he saw welch there with an assault rifle. he said welch pointed the gun at him. he ran out, he fled. other people in the restaurant fled as well. the charging documents allege that welch told investigators he came here to d.c. because of "pizza gate." this is one of these false news stories which allege that hillary clinton was running a child sex ring in this restaurant, in the tunneling beneath the restaurant. we rescue children. now these stories, these false news stories have drawn outrage, even from the what today calling them "corrosive." we heard from the people in the capital critical of this type of false news. >> just because it's printed, that makes it fact? no. no. >> what can you do? >> what can you do? stephen: yeah, now, well welch is about to appear before this judge facing these weapons and assault charges. the assault charge stemming from him allegedly waving the rifle. now we do understand according to the documents that he is believed to have fired three times inside the restaurant. no one was injured. now we are going to be heading back in th

he confronted welch. welch space shuttle and waved the gun -- welch spun around an wavered the assault rifle at him. he called 911. it's because of this incident that welch faces the assault and the weapon charges. he was held without bond. he will be back in court this week. we will find out more about time we expect. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: thank goodness no one was hurt. thank you so much. we are covering metro for you tonight. and a big milestone for underground cell service. today metro announced it launched wireness service on the blue, silver and the orange line between potomac avenue and the stadium armory station. this happened wednesday. so this only adds up to a pile of track but the -- up to a mile of first section with any service at all. at&t, t-mobile, sprint, verizon are all part of the initiative that has taken years to put in place. the redline between glen mont and silver spring is the next section scheduled to get the service. that should be in april. larry:

prosecutors dropped all local charges against edgar welch today, but welch is now facing a new federal weapons charge. mark segraves is live outside comet pizza with a look at why those charges were changed. >> reporter: that's right. edgar welch was facing four local charges and when he appeared before a superior court judge this morning, prosecutors said they were dropping the charges. they then immediately rearrested him, and charged him with that federal crime of transporting a gun across state lines, with the intent to commit a crime. and it is the new charge document that give us even more details about the level of violence that welch anticipated here at comet pizza, and the planning that had gone into his attack. edgar welch began planning his attack on comet pizza as early as three days before the incident according to the fbi. newly released documents showed welch tried to recruit two friends to join him and specifically looking for friends with military experience. in one text, the fbi says welch told a friend he was going to raid a pedo ring, possibly sacrificing the lives

court documents say that welch read online that he was there to rescue them. he surrendered when he found no evidence that underaged children were being harbored in the restaurant. pizza gate has been pushed by t. flynn chosen by president elect trump to be his national security adviser. the two were seen together at trump tower last month. after welch's arrest sunday, the younger flynn tweeted until pizza gate proven to be false it will remain a story. general flynn himself has also spread stories, claiming to link mrs. clinton to criminal activity. six days before the election. flynn tweeted you. decide. nypd blows whistle on new hillary e-mails. money laundering, sex crimes, et cetera, must read. the story he referred to was fake. >> this is not the first time pizza gate believers have confronted comet ping-pong owner james oliphantus. he says he has been getting threats for weeks. >> these stories are false. what happened today demonstrates that promoting false and reckless conspiracy theories do come with consequences. >> this was a terrifying his wife an

. >>> edgar welch will be back in the courtroom today. he is accused of firing a gun inside the comet ping pong restaurant on sunday. welch claims he was self investigating a fake news story. >> the made up story claims the restaurant was involved in a child sex ring linked clinton campaign. now "the new york times" has published a story based on a jailhouse interview with welch. >> megan mcgrath is live outside the restaurant with what we've learned after speaking to the reporter on this story. megan. >> reporter: comet ping pong shooting suspect edgar madison welch is talking from jail. he granted an interview to adam goldman a reporter from "the new york times." in that conversation welch says to self-investigate something he had read online, it was a fake news story, a hoax which falsely claimed that a child sex ring was linked to the restaurant as well as the clinton campaign. now, reporter adam goldman recounts what welch said. >> he started drawing down on this and thought there was ?k? evidence that was real. i asked him if he dis

