pile by pile the alexandria police investigators look through the leaves on north overlook, looking for any clue to a murder investigation in an unlikely place. >> is this is a safe neighborhood. jeff: a woman walking her dog discovered the body of a man in beverley park, later identified as 24-year-old male from alexandria. the man suffered dra trauma to the neck area. >> we didn't see or hear anything unusual. jeff: she saw the body after the investigators arrived on scene. >> unreal. a bad dream. >> all day the streets were blocked off around the beverley hills park as police searched for answers. >> we have detectives that are

talking to neighbors. going over the timelines. this is better known as the pit where the kids and the families gather every day. >> you don't expect it to happen a block from the home. jeff: like many others she found out about the walk to the park. >> it looks like investigators will be here for quite some time. the name of the victim has not been release and won't be made public until the families of the victims are notified. they are asking anyone with information to come forward. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: tonight investigators are painstakingly piecing together how a pickup truck collided with a church van.

we learned a woman involved in the crash in chillum crash had emergency surgery. it saved her life but she lost her baby. we have team coverage now from brad bell. brad: the news is getting worse. you can see all the evidence of what happened behind me. there is a burned spot on the road. debris from the vehicles in this yard. a green garden hose that a man tried to put out the fire. credited with saving lives but four are dead. plus the baby. a church community is devastated. the hearts broken and the church devastated. they gather at the scene of the crash. they embrace and pray. >> i have been trying all day

long. we live in the church. it's a family together. >> eugenio in mourning. for 75-year-old and the 73-year-old with a 6-year-old child, they were killed when the van collided with an out of control pickup truck. the driver of the truck was also killed. word now that a pregnant woman in the van lost her unborn baby. 13 others aboard suffering terrible injuries. >> just thinking about it, about the little girl. she is not a year old yet. she is going to live all of her life with the burned face. >> the van with mostly honduran parishioners. facing to the space that the church group rents in this building in riverdale.

in the opposite direction the driver of the pickup truck who police peeve caused the fatal crash. police have not notified the next of kin involved. and are not releasing the names. but eugenio garcia says he knows them all. >> everybody will be sad about this. brad: back live. you can see skid marks. police at the heart of their investigation are trying to figure out what happened to the pickup truck. it was involved in an accident east of here several hundred yards but it continues to drive on where it lost control and came across in front of the church van. they want to know if the driver was impaired.

>> the police believe the truck and the church van were traveling toward each other when the truck hit another car and drove off from the scene. after that accident, the pickup truck of the driver lost control and crossed the center line and ram in the path of the van. the van t-bones the truck. this is when both vehicles go off the road and catch fire. we are still waiting as we said on the final crash report from the police to make sure that is as it happened. alison: so thatstretch is a mix of -- so that stretch of chillum road is a mixture of businesses and homes. some had a lot to say and others want to respect the victims. kevin: it was around 5:00 last evening when a boom pierced through the neighborhood.

it stunned a lot of people. many left their home and came across a fiery crash. today, it was imprinted in the minds of many. >> i knew it was on chillum road. it couldn't be anywhere else. >> he was watching an nfl game when he heard a loud boom. a nightmarish crash from three blocks away. >> i saw the kids in the front yard. it hurt me to my heart. i dialed 911 and told them to get more ambulances. >> today, the debris littered the yard. the owners have this note on the door saying our thoughts and prayers are with the injured, deceased and their family and friends.

she says speed has been a long standing problem. it's hard to say how we feel about it. if somebody was drunk, well, there is not a lot you can do about that. not a lot. >> today we saw a number of people come out and look at what remains of the crash site to get a grasp of how it happened. at this hour there is no memorial in place. alison: terrible. thank you. you can get text alert about the breaking news to your cell phone by signing up at wjla.com. leon: fairfax county police want your help to find suspects in an armed robbery. this is images from saturday

