you are watching the wusa 9 at 11:00 on wusa 9. narrator: the washington post endorses dr. ralph northam. and virginia progressives agree. ralph northam is the only candidate who stood up to the nra after the virginia tech shooting. dr. northam led the fight to stop the republicans' transvaginal ultrasound law. ralph is a leader for education, expanding pre-k for thousands of families in virginia. ralph northam: making progress means taking on tough fights, and as governor, i won't let donald trump stand in our way. the insurance companies and the credit card companies - that's what tom perriello is about. i was proud to stand with president obama because progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello, and i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality, raise wages, eliminate the burden of student debt and protect our climate. together we really can build a virginia that works for everyone. >>> the ride hailing giant, uber, had a rough ride, hit with allegations of sexual harassment with the company and tonight facing new accusations of misleading dr

wusa 9 news at >>> she used to be tropical storm cindy, now she's a tropical depression. but she's bringing a whole lot of rain our way. let's get right to the chief. topper shutt. tell us more. >> a yellow weather alert goes in to effect at midnight and here's where the first slug of moisture is located just on the doorstep of charlottesville and approaching richmond, probably still a few hours away from us. unfortunately just in time for the morning commute. here's futurecast. 6:00 in the morning, boom. rain just about everywhere. doesn't really matter where you're coming in from. route 7, 66, either side of the 95. temperatures will be almost like tropical. in the mid 70s at 6:00 in the morning. and then by 8:00 we still have more moisture, batches of heavier rain in yellow. temps, 75 downtown. 73 in frederick. 74 in leesburg. we'll come back and let you know if your cookouts are safe tomorrow evening and let you know when an even heavier round of rain rolls in. >>> in prince george's county toni allegations of corruption. >> she's gotten cs, es. but yet she's getting

delia goncalves, wusa 9. >> now to the senate's plan to repeal and replace obama care. we'll get you up to speed on ins and outs. let's talk protests, two big ones tonight, just blocks apart. here's john henry. >> i'm john henry here at the trump hotel. one of two places in the district where protesters gathered this evening to bid their frustrations over the healthcare bill. >> from the trump hotel, to capitol hill. it wasn't hard to find opponents to the senate's healthcare bill. >> i will not stop fighting ever. >> pediatrician stood outside of trump hotel as president donald trump made his way inside for his reelection fundraiser. she said possible cuts to medicaid, and children and the very sick. >> nobody wants to have a devastating diagnosis. but can't we be the country to provide medical care for them? >> the protests had a different vibe. >> we need healthcare for all of our citizens. >> big name politicians like georgia congressman, john lewis, revved up a crowd of hundreds. >> if you want to go fast, go alone. if you want to go far, go together. >> delaware r

stephanie ramirez, wusa 9. >>> stephanie resources say torres was not in the database as a gang member and don't consider him a known member of that man guy, this is his last term in office and a lot of dc people are pretty happy about that. he spent years getting involved in the city's local affairs, sometimes too involved. he said today members of congress to get an extra 2500 bucks a month. why? because the rent is too damn high. i am not kidding. he wants to use your tax dollars to cover living in washington, d.c. for lawmakers. he has got more nesh than sense. gtso, jason, i will let you figure that one out. >>> here is another government handout? can't do that. and julie summed up how a lot of you feel. welcome to the reality many residents of the dmv feel daily. so let's separate fact from fiction on this whole situation. we asked pete among teen to >> they make a nice salary like representative cha fitz make 100,000 cur is a year. he says it's not enough. he wants a $2,500 a month allowance for housing. according to craigslist that will get you a decent 2 bedroom. but that equa

