the national police week 5k walk and run, the sunshine pouring down on the runners. it began and ended at 4th and f street. police week continues tomorrow with the annual national police officer memorial service. that kicks off at 11 a.m. on the west lawn of the north capital. if you think that metro we can service is bad now, just you wait. track work will ramp up time in two weeks, when metro begins it safety blitz. may 28 is the last day for late-night rail service. after that, service ends at midnight every night. wiedefeld said it will likely last at least one year. extraal is to give crews time to make much-needed repairs through the entire system. coming up -- a voice from the past coming back to haunt donald trump. >> i knew as soon as i got off the phone there was a problem. kimberly: the phone call the presumptive nominee says he never had. in houston, some families still do not have a place to call home. coming up, life after the storm. and it felt like spring today, but you will have to wait longer for the warm temperatures. kimberly: a grim anniversary in

it's those actions that earned the national police defense foundation's man of the year award. >> it's a big deal, and, you know, it's nice to be recognized. especially after something tragic like that. >> reporter: officer hartnett sat down with us in an exclusive interview. he can't discuss details of the night because of the pending court case but his military and police academy training kicked in. >> i'm here speaking to you. did it keep me alive? it definitely kept me alive. >> reporter: officer hartnett addressed criticism he's received. >> we had seconds to decide whether or not to shoot. >> reporter: he warns against rushing to judgment. >> a lot of false information gets put out and, you know, and people really don't give police full credit for what they deserve. >> reporter: hartnett suffered extensive nerve damage and has limited use of his left arm. in the midst of his recovery, he shares his story with police recruits. >> it's not just you, it's your family. it involves so many other people than yourself. it's a huge decision that you're making. >> reporter: it's a decisio

officer hartnett talked with us after the national police defense foundation named him its man of ther. the police defense foundation honored him last night. in january, someone shot hartnett while he was sitting in his patrol car. he managed to fire back and chase down the gunman. officers captured the alleged shooter a few blocks away. hartnett tells us police officers are often criticized and do not get the credit they deserve. >> you have seconds to decide whether or not to shoot, and it's truly muscle memory at that point. your training and experiences do kick in and play into that factor, but instead of people attacking right away, look at all the facts. >> hartnett has had eight surgeries, and he just started physical therapy. to hear the full interview and to hear what he says saved his life, tap the nbc 10 app. >> new information is emerging about the final hours in the life of legendary performer prince. the day before his death, the musician's team reached out to an addiction doctor for help. that's according to an attorney for dr. howard cornfeld, who runs a recovery clini

-- thousands gathered last night at the national mall to remember law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. it is all part of national policek the names of three officers from our region were added to the national memorial. >>> we now know the last day you'll be able to ride metro after midnight. the transit agency stopping service at midnight every night as part of a safe track program, which starts next month. so the last day will be open until 3:00 a.m. is saturday, may 21st. >>> today the department of health is helping d.c. residents fight the bite. they are hosting mosquito prevention a community event focusing on the zika virus. it's happening at the recreation center in southwest washington and starts on this saturday. going to get a lot cooler, folks and guess what's coming back? >> what? >> the rain. >> shocker. >> yep. welcome back to this "news4 today" on this saturday. i'm david culver and i'm angie goff. thunderstorms actually could ruin your plans this afternoon. we want to get straight to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein tracking how much longer we can enjoy this morning's sun. hey, tom. >> the rest of

the 35th annual service. today's event part of national police week. the week wrapped up tomorrow with the national police conference for families of fallen officers. >>> coming up on wusa9, how president barack obama was convinced to give the commencement speech at rutkers today. >> yeah! ahh... you probably say it a million times a day. ahh... ahh! ahh... ahh! but at cigna, we want to help everyone say it once a year. say "ahh". >>ahh... cigna medical plans cover one hundred percent of your in-network annual checkup. so america, let's go. know. ahh! and take control of your health. cigna. together, all the way. >>> they knew it was a longshot. the students wanted president barack obama to deliver the commencement speech at this year's graduation. they wanted it so badly they launched a 3-year campaign. last month they learned their lobbying efforts paid off. >> it is true a lot of schools invitey me to their commencement every year but you were the first to launch a 3- year c

quite a buzz with his story about illegal drones and the magnificent birds police in holland are using to take them down. >> reporter: the dutch nationaltment newest recruits have wings. and an appetite for unusual prey. hunter the bald eagle the world's first bird trained to take down drones that cause trouble in the sky. police chief mark weebs says the rogue devices seen hovering over packed parade and airports. >> we had a couple of incidence where drones were too near the airplanes. >> reporter: this low-tech solution to a high-tech problem is the vision of a man who created his program, guard from above last year. >> during training they have proved to be the best bird of prey to take down drones. >> reporter: the dutch national police department is the first organization, he is contracting eagles out to. the second that hood is off and hunter spots a drone he is off. and with flight speeds up to 80 miles an hour. no escaping his talons. ben is the trainer. how do you go about training your eagles to go after drones? >> how? >> yeah. what's the secret? >> yes. >> reporter: he is talking, but are you? >> he will only say it is a r

