visit ncicap.org] bullets flying southeast d.c., hitting an innocent target, that target a young victim. this after a seven-year-old girl was caught in the crossfire a month ago. roz plater is live at the d.c. police headquarters with more. roz: kimberly, what is a say the shoulder and he is expected to survive and recover. brazen daylight shooting, another d.c. neighborhood is on edge. the shooting happened just after 5 p.m., still daylight, 12 play southeast. a school on one side of the street, a church on the other, and inside a baby shower when they heard more than a dozen shots ring out. >> about 15 shots. once outside, they discovered a young boy had been hit. one of the members come an off-duty d.c. fire emt, ran to help. >> roz: the child was walking with a friend at the time when it appears he was hit by a bullet intended for somebody else. the young friend that he was walking beside was so terrified, he was running in circles in the parking lot. >> the kids play outside all day long. until sunset they are out there playing. this is really careless. roz: it is the latest shooti

four of these shootings occurred in southeast d.c. one was in northwest d.c. areas in these neighborhoods are very upset. some are even scared tonight. that's what they told me. let's roll some video of the scene. police were called to the 4800 block of texas avenue southeast and found the body of a man in the alley between a valayer owe gas station. and then they were called to 49th street southeast, there they found a woman unconscious and not breathing. witnesses said she was walking to her house when six shots were fired. police say these two scenes are related. now unrelated in northwest d.c., a man was grazed by a bullet and is going to be okay. and earlier there were two other shootings in southeast d.c. both of those victims survived. we asked mayor bowser and chief >> we are horrified by the violence we saw today. it's a level of violence not acceptable in our city. and we are going to put every single resource, police and otherwise in the neighborhoods to get rid of this violence. >> reporter: what do you say to some folks watching this who have info

reporting live in southeast d.c. >> thank you. >>> the crews are searching for a body that crashed into the hudson river between new york and new aircraft taking part in new york's fleet week activities. the plane was having engine trouble before going down. >>> and if you plan to go fishing this weekend, there is a new record to break if you dare. >> you may have heard whoppers and this fish tale is true. an enormous northern snakehead fish caught in the potomac river. wusa 9s -- is here to tell us about the catch. >> reporter: they admit it's an ugly fish with an ugly name, one that recently set a record on the stretch of the potomac river. every fisherman caught their share of fish is thers and told a few of their own. >> and it's jumping out of the water, rolling and flopping and got us wet. >> i am holding the fish -- . >> and they say it's humongous, man. >> reporter: this is true. he's a bow hunter in charles county. >> and fishing and he scans the waters, points the bow and arrow >> reporter: the instinct landed him the catch of a lifetime while he and his fishing buddy were on

are searching for a gunman that shot a child in southeast d.c. this happened yesterday afternoon 12 street place and the boys shot is expected to be okay. this morning fox limone is in southwest d.c. that hour. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, we're told that 7-year-old was simply playing outside when bullets started flying. one of them hitting him near one of his shoulders and it all happened near this church here along 12 place in southeast. the boy was taken to the hospital. he is expected to recover. again, that bullet hit him near the shoulder. witnesses tell us the child was likely not the intended target built rather he was probably caught in some sort of cross fire. and this morning, no word yesterday on any arrests made in connection to this shooting from d.c. police. and now yesterday, after the shooting happened, we talked to anc commissioner paul tranton that wants more police presence along with more police cameras, crime cameras throughout southeast d.c.. >> the community should be outraged at the fact that this is cons

southeast d.c., northeast, right here on s street in northwest d.c. despite reassurances from law enforcement, some district residents are bracing for another summer of violence. on a sunny day, another possible harbinger of the approach of summer. a violent and deadly crime spree. >> there is a always a spike stephen: in 24 hours five shootings from d.c. and three stabbings. two of the shootings fatal. one of the stabbing victims in critical condition. >> it's a small number of people that just have no regard for other people. stephen: today police chief cathy lanier said we should not expect a repeat of last summer where gunfire sent the death rate soaring and left residents in fear. she says crime-fighting initiatives are already in place for the summer. while bemoaning the character of those responsible she acknowledged adults with a 7-year-old shooting victim saturday ran off. and left the injured child. >> there were two adults that were with the 7-year-old. i believe there were two 7-year-olds. from the information we received, they fled. steph

. >>> a little boy is recovering after he was shot in southeast d.c. now neighbors are calling for change saying that they are just fed up with the reckless gunfire. derrick ward is live in southeast where the shooting happened. and he has some new details for us. good morning, derrick. we are here in the 3100 block of bruce place in southeast. and police are still out here, actually out here canvassing knocking on doors and trying to gather evidence in the relation to the shooting that happened yesterday just behind me along that fence. and the victim we're told is probably no older than 7 years old. it happened at about 5:30 yesterday afternoon. they were folks in church down the block for a baby shower and they heard grun fire and they found this child had been wounded in the shoulder. we are told that he was taken away conscious and breathing and someone else tells me that the kid is okay now, but of course being shot is never something that you just get okay from, especially when it happens to be a child. police have yet to figure out whether there

