this time outside of the anacostia metro station. e we are live with the surgery for a shooter. >>> we will bring you the sight and sounds from the memorial day concert. news 4 at 11:00 starts now. >> first tonight, that developing story at the georgetown waterfront. a suspect arrested after apparently firing several shots on k street. an officer on patrol said he heard the shots go off and saw a man running down the street. nearby witnesses told the officer he had a gun. police caught him. no one was injured and the investigation continues tonight. more violence on memorial day weekend outside of the anacostia metro station. somebody shot a teenager at the entrance to the station. we know a person was taken in to custody near the scene. as not clear if the person was connected to the shooting. >> violence at the anacostia metro station in southeast washington this memorial day weekend. a teenager girl told the station manager she had been shot in the leg. she was taken to the hospital. she's expected to survive. police took someone i

. >> dc teenager recovering after she was shot at the anacostia metro station in southeast. she walked up to metro transit police officer last night told the officer a man she doesn't know shot her in the leg rider near the entrance to the bus bay area. police have not released a description of the suspect. >>> also in district things are back to normal at the white house after a suspicious package was found earlier today prompting a lockdown. happened about 12:15 while the president was home. someone through a metal object over the north wednesday of the secret service says the person was immediately taken into custody its not clear what charges that person will >>> some scary moments for a woman an roommate in prince george's county when someone sent out of explosives on their porch that sparked a small fire it happen early friday in riverdale. trying to find the vandals one of the victims who loo didn't want to be identified told us this could have been a lot worse. >> we are thinking what if we came down here we wasn't paying attention to the monitors that

person was connected to the shooting. >> reporter: violence at the anacostia metro station in southeastashington. a teenage girl told the station manager she had been shot in the leg. she was taken to the hospital. she's expected to survive. police took someone into custody right around the corner from the station. metro says no arrest has been that. they're working on see if if the person detained had thinking to do with the shooting. it happened at the bus bay entrance to the station at 7:40 in the evening. police roped off much of the station and bus shelters with caution tape as they used flashlight evidence. the station has a second entrance which stayed open. metro trains continued operating throughout the investigation. the shooting has rattled passengers, many use the station to get to work every day. >> all these shootingses like it happens all the time. like all these shootings, there are so many and it bothers me because i never know one day and i may get shot. >> i can't blifr telieve change our youth. what do we do? anybody got any answers? let me know. because i really wou

last night a teenager was shotao near the anacostia metrostiaet station in southeast. ce say the girl was slotas s in the leg near the station's sn bus area. she is still expected to beto b okay. the shooter is still out there t this morning. mng this incidents remains undernd investigation. >> d.c. police are investigating anstigating officer-involved shooting thatot happened over the weekend ine e northeast d.c.ast d. police say an officer shot an armed shoplifter on sundayhoifte along the h street corridor. cri police say they saw him takingak several items from a business. b when they appa shoplifter you pulled out aer ye gun. that's when the officer firedof his weapon.s wean. the incident is under investigation. >> what would memorial day weekend be without somed baseball and today the natsbe ad are on the road in philly. phill yesterday they were homey thereh against the cards.ds >> stephen strasburg ninth win n against the cards. brendan moss hit a solo shot. s nats down one-nothing.-nothi in the fourth inning with two w on wilson ramos scores two, harper scores,

hope and pray and work to make sure their community doesn't become the killing field that east of the anacostia river has become. >> reporter: now he told me he wanted to create a memorial similar to the aids quilt that would memorialize and remember the victims. he hopes the d.c. government will use the d.c. cable channels to air their own d.c.'s most wanted tv show as a way to help bring closure to some of these open homicide cases. jim, back to you. >>> that memorial day getaway is certainly under way. 38 million people are expected to be traveling this holiday. right now, no reports of in jo potential problems by checking the live first 4 traffic map that's in the nbc washington app. >>> now, doug, got some fine weather out there to travel in, don't we? >> we really do, vance. we were talking about yesterday having travel problems on thursday. the bay bridge looked perfect out there right now. not bad at all. take a look at these numbers. 83 d.c. right now. 72 over towards ocean city. nice and mild here. 88 in philadelphia. we get hit. 88 degrees today. the warmest since september. nothing

