this happened overnight at grand view in wheaton. police say the man was conscious and breathing when taken to the hospital. he is currently in stable condition. police are still looking for his attacker. they think he might have gotten away in a blue vehicle. >> court papers reveal shocking new details about the planning that went into the mass drive-by shooting in washington. one of the suspects charged appears to be cooperating with police. news4's jacky benson reports. >> reporter: the worse in the city's history. it began eight days earlier when jordon howe was shot and two others were injured. police believe the motive was the suspected robbery of a bracelet later believed to be misplace misplaced. the next day, carter himself was shot and wounded but fled the hospital and vowed venlg yuns. carter's who gang had two handguns and an ak-47 became focused on obtaining another gun. and prosecutors claim on the night of march 30th, carter ordered his association to kill nelson and, quote, get the gun for orlando carter. now carter d

. >> we are following breaking news from wheaton this morning. that's where a police officer was killed when his car ran off the road. the crash happened early this morning on randolph road. derrick ward has more details from the accident scene. what a tragic loss this easter monday. >> reporter: indeed it was. there's more now in the way of details. you are look east down randolph road. this is the scene of that crash that occurred before dawn this morning. montgomery county police brought in the park police helicopter, flew over the scene, one of the investigators on board, so they could get an ariel view of the crash scene. it happened as several officers were responding to a call for assistance from another officer. they were on the scene of a fight involving several people. the road takes a slight bend and there's a downgrade, it don't seem particularly hard to navigate, but that makes this even harder to determine what happened. we have more from captain paul stark starks. >> it happened about 2:21 this morning. the officers were responding

he was investigating a shoplifting at the department store in wheaton at 6:00 tuesday evening. he was trying to stop a getaway vehicle when he opened fire. the officer is now on administrative leave. >> somebody could have been killed. >> it is justified if the officer believes his or her life is in danger or someone else. >> @ runaway car was found a short time later but the suspect got away. another alleged shoplifter was arrested. >>> police are investigating the death of a 4-year-old child in woodbridge. police were called to an apartment after 9:00 last night for the emergency crews responded after a 911 call, reporting and unresponsive child. the child was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. police said the circumstances are under investigation but the boy's death has not been deemed suspicious. >>> we are following a developing story off the coast of africa. it va.-based naval ship has captured a pirate ship. the navy says the ship was attacked by pirates this morning just west of the seychelles. it opened fire and it's on tape pirates given captured

. >>> it's still not clear what caused a driver to lose control of a car and kill a woman in wheaton this morning. police say the 79-year-old car gymed a curb and hit the woman as she walked through a dunkin' donuts parking lot and kept going. the car hit another vehicle before stopping in somebody's front yard. the woman wasn't carrying any i.d. with her. >>> officials with metro are trying to explain why they waited almost eight weeks to tell the public about two rapes on metro property. both women were raped in a parking garage at the largo town central station on february 5th. the victim was raped, robbed and carjacked. investigators held news of that incident for investigative reasons. on february 11th, a suspect was arrested. an official with the agency says metro prepared a release after the arrest, but it did not get sent out while metro was dealing with the february blizzards. >>> today was the last day on the job for metro's general manager john cato. he announced his resignation in january after three years on the job. last year was difficult for the transit agency. they s

he died in the line of duty in wheaton, responding to a call for help and ran his cruiser off ran doll f road. his funeral is tomorrow morning at st. peters catholic church. group 108 between prince phillies drive and spartan road will be shut down between 7:30 until the morning until 12:30 in the afternoon. and you can also expect delays until 2:00 in the afternoon as the funeral procession makes their way from only out there. >>> now for a look at traffic issues right now. what's the late nest >> reporter: we're starting off in new virginia where the roads are still dry as far as you can see and the travel lanes are open. and right here on 66, quite a bit of the congestion from out there to 123. we're heading home on this stretcher or heading out there tonight. factoring in the extra five to ten minutes i would say. but heading to our capitol beltway in virginia, we want to point out this accident on outer loop out there, blocking two right lanes. so that there will be delays approaching. not a good time to see the crash right now. in maryland on the other hand, no accidents, but lot

