Us now live from Childrens National Medical Center where the boy is treated tonight. Reporter when that boy arrived here late tuesday night in grave condition, the result police say of a brutal beating received at the hand of his mothers boyfriend, all of it over a piece of cake. With his mother at work on tuesday, the boy was left at this apartment in the care of his uncle and his mothers boyfriend robert leroy wilson. According to court documents, when wilson caught the boy stealing cake, he cuffed his hands and beat the defenseless child until he was unresponsive and stiff. The boys uncle took the cuffs off and called 911. To have a 9yearold in the condition hes in now because an adult literally beat him into that condition is traumatic. Its marched on all of us to hard on all of us to deal with those things. Reporter a neighbor said nothing about wilson stood out when they chatted about motorcycles in the parking lot. Seemed like a normal everyday guy, didnt seem like the person th
Yard nearly two years ago. As Scott Mcfarland reports, coordination was smoother this time around. Two years ago after the Navy Yard Shooting, cc police said there were too many vehicles on the scene, is that it was so crowded officers struggled to move around the area and navigate the building and Many Police Agencies on the scene were on the same page. Two years later, the mayor said Police Worked well together. Im very proud of all of the officials that answered the call. We know that there have been a lot of Lessons Learned from previous incidents. But why did so Many Police Agencies respond to what amounted to a false alarm . Because different agencies had different specialties. U. S. R. Police flew their eagle two helicopter above the navy yard a special sized unit from which rescuers can propel to the ground in an emergency. Particularly helpful because its kept in a hangar within close range from the navy yard. We have a crew here at what we refer to as the eagles nest. And the
Facilities are properly attentive and vigilant. A america tonight special report attack in chattanooga. Thanks for being with us im joie chen. There was no warning before the carnage began. What Law Enforcement could call a brazen attack on two military recruiting offices in chattanooga, midmorning in view of witnesses. We dont know the gunmuns motive gunmans motive but he had targets. Those protecting and serving their country. Broad daylight in a strip mall. Before 11 00am the first sign of crisis shattered the calm and glass doors of a marine recruiting center. Witnesses heard gunshots, multiple gunshots from a shooter that rolled up to the front door in a silver convertible. As witnesses swarmed forward, the gunman turned his car to another target. Only seven miles away. It is incomprehensible to see what happens, and the way that individuals who serve our country were treated. Two different locations this individual went to and as a city we will respond to this with every availabl
Leshan, wusa9. Thank you, bruce. That search warrant also says investigators seized cell phones, letters, lap tops, but we do not know what they found on those letters or those devices. Lets get to a developing story out of wyoming where three people from our area have been killed in a plane crash. It happened saturday in cody. That is in northwest wyoming near the montana border, killed in the crash were joyce bartoo of d. C. , diane stubbs and her husband Gerald Stubbs both from annapolis. The pilot from colorado also died in that crash. The group took off from share Sheridan County airport and turned toward cody and then crashed. The flag flown at half staff in honor of the Service Members killed in chattanooga les week. It happened only after last week. It happened only after criticism from House Speaker john boehner. Scott broom is on the hill with reaction to how it all happened today. How did this just get started, scott . Reporter well, theres a lot of symbolism that goes with
Why are we so afraid to have a conversation . So im not afraid to have a conversation. Im here having a conversation. Can they bridge the divide . Plus, trumps cryptic comments. Do you guys know what this represents . Maybe its the calm before the storm. What does that really mean . And faced with tensions at home and abroad, whats the president s next move . Our powerhouse roundtable takes that on and the latest on the gulf coast taking a direct hit from Tropical Storm nate. From the white house to your house, we take on the moments that mattered this week. Announcer from abc news, its this week, here now coanchor martha raddatz. Good morning. What a week. A devastating National Tragedy in las vegas claiming 58 lives and leaving hundreds injured. An epic Natural Disaster in puerto rico. Millions of american citizens still struggling to recover, and an alarming Nuclear Showdown with nuclear. Both sides doubling down. Over the next hour well explore the president s response to crises bo