ts inci in october welch struck a teenaged pedestrian with hised car. he was also dismissed from the volunteer fire department.epartn welch is now talking about why w he went to comet ping-pong. fox5's bob barnard is at the from d.c.'s superior courtor cou where at this hour edgardg maddison welch we understand unn from the from the new york times he prefers his middle pree name maddison welch will be inll court here for a preliminary hearing.aring. this means he'll go before a judge and will find out his outh bond status.s. he's being held without bondithd but perhaps a judge will release welch so that he canlcst go home to north carolinaolina pending trial. the 28-year-old from salisbury u north carolina was arrestedrres sunday on connecticut avenu charged with firing a gun inside comet ping-pong.g-pong that's a pizza restaurant on connecticut avenue inue i northwest washington.washington. welch says he was investigating fake newsstig reports about anat alleged child sex ring run from the t restaurant connected toed t hillary clinton.n. now, in an int

welch is facing 35 years in prison. this all began when welch went into comet ping pong on connecticut avenue with an assault rifle, saying he believed fake news reports that children were being held in captivity there. he fired the weapon at least three times. there was a standoff, he finally surrendered to police. welch has not made any other comments in court. his attorney did tell reporters when asked about his state of mind, that welch does understand the charges against him. the attorney did make two motions, or not actually motions today, but requests of the judge. one, she said she's upset that prosecutors did not alert her that additional charges were being brought against her client. he had, she had to learn about that through news media. then she said she believes there were protocols violated when a "new york times" reporter interviewed welch inside the d.c. jail. and she asked theud sure in the future that no one else gets to see her client without her knowledge. welch is being held without bond, he's back

they dropped the case againstst edgar welch so he could face thh charges. the north cane look a man appeared in us district courttr today. fox5's paul the details. >>reporter: shawn, when federal prosecutors moved the case from superior court to here in h federal court they also included a new 12-page affidavit into the court record and that affidavit nowing whys into extensive detail on how mr. welch from north carolina believed that there was a child sex trafficking ring operating outno of comet pingpong. it also says he attempted to recruit others to help him and he was willing to kill to get the job done. the court document filed in the case says edgar welch texted several messages to two people in the days before coming here m to washington in which he hoped to recruit some help. in one message welch said he hah been researching pizza gait andi that it was quote, making him sick. he told the unnamed people he was communicating with that he was getting his information from youtube and when asked what the mission was responded with this, quote, raiding a

welch wavered an assault rifle at -- welch waved an assault rifle at him. prosecutors claim welch fired three times in the restaurant. everyone got out safely. the charges also state that welch told investigators he had an assault rifle and a handgun on him. now as far as the fake news in on it today. a spokesman calling the fake news syndrome cor roseive for the country -- corrosive for the country. welch will be back in court on thursday for another hearing. we may hear more on what motivated him then as well. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: thank you. the other big story we're following is a drastic temperature drop. a lot of rain headed our way. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill tracking the chans we hope the rain will stay rain. doug: yeah. there is no reason to believe it won't stay all rain. temperatures are not coming until friday and saturday. a lot of days to go. we will find rain, all rain and maybe, just maybe touch of sleet in the far northwestern part of the viewing area tomorrow morning. here is the story. you lo

edgar welch is inside comet ping-pong last week. we learned new details from the fbi during a hearing in federal court today. an affidavit said welch was trying to recruit friends with military experience to join him on the trip from north carolina here. online fake news sites spread rumors there was a child sex ring operating out of the pizza shop. he wanted to investigate, coming up in the next half hour, mark segraves digs deeper into the new charges and how much prison time welch could be facing. >>> we're going to go to weather now, and it is supposed to get really cold out there. how soon, doug? >> about this time tomorrow night, we'll notice changes coming in, but thursday morning, well, that's when the bottom falls out. out there today, not that bad. we saw a lot of cloud cover, but it managed to get to about average, 47 hagers town, and you notice, no real cold air. pittsburgh, 33. average for them. they've got snow back to the west around pittsburgh, rain down to the south, snow to the north. two separate systems bypassing