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. >> there is >>> wusa 9 at 11 starts now. >>> and sky nine the captured a scene just moment eggs ago as fire and rescue helped to pull two kids -- well, they had started to pull themselves out of a storm drain -- fully out of it, not far from bethesda middle school. they set a fire inside the drain and one is in the hospital recovering from smoke inhalation. >>> and sadness on a day that should have been filled with joy. it was graduation day in germantown, but two men didn't live to celebrate. >> while we are here to celebrate this momentous time in the lives of graduates and families, we have heavy hearts given the loss yesterday evening of two artem ziberov and artie. >> family and friends say they can't imagine why they were gunned down just a few miles from home >> allan: i spoke with ziberov's bad, he couldn't bear to go on camera, but we did talk about his only son, an eagle scout, he was on the national honor society, earned a presidential academic and ap award. but most importantly his dad said he was a kind, loving man who was well loved by his family and friends, many who

peggy fox, wusa 9. torres' next court appearance is scheduled in fair max. >>> in northeast dc, a mega bust bus crashed into vehicles. an eyewitness tells under the circumstances the driver might have had some sort of medical emergency behind the wheel. >> coming near eighth street. he just hit the cars. boom, boom. he was stuck. he was driving the truck like something was wrong with him. and he was going slow. but he kept hitting cars like boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. >> no word yet on the condition of the bus driver. no one else was on the bus. and no serious injuries have been reported. but there were plenty of damaged vehicles and traffic was a mess there for much of the day. wusa 9's special assignment unit looked into mega bus safety history with the safety administration. and we found the fleet was involved in ten crashes. six involving injuries. four required the bus to be towed. of the 349 inspections in the last two years, 55 revealed safety violations. regulators fined the company $3,600 bac

wusa 9 at 11:00 starts now. >>> we will get results. the drama on capitol hill in a few minutes, but we had to start with this. it is a story of success, achievement. we found all of that east of the rir. their seniors graduated tonight and every single one of the young men and women who crossed that stage got into college, every one. here is stephanie ramirez. >> this graduating class sent a message to all of the nay sayers out there. they didn't have to say anything. the excitement being from their faces at tuesday's graduation >> [indiscernible] we all came together and graduated >> allan: but it wasn't easy. in addition to the violence and poverty surrounding the high school. last year students met reading standards. they had the second lowest city public high school graduation rate, according to our media partner, the washington post. they uncovered the bombshell this year, that nearly 200 teachers quit their jobs. it lost a quarter of its staff. >> learning why their grades couldn't get put in and stuff like that. it was difficult

wusa 9 at 11:00 starts now. >>> we will get to all of of those strong storms. people across the region are cleaning up the mess left behind. streetlights shut down for a while and at least one family has to spend tonight somewhere other than their home. we asked john henry to survey the damage and he will have that for us. >>> there is a tornado in silver springs, we will have more on that, topper? >> reporter: yeah, about 3:48 and 3:49, facebooking live. there is 193, there is wheaten, so little bit north of the belt way. we will zoom in. zen, ez 0, so small tornado, right along dennis avenue, essentially where it stops and bisects east wood avenue. so the pass was not too long. only two tenths of a mile. so ef 0, more on page about that. okay. so zoom back out. this is the radar between 3:00 and 4:00. you can see lightning and storms moving through southern montgomery county. you were under thunderstorm warnings at the time, but not a tornado warning. storms moving around 3:00 and 4:00. up toward laurel and this is the wind sheer that occurred right across th

rein scott broom, wusa 9. >> scott, perutka resigned from the league of the south back in 2014 before his election. he represents saverna park where the suspect in the killing of lieutenant collins grew up. >>> new information in that london terror attack. scottland yard identified two of the three killers. he was a british citizen born in pakistan. he was known to intelligence agencies but not considered a threat. investigators say rashid renwan was from libya and they are still trying to identify the third man. police shot and killed them moments after they drove a van into people walking on the london bridge and stabbed people at a restaurant. tonight security there is noticeably tighter and brits are trying to keep a stiff upper lip. >> it had no effect on me but except for sheer emotion and the horror of it memorial to the seven people killed saturday night. one of the victims a woman from canada who died in her fiancee's arms. >>> in the wake of the london terror attack the white house is aggressively defending president trump's call for a travel ban from six muslim majority cou

