. >> divers found the body of 16-year-old vladimir flores. he went missing after going fishing wednesday evening. the search begin around 8:30. flores and his brothers and friends were fishing and we're learning that he tried to swim to a buoy in the creek, while his brother went to get some bait. the current was too strong for him. >> any time i think of my brother, comes to mind that -- i blame myself. because i took him to the river. >> vladimir flores was about to start his senior year at mt. vernon high school in fairfax county. >>> police are looking for whomever spray painted swastikas on two speed cameras in olney, maryland. leggett is appalled and called it acts of hate and anti-semiti anti-semitism. when we drove by yesterday, the graffiti was gone. and police found another swastika spray painted on a neighborhood sign in rockville. >>> police say the same person may be responsible for a series of pretty bold robberies in northwest washington. take a look at this. a robber breaks a front door of a community arts center in columbia h

county public schools for the teen-agers and families who will need to talk about the loss of vladimir flores. >>> the search is on for the man who sexually assaulted a preteen in wal-mart. prince william county police released surveillance photos from the store on sudley road in manassas. a 12-year-old was shopping around 11:30 on august 21st. she said a stranger approached her and touched her inappropriately through her clothes. she wasn't hurt but told someone in the store who then called police. it's hard to see in these photos, but the suspect has a goatee police say. >>> 103 homicides in d.c. so far this year and that is a stunning 43% increase and the mayor's desperate to do something about it. [ yelling ] >> but when the mayor tried to unveil her plan today, she had to shout over angry black lives matter protesters in ward 8 as she announced that plan to fight violent crime. the mayor says she's putting 182 nor officers on the streets and wants -- more officers on the streets and wants to spend 15 million more bucks, but protesters insist more cops is exactly the wrong approach. >> ca

vladimir flores wasn't your trip cal 16-year-old. his family says he was wise beyond his years, loved his family and was devoted to his faith. >> he usually likes to go with my mom to church, because he place the piano, she sings in the church. >> reporter: vladimir also loved to fish. on wednesday afternoon, he and his brother, juan, along with their friend, went fishing at little hunting creek. they took these pictures just before juan says he left to get more bait. >> i just received a phone call from my friend saying that my brother went into the water and he is not coming out. >> reporter: juan says vladimir was swimming out to a bowie around 8:30 when he was caught in a current and yelled for help. rescue crews arrived and searched through the night but at 1:00 on thursday, fairfax county police say divers went into the water and ended up recovering vladimir's body. juan says the pain he and his mother feel can never be described and says he doesn't think he will ever understand why vladimir was taken so soon. >> he was the bes

the team quickly found and recovered the body of vladimir flores who went fishing saturday night off gw parkway and stratford lane in mount vernon. flores went into the water for a swim but then had trouble staying afloat. >> he went further into the water and at that point he was pulled downstream and that's when he became in distress. >> reporter: a friend and a good samaritan went into the water to try to help but lost sight of him. it was 8:30 last night. it was dark and his friends couldn't find him. >> don't go in the water. i mean it's dangerous. >> reporter: his family and friends want the public to know that he was a bright kid. he played piano. he was religious. he went to church every week and he could lighten up the room. in mount vernon surae chinn, wusa9. >>> fairfax county -- >> fairfax county schools has been made aware of the tragedy and they're providing crisis counselors. lesli? >>> let's talk a little campaign 2016 now. a new poll could potentially shake up the presidential campaign. it shows donald trump gaining strength, hillary clinton losing momentum and a surg

. >> reporter: vladimir flores was his best friend, they came here to go fishing. juan says he wanted to leave vladimir at home but changed his mind. it's a decision, he says, has left him with tremendous guilt. any time i think of my brother, comes to mind that i blame myself. 'cause i took him to the river. >> reporter: just after these pictures were taken, juan left to get more bait. vladimir decided to swim to a b buoy and got caught in the current. >> i received a phone call from my friend saying my brother went into the water and he is not coming out. >> reporter: fairfax county police and fire rescue crews arrived on scene around 8:30 and ended up searching through the night and into thursday afternoon. divers investigated an image boat sonar picked up just yards away from where the boys were fishing. they discovered it was vladimir. the reality unbearable for juan, who is now left without a brother and a mother left to bury her youngest son. >> i just want my brother to be by my side. >> reporter: fairfax police department says the exact cause of death is ex

he has been identified as vladimir flores of fairfax county. his body was found in a little hunting creek today. a massive search was launched after he disappeared last night near the potomac river. crews say he disappeared while fishing with a group of people near mount vernon. kimberly: the washington monument is back open after another elevator malfunction. last night 23 people were forced to walk down the 890 stairs from the observation level when the elevator stopped working. the day before 63 people were trapped at the very top, including two pregnant ladies who had to be carried down a firefighters. elevator problems have forced the monument to close several times in the last few years. we hope it is finished with that issue. scott: nothing back nine intercepts under way down for a little exercise. kimberly: you can go up, but can you leave? we are hearing from robert griffin iii about whether he will play in the next game after suffering a concussion. scott: rg iii would like to and hopes to play against the ravens. realizationwith the

. >> divers found the body of 16-year-old vladimir flores in little hunting creek in fairfax county. flores went missing after fishing with his brother and friends on wednesday evening. and the search began on wednesday night around 8:30 p.m. flores and his brother and friends were fishing and flores tried to swim to a buoy in the creek while his brother went to get bait. the current was too strong for him. >> every time i think of my brother, it comes to mind -- i blame myself. because i took him to the river. >> flores was about to start his senior year at mt. vernon high school in alexandria. >>> d.c. police have made almost 240 arrests in an effort to crack down on prostitution. seven more men were arrested yesterday for soliciting. this crackdown program started july 14th. police say most of the men arrested are visiting the district from other states. >> you can go to a safe place to complete online transactions. the leesburg police department created a safety zone. it's designed to help you feel comfortable to make the transactions. police are in no way responsible for the qua

vladimir antonio perez flores was fishing with friends when he decided to get into the water last night at little hunting creek in the potomac. divers entered the water this afternoon and they were able to find his body after sonar equipment was used. flores was going to graduate from mount vernon high school this school year. crisis counselors are being made available for his classmates. >>> a kentucky county clerk who has been turning away same sex couples seeking marriage licenses is now asking the supreme court to intervene. rowan county clerk kim davis refuses to issue those marriage licenses for gay couples for what she said are her religious rulings. a supreme court ruling two months ago legalized gay marriage and yesterday a fear appeals court upheld the lower court ruling ordering davis to issue those licenses. now she is asking the supreme court to delay that ruling and today once again she refused to issue a marriage license to a gay couple. >>> texas' attorney general has pleaded not guilty to two counts of security fraud. ken paxton was a rained in a fort worth -- arraigned

yesterday afternoon the body of 16-year-old vladimir antonio perez flores was pulled from the water. flores had been fishing with his friends when it is believed that he was pulled out by the tide. flores lived in alexandria. he was a student at mount vernon high school and was set to graduate this school year. >>> finally encouraging news. firefighters are thanking good wet foresome progress in fighting -- weather for some progress in fighting the wildfires out west. high winds are pushing the okanogan fire back on itself. it's the largest wildfire in the history of washington state. yesterday president obama commented on the situation out west. >> make sure that our firefighhelp, the support, the equipment that they need and that we're putting in place conservation resilience measures to reduce the threat of wildfires. that's going to be critically important. >> state department of natural resources says more than 1,150 square miles of washington state have burned. that's nearly the size of rhode island. >>> his powerful dunks are one reason the nba switched to break away rims. for