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jummy: a reported shooting at the westfield montgomery mall on democracy boulevard in bethesda.nly say there are anywhere from one to three victims. breaking details. there are three victims, two men and one female. the suspect is still on the loose. we do not know a lot right now. see a significant police presence, montgomery county police in the parking lot at macy's, outside of macy's at montgomery mall. in the parking lot, plenty of clothing and debris, evidence as a part of the shooting. we do not know the circumstances. the police vehicle in front of our shot. we are outside of macy's in front of the arc light cinemas. if you are familiar with this area. significant police and fire presence. we saw fire trucks earlier, they have since left the scene. three victims, two men and one conditions and the suspect is on the loose. so many questions about what happened. it happened at 11:15 in the parking lot, a busy midday activity, a lot of people in this area. still gathering information and try to figure out what happened. with the suspect in the shooting victims. we will brin

three people shot, one killed at westfield montgomery mall.ess than an hour later a woman shot and killed in her car just outside of a goesry store in aspen hill. the suspect was taken into custody just across the street from the supermarket a few hours later. we will have much more coverage coming up in minutes at 6:00. alison: tomorrow, thousands of runners and walkers will hit the pavement for the annual susan g. kom cure. one team from reed temple a.m.e. church in silver sp impot ith in their breast cancer community -- roz platere therate in their breast cancer community. >> prayers going up at the reed temple a.m.e. church gearing up for the annual susan g. komen race for the cure. dozens of members from all three church campuses are taking part as they have for more than a dozen years. shirley harrison set it in motion. she lost her daughter nicky to breast cancer. >> my church is like my second family. i couldn't have made it through that without my church. roz: reed temple is a growing number of faith-based communities making a differe

th mal westfield montgomery's call to make. the gunman left. then a half an hour to 30 minutes later, there was another shooting so it appeared the danger passed to another part of montgomery county. there was a decision not to close the mall. i was inside the mall after the shooting, and people were going about their daily affairs. it didn't look -- there were women who were having lunch with their children in the food court. there were people in the shops, including macy's. out here there was a crime scene, but in there it was business as usual. >> chris gordon live in montgomery county. >> we want to take you back to the aspen hill shopping center. darcy spencer and her photographer ron, they're on the scene. they hustled over on foot as police were takie ining custody. >> reporter: well, chris, that's right. when you think about this guy was really under our noses the whole time for three hours, the shooting took place in this parking lot just before noon. the takedown was just before 3:00. this is the shopping center where the shooting hap

this is outside a macy's store at the westfield montgomery mall. that would be the west -- southwest corner of this mall property, if you're familiar with it. all of the attention is being focused on a small area of the parking lot just outside the macy's. a large gathering of detectives right now focused on vehicles there. so without any official information we are presuming from looking at that, that that is the location of this shooting where we do understand that three people have been injured and transported to the hospital. two men and a woman. motives, we don't know. time of day, extraordinary. location also extraordinary. especially given the busyness of this mall as our guest on the phone was just suggesting. it is very busy here this afternoon. lots of people coming and going. i do see a gathering of what appear to be customers and perhaps employees in front of macy's, and the mall is still open. there were a lot of people around here when this happened, and there continue to be a lot of people here now. we just don't know what the motive

the extent of their injuries at this point we do not knosn but this happening outside westfield montgomery mall. you heard megan say she saw the area right outside of macy's being taped off. this is right off of 270 at democracy and west lake terrace.

tordil's wife, one of the men who tried to help at westfield montgomery mall, and the woman inecond man at westfield montgomery mall who is currently in grave condition. >>> all three of the people who were shot at hospital. >> reporter: because of strict privacy laws, we can't justlk h to find out exactly who the three victims are at this point, but here is the latest information we have about howwa brought here. he at last check was in grave condition. we know that a woman was brought here as well. she was shot. her lr she may nm beusee'sey'll information they're able to get here at triggering the under a coastal flood advisory in the green. you could see some areas around high tide. that is around 8:40 tonight. some areas could be flooded. this is not a huge concern. just something to know if you're in one of those areas that does flood. 54 in quantico. temperatures 20 degrees cooler than average for this time of year. this evening will be a cool rainy night. take the umbrella. take the jacket. temperatures only in the low 50s. and we've got rain at 7:00, but as i mentioned, more sho

a second person died after being shot outside of westfield montgomery mall today in bethesda. a third at a giant in aspen hill. that shooting also happening early this morning. we are standing by for a news conference again. we are expecting another update soon. scott: all right. meanwhile we have team coverage as you expect for all of the crews that are at the scenes in this story. montgomery and prince george's county. we will begin with kimberly suiters who is outside the store in aspen hill. you were there when tordil was arrested. kimberly: we'll we left off the last time we talked to you. we were focused on the parking lot. that's where the montgomery county police officers were. media had been told to take shelter or stand next to your vehicles. because the shooter could be in the area. we were live on the air in this spot with newschannel8. if you were with us at that time you remember suddenly a flurry of activity. a lot of officers started coming toward us, yelling at us, telling us to get down, get down, move back. we left our camera in that spot so you could see wh

