about it. metrorail system funnels from northern virginia, prince george's and montgomery county to d.c. michelle: the heart of the subway beneath d.c. streets is above where we are seeing the significant impact. d.c. bureau chief sam ford continues the team coverage from southwest washington. sam? sam: something else that numbers in here is traffic. we are at the southwest freeway where there is a lot of traffic in every moving slowly out of the city. for commuters in downtown washington it was rougher than usual. the traffic was slow. the downtown garages that normally would fill up by noon were full by 9:00 a.m. closing of the metro meant people had to find other ways to get to work. taxis today were able to pick up multiple fares. in the old days. but some cabbies say they weren't doing that much. mayor bowser said today the city is coping but she doesn't want to see anything like this happening again. you have got the traffic out here as the people are coming out. in the morning they came off in waves but in the evening people are taking off early in some cases to beat the traffic.

conference in d.c. in june. >> thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you for the inration. >>> still ahead, finding a replacement for supreme court justice scalia. we'll take a look at some names making the short list coming up next. >>> plus, the founder and member of the group emerson lake and palmer is dead at the age of 71. a look back at his life coming up. pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved to relieve both your itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. flonase changes everything. we'd like to open a savings make account for him. yes yes. great thanks to mom and dad and their safe driving bonus check from allstate. oh. look at this. safe driving bonus. are you a safe driver? lucky little fella. only allstate gives you two safe driving bonus checks a year for driving safe. see how much more an allstate agent can do for you. call 877-644-3100. like in most families, dad's always the last to know. that's

11:00 a.m. this morning. >>> more than 1,000 d.c. residents will will rally for affordable housing. they are coming together for the housing for all rally. foundry united methodist church in northwest d.c. >> and a community meeting this afternoon to discuss a proposed short-term shelter avenue. it begins at 1:00 p.m. on calvert street. >>> security was quick to remove protesters from inside donald trump's friday night rally in new orleans. at times confrontations turned violent, shoving, even fighting there. black lives matter were there in the crowd. more primaries on the republican and democratic side will take place by next tuesday. candidates are eager to collect as many delegates as possible. >>> republicans will be courting the conservative base at cpac under way at national harbor. they will hear senator marco rubio speak this morning. donald trump canceled his appearance and will hold a rally in kansas instead today. mitt romney calling on someone other than trump to be the nominee. so what do gop voters think about all of this? >> i think you should let the voters decide.

to it and what prompted this security scare. d.c. republicans casting their vote. the spotlight with a potential brokered convention. and the fate of a long-term plan to develop a site of arlington is decided. what is happening, just ahead. >> now, abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. kimberly: we have a heart stopping moment at the end of a donald trump rally in dayton, pulling him from the podium in surrounding him. somebody tried to rush the stage. was ok. this comes a day after he called off a rally in chicago because of out-of-control protest. today, five other candidates are speaking out about the tone of the campaign. gloria riviera takes us on the trip. >> if i have to do it myself, i know it's not -- onria: donald trump ducking stage, a scuffle creating a security scare during his morning rally in ohio. >> thank you for the warning. i was ready for them, but it's much easier if the cops do it. gloria: the campaign jumpy just one day after protest turned violent in chicago. trump is no stranger to protests and interruptions, often heckling back to the demonstrators. >> i w knock

people with dementia. >>> and d.c.'s car is finally up and running. now, can it stay that way? we travel to atlanta to check out their equally as troubled system. >>> and he says he's your neighbor bruce but police say it's a scam. how investigators say this man is trying to rip off d.c. residents. but first, one of d.c.'s most iconic bridges in danger of shutting down. transportationep tusk went inside the memorial bridge to check out the deteriorating conditions. his story is on our nbc washington app. now we are learning how much it would cost to keep the bridge open. news4's tom sherwood has that story from along the potomoc river. >> reporter: thousands of cars travel across the bridge but it's the daily wear and tear of 68,000 vehicles and the corrosion of aging underpinning that threaten to shut down the bridge in five years if massive repairs aren't done. that cost, $250 million the u.s. parks service doesn't have. >> fixing the arlington memorial bridge is going to take a coalition of regional partners. >> reporter: the memorial bridge repairs would take up nearly all of

by the d.c. . city council would pay people to avoid committing crimes theinim headline there. >> that's the headline.t's part of the deal.rt bob barnard live in northeast tt try to explain more how this h t will work. bob? >> steve and allison, goodon, morning. part of much larger crime pre pe tension effort led by d.c. council member kenyan mcduffie creating several new new initiatives. one of them being this plan to pay young people to stay out of trouble. if they're at risk for committing crimes they can workr with a new team of city c officials to come up way live plan that steers them away from a life of crime and they'll get paid to do that.o do t up to 200 people a year. d.c. mayor mur eighty threeyhr bowser expressed some concernssd about the cost of the which is based on a similar onee in richmond, california.. >> i'm looking to see what thett council is going to do in termsr of put something workor requirements and requirements around how those funds are used, and evaluation for hour they're' used just like some of the o requirements that have been put on other work

