d.c. police say he shot at patrol car during an unprovoked attack this southeast washington. butler was also wanted in prince george's county for attempted sexual assault of a young girl, trying to fire bomb an apartment and stabbing his girlfriend three weeks ago. >>> a grieving mother wants some answers after her son was gunned down while walking to a bus stop in southeast d.c. gabriel turner had just finished having breakfast with his mother and was heading to work when he was shot on birney place. witnesses say they heard at least six shots. turner worked as headquarters. his mother had strong words for the person who pulled the trigger. >> i'd like to take his life, too. they took my son's life. i would. i would. the one that killed my son, i would like to take his life, too. >> turner worked as a janitor at the j. edgar hoover building for

throughe are sorting shell casings and glass shards at a bus stop in southeast d.c. the latest on the deadly shooting in daylight and the search for gunmen. plus, the new gm releasing his plans today. the hard truths he says have to be addressed. >> what should you do when someone offers you drugs? >> say no! >> remembering the legacy of nancy reagan. the life of the former first lady. the new starts now. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. >> i can't imagine marriage beg that ronald's and mine was. remembering former first lady nancy reagan. she died today in her home in los angeles at the age of 94. the former actress and advocate was known for taking an active role in the white house as ronald reagan's closest advisor and fierce protector. roz plater joins us in the studio with more on her lasting legacy. roz: in her memoir, the first lady spoke fondly. for a while she lived with family in the bethesda area. she was born and francis robbins in new york city in 1921. nancy would beco

southeast. flames broke out around 8:00 last night. a d.c.njured but is expected to be okay. >>> breaking news this morning in the live desk. one person is dead after a tractor trailer crash in frederick county. i'm nikki burdine. investigators say an 18-wheeler flipped on its back on eastbound finger board road and parks mill. the driver, 59-year-old carl neal was pronounced dead at the scene. police say he lost control, slipped, hit a guardrail and burst into flames. the tractor trailer was the only vehicle involved. investigators expect the intersection to be closed until noon today. back to you. >>> super tuesday is here. voters in 13 states and one territory head to the polls as candidates continue their battle for the all-important delegate count. >> more delegates are up for grabs than any other time in the campaign. 49 g.o.p. 95 for the democrats in virginia. delia goncalves is live in sterling with more. people are lining up at the polls there. >> reporter: yeah, andrea, the polls opened at 6:00 a.m. there was a line out the door. th

one person was killed and two other injured this a shooting on sunday this southeast d.c. this happened just steps away from where a local reporter simil milton was gunned down last may. the van belonged to a church. >>> two firefighters are back on the job this morning. the fire chief reinstated both men after a review and public outcry. captain james kelly and bloom were placed on leave for taking a child to the hospital on the fire engine rather than rating for an ambulance. the firefighters say the ambulance was 15 minutes away and the child needed help immediately. captain kelly says he never expected to be reprimanded for his decision. >> it took me by surprise. yeah, i didn't think anything was ever going to come out of it honestly. >> did you think it was fair? >> i did the right thing. >> the trouble isn't over yet for captain kelley. the review fod he is registered nationally. virginia ems office is how doing a review of the case, as well. >>> virginia lawmakers have a approved a bill that would tors death row inmates in to the electric chair if lethal injection

call or click today to see how much you could save with geico. >>> a southeast d.c. community came together today to remember two women killed tragically by gun violence. members of the east washington heights baptist church held a peace walk and rally to remember the lives of charnice milton and ivy smith. smith was shot and killed at a bus stop on alabama avenue last weekend and milton was killed last year. today d.c. councilwoman yvette alexander says that needs to be a culture change in the community. >> there are a lot of people hurting out here, and when you don't feel good about yourself, when you're hurting yourself, you have no problem hurting others. so we really have to change the culture. >> there have been no arrests made in either homicide. >>> the woman who stopped her car in the middle of 395 causing a chain reaction crash has now been charged. police say mary daniel stopped on the highway just north of duke street late last night. three metro transit police officers cruisers tried to swerve to avoid the one ended up sideswiping another and the third

. >>> parents are worried in one southeast d.c.rhood after a fatal shooting. 21-year-old adam barker was shot and

. >>> parents are worried in one southeast d.c. neighborhood after a fatal shooting. 21-year-old adam barker was shot and then on thursday police arrested >> monday aound the neighborhoo following these shootings. >>> time for weather and traffi. >> good morning. winter weather advisory advisories remain posted for all the mediate metro area. the snow is rapidly coming to an end. the roads are wet. they may be shuslushy in parts. current temperatures 30 in gaithersburg and air coming back in from our southsm staying cold and dpra agray all. still talking 70s next week. >> it's crazy when you look at the snow on the grass here this morning. on river road out bound getting onto the beltway. again, we are still just wet on the roadways. roadways wet and on the side of the road we do have a little bit of accumulation. old hundred road, again, the roads are just belty, overnight tad work caus but all of that gray is that snow still falling. >>> it is 4:33. neighbors in manassas are on edge from a shooting and stand off. police say manue

