family members about what led to the shooting. but first, anguish and anger. >> we are heart broken. wendy should have been shopping for her wedding dress on friday. >> a suspectedr kil and the random murder. >> news4 at 5:00 starts now. o a womanut killedor in her snatched from her fiance and loving family. >> in the last few minutes, wendy martinez' mother spoke to news4. she said her daughter in one word was splendid. should have she was a good girl. i never imagined this was going to happen. in my heart it's broken. because my daughter was supposed

to be married in two months. and over the weekend, we t went look for her wedding dress. so when i saw my daughter dressing up, or trying on her dress, i never imagined she was buying the dress for her burial. >> wendy's mother said that her daughter will be buried in that dress that she had planned to use for her wedding celebration. >> she also s say forgives the killer. news4's chris gordon has our report. >> reporter: close friends of wendy .martin she bled from stab wounds inflicted on her tuesday night at thentersection of 11thnd p northwest while she was

jogging. >> she was just engaged last week. wendy should have been shopping for her wedding dress o friday. >> court documents that were just released charged anthony cr mford withder say martinez had seven stab wounds.w a blood trai discovered leading away from the crime scene. evidence included aavy covered in fresh blood and a witness says crawford was an avid user of the synthetic narcotic k-2. this video although grainy prompted the public to supply information to d.c. police of tcerst led to anthony crawford who lives on hyatt northwest. he was picked up at this park at 14th and girard. >> we're still combing through the criminal history. we do not have a indications of violence in his criminal past. >> the mayor says this has outraged the commity. wendy's murder has been

devastating to her family and friends. people in this neighbor. and certainly damaging to all of our sensesf safety. >> no. i do not feel safe.pe what hd to this young lady at all. >> reporter: police believe this was an isolated murder although they have no motive for it, they point to an aquaintance of anthony crawford who told them that he regularly uses k- the synthetic marijuana that often has unpredictable and even dangerous effects. that's the latest back from the courthouse. an>> thank you. we cannot say for sure if the suspect was using the drug k-2e time of attack. but we know about k-2 is having a huge impact on our city. k-2 is a synthetic canabinnoid.

it is cheap. first responders have responded to over 1,000 calls for overdoses. five people have died this month alone. many of themas are h gone near homeless shelters. >> reporter: a female employee gunned down three people and then turned the with that on himself. it is all at a rite aid center in maryland. >> reporter: a lot has transpired in eight hos. anything but a normal workday. hundreds of people who work in this complex. it contained the rite aid distribution center. heth the name of the person responsible for shooting being known, snochiale mo a 26-year-old temporary employee, that turns a corner in the

investigation but there are still other questions to be asked and answered. the main one is why. that's a queion that a lot of people are asking. >> the local sheriff's departme laid out the toll. >> seven people were shot including the shooter. v three aretims of our shoot here lost their ly.es here toda the suspect shot herself in the head. >> in the hours after, people who lived in this complex gathered nearby. christina heard the news and couldn't reach hth mother o phone. her mother works at the rite aid warehouse. >> did i what a normal person would do. i ran out of here srlt look at me. i ran right out here science found out. >> she said her mother is ath supervisor a warehouse is puzzled andworried. >> reporter: others have loved

ones who work close marcus is waiting for his wife who describe to him what she experienced. >> she said all have a sudden they ran down, they got the mployees together and said they were onlockdown. i was able to talk to her via cellphone. she said it isde pnium down there. >> reporter: different for this woman. her sister worked atn adjacent building and got dave message. >> saying tha there was a rumor that there is no shooter. that's not right. >> reporter: she would eventually bereunited with her sister. a positive outcome in a story that doesn't have a lot of positives. >> reporter: so investigators are wrapping up with the tactical units. the question is what would prompt an employee ofhis facility to open fire at

co-workers andak then lives. back to you. >> just horrifying. thk you. the former congresswoman gabriele is tweeting. giffords was shot in a attack. she tweet, three work place active shooting attacks in the last 24 hours should spark outrage in every american. no matter where you work, learn, play o live. you have a right to feel safe and i'm horrifiedha that t is no longer the reality in sterica. >> a dramatic t in the case of two police officers shot in maryland this afternoon, the police chief admitted those officers entered the wrong apartment in an attempt to yeliver a warrant. they were met a father whogh th somebody was breaking into his home. this happened last night on loring drive. the bureau chief tracee wilkins is live with these breaking