over the years as we try to move in that direction, what do we do, wheaton -- we have all kinds of mechanisms to help anybody get into a house, whether it would ruin their economic future, so government should be very careful, and my people want to see the economy turn around because government helps create jobs rather than destroy jobs. >> which would be your priority? >> both of them. >> how you do that? >> it seems to me you deal with the housing problem by laying the foundation with sensible ways for all of us to get the american dream. the other way you really get a handle on the huge deficit is by progressively reducing overspending. if you do not do that, you will not get there. >> including over entitlement? >> that is the tough one, but it cannot be ignored, so we must be willing to do that together, democrats and republicans. >> it sounds like there will be some spending cuts, so how are you going to explain this to the people back home that there are certain programs and now we're not going to be able to afford them? >> it is pretty obvious. in recent months, we have escalated our

a veteran officer who was killed in a crash occurred it happened yesterday along randolph road in wheaton. his car ran off the road and hit a tree. he died later in the hospital. police say he has been with the force for seven years. >>> peopl using the atm machine at this bank are urged to check their statements. a scanning device was found. these use those skimmers -- thieves use these skimmers. >>> a busy day for president obama ahead. he will help the nationals market opening day but throwing out theeremonial first pitch. it is the 100th anniversary of the presidential tradition. the game gets under way at 1:05. >>> the president and first dam it block and people from across the country for the annual easter egg roll. kathy park has a preview of this highly anticipated event. are the crowds building? >> not just yet. the white house is coming alive. local of was able to grab for a live shot. bugs bunny and slice. these are one of the few celebrities that will be here today. i want to give it a quick glimpse of some of the other folks. j.k. rowling along with apolo ohno. there will be

the officer was investigating a shoplifting incident at the target in wheaton. was trying to stop a getaway vehicle. be difficult was about a short time later. another alleged shoplifter was arrested. >>> the army officer accused of killing 13 officers is being moved from a hospital to a jail cell. doctors at an army hospital gave him a discharge physical last night. his attorney said he does not know whether he has been moved. hasan was paralyzed and is charged with murder and attempted murder. >>> five men have gone on trial. they face life in prison. they are accused of fabricating evidence but were implicated by authorities who were under intense pressure to indict them. >>> there was a death of a u.s. marine from fredericksburg. lance cpl. marc plotts was found unconscious tuesday at marine corps base in hawaii. police tried to resuscitate him. plotts in listed in marines in 2007. -- plotts enlisted in the marines in 2007. >>> evans represent ward two. brown isn't out large council member. >>> the vatican was aware of sexual abuse by priests back in the 196

he was on his way to wheaton when he crashed into a tree. other officers responding to the call stopped to assist him. he died at the hospital. montgomery police asking you to call if you witnessed the collision. >> he was a 7-year veteran and leaves behind a wife and a child, his wife is pregnant with triplets. >>> baker was found shot to death. he was a victim of a burglary and was shot and killed by edmonds, he is being held without bail. >>> it is crunch time for lawmakers. the last full week of the 90- day legislative session begins today. more on the bills still under consideration. >>> a couple of thousand bills introduced in the session, only a few dozen have made it out of both chambers and now the rush is on with one we can left in the session. gang members who commit crimes could be facing tougher punishment. they've been pushing for the gang about that mandates consecutive sentencing. >> what's the use of us going after someone under this statute if the sentence is going to be concurrent. >> a bill to tighten the state's laws on

he was kill when he lost control of his cruiser early this morning on randolph road in wheaton.ame but he was 31 years old and a seven- year veteran of the force. he leaves behind a wife and one- year-old child. >>> a community gathered last night to begin healing after a drive-by shooting shook their southeast neighborhood last week. four young people died and five more were hurt in the shooting on south capital street last tuesday that. gunfire believed to be the latest retaliation in a street war between two groups of teenagers. the father of one of the victims pleaded with his community to step it up. >> don't retaliate. there has got to be change and change starts with us. we have to be the father to the fatherless, the mother to the motherless and if we do that, we have a chance to turn this thing around. >> community leaders and the parents of the teenagers who died are asking neighbors to sign a peace pledge to try to stop the violence. >> president obama is going to have a chance to make another appointment to the supreme court. justice john paul stevens says he is defi