breaking news from southeast d.c., a young boy was shot just after 5:30 p.m. in the 2500 block of 12 place. we are being was on his way to the hospital. his injuries do not appear to be life-threatening. to learnill working more about what led to the shooting and we have a crew on the way to the scene. now, the 3600t block of u street northwest is blocked off because a tree fell, nearly smashing a car in half. nobody was in the car at the time, thankfully. the tree caught power lines on the way down. 30 customers are without power right now. this happen before the wet weather moved in. individual begins in just about an hour for two men shot and killed in a robbery in district heights. early wednesday morning, the police were called to reports of a gunshot. they found a crest car and a driver inside, dead from gunshot wounds. a second man was found around the corner. single page. -- samuel page. the vigil begins at 7 p.m. at the first baptist church of district heights. a grim anniversary of the district today, when you're since a mother, father, son, and thei

she fell off the bridge in southeast d.c. this morning. when three men rushed to her aid, an armed man confronted them, told them to get away from his girlfriend and he pulled a gun on them. it went off as they tried to wrestle it away from him. one of them with his car before driving off. ♪ i know they have brought another hero home ♪ >> paying tribute to the fallen and those who sacrificed for our country. tonight was the dress rehearsal ahead of the memorial daikon sert on the mall. it airs on pbs. if you are looking for something to do this holiday weekend, we have found top events day by day. you can open the nbc washington app and search memorial day weekend to search for the plans. >>> senator bernie sanders issues a warning to hillary clinton. in an interview with chuck todd, sanders says clinton's vp pick will be critical in his supporters. she must excite working families and young people. should clinton win the nominati nomination, pick a progressive. you can see him on "meet the press" tomorrow morning here on nbc 4. >>> donald

that helped her take immediate action way seven-year-old was shot near a church in southeast d.c. yesterday. in talked to our diane cho interview with you will only see on 7. veronica baskerville was at her niece's baby shower in an afternoon -- when an afternoon filled with laughter and smiles turned into anything but. >> i realized it was gunshot, not firecrackers. i heard probably five. diane: the off-duty d.c. fire emt jumped into action and found a young boy had been shot. down when i saw it was a child, but i had to pull it together and go to work. diane: she says the child started to panic a little, but she was able to call him down while to waited for the ambulance to get to the scene. >> he let me know what was on him that was hurt. andpt talking to him controlling the bleeding at the same time. diane: witnesses say it appears the child was walking with a friend when he was hit in the shoulder by a bullet that may have been intended for someone else. baskerville says paramedics arrived within minutes and took him to the hospital. me in this job for a reason, to help someb

live in southeast d.c., roz plater, abc 7 news. kimberly: a d.c. police officer shot and wounded a suspect early this morning on the 300 block of h street northwest. the officer told him to drop an item from a store. paramedics took the man to the hospital in critical condition in the weapon was recovered at the scene. thousands of motorcyclists roared through the streets of the nation's capital for the 29th annual rolling thunder, honoring service members who serve the country. it started at the pentagon and memorial,he lincoln where a dozen speakers, including donald trump, addressed the group. cheryl conner is live with some of this controversy. cheryl: some people took issue with his speech today, sounding too much like campaign rhetoric on memorial day weekend. he spoke at the bottom of the lincoln memorial. 1968, martin luther king delivered his "i have the dream speech" from the top. trump compare the events today at the same time he is getting criticism for his words a year ago. bridge, up toial the lincoln memorial -- >> usa, usa! thunder

developing this morning a man is dead after a shooting in southeast washington. d.c. police say they got a call about 10:00 last night for a shooting on wheeler road. the victim was rus hospital but died. no word on any suspects. >>> today a memorial service is beginning for the man who died in a shooting spree in maryland. police say malcolm winfeld tried to stop eubilio tordil at the mall last friday. there will be two memorial services in gaithersburg. the first one is at 2:00 p.m. the funeral service will be tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. and gladys tordil will be remembered tonight at a vigil at parkdale high school at 7:00 p.m. her family wants her returned to the philippines for a proper burial and want the couple's two children to live there. the two children are in foster care right now. >>> new prosecutors have been chosen for the freddie gr naming the new female prosecutors here. the two officers charged in this case have been ordered to testify under immunity against their fellow officers. now prosecutors will have to prove that they didn't allow any of the office

. >> reporter: we tried to talk to the suspect's relatives at a southeast d.c. apartment. they didn't want to talk. back at the scene, witnesses were in shock. >> we looked and it was just chaos. this bus did not have a protective shield separating the driver from passengers. tonight, metro officials tell us that new buses will have the protective shields. live in northwest d.c., shomari stone, news 4. >>> back to politics and a big night for donald trump. the likely presidential nominee tonight causing ted cruz to drop out of the race. steve handelsman is live on where both parties stand now. steve? >> there were cries of no, don't do it here at ted cruz's headquarters in indianapolis and republicans an the nation were passionate about donald trump not being their nominee are both unhappy. >> losing the last chance to stop donald trump, ted cruz told supporters in indianapolis, his path to the nomination just closed. >> with a heavy heart, but with boundless optimism for the long-term future of our nation, we are suspending our campaign. >> reporter: mission accomplished

