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the police force theres no such thing as a routine traffic stop. tonight two of the nations law enforcement leaders held a tribute for fallen officers. karen gray houston is live in downtown d.c. with the details. >> reporter: well, the formal part of the program is over, a large part of this crowd starting to disperse, but the reading of the names is still going on. it started 45 minutes ago. theyre going alphabetically. they are on now to the federal law enforcement agencies where of...

near a metro station has people worried about their safety tonight. good evening and thanks for being with us. im maureen umeh. one of the victims in those assaults is just 14 years old. the attacks happened near the west high school metro station in prince georges county and fox 5s john henrehan tells us some are now going to extreme measures to protect themselves. >> reporter: this waterway in the hyattsville area of prince georges county is known as the northwest branch of the anaco...

call could be proud. and you may recognize this guy, nba holdout, no, american politician, yes (screams). can you guess who made the crowd pleasing shot? right now, an active crash scene for police in new york city, witnesses describing it simply as carnage. were told an suv lost control and plunged off a highway crashing on the ground of the bronx zoo. moments ago crews hauling away the honda pilot. this afternoon that vehicle was travelling cross town on an expressway, when it bounce...

ladens takedown and keeping our guard up while the terrorist threat here and overseas remains. >> were determined to destroy that organization. were going to destroy it and its going to continue to maintain the pressure and al-qaeda as well as afghanistan. >> harris: and the rise of freedom. tonight, celebrating a landmark occasion for which we call could be proud. and you may recognize this guy, nba holdout, no, american politician, yes (screams). can you guess who made the crowd plea...

that leaves a father paralyzed. he was shot in that rite aid friday afternoon in northeast. fox 5s bob barnard is in the newsroom now with the latest. >> still no arrests in the case. the victim is in the hospital. he told me over the phone today he begged the gunman not to shoot him, said the man kept telling him to hurry up and hand over the cash. he tried to hurry but was shot anyway. the victims mother, a recent lung cancer survivor, says her son is trying to keep a positive attitu...

investigation needs to be complete and nor row. all the facts need -- thorough. all the facts need to be brought up and a trial needs to take place of. >> reporter: many who came to remember trayvon in alexandria are also concerned about other young people who might encounter the same danger. >> personally is has affected me because of my dedication to the youth. >> it is a reflection of the rest of our country when something like this can happen and we must be looking out frothiness t...

scrambling to explain the shooting spree tonight. at least 16 civilians killed, some children. so far, theres no motive. >> reporter: afghan civilians shot to death before dawn in kandahar, 500 yards from a u.s. military base. women and children where among the dead. the military says a service member is the only suspect. he turned himself in. >> he is being interviewed by investigators now in a secure location. i can tell you he is an american soldier and he was acting alone. >> repor...

crime? the story behind the saint of death. good evening and thanks for being with us, callers in d.c. not able to get through to 911. that was the case for about an hour and a half today and we now know a power outage was to blame. but what about the backup system? fox 5, lauren demarco is in the newsroom to break down what went wrong. lauren. >> the city receives 1.8 emergency calls every year, which breaks down to be 200 an hour. frightening to think of one of them going unanswered....

quantityco. temperatures will be off and running shortly. 46 in annapolis and 30 in frederick. here is the forecast for today. lots of sunshine. just plain warmth afternoon, 5 your daytime high. back to you, tony. tick, thank you very much. this mornings big story is also making national headlines. d c council member harris thomas, jr. has resigned. >> he is due in federal court late they are morning to face charges of stealing government money and filing false tax returns. we get mo...

part of spot sylvania county, virginia. neighbors and a teacher confirmed that he played football at at the high school. one classmate said she barely remembered the young man in part because he was so quiet. billy joe phillip worked in the middle school cafeteria when ross ashley was a student there. >> you could tell that he was not outgoing, and a group of them hung around and they got in a little bit of mischief, stuff like that, but none that would indicate that this kind of stuff...