doug: the mom and dad will say kids, the anacostia river and the fish are there. leon: on your own.ch. maureen: they still have the baby feathers on. watching the storms affecting the area. get you started here. show you what is happening around the region here. >> my an thenta fell -- my antenna fell out. it happens sometimes. this area in the northeast is a area of the heavy rain in baltimore. i will head south and southwest. everything is traveling in the line. all afternoon. northeast to southwest. some of these are heavy. we have the severe weather of the storms now over western calvert county. the persistence of the s imagine that there will be a chance around game time or after at the park on south capitol street. the nats have to deal with the rain or the thunderstorm briefly across the region. keep a close eye on it for you as well. what is coming next is a dramatic turn-around in the weather pattern here. we move through the next couple of days. we have warmer temperatures our way as well. lower 80's and the middle 80's the temperatures will be. going through the next seve

a site on the anacostia river for decades is gone tonight. moving the former uss barry to philadelphia where the museum ship will be scrapped. we have set up a video so that you can see what it took to move the 60-year-old destroyer. the decision was made because of the cost and a planned of the frederick douglass bridge would trap the ship in the river. jackpot, but somebody in the area is $1 million richer after last night's powerball drawing. the winning ticket was sold at a 7-eleven in mclean. 76,000 winners in virginia. the loan winning ticket of the jackpot was sold in new jersey. --r ticket -- 5, 25, 26, josh: i wonder if you were upset if you miss the number. i wonder if you just missed by one. kimberly: not much of a forecast this week to write home about. josh: it will be tough this week. in general, it is prettier than the last two weeks. this time around, we still have the reign of the forecast, but we will see more sunshine fighting through. 61 degrees at reagan national, the breeze out of the north northwest. because the breeze i

a young woman approached a metro transit police officer at the anacostia station saying she was shot in the leg by an unknown male. >> it's like every day you expect something to happen. >> summer has not even started yet, and there are a bunch of kids and family using this to get home destination. to see something like this is kind of tragic. roz: it appears to have happened somewhere near the entrance gate. that area was roped off with multiple police officers on the scene investigating. we even spotted officers checking surveillance video from a metro bus. it is the latest shooting at a metro station, and passenger say it is happening way too often. >> i think the violence needs to stop. >> you need to know, is this going to be my last day when i get on the metro or what? roz: the police have not released suspect information. the teenage girl who was taken to the hospital has a non-life-threatening injury. 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

ca >>> also in the district a teenager is recovering tonight after she was shot at the anacostia metrotation in southeast. the female victim walked up to a transit police officer last night andpo said an unknown man shot her in the leg near the entrance of the bus bay area. police description of a suspect oruspet possible motive yet. >>> comings up a controversy at the cincinnati zoo. the zoo's director is defending their decision to kill a gorilla who had a four year old boy in his grips. what he says he has seen the gorilla do that proofs the boyro was in grave danger. >>> panic at the beach a 13 year old goes bit by a shark whileile waiting in shallow water why experts say these type of attacks can be more common this summer that's ahead. ahe >>> here is president obama laying a wreath at the tomb ofat the unknown on this memorial day. we'll be right right back. >> wow hard to watch. >> this is the story the w entie country is buzzing about today. growing out age rage over that r bell incident at the zoo. a 17 year old girl shot together of the -- the boy crawled under a barrier bef

. >>> dc police looking for the person that shot a teenager at the anacostia station. it happened at 7:30 last night. the victim approached police saying that she was wounded. investigators say they are actively searching for a suspect. >>> police are looking for the gunman connected to a homicide in woodbridge virginia. 23-year-old johnny camaro was killed outside the bab by lon hunga lounge. fire broke out after last call and neighbors are understandably upset. >> gunfire broke out. upset because it is too close for comfort. it is too close to my neighborhood. >> police confirmed that camaro was arrested in shooting a gun in a fight at a nearby high school. this is the 10th homicide in woodbridge this year. >>> unionized verizon workers striking since mid april will be returning to work with a pay raise and bonus. the workers will be receiving a signing bonus of $1250 and a three percent raise. it translates into a raise of 11% over on four year period and hundreds more and profit sharing payments. verizon is committed to 1400 new employees. most of them will be in th

