Elevator went down. Do everyone was safely evacuated. Vu the National Park service says it remains a mystery why the elevator stopped working about b halfway up, but just last month the monument was closed for clo several days reportedly to to repair a damaged elevator control position. Co now youre taking a life look at the scene right now when we arrived here just moments agoome there were several ambulances and also first responders. Res they have since cleared the scene and left the scene. Sce thankfully no injuries tories report. Right now, the park service says that technicians are on site where they will remain for the duration. The monument will stay closed as they work to find and also fix this problem. Pr teisha lewis, fox5 local news all right, teisha, thanks soo much. Meanwhile a teenager has been charged with the murder of 15 o year old devan take you washington. Maurice bell me was arrested last night and is being held without bond. Ond. Washington was shot and killed w i
Is not about to change. G just because he says we need to not judge or need to love everybody, doesnt mean that he is saying that everything is right. Reporter people we talked to on Catholic University campus agree pope francis consistent theme of no judgment runs throughout the joy of love documents. Let us not as people be judgmental. Lets let god be judgmental. As a community of catholics, lets welcome everybody. Its pretty consistent what he has been saying for the past few years. Im not surprised. Reporter john likes that the document sticks to the churchs history. Like that he is getting back to basics of the church teachings. Reporter others hope change is down the road. I think thats evolving conversation as always more to talk about as far as concerned. Reporter the archdiocese says this is really a document and a message for the people that work in the parishes and welcoming including anyone who wants to be part of the church. Ellen brian, wusa9. A big part of the conversati
This hour. The plane hijacking in egypt comes to an end. Back to business at the u. S. Capitol. The fbi continues its investigation of the hacking in a local hospital system. Breaking news in the district. An arrest made in a homicide in the headlines. A teenage boy gunned down on the platform of a metro station on the orange line. Stephanie gailhard joins us from police headquarters. Police say Maurice Bellamy gunned down davonte washington who was only 15 years old at the Deanwood Metro station three days ago. Heres what we know about the suspect. Hes 17 years old from southeast dc and Police Arrested him yesterday afternoon in southwest dc. He will be charged as an adult with seconddegree murder while armed. Davonte washingtons family is believed the police made an arrest. He was wihi and all heading to a barbershop to get their hair cut for easter when davonte washington was murdered on the platform while his family watched. His two young sisters there as well. Police say Metro Tra
Near record cold. Thats going to be for sure overnight tomorrow night and into the day on sunday. So lets talk about the headlines. Cold, cold, cold. Windchills in the 20s and 30s all day tomorrow and, yes, were even talking a little snow. Its not going to be much but a little snow. This time of year its hard to come by but its happening tomorrow. Well talk more about this forecast in a minute. All right, doug. Well, with several days of rocky weather ahead of us, youll want to keep the nbc washington app handy. Well send you breaking weather alerts so you can track whats coming in the palm of your hand. New at 4, the head of metro called to testify on capitol hill. The subject, how safe is metro . We learned a little while ago that metro gm Paul Wiedefeld and Board Chairman jack evans will testify next week before congress. Two subcommittee that is oversee the district want to learn more about last months systemwide shutdown for emergency safety inspections. The hearing will happen on
Himself the prophet of good. Im lesli foster. Thank you for joining us. Im adam longo. The man is recovering in the hospital, and a woman is recovering from her shrapnel injury. Garrett haake looked into his troubled history, and mola lenghi is at the capitol where hundreds were told to run for their lives. But we begin with Allison Barber with more on Larry Russell dawson. Reporter Capitol Police are saying tonight the suspect in this case is a 66yearold from tennessee named larry dawson. Hes charged with assault with a Deadly Weapon and assault on a Police Officer while armed. Capitol police say it was a relatively normal day, and then officers working in this part of the capitol complex came facetoface with dawson and the gun. 36 ems4 respond to a shooting at the u. S. Capitol. Reporter Capitol Police say the man walked into the Security Check point, and within seconds he pulled out a gun and pointed it directly at officers. Report of multiple injuries requesting the ambulance, poli