officer samson lawrence had been charged with attempted murder. our mola lenghi is live at metropolitan police headquarters downtown with the rest of that story. >> reporter: after two trials and a year and a half of trying to prove his innocence in some very serious charges, this 22 year veteran of the metropolitan police department is a free man tonight. >> we're thankful for the verdict. >> reporter: thankful that samson lawrence, the man used to enforcing the law, has been cleared of breaking it. the d.c. police officer was accused of trying to kill his wife at their prince george's county home in november of 2013 beating her over the head with a metal lamp post and holding her against her will at knifepoint. he was facing attempted murder charges. >> these cases are tough. >> reporter: so tough it took two trials ending in a hung jury last july. this time the jury was unanimous, not guilty. >> this case was really about the tangible evidence. >> reporter: defense attorney brian mcdaniel says the evidence or lack of did not support the claims.

. >>> a new trial is getting underway for dc police officer samson lawrence. he tried to kill his wife in november 2013. he is accused of spraying lysol in her place, beating her with a lamp and threatening her with knives. lawrence's first trial ended some a hung jury last summer. >>> you can add two more names to the list of republican presidential candidates. dr. ben carson announced he is running for president today. the retired urnegeosuron has never held elective office. >>> and former hewlett packard ceo carly fiorina also made it official today she is a candidate for the republican presidential nomination. she is a university of maryland grad and the only woman, so far, among republicans. >>> former arkansas governor mike huckabee is expected to announce his gop candidacy tomorrow. >>> coming up on wusa9 news, princess what's her name now has a name. what the prince and duchess have chosen for their new baby girl. >>> plus a survivor story. a man who lived >>> in honor of prince william and duchess kate's baby the new baby has a name. it is charlotte e

samson lawrence was charged with assault and attempted murder in prince george's county. his first trial ended in a mistrial. prosecutors say lawrence hit his wife in the head with a metal latch at their accokeek home in -- lamp at their accokeek home in 2013. >>> traffic is back to normal following a bizarre bus fire. the bus driver noticed smoke from the baggage area, pulled over, got the passengers out safely. when they opened the luggage compartment, they found a stow- away inside. he was suffering very serious injuries and was flown to inova fairfax hospital. state police are investigating. >>> work is about to begin on new temporary security enhonestments at -- enhancements at the white house. concrete barriers will be replaced with steel plate barriers that can be raised and lowered and a removable anti- climb feature consisting of sharp metal points will be installed on top of white house fence. the work should be done in early july. >>> meantime the nsa can continue that mass collection of american phone numbers despite a ruling today that says it's illegal under

. >>> prosecutors say samson lawrence attacked his wife and tried to kill her two years ago. they say he threatened her with knives, sprayed lysol in her face and beat her up with a metal lamp. lawrence was first on trial last summer but the jury could not reach a verdict. >>> in prince george's county an officer accused of assaulting a high schooler will get a hearing today. the student was 17. >>> expect delays driving around the watergate building in the district today. parts of virginia avenue northwest are closed because of a garage collapse there. d.c. fire and ems tweeted a photo saying crews stabilized that structure over the weekend and searched the rubble. they did not find anyone there. on friday that garage collapsed and a cadaver dog conducted something in the rubble. two works were hurt. >>> watch your speed in the district. the police activated six new speed cameras. this one is on wisconsin avenue near the observatory. the other five are scattered throughout the city. you can go to nbc washington app to see exactly where these cameras are located. if the camer

the jury found samson lawrence not guilty of all charges. prosecutors say lawrence sprayed his wife's face with lysol, choked her and pushed her down the stairs after an argument in 2013. the defense teams says the physical evidence did not support that theory. >> when you look at the dna evidence the fingerprint evidence, none of which belongs to my client i think the jury was impressed that maybe ms. lawrence was not telling the truth about what happened on that day. >> we brought charges that reflect the seriousness of the offenses. and we felt that the evidence was sufficient. >> this was the second trial for lawrence. the first resulted in a hung jury. lawrence's family wants him reinstated to the police department so he can return to duty. >>> a developing story this morning. the nsa's controversial gathering of phones is illegal. lawmakers now have to find a balance between national security and privacy. nbc's tracie potts has the latest on that ruling. tracy, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. june 1st is the dead