. >> reporter: 28-year-old edgar welch was arrested in washington sunday afternoon outside comet ping pong, a popular family pizza parlor. d.c. police say welch fired at least one round into the restaurant floor with an ar-15 rifle like this one on his facebook page. no one was injured. police say welch drove all the way from north carolina to self- investigate "pizzagate," a fictitious online conspiracy theory. "pizzagate" started on the internet shortly before election day when right-wing sites that make up fake news spread rumors that hillary clinton was involved in a child sex trafficking ring in d.c. court comments say welch read online that the comet restaurant was harboring child sex slaves and he was armed to help rescue them. he surrendered peacefully when he found no evidence that underage children were being harbored in the restaurant. "pizzagate" has been pushed by michael g. flynn, son of retired general michael t. flynn, chosen by president trump to be his national security adviser. the two were seen together at trump tower last month. after welch's arrest, the younger f

now today in court we saw a clean shaven and coherent welch. he appeared to have a buzzed head and a mustache. we know his family is here to see him. more for you later today. in northwest, stephanie ramirez, wusa9. >> all right thank you. harry and terry welch were interviewed with our media partner the washington post and they didn't know about pizza gate until their son was arrested. welch describes her son as a loving father of two young girls and not the monster he's being fortrayed to be. >>> a sergeant with the prince george's county sheriff's office is facing charges now. sergeant keenan connelly is off the job after being charged with second degree assault. the charges come from an incident in october? anne arundel county. officials say connelly was off- duty when this happened. >>> we have just learned the man accused of causing a huge security scare has now pled guilty to federal fences. police say larry dawson drew a bb gun at a screening check point at the capitol's visitors' center back in march. fortunately nobody was hurt in thi

one was hurt after welch fires an ar-15 rifle. he later gave in after finding no signs of child slaves. outside comet ping upon, several hand written notes of support from customers. that restaurant set to reopen later this evening. back to you. >> justin finch live in northwest washington for us. thank you. >>> 6:48. right now police in prince george's county are searching for a person who shot and killed this happened around 8:30 at curtis drive in temple hills. >>> a driver is accused of hitting and kith a baby in a loudoun county cross walk. john miller go on trial next year. he's charged with involuntary manslaughter. police say he hit a woman and her baby while they crossed a lansdowne. the baby died and the woman was seriously injured. he was looking at his phone moments before the accident. >>> a republican lobbyist is looking for information on who shot dnc staffer. it's believed to be the largest reward. rich was shot and killed over the summer. last month his parents made an emotional plea for those responsible to come

edgar welch faces a judge for a preliminary hearing this morning. a close call at a gas station in montgomery county overnight after a taxi-cab caught fire. just after 11 last night, firefighters responded to an exxon gas station in gaithersburg. investigators say a taxi-cab caught pumps. fire crews were quickly able to hit the emergency shut off for the gas pumps. no injuries were reported. it's 5 and coming up on good morning washington.. shocking new details in that deadly warehouse fire in oakland. why investigators are ruling out that the flames were intentionally set. its the final countdown! right now your taking a live look at mgm's newest casino at the national harbor. all you need to know before the doors open oh, how was the open house? so good! did you apply? oh, i'll do it later today. your credit score must be amazing. my credit score? credit karma. it's free. that's great! um hm. just whip bam boom, it's done. that apartment is mine! through sunday - rain/snow mix sunday night, chilly rain monday - another arctic blast late next week

we know welch's parents are in town. we saw a different welch. cleaned up with a haircut. his beard is gone. he's due in court friday at 9:30 for a preliminary hearing. stephanie ramirez, wusa9. >>> on friday the judge will decide if welch should remain in custody or be released in l trial. if if convicted he's looking at up to ten years in prison. >>> a blast of arctic air that is going to bring us the coldest temperatures we've seen this season. first alert chief could see rain or snow showers? >> we could. rain showers tonight and tomorrow night. flurries on thursday. temps first. 47 tomorrow. not bad. it's a good day. and then 31 on thursday. burbs hold in the 20s. straight temperatures. saturday we go back to about 41. our average high is now down to 47. so tomorrow, pretty much spot on average. the real kicker here is the windchills. this is the forecast. this is future cast. it's the forecasted windchill. 6:00 a.m. on thursday. it's going to feel like it's 17 downtown. it's going to feel like it's 10 in frederick. watch this number. i'm going to advance it to luncht

welch has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. thankful for the outpouring of support in the community. now they will be closed tomorrow, but he says they plan to reopen again on tuesday and he will not let this incident keep him from continuing to serve the communities they have for so many years now. police tell me they will be here with extra security on hand as long as comet ping pong requests that they be here. life in d.c., i'm nikki burdine, wusa9. >> thank you so much. when breaking news happens, you're our free wusa9 app. you can get updates on your phone any time. >>> switchinggoers, rain has moved in tonight and -- switching gears, rain has moved in tonight and howard bernstein says you've actually seen some rain tonight? >> yeah of temperatures, though, have been -- yeah. temperatures, though, have been above freezing. storm system is moving west to the east and the area above the vail west of cumberland had a snow sleet rain mix a little while ago. generally rain with sleet mixed in and when we look at live doppler 90