in decease, the national police week 5k is happening right now. on pennsylvania avenue and third street northwest, but there are closures all around judiciary square and the national mall. check them all out on the nbc washington app. >>> you've seen our stories about atvs and dirt bike taking over roads. new solutions d.c. leaders think may work for both sides. ♪ ♪ to our god every word of worship ♪ >> having a good time right there in major groundbreaking and hope for a community. we'll tell you about the celebration and the huge impacts which you're seeing here ♪ ♪ ♪ don't you just love it ♪ ♪ >>> right now a woman missing who disappeared while on a cruise ship. the u.s. coast guard looking for samantha broberg. on cruise, other passengers say she may have fallen overboard. she is 33 years old and has four children. >>> take a look at these pictures. these are rare images of, guess who? the queen. that is queen elizabeth ii as a princess. in one photo looking at a bird. in the other swimming with her father king george vi. released in honor of

tomorrow, the national police week five k early in the morning, in the 60's, clouds through the midmorning. open housen union tomorrow with temperatures near 75 degrees. the showers and thunderstorms baseball game. the taste of arlington's sunday, only near 60 degrees. the area early next week, tuesday, wednesday, with temperatures rebounding back into the 70's. alison: the nats played tonight. leon: they did. robert: they said thank you, by the way, leon. leon: because i left? robert: exactly. gio gonzalez on the mount tonight, a nice outing. not exactly 20 k's. and >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: hard act to follow for gio gonzalez, his night to pitch tonight after max scherzer's 20 strikeouts. stephenix, marlins up, drew deep to right center. that is a two run shot, his second of the year. we are tied at 2-2. next inning, bryce harper comes up clutch, crushes it deep to right-center. that is number 11 from bryce harper. nats win 5-3. how about this -- two days after his 20 strikeouts i, -- his 20 strikeouts night, posting this pict

. >> reporter: the dutch national police department newest recruits have wings and appetite for unusual prey. hunter the bald eagle, the first bird trained to take down drones that cause trouble in the sky. the police chief mark weaves says the rogue devices have been seen hovering over packed parades and airports. >> we had a couple of incidents where drones were too near the airplanes. >> reporter: this low tech solution to a high-tech problem is the vision of short hoogendorf, who created his program, guard from above, last year. >> during training, they proved to be the best bird of prey to take them down. >> the dutch national police department is the first organization hoogendorn is contracting the birds are off an hour there is no escaping his talons. >> ben dekaiser is the trainer. >> how did you go about training your eagles to go after drones? >> oh, yes, the secret -- what's the secret? >> he is talking. but are you? >> he will only say it is a reward system. similar to the one used in dog training. and they said it is a tedious program that first begins indoors. this video w

officials at the national police agency say the number of officers is bigger than at japan's last summit eight years ago. they say chubu international airport is one of the places where they will beef up security. hiroshima is another area where security is being increased. after the summit president obama will visit the city that his country devastated with an atomic bomb. he will become the first sitting u.s. president to do so. the officials will also increase security in tokyo and other major cities. officers have been on alert after deadly terrorist attacks in france and belgium. u.s. government officials have looked over the route that obama will take during his visit to hiroshima next week. they walked around hiroshima peace memorial park and the too many -- atomic bomb dome and stopped by the peace museum and the park's cenotaph. it's the same walk john kerry took last month. the officials also inspected the city's international conference center. white house officials are playing up the support for obama's visit. >> there is a large portion of even world war ii veterans who may

the 35th annual national peace officers memorial day service. today's event part of the week. the week wraps up tomorrow with the national police survivors conference for families. >>> a popular event in articlington for the past 28 years. this is no exception. close to 50,toy people showed up for the largest ever taste of articlington. they sampled food from first local restaurants and the festivities kicked off with a girl's pun run this chilly sunday morning. >> i here. [ laughter ] >> are you going to have fun some. >> yes. >>> proceeds from today's event benefits the arlington assistance center. spring break, 2017, a year away. some wilson high school students planning ahead. spending their weekends holding bake sales around dc to raise money for a class trip to cuba. the students want their entire art class to be able to make the trip. so, today, they showed up at the farmer's market with home baked treats. students trying to cover the cost for classmates that might not otherwise be able to afford it. >> before capitollism hits, is really, really, really culturally-filled country. really nice. >> students say they are goi