afternoon. they robbed the exxon station and the clerk was hurt in the robbery but didn't need to go to the hospital. let's talk about the weather. alison: doug hill has a check on the forecast and how it's changing around here. doug: we have rain outside the belfort furniture weather center in rosslyn. let's talk about the daylight hours. after today, after 5:00 until 5th of january the daylight hours will get shorter and shorter. that is the story. going along with that we will see the average highs get cooler and cooler into winter. but this is a combination of the chill and the rain. the yellow area indicate

moderate rainfall. steady rain through tonight and rush hour. so far 1,500 in the bucket. 600 in fredericksburg. no major changes are expected tonight. coming up, i will introduce you to kate. alison: we have new developmt in the death of 6-year-old boy in hands of the police. a lawyer for the boy shows that his client's hands were up when the officers opened fire. we report that the officers appeared in court today. >> family and friends gathered at the funeral of jeremy mardis to say goodbye to the first grader known for smiling. he was shot five times last

week. allegedly by two officers now charged with second-degree murder. in a closed hearing monday a judge ordered norris greenhouse and derrick stafford to be held on $1 million each. they were working part-time in marksville, louisiana, when there was a confrontation with germany's father chris few at his vehicle. that is when the officing for jeremy's father chris few at his vehicle. the officers opened fire and shot the soften who was -- shot the son who was helpless in the car. his attorney claims that unreleased footage from the body camera shows few with the hands up. >> this just showed things that disturb me as the head of the state police and disturb me as a father. >> the local sheriff dismussed accusation of corruption. while jeremy's family demach answers. -- demands answers.

reporter: chris few is hospitalized and unable to go to the funeral. the body camera video was not shown in court but it was described and said few posed no threat. leon: students at the university of missouri claiming victory after the president of the state university system resigned. today, tim wolfe said he was stepping down. the students were upset over incidents of racism there. the football team they would boycott the rest of the season unless he resigned. >> please use the resignation to heal, not to hate. let's move forward together for a brighter tomorrow. >> the student groups say that the university has to take large and visible steps to promote the tolerance ands correct racial inequality.

alison: the phi kappa pi is suing "rolling stone" for $25 million. it issue is the discredited 2014 story alleging a gang rape at the university. investigators by the charlottesville police and the columbia journalism school found no evidence of rape there. three fraternity members filed a federal lawsuit against the magazine this summer. >> coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- surge pricing. what you need to know when they look into how they are chargingor pricing. alison: and an unexpected guest leaves people ducking for cover. jonathan: later while another study could have you reconsider another menu. >> 19-year-old charged an adult cited after a crash that killed two teenagers. i'm brianne carter. what the state attorney told me moments ago coming up on

"abc7 news at 5:00".

alison: we have new information as a graduate of walt whitman high school faces

vehicular manslaughter in a crash that killed two of his classmates. but all the attention is falling on the parent who hosted a party. that the teenagers attended before the crash. brianne carter is live where they talked about this an hour ago. brianne: in the last 30 minutes, speaking to the states attorney about this. this is the indictment. more needs to be done with the teens and combating underage drinking and the so-called drinking parties. this is as the 19-year-old sam ellis is facing charges in connection with a crash last june that killed two teenagers. he is now facing charges of manslaughter by motor vehicle and the homicide by the motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. authorities say the teens had been at a drinking party prior

to the crash and ellis was under the influence at the time of the crash. the adult at the home where that party was taking place was cited $2,500 for two counts or a total of $5,000. today we asked the state's attorney whether or not more needs to be done. >> the reality isly tell you when you the catastrophic consequences like we have in this case, a person who furnishes should be exposed to jail time. the penalties are not adequate. we have to call on the legislators to act and then maybe the parents will think twice about furnishing alcohol to the minors across the state. brianne: ellis is expected to be back in court november 20. we did hear from a principal there of the school saying a letter in parent that they all need to step in to stop this. now, what the state attorney has about the principal's statement coming up at 6:00.

reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. leon: a virginia middle school recently got an unexpected visitor. and as you can see from the video on youtube, the four-legged visitor, there it is, there he goes. couldn't handle the hallway. surveillance video taken inside henley middle school. this is near charlottesville. stumbles around and slips on the floor there. but eventually he made it out safe and sound. alison: goodness. doug: it is running season for deer. the school might be a safe place. [laughter] alison: all right. well, we have fall here finally. leon: that is for sure. doug: but a throw-back. the summer season is not far behind us because we have a new tropical storm. it's not unusual to get a rogue storm in november. show you tropical storm kate. this formed over the bahamas.

top winds right now are about 45 miles per hour. there are gusts higher to 60. the national hurricane center says in the next few days it will accelerate over the gulf stream and it will intensify and get close to the hurricane strength wednesday. but staying as a threat to the shipping interest only. there you go. nothing but interest in tropics right now. as far as the local weather. this is the way it is in november. cloudy, cool, wet. the temperatures in the 40's west of metro. 53 at reagan national. 50 at andrs. 53 in annapolis. all across the region the temperatures will stay steady. some areas may go up a degree or two in the morning. so we are thinking in northeast washington, 55 is the same. 52 is cooler in fairfax. a cool rainy start to tuesday. the doppler radar is showing the rain. still hasn't reached northern frederick county.

the rain will continue to spread east and northeast. plenty coming our way tonight. thunderstorms off the coast. we have steady downpour in the largers area of the rain. computer models at varying times tomorrow will take steady rain and the scattered showers and end it. when does that occur? 3:00 to 6:00 tomorrow evening. hopefully it won't be a feature for tomorrow evening's rush. you can see the future cast shows areas that are steady, mooed rate rain at 7:30 in the morning and will continue to mauve northeast. winds off the ocean and damp and chilly and breezy. we will clear things out. especially by tomorrow night. wednesday looks beautiful. breezy and northwesterly winds. warm up in the mid-6780's with a fair amount of sunshine on

wednesday. cold front will pass through thursday with a shower. we're will turn breezy and cooler through friday and into the weekend. so as it goes for early no.. it's looking good. areas of rain. 57 in the morning. 61 at midday. we will see it taper off to the showers but a wet start to tuesday around the area. chick out the next seven days. we will have the 100% probability of rain continues tonight. 90% tomorrow. 100% in the morning to taper down through the day. clearing and the breezy weather. pleasant on wednesday. thursday is fine. friday except for a sprinkler or shower. it gets breezy friday and cool off and typical, pleasant november weather for the weekend. low to mid-50's with sunshine saturday and sunday. alison: the sun helps a lot. >> it does. alison: exactly. see you in a bit. thank you. ddot is testing new pay-by-space parking system in chinatown. this could really cost you. the peak spots in the peak hours could run as much as $8

an hour. city officials say the idea is to reduce the traffic in the area and cut down on cars that circle around looking for spots. critics say the plan prices out low-income residents. and discourages people just from coming to town at all. if the plan is successful in chinatown, it could expand to other areas. meanwhile metro unveiled these right here. new buses today. the 60-foot accordion style buses will serve a busy 16th street northwest corridor. metro says the fleet provide riders increased reliability, comfort and improved service. they will replace the oldest buses in the current fleet. leon: coming up, just ahead the extra tire you are carrying around could make more of a toll on your health than your figure. alison: plus, seaworld makes a big decision about a killer whale in the wake of a flood of bad publicity. >> residents in the apartment complex say they felt mysterious shaking and forced the fire department to evacuate 20 families.

coming up, find out how long it will be before they might know what the cause was. leon: but first, a look at what is coming up tonight on abc.

leon: new developments tonight after adds of the apartment complex were forced to evacuate over the weekend. it happened on good luck road.

diane cho caught up with some of the residents today. diane: buildings inspectors inside to see what happened within the home. >> the woman who did not want to be identified said she called the fire department on saturday night after she felt her building shaking. these were the photos she took of the damage in her apartment before the fire department forced even out. she says she first noticed the cracks a couple of years ago. >> this resident who expect want to be fided said she was moving out of the effected unit in another apartment when it happened. half after her stuff is in the old unit. >> they tell us that there were 20 families affected by the evacuate.

