he gets a lift wherever he wants, does he even have a driver's license? >> i'm a person in law enforcement. >> a mother is standing up for her son. a police officer under investigation for a dui crash. we begin with breaking news about a shooting in waldorf, maryland, and there's no easy way to say this. a man and a child as young as 2 are dead. a teenage girl and a woman have critical injuries. sky 9 was over the townhouse community and pete muntean is on the ground. >> reporter: charles county sheriff detectives are investigating it as an attempted murder-suicide. police got a flood of calls for neighbors reporting gun shots here. police took tactical positions as a precaution. they got into the home, and right away they found a man dead, and they found a little girl, maybe as young as 2 years old dead, and a woman was flown to the hospital, and police say she was talking, and a teenage girl was also medivaced with several bullet wounds. john washington owns the house next door, and a lot of town homes close together, but none thought this was coming. >> i'm nervous and shaking. you have to pray foe may have known the man who worked -- who lived next door. he believes he worked for metro. there's another family tragedy to share with you, involving a baby. the sheriff's office says an 8- month-old boy was attacked and killed by the family dog. it happened on francis court. deputies got there within a minute of the call, and the dog was still attacking the child. they shot and killed the dog. it happened while a family friend was watching the child. we are told criminal charges are not likely. this is called gravely troubling. the prince george's county sheriff's department suspend and officer for driving a cruiser and crashing while drunk. >> reporter: the crash happened on the beltway around0 thankfully no one was injured, but for the officer involved it may be his second dui in a police cruiser. >> reporter: that's crazy? -- that's crazy! and are you kidding? those were the facebook responses. >> reporter: this woman says he is 31-year-old christopher brown's mother and just learned of the arrest but could not say if brown may have a drinking problem. police tell us in 2012 officer brown pled guilty and faced administrative discipline for a crash in his cruiser. this morning police say it happened again. this time on the beltway near pennsylvania avenue, and brown's marked cruiser clipped the back of a tractor trailer and struck a guard rail according to a spokesperson who said brown was under the influence and left the scene but returned a short time later. >> it's something we take seriously and are very concerned about. br would caution that officer due process. >> reporter: on facetime, the police union president said the department does not have a policy for two or three time dui defenders. that's up to the chase to decide. >> she's a stand up guy. i believe he made a mistake. i do, and he is going to have to pay for it. >> reporter: police did not immediately release his blood alcohol level, but we know he is facing driving under the influence and speeding. stephanie ramirez, wusa 9. >> john thompson iii was fired from georgetown's men's basketball team today. he served in the position for 13 years, and over the last 2 seasons, his teams just could not win games, and our john henry spoke to fans about the move tonight, and for many, that represents the end of an era. >> reporter: for decades, a member of the thompson family has led the georgetown men's basketball team, but the university and the community adjust to change. welcome to the popular hangout for hoyas in georgetown. the restaurant attracts everything from current players to alumnis. george remembers when it was a power house. >> i was here from '81 to '85. great time to be a basketball fan. got spoiled winning a lot of games. >> reporter: he says today is certainly not a happy day for his alma mater. the firing of john thompson iii has left fans with mixed emotions. >> i have seen them do better. and on the other hand, i respect the thompson family. >> reporter: some feel the dismissal represents the school moving away from the legacy of his father. >> everyone knew who he was. >> reporter: demon johnson grew up in the southeast and he said it gave the district something to be proud of. >> georgetown basketball was washington, dc. when i was younger, my whole goal was to play basketball for it was like many of my friends. that's what we wanted to do. that's what we saw. >> reporter: on twitter many people writing about the connection the hoyas used to have with the blacks in the city, too. most fans said big john's son always had a lot to live up to. >> people expected him to live up to his dad's name. >> reporter: they hope georgetown does not forget everything he and his father accomplished. >> i hope they start part of georgetown. >> reporter: the question is who will take over the