the national police agency says the number is bigger than japan's last summit eight years ago. they say chubu international airport is one of the places where they'll beef up security. hiroshima is another area where security is being increased. after the summit, u.s. president barack obama will visit the city that his country devastated with an atomic bomb. he will become the first sitting u.s. president to do so. security will also be stepped up in tokyo and other major cities. officers have been on the alert after deadly terrorist attacks in france and belgium. the white house is playing up the support for obama's visit to hiroshima. >> there's a large portion of even world war ii veterans who may have risked their lives fighting japanese soldiers in world war ii, who understand the potential that exists and understand the argument that the president has made. josh earnest said the overwhelming response to the trip has been positive. separately, another senior u.s. official said the visit is meant to honor everyone lost in the bombing, including japanese, koreans, other asia

in march the national police agency said the two groups were in a state of conflict. agency officials say there have been 75 related incidents s sin the group's split last august. and that guns were used in eight of them. >>> a tokyo judge ruled that a former japanese baseball star will not have to serve time for drug use but he says the player has to stay out of legal trouble for the next four years. the judge handed down a suspended sentence. he was arrested in february. he pleaded guilty to buying, possessing and using stimulants earlier this month. the judge ruled that if he violates the terms of the sentence he'll go to prison for two and a a lf ars. he called t the crimeme malicio and s said t the defefendant be heavy criminal responsibility. he had testified that taking drugs helped him to cope with the stress and anxiety he felt after retirement. but the judge said that was no excuse. he added that kihara's family and friends are waiting for him to become rehabilitated. he apologized. prosecutors asked for him to be sent to prison right away. during his 23 sea

thousands gathered at the national mall to support the police during national police week. this is the candlelight vigil thousands of law enforcement officers and their families taking time earlier this month to remember those who gave their lives in the line of duty. "on the record" was there when it began, and we stayed around for the memorable evening and even spoke with those who were there. >> this is so powerful. one of the most powerful events in america to look out tonight across that lawn and see all of those candles raised in memory of our fallen heroes. that many thousands of people that are behind them, that are with them. >> i'm here remembering my older brother trooper vincent killed around the line of duty bell city, louisiana. >> some 2300 police officers paid the ultimate price in 2015. where the friends, the families, and the colleagues, this event was a chance to remember and try to come to terms with the awful reality and the sacrifices made by their loved ones. >> i'm the father of fallen trooper eli mccarson. and it was a beautiful service here tonight.

the regular life. phillips'. >> quijano: this week, foreign onrrespondent jonathan vigliotti created quite a buzz with his story about illegal drones and birdmagnificent birds police in holland are using to take them down. >> reporter: the dutch national police department's newest recruits have wings, and an appetite for unusual prey. hunter the bald eagle is the world's first bird trained to take down drones that cause trouble in the sky. police chief mark weibes says the rogue devices have been seen hovering over packed parades and airports. o we had a couple of incidents where drones were too near the airplanes. te reporter: this low tech solution to a high-tech problem is the vision of sjoerd hoogendoorn, who created his program guard from above last year. >> we are training to be the best bird of prey to take down drones. >> reporter: the dutch national police department is the first organization hoogendoorn is contracting his eagles out to. the second that hood is off and hunter spots a drone, he is off and with flight speeds of up to 80 miles an hour, there is no escaping his talons. ben de kaiser is the trainer. how do you go about training your eagles to go after drones? >> how? >> reporter: yeah. what's the secret? [squawkin

>> fallen officers names appeara on the walls of the national laa enforcement officers memorial.. >>> meanwhile happening righte now, the national policetinue in thee district and this morningnd thig runners are hitting the pavemenn at the national mall to honor fallen officers and limon has been out there all all morning long that is a they prep for this big event.r th alex, what's going on now? >> reporter: it is certainly a y perfect morning.or it's sunny. you can hear the music.ic. great day for run and right nowg you can see some of the prepsres underway.un you can see quite a bit peopleel starting to arrive. arrive some of those runners and families pickly up their numbere doing little stretching gettingi ready for the 5k that kicks offs in just about an hour.r. right around 9:00 o'clock. but take look at this rights r here. it is a map of the course.ou that's where the 5k will take te place. pl now, if you need to comeom downtown for any reason, whether you're running in the race, ora, whether you need to come downe d for a different reason you'll want to keep this map in mindnin because there are a ton of street closures in the

also today, the national police defense foundation will honor officer jesse hartnett. organization will present the philadelphia police officer with its man of the year award. during a dinner in new york tonight. officer hartnett was ambushed in west philadelphia in january. he was shot in the arm several times. edward archer faces charges, including attempted murder in the shooting. >>> it's 5:47. 52 degrees outside. here's a live look at camden this morning. where a job fair will be held later today for veterans. josh seekers will get a chance to meet face to face with employers and there will be workshops to help with techniques and resume writing. the job fair is from 3:00 to 7:00 at the bb&t pavilion. >>> now your first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> we're right smack dab in the middle a dreary week. that will not be changing. by the time we get to the end of the week, we'll have enjoyed more temperatures in the 50s and more occasional showers which we're seeing this morning. that's for philadelphia, the pen suburbs and the lehigh valley. to the

