attacked another with a machete. the officer fired three times, hitting the perpetrator once in the left chest the left facial area, and the left thigh. leon: a look at the scene from inside the airport posted on social media. white, a former taxi driver, was nonresponsive when he was taken to the hospital. stay with us and we will keep you updated. meantime, closer to them, bullets on a crowded metro bus. it started as a fight between two men in southeast. tonight they are oath in custody and the victim is recovering from a blue wound to her leg. roz plater has new information about the arrests. what is the latest? roz: metro transit police still working this. we don t know what prompted the fight. we know that it prompted an awful lot of tension on the bus as folks were trying to get home from work. metro transit police say that 22-year-old wade patterson is the man who opened fire on a crowded metro bus. investigators say it happened in rush hour on the pact 92 bus on go
the two suspects nearly got away. reporter: well chris, we now know the name of the suspect who pretended to be a victim to try and evade police. metro transit police say 23-year-old wade patterson has been charged with the crime of assault with a deadly weapon for a shooting on board the 92 bus this afternoon. the bus was headed to 14th and u streets northwest with a number of passengers on board. but in the 2400 block of good hope road southeast, passengers say it became clear the bus was probably not going much further. between this bus stop and the second bus stop there was scuffling going on in the back of the bus. all of a sudden we heard a gunshot. okay? so the commotion started going on. reporter: there was pandemonium, everyone rushed to get off the bus. she diplomat know she was shot till she got off the bus. reporter: in the confusion police thought two men were injured in the melee. they were taken for medical treatment. but investigators knew there was
outside. on your way out the door first thing you will need an ex-eta layer of springtime warmth. but sheddable layers. storm team 4 radar shows not much in the way of a rain or snow threat today. that s already good news compared to yesterday. nothing going on this our fair realm now. it will be a dry weekend. temperatures 22 in gathersburg. 36 in washington. a typical march chill is already in the airful what should you expect for today? plenty of clouds this morning. plenty of sunshine by this afternoon. about a degree imapprovalment over yesterday. yesterday we were in the 30s and 40sment today into the up 50s and low 60s. mid 60s down to the south of washington. your weather headlines, chance to exhale after a busy weekend we just finished up. we ll talk about the cool spring mornings and sunshine-filled afternoons coming up. chuck, thanks. we are following a developing story this morning. three tsa agents are recovering after being attacked thds the new orleans airpor
the 30s to near 40. today in the upperer 50s to near 60 degrees. even mid 60s down to the south and west. cherry blossom festival nothing toer worry about. temperatures near 60. tomorrowle cooler with temperatures in the 50s. if you are in town for the festival you wille like it. seven-day forecast coming up. we ll check in with you then. we are following a developing story out of new york now. a devastating fire has killed seven children this morning. the victims are between 5 and 15. fire crews have been on the scene in brooklyner for nearly nine hours now. neighbors say they could hear the children s mother yelling for help as the flames spread. pushed upstairs. found the children in their bedrooms in the back of the home. this is the largest tragedy by fire this city has had in seven years. the fire began after a hot plate was left on in the kitchen. there weren t any smoke detectors or fire alarms inside the home. the mother and her 15-year-old daughter are in cred
On April 9, the Citizens Police Academy 24th session met for their third week of the academy. That week, Lieutenant Coty Durham spoke to the class about Drugs and DUIs.