killed was 24-year-old mariam adebayo. in custody is donald bricker , jr. adebayo's family says they had dated for six months but broke up just resentedly. adebayo agreed to meet bricker outside the target after he threatened to harm himself over the breakup. according to court documents the two fought inside a vehicle. adebayo climbed out, walked away and that is when bricker shot her and she fell. then he walked up, got close to her and shot her again. we managed to speak with one of adebayo's cousins. >> she was so warm. she wasn't judgmental. she was kind. she was positive. she always had the -- brightest outlook on life. she lived life to the fullest. >> reporter: bricker has a criminal history including sex oh ennis charges, destruction of property and fail ure to comply with a peace order. officers arrested him last night after he crashed his truck after a police chase. >>> tomorrow is another yellow alert day. and both your trip to work work and back home will be affected. chief meteorologist to per shutt is here with what the weather has to deal wi

sade adebayo. she was killed by her boyfriend monday night. the vigil was held at seneca valley high school where adebayo graduated. >> we just appreciate all the love that -- that y'all have been showing us and sade and her family. >> bricker is now in jail, charged with first-degree murder. investigators tell us adebayo dated bricker for about six months, but she had recently ended their relationship. >>> well, this picture is generating a lot of discussion on social media about gun laws. it's a man posing for a picture with his daughter while he carries a loaded semiautomatic rifle, an ar-15 at the terminal of hartsfield jackson airport in atlanta, georgia. that's one of the busiest airports in the country. >> but because it's georgia law and i'm within my right, i'm going to exercise them. >> he is absolutely right. it is legal to carry a rifle in public in georgia. that includes airports, as long as you do not try to get that gun through security. >>> the washington monument is ready for visitors again. it will reopen tomorrow morning 9:0

sade marie, adebayo was a grad known for her big smile and big heart. the man who killed her donald bricker jr. has a lengthy criminal history. andrea mccarren is live with the latest. >> if she knew about her ex- boyfriend's history, she did not share that information with her family. according to sources she may have reluctantly agreed to meet him in this parking lot yesterday evening after he threatened to harm himself over their recent break up. >> the graduation picture encompasses everything that she was, it shows her warm smile, her loving heart, her ambition, her goals, her dreams, everything is in that picture. >> a grief stricken family is in shock over the murder of 24- year-old sade marie, adebayo. she was a woman filled with joy and compassion who graduated from the university of maryland in 2013 with a degree in public health. >> it hurts to know that somebody went out of their way to kill her. >> reporter: before maryland, sade was a p student at seneca valley high school in germantown, and a member of the poms teams. a life of such promi

ebayo adebayo adebayo. adebayo . >> >>> >>> after waiting 17 years for a decision, smokers in canada just won a class action lawsuit against three of the country's biggest tobacco companies. >> that's right. a quebec ordered the companies to pay $15 billion in damages for selling a harmful product. the tobacco companies argued customers knew about the dangers but chose to smoke anyway. and they plan to appeal. >>> pretz obama sident obama order odd medals of honor posthumously to two who served in word war i. >> one risked his life several times during an intense gun battle to pull comrades to safety. and private henry johnson is being honored for taking on several german soldiers and preventing a fellow soldier from being taken prisoner. >> the medal of honor is the nation's highest military decoration. >>> the man shot by the fbi in boston today may have had ties to isis. >> that's right. he was under surveillance when he lunged at an agent and an officer with a knife. as alicia rodriguez reports it's bel

. >> this man lives next door to the adebayo family. >> i didn't know she had a boyfriend. >> adebayo graduated with a degree in public health. friends say she was working full time, about to take a caribbean cruise and planning to get her masters degree in occupational therapy. >> monday night at target. unbelievable. >> kevin lewis. >> a muslim chaplain says she was discriminated against on the recent united airlines flight.s traveling to washington d.c. last week when she asked for unopen can of soda. the flight attendant refused saying people could use them as weapon but the flight attendant then handed a marijuana -- handed a man unopened can of beer. >> afterwards i went up to her and i said i don't want you to lose your job but if we are 30,000 feet above the ground and you say you could use it as a weapon that is unacceptable. alison: so united said it apologized to her. the company beverage policy does not prohibit serving unopened cans to passengers. tonight, an advisory panel recommending that the norm company dispose the chemical ingredient to utilize the drilling method.