the first is at the westfield mall in montgomery county maryland where three people were shot. their conditions yet. about 35 minutes later, another shooting at the aspen hill shopping center outside a super market, one woman was shot and killed. that's a total of four victims and one of them dead. the first one this morning and the first one, westfield on montgomery mall, when a woman got out of her car approached by a man who subsequently shot her after talking to her for a while. both of these shootings today were women. authorities are investigating whether these two incidents today are related to the picture you are seeing on the left side of your screen. a man identified as a former federal protective service officers, rather an officer who has been placed on protective leave. his name is todeal. he's accused of shooting and killing a woman who he was in a custody dispute. according to federal officials, he was placed on administrative leave. he was placed put on administrative duty in march after a protective order was filed against him. he was put on administrative leav

startedtoday's chaos with shots fired at the westfield montgomery mall. one man was killed, another is in grave condition, the whole thing unfolding as talking aboutare how the mall handle this. evan lewis has more. kevin: shortly after the shootings made news headlines, a number of public buildings went into lockdown, including all 200-plus montgomery county public schools. that has led many people to ask why the westfield montgomery mall stayed open. >> we just had a shooting at montgomery mall, a man, silver car, looks like a hyundai. a montgomery county officer frantically calling for backup after eulalio tordil allegedly shot three people in the macy's parking lot and escape. >> nobody alerted them. away, thisiles person texted her granddaughter who works at the mall. >> i shooting and she said what are you talking about. kevin: her granddaughter was clueless about the problem outside because the mall chose not to make it in an emergency intercom announcement or go into lockdown mode. >> they tried calling security and nobody answered. after a while,

alia, embracing every opportunity in his new country, on the tennis court, and in life. >> ♪ >> westfield>> they make a run in the state playoff. >> overall, like all around players. no matter my oponent says, i go thereto as my coach, he would say, like you're more mature on the court. >> ali is more mature on the court, because he had to grow up so quickly off of it. >> growing up in afghanistan, it is tough. if i compare it to life here, it is not even comparable. i'm justed. >> that i'm here, ya, because my life would be just nothing any was back there, yes. >> back there is kabul, afghanistan, where i lived until 2013. >> for people here they won't believe like the stories. it is just fictional for them. >> the dangers that ali and his family face in the kabul are almost unfathomable to most teenagers. >> my sister did five like kidnapped her, but she like ran away. my dad, there was an attack on him, and he got injured, too. i remember one time, me and my mom, we were in the taxi, and we were going somewhere, there was like a suicide which broke like every window, which that was the

of course, we'll keep pressing them to find out what we can exactly about the victims of the westfieldontgomery mall shooting today. >> gladys tordil was a chemistry teacher at high point high school in beltsville. >> she was allegedly shot and killed by her estranged hospital eulalio tordil yesterday evening. now that community is coming together to help gladys' two daughters go to college. they're set to go to the university of maryland this fall. the fundraising site has been set up to help them reach their education goals. gladys tordil to help them,urn to the weather now,our other big story of the day. i eresme coming tomorrow. >> there is. >> at some point, right? >> a little bit. then we have rain next week as well. we have changes next week. it's just never ending. never ending. yes, get it out of here. i know that's what everybody is saying because everybody is just tired of it. i do believe we can turn off that for the weekend. at least for a little bit. it's 51 degrees. my goodness, we have been in the 50s all day. we've had five days in the 50s. our average temperature for

friday morning, a shooting is reported at westfield montgomery mall in bethesda.n and one woman are shot outside the mall. one of the men the second is taken to the hospital incrut on lock-down. >> we have a total of threemsfe. and we understand that the gunman is still on the loose at this hour. >> not long after, near 12:00 p.m., 8 miles away on connecticut avenue in silver spring, reports of shots fired at as pennhill shopping center outside the giant grocery store. police say one woman was shot and killed. police believe at this time it could be eulalio tordil want in the high point high school shooting from the day before. >> all four are related and the gunman according to the sources is the same man, eulalio tordil. >> the search continues for tordil and the gray sedan. then shortly before 3:00 p.m., chaos erupt in the north gate shopping center parking lot. >> the plane clothes officers spot dunkin donut, in the north officers were able to take him is is bruce lee, who is the.you. president of bruce lee development group, excuse me, and just take me throug

