their ideas for solutions to the violence that claimed the lives of ashanti carmen, rc, in and zoe spears, just 23, in june. both murders remain unsolved. >> those who have been a statistic of brutal violence and death are generally forgotten, then put in a cold file. >> reporter: the national center for transgender equality tevealed the results of a rec survey of d.c.'s trans residents. one in four have lost a job for being transgender. one in four reports being harassed on the job, forced to use a bathroom or wear a uniform that did not match their preferred gender. one in three avoid seeking medical care for fear of being harassed or rejected.ne advisorhborhood commissioner mark silverstein grew emotional as he described the results of a letter sent one week after zoe spears' murder. a gro of ancs, most of them gay men, who call them the rainbow caucus, implored city officials todress critical housing and employment problems that lead many of d.c.'s trans women of color to survive by sex rk. >> it wasn't that long ago that i would have said i really don't have that much in common with

in thwest, jackie bensen, news4. >>> the celebration of zoe spears' life set for friday.4 at 5 starts now. a >>> now 5:00, a night out with a new date turns into a nightmare for women. p >>ice say they were prayed on bay former montgomery county school guidance counselor who found them on the dating app, tinder. >> and they sayac colin bl invited those women out and raped them. news4's chris gordon has the terrifying detai >> 35-year-old colin black pleads guilty to forcing a woman to have sex with him. after meeting her on the tinder app. >> continued certificate what is called a hooking up app. it's an app where peoplge tether so that they can have a sexual affair. and you know it's important to realize that no always means no and when a woman speaks out or for that matter. any victim, that doesn't like what's happening. during a sexual activity, that no means no. >> prosecutors say that black's laptop and home computer show that he searched websites dealing with forced sex. the police report says that the victim said stop, i don't like it get off it hurts. black grabbe

derrick, we know about another transgender woman gunned downst ju few months before zoe spears. do we know where that case stands, and do police think there's a connection between these two cases? >> reporter: well, that is an open case, and it was brought up here, that murder of aanti cameron happened in march. both victims knew each other, and thepp murders haed within walking distance of each other, but besides proximity and familiarity among the victims kipolice aren't ma a solid connection at this point. it seems to be just a tragic coincidence. again, both of those cases are still beingorked so we can see what happens in the future. >> all right. tragic indeed. derrick ward. thanks, derrick. >> let's get now to some more breaking news coming in this hour. erika gonzalez is standing by th with ano look at a u.s./iran confront sglags another escalation in what's already a tense relationship. president trump says a u.s. navy ship shot dwn ntoday. here's the president talking to reporters just moments o at the white house. >> an iranian drone which had closed into a very, very

eve of funeral services for a murdered transgender woman from the district, we learn more about zoe spears and the tragic path that brought her to the nation's capital. >> jackie bensen spoke with the community activist that helped her overcome being a victim of human trafficking, onlyseo lo her to murder. >> it's the vulnerability and pain and trauma. >> reporter: ruby talks about the day zoe spears was brought to her northwest d.c. shelter for lbgtq youth by law enforcement. ruby did not know at that time that the then 19-year-old had been a victim ofun trafficking, but she sensed something awful, something soul troying had happened. >> didn't say much. i just sat there and listened, the officer kept talking, and i smiled. >> reporter: at tim, zoe struggled with the routine, navigating her way through living with others. night terrors haunted her sleeping hours. but slowly the love that fills the place began to bring her peace. zoe confided to ruby she wanted to ratition. ruby says when she took her for the medical care to begin the ro ss, he was like a rebirth. zoe began calling her mom

zoe spears was 23 years old. wa >> they are hing and waiting. this morning, millions of people remain in the path of tropical storm barry, a major system that is only growing in strength as ng travels across the gulf. the storm is brintrong wind and plenty of rain. invernor of louisiana expects up to 15 inches of raay fall in some areas. there are concerns the mississippi river, which is already higher than normal, may reach its highest level since 1950. not everybody is leaving. plenty of people have spent the past week piling up sandbags and boarding up windows and buyi enough supplies to last them three days. >>> the trial for sean urbanski has been deled until december. he is accused of killing richard collins on the university of maryland campus in 2017. court record say a judge delayed this. trial was supposed to start this month. >>> monday storms brought down a tree crashing down on his home. a sky light was shattered sending glass flying everywhere. the livinroom was left a mess but no one was hurt. some in the neighborhood fear other t

thomas has been charged with the murder of zoe spears, the transgender woman killed more than a month george's county. police say doorbell footage camera helped them catch thomas. >>> roller coaster ride in six flags america had to wait in the aiting for hours to be rescued. they waited for hours to be rescued. e rescued they w sa no one was hurt. >>> news4 confirmed through sources close to the negotiation that the plan to build a 4 million logistics center in prin george's county is movi forward and it will be located westphalia community in upper marlboro. cted to be an amazon facility. a meeting yesterday lasted for nine hours. theote heads to the council for approval. >>> the kennedy center announced its 2019 class ohonorees. the list includes linda ronstadt and earth wind and fire. ♪ the ceremony will be held in december. also on the list is actress sally field.wi sesame street be honored and along with conductor michael tilson thomas. the presenters and performers are usually kept secret until the show. sod. stay tu it's always an all-star lineup with tons of talent. >> awesome

