announcer: now "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. alison: breaking news today from annandale where there is an amber alert. a 6-week-old baby girl missing for two days. liz khatun was last seen with flora khatun. this child weighs only nine pounds. michelle: this is important. the two are believed to be in a blue 2011 toyota sienna minivan. leon: richard reeve has the latest. richard: we are in the neighborhood where we believe the mother and the daughter lived. as you may have mentioned, the amber alert said that the little girl is extreme danger. that is why authorities are concerned to find the mother and the daughter. we have a picture of th

31-year-old flora khatun. police say she met with child protective services yesterday in annandale. c.p.s. obtained a court order to remove the little girl, her name is liz from the home. there was a civil court ordered issued that declared the mother unfit. we don't know what led to this. there were previous traffic charges where she had her child unbelted in a car seat. police say when she visited she did not have the child with her and she would not disclose the whereabouts. she left the office and c.p.s. called the police. now police have a criminal parental abduction warrant but so far no trace of the child or the mother. this is a six-week-old baby. they are fragile. there is a lot of concern

there. rich: we have a full-screen graphic describing the mother and her car that she may can be in with the child now. 2011 blue toyota sienna with tags xjg-1035. we have been told by sources that police are looking in the maryland area. they may have relatives in that area. another questioning issue here. we got news release at a certain hour today. it wasn't until an hour later that the amber alert went out on the cell phone. we are wondering if there was a delay in system. we are trying to find out about it now. authorities want you to take another look at the pictures. if you see her, call the police or 911 or any emergency

abc7 news. alison: thank you. stay with abc7 for breaking news updates on the search. michelle: even when you have to step away from the the. sign up for the text alerts at wjla.com/text. now to a developing story today in college park. four robberies at the university of maryland. alison: three of the four victims in the cases are students there. leon: three of the four were playing pokémon go. there is that whole theme again. we are talking about that for days. still a busy time on campus in college park and not all that often that crimes happen outside of residence and lecture halls. maryland bureau chief brad bell is in college park with more on this tonight. what are you hearing? brad: you said it's not that common. it is not that common. all of last year there was one robbery on campus. four people robbed. three playing the game. we have been talking about it all people. look at the game, they are wandering around following the

they are going. that is a perfect recipe for becoming victimized. the pokémon craze is at a fever pitch on the campus. >> it's addicting. >> like your dream. gameboys came out, you could play what we are playing virtually. >> sadly, one crook figured out a college campus is a perfect place for the app-based virtual game. players literally wander looking for make believe characters spread in cyber space around the school. many appear unaware of the surroundings. last night four of them were robbed in three separate attacks likely by the same masked gunman. campus police chief dave mitchell says distracted players are perfect targets. >> in this case, how wonderful is this if i'm an armed robber? i can lure my victim in and easily see the victim at night because they look like a fire

brad: back now live, sure enough a student walking across campus. she confirmed to us she is playing the game. so many people out here playing the game. the campus is on summer break and packed with cam pers. we will telling you what the chief's advice is for staying safe. brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. new at 4:00 for us a second suspicious package in six flags america in upper marlboro has been cleared. the park was closed after a bomb threat was called in. prince george's county police and firefighters completed searching the entire theme park an hour ago. the visitors were never allowed in. now open for business. leon: updating a story breaking at this time yesterday. three people were taken into custody following a chase that ended not far from the capitol. shots were fired atpolice with a machine gun. that prompted

the three arrested appear in court today. alison: that was the second incident in which d.c. police were shot at yesterday. earlier a shotspotter device led officers to an apparent carjacking. when they arrive suddenly they were the targets. originally five were taken into custody. four of them were victims of the carjacking. one person was charged in court today. michelle: the shootings in d.c. weren't preplanned like the ambush in dallas. today funerals for three of the five officers who were killed last thursday in dallas. as as we look, they are asking for us to stop and for the nation to unite. reporter: outpouring of solidarity. law enforcement officers from across the country paying respec

dallas officers killed by a sniper in the peaceful protest last week. >> i truly believe lorne wanted to enthusiastically want to celebrate his life. celebrate his life by taking care of each other. reporter: special tributes from loved ones, the spouses, partners and children. >> this act of violence hurt law enforcement as a whole. good will always prevail. though i'm heart-broken and hurt i am going to put on my badge and my uniform and return to the street along with all of my brothers and sisters in blue. reporter: it was days ago when the rapid transit officer brent thompson, corporate lorne ahrens and sergeant michael smith were among law enforcement officers ambushed in downtown dallas. as final goodbyes were made protests continue from coast to coast. this is as the son of the louisiana man kill