let's zoom in nice and close, and now we are looking at live doppler from the airport, southeast d.c., prince george's county, parts of charles county, and basically to the east of 270. if you get light rain, is just a quick sprinkle. the heavier rain is this batch of thunderstorms right now working their way across west virginia, pennsylvania. that moves to the area overnight. that is between 2:00 and 4 a.m. if you get a rumble of thunder, it is from that. it is part of this cold front that will be working its way across, but the timing is key for us. tomorrow, a lot more sunshine, and that pushes through early in the overall sunny skies and dry weather mother's day. week,ginning of the work the warm front gets closer and brings a chance of showers and cloud cover as we kick things off monday. soak up the sunshine tomorrow. 48 to 53 overnight, mostly cloudy, isolated showers. maybe a rumble of thunder, but that will break down as it tries to cross the mounts. noon,.m., mid-50's, 66 at 72 the high. the only nuisance tomorrow will be the breezy weather for mother's day. keep that in mi

southeast. andrea and mike, over to you. >> thank you, robert. >>> breaking overnight. d.c. estigating a murder in southeast washington. >> officers went to check out reports of a shooting on waller place. when they got there, a man with several gunshot wounds. he died at the hospital. no look out for a possible suspect at this point. police expect to remain on the scene throughout the morning. >>> an off-duty police officer put an end to a deadly attack in massachusetts. police say a man stabbed two people at a home then crashed a honda into a macy's storefront and be that off-duty police officer shot and killed the suspect. two of the victims died and four others were hurt. now investigators are trying to determine what motivated the attacks. >>> a search warrant says prince saw a minnesota doctor twice in the month before his death including the day before he died. the warrant does not specify any treatment but says the doctor did prescribe medications. prince's paisley park home is where the doctor reportedly showed up on april 21st to deliver test results only to learn t

this packed auditorium in northwest d.c., we learned their row house was going up in flames in southeast d.c. firefighters rushed to the scene and pulled >> i was told i expired upstairs trying to get out of the window. >> once they pulled him out, they found me on the floor and they pulled me out. they brought me down. >> reporter: also tonight, the mayor gave an award to lieutenant kevin mcrae's family. he died after battling a fire last may. debra appreciates all firefighters for sacrificing their lives to help the community. >> they don't get the recognition they need and deserve. >> reporter: in northwest d.c., shomari stone, news 4. >>> to breaking news right now, police in prince georges county are searching for a one week old baby. >> officers tweeted the newborn was last seen with 16-year-old bernard hunt jr. he is said to be the baby's father. they were last seen on watkins park drive in upper marlboro. if you have any information, call police. >>> for the first time a must military branch has an openly the senate confirmed eric fanning as the secretary of the army today. fanning h

. >> reporter: she is a commissioner in southeast d.c. >> were you scared when it happened? >> absolutely scared. walking out the door every day you don't know what may happen. >> reporter: on saturday she was on her way to a meeting when just before 11:00 a.m. a young man in his 20ss with a gun shot wound jumped in front of her vehicle begging for she tells us she rushed him to the hospital. there is a police report on it, a few hours later a 7-year-old is shot in the shoulder near 12th and bruce place. >> the shooting happened right over here. some tell me the child was visiting family. others say the child lived here but the neighbors will not go on camera because they are afraid of retaliation. >> reporter: there is a church next door. >> we all prayed for the family not just the family but for all of the young people in this community. >> reporter: she says southeast young adults are the ones that need help the most. she suggests more gun buy back programs as a way to help give some a second chance. >> i did not know if anyone was going to follow us or what was going on

john: you know, some in these southeast d.c. neighborhoods there is debris all over the place. we heard folks say they felt years in this area. take a look at this fence to this home, no match for the massive trees that came crashing down, ripping down powerlines along the way. the ground just so saturated from all that rainfall and the severe winds, well, it created quite a mess and well, if you think the fence is impressive, take a look at these vehicles. three cars with significant damage. two of them really a total loss. you have one vehicle, the moon roof is shattered. this vehicle here, we spoke to the owner last night. he told us he just bought the car a few weeks ago. it in fact still has the temporary tags. just an unfortunate situation. it has pancaked, just flattened. across the street you have a nissan. same situation. tree came down on it. the vehicles were parked. no one was inside. >> the tree was right above the roots and for some reason yesterday when i got out of my car, i said to myself, i hope the tree >> i pray that it's not totaled. john: another big probl

d.c. central detention facility in southeast. we're working to find out if the inmates.during the incident. >>> the man accused of stabbing a pregnant woman on death in takoma park face as hearing this morning. the 36-year-old was a montgomery county school bus drivers. takoma park police have not said how the suspect knew the victim. >> to say that we're disheartened, disappointed is an understatement. >>> one year later, a murdered d.c. reporter's family is still looking for answers. charnice milton was killed by a stray bullet in southeast d.c. exactly one year ago kaid. her murder remains unsolved, but that hasn't stopped the determination to catch her killer. from police or the community. a long time community activist wanted to call attention to more than 100 unsolved murders where he lives. >> it's basically a photographic morgue. and it hits people because they did not realize that there are justiest east of the river. >>> a group of atv and dirt right bike riders was involved in a shoot-out andmilton was used as a human shield. a vigil will be held tonight at 7:

