Clarified that antwan was referring to his stepfather. Moments later, bernadette testified she heard several shots fired. Prosecutors played a 911 call made by antwans brother asking for help for newell who was lying on the ground with gunshot wounds. After the shooting, news 4 interviewed julie parker with the Prince Georges County police department. She said video of the shooting was captured on a neighbors surveillance camera. The video very clearly identifies the victim in this case, detective newell working on a light fixture outside his home and the suspect very clearly walks up to him and shoots him multiple times. Reporter now the chief medical examiner who completed the autopsy on the dead and killed d. C. Police officer testified that he was shot 19 times and he recovered 11 bullets from his body. If antwan james is found guilty, he faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Coming up at 6 00, why james mother says she believes its her fault that her son is now facing a murder charge. Back to you. Meagan. Some families of victims killed at the navy yard filed lawsuits against companies that could have prevented the shootings. Aaron alexis shot 12 people two years ago today before officers took him down. The lawsuits allege the companies that oversaw his work as a military contractor knew or should have known about his violent outbursts in the past. Three lawsuits were filed in federal court, one for 25 million, another for 20 million and a third for 10 million. The news 4 i team got an as colleagues paused to remember the victims. Navy officials shared these photos of a ceremony and a 5k race held there today to honor the memory of those killed. Navy officials shared the photos and they told the iteam its granted about ten employees with the naval Systems Command formal permission to work at alternative offices due to trauma from the shootings. The mother of Morgan Harrington tells us tonight shes one step closer to justice. Today in Albemarle County judge charged Jesse Matthew with harringtons disappearance and death. David culver joins us in the studio with more. Next month marks six years Morgan Harrington disappeared from a charlottesville concert. Her mother has watched for some time without answers. Prosecutors charged messy matthew with Hannah Grahams murder and they convicted him of a sex assault in fairfax and today hes officially charged with killing morgan. Six years of no answers, no justice. Jill harrington hoping today marks a new chapter. We have believed that Jesse Matthew was responsible for morgans murder for some time. Reporter telling me by home, her and her husband dan prayed for this moment. It was imperative for both me ask dan, and i dont know what kind of validation it brings, but it really was a gutlevel need for us to have acknowledgement of the tremendous injury that has been caused to our family. Reporter october 2009, their only child, morgan, visiting charlottesville for a concert. The Virginia Tech student disappeared. Her remains found a few months later on a farm in nearby albemarle conte. It was through the tragedy that the harringtons got a glimpse who might be linked to their morgan. Jesse matthew. Hell soon be tried for abducting and murdering Hannah Graham this last year. This past summer he earned a guilty plea in a 2005 sex assault case in fairfax. Hes okay and hes behind bars and we want she deserves to have full recognition for the life that was. In each of the past cases, weve seen jill determined to show her face. I want him to know that im not going away after six years, im not going away, and i know what he did. Weve learned matthew will keep the same Defense Attorneys for both cases, but prosecutors have no plans to combine the trials. Pat and jim, matthews trial for grahams murder is set to begin in july of 2016. So interesting. This is about her legacy, what a brave woman she is to talk. David culver, thanks. Four men are in custody and police are looking for a fifth in connection with a shootout that left a man dead. This is the man police are still trying to track down. His name is alvin jones. Investigators say a fight broke out this past weekend in a parking lot in gainesville, virginia, and gunshots rang out. Claude jackson died. Investigators say the fight stemmed from an argument a week earlier. New numbers out today on how synthetic drugs like bizarro, scooby snacks are impacting our community. City leaders and Law Enforcement from all over the d. C. Region gathered to share what they know and dont know about new synthetics at a daylong Conference Held at gallaudet university. Early numbers show that 79 of suspected emergency room cases in the district tested positive for synthetics. She also announced a new campaign called dont be a k2 zombie. The goal is to prevent the deaths. It will be going across all media. I think it will be on our cable, bus, print to specially focus young people. I think what is critical is that nobody thinks that this is a harmless drug or similar to the effects of marijuana. D. C. s acting fire chief told attend tendees that 4 of all ems transfers have been related to synthetics. To get an inside look at what synthetics look like, visit our nbc washington app. We got exclusive access at the Drug Enforcement administration to see how theyre trying to tackle the problem. He acted like a cool customer, but once this bank robber got the cash and hurried off, he left a trail of money in the crowded streets of clairen don. Now police want to find the wanna be nonchalant suspect. Take a look. He mimicked a yawn there during a bank heist. News 4s pat collins found one witness who spoke with the rob or his way out, pat . Reporter jim, he did all of the bank robbing things. He had a note and got the money, but then when he made his getaway, something