program. everyone i spoke to said they wish the next coach good luck. john henry, wusa 9. >> as you can imagine, today's news came as a bit of a surprise to some people. many of them turned to facebook to share their thoughts. >> here mike posted it's time for a change. good luck. >> robert brass sr. does not feel so good. bad move for the program, and steve said it needed to be done. you can've father's accomplishments. the team has underachieved for too long now. who will be the one to roam the sidelines for the hoyas. frank has perhaps some ideas as to who can replace jt iii. >> reporter: big shoes to fill even though the payday has long passed. it's an attractive job. expect a lot of coaches to be vying for the gig. names being floated out there as possible replacements, tommy amker, johnny dawkins, and former hoyas great and current nba assistant ewing. patrick helped to lead georgetown to the 1984 title, and this is a very big deal, and the search will continue and be led by the former nfl commissioner, paul tagliobu. he will head up the next search for the georgetown hopefully they can get someone quality in there. tonight a frustrated trump team issued an ultimatum. the president is demanding they take a vote today, friday, on repealing and replacing obamacare. what happened? the president did agree to the request to reduce the cost of health care by dropping the requirement that insurance companies cover essentially health services including hospitalization and maternity care and mental health and substance abuse services but the freedom caucus says that's not enough. they want the bill to do much more to repeal obamacare, and without their support, republicans were left with no choice but to postpone the vote. >> for 7.5 years we have been promising the we will repeal and replace this broken law because it's collapsing and it is failing families, and tomorrow we are proceeding. >> and by tomorrow ryan means today, friday. and president trump is said to be done negotiating, and he says that if it does not get a vote, he will move on to other priorities, and the vote is expected some time this afternoon, and we will, of course, be following the developments on the vote and if it happens all day. you can find out when we do if you download the wusa 9 app for the breaking news alerts and updates. president trump also spending his day meeting with members of the american trucking association, and the president seemed to enjoy getting behind the wheel and honking the horn of the big rig, and it made us wonder, does the president drive? does he still have a driver's license? we are going to verify that for you in a moment, but first, we want to know what do you think? do you think president trump has a driver's license? vote by going to wusa9.com and i know you're tire and you're in bed or on the couch, pick up your phone. it takes a second. we will reveal the results to you in a second. it may be a beautiful weekend for a drive. >> topper, what's the latest? >> it has not changed, and that's a good thing in this particular case. 60s tomorrow, and then 74 on saturday, and 70 on sunday, and we are going to have showers on sunday, and don't think it will be a washout. we will talk about the timing of the showers coming back, and also a couple of showers tomorrow, and a cold start, but a warm finish, and saturday, that's the best day of the next 3, and we will come back and tell you if we will have any wet commutes for some folks early in the morning and talk about the sunday showers. >> thank you, topper. metro changes that will hit your pocketbook and your patience. metro's board has approved fare hikes and service cuts. starting july 1st, rushhour rail fares are climbing. bus fares will a quarter more at rush hour, trains will run every 8 minutes rather than the current 6. you will find all the details on our wusa 9 app. we have new information on last night's breaking news about a police shooting in dc. officers responded to gunfire in southeast, and they struggled with the suspect, but then an officer shot and critically wounded the man, and we have learned his name is 32- year-old michael leech of southeast, facing several charges, and police released the photo of the gun they recovered at the scene. bad news for middle-aged white people. why more people are dying younger. and don't forget to vote on whether you think the president can still get behind the wheel. in just a moment, we will verify that for you and tell you why he's making all the funny faces. >> that's too much. and unemployment can lead to an early grave. middle age white americans with limited education are dying younger than others with same age. a sharp spike in suicides, drug overdoses, and alcohol related deaths are all tied to what is called job deair. tony roach is a mechanic in south carolina, and he never finished high school, and he doubts the government will do anything to help