unity. >> everyone needs to protest in the right way. with peace. no violence. none whatsoever. reporter: funeral services and memorials will continue throughout the rest of the week. dallas police officer michael krol's final is friday. and officer jose luis rodriquez patrick zamarripa's funeral is saturday. alison: tonight on abc7, "world news tonight"'s anchor david muir will hold a one-hour town hall. david muir will moderate a discussion on race relations, justice and policing in the united states. again, tomorrow night at 8:00 on abc7. the heat and the humidity are returning with the thunderstorms this afternoon. it's serious heat that we are expecting tomorrow. it could b

the year? doug: close to it. 94 or 95. next time back we get the initial numbers. we have had rain there. not far away heavy rain. 90's from luray, to fredericksburg. 88 in washington. cooler east where they have the heavier cloud cover an the rain as well. dew points are in the 70's. we have showers and heavy rain. it's in edgewater. that will move east. more eastern maryland. more to the west on 81. hot and humid with the isolated showers and the thunderstorms this afternoon. check out the weekend in a few minutes. leon: stay with doug hill and the stormwatch7 team as the

the stormwatch7 app is available on the app store and google play. keeps you updated wherever you go. let's talk about connor golden. the vienna teen that lost part of his leg when he stepped on an explosive on the 4th of july weekend. he is still in the hospital. alison: he is unable to return home after suffering a setback. northern virginia chief jeff goldberg has an update on his status. jeff: 18-year-old connor golden who graduated from oakton high last year remains in the hospital in new york after he suffered complication from surgery that led to an infection. meanwhile friends and family of connor are doing all they can to help him move forward. we spoke to close friends of connor and his family. through the chorus group. they started a go fund me page for connor that raised $50,000 for 600 donors to help pay fo

medical bills and the recovery cost followed the injury. on july 3 he and his two friends were walking on central park when he jumped from a rock on what police describe as homemade fireworks that detonated. the explosion required his leg to be amputated below his left knee. >> we felt like we wanted to help but we were helpless. provided an avenue for people to come together, bond as a community and feel like they were doing good. >> it's incredible the outpouring of the support we have had. connor golden's family has doubts on what police say happened. we have that part of the story and the family's gratitude for the support they are receiving at 5:00. in vienna, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: boy, we wish the best for the family. thanks, jeff. up next at 4:00 --

arizona. why police there think a serial killer could be on the loose. michelle: did you see the smoke billowing from bowie by the airport? don't freak out. it was a staged crash. we'll let you know why it was done next. >> i'm mike carter-conneen. hot spot for the pokémon go players. we have seen them here throughout the day and the nearby businesses hoping to cash in on the friend. coming up, details on a business where you might be surprised to find c

michelle: look at this scene. a crumpled airplane, flames over bowie and it was done on purpose. you might have heard warnings about this. film company recreated a crash for filming a crash for a tv show. police and firefighters are expect many residents didn't get the notification and they are prepared for influx of calls. leon: i know. what show is it filmed for? why are they not telling us? is there a reason for that michelle: maybe it's popular. leon: there is a reason for next thing you see. maryland has a new fishing record holder. 9-year-old emma. she spent 20 minutes reeling in this more than 94-pound covia

the previous record was 79 pounds. so with a four-foot, 65-pound frame she had he from the family friend. i believe it was her dad to help reel the fish in. >> we thought it was a shark when the first fin popped up. i was happy. my dad said it might be the state record i flipped out. >> the fishery is closed off in the federal waters but if it makes it out to maryland waters it is fair game. alison: you can't weigh in a fish that weighs more than you. it's problematic. michelle: she never has to catch anything else. alison: the rest of her life. leon: a cool girl th

great! do you know a 9-year-old happy to have a shark? alison: no. leon: way to go, emma. now to fake creatures people are trying to catch. pokémon. michelle: we can't escape the things. pokémon go craze turned into competition. alison: the trainers and the gym keepers are duking it out for bragging lights and online superiority? mike carter-conneen is out at dupont circle. this battleground is no longer just for the snowball fights. mike: they are throwing digital balls. even with the light rain and the humid today we have seen a pretty steady gathering in dew point circle -- dupont circle of people gathering to play. this is a gym where they compete for dominance. this is one of the most popular and the competitive. nearby there are businesses. happy to open the