and up into wheaton, 495. we have light showers. those showers continue up into baltimore, too. silver spring, you folks are wet. alexandria and waynewood. this is all moving off to the east and light scattered showers through golden beach and st. mary's. only .16 of an inch of rain in d.c. culpeper, over half of an inch. it is not going to be -- about a couple of hours down the line where we will see all this rain move out of here. we may just pick up just a few more hundredths of an inch before it ends before 8:00. we will be clearing late with drying conditions going through tomorrow morning. meanwhile, look at the slow moving storm out west. we are getting rid of one but slow moving and a bigger storm that's going to be a big rain producer. bringing heavy showers and thunderstorms through parts of the west and california, arizona, and nevada. and snow through the pass pes. that's going to be the storm move thing way. temperatures in st. louis at 74 degrees. tomorrow, here, probably up to 73 or 74 degrees. and tomorrow is likely to be the mildest day out of the next seven. he

wheaton 70 and bethesda 70. a few more clouds but with less wind it's going to feel milder.days look like this. tomorrow in good shape, 68. rain and showers, not a lot. weak system coming in here on wednesday. low 60s. we'll snap back into the sunshine and mid to upper 60s on thursday. we'll come back and talk about a stronger system out in the west and what that mean for our weekend. >> thank you, we have breaking news to talk about. from tennessee where at least three people were shot at a hospital. police and ambulance crews are on the scene at fort sanders' park west hospital in west knoxville. it's unclear how serious the injuries are. the gunman is still on the lsu. we'll bring you more information when we have it? >>> all right, still ahead a new study weighs the effectiveness and safety two breast cancer drugs. >>> a car crashes into a horse drawn carriage next to philadelphia's hall. we'll be right back. xçxç/p/pg0gpgpq=kwkw >>> the cbs evening news is less than an hour away and anchor katie couric joins us live from new york. we're going to wait on that -- okay. >>

police have made an arrest in this weekend's stabbing in wheaton. edwin escobar salmarone is facing attempted first-degree murder charges accused in a confrontation that happened early yesterday morning at grand view and ennels avenues. police say he crashed his camry into a honda accord and then got out of his car and began banging on the honda. police say one passenger got out of the honda and that's when salmarone stabbed him. he was arrested yesterday. the victim is expected to be okay. >>> the u.s. senate could take up immigration reform sooner than expected and it has republicans upset. a live look now at capitol hill. republican senator lindsey graham has threatened to withhold support for the climate change bill supposed to be introduced this week and capitol hill -- it is in there in that fog. he made the threat after harry reid said is he considering action on immigration bill first. >>> the u.s. senate could take up -- we just told you about that. >> with that fog, chuck bell still insists it's a gorgeous day outside. >> it is for somebod

wheaton, down to chapel acres, light showers. rosariville, too. you have moderate pocket of rain. golden beach. piney point. down towards stafford. and then another little area north that will be dropping in on us, too. that around frederick. not as big, though, martinsburg. rain up until 8:00 or 9:00 p.m. this evening. .09 inches of rain in arlington. 41 in thurmont. feeling more like upper 30s. great falls at 47 degrees. .13 of an inch of rain today. we have a little weather system here. today is going to be the greatest to coolest and wettest day out of the workweek. all uphill after today. the next little system this one here out west, it has been producing mountain snow in montana. and even produced snow in reno, too. it is going to be heading to the east and it could produce some cloud cover, maybe a few showers, and around the weekend. but right now, we just have dry conditions posted for the weekend. there's the bubble of upper 70s and 80s. heat through the tennessee valley and gulf coast. tomorrow we will see temperatures seasonal for the year. we will push back into the