john henry, wusa 9. >> one final note, getting out of the agreement isn't quick or easy. the language says we have to stay in until 2020, that's the day after the talking a lot more about this in the months to come. >> folks in southwest dc woke up to seeing these, flyers that look like they are from custom toms. many lookeded a them and took -- looked at them and took action. >> this woman was trying to rip down the flyers, but they are glued on. >> i work for the government, and this is not something the government would do. >> reporter: whether it's posters targeting n documented men and women or the surprising number of nooses put on display across our area, it feels reich the tide of racism is growing again. but outside the pollute seem of african culture, black, white, gay, straight, men and women, of the nation's history. >> i am so moved that you are all here. as you know, we are a family and it's so wonderful to us to see everybody come together at a time of pain, a time that reminds us that tr smithsonian is at its best when we confront the issues that divide us

john dickerson face the nation 10:30 sunday morning on wusa 9. >>> now wusa 9 9's first alert weather. >>> you're just going to put your feet up. just take a look outside. easy breezy today. >> it's severe clear. >> a lot of things going on. we have the astronomy convention on the mall. i here they go cray cray. and we have imagination bethesda tomorrow. let's start with a live look outside. it's just beautiful. it's 83. dew points in the mid 40s. i hate to keep harping on this, but humidity, 25%. the bigger the difference between the dew point temperature, that's real comfortable for us. because of that, dry air masses heat up quickly and cool off quickly. a super saturday with low humidity. warm but low humidity. then sunday looks warmer and right now storms have going to hold off until the evening. so i think we're pretty much good to go for the entire day of sunday. but sunday night they continue into next week. so a wet and stormy start to the week. it will be cooler by tuesday behind that system. 84 tomorrow. low 80s on monday. temps fall back in the 70s. which is below average

live in sterling, peggy fox, wusa 9. >> he -- her body has been taken to the medical examiner to determine the cause of death. fairfax county police may provide more information at a news conference at 6:00. if that happens we will bring you that information. >>> they are charged with murdering two montgomery county honor roll students and the suspect appeared in court for the first time today. prosecutors said that these accused murderers should stay behind bars because two of them were driving to another state where their suitcases packed. michael was in the courtroom and joins us live. one of the fathers of a victim said that he recognizes those suspects or at least one of them. >> reporter: leslie, that's right. right next to that father before the court proceedings earlier this afternoon and i asked him if he was ready to face these three suspects accused of killing his son. he said, frankly, well, i don't know. he recognized one of the suspects from the liquor store in his neighborhood because he said the tattoos on one of these suspects, on his neck are pretty unforgettable. >> this

that's right now at wusa 9 at 11:00. >> it was months since sterling was front in the headlines. >> first we want to get you up to speed on the case. >> first he was 31 when dc police shot and killed him. he lived in washington what washington and worked as a hvac technician. well known and liked. >> they were looking for a motorcycle rider reportedly driving erratically near 17th and u street. they caught up with what sounded liabling the dripgs description. that's when sterling rammed hiss motorcycle into his car. it looked like an accident to them. brian trainer opened fire, killing the motorcyclist. sterling did not have a weapon. >> next the investigation. camera until 1 to 2 minutes after the shooting. once it does it shows a graphic scene, with one officer attempting to give sterling cpr. the officer's name was released a day after. there was anger, but the protests were not as violent as those in other cities, where police officers shot and killed unarmed black men. >> two police officers involved in sterling's death are still on paid administrative leave. u.s. attorney's office w

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andrea mccarren, wusa 9. >> we know a lot about the suspect, but we don't know is why he opened fire. >>> cbs news learned the gunman brought a weapon similar to an m4 to that ball field this morning. firearms experts say that kind of power made him a very dangerous target. here's stephanie ramirez. >> reporter: just to show you how courageous these police officers were. i'm stephanie ramirez with scott wall. >> i would not want to be those officers. the fact that the capital police take down this guy is a pretty amazing feet. >> here's what the heroic officers were up against. this is m-4 semi-automatic rifle. cbs news says the gunman used a rifle similar to the m-4 in the baseball practice shooting. wahl says this is a $1,000 gun that fires a slightly smaller gun. >> this would be an m-4, which would be a standard rifle round. and this would be a round that the capital police edus. >> that's a 40 caliber bullet. capital place use a glock 22. wahl fired a similar version to show us the difference. and the unfair fight capital police didn't run away from. >> someone goes up with a han

