> i am zair. my choice is -- >> reporter: he was shot and killed last night. his godmother says on the way home from college bound. his old mentor in the program is sick with grief, standing in the park today where zair was murdered. >> my heart just dropped and stomach started turning. i jus >> reporter: zair was almost home. police say a 19-year-old with a gun tried to rob him. zair had a pocket knife. both teenagers ended up dead. they said zair was protecting himself. >> it looks like the 16-year-old in an attempt to defend himself was murdered. and the suspect was also pronounced dead. >> reporter: zair was a twin, both track stars. here just back from nationals in kansas. zair was a senior and an ap student at thurgood marshall academy. near tears, the executive director said to me zair was more than a good student. he was a good human being. elam said he had to come here today. >> his energy was just phenomenal. and the brightest smile, made everyone laugh, just an awesome kid. >> reporter:

zaire was loved by many. >> he brightens everybody's day. >> reporter: one of his best friends says zaire was a track captain and was looking forward to college. >> he was a leader. he was the -- the school loved them. ever loved him. nobody can take this day for real. >> reporter: this is where the attack took place a small park right next to a d.c. public works lot. d.c. police chief peter newsham says kelly wall approached by 19-year-old saquan gillis. >> the 16-year-old had a knife. he stabbed the suspect in the robbery. the suspect then produced a firearm and ended and killing zaire. >> minding his own business walking home from a college seminar, 12th grade student, excellent student. >> reporter: friends say zaire wanted to go to florida a and m university and had what it took to get there. one friend said she thought zaire's success in the future was going to be great. >> i thought he was going to úbe the next barack. that's my opinion. >> reporter: the family declined to speak. they're quite upseven. neighbors are also upset. they say they have called asking that this area be be

the police chief telling us that zair was on his way home from so, maybe zair stopped at this store as he got closer to home. this neighborhood, by the way, completely shaken and saddened by this, as is zair's school, thurgood marshall academy. grief counselors helping students and staff deal with this big loss. back to you, jim. >> kristin, thanks so much. tonight we know massage envy management knew, knew about at least one allegation against a massage therapist, yet they allowed the man to continue to see clients. he is accused of sexually assaulting women during massage sessions. the alleged attacks happened at massage envy locations in bowie and in tenleytown in d.c. a third woman has now come forward after seeing the report from our news 4's mark segraves. mark joins us now with some new information just coming in. mark? >> reporter: yeah, jim. the massage therapist remains behind bars tonight. he's he's convicted. we can also tell you that here at massage envy they are keeping the doors locked. but today prosecutors said they are filing additional charges, including the attempte

she said, i know zaire would want you, meaning the students in the room, to dream big and so, zaire's teachers, his friends and the entire thurgood marshall academy is in the gym celebrating this young man, celebrating his life, celebrating his accomplishments at school. zaire was a senior. he was described as a scholar. he was hopeful to go to florida a. and m. university. he was an athlete. he ran track. he had some interest in running for student government this year. listen here to the head of school in her opening remarks minutes ago. >> our purpose tonight in addition to honoring zaire's life is to show all of you, mom, dad, yasmine, zion, warren, all of you, that all of us are here to share our strength, our love, and our support with you every hour and every day that lies ahead. >> reporter: zaire's family is his twin brother who had a chance to exchange a few words with earlier today and give him a hug. and that leads us to this last unsettling note. zaire's father telling me today that he believes that the same teenager who shot and killed zaire last week tried to robb zaire

