Now. I hate it. I hate it. He is taking with him a flag. This is the government flag presented to the 372nd m p battalion from congresswoman Holmes Norton. And, of course, you can always count on congresswoman Holmes Norton to make sure the battalion gets its proper. They raise the state flag, but not the flag of d. C. , and i tell them that will never happen any more. At the present time signed a bill to make sure everybody gets respect. Reporter the troops got ice cream and cake to go with their sendoff hugs. They will be heading to gitmo on a support mission to help run the staff and to keep order. That doesnt mean they wont face danger. Every mission has its own types of dangers, and this one is not exactly like afghanistan or iraq, but defendant its own dangers and its own challenges night. Knew what i signed up for and i knew what i was getting myself into. Reporter after seven years in the guard this is her first deployment. Im eager to go. Reporter leaving a one and a twoyearol
Still facing at this hour, then from dark skies to the aftermath of dangerous Winter Weather up north. How new englanders are fairing. Day five in the massive manhunt in Southern California. Tonight a new sevenfigure incentive to catch the former cop turned fugitive. Thanks for joining us. Im laura evans. Im maureen umeh. But first a developing story out are Prince Georges County where an elderly woman has been found murdered inside her Capitol Heights home. Police found her yesterday afternoon after they got a call for a welfare check. They say she wons responsive and suffering injuries to her upper body. Fox 5s Lauren Demarco has the latest details. Reporter Prince Georges County police and homicide detectives are going door to door in one Capitol Heights neighborhood. They say an elderly woman was murdered inside her own home. Were trying to alert the neighborhood, the neighbors, and people in the vicinity as to what occurred here yesterday. Reporter officers arent releasing many de
John paul ii. There have been recent concerns about his health and hes needed help walking, but a vatican spokesperson insists hes not facing anything grave. The cardinals will elect his replacement and hope that can happen by holy week. Theyre looking for someone to preserve the court teachings of the church and be a faith in the church. Reporter holy watchers say there doesnt appear to be a front runner. Many wonder if the time has come for a noneuropean leader. And more reaction now. An event so rare, it hasnt happened in 600 years. There is shock and appreciation for his bold move. Tom fitzgerald gathered reaction from cardinals to parishioners. Safe to say no one saw this coming. Reporter youre right. In fact, the cardinal told reporters here in washington that he recently visited the pope in rome and that the holy water gave no hint what father gave no hint what he was thinking about. After seven years, Pope Benedict xvis relatively brief papacy, the end of which is being met wit
Watch over the crime scene and officials were out for the second day in a row talking with residents. A quiet partially disabled woman who kept to herself, thats how neighbors describe 71yearold Geraldine Mcintyre and they want to know who would murder her. I just feel that its awful to live in an area where you have to worry about growing old and someone coming to do harm to you. Reporter investigators arent releasing many details but say mcintyre was found in her home along chapel oaks drive in Capitol Heights around 3 p. M. Saturday suffering from trauma to the upper body. With the killer on the loose neighbors are on edge. One woman who does not want to be identified says she often ran errands for mcintyre. When i first heard it, i was distraught, upset because i feel like ive known her my whole life. I feel as though somebody knew that she was by herself and they knew that nobody was there with her. Reporter residents say several homes in the area have been robbed within the past
Reeling from tornadoes and that weather system may not be over yet. And three people are dead after a courthouse shooting in delaware. An eyewitness describes running for his life coming up. We start off with the surprising resignation of Pope Benedict xvi. Thanks for joining us tonight. Im brian bolter. Im shawn yancy. Its the announcement that stunned virtually everyone. The pope will step down the end of this month. Fox 5s will thomas is in the newsroom with the reason behind the move and how the church plans to fill one of the most prestigeous jobs in the world. The reason, the pop says hes physically and mental the pope says hes physically and mentally not up to it. Cardinal joe George Ratzinger with the cardinal George Ratzinger and by all counts Pope Benedict actually a shy man who loves reading and writing books more than greeting crowds. He has come to the conclusion that he doesnt have the physical energy any longer to discharge his duties as pope. Cardinal wuerl says that ad