later, the ywca's new campaign to help women and girls form positive relationships and break down barriers. plus, music mogul mathew knowles, father of beyonc\, reveals his formula for success in a new book, "the dna of achievers." but first, yet another nypd police officer was killed in the line of duty this week. 33-year-old officer randolph holder was a five-year veteran of the department. "eyewitness news" has been following this story. >> limping, thanks to a police officer's bullet that pierced his leg, tyrone howard said nothing and studiously avoided eye contact with a pack of reporters as detectives placed him into the back of a police car for the beginning of a very long legal journey, facing a charge of first-degree murder for the execution of one of new york's finest -- a department, an entire city now in mourning.... [ sirens wailing ] ...after last night's mayhem. the chaos across east harlem started with a running gun battle between gang members at 102nd and 101st, witnessed by two cops on a public-housing rooftop. police say the 30-year-old howard was one of the shooters an

>> reporter: the department of housing and urban development gives the ywca $350,000 per year to run the program. it's designed to transition people from government assistance to making it on their own, but now the feds say your tax dollars could be better spent simply by giving homeless adults a place to live. >> so we want to give that out to homeless alcoholic adults who aren't going to do anything and they are just going to live there forever at taxpayer sense? that doesn't make any sense to me. >> reporter: wilmington's ywca director says 90% of the women and families in transitional programs eventually do make it on their own. she showed us where your money goes, to the kitchen where those who live here learn culinary skills, to the childcare center where specialists volunteer to help abused kids, and to the computer room. why have something like this? why not make this another room where you can house a homeless family? >> because job skills and getting a job are critical to our families becoming self sufficient. >> the goal is to eliminate homelessness. >> reporter: jane vinc