. >> reporter: one of zaire's best friends says zaire was a track captain looking forward to college. >> he was the leader. leader. they let everybody go because everybody loved him. nobody can take this day for real. >> reporter: the attack took part in a small park. d.c. police chief peter newsham says kelly was approached by 19-year-old is a kwan gillis about 8:30. >> in the course of the robbery the 16-year-old tried to defend himself. he happened to have a knife on him. he ended up stabbing the suspect in the robbery. the suspect then produced a firearm and ended up shooting and killing zaire. >> minding his own business walking home from a college seminar. twelfth grade student, excellent student. >> reporter: friends say zaire warr wanted to go to flora a and m what it too, to get there. one friend said she thought zaire's success in the future was going to be great. >> i thought he was going to be the next barack. that's my opinion. >> reporter: shawn, tony back out live you can see the crime scene tape here. we're told by one neighbor that robberies happen so often here that

zaire was walking home from college prep program college bound. they shared this video of him recorded hours before he was killed. >> i am zaire going to thurgood marshall in anacostia. >> reporter: he had dreams of going to florida a and m. he won't get to graduate from thurgood marshall or celebrate his senior year. >>> his family is inside the school tonight, including his twin brother who is also a student here, wendy. back to you. >> kristin wright, thank you, kristin. >>> these black and white photos captured one of the more unforgettable confrontations in the american civil rights movement. 60 years ago today, federal troops with guns with bayonnets an angry mob. >> elizabeth green, jefferson thomas, terrence roberts, carlota waltz lanier, mini jean brown, they wilma they were knos the little rock 9. they enrolled after the supreme court outlawed segregation. many states still refused to integrate. on the first day of school, the governor of arkansas used the national guard to surround the school and block the little rock 9 from entering. w

zaire was a member of the leadership institute. his family will hold a vigil for him on monday night at 6:00. >>> in two years, overdose drug deaths have overdosed in the direct, and now, the city is sending a delegation to vancouver which has operated a facility for people to shoot up in a clean place. the follows -- facility operates in dozens of facilities around the world. >> the controversial but look and stop to see what

zaire -- ball is out. a fight for it that martez ivey has won a khaleke hudson blew things up against zaire. >> todd: right now michigan isn't worrying about the run. they really haven't worried about the run for much of any of this game. coming after the quarterback quickly. hudson that viper position taking the place of peppers to knock the ball loose. >> joe: just reload. fresh new talent on the field. look at this. how about a sack, fumble, score! winovich with the play. fur bush with the touch down and michigan has broken florida's will. >> referee: ruling on the field is a fumble recovered by michigan for a touch down. >> todd: winovich who played a little bit of line backer, full back, found a home at defensive end. he beat ivey, knocked the ball loose. >> joe: winovich came on so strong. yep, that's the look when you see this score board. a halftime lead for florida with a back to back pick six interception return touchdowns has melted away with the guys in all maze today. they came and they conque

i know zaire would want you to. i know zaire would want each of to you work hard as you go to the next level of educatio two hands. what i could barely do with two hands that was his last dunk >> he was killed in botched robbery. gunman 19-year-old of northeast tried to hold up teen but kelly fought back. investigators say stabbed gills unanimous times but gills pulled out a gun and shot him. gills also died. >>> the sexting scandal landed him a prison sentence how long he'll spend behind bars. >>> a man accused of murdering his father, what happened? we have the latest on the investigation. >>> another case of swine flu at a local fair. tonight experts weigh in on what may be causing that outbreak. >>> coming up on the final five, it's a lively show. protests on capitol hill as the gop efforts to repeal and replace obamacare hit another hurdle. catch the ♪ ♪. >>> former anthony winner is headed to prison. a judge sentenced him to 21 months behind bars and three years on supervised release. in may, he pleaded gu

zaire kelly killed last night and zion. he said zion came through the park earlier and accosted by the would-be robbers. he managed to run home a few doors away. he texased him and told him -- he texted him and told him to be careful. staire got to the park and there is a confrontation. he is dead and so is according to police the person who accosted him. >> i am zaire kelly, thurgood marshall. sam: 16-year-old zaire kelly last night in his college-pound program hours before he was gunned down in park feet from his home. accosted, police say by 19-year-old sequan gillis two was trying to rob him. >> the 16-year-old tried to defend himself with a pocket knife he had in his possession. during the course of the struggle, the suspect produced a handgun and fired the gun one time striking and killing the 16-year-old. sam: at the school he attended thurgood marshall, former teachers came back this afternoon to express condolences. he was a popular student there and a track athlete. he is the shorter one on the right who announced