you can meet the officers at south capitol street and livingston road southeast. d.c. police also crime down. they have the stolen minivan that was used in a deadly drive-by shooting at a bus stop. now they're looking for a person who was behind the wheel. one person was killed there, two others injured in a shooting on sunday in southeast d.c. now, this happened just steps away from where a local reporter was gunned down last may. please say the van belonged to alter church. the church didn't know it was missing. >> this morning police are looking for a second suspect in a brazen home invasion. they've already arrested kevin darnell carroll. they ambushed a 20-year-old and 14-year-old as they entered their germantown home last year. both men wore ski masks and both had guns. they believe they planted a gps tracker on the family car and tracked them home. police say carroll and his partner tied up their hostage and then robbed the house. >>> virginia lawmakers are taking steps to protectch with special needs to protect crimes. it would lead to this. under this bill att

investigators are still on the scene of a deadly house fire in southeast d.c. this happened at massachusetts and southern avenue. the flames broke out about 8:00 last night. one person died in the fire. al firefighter was badly injured but is expected to eventually be okay. no word on the ca in the fire or how the fire started. >>> it has been more than 10 hours since a patient fled a mental health facility in falls church, virginia. virginia state police say michael marshal was last seen around 6:00 yesterday evening at northern v mental health institute. he has been known to exhibit violent behavior as well. if you see him, please call police and do not approach him. an officer shot and killed saturday, her first day on the job will be laid to rest today. a procession happened last night. hundreds of people came out to pay respects. mikea turner is live in woodbridge where her funeral will be held today. >> reporter: good morning. we are not able to get on the grounds of the church but today around noon the funeral for officer ashley guindon will be held. it'

detectives are asking for anyone with information to give them a call. >>> one southeast d.c. community is calling for change after two women were gunned down. members of the east washington heights baptist church and other community members joined in prayer on sunday. the alabama avenue rally was to remember either hoicides. >>> we have brand new images of a train derailment. take a look at the scene outside of dodge city, kansas. investigators are working to find out whien a amtrak train jumped the tracks there. close to 150 people were on board. take a look at the trains here, just lying on their sides. the krar hurt at least 11 people, but police say no one has life threatening injuries. >>> and a terror the attack, take a look at the scene here, at three people have died from a suicide bopping in turkey. investigators say rebel bombers targeted bus stops and buss in the capital.in turkey. investigators say rebel bombers targeted bus stops and buss in the capital. 37 people died. turkey is now bombing rebel targets in iraq. police arrested dozens of people in raids overnig

firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire in southeast d.c. one person was killed. identity. their a firefighter suffered serious injuries but is expected to be ok. this happened at massachusetts avenue and southern avenue. the fire started in the basement of the home. for genia lawmakers moving forward with a bill to close a loophole and a school bus safety law after it was pointed out that the law allows the use of video cameras to enforce laws a school bus,g but did not allow tickets to be issued by mail. is it expected -- it is expected to pass the senate by the end of the week. a lot of midday roadwork happening. idea of what to expect northbound baltimore-washington parkway. the 20's.own into continuing north, they are doing emergency pothole patching. to get from d.c. to baltimore, 95 in maryland is the better option. goodigger picture, in shape. no delays through montgomery county, silver spring, bethesda. loop, close to river road, getting into virginia, no issues. virginia, 395, north, construction work near duke street. approaching that area, duke street,

. >> in southeast d.c., shomari stone, news 4. >> three students were removed from brunswick high school to y to the students later told sheriff's deputies they were joking. the students will not be criminally charged, but, because of the disruption, they could face juvenile charges. >> a local family gets some much needed closure after a week of wondering if their grandmother's body disappeared. turns out the body in the casket is their loved one. they looked there the casket and didn't recognize. today, they went went brak to get a second look and brought along the perk doctor. >> the physician determined it is my grabd mother. we had them to strip her down of all of her make-up and put her in her natural life as possible. >> >>. >> you may be one of the tens of thousands of drivers who cross over it every day. but if the most iconic river crossing doesn't get much needed repairs, the memorial bridge could be a thing ooft past. it needs a quarter of a billion or the bridge will have to close in five years. the problem is its crumbling i believe fra structure. the park service says it w

about last night, a firefighter seriously injured while rescuing people from a burning home in southeast d.c. account fromamatic the granddaughter of one of the victims. richard reeve has what she is saying and the investigation happening now. rich? richard: this is such an inspiring story. this is some of the debris left from the fire, the stuff firefighters tossed out the windows while the building was burning. this is the building now, completely enclosed. imagine that building filled with fire and smoke, then a dramatic rescue. this person return to the fire scene. this third floor apartment where her 65-y it was 3:30 p.m. minnesota avenue. she was among the 12 to 15 people who could not get out. >> she wanted to jump off the latter, but they told her to wait. richard: that is when a d.c. firefighter sprang into action, climbing the fire ladder, talking to the woman, keeping her calm. >> he held her so she would not jump. after a while, they came down. he gave her his oxygen mask. even before the fire, she had breathing issues. >> she has fluid in her lungs, so it's hard for her to breat