metro police say the girl was shot in the leg at the entrance to the anacostia station last night. the girl had walked up to an officer to say she had been shot. one person was taken into custody near the station, but it is not known about that person had anything to do with the shooting. metro says no arrests just yet, the shooting rattled passengers, though. >> i can't believe the changes that is going on with our youth today. it's just really shocking. what do we do? anybody got any answers? let me know. because i really would like to know what can we do. >>> the teen was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. police plan to review the surveillance cameras hoektsloca outside the station. >>> a police officer from minor injuries after his cruiser was hit by a driver who fled the scene. the pursuit started in northeast before 5:00 p.m. police say that the driver hit two police cruisers, they then chased the suspect to the 3rd street tunnel near the massachusetts avenue exit. no one else was hurt in the chase. >>> a man is in critical condition, an off duty officer

let's get back to breaking news out of theck district.he one person was shot near the anacostia metrostation.tati one person was shot. lindsay watts with the very latest. >>reporter: since i last saw you we have learned that it wast a teenager, a female who washo shot in front of the and cost yeah metro station. she is expected to recover.eco as police continue to investigate here, the gunman is still on the lose. we'll show you some video nowido from soon after this happened.pe it was around 7:40 tonight, a very large police presence.senc investigators say that the woman was in the entryway of the metro station when she was shot the. she was still conscious and able to talk afterwards and she actually was the one who approached the police officer to report what had happened. she was then taken by ambulanceb to they hospital.spit again, shot in the leg and expected to recover. a short timing a the council who represents this parr of southeast came here to theo crime scene. she's calling for anyone who knows anything about this shooting or the gunman to comeo forward and talk to police

anacostia. metro transit police say a teen girl was shot in the leg at the entrance to the anacostia station last night. just after 7:30, the girl walked up to an officer to say she had been shot. one person was taken into custody near the station, but it is not known if that person had anything to do with the shooting. metro says no arrests have been made. the shooting rattled passengers. >> i can't that is going on with our youth today. it's just really shocking. anybody got any answers, let me know. because i really would like to know what can we do. >> the teen was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. police also plan to review surveillance cameras located outside the station. >>> a d.c. police officer was hurt after a driver hit two police cars and then sped away. that driver is now in police custody after a pursuit. police caught up with the suspect at the 3rd street tunnel near the massachusetts avenue exit p no one else was hurt. >>> and himself right now, a man is in critical condition. d.c. police saying that an off duty officer shot the him yesterday. ris say that t

last night a teenager was shot t near the anacostia metro station in southeast.ou police say the girlas shotas in the leg near the station's sn bus area.s are she is expected to be okay. o so far no arrests in thisn th case.case the shooter still out thereter this morning. mor we spoke with d.c. council member ruby may about the ongoing violence in the district.. >> we want to be able to walk our streets without the fear fea of being shot or being robbed.ob we want to be able to use public transportation in a safe environment. what we deserve and that's a what we're going to demand.re gi that's what we demand.emd. we're going to continues to t demand that from mtv and metroet police.ce >> metro says service was w never disrupted during thedisrui shooting.ng >> staying in the districtng d.c. police investigating an officer-involved shooting.voed t it happened yesterday neard yes union station.ion ion. investigators say an off duty dt police officer spotted a man carrying a bunch of items out bs of a business. busess. now when the officer tried tofft question the man, police say pol he

commu this is basically stoppedly stop right over the anacostia river so give you a little frame oferaerence. we'll let you know as things ths keep moving hopefully soon.g pe in the meantime tucker let'sker' enjoy a little bit of breakre from the rain this morning.ning what a gorgeous mother's day.ths got up to 72 trees with a lotit of sunshine yesterday.of sunshi let's start with our business os stop forecast this morning.ect h it's cool out there. might o want a jacket.wa we've got some upper 30's.s. frederick is 39 degrees right r now and we're in the low 50'sow here in the city. in the city. cool conditions. c kind of a mix of clouds andmix d sun out there early.t the ea there will be a few showersll bs later this afternoon.late not going to be a washout but bt with temp in the mid to upperinp 60's and a few showers aroundrod that kind of cool and cloudy pattern is going to move back b in here for the next coupleoupl days. 52 in washington. washing look at your cool numbers. numb. 41 in gaithersburg, frederickree bounced back to 41.ck to 44 out at dulles.les. hagerstown 48 degrees.