. >> his teammates, accustomed to the pristine hard courts at westfield high can even blew ali learned those conditions. >> though always say like were you even playing tennis? and were there courts? i was like ya, we had had a net. >> that's all ali needs. a net, a racket, and a ball. and he's ready to win. he's led the bulldogs into the virginia state regionals, and he hopes to continue his career in college. he wants to eventually get a degree in medicine to pull fill the dreams of his father. >> it will be like not just fulfilling my goal and my dream, it will be like fulfilling my dad's dream. never take anything for granted because there are some people like living really poorly, and with no facilities and opportunities other side of the worlds. and some people like you said, they think american dream is dead and i'm trying to prove, proof it, and i'm on my way, ya. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> and westfield hi, he won both of his matches this week, they've moved on in the playoffs. >> i love that sense of humor, too. >> definitely. >> hey worker ' back after baseball, nats and cards next on fox

investigators believe he was attempting to car jack cars at westfield montgomery mall as well as shopping center beforetr he shot his two people were killed and two others wounded the shootings t followed the murder of his wifei the day before. we hear more from fox 5 alexandria limon. >> reporter: instead oforte celebrating this mother's day three families are left mournine the lives lost. two of the murdered victims were mothers themselves. 65 year old was mother of two. and the final victim in the shooting spree that ended friday afternoon. this happened at the hands of a fellow rail protective service employee 62 year old tordil. flowers and balloons are at the spot where she was shot andas so killed in her car.. police say it was an attempted car jacking. her daughter released a statement saying on thishi mother's day we would like to remember her, she was the most beautiful hard working mother some, in earlier that same day at the westfield montgomery mall malcolm was killed his friend injured when they tried to help one of the other shooting victims. a woman tordil attacked when he

we're at the westfield montgomery mall and people have been coming here all weekend long leaving flowers and stuffed animals. we know that the family of malcolm winffel was here over the weekend. and there is also a memorial growing for claudina molina at the shopping center in aspen hill. now, today the montgomery county on murder and attempted murder charges. new charging documents we got in over the weekend say tordil parked in the parking lot here at the mall. a woman came back to her car after returning something and was waiting for him to move so that she could get this to her car and leave when he pulled a fun and told her he would shoot her. she started screaming. and trying to get away. that's when winffel and his friend rushed into help and both of them got shot as well as the woman who will survive. now, the charging documents also say after his arrest, tordil told police he was trying to carjack the women at both shopping centers. the other big revelation coming there the court papers say police say that shell casings recovered from the westfield montgomery mall scene matched

malcolm win tell oig died after trying to help a woman shot at the westfield montgomery mall in bethesda. his wife says she always knew her husband was a hero. >> he was the most selfless person you've ever melt. she was awesome in every way. he was >> co-workers of claudina molina described her as a woman from bolivia who achieved the american dream. she died in the parking lot of the giant grocery store in aspen hill. gladys tordil, estranged wife of the alleged shooter, was shot outside high point high school in prince george's county. her co-workers called her a happy chemistry teacher. succespected gunman eulalio tor may have stopped the crime spree because he lost his glasses. prosecutors said he lost them in a violent struggle with claudina molina the woman who was killed in the parking lot outside the giant. he's now charged with three counts of first-degree murder, two of them in montgomery county. he was ordered held without bond. >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk. in a couple hours police will hold a news conference on that deadly knife attack at a train station in r trains

carjacking was the motive for eulalio tordil, who andaccused of killing her 45-year-old malcolm when at westfield montgomery mall. charging documents show that win the man stepped in, the woman was upset. the owner of northgate plaza shopping center is cooperating with the state's attorney. over 46 cameras throughout the entire shopping center. cheryl: one of those cameras caught the takedown. >> my first thought was this was a repeat of the sniper. cheryl: it has been a weekend of memorials and vigils to honor life. >> she did not even know him and she was just shopping. it is sad for the whole community. [no audio] kimberly: that was cheryl conner reporting. we will be in court tomorrow and bring you full coverage of the case as it develops. watch for updates on air and online at wjla.com. from anneng story arundel county, worry glen burnie man is accused of killing his girlfriend and attacking a stepped in to help. michael wilson discharged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, and other charges. the police say that he attacked his girlfriend last night. she died of her injuries overnigh

police say the next day the man shot three people in the parking lot here at the westfield montgomery mall, killing one person. they say to others were critical court documents, one of the victims told police she was leaving the mall that morning when a man asked, was that your car. he told her, i'm not kidding, i will shoot you. she yelled for help and two men walked up to try to intervene. police say the man shot the two men, then shot the woman, killing one man there. then they say he shot and killed another woman less than an hour later in silver springs. he shotators believe the women during attempted carjacking's. he was an employee at the federal protective service. estranged wife had taken out a protective order against him. tonight we are still working to find answers after police say they found a gun in the man's car as to how he got it. bit. did talk for a i would not describe him as being remorseful wa county. facing multiple charges, including first-degree murder in montgomery county and prince george's county. diane cho, abc 7 news. kimberly: the prince george's county e