>> ayala was responding to a call sunday when he lost control of his patrol car and hit a tree in wheaton. he leaves behind a 1-year-old son and wife pregnant with triplets due in june. >>> police in fredericksburg, virginia, arrested man for taking compromising pictures of an unsuspecting 14-year-old girl. it happened outside of a wawa store. the teen was lying in front seat of her mother's car when her feet were propped up and heard the click of a camera phone and then she saw the suspect with the phone and she was able to get the man's tag number. her alertness led police to 28-year-old avilez of manassas and is charged with unlawfully photographing an unconsenting person which is a felony. >>> it is expected to cause a big traffic nightmare. president obama's nuclear sum sit next week. it is going to affect a lot of folks who live and work downtown the most. some of those restrictions began as early as today. here's news4's megan mcgrath. >> reporter: motorcades are a common sight in the nation's cap tap. come monday they will be all over the place. dignitaries make their way to the c

a woman is dead after being hit by a car in wheaton. this happened around 6:00 this morning near veirs mill road and randolph road. chopper 4 was bob the ene. it's unclear how the woman was hit but the driver involved did stay at the scene. >>> ten robberies in just three hours. d.c. police are searching for a dangerous pack of thieves. they moved with startling speed in yesterday's early morning hours in a spree that reached almost to walter read army medical center. most of the crimeweowd university campus. where news4's tracee wilkins joins us more with a warning for students this morning. >> good morning. a lot of the students uncomfortable here on the howard campus understandably so with what happened thursday morning. ten armed robberies in this area by ten armed robbers. they were going after electronic devices and also phones. this robbery spree spanned two police districts in d.c. but all within northwest. >> to hear that happening is kind of like a throwback to me because i'm on campus you. know what i mean? it's supposed to b

on randolph road in wheaten right by wheaton high school.fficer was on duty heading to the report of a fight when his car left the road. the officer was pronounced dead at holy cross hospital. >>> 17-year-old tavon nelson's funeral service will be held at the 10th street baptist church in northwest washington at 11:00 a.m. on tuesday. he was one of four people killed last tuesday night. nine people were shot in all. >>> this morning thousands of people gathered for easter sunrise services at the lincoln memorial on the mall this is the holiest day for christians. this is a live look. organizers expected pore than 3,000 people. the service started at 6:30 in the morning. it's organized by capital church in vienna. >>> the white house easter egg roll happens tomorrow. about 30,000 people are expected on the south lawn for activity and the egg roll. it's a tradition that dates back to 1878. you won't need hat and gloves this year, your forecast coming up next. >>> let's check in with justin what a treat we have ahead for us today. >> for a holi

silver spring and wheaton 56. gainesville and plains, virginia at 56.forecast for today, none but sunshine after a few mid-level clouds first thing this morning. great day again. highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. sun comes up about an hour and five minutes from now at 6:36. goes down to 7:42. light rain for tomorrow before some more mild weather for the middle of the week. >> montgomery county police they are reporting this as an accident, muncaster and mill road. be careful. let's check things out along the i-95 corridor. heading north from fredericksburg to dale city and beyond pretty quiet morning all in all. not too much to worry about. 395 across the 14th street bridge also looks good. out on the rails a reminder that the mound vernon square convention center station closed because of the summit. other than that metro rail, vre, marc reporting no delays. back to you. >>> thank you. >>> we've been talking about it downtown d.c. is on lockdown this morning. more than 40 world leaders are in washington for president obama's nuclear security summit.

he crashed into a tree in wheaton.hat caused his car to go off the road. >>> the license for the club is in the hands of the bank that issued the loan to finance the club. this comes after several violent incidents including a shooting last month that sent several people to the hospital. >> we're not all bar owners are good neighbors. in this particular instance, this neighborhood has been disrupted many, many times as a result of the action or inaction of the licensed beverage holder. >> the club will remain closed until it has a new owner. >>> the city of baltimore continues to go after lender wells fargo. he filed a suit saying it targeted african-americans for subprime mortgages. this new lawsuit claims that wells fargo's action cost baltimore millions of dollars because the city was left to deal with vacant profits. a lawsuit was thrown out holding that it wasn't plausible to hold the company responsible for the deterioration of the center -- r city. >>> it's one of the last days of the 2010 legislative sessions a