this all starteded in southeast a woman fell off the anacostia freeway bridge. three men rushed to help her, then a witness tells police that he and two other good samaritans were assaulted by a man who told them to get away from his girlfriend. the man then allegedly pulled a gun on them, which went off. but fortunately nobody was hit. police say the man then hit the woman and one of the men with his car. they're all expected to be okay. the man with the gun still out there, though. >>> it was absolutely beautiful out there today. and so many folks are enjoying it. our area was packed with memorial day events. and we're going to take you to some of them in just a moment. but first standing by with this newly formed tropical storm bonnie will affect the rest of your weekend. >> tropical storm bonnie along with some other weather factors is going to bring us some rain for the rest of our memorial day weekend. here's the latest. the national hurricane center just naming this a tropical maximum sustained winds at 40 miles an hour moving toward the northwest at 10 m

suspects.usct >> police search for theol person responsible for responslf shooting a teenaged girl near the anacostiai >> and don't cancel yourcel cookout plans just yet.ou j early morning showers expectedwe to give way to an afternoon dryout.dryo >> we'll take that.ake good morning to you. >> yeah. >> so glad you're with us this morning, i'm holly morris. mri >> and i'm maureen umeh.'m at a is monday may 30. it is memorial day 2016. >> and this memorial day marks of course the unofficial start of summer.of s gary is down there ready to giveus

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we have flooding on the anacostia freeway, only one squeezes by between other than avenue and burrowsd all the way to the capital beltway. speaking of the beltway, this is a live look before you get to connecticut avenue on the inner loop where lanes have reopened from a crash, delays back to old george town road. also crash on connecticut avenue, outer loop, delays before you reach i95. >> anchor: all right. thanks. new overnight, a marries mers suv mercedes suv ends up inside this home in fort washington. a tow truck was out hours of trying. the home was vacant. 3 people in the vehicle were taken to the hospital. sam sweeney on the scene says you can spell alcohol around the car. this morning, the severe weather is gone, the cleanup continues after the storms. powerful winds knocked down trees and power lines, include in northwest dc. 13th street, a large tree fell on top of 3 parks cars, 2 brand new. same thing happens to two other cars. more on news >>> welcome back to "gma" and look at those powerful storms moving up the east coast right now. severe weather hits the capital overn

. >>> this morning we continue our worth the trip series with a jaunt through the district. from anacostiao a hidden spot in the middlet >> and with the rain thooe weather, some of the indoor spots may be the perfect place to take the family. melissa mollett takes us on the journey. >> reporter: so much history in the district, sure, you can get lost in museums or monuments or your secret favorite spot. >> i love the national arboretum. especially for kids. we have picnics. >> reporter: but what about the less traveled locations like lincoln cottage in northwest? it was president lincoln's summer house. here he wrote parts of the emancipation proclamation. fascinating relics inside, it's only been open to the public since 2008. >> lincoln first came out here a couple days after his first inauguration and was last seen riding the grounds the day before his assassination. so it bookends his presidency in many ways. >> reporter: now to southeast. how does a tour a tasty and kind cool. every chocolate bar sold helps save 20 square feet of brazilian rainforest. now over to anacostia and the fre

now over to anacostia and the frederick douglas house. go back in town. the states hachb livman called hill, a tribute to its sweeping views of the city. >> and jump off gw parkway, this trail is perfect for hiking and biking and spectacular roosevelt island. >> you can hear the hum of traffic in the distances but apart from that, i feel like i'm totally in that. >> reporter: this couple comes here for a one hour week every day. the dirt path perfect for a jog in the middle of the island, though, a treat. a statue of the island's name of georgetown. why not catch your transportation at the boathouse and cross the river. all these d.c. spots definitely worth the trip. melissa mollett, first 4 traffic. >>> well, that was helpful. even more day trips are in our

c police tell us that the girl approached them saying she was shot at the entrance of the anacostia station. >>> a shooting at 2:15. once the police got to the location they discovered 40- year-old bradley suffering from a gunshot wound and he died not far from that location. >>> for so many today is a solemn day of remembrance. >> a war widow says this memorial day she wants the loved ones of our fallen to celebrate. wusa9 stephanie rameriz talked to the gold star wife about the personal message share. >>> adam leslie not just remembering but celebrating their lives and celebrating your life as well. jane horton believes that is the best way to honor a fallen service member. jane horton loss her husband chris horton five years ago and buried at arlington national cemetary where she spent most of the day. >> she chose to go to fight the enemy because they loved what was behind them than what they hated in front of them so go ahead and enjoy your barbecues and have a blast but do not forget what this day is about. >> to the loved ones of those killed to honor the fallen by living and that is