. >>> happening today, the national police defense foundation will honor officer jesse hartnett. nization will present the philadelphia police officer with the man of the year award during a dinner in new york tonight. officer hartnett was ambushed in west philadelphia in january. he was shot in the arm several times. edward archer faces charges, including attempted murder in the shooting. >>> also happening today, new housing development gives the homeless a place to call their own. >> project home is celebrating the grand opening of the francis house of peace in philadelphia's chinatown neighborhood. a brand new nine-story mixed use development. there are 94 apartments for the formerly homeless and low income men and women. it's named off pope francis who is committed to improving conditions for the poor. >>> and one of the young people nbc 10 profiled in our digital exclusive, faces of homeless youth, will be part of today's event. he now has a home to call his own. come to nbc10.com for more on the struggle homeless youth face every day on the streets of philadelphia. >> i hop

. >> officer hartnett talks with us after the national police defense foundation named him its man of the year. they honored hartnett in new york last night. in january, someone shot hartnett when he was sitting in his patrol car. he managed to fire back and chase down the gunman. officers captured the alleged shooter a few blocks away. hartnett says officers a often criticized and don't get the credit they deserve. >> you have seconds to decide whether or not to shoot, and it's truly muscle memory at that point. your training and experiences do kick in and play into that factor, but just instead of people attacking right away, look at all the facts. >> hartnett has had eight surgeries so far, and he just started physical therapy. to hear hartnett's full interview and to hear what he says saved his life during the shooting, just tap the nbc 10 app. >>> a p.a. state health department shows there's still a huge backlog of mounting evidence from sexual assault cases. >> that word comes despite a new law designed to speed up the process. a survey of police agencies at the end of 2015 show

today marks the beginning of national police week. artments from around the country coming to d.c. to remember fallen officers. today's event started with a motorcycle ride to the memorial for a wreath-laying ceremony. >> we surrounded by so many names of men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice. we remember them this day not for how they died but for how they lived. >> a candle light vigil for fallen officers will be held at 8:00 on friday. it will be on the national mall between 4th and 7th streets, and everybody is welcome to attend. >>> tonight there is a person in new jersey who is very happy. they are almost $430 million richer, and that person is holding on to the winning powerball ticket. lottery officials say it was sold in mercer countiener trenton. the 420 million odd jackpot is the largest since you remember that record $1.4 billion payout? january. only one winning ticket was sold last night. no jackpot winners in our area, but there was a $1 million winner in mcclain. officials say it was purchased at the 7-elev

distinction of having lived three of the largest police department, chicago, washington, dc, and philadelphia. he simultaneously served as president of to the nation's most prominent law-enforcement organizations, the major city chiefs association and the police executive research forum. ramsey is respected by his expertise and as a visionary police leader in the arena of civil rights and police community relations. he grew up in the south side of chicago and enrolled in the city's police cadet program to help pay for his college tuition. chief ramsey quickly rose to the ranks becoming is chicago police department's youngest african-american sergeant. he became a lieutenant and captain. by the time he was employed at deputy superintendent, chief ramsey had established a reputation for innovation within the department and across the country, particularly in this area building trust between police and communities. in 1998, he was selected to serve as chief of police of washington dc's metropolitan police department. transforming an agency that was weakened by budget cuts, low morale and misconduct, he literally transformed it into one of the finest in

the observerring message deliver -- sobers message delivered three years after police o steve: i'm steve rudin. the weekend four days away. a lot going on. temperatures are in lower 60's early saturday morning for the nationalk. we see temperatures in the middle 60's by 10:00 in the morning. don't forget the e.u. open house saturday 10:00 to 4:00. there are 28 countries and check that out. weather will cooperate most of the day. the taste of arlington on sunday noon until 6:00 p.m. temperatures in 60's. dry on sunday. a lot of sunshine. get out there and enjoy. we are back ♪ one day a rider made a decision. the decision to ride on and save money. he decided to save money by switching there's no shame in saving money. ride on, ride proud. geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. leon: a trip down memory lane. remember when the panda made a break from the national zoo? that was three years ago last summer. but two of his cubs made the debut at the smithsonian and john gonzalez takes us there. jonathan: the l.a. time we talked about the red panda at the zoo it was rusty who made a daring escape but was later found hanging out at a look at what we have here. new red pandas that are debuted to the public t