. >>> happening today, a morial service will be held for zoe spears. she is one of two transgender women killed this year in the same prince george's county neighbe hood. >> shs killed in fairmont heights in june, two and a half months after her friend was also killed. neither murder has been solved to this point. this morning's service begins with a viewing at 10:00. it's taking ple at a church on ridge street northwest. zoe spears was 23 years old. >>> here is a look at other top stories. >>> the trial for sean urbanskiy has been d until december. he is accused of killing richard collins on the university of maryland campus in 2017. court record show a judge granted delay to the defense would investigate evidence. trial was supposed to start this month. >>> monday storms brought down a tree crashing down on his home. a sky light was shattered sending glass flying everywhere. the living room was left a mess but one was injured. other trees brought down power line in the area. they fear other trees couldcome down because of all the rain. >>> this morni

gerardo thomas has been charged with the murder of zoe spears who was found dead a year ago. investigator say a grainy image ileped them track the autom back to thomas. police say still no motive, though. >> speaking to him he didn't mention about her being a transgender female or sexual orientatio or anything like that. he gave us no reason why he did what he did. at this point,e don't have a motive and continue to work towards that. >> spears murder happened after another transgender murder in the same area. they say the two knew each other but don't believe the cases are connected. >>> a man accused of killing a howard university student on the bw parkway has been charged with involuntary manslaghter. we told you about this story last month. investigators say darnell bassett hit a canine cruiser and speeding away from police and at some point, they say he ended up on the bw parkway where police say he slammed into the back of a car on a ramp to the beltway. 27-year-old brittany burkes died in that crash. her family said she was studying to be a dentist. >> a woman is serio

. >>> happening today, a memoriall service be held for zoe spears. she is one of two transgender women killed this yearth i same prince george's county neighborhood. >> she was killed in fairmont heights. this morning's service begins with a viewing at 10:00. it's taking place on ridge street northwest. zoe was 23 years old. > watching and waiting. this morning, millions of people remain in the path of tropical storm barry, a major system that is only growing in strength as it travels across the gulf. the storm is bringing strong wind and plenty ofrain. governor of louisiana expects up to 15 inches of rain may fall in some area. there are concerns the mississippi river which is already higher than normal may reach its highest level since 1950. not everybody is leaving. plenty of people have spent the past week s piling updbags and boarding up windows and buying you enough supply to last them three days. >>> the trial for sean urbanski has been delayed until december. he is accused of killing a man in 2017. court record show the judge delayed this thi

thomas has been charged in the murder of zoe spears who was er found dead o month ago a couple blocks from eastern avenue on the maryland side. investigators say a grainy imag of aminivan with a distinctive paint job helped them trace is back to a rental companynd ultimately to thomas. police say there is still no motive in. >> speaking to him he didn't mention about her being a transender female or sexual orientation. at this point we don't have ae motivd continue to work toward that. >> spears murder happened after another transgender murdein the same area. they say the two knew each or tr butn't believe the two cases are connected. >>> a man is charged with involuntary man slaught. investigatorsneay dar bassett hit a canine accuse cruiser and speeding away from police and ended up on the bw parkway where poli saye killed$ studying to be a dentist. >>> a woman is hurt near a crasn near tra tracks. chopper 4 was over the scene of the railroad crossing last night. we are told a ppickuruck rear ended another vehicle and ended up in the path of the train the driver and the kids in the p

. >> it wasn't that longth ago i would have said i really don't have much in common with zoe spears, but now i realize i have everything in common with her and so does everyone in this room. >> members of theanc rainbow caucus employed city officials to address critical housing a employment problems that lead many of d.c. trans gender women to sex work. >>> now t the surprising turn. leaders voted to abruptly end the session leaving gun right supporters happy and gun control activists vowing for revenge at the polls. this was the scene outside of the capitol in richmond. eeople on both sides of the gun debate demandd to have their voices heard. inside before any action could ol taken, leaders in the republican-contrd house and senate voted to end the session just after 90 minutes. gop leaders say more time is needed to study gun control measure >> what we want to do is have a group look at these measure >> they have to cave to their responsibility and number two, the republicans in this ste re totally controlled. i mean, 100% controlled by the national rifle association.f >> ar the s