. >>> witnesses hear nine or ten gunshots rip across a street in southeast d.c., and minutes later police find a man dead. this was about 1:00 in the afternoon near morris road and mountview police. police have i -- mountview place. police have identified the shatter. >>> right now two teens are behind bars for a murder in prince george's county. the 17-year-old is charged as an ducialghts and a 19-year-old also. police say they shot and killed a man in largo. police believe it was a robbery >>> two years ago terror group boca haram kidnapped a group of girls. >> tonight one of those girls is now free. ellison barber has the story. >> reporter: she is free tonight thanks to luck and some diligent community members. >> there was a local vigilante group that protects the community. they were gathering firewood in the forest. >> reporter: this man is a human rights lawyer. his work focuses on the atrocities of the group. for the last two years, on 219 >> the group adopted 276 girls two years ago, and about 57 of them managed to escape in transit. now, since the escape of those 57 within the

i'm angie goff here at the live desk following breaking news out of southeast d.c.re we have confirmed a deadly shooting. we have some fresh video from the scene as you take a look at ce

we want to take you to the crime scene here out in southeast d.c.0 block of wheeler road. you can see we have investigators on the scene there. this is where they arrived and found a man has been shot. they took that man to the hospital and that is where he died. as of right now, they don't have any suspect information to give us. but erika gone za lzalez is information. stay tuned for more information. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. chuck bell, i feel like i know what is coming here. >>> i'm giving you the cone of silence. i can't do it anymore. the forecast is cloudy and wet. a little fog outside. visibility down to a mile and a half in culpeper. two miles in winchester. watch out for reduced visibilities here this morning. but on the whole, yikes, more cloudy, cool weather. may is 4 degrees cooler than average. the rain chances continue and now also a chance for thunderstorms coming our way on friday. for now, not raining this very instant inside the beltway. there are rain drops in southern maryland and more rain drops out to the s

also new developments nowlop in a deadly shooting blockslo away from an elementary schoolyh in southeast d.c. sou the incident happened around aro 3:00 p.m. just as those students were dealing missed. live on the scene tonight withit the latest. marina. >> reporter: sean, this seem s remains extremely active,emelyiv chief lanier just leaving thevie scene.scen we're fairly behind from where r this all transpired.is allns it happened on the sidewalk here off of eli road when itwhei approaches minnesota andta a southeast. like you said we're only a block away here from kimballromb elementary school, the national youth baseball academy several other placesra where children come for afterfo school activity.school a there are a lot of people outlo on the scene including the victim's family. do not want to speak on camera m and at this point we don't don't know exactly what happened but the commander for 60 saying there were several mpd officers in the area when they n heard the gun shots. shots they arrived immediately andialy as soon as they did they foundhy the victim who had been shot s multipl

head to southeast d.c. at nationals park, nothing. at least not right now.this is moving toward the south and the west. different direction than we normally see with the system. 54 to 59 degrees for overnight low. scattered showers and storm will come to an end. tomorrow looks fantasti degrees. a lot of sunshine. looking ahead for the weekend, for those looking to get out early on friday to head to the beaches, upper 60's. by 9:00, we'll be in the upper 80's by 6:00 in the everything. the memorial day weekend forecast at the beaches look fantastic. lower 70's saturday, sunday, monday. closer to home we will keep temperatures above average for this time of the year in the 80's. michelle: thank you, steve. next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- when you own a home, you are responsible for appliances and the upkeep. the six big ticket items that don't last as long as you think after this. john: if own a home do you wonder why you replace something every few months? roof, air conditioner? knowing when something is getting ready to go is heal of. hope to get 40 years out

apparently helping thoseping tho youngsters off a bus near n kimball elementary school inchoi southeast d.cd.c police have not said whether or not the man was targeted. robinson becomes the 42nd2nd homicide victim in the district this year.r. >> ♪ >> the hawaiian shirts areir a gone. maybe that means we'll seethat s some sun today. wso >> we are actually, can you y believe it?bee it? >> yay! >> just in time for happy hour h wherever you may be going thisob evening i think the sun isg ink going o come out.come o >> good. >> make a guest appearance.ppra. won't be all day.ay. >> that's okay. >> but it will be a couplewill hours. hours. >> sometimes if you only seeyoue somebody for a minute you're min like oh, i missed end up wandering more. mor >> less is more.is m we've proven that the last las couple weeks. >> that's true. t >> 63, mild, feels humid out there.ere. a little bit of mist and aist little fog across the area. a 63 out in dulles.s. bwi marshall 61.shall 6 believe it or not we'll get w into the 70's today.to we do have rain showers in then forecast for the first half ofhe the day.

