sam: lieutenant kevin mcrae was in charge of engine six,

but the effort would cost kevin mcrae his own. zakieya boston says he saved her family. >> my sister was having an asthma attack. and we had to take them to the hospital. i mean, he encouraged us to the hospital because that person was going to drive, go right now. and he started getting sick right there at the bus stop right over there. he died doing what he loved. >> reporter: at washington hospital center firefighters stood at attention and saluted the flag-draped body of their fallen colleague and friend. d.c. mayor muriel bowser spoke. >> d.c. lost a hero today. >> reporter: sheryl baskerville lived at 1330 until recent. she knocked on doors to warn her former neighbors. she called lieutenant kevin mcrae the best of d.c. and became overwhelmed with emotion when she thought of the three children he leaves behind. >> i just want the kids his kids and his family to know that this building 1330 is grateful for him. we are grateful for him. >> reporter: black bunting. another firefighter was seriously injured, but he is going to b

kevin was my best friend. >> trell parker mcrae is still trying to wrap her head around the fact her husband and best friend is gone. >> of time we'd go anywhere -- every time we'd go anywhere we'd go together. we were like velcro. >> reporter: 44-year-old lieutenant kevin mcrae, graduate of ballou senior high school in the fire cadet program died last wednesday. >> that's all he talked about, how they all looked out for each other. >> reporter: he had been fighting a two-alarm blaze in the shaw neighborhood when they collapsed to the ground in cardiac arrest. >> he always made sure that i knew to stand on my own two feet and not depend on nobody else. >> reporter: lieutenant mcrae leaves two sons by previous marriages, his second wife died from cancer. >> it's hard. i lost my mother two years ago. now turn around and lose my father, but i mean he went out doing something he loved. >> he's got two stepchildren. the veteran fireman leaves a daughter who proudly reminds us she's now in 1st grade. >> she knows his gone, but she keeps asking me she better see him again. >> there are pict

. >> kevin mcrae is one of the few members still on the department 24 years later. >> kevin was also available to help somebody to teach them. whether it is going over the side of a building on a rope or how to search in a burning building to find a victim. he had done of a of those thing and at an extremely high level and he taught others to do it. >> mcrae is survived by his wife and three children as well as his mother. d.c. firefighters are now wearing the traditional black ribbons to honor their fallen brother. >> it is a painful reminder of how high the stakes are. >> reporter: kevin mcrae his team will be receiving counseling. the men and women who went into that fire this morning. he is the 100th d.c. firefighter to die in the line of duty. and his death comes 159 days exactly to the day of the first d.c. firefighter to die in the line of duty. back to you. >>> the people firefighters raced to rescue from that you know building are grateful to be alive them escaped the flames but many cannot get back into their homes now. they're still talking about the terrifying moments. >>

lieutenant kevin mcrae. a 24-year veteran of the d.c. fire and emergency medical service. >> a firefighter chamsed and died. only the at 6:00, the emotional response from all over the area as firefighters and first responders paid tribute to their fallen comrade. >> there was smoke everywhere. >> that we looked out and there is fire roaring out of the building. >> his final moments made out inside a burning apartment building. the people inside say it was a terrifying scene. >> a tragic day in the district and we'll tell but that. >> but first a stormy evening. many of you are dealing with rain and lightning and some of are you even seeing hail. >> some of the hail we saw hail the size of golf balls earlier this afternoon. right now i think the severe weather threat starting to diminish. now a line from frederick. and we continue to see this whole thing tracking across parts of northern virginia and maryland along 270. here's the strongest storm toward northern fauquier county. we'll watch this. and then follow this up toward gates gate.

lieutenant kevin mcrae a 24-year veteran. >> lieutenant kevin mcrae was one of the first firefighters to make it up to the ninth floor of the burning building on seventh street downtown. >> chris gordon joins us live where he caught up with the people who frantically ran down to get out. >> reporter: here's the latest from seventh street. you see emergency equipment still blocking the roadway. the building is closed. people are out. d.c. fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of this fatal blaze and they have help. federal agents from atf. the explosives and fire investigators from atf are here. now, flames this morning as well as dark smoke billowing out of the penalty in floor of this ten-story building. we had one fatality as you mentioned. a firefighter who collapsed. another was transported to the hospital in serious condition. two residents were transported with serious but nonlife threatening injuries. for the people who evacuated and got out, they feel lucky to have gotten out alive. >> nobody can use the elevator. i had to rush by the stairways. >> you just post

fire lieutenant kevin mcrae died in the line of duty today and tonight the whole community is grieving. debra alfarone is live near engine no. 6 in northwest where firefighters now have to prepare for a funeral. >> reporter: that loss is certainly felt here. these men and women know when they leave, they might not come back and we want to tell you the story tonight of kevin mcrae and what he meant to those people who knew him and loved him. his brothers and sisters in the fire community salute as the casket with lieutenant kevin mcrae is carried past. >> when they were bringing the body out, i just lost it. it's just so incredibly touching. >> reporter: the sight chokes up mcrae's ex-wife. they were married three years from 2005 to 2008. she says the 44-year-old d.c. native has two sons from an earlier marriage and this is him and his oldest son desmond and now has a daughter with his current wife. mcrae fought fires in the district over 20 years. he responded to this fire at a high rise in the shaw neighborhood this morning. he came out, then collapsed. an hour later he was dead. >> t