prosecutors say samson lawrence attacked his wife and tried to kill her two years ago. they say he threatened her with knives, sprayed lysol in her face and beat her with a metal lamp. he was first on trial last summer. but the jury could not reach a verdict. >>> also today we expect a verdict for prince george's county officer accused of assaulting a teenager. charles pickard struck a student at suitland high school before arresting him two years ago. >>> defense lawyers could call members of dzhokhar tsarnaev's family to the stand. they're hoping to convince the jury not to sentence him to death. last month the jury found tsarnaev guilty on all counts for the boston marathonbombing. if even one juror is against the death penalty tsarnaev will face life in prison instead. >>> later today students at the university of maryland and college park can see the movie "american sniper." following a backlash there, the college republicans and democrats will show the movie tonight at 6:00 at the theater. there will be a panel discussion after the film. originally the student ent

a verdict is expected in the trial of samson lawrence. he allegedly assault has wife in their home in 2013. prosecutors say lawrence sprayed his wife's face with lysol choked her and pushed her down the stairs after an argument about a television installation. >>> it's now 6:49 today. make sure you follow david culver on twitter. he'll president at the -- he'll be at the school board meeting tonight. they're considering adding gender identity to the nondiscrimination policy. it can protect the transgendered students and teachers. critics are concerned a policy change could lead to mixed sex bathrooms and locker rooms. they'd hire a consultant on how to use the locker rooms and bathrooms. it's tonight at falls church. >>> a big announcement in the day ahead from lumber liquidatorsliquidator liquidators as they try to recover from the safety of the products. landon dowdy has more. >> that's right. cnbc has learned that they'll halt all floors from china effective immediately. they have been under fire since march when 60 minu show that said

a verdict is expected in the trial of samson lawrence. he's accused of attempted murder after he allegedly assaulted his wife in their home in 2013. prosecutors say lawrence sprayed his wife's face with lysol, choked her and pushed her down the stairs after an argument about a television installation. >>> a man accused of robbing a bank posted video of the robbery on instagram. police say dominyk alfonseca walked into the bank monday afternoon in virginia beach. he handed the teller a note asking for $150,000, please. he showed the teller placing stacks of cash in the bag. then he posted two videos and a picture of the note on instagram. but that 23-year-old has another version of the story. >> robbery is demanding, going in and demanding something and taking the money or whatever like that. i didn't do that. i went and i gave a note and i asked actually politely. >> well so you hear that logic. he said he asked politely with a note and he said please. so the bank willingly gave him money. that's what he is saying is happening. police arr

prosecutors say samson lawrence attacked his wife and tried to kill her two years ago. they say he threatened her with knives, sprayed lysol in her face. the jury could not reach a verdict last summer. >>> we'll hear the verdict for a prince george's county officer today. prosecutors say charles pickard assaulted a high schooler a few years ago. the student was 17 years old. the student was struck before arresting him. >>> it could soon cost you more to park in arlington. lawmakers are ready to pass measure that would increase meter prices 25 cents an hour. so prices would go from $1.25 to $1.50. >>> a first 4 traffic alert before heading out the door this morning if you take 395 through the third street tunnel the off ramp to massachusetts avenue is down to one lane. you'll also have to keep your speed to 35 miles per hour. and it's going to stay that way for about a year and a half as d-dot works to upgrade the tunnel. >>> today students at the university of maryland and college park will be able to see the movie "american sniper" on campus following a controversy the

a jury found samson lawrence not guilty of all charges including second degree attempted murder. prosecutors say lawrence sprayed his wife's face with lysol, choked her and pushed her down the stairs after an argument. the defense team said the physical evidence didn't support the theory. >> when you look at the dna evidence, and fingerprint evidence, none of which belongs to my client the jury found that ms. lawrence was not telling the truth that day. >> we brought charges that reflected the seriousness of the offenses. >> this was the second trial for lawrence. the first resulted in a hung jury. lawrence's family wants him reinstated to the police department so he can return to duty. >>> a new v.a. clinic is coming to spotsylvania county. it will open on spotsylvania avenue. it will have a full service emergency department and lab. >>> tom brady speaks out for the first time about the deflategate scandal. a report by the nfl says the patriots quarterback was probably aware that a staffer was deflating footballs. but brady says he can't react to any allegations yet. >> it's onl