family and friends held a vigil for adebayo. police say her ex-boyfriend, donald bricker, killed her in the germantown target parking lot monday night. investigators say adebayo recently ended their relationship. bricker is charged with first degree murder. >>> today, beau biden will lie in honor. he passed away last weekend. on saturday, president obama will deliver a -- lol ji at his memorial. >>> a louisiana congressman and state's national guard are appealing arlington national cemetery's decision to deny burial. sergeant thomas florich died in a training exercise in march and they said he cannot be buried in arlington because the plots are only for those who die on active duty. florich's father is a former green beret. he calls it a slap in the face. >>> a battle to save a virginia woman's college is headed to the state supreme court today. justices will hear an appeal on a failed bid to block sweet briar college from closing. the school's board announced that the school would close in march because of financial challenges.

but monday night, adebayo's life was cut short. miriam agreed to meet her ex-boyfriend donald bricker at the target. for some reason, it turned violent. bricker shot adebayo and then took off. >> somebody went out and did to her, that's the worst part about this. she was so kind. she didn't deserve this. she was not mean. she was not a mean person. >> now, police captured bricker after a short chase and a crash. adebayo's family plans to hold a vigil for her today. >>> a man accused of jumping the white house fence carrying a knife may face two years in prison. omar gonzalez made it all the way into the east room and court filings, prosecutors requested a 21 month sentence for the u.s. army veteran from texas. sentencing for gonzalez is set for monday. his attorney wants that delayed. >>> the battle over a scientology linked drug rehabilitation center could soon head to court. narconon wants to build the center at the former presidential retreat called trout run in maryland. it's near camp david, yesterday, the county council rejec

court papers say bricker shot shade adebayo when she left his vehicle and then he stood over her and fired the hand gun into her body at a close range. >> it was also said in court that he has admitted to shooting that gun twice and shooting the victim in this matter. >> reporter: shade adebayo's family is trying to raise money to pay for her funeral and other expenses. if you want to help, you can go to our web page nbcwashington.com nbcwashington.com. there you'll find a convenient link to their go fund me page. now coming up on news4 at 6:00, we'll tell you why prosecutors say that donald bricker should never have been able to buy the gun he allegedly used this monday to commit murder. that's the latest in montgomery county, jim back to you. >> chris thank you. >>> two young adults on the verge of very big things. that's how two families tonight are remembering the victims of a row house fire near dupont circle. news4 news4's chris lawrence joins us with a first look at the pair tonight. chris/. >> jim, you know, they were only in their mid-20s. one of them had just graduated from

adebayo recently ended their relationship and bricker is now in jail. he's charged with first degree murder. >>> today beau biden will lie in honor at the delaware state house. biden the son of vice president joe biden passed away last weekend. on saturday president obama will deliver a eulogy at biden's funeral in wilmington. instead of flowers, they're asking people to donate to the beau biden foundation for protection of children. >>> justices will hear an appeal on a failed bid to block sweet briar college from closing. the board announced that the school would close in march because of financial challenges. since then, supporters have mounted their own challenge. and alumni have pledged millions of dollars in hopes of keeping sweet briar's doors open. >>> you may soon be able to take a high speed train from richmond to d.c. according to "the free lance-star," you can now see a new design for the proposed high speed rail line. it was unveiled tuesday in fredericksburg. trains would be able to travel up to 90 miles an hour on that section of the prop

she was great. >> reporter: she was 24-year-old marie shade adebayo. her cousin who didn't want to go on camera says she was loving, warm and always so forgiving. >> when you talk to her about things that were going on she always let you know it's going to be all right. >> reporter: her family says she dated 27-year-old donald bricker jr. for about six months, never knowing he was a registered sex offender with a criminal past. their relationship ended but her cousin says because of marie's forgiving ways, she decided to meet bricker at this target parking lot to talk. on monday night montgomery county police say that conversation turned into an argument and bricker shot and killed marie before taking off, leading police on a pursuit before bricker crashed his car on darnstown road where investigators say a gun was recovered at the scene. a gun police say was used to end marie's life. >> she was so kind. she didn't deserve this. she was not a mean person. >> reporter: now the act of one affecting so many more who are struggling to understand why marie

bricker shot adebayo and then took off. they captured bricker after a short chase and crash. >>> 6:36. a new video into the news room of a tooer in northeast d.c. smoke hanging in the sky over the apartment building. this is staples street northeast. the firefighters union said that made it into the second story walls and floor. nobody was hurt there. >>> in bethesda dozens of people are back in their beds. a trash compactor caught fire on east west highway last night. firefighters briefly closed some roads there. >>> it is now 6:36. a man accused of jumping the white house fence carrying a knife may face nearly two years in prison. federal prosecutors say omar gonzalez made it all the way into the east room. they requested that sentence. his sentencing is set for monday. his attorney wants a delay. gonzalez is a u.s. army veteran and was arrested inside the white house last september. >>> his concert drew big crowds in baltimore in the aftermath of rioting in that city. we know who will receive the proceeds from prince's b

bricker is charged with first degree murder for allegedly shooting adebayo in the parking lot. in court today, bricker was denied bond. he has a rape conviction from 2008 and is a reblged sex offender. cassandra atken said her daughter didn't know fw his past. >> i just want everybody to know all the children that if you meet anybody, it doesn't matter where you meet them please go and check on their background because you don't know. >> reporter: the shooting occurred the same day bricker received a gun he ordered by mail, a gun the prosecutor's office says he bought illegally. >> he circumvented the way the system has been set up for registered sex offenders. he ordered a replica antique firearm to use in the crime, and he received that firearm on monday, and that night killed his estranged girlfriend. >> in my opinion, i think they should put him away, that he would never come out to hurt a soul. all the children that he had just messed up with he just don't need to be in society anymore. >> reporter: today here in court prosecutors said bricker made a statement to police, a

. >> witnesses say they saw bicker arguing with the victim, mariam adebayo, before she was shot. bicker is charged with first degree murder. >>> the man accused of killing uva student hannah graham goes on trial monday in fairfax for an attack that occurred 10 years ago. this case will hinge on the alleged victim's testimony with forensic evidence. peggy fox is at the fairfax county courthouse live with more on that story. >> reporter: jury selection begins monday morning and it's likely that the alleged victim will be the first witness called. she now lives in india and after an 11 hour flight with her two children she came to the courthouse late yesterday afternoon and testified in a pretrial hearing requested by the defense. however, it wound up helping the prosecution. testifying in court she came face to face with her alleged attacker jesse matthew. his defense attorneys tried to prevent her from identifying him in court arguing that her memory could have been corrupted by viewing media reports. she testified that she recognized his face despite his hair being different. her

donald wayne bricker is charged with first degree murder in adebayo's death. they got into a fight inside a car she had got out of the car trying to get away in him and he allegedly shot at her several times. officers arrested him a short time later after a car crash and chase. >>> d.c. fire investigators are working to figure out what started a dead he rowhouse fire. they want to know whether the smoke detectors were working in the three-store house. meanwhile, we are learning the name of one of the people killed there. 24-year-old michael patrick mcloughlin died in the fire on riggs place northwest early wednesday morning. a second person died but that person's name has not been released. >>> rescue officials in montgomery county say a cliff diver who jumped into the potomac river may be dead. two divers went into the water on wednesday afternoon near sandy landing in great falls park, virginia. one man got out okay. a second was caught up by the strong current there and disappeared. a search will continue this morning for his body. >>> we could soon learn w

donald bricker is charged with first degree murder in mariam adebayo's death. he shot her in the parking lot after some kind of argument. officers arrested him after a short car chase and crash. >>> two lawmakers in spotsylvania county want you to pay a special tax to go to the baseball game at the proposed new minor league stadium. lawmakers are considering a site for the new home of the hagerstown sun. the team says it will pick up $8 million of the $33 million price tag. the county is trying to figure out how the finance the rest. not everyone likes the tax idea at a meeting last night, so lawmakers will meet next week to continue the discussion. >>> and right now, we have wet roads across some parts of the area and a downed pole blocking lanes in prince george's county. more details coming up. >>> and there's something slithering in the walls of a maryland family's dream home and it's turning it into a horror house. what they say their realtor never told them. >>> he stopped short of saying no to the purple line so why is larry hogan pushing full speed ahea