zaire's father says the teenager who shot zaire also tried to rob his teenage brother zion that same night. now, zion ran home and texted his brother to be careful. their father says zaire responded saying he'd be fine. >>> a former memphis police officer could serve time in jail for parking near the white house with a cache of weapons in his car. that included ne three knives. the secret service says timothy bates told agents yesterday morning that he needed to talk with top security officials about getting a microchip out of his head. a judge denied bates bond today. the news 4 iteam found 22 people have been arrested just since 2014 for jumping the white house fence or for violating the security perimeters on the capitol grounds. >>> we're still working tonight to learn more about the person found dead in a car outside of a rockville shopping center here. chopper team over the scene tonight. montgomery county police tell us it was a man but they haven't released much else. someone noticed him at the white flint plaza this afternoon. no word yet if foul play is involved here. >>> a

zaire's father says the teenager who shot zaire also tried to rob his twin brother zion that same night. zion ran home and texted his brother to be careful. their father said zaire responded saying he'd be fine. >> adds sadness to this terrible story. >> knowing that something like this could happen. >>> a lot of you are sharing your thoughts about the protests in the nfl on the nbc washington facebook page. >> one football player is opening up about how he did not take part. look, this is alejandro villanueva, the only steelers player who came out on sunday. he's no longer sure that he did the right thing. >> angie goff joining us now with why he regrets what he did. >> a lot of people still talking about this one. villanueva, by the way, served in the military in afghanistan mentioned, his teammates stayed in the tunnel during the anthem except for him. now he says he should have joined them there. he wanted to stand just outside the tunnel with some teammates. but you can see he was the only player there standing. he says he made his team and his coach look bad, which he did not plan

zaire kelly was shot in an attempted robbery. a senior in high school bureau chief sam ford in southeast at the memorial service now. sam? sam: we are in the gym where the classmates of zaire are gathering for what they call a "celebration of life" here. his family is here and community members are gathering. >> i'm zaire. sam: 16-year-old zaire was killed when he encountered gillis in this park last wednesday night. gillis with a gun tried to rob kelly who had a knife. they ended up killing each other. the kelly family issued a statement today. "we are comforted knowing that zaire was loved and respected by so many. many said it left two families in grief. and they gathered near saratoga northeast to man t vigil. earlier we spoke to his sisters. >> i don't want people saying that my brother was a bad dude. he wasn't. >> he is got at the rapping. >> he was. this wasn't him. >> he was featured on a rap video called pintos down. >> like many in the videos, money and guns played a prominent role. family members hoped for entertainme

i know zaire would want you to. i know zaire would want each of you to work hard as you go to the next level of education. >> he finally done. two hands. he had two hands but that was his last dunk. >> police say kelly was killed in a botched robbery attempt. the gunman tried to hold up the teenager but kelly fault back and stabbed gills. he pulled out a gun and shot kelly. gills also died. >>> it was another day of summer like weather. question is how long is that going to last >> i don't want to know i'm enjoying it. what's latest >> stay in the moment. in the moment today, we were up to about 91 degrees which is more typical of what we might see in the middle part of august. i don't think we hit 90 again tomorrow. from hurricane maria which is off the southeastern u.s. coast about 255 miles southeast of cape hatteras. check out the temperatures, a summer feel to the air, complete way little bit of humidity and that humidity may be around a bit later tonight in the form of some fog late tonight, tomorrow morning.