cleared and earlier crash on the anacostia freeway. eastern avenue. melanie, back to you. >> thank you. a local couple is offering a $10,000 reward for the safe return of their stolen puppy. michael fields said he left his 4 month old boston terrier in his car yesterday at 9th and k street to run a fewer rands. when he returned the car window was smashed, maggie was gone. the couple has put up posters. it's now a mandatory part of parenting, setting rules for what your kids can and cannot post online. but what happens when it's mom and dad who are the ones who are over-sharing? the social media rules for parents coming up good morning washington on news channel 8 where you can get the latest news, traffic, and weather updates right now. hope you have a great day. ! ♪ here >> abc news exclusive. celine dion in a revealing interview speaks for the first time since her husband's death. >> he gave me a lot of strength. he did. he did and you know what, i'm at peace. >> he inspired her to get back on stage. how she gets through every day wi

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 and morris street, a gray car crashed in the curb. it's believed to be the victim's car, but it's unclear as to exactly how this car figures into this shooting scenario. >> can you tell us what police are doing to track down the suspects? >> we have officers going door to door canvassing. >> reporter: the police chief was here as well as a number of high-ranking officials as detectives and csi techs look for clues and evidence. also here today, the council woman from ward eight. >> what's going on in our city? >> if i knew the answer to what's going on, we'd stop it and we'd solve it. we're trying to figure out how to address the issue, how do we involve the community more to make sure senseless crime like this stops. >> reporter: yet another strange development. police arrest the son of monday's daytime murder victims. he's charged with threatening to kill a man he believed killed his mother monday afternoon. i'll

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 consumers, it's a big deal when something disappears. >> it happened to one local man. when the company denied his claim, he called nbc 4 responds. >> that's when susan hogan stepped in. happened. >> he said it is the principle. his personal belongings taken straight from the box he secured himself. >> i do it when i'm

a few accidents on the anacostia freeway and southeast southwest freeway. just value delays. sh only blocking a left lane, previously blocking 3 lanes, travel lanes are improving, watch the volume from the 3rd street bridge. report of an accident inbound suitland avenue, watch form brake lights from silver view road. >> van ness metro hasry opened after a power outage, and the general manager paul wiedefeld is set to announce a new plan for traumatic work to make sure rails are safe impacting almost every one who takes meter. single tracking, abbreviated weekend schedules and even the closure of multiple schedules. we'll they're air that announcement live at 11:00 a.m. right here on abc 7. don't miss our live interview with the general manager on monday, 6:45 on good morning washington. abc 7 and news channel 8 are proud sponsors of tomorrow's susan j cure. if you can't make it, you can watch the coverage live all morning on news channel 8, it gets under way at 7:00 a.m. you can get more news, weather and traffic on good morning washington on news channel 8. hope you have >>>

we continue our worth the trip series this week with a jaunt through the district. from anacostia to a hidden spot in the middle of the potomac, melissa mollet takes us on the >> so much history in the district. sure, you could get lost in museums and major monuments or your secret favorite spot for days. >> i love the national arboretum, love it. especially for kids. we go there on sundays and have picnics. >> but what about those less traveled locations, like lincoln cottage in northwest. it was president lincoln's summer house. here he wrote parts of the emancipation proclamation. fascinating relics inside, it's only been open to the public since 2008. >> lincoln first came out here a couple days after his first inauguration and was last seen writing the day before his assassination so it really bookends his presidency. >> now to the southeast. how does a tour of a chocolate factory sound? tasty and really cool to see how they make the bars. the local owners buy everything direct from farmers in brazil. every chocolate bar sold helps save 20 square feet of brazilian rain forest

. >>> the search is on for whoever shot a teenaged girl outside an ax metro station over the weekend -- anacostia metro station over the weekend. the girl is expected to be okay. she was shot at the entrance. it is not clear if the shooting was random but the victim told police she was shot by a stranger. many people who use this metro stop say there should be more of a police presence, especially at night. >> i think more police should be out here, but usually, it has more police -- it has to be more police really on the buses. if they are on the bus, a lot of this wouldn't be done. just their presence. >> the shooting happened at about 7:30 sunday night. if you happen to be to hear from you. >>> a woodbridge man was shot and killed outside a hookah lounge early this morning after some sort of fight broke out in the parking lot at 2:15 a.m. the bar is off smoketown road and glanski boulevard. nikki burdine has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: police say the fight started just as the babylon hookah loun. was closing. people spilled out in the parking lot and argumenting started and s