>> ♪ 5 news morning.ning. >> ahead at 5:00 a d.c..c firefighter injured while rescuing a woman from aomanrom burning apartment building.uiin details of heroic sacrifice heee made to save her life.e. >> plus, show down in miami.ia. the democratic candidates candis facing off less than a week before the crucial march 15thci1 primary. prim >> live look outside righte ok o now. it is thursday march tenth t 2016.20 brilliant, that's the word i'mha because it's already i thinkdy in the 60's in some parts of o this area already in the morning so we're going to talkro to gary and get an update on o how things are going to go for the rest of the day.thre good thursday morning, i'ming, wisdom martin. >> i like that word brilliant.ra i'm maureen umeh.me holly has the day off. o police investigating angatingn overnight double shooting inin i southeast.utast. >> fox5's melanie alnwick iss ml live on the scene with thethe very latest in this story. melanie, what can you tell me?l >> reporter: good morning. goo i can tell you that those two victims were rushed to thehe hospital.spital initially th

d.c.madam. pamela martin and associates operated as an escort service in washington, d.c. from the early to mid-1990s until 2007 when it all came to a screeching halt because the woman who ran the escort service was brought up on criminal charges in d.c. i don't know whether she and her attorney felt at the time they had a lot of different options for how they defend themselves against the charges, but what they settled on is their defense strategy in the d.c. madam case is they would threaten to out their d.c. customers. they threatened to expose customers of this high end escort service as of way to get the government off their back. it made for some explosive political news at the time. >> faced with charges of running a washington, d.c. prostitution ring, debra jean is trying an unusual defense. giving phone records, a list of numbers to a news organization to smoke out the names of former clients. >> i expect the reporting to help identify potential witnesses for my defense. >> she admits running an escort service. the government claims it made more than $2 million through illegal p

nearest n d.c. ambulance. a the answer will surprise you. a man is accused of pulling offo three separate bank robberies in just 15 minutes. how police tracked him down. him and call it a wholly video gamem we'll hear from the local monk whoco created it. fox5 local news right now. > we begin tonight with we breaking newses in montgomeryry county. sky fox right now is life over a house fire in the 18,000 block of aspen dale court in i germantown. as you can see right now crews e have water there on the lefther side of the home.f th it looks like it's partially collapsed. fire officials say everyone who lives in this house is out and d accounted for. at this point there is no word yet for a cause of this fire. th again, this is going on in germantown. as you can see there are a number of fire crews on the scene. there are still a number of who the spots. crews are trying to attack this from the front and the back. this front left portion has collapsed. again, the good news is everyon whiso was inside of that house o out and everyone is accounted for. we will stay on top of this an

people in the city of d.c. that depend on metro every day. so what can you do. extra metro bus service now. you can take metro bus service. they're tweeting outleting you know hey it's crowded. i'll make it ahead. and free parking at the metro lot. a t today during the shut down. uber is capping pricing at 3.9% that's high make sure you budget for that. offering normal service and virginia vre regular service fairfax connector they're offering additional service and can get to you penitentiary gop and from that point into the district from metro bus. we'll goat other information with the next look at traffic. we want to help you get to work on time. back to you. >> we'll check in with gary in your forecast in a moment and first we'll check in with line in bethesda. mel. >> good morning. here's the sign that nobody wants to see. improper installation and maintenance needed immediate action and now, again, paul wheatfeld the new general manager who has been on the job since november decided this was something absolutely necessary. and especially after what happened on monday. and yet ano

a. tonight, the latest on thehe search for two persons of interest at a d.c. museum. > and let's continue ourur breaking news and get to the big story, an unprecedented affecting the metro rail systeme i'm shawn yancy and i'm tony perkins. >> the entire rail system will shutdown and went open up until 5:00 a.m. on wednesday. a.m this is coming in the middle of the workweek when hundreds of thousands of people use metro to get around. jim lokay is outside headquarters with more on the unprecedented shutdown. >>reporter: when you give worde that metro is calling a briefing at about 2 in the afternoon nor 4:30 you know it's going to be something significant.ican we learned what the extent will be for metro riders and it will be an extensive one. 700,000 people rely on metro every day, six lines, 9 # stations and tor them will be in operation, the reason being concerns over as ov cable system.yste they call them jumper cables.abl there's about 600 of them acroso the system. this is the same type of cable that led to the smoke situatione and pretty much the same situation that caused

rally for affordable housing. derrick ward is live in northwest d.c. with the call to action. derrick, how is the crowd looking so far? >> good morning. the rally actually starts at 10:00. it will be here at the foundry united methodist church on 16th. if you look around you can see there is a booming housing market in d.c. this area and other parts of town. below that, there is a need to sustain affordable housing, sustainable housing. that is all against a back drop of trying to eradicate homelessness. those things are all coming together for this rally. joining me is steve glade, executive director for the coalition for economic housing. tell me what the rally is about. >> it is to ending homelessness in the district of columbia. >> this is a good time to get elected leaders's attention. >> the mayor is developing her budget to submit to the council. the mayor will be here today hopefully to express her commitment to put $100 million in their affordable housing trust fund again this year. and council members will be here. so they will hear that commitment. and also build t