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for now, live in germantown, debra alfarone, wusa 9. >>> thank you, now mr. najjar says the reward leading to an arrest and conviction upped to $20,000. the tip line, 240773-tips and that number is also on our news app. >>> we have some breaking news about the condition of congressman steve scalise. he was of course shot at that republican baseball practice earlier this week. he remains in critical condition. ourwe are live. they were having difficulty controlling the bleeding. how is that going now. >> reporter: we can tell you that on wednesday night, doctors were able to get that bleeding under control. that allows scalise to be able to undergo surgery and to get the bone fixed in his leg. i want you to take a look at this video from the horrific scene earlier this week. we can tell you that when scalise was first here at the hospital, doctors placed him in critical condition with imminent risk of death. that shows you just how serious his injuries are. we are told that fragments caused significant damage to the bones, blood vessels and his internal organs

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wusa 9 at 11 starts now. >> let's get started with we tied a record high today, probably no surprise if you spent any time outdoors. chief meteorologist, topper shut is bringing the heat again tomorrow. >> 95 as you mentioned it was tied the record high the only one in the area. let's talk about records to beat tomorrow i think most of these are safe 94 dulles, 96 downtown. 97 baltimore. we got a humid in terms of humidity a little more uncomfortable in terms of temperatures in the morning it will still be 75 in the morning downtown, 68 manassas. 70 gaithersburg, by 8:00 a.m., 80 downtown and 74 manassas. what about the temperature that you feel? well, by morning it will feel like 76 downtown, 6:00 a.m. and by 7 it will feel like 80 downtown. so humidity increases the heat index will increase tomorrow as well. we will come back we ar storms let you know if that will break our heat and when. >> it has been a minute since we have been out in this hot weather don't leave your kids in the car, don't leave your pets in the car and remember to drink water. >>> new tonight dramatic developm

life in dupont circle, wusa 9. >>> backing the pride movement, but one group wants to see that stop. in fact they are holding their own pride event this weekend. john henry has that story. >> george has attended pride celebrations all over the u.s. and big business has become a lot more interested in the events. >> our community is being more accepted. >> we have seen pride t-shirts like in old navy. and also companies like wells fargo, many,gm to mcdonald's. but that doesn't sit well with everyone. this group, no justice, no pride, marched on 14th street to protth >> the message is very much not about political identity for those people. we think pride is meant to be a celebration of struggle, political resistance against the norm. >> reporter: organizers say corporate americs done a lot to help the lgbt community. >> in terms of workplace issues bus also supporting our organizations. >> phil has no problem with businesses getting involved either. >> i would only ask those opposed to it, would you rather they not? you know, more on the fringe? i would like to be part of the communit

slight chance of showers tomorrow and where , >>> wusa special assignment unit is uncovering questions and confusion tonight about a popular new service plan many of you are signing up for. it covers repairs to water lines outside your home. one woman called us after she paid for that coverage, but still faces a potential for big bills. so reporter eric did some digging and now his story is leading to change >> allan: last july did washington suburban sanitary commission partnered with a third party called home serve to offer exterior water line coverage. get this. about 60,000 out of 350,000 eligible customers signed up in the first year. it covers water line repairs between the home and the edge of the property line. now, you might not know it, but that's the homeowner's responsibility to maintain and it can cost you thousands if something goes wrong. but as we discovered what's not covered hasn't always b clear, at least to one customer. >> one, two, three, four. >> reporter: this walk almost left ms. middleton under water. >> 11 yards. 11 yards it's going to cost you possibly 4200.