. >>> the shooting of a teen girl outside the anacostia station is raising concerns about personal safetymetro transit police say just after about 7:30 last night the teen walked up to an officer to say she'd been shot in the leg. one person was taken into custody near the station, but metro says it has not made any arrests in the case. passen m rattled. >> i can't believe the changes that's going on with our youth today. it's really shocking. what do we do? anybody got any answers? let me know. because i really would like to know what can we do? >> the teen was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. and in northwest d.c. some tense moments in a busy part of georgetown. u.s. park police arrested a man after they say he firedhots near k street on sunday night. a patrol officer near the waterfront heard the shots and then saw a man running down t street. they say he dropped the gun. nobody was hurt. >>> right now metro service is limited because of the memorial day holiday. trains will run until midnight, and all fares will be off peak. all trains and buses are operating o

a man opens fire at the anacostia platform leaving avi team girl hospitalized.pi we'll have a life reportrepor hillary clinton could be just a week away from locking down the democratic nomination.ion both she and donald trump now face a new challenger. >>> and later, terrifyingerfy moments at an ohio zoo. all caught on camera. cer now officials are defending defi their decision to use lethal let force an mother is defendingin herself after her child fell into a gorilla exhibit. eibit good day at 9a starts now.. ♪ >>> wouldn't it be nice to be o boat somewhere?boat somewhere >> it would be. >> and sail away.ay >> a yacht. >> oh, yes. >> a yacht, right.ht >> yes. with a staff. >> yes. >> so we're dreaming here on h this memorial day but if you were up with us for glad we says good day d.c. just afterer 9:00 o'clock, may 30th i'm holily morrison -- holly morrisr since i last check.. (laughter). >> alongside of maureen, allison, wisdom, my brain on vacation apparently the lucky one. o he drew the long straw he getsht off today. off today. ll all right. we got lot of tributes aroundiba the ar

the eastern branch of the potomac, the anacostia, cuts through. he understood the terrain. he deployed his men accordingly. had the deployment remained, the british would have gotten a nasty surprise. james monroe showed up and was the captain of the dragoons in the revolution. he changed every deployment. barney and miller. he was the only once he left because he had no authority over them. when miller showed up you went to barney and said "we are here." fernie said, let's report to the generals. john armstrong was there. the president was there. james madison was there at the time of the appointment. they said, where do you want us. they told them, set up where you want, you are not part of the army. .n comes the brits a strong defensive line originally was broken by the ling terrain. they cannot support each other. the first line, although it was reinforced with cannons and caused some casualties, the british ruled right through. they are militia. they're not supposed to stand up against trained napoleonic war veterans coming up then bury -- coming at them very angry wit

the anacostia cuts through it. he understood the terrain. he deployed his men accordingly. had that deployment remained, the british would have gotten a real nasty surprise. monroe showed up. hey, he was a captain of the goons so he should know how to deploy american militiamen -- he was a captain of dragoons, so he should know how to deploy militiamen,sion -- right? he changed every deployment. theey said, let's go to generals. they went to the generals. john armstrong, the secretary of war was even there. the president was there. james madison was there, was present at the deployment. they said, where do you want us? they said, set up were ever you want. you are not part of the army. income the brits. bytrong line was broken up the hills, the rolling terrain, and they were not able to support one another. non, first line with can casualties it caused among the brits, the british rolled right through it. they are coming at them very angry with bayonets. they broke rank. you had a second line. up in the hills, the anne arundel militia who saw the first line running and deci