the 65-year-old woman was trapped in her burning southeast d.c. apartment. >> we made eye contact. told her that earlier today an k and i looked at her and i told her, just don't do it, i'll be up there in a second. >> reporter: when he reached her, he had to make a quick life-saving decision. >> i knew i wasn't going to be able to pull her over the railing because we were so high. i knew that it would risk both of our lives, so i just gave her my air. >> reporter: it was that decision that many say saved terrell's life. because the smoke was so thick, they actually shared lovato's mask until firefighters could reach her from inside the building. >> it's pretty amazing how fast that smoke takes your breath away. >> reporter: lovato became emotional when talking about all the support he's received over the last few days. >> my wife, my motorcycle crew here, firefighters, the burn foundation especially have always been available to help families >> reporter: that was a very touching moment. phyllis terrell is still being treated here at the hospital, but the firefighter was able to s

these are live pictures of the eagles' nest perched in an old oak tree in southeast d.c. justice and freedom have nested there for 11 years and last month the pair laid two eggs. the eaglettes could be born at any time and we have created a link to the camera so you can watch it happen live. open our nbc washington app and search eagle cam. >>> you can get a new view of the river and pretty soon, you're going to be able to take a free guided boat tour. mark segraves gets a sneak peek in a story you'll see only news4. what did you learn about the environment today? >> reporter: hey, chris. you know, i've lived here all of my life and i thought i knew the anacostia river pretty well. i found i didn't. this very stretch of river here, you'll learn, is the same stretch that the british army used when they invaded washington, d.c. and you learn how the army corps of engineers generations actually redirected this portion of the river. and, of course, you're going to learn about the comeback of the wildlife along this river. if you're lucky, you'll get to see one of our bald eag

detectives want anyone with information to contact them. >>> one southeast d.c. community wants change to happen after two women were gunned down. community and local church members gathered and prayed near the alabama avenue bus stop where ivy smith was killed last weekend. they were calling for peace in a neighborhood where two women have died because of gun violence. a remember the w a reporter was killed last may. >> it begins with a it doesn't take a mountain to be moved. simply takes one voice or one community of voices. >> investigators into both homicides continue and there have been no arrests. >>> the wife of comedian bill cosby is expected to return for the second part of her deposition today. camille cosby testified under oath last month in a defamation lawsuit against her husband. the lawsuit was filed by seven women who say bill cosby sexually assaulted them. camille locosby's lawyers argue that she has no information that would be relevant to the lawsuit, but prosecutors say it's the only way to get the truth. >>> it looked like a real life disaste

. >>> and residents in o southeast d.c. neighborhood are concerned about increase in violence, a fatal shooting on monday afternoon that happened just a short work from a new charter school under construction. the 21-year-old was shot and killed in the 2700 block of langston place. >> monday i was coming home and started hearing gunsho >> police say they are military on stand by for nuclear strikes. erican and south koreanw severe agreed to start working on an advanced missile defense system to protect against those threats. >>> doctors say two people suffering from a rare paralyzing condition in martinique have evidence of the zika virus. this add -- >>> brandi chastain is hoping to leave a lasting legacy. she has pledged to donate her brain to research. she researches at t anra and slushy in liht emoudy at noon with at 40. high temperatures today with one or two breaks of sunshine. the farther west you live or travel, the more sunshine you're going to get. highs today generally up into the low to mid 40s. we'll start out

community members in southeast d.c. held a meeting to decide what to do. the latest killing, ivy smith shot at a bus stop on alabama avenue in broad daylight sunday. neighbors admit finding a solution is not easy. >> we can talk all day and all night. what about us getting some action done. where are these guns coming from. who is selling it to these young men. >> police are investigating this weekend's shooting. no arrests have been made. >>> plans are in place to honor nancy regular gafnlt mrs. reagan died sunday at age 94 from gen congested heart failure. first lady michel attend the funeral. the private funeral is friday in simi valley, california. mrs. reagan will be laid to rest next to her husband. while the funeral is by invitation only, the public can pay respects tomorrow and thursday when she will lie in repose at the presidential library. >>> you can sign a condolence book at the white house visitor's center at 15th and pennsylvania avenues. it will be on display through the end of the month. the center is open from 7:30 in the morning until 4:

live in southeast d.c., roz plater, abc 7 news. leon: let's to be concerned about. metro, it's not good enough and it has to change -- that is the word coming today from the gm of metro. he explained a plan for moving the system forward. he wanted to be the best transit system in the country but admits there are hurdles. looking at is putting information on the pylons. so thatelectric there, is something we are tried to figure out. where we can tell people what's going on before they get down there. leon: one of the steps talked about, a new customer accountability website for step he admitted there are more challenges to the job than he expected, but he says he is ready to take them on. alison: developing tonight, excelon hopes that a proposal released this afternoon will get enough support to finalize its merger with pepco. last week, the d.c. public service commission said they would not approve the deal until changes were made in parties agree to it. today, excelon said they would give the commission $20 million for discounts, which would also be used to help lo