as for zaire kelly's family, they are extremely busy. basically planning memorials, a vigil and a funeral for a young man whose life was cut short. washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. alison: so sad. sam, thank you very much. we have new developments after a tractor trailer catches fire, clogging traffic for miles on i-95 in howard county. tonight, all of those southbound lanes are back open. it happened this morning near route 100 in howard county. as you can see here from skytrak7, the truck just destroyed. the morning rush was a nightmare because of this. no one was hurt but it's not clear what started the fire. michelle: checking the top stories, vdot worker is treated in injuries on what police are calling hit-and-run accident on i-95 in springfield this morning. the worker was struck setting up the cones near a broken down car. witness took down the tag number of the car that hit the worker and called police. they tracked down the driver. alison: the entire island of puerto rico now faces weeks perhaps months without power in the

zaire kelly lived in northeast d.c. coming back from a college-bound program when a gunman shot him. kelly died but not before stabbing his attacker to death in self-defense. kelly was a part of college bound. today, students folded 1,000 oragami swans, a symbol of hope and new beginnings in kelly's honor. >> it said he is gone. but you know we are all doing this, for him. we are going to push for him. >> there will be a scholarship fund in zaire kelly's name. >> residents in the historic carver road community put up signs protesting a plan to bring high tension power lines in their community. they got their wish. dominion energy is scrapping the plan. dominion is asking the state corporation commission to allow it to build along i- i market instead. this story is getting a lot of shares on our facebook page. some of the carver road residents are descendants of freed slaves who acquired the land in prince william county. >> mall mayhem. hundreds of people faced off >>> developing story in mexico. two more earthquakes hi

gillis fired a shot but not before zaire was able to stab both teens died. >> i'm very sorry about what happened to your son. how are you dealing with this tragedy? >> with a lot of pair and family. >> reporter: what are you going to pistol most about your son? >> him. his personality. his drive to win. his ambition. >> reporter: back out here at walker memorial baptist church, the college bound program will honor zaire on saturday afternoon at southwest duck pond park at 6th and i street southwest. his twin brother is also attending college bound and the director asked the teens to pray for the family and his twin brother. live here. >>> such a tragic loss. at least four women now say the same massage assaulted them during appointments. the alleged incidents happened at three different locations in d.c. and maryland, and the worry tonight is there would be more victims. live for us in the dupont circle area with the alarming details. >> reporter: this keeps getting creepier. this dupont circle massage business is the address listed in a police report filed after, the victim told office

teen who was murdered. 16-year-old zaire kelly was walking through a park wednesday night, when a robber approached him. kelly stabbed the suspect, who shot him. both died. a vigil for kelly will be held at four this afternoon at thurgood marshall academy in southeast, where he was a student. another vigil will be held at seven tonight, at 13th and downing streets northeast. that's where kelly was killed. new this morning.. are adding more money to the teetering health care bill. they're hoping to win votes from defecting g-o-p senators. the associated press reports, the new version would add 14-and-a-half billion dollars. that money would go to maine, alaska, arizona, kentucky, and texas. senators from those states have either said they won't vote for the bill, or are leaning against it. senators must pass the bill by september 30th. they can afford to lose only two g-o-p votes. and senators john mccain and rand paul have already said they're definitely voting "no." senators will discuss the bill this morning at a finance committee hearing. it begins at 10 a.m. a welcome sign after hurr

hundreds gathered in northeast last night for a candlelight vigil, in memory of 16-year-old zaire kelly. last week the teen was walking home from a college prep class when he fought back against an attempted robbery. police say kelly stabbed his attacker, 19-year-old sequan gillis, who then shot him. both teens died. kelly had just started his senior year at thurgood marshall academy in southeast d.c. he planned to go to college and major in chemistry. an update on the four-year-old girl who was hit in the face by a foul ball during a yankees game last week.. she's continuing to recover, and is expected to leave the hospital soon. the player who hit the foul, yankees third baseman todd frasier, has been in contact with the girl's father.. and he plans to since the incident, several teams have announced plans to increase netting, to better protect fans from foul balls. now we turn to a more pleasant baseball story. and proof that sometimes a little courtesy goes a long way. check this out. cubs taking on the cardinals at busch stadium in st. louis. chicago shortstop addison russell chasi

zaire was hoping to go to florida a&m university. tonight people in the community, his family, friends, and city leaders are suffering the loss of this young man. we have got a panel here, and we are going to talk about this because we are getting tired of talking about this. we've got henry hughes, julian ransom, lawrence lucas. this man was a member of the