wusa 9ws >>> a man was exposing himself on training and touching himself in front of women. one woman tweeted a video of it happens to her. stephanie ramirez and photo journalist were right there. in fact, stephanie is life tonight with this story >> allan: yeah, lesli, talk about the power oaf social media, sources told me a rider saw the suspect and tweeted. they tracked that person all the way to the station. that's where we caught up with him. i know i did not do that is what the man told metro place when they exs plained he was accused of masturbating on a train. he denied that, but witnesses had information that he was caught in the act. the woman said on twitter this happened on the blue line from largo. and he was staring at her while he exposed herself. >> when arrested he appeared to be wearing the same clothes and same book bag as in the tweets. listen to the reaction of the people that saw the posts, which, by the way, got 16,000 shares. >> that is amazing, absolutely crazy. i have never seen that. >> i didn't get the tweet. >> i have never seen such a thing. >>

that's wusa 9 at six. cbs is next. >> first >> pelley: collision at sea. between the u.s. destroyer "fitzgerald" and a merchant ship. the naasvy h made an urgent call for assistance. also tonight, from inside syria, american doctors volunteer to save the victims of the war. the president says the special prosecutor is investigating him for firing the f.b.i. director. she was charged with manslaughter for a series of texts urging her boyfriend to take his life. >> this court now finds you guilty. >> pelley: and steve hartman with some thoughts about hard-ball politics. >> reporter: i would argue that everything congress needs to know to fix our political acrimony, they already learned in little league.

on our wusa 9 app. coming up at 7:00, we are talking live with montgomery county police chief tom major. >>> her name is sewnar spoon. and today -- sonya spoon. and today the 45-year-old was sentenced to 45 years in prison. she suffocated her own kids to death. three years ago. but prince george's county prosecutor angela alsobrook is not happy. she blames a gap in maryland's law for leaving spoon's children, 3-year-old kayla, and 1-year-old ayden unprotected. their mother was suffering a suicidal breakdown in the days before the children's death. but she was still sent home from the hospital. and doctors were not required by maryland law to report statements spoon made about wanting to kill herself and her kids. >> the hospital never notified the police that this young lady was being released to go home, after she had threatened to kill her children. nobody notified social services, so that they could have intervened and gone in to get these children out of the >> since the september 2014 tragedy, she

in upper marlboro, scott broom, wusa 9. >> thanks. spoon is appealing the sentence at patuxent institution, which focuses on treatment of mental health issues. >>> developing today, fired fbi director james comey says president trump says the russia investigation was creating a cloud over hi this was during a phone call on march 30. actually, that should be january 30, according to written testimony that comey submitted ahead of an appearance tomorrow before the senate intelligence committee. comey also says trump told him that he had nothing to do with russia, and that he had not been involved with hookers in russia. comey says he told the president that the bureau was investigating the matter as quickly as possible. but later, the president fired comey. >>> one of the two teenagers killed monday night in montgomery village in maryland was buried today. sadi adi najjar and his friend artem ziberov were shot and killed in a car just a day before their high school graduation. montgomery county police have not said if the killing was ra

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moreha live in alexandria, wusa 9. >> stephanie, thank you a lot for that. alexandria's police chief is praising the three officers who responded to the shooting. officer nicole bataglia took cover behind parks cars. that alloweded two other officers to return fire. michael brown said that his department took great care to try and clean up every sign of that shooting. >> we spent a great deal of time and energy walking through the area to make sure that we didn't leave behind things that would remind people of what happened on the 14th after we collected the evidence. we want folks to remember simpson park the way that it's always been remembered in this community as a place where kids learn to play baseball, others went to play and we had good times. >> now for congressman steve scalise, his condition has been upgraded if -- from critical to serious and doctors say that he continues to show signs of improvement. >>> it was a road rage incident, not a hate crime that led to the murder of a 17-year-old muslim girl walking with friends to her sterling mosque e

wusa 9. lesli. >> of course we are wishing them the best. one other victim and the shooter were taken to george washington hospital. >> i'm here at gw hospital where two people were taken. one of them was the shooter. a much more calm scene than it was this morning. you take alook at the ambulance bay. earlier today there were two ambulances from alexia we shot on the scene as well. we have seen federal suvs go out with federal plates. we haven't been able to tell who is creating jobs foreaner, reliour veterans... helping those in need save money on their energy bills. it takes 16,000 dominion energy employees doing the job. it takes 16,000 dominion energy and now, dominion gyener is investing $15 billion to build and upgrade our electric and natural gas infrastructure... across virginia, we're building an economy that works for everyone and dominion energy is helping power the companies that power our economy. >> an emotional day and chaotic day across capitol hill. >> it was not the capitol scene that the tourists came to see. >> we got pu