went wrong. When was the last time you saw some cash money on the sidewalk . Take a look at herndon street in arlington, some 20s, some 5s, just sitting there not so fast. Its not free money. It came from this man who stole it from that bank. Crying karma, but im getting way ahead of this story. The scene, the t. D. Bank in clairen don. The guy in the plaid shirt, no mask, no gloves, standing in front of the teller. He appears to be yawning. Then comes a note, them comes the money hand off and then, and then then the getaway. The not so clean getaway. You see, as the robber leaves the bank he drops money here on the sidewalk. Now gino is outside his framing store and he sees the man coming down the street and gino tries to be a good samaritan. I said excuse me, sir, you dropped something and he said you can have it and he was right here and thats it, and i started walking to see what was there and i realized it was money and i went to the bank to make sure everyone in the bank was okay, and the lobby doors were locked and i knew it was robbed and i stood right there to make sure no one grabbed the money. Reporter coming up at 6 00, well show you the cops collecting the sidewalk deposity and well talk to a Bank Customer who missed that robbery by that much. Jim, back to you. Again, pat, was he armed or did he say in that note that he had a weapon . He implied he had a weapon and no one saw weapon, but he implied he had a gun. Pretty amazing pictures there. Outrage over the pending closure of Laurel Regional Hospital has Union Leaders introducing emergency legislation. This bill would prevent governmentfunded hospitals to shut down without approval from the Prince Georges County council. It would also require a 90day notice and public hearing with the countys board of health. We told you the Maternity Ward at laurel is expected to close early next month and the measure will now go before the county council. If passed, the Emergency Hospital bill would take effect on the day of enactment and the county council would vote on whether Laurel Hospital should close. Next weeks papal visit will have an impact on the hospital center. Today the hospital announced its taking measurement, steps to make sure patients and staff can get into and out of the hospital, but they warned many roads surrounding the center will be closed starting next wednesday morning. Hospital officials urge you to plan ahead for the road closures which you can do by downloading the nbc washington app. Security will be increased at the hospital so be prepared to show i. D. You will also notice missing mailboxes across the city during the poachs visit. The Postal Service is removing postal boxes that will be impacted by papal security measures. So you wont be able to drop off your letters in the usual spot, surrounding the national shrine, dupont circle, the naval observatory, the zoo and american university. Check the nbc washington app, and the mailboxes will be back sent september 25th. After the salmonella outbreak, some people are eating again at what was once one of the hottest restaurants in town. Find out what the Health Department has to say about the plan to protect people at fig and olive. It could be big business east of the anacostia river. How the Training Facility is good news for more than just sports fans. There is a new threat to shut down the government. We are live at the white house why you should care about this planned parenthood funding fight. You are watching news 4 at 5 00. The weather continues to be great, but you know it cant stay this now at 5 14, weve Learned Police are looking at potential drug use in a deadly drunk driving crash in springfield. 47yearold sinnette mamo was hit and killed waiting at a bus stop on old king mill road earlier this month. The driver of that car, 22yearold corey english faces dwi charges. Now a search warrant reveals a passenger in englishs car was seen throwing a spoon into a wooded area. Court documents also say a passenger dropped a syringe as he walked away from the car. The search warrant seeks a blood sample from the hospital where english was treated. Hoping it would be the rebound ward 8 needs, today dd. C. s mayor and leonsis laid out plans for d. C. Tom sherwood joins us where the 5,000seat building will go up. Tom . Jim, this old st. Elizabeths hospital campus has been here since the late 1800s and closed for decades, but now this new wizards deal is about to bring new life and new hope to the area. Wizards owner ted leonsis hands a team jers toe Muriel Bowser to build a 55 million practice arena that will be the homecourt for the wnba mystics. It will be near the metro stop in mostly poor ward 8. The deal was part of bowser promised to bring long Star Development east of the anacostia river. Basketball is a vehicle to change in this ward and across this city. We made a big promise to ward 8 that we would not forget you. Team owner leonsis had explored sites in maryland and virginia, but the lucrative d. C. Deal prevailed. I really got to know this area, and i got to go around the anacostia, and i walked around this area to see what we could do, and the mayor was with us every step of the way, and i was kind of afraid to say we would go some place else. The new facility to open in about two years was hailed by Community Leaders anxious for positive economic developments in the citys poorest and sometimes crimetroubled area. The high school principal, reeves. We are always grateful for new opportunities for our student to have additional resources. Trey mines. What we preach is not to just be good on the Basketball Court and we preach to get to the next level. A hotel, mixed Income Housing and entertainment to the new 5,000seat arena. The d. C. Council will have to approve part of this deal, but the mayor hopes the