able to interview welch in jail without his attorney's knowledge. asking the judge and the jail to insure it won't happen again. in a written statement, a spokesman for "the new york times" tells news 4, in accordance with the times policy, our reporter identified himself as a "new york times" reporter before the interview. though under no obligation to do so, our reporter contacted mr. welch's lawyer before and after the interview. his lawyer never responded. it's unclear if jail staff followed probable procedures in allowing a reporter to talk to welch. requests for comment from the d.c. public defender and the department of corrections were not returned in time for this report. welch did not oppose prosecutors' requests he be held in jail until his next court date in january. from u.s. district court, mark segraves, news 4. >> we have a cold weekend and there's no doubt we'll be facing slick roads out there. julie carey recently spent time with a local driving instructor to get a refresher course on what to do when your car starts to spin. >> wel

welch surrendering to police after he found no evidence.illary clinton this week weighing in. >> it's now clear that so-called fake news can have real world consequences. lives are at risk. >> reporter: welch telling the "new york times" the intel on this wasn't 100%. i just wanted to do some good and went about it the wrong way. tonight it is the community doing good. >> no fear inside today? >> no, not at all. >> laughing, smiling, chatting. there's no sense of fear. >> eating pizza. >> eating pizza. >> reporter: welch is facing several charges including assault with a deadly weapon. support for comic is growing online. the restaurant's go fund me page is raising money to cover extra security and legal fees. cecilia? >> gloria, thank you. >>> to a controversy of a different kind, the familiar image, san francisco 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick refusing to stand during the national anthem. his actions under fire since late august. and tonight his parents speaking out for the very first time. plus now the new backlash against another pl

edgar welch drove from his home in north carolina.. apparently to investigate an online conspiracy theory known as "pizzagate." he thought hillary clinton was running a child sex pong. when the restaurant reopened yesterday, there was a long line of customers. welch allegedly fired three shots sunday, before he surrendered. he has a detention hearing tomorrow, in d.c. superior court. we are now in the final countdown. the new mgm national harbor is set to open tomorrow night. right now at the massive billion doll the midnight oil getting it ready for its grand opening. here's what you need to know - the parking garage opens tomorrow night at 10:30. the casino and resort opens at 11. if you plan to head out you are encouraged to plan your trip now so you're prepared. you can find much more information on wjla.com and stay with abc-7. we will have live team coverage tomorrow morning begining at 5am. tis the season for giving! and yesterday, the good morning washington team did a little toy shopping of our us in alexandria for toys for to

welch: thank you, mr. speaker. as my colleague has stated the energy independence and security act of 2007 requires electronic devices to meet certain efficiency standards while in no load mode or standby mode. that makes sense. you don't want to be consuming unnecessary energy , when in fact, you're not use -- you don't need to use energy. but it was written in a way, the whole law was written in a way that it included some devices that are always on active mode. security and life safety systems such acevedo surveillance, intrusion detection, and access control systems have to be active all of the time. so this law is now to extend something that was an exemption, and that's going to expire unless we pass this legislation and then allow manufacturers to avoid having to go through very costly steps in order to bring it into compliance with the law that would actually make their products ineffective when it came to surveillance. this law was originally introduced by our ranking member, frank pallone, and his colleag

welch still has not entered a plea. he's due back in the federal courtroom on friday morning for the first pre-trial and attention hearing. until then, he remains in d.c. jail. >>> bill cosby will be back in pennsylvania in a courtroom today following a day of heated outbursts. take a look at cosby leaving the courthouse yesterday. at that hearing, cosby's attorneys will argue against the testimony of 13 women who were accusing him of molesting them. the attorneys don't want them to be allowed to testify at cosby's trial this summer. at one point yesterday, the judge told the police that they could intervene if cosby and his attorney did not calm down. >>> the district is not apparently home to the most exhausted american in the u.s. i work with three of them right now. the company amerisleep looked at more than 92,000 instagram posts. it searched for the #tired or #goodnight. per 1,000 people living in d.c., more than 31% of instagramers use those hash tags. i'm surprised it's not higher. next in line is hawaii. why ar