. >> news4's jackie bensen has just arrived on the scene of >> jackie, what is going on in southeast d.c. where you are? >> reporter: chris, an alarming sight here at united medical center on southern avenue. behind us you can see d.c. police down there investigating what was an alarming development about 3:00 this afternoon. we are told a man and a woman drove up to the emergency entrance and requested medical assistance. they had both been shot. we are told that the man is in very, very serious condition, described as grave condition from his injuries, and that the woman's injuries are less serious. now, what we're told is that the shooting did not take place here at the hospital. it took place some distance away from here on 23rd street in southeast d.c. so there are detectives at that location also, but investigators here at great united medical center and they have an entire section of the emergency room entrance cordoned off. scene technicians down here at this time investigating the double shooting of a man and a woman earlier this afternoon. live in southeast, jackie bensen, news

for now, live in southeast d.c., roz plater, abc 7 news. leon: overseas now, tonight and alexandria man is telling his story about the time that he spent with isis in iraq. the 26-year-old turned himself into kurdish forces in iraq monday. today on kurdish tv, he described how he traveled to europe late last year, then went through turkey. he said he made a huge mistake joining isis. >> i really did not support their ideology, and at that point, that is when i i needed to escape. leon: u.s. authorities are trying to bring him back to the u.s. if that happens, he could be prosecuted on terrorism charges. the last known fugitive in the paris terrorist attacks is in custody in belgium. the authorities caught him in a raid in brussels. man,s the most wanted caught during the raid. they tracked them down in the neighborhood where he grew up. >> this capture sends a message to all extremist groups that the law enforcement and intelligence community will continue to look for you until they find you. leon: he is thought to have handled logistics fo

avenue in southeast d.c. a cruiser was on patrol, was fired on, in what officials say was an unprovoked attack. officers inside returned fire. people on the sidewalk dove for safety. a motorist frantically trying to avoid the gunfire threw her car into reverse and collided with the car behind her. amazingly, no one was injured. we're told that detectives investigating the crimes in prince georges county are aware that butler has been captured. at d.c. police headquarters, jackie benson, news 4. >>> mother nature has been fueling the brush fires that ripped through several parts of our area today. we have live team coverage on the damage, dramatic rescue, and what's in store tomorrow. we start in montgomery county where two fast-growing fires kept crews busy all afternoon. >> one came homes in germantown and helped one man to spring into action to help his neighbors. sha mari? >> reporter: good evening. it is windy right now. the dry conditions make battling brush fires that much more challenging. the elderly

we have now learned the woman saved from a burning building in southeast d.c. has died from her injuries. family members told the "washington post" the 64-year-old died in hospice care. the firefighter risked his life by giving his oxygen mask to her. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. as of today, the district is tong private ambulances respond to calls after years of slow response times to serious calls. fire and e.m.s. will still respond to 911 calls. they will determine the severity of the injuries. those with less serious injuries will be taken to hospital by a private company. that allows fire and e.m.s. crews to be available to respond to more serious calls. noon, up on abc 7 news at we will check on the easter egg roll at the white house and hear the president's message for his final time presiding over affecting the cherry blossoms on the tidal basin. new actions in north carolina and georgia over laws that have spurred outrage in the fight for lgbt equality. doug hill will show us what is coming after the rain and what is in store for

. \ throughe are sorting shell casings and glass shards at a bus stop in southeast d.c.on the deadly shooting in daylight and the search for gunmen. plus, the new gm releasing his plans today. the hard truths he says have to be addressed. >> what should you do when someone offers you drugs? >> say no! >> remembering the legacy of nancy reagan. the life of the former first lady. the new starts now. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. >> i can't imagine marriage beg

that would have been planned, search for a man whom police say shot two people along bath place southeast. d.cboth victims were conscious and breathing when they were taken to the hospital around 10:30 last night. to northeast washington where fire sent a firefighter and two other people to the hospital. the firefighter with serious injuries. investigators are trying to find out what caused the fire. >>> and now to the aftermath of those terror attacks in brussels. sunday tribute to the victims turned violent when members of a right wing group crashed that vigil. police pushed back the protesters using water cannons. meanwhile the metro lines there that had been closed reopened over the weekend except the station where the bombs went off. the airport will remain closed until thursday. over the out 13 raids and arrested nine people. this morning at taliban splipte group is claiming responsibility for a bombing on sunday in pakistan. the bomber targeted christians celebrating the easter holiday at a park. officials say the bombs went off near the children's rides. horn 300 people were hurt.the g