go to lack down mode monday for a while. this is not dawson's first brush with the law in d.c.. he is a minister in tennessee. he disrupted house chamber last fall by shouting hes with a prophet of god. >> today marks one week since deadly terror attack at brussels airport in belgium. people of all faiths came to and the family. there's confusion over man on the video. he's there in the right dressed in white clothing with the hat. belgium media dubbed him the third bomber but police asked people to help him the man in the video was ordered released for lack of evidence. >> med star hospital chain in d.c. area is under attack by hackers. it crippled the system making it off-line for thousands of patients and doctors. they are seeing if hackers demanded ran some to restore systems. if so it's the same computer problem restaurant chain hard rock cafe dealt with last week. . >> 4:35 is the time now. let's get a check of today's forecast and mr. michael thomas happens to be in today. good to see you, mike. >> good to see you as well. jack they morning. you wear your jacket you'll need

in how d.c. responds to your medical emergency. private ambulances start operating in the district taoda. derrick ward is live to explain the move. >> reporter: we're outside fire company 26 in northeast. hospital and looked at the e.r. outside, you may see a d.c. ems ambulance parked there. chances are they're not just hanging out. they have to stay there when they take someone to the hospital until that person is treated or admitted. d.c. fire chief wants to change that. he wants to put that ambulance back this service to the people who live and work here about in the district. as of today, 35 ambulances from a private company called amr will be roving about the city. they will be positioned so that if needed, they can respond to take you to the hospital. now, you call 911, a d.c. fire and ems response will happen. d.c. fire ambulance will show up with the emt. but if it's determined that you're not critical or you don't need immediate transport to a hospital, they will call one of those private ambulances and they would be positioned based on the frequency of calls to the specif

story. so a d.c. firefighter is in thein hospital after helping rescuepie a woman from a burningman from b apartment. the fire broke out yesterday yed afternoon at an apartment artme building in the 1700 block of minnesota avenue.otve the firefighter removed his oxygen mask and gave to it aaveo woman he was rescuing from thege building.di many were displaced reasonceaso receiving help from theinhelp american red cross but theyut t say they're grateful they madele it out alive. alive >> i was in the bathroom andm he was beating on the door and o he said you have to -- you gotou to let me in -- no, i opened one the door and said yes, sir andir he said you got to come out oftf there, he said because there'sst a fire in the building and ig ai said well i got to get m then sir.thenir >> in addition to the firefighter one woman remained m at the hospital. h the cause of the fire is still i being investigated.ted. >> happening today, d.c.ay, officials plan to shut down the tent city camp near unionca station t officials will clean c it up on first and h streetstr in northeast it's comes af

right now at 11, a fox5 exclusive, a man begunked down laid dying in the middle of a d.c. street his body rite led with bullets. hear from the people who tried to help him as they waited for first responders to arrive. a local firefighter hospitalized after he took off his oxygen mask to help an elderly woman breathe. the latest on his condition. and passengers frustrated with long wait times on metro could soon get some relief. how the transit system is planning to pay you back much h this is fox5 ojal news at 11. it is good to have you with us tonight, i'm shawn yancy. and i'm tony perkins. we begin tonight with a fox5 exclusive in the district. neighbors in southeast rallied around a man who was shot multiple times and who waited nearly 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive. fox5's marina maracco is life on the scene with a story you will only see on just hearing this is outrageous. report report it is and you know of why because it happened yet again. that call coming in yesterday at about 5:30 in the afternoon. witnesses say it was aette thatted argument between two men, the

requested a hearing before the d.c. superior court's chief judge. the judge granted his request and ordered him held without bond until that hearing next month saying not only does odom pose a threat to the community, but he also poses an extreme risk of flight. kyle odom was arrested tuesday night by secret service agents after he was seen throwing objects over the white house fence. police say it was a manifesto as well as a computer thumb drive. >> there's a number of people that were listed in the manifesto. there's a number of u.s. senators and house of representatives people, israeli government officials. it was extensive and it was disturbing to us. >> reporter: odom became the prime suspect in a shooting sunday outside this church in idaho. the pastor of that remington, remains in serious condition after being shot six times. police say odom was able to board a commercial flight from boise to d.c. despite being a suspect in that shooting. this morning secret service conducted a search of the white house grounds. also in court today, an fbi agent expecting odom to be transfer

. >> and search is on for a group of teens accused of attacking a man on i a popular d.c. nrail broad daylight. >> live look outside now. cold start to the morning. weather and traffic coming up in a few minutes with gary and erin. thank you for waking up with us i'm wisdom martin alongside holly morris and. >> a person has died in early morning fire near american university saidwick street northwest. and annie yu arrived on the the scene give us the latest own that story, annie what can you tell us. >> good morning wisdom and all of you. this fire happened before 3:00 this morning. this is 4400 block of saidwick street in northwest d.c. as you mentioned by american university we're arriving on the scene and what we're told now is that it's up clear right now where this fire began and what caused. it but looking at the home you really don't see much of the exterior of this home damaged or burned. there's a couple of windows busted here and there. we also see a ladder reaching up to the upper level there where perhaps victim was aslee asleep. we know from police that the victim was adu