pokémon players they hope open their wallets. in popular spots they battle each other via the augmented reality game that launched a week ago. >> i took a trip and i walk around the shops. the sports cafe is dropping lurs, the digital beacons in the game and offering drink special. pokémon punch with papaya and elder berry. >> it's great. i grew up with it. it's great that this is now in the public consequence again. >> the pub will host a pokémon party. they emphasize the free wi-fi and the many power outlets. >> we notice a higher

percentage than average of people camped out on their phones. mike: even pamela hopes to tap in the game's popularity. the exotic dancer venue welcomes players searching for the exotic pokémon inside the club. phones are allowed inside. many of the patrons are staring down at the devices and ig nearing the show -- ignoring the show on stage. >> we see a lot of people looking at their phones. a lot of them are my employees as well. there is a lot of enthusiasm for it. >> we hope they resist the temptation to play in movie theaters. brick and mortar stores are excited to see the foot traffic. they are willing to pay digital lures in a virtual real estate world. like it or not. many are saying that this is the

revolution how we use the digital devices and how ecommerce works. p.c. magazine put it together we are living in the pokeconomy. back to you. michelle: we have made three days of stories out of pokémon. alison: many more. leon: more coming. it might be good for the guys in the strip club. there is a no touching rule anyway. not that i know. alison: i was going to say. leon: i have heard. that's what i've heard. michelle: moving on. traffic. any pokémon on the traffic maps out there, jamie? jamie: i am not seeing any. we are starting off with the waze map. i want to begin with the slow traffic. some of the wazers check in, it looks like the pokémon go people that you capture. these are the wazers checking in heading in and outbound on kenilworth avenue. once you

have traffic in the single digits and the teens as well. slow for you now. as far as any accidents on the interstate, not much. 395 is slowing. i want to take a live look at the 14th street bridge. show you that congestion. getting in the city, it's just congestion. in the 20's right now for you heading inbound. a heads up, gas repair is underway on 19th street northwest. it's completely closed near where mike carter-conneen was. between due mont circle and for dupont circle and q street. traveling in the northwest corner, 9 miles per hour. a live look at the american legion bridge. it shows both sides. how heavy the traffic is. even on route 15, at 10:00, they will block all lanes. that is a look at traffic. back to you. leon: al

alison: maybe he is having a heat -- michelle: it is. doug: we talk about the numbers. hottest day of the year. hottest day was june 11, it hit 96 degrees. the hottest temperature for the month of july has been 94. therefore, forecasting a high of 95 tomorrow. it could be the hottest day of the month but not the hottest day of the year. pay attention. we have a 4:00 weather quiz tomorrow. sometimes the answers are given out awe head of time. get started to what we are talking about today. interesting looking sky. every now and then it look like south florida with the abundant moisture in the air. don't have a triggering mechanism in the atmosphere to fire up storms locally. to the west and the east of the area. but not locally. 89 degrees at nationals park. it has been a hot and a humid day. that trend will continue through the evening

and thunderstorm -- showers and thunderstorming building west. in the next few hours we could get isolated showers and storms, some developing closer to metro washington. east of town we have had a continuation of the heavy rain across the eastern shore. slow movers through annapolis and anne arundel county. as far south as harwood. heavy rain and slow movers. a stationary front. there is more unsettled weather east of town than to the west. before the day is over the shower chances will continue. this is what i said before. a line of storms to the north carolina border. the future cast shows a few of those may make it in this evening. other than that it's muggy. tomorrow another chance of the scattered showers and storms in the afternoon and the everything. friday is a rain-free day.

the next seven days is hot tomorrow. 95 degrees. 30% chance of the showers and the storms in the afternoon or the evening. 94 on friday. 90 saturday and sunday. back in the 90's for early next week. we keep an eye on the doppler radar. michelle: thank you for that. next on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- amazon prime day has come and gone. what did prime members scoop up? the staggering purchases and the hottest items ahead. leon: the case of the stolen water. the heist that has wssc warning about the thieves avoiding meters.