. >> lift driver was us is up a customer in southeast d.c.. a look at screen shot of the conversation between elizabeth hern and lift driver. he said cancel i don't pick up from southeast sorry. hern said i'll be sure to leave that review. the driver said go ahead. hern, who is white, says multiple drivers accepted and cancelled pickup. but this recent experience was the first time someone gave a reason. >> a virginia tow truck driver is behind bars this morning accused of stealing items from the very vehicles he was supposed to be towing. arlington county police say an officer watched philip pierceson tow a vehicle and he dropped over the vehicle in front of a loading dock and fled the area. pierce was pulled over a short time later and found numerous stolen itemsp in his car and charged with driving under the influence. he's held without bomb. >> to maryland now the maryland house of delegates pass aid will to limit school standardized the legislation was unanimously approved yesterday. just 2% of classroom instruction time per year translat

. >>> police are searching for the suspect in a shooting on chesapeake street in southeast d.c.ng yesterday was the result of an argument between two men. the victim was shot several times and is in serious condition. his name has not been released. >>> happening today, metro officials are finalizing some money matters. the finance committee expected to approve of system's 2017 operating budget of 1$1.7 billion. the new budget keeps

drive and have not left yet if you get on the road now at least in this part of the region here in southeast d.c. coming in from maryland, you won't have a tough time of it. so, that's the key. what wee planning on doing, you had enough in the i think and yet with the telework and all the other options that people have today, it may not be as bad as people are fearin fearing. and we'll see. maybe 6, 7, 8:00 this morning atroshious. hi a neighborhood tell me he was warned stay out of downtown when the pope was here in september he had to go and wept for it said it was a breeze because so many people headed warnings and stay home. we'll see i believe the next move guys we'll hop on eye bus and take a ride in and see how it's going that wa way. no metro road service. bus, cars, roads, at least right now are fairly on, guys. >> you know go ahead. >> i was going to say, bob, we were talking and i don't recall metro was shut down after 9/11 this is first time in my memory. i came a year after 9/11 i'm wondering putting in context metro gm saying i would ratherer ron the side caution. i would rather do

. >>> police are searching for the suspect in a shooting on chesapeake street in southeast d.c. police say the shooting yesterday was the result of an argument between two men. the victim was shot several times and is in serious condition. his name has not been released. >>> happening today, metro officials are finalizing some money matters. the finance committee expected to approve of system's 2017 operating budget of 1$1.7 billion. the new budget keeps includes an increase in federal grants for maintenance. once the proposal is out of committee, it will move to the full board for approval. >>> the would people accused in the shooting of a green line train will go before a judge today.people accused in the shooting of a green line train will go before a judge today. a 16-year-old fired the gun and 19-year-old was with him. the shooting was sparked after the victims fought off a robbery. both face armed robbery. the hearing is set at 9:00 this morning. >>> it is 4:31. washington police officer heads for court today accused of assaulting an employee at a cellphone store in northw

three men shot in less than an hour, all of it in southeast d.c. >> good morning, i'm andrea roane. > i'm mike hydeck. larry miller has ti traffic. we begin with allyson rae back from vacation. >> good morning. good to be back. especially with this type of weather. we are heading back to near 80 degrees. that is forecasted to be right over the record high. take a look at the record highs across the region. we are inlookg at highs today in the 80-degree mark give or take a few degrees. we will slowly stay in the 60s and 70s for much of the morning. 78 in d.c. 78 for dulles. 76 for martinsburg and it looks like another day for the record books. cooler weather on the way. we will talk about that coming up. larry, over to you. >> allyson, thanks. >>> no issues around town. we are doing well if you are getting ready to head out the door. inner and outer loop free of any issues. 295 off to a great start as well. for some of the towns south of the beltway, brandywine, upper marlboro, you are good to go in in

confirmed a service area that includes all of southeast d.c. and part of northeast tops the entire chesapeake region in package thefts. he urged people to sign up for a free u.p.s. service called my choice. it allows you to request online or through an app to have your package delivered to a u.p.s. store to be held for pickup. he also confirmed the company is testing lockers already found at some apartment buildings that could soon show up on residential streets. >> there are scanners gps pinpointed to a latitude and longitude to where we can see the driver initiated released the stop when he closed the stop out and moved onto his next stop. >> reporter: a representative of the u.s. postal service noted renting even a small post office box might work for some. >> we will still hold your packages behind the counter. you'll get a slip in your box. >> reporter: some have gone as far as to install a camera above the front doorstep which may or may not prevent package theft but has resulted in the arrest of a number of thieves. in southeast washingt

two others injured in the shooting yesterday in southeast d.c.his happened just steps away from where a local reporter charnise milton was gunned down back in may. right now police say that's just a coincidence. >>> and new tonight, we are learning that first lady michelle obama will be among those in california later this week to attend nancy reagan's funeral. the former first lady will be buried alongside her husband, president ronald reagan at the reagan library in simi valley. the funeral will be held friday and will be closed to the public. on wednesday and thursday, however, mrs. reagan will be lying in repose at the library. and the public can pay its respects then. and today flags at the capitol and at the white house and across the country were lowered to half-staff in honor of the former first lady. the white house visitors center also put out a condolences book so people could sign it. >>> well, the next week could reshape the race for the white house. and it all begins tomorrow with what will be a critical primary on the democratic si