zaire kelly was 16 years old when he was killed. many of his family and friends gathered last night nor a vigil. kelly was killed during a robbery at the park on 13th and downing streets last week. he was a rising high school senior. before last night's vigil, his classmates shared what they will remember most about him. >> he had the opportunity to be whatever he wanted. all of us know that. all of us love him and we're all going to remember him. >> we've also learned new details about the night of the attack. zaire's father says the teenager who shot him also tried to rob his twin brother zion that same night. zion ran home and texted brother to be careful. their father says zaire responded that he would be fine. >>> this morning, a maryland family is asking for help in bringing their daughter home. >> 19-year-old ashanti billie has been missing for more than a week now. angie goff is in the newsroom with more on the search and the new reward from the fbi. angie? >> that's the latest update we got, eun. we can tell. official immed

zaire was a member of the leadership institute. his family will hold a vigil for him on monday night at 6:00. >>> in two years, overdose drug deaths have overdosed in the direct, and now, the city is sending a delegation to vancouver which has operated a facility for people to shoot up in a clean place. the follows -- facility operates in dozens of facilities around the world. >> the controversial but look and stop to see what been doing. >> there will be medical staff on hand in case there is an emergency and offer help for those who want to get clean. the council expects more next month. >>> volunteers from our aread headed to the caribbean to help people who had lives turned upside down from hurricane maria. they are headed to the devastated island of st. croix. >> we will provide shelter to those in need and give them a place to lay their head and food. >> red cross volunteers are helping with police efforts in puerto rico where maria has knocked out power to the entire island. >>> let's talk about that. the deaths of 13 people

alison: in just about an hour and a half family and friends plan to gather at place where zaire kelly died. the teenager was killed as he fought back when another man tried to feel his phone. another memorial wrapping up at the school. that is where the d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live for sam? sam: yes, alison. i'm outside the thurgood marshall high school where inside the gym hundreds of people are gathered right now. members of the school body here. the family, friends, and some members of the city council among others to remember an extraordinary young man. 16-year-old zaire kelly, a senior year, was killed last wednesday night near his home. according to the police, a 19-year-old was trying to rob him. he thought the robber with the knife fatally stabbing the 19-year-old. the 19-year-old shot him. they both died from the injuries. at the memorial service they called a celebration of life. classmates, teachers called energetic and student as well as athletes. his best friends said while a great runner, z abire could not dunk a basketball until the last time they played together.

. >> i'm zaire -- >> reporter: a student in the college bound program died wednesday evening, they say he was a victim of an attempted robbery minutes after leaving a college bound attempt. he killed his attacker in self defense. >> he was a young man who robbed and will try to rob and kill my student was not being mentored. he was not being mentored in a positive way. >> what college bound is about is helping young people realize their potential and present day circumstances do not have to dictate future outcomes. >> so they are not on the street trying rob someone because they don't realize their opportunities. let's take a moment for forward and come together as a family at college bound and move ahead. >> reporter: not without remembering. today, they folded a thousand oragmi swans and in coming days there will be a scholarship fund had his name. >> we are all doing it for him. we are going to go on and push for him. >> in southwest, derek ward, news four. >> and now, your storm team four forecast. >> what a pleasant day it has been. right now, current temperatures 87, unbelievable

