[silence] what happened ins the shocking, its tragic, for those affected and their families, it is devastating. Its hard to imagine their pain. I hope they will know that we are praying for them now, hope they will find strength of the lovingkindness around the in these hours of darkness andnding pain. I hope they will see her country standing by their side today,gu Many Americans are still in shock and people have begun to wonder why someone will do something this terrible. Investigators will continuebu their dedicated work in search of answers, what is clear is this is a moment for National Morning for prayer. Just a moment ago, President Trump letter country in observing a moment of silence. As you noted this morning, we are grateful for the courageous efforts of the First Responders. They put their lives on the lines to save others. They do so with selflessness that reminds us of the courage and mercy the remains possible within each of us. Times of terrible grief, the same is true
Thank you, doug. Now would be the perfect time to make sure you have the nbc washington app. You can get hour by hour forecasts for your weekend ahead. Tonight only on 4, new insight into how ms13 gang members are operating in our suburbs, including how they lured and killed a teen last year. All this comes out a recently unsealed federal indictment. David culver joins us from leesburg with details. Really chilling sounding stuff here, david. Absolutely. And heres that indictment that you referenced. It was initially fired under seal. It lists charges against nine people, all accused in the murder of an 18yearold. Now, in speaking with gang investigators, they say thats pretty consistent when it comes to ms13 and how they operate. A group versus one. No desire, so to speak, for a fair fight. Heres how this one case played you may remember this scene from june of last year, local and federal Law Enforcement moving in on this leesburg home. In the middle of the night, neighbors recording
The crane operator was off latimer avenue. And our reporter is on the scene. They are working to get the crane off at home right now. Here we are 10 hours after it happened. Let me show you what this looks like now. They had used these large cranes to get the wheels of this crane back on the pavement. The arm is still extended over the homes. They are working to retract that safely and get it pulled away from this residence. It has been busy out here as they try to make sure everyone is safe as they do this recovery effort. Then for the residents, this was a very close call. The crane was fully extended, 190 feet in the air. Suddenly it toppled over before noon on tuesday, crashing down on a house and several other structures. We could hear a loud crash. Something i had never heard before. It reached a house and a storage shed one street over, they were surprised to see it had collapsed, and a narrow escape, fade in their favor today. I just thought of all of the damage. It was suppose
Getting locked up is a part of everyday life. This systems set up for them to fail, because when they come out of prison, theres nothing for them. And inside one state that is trying to fix a broken system. Incarceration has become the response to every social problem that we encounter. Jail doesnt work prison doesnt work. We need to distinguish between who were mad at and who were afraid of. Tonight on frontline. Prison state. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontline is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional support is provided by the Park Foundation dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. At fordf
Getting locked up is a part of everyday life. This systems set up for them to fail, because when they come out of prison, theres nothing for them. And inside one state that is trying to fix a broken system. Incarceration has become the response to every social problem that we encounter. Jail doesnt work prison doesnt work. We need to distinguish between who were mad at and who were afraid of. Tonight on frontline. Prison state. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontline is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional support is provided by the Park Foundation dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The ford foundation, working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide. At fordf