for more information on our wusa 9news app. so this video of the cheetah robot has been turning heads on you tube for years now. more than 10 million clicks on this video. it's from boston dynamics. it was put on there in 2012. today the washington post reports a japanese conglomerate is buying boston dynamics from google's parent company. in addition to the cheetah, there's this video of what was once dubbed boston dynamics nightmare inducing robot. >> can you imagine being at the gym and you look over and there's a robotic cheetah doing laps around you. >>> you never know what you'll find when u >> a painting thought to be the work of abstract expressionist master jackson recently turned up in arizona. it was in the garage since 1992. the owner inherited it from his sister and new york socialite whspent time with it could fetch $15 million next month. >>> topless or not? a popular maryland beach sending mixed messages on whether women can bare their chest. we'll break down the battle. >>> bill cosby taking a stand in his sexu

live at montgomery county police quarters, matt yuris, wusa 9. >> and the three suspects are facing a bunch of different charges. >>> montgomery county, a search is on for a missing boy at maple lake park in gaithersburg. officials say the child has been missing since yesterday. he attends gaithersburg middle school, which is a few blocks away from the lake. >> all i know right now, it is not my area of expertise, but i know they'rea dredging and bringing out sonar or radar that can do the detection of the bottom of the little tiny lake area. >> the town's mayor says the boy is actually new in the country. he has been here for less than a year. >>> we will take a look at this man. dajon jones. arrested tonight. for shooting and killing one person yesterday in arlington. it happened last night in the knox neighborhood. authorities say jones and the victim knew each other. they got into some kind of a dispute. and that led to the shooting. >>> the search for seven missing american sailors in the sea of japan is now over. the navy says those sailors were found dead inside that damaged de

gathered trying to get the president's attention as he arrived for a >> this is wake-up washington on wusaions on travelers from certain majority muslim countries traveling to the united states are in effect. good morning and thank you for joining us. >> we've got our eyes on the skies and roads right now. let's start with meteorologist allison ray with a check on the temperatures. it's going to get steamy today. >> it is. i thought yesterday was pretty warm. we reached 83 yesterday, but today back to 90. 68 degrees and the human is going to increase today. it's getting hotter and more humid as we speak, but it's only going to get worse. prepare for a lot of humidity. stick around as we head through your weekend. 65 forgathersburg -- for good faithersburg. we're running to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. take a look at your future cast. maybe a few stray showers here or there, not much to speak of this afternoon. tomorrow we'll start off dry and noticeably warmer. 7:00 we're still pretty dry. it's good beach day on friday. we have some showers off to the west friday evening. most areas w

wusa 9 at 11:00 k starts now. >>> and we begin with breaking news tonight. military families waiting for word after the u.s. fitzgerald was damaged with a collision on a ship off the coast of japan. here are pictures. seven sailors are missing, two others taken off the ship by helicopters. we are keeping an eye out for a more detailed update from the navy on this story. >>> topper posted a yellow weather alert. he is on the terrace waiting to tell us what is happening. >> right now you don't need the umbrella, we are looking at showers north of town and south and west. they will linger on and off throughout the nighttime hours, most the activity is north and east up near buoy and headed toward howard count good luck road and atlanta and everything is moving away from us. in terms of tomorrow morning, 6:00, yeah, a couple showers around, but i think softball games will be able to be played. temperatures kind of muggy, low to mid-70s and by 9:30, 10:00, temperatures in the 70s. we will come back and talk about thunderstorms and father's day. >>> you can have t

for now live in northeast, mike, wusa 9. >>> two days with two separate train accidents where people have died. there's a lot more to investigate and talk about. mike, thank you. >>> the newest member of our special assignment unit whitney wild is with us now. you've been looking into the the safety records for both of these companies. >> this is real. people have real questions about this. we looked into two federal agencies, occupational safety and health administration. and the federal railroad administration. according to the faa csx saw 11 deaths and almost 3,000 cases of maintenance workers hurt on the job between january 2000 and march 2017. data shows that eight employees for amtrak died while on the clock in that same time frame. and more than 5800 cases of workers who were hurt, again, this is l osha's website shows investigators conducted more than 31 inspections on csx. and 30 inspections of amtrak since january 2007, companies racking up those violations. the reality is we don't know exactly what happened in those cases because the website doesn't give a narrative. we're