. >> reporter: mariner says the lgbt community is mourning the rders of zoe spears and ashanti carmen. >> i think it sparks a renewal of a long-standing conversation support we can best the transgender community in d.c. >> and you can support by giving uslice any information you have about the spect in the photo. shomari stone, news 4. >>> a road is still shut down, the power still out in parts of vienna tonight after this tractor-trailer crashed and took out some power lines. take a look, chopper flew over hunter mill road near hunting crest lane earlier tonight. fairfax county police tell us it will be shut down for an extended period of time.rg dominion eney says it hopes to bring power back on to those who lost it by 8:00 tomorrow morning. >>> meanwhile, in parts of northwest d.c. tonight you mayn ed earplugs or a sound machine to get to sleep. petco tells news 4 that workers are making some noisy repairs at the florida avenue substation. a transformer there malfunctions you may recall on saturday night leaving 35,000 customers without power.pe co says a new transformer will be in

. >> zoe spears' murder happened near another murder, that of a transgender woman ashanti cameron seen here in this picture with zoe. sh wasilled near along eastern avenue in march, and police at this point say they e not ready to establish a tnnection to their deaths. >> i can justell you that the two of them knew each other and we spoke to zoe about ashanti's murder sneer police say prostitution is down now in the area where the murder happened, and there's a concerted effort to reach out to the lbgtq community and the sex workers in the area. >> what can we do as a community to help the young ladies out here doing this, because if you're out here doing this work, you're really inal surviv mode. >> reporter: they also wanted to get the picture of the minivan out there to jog anyone's memory, to see if someone in the neigh rhood may have seen it before or after the june 13th murder. and there's still some illedtigative holes to be here. again, the ballistic evidence, and police also, as we said, want to know h if anybody seen that car before or after this crime may have happened. that

he's charged with the murder of zoe spears who was found dead just over a month ago a couple onblocksenue the maryland side. investigators say a grainy image of a minivan with a distinive aint job helped them trace the vehicle back to a rental company and ultimately to thomas. police say there's still no own motive. >>> assault charges have been dropped against a well-known maryland high school footballco ch. th bullis ahead coach's wife accused him of domestic violence but the prosecutors di issed casee to a lack of evidence. one the coach's former players is washington redskins draft pick dwayne haskins. he was placed on leave after his arrest. news 4 reached out to see if he will return to his job at the school but we're still waiting to hear back from him. >> neighrs in one prince george's county neighborhood will fight back after a fulfillment center is going to go into their neighborhood. tracey wilkins explains why after anoutpouring of opposition to the project i still passed a major hurdle last night. >> we feel undervalued. >> destiny harris is one of mano residents pack a p

he's charged with murdering zoe spears. spars was found dead just over a month ago a couple of blocks from eastern avenue on the maryland side. investigators say a grainy image of a minivan with a distinctive paint job helped them trace it back to a rental company and ultimately to thomas. police say there's still no motive in the case. >>> assault charges have been dropped against a well-known maryland high school football coach. willis coach patrick selento has beeea on l since his wife accused him of domestic violence. today the prosecutors dismissed the case saying there's a lack of evidence to say anything happen. he's won four conference championships at bullies anns a of his former players top draft pick dwayne haskins. we reached out to see if he'll return to coach, but we're still waiting to hear back on that. >>> chances are you've got the air conditioning all crank up which means your electric meter is just spinning away. news 4's chris gordon is here to explain how the electric companies with keeping up with tha

reporter: bay area democrats like senator congresswoman jackie spear asked mostly friendly questions to former special counsel robert mueller. zoe lofgren focused on russian contacts with president trump's campaign. >> did your investigation find that the rubber russian government would benefit from what the candidates winning? >> yes. >> which candidate would that be? >> well, it would be trump. >> reporter: east bay congressman eric swalwell was on both committees and heard from mueller today. he pointed out that president trump refused to meet with him, will meeting repeatedly with russian president vladimir putin. >> director mueller on january 1st, 2017 through march 2019, donald trump met with vladimir putin in person six times, called him 10 times, and exchanged four letters with him. he did not meet with you in person, is that correct? >> he did not. >> reporter: will bay area members of congress focused in person, kamala harris said the president is guilty of obstruction. >> no matter what this current attorney general and the president of the united states try to say the american people are smart enough to know what is

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