police. the dog was killed by a suicide bomber during a raid last year. the alexandria police foundation will give a k-9 protective vest to the french national police. >>> i'm landon dowdy. twitter may give you more room to write tweets. reports say it will stop including photos and links as part of the 140 character limit. links currently take up to 23 characters of a tweet. jack dr city says he's seeking ways to simplify the product to attract new users. with your morning business report, i'm landon dowdy. >>> it's now 5:55. we're working for you this morning in prince george's county. several residents called news 4 yi starting to pile up. at the beginning of the month, the county consolidated its trash and recycle pickup dates down from two dares sdays to o some complain that they're being missed all together. >> some of the neighbors said they're not coming, and they took their things back up, and then they come like the next day or maybe two hours later in some instances and they're still stuck with it. >> all yard debris will be picked up on mondays county wide, but your trash and recycle day will depend on where you live. search trash pick upin the

speaker, this sunday marks the beginning of the national police week, a time each year when we especially honor the service and sacrifice of our nation's police officers. tragically, the citizens of south carolina's second congressional district lost two distinguished and courageous officers this year. officer gregory alia, a seven-year veteran of the forest acres police department, was beloved by his friends, family and the entire community where he was born and raised. gregory was an eagle scout, a graduate of richland high school and the graduate of university of south carolina. in 2003, i was grateful to accompany him along with my son, hunter, with troop 100 of st. joseph's catholic church of columbia to the scout ranch in new mexico for a 100-mile trek. i knew he was a great fellow. a hardworking, dedicated and humble man, he was an embodiment of a hero every day of his life. as a new father, he loved his family. looked for the god in everyone and was a selfless leader. one who brought people together. his end of watch was september 30, 2015,hen he was shot while pursuing a suspect.

we have the national police week 5k. british open house. ures will be in the middle to the upper 60's. sunday, sunny. temperatures around 66 degrees. jamie: we have delays on the blue and the yellow line. there was a disabled train at pentagon. in the 20's heading outbound on 62. slow. the earlier crash near the fairfax county parkway. they cleaned it up. gone. on inner loop of thec a little volume approaching the wilson bridge. traffic on the beltway you can see near old dominion. pedestrian truck with an accident at shady grove and gather road. that is a look at traffic. back to you. michelle: thank you for the update. next rat "abc7 news at 4:00" -- cut -- next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- what you can see to keep everything you've got and the costs of the table bill down -- cable bill down. jonathan: gun lost or stolen from law enforcement agencies. why aren't we hearing more about this? "7 on your side" i-team investigates this problem. what are you doing? sara, i love you, and... [phone rings] ah, it's my brother. keep going... sara, will

and, still to how to kimberly: old liberty road the country taking part in the 35th annual national police officers memorial service. live from the memorial where a wreathlaying ceremony followed the service. reporter: absolutely. people are still gathering out here at the memorial. wreaths line the exterior. badges, flowers, family photos like this one here decorate the wall. officers in uniform and plaincth across the country. >> their names are forever attached in our common history. national police officers memorial service trying family, friends, and loved ones. >> at it every american needs to be here at some point in time at a police officers memorial to know that the people out there putting their lives at risk are doing it for us. reporter: a rollcall honoring the fallen. >> i am not in emotional man, i'm telling you, it can absolutely kill you while you are playing those pipes. you start thinking about the kidshat don't have a father anymore. reporter: officer jason back made the trek from texas. he says his group started a height band three years ago to remember -- started a pip

we have the national police week 5k. the temperatures eventually making it in the middle 60's. by the middle of the morning it will be dry. the rest of the weekend. high temperatures lower 70's on saturday. by sunday talking a daytime high around 66 degrees. nice mix of sun and clouds. back ♪ one day a rider made a decision. the decision to ride on and save money. he decided to save money by switching his motorcycle insurance to geico. ride on, ride proud. geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. jennifer: hello. i'm jennifer donelan. this is the "7 on your side" fighting back wall of justice. tonight we have another online sale gone bad. police need your help. new to the wall, prince william county police say jeemeell agreed to buy a cell phone online. wn put out a gun and robbed the man. unless in prince williams, detectives are looking for flores-aguilar for murder. and prince george's county police are looking for murder suspect christopher crawford. in the district, police want to get young off the street for armed robbery. let's set the wall of justice in motion. to

