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Good morning, im annie yu. And im Steve Chenevey. Welcome to fox5 news morningorng on this friday morning. Friday mg lets start with some securitytr news for you this morning. You were just a few days aways away from the big fourth of julyh ul celebration on the mall. And with tens of thousands ofhos people expected there u. S. Park police are stepping up security. Thats right metro is alsoghs gearing up for the largeing f crowds and fox5s Lindsey Watts joins us from the National Mall with offerin everg you need to know. Yo reporter the smith joan smih folk life festival is set up set behind me and were also seeing preps for the big showpsb on monday. Mda obviously this is a huge h weekend for park police and a they are taking a lot of steps s to make sure everybody stays sta safe. Sa on monday, theyre going to be o eight security access pointssoi where they are going to beo checking all your bags, all your coolers, all your back yr packs and here are some things t that you definitely
This car was shot up during the exchange of gunfire around 11 00 last night. We dont believe the metro transit officer was injured. Were not sure of the condition of the other person that officer was exchanging gunfire with. It happened near the dean wood metro station outside dean Wood Community and remember center and again around 11 00 last night d. C. Police handling investigation still on the scene here. Minnesota avenue is on metro buses running long min mip avenue and this 4900 block of coral street northeast remains closed as d. C. Police in the rain this morning continue investigation steve and alliso allison. All right. Bob. Thank you. In Prince George county a man fighting for his life after he was shot in a parking lot where ice cream trucks are scored. It happened 6 00 last evening in 6100 block of app may have been attempted robber robbery. No word on dus suspect. Montgomery county firefighters battling massive plays here high school when they got there the home was fully