The white house this afternoon says a u. S. Counterterrorism operation accidentally killed this american held by alqaida for the past four years. American doctor Warren Weinstein who lived in rockville before going to work in pakistan as a contractor was abducted by operatives in 2011. He and an italian hostage were killed in a january drone strike along the border of afghanistan and pakistan. The local doctors wife says she and her children are devastated. The president spoke moments ago saying he profoundly regrets what happened. President obama as a husband and a father, i cannot begin to understand the anguish that theyre going through today. There are no words that can ever equal their loss and know there is nothing i can ever say or do to ease their heartache. Today, i simply want to say this. As president and as commanderinchief, i take full responsibility for all our Counterterrorism Operations including the one that inadvertently took the lives of warren and giovanni. John whi
Call center has resigned the jenniferd. Jennifer greene has been under scrutiny since a previous incident. We will have more on this developing story coming up tonight at 6 00 p. M. Leon a man being at the top of a metro escalator just a few hours ago. The one who is punches made his first appearance in court. We were in the courtroom and joins our reporter life. Holds happening a few hours ago. That man is just 19 years old and now held without bond in this case. 19yearold leisure elisha smith is in jail for allegedly attacking a man and a metro station. Authorities say he punched a 59 euros after an argument. Information from Court Records released today saying that he push the man so hard he fell and lost consciousness. Also new tonight, Court Documents that claim he talked about the incident on social media. His response on twitter was because of his disrespect and he swung first. He then went on to talk about his probation. Court records show he pleaded guilty to theft charges, an
From a few minutes ago. Flames erupting on the east side. You can see them for miles. Witnesses in the area heard rioters cheering and we understand this was Senior Center under construction at a church. Perhaps this image best encompasses the chaos. A Police Squad Car attacked by rioters set on fire. To night 15 officers are hurt. Two in the hospital. All of this as police nationwide are concerned about a threat to kill officers. Good evening im lucy noland. Im iain page. Since early this afternoon we have watched police in riot gear try to get a handle on this wild chaotic situation and at one point officers and protesters throwing objects back and forth. A cvs up in flames. Sending clouds of smoke into the air and looters hit everything from small shops to a massive shopping mall. Baltimore city schools are closed tomorrow. Tonights Baltimore Orioles game canceled because of concerns of safety. The National Guard has been deployed and groups of protesters just wreaking havoc across
Try to get a handle on this wild chaotic situation and at one point officers and protesters throwing objects back and forth. A cvs up in flames. Sending clouds of smoke into the air and looters hit everything from small shops to a massive shopping mall. Baltimore city schools are closed tomorrow. Tonights Baltimore Orioles game canceled because of concerns of safety. The National Guard has been deployed and groups of protesters just wreaking havoc across the city. Too many people have spent generations building up this city for it to be destroyed by thugs. There is a curfew in mace starting tomorrow at 10 00 p. M. And lasting one week. We have lifetime coverage. Our Dave Schratwieser spoke to local Police Responding to that threat on officers lives. We start with dave kinchen live at Baltimore City hall tonight. Dave . Reporter lucy sirens are blaring all across baltimore tonight. Baltimore is a city on fire. Firefighters are still struggling to keep up with fires and blazes all across
Picked up by police there after he got off a bus at 25th and pennsylvania avenue southeast. An Alert Community member identified mr. Assaye through all the social Media Outlets where we put our message out. Reporter it began around 3 00 this morning at the Inova Fairfax hospital. Assaye, a bank robbery suspect, was there on suicide watch. He had tried to take his life last week in jail. He was guarded by the u. S. Marshal service, a man and a woman. When the man went to the bathroom, assaye jumped the woman, took her gun, and made his escape in bare feet wearing only a hospital gown. Now, hospital prisoners are supposed to be shackled to the gurney. What happened here . Was he or was he not shackled in that hospital room . To my knowledge, he was shackle. And how did he get out of those shackles . Thats still being investigated at this point. Sit possible he had one of the guards let him loose . Theres no indication at this point. Reporter police move in and seal off the hospital. The