police officers pedaling from galloway township to washington, d.c. reached their goal today. the group took part in the police unity, a way to honor fallen officers and raise money for the national memorial. once in washington, the local officers joined close to 2,000 police officers from all around the country, ands from our area started out on tuesday, and they made the ride in memory of three new jersey police officers who lost lives in the line of duty this past year. the rides will take part in the candle light vigil tonight in front of the police memorial. >>> rain or shine, a philadelphia tradition is underway on the river. 300 rowers along with an estimated 25,000 fans are all here this weekend taking part in the dad vail regatta, largest rowing competition in north ameri america. >> kids are eating, sleeping, and dreaming about winning a decade vail gold medal. they cross off days from the calendar like christmas p. >> a reminder for this weekend if you are going down there or driving in the area, kelly drive is shut down between fountain green and strawberry mansion until tomorrow night. >>> you got to see this. at 5:00, a close call for a jersey shore police officer,

that fear of ending up as a viral video makes police officers less aggressive and that might cause violent criminals to get away. even the head of the national police union disagrees, telling "the new york times" this morning, director comey has no proof that is the case. director comey said something similar this last fall. that prompted the white house to respond it could find no evidence cameras cause problem. the obama administration has been pushing for and funding more police body cameras. >>> one day after its best day in two months, the dow had its worst day in three months. dow industrials were down 217 points, nasdaq down 49. pinterest hired its first female board member despite the fact pinterest is largely used by women with. michelle wilson, a former amazon executive. i ask one thing of you. did you watch every single episode of "top gear?" the most popular show on television. 315 million people watched it in 214 countries every week, twice as many people who watched the super bowl and the super bowl is just once a year. have you watched it? >> there's got to be quid pro quo. >> they move to amazon and announced their new show w

he told police he was the substance on the field. once he drove out to the nationall, let's roll video. he called u.s. capitol police and the police took him into custody and checked him for anthrax and the robot is inspecting the truck to make sure there isn't anthrax or deadly substances on it and this comes at a tough time for tourists and many of them coming out here to snap pictures of the capitol and many of them coming out of town and they planned on coming, walking right down third street northwest to the national mall. well, that is blocked off right now. a lot of folks are getting off work, and i must tell you just to avoid this area near the capitol near third street northwest. police have not released this man's name. again, this story is developing and we'll bring you more details tonight at 6:00 here on nbc washington. live on the national mall, i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> thanks, shomari. now to concerns

the latest headlines. >>> now to an nbc 10 exclusive. we're hearing from philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett, who's recovering after being shot during an ambush. >> officer hartnett talked with us after the national police defense foundation named him its man of the year. the police defense foundation honored hartnett in new york last night. in january he was shot, ambushed while sitting in his patrol car. he managed to fire back and chased down the gunman. officers captured the alleged shooter a few blocks away. hartnett tells us police officers are often criticized and just don't get the credit they deserve. >> we have seconds to decide whether or not to shoot. it's truly muscle memory at that point. and your training and experiences do kick in and play into that factor, but just instead of people attacking right away, look at all the facts. >> hartnett has had eight surgeries, and he just started physical therapy. to hear hartnett's full interview and to hear what he says saved his life during that shooting, tap the nbc 10 app. >>> witnesses say the driver of that hummer crashed into the silver diner in virginia three times before the vehicle then burst into flames. the driver was a cook at th

over the weekend, the national police organization recognized his partner officer who received the honor of top cop in the first annual banquet in washington, d.c. on saturday. nbc 10 news. >> keith, thank you. >>> a rare sighting county to county in the pa suburbs. another bear spotted over the week in a chester county country club. yesterday, the bear scare comes after the bear was spotted taking a dip in the creek in philadelphia friday. the pa game commission says they are not sure if it's the same bear or multiple bears. the game commission does not know if they stay in one place for too long. >>> a shoutout to the finest from the creator of runway megahit in the commencement address at penn. >> you can have soft pretzels and hoagies whenever you want, you win every time. >> best known for the hamilton address in franklin field, the university's main commencement was today after trump and biden attended last night's ceremony as parent and grandparent. >> sponsorships in sports are nothing new, but the sixers are taking it a step further, the first team in the nba to put a sponsorshi

spanning more than four decades, charles ramsey earned the distinction of having led three of the nation's largest police departments, chicago, washington, dc and philadelphia. he served as president of two of the nations most prominent law enforcement organizations, the major cities chiefs association and the police executive research forum. commissioner ramsey is widely respected for his expertise in combating terrorism and is a visionary police leader in the area of civil rights and police community relations. he grew up in the south side of chicago and in rolled in the city's police cadet program to help pay for his college tuition. chief ramsey quickly rose through the ranks to become the chicago's police department youngest. by the time he was employed by debit as deputy lieutenant he developed a reputation, in this area of building trust. he was selected to serve as chief of police of washington dc's metro police department, transforming an agency that had been weakened by legit cuts and low morale. he literally transformed it into one of the finest in the nation. in 2007 he left washington to bec