winffel was shot and killed friday in the parking lot of the westfield montgomery mall. police say he tried to help a woman being carjacked by eulalio tordil. tordil is now charged in three homicides. leon: in the case of a real twist, police are looking for a minivan. investigators believe it was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in woodbridge after midnight on dale boulevard. pennsylvania woman, nicole lemar, was struck while riding a bicycle. but get this. police say that lemar and her boyfriend had just assaulted and robbed a woman. police arrested the boyfriend at the scene of the crash. he is charged with robbery. police say the minivan they are looking for has damage to the driver's front side. maureen: up next at 6:00 -- the receipt that got restaurant workers fired. what it said and how the coverage could save you money on your next bill. leon: should we be -- [inaudible] doug tells us when we could see an end to rain. vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does

friday morning, police say tordil opened fire outside westfield mont gumly mall, killing one man, injuring two others and the final killing outside a giant store in a parking lot. >> team coverage. derrick ward learning more about the lives lost and the loved ones left behind. but we want to begin with nbc's pete williams live outside the montgomery mall. >> reporter: good morning to you. learning more about eulalio tordil and his background and what may have led to the shooting. he served in army reserves, a long career in federal law enforcement, recently with the federal protective service from the department of homeland security that provides security for government buildings. his job, security employees, but within the past two months, the department put him on administrative leave, in late march, and ordered him to turn in his government-issued badge and weapons. he was accused of trying to defraud a federal program aimed at helping law enforcement officers and had to pay hud nearly $16,000. now, this wife gladys got the restraining order against him in march claiming that he was abu

this gas station manager ran outside the westfield mall parking lot and saw three people shot on the ground. >> it was very terrible to see such a thing. and i'm sorry for the people. innocent people. richard: one of the shooting victims was pronounced dead at the hospital. the accused gunman, 62-year-old eulalio tordil, now faces multiple murder and weapons charges. >> this is really shocking. richard: tordil's dramatic capture by the police took place in the same plaza where the d.c. sniper's open fire in 2002. while under police surveillance, at the same restaurant where john allen mohammed in leave void now boy -- lee boyd malvo ate. >> how do you shoot your wife, go to the mall and shoot three people, go to aspen hill and shoot a person, and then go to lunch? richard: tordil is also accused of shooting his estranged wife, gladys tordil, outside of high point high school in beltsville. >> what happened was terrible and scary. nobody is safe anywhere. molina's family say they have no idea about anything between her and the killer. faces multiple charges, including murder and weapo

fears of a bomb interrupted shopping at the westfield annapolis mall. the police had to evacuate the food court and nearby stores because of what they said was a potential threat, according to the "capital gazette." it happened at 4 p.m. this afternoon. an employee thought they overheard they said something about a device and a bathroom. >> we were at macy's trying on pants for a wedding, the next thing they were banging on the stall saying get out, we are evacuating. everybody was trembling. they were very good about getting us out, pushing everybody out to the parking lot. kimberly: the police searched the mall but did not find anything suspicious. the all clear was given about an hour later. firefighters are investigating a two alarm fire that broke out on the ninth floor of this d.c. apartment building. thes were called to building on good hope road at was evacuated. firefighters say the fire was apartment andne nobody was injured. the rered cr assisistingoss he family who live there. ps battling a high-intensity match up right now with the pittsbur

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final goodbye today to a man who gave his life to help others in friday's shooting spree outside of westfield montgomery mall. >> he stood and laid his life down for her. that is no greater love than that. >> he was a giving person. he died doing what he loved to do, which was help others. >> malcolm winffel was there at the mall for lunch friday when he saw an attempted carjacking underway. he ran to help. but he ended up being shot to death. winffel's wife gave his eulogy calling him her pillar of strength. the man accused in the shooting spree, eulalio tordil is held without bond. maureen: applause and tears today at the law enforcement memorial in the district. that is where hundreds completed a bicycle trek to honor officers killed in the line of duty. stephen tschida joins us from the memorial where family of fallen officers have been gathering all day. stephen wrapped up a couple of hours ago. you can see a lot of people here at the memorial. they have come to remember the fallen loved ones and fallen officers who they didn't even know. they were here to cheer on the cyclists as they c