. d.c. officials had no other of the northwest apartmentrtme building today and then orderhen that building to be sealed. as fox5's matt ackland shows us, many of residents are now living in hotels and are looking forook other permanent places to call home. matt. >>reporter: hi, laura. let ' go to that story right now all right, laura, i think there's been confusion. we're here talking about a heroo firefighter today at hospital washington extenter. the story that we're going to be bringing you has to do with deplorable conditions at thes at home. that's coming up in just a few minutes. i want to take you to some video. this is probably the story ofryo the day, probably the story of the week. danny look vat owe, you remember him. he walked out of the hospital today with his firefighters, his dr. and members of his motorcycle club.. this is the story of theof firefighter who went up to the third floor of a house onn minnesota avenue and residued a woman. today he approached the mikeike phones to talk about this rescuc that so am people have been not cheering him, but the entire d.c.

heading south from cherry hill road to the capital beltway slowing. in d.c. you have the volume northbound kenilworth avenue trying to get closer to eastern avenue. as we move to the waze map, here is what we have. one of the wazers reporting an accident on rock creek parkway. heading northbound, i want to give you an idea. this is k street near georgetown. of course k street is backed up. not seeing that big of a backup, though, because of the accident. a minor accident and that is it. from the roosevelt bridge, though, we do have the volume. that is a look at back to you. michelle: thank you. take a look at this. it's called pluto's haze. nasa giving us a closer look at it after analyzing more of the pictures sent back by the new horizon spacecraft. there are 20 layers seen in the picture. some of the layers appearing to descend down to the surface of the dwarf planet. jonathan: it is probably all the spag from people using s.u.v.'s up there. what do you think, doug? doug: a lot more to learn about pluto. a lot more to learn about. jonathan: no question. michelle: our skies ar

really that smart? >>> and football returning to d.c. it's just not the redskins. when you can start seen arena football at the verizon center. >>> we begin with that unprecedented shutdown of the entire metro rail system during this week. during the day-long inspections of jumper cables system, more than two dozen defects were found. many of those issues involved damaged boots which hold the cables in place, but in three areas crews found what they call show stoppers. frayed cables that would lead to immediate shutdowns of lines on a normal day. it was a major headache for commuters, but as megan fitzgerald reports, it could have been much worse. >> reporter: when metro says the rails aren't an option, many commuters had to come up with a game plan quickly. >> my commute was all right. i specifically woke up at 5:30 in the morning so i could get one of the first buses into the city. >> reporter: and folks like john sullivan can tell you those metro buses were in high demand. >> by the time we got to mcclain, though, it was jam packed, the bus. there was a very long line outside. >>

sedan. >>> all new at 11:00, allegations of sexual assault on the campus of a prestigious d.c. school. what we're learning from the report filed just 24 hours ago. >>> also new tonight, the virginia man accused of join why he says he fled the terror group in northern iraq. >>> and keeping the streets safe on st. patrick's day. we're live at a dui checkpoint in a popular spot for partiers. >>> new allegations tonight that a student was sexually assaulted on the campus of an elite d.c. school. good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm jim handly. according to a police report, it happened yesterday afternoon at sidwell friends. news4's jackie bensen got hold of that report and is live in northwest d.c. jackie? >> reporter: jim, this is the police report, the version that is made available by law to the public. now, it has all identifying information removed, but the allegations in it are very disturbing. d.c. police confirm they are investigating a report made yesterday by a student at the northwest d.c. campus k friends. she claims she was forced to have sex by another stude

community -- fully recognize. >> an administration official with d.c. mayor bowser said they were disappoint to get such late notice on the closure. as for d.c. public schools, they've announced they will open on time tomorrow. there will be extra buses for students who typically take metro to school. but they say any tardy students or absent students will be excused. that's the latest from metro. back to you. >> metro has linked the cause of yesterday's incident to the l'enfante plaza incident from last year. i recall they inspected those jumper cables after the deadly smoke incident. why are they inspecting them again? >> that's exactly right. when they did that, barbara, they found about 125 that did not pass inspections. soos replaced. now the one that failed yesterday at mcpherson square was one that was inspected and was cleared and wiedefeld said that gives him pause for concern for the entire inspection that was done last year. that's why he wants to do it all over again. he's going to inspect all 600 jumper cables starting tomorrow night. >> thank you, mark. >> thanks, ma