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she was happy to hear about the arrest. 27-year-old kenneth parker of southeast d.c. was arrested. we understand he was in the d.c. jail at the time of the arrest. the chief of police just speaking a few moments ago praising the work of detectives in this case. holding on to this case saying it was grand jury testimony with the evidence, the test results from evidence that led to the arrest. there were more people involved in the shooting, though. jaydan's mother says she wants everyone locked up. chief says so does she. reporting live from the police headquarters, jennifer donelan, back to you. michelle: all right. thank you. loved on baptist church of glenarden today to remember officer jacai colson. our amy aubert takes us inside the funeral. amy: across the street from the church, you can see the lines of the cars proceeding just behind me. down the road, a large flag waving proudly in honor of officer jacai colson. now just inside those doors at the first baptist church of glenarden, crowds of people, community members, friends and family packed the church with the best thing t

. >>> a surprising twist at a fatal shooting in southeast d.c. over the weekend. police say a prince george county man used a church van used by a suspected shooter. 39-year-old ivy smith was killed shooting sunday on alabama avenue. >>> breaking overnight, a commuter train carrying more than 200 people crashes near san francisco. the bay area train was making its way from silicon valley to stockton when it ran into a tree on the track. the train ran into a tree. >> we were in the number 2 car. it was jolting, a wild ride. we pumped -- it was derailed. we didn't come completely off the tracks but a jarring ride for a little bit. we weren't sure whap was happening. >> it was raining heavily. all train service on the line is canceled today. >>> police in fairfax county say vandals spray painted a police cruiser. it was tagged in red and green spray paint on westmoreland street in mclean. ui to get cars to slow down and increase vestibility. >>> a new york man is expected in court today charged with trying to jump the white house fence. delia goncalves is live outsid

just learned a man died after midnight hours after he was shot in southeast d.c. it looks like it happened on the 4200 block of sixth street southeast. that is all police said about the incident. we will stay on top of it. no word on any suspect. as soon as we have more information, we along. >> making news across america, the "new york times" reports the fbi made an error and locked the san bernardino's iphone. agents thought resetting the phone's online storage password would allow them to access it. in fact, it did the opposite, it locked the phone. the fbi is trying to force apple to develop software to get in the device. >>> we have received the first video of astronaut scott kelly's return to earth. he ended a record setting 340 day stay in or bit with a fiery plunge back to earth. kelly and a russian cosmonaut were removed from the rocket about 11:30. nasa and mark kelly will plan more on friday. >>> a tornado left a trail of damage soutt alabama. homes were damaged, trees and power lines were toppled. those injured were taken to local hospitals and are expe

southeast. and those showers and storms heading in toward d.c. in the coming days. aaron, back to you from snowy green bay whereby the way going into the storm, they were down 9 inches. so they don't have anything to complain about even though it is springtime. >> absolutely right. mike seidel live for us. >> police are looking for two men accused of attacking a woman along north columbus street as the victim was taking a walk. she notic i following her. one of the men put something over her head while the other one put his hand over her mouth to muffle her screams. she was able to fight back to break away from them neighbors say they didn't feel safe anymore. >> i won be walking after dark around here. >> does it make you rethink your habits? >> yeah. i mean i felt pretty safe until found out about this. >> police say two men were arrested last year for similar attacks in the area, but they are now behind barbs. anyone with any information is asked to call police. >>> it was a tense evening for d.c. police officers who were shot at while driving in their cruiser on

southeast. i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. >>> some d.c. neighbors are furious about their water bills. recent work has caused their statements to rise. normal water bills are about $80 to $100 a month and they spiked by hundreds for some people. >> in october, they put in a new water meter. after that we started to receive very high bills p. i think the first one was for $500 and some. the next one was for $1700. >> we reached out to d.c. water it talk about the issue and d.c. water tells news 4 they're conducting field investigations to ensure the meters are programmed properly. if they are not, then they say they will reprogram the meters and make appropriate adjustments to the customer's accounts. >>> coming up on 5:37. can you panlg whyou imagine wha million people wld traffic around here? the washington region is expected to grow in the next 30 years. it expects the region will add more than 1 million people. d.c., arlington and alexandria can expect a combined growth of 42%. planners say we need to plan for the house and infrastructure to keep up. it's all about being ready. you'

deminute so lewis an actor andnd model was shot and killed notill far from his southeast d.c. home.police tell us the case remains on. no one has been arrested. ar his family says they believe hee walked into a trap and may have been shot bias many as two lewis was gay and his family thinks that may have led to thee murder. > and we're gooding our first i look at the atlantic club math of a train reaction crash. this was posted onto instagram. virginia state police tell us mary daniel stopped her car in the northbound lane last timeane and around the same time several metro police cars werelice responding to an emergency car. the police car swerved to i void hitting daniels' car, but two collided. a third slid off the road and hit a wall. the officers and daniels ended up in the hospital but areal b expected to recover. let's talk a little bit about the weather and here is a life view outside.outs boy, it is foggy. i think that might be the washington monument there in the background. >> i can't really see it.t. a lot of mist out there. it was a i day, pretty dreary for a sunday.und