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sewer in northeast washington. 25 garbage bags full of undelivered letters recovered from the sewer on anacostia and douglas. local residents affect the postal service employee dumped the mail while the regular postman was off. the agency that oversees metro wants information on the third rail problems nationwide. the federal transit administration safety advisory cites recent problems with the rails including fires, explosions and smoke. all problems on metro in recent mo transit agency to submit data on safety performance. leon: 18-year-old girl from springfield is dead after what appears to be a tragic accident. she was hit by a train walking with friends near a shopping center. amy aubert found out the tracks are a popular short track for pedestrians in that area. >> rain falls on an otherwise quiet track. according to police, around 9:30 monday night. 18-year-old ericka dunn struck by a train and she and two friends walked along the tracks. >> the teen rushed to the hospital where she later died. >> they describe this as a popular cut-through to the other side. >> this is sad news. >> a wel

the least. green line single tracking between anacostia. elors are hoping local elementary school students deal with the difficult loss. 24-year-old sampson was shot and section. he worked as a teach assistant. his girlfriend says he returned home to find a crime in progress. >>> a manhunt in the suspect of a killing of a massachusetts police officer is over morning. pli say jorge zanbrano shot and killed officer tear rtarantino traffic stop. police tracked the suspect down in an answermepartment nearby. >>> all safe at the white house this morning after a ska over a cluster of party balloons. this is one of our most read stories on nbc washington. t .com. a few of the balloons landed inside the complex spark the alert. this is two day after agents shot and killed a man who >>> to the supreme court now, eight justices are set to convene and possibly issue orders later this morning. the court has three major decisions left on decide before the justices take their summer break. those cases surrounds issues of abortion, immigration and affirmat

the district. >> from anacostia to a hidden spot in the middle of the potomac, we go on the journey. ♪ >> reporter much history in the district. sure you could get lost in museums and major monuments or your secret favorite spot for days. >> i love the national arboretum. love it, especially for kids. we go there on sundays and have picnics. >> reporter: but what about lincoln cottage in northwest. it was president lincoln's summer house. he wrote parts of the emancipation proclamation. it's only been open since 2008. >> lincoln came out a couple of days after his inauguration. it really bookends his presidency in many ways. >> reporter: how does a tour of a choco really cool to see how they make the bars. local owners buy everything direct from farmers in brazil. every chocolate bar sold helps save 20 square feet of brazilian rain forest. now over to anacostia. frederick douglass lived on the estate for 20 years and called it cedar hill, a tribute to its spot high upon a hill top and sweeping views of the city. this next spot is foot traffic and bicycles. it is perfect for hiking. it is perfect f

a woman fell off the anacostia freeway bridge in southeast d.c. this is saturday morning.hen three men rushed to help her, they say that an armed man confronted them. he allegedly told them to get away from his girlfriend, and it went off as the good samaritans tried to wrestle it away. no one was hit. police say the armed man then hit the woman, and one of the men with his car before driving off. >> yikes. >>> tragedy in colorado. a 28-year-old woman is dead after an accident along a railroad there. the victim was the conductor of the train. investigators say she fell from a moving train and then later died from her injuries. close to 100 passengers were on board at the time. now the ntsb is investigating that accident there. >>> meanwhile, a vintage plan that crashed into the hudson river in new york is out of the water this morning. it crashed friday evening killing the pilot on board. now officials are trying to figure out exactly what went wrong in that case. wnbc's michael george has more. >> reporter: recovery teams hauled the world war ii-era thunderbolt from the b

the span of four hours two people killed. now today here at 1:00 in thehe heart of anacostia, we're not far from martin luther king avenue in the big chair just to give you some perspective. a 24 year old man was shot to death.de dc police say by a teenager with dread logs who ran from the scene. >> as dc police were on the scene detective appeared to be focused on a sedan that ran off the road on on to the sidewalk as well as a hummer and a pile of clothes. shortly before 1:00 officer from the 7th district

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the race goes through anacostia park and it benefits the guide dog foundation that provides service dogs to people in need. >>> is it possible we will set a record for rainy days in may? are we in that territory or no? >> i don't know what the number is but i would say it is possible. >> we got to be in the neighborhood, you would think. >> we have 18 of the last 21 days the other day. so yes, unbelievablable. i know 12 of the first 14 being wet, that is a record for the first two weeks of may. a cool may. we tied the number of 50 tree day highs since 2005 and baltimore, i believe has six. already. which they may break their monthly record for days hode day holding in the 60s. and mold spores are high on th south. one to the north. and yellow weather alert. yes, it is borderline today. and whether or not we are going to get much in the way of showers here in the metro. you can see all of the action to our north and west. some moving east/northeast. through western maryland. northern west virginia. coming toward romney and martinsburg and oldtown and paw paw, and now it is making its way