lieutenant kevin mcrae leaves behind a wife and three children. we know one other firefighter was brought here to medstar with injuries. he has since been released. two other civilians were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries. nothing seems to be completely serious right now with those injuries. they say everyone seems to be doing just fine. what we know about lieutenant mcrae is when he left the building, he had been inside fighting the fire for about 50 minutes. his fire engine was the first on scene. they said he left the building, then collapsed outside. it seemed to be from cardiac arrest. in terms of exactly how he died, they will still be investigating that. reporting live, allison barber, wusa 9. >> allison, thank you. >>> well, at this hour, crews are still working at the site of a sewer leak in oxen hill t could take days before the leak is repaired. the leak was discovered near the 100 block of north huron drive in oxen hill this past sunday. crews estimate the sanitary sue overflow will exceed 10,000 gallons. the contractor is

>>> firefighters are mourning the death of lieutenant kevin mcrae, a man they say was their brother. i'm ellison barber. i'll tell you more in a minute. >> the national guard is stepping out. now baltimore's mayor wants the doj to step in. >> reporter: the aclu demanding answers about secretive flights over baltimore during the unrest. i'm scott broom in baltimore, coming up what civil libertarians are worried about. >> video released today from the deadly police shooting of an unarmed man in virginia. >> reporter: a former montgomery county council candidate says his 87-year-old mom did not want to go to the hospital. jim kirkland denying allegations that he abused and neglected her. >>> first at 7:00 more storms moving through the area, some of them packing quite the punch. good evening. i'm jan jeffcoat. >> i'm derek mcginty. we got a lot of rain, even hail reported. our chief meteorologist topper shutt is tracking who is getting hit hard now. where are those storms headed? >> generally moving south and east, slow go up 270 northbound and especially out i-66 west bound. heavier ac

we do know that lieutenant kevin mcrae's cousin was the last firefighter to die. the collapse of a heart attack after battling another fire back in 2007. medical experts warned of firefighters already much higher of premature death from things other than smoke and burns. rebecca cooper is live to explain. reporter: we are at engine company number six where firefighters are indeed morning for the loss of lieutenant kevin mcrae. the family having lost to family members fighting firexperts say this is one of the most dangerous professions in the world. not only for the obvious risk factors, but for the hidden ones as well. firefighters ran up and down nine flights of stairs battling the blaze. out there to reduce rose into the 80's. at the fallen firefighters association, this former prince george accounting assistant chief works to protect firefighters who says it is a dangerous endurance test. without the resources or time to keep your body and mind ready. >> you go from a dead sleep to moving in for five minutes into a burning building wearing 65 pounds of gear. r

lieutenant kevin mcrae died last week after battling a fire. we are live where friends and family came to say their final goodbyes. >> quite emotional thousands filling the seats at the d.c. armory, paying their final respects to kevin mcrae who collapsed after battling a high-rise apartment fire. the public service started less than an hour ago and a line formed all the way into the street families, friends colleagues and firefighters from as far as boston paying their respects. local departments lending a hand, several firefighters saying it is not about them and how they feel about losing a colleague but about the family morning a tremendous firefighter. his children suffering the death of another parent after losing their mother. >> kevin came all the way to help out. such a blessing. he will be missed. >> we are honored we can be here to help the family. they have been gracious to us. making sure the firefighters can say goodbye, that is what today is all about, his family. >> you can see the fire trucks great with this black cloth -- drap

. >> that's right, it was lieutenant kevin mcrae who passed away fighting this blaze on seventh street. we have now been told by the mayor's office that mcrae comes from a family of firefighters and in 2007 his cousin james mcrae also died in the line of duty. d.c. mayor muriel bowser is inside. we're waiting for the mayor, the new fire chief and a doctor from med star to brief us. that should happen in the next few minutes. when it does we'll bring it live. aaron, back to you. >> mark we'll check back in with you. thank you, in baltimore right now, maryland governor larry hogan is about to give an update on the state of emergency order in that city. you can see a picture here from the news conference we expect to start at any moment. the order the governor gave is still in effect. it began last monday in response to the violence and fighting and fires in baltimore the governor said they had to be gone before the state of emergency could end. an hour ago, baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake made a big announcement. she said the justice department is investigating baltimore police.