michelle: "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. alison: amazon prime day hit the biggest sales mark yet. the black friday style of sale is for prime subscribers. they showed up big-time. they bought 2 million toys, 1 million pairs of shoes and 90,000 tv's. some customers had glitches that kept them from adding items to the cart but they later fixed the problem. leon: the auto maker is offering a bounty of $150 to $1,500 to any hacker who spots software vulnerabilities in the car and truck and report it to the company to fix it. the r

payouts are managed on the bug crowd platform. michelle: the solo powered plane attempting to travel the world arrived in cairo today. its second to last leg of the trip for solar impulse two. it departed spain a couple of days ago on 50-hour journey. talk about a long journey there. one of the longer flights. the plane now only has one last leg in the journey back to abu dhabi. the original departure point. still ahead on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- tom brady's appeal denied as deflategate drags on. now he has one option left to fight his suspension. who he can appeal to coming up. >> an investigation tonight into whether or not a metro train operator stopped at the red light. what this meant for the morning commute coming up. reporter: the most precious resource we have and people want to steal it. i'm cheryl conner. coming up, how

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6-week-old liz khatun was last seen two days ago with flora khatun. liz has brown eyes, short brown hair and six weeks old. we have a chick pure which a similar -- picture of a similar vehicle right here to the one they believe they are. in the real one they are looking for is blue. blue 2011 sienna minivan with plates xjg-1035. stay with us. we'll have updates on the search. now we turn to metro today. a different case when a train runs a red light. michelle: it's not like being in a car and you are pulled over. it doesn't halt traffic. leon: but that's what happens with the metro. it halts trains. officials are investigating if it happened on the yellow line today. brianne carter explains what happened today. tell us about it. brianne: take a look. we have a train on the track

national airport. beyond the train is red light signal. the question tonight and what metro is investigating whether or not a yellow line train went past the red light signal here at reagan national airport station. metro spokesperson tells abc7 the rail operation control center was alerted before 9:00. the train went past the red light. there was no damage on the track. no injuries. the operator was taken out of service. the federal transit administration and metro are now investigating the incident. it caused delays for the morning commuters who were already dealing with delays on this stretch. shuttle buses as well. with the safetrack four happening north of the airport. another train operator who has been fired ran a red light signal in glen mont signal. putting his train on the track as an oncoming passenger train. >> i give lapses for the fact that ri

difference than any state out there. so everybody, what is going on. trying to take too many things into account. there is human error. said to be -- they have to catch him. brianne: both metro and the federal transit administration is investigating the incident. coming up at 5:00, what the f.d.a. has to say about the red signal overrun as a whole happening at metro. leon: thanks. days like today are the ones we want you to get update sent to your phone. text the word "metro" to us at 43187. or, you can go to wjla.com for everything metro related. now over here to doug hill for everything weather related. doug: the story today is we have had showers all day on

now some in anne arundel and annapolis. we had showers well west. the metro area, not much. so general advice for the next few hours keep eyes on the skies. it's moist enough and upsettalled enough that -- unsettled enough that showers could pop up in the everything. otherwise just fine. some of the showers could move in the region later tonight, closer to midnight in some areas. southwest, to prince george's county. it stretches to the north carolina border. but quiet right now. a couple showers will pop up. the heaviest and the widespread areas are ay. that is good for 17,000 kids taking part in the northern virginia swim club relay carnivals across northern virginia. adults, if they hear thunder they will getout of the pool. but we look like it should be good. the

in the 70's. tomorrow, partly cloudy. hot and humid. isolated thunderstorms. highs of 95. we hit 59 it will be the hottest -- when we hit 95 it will be the hottest day in july so far. alison: on a day like this we crave water. but out comes with a price tag. wssc says people are hooking up hoses illegally and stealing their water. cheryl conner has more on how the water company is handling thieves. cheryl: a hose hooked up to a fire hydrant may not seem illegal at first. but compare it to what is legal. a meter is attached so wssc can charge a customer. >> it's water. it's available to us. why not take it? it's a crime. cheryl: police chief harvey baker says stealing water from fire hydrants is nothing new. now the water company is letting thieves know they see them and they w

these pictures of people stealing water were taken by police. >> saw for a couple hours of the day. maybe three times of the week. cheryl: a local farm showed us the irrigation system with a meter attached. the owner asked us not to say the business name so thieves don't come his way. >> i have heard through the farmer himself that things like that have been going on. cheryl: construction sites are a problem. hydrants that are close to the buildings the crews mix cement. they need water. wssc estimates a day supply of water for the 1.8 million customers is stolen in one year. firefighters say criminals can throw off their hookup needed in an emergency. >> they may damage and trip that and make the hydrant unusable. >> if you don't see a meeter with a hose attached you are asked to give wssc a call. in laurel, cheryl

