Sex from under age girls and boys. Melanie alnwick is live in fairfax with what 35er79s need to know. Good morning. Well, steve, allison. Investigators tell us the most frightening things about the stings is how easy it is to go online and find these sexual predators and dho say boys and girls are equally targeted. These are rests were result of three day sting operation involving Fairfax Country Police and as well as detectives from the Loudoun County Sheriff Office and the fbi. Police said they did not want top give us too much information about specific tactics but they told us in these operations they are active on social media sites, chat rooms and other sites they pose as minors. Investigators dont have to be online for long. If a child out there, hey, whats going on. Just a general statement. Next things you know the prat a conversation and will within a matter of moments start to send sexual explicit images and ask for those images in return. And in all, aets men were arrested
Power out annual. Well keep youp daughterit throughout the morning. In the meantime a peace vigil is being held for victims of the Orlando Night Club shooting. People gathered outside the National Rifle Headquarters Association for a ban on rifle rifles. Liver in fairfax. This has been an overnight vigil here outside nra in fair favrm. Theres quite a Police Presence here. This is Head Quarters building here and own security is keeping an eye on who is coming and going this morning. But out here on the sidewalk you have about two dozens members of code pink and you see theyre standing with these heart, pink hearts with photographs of 49 murder victims from or land owe own theyre calling for tougher gun legislation. Measures put forward on republicans and democratst toughen the background checks especially those on terror watch lists and also on no fly lists trying to keep guns out of hands of known terrorists. And on the sidewalk in front of nra headquarters cynthia good morning to you.
Began 8 00 with unveiling of 49 pink harts and made to honor each of them with a name and picture of victim. The names of victims were head off 202 marking exact time the massacre began as people held cappedlees out nra headquarters and later this morning civil owe bead yans is set for 9 a. M. When staff is set to report to work. Capitol hill gun control measures stalling in the senat senate. The vote was in response to Orlando Night Club shooting to strengthen background check including background checks for people on the terror watch list. A small group of senators is now working on bipartisan compromise that could be voted on as early as today all right lets get to you belgium hours ago security alert. Man taken into custody after report of suspicious pack am. He was not carrying explosives but had a fake bomb belt cop takening salt and cookies. They were under terror alert level since the attacks that killed 32 people. Here at home another day and long commute on top for thousands