new arena is open in two years. In southeast washington, tom sherwood, news 4. Youll recall that two years ago republicans shut down the government because they didnt like bmw care. Today, some are suggesting the government should be shut down because thai dont like planned parenthood. The countdown is on and lawmakers on capitol hill have just over two weeks to reach a budget deal to avoid a government shutdown. This time the Battle Center is on planned parenthood. Joining us now is nbc news chris jansing. Chris, whats at stake here . Reporter everything. Will the government stay open and the battle lines are drawn. On one side you have the conservatives who want to make Defunding Planned Parenthood a part of this budget battle and on the other side you have the president aligning with Republican Leaders who dont want to see a government shutdown. What they want to do and the republican side is to make sure you get a continuing resolution in place so they can at least keep funding the government while they work on the bigger budget plan. The president made his comments today, the ones you showed before a group of ceos and thats another part of this whole arena. Theyre very nervous on wall street and in business in general about the destabilizing effect and uncertainty theyve had. Theyve been here before and they dont want to see it again. Tomorrow the president at the white house will be hosting the two Top Democrats in congress and the minority leaders, harry reid and nancy pelosi to talk about how to avoid this and also about what their priorities are in those budget negotiations in general. And in addition the president has a priority of his own. He would like to get rid of a tax break for private Equity Managers and millions of dollars, he says that could be used for domestic and defense programs, but it makes for some strange bedfellows in addition with two republican president ial candidates are supporting that, and donald trump and jeb bush. Get ready, a lot of people in washington, as you know, are getting ready for another bruising budget battle. Chris jansing, think that, chris. Former daily host jon stewart commanded an audience in washington on behalf of 9 11 First Responders. He spoke at a rally outside the capitol joining some of the First Responders from new york and politicians. Theyre calling on congress to extend the act that helps pay medical bills for those who need treatment for illnesses linked to the trr attacks. One part of the act expires next month. Why is it incumbent upon our First Responders to have to consistently push to get the benefits that are coming to them purely for their acts of valor in a wartime situation . This is insanity. Reporter the organizers of todays rally say some 3300 n9 responders still struggle with injuries and illnesses from the attacks. Less than three hours from now the republican candidates will face off in their second debate of the president ial race. 11 candidates will take the stage at the Ronald Reagan president ial library. Donald trump says hes ready for everyone to come after him, but carson is already coming up behind trump. Will there be any sparks . And then theres carly fiorina, will she confront trump about what he said about her in Rolling Stone follow along on the nbc washington app. Just search gop debate. The worst of the flooding in utah is over, but we have Chris Lawrence standing by at the live desk with new information about the grim recovery mission. Plus, its the iconic am images of a cvs burning to the ground during the baltimore riots and we find out whats next for the person accused in this arson. And performing for the pope. Its theg kj chance of a life its theg kj chance of a life for what can i make for you . How about one of our reuben sandwiches . Choose from tender corned beef or oven roasted turkey breast, topped with sauerkraut, melty swiss cheese and thousand island dressing. Enjoy one while theyre here subway. Eat fresh. Right now in utah, the same search team that combed ground zero after september 11th is now looking for a little boy who is still missing. Hes 6 years old. One of 16 people from the same family who were swept away by flash floods. Only three of them have survived and nine of the dead are children. At least six hikers were killed around the same time as they hiked through a small, narrow canyon. All of a sudden it was inundated with water and a search for their bodies have had to be put on hold because there was a threat of more rain and flooding. And now your storm team 4 forecast. We could really use that rain here, but no rain for the next couple of days and a very dry spell shaping up here. One thing you can do, wash that car. You got that right. Get the car washed and dry for another couple of days and it looks like maybe even for most of the next week here as we move on through the next few days and sunshine across the region and temperature, 85 degrees and low humidity after what was another very cool start to the day. Temperatures around the region and 84 frederick and 79 north pa tuxet river and cooler and 78 degrees over toward annapolis. There is the storm team 4 radar and just no rain to talk about anywhere arne our region. The closest area is down to the south down toward florida and you can see the storm bringing high clouds up towards our region and those are not going to affect us at all. They make keep temperatures up a little bit overnight tonight, but that will be about it and all of this because of a dominant area of High Pressure that really is completely dominating from dallas up toward boston and down to the south and the exception is the area of low pressure down toward the south and that wont move our way and neither will these storms and this is the reason why they have the rain out toward california and utah, but