as they exit the building, lieutenant kevin mcrae collapsed. the medics on scene gave immediate care for him. sam: he left the scene unconscious. the mayor declared him a hero. stephanie: as a city we take care of our own and we take care of our firefighters. sam: the mayor says we will tell people how to help his family. one of the son is a student at dunbar high school across the street from engine six firehouse. he learned his father had died. students led by the principal came to engine six too express condolences. >> we wanted to come here to show we really care because unfortunately with the child we had to build a team around him because he found out this morning in the building. sam: another firefighter and two residents in the apartment that burned were also taken to the hospital. their injuries were not life-threatening. you are looking live at this building. residents in the upper floors will be displaced for a while. i was told by some of the residents in the floors one through eight they can go back in beginning at 6:30. the incomi

firefighter kevin mcrae. >> reporter: firefighter lieutenant mcrae takes one last ride on engine 6. music filled the d.c. armory and brought mourners to their feet. >> kevin truly exemplified the best of the best in this great department. >> reporter: lieutenant mcrae collapsed and died after fighting a fire in the shaw neighborhood. >> residents credit him with saving their lives. >> reporter: mcrae became a cadet in 1989. he worked his way up to lieutenant and led engine 6. >> his last alarm was on may 6th, 2015, serving the citizens of the district. >> to my brother kevin mcrae, rest easy. we'll take it from here and you will be be forgotten. [ bagpipes ] >> reporter: at the d.c. armory, surae chinn, wusa9. >> 44-year-old mcrae is the 100th firefighter to die in the line of duty in the district. >>> new information tonight on jesse matthew. the judge rejected a request to delay his attempted murder trial in fairfax county. his lawyers argued they needed more time to prepare for that case which accuses matthew of attacking and sexually assaulting a woman 10 years ago. trial is sti

fire lieutenant kevin mcrae at the same scene where he died. ellison barber joins us now live from northwest where people are gathering. >> reporter: the vigil started a little after 5:00. we got here and there were about four people. it's grown as you can see behind me. they just released balloons in the air about 15 minutes ago. it seems to be finishing up now. this was organized by the cadet class of 2016 and 2017. those are a lot of the people in navy blue shirts. lieutenant mcrae was an instructor at the fire department cadet program almost a year. this was the last group that he taught before he went back into full firefighter operation. the woman whose apartment burned here just spoke to the group. we saw lieutenant mcrae's son light a candle. if you look at a lot of the signs here, they say light bulb on it. one person said lieutenant mcrae was called light bulb because he was always happy and had a bright idea. >> as you just heard, family and friends of lieutenant mcrae do remember him as a hero, but so do a few other folks, some who

lieutenant kevin mcrae collapsed this morning while fighting a two-alarm fire at a high-rise in northwest d.c. he died a short time later. district leaders call it a sad day for mcrae's wife and three children and for his second family. the 20,000 men and women -- 2,000 men and women who serve the d.c. fire and e.m.s. s. >> a city, we take care of our own. we take care of our firefighters. >> it's a painful reminder of just how high the stakes are for those men and women. maureen: two people suffered serious but not life threatening injuries in that fire. lieutenant mcrae was a 25-year veteran of the d.c. fire department. tonight we are learning more about his life and his legacy. jay korff talked to those who knew cray cray and joins -- knew mcrae and joins us life from engine six where he was based. jay: members of the department is crestfallen following the sudden and unexpected death of lieutenant kevin mcrae, truly a beloved figure throughout the department. especially here at engine six. all afternoon and likely in the evening, the firefighters have been streaming in to engine six t

fire lieutenant kevin mcrae. >> reporter: you can see some evidence of mourning behind me. this is the fire station where lieu -- lieutenant kevin mcrae spent the last six years working with engine company 6. they've hung some black tarps over the garage door. lieutenant mcrae was a firefighter for 22 years. deputy chief john donnelly worked with mcrae in the rescue squad. it was challenging work, but donnelly said mcrae did more than succeed. >> whether it's going over the side of the be on a rope or how to -- building on a roam or how to search in a -- rope or how to search in a burning building for a victim, kevin had done all those thing and he taught other people. his smile and positive at -- attitudes are the best things about him. >> reporter: firefighters from all over d.c. and some from maryland came to pay respects. students that went to school with his son came by. >> when he heard about his father dying this morning, it was very painful. so we just want to show the fire department love. >> reporter: everybody says the fire department lost a hero today, but 1 fam

fire ems foundations care of kevin mcrae survivor fund 439 new jersey avenue northwest d.c. 20001. >>> we just got word from virginia state police a stow- away rescued from the burning luggage compartment of the greyhound bus is believed to have started the fire by lighting a cigarette. the man apparently snuck onto the bus in new york city. he was discovered after the driver noticed smoke from the baggage area on i-95 south in stafford county, so the driver pulled over, got the passengers out safely, opened the baggage doors and found the man. the man is hospitalized with life threatening burns. no one else was hurt. >>> tonight some new video a bank robber who carried a gun and wore an oxygen tank. d.c. police say this man walked into a wells fargo bank on connecticut avenue in northwest tuesday. he went up to the teller, hands over a note, flashes a gun, grabs the cash and heads for the exit. if you recognize that man, please call d.c. police. there is a $5,000 re >>> tonight a group that represents federal air marshals is blasting the tsa for policies it said put those air marshal

