a murdered d.c. principal is being remembered as a man who inspired both students and staff. he has been laid to rest but for hundreds of people today, was their first chance to say goodbye. fox 5 s john henrehan reports. reporter: because of the widespread popularity of murdered educator brian betts, a public memorial service was scheduled at the music center in montgomery county, and more than 300 people attended including school board vice president christopher barkley who told the mourners betts was an extraordinary educator. i think he went the extra mile. i say it both with his professional work and his humanity. he really cared for young people. reporter: he helped establish an arts program. he was always supportive when we were doing arts or in a play or dance performance. it was great to have someone there for you, who was always backing you up and saying you did great, even if you didn t. reporter: a dozen former students spoke at the memorial. many of the
his friend lay dying. the call is difficult to listen to. 911 center. i m in the woods. somebody just stabbed me and my friend. reporter: it was a frantic call for help just after 8:00 p.m. april 15, 2008. the 911 caller and his friend steven williams had been running the trails through the regional park in clinton. williams was on a dirt bike. the friend on a four-wheel atv. suddenly he says they were ambushed. then stabbed. my friend [ indiscernible ] reporter: that same day police say this man martinez witherspoon reported his atv stolen. investigators found out he heard an atv in the park behind his mother s home. he hid in the woods until the men approached, attacked and stabbed them both in the back and took off. please. reporter: 28-year-old steven williams died and it turns out it wasn t the stolen atv after all. in a prince george s county courtroom today, a judge told 24-year-old witherspoon he would spend the next 32 years behind bars. prosecutors s
obama s helicopter landed on the white house lawn. a gathering around a stage in lafayette park then moved towards the white house where about 35 protesters were arrested, including a u.s. congressman. here is the video of those arrests taking place. it appears over a thousand protesters showed to demand president obama follow through women graition reform measures through with immigration reform measures. on the law of many today was the new law in arizona which will allow police to ask people if they are in the country legally. we all hope to live in an area where our children can grow up and not walk down the street and not worry about whether or not their rights are going to be violated. congressman luis gutierrez of illinois was among those arrested in front of the white house. 35 people previously volunteered to be arrested to send a message to the president and the country that immigration reform is needed. matt ackland in the newsroom. thank you for that. th
president spoke today, maryland senator ben cardin and five more east coast democratic senators sent a letter to the white house calling for president obama to reverse his decision. local groups like public citizen are weighing in, too. all it takes is one catastrophic accident like this one to permanently foul beaches, to permanently harm other economic interests on the coast. reporter: meantime back in the gulf, the cleanup effort will have to be as massive as the spill itself. let me be clear. the president has ordered that the administration use every single available resource at our disposal. reporter: more naval vessels and military air are on the way aircraft are on the way but the environmental damage is becoming obvious. this is a white bird normally. it was found covered with dark oil. it s not just the birds in danger. the wetlands are some of the most productive in the country. one fifth of the seafood in the u.s. comes from these gulf coast waters. so i
[ stand by for captions ] the pressure built up underneath the ice and the when it punched a hole through t the lava solidified into glassy sill cots. reporter: many companies are adding additional train services to its already packed schedule. and did you hear what monty python actor john cleese did? he hired a taxi to drive him more than 900 miles and it cost him 5,000 bucks. in new york, laura ingle, fox news. the caps craze in full effect. our hometown heroes heating up the ice. sports director felt felt is live at the vary rye dave feldman is live at the verizon center with the details. reporter: it has cleared out at the verizon center but it was loud and there was a lot of drama. there were questions coming into game one. question one, would alex ovechkin be held scoreless again? and pointless again? and shotless again? jose theodore, how would he do against his former team and former hometown team? once again for the second day in a row or second game in