have breaking news out of maryland, three people have been shot out of a mall in bethesda at the westfield montgomery mall. the victims are two men and a woman. the suspects shooter remains on it's loose and the up scale mall is locate said 10 miles from washington, d.c. and the condition of the shooting victims are not yet known but we'll keep following the story for you on air and online. >>> president obama just finished speaking about the economy and cracking down on tax evasion. he called on congress to enact regulation to find out who is behind shell corporations stopping this kind of tax evasion -- and our economy works for effect. >> the president also asks for congress to raise the minimum wage. >>> comedian, arsenio hall is suing sinead o'connor because of her posts accusing him of giving prince drugs. they are looking into suppliers of drugs given to prince and she accused hall of giving drugs to her. prince's cause of death is not yet determined but there are several reports he had a drug addiction. >>> pilots were forced to make an emergency landing in florida yesterday becaus

before that there was a shooting at westfield montgomery mall. a woman was apparently shot in the arm. two men came to her aid, one of them has now died as a result of being shot. other one is in grave condition. but this all goes back potentially to yesterday when the estranged wife of the man you see on the screen was shot and killed in the high school parking lot of her children where she was waiting to pick them up from school. he apparently ambushed her in her car. there was a protective order against him. he had been on administrative leave from his job at federal protective service, and now he is on the loose. rod, what do we do now? i want to go back to that question where you said that he had threatened in that text that went out to police officers in the area today that he wants to die by suicide by cop. what does that mean and how does that change the way in which law enforcement tried to approach him if they see him? >> well, i can tell you that everyone out here in montgomery county -- i actually just arrived out here. there are tons

first, the westfield montgomery mall. the shopper returning to her car encountered tordil. was her car,hat then pulled at a gun and said, " i'm not kidding, i will shoot you." she began screaming and two tordil shot all three, killing one of them. acted selflessly and her heroic lay, not only coming to her a it likely saving her life. roz: at the aspen hill shopping center, he approached another woman and what they believe was his second attempt a carjacking. >> this this year's --vicious action probably when he shot and killed her inside the vehicle. roz: investigators found tordil 's in the shopping center across the street and cap did under surveillance. when he stopped that boston market for lunch, officers arrested him. tordil himself a law enforcement officer. >> tactically, you have to consider he probably has the same tactics and knowledge is and, to a degree, the skills and abilities are people do, and have to be mindful of that and how we go about apprehending with the safety of the public. faces multiple murder, attempted murder, and handgun charges in montgomery

we were at the westfield valley fair maul in santa clara where officials set up what they calling "energizer stations," 400 of them with snacks and other amenities to help you along your ride. transportation officials say even in the commute is too long to bicycle the whole way, why not bicycle part of it and use mass transit? many eastbounds have bicycle racks on the buts and trains. all the wet today is gorgeous for a ride. >> and meteorologist mike nicco is on the roof. how is it? >> feeling warm irbecauseful sunshine. some of us would love to take mass transit but some it does not. ifin it work, injury it. here is what happened this morning. i will show you the churning clouds, which are impressive the way it swirls around the east bay valleys and east bay hills with mt. diablo prominently displayed in the back ground and the morning sunrise with the clouds out of here quicker and kristen asked, have the temperatures responded? they will, later in the next couple of hours, and we it be warmer-than-average but for the coast where we will see a little bit more sunshine than yesterday. but

individuals had been shot. 11:15 friday morning, threeorni people are shot outside the macy's at the westfield montgomery mall parking lot in bethesda. one man dead, a second critically injured and a second shot in the shoulderment while when were at the scene, we got 911 call, a report of another shooting at the giant foodood parking lot on connecticut avenue in aspen ill hill. hi not long after around noon another shooting this time ateie miles away in aspen hill. a woman shot dead at the giantç supermarket parking lot.ot. fox5 questioned police as tone they were looking for. f any idea this guy is connectednc to what happened high point yesterday. >> that would be something thata investigators are looking at, but that's nothing that we can confirm at this point. police ultimately made theti connection. it's tragic that we were notnot able to intervene prior to additional victims being harmed. more than an h last shooting across the street a spotting of eulalio tordil stopping at a dunkin' donuts and eating lunch here at the same boston market where the d.c. snipers ate during their 2002 sh

today more reports of violence, a shooting spree begins with one person killed in 2 others hurt at westfield mall in bethesda. just a short time later, at the giant grocery store in aspen hill's, one more person is killed. and 3 hours later after a dramatic takeover in the parking lot that garrett just reported, eulalio tordil is handcuffed and taken into custody . tonight we are learning a the filing -- up to the filing of the restraining order. >> what do you have? >> reporter: eulalio tordil is a long-term law enforcement officer and may also have been a longtime abuser. sources with the federal protective service tell wusa that eulalio tordil started working with the agency in 1990 -- 1997 but this year ty made a turnover -- him turn over his badge and gun because of this, a restraining order that his wife gladys filed on march 17. in a gladys later husband -- said her husband physically abused her and her two teenaged children, slapping them and shoving them and threatening them with violence. she claimed her husband subjected the children to intense military like discipline , push-ups,