the race goes through anacostia park. and benefits the fidelko guide dog program.des service dogs people in need. it was super early. and bunt stayed home and laughed at us. snefs he was not there. >> you -- he was not there. >> you got it done. good job, team 9. >> our team name was you bleed, we lead. >>> temperaturewise. perfect for a run. a lot of clouds. just cloudy. 64. dew point in the 40s. relative humidity, not too bad at 58%. here's a look at the satellite and radar picture combined. we'll zoom in a little bit. one area of showers mainly to the west of us. that's going to essentially stay on i-81, and points west overnight. a couple of stray showers possible in town. still cool, raleigh northward. remember, the ocean temperatures are still only in the low to we'll zoom in a little bit. couple of showers toward win chester and cumberland. couple of sprinkles move through town. but really, we're in pretty good shape tonight. probably hand-walk the dog after dinner. tonight, we'll say just a few showers. then bus stop temperatures okay as well. 48 to 62. cou

leon: of the five shootings since noon, four east of anacostia. two turned deadly. the first of the man on texas after near plummer elementary school. the school has been blocked down. no students there were hurt. maureen: separate shooting on 49th street, abc7 confirms a woman was killed. tom roussey just arrived and he has the latest. tom? tom: this is going on behind me. a lot of detectives on the scene at 49th street and b street southeast. this has been confirmed as a homicide. according to a neighbor i talked to. the woman killed was carrying grocery bags, had just gotten back from the grocery store. the body is on the scene and there are grocery bags at the feet of the body. home of the corner of 49th and b street south east. this has been a violent day in the city. two resulting in homicide. i asked if there is a connection here but none they are talking about publicly yet. it has been a bad day for violence in d.c. we come back live to the scene. you can see a lot of detectives out here. they will be here for a while. this is close to an elementary school. t

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we reported over time some ofe o the issues that the kids face,sf we're not far from the anacostia metro come off buses they take tt the metro to school andoo occasionally run into trouble.u. basically, the people whoeople w founded the charter school s system here in the districtin td focus friends of choice and a urban schools will be workingor with d.c. council members and 21 leaders from different public pi charter schools in the districtr to get this thing going. there's an announce that.nce tha wilson building this morning m then they'll be on the streets r at 3:00 o'clock this and basically, they're taking in to all the different schools.chs the charter schools in the city where roughly 45% of all publici school children attending schooh in the city go to charterrt schools.schools so they're launching this newhi emphasis called man the block bk and this is just one of the manm school that is they're going tot be trying this new effort to eoo just kind of make it safer for f kids to get to forty one schoolo focus on their studies, notes, t their safety, guys. >> i just can't say en

mro >>> this issue on the blueline n and yellow line across the the anacostia river.a river we'll get you up to speed onn that. that >>> also the suspect in theuspen deadly shooting rampage in montgomery county and prince george's county due in court.nt how the victims are being b remembered this morning.orning >> first, though, a live lookoo outside. man, what a pretty picture oftue the jefferson memorial.em just gorgeous. nice way to start off your monday morning. morng it's straight up 7 o'clock, o'c, 52 degrees out there. there water lookinesg so calm. welcome everybody to fox5 news n morning on this monday morning may 9th 2016.9th we'll have weather and traffic for you at 7:05.:0 >>> good morning i'm allison mor seymour. >> i'm steve chenevey. >> let's jump into our top's story this morning. j metro he is a mess right now.orn we've got single tracking on tra the red line you can expect eec delays in both directions.irecon all this after yet another ano fire on the track.ck >> melanie this morning livehisg in northeast with the latest.es. another day another issue, iss mel. good m

one has slowed service at georgia avenue leon: of the five shootings since noon, four east of anacostiatwo turned deadly. the first of the man on texas after near plummer elementary school. the school has been blocked down. no students there were hurt. maureen: separate shooting on 49th street, abc7 confirms a woman was killed. tom roussey just arrived and he has the latest. tom? tom: this is going on behind me. a lot of detectives on the scene at 49th street and b street southeast. this has been confirmed as a homicide. according to a neighbor i talked to. the woman killed was carrying grocery bags, had just gotten back from the grocery store. the body is on the scene and there are grocery bags at the feet of the body.