developments this afternoon. >> reporter: the chief of police apologized to we father lived inside this apartment. and he saidhere is a possibility, he is not ruling it out, that officers may be au disciplined b of the warrant being served in an apartment that was the wrong apartment. heerss here's how the chief was explaining it. the officers working a confidential informant that that was the home of a drug dealer. they went through the proce of obtaining a warrant. knocked on the door. announced there wer officers to serve it and when there wasn't a response, they began to ram it. this is what the chief said happened next. >> he has amsed f. he told his daughter to go to the back of the apartment so she would be safe. when the door opened, he fired a single shot. as the door now ops, he realizes those are police officers. he immediately drops the weapon. he immediately goes

window and starts communicating, you've got the wrong dodress. t shoot my daughter. >> reporter: the chief said he has alreadyth talked t state's attorney in prince george's county. he explained after havgg a l conversation with his father, he does not want to see any criminal crges pressed. he said the state's attorney agreed that this was a case where this man did not need to face cminal charges. that he was trying to protect his home and his daughter. now it is also important we mention that the chief said he thisot satisfied with h warrant was issued. the information that his officers were workg, he said he wants a moratorium on search warrants in prince george's county for athe least next 48 hours. he wants to make sure officers are working goo he wants to review how they're deciding which home to go into. reporting live. back to you in the studio. >> thank you. 17 hours and counting. the deadline for brett kavanaugh's accuser to decide whether she will ttify before

the senate judiciary committee about her sex assault allegations. today, demonstrato on capitol hill held a sit-in to how they're handling the supreme process.mination lawyers for christine blasey ford and democratic lawmakers calling for an fbi investigation before she testifies. dnow, president trump s kavanaugh has already been investigated several times by the fbi but democrats say that's not enough. >> frankly, i think it is important that we be on th cord saying we believe dr. ford because for her to come forward and off to be interviewed by the fbi is an offer to put herse at legal risk and legal jeopardy. >> he acknowledges there is little they can do to stop it from going to avote. >> meanwhile, a new nbc news poll says this is costing kavanaugh among american voters. after the accusation was first

made public, it found 38% of voters opposed the nomination as opposed to 34 who support . that is a reversal from this summer when 32% backe it. information you need before you cook tonight. a beef recall and what you need to check for to make sure that you don't get sick. plus, firefighters now sifting through rubble of that senior apartment complex that was the scene of the massive blaze yesterday. what's next for the more than 80 seniors forced out? >> reporter: i'm adam tuss. afterome bad crashes here on 66, a new message for drivers to p extra close attention. temperatures in the hoe 80s

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what's ahead is as important as what's in the rearview mirror. new questions about the fire alarms during yesterday's inferno. firefighters have just begun the process of figuring out what used the raging fire at that d.c. senior nter. toda dozens of seniors are

still looking for a home. mark talked to fire officials discussing why the alarms did not sound. >> reporter: that's the big question that remains. the firefighters also remaining on the scene putting out hot spots inside this building. they home that inspectors can get in some time tomorrow to start investigating the cause of the fire. >> the fire raged for hours as marines and first respond eers e were working. inside the alarm system in the building failed. >> as we saw the fire alarms, we were pulling them. nothing. we kept going. >> reporter: today the fire chief confirmed what they were saying. >> big deal is the horns did not work. the building maintenance people, nothing, nhing worked.

>> ten of the senior citizensbe had to taken to the hospital yesterday. nearly 90 others who lived in the tomplex wereen to this nearby rec center that was transformed into a shelter. today, deborah jones was at the shelter trying to help her aunt to start over. >> she's still here. and she is hanging in there. they're feeding her and everything, trying to get shelter to e hotels and place them. god ish her. >> today the senrs are being taken to homes wherehey will stay. as for the building, firefighters were still pouring water on it this afternoon. chief dean said it could have been a lot worse. >> we lost a piece of property.