both suspects crashed into the victim's car. >>> police from all over the country are rolling if to d.c. to mark national. all week long departments and the communities they protect will honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. at 9:00 a.m., u.s. capitol police will hold a memorial service to honor four who died on the job. 37th annual law enforcement officers memorial service happens at 11:00, it will be at the national law enforcement memorial int for fallen prince william county police officers in woodbridge. >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk where we have an unfolding situation in alberta canada. that is where a wildfire continues to rage on. it's a huge fire that is no way under control but there has been rain in the area. so that has helped slow the spread. still nearly 400,000 acres have burped including 1600 homes and buildings. and officials say it's not uncommon for fires like this to go on for months. that's the latest from the live live desk. >>> it could be a long time before all those evacuees can go back home. some 1600 homes brurped in the wildfires. not the only did they drive peop

the san bernardino shootings. passing the police act would help give our police officers the training they need to do their jobs more effectively. i'm also grateful for the work across the nation. they share my deep admiration and respect for police officers everywhere stop -- four police officers everywhere. >> a democratic leader. >> i joined the republican leader in recognizing the law enforcement officers around this country. -- they have such a tough job stop and -- they have such a to have job in and i do not think we appreciate them enough oh i appreciate what the pu

today's event is part of the eladup -- leadup to national police week that kicks off in d.c. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. kimberly: today marks since the allied victory in europe. this morning'sd remembrance of the world war ii memorial on the national mall. guests laid werereaths in honorf and nearly americans 16 million people killed during the deadliest conflict in history. who served,llion just over one million are alive. thens of veterans took spartan pledge at the veterans memorial in southwest d.c., promising to reach out to their battle buddies before harming themselves or others. it is meant to reduce the growing number of veteran suicides. us, the caucus kicking for officials in north carolina. what is next in the fight over the state's so-called bathroom bill? hey mom, i could use some basil. oh, sure thing, sweetie. life is eating out of a flower pot. wait where's the? right. it's being a food paparazzi. honey, your rump roast just broke the internet. as it should. and a takeout romantic. dessert! happy anniversary. life is mucho, and grande. life is eating, laughing

this is all for the national police defense foundation. take a look around. the tables have been set. they're expecting about 500 sworn officers from the tri-state area and as far away as italy and china. here to honor philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett. they're recognizing him as the man of the year, and this is why. you remember, the video from january, officer hartnett ambushed sitting in his pa control car. despite being injured, officer hartnett called for backup, pursued the suspect, fired shots in return. the alleged shooter caught a few blocks away. last month, making national news, when he proposed to his fiancee after throwing out the first pitch at the phillies' game. of course, she said yes. now this foundation offers rewards for information leading to the arrest and incidents that an officer has been shot. they said the organizer tells me, they've seen a drastic increase in the number of those incidents. as for officer hartnett he hasn't said much since his shooting but tonight he will address this crowd. we'll bring you all of that inform

the capitol back in 1998 and an officer was killed in a training exercise in 1984. next week thousands of police officers from around the world will come to the national police week. today local police officers took time to remember those who died protecting the public. mark segraves how today's service brought closure to the family of one of those fallen officers. >> today is an opportunity for us to come together and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. >> reporter: a solemn tradition honoring the men and women who died in the line of duty. today four names were anticipated to the list on the washington area law enforcement memorial in front of police headquarters. >> those who make that sacrifice are a special group of people. and it's incumbent upon us to never forget. >> reporter: among those caroline cross who worked for years in the department of corrections. she was murdered in 2014 in her alexandria apartment. her daughter said having her mother memorialized next to police officers who died in the line of duty was a special honor for their family. >> so of those who died are read aloud. each year the list gross longer. >> these were good cops doing

the ceremony. >> meanwhile in an nbc10 exclusive, we're hearing from philadelphia police officer jesse hartnett, recovering after he was shot in an ambush. he talked to us after the national police foundation named him its man of the year. the police defense foundation honored him in new york last night. back in january, he was shot while sitting in his patrol car. he managed to fire back and chase down the gunman. officers captured the alleged shooter a few blocks away. hartnett tells us police officers are often criticized and don't get the credit they conser deserve. >> we have seconds to decide whether or not to shoot. it's truly muscle memory at that point. and your training and experiences do kick in and play a factor, but just instead of people attacking right away, look at all the facts. >> hartnett has had eight surgeries and just started physical therapy. to hear his full interview and hear what he says saved his life in the shooting, tap the nbc10 app. >> this morning, we're hearing from a temple university lacrosse player who was nearly killed in a hit and run last year and now she's set to walk at her graduation. nbc10 was on the school's campus last night as