cleaned up edgar welch faces the federal charges. they allege he tried to recruit others in a quest to free non-existent child sex slaves after reading a fake news story. one message read pedo ring. standing up against a corrupt system that rapes babies and children. >> we don't have a comment at this time. stephen: welch's parents came to the court today to se motivated him. universities say that welch recorded a goodbye to his family en route from north carolina and they cited another text where welch tells a friend, "i'm sorry, bro. i'm tired of turning the channel hoping someone does something. the world is too afraid to act and i'm too stubborn not to." if convicted on the single count he faces up to ten years in prison. however the case is umped investigation. more charges could be spending. stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: several big names at trump tower as the president-elect works on the transition. i started with kanye west making his way through the lobby after 9:00 this morning. over the next few hours we saw ray lewi

no one was hurt in the shooting, and police were able to arrest welch on site. he's charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. >>> this morning former utah governor and 2012 presidential hopeful john huntsman joins hunts mapp, who also served as president obama's ambassador to china, comes as mr. trump made news with a series of tweets that had china in the crosshairs. there was also trump's angry tweet against saturday night live and its lead star alec baldwin after the actor once again reprised his role as the president in waiting. >> next i'm going to do what i promised my whole campaign, and >> okay. don't you mean drain the swamp and build the wall? >> no, that's too many things. just smush them together. smush. smush. >> trump responded, just tried watching "saturday night live." unwatchable. totally biased. not funny, and the baldwin impersonation just can't get any worse. sad. and not to be outdone, baldwin also responded, posting simply, release your tax returns, and i'll stop. >>> well, there was announced via several tweets that his administration

no one was injured, but welch has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of an unregistered firearm, and distraction of property. the community is now banding together behind comet ping pong pizza, taking to social media, asking everyone to come wine and dying here on friday and to tip well. in northwest washington, john gonzalez. back to you inside. there is increased security in los angeles this afternoon after the fbi received a test that a terror attack was planned for that city's rail system here the threat came from overseas. although it has not been confirmed, authorities say they are taking no chances. one station was mentioned in the threat, adjacent with restaurants, clubs, and other entertainment. the ellie mae or is urging people to stick security in the city. around here there was a brief scare at an elementary school in northwest d.c. when raccoons ran wild inside. the humane rescue alliance said three raccoons ran through shepherd elementary school through an open window. two were captured. the third got out through a window, which is how they als

welch could face that federal judge sometime this afternoon. the gun man's parents were in court today. they listened and watched intently, no comment for us as they walked out with their son's attorney. he told the washington post that a traumatic incident changed their son's personality. he struck a pedestrian with a car. the boy suffered minor injuries. no charges were ever filed. today in clean-cut and clean-shaven, escorted by marshals into the courtroom. he nodded in the direction of his attorneys and parents who were sitting directly behind them. since been in jail ever he was arrested after allegedly firing that assault rifle inside the very popular comet ping-pong. ring -- the fake child sex ring connected to hillary clinton and the pizzeria, now welch faces state linesrossing with a firearm, a federal charge that carries up to 10 years in prison. john gonzalez, abc seven. jummy: now we want to switch gears to talk about the forecast as we take a live look out on pennsylvania avenue. a mild start. temperatures are expected to drop. dou

edgar welch drove from north carolina to comment pizza ping-pong. court records show new story on line was harboring child sex slaves, and he wanted to see for himself if they were there. the online story was fake. >> fake reporting can have real consequences. tim: interim police chief peter newsham met with business owners. >> these folks are very committed to their businesses and the city. we are hoping something like this does not happen again. tim: the fake news article said hillary clinton had ties to a sex trafficking organization here. welch surrendered after not finding evidence of a crime and is behind bars himself. welch's next court appearance is thursday morning. we will let you know if he gets bond or not. live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. steve: for those of you waking up early tomorrow morning, the bat, but through the early morning, midmorning, we have heavier rain causing delays, especially on the roadways. by tomorrow evening, bigger problems across the dmv. the travel impact, i don't foresee a big problem early

but welch faces up to ten years in prison if convicted. jonathan: well for years, the drivers in arlington complained about this. they park for a minute, they turn around and come out and boom, the car is gone. now county leaders are considering new rules to crack down on what is known as the predatory towing. abc7 transportation reporter brianne carter joining us live with the new developments. i'm sure everyone is listening closely. br aggressive. others say it's necessary. has this happened? you get out of your car and park it in a lot. you walk to the business and come back this. you are standing in an empty parking space. now tonight the county board will vote on the new requirements about towing. it has been a long debate that stirred many driver complaints in arlington. cars towed minutes after the driver steps away. >> if there are two people in the car and one goes to the 7-eleven and the other goes across the street, should the person be towed? no. brianne: tonight jay and the four other board member will vote on the requirements

