And here is how the governor described that conversation. He thanked me for the accident and exercising due restraint. I assured him that we were. The last thick we want to do is escalate the violence. I wanted to make sure that we did not allow our city of baltimore to be taken over by thugs. Reporter Governor Hogan also told us that the president made it very clear to him that there were two separate issues. There was the issue of the rioting, the looting, the disorder but he said the president also tasked him with making getting to the bottom getting to the truth of what happened to freddie gray a priority. Back to you. At the news4 live desk we have seen things settle down slightly at this hour but there is still a significant amount of damage being done tonight. Baltimore county police and city police are tweeting that multiple cars are being set on fire this evening. Our crews in west baltimore here have seen some of those cars at least three. None of them appears to be Police Ve
Several motorcycles have shown up, and these motor psych ellers are going up and down the street, almost entertaining the crowd, but causing a feeling of somewhat unrest in this neighborhood. This neighborhood which today started out the day rebuilding their community, their businesses, and their lives. People have been gathering here at the intersection of pennsylvania and northwest avenues all day. Very peaceful gatherings. People singing praying, and even debating. All under the watchful eye of police in riot gear. On the ground as well as police and news helicopters overhead. Meanwhile, shopkeepers have been cleaning up after looters ransacked and destroyed several businesses here. The levy family has operated this shoe store for more than 30 years. The damage was done by a group of opportunistic young people that i guess had the opportunity. They knew the police were on the other side of town so they started breaking in on this side. And they ripped off the front door and my alarm
Heroic acts. Breaking news in oklahoma. This has been a significant tornado outbreak. And it may not be over yet. Interstates closed schools locked down an airport evacuated twice. How long the tornado threat could stretch into the night. News4 at 11 00 starts now. A veteran d. C. Firefighter among the first to the top of a highrise with flafrom the windows. Lieutenant kevin mcrae made it all the way out before he suddenly collapsed and died this morning. One woman says his last act saved her sisters life. Our Jackie Benson at engine 6 in northwest d. C. Now jackie . Reporter jim, she told me that she wants to make sure his children know he is a hero. When d. C. Fire engine 6 approached the highrise building they saw this deadly flames bursting from the windows on the top two floors. From his 24 years of experience, fire lieutenant kevin mcrae knew the building. He knew there were especially Vulnerable People up there, seniors and disabled people some of them in wheelchair some possibl
Control at 106 miles an hour . Questions the Safety Measures that were not in place to prevent it. That type of system is designed to keep the train below its maximum speed. And preparing for the worst in the search for the missing. Seven families are home now making funeral arrangements. And i hope im not number eight. I pray to god im not number eight. A man in maryland is very angry tonight. He is the father of a man who is still missing after that deadly derailment in philadelphia. Bob gildersleeve sr. Says he is expecting the worst. All they found of his son at the crash site so far is his cell phone. Bob gildersleeve jr. Lives outside of baltimore. He has two teenaged sons and he is still unaccounted for. Abid gilani died in that crash. We know he lived in rockville, maryland. He commuted every week to his job at wells fargo in new york. He was headed there last night after attending a funeral in virginia. The search and rescue rescue Mission Continues at the crash site right now
Is mourning the loss of his wife and his son. In a strange and tragic turn of events at the family home in gaithersburg. A domestic situation gone bad. And this case hits close to home for investigators, because at the center of it is one of their own a sergeant with 27 years on the force. Dead is the sergeants 25yearold son. Police say the officer opened fire on his child in defense of his wife, who was being stabbed. The officer observed his son attacking his wife with some type of sharp instrument, observed some type of stabbing motion. In an effort to stop this attack, the officer discharged a handgun and shot his son. Reporter the son died on the scene. Police say the sergeant called 911. They say he stayed on the phone getting medical instructions until rescue crews arrived. Despite his efforts, his wife died at the hospital. The family has lived at the home on lake catrine terrace for more than two decades. Neighbors are stunned. The whole family. Very nice people. Very devastat