earlier that same day at the westfield montgomery fall fal malcolm was killed. his friend injured. when they tried to help one of the other shooting victims a woman tordil attacked when hen e s >> i'm driving home to columbiai and my brothers calls and says s that my brother's dead. i started screaming and i'm driving. >> gave his life for somebody he doesn't know in order to protecp her from a predator. >> reporter: then glass gladysrt the suspect's he is stranged str wife the first person he allegedly killed on thursday. a mother of two teenaged daughters who were shot down in the parking lot of the school te her daughters attend. another innocent man was also injured in that shooting when he tried to intervene and help the victim, according to police. police said another part of tordil's motive may have beenve that he was attempting to commim suicide by cop. reporting in montgomery alexandria news. >> a vigil is planned for tomorrow for the three victims killed and wounded and last weeks shooting spree scheduledti seven p.m. inng gaithersburg. victim ucephan days is organizing t

gunned down last friday when he came to the aid of a woman being carjacked in the parking lot of westfield montgomery mall. the gun man had shot his estranged wife the day before, was desperately trying to escape. carjacking vehicles tried to throw them off of his trail and he didn't know that. they say this is a warning or word to folks to cherish your loved ones. >> give him a hug. >> stick close with your family. >> give him a hug and forgive a lot of people that you -- that you're not talking to because you never know, you might not see them again. >> now, again, he is buried a short distance from the church once the service is over, the mass is over at the parish cemetery. he is the first to be buried now of the people that were shot in that two days of terror here in montgomery county. >> new this morning, more children are getting a head start on their education. the national institute for early education research found almost 1.4 million 3 and 4-year-olds now go to preschool. the only schools showing a drop were texas and wisconsin. and the grading scale in montgomery county could

. >>> police say someone stabbed a man yesterday in westfield lane in santa rosa.e victim suffered a stab wound in his upper torso. he told police three men wrestled him to the ground, stabbed him and took off. >>> the penalty phase involving vehicular traffic in oakland. they convicted darnell in the shooting death of a teenager in 2013. jurors are choosing between the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole. >>> authorities say three weeks ago he and another man tried to burglarize a los gatos home and they ended up shooting and killing one man who lived there. two other victims were injured. the pair jumped into a get away car but crashed that car on highway 17 during a high-speed chase. the other 0 suspect died in the crash. >>> still no sign of missing vallejo teenager pearl pinson. officials searched a remote area. the 15-year-old was abducted in vallejo while on her way to school last wednesday. witnesses saw her being dragged across a ped walkway. the man suspected of taking her was shot and killed in a shootout with police. >>> in

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once again he holds his primary watch party and head cruz is holding events in indianapolis and westfieldng mate carly fiorina. >> they continued their campaign blitz be he unleashed on donald trump calling him amoral and pathological liar. >> president obama looks at him and goes, what is your problem? >> indiana could plunge -- >> donald trump was quick to respond. he postd this message on his campaign web page. today's ridiculous out burst proves what i am saying for a long time that ted cruz does not have the temperament to be president of the united states. trump predicted he will take the hoosier state and lock in the nomination for u.s. president. >>> and meanwhile the indiana primary is close for hillary clinton and bernie sanders. sanders touted his record on fighting big corporations for sending jobs overseas. >> senator clinton has supported almost everyone of these disastrous agreements, it's an area of strong disagreement that the voters of indiana and the voters of america have to consider. sanders took aim at donald trump saying the republican will not fight for working ame

this morning, three people were shot in a parking lot outside the westfield montgomery mall. one person died there, and about 30 minutes later a woman was shot and killed in a nearby shopping center. brandoned hudson is monitoring the latest developments joining us live. brandon, part of the story appears to be domestic in nature? >> reporter: jim, police say the suspect, 62-year-old shot his wife at the high school yesterday. here's what we learned. police say he followed his estranged wife to the children's school and shot and killed her yesterday. he also shot and wounded a man who tried to intervene. they are looking into whether yesterday and today's murder at the mall and grocery store are connected. >> we are looking at whether last night's shooting and prince georges county and these shootings were committed by the same suspect. >> reporter: there was a protective order against her husband and put on leave in march after the order was issued. as of today's victim, they did not know the gunman, but they are investigating. we'll follow the story and bring you updates he