lloyd lee welch jr. has been indicted on battery and taking indecent liberties. he's awaiting trial in bedford county on charges of murder catherine and sheila lyon in 1975. it's believed they were brought to bedford county and killed after being abducted from a shopping mall in wheaton. >>> the brother of an unarmed black motorist shot by a white police officer said he could eventually find the peace to anthony slager. that comes after a distrial was declared. anthony scott said he could not forgive him until after justice is done in the death of his brother walter scott in april 2015. >>> there's many questions tonight about who is responsible for the dozens of people killed in the deadly oakland warehouse fire, and 36 bodies have been recovered so far, including a sheriff deputy's 17-year-old son. dale latest on the investigation. >> reporter: multiple agencies are working around the clock to figure out where and how the fire started in the illegally used warehouse. >> we will leave no stone unturned. >> reporter: the district attorney for alameda county has l

welch said he was there to help rescue child sex craze. many who live in the community are offering their support. >> i think the only way that we can push back against the where people are in the midst of so much hatred and so much suspicion, so much fear is it to stand up. there are more people that care about our community and that believe we can live together in respecting unit than not. we have to start being visible and loud and not loud in anger but loud in love. >> welch is being held without bond, due back in court on thursday, comet ping-pong >>> let's take the outside right now. things could well be a little wet tomorrow morning for your commute. what are we talking about here >> we're going to get a good amount of rain, anywhere from a half inch to inch. that is good news because we're still on the dry side after our very dry fall but that's going to be a chilly rain we see. it will likely affect both rush hours commutes. we will see this getting started within the con fines of the morning rush hour from south to north. here's

alison: this is as welch's parents attended today's hearing. jonathan: stephen tschida has new developments for us today. stephen: 28-year-old edgar welch started out his day in superior court. the u.s. attorney dropped charges. he wound up here in federal court where he faces a single count of carries firearms across state lines with the intent of committing a crime. we learned more about welch's alleged motivations here through the affidavit. the investigators say he scoured a cell phone and determined he watched youtube videos repeatedly and read online about "pizza gate." that is the child sex ring run northwest d.c. with fishes links to the hirl --ic if issue links to the hirl -- fictitious links to the hillary clinton campaign. he tried to recruit others to release the sex slaves and he recorded a give to his family and telling them he loved them if he didn't survive. we learned he was heavily armed. an assault rifle, pistol and a shotgun with numerous rounds of ammunition according to the affidavit. today he was ordered held without bond

tim: we are told that welch surrendered after he did not find evidence to back up the fake news claim. his next court thursday morning. live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: nice to see a busy there, thank you. amid growing criticism, the trump transition says they have cut ties with incoming security visor michael flett. coughlin junior sent a tweet embracing the discredited comparison theory -- conspiracy theory about sex trafficking. transition team had requested security clearance for him. alison: protests at texas a&m as the leader of a white nationalist group spoke on campus. richard spencer use the nazi language and imagery at an event in d.c. jay korff is live at the situation unfolding in texas. what are you seeing? jay: richard spencer was met with considerable resistance inside and outside his speaking event in protesters chanted for hours. inside, riot police had to push back protesters who were trying to get into the event that was not sponsored by the public university. during the talk and extensive q&a, he bashed conservatives and liberals alik

edgar welch played -- edgar welch played -- at welch pled not guilty. the report turned out to be false. he is expected in court early next month. is at oddste house with president-elect donald trump over reports of rush upon election interference. president obama is now vowing to take action. what will the united states do in response to these brazen cyber attacks get go -- these brazen cyber attacks? electionussian interference has sparked several battles. there is the white house versus the kremlin and the white house versus the trump transition team. now the incident facing president obama is, who should be for russia. u.s. retaliation is coming. pres. obama: i think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections, that we need to take action, and we will at a time and place of our own choosing. some of it may be explicit and publicized. some of it may not be. >> the president telling npr he confronted vladimir putin at a summit of world leaders in china this past september. pres. obama: mr. bruton i

