In violence in the district as police try to figure out whats behind the spree of shootings yesterday. A man and woman gunned down just a few blocks away from each other and a few hours apart. Those two murders among five shootings we saw across the city yesterday. Lets go right to pat collins. Hes live in southeast with more on the story. Pat . Jim, Police Believe that secondchance criminals with the history of violence and access to guns are responsible for the spike in violence in our city. What is with all of the broad daylight violence in our city . What is driving it . You know, i wish i could tell you. Its a small number of people that have no regard for other people. It was noon that tayvon companyings was shot ask killed. Cummings has been picked up on a number of gun charges in the lth when he was killed yesterday. Four hours later, five blocks away, tracy cooper shot and killed outside her home on 49th street southeast. She was a good person. Would do anything for anybody an
About this threat. News never stops on news 4. We will let you know on the latest on the search of the robot of the white pickup truck behind me and we will post the information on the nbc washington app and facebook and twitter on nbc washington. Live here on the national mall, im shomari stone, news 4. Troubling new details tonight about a shooting that left a 7yearold boy wounded in the district. That comes on the heels of a violent day in the district. Two People Killed in five separate shootings yesterday. Pat collins in southeast as police try to track down suspects. Pat . Reporter broad daylight gun violence in our city. In this case the victim is a 7yearold boy. In this case, police say the boy was with adults. In this case they say when the bullets started flying the adults ran away and left the boy alone. You thoughtha was going to die, didnt you . I did. I did. My heart i tried so hard to keep his eyes open and i was praying so loud and she was praying that loud, you know wh
Midnight, less than an hour on now. The metro system will be closed at least 29 hours so that crew can inspect for faulty cables. D. C. Public schools will be open, but absences will be excused. Leon we have Team Coverage coming including how to get around. First we start with the possible dangers that triggered the situation and the question so many people are asking why action on this was not taken sooner. Richard reeve spoke with d. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about that. Rich . Richard leon, the mayor said she was completely taken by surprise by this decision. This is Mcpherson Square, where the fire happened last night. Metro says it is because of that fire shutting down the entire real system. Metro says it was monday nights fire at Mcpherson Square safety is paramount and we need to get to the bottom of this. Richard that prompted this shutdown. This is a potential life safety issue. Richard that action an unprecedented shutdown of the metro system, no trains for thousands of riders.
That would make a difference. The pipeline would not have made a serious impact on those numbers and on the american peoples prospects for the future. Second, the pipeline would not lower gas prices for american consumers. In fact, gas prices have already been falling, steadily. The National Average gas price is down to down about 77 cents over a year ago. Its down a dollar over two years ago. Its down 1. 27 over three years ago. Today, in 41 states, drivers can find at least one gas station selling gas for less than 2 bucks a gallon. While our politics have been consumedy a debate over whether or not this pipeline would create jobs and lower gas prices, weve gone ahead and created more jobs and lower gas prices. Third, shipping dirtier crude oil into our country would not increase Americas Energy security. What has increased Americas Energy security is our strategy over the past several years to reduce our reliance on dirty fossil fuels from unstable parts of the world. Three years ag
Dropper on the trail, not what he said but what he didnt say at a rally in new hampshire. She survived a devastating injury in 2012. Now, this d. C. Woman is facing a new bat approximately. Its pain and all the pain causes spasms and its just a vicious cycle. And that breaking news in this district tonight where a police chase just ended with a crash here. This new video from the corner of florida avenue and northeast d. C. Where u. S. Park police say they arrested the driver after he tried to run away from them. Police began the chase about a mile away near the Gallaudet University campus. They say the driver hit at least one other car before he crashed. There are no reports of any injuries. Now, to that deadly crash involving a tour bus on Prince Georges County live. We know the driver of the pickup truck is dead and passengers hurt. We spoke to some and the driver who died we know more about it. Reporter moments ago, michael pa lomo was removed fro here. And police are trying to fin