The charges are Conspiracy To Defraud the United States. Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. The former president is due to appear before a federal court on thursday In Washington, dc, as Our Washington correspondent sean dilley explains. Chanting we love trump hes the first president to be charged with a federal crime. But if previous cases are anything to go by, Donald Trumps third indictment is only likely to boost his popularity with Republican Voters. The charges he faces, though, are serious. The 45 Page Indictment accuses the former president of knowingly spreading false claims about Election Fraud to trick and persuade states into helping him overturn the election results. The police are now running back into the capitol building. Hes not been charged with inciting the violent scenes of january 6th, but prosecutors have drawn a link. The attack on our Nations Capital on january 6th,
Of folks very concerned, about far more than just what happened yesterday. Yesterdays quadruple shooting happened outside of the Big Ben Liquor store, but residents say they have seen so many more problems than what happened yesterday and residents are firstrate. Its highly alarming. Tom yesterday in broad daylight, four people were shot. Ofse are surveillance photos a person of interest. Residents said they are concerned, but what is most first writing what is most frustrating this has happened three years in a row. Tom although the neighborhood has changed a lot in recent years, some problems never seemed to go away. That corner has been a long term openair drug market. Tom the scene of shooting after shoo notorious a 2013 driveby in which one dozen people were shot. It cannot change overnight, but we need to make some progress. There are more people on the streets. Tom the police say they have stationed extra officers in the area for now, but they admit that is only a shortterm fix.
It. Alison we will. Thank you. Next week, join us for a special town hall. This will be focused on the role women will play in the 2016 election. Our round table will be hosted by Michelle Marsh that airs next thursday june 16 at 7 00 on our sister station newschannel8. Leon Metro Safetrack plan in the spotlight as the commuters made adjustments to escape the closures and the delays this week. Metro board met to talk about the progress. Stephen tschida joins us to explain how it is going so far. Stephen the safetrack started last weekend with the work affecting the orange and the silver lines. Today those responsible for the safetrack wanted an update on how it is going. Safetrack, the yearlong massive and disruptive overhaul of metrorail. How is it going . It has been awful. In an apparent disconnect of what passengers are sayin assesses the situation. We saw a drop of 41 . But increase of 17 . Metros g. M. Says passengers are doing what they should. Choosing alternate mode of transpo
Parents struggle with how to convince their children to slow down. They are new drivers. They dont realize the responsibility that it takes to drive a car. Its not fair. Not fair. Reporter Police Say Jacob had a provisional license. He got it in march. He should not have been driving nonfamily passengers until august. They say that there was no sign of alcohol, no bottles, no cans. No odor. They will conduct toxicology tests to be sure. Live in damascus, bruce leshan, wusa 9. All right. This was supposed to be a day of elation and joy. High School Graduation took place in morning but it was hours after that deadly crash. The schools principal, families honored the th students lost. Stephanie ramirez held the attended the ceremony. Many of the students knew the victims and were reacting to the news. Reporter yeah, a bittersweet day. The victims were juniors but they new plenty of seniors graduating. The principal had a relationship with the three but together everyone pushed through gra
Reporter Police Say Jacob was likely speeding after he left a pregraduation gathering and hit a turn on burnt hill road. His ford truck flew off the road fishtailing into one tree then another. Want it broke the axle and sent the front wheels flying. We saw the scratch. What was running through my mind, i knew the truck. So, i just thought about all my friends. The teenagers crashed at the bottom of brandon connellys driveway. Back now live, police say there was no sign of alcohol, no bottles or cans or odor of alcohol despite what his coach said were excellent football skills and reaction time. Jacob may have simply lost control as he came around this sharp curve. Live in damascus, bruce leshan, wusa 9. These stories are hard to report. You feel for all the families and people involved. Once word of the teens death started to spread their friends and classmates turned to social media to post tributes. Here are just some of them. Condolences to the Clarksburg Community and the families