Wrong. He was the victim of a hoax, something that we know now called swatting. News 4s Meagan Fitzgerald spok to the columnist about his terrifying incident. Te repor Leonard Spitz an awardwinning journalist for the miami herald based in prince georges county. Pulitzer prize, commentary 2004. This is the citation. Reporter b hes also a fulltime grandpa. You know i know how to put my seat up. Porter on sunday morning just before 5 00, he temporarily became a murder suspect. Never beenst arred, and technically wasnt arrested then and never had handcuffs on before. Reporter pitts was sleeping wh his phone rang. Was bowie police calling after a 911 callerhe contacted about a crime happening inside pitts home. The caller on the line stated that he had murdered his wife and that he was going toho the police when they arrived on the scene. The caller gave the address in the 500 block of nebraska lane. The caller gave pitts address so poli called asking him to com they brought me out to right
Accepting responsibility for the dui crash that killed 5yearold twins alexander and rosalie and 1yearold isaac mejia. Hawks vehicle slammed into thei back of t vehicle as they were stopped at a red lies on indian head highway last december. Hawks bloodalcohol level was mo than twice the states legaat limit. The scene he was unable to stand, and a one point he fell asleep in the Police Patrol ca. We were coming from church. They didnt deserve to leave. We had so many plans with them. Reporter parents alexis and juanita were both injured in the crash and are expected to live with the pain o fose they are also living with the pain of no longer having their chondren. Last mday they experienced the twins first birthday since d theirth. Reporter we had to sit at their grave site missing out on the plans that we had for them as graduating kindergartners. N reporter hawks is out bond as he has been since this accident happened unt his sentencing set for september. Hes looking at the possibilit
Temperature rise. Those temperatures continue to rise all week and let you know how hot it will get especially four fourth of july coming up. Lets talk about those road with melissa. Good morning. Brandnew problem on green belt southbound after nasa goddard. Left side is tcked so you to use the on ramp to get by that accident. Inner loop and outer loop of the beltway no delay. But allanes shut down because of a structure fire in arlington. I know you have moreon that right now. Right. We return back to the news in arlington. Crews on the scene of a largee fir a home on hayes street. Molette green is near the scene with the latest. What are you seeing . Reporter we are any moment waiting for an update fromgt arl fire on the situation here. We are in the 2300 ock of south hayes street in arlington. Alexandria and arlington fire crews are on the scene and now breaking down because the fire is out. That fire contained to the garage apartment. One person we know was taken to thhospital to a
Test test test test test test test. Its a salute to america. And im going to be here and im going to say i few words. Other planes, fighter jets, were going to have some tanks stationed outside. Drew wilder has more on the arrival of those taors. Repr we found the tanks the president says is going to be at the National Mall. Tanks on a train right now. These are csx tracks. You can see the military combat vehicles waiting to be brought into the district. The twoanks nearest the camera are both m1s, in between the tanish vehicle is a support vehicle, and then the two vehicles furthest away from the camera are also combat vehicles. Now, the president has said over the last few days he wants at least two tanks on the National Mall for this years fourth of july celebration, however, as weve been discussing throughout this week, theres complicationo tryinget vehicles this large through d. C. Streets and into the National Mall. Thats the discussion right now, how is the president , is dod go
under five. is desantis more interested in catching political points then protecting children s whole? all of this coming up and more. a good saturday morning to you. i am katie fang. with just three hearings province and it s this far, it feels like we have so much to digest, including shocking testimony and surprising new evidence showing how close our democracy came to a constitutional crisis on january 6th. the committee has two more hearings coming up next week. we have allie raffa, live on capitol hill for a closer look. ali? katie, since the january 6th committee started these public hearings that more than a week ago, we have learned so much more about what a former president that trump knew about it before, during, and after the attack on the capitol on january 6th. the committee is trying to connect the dots between the continued to push about the big lie and the violence that we saw the capitol that day. we use the testimony of his own family members, for