welch was arrested this month after he fired an a-r 15 inside drove to d-c to investigate a fake new story about hillary clinton running a child trafficking ring out of that building. also happening today. lawyers for comedian bill cosby will try to keep some of his accusers from testifying at his upcoming sexual assault trial. prosecutors hope to call more than a dozen women to show that the comedian had a pattern of drugging and molesting women for decades. he charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a temple university employee back in 2004. he has pleaded not guilty. now to the trump transition.. this morning, president-elect donald trump is expected to announce his pick for secretary of state. the likely nominee is already being criticized for his close ties to russia. lana zak has more. meanwhile-- trump's victory in wisconsin over democrat hillary clinton is a was, following a recount. yesterday, the state certified the results of the recount spearheaded by green party candidate jill stein. trump's lead widened by 131 votes, after the recount of nearly three-million votes

if welch is convicted, he could face up to ten years in prison. store for using coupons. this is surveillance video from the store in memphis. this is crazy. the woman told police she was paying for her groceries using coupons when the man behind her got frustrated. he said she was taking too long. he started yelling at her and then grabbed the back of her neck and slammed her head into the grocery cart. now police are looking for the man in this video. ben: new this morning, students and teachers at a california high school are on a mission to be nice to each other. see the difference in the two stories here? students have started a club called dude be nice. dude. it's all about being nice, obviously, and letting people know they're appreciated. students have been posting videos telling others how they feel. even teachers have gotten in on it sharing kind words with the students who inspire them. >> sometimes i think about how tough school is now and how sometimes you can feel so alone and it's really helpful to have a teacher. ben: the students who founded the club say

welch told police he was trying to save kids ... but didn't find any evidence the trafficking ring existed and to the suspect. and after a while, the suspect came out." the restaurant owner hopes this puts the fake story to rest. alefantis says: "i really hope that all these people fanning the flames of this conspiracy would take a moment to contemplate what has gone on here today and maybe to stop." witnesses were left shaken from the incident. mos says: "i'm happy that no one's hurt. don't like the idea of any place where you spend so much time being a crime scene." on-cam tag welch is charged with assault with a deadly weapon. in washington, kelly after months of protests-- people in north dakota are being told to leave. angelica joins us from the newsroom with more on the pipeline protests. the standing rock sioux chairman david archambault says it is time for pipeline protesters to leave. the army corps of engineers has denied the permit needed for the pipeline to continue under the mississippi resevoir in the area. archambault

what may be more bizarre than welch's alleged actions are what led him there.e say the 28-year-old was on a mission to stop a crime that had never been committed. a an outlandish allegation made months ago online that hillary clinton and her campaign chairman were running a child sex ring in the basement of the restaurant, comet ping-pong. the story has been reportedly proven to be false by police and others. the restaurant doesn't even have a basement and the story has been traced to a series of lies and fabrications which first circulated on underground internet message boards during the campaign. in part because the owner of the restaurant has donated to democratic causes. the fictional story took off on twitter and was passed around as if it were news. followed by the #pizzagate. police say welch told them he read online that the comet restaurant was harboring child sex slaves and he wanted to see for himself if they were there. and that, police say, is what motivated welch to drive more than four hours to investigate the claims. >> i really hope that all t

a we can tell you about maddisonn welch. according to the new york times heing goes by his middle name maddison welch.nelch you see him arrested onn connecticut avenue on sunday. he's 28 years old have salisbury north carolina arrested charged with firing aig gun inside the pizza p restaurant. restaura he says he drove up from north carolina his home there onther s reports.orts well, in that new york times t interview conducted yesterday ye maddison welch says quoting here i just wanted to do someom good and went about it thehe wrong way. the second quote here is the intel on this wasn'tas 100 percent and i regret how i h handled the situation.tion now, he is due in court at 9 o'clock this morning. d.c. superior court.ou it's a preliminary h he's being held without bond.itb the question today, guys, will w be whether he is released tose t go back home to north carolinart to be with his two children while he awaits trial. >> bob thank you very much. muc >> another pizzeria has become m the latest victim of that same s fake ne

welch faces federal charge after a grand jury indicted him. he drove from north carolina to comet ping-pong to investigate a conspiracy children. he wanted to save children he thought were being held captive. authorities arrested welch after he fired at least one shot there earlier this month. fortunately nobody was hurt. >>> 5:05. the family of a man shot and killed by a d.c. police officer is suing the department for $50 milli million. officer brian trainer shot terrence sterling in september. authorities say he was drivinger radially and rammed into a police cruiser. the officer said he believed his life was in danger. sterling's family says he was danger to anyone. prosecutors are deciding whether to file any criminal charges. >>> police are asking help in finding 25-year-old david walther. he was last seen when he left his home on drum manned avenue. described as a his mania panic male, 5'4", 140 pounds. if you've got any information, please call police. >>> in 2010 he was led away from his home in handcuffs. this morning he's waking up i

