meanwhile maslin's wife reported his credit card may have been used about 5 p.m. the next day. scott broom, 9 news now. >>> the smithsonian's hirshhorn gallery was evacuated around 3:00 this afternoon after reports of gunshots inside. thankfully there turned out to be no threat, but it does appear tonight a security guard took his own life in the museum's locker room. d.c. police are investigating that shooting. the museum was closed the rest of the day. it is expected to open as scheduled tuesday. >>> coming your way on 9news at 7:00 today, forced from football, find out why a peewee football association will not let this 12-year-old suit up and play the game he loves, that story at 7:00. >>> still to come in this half hour of 9news, here we go again. is she or isn't she? we'll have the latest on a possible panda pregnancy. >> and up next a dubious distinction for gas prices on this date in history. >>> prices at the pump hit a record high today. according to aaa, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.72 across the nation. in the greater d.c. area we're at 3

maslin has now undergone a second surgical procedure on his skull. he is listed in critical but stable condition. d.c. police are asking anyone with knowledge of the incident to please give them a call. john henrehan, fox 5 news. >>> the news edge on maryland now where a body was found in baltimore's inner harbor. investigators say the body of a male between 15 and 20 years old was pulled from the harbor around 4:00 this morning. there were no signs of foul play. the body was taken to the medical examiner's office for autopsy. >>> we move to the campaign trail. it has been a quiet day for president obama and mitt romney. the first family went to church this morning at st. johns episcopal church across the street from the white house. the romneys went to church in new hampshire as governor romney and paul ryan prepare for the republican convention in tampa next week. medicare meanwhile dominated the debate on the sunday morning talk shows as democrats and republicans traded charges and countercharges. >> chris, what president obama did was strengthen

meanwhile maslin's wife reported his credit card may have been used about 5 p.m. the next day. at eastern market scott broom, 9 news now. >>> 11 weeks from tomorrow voters will head off to the polls and cast their vote for president and today republican candidate mitt romney and his running mate paul ryan kept up their push to win over the voters in swing states, this time in new hampshire and the gop ticket used its town hall meeting in new hampshire to slam president obama on the issue of medicare. >> medicare should not be a piggy bank for obamacare. it should be a guaranteed promise that our seniors can count on. >> the republican campaign accuses the president of taking $716 billion out of medicare to pay for the healthcare reform law, but president obama's campaign says that's not what happened and he took the podium at the daily white house briefing to defend himself. >> everybody who's looked at this says what governor romney is saying is absolutely wrong. not only are his super pacs running millions of dollars worth of ads making this claim, governor romney himself is

. >> reporter: well, this is the case of thomas maslin, the victim. his friends and family are completely shattered by what's happened to him and now we have some indications from a police report that became available today that gives us somewhat of a timeline about what may have happened that mysterious night between friday night and saturday morning and there has been a report that maslin's credit card may have been used in the hours after the attack. what's so upsetting about what happened to 29-year-old thomas c. maslin is how long he may have been injured before anyone found him. according to a police report, maslin was discovered by a passer-by on this porch in the 700 block of north carolina avenue at 8:30 in the morning saturday. so badly beaten and incoherent rescuers thought he was having a seizure. he was just a few blocks from home. according to a police report, maslin was last seen at the tune in bar and restaurant on pennsylvania avenue having drinks and food with friends after attending the nats game friday night. it was 12:45 a.m. he w

police are still trying to figure out where and why maslin was attacked. attacked. >>> making headlines this morning, republican presidential candidate mitt romney and vice presidential candidate paul ripe are distancing themselves from a missouri congressman saying they do not oppose abortion in the case of rape. their stance comes after six- term republican congressman todd akin told a st. louis fox station a woman's body can prevent pregnancy in the case of, quote, legitimate rape. take a listen. >> from what i understand from doctors, that is really rare. if it is a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. but let's assume that maybe that didn't work. >> congressman akin said he misspoke about that issue. senator clair mccaskill said it is beyond comprehension that someone can be so ignorant about the emotional and physical trauma brought on by rape. >>> another u.s. service member killed by an afghan police officer. >> a rare public appearance for the syrian president. we are checking more headlines when we retur

maslin's wife, abby, got worried when he didn't return home and called police. one friend came upon the crime scene but didn't realize it was maslin was hurt. >> i was going with the boys to eastern market, normal saturday morning stroll. our neighbor across the street, an actual policeman was there, but i didn't put two and two together until later. >> reporter:he victim made it to one house, then another next door. no one was home. michael boudreau lives next door, the third house. >> he collapsed beaver fore he o my house. >> reporter: crime in the neighborhood residents say is limited to robber-snatching cell phones, and cars. >> this is a crime that had a serious consequences for this young family. people are concerned for the family and also raises the questions about what is going on in the neighborhood? >> reporter: while the assault shocked residents they're not letting the crime change how they feel about their neighborhood. >> i love the hill. when i moved here, you could count the families on one hand. now they have that many in one block. >> the vic

so far, maslin has undergone two surgeries on his skull. the 29-year-old is in a coma listed in critical but stable condition. >>> the director of top gun dies after jumping off a bridge in los angeles in an apparent suicide. tony scott also directed other hollywood blockbusters. divers used sonar to find the 68-year-old's body after he jumped and his car was park on the bridge. a suicide note was later discovered in his office. >>> the republican campaign is distancing itself from comments from todd akins. he said that a woman's body can prevent conception in the case of a rape. >>> wildfires are forcing hundreds ever people to pack up and leave their homes out west. -- hundreds of people to pack up and leave their homes out west. we have a report. >> reporter: in washington state, the taylor bridge fire has burned across more than 23,000 acres of land east of seattle. >> it is like a death in the family. this was our home to a lot of friends and it's gone. anyway, that is how we felt today. >> reporter: in northern california, rapidly spr

maslin was believed to have been attacked. investigators need help identifying this car which is believed to be a 2005 hyundai sonata and the three people inside it. police say those people were attempting to use maslin's credit card at the gas station. maslin had been out on a friday night spending the evening at the nationals game and then going out for a late night snack at the tune inn on pennsylvania avenue. he was robbed and violently assaulted while walking home after midnight. for the first time, maslin's wife is speaking in public. he says she uses a white board to communicate. >> one of the greatest moments we had is that i wrote him a message. i didn't read it to imbut it said can you put up two fingers. i held it up for him and he did it. >> reporter: dozens ever residents on capitol hill gathered to hear from d.c. police chief cathy lanier and talk to her about their concerns about the recent spike in robberies across the district. coming up a little bit later, we'll talk about just exactly what is happening with

conrad murray maslin is a husband -- t.c. maslin is a husband and father who was brutally attacked sunday morning across from eastern market. police aren't saying it was robbery, but incidents of robbery in that neighborhood have sharply risen in the past year. 29-year-old thomas maslin was found unconscious saturday morning on a porch on north carolina avenue southeast very close to eastern market. whoever called police thought he may have suffered a seizure, but police documents indicate a ct scan at a local hospital revealed skull damage, probably caused by a hard strike by a blunt object. t.c. maslin attended friday night's nationals game and went to tune in. although he wasn't discovered for eight hours. my investigators found a neighborhood resident who told them they may have heard a man calling for help around 3:30 to 4 a.m. the resident apparently did not call police. maslin who is the father of a toddler had part of his skull removed to ease brain swelling. at last report he remained in a coma. police are calling th

maslin following a night out? first for see the nats game and then to the tune inn restaurant on pennsylvania avenue. it was after that police believe maslin was assaulted. >> we are ask for the public's assistance, particularly if anybody had seen the victim after 12:30 saturday morning just shortly after midnight up until 8:00 saturday morning. the 911 call is received at 8:30. >> reporter: maslin was found on the porch of a home. investigators believe this father of a 21-month-old son had been assaulted although there were no noticeable signs of injuries at first. >> after he is medically examined, it was determined that he was the victim of an assault. >> street robberies have been a growing problem recently. and they're happening all over the district. commander hixon won't say if maslin was robbedded but will say street robberies have picked up in this capitol hill area in july. most of them similar to the same kind of robberies that were happening here too often earlier this year. >> the robberies now are v

maslin from 12:30 to 8:30 saturday morning to call them to help them solve this case. in capitol hill matt ackland, fox 5 news. >> showers 1 again drenching many of us this afternoon -- once again drenching many of us this afternoon, even causing a delay at the nats game. the rain has moved on and starting to feel a little like september, not august. >> it does feel like we're starting to turn that corner, today's high temperature 82 degrees, yesterday only 78 degrees and that rain delay for the nats was a lot longer yesterday. i think they got the game up and going about 8:00 tonight. let's start with a look at radar so i can show you where the showers have moved off to. most of what is left is down through southern maryland. this is moving away to east. i think we're pretty much done with the showers. these will probably be out of your area in a little bit, still some heavy downpours down toward the northern neck. we will be watching for fog to develop later tonight and in particular in this region you may have more of. it quick look at satellite and radar in motion

maslin was the victim of blunt force trauma. undergone two brain surgeries. making progress. he was asked to raised two fingers and he did. >> thank you. up on abc 7 news at 11, tell you the final farewell for a local police in a line ofd duty. families of the victims' in ae colorado shooting are victimsthey in ae colorado shooting are victimsthey again. >> thousands of people turned for the funeral of a fallen police officer today. family and friends were joined morris.for adrian morris was killed last week chasing perspective car thieves. years old.years more than $5 million were raised , but thehe family s only $5,000 were each family so far. big blitz for a major airline. >> tonight, a ceremony marking the martin luther king jr. memorial. there is a big change presidenclinton: this election to me is about which... candidate is more likely to return us to full employment. this is a clear choice. the republican plan is to cut more taxes on upper-income... people and go back to deregulation. that's what got us in trouble in the first place. president obama has a plan to rebu

police say they were attempting to use maslin's credit card at the gas station. maslin as you may know had been out on a friday night spending the evening first at the nats game then a late-night snack at the tune-in on pennsylvania avenue. he was robbed and violently assaulted while walking home after midnight. the crime has shaken up the capitol hill community. >> well, i live on the him. i have a business on the hill. -- well, i live on the him hill. i have a business on the him. it's horrible what happened. robbery is one thing but violence makes no sense. >> my neighborhood is unsafe. last time i was here the police commander told me it was safer than 10 years ago and i said well i felt safer 10 years ago. >> reporter: robberies in the city spiked 53% in the first two months of the year. the police chief said police have done a lot of hard work on the robberies and since then, that the crime increase is now down to just a 9% increase but it is still an increase. maslin's wife said her husband has undergone a second brain surgery and is starting to respond to

for the first time now, maslin's wife, abby, is speaking in public. she says, after a second surgery, t. c. is now starting to communicate. abby use as a white board. >> one of the greatest moments we had is that i wrote haim message. i didn't read it to him and i said can you put up two fingers. i held it up to him and he did it. >> reporter: last night, dozens of resident gathered to talk about public safety in the area. there has been a spike in robberies. they've talked about the efforts to try to bring the robbery crimes down. and they released this surveillance video. the chief telling the crowd that no piece of information is too small in trying to help solve this case j that -- that is true. thank you very much. >>> we'll take a look at some live pictures from new orleans. >> you can see the rain really coming down there in new orleans and the wind just whipping things right there in that picture for us. we will continue to follow hurricane isaac and have the latest developments for you coming up after the break. stay with us. time now is 4:38

> reporter: in the meantime capitol hill businesses are coming together to help raise money for the maslin family. >> to provide them some funds to get back on their feet and to help cover some of the medical costs. >> reporter: t.c. is still in the hospital. he is the most violent of the recent crimes to plague these streets. the guardian angels say if they witness a crime, they'll do something about it but are mostly walking the streets and talking to people to be a deterrent to crime one neighborhood at a time. >> let's hope it helps, thank you. >>> we're also following developing news from prince george's county where police are still searching for the gunman who killed a 17-year-old honor student in her own bed. amber stanley was shot multiple times while others inside the home took off. let's head over now to audrey barnes with the latest on the investigation. >> neighbors say there's been a lot of increased traffic on chartsey street lately where amber stanley lived with her mother, sister and a foster child. tuesday detectives went to the home for a trouble call. they aren't releas

that horrible beating that has left a capital hill father and husband badly beaten. 29-year-old thomas maslin has undergone brain surgery and is now in a coma after he was found unconscious on a front porch near eastern market yesterday morning. >> he collapsed on the porch. >> michael boudreau lives a couple of doors down from where thomas maslin was found unconscious in the 700 block of north carolina avenue. the proud father of a young son and husband of a brent elementary schoolteacher is lying in a coma at the hospital. family and friends say thomas who goes by tc had gone to a nats' game friday night. stopped at the neighborhood bar before walking home but something terrible happened. he was found just six blocks from his house. >> there wasn't until about 8:30 in the morning that someone saw him on -- and they thought it was me. >> reporter: anc commissioner says the community around the eastern market is a safe one but there have been for assaults. >> we've had a slight increase in robberies and assaults and that's got people worried even prior to this. but certainly there's no crime

maslin. it is believed to show three people inside a car, a 2005 hyundai sonata is what they say it looks like at this point. police say the people were attempting to use maslin's credit card at the exxon gas station on pennsylvania avenue right after the assault. mass lip had been out on that saturday night spending the evening at the nationals game and going for a late night snack on pennsylvania avenue. he was robbed and violently assaulted walking home after midnight. last night, d.c. police chief cathy lanier told a large group of concerned residents that police have been working hard to combat a recent spike in robberies. >> what is, i think, alarming everybody is th nature of this particular case, the violence associated and the injuries sustained by the victim. when something like that happens, it gets a lot of news coverage and people feel like there is a lot more crimes going on. >> reporter: t. c. maslin's wife abby says her husband is now starting to respond to simple commands and

we got an e-mail late last night thomas maslin, wife. he was able to squeeze our hands yesterday in the hospital. neighbors are wondering who would do this to him. old thomas maslin is after his second surgery in two days. >> this incident is very seems likebecause it our neighbors has been assaulted for no good reason. before 1:00 saturday aftert a pub celebrating a friend's birthday d was hit in the head and ugged. >> this should not happen. he managed to get to some the street to ask for help and no one was home. the collapse on a front porch arounde was discovered y morning.da his neighbors are hoping police will increase their presence in normally safe capitol hill neighborhood. >> i believe it would increase of security and make are out to commit a violent crime think twice. >> we are hoping to get some information later on this morning from d.c. police as information about a suspects. meantime, the victim's begging anyone who might friday nightg late saturday morning to give d.c. police a call. g live in northwest, jummy olabanji.

wife tells ross plater there hope.all signs of >> 29-year-old thomas maslin is recovering after a second round of surgery. in an e-mail to abc 7, says seen small have improvement in terms of his responsiveness, his still considered extremely critical. able to squeeze my few times, which has been sign, she says. is after a brutal attack early saturday morning. he was walking home after celebrating a birthday with friends on pennsylvania avenue. left and just before 1:00 a.m. after the was attacked, kit in the head in a across from eastern market. injured, he managed to get to row house up the street tried to call for help. no one was home. the collapse of front porch discovered of about 8:30 in the morning. attack is left his neighbors on edge >> . this incident is very upsetting us. it seems like one of our neighbors has been assaulted for no good reason. there's fear. a lot of people are afraid. anger. a lot of should not be happening./ >> the area has seen an increase attacks over last year. they have spotted more police. >> there's a larger police presence, which is a good thing. >> t

massillon following -- maslin following a night out. first to the nats game then a restaurant on pennsylvania avenue. it was after that police believe he was all of a sudden. >> we are asking for the public's assistance particularly if anybody had seen the victim after 12:30 saturday morning, shortly after midnight, up until 8:00 saturday morning. the 911 call was received hat 8:30. >> reporter: commander hixon says maslin was found on the porch of a home. investigators believe this father of a 21-month-old son had been assaulted, although there were no noticeable signs of injuries. >> after he was medically examined, it was determined that he was the victim of an assault. >> reporter: street robberies have been a growing problem recently. they are happening all over the district. commander hixon won't say if he was robbed but will say street robberies have picked up in this capitol hill neighborhood since july. most of them similar to the same kind of robberies that were happening here too often earlier this year. >> the robberies now

maslin was struck on the head as he was walking home from a tavern on capitol hill. the collapse of the strangers porch. his injuries are so severe that he cannot speak. last week he and his wife celebrated their third wedding anniversary. >> the entire focus is on his recovery. that is truly a minute by minute. i do believe he will recover. >> robberies are up sharply in that part of the city. police don't know if that was the motive in this case of. they are still looking for the attacker. >> another store you will see only on seven. the special police officerderek hunter said he had to pay to fire off rounds last october at the maryland small arms range in upper marlboro. that was okay until he saw other customers were not paying. if the owner told him monday is ladies' day, which means only women can shoot for free. >> just because i am a man should mean i should have to pay more. greg i don't see anything discriminatory about it. if we are entitled to run any promotion. >> the complaint to the prince george's human relations committee, agreed to the range was br

maslin. investigators need help identifying the car which is believed to be a 2005 hyundai sonata and the three people inside it. police say that these people were attempting to use maslin's credit card at the exxon gas station on pennsylvania avenue right after the assault. now, maslin had been out on a friday night spending the evening at the nationals game and then out for a late-night snack at the tune-in on pennsylvania avenue. he was robbed and violently assaulted while trying to walk home after midnight. ward 6 councilman tommy wells was at that public safety meeting last night. >> we're all very upset about what happened and concerned about the spike in crime. the crime seems to be more often with guns and to be more violent. >> reporter: here are the numbers so far this year. from january to the end of february a 53% spike in robberies but according to chief lenier, the rate is down from 9% from march to the present day but still an increase in robberies and crime that everyone is co

thomas maslin was found unconscious on the street. he was walking home after a night out with friends at a baseball game. he was just blocks from his house. >> we are praying so hard that he comes out of this. he is such a fighter, the tram at this of the whole thing and not understanding why it happens in a place where they felt so secure. >> maslin has undergone to procedures on his skull to ease the swelling in had his brain. he remains in critical condition but is stabilized. police are still trying to figure out why and where maslin was attacked. >>> it is back to business on the campaign trail after a week of solo appearances. mitt romney will reunite with his running mate, paul ryan. the two republicans will take on the battleground state of new hampshire to answer questions about medicare plan that has left some senior as bit skiddish. as for president obama, he has a lunch date at the white house with his vice president biden. and then later today, the president and the first lady will host the winner of a contest. >>> and no

. >> maslin has undergone two surgeries on his skull to ease swelling in the brain. -- the tragedy of the whole thing and not understanding why it happened and in a place where they felt so secure. >>> police are investigating a shooting. officers say the suspect became combative forcing them to use a taser. the man pulled out the prongs and allegedly threatened to kill one of the officers. it is police opened fire. police say the suspect was high on pcp. >>> a look at the morning's other headlines. the president of syria seen in public for the first time in weeks. >> also ahead, the mars rover set to embark on another incredible feet this week. we have an update from the red planet with when fox 5 morning news continues.  well another great thing about all this walking i've been doing is that it's given me time to reflect on some of life's biggest questions. like, if you could save hundreds on car insurance by making one simple call, why wouldn't you make that call? see, the only thing i can think of is that you can't get any... bars. ah, that's better. it's a beauti

the victim, 29-year-old thomas maslin, is still in the hospital. he was found unconscious nearly two weeks ago after walking home after a nationals game. this is the surveillance game. he was walking home when he was attacked. >> absolutely critical that people watch the video and that we figure out who is responsible for this because, there's a very good chance it could happen again. >> maslin's wife says he's slowly making progress after going through two brain surgeries. >>> this morning an 8-year-old is recovering in the hospital after an suv hit him while he was riding his bike. last night paramedics airlifted the boy from mt. vernon highway and suri drive. police believe the boy rode into traffic on his bike and the driver could not avoid him. they say the boy was dragged 30 feet. the driver stayed on the scene and has not been charged. >>> the time is 5:48. substitute teacher in loudoun county is out of a job after she showed up drunk for the first day of class. it happened at stone hill middle school on monday. jacqueline barnes has been wi

police continued to investigate the weekend beating 29-year-old thomas maslin who was found early saturday morning. he remains in critical condition and police do not know who attacked him that they continue to look at suspects. >> a suspect is in custody after police -- after a police- involved shooting on barnaby lane in oxon hill. authorities arrived on the scene and a suspect became combative and bay deployed a taser which had no effect on the suspects. the suspect threatened police and an officer deployed his weapon. the suspect was reportedly high on pcp and is now and the hospital. >> maryland governor martin o'malley and former virginia governor tim kaine will be at the national democratic convention. >> the fda is investigating a farm in southwest india as a possible source for salmonella outbreak in cantaloupes. -- southwest indiana. >> the gas prices are still climbing but experts say relief may be a couple of weeks it away when production will switch from a summer blend to a winter blend. >> we have more information on all of these stories on our website, wjla.com. >> lisa bade

thomas maslin's family said he went to the nats game and was found unconscious on a porch about six blocks away from his home. community leaders say crime has risen slightly in the past year. >>> this assault really has people on edge. >> reporter: at this point police have not made any arrests. >>> be prepared for extra noise overnight. norad is going to run flight exercises over our region from 11:30 p.m. through 5:30 in the morning. this is all routine training. the fighter jets provide air assist and security -- safety and security for the entire nation. >>> ikea is getting into something new. the retailer is looking to get into the budget hotel business. the financial times reports ikea wants to build and develop at least 100 budget hotels across us bancorp and an executive says the hotels won't bear the ikea name, won't be run by the company and won't use ikea furniture. but they will use the philosophy of good quality at a reasonable price. >>> amazon has a new king of the hill. "the hunger games" has out sold all seven harry potter books. this record takes into account print and ki

gas station on pennsylvania avenue shows the suspects moments after they attacked 29-year-old thomas maslin. he was headed home after a night out with friends on august 18 when he was savagely beaten. his wife is hoping this video will yield some results. >> i ask the public to please watch this video, show it to everybody they know and see if anybody can be recognized from this video. >> she says he is still in icu recovering from his injuries. again, if you have any information, please call d.c. police. >>> the commute over the chesapeake is going to be a lot smoother this morning. one span of the bay bridge was shut down tuesday. workers got off the bridge after noticing what they called unusual vertical movement. inspectors checked it out just in case, but the bridge seemed okay and the westbound span reopened around noon. but before then, it was basically a parking lot. >>> united airlines says it's back up to speed this morning. its computer system crashed yesterday and that led to hundreds of flights being canceled, especially at the airlines' hubs at washington dulles, chicago o'har

thomas maslin remains in the hospital with serious brain injuries. the guardian angels say they will also step up patrols in the fourth district because of a big spike in robberies there. >> clean-up crews continue to work around the clock in ellicott city to remove toppled train cars and coal from tuesday morning's derailment. this comes as a community mourns the loss of two college students. family and friends have set up a memorial of flowers and a facebook page in honor of 19- year-old rose mayr and elizabeth nass. police say the girls were sitting on the edge of the brick by the tracks at the time of the accident. federal investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the deadly wreck. >>> funeral arrangements have been made for both victims. a service for elizabeth nass is planned. rose mayr will be remembered saturday at bethany united methodist church also in ellicott city. a prince george's county police officer killed while in pursuit of a stolen car will be laid to rest. investigators hope new surveillance rid i don't will help t

. >> go to paypal and do donate a gift do love for the maslins. >>> it appears there is a spike in crime in the east earn market area this year according to the washington post 14 robberies, through august 12th, up from 6 this time last year, also unarmed assaults are up from 4 to 7 this year. >>> new video of a disturbing incident that ended with a cab on fire and a man dead inside a cab driver picked up a passenger in buoy the driver said the passenger tried to rob him hitting him in the head, dousing him with flammable liquid and setting the cab on fire a teenager captured this video. >> i hoped no one was in the car getting hurt or anything and the the firefighters tell me it is really sad. >> the driver was hospitalized with minor burns the robber, the flames just so intense his body so badly burned investigators are trying to identify that robber. >>> prince georges county police still search for a missing man. this is 21-year-old steven he disappeared friday night he was last seen in the 7600 block millwright street capital heights he does have a mild mental disability and suffers

maslin is in a coma. doctors have had to remove parts of his brain due -- parts of his skull due to his brain swelling. police are not sure yet just exactly what happened with this attack. >>> prince george's county tonight are trying to piece together a deadly motorcycle accident in upper marlboro is. ship th happened in early morning hours along brown station road and fenway lane. 26-year-old juan pena of silver spring died after he was struck by a vehicle. the driver in the striking vehicle suffered minor injuries. >>> it's back to school for kids in prince george's county tomorrow. meanwhile, though, the county's named the d.c. educator as its interim schools chief. alvin crawley, deputy chief of programming for the district's special education office, he's going to take over on september 4th. he will replace william hite who had stepped down to lead the philadelphia school system. the school board is expected to select a permanent replacement by next spring. >> time for a weather check now. fox 5's g

thomas maslin was found unconscious in front of a house on north carolina avenue. the 29-year-old was walking home after spending the night out with friends at a baseball game. he was just blocks away from his house. >> he was the last person you would think this would happen to. it's heart-breaking. he is a young dad just like us breaking in on the hill and it's just devastating. >> he has undergone two surgeries on his skull to ease the swelling in his brain. police are trying to figure out where and why he was attacked. >>> another american is shot and killed by an afghan police officer. yesterday's shooting is the latest in a spring of insider or green on blue attacks in afghanistan. those are killings by forces who are cutting training from nato troops. pentagon chief leon panetta called afghan president over the weekend. martin dempsey is discussing the attacks with afghan commanders today. >>> there could be a new an unusual tool to fight suicide among soldiers. the u.s. army awarded a $3 million grant to develop a nasal spray to a scientist who helped to di

the time line police are working with in the beating case of a capitol hill man. 29-year-old thomas maslin was last seen walking home friday night. police believe she was attacked during an attempted robbery. he was beaten and left unconscious. he was found eight hours later on saturday morning with a severe head wound. he remains in critical condition. so far, no arrests have been made. >>> laurel police officer accused of slapping a man is now on administrative duty according to local naacp chapter president bob ross. ross tells news 4 he met with police chief and attorney. the officer is now off the street and criminal investigation has been open. that's in addition to a $3 million lawsuit filed by the accuser. we are working to get a comment from the city but they have not yet responded. >>> 6:35 is our time right now. as students in prince george's county head to their second day of classes, a d.c. educator preparing to step in to lead the county's schools and this morning we are hearing from interim superintendent alvin crawley for the first time. tracee wilkins is live in bowie with

thomas maslin leaves the tune-in at fourth and pennsylvania southeast. as he walks home, he is attacked, robbed and struck in the head in the 700 block of north carolina avenue. 12:57 a.m. a suspect tries to use his credit card at that gas station. 8:30 a.m., he is discovered unconscious by a passerby who calls 911 for help. since that day, he has been in the washington hospital center where he's undergone two brain operations. his wife says he is improving. that he is responding. >> one of the greatest moments we had is that i wrote him a message, i didn't read it to him, but it said, can you put up two fingers and i just held it up for him and he did it. that is a huge, huge step from where we were. >> if you know anything about that car, if you know anything about this case, d.c. police want to hear from you. live on capitol hill, i'm pat collins, new 4z. >> thanks, pat. >>> we switch gears now in a big way because there's some big news out of redskins park. one of the most popular players on the skins has been cut from the team. we're talking about c

the victim, 29-year-old thomas maslin is still in the hospital. he was found unconscious nearly two weeks ago. he was walking home after a nationals game when he was attacked. his wife hopes someone will recognize the man. >> absolutely critical that people watched the video and that we figure out who is responsible for this because, i mean, there's a very good chance it could happen again. >> his wife says he is slowly making progress after going through two brain surgeries. >>> this morning an 8-year-old is recovering after an suv hit him while he was riding his bike. it dragged him 30 feet before stopping. last night paramedics airlifted the boy from mt. vernon highway and suri drive. they believe he rode into the traffic on his bike and the driver could not avoid him. that driver stayed on the scene and has not been charged. >>> montgomery county police need your help finding a a. man who was 23-year-old old. he was last scene at the falls shopping center in rockville. he is paralyzed and uses a motorized wheelchair to get around. family and p

thomas maslin is in the hospital with serious brain injuries. the guardian angels say they will also step up patrols in the fourth district because of a spike in robberies there. wisdom. >>> allison, clean-up crews are working around the clock in ellicott city to remove train cars and coal from tuesday morning's derailment. the ntsb says the emergency brakes on the train automatically deployed when an airline disconnected from the braking system. they don't know when that happened. the investigation could take months but officials say trains will start running again soon. meantime, family and friends have set up a memorial honoring the 19-year-old victims. >>> funeral arrangements are set for both victims. a service for elizabeth nass is planned for tomorrow at the church of the resurrection in ellicott city. rose mayr will be remembered saturday at bethany united methodist church also in ellicott city. >>> new this morning, a high state of alert to contain a superbug! a deadly infection killed six people at the clinical center of the national i

taken less than a half hour after 29-year-old thomas masline was struck in the head and robbed and left unconscious. according to the video, someone tried to use his credit card to buy gas at this exxon station at 12th and pennsylvania avenue southeast. but the transaction wasn't successful because the guy didn't know his zip code. according to that video, there are three people inside that car. the timeline. 12:30 a.m. thomas leaves the tune-in at fourth and pennsylvania southeast. as he walks home he is attacked, robbed and struck in the head in the 700 block of north carolina avenue. 12:57 a.m., a suspect tries to use his credit card at that gas station. 8:30 a.m. mr. masslin is discovered unconscious by a passerby who calls 911 for help. since that day, he has been in the washington hospital center where he's undergone two brain operations. his wife says he is improving, that he is responding. >> one of the greatest moments that we had is that i wrote him a message and i didn't read it to him but it said, can you put up two fingers and i held it up for him and he did it. that's a hu

really enjoy the interview, and i'd be first in line for the debate with maslin. just want to ask you two questions. the first is getting back to "the social network," and -- >> guest: oh, i was unplugged. sorry, i was missing joe. >> host: just a minute, joe, we've got a technical problem. okay, go ahead, joe. >> guest: this technology. >> host: two questions, one about "social network." i think zuckerberg denied that he started facebook because of a breakup with a girlfriend, the beginning scene in the movie where he has a breakup with the girlfriend. was that factually accurate? and the second question is on your list of authors you said that you admired the two authors, um, britain ellis and jay -- i can't pronounce his last name be, you said for what they represented. i wanted to know exactly what you meant by that. thank you very much. >> guest: sure, great questions. first of all, about "the social network." so we have zuckerberg's blog from that night. he blogged as he hacked into harvard's computers and pulled up every picture of girl on campus. we have h