we've just learned that a woman has been shot just one block from where a young man was killed in southeast d.cthis most recent shooting happened on 49th street. the woman is not conscious and not breathing. >>> around noon today, a man was shot and killed just one block away on texas avenue. that forced the nearby elementary to lock down. pat collins has been on that scene today. shomari stone and he are moving to the new shooting on 49th street. >>> a former virginia transportation official has admitted to taking part in a bribery scheme. scott macfarlane broke the story late this afternoon. mark mcgregor is the former ceo of virginia regional transit. today in federal court mcgregor pleaded guilty to accepting nearly $200,000 in kickbacks while he ran that organization. prosecutors say mcgregor approved a contractor's bogus work orders. then took half the payment in kickbacks. the contractor in question has already pleaded guilty. >>> this new video shows the moment the wall of a building began to crumble in northeast washington. suv, but the driver managed to swerve to get out of the way ye

the span of just four hours and one was off georgia 1/2 northwest and other four were here in southeast d.c.. we're told police had to pull resources from other district to come here to south teeingt help out and it does appear that the two homicides are connected. and the first shooting was just before 1:00 in the afternoon at the valero gas station texas avenue south tleeingts with an argument, justifyle and man on knees firing towards someone on bening road and turn fire and man was truck and skilled aix witness tells "fox5" another man ran up and took the gun from the man opt ground. a large crowd of grieving family and friends gaermed across the vitae and fighting broke out one point and 3:30 p.m. another shooting this one a few blocks away at 49 and b streets southeast and a woman carryi front of her home. d.c. police tell us this murder appears to be retaliation for the first. last night chief linear talked about the violence. >> crime in this area is down 3%. it goes to show no matter how successful we are overall with crime and how successful we are in the community and reducing pu

d.c. central detention facility in southeast washington. we're working to find out if the victim is jail staff or inmate. the jail was put on lockdown during that incident. >>> a former fairfax county fire investigator claims chef bullied and sexually harassed and now she is suing. patricia the fairfax fire department for 20 years. she's now suing 17 firefighters after she says she endured bullying and sexual harassment during her tenure. she says it all started when she became a firefighter in 1996. and only on news 4 she says the harassment continued for years, even at a work conference. >> on a number of occasions i had a couple of firefighters come to my room 2:00, 3:00 in the morning just constantly harassing me about sex. >> two years ago a judge dismissed a federal discrimination lawsuit tomasello filed against the department. this lawsuit comes a month after firefight nicole mittendorff's suicide, it had be a trip to japan. he met and hugged with some of the people who survived the a m atomato atomic bomb. this is the first time a s

he was found on southern avenue in southeast d.c. near southview drive.was found last where he died. it has been a violent week in the city. on monday, there were five shootings in broad daylight. two people were killed. three others were injured that day. >>> tonight, there is new fallout after a security guard is accused of assaulting a woman trying to use the transgender restroom at a grocery store. tonight, news4 mark segraves is taking a look at the local laws. >> reporter: belcher called police. >> she opened the door and came in and started calling me derogatory names. >> reporter: in d.c. it is against the law to deny someone access to the bathroom based on their gender identity. 17 states including maryland have similar anti-discrimination law it is that specifically protect transgender people. virginia does not have a discrimination law. the u.s. attorney general says title 7 of the civil rights act protects transgender people from discrimination in all 50 states. north carolina is challenging that. the civil rights act does not specifically tra

this time a young man gunned down in southeast d.c. collins joins us from the scene. >> reporter: wendy, take a look at the murder scene down on mountview place. you can see detectives are hovering around the place where the body was found. those white markers there, evidence markers. we counted about everyd evidence markers around the scene. daytime gunfire, families mourning, and yet another murder in our city. in this ambulance yet another victim of daylight gun violence in our city. on the corner nearby the shooting scene, friends and relatives of the victim console each other. jim hope, he heard the shots. >> i just heard a lot of rapid firing shots. it was so much. i thought it might have been a car backfiring or something like that. >> reporter: the murder victim is 24 years old. they say he was shot a number of times. he was found lying on mountview street in the anacostia section of our city. by our count, 22 evidence markers placed there at the scene. at the te

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steve: i'm steve rudin live in southeast d.c. rrow. if you are close in the d.c. area it looks amazing. tomorrow's high temperature around 785 degrees. good deal of sunshine. if your travel plans take you to the mountain, cooler come sunday and monday. with the highs in the 70's. your delmarva beach forecast shows the temperatures beautiful tomorrow. then cooldown from added clouds and showers for the day on monday. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5: jonathan: tonight the story of a young marine. lance corporal. thiss. one minute he was in afghanistan and the next his life was almost taken from him. he crossed paths with veterans to show him he could do things he never thought he could. >> out of high school he >> 2010 was one of the bloodiest years in afghanistan. >> then his life changed. >> i stepped on i.e.d. resulted in amputation of my right leg and right thumb. >> two years of rehab and he was left wondering what he'd do with his life battling ptsd and depression. it treading water. >> simple invitation changed everything. >> t

he was shot in the shoulder in his southeast d.c. neighborhood this weekend. one to arrive on the scene was veronica, she was at a b when she heard the shots and sprang into action. >> even when you're off, you're on duty if somebody is help, you heart th help them. that's our job. >> people are calling for a crime camera to be placed in that neighborhood. >>> a man shaken up after a pbl b basketball bat hit him at a game. joe fryer is in boston to talk about what they're doing about it. scary situation, joe. >> reporter: that's right. good morning. it happened here at fenway and part of the reason people are paying attention is because the bat actually went over the protective netting hitting the fan just above the right eye. it's making headlines because this park like so many others around the country during the offseason extended the netting behind home plate. the nationals actually have netting that goes even beyond what major league baseball recommends. the goal is to try to protect as many balls and broken bats. one analysis finds more than 1700 spectat