i'm a proud cosponsor of the resolution to recognize national police week this year. the resolution recognizes the work of active duty law enforcement officers, the 25th anniversary of the national law enforcement officers memorial, the 15th anniversary of 9/11, and all the officers lost in the line of duty in 2015. i'm also a proud cosponsor of the fallen heroes flag act. this bill would create a program to provide flags that have been flown over the capitol to the immediate family members of law enforcement and public safety officers who are lost in the line of duty. this bill has passed both the house and senate and it is awaiting the president's signature. i'm also a cosponsor of my friend, the senior senator from texas, of the police act. the police act would expand cops grants so that those grants can be used for active shooter training and to help equip law enforcement to respond to events like the san bernardino shootings. passing the police act would help give our police officers the training they need to do their jobs more effectively. and i'm hopeful that we

my question is to minister and ambassador king, the japanese government, the national police agency identified several individuals who were north koreans responsible for some of the abductions and has issued a arrest warrants for those individuals and is also passed their names on to interpole where, i believe, arrest warrants are also issued. i'm wondering whether on the accountability issue using the u.s. sanctions from february, the legislation, the new human rights legislation that permits individual sanctions to be imposed, whether the japanese government has thought about doing something similar and whether the japanese and american governments have considered using those individuals whose information is out there to list as individuals responsible for the violation of the human rights of these abduct tees. >> >> you describe the why nuclear weapons and human rights violations are both necessary for the survival of the north korean regime. so my question, sir, or all of you, is it possible to devise that the international community can apply the kind of pressures on north korea where the

the timely -- timeliness of this bill provides a perfect opportunity to acknowledge national police week. right now thousands of law enforcement officers are in washington to honor their fellow officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice. each year, the national law enforcement officers memorial holds a vigil to recognize the newly engraved names of officers who died while serving and protecting the people in our communities. we must do everything in our power to protect those who protect us. the bulletproof vest program will help prevent the deaths of officers, and we hope that even fewer names will have to be added to the national law enforcement officers memorial. the bill is critical because it provides up to 50% of the costs for an officer's new armor vest. e officer's department, in turn, pays the cost. unfortunately, small police departments that service areas with less than 100,000 residents receive priority funding under this measure. inally, s. 125 responds to the critical concern that bulletproof vests achieve their intended goals of protecting an officer from life-threatening gu

the ground. ly led police on a high-speed chase. the arrest remains under investigation. >>> police are under the president of the national fraternal order of police at a memorial to fallen officers in prince george's county. >> yeah, chuck hanter bury called the attack on officers, quote, hate crimes. there has been an alarming 59% spike in the number of officers killed in the line of duty this year. that's compared to the same period last year. >> one lock star dodged -- rock star dodged in minnesota. and it's national news in a week. 88 police officers get shot in a 4 and a half month period. and it barely makes $14 billion. >> canterbury spoke at a memorial service for 29 prince george's county officers, killed in the line of duty since the 1930s. the most recent edition to the memorial was detective jaky colson. you will recall that he was mistakenly killed by a fellow officer, during that bizarre shootout, with a suspect outside the district 3 station back in march. navy seals pay tribute to one of their today, a memorial service was held for charles keating iv. he was killed when others came under fire by isis terrorists last

last night, he received the man of the year award from the national police defense foundation during a ceremony in new york. he couldn't talk about the case, no specifics, but he still had plenty to say in an exclusive entire. ♪ >> man of the year. >> it's to be recognized, especially after something tragic like that. split seconds to react to something where lawyers can just attack it for months, sometimes years. you know, and you have seconds to respond to something. it's just -- i think you're your training kicks in at that moment, muscle memory, absolutely. my military experience absolutely had a key factor as well as, you know, multiple police academies, training, stuff like that, i would say that all took place that moment and helped me out that evening. i don't sit and replay it in my mind. i'm sleeping well. right now, just started physical therapy last week. it's been slow going. we're working on stretching and just i really look forward to getting my hand back. it's difficult. you don't really -- you don't realize, i think, what you have or i don't want to say take for grant

. >>> there's no announced plans for another protest to demand the recognition nation of the police -- resignation of the police chief. that's after demonstrators were there yesterday. they were showing the support of the group of the frisco five. they he'll a 15 day hunger strike. the supporters want them to take part in 17 days of action. one for every day the hunger strikeres went without food. >> boycott big business in san francisco. the mayor only understands money. >> protesters want the mayor to fire the police chief for the way he handled several deadly police shootings in the city. they say the department is making reforms and the chef will not resign. >>> a woman participating in a hunger strike is in the hospital. she's calling attention to cut backs in the ethnic studies program. they are demanding the university restore money cut from the department. they have gone a week without school. she complained of chest pains yesterday and taken to the hospital. >>> we know the name of a police officer who's accused of racist remarks. sergeant penske made remarks with racial unde