reportere picked up a passenger between 11:45 and midnight. his taxi was found on the street in kapcapitolheights. he had been shot. police brought a canine to the neighborhoodhos the killer left a trail to be tracked. he went in the yards and wooded area, but nothing was found. the crime happened just steps from the fair mount police department. it s terrible awful. reporter: janice queen has lived in the neighborhood for decades. she es pray for the cab drivers whke a living at one of the most dangerous professions in country. i appreciate them for doing their jobs. they do a great job. we need them. we all can t afford cars. i just feel sorry for them. my prayers go out to them. reporte frnds of a man who lived near the shooting scene actually thought he was the murder victim. more coming up. darcy spencer, news4. thatdeveloe the search for that missing toddler from maryland. police in ohio say they have found the little boy s body in a creek today. officers had
everybo t it was me. my cousin called me and sister asking where was. reporter: the silver cab company=: identified the murdered driver as kadir yahya, 25 years old and worked for the company a year and a half and from ethiopia and lived in anñí@ apartment in d.c.ws/qu he s a nice guy, friendly.j2%m reporter: company says he picked up a passenger at the metro station between between: 10:45 and 11:00 at night. two hours later#-7v he had been shot.t>etb shot. feel sorry for them because they don t have any protection and a shame someone else would take a life at the end of the year, too. reporter: peter lee adams the iii sitsz station waiting for a fare, the seam same this cabbie was and lost his life. he says the problems are getting worse. ha t ti the people that get in our cabs are not paying customers. plus, we have to exhibit our faith because people are always sitting behind us. the prince george s county police have not made an arrest at this p. eyell try
thanks. that s our report. appreciate your time. i m dan ashley. i m ama daetz. tonight, the heat emergencies. and it s now turned deadly. more than 30 states, the oppressive heat. it will feel like 115 degrees in some places. tonight, the nursing home. the air conditioning failing. the emergency evacuations. the former pro football player dying of heat stroke. the electrical explosion leaving thousands without power. and in new york city, the new warning after the blackout just days ago. ginger zee times it out. president trump says he is no longer upset with those who chanted send her back. what he is saying now. and first lady michelle obama not directly references the headlines but tweeting late today. breaking news at this hour. the u.s. military monitoring a u.s. ship traveling through the strait of hormuz after word
of two more shipped seized by iran. martha raddatz at this hour. the american woman and her boyfriend on a road trip discovered dead. authorities be
distance approximately 1,000 yards, ignoring multiple calls to stand down. and was threatening the safety of the ship and the ship s crew. the drone was immediately destroyed. bill: let s hunt down for the latest today trey yengst begins our coverage from our middle east bureau. here is what we know so far about the incident. yesterday the u.s.s. boxer navy assault ship entered the persian gulf and reportedly engaged the drone around 10:00 a.m. local time. the 2000 marine crew had been training previously in the arabian sea. in a statement the pentagon said the drone was within threatening range causing the navy to take defensive action. the boxer was traveling in international waters at the time of the event. the incident comes as iran said yesterday it seized a foreign oil tanker. as for iranian reaction the head of the revolutionary guard said the come nander did not mention the downing of any drone in his remarks. today they re denying any knowledge of the encounter a
through the strait of hormuz after two more ships seized by iran. the american sbom her boyfriend on a road trip discovered dead. authorities before the cameras moments ago and what they have revealed. a 737 crashing in the ocean. the computer warning the two pilots they were two low. the rapper under arrest, claiming self-defense and what the video shows. a missing wife. 69 years old. her 4uz breaking down, insisting the police are looking at him as a suspect. and if the heat is getting to you, try the yankees manager who lost it. the choice words and the punishment tonight. good evening. great to have you with us on a friday night. so many of you dealing with the brutal heat and it s turned deadly now. and 34 starts, more than 200 million americans under alert right now. look at the numbers tomorrow. the heat index. feel like 111 in d.c. 110 in philadelphia. 108 in new york city. the midwest, already seeing numbers that high. tonight, the fompler pro football pl