i'm angie goff here at the live desk following breaking news out of southeast d.c. where we have confirmed a deadly shooting. we have some fresh video from the scene as you take a look at ce this is in the 4000 block of wheeler road where a man was found shot. we know that he ended up dying at the hospital. right now no details on the suspect. that's the latest from the live desk. >>> 5:01 is your time. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. while you were sleeping we set another record. we are just five hours into the day and we are on our 15th consecutive day of rain. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell here with our weather headlines. >> that's right. you guys got to put this in olympic perspective. if you break a world record by .001, you go down in the books. we had .01 of rain. may is now 4 degrees cooler than average. the rain chances continue and the chance for thunderstorms coming up on friday. out the door you go on a wednesday morning, a little light rain in southern maryland and more showers in the shenandoah valley right now. so not ra

police tell us the victim is a man by the name of tyrone bradley of southeast d.c. he was found shot to death on 24th street. that's not far from benning road just after about 2:00 this morning. no word if police have a or a suspect. >>> first at 4, we'll show you how it is bringing veterans together for a new mission. >>> before you fire up the grill, you need to see this. >> most definitely. why doctors are sounding the alarm about what could be on your grill on potentially in your stomach because of how you >>> good news if you still need to catch a fligh checkpoints are not the nightmare waits we have seen in recent weeks. more than 2 million have already traveled today. most have seen waits under 30 minutes through the holiday weekend. the agency says 95% of passengers waited less than 15 minutes. that is good news. >>> incredible video of a car barrelling into a store in upstate new york practically sending one man flying there. you can see three people scramble away from this. after the car pushes into the two eagles smoke shop outside of buffalo. a 20-year-o

. >>> we have breaking news in southeast d.c.re, on scene of a deadly shooting. >> we are told they found a man shot several times, at an apartment complex, eli place down the street scene. >> reporter: indeed, jim. the scene is right down the street here, right down on eli place, we're told by police they found the body of an adult male outside one of the apartments here at the. it is a big crime screen. in fact, it extends across the street, into the parking lot of the national's youth baseball academy. you can see over there, there is police tape in the parking lot, in fact, some cars and some people who are in that parking lot were held up as they continued to process the scene. we're waiting for the chief. we're waiting for a spokesman to come down from the police department to tell us exactly what they found here. but again, they found the body of a young man outside, shot to death, near that apartment on the street on eli place. there are a number of police here processing the scene, looking for clues and evidence. we're s

more than a dozen people here riding atvs in southeast d.c. those dirt bike riders had been involved in a shootout that killed charnice milton. >> her family has a message, quote, speak life at all times. she was hit by a stray bullet while she was waiting for a bus. there have been no arrests. milton grew up in the district and returned to cover news east of the anacostia. nbc washington has an interview with her family who shared new photos of milton in her younger years. we take a look at the struggling neighborhood where milton lived an we invite you to read more in our nbc washington app. >>> we are getting a look today at the house the obamas will be renting when they leave the white house. the president and first lady will lease a mansion. this is according to online real estate information. 8200 square feet with nine bedrooms, eight and a half bathrooms. it was built in 1928. they said they would stay in d.c. after leaving office so sasha can finish high school. >> i think the rent is $300 a month. that's per square footage. >>> for co

. >> this afternoon we are learning new details about a deadly shooting at southeast d.c. a man was gunned down near a kids baseball park but as mark explains, it is really part of a spike in violent crime in that area. it was the 18th murder recorded here in ward 7. 62rd murder in district over all. down the street an elementary school. across the street, a middle school and right here a youth baseball academy. yesterday just after 3:00 as children were coming home from school, shots rain out. man gunned down. 28-year-old sheldon robinson shot multiple times. found just behind one of these apartment building is where his fiance lived. today police tell us they have no suspects. they don't believe the shooting was random. as i said, this is the 18th murder just in ward 7 alone. that's compared to six murders this time last year. coming up at 5:00, you will hear what police are doing about this spike in homicide and how it has become political during the campaign season. reporting in southeast, mark seagrave, news 4. >> is facebook getting too political? first at 4, the cou

they say last friday the suspect pretended he wanted to sell a phone in southeast d.c. instead he pulled a knife, took the buyer's money and fled. d.c.'s police chief says caution is always advised. >> you have to realize you're dealing with complete strangers. and you're putting yourself at risk. do it during the daylight hours in a public place where there's others around. >> last month the district set up safe exchange zones for online buyers and sellers to police statio police stations. >>> the 2001 disappearance of former washington intern chandra levy -- say at his second trial they will offer evidence pointing to former california congressman gary condit. condit was romantically linked to levy and was once the primary suspect but was eventually ruled out by police. in a motion argued yesterday defense attorneys say condit had a, quote, powerful motive to kill levy and cover up her death. >>> a montgomery county community is coming together to save an iconic record store, joe's record paradise has been a staple in the community for over 40 years, but financial prob