. >>> thank you breaking news, as wusa 9 anchor, leslie foster first broke on social media earlier thisce georges county executive baker is going to run for govern

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wusa 9 just got to the scene. evan, what are you learning?y there, jen, we literally just got new information from amtrak. so i want to get right to that. as we do, let's show you a look at the tracks right now. we have a live shot over the tracks right there. basically, at 11:18 last night, train 175, which comes down from boston and w

. >> wusa 9 at 11 starts now. >> what >>> now to a murder mystery that has a whole lot of people upset in dc almost 6 months ago a grandmother named vivian marrow loved by her family and community in southeast was gunned down caught in the cross fire of a gun battle she was hit in the wheelchair she used. back to the scene of this horrific crime, in search of new details. >> reporter: the shrine is still here but let's be real, where 68-year-old vivian marrow, a grandmother bound to a wheelchair is gunned down right here outside of her own home and still, there are no leads. word on the street is that people know who did the shooting but no one is talking so we came back to else viennese road so you don't forget. it was monday morning mlk day she was right here in this walk way headed to the market we are told when all of a sudden, someone runs in, shooting at a man standing next to her. now this is all caught on camera but that camera, way up there on top of the apartment building and the picture, really is not that good. now we could have gotten a bert view, if this -- better view if

. >>> the wusa special assignment unit is uncovering confusion tonight about a popular new service plan are signing up for. >> this covers repairs to the water lines outside of your home. one woman called us, after she paid for that coverage, but still faced the potential for big bills. >> reporter: i want you guys to check this out real quick. when a water line, and not everybody knows this, breaks between a home and the edge of the property line, that is the homeowner's responsibility to fix, and it can cost thousands of dollars if something goes wrong. that's what this policy is all about. and a lot of people are signing the washington suburban commission started offering it last summer and already 60,000 out of their 350,000 eligible customers have signed up for this policy. now, the policy is actually offered by a third party, called homesurp. they partnered with this company to offer this service to their customers. what we found from this customer is that, not everybody understands exactly what is covered, and this was a situation where this one viewer was actually facing thousan

hundreds of you weighed in on our wusa facebook page. steven writes, comey is admirable and brave. another said this is not obstruction. political junkies packed bars to watch today's fireworks. check out this scene at shaw's dozens of people lined up just to get inside. people we talked to. they weren't shy about why they were there. >> history unfolding. we're living in the heart of the resistence. why wouldn't we come out to watch it? >> toy' the comey hearing covfefe. there were also $5 stoli vodka drinks. >> close to capitol hill, it felt like the super bowl, with people packing into bars, just steps from the fireworks. take a look at union pub east. >> reporter: right now, we're inside one of the closest sports bars to capitol hill, and clearly, jim comey is the home team. >> there were cheers and sympathy for this crowd's hometown hero. union pub, just a quick walk from the capitol saw staffers ditch their desks and make a b line for the bar. >> i thought it was forthcoming. >> it was definitely honest. there's some attitude going on. >> reporter: the deal that drew them in,

in alexandria, peggy fox, wusa 9. >> and more than one place on social media the gunman said things that would cause you to believe that he had a dislike for the president. again, he was a supporter of bernie sanders. here is what the former presidential candidate had to say about all of this today. , >> we're back with more on the shooting at the baseball field behind us. mike is standing by. let's go to him for an update. >> we have congressman steve scalise in critical condition after suffering critical wounds at the ball field earlier this morning. he went in for surgery around 10:30 and able to speak to his wife over the phone. at this hour we're waiting for his wife and two children to make their way to reagan national and make their way to med star to be by his side as he recovers. we had a capitol police officer received treatment for her wounds earlier today. that is officer griner. she sprung into action earlier today. she was shot in the ankle and was reported to be in good spirits and in good condition, making a full recovery. that is the latest from here. >> and i'm john hen