firefighter kevin mcrae will be held later this week at the d.c. armory, but today lieutenant mcrae's wife and children are talking to our own bruce johnson. they sat down this afternoon in their waldorf home. >> i thought he was a popular firefighter. i'll tell you, we're talking a very popular firefighter but even more so, a great father and husband. lieutenant kevin mcrae joined the cadet program out of high school at ballou senior high school in southeast. the 44-year-old firefighter died last week after fighting a two-alarm blaze in the shaw area. >> the company has been keeping me uplifted during this whole time. i haven't been alone since then. >> he went out doing something he loved, went out a hero, so we can be proud. >> he always made sure that i knew to stand on my own two feet and not depend on nobody else. he always pushed me to do what i wanted to do. >> reporter: how is she doing? >> i don't think it's set in yet so much. she's used to the days when he's gone for 24 hours, but now she knows it's more than that. >> that was his wife,

some 3000 people came to say goodbye to lieutenant kevin mcrae. most of them were fellow firefighters dressed in blue. for members of the mccrae family wife two daughters three sons, it was rough. mayor muriel bowser called him a hero. relating now 911 dispatched another engine company to that high-rise fire on may 6. >> but lieutenant mcrae radioed back to say that they were close. send me. residents credit him with saving their lives. [applause] sam: it was a spirited service. he was remembered as one who loved firefighting and joined the cadet program at the student at high school and stayed with firefighter until he collapsed on the job after the fire. 25 years later. >> to my brother rest easy. we'll take it from here. you will not be forgotten. sam: outside the armory a search where the flag-draped coffin was taken out and placed on the engine he commanded staffed by hi crew. they left the armory and procession that eventually made its way by the engine six firehouse where he serve and the colleagues stood in his honor. the procession led to

to my brother kevin mcrae, rest easy. we'll take it from here. and you will not be forgotten. [ bagpipes ] [ bagpipes ] >> we should note firefighter mcrae wanted to become a firefighter since the age of 5. firefighters from as far away as new york city came to pay him their respects. >>> let's move on to another story. a judge denied the request for jesse matthew's attorney to delay his trial in fairfax. in addition to being charged with the murder of uva student hannah graham, matthew is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in fairfax and is charged with her attempted murder. matthew's lawyers say they needed more time to prepare for that case and now it appears the june 8th trial will go on as scheduled. >>> today the exelon energy company's marriaging with pepco was approved -- merging with pope co was approved with -- pepco was approved with stipulations. the commission said the merger will help pepco prevent power outages related to weather and respond better to the outages when they happen. the merger still needs approval from d.c. and d

firefighter kevin mcrae is helping to sound an alarm across the nation. heart attacks in the line of duty are killing more of these brave men and women since physical injuries. lieutenant mcrae died last wednesday after helping knock down a two alarm fire in northwest. his firefighter cousin suffered the same fate a few years ago, both of them gone from heart attacks. bruce johnson has been looking into why these events are claiming more of the nation's firefighters than body injuries. you've been following this even before this tragedy. >> absolutely. you not a lot of the answers yourself, but we'll make sure some good comes out of this firefighter's death. dna, food choices, exercise stress all play a role. kevin mcrae's heart attack death last week is now part of a national conversation about how to prevent heart attacks and strokes among firefighters. >> we know that a firefighter's lifespan is 10 years less than the normal citizen. >> reporter: he's the d.c. fire department chaplain. >> just because the dangers and the things that we deal with throug

firefighter kevin mcrae is speaking out and talking about the severity of their loss. mcrae died in the line of duty last week while fighting a fire at a building in d.c.'s shaw neighborhood. he collapsed to the ground in cardiac arrest. today his wife and two sons spoke to our bruce johnson at the family home in waldorf. >> every time we go anywhere we were like velcro. we wouldn't do anything without each other. >> he always made sure i knew to stand on my own two feet and not depend on nobody else. >> i'm going to try and join the cadet program and be like my father, be a firefighter. >> kevin mcrae is the 100th d.c. firefighter to die in the line of duty. >>> allurer for a georgetown rabbi who -- a lawyer for a georgetown rabbi who pleaded guilty to voyeurism charges is asking a judge to sentence his client to community service, not prison. bernard freundel pled guilty earlier this year to secretly videotaping dozens of women in a jewish ritual bath. last week prosecutors asked him to be given more than 17 years behind bars. he will be sentenced on friday. >>> reac

firefighter to die in the line of duty was kevin mcrae's cousin. james mcrae iii died of a heart attack in 2007. he went on three calls just hours before he died. >> and in the mcrae family has suffered a loss. and this is the second time it's happened to them. it is terrible. >> the mcraes were the 99th and 100th d.c. firefighter to die on the job. >>> today law enforcement agencies are converging on the district. they're here to discuss a topic that's polarizing communities and that is the use of force by police. high profile incidents like freddie gray's death in baltimore have affected how officers relate to the communities they serve. today's executive research forum will address these concerns. >> i am a mother who has lost their child due to law enforcement. >> police tactics also under the microscope in prince george's county. faith leaders talked about some of the problems last night in clinton. several people accused maryland's police unions of dragging their feet on legislation to enforce more accountability. an attorney told young peopl