the spokesman for the county department of permitting and the inspection and the enforcement says it could be at least a week before the residents are allowed to return to the homes. >> soil borings will be taken on wednesday. then it will be determined as to what they think did or did not happen. diane cho, abc7 news. leon: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- play ball! the fall-out after a massive mistake on the new nationals calendar. alison: plus -- >> a way to take sadness and a void and turn it into something positive. alison: a man who lost his wife in a freak accident in a dump truck tries to move on by giving back. >> 8 and a 9-year-old about ducted at knife point by a 12

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: 12 and 14-year-old brothers from lothian, maryland, face a roster of juvenile charges tonight including kidnapping, false improvement and arson. this is after they allegedly abducted the 8 and the 9-year-old neighbors at knife point and threatened to burn them alive. stephen tschida has the story from lothian.

stephen: it started at playground at the boone mobile home park sunday afternoon. 12 and 13-year-old boys pulled a knife on an 8-year-old girl and her 9-year-old brother. >> no way! >> that is crazy. >> witnesses tell them that the 12 and the 14-year-old took the two smaller children at knifepoint through the woods along a foot path until they got to a barn away from the mobile home park. >> we have had the problems with the teenagers. people are and have losing, stuff like that. nothing like this, though. this is new. >> inside the barn deep in the woods, police say the older children tied up the boy and the girl and taunted them with a knife. tried to set them on fire. >> threatening to burn them alive. i can't even, i can't even process this. >> other children apparently at the playground followed the alleged abductors. they alerted an adult near the barn. when the adult approached with the other children the2 and the 14-year-olds ran off.

>> the boy and the girl were checked out and are physically okay. they tracked down the brothers who live in the same mobile home park and they are in custody. >> it's horrifying. it is. it's horrifying. to think it could happen. >> as to what motivated the abduction, police say the 12 and the 14-year-olds are not being very cooperative. alison: we have more information on the car crash on sunday afternoon. wi have learned a pregnant woman lost her unborn child after the crash. several people remain in critical condition tonight. the investigation of the crash is ongoing.

alison: a 6-year-old laid to rest in louisiana. jeremy mardis kill build the police officers who fired in the father's vehicle. a lawyer for the father announced police body camera video showed his clients hands were up when the officer opened fire. leon: health matters. weeks after the world health organization linked processed meat to cancer a new study find the more meat that people eat the higher the risk of kidney cancer. it's heightened by overcooking meals including the chicken and open flames. people genetically predisposed to develop cancer were found to be the most at risk. being wealthy has benefits. one of them it turns out is getting an organ transplant. richer people with certain insurance can register at the transplant centers around the country. a study finds the more list that a person is on the greater his or her chances to

get an organ. 122,000 americans are currently on the waiting list for organs. if you have increased belly fat you are at increased death of early risk. the fat in and around the organs can lead to a shorter life and decreased health. alison: there is a new development in the controversy over seaworld's orca shows. seaworld now says it will be ending the shows by the year 2017. there was a documentary called "black fish" that looked at the treatment of the killer whales. a massive alligator was captured at a houston area shopping center all caught on video. take a look.

800-pound, 12.5-foot long alligator. oh! showed up on saturday. i can't believe this. probably wandered away from a nearby creek. coming up, what to do about cupping. the latest controversy over a holiday display that has many asking why?

alison: new tonight, a strange surveillance video. the crime unfolding before you eyes. enough tonight at

steve: i'm steve rudin. never too early to talk about the weekend even if it's only just monday. 53 degrees on saturday for a high. mix of sun and clouds. by sunday 58 degrees and a lot going on, on sunday. don't forget the dot-u.s. yes, the national 12k in old town alexandria. the temperatures will start in the upper 30's. but by midday we are talking around 50 to 55 degrees. stay with us. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after this.

leon: 911 is supposed to be there for you in the of an emergency. alison: in d.c., first-responders are not always dealing with life-and-death situations and it's causing big problems. abc7 i-team investigative reporter chris papst is live in northwest digging into the issue. chris? chris: well, guys we are not talking about emergency vehicles not being here. people calling 911 because they are getting the wrong order in a fast food restaurant. we have heard the emergency calls before. we are talking about the

reason we don't see the emergency apparatus behind me is that people call 911 for the healthcare needs. >> her mother called 911 and 15 minutes later the ambulance responded. public safety in the district has become a concern. people are calling with nonemergencies and that is wearing down the crews. that is a national problem. here is an example from youtube. >> sir, are you there pain somewhere? >> yes, i have headaches in my leg and everything. i have been in a fight. >> when did it happen? >> yesterday.

