Police were out investigating shooting. I woke up and started working. My desk faces the howard l, hospita and the next thing you know i hear a couple of pops. Reporter brett porter was inside his home when d. C. Police say two suspects started chasing and shootint a a man who was running away on fifth street right near the entrance to Howard University hospital. One of the blets struck a window and a nurse who worked in the obgyn office at the hospital sent us these pictures. She sa the bullet went through the wall of her department, just missing this woman o was sitting down with her newborn babe waiting for an appointment. I spoke with the new mother who saysthe bullet nearly missed her head. She was too shaken up to go on camera but described the ordeal as terriing. Witnesses say Campus Police responded quickly. Oh, its fast. Hey were throwing on bulletproof vests and running outside. Reporter jason is nrnlg chast Dialysis Department a the hospital and says he saw the suspects taki
In custody. Were expecting a News Conference to take place sometime in the next 15 to 30 minutes. Well keep you updated on this breaking story right up until the nbc nightly news at 7 00. We have more breaking news tonight. A local couple found dead while vacationing in the dominican republic. Wlets get straight toendy rieger. Shes got everything wenow at is point on the story. Whats the latest . We know the couple is from Prince Georges county. They are cynthia day and her fiancee 63yearold Edward Holmes. They got to the resort may 25th. They were staying on the southeast coast of the island. The newspaper today is reporting their bodies showed no signs of violence. Investigators have not determined a cause of death. The couples family says theyve been in contact with the u. S. Embassy in the dr and are baffled, not sure, dont know what happened. According to the dominican today, the Hotel Director says they were scheduled to leave yesterday. We are still working this story and gettin
The day download our wusa9 app. A woman from potomac, maryland among 10 who died in a plane crash in coaster rica. Eileen steinberg, her husband bruce and three sons were on vacation from scarsdale, new york and their charter flight was going from a beach town to the capital of san jose when it crashed into a mountain. The family from florida, a tour guide and both pilots died. The cause is under investigation. The Civil Aviation agency said the airplane recently passed a safety inspection. Authorities of Prince Georges County consider Domestic Violence an epidemic and hope for a better year ahead. New years day began with a suspected attack in brentwood that claimed the life of a young mother of three. We follow up on this from brentwood. Reporter according to family members who gathered here they tonight he is under arrest and she is dead and three kids in two countries are without a mom. The victim was a 23yearold mother of three and one child an infant. She was slashed with a knife
House defends its stonewalling. And d. C. Heroes return. The Washington Nationals are coming home tonight as world series champs. A first for the team. This hour, a divided city has a reason to unite and celebrate. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Were following breaking news on a turning point for congress, the Trump Presidency and the nation. A divided house endorsing the impeachment investigation in a mostly party line vote. This opens an urgent new phase in the battle between democrats and the white house that could lead to articles of impeachment against the president by the end of the year. Also breaking, another key impeachment witness wrapped up closed door testimony just a little while ago. Cnn has learned the white house adviser on russia revealed he was specifically warned to steer clear of Rudy Giulianis shadow ukraine policy aimed at securing investigations tha
Department. And Elizabeth Warren taking heat like a frontrunner last night. Her democratic rivals piling on. Is she now the only frontrunner . Paging joe biden. Welcome to wednesday. It is mtp daily and good evening im chuck todd here in washington where nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer the authenticity of a truly bizarre letter that the president sent to turkeys president. The developments this afternoon have been in a word intense. When the president s action today justifying his decision to pool troops from Northern Syria have now put an uncomfortable spotlight on republicans in congress. What do they do now . Particularly, after the president today made it painfully clear to them that he isnt giving an inch on his decision. Despite the bipartisan back lash and despite the chaos that has unleashed in the region where American Allies are frustrated with the president s decision. Today, as his Vice President and secretary of start we secretary of state were readying to scramble to turke