. >>> a final good-bye today to lieutenant kevin mcrae. a public funeral is starting right now at d.c. armory at southeast. mayor bowser acting fire chief gregory deem representative eleanor holmes-norton and other dignitaries are expected to eulogize lieutenant mcerarae. he will then be buried at fort lincolngcoln cemetery. he was promoted to sergeant in 2003 and lieutenant in 2008. the 44-year-old collapsed and died after fighting a fire in northwest last week. lieutenant mcrae was the 100th d.c. firefighter to die in the line of duty. the medical examiner has not yet determined a cause of death. lieutenant mcrae leaves behind a wife and three children. barbara? >> thank you, kristen. >>> new information on the developing story out of the district. d.c. arson investigators are looking into a suspicious fire that was just blocks away from the naval abservetory. four bodies were found inside the home on woodland drive yesterday and we now know at least one of those victims suffered blunt force trauma to the head. news 4's megan mcgrath is

kevin mcrae mccray. >> reporter: lieutenant mccray fought plenty of fires like the one he responded to this morning, but outcome was much different. instead of coming back to this station and taking more dispatch crews, other crew members came down, stripped down a fire truck and hung black tarps to prepare for a funeral. lieutenant kevin mccray worked with fire engine 6 for roughly six years. he'd been with the d.c. fire department over two decades. deputy chief john donnelly worked with mccray in the rescue squad. it was challenging work, but donnelly said mccray did more than succeed. >> whether it's going over the side of a building on a rope or how to search in a burning building to find a victim, kevin had done all of those thing at an extremely high level and he taught other people to do them. >> reporter: he worked hard with a smile. >> it could get pretty ugly in 20 hours into your shift when you're busy and he was there doing it just the same as when he came in the door in the morning. his smile and his positive attitude are the best things from that guy. >> reporter: praise

[indiscernible] a number of city officials are here to remember this firefighter, kevin mcrae. jummy: what a tragic situation for that family. make sure you stay with abc seven news on-air and online at wjla.com for any new developments in this tragic loss of adc fire department. -- of a pc fire department. -- d.c. fire department. larry hogan just lifted the state emergency put in place after the death of freddie gray. john gonzalez is live in baltimore where the governor just wrapped up a news conference. john: the city of baltimore returns to normal this afternoon. larry hogan will be surveying specific neighborhoods. in moments, he will be having lunch with members of congress at lexington market just down the streaker. minutes ago, he finished a press conference where he lifted the state of emergency here to 3000 national guardsmen and 1000 police were brought into the city. those national guardsmen were on the ground in baltimore three hours after the state of emergency was issued. the governor thanked the residence of the city who volunteered their time to clean and repa

we'll let you know as soon as we hear from the mid cal examiner about lieutenant kevin mcrae. he battled an intense fire yesterday and he even made it out of the building and suddenly collapsed and later died. one woman told us that mcrae had just saved her family's lives. >> he saved my sister and my baby, my sister was having an asthma attack. he died doing what he loved, helping people. >> mcrae worked at the d.c. fire department for 24 years. he was 44 years old. >>> a developing story this morning, the family of a missing howard university student needs your help. lance buckley was last seen tuesday morning headed to howard university from stafford county. we posted his photo on the nbc facebook page as well. he is set to graduate saturday with ph.d.. police know he picked up the graduation packet but then he disappeared. >>> 5:04 now. feminist student groups are accusing the university of mary washington of sexual discrimination. students will announce the filing of a federal complaint. it accuses the school administration of refusing to protect female students from thre

. >> nearly 3000 people turned out today to pay final respects to lieutenant kevin mcrae. the d.c. firefighter died after battling a two-alarm apartment fire last week. after the search mcrae's casket was brought back to the fire house where he served. coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> giving my grandson a bath in his own house in a mud pool is no way to do anything. maureen: "7 on your side" steps in to help a family who says their dream home has become a nightmare. plus how a midshipman is being remembered as we learn more about the amtrak crash that killed him and other seven people. and a helicopter is found crash on a mountainside. doug: i'm doug hill in the weather center. heat and humid. we'll tell when you own a small business there's a never-ending list of small things to do every day. appointments... orders... lines... every one of them matters. so you need internet you can count on. verizon fios is really fast with 99.9% network reliability because when everything is running right, all those small things you do every day can turn into something big. team up with fio

leon: a hero's last mission. >> despite everything we did lieutenant kevin mcrae died today. leon: firefighters console each other after a devastating high-rise fighter. homeowners waiting and worrying. >> tight debris. my eyes would start to burn. >> i broke out in a rash. leon: they say the floor under their feet is making them sick. what the i-team reveals. plus concerns. >> the kids get in roles to win their trust. leon: schools do employee background checks but what about summer camps? >>> now "abc7 news at 5:00" on your side. alison: strong storms moving through the area to bring hail to fairfax county. this video was shot an hour ago. our chief meteorologist is tracking the storm in the abc7 weather center. doug: we have had a number of severe thunderstorm warnings. we have one, actually two side by side. this is doppler radar to show what we are watching now. the area that we will zoom in on now over northern virginia, south and east of winchester through frederick county virginia and portions of loudoun county virginia, and through paris, northern sections of prince