michelle: around the world now. theresa may is britain's new prime minister and first lord of the treasury. keep elizabeth ii i have been vited may to form a new government after david cameron resigned. cameron stepped down after the plea for the u.k. to remain part of the european union was rejected. leon: back here state side, a it bahal amongst football's royalty -- battle amongst football's royalty. the appeals court rejected brady'snate flate appeal. the players association with brady asked for a new hearing on the four-game suspension handed down by commissioner goodell. the nfl suspended brady last year but he didn't have to sit out those games while the courts dealt with the situation. investigators said brady likely knew football in the championship game two years ago were underinflated. the next? -- the next step?

michelle: one man had a chance to take home the prize. but consumer reporter john matarese shows us a catch with contests so you don't waste your money. john: many people in the d.c. area love sweepstakes and contests if they are free to enter. one man discovered a contest he thought was free left him with a bill for magazines he doesn't want. bob loves grilling but the backyard grill is starting to get old so he was thrilled when an magazine sent an e-mail to the inbox. >> i received an e-mail from them offering an opportunity to win a $3,000 grill if i entered a contest. john: he entered. >> but the next day i get a bill from "esquire" magazine. john: he said he came from a magazine he already subscribes to. "popular mechanics." he never expected they would send him a different

magazine. >> unbeknownst to me i thought i had a free magazine that i didn't want. but it's not free. john: it's part of a summer promotion. legally the company has done nothing wrong. it states by entering you agree to a trial magazine esquire that you can cancel if you don't want. you can opt out but you have to find and click the special link. he feels that the contest is tricky for the loyal subscribers like him. >> if you want to sell me a subscription, i'll say yea or nay. don't be sneaky about it. john: instead of grilling now he has to figure how to cancel what he doesn't want. they will let him cancel but it left him with a bad taste. read the fine print. john matarese. michelle: next for us the coach of the week made his mark on

but his best work comes outside the gym. we will introduce you to him next. leon: coming up at 5:00 -- two people who don't mince their words facing off many court of public opinion. the latest round between ruth bader ginsberg and donald trump

michelle: it's that time. to recognize one of the local mentors who means so much to the student athletes. donald curtis. a basketball coach at h.d. woodson high school in the district. leon: he is the founder of a program helping the athletes navigate their way after a day at the gym. robert burton introduces us to the coach of the week. robert: he is the founder of soul. student athletes organized to understand leadership. curtis a former basketball player now trying to make a difference in his community. >> a lot of friends i grew up with, they are in jail. i don't want to see the same thing happen to our kids. robert: also an assistant basketball coach at woodson he created "soul" to empower using sports with tutoring on and off the court. >> it's bigger than what we do on the court, or on the field. them coming to a safe place to learn and people care about them. robert: he partnered with h.g. woodson a

one product of the "soul" program one of the top ranked high school basketball players, keon boyd. >> based on in a short period of time he went from having a very, very, very limited path to success being an individual has fruitful, a fruitful future using basketball as a tool to engage and become a better person. amazing. it is up to us as the role models to figure out how we get them to see beyond what they are now. robert: with the coach of the week, i'm robert burton, abc7 sports. alison: coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- the growing list of places saying no to pokémon go. as it rolls out worldwide. the latest spot. it

organizers were surprised they had to ask players to stay away. michelle: plus, police in arizona looking into the possibility serial killer on the loose. at least seven dead. link between each shooting coming up.

alison: the auschwitz museum in poe land says there have been people playing pokémon go there. at other holocaust memorial sites across the world. even issues at the memorial museum here in d.c. the auschwitz memorial wrote yesterday on twitter, "we do not allow playing pokémon go on the site of our memorial and similar places. it is disrespectful on many levels." michelle: developing now in phoenix, an all of out manhunt for a suspected serial killer or killers. a string of deadly shootings. we explain what connects each one of them. reporter: a city

the hunt continues as police linked a string of shooting that injured two people and killed seven in all, including a 12-year-old girl. on tuesday, officials releasing this sketch of a possible gunman. they believe he is responsible for eight seemingly random shootings since march. spanning nearly 100 square miles. putting thousands of residents in the crosshairs. >> the person that is doing this is wicked. there is something wrong with him. reporter: investigators telling abc news each of the eight shootings took place on a weekend night. the shooter or the shooters opening fire on parked cars in front of homes. some victims getting out of the cars when they were shot. others never made it out. >> they looked through the car, they saw two women, young girl, they opened fire. >> family members are afraid