>> if you at 11 is now. >> yes, it is. >> right now at 11 a d.c. firefighter is in intensive care after he reportedly took off his oxygen masking to help a woman breathe during a rescu rescue. details of his brave act. >> a fight between a virginia couple ended with teenage woman's son shooting and kil killing the boyfriend. the child was trying to protect his mother and why is he facing murder channels. >> this blast of summerlike weather con it and what expect before the temperature takes a dip, this is "fox5 local news at 11". >> and we thank you for joining us i'm tony perkins. >> i'm shawn yancy. >> we begin the 11 with a d.c. firefighter hurt on the job and he pulled off his face bask and gave it to a woman he was trying to rescue in southeast if a burping apartment. >> tisha lewis is live where this unfolded tisha do very have information on how that firefighter is doing. >> the good news it seems like fire firingter danny lovato is expected to survive and he's at the hospitals and will be there a few days and again it looks like he's doing better than earlier and talk abou

department and a d.c. firefighter responded to a dal for an 18-month-old little girl who had a seizure. he got to the mcdonald's on ferry road he saw the child's father standing in the middle of the road with his daughter. >> i would day the same thing. i'm 100% confident in the decision i made. diane: he called dispatchers and was told the first medic unit was 12 to 15 miles away. another unit was closer but never got their exact location. he said he called for mutual aid from the city of fredericksburg. >> he said we were riding down the road. she vomited. she started to have convulsions. diane: he made the decision to put her in he said an ambulance could meet them on the way but it was out of the way and he denied the request. the fire chief says the ambulance was less than two miles away at the time. on the way to the hospital they placed the child on oxygen and she regained con cousness. later he found they were on leave because the fire engine is a non-transport unit. this we did the best with what we had. and we went with it. she is doing great. that is what matters. >> the fir

a serious crime. stephen: that is a big question. moments ago kyle odom appeared in d.c. superior court. it's apparent he is not going to waive extradition. he will remain here in d.c. for the next 30 days until there is a hearing to send him back to idaho to face attempted murder charges. we have a mugshot of odom. now he was apprehended outside the white house last night for throwing something allegedly. throwing something over the white house fence. flash drives and papers. we have learned from a manifesto that he outlets on tuesday, which arrived on tuesday that he believes that martians are torturing him. he had specific statements. he says if you talk to him in person you realize he is not craze. that the martians, the individuals are ruining his life by the amphibian humanoid people, the people from mars. he says he had to take action if you believe what he is confessing to shooting the minister to bling attention the situation, to bring it to the attention of the general public. now he will be back in this courtroom in the next few minutes or moments or so because there ha

and charged with assault with intent to kill. now in three weeks d.c. will d. role out a series of private and contracted out ambulances in an effort to help mend the deficiency situate that has beee playing the district for sometime. we have reached out to d.c. fird and ems. we are still waiting for comment. > we know that you spoke with s people in the neighborhoodeigh there. i mean, just watching this as a viewer, i'm outraged by how lono it took. what else did neighbors say? are they scared if something if happens to them they might notih get emergency service in time? what are they >> they are, shawn.y ar i mean, this is a reality that unfortunately they continue to n face, especially here in in southeast where so am of knees engines continue to run calls. you see one leaving here just behind me now. it is like this non-stop and the problem is that these calls -- a calls not so much advance life support, just people reporting stomach aches or something that is rather minor. unfortunately these guys can't n leave the scene until they are h cleared to do so. so sometimes that's

kyle odom appeared before a judge at d.c. superior court ten minutes ago. she ordered him held without bond. he requested an extradition hearing. that means he is going to stay here for 30 days million the judge determines whether or not to send him back to idaho to face attempted murder charges. >> the man wanted in connection with the shooting of an idaho pastor sunday. 30-year-old kyle odom. apparently flew to d.c. from boise, idaho, monday morning hours after the shooting. then secret service arrested him last night. he is alleged to have thrown items over the south fence of the white house. tuesday manifesto from odom arrived at various news outlets and he said he is tormented by martians. he went on to say if you talk to he is not crazy. he goes on to say his life has been ruined by intelligent species of amphibian humanoid from mars and it's his last resort he had to take action to bring it to the public attention. >> about 30 minutes ago i spoke to representative from the f.b.i. who explained how odom was able to board a plane and fly across the country just hours after

commercial flight from boise to d.c. despite being a suspect in that shooting. this morning secret service conducted a search of the white house grounds. >> right now mark is gathering new information about this case in court. as soon as we learn more about it, we will let you know. >>> three people are recovering this afternoon from an accident on landover road in largo. two women and a child were taken to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. one of the adults had to be cut from the crushed vehicle. this crash happened near st. joseph drive. there are still some delays in that area. >>> live right now in california, three days of formal mourning and ceremonies are under way for former first lady nancy reagan. the public viewing began a few minutes ago at the ronald valley. this morning there was a small ceremony in santa monica for family and friends. we just learned hillary clinton will pay her respects during tomorrow's public viewing. mrs. reagan's private funeral takes place on friday. she will be laid to rest next to her husband on a hillside facing th