kevin mcrae died last week after collapsing at the scene of a fire in the shaw neighborhood. our d.c. bureau chief sam ford is in northwest with how he is being reasoned. sam? sam: we are standing in front of fire house number six. that is draped in black. and minutes ago there was a procession that came by here for a 44-year-old fire lieutenant kevin mcrae. his flag-draped casket was brought by on the fire engine he commanded. on the way to fort lincoln cemetery. the funeral service was one of the largest in memory. 3,000 people came to the d.c. armory. where the husband, father of five was remembered as one who was loved. he had done his job for 25 years. he was eulogized at the d.c. armory. lawson said they met when lawson was also a fire lieutenant and needed to be relieved so he could preach at church. somebody told him to call mcrae and so he said he did. he called and said lawson, i'm in en route. get your stuff going. you're going to church. when kevin arrived i didn't even know how he looked. i was standing there and he walked up and he started laughing acting as if

firefighters lined the street today in southwest as the body of lieutenant kevin mcrae moved from the morgue to the mortuary. he collapsed and died wednesday after batting a two-alarm high-rise fire in an apartment building. there will be awe public viewing at the armory at 9:00 a.m. this friday. followed by a public funeral service. thousands of police officers flood the district. next what officers say solution of the tension between the police and people they are sworn to protect. and we're headed for early taste of summer tomorrow. how hot will it get and what will we expect for the rest of the week? >> i'm at the verizon center where wizards are trying to go up 3-1 games on the hawks. breaking news out of the nfl. i have the latest on tom brady. "abc7 news at 6:00" continues. leon: hundreds people gath -- maureen: hundreds of people gathered in hattiesburg, mississippi, to remember two officers killed on the job. this comes as four day charged in the officer' death make the first court appearance. office herb benjamin dean and liquori tate were shot to death making a traffic stop

fire and ems department are honored to salute lieutenant kevin mcrae for a job well done. rest in peace, brother. >> he's survived by his wife and three children. >>> right now the seniors at orchard high school are at their prom and there's a big surprise in sfor special couple. shamari stone is in silver spring with details on the big reveal tonight. >> he steps out of a humvee vehicle like a rock star. >> this is his night and feels on top of the world at his prom at the fill more in silver spring. he has special needs and the special surprise tonight. >> he met his beautiful date jaes ka swore ez there. it wasn't easy raising a child with down syndrome which makes tonight that much more memorable. >> for me as a mother it's so beautiful, so happy for me this day. >> it's awesome. >> kelly mcdermott is his teacher. >> he's grown so much over the years. now this night with the kids here what they've done for him to make the night special is great. >> look at him. he's enjoying every second of it. >> tonight, jeffrey will receive his big surprise at 11:30. students voted

kevin mcrae's funeral is this friday. he collapsed during a call to seventh street northwest last week. several d.c. leaders and firefighters will join mcrae's friends and family at the d.c. armory friday morning. there's a public viewing at 9:00 and he'll be buried in prince george's county. >>> police need your help finding a man they say abducted and tried to sexually assault a woman. she entered a car with an uber decal on the window yesterday morning and the driver tried to assault the woman before she escaped. the attack happened near 11th and "g" street northwest. if you have any information call police. >>> coming up on 4:31 on a monday morning. 71 degrees outside. that's not so bad, it's the humidity. it's so muggy. >> and that's the beginning of what we can expect for the rest of the summer. it's early though for this humidity. >> yeah it really is but here it is. it has moved in. that's due to that tropical depression ana, the remnants of that's going to be affecting our weather later. right now, it's rather st

firefighter lieutenant kevin mcrae. he collapsed and died last week after fighting a fire. the crowd that filled the d.c. armory remembered lieutenant mcrae as being truly the best of the best of the fire and ems. as mayor muriel bowser there are residents in d.c. who credit mcrae with literally saving their lives. always the service ended today lieutenant mcrae took one final ride with his beloved engine company 6. >>> the fairfax county urban search and rescue is on its way home from nepal. virginia task force one was in the country to assist in the aftermath of last month's first massive earthquake. they were part of a crew that rescued a teen trapped in the rubble nearly five days. the team is expected to return home to dulles tomorrow at 6:30 in the morning. >>> a man in florida is under arrest for taking a shot at george zimmerman. police in lake mary have charged math awe appearerson with -- apperson with assault, battery and fired into a car. apperson's attorney said he saw zimmerman holding the gun, feared for his life and fired in self-defense. zimmerman's attorne

lieutenant kevin mcrae collapsed and died last week after fighting a fire at a northwest high rise. a public funeral will take place tomorrow morning at the d.c. armory. the viewing starts at 9 a.m. the service begins immediate my at 11:00. -- immediately at 11:00. a hearse will lead a procession through the city before stopping at ft. lincoln cemetery in bladensburg. >>> fans of the tv show orange is the new black check this out. earlier tonight i snuck out of work at a really classy event known as voices for a second stance. it helps prison inmates and their families rebuild their lives. the special guest? piper kermin, the woman whose memoir inspired the netflix series about women in prison. piper talked firsthand about how important it is to provide opportunities for ex-cons because we very much want them to keep on being ex-cons. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather, d.c.'s most accurate. >> piper was the lady in the green dress. >> looks like a great event. >>> are we 3-degreing it? >> yeah. >> are we guaranteeing it? >> that's the idea. we went kin