d.c. eagle watch. these are live pictures of the nest in southeast washington. justice and freedom have nested there for 11 years. the two eggs were laid last month. >> so it will be a little while. this picture, though, this is slid i don't have the addition of the two baby eagles at the national are busy raising their new eaglets now. in fine fashion. always love seeing our national bird there. >> they're majestic. absolutely beautiful. a little sushi this morning i'm sure will be had. nothing like raw fish from the anacostia for breakfast. >> and there is a link from the eagle cam, just go to the nbc washington app and search eagle cam. >>> a bizarre turn of events during a high speed police chase. the unusual scene that the chase turned into when it turned into a street brawl. >>> and himsealso ahead, how pe in d.c. and around the world are observing good friday. . >>> and on radar, some widely scattered showers that will be with us through the midday >>> really didn't know what wassing for on until the police officer showed up. i just thought i was being at

bean drive by shooting but the woman who died was not the intended scene along naylor road in southeast d.cwith the latest. pat? >> reporter: police are out now. they are passing out wanted posters in the murder case of ivy smith. she was shot and killed here sunday. she just want ad bus ride home. but it cost her her life. >> anybody who came in contact with her, fell in love with her. >> reporter: that's latisha carter. her aunt was gunned down. ivy smith was 39 years old. a graduate of dunbar high school. the mother of a 16-year-old son. he brought flowers to the scene this morning. it's been a devastating loss for miss schmidt's family. >> she was a hard-working caring loving mother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend. >> reporter: it happened on a sunday afternoon. a sunday afternoon. witnesses say a minivan came down nayl on the other side of the bus stop. a short time later it makes a quick u-turn. then that minivan comes back along the curb side of the bus stop. there's a barrage of gunfire. two men shot and wounded. ivy smith shot and killed. the cops believe one of the guys at the bu

. >> the fire consumed a southeast d.c. building and smoke surrounded 65-year-old phyllis on an upper floor. lovato realized she was su coming to the smoke. he charged up a ladder to the thick of it. >> i knew i had to get her some air. >> he took off her air mask and put it on her. >> i wanted her to understand i wasn't going to leave her and we'd share the air. >> every second counts. >> today his doctor spoke of the seriousness of the situation and his wife expressed her gratitude. she says she knows what her husband did comes with the job of firefighter. >> he may do it again after this. >> before he left the hospital, he stopped by phyllis' room. >> she said a lot. she thanked me. kept going over and over what happened on the scene. great to see her. >> phyllis has underlying health issues. she already had problems breathing. she remains but her condition has been upgraded from serious to fair. danny says he is ready to get back to work. his doctor says he has healing to do first. reporting live, stephen tschida, [ mus

. >> sound of gun shots sent people scrambling for cover in a southeast d.c.ghborhood this afternoon. they saw a man with a weapon 600 block of mellon street and began firing at him and he was not hit and police were able to take him into custody a short time lighter. police recovered the weapon on the scene. >> d.c. public libraries are investigating a report tat a muslim woman was asked to leave the shaw library because she was wearing a hajob. they're looking in reports a public safety officer asked a woman to remove what he thoughts with a hoodie. a library spokesperson said it's taking action seriously and officer involved has been removed from patrol and library director is trying to track down the woman. >> woman in question we have not been contacted by her. and we would love to get in touch with her frankly to number one two ensure her that the library is committed to diversity and equality and something welcome to all. >> they're also asking anyone else who saw the incident to give them a call. >> still to come a d.c. woman was caught up after a brus

lovato gave his own breathing mask to the grandmother that he pulled from a burning apartment in southeast d.c. news4's darcy spencer was there when lovato was released from the hospitals. >> reporter: d.c. firefighter danny lovato walked out of the burn unit here this afternoon and was hailed a hero. on wednesday evening he's credited with saving a 65-year-old woman who was trapped in her building in southeast. he climbed up a ladder to reach phyllis terrell who was ready to jump from her third floor. he convinced her not to jump and shared his mask with her so she could breathe fresh air until firefighters from inside the building could reach her. he said this is what he's trained to do. >> i'd just like to thank the crew on the fire ground and the officers and the firefighters that helped me out. >> reporter: phyllis terrell is still being treated here at the burn unit. coming up on news4 at 5:00, he describes the moment he came face-to-face with the woman he's now credited with saving. in northwest washington, darcy spencer, news4. >>> miami meagan fitzgerald in lorton where it's been 15 h

