toughest times of the year. and president trump says the gop tax bill is a christmas gift. but even some republicans say it may really be just a lump of coal. we know a lot more about a story that we brought you as breaking news first at 6:00. kids were playing with a gun when it went off, injuring a toddler. good evening, thanks for joining us tonight. i m ericka gonzalez. police tell us the bullet pierced the little girl in the leg. the shooting was inside an apartment building on pomroy street in southeast d.c. the girl is expected to recover. detectives are interviewi ining everyone who was around at the time. no word if there will be charges filed. new at 11:00, this time of year can be difficult for families coping with the loss of a loved one. tonight a group of local mothers are getting together to lift each other up after devastating losses. news4 scy prince george s county with their powerful stories. a lot of times we don t even want to wake up. we re not s
can we repeat sunday? we will let you know. the news is next. now, abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. kimberly: a disturbing story to begin with, but it could have been so much worse. a young toddler was shot in the leg in southeast d.c. the little girl was rushed to the hospital and is expected to be ok. the police are remaining tightlipped about this. melissa dipane has what we know right now. melissa: the police say kids were playing with a gun when it went off and shot the little girl in the leg and apartment in the 2500 block of pomeroy road in southeast. the police say there is a lot of information to sort out. the toddler was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was conscious and breathing when she was transported. figure out what s going on. we don t want to compromise an ongoing investigation or anyone s identities before we have everything figured out. still lots of questions to answer in this case about the gun and where it came from, bu
police officer is merely a misdemeanor. it does come with potential jail time. a fairfax county man is behind bars accused of trying to set his child s mother on fire. it happened this morning on arlington drive in the mount vernon area. investigators say lamar thomas started arguing with the victim as she dropped off their 1-year- old on the way to work. investigators say he doused her with a flammable liquid and tried to set her on fire. the woman ran out of the car and thomas was arrested. new developments in the comet ping-pong pizza gate case tonight. the man accused of bringing a gun into the restaurant and firing it now faces federal charges. local charges have been dropped as a result. stephanie ramirez was there as edgar welch went before a judge this afternoon. is he still locked up or is he out? reporter: still locked up. he didn t even get a chance that federal warrant just came through today. his next hearing is on friday. that ll give attorneys more time t
not convert on third down. punted the ball away to the bengals, now second down and 3. again, it is hill and jeremy hill picks up a cincinnati first down out to the 43 yard line. john: and opening team, the team that kicks it off, the redskins field goal could not win it, now the next score wins, to field goal, whatever, for cincinnati bengals wins this game. kenny: right. we are in sudden death. this is hill going up against a depleted washington secondary without bashaud breeland, now without duke ihenacho who was in the concussion protocol, quinton dunbar on the field, the rookie cincinnati. john: defensive players someone has to step up and make the play and if you re andy dalton of course you would like to go to a.j. green, but tyler eifert, you have a lot of weapons out there, lafell has been quiet all day. kenny: three receivers to the left side. dalton on second and 9, flag is throwns it s a hold. referee: no intention of grounding, number 11 is in the area.
told the vehicle from the area. police are still out here continuing their investigation. for hours today this area was a shutdown. everyone in the surrounding apartments and businesses had been evacuated. police say it was out of an abundance of caution. it started when a patrol officer spotted a car. the officer could cease position is materials inside. police called the dog sniffed something, alerted police to a possible threat. after investigating they found the car is a decommissioned police car and they say it may explain why it smelled like it did. less than an hour ago people were able to return home. the church was very gracious letting us hang out all day. investigating. they say they have made contact with the owner of the car. right now they are not sure exactly what the substance was inside of the car. they will be analyzing to figure out what it was. they say this area is now straight they say this area is now safe. back to normal after a scare big earlier