we're working to learn more about a little boy recovering from a shooting in southeast d.c.y he's in serious condition. neighbors near 12th and bruce place say they heard as many as 16 gunshots last night and called the shooting a reckless. they criticize the d.c. police chief and mayor for not coming to the scene. >>> you have to make other plans if you were hoping to go inside the washington monument gatoday. it's closed again this time related to power issues relateded to the elevator. they hope to have it open sometime tomorrow morning. >>> we'll get ♪ stand by me vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me >>> tom, all that rain we've gotten has made everything so green, but no rain today, right? >> right. you have to get the lawn cut or maybe get some exercise in. we have temperatures in the 40s right now. we're talking wind

the 7-year-old was shot in the shoulder saturday in a southeast d.c. community, but he is expected to be okay. the first person to arrive at the scene was veronica bask baskerville, she was at a baby shower at a church in the area. when she heard the shots, she grabbed her medic bag and sprang into action. >> i ran out the church, ran to my car. and i got my bls bag and i went to work. >> meanwhile, people who live near the scene of the shooting say they want a crime camera in their neighborhood. >>> right now 13 law enforcement officers are being awarded the highest honor in the land. we're looking live inside the east wing of the white us he's honoring with the medal of valor today, quote, exhibited exceptional courage regardless of personal safety in attempts to protect or save human life. police sergeant robert wilson died in the line of duty, he will be receiving the honor p t posthumously today. >>> gorgeous day, chilly start, bright sunshining down on capitol hill. there's the newly restored capitol dome gleaming in this golden sunlight. you can

that little boy was just playing outside when gunfire rang out in southeast d.c. he was shot in the shoulder, he is expected to be okay. what may have saved his life was a nearbyemt. she was off duty but when she heard gunshots, she sprang into action. >> even when you're off, somebody hurt, you help thm that's our job. >> neighbors want a crime camera in their neighborhood now. >>> the university of maryland is urging students to be careful after an off campus robbery. prince george's county police are looking for three suspects whom they say assaulted a male student with a knife and then escaped with the items from his apartment on saturday night. l targeted. >>> an urgent inquiry being demanded this morning after a fake bomb caused a high profile soccer match to be postponed. this happened sunday in manchester, england. minutes before manchester united's last match of the season was slated to start. an employee found the device forcing thousands to evacuate. police conducted a controlled explosion of that device and determined it was a training device that was

sheldon robinson is the 18th person killed in the same part of southeast d.c. police have a plan to curb the violence now but the murder rate is also becoming a political issue. news 4's mark seagraves is live with details. mark? >> yeah. this is where shot rang out yesterday afternoon. over the past week or so, former mayor vincent dpra made the rising murder rate part of his campaign to take back his council seat. d.c. police are putting together a plan to curb the rise in murders here in ward 7. >> it was just after 3:00 yesterday afternoon as children were coming home from school. police heard shots. when they arrived, they found 28-year-old sheldon robinson dead. >> he comes from a good family. and i don't know somebody who want to do something like this to him. >> robinson's murder is the 18th homicide in ward 7 this year. three times as many as were recorded last year at this time. >> people have no regard for life. no respect for man. it just has to stop. >> police say they are working to reduce murders and catch those responsible. this area in ward 7 i

this happened on east capitol street in southeast d.c. police say two men and a woman approached the women in a car, shot both of them and then stole the car. if you know anything, you're asked to call police. >>> in news 4 your health this morning, two thirds of women surveyed say they feel worried about their ability to have children. researchers at north well health had undergone cancer treatments that put them at risk for early menopause. about half of the women felt they did not know enough about fertility preservation. >>> if you have severe reoccurring allergies, your over counter medication could be the problem. doctors say over the counter medications will only relieve symptoms temporarily. treating severe allergies takes advance treatment and it starts with brick testing which is a way for doctors to pinpoint the exact allergies and then over time with treatment your body can become immune to specific allergens. >> we try to desensitive to a point that your symptoms are much less. not 100%. but much less and also at the same tim

two shootings in southeast d.c. were fatal. the one stabbing at the last report the victim was in critical condition. again today, chief cathy lanier saying crime fighting initiatives for this summer already are in place. she does not believe we have anotherry pete where the homicide rate soar and fear set in across the city. we talked to district residents who say they are fed up with crime. here is what one man had to say. take a listen. >> i have my c here. it needs to stop. >> what are afraid might happen when you are out here? >> might catch me. i might get shot. this is bad for everybody. stephen: as far as the stabbing that took place here last night, the m.p.d. officers were nearby. someone alerted them to the stabbing. they responded quickly. a suspect is in custody. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: thank. in "good morning washington" they had a chance to ask a lot of questions you want answered. michelle: one, what is driving this rise in crime? here is one explanation from the chief. chief lanier

this pool is ward eight in southeast d.c. across from ballou h fantastic time had by all. a check on the rush hour commute. >> thank you, steve. sounds like perfect weather for the pool this evening. but not such perfect conditions on the roads if you make your way away from the district for the holiday weekend. the mass exit has begun. a lot of folks on the roads. we are looking here at an accident in bealsville. it's shut down due to what you are looking at here. between 109 and martinsburg road. you will find the road closed and find detour through the area. elsewhere if you are trying to make the ride home through the 270 corridor northbound. take you to 80. for folks on the beltway heavy on the outer loop trying to make it between maryland and virginia. still moving. but heavy due to earlier accident on the inner loop. back to you. michelle: thank you. financing your next big purchase. exactly what to look for in a contract so you don't understood up with a much bigger bill than the price tag of the actual at 5:00, a fire truck escort to a school for a special 6-year-