. >>> a peaceful sunday afternoon came to a screeching halt after a shooting at a bus stop in southeast d.c. it happened at naylor road near alabama avenue. megan mcgrath is at the scene this morning with more on this homicide investigation. >> reporter: angie, it was a brazen shooting happened in broad daylight in the middle of the afternoon. if you look behind me here, you can see the bus stop where it happened. the shattered glass and police tape that is still up around the area. this is right on naylor road here right by the gas station, the bp gas station near the intersection with alabama avenue. now, the shots rang out at 1:30 in the afternoon. into people, a man and a woman, were hit. you can see the technicians here yesterday afternoon as they scoured the area looking for physical evidence here at this bus stop. both of the rick tvictims taken area hospital, the woman later died. now, no arrests have been made. police however say that they are looking for a green honda odyssey that may have been involved in the shooting. there are possibly two people inside that minivan at the time

d.c. police say he shot at a patrol cal during apunprovoked attack in southeast washington. butler is also george's county for trying to sexually assault a young girl, trying to tire bofire bomb an at and stabbing his girlfriend three weeks ago. >>> a woman had to be rescued after being pinned under a metrobus last night as she was walking near the intersections of 15th and eads street. the woman was taken to the hospital. she ais expected to be okay and the accident is under investigation. >> today an nfl linebacker found guilty of assaulting a d.c. pizza delivery driver finds out if he will spend time in jail. colts player d'qwell jackson expected to be sentenced this morning after fighting off a parking space in northwest. jackson faces up to 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. the colts have not taken any action, but the nfl may suspend him. >>> fewer and fewer teams are left in the big dance and this morningar night to watch the game, a heartbreaking loss to the jayhawks. carol malone any talky talked t players coming home. >> reporter: not so good morning from louisvil

. >> this stems from a fight that broke out at a bus stop on benning road in southeast d.c. sterday. pat collins is live outside d.c. superior court with n pat, what are you hearing? >> reporter: she is 16 years old. she is 6 months pregnant, and tonight she's charged as a juvenile with second-degree murder. it happened yesterday morning at this bus stop on benning road in southeast. the victim identified as 19-year-old amanjane la-shell whitely stabbed to death during a fight here. clareta young said she saw the whole thing. >> and the girl stabbed her, stabbed her here, here, here, the thigh, and here. >> reporter: today the case was brought to juvenile court. on the stand a detective said that after the 16-year-old was arrested, she made this statement to police. she wanted to fight me. i whipped out my knife and stabbed her. i don't know how many times i stabbed her. i told her to wait until i had my baby to i told her i'm six months pregnant. the mother of the 16-year-old says it's a case of self-defense, that the 19-year-old has been bullying her daughter for weeks. she

these bald eagles are nesting at the metropolitan police department in southeast d.c. now police have cameras set up to monitor two eggs in this nest. the birds nested there for the last 11 years. eaglets are expected to hatch any day. we'll be watching this one now for all the action soon to come. stay with us. we need women in congress. if we want to be heard, it was the women who forced republicans to include women's health and contraceptive coverage in the affordable care act. in congress, i'll fight for pay equity, family leave and tougher gun safety laws. and, as an environmentalist, i'll work combat climate change. siness that when women are at the table, we get things done. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. ja right now people are gathering at a beltsville funeral home to pay respects to officer jacai colson. the detectiveive was shot by a fellow officer while another man started to shoot outside the district iii headquarters. brad bell outside the viewing after speaking today with officer colson's father. brad? brad: yeah, alison. it has been a

. >> the fire consumed a southeast d.c.lding and smoke surrounded 65-year-old phyllis on an upper floor. lovato realized she was su coming to the smoke. he charged up a ladder to the thick of it. >> i knew i had to get her some air. >> he took off her air mask and put it on her. >> i wanted her to understand i wasn't going to leave her and we'd share the air. >> every second counts. >> today his doctor spoke of the seriousness of the situation and his wife expressed her gratitude. she says she knows what her husband did comes with the job of firefighter. >> he may do it again after this. >> before he left the hospital, he stopped by phyllis' room. >> she said a lot. she thanked me. kept going over and over what happened on the scene. great to see her. >> phyllis has underlying health issues. she already had problems breathing. she remains

. >>> police are investigating a shooting in southeast d.c.ng to learn more, but here's what we do know. police were called to the area of good hope road and alabama avenue around 5:00 this morning where they found a man with a gunshot wound. he was taken to the hospital. right now there is no word on a suspect or even a motive in this case. we're working to learn more. >>> okay, yes, spring training is over. no more games in florida. just a couple of exhibition games before the nationals play some games for real! >> they're going to actually be at nats park tomorrow and saturday to face the twins. and then the home opener is exactly one week from today, and that's when you know spring has arrived. eun will be at the park that previews, to give away some tickets, i believe, as well. and then tickets online will cost you about 60 bucks for the upper deck, of course. >> play ball. >>> chuck, we need some weather to go along with the season. >> well, i think the boys of summer are going to be wearing wolcool cotton for the first coe games of the