. >>> there will be a candlelight vigil this evening for zaire kelly. friends and family will get together at 13th and downing street in tonight, the spot where the high school scholar was killed. the 19-year-old robbery suspect died also. kelly was on his way from a college prep course when he was killed. >>> the fbi opening a civil rights investigation into the shooting in a church. emanuel samson shot and killed one woman and wounded several others before he accidentally shot himself while struggling with an usher. the actions of the usher probably saved many lives. >>> a woman gets bitten by a snake in a restaurant, not what you expect. >>> what will it take to get enough republican senators to vote for bill? >>> serial sexter anthony ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to kee

zaire kelly was a senior a.p. student at thurgood marshall academy. the student and track star was murdered on wednesday night. 19-year-old zaquan gillies tried to rob her at the intersection of 13 but not before kelly was able to fatally stab him in self-defense. we spoke with kelly's father and he described what he will miss most about his son who had such a bright future. >> his ambition and drive. >> kelly's godmother tells news 4 that he had just left a college prep program called college bound moments before he was killed. >>> we are also told that kelly aspired to attend florida a&m. >> such a senseless lost. >> college bound is one of those programs that tries to keep kids out of harm's way. >> looks like he had a promising future. very sad. >>> an update on those local cases of swine flu we have been telling you about. we told you that seven people that went to the charles county fair went down to thi the flu. none of those people is seriously sick. no one has had to go to the hospital. >> not every day you get to perform with stars, right? i

police say a gunman tried to hold up 16-year-old zaire kelly. that is when the popular student athlete fought back stabbing his attacker with a pocket life. the gunman shot him. both died at the scene. hours earlier, he announced he would attend college at florida a&m university. now to a crime alert in prince william county where a woman says 4:30 this morning near south park court. the woman fought her attacker and screamed until he ran off. a manhunt so far has not turned up a suspect. nancy: desperate calls and a frantic search for a third straight night in mexico where the dozens are still believed to be trapped in the mangled ruins of buildings ripped apart by tuesday's quake. so far, authorities confirmed at least 273 people died. the number is rising in the past five minutes. rescue crews, they are working to keep the number from going up even more. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg spoke with the elite local team trained for the rescue and he is tracking the developing story. jeff? jeff: this is a race against time in mexico

. >> there is another vij ul planned for zair tonight at 7:00 in that neighborhood where the robbery attempt happened. we'll have a crew there and bring you the latest at the 10:00. live in south east. evan lambert. "fox5 local news". >> developing right now we have learned a man killed in a car crash in clarksville this morning was a d.c. police officer. barry eastman of ellicott city his car was headed north on route 32 when crossed the double-yellow line and hit a tractor-trailer traveling southbound. the dprivr was the truck was not hurt. >> a man was arelationed at the white house with an arsenal in his car. timothy bates was stopped by secret service is officers sunday morning for allegedly urinating in public. upon searching his car they found nine guns, three knives, brass knuckles bates told the officers he was headed to white house to meet nagal security director admiral mike rogers and defense secretary james mattis and wanted implanted chip removed from behind his ear. bates now faces felony charges for illegally carrying a ri rifle. >>> new tonight a family in leesburg i

hundreds gathered in northeast last night for a candlelight vigil, in memory of 16-year-old zaire kelly. last wednesday, the teen was walking home from a college prep class when he fought back against an attempted robbery. police say kelly stabbed his attacker, 19-year-old sequan gillis, who then shot him. both teens died. kelly had just started his senior year at thurgood southeast d.c. he planned to go to college and major in chemistry. a pilot from crofton, maryland is listed in critical condition, after crashing a small plane in pennsylvania. 29-year-old phillip beckner had just taken off from a nearby airport sunday, when the plane went down in whitpain township. that's just north of philadelphia. some quick-thinking neighbors rushed to cut him from the plane. beckner remains in a philadelphia hospital. it's unclear what caused the crash. new this morning.. people in alexandria, sharing suggestions on possible new names for jefferson davis highway. a year ago, the city council voted to begin the process to rename jefferson davis highway. the advisory group has already received seve

. >>> so friends year-old zaire kelly continue to mourn tonight. he was killed during an attempted robbery in northeast two days ago. those who knew kelly say he was going places. our john ledge rei has more of that reaction -- henry has more of that reaction tonight. >> reporter: that's right. friends described him as a great student and a track star. he hoped to go to school at florida a&m. people all across the dmv have reacted to kelly's death on social media, even in downtown d.c. attorney general racine once awarded him with the right direction award because he felt he was a great mentor to his peers. he said he exuded excellence. in both southeast and in prince george's county two schools mourn kelly as well. kelly was most recently attending thurgood marshall, but he it also attended dematha in hyattsville. the school tweeted it was saddened to hear of his death. kelly of part of the marion barry youth leadership institute serving across e community. earlier tonight on off script with bruce johnson a member of that institute said he was sim