lieutenant kevin mcrae collapsed and died after fighting a two-alarm fire in a high rise in the city's shaw neighborhood wednesday. the funeral will begin friday morning at the d.c. armory on east capitol street in southeast. public viewing will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. a funeral service open to the public will begin at 11:00. firefighters from across the country are expected to attend. >>> i think it was actually hot today, but more spring-like weather should be on the way. >> let's go to first alert meteorologist howard bernstein. >> kind of muggy now, a couple more days of this unseasonably warm weather. we have been nine in a row now above average. we've got two more to that streak before we get back to more maylike weather. we're looking at a bunch of storms out toward the mississippi valley. some of that severe. there's a front that will get here late tuesday. in the short range we got to watch what's left of ana coming through carolina, the northern neck, maybe southern maryland get in on some of that moisture. temps tonight, many of them still over the 70-degree mark. we the h

mcrae, a man they say was their brother. i'm ellison barber. i'll tell you more in a minute. >> the national guard is stepping out. now baltimore's mayor wants the doj to step in. >> reporter: the aclu demanding answers about secretive flights over baltimore during the unrest. i'm scott broom in baltimore, coming up what civil libertarians are worried about. >> video released today from the deadly police shooting of an unarmed man in virginia. >> reporter: a former montgomery county council candidate says his 87-year-old mom did not want to go to the hospital. jim kirkland denying allegations that he abused and neglected her. >>> first at 7:00 more storms moving through the area, some of them packing quite

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all proceeds go to the family of lieutenant kevin mcrae. mcrae died earlier this month after collapsing while battling a two-alarm fire in the shaw neighborhood. >>> coming up, the new york city sunset no one wants to miss. we'll tell you why a >>> we're keeping an eye on the stories grabbing your attention. you can enjoy manhattenhenge. what's that? the moment the sun aligns with the street grid in manhattan. you can only see this twice a year, this weekend and july 12 through the 13th. head to the nbc washington app to check out the best viewing spots in the city. ♪ the song here in my heart ♪ >>> jay-z's high quality music streaming site title may be facing an embarrassing blow according to bloomberg. the streaming site is being asked for big money by sony and warner in exchange for their artist's music. warner is close to striking a deal but sony is not playing ball. if sony doesn't strike a deal with title then jay-z won't be able to play his wife's music. title hasn't matched up to pandora or spotify as many had hoped. buzzfeed ha

lieutenant kevin mcrae's funeral is on friday. he collapsed during a call to 7th street northwest last week. several d.c. leaders and firefighters will join mcrae's friends and family at the d.c. armory friday morning. anyone can attend his viewing at 9:00 there before the funeral service which begins at 11:00 a.m. >> good morning once again, everybody. here's the way future weather is breaking down our rain chances as we go forward through the afternoon and into this evening. rain creeping its way up across parts of southern maryland and i'm not 100% convinced futurecast has a good handle on what will be going on here. i think those showers are going to make their way into annapolis and the inner harbor of baltimore and may creep on to the eastern sides of the beltway. so those areas of green are where it will be raining but i think those rain chances may extend farther than that. by 8:00 9:00, that cold front coming in from the west may wring out a few late evening showers or a rumble of two or thunder out west of town but on th

lieutenant kevin mcrae's funeral is set for this friday. he collapsed during a call to seventh street northwest last week. several d.c. leaders and firefighters will join mcrae's friends and family at the d.c. armory friday morning. there is a viewing at 9:00 before the service that's open to anyone that wants to go. >>> this morning d.c. police are searching for the gunman behind a murder in northeast d.c. police say someone shot terrance moore several times near florida avenue yesterday morning. there is a reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case. >>> after months of testimony, the jury in the trial of the boston marathon bomber is expected to begin weighing his punishment this week. jurors have to decide if dzhokhar tsarnaev should spend rest of his life in prison or be executed for twin bombings that hurt more than 260 others. the 21-year-old was convicted on 30 federal charges in the attack. his lawyers are expected to call the last witness today. >>> republican presidential candidate ben carson is que

lieutenant kevin mcrae will be buried this friday. he collapsed during a call to 7th street northwest last week. several d.c. leaders and firefighters will join mcrae's friends and family at the d.c. armory. there's a public viewing before the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. >>> four people charged in connection with the deaths of two mississippi officers are expected to appear in court. last night, first responders and community leaders honored the memory of two officers from hattiesburg killed in the line of duty. the town's mayor says they were shot and killed during a traffic stop saturday night. >> this is a time for us to pull together. a time for us to love on each other. be the family members of our community. >> a man and woman face charges of two counts of capital murder. two other suspects face lesser charges. >>> this morning police are what led to the shooting death of a police officer and his son in minnesota. investigators say the officers' other son turned himself into custody. the shooting happened saturday night at a h