people to find or hang on to a good job. >> it ain't going to get better no matter who is there. everyone makes promises that they don't keep. >> reporter: guys like you have to learn how to do without? >> yeah. >> reporter: a lot of people like me. >> researchers say middle age whites with college educations are not suffering the same drop in life expectancy. we are here to verify your pressing questions. >> what's real online? what isn't? we talk a lot about donald trump, and we will do it again tonight, but it's not really about politics. it's about his driving. trump here getting behind the wheel of a big rig on the south lawn of the white e industry ceos and look at his face. he got a real kick out of it. here's the question tonight, does trump drive? the faces he's making behind the wheel of the big rig look familiar? that's every new york commuter. there's plenty of people in new york city who don't have a driver's license. they don't need one. they take cabs, trains, bus or walk where they need to go. it's not hard to imagine trump being chauffeured place-to- place before politics, but we have the proof he does drive. whamo! here's a copy of his driver's license. it does not expire for another 3 years. it was obtain the legally by politico late last year through a public record he has a license, and that does not necessarily mean he drives right? >> wrong. not only does he drive, he rocks out to taylor swift, look! ♪ [music] ♪ that's frump behind the wheel of his rolls-royce in tampa with his son and his wife. no one is really grooving there, but the music is on. that answers the question, right? how about now that he is president? the question is not can he drive, is he allowed to drive? interestingly enough, there's precedent for this, and it's caught on tape with jerry seinfeld and president obama when they went for a spin in a 1963 corvette a few years back. >> we are just going to wrap up quick, we will be right back. >> sorry, that's not possible. >> when i do this it will show comedians in cars getting coffee. >> you're a comedian in a car with a president going nowhere. back it up. >> yes, sir. >> i want to give you a shot childhood dream. [instrumental music playing]. >> if you talk to the guys, they will let us out. just say i'm the president. >> darrell, can you open this up? >> i'm sorry, i can't allow that. >> that's fine, we are leaving. >> the president can drive, but he can't leave the driveway. all right, there we go. let's show the results of the verify question. do you think president trump has a driver's license? 27% of you, only 27% said yes, and 73% of you said no. there you have it. our verify team is working around the clock to sort through your tips and feedback. if you see something on tv or your social media feeds that is driving you nu and we will try to verify it for you. we are on facebook or twitter,er you can reach out to me on facebook or twitter or e- mail me verify@wusa9.com. it's another moving day for our beloved bao bao. after a month long quarantine, she is stepping into her new enclosure at the china's panda conservation center. she looks happy and healthy, and vets said she's eating like a horse. she can put it down! almost 9 pounds of bamboo every day, and with a healthy serving of apples, carrots and co bread. no wonder she is happy. >> she's like, i feel so good! >> being a panda would be great. you can lay back. >> the quarantine would not be great, but it's like come on! >> you can get as much food as you want. >> that's true. they do feed you, but bamboo is tough on my stomach. we have been on a bit of a slide. we want to get back in the game. a single. not a home run. >> you're back. i know you're back. >> we went with 50, and it was 47. we are on pace, and we are in good shape. 63 tomorrow and the warm front is pushing through. a couple of showers are possible, and clouds in the morning, and live look outside at the weather cam, it's 38 right now, and if you were with us earlier, the dew points were in the still low. humidity low for this time of the night, and the bus stop temperatures, one of those days, it's march, and you need a jacket to the bus stop, and you will carry it home. 28 to 45. warmer friday with a stray shower mainly west of town and in the morning. there's a slight chance if you're on the i-81 corridor, you could have a shower with the bus stop time. afternoon showers on sunday, and not a washout, and warm with more showers on monday and tuesday. good news, we are staying in the low 70s, and bad news, unsettled. a few inches behind with rain fall, and we need it. 74 on sunday, and 70 on monday, low 70s on tuesday, and again, very unsettled tuesday and wednesday, and here's the futurecast. 