. >>> and right after the break, new details and reaction after a day of deadly violence in southeast d.c. >>> fear and sadness permeate a southeast washington neighborhood, where an outburst of violence yesterday left two people dead and four others suffering from gunshot wounds. >> as 22 yearly tevon davanty cummings and 45-year-old tracy louise cooper. andrea joins us live with reaction. >> reporter: we're at 49th and b streets in southeast where that outburst of violence has proven to be a turning point for some who live in the area. they are very concerned no one has been caught. >>> a cold rain fell on this southeast washington crime scene. police stood guard. two murders, less than half a mile apart. and investigators believe they are connected. >> i'm scared for myself. and that's just it. myself, my kids, everybody. nobody is say. -- is safe. >> reporter: on this dismal gray day, the outlook feels bleak. shattered families, anguish and despair has come to stay. >> i'd rather move with my kids. >> i just think it's ridiculous. it's ridiculous. >> again and again, we heard that hop

in the 60s tonight, heavy downpours, for tomorrow morning there will be rain, mainly east and southeast of d.c. then, scattered showers and a couple of storms, highs around 80 degrees. tuesday looks better. still going to be a shower or two. 85, wednesday, isolated thunderstorm, thursday, thursday looking better at 83. a couple more storms in the afternoon. by the way today was the 19th day in the month of may we had measurable rainfall, the record is 20. we got a chance to tie it tomorrow. >> oh, okay. >> yes. i think we will do that now, right? >> i do believe it. >> i know what you did today, a nice day coaching. >> i know you were out and about today. >> yes. hiking. >> we want to know what you are doing. we would love how you are honoring the sacrifices fighting tweet us pictures at wusa9 we may air your pictures tonight at 11:00. share with our viewers everything going on. >> we will share something with the viewers now. you would think winning the third straight title was women's la crosse was a give in, right? >> yes. >> not that fast my friends. now, huge in carolina vo: for dominion,

get you caught on some other headlines.henes developing story in southeastou d.c.il overnight in the 800 block of of southern avenue.he no word yet on suspect or motivm in that shooting or who the whot victim may be. >>> closing arguments beginumtsb today at the trial avenueri a baltimore police officerim involved in the arrest of freddie gray.or i officer edward nefrro charged wt assault, misconduct and recklesl endanger many.er my. prosecutors say nero arrested as gray without probable cause failed to secure gray in ay i police van with a seat belt.el a judge is hearing the case aas verdict expected on monday.. >>> also happening todayni maryland governor larry hoganan will sign a bill known as noah's law named after montgomery montg county police officer noah leotta struck and killed by a drunk driver of the year. law requires ignition enter lock devices in the cars of thosehe t convicted of driving under the influence.influence. yesterday the man accused of of kille ing officer leotta pleadee guilty he'll be sentenced innc i august. >>> well update now on that

can see protesters continuing there in front of the rnc head quarters on first avenue here in southeast d.cwith those protesters who as i understand it are once again on the move. >> reporter: yeah, hey, craig, we're walking with this small group of protesters, only a dozen out here, they are heading to the nrsc, where the meeting between trump and mitch mcconnell and rest of the senate leadership will be happening, a group of eight to ten people. we passed one of the media scrum and the action moving over to capitol hill which is where we're headed. and then after that over to the nrsc as well. i'm with one of the leaders of this protest group. tell me why you're out here today. >> we're out here today to let the gop know they are dead to our community and donald trump is a the final nail on the coffin. >> reporter: did you expect more of a turnout? you're vastly outnumbered by the media. >> we're very sure group and filled with many organizations fighting on behalf of our community and we're here representing 11 million people strongly. >> reporter: critics would say this may not be an ef

a little boy is seriously hurt after a shooting in southeast d.c. rd as many as 16 shots yesterday. they're demanding more attention from d.c. police and leaders. >>> the washington monument is closed again today for elevator issues. it's set to reopen tomorrow morning. >>> eight people are dead, 44 others hurt after a massive bus crash in texas. federal investigators say rain may have caused it. they will be on site today. >>> and later this morning, there will be a memorial service for people across the nation who died protecting their communities. the service starts at 11:00 on the west lawn. there will be a wreath laying ceremony immediately afterwards. >>> tom, how is our sunday shaping up? >> a great day for angie to mow my lawn. >> yeah, right. i'm busy washing my hair. >> you can see her go with that weed w child. >> we'll have sun, a blustery wind. tomorrow another great day. more rain on the way tuesday into midday wednesday drying out toward the end of the week and next weekend looks like maybe more showers. what else is new. >> and some p