might surprise you? geico is the number one auto insurer in the d.c. metropolitan area. call or click today ve with geico. leon: people all around the world are celebrating st. patrick's day whether or not they're irish. alison: today they honored the patron saint of ireland. leon: we can top that. we have a reporter with three of the most irish names you will find. our own mike carter-conneen live in arlington with a sea of green. hey, mike. alison: hi, mike. mike: i think i ju and a'trophy to make it more epic. i'd say top of the morning but it's well in the afternoon. finding guinness, this is the only day of the year they drink guinness. a lot of demand on the bar. they have dozens of the pints of guinness lined up ready for the crowd. i'm joined by a bar extender. what is the most popular drink they order? >> guinness. mike: what is second? >> jamison and fireball. mike: that's not irish. >> it's american whiskey. mike: a great festive environment here. they have been open since 9:00 a.m. a big crowd. they will be open through 1:00 a.m. a short time ago they had irish step dancer

moments leading up to it and what prompted the scare. d.c. republicans had hoped to have a real say in the nomination process. today, they got that chance. the long lines to cast votes. >> now, abc seven news at 11:00 am on your side. hugerly: tonight, a turnout at suit when high school where he community remembered a woman who was murdered come along with her half-sister, in with the police believe was an act of domestic violence. roz plater was therefore the tender ceremony at a place where friends and family say that w alls-harris shined. roz: she had been on stage at her high school auditorium many times. we are learning by her family a victim of the county's latest domestic homicide. dozens gathered at an emotional candlelight vigil to mourn the tragic death of walls-harris. >> i never thought in a million years, a million years. roz: she was gunned down monday night while visiting her half-sister, jones. boyfriend shot and killed both women in front of jones' children. hours later, they found the gun man, kevin reynolds, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. knew about her half

, while the u.s. capitol police rolled up in a robust show of force, along with d.c. capitol police, along with d.c. fire, d.c. ems, and these were the first anxious moments. someone paused to take ier iphone video. this officer goes by with a long barrel weapon, with the u.s. capitol police, we saw officers on bikes, vans, suvs, cars, and so someone on their way off the capitol grounds was recording that video as we look at d.c. ambulance and fire units. pete williams, our justice correspondent, has been reporting all of it throughout from our washington newsroom and has some more details. pete >> so, what happened here, this all began about an hour ago, just before 3:00 eastern time, when a man walked into the capitol's visitor's center. and it's behind that officer, on the east side of the capitol bilge, but you walk down below street level, to enter the capitol building. and the entrance is actually some distance in front of, if you will, the capitol. that's where you enter. that's where most visitors now enter to get into the capitol building. that is the entrance itself. you can see

the appeals court of d.c. 63 years old. as you say, confirmed in 1997 in a 76-23 vote. after 1995, president clinton nominated him, but the senate didn't take up the vote then. he became chief judge, february of 2013, clerked for william brennan, and deputy attorney general from 1994 to 1997, he supervised cases among others, the timothy mcveigh case, the ted kaczynski case, and this is a guy imminently qualified. harvard college, harvard law school in 1977, and as you say, someone whose name has been heard over and over again as far as potential nominees to the supreme court. eminently qualified. >> he would be viewed as a safe choice. not some of the other judges and other lawyers that the president was considering, because again, garland is a well known figure. he's been on the court for a very long time. and that court of appeals and the district of columbia has sent a number of other justices to the supreme court, including chief justice roberts, clarence thomas, scalia, and others over the years. there's going to be a lot of concern about this choice by many people who are o

the day on the nbc washington app. >>> we're finding out the man accused of shooting a d.c. police officer is wanted for violent crimes in maryland, too. richard butler iii spent weeks on the run until wednesday. butler was arrested after d.c. police say he shot at patrol car during an unprovoked attack this southeast washington. butler was also wanted in prince george's county for attempted sexual assault of a young girl, trying to fire bomb an apartment and stabbing his girlfriend three weeks ago. >>> a grieving mother wants some answers after her son was gunned down while walking to a bus stop in southeast d.c. gabriel turner had just finished having breakfast with his mother and was heading to work when he was shot on birney place. witnesses say they heard at least six shots. turner worked as headquarters. his mother had strong words for the person who pulled the trigger. >> i'd like to take his life, too. they took my son's life. i would. i would. the one that killed my son, i would like to take his life, too. >> turner worked as a janitor at the j. edgar hoover building for 1

cerebral donald trump is behind the scenes. many describe the debate in florida as civil. d.c. republicans have the chance to weigh in. the gop primary is 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in northwest d.c. 19 delegates are at stake. that is equal to hawaii's deligate count. an accident happened at the intersection of branch avenue and accokeek road. the driver was pronounced dead at the hospital. if they people expect are hitting the roads now? let's check in with angela. you expect? can a couple of and volume delays for the most part. and on slow in interstate 95 in virginia. traffic cameras are showing periodic displays between occoquan and 123. crash activity along the side of the roadway through stafford. a work zone as you make your way into fredericksburg. checking the ride in the district, midday work, long-term works own any third street tunnel is jammed solid from new york to massachusetts avenue. lose the right lane between 14th and maine avenue. beltway,e capital prince george's county, we are moving nicely. southern maryland, the crash situation in brandywine, and over l