6:00a.m. tomorrow, and we will be above freezing tonight, inside of the beltway. below freezing north and west, and 31 gaithersburg, and 29 in damascus, and notice by 9:00, showers along the i-81 corridor, and temperatures until the upper 30s 40s. chilly, and only 40 downtown. only 39 for la plata. this will pay dividends later on. the showers are drying up as they move eastward. i don't see anything in the metro area. not a huge deal. 1:00, up to 52, and look what happens. 6:00in the evening, and we are at 63 downtown, and 61 in haggerstown, and 71 in petersburg, and the warm front will blast through with clouds in the morning and a couple of showers, and then great shape. tomorrow night at this time, look at this, upper 50s, and a very mild night for your friday, and it will be dry. so, 30s to start, and a couple of sprinkles early, and 45 at 11:00, and sunshine and 55 by 1:00, and saturday, certainly the best day of the next 3, 74, and sunday is not too shabby. 70 with afternoon showers, and you can get stuff done in the morning, early afternoon, and the next 7 days, we are holding on to ths on to showers on monday and tuesday, and we will fall back into the 60s on wednesday and thursday, and i think we can probably handle that. temperature in the 70s, and that's like late april. it's like a treat. we are not holding on to the coach of georgetown. >> hoyas are looking it was a decision that caught many by surprise after two bad seasons in a row and little success in the ncaa tournament. georgetown firing john thomps job for 13 years going to the final four in '07 but lately, not much has been done. the national search is now on for his replacement, and right now it's underway. the maryland hoops with connecticut getting ready to face oregon and the sweet 16 coming on saturday. the terps have one of the best seasons inschool history, and standing in their way f they win on saturday, number one uconn, and freeze knows you cannot overlook the ducks. >> you don't get the chance to play uconn if we don't win that i have to take care of their team with ucla. they have never look aid head on any opponent. i don't anticipate that would happen. they know from watching film on oregon how good they are and what it will take to advance. coming up on friday night right here on wusa 9 more sweet 16 action, and that's the first game, and then the heavyweight battle, and kentucky versus ucla. as good as the caps been, other teams have gained on them including thursday night's opponent in columbus who were nipping at their heels for the top spot. ovechkin and the caps, russian heritage night at the phone booth, and slow start for both teams scoreless in the 3rd, and they will change that, and seth jones making it 1-0. delaware ministry's slap shot, and then to the shootout, -- demitri's slat shot and -- (vo) what if this didn't have to happen? i didn't see it. (vo) what if we could go back? what if our car... could stop itself? in iihs front-end crash prevention testing, toyota. not honda. not ford. the all-new subaru impreza. more than a car, it's a subaru. montgomery county police hosted their own version of march madness basketball. >> 16 teams hit montgomery county high school in silver springs. the teams made up of police officers, fire and rescue personnel and students and staff. organizers said it's all about getting the community connected and having a good time doing it. >> it shows you where the department is going and people really want to be involved in things, and it's changing. you can see the society and community changing and the government changing. it's awesome. >> the police department will be part of little league opening day next month, and more projects are in the works for this summer. >> a lot of teams they had out there today. >> pretty good stuff. >> we will be able to play basketball outside soon. >> you can. i don't know about you. i have yard work to do, and it will be in the 70s. a couple of showers mainly west of town on i-81. clouds in the morning, and then boom in the low 60s in the afternoon. mid-60s on saturday, and a gorgeous day. sunday will be okay, but certainly your morning tee times are fine. we will try to the outdoor stuff 2:00 or 3:00, and then it will stay warm. bad news, unsettled. low 70s on monday and tuesday, and then it will be cooler, and my goodens, we are not getting that bad. 66 on wednesday, and 62 on thursday, and so those 70s are actually late april, early may temperatures. we will take it. >> we have a little bit of shower activity, that's not enough to spoil the whole week. >> no, no yellow weather alerts. >> do we set the dvr for 11:30 on saturday morning? >> that's a tough call. >> later on? >> that's the meat of the day, there. >> i know. >> it's not the captioning sponsored by cbs ( cheers and applause ) ( laughter ) >> for best picture-- ( laughter ) >> "la la land." >> announcer: it's "the late show" with stephen colbert! tonight, stephen welcomes: connie britton. zoey deutch. musical guest lori mckenna. jon stewart. featuring jon batiste and "stay human."

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