>> ed smith the president of the d.c. firefighters association says the problem is nationwide. compounded by repeat callers. >> is there anybody that you have responded to so many times you know who they are? >> yeah. >> that you arrive and call them by name? >> yeah. >> the i-team did some digging. coming up, we tell you the percentage of calls that they go on every month that are considered higher priority or emergency calls. we also tell you the ailments that people call 911 saying that the guys take them to the e.r. in northwest d.c., chris papst, abc7 news. alison: we'll see you then. thank you. coming up at 5:00, out of the park. find out why the nationals calendar is taking fans other places.

alison: only on 7 tonight, one of those tragedies that felt unfair. a young mother of three strapping her daughter into a car seat one minute dying on the side of the road the next. the driver of the dump truck that hit her stayed on the scene. we was charged with a failure to pay full attention and he spent six days in jail. now, two years later for the first time on television, jennifer lawson's husband sits down with kimberly suiters because in that time, he has used his loss to give so much to many who would otherwise be lost. >> she would be proud. she would want to be part of it. it is coming from her heart, her vision. >> they used to talk about

this. a newborn's first checkup. >> the cost of the care for every child here. more than $1,000. >> i don't know where i would go. i'm a low income family so i don't know where i would go. >> hundreds of babies will not miss the appointment because of the dream they shared. >> i had 13 wonderful years with her and wish i had more. >> on a bitterly cold february morning in 2014, jen was hit by a passing truck across from her son's elementary school as she placed her 2-year-old daughter in the car seat. >> thank you. >> they talk about the miracle of the baby. they were all born prematurely. they needed help. life-saving help that they can't afford. >> within months of the passing, neil, the president

of a georgetown consulting business funneled grief in a foundation in his wife's name and asked a friend to lead it. >> in a million different ways neil said how can i turn it in said how can i turn it in a better situation. >> the world was a better place because she was in it. and it will be better because people were able to put a little of her in them. >> out of an unfriendly death, unfathomable tragedy, unfair end, >> born a commitment to bring fairness to the beginning of life. in arlington, kimberly suiters. alison: this month, the jennifer bush-lawson foundation will hold the first major fundraiser. 5q and family fun day. if you want to participate, we will put a link on website to find out about this.

we all remember when it happened. leon: sure do. alison: breaks your heart. leon: heart breaking at the time. here is hoping they have more people they can handle. alison: he is remarkable. >> all right. get a check of the traffic situation on the first day of the workweek. jamie sullivan with the traffic. jamie: we are seeing a lot of red. this is outbound on 66 working past nutley street. these are the delays to expect. we still have slowing. crash near the fairfax county parkway. let's talk about the delays. 66 is you are seeing heading outbound at 10 miles per hour. the earlier crash is gone and still in the teens. a crash coming in to cause a backup. the northbound traffic is

typical in the time. and still some westbound out there. so you want to be careful. let's get more on the weather. >> in the race that will continue in the overnight. zoom in to catch this. moving toward barryville. extending eastward. more of the patches and the not raid to the heavy rain in the overnight hours. the source of rain is off the coast of north carolina. the fture cast will show steady rain that is indicated in yellow. for tomorrow morning's rush hour. this should continue to push out of the area. most rain should come in and the clearing is tomorrow

night. we are in fine shape on wednesday. cold front thursday and showers to get ready for the breezy and the chilly weather overtaking the region through friday and the weekend. how much rain we will get between now and the time it ends, it looks like less than an inch in most of the area. seven, eight, nine tenth is what we expect. the next seven days will feature the sunshine returning on wednesday. possible shower on thursday. 63. mild for a couple of days. by the time we get to friday, saturday and sunday look what happens. chill in the air, gusty winds and sunshine with friday and saturday and sunday. back to you. alison: okay. robert: we had a lot of droppings on sunday. alison: what? i can imagine jay gruden saying, "don't drop the ball."