watched the terror on tv were moved to make the gesture and journey here to northwest d.c. a small gesture, d.c. of candles, and bouquets. homeland secretary jay johnson. >> expressing my cone dollences to the bell yum people and their ambassadors here. it's a scene repeated in brussels and outside the stock exchange and they remembered belgiums as they came together to mourn and believe in a better world. now belgium ambassadors johansson verbeke is grateful for condolences and his people will not give into fear. sgle meantime, mop ument as cross the globe were illuminat illuminated in colors of the belgium flag from the eiffel tower and empire state building and capital wheel at the national harbor. >> dulles international airport remains on heighten add lert following the brussels terrorist attack. >> we find bob barnard live he this morning. i know it's early there, bob. what's the atmosphere you're feeling there this morning. . >> holly and wisdom materialsly and we're seeing additional security here. we're at the approach to the terminal here and this was not here yesterday i

learning this is not dawson's first brush with the law in d.c.. dawson a minister from tennessee was issued stay away order by d.c. superior dmort october requiring him toe keep away from capital ground after he disrupted house chamber last fall by shout heing ways prophet of god. this morning people described what happened when he came to capitol hill again. >> saw people scattering on the inside like running to the corners. >> one guy started getting antsy about you me to do we get a guard in here i have family members outside what are you doing to protect us. >> dpaw son face as salt with deadly weapon and assault police officer charges. >> today marks one week since deadly terror attack at the brussels airport n belgium people of all faiths coming together to pray for victims and families. meantime, there is confusion over the man seen in a video. he is there on the right dressed in light clothing wearing that white hat. belgium media dubbed him the so-called third bomber but yesterday police repleased moving video of him asking police help help in establis establishing his ident

both of you. now tonight item investigation. d.c. family fighting a battle in court to get justice for the woman who held the family together. she was killed by the negligence of a driver. joce sterman digs in the case. joce: she had been a mother of five and care-taker to many. but as she got older lilly mae graham needed someone to watch over here. >> it was the right thing to do. the only thing he could don't is transport the wheelchair bound 87-year-old to dialysis. >> i would follow the van. to make sure she arrived on time. >> the transport to the center was exercise in trust three times a week. but the faith was broken. may have 13, 2015. >> for me it was the worst thing of my life. nobody deserves to buy that way. >> in a lawsuit thai claim she died because of th of the transport driver. the death certificate lifts the cause as fall. but they maintain she was forcibly thrown from wheelchair in the accident. the elderly woman and the chair not properly secured. >> i hold the system responsible for not having a comp hunt driver in place. this involves rely on transportation f

. he says he is taking a journey to washington, d.c., to push for $15 minimum wage. he then asked for help with the credit card donation. >> the sergeant of arms will remove the persons responsible for the disturbance. this is not the first time that dawson has been to d.c. in this video that you saw yesterday, he shut down a u.s. house session in october. shouting he was a prophet of god. he was removed and charged with unlawful contact and assault on a police officer. the judge filed a stay-away order to bar him from the capitol. he was a funeral home director school bus driver part-time until he was fired for sending inappropriate message to the young girls. chris papst, abc7 news. leon: the man who hijacked an egypt air flight was not mow vated by terrorism. instead authorities say he has mental issues and history of threat and the drug use. he surrendered after letting the passenger and the crew off the plane safety. one person seen climbing out of the cockpit window. the hijack asked to speak with his ex-wife. today hundred of airport workers and the security personnel tested ou

alongside a wisdom martin and holly morris.is d.c. police say they're investigating a case ofing case alleged rape at sidwelltidwell friends school in northwestst d.c. and that's where we find fox5's melanie alnwick this morning. melanie, what is latest withes this story? s >> reporter: we don't have a lot of details here. very little information to go go on from d.c. police. pol all we can tell you is that it this was reported close tod c 11:00 p.m. on wednesday and it was alleged to have happenede he right around 2:30 or sometime ot after 2:30 on wednesdayed afternoon.n. so, i'm not sure exactly whatctw time school dismisses.diis and we also don't know what's w really unclear is where on thehe school property this happened. e but police do sa two teenagers, a male an female, both in their upperir u teens and apparently d.c.tl d police according to what is inni the police report say they had d a prior sexual relationshipatnsp and that is pretty much it. not a whole lot of otherolt of details in terms of what may have led to this or perhaps what happened afterwards.er but again,

. stephen tschida is live at the d.c. police headquarters with that side of the story. stephen: the cherry blossoms that means a tourism boom in the nation's capital. we have video of what is going on around the city right now. you can see throngs of people. at the verizon center, they are at the tidal basin for the cherry blossom and the mall, long lines from the air and space museum. excitement and enthusiasm among the tourists. underlying concern about terrorism, six minutes ago police chief cathy lanier addressed what the city is doing to keep the tourists and the city residents safe. chief lanier: we remain in a high state of security here in d.c. anyway. there are resources on the street. we have taken into account the extra activities we have going on here. i want to assure people not only do you see extra visibility and the security out there. there are a lot of things we do that are not as visible to the public. we remain vigilant and there is a lot of extra resources here. stephen: the chie department is working closely with the department of homeland security. also a lot