. >>> a hearing set for today in that case involving edgar welch, he is the man charged with firing that assault rifle last week. he remains in jail without bond. he faces charges including assault with a dangerous weapon. >>> we're also learning new information about welch this morning. his parents saying he underwent a personality change after he hit a 13-year-old boy with his car in october. they say he went the being energetic and outgoing to melancholy and quiet. no charges were filed in that particular crash. they went on to say that their son is loving and responsible, an affectionate father of two welch though since the shooting. >>> they say the suspect drove up to a man who sat in his car near harmony public charter school in northeast and fired a gun. the man had just dropped off his girlfriend and her children -- or child rather, moments before at around 8:30 in the morning. after being hit in the arm he rushed inside the school for help. the mayor is now thanking teachers and staff for how they handled the shooting. >> the kids for the most part were in their classrooms and

pizzeria onriao sunday and started shootingin assault rival because because o edgar madison welch had problemm weeks before this incident inn october welch struck a teenager, teenage pedestrian with his carr he was also dropped from therome volunteer fire department.artmen now, welch is due back in courtt today here in d.c. but firstut f he's talking about why he did h what he did. fox5's bob barnard is at theat t courthouse this morning ins rnin northwest with more.. >> reporter: well g morningmorn from d.c. superior court where e at this hour edgar madison welcl name madison welch will be in court here for a preliminary hearing. this means he'll go before a a judge, and we'll fine out his os bond status.tu he's currently being heldurrentg without bond. but per happen the judge will release welch so that he can goc home to north carolina pending trial.ia. the 28-year-old from salsbury,al north carolina, was arrestedrrte sunday on connecticut avenue. you see the photograph there. te charged with firing a gun inside comet ping-pong.ng. that's a pizza r connecticut avenue northwest wash

tom costello has the latest. >> under arrest in washington, 28-year-old edgar welch, accused of firing assault weapon inside the common ping-pong pizza restaurant. welch allegedly told police he came to investigate pizza gate, an internet rumor alleged a clinton campaign child sex ring. >> let me state, these stories are completely and entirely false. >> the pizzi gate conspiracy began with an e-mail stolen from john podesta about a fund-raiser involving the restaurant. users of the anonymous online message board 4-chan suggested without any proof that the word pizza was cold for child sex trafficking at the restaurant. the theory quickly spread to reddit and youtube, then jumping to facebook and twitter. eventually, reddit banned the thread. both d.c. police and federal agents say the story is false. the websites also claim there's a secret underground tunnel running from the pizza store to the politics and prose book store to traffic in children. the book store says there is no tunnel. for weeks, the rest raunltd and book store have received dozens of threats each day. >> we don't se

sunday, 28-year-old edgar welch, after driving from north carolina, entered the pizzeria and fired shots from a semiautomatic rifle. no one was hurt. he told police he came to rescue child victims but surrender when he was realized there were none. pizzagate proven toor false, it will remain a story." transition sources say flynn resigned before he was to be fired, possibly seconds before.

walked in. >> this is nothing but terrorism, andsh >> reporter: in addition to the ar-15, welch was carrying a handgun and a shotgun was found in his car. scott, he's been charged with multiple offenses. >> pelley: chip reid, thanks. tonight protesters are celebrating an unexpected victory in their fight to block an oil pipeline in north dakota. an occupation began in the summer, and yesterday the army corps of engineers refused to issue a building permit for a section near the standing rock omar villafranca is covering the protests. >> reporter: scott, while thousands are bracing for blizzard-like condition, the mood here is definitely warm. cheers erupted and tears flowed as news spread throughout the camp that pipeline construction would not consider under the missouri river. that provides water to the sioux reservation. but many activists told me despite the news, they're still staying to make sure this isn't just a temporary victory. company funding the pipeline, called the decision purely political. they're counting on the incoming trump administration to reverse the decision.