lieutenant kevin mcrae collapsed just after fighting an intense blaze in northwest washington. you can see firefighters lined up and saluted him as his body was taken away from the hospital yesterday. mcrae worked for the department for 24 years. he was the father of three and he was 44 years old. today the public and d.c. council will discuss the police body camera program. councilman kenyan mcduffie called for the round table. it will discuss things like policy and paying for the program's expansion. to late to sign up today but you can submit written statements to the council until next wednesday. >>> law enforcement agencies across the country are here in the district today. they are here to discuss ways to use -- use of police force. it's topic that is polarizing communities. high-profile incidents like freddie gray's death in baltimore have impacted how officers perform on the job. and how police relate to the communities they serve. today's police executive research forum will address those concerns. >> right now a big announcement coming out of george mason ter will be

the viewing and funeral for lieutenant kevin mcrae starts at 9:00 this morning at the d.c. armory. he collapsed after battling an apartment fire in northwest d.c. last week. a woman who escaped that fire told news4 mcrae saved her sister's life that day. lieutenant mcrae was 44 years old. >>> 5:06 now. to the latest in the deadly train derailment investigation in philadelphia. ntsb investigators say in the last minute before the crash, the amtrak train sped up from 70 miles per hour to over 100. investigators hope to speak with the train's engineer in the coming days. brandon bostian turned over cell phone records and gave police a flood sample. today is the funeral for navy midshipman justin zemser one of eight people killed in the derailment. an amtrak employee filed the first lawsuit in connection with that crash. the system that would have sensed the train was going too fast was not being used at the time of the crash. it's called automatic train control. known as atc. the system is used on mass transit nationwide including on metro. it's built into the tracks and senses when a

the viewing and funeral for lieutenant kevin mcrae starts at 9:00 this morning at the d.c. armory in southeast. he collapsed after battling an apartment fire in the shaw neighborhood last week. a woman who escaped that fire told news4 mcrae saved her sister's life that day. he was 44 years old. >>> 6:05. right now speed is the main focus of the ntsb investigation into that deadly amtrak train derailment. in the last minute before the crash, the amtrak train sped up from 70 miles per hour to over 100. we can learn why from the train's engineer brandon bostian, very soon. he is expected to talk to the ntsb in the next couple of days. today is the funeral for navy midshipman justin zemser. he is one of eight people killed in the derailment. we are learning an amtrak employee filed the first lawsuit in connection with the crash. and we're learning a safety system that's been around for decades was not being used at the time of this crash. it's called automatic train control, known as atc. the system is used on mass transit nationwide including metro. it's built into tracks and

lieutenant kevin mcrae collapsed and died wednesday after fighting a high-rise fire in the shaw neighborhood. the fire and ems department says the funeral arrangements have been made for friday morning at the d.c. armory. a public viewing will be held from 9:00 until 11:00 followed by the funeral service. firefighters from across the country are expected to attend. >>> could former virginia governor mob mcdonnell -- bob mcdonnell be making headway in his appeal. mcdonnell and his wife, maureen, have been allowed to remain free, even after both were sentenced earlier this year. legal experts suggest this means the court believes at least issues brought up in the appeal are a close call. >>> i'm nikki burdine live in rockville. a heartbreaking story here where a couple was found dead here at their home on ridge drive. i want you to take a look. there's still crime scene tape around the home and we're still learning more about what happened. this is what we know so far. police say dick and jody vilardo were found dead here at their home. jody was found dead inside by her daughter. dick was foun

lieutenant kevin mcrae died yesterday in the line of duty after putting out a fire in a nine-floor apartment building in the shaw naikdz. fire investigate -- neighborhood. fire investigators say he collapsed after leaving the building. they say his death could be related to a heart condition. he was a 44-year-old husband and father of three. his death comes after his cousin james mcrae iii also a firefighter died in the line of duty about four years ago. >>> now to a developing story also in the district. one of the mayor's biggest supporters now will block one of her main pieces of legislation and introduce his own legislation here at the wilson building a little later today. we are talking about police body cameras. 165mpd officers right now are wearing the body cams as part after pilot program. mayor bowser wants to expand that program to 2800 officers but get this. she also wants to withhold the video from the public. she says it would cost too much to produce a video and she is worried about privacy concerns. but ward 5 councilmember kenya mcduffie says the video should be released to t

lieutenant kevin mcra echappessed and died last week -- collapsed and died last week. the public funeral is taking place at the d.c. armory. the hearse carrying mcrae's body will lead a procession through the city before his funeral at fort lincoln cemetery. >>> someone has been killed by a train in the district for the second day in a row. this time a male on a csx track. it happened before 5:00 this morning in the 1900 block of m. street southeast. the conductor of the train reported the accident and someone was also struck and killed by a m.a.r.c. train yesterday outside union station. there's no word on the identity of either victim. >>> and today, one of the victims of the deadly philadelphia amtrak train crash will be laid to rest. navy midshipjustin zemser was among those killed tuesday when train 188 derailed. the 20-year-old was a sophomore traveling to his home in new york city. the navy says approximately 160 fellow midshipmen are attending the funeral that will include full military honors. zemser had a 4.0 gpa and was a member of the navy sprint football t