., a massive visual honoring zaire kelly. he's the 16-year-old thurgood marshall student police say his home. more than 200 people gathered in the park where council member kenyon mcduffie urged everybody there to work with police to make their streets safe. >>> here's the latest on hurricane maria, still a hurricane, category 1, winds 80 miles an hour but gusts to 100 located about 245 miles southeast of cape hatteras. we'll come back, track where maria is heading and what that means to our weather tomorrow, the rest of the week and what it means to our beaches. >> in the special assignment unit report, a look at a hot trend in housing, how parents feel better about the future for their children. >> we'll talk with you about all that in less than >>> tiny houses are huge on home decorating shows, but through the power of imagination they can also be used to help others. a montgomery family hopes the village they are creating will ease the fears of adults children with autism will fare. >> reporter: nothing can fill your hear

police say that wednesday night 19-year-old gillis tried to rob 16-year-old's eye year kelly -- zaire kelly. later today, family and friends will hold vigils for kelly at the thurgood marshall academy in --theast, where the 16 16-year-old was a student. larry: a nationwide attempt to find clues into the murder of set project jack bergman is behind the campaign. the ads are running in english and russian, including on cnn and fox news. health alert, swine flu detected in several pigs at a maryland fair. 11 of the pigs at the great frederick fair were infected and it's not clear if it was transmittable to humans but as a precaution, all small have been placed under quarantine and this comes just days after the pigs were diagnosed with swine flu and as a result activities involving swine at the fairs have been shut down. of excellence for american university, becoming one of just five in the whole country to be rewarded for its efforts to prevent sexual assault. they collected data on sexual assault will ramped up provision efforts. earning the school the a dire situation in puerto rico,

was wednesday, zaire kelly walking home from a college prep class when he fought back against an attempted robbery. police say that kelly stabbed his attacker, who then shot him and both teens died. to know that he's gone now? that hurts me the most. i cried. when i say i cried, i really cried. loses his15-year-old life in the nation's capital, everybody should be outraged. autria: kelly had just started his senior year at thurgood marshall academy in southeast d.c. and planned to go to college to major in chemistry. detroit, regaining its spot as number one as the most violent city in over 13,000 of island were reported in the city last year, including 303 murders, a 15% increase from the year before. behind detroit are st. louis, number two, then memphis and baltimore at number four. killedpolice officer along route 32 yesterday morning, barry eastman's car crossed the centerline and hit a tractor-trailer driving in the opposite direction. we are told that he was an officer with the third district and 10 been with the department for just over four years. autria: a bad crash sending to pe

people gathered 13 street northeast the site of last week's shooting that took the life of 16-year-old zaire kelly. he was killed in boched robbery attempt. the gunman say quan gil tried to hold up the teenager and gills pulled out the gub and shot kelly. >> a man killed in a clarksville crash was a police officer. he was four year veteran of force. eastman's car headed north route 32 it crossed double-yellow line and hit a tractor-trailer going in opposite direction. eastman killed instantly of the driver of the truck was not hurt. >>> happening today montgomery county will interest doos a plan to commit nearly 900,000 of additional funds to local law enforcement agencies in app effort to fight gangs and money will be used to hire officers and specifically to target gangs. this comes after 18 gang related homicides in the county all within the past two years and vote on issue is expected later this month. montgomery country council hearing scheduled for tonight could decide the future of minimum wage in the county. and the fight for 15 members passe strong bill which will support raising mi

