woman who went to the south county government center to report the death is now being questioned. fairfax county police say there is no threat to the public here, no charges have been filed and the victim's name has not been released. >>> the fight over a prime piece of real estate in d.c. could begin tonight. the fbi's j. edgar hoover building will soon come down leaving a coveted portion of pennsylvania avenue up for grabs. both maryland and virginia are build a new headquarters and all the jobs and money that would come with that. tonight's meeting begins at 6:00 at the national capital planning commission in northwest washington. >>> right now people from p

kevin: accused cop-killer ronald hamilton appeared in court today wearing a navy colored suit and stoic look on his face. the only words "yes, sir, your honor," and "yes, sir." but testimony from this police sergeant that responded to the shooting that left hamilton -- too ashley guindon dead. he testified he questioned the veteran with why he opened fire on police with ak-47. he stated the officers were storming in so i shot them. the sergeant then asked who else is in the house? hamilton replied saying my wife. the sergeant followed up with is she okay? hamilton said, "no, she's dead." hamilton served in iraq and afghanistan then started crying and told police he ruined his life and asked that someone shoot him. the 32-year-old went on to mention he struggled with ptsd and had snaps but admitted no doctor diagnosed him with the illness. prosecutors tell abc7 they will likely ask for the death penalty. if or when the case goes to trial. >> it is certainly worth noting that hamilton's father and cyst rer involved in law -- sister are involved in law enforcement in south see if there is

the suspect, ronald hamilton, accused of killing his wife crystal.e say he then opened fire on them. >> i just want to be clear, do we have officers involved in a shooting? >> we have three officers that have been shot. so he needed help started dispatching. >> reporter: for mishika and her fellow dispatchers, it became personal. >> you know them. these are my co-workers. i have laughed with them, dave, jesse. >> the officers were wounded and recovering. officer ashley guindon killed on her first day on the street. >> it's very hard. it's brought a lot of us closer together. >> reporter: for the police officers and fire crews, these men and women much more than voices over the radio. >> you know exactly who it is and we're all one big family here. >> reporter: a family that even finds time to make each other laugh. >> this is not a 9:00 to 5:00. truly you have to love it to do it. and i do. >> david culver, news4. >> good work they're doing there. >>> some local students took a virtual trip today, a trip to mars. >> it's about as close as you can get

ronald hamilton will be in court for a hearing.secutors say hamilton killed his wife and shot three officers at his home in woodbridge in february. ashley quinn guindon was killed on her first day in the job. court records indicate hamilton confessed to the shooting. >>> this morning montgomery county counsel members will urge the council executive to suspend official travels to mississippi and people in the lgbtq community. today the council is also supposed to vote on condemning the new laws. several states and cities have already banned travel there. >>> meanwhile lawmakers in north carolina are going into session today to debate the state's so-called bathroom law. democrats want to repeal it because it eliminates some legal protections for the lgbtq community. protesters are treating lgreeti makes there. thousands are staging a sit-in in. the law forces transgender people to use bathrooms for the sex listed on their birth certificates. many major cooperations harpora blasted that law. >> this will continue and more speak tak en

attorneys for ronald hamilton asked for the medical records of the officers who were shot. the judge ruled the defense can have access to those records but personal information will be red under seal. a protective order will also prevent any release of the medical information. defense attorneys dropped their request to get the 911 calls and other police communications, and hamilton will be allowed to wear civilian clothing instead of a jail jumpsuit at his upcoming preliminary hearing. the army staff sergeant will not be permitted to wear his military uniform. >>> it's been five years since that east coast earthquake damaged the national cathedral, but that repair scaffolding isn't going anywhere anytime soon. the second phase is starting this morning. cranes are lifting new pinnacles to rest atop the cathedral's towers. those pinnacles are intricate hand carved, so this process to make sure they stay intact will be painstaking. it could take another decade before these repairs are completed. >>> a $140 million hotel is coming to college park right by the university of toda

hamilton. i agree with marco, it should be rosa parks. >> i'd put my mother on there. >> i'd go with ronald reagan'ser, margaret thatcher. >> a great founder of the red cross. >> i wouldn't change the 10 or $20 bill. i think it's a gesture. i don't think it helps to change our history. >> probably not maybe legal but i would pick mother teresa. >> i would pick abigail adams. >> all right. >> of course, the critics have called for jackson to be taken off the bill entirely including the infamous trail of tears. the u.s. treasury department announced that alexander am milton with a boost of a musical about his life will get to stay on the ten, though the back will changed to women who fought to vote, including susan b. anthony and one alice paul. the back of the $5 bill will honor the civil rights movement and eleanor roosevelt. >>> the nation's largest health insurer is exiting. operating a handful of states, down from 34th year, united health care says it is losing too much money. the company says it lost $475 million in the exchanges last year and could face another $500 million loss this year. it's

hamilton. stuart: i want you your commentary on president obama criticizing president ronald reagan's economicust about trashes the idea that tax cuts give you prosperity. what do you think of that? >> well, i think a bunch of things. first of all, it's always tough to compare. but if you look at obama, he has created about 10 million jobs, and i would say that reagan more than doubled that. so did, by the way, bill clinton. but the problem with his analysis is the most important ingredient is left out. the market value of a job. that what we're creating if you look at the parade of statistic reports, we're creating literally millions of entry-level low wage jobs. and that's why we have this dichotomy where jobs are soaring but the economy is going nowhere. stuart: okay. >> we're sitting right now with 4 million unfilled great jobs. skill-base jobs that do not require the genius of job creation. they need to be filled. and, by the way, those jobs have the virtue of being multiplier jobs. if you fill them in computer science or other industries, they need two or three people to help get this jo