and the possible impact in a few minutes. michelle: hundreds of d.c. residents packed the wilson building concerned about a plan for the homeless shelters. where should they go? d.c. bureau chief sam ford is at city hall. as you reported earlier, it for this hearing. sam: extremely high interest in this. i have never seen so many people at the d.c. council for a hearing on anything. 90 people signed up to testify. the council chambers was full. overflow room was standing room only. there were people in the corridors. most councilmembers express support for the plan mayor bowser unveiled weeks ago that would close down d.c. general shelter that houses some 300 homeless families and distribute the city homeless among smaller facilities in each of the wards. some raise question about the cost of the proposed shelters and the amount of money that the city would pay landowners including some developers who contributed to the mayor's campaign. mayor bowser made herself available for reporters to respond to such criticism. >> we look at our cost for d.c. general. there are the results w

man to the ground. they were successful. he will survive. michelle: d.c. police searching for a gunman, a shot spotter activated indicating somebody fired a gun on 44th street in sheriff roads in northeast. someone reported a body nearby. so far they haved no identified the victim or a suspect. leon: an 83-year-old man found shot to death in his jeff goldberg is standing by and looking on as the investigation continues. what do we know at this hour? jeff: this does remain a true murder mystery. the fairfax police with no suspects, no motives. the source telling me shots in the crime were fired outside the home into the room where the victim was sitting at 1:00 this morning. this is a look from the chopper. on the bank of the potomac river. the wife of the victim called 911 after hearing gunshots and finding her husband in the rear of the home. fairfax police found him with multiple gunshot to the upper body and was rushed to a local hospital where he died. the police canvassed the area but fou the neighbors say he was retired economist with the world bank and lived here with his wife f

spots, and we're well on our way to warm up right through the 70s. 61 here in d.c. inside the beltway, 69 in baltimore, 70 in leesburg, 72 in manassas. but, again, we're going to warm on up. again, most of us will be in the mid-70s for daytime highs. areas along the water could be a little bit on the cooler side in annapolis. you could end up in the mid to upper 60s. for the most part we have cloud cover out there. you will get sunshine as we continue into the afternoon but then we've got more mild weather on the way. we'll show you those numbers coming up in a few minutes. >> a thank you. >>> a student who was missing is now safe. he was found this morning. his family was worried because they hadn't heard from him for several days. he is 18 years old. >>> police arrested 2 a 23-year-old. he stabbed a woman. she died. another was established but is expected to be okay. he's charged with murder and attempted murder charges. >>> a proposed law would broaden what qualifies as domestic violence. if senate bill 960 passes, it would add harassment and malicious destruction of property. prin

. coming up in sports, d.c. united looks to bounce back after their season opening loss. plus, g.w. trying to keep its ncaa tournament hopes alive against st. joseph's. sports is in ten minutes. leon: tourists on the -- maureen: the tourists on the way to washington. what can they expect? doug: it's all right here. in this little box. starting off with a lot of sunshine. looking live from the national harbor. the sun down above the horizon. beautiful evening. it will be pleasant. we are still comfortable temperature wise. with the clear skies overnight it will get on the cool side. past couple of nights we have had the lows in the 50's. still 6 national airport. officially in books today if you keep score at home, washington's official high is 73. now, always want to be in full disclosure here. yesterday we forecast the high today to be 68. but the way i figure if this time of year we are off by five degrees and it's five degrees warmer, i haven't had complaints. 61 was the morning low. 54 and iii are the averages. tomorrow will be in the 60's barely. cooler tomorrow and sunny. it'

emergency, d.c. e in ms crews may not be the ones taking you to the hospital. a third party ambulance service will start taking calls today in the district. amr ambulance company will deal with calls that are nonlife threatening and not time sensitive. that will increase the number of d.c. ambulances available for critical calls. 35 amr ambulances will be used for the calls. the fire chief says the new ambulances will provide more time for training and for preventive maintenance on d.c. ambulances. rescue department is also working on improving its response times. the department will enact a new set of policies, this comes after two firefighters were suspended last month for taking a child to the hospital in a fire truck. . the policies include having all ems workers certified in virginia. one of the firefighters in that incident was not virginia certified. all ems first responders must be approved by the department's medical director. >>> and happening today, the last easter egg roll of the obama administration. some 35,000 kids from across the country will join the first f

$1,000 for a dog and then never received the animal. he'dy wise galgano googleed d.c. puppies and found a woman she thought was local and selling dogs the woman told her she was in arizona not washington d.c. and would have to pay $650 for that dog to be flown to to her. later, he'dy was told she needed to pay $50 r and she would get the money back once she picked pay that amount within the 48 to career all the trouble eddie ended up buying a dog from breedner washington d.c.. >> happening today emmy award nominated actress banks is in d.c. for library dedication in south east. we'll interview her good day d.c. 10:00. >> ashley guindon and two officers shot alongside her while responding to domestic vie lebs call, loudoun county sheriff o blood drive 9ot state of marylaen heartbroken fan not afd basoos whose other company is planning on testing suborde suborderital nraiingts with people on board 2017. the company has been developing and testing a small rocket traveling 100 miles above the planet before returning t earth. i'll pass on that. >> really? >>