>> phoenix police offering extra patrols at night and over the weekend asking everyone to keep an eye out for anything suspicious. >> raise the level of awareness. watch out for your family and your neighbors. >> now the f.b.i. and the u.s. marshals joined the investigation. $30,000 reward offering up for any information leading to an arrest. for now they have no motive and no suspects. michelle: hope it comes to a close soon. now to this. nasa calls it something along the lines of a lunar photo bomb. here is why. a satellite positioned far enough away captured the moon crossing the earth. researchers are happy. it gives them far side of the moon. >> yesterday we did a story about the thieves in space. now

who knew? steve: i like that. are you liking the weather? michelle: not today. it's humid. steve: then you will love thursday and friday. 91 in manassas. if you are thinking of going for a swim, it's an ideal afternoon. we'll show you satellite and the radar. heaviest shower activity located east of d.c. around annapolis area. this is moving on off toward the north and the east. no watches or warnings. heavier downpours moving through the evening hours. temperatures tonight in the 70's. thunderstorms come to an end. winds from the southeast at 5-mile-per-hour. the city open this weekend at 10:00. temperature on the hot side. upper 80's to 90. a chance for isolated showers. the rockville rotary 5k

take you out with a beach forecast for the weekend. temperatures are 90 on friday. upper 80's on saturday. chance for thunderstorm or two on sunday. lower 80's. let's check on a busy rush hour commute. jamie: a lot of traffic. we are seeing that if you are leaving the city. 395, the outbound traffic once you get past the pentagon. volume. you can see comparatively speaking heading inbound not bad at all. we'll talk about how slow we are. getting to the interchange. it will take 25 minutes from the district. we have a closure in the district. connecticut avenue is the best option a an alternate. michelle: thank you. next a boost in prince george's county. extra attention to help students get ready for lif

michelle: more than $140,000 awarded to various groups as part of transforming neighborhood initiative in prince george's. maryland bureau chief brad bell introduces us to some of the groups. >> for prince george's county executive it's impossible to

>> this has been a hard week yaf. >> at a press conference he speaks of racial tension, protest across the nation. and hope and change starting in neighborhoods. >> today is about having protest. a protest about what we want to say about ourselves as a county and what we want to say as a state. today we are changing. >> with grants to organizations like a hundred black men of st. george's county and this man who plans to spend the cash to help people become tech savvy. >> too many kids don't have access to internet. we take them to a boot camp to learn about creating technology tools they use on a daily basis. >> other groups

battle childhood obesity. >> we have to give them the opportunity to be the next mark zuckerberg and bill gates. >> it's also about restoring faith in the neighborhoods where now there is only doubt. in upper marlboro, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: tonight, a rapid fire campus crime spree and distracted victims with one thing in common. >> they are heavy physically and emotionally. >> sneak peek at the artifacts to the african-american history museum. a followup after a man's call for help ignored. new 911 technology could have saved his life. is it used where you live? announcer: now "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. >> right now police need your help to try to find this woman, a car, a minivan like this one and a missing 6-

monday at the fairfax county department of family services on little river turnpike. now police have a warrant for her to try to find her little girl liz. richard reeve is live in falls chumming monitoring the developing story -- falls church monitoring the developing story. richard: the amber alert says that the child is in extreme danger. that is why authorities are so concerned. this is the complex where we believe she lived with her mother. so far, there is no sign of either the mother or that little girl. an urgent amber alert search out for this woman, flora khatun and her 6-week-old daughter liz. she met caseworkers on tuesday at the annandale office. authorities say c.p.s. obtained a civil court order to remove the baby from home after she was declared unfit to be a mother. the c.p.s. officials won't disclose the reason for

public record shows khatun had been cited for offenses not using child restraint devices in a car and speeding. investigators say in her visit with c.p.s., khatun didn't have the baby with her and refused to say where she was. she was last seen driving a blue 2011 toyota sienna. after she left c.p.s. called police who have a criminal parental abduction warrant for khatun. they are especially concerned about the child's safety. >> it's a 6-week-old baby. they are tender and fragile. with the court order to take the baby if mom has her and she is deemed by the court as unfit there is concern there. richard: sources say the search widened to maryland. there is another element in the story. we got word about the amber alert at 12:30. our cell phones did not ping with the alert until