zai zaire kelly was a student. he was being robbed at 13th and down s shot. not before kelly was able to fatally stab him in self defense. he had just left a college prep program moments before he was killed. a sad story. >>> we are working for you or anyone you know who has had a disagreement with the landlord. a mn was forced to leave his apartment in prince george's county because of a sewage spill. he says his landlord won't help him with a place to stay. >> they won't provide a hotel tonight, because it is not in our lease. it is in our lease to get renter's insurance. they don't cover apartment sewage backup. >> according to maryland state law, if a tennant is up to date on rent, the landlord must provide a habitable residence. they pressed they told her, no comment. >>> your only chance to see the sunday night football bus might be right now on nbc 4. >> it is at the shopping center on martin luther king jr. highway in glendale. derrick ward is there and has more on this whole experience, this nfl experience. derrick, good morning. >> reporter: good mo

. >> i'm zaire with thurgood marshall. sam: his father, of course told us the video was taken literally hours before his son was killed. next his son was coming home from that program when he was killed in this park. his got a good citizens award from the d.c. attorney general racine that he had round in junior olympics. for the suspect in this case, he was also killed. 19-year-old sequan gillis. court records show he had a court date in d.c. superior september 27. that is next week. for unauthorized use of a vehicle. reporting live from northeast washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. alison: so sad, sam. thank you. now to devastation in mexico. rescuers desperately searching for survivors there. at least 250 people died after the massive quake struck earlier this week. the country now in three days of mourning. it leveled homes, schools and churches. and now we are getting word that a young girl, people had been searching for may not be trapped in the rubble. but the crews haven't given up on the hope of finding people ali

zaire kelly, who we'll show you in just a moment, was a senior ap student at thurgood marshall academy. he wasn't only a good student, he was also a track star. kelly was murdered wednesday night. police say a 19-year-old tried to rob him at gunpoint at 13th and downing street northeast. we're told gillis fired a shot but not before kelly fatally stabbed him in self-defense. we spoke with kelly's father. he described what he will miss most about a son who had such a bright future. >> his personality, his drive to w win. >> he had just left a college prep program moments before he was killed. >>> some big names are making their way to charlottesville this weekend in an effort to combat hate. dave matthews, justin timberlake, and farrell will headline a concert for charlottesville on the uva campus on sunday, it comes after last month's violent rallies there. the free tickets are being given to students and people who live in neighborhooing counties. >>> the threats are getting more dire and they have the world on edge today. nbc's bill neely breaks down the newest and hottest exchange b

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reasons i relate to this story is my parents came here in 1961 from the african continent, from then zaire and british guyana. i have no paperwork that tells me how they did that. i have no idea what their process was. all i know is i'm american, they came here, and we never questioned it. so i find it weird that people -- you know what i mean, that's how i define american. i'm here, i was born here. my mother came at some point was naturalized somehow. >> for me what's been stunning about a moment like this, you know, three journalists of color, which is a rarity that you see on cable news, by the way. >> two not born in this country. >> so i just have to say that so much of the political media and how they talk about this issue is lacking the kind of humanity and context and diversity that we're seeing here today. i really implore every journalist who's about to write about this, at define american.com/daca, every single fact you need to know about what daca is. please, print it out, share it with people. look at some of these facts, right? 95% of people are currently in school, 63% got

someone tried to rob 16-year-old zaire kelly near 13th and downing streets on wednesday night. police say the teenager defended himself with a knife stabbing his attacker but moments later the attacker shot and killed kelly. he was a student at thurgood marshall academy and was on his way home when the gunman approached him. >> still tracking hurricane maria. storm seems like it's been around forever. it's still in the islands brushing past turks and caicos winds now 125 miles an hour. >> storm's latest path has it veering into the open atlantic and that means no threat to the u.s. but some areas along the east coast could still see dangerous surf next week. meanwhile, puerto rico trying to recover from maria's devastation. most of the island still without power. several towns remain under water and two people are now confirmed dead bringing maria's death toll across the caribbean to at least 19. the situation so bad in puerto rico some are thinking about just leaving the island and they say they might be able to do that very soon. airlines expected to resume flights in and out