Including the crews, federal authorities track about 240 gang-like groups in the city. The strength of Latino gangs in the city also pales in comparison with those in Washington suburbs.

“CBS News has learned that a select group of US Senators who call themselves the Gang of Eight will meet for the next three days in Virginia at Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington.

WASHINGTON (7News ... More than two years ago, the gang-related shooting death of an innocent 6-year-old, Nyiah Courtney while walking with her family, was a breaking point for the Congress ...