according to court documents thomasine bennett claimed mr. clark asked her to marry him on valentine's day. she says she was tired of women being all over him, that she was tired of loving him. clearly there is more to be known here. tonight thomasine bennett charged with first degree murder. >>> developing now in new york city, the tsa is trying to figure out how nearly a dozen people made it through a partially closed security checkpoint at jfk airport. 11 people walked through the tsa precheck lane about 6:00 this morning. sources are telling nbc news three of the metal detectors and did not receive secondary screening. airport police say it wasn't until hours after that breach they were told to search for the passengers. it is assumed they boarded flights. the tsa says all the bags were screened and the passengers walked past bomb sniffing dogs. they're calling this a minimal risk situation. >>> a d.c. government contractor says he was fired for speaking out against police. it happened during an active shooting training session last year

this is where he met thomasine bennett. she showed up here and told mr. >> when the nurse went to his place, the woman told her that he didn't need her, to give her his key and that she was his fiancee and she no longer had to come back. >> reporter: so what is the motive for this bizarre murder? love? money? or something else? we'll get into that coming up at 6:00. live in northeast, pat collins, news4. >>> i'm chris lawrence here at the live desk. we're monitoring a scary situation up in new york. the tsa released a statement about an hour ago saying the incident presents minimal risk to the aviation system. sources tell nbc news 11 people walked through an unattended tsa checkpoint this jetblue terminal. three of them set off metal detectors and they never received the required secondary screening. the official says once a supervisor realized what happened, they searched the entire terminal for the passengers, never found them. it's assumed they all got on their flights and went to their destinations. government official

he had been beaten and died at the hospital. 76-year-old thomasine bennett is now charged with first-degree murder. according to the police report, bennett told officers that she hit clark with a bat. >>> new at 11:00, lights out at the washington monument. earlier tonight, national park service had to have e electricians go out there to help turn the lights back on, and they managed to do so by about 7:00 tonight. those red aviation lights worked normally there's been a problem with the lights. the washington monument, if you will remember, has been closed since august due to elevator problems. it's slated to reopen in 2019. >>> the trump administration is poised to roll out a revised version of its travel ban this week. tonight we are getting our first glimpse of a draft memo outlining mr. trump's new plan. the white house saying the memos are just suggestions. but as nbc's kelly o'donnell reports, immigrants rights groups are already concerned. >> reporter: behind the scenes at the president's mar-a-lago home in palm beach where a high-level help wanted sign is out, president trump is in

he was taken to a hospital, where he died. 76-year-old thomasine bennett was quickly arrested. police say she admitted striking clark with a bat. clark's nephew in north carolina was notified about the incident. bennett was originally charged with assault with intent to kill. but that charge was upgraded to murder when the autopsy results came back, showing clark died from blunt force trauma. it's unclear what motivated the killing. a 2-year-old boy remains in critical condition in takoma park, after getting hit by a car saturday night. it happened at this apartment complex on roanoke avenue. police say the driver stayed at the scene. neighbors have expressed concerns about the driveway where the boy was hit... saying it's a popular play area for kids. they want caution signs and even a speed-bump installed nearby. the driver is not facing any charg this morning - we're getting ready to say bye bye to bao bao. in just 24 hours - dc's favorite panda cub is moving to china. and that means youve got just a few hours left to say your final farewells.. john gonzalez is live at the n

. >> reporter: dc police say thomasine bennett used a bat to beat clark. bennett is 76 years old. it happened friday afternoon. [000:02:59;00] not a troublemaker. he don't bother nobody. i don't understand why. >> reporter: that's what police are trying to figure out. >> how will you keep his memory alive? >> i don't know. maybe some gift he gave me, stuff like that, you know. necklace that we got. you know, things of that nature. >> reporter: he says his friend was a husband, as well as a father and a retired chef. bennett is charged with first- degree murder while armed. reporting live tonight in northwest dc, i'm stephanie gailhard, wusa9. >> thank you. >>> president donald trump named another national security advisor today. army lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster was introduced today person to be offered the job. robert harward turned down the position last thursday, reportedly after a staffing dispute with the white house. michael flynn was ousted last week after it was revealed he held discussions with the russian ambassador about lifting u.s. sanctions. >>> a presidents day

the murder suspect, 76-year-old thomasine bennett.ors say she's known for her oatmeal raisin cookies. the murder weapon, a metal baseball bat. walter clark found naked in a clos

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