seven dropped balls yesterday. be but he didn't drop any because he had three receptions for 15 yards. he wasn't happy with how it went. he said i don't call the plays. i'm not throwing the passes. here is jay's response. coach gruden: he is not calling the plays and he is not throwing it to himself. he is correct in his comments. we respect him a lot and what he brings to the football team. but he wasn't here in o.t.a.'s and he missed a lot of training camp and the first eight games. so the quarterback out of the shoot is wishful thinking. we have high expectations for desean when he is rolling. we will get him rolling again. hopefully next week we will see more balls flying his way. robert: in baseball, new manager dusty baker still with

a big smile but something that the nat fan may not smile about. the 2016 calendar is brand new and shiny. but that is not nats park. that is fenway. but look at the phillies calendar. why is the mets schedule and logo on there? the mlb released a statement saying the licensee used incorrect photo in the calendar and a product that the nationals were not involved in producing. we are working to rectify the situation including recalling the calendars from the retail. big mess. i could have been worse if you had the mets on the nats calendar. leon: or the redskins on the calendar. >> that would be worse! even worse! goodness. alison: thank you, robert. leon: now it has been the talk since halloween. alison: when we come back, another major retailer announcing its plans for shopping around thanksgiving. leon: already!

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leon: new at 5:00, target is going to open at 6:00 p.m., thanksgiving, same as last year. if you don't feel like going out, the deals available in stores will be available online thursday morning. the rival wal-mart has not announced its hours yet. last year, wal-mart opened up at 6:00 on thanksgiving. alison: well, people have been talking about thanksgiving shopping for a few weeks now. since r.e.i. announced it would not open on black friday, today it is taking a back burner to one about the coffee cups designed for the season. suzanne kennedy live with the story that is trending now.

a lot of people talking about this one. >> this all started when an arizona evangelist posted a video that went viral. suzanne: starbucks in the interest of the not offending anyone wiped all sign of christmas off the holiday cup. >> that is ridiculous. >> gone are the snow flakes, and other designs that adorned cups in years past. this year it's a simple color. >> i don't think you need to. i believe in god. nothing wrong saying, "merry christmas." >> it sucks. but people get offended by stuff.

i don't see why they did it. in the interest of being politically correct for everybody we do what we do. >> the brouhaha blew up over the weekend on social media. a person tweeting a cup with trees and snowflakes are symbol of winter. get a life. focus on something important. >> if you need a coffee chain to have a relationship with christ, you need to re-examine your relationship with god. suzanne: the same evangelist is telling people to tell baristas to say their name is merry christmas so the words end up on the starbucks cup. starbucks says they consider the cups to be a blank canvas so people can put their own holiday story on it. suzanne: thank you very much. if you want to join the debate this is on the twitter feed. the poll is asking if you

think the cups are christmasy enough for you. you know what? 68% are saying yes, they are. with that,, we wrap things up at "abc7 news at 5:00". but coming out at 6:00 -- >> i have been crying all day long. alison: new information on the crash that shocked a community. four people dead. 14 more hurt. what we learned about the victim. plus, two children snatched from a playground. the one thing that could have saved their lives. we have a rainy commute. doug hill has what to expect. "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: tonight more

heartache for a community engulfed in sorrow. we learned an expectant mother on the church van involved in a horrific crash lost her child. it killed four others and i juried 14 others this past weekend. maryland bureau chief is live at the scene with the latest details. brad bell. brad, this is so sad. brad: this was a horrific crash. among the worst that many of the first responders had seen. among the worst i have seen. tonight we can see the physical evidence of the damage. over here, a hub cap from one of the vehicles. over here a headlight assembly. it is easy to see the physical damage. as you said tonight we are learning more about the people involved. the church had nearly half the congregation on board. from babies to seniors.