>> some good news for the neighbors around this building, that r quality so bad bad the school was closed. the larls have been tested three times within the lastyear. most recently in april when they were found to be working. why they didn't work yesterday will be part of the investigation. a consumer alert about a beef recall.pl several p have become sick and at least one person has died ter eating tainted meat. tonight, the details you needn o knowrotect yourself and your family.>> you are going to want to check your edef may have beenaint t

e. coli. e person has die and 17 others sick after eating it. it includes 3, 10 and 20-pound packs of b groundf sold under the following brands. our certified, excel, sterling silver, certified and fire river farms. theyave a use by date of july 11th. the plant p thatduced it say they are still working on identifying the retailers that the beef was sent to. you can for now find all the hidetails on recall on our inning washington app. >> a reminder, you will not be able to drive or even walk across the arlington bridge this weekend. crews are closing all the lanes. you'll need to use an alternative route until monday morning and then it should be backute.

there have been a number of ashes on i-66. just yesterday a 21-year-old from manassas was killed when his car and three trucks collided. all of this is happening in. >> reporter: take a ilook. th the new reality along an already intense commuting corridor. construction rightext to heavy, heavy traffic. now more than ever, lanes switch and move as new express lanes are built. >> this is really becoming a nightmare. i'm from new york and i thought this is the worst. >> reporter: nowe're dealing withng drivers dri through on a daily basis, you need to pay attention. >> a crash, three pinpoints and

a toyota involved. 21-year-old juan died at the scene. a reminder of how important it to be alert here. >> michelle sai it is all one big mess. d>> reporter: driving aro the 1970 imperial classic, he said t66 is a l resort. >> the whole things a killing field. they took away our shoulder 20 years ago. they made that for a travel lane. what happens with a car like this? >> reporter:dam tuss, ne4.

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i have to ask you, bruce, who we were just chatting with said we shouldn't be talking about chances for rain. we should be talking about chances for sunshine. >> much more unusual. >> i agree. and i likeuc he makes it so i can see it. >> that's a very half glass empty approach there, uce. a little optimism, please. i think about a 5% chance of sun. saturday is lookinge a lit better. tomorrow, a 30% chance of sunshine. i have to rework on my graphics. you can see we've got about 20% sunshine out there right now. a lot of cloud cover and tngt is hohe bring the cloud cover down.

a is keeping things little cooler and b, giving up the cloud cover. no rain associated with it. we do have more sunshine out there. you can seehe east flow hits right up against blue ridge here and it keeps the clouds in off to the east. all the moisture way to the north. normally it needs a lot of heat. s time. we get the east flow here on the other side. e rest of the area though, 90s. all the way to chicago at 90 degrees. 90 in lexington. normally, if this was july or gust, i would be talking about the heat moving our way but that won't be the case. we'll continue to see the easterly flow.y we eventua get into the 60s

on sunday. tomorrow, a hig of3 degrees. we have more clouds. still nice tomorrow. i think it will be pretty nice. more clouds, less sunshine. going for about a 70% chance ofu . 30% chance of sun just to let you know. we can't rule out straight shower either. speaking of saturday, remember the backyard weather? >> of course. >> they are playing my alma mater herndon for rndon's home coming coming up on saturday. >> i love you guys. >> not to mention, i know you remember this, too. for my class of 93. >> wait a minute! >> if you're here for herndon's union, i love you.

i'm going to miss you guys. un crmerly i can'te this weekend. more rain into next weekend. a chance of showers tuesday and then a better chance, guys, of sunshine on wednesday. again about, a30% chance on wednesday with a chance of some storms.ow >> do you dish on the people invited you into their home? you're the type of house guest that you invite once over and then never again. >> i love you but i have to root for my herndon hornets. >> two b ways that could change the way you diet. and wirtighters found in the savopoulos mansione bef they learned what that. and the continuing coverage of the arrest of the man who murdered the d.c. jogg.

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she reported for her workday as usual. around 9 t0 a.m. shooting began.sh ting at victims outside and inside the facility. >> no word on a motive. derrick ward is getting reaction and you will see it here at 6:00. >> firs a anest has been made in the random murder of a woman in logan circle. anthony crawford stabbed wendy martinez tuesday night while she was on a jog near her home.t toni crawford is facing first-degree murder charges. tonight we are hearing from the martinez family for the first time. >> news4 shomari stone joins us for the first time with more about her life and h family's rehi justwful tragedy. >> reporter: as i'm sure you can understand, her family is absolutely heart prone.er

she had whole life ahