today by the u.s. attorney s office, which cede they could not proceed with a case, according to the documents filed in court. based upon all the evidence that we have thus far gathered, there is insufficient basis to sustain the charges. neither of the men charged punched, kicked, or stomped mr. mohammed. i mean, his death was tragic. there is no question about that. but that it was equally tragic to falsely assign blame. reporter: the five men were accused of chasing down and beating ali ahmed mohammed. after the arrest, dc police chief said that the men would be charged with second-degree murder. the savage beating with what appears to be justice, ridiculous. reporter: those charges were reduced to aggravated assault after the medical examiner s office was unable to determine the cause of death. we want justice! reporter: mohammed s family, friends, supporters, many from the ethiopian community were stunned and held a visual outside the club a few weeks ago.
craig: yes, even the kitten was affecteded. i have to say, normally we come out and do the show and yick and yak and you know the drill and every now and again, a guest comes along and blows your mind. i think you ll be seeing dr. cornel west back here at some point and if not, cbs fired me. good night, everybody. can a smartphone be its own guardian angel ? can it keep an eye out for itself, literally show and tell you where it is when you don t even know yourself ? droid can with lookout mobile security, one of thousands of free apps for the droid x and droid 2 by motorola. available on the ever-expanding android market. when there s no limit to what droid gets, there s no limit to what droid does. how did he die? that s the question still lingering after a man lost his life outside a dc nightclub. the family of ali ahmed mohammed said that employees of dc nine chased him down beating him to death. without knowing just how he died, charges against the accused have been
weekend long. this weekend will not be like last weekend. get your sweaters and jackets ready to go early on saturday morning. darkness still hangs over the city but mostly clear skies. couple of clouds on the way for later this afternoon. temperatures are in the 30s in nearly everybody s neighborhood. we re 44 here in upper northwest. 40 degrees now at ronald reagan washington national airport. 37 in bowie, maryland. 38 in waldorf and la plata. 44 degrees in annapolis. 33 from falls church out towards chantilly and stling. 31 in martinsburg. the radar shows a couple of lonely in sprinkles in southern maryland and eastern shore. not a lot of rain chances for today. couldn t rule out a five minute burst of rain drops. for the most part partly to mostly cloudy day today. the more sunshine you see today more clouds this afternoon. thank you, church. all charges haveeen dropped against five men accused of assault in the death of a man who threw a brick through the nightclub win
tractor-trailer and two cars happened just before 6:00 this morning, three lanes have been blocked ever sin. traffic is getting by in only one lane. all charges have been dropped against five men accused of assault in the death of a man who threw a brick through a nightclub window. the u.s. attorney s office dismissed the charges yesterday a move that outraged the victim sriends and family. darcy spencer reports. reporter: all charges have been dropped against five dc9 bar workers who were accused of beating and stomping a man who later died. the lawyer represented the bar manager who was charged in the attack. we think it s tragic that chief lanier and the metropolitan police department jumped to incorrect concluings based on a lack of evidence. reporter: d.c. police chief initially said the workers were charged with second-degree murderer. somebody that lost their life in a savage beating with what appears to be vigilante justice is ridiculous. reporter: sources