. >> reporter: he was shot and killed last friday in the parking lot of westfield montgomery mall. man who shot him was already wanted and desperate to he is came. they said he already killed his estranged wife and trying to carjack another vehicle. winfeld couldn't have known all of that. >> no one saw it comes. >> now all his are fond memories of a man who was once larger than life to them and at the same time, humble and playful. >> he was like a big teddy beer. >> -- bear. >> his love for them is part of his last memory sister and family. >> the last video was him helping his son shave. >> he was laid to rest at this cemetery, his sister thanked those who helped them through the hardest of times, and begged them to hold on to their loved ones and hold them close. >> forgive a lot of people that you -- that you're not talking to. because you never know. you might not see them again. >> derrick ward, news 4. >>. >>> you may have noticed the area around 15th and el street changing fast. it used to be the home of the "washington post." well, dca as they broke ground on midtown cent

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and killed on friday morning as he rushed to help a screaming woman during a carjacking attempt in westfield montgomery mall. he was married and had two children opinion claudina molina was shot and killed at the aspen hill shopping center. she worked 16 hours a day for 25 years. she was just months away from retirement. >> senseless killing. you know. it's wrong. >> my mother called me crying. and my heart just dropped. i just went cold, went numb. >> claudina molina was a nursing assistant. she was at giant toby ingredients to make a smoothy for her daughter. >>> coming up tracee wilkins reveals what happened after the protective order was issued against tordil and how the gun turn in was handled in the weeks before the crime. that's at 6:30. >>> it has been another frustrating day for metro riders on the blue, orange and silver lines. a train got stuck between the stadium armory and minnesota avenue station this morning. that train has been moved out of the way now but delays continue even at this hour. tonight we've been asking you to weigh in and after recent safety issues and service d

sending for the suspects in a stabbing on a walking trail that happened between marlow road and west westfield lane a 23-year-old man said three hispanic men yelled at him to stop walking but he refused and they wrestleed him to the ground and stabbed him. he is expected to recover. >> bernie sanders will be in emeryville to talk about health care. the proposal for a single-payer system is getting a lot of attention. he'll hold a rally in santa cruz follow by another rally tonight in monterey. he was in oakland yesterday and spent the day there start with community meeting follow by a big rally at the lazy. >> whoa! >> you can hear applause, he walked out of oakland city hall to the cheers of mostly younger crowd talking about making college tuition free and removing big money from politics and will hold rallies in two college towns. college students are a substantial part of the support. >> and it was scary, animal rights protesters jumped the pair years and tried to rush the podium but were grabbed by the secret service. one of the agent as whacked at the legs of a man who jumped. the man an

. >> 11:15 friday morning, three people are shot outside the macy's at the westfield montgomery mall parking lot in bethesda. one man dead, a second critically injured, and woman shot in the shoulder. >> while we were at that scene, we got the report, 9911 call report of another shooting, at the giant food parking lot on connecticut avenue in aspen hill. >> not long after around noon, another shooting, this time, 8 miles away in aspen hill. a woman shot dead at the giant supermarket parking lot. fox5 questioned police as to who they were looking for. >> any idea this guy is connect today what happened in high point yesterday? >> high point high school? that would be something that investigators are looking at. but that's nothing that we can confirm at this point. >> police ultimately made the connection. >> it is tragic that we were not able to intervene prior to additional victims being harmed. >> more than an hour following the last shooting, across the street, a spotting of eulalio tordil stopping at a dunkin' donuts and eating lunch here at the same boston market where the dc sni

. >> reporter: people are coming to the westfield mall to leave remembrances for the victims of shootings. information from new charging documents extend how winfell rushed in to help save a stranger's life. winfell was 45, a husband and father of two. there's also a memorial for claudine molina. she was shot to death in her car. she was simply out getting ingredients to make her an outpouring of support for gladys tordil, the estranged wife of the suspect. police say he shot and killed her on thursday beginning this entire rampage. gladys leaves behind two little girls. she was a chemistry teacher. there are go fund me casualties set up for all three victims. kristin wright, news4. >> tonight there will be a prayer vigil for all victims at goshen united methodist church in gaithersburg at 7:00. the horrific shootings began on thursday when police say tordil shot his estranged wife, gladys. friday the shootings continued where malcolm winfell was killed. minutes later, molina was shot to death in her car at the aspen hill parking lot. >> i heard the gunshots but i walked across the street

they are opening a pop-up shop at the westfield san francisco center like this one that opened last year during the team's final run. expect shelves stocked with jerseys, hats and other apparel. steph curry jerseys were the most popular this year. doors open at 10:00. >>> days after a dumpling restaurant in santa clara started selling reservations, someone sold one on craig's list because they are so hard to come by. all these tables become reservation only. but every table is already booked for the next month so one posted this ad on craig's the perk, being one to eat in the restaurant that day. and how about key certificate? there's 3d candy printing it it involves technology, art and natural ingredients, you can order your own 3d message, watch it being printed and eat it. the candy is made of pectin which is apple based. we have much more ahead on the abc7 morning news. new clues this morning in the disappearance of an egypt airplane. what happened moments before the airplane crashed. but first shots fired outside the white house. seat credit service jumps into action when a >> thank

three people shot at the westfield mall, and another woman killed at a grocery store 8 miles from thee scene you are looking at right now. they will have more on "happening now." wev want to thank or hashtag one lucky guy dean cain. have a great weekend. a maryland shopping center. and officials are confirming one woman is dead.

work day and this is how we found this on the boulevard in grant of the valley fair mall and the westfieldg the death with their water, bags, to show it is "bike to work day," you get one if you come by. they are encouraging everyone who is participating today. >> i ride to work each day at the center, and, hopefully other people will realize we have bike lockers and we will have bike pumps and if you want to ride to the center to ship it is a good place to do it. >> 400 stations are spread across all nine bay area counties. they celebrate the bicyclist who commute each day. in the commute is too long to bicycle to work, you are encouraged to bicycle and transit by hop on a because, train or light rail and moveers and shakers ride is held through down san jose starting at 7:30 at martin luther king are library in downtown san jose. you can fine a link to the bike to work energizer stations at abc7news.com. >> thank you. they difficulty. a tough fight but the warriors are heading to the when conference finals with a few days off to rest up. they finished off the trail blazers last night at

are looking for suspects in a stabbing on a trail that happened last night at 8:00 on the trail at westfield lane, a 23-year-old said three his pang men told him to quit walking and he refused. one of the men wrestled him to the background and stabbed him. >> a big day for presidential politics in the bay area, bernie sanders will be in emeryville talking about health care. he will stop in santa cruz this afternoon, before holding a rally tonight in monterey. he spent the day in oakland yesterday and held a community meeting at alum temple baptist >> whoa! >> you can hear the cheering. he walked out of oakland city hall to the cheers of crowd speaking about making college tuition free, and removing big money from politics. on wednesday, he will hold rallies in two college towns, palo alto and davis, college students have been a substantial part of sanders' support. >> this is making headlines: a scary moment at the sanders rally, four animal rights protesters jump the barrier and tried to rush the podium. they were grab by secret service agents. you can see one agent in the center of the scr

in two hours the warriors are opening a new team store at the westfield mall on market street and san francisco. it is going to have all the latest warrior's retail items including hot playoff merchandise. the store opens at 10 am this morning. >>> this afternoon it is getting the report of the playoff series between san jose sharks and st. louis blues. the puck drops at 415 this afternoon at sap center. the sharks are 2-1 and we will look for another win. after beating the blues thursday night, final score 3- 0. >>> looking at the forecast right now. >> spring storms turning the sierra into a winter wonderland. catching drivers off guard. chb had to close highway 82 deal with a flurry of accidents yesterday, pun intended. left not kingvale had 13 inches of fresh powder. no injuries there that we are aware of get good news. we are going to see snow in the sierra today on the west slope, snow flurries, no winter weather advisory but certainly snow today is possible, snow showers 5-7000 feet in elevation. snow totals possibly 102 inches around pass level. travel delays are possible, bei

he was killed friday at the westfield montgomery mall when he came to the aid of a woman who was being car jacked by a man police say was desperate to get away after he had shot his he is straestranged wife and an individual the day before. when folks came here to say good-bye to winffel yesterday, they described a person who was called tank, that was his nickname and he was apavid soccer fan. some of his teammates showed up in their colors and we spoke to his brother. >> when i got there, i knew that i was going to talk to meek for at least five minutes before we started to see how our week was doing, our my parents, you know. . and it will be tough to get back in th me. >> reporter: winffel leaves behind a wife and two children. the funeral starts at 10:00. derrick ward, news 4. >>> it is now 5:35. the man accused of terrorizing metro rider during a deadly stabbing last year will be arraigned tomorrow. a grand jury indicted jasper spires on murder and other charges. prosecutors say spires killed kevin zuter land as the train approached the university station and robbed and assaulted

they are opening a pop-up shop at the westfield san francisco center like this one that opened last yearteam's final run. expect shelves stocked with jerseys, hats and other apparel. steph curry jerseys were the most popular this year. doors open at 10:00. >>> days after a dumpling restaurant in santa clara started accepting reservations, someone sold one on craig's list because they are so hard to come by. starting monday, all tables be at the newly-opened restaurant become reservation only. had but every table is already booked for the next month so one posted this ad on craig's list. asking for a $50 for a reservation on friday, may 27th at 11:00 a.m. the listed perk is being one of the first to eat in the restaurant that day. much more ahead on the abc7 saturday morning news. new clues this morning in the mysterious disappearance of an egypt airplane. what happened moments before it crashed. >> but first a scary scene outside the white house is better for your skin than wearing no makeup at all? neutrogena® cosmetics. powders, concealers and foundations in new shades for more skin to