>> well, thomas freeman, the new york columnist, they have a book out called "that used to be us." they talk about the things we used to be good at, education and we used to be good at opening our doors to immigrants and having diversity. we used to be in the infrastructure and all of that. it's all in jeopardy. then, they mentioned the things we needed to face in the future. that is, it's about globalization and technology. it's about the deficits that we run in terms of government and state and city. when we look at the church, we look at what do we used to do and what will we do in the future. those are pillars we're strong at. you mentioned the cultural identity. you mentioned the community of sharing, fellowship of out reach. how do we adjust to the change of where the reference is no longer to the sacred, that's where the major challenges are that we face. can we get people interested in the devine dimension? some say they will. there's no, sometimes, community that does that. that's what the church can still offer. >> yeah, the community of the sacred. and culturally. i aske

>> thomas freeman and michael mandlebomb have a book called "that used to be us." we used to be good at opening doors to immigrants and having diversity and good at education and we built the infrastructure and the roads and airports and now, all of that is in jeopardy. now, they mention the things we need to face in the future. we need to be about globalization and technology and the deficits we run in terms of government and state and city and so forth mr. foreman when i look at the church, i look at, what did we used to do and what are we going to do in the future. some pillars we were strong at. you mentioned the culture amenity and fellowship and out reach how do we adjust to all of the change of the reference to the sacred, that's where the major challenges are that we face. can we get people interested in this devine demention. some say they will. there's a community that could do that. the church could offer that. >> the community of the sacred. i asked kids in sunday school where's heaven and they point up and hell, they point down. i say, yeah, it's aroun

thomas died overnight. freeman early saturday afternoon. the driver never stopped. >> we do believe that the vehicle did in fact know that he struck two people. >> drivers and walkers agree this block can be a danger zone. >> you got a busy street right there and there's nowhere for people to cross so they dart out in traffic. >> watch at our camera records this man standing in the turn lane on his cell phone not even paying attention to our car as we approach. >> you better be aware because they jump out in front of you like it ain't nothing. >> in this case a car and two pedestrians with a fatal outcome. >> consider somebody lost their life yesterday. it's unfortunate. >> now family and friends of the two victims are gathering out here tonight. some suggest that there need to be more police patrols here, perhaps sign that say don't cross in this area. now, the only information we have about that car is that it's a gray compact with some front end damage. if you have any information call prince georgia's police. >> richard reeve, thank you

. >> thomas died overnight. freeman on saturday afternoon. amid the singing and a sense of loss, an anguished plea for the driver or witnesses to come forward. anybody who saw or heard but spring these guys to justice. told freeman worked here in oxford. a dedicated custodian. only limited information about vehicle. great compact front and the damage. if you have information, call county police. >> a tough state. >>> marilyn will remain closed the discovery of a ii munitions. the ordinance was found in an of the park. authorities say the munitions been rendered harmless but are want to make sure there not any more of them. >>> tomorrow marks the anniversary of the tragedy in tucson that left six people and others wounded including gabrielle giffords. latest on her the future. >> she can now walk and talk and husband has said she wants return to washington. the nation celebrates that spirit and remembers those lost. >> her idealism is an inspiration to all of us. >> gabrielle giffords made her appearance last night, plaque.g a she still has li

it is believed 55-year-old michael thomas and mildred freeman were standing in the center turn lane when a car hit and killed them. police are looking for a dark chevrolet cavalier. a history buff says he will donate the final $7.50 million needed to repair the washington monument. >> philanthropist, david christine, say he was inspired after learning about the damage. he donated $4.50 million to the national panda program and $13.50 million, to the national archives. another debate will be held tonight. just two days before the south carolina primary. >> net romney is facing new questions about his finances. this campaign confirms he has money invested in the cayman islands, but is not getting any tax breaks. 33% of likely south carolina primary voters back romney. gingrich is second at 23%. abc news is planning to air an interview with gingrich's second wife. that entire interview will interview tonight on "nightline." newt gingrich's and two daughters wrote a letter to abc news saying the network -- their father will talk to the people of south carolina about the future. we will have

. ♪ >> reporter: michael thomas and mildred freeman died while crossing oxon hill road friday mornings a nice guy. kept you on your toes. when you were down he knew how to bring up up. and my step mom took the role of my mom when my mom passed away. she was there for me. >> they were married for a dozen years but they acted like newlyweds. thomas would hold her hand as he walked her to the bus stop every morning. she wrote the bus to her job at a thrift shop in ft. washington. >> she been there 20 years, i been there 30. we worked together all those years. ♪ >> reporter: dozens of friends and relatives gathered where the couple were struck. they're hoping police will be able to identify the driver. the only description police have so far, is that it was a gray compact car. >> i just want to find out who did this much. >> find out who did it so it won't happen to somebody's brother or sister-in-law. who knows. we don't -- they may do it again. >> the couple had made it part way across oxon hill road and standing in the turn lane when they were hit. it's a busy road that runs in front o

the driver who hit mildred freeman and michael thomas sr. never stopped. the car was traveling eastbound when it hit the couple who were crossing to get to a bus stop. they were not walking in the crosswalk, but were in the middle lane when they were hit. >> and sure, they weren't in the crosswalk, but you took somebody's life. to take somebody's life and to not even consider stopping, it's not like it's in the woods where you could have thought maybe you hit a deer. there's no doubt in your mind. if you hit something on that street, it had to be a person. >> thomas is a long time custodian with prince georges county schools. his wife worked at the thrift store center on indian head highway for the last 20 years. they worked opposite shifts, so he walked to the bus stop every single day. >>> a montgomery county man is badly hurt after getting shot in a fight he wasn't part of. the man was inside the home in gaithersburg. when a fight began between two other people inside the home. one person pulled a gun and as the fight continued, the gun went off. >>> ha

thomas died late last night. as for the woman, mildred freeman died later today. earlier evening, we spoke to one of the victims' daughter. >> when i got to the hospital to see him, that was not my father. >> reporter: what was that like? >> it was gross. i'm still having a hard time believing that it was him because the man that i seen in that bed was not my father. >> reporter: another live look right now at the vigil taking place where folks are remembering the two victims of this. i can tell you, bruce, that there is a lot of grief here but also a lot of anger for what happened because this driver left them critically injured. of course they later died. tonight, police are asking for help. anyone who saw anything out here, they are asking that you give them a call. kip moline that 9news now. >>> turning elsewhere, 24- year-old airlineman from maryland has been killed in afghanistan. he with as among three airmen killed on thursday when an i.a.d. hit his vehicle. he was assigned to the squadron at peterson air force base in colorado. >>> if you plan to take the

michael thomas and his wife mildred freeman died after they were struck while crossing oxon hill roadeorge's county friday morning. dozens of friends and relatives gathered where the couple were struck for a vigil. >> he was a nice, loving guy. kept you on our toes. when you was down he knew how to bring you up. my stepmom took the role of my mom when my mom passed away. >> relatives hope the driver will come forward. the only description police have so far is it was a gray compact car. police say it should have extensive front-end damage. as the second phase of the 11th street bridge is officially open. it opened early. ddot tweeting out the big news. it is the largest project ever taken costing $300 million. the third and final phase of the project is expected to be finished this summer. >>> well, if you have driven on the intercounty connector recently you have probably seen an exit sign for norwood. one problem, the town doesn't exist. historians say there was a norwood back in the late 1800s, but it disappeared shortly after losing its one and only post office. it's so obscure th

. >>> michael thomas and mildred freeman died after being struck by a hit and run driver while crossing oxon hill friday morning. dozens of friends and relatives gathered where the couple were struck for a vigil. >> he was a nice, loving guy. kept you on our toes. when you was down he knew how to bring you up. my stepmom took the role of my mom when my mom passed away. she was really there for me. >> relatives hope the driver will come forward. the only description police have so far is that it was a gray compact car. police say it should have extensive front end damage. >>> a reunion for a specially-trained dog. fairfax police say a man found a search and rescue dog not far from where the german shepherd took off from his handler thursday. 3-year-old vito wandered off while chasing a fox during training at white marsh park in bowie. a man working nearby found the dog. he saw a news report about the missing dog and called police. he returned the dog to his handlers at a gas station in bowie last night. >>> well, today metro riders will have a different experience on the rail cars. that'

a car hit mildred freeman and michael thomas sr. walking to a bus stop. the victims died. importantly police now say the car that hit them is possibly a dark colored chevrolet cavalier or geo prism with damage to the grille or headlights. >>> a bethesda mother is accused of leaving her young daughter alone in an apartment off rock forest drive. the 6-year-old girl was trying to cook something tonight, began smoking, the alarm went off and a neighbor called 9/11 and found the girl wandering in the hallway. >>> a d.c. police sergeant facing felony charges accused of attacking a female bartender at georgino's restaurant and bar in south east. >> sergeant yurell washington is on paid administrative leave while he fights the charges. witnesses say sergeant washington was off duty and had been drinking at that bar all day. they said things turned ugly when he cursed at a female bartender. her son heard him, asked about it and the two began to argue and when the bartender got involved to try and get her son away from the cop, witnesses said he turned on her slamming her to the gr

thomas sr. was a long time evening custodian in prince george's county. his wife, 62-year-old mildred freeman had worked for at least 20 years at the thrift store on indian head highway. >> she was a very loving person, always very helpful. i've never seen mille in a bad way, never, every time i worked with her. i worked with her in this store and the george palmer store before that store was closed down. she was a very good person. >> reporter: since both partners in the couple worked opposite shifts, they tried to spend time together. so michael would, almost every morning, walk millie to the metro station. many pedestrians use that lane as an i'm land from the main traffic police believe michael and millie were struck while standing in that middle late both pedestrians were gravely injured. >> the driver kept going. >> and, sure, there wasn't any crosswalk but the fact is that you actually took somebody's life. to take somebody's life and to not even consider stopping, it's not like it's in the wood where you could have thought that maybe you hit a deer. there is no doubt in your mind, if

mildred freeman and michael thomas sr. lost their lives after a driver hit them yesterday morning and didn't stop. tonight their family met to grieve their loss and pray for justice against the driver. >> they love one another very much. we forgive the person who hit my sister and my brother-in- law. but i hope you find peace and turn himself in. >> the couple found each other later in life. he was 55. she was 62. family members say they were inseparable until death. john hanrahan has the latest on the search for the driver responsible. >> neither member of the married couple who lived in this house in oxen hill drove in recent years. they walked in their neighborhood. frequently walking the family dog. 55-year-old michael thomas sr. was a long time evening custodian in prince georges county. his wife, 62-year-old mildred freeman had worked for at least 20 years at the thrift store center on indian head highway. >> she was a very loving person. always very helpful. i have never seen her in a bad way. never. in all the year

the car hit mildred freeman and michael thomas sr. as thomas was walking his wife to the bus stop. police are looking for a gray compact vehicle possibly with damage. >>> police in fredericksburg are looking for this man accused of several break-ins. a detective tried to catch jonathan shepherd after he saw him in an unoccupied house where a burglary had been reported but shepherd got away. he left behind a wallet and clothing. they think he's homeless and breaking in to squat in houses. >>> it was a frightening scene, last year's hostage situation at discovery communications headquarters in silver spring. the gunman died, but all the hostages survived. today the montgomery county officer who helped police take almost down received a big honor for his bravery. fox 5's beth parker has the story. >> we have a male caucasian in the pain lobby with a gun at 1 discovery place. >> he looks like he has a bomb or something strapped to him. reporter: the 911 calls from the day a suicide bomber took over the lobby of discovery channel. listen closely as employees think another shooter may be

mildred freeman and michael thomas sr. were hit while crossing oxon hill road friday. thomas was walking his wife to the bus stop. last night their family met to grieve their loss and pray the driver is brought to justice. >> they loved one another very much and we were a loving family and we forgive the person who hit my sister and my brother-in-law, but i hope you find peace and turn yourself in. >> some witnesses saw the accident, but nobody got a license plate. prince george's county police are looking for a gray compact vehicle possibly with damage. they're hoping other witnesses will call in a tip. >>> some good news out of bowie, maryland tonight. the hunt is over for a missing search dog. vido, a glide german shepherd has been found. he ran a -- a of guido, a german shepherd has been found. he ran away from a search site a man found the dog and returned him today. he's part of the search and rescue team in fairfax county. he will be back on the job tomorrow. >>> now back to our top story, one year of grieving leads to a day of gratitude in the wake of a deadly

this happened january 6th on oxon hill road in oxon hill actually car hit mildred freeman and michael thomasto a bus stop. both victims died. the car that hit them is possibly a clark colored chevrolet cavalier or geo prism with damage to the grill or headlights the. you are asked to call police if you have any information. >>> a warning now for kids and their parents this morning out of fairfax county. there have been five incidents of a man in a red pickup truck staring at, waving at and calling out to children near claremont elementary school in franconia. the first time was back on december 19th. the latest just this past tuesday. no children have been hurt or touched in any of the incidents. the man is said to have short, black hair and a goatee. at times, he also wore a red nationals baseball cap and several gold chains. the truck as we said is red. it also has scratches, dents and rust on it. the fight over the future of alexandria's waterfront continues. a group called citizens for an alternative alexandria waterfront will hold a news conference later on this morning. the group is co

mid red freeman and michael thomas, sr. were hit while crossing oxon hill road on friday. he was walking his wife to the bus stop. >> they loved one another very much and we are a loving family. we forgive the person who hit my sister and my brother-in- law. but i hope he find peace and turn himself in. >> some witnesses saw the accident but nobody was able to get a license plate number. prince george's countiy police are looking for a gray compact vehicle possibly with some damage. they are hoping other witnesses will call in as well. >>> we are following several news stories involving americans overseas this morning including an american man sentenced to death in iran. that is next. >>> the unrest continues in syria as the government there ignores demands to stop the violence. ence. we'll be back after this. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 mileses in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause

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mill dread freeman and michael thomas senior were hit. thomas was walking his wife to the bus stop.y to make sense of this loss. >> they loved one another very much we are a loving family and we forgive the person who hit my sister and my brother-in- law, but i hope you find peace and turn himself in. >> some witnesses reported seeing the accident but no one got a license plate prince georges county police are looking for a grey compact vehicle, possibly with damage they are hoping for more tips from other witnesses. >>> many metro trains went through inspections over the weekend the order came after a brake part fell off an orange line car friday. it was able to come to a safe stop. 464 rail cars in the fleet have similar brakes. >>> metro riders got an eyeful and then some fourth year in a row, people from capital improve boarded trains and dropped their pants riders tried to keep a straight face and pretend like nothing was happening that was their way of trying to keep people guessing. >> you get all sorts of reactions children laughing children pointing with their mouths open,

thomas to that effect. this from twitter from mike freeman -- gee, i understand that frustration. -- guest: hi understand that frustration. i have hundreds of calls coming in when i was in the administration. i think the fault is in many places. banks are clearly one of those. most of those banks and not in business. the problems do not go away. we have roughly two thousand, two hundred financial institutions in our membership, most of which are small community banks or credit unions, a handful of large institutions that dominate the market. lack of regulation, how investors doppler old -- boy got over it super 48 project -- doubt over exuberant for a project, but this can never happen again. it has destroyed the wealth of too many americans. it is something we have to work and to make sure there is a stable system going forward. host: mary -- guest: absolutely. the glut of foreclosed inventory is terrible. the most difficult aspect is if you live on one of those streets where of their homes are vacant, and there is crime that happens in certain cases, or the homes it gutted or are not maintained, more often

front of me a letter from usaid data april 1, 2011, signed by thomas stevens, regional agreement officer, giving $7,995,000 to the freemanundation. are you aware of that? >> yes. >> in the application, and approved by usaid before the programs, on page 13 of that, under that particular program, it says 1.3 drugs rock 'n roll and wildlife, targeted officials in juice, multimedia campaigns, motivate all sectors of society, including border officials to help stop illegal wildlife trade. wildlife trafficking stops or. come on. can you justify $8 million going to an organization to have a media campaign entitled sex, drugs, rock 'n roll? >> i perhaps would not have titled it that way. i do believe what they are trying to do -- >> just a second, just a second. if usaid had an objection to the title of that they could've corrected that title before they get the money, isn't that correct? >> that is correct. but yet not within the usaid agreed that having a program, spending u.s. taxpayers dollars entitled sex, drugs, rock 'n roll and wildlife, i mean, that's -- can't you see why congress is angry over the way you're spending th

thomas to that effect. this from twitter from mike freeman -- guest: hi understand that frustration. i have hundreds of calls coming in when i was in the administration. i think the fault is in many places. banks are clearly one of those. most of those banks and not in business. the problems do not go away. we have roughly two thousand, two hundred financial institutions in our membership, most of which are small community banks or credit unions, a handful of large institutions that dominate the market. lack of regulation, how investors doppler old -- boy got over it super 48 project -- doubt over exuberant for a project, but this can never happen again. it has destroyed the wealth of too many americans. it is something we have to work and to make sure there is a stable system going forward. host: mary -- guest: absolutely. the glut of foreclosed inventory is terrible. the most difficult aspect is if you live on one of those streets where of their homes are vacant, and there is crime that happens in certain cases, or the homes it gutted or are not maintained, more often than not it i

thomas to that effect. this from twitter from mike freeman -- guest: hi understand that frustration.e hundreds of calls coming in when i was in the administration. i think the fault is in many places. banks are clearly one of those. most of those banks and not in business. the problems do not go away. we have roughly two thousand, two hundred financial institutions in our membership, most of which are small community banks or credit unions, a handful of large institutions that dominate the market. without question, that frustration is there. that of regulations, over exuberance for mortgage product among all of this network, of this atm of housing that drew the bubble up can never happen again. it has destroyed the wealth of to many americans. it is something that we have to change and make sure there is a sound and stable system and the future. host: the macon help attract crime. guest: the most difficult aspect is where other homes are vacant and there is crime. the homes it completed get it or they're not maintained. more often than not, that is due to abandonment. once the homes

thomas to that effect. this from twitter from mike freeman -- guest: hi understand that frustration.i have hundreds of calls coming in when i was in the administration. i think the fault is in many places. banks are clearly one of those. most of those banks and not in business. the problems do not go away. we have roughly two thousand, two hundred financial institutions in our membership, most of which are small community banks or credit unions, a handful of large institutions that dominate the market. lack of regulation, how investors doppler old -- boy got over it super 48 project -- doubt over exuberant for a project, but this can never happen again. it has destroyed the wealth of too many americans. it is something we have to work and to make sure there is a stable system going forward. host: mary -- guest: absolutely. the glut of foreclosed inventory is terrible. the most difficult aspect is if you live on one of those streets where of their homes are vacant, and there is crime that happens in certain cases, or the homes it gutted or are not maintained, more often than not it is