Alton sterling. Seconds later, someone is heard saying hes got a gun. Then police open fire. Officers arrived at the scene after a 911 call, claiming someone had a gun. Police chief says sterling was armed. Something the familys attorney questions. Mr. Sterling was not reaching for a weapon. He looked like a man who was trying to get his head up and was actually fighting for his life. The Convenience Store owner said sterling hung out at the store, selling cds. He described him as confused during the incident. I dont think he knew what was going on. If they took the time to tell him what was happening, what fs going on, i think it would have ended up differently. Reporter emotions in the community are running high. Sterlings son and his sons mother were clearly distraught during a morning news conference. He had to watch this as this was put all over the outlets. Reporter the Police Officers are now on administrative leave. I have very serious concerns. The video is disturbing, to say
Base reported seeing people with long guns on campus, reported an active shooter situation. Well, we now know that it was a misunderstanding. There was an active Shooter Drill that was scheduled for this morning inside that medical facility, its been scheduled for some time, but obviously not everybody on base received word of that drill, including the person that placed that phone call. However, out of an abundance of caution until they sorted things out, the base was put on lockdown. So they had this drilled scheduled. But then got what they called a real world warning. Out of an abundance of caution, they followed their protocols for an active shooter until they could sort things out and figure out exactly what happened. At about 10 30 this morning, thats when they realized the mistake, the all clear was given. We spoke to a man who worked on the base who said for a while there it was prty scary. Got to the front gate and immediately got turned around, they were searching every sing
Its the end of the road for one of our local athletes, native gary russell, knocked out in his boxing round earlier today. But Christian Taylor and will clay earning gold and silver respectably. And its an olympic doover for abby. Shell get a chance to compete in the womens 5,000 meters. Theres a lot more ahead in tonights primetime. In track and field for the mens high jump, its also the final day for gymnastics with finals for men and women and individual events and live tonight, beach volleyball. Kerri Walsh Jennings and april ross taking on the host nation, team brazil. Shes a little star wars a pyirates of the caribbean. Maryland swimmer Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps will make another splash in the spotlight. Thats coming up in a few minutes. Storm team 4 showing severe storms rolling through right now. And we could see more of them throughout the night. For that reason and the intense heat still eating us up out there today, another weather alert day. Lets get right over to do
There was an incident at a gas station in which a bathroom was damaged. The four swimmers, including rockvilles jack connor, tried to leave but were confronted by Security Guards with guns. They paid cash to cover the cost of the damage and then left. Police also say they could face charges of vandalism and giving false testimony. We have live coverage for you. Lets begin with wendy rieger in rio with some new video. Hi, wendy. Reporter here is whats happening tonight swimmers jack conger and gunnar bentz are no longer in police custody, but their passports are, so theyre stuck in rio as is swimmer jimmy feigen while ryan lochte is in the United States and not saying anything. This afternoon the Brazilian Police are saying plenty. Their shutdown headline was no robbed. This is video from the gas station where the four s stop. Police say the swimmers told them that lochte started getting stupid and some damage occurred to the restroom. You see the men exit and get into their cab. The ga
Of town. Theyll push inside the beltway as early as 7, 8 00 p. M. Here you can see snow moving through the area, continues to push off toward the east. And its out of here by midnight. As these snow showers move through, temperatures will be below freezing and we could see around an inch or less. That could lead to some slick spots. A heads up there. Throughout the day tomorrow, a few flurries possible. Toward the end of the evening rush well be tracking snow showers. Otherwise cold. Relatively light winds during the evening hours. Temperatures, though, in the 20s. Wait until you see the windchills tomorrow. The coldest its been so far this season. Ill have more on that, barbara alrea , in ten minutes. Could it get any colder . Thanks, amelia. Road crews are getting ready for the snow amelia just talked about. The plan is to pretreat bridges and overpasses as well as the freeways and other major routes tonight and tomorrow. Meanwhile cold air is complicat main break at a major Montgome