a relative found 68-year-old howard venable jr. unresponsive in his apartment on fuller street saturday. as fox 5's audrey barnes tells us, neighbors are on edge while police search for the killer. >> reporter: the apartment complex on fuller street northwest seemed secure. you have to be buzzed in and there are security cameras but it wasn't enough to protect 68- year-old howard venable jr. a relative found him on the floor inside his apartment saturday. police say he'd been stabbed to death. >> it's not the first time something happened here, but i was very shocked it happened in this building. they even have cameras. >> reporter: neighbors a venable lived in the building more than 15 years, first with his wife until she died and more recently he's been taking care of his young granddaughter walking her to the school next- door. craig gatlin lives two doors down from mr. venable and has known him practically all his life. >> he's a good guy, you know. he looked out for the kids, treat us good. that was it. >> reporter: venable is

they even have cameras in this building. >> reporter: neighbors say venable had lived in the buildingthan 15 years, first with his wife until she died and more recently he had been taking care of his young granddaughter walking her to the school next door. >> he was a good guy. treat us good and that was it. >> reporter: venable is quoted in the apartment's news later about how happy he was to live in the mozart apartments. god blessed me when i left home, coming here where i didn't know a soul and giving me a job and a place for stay right away. the resident he talked with said they always considered this a very safe building but now, after this, they were taking their safety a lot more seriously. >> keep my doors locked and keep looking for the people who are coming in and out of my house and the building. >> reporter: there is a $25,000 rearrested ward for information that helps police catch howard venable's killer. -- there is a $25,000 reward. >>> crowds gathered at u street tavern in northwest identify fundraiser to help jimmy gardner. his mother laura snyder gardner and 16-year

officers found 68-year-old howard venable, jr. on the floor of a home in the 1600 block of fuller street last night. venable was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> former washington public chools chancellor michelle rhee has a new book coming out tomorrow. she appears on abc's "this week" this morning and was asked about her controversial ten tour. >> what i did learn about my experiences in d.c. was what we were doing were absolutely the right things. i needed to focus a little bit more on how we were communicating those things and how we were doing things, so should i have fired infective principals? absolutely. should i have done so on national tv? probably not. >> in her first year he closed 23 schools, fired 36 principals. she resigned in 2010 after mayor adrian fenty was defeated by vincent gray. along with her book titled "radical" she's the head of students first, an organization pushing for education reform. >>> lawmakers in virginia looking at tougher texting and driving laws. coming up a look at the changes they could tr

a relative found howard venable jr. unresponsive in his home on fuller street saturday. neighbors say the 68-year-old lived in this building for over 15 years, first with his wife and recently taking care of his young granddaughter. neighbors are surprised by the recent events. >> he was a good guy, looked out for the kids, treat us good. that was it. >> he was quoted recently in the apartment's newsletter about how happy he was living in the mozart apartments. there's now a $25,000 reward for information that helps catch his killer. >>> friends and family helping out a son who lost everything in a fire. crowds gathered at u street tavern in northwest for a fundraiser to help jimmy gardner. his mother laura snyder gardner and 16-year-old sister marianne were both killed when a devastating fire swept through their falls church home january 23rd. gardner also lived at the home losing all his belongings in the fire as well. >> he didn't happen to be there that night. with the fire he's lost everything including his family and belongings. >> jimmy was unable to attend the fu

when officers arrived, they found 68-year-old howard venable lying lifeless on the floor. >> so i saidward was sick or something, and then after that we found out that it wasn't that he was sick, but that he had been stabbed. >> reporter: late this morning came word of an arrest in the case. residents are relieved, but they continue to mourn for the loss of their friend and neighbor. >> he was a beautiful person. he really was. we're going to miss him. he really had the presence. when he came in, you felt like you were in the presence of somebody who really had something to offer. he would have a genuine conversation with you, and it was nice. he was truly a nice person. so sorry it happened. so sorry. praying for the family. >> reporter: megan mcgrath, news4. >>> right now, some metro riders are having to use a different entrance to the pentagon station. the south entrance is closed for the never several months while the three escalators are replaced. metro says the original escalators are 18 years old, and replacement parts aren't available. the north entrance will be open during all

he has now been identified as 68-year-old howard venable, jr. >> a house fire broke out in a vacant homefield lane. one firefighter was burned and taken to the hospital. >> hundreds of students expected to rally at the statehouse in annapolis today. they are calling on lawmakers to give more money to morgan state university coppin state university, and the university of maryland-eastern shore, which they say are underfunded. d.c. leaders gathering tonight to celebrate the upcoming move of the statue of edgar douglas to the u.s. capital. fungus authorized the move -- congress authorized the move last year. it is not clear when the statue will be relocated. it does need to happen before september of 2014. the event will be held from 8:30 p.m. till 8:00 p.m.. at one judiciary square in the west. >> joe biden and his wife are expected to return from their overseas trip tomorrow. a security conference in munich biden said he is prepared to hold direct talks with iran over its nuclear program. he said iran must show it is serious. the foreign minister said he is welcoming that offer, but did n

cafe floor is a venable and much loved [speaker not understood]. none feel that cafe floor is given preferential treatment. we feel this is spot zoning in its purest form. one of the owner's arguments is had it not been for [speaker not understood] treatment it could possibly go out of business. the owner requested sub for the for getting a liquor license and again for extending the cafe's hours. the business had flourished for three decades before he purchased it and it did just fine preparing snacks in the small kitchen. this all started when mr. petra he wanted to offer a full menu. rather than going through the legal channels he converted the back half of a building he purchased across the street, no inspections by the health department. he's done this many years now, having his employees jay walk across noe street with food frequently with garbage in the same trip. just think of the message this would send to other restaurants in the city. prepare your food off-site for several years and just as it was going to be shut down, ask your superviso

senator bob venables and representative dan short have been strong advocates for economic growth in western sussex county. bob and dan, i am pleased to announce today that ilc dover will bring 115 new jobs and a production line of protecting packaging materials from mexico to a new plant near seaford later this year.[applause] improving our quality of life in the world we now live in, employers survive only when they hire the most talented workers. and talented employees want to work in places they are proud to call home. delaware is blessed with beautiful beaches, parks, scenic farmland, a vibrant arts community, and a rich cultural and historical heritage. preserving and improving that quality of life is vital. in the years to come, delawareans will be able to walk and bike to work because of the investments we are making today. delaware is now in the top ten of bike friendly states, up from 31st four years ago.[applause] our first state trails and pathways initiative is connecting neighborhoods, parks, and downtowns throughout our state. the pomeroy trail connects newark to white clay cr

david wilson is charged with killing howard venable jr.y lived together at an apartment here on fuller street in columbia heights. investigators say they have evidence of the suspect using the victim's credit card. >>> the next may i don't recall election in d.c. is still officially more than a year away, but the race got under way today, with papers being filed by tommy wells. tom sherwood joins us with a look at wells and the other candidates preparing to run. >> wendy, in politics, a year is a very short time. there's no shortage of likely candidates now. >> for two years mayor vincent gray has faced seral federal investigations by u.s. attorney ronald machen, who a lucrative shadow campaign that helped propel him to victory in 2010. now gray won't say if he'll run again, other candidates are lining up. tommy wells from capitol hill was first to file formal papers monday to begin an exploratory committee. a decision comes in two months. i'm going to start in ward 8, to talk to residents about what do they want for their city. it's highl

when officers arrived they found 68-year-old howard venable lying lifeless on the floor. >> somebody said howard was sick or something. then after that we found out that it wasn't that he was sick. that he had been stabbed. >> reporter: late this morning came word of an arrest in the case. residents are relieved, but they continue to mourn for the loss of their friend and neighbor. >> he was a beautiful person. he really was. we're going to miss him. he really had a presence. when he came in, you felt like you were in the presence of somebody who really had something to offer. he had a genuine conversation with you. and it was nice. it was nice. he was truly a nice person. so sorry it happened. so sorry. praying for the family. >> reporter: again, police have made an arrest in the murder. 21-year-old david jamal wilson of northwest washington has been charged with murder while armed. exactly what the relationship is between the suspect and victim is unclear. police will say it appears the suspect had been staying in the victim's apartment. just how long is unclear. they are character

police say a relative of 68-year-old howard venable, jr.ed to death in his fuller street apartment on saturday. residents in the complex are surprised of his death saying the building is secure with cameras an guests have to be buzzed n. >>> the deadliest sniper in the u.s. military has died allegedly at the hands of one hives own. former navy seal chris kyle who became famous for his autobiography, america's deadliest sniper, was killed at at shooting range over the weekend. he apparently took fellow soldiers to the shooting range as a therapy to help them deal with war. authorities arrested eddy ray routh. >> he left and drove to midlothian where he went to his sister's home and told his sister and his brother-in-law what he had just done. >> the suspect is currently listed on reserve duty. he is being held on $3 million bond and is on suicide watch. >>> president barack obama is heading to minnesota today to cam pine for more gun control laws. he is hoping to rally support from the public and will visit the minneapolis police department'

peggy venable. thanks for keeping us updated. >>> new warnings from the congressional budget office on what we can expect from our economy over the years, and it's not good. we're going to break down the numbers. >>> breaking news on an american olympian and american skiing icon, lindsey vonn badly injured in a world cup race earlier today. trace is ahead with the details. >>> plus, a puzzling message from north korea, releasing an official video showing what appears to be a u.s. city under attack. note the unusual music choice. >> shannon: a buy sar piece of propaganda posted on line by north korea is getting a whole lot of attention. it shows a man sleeping, dreaming of an attack on the u.s. with the song oddly enough we are the world playing in the background. it gets a whole lot worse from there. trace gallagher has more from our west coast newsroom. trace, the whole thing's disturbing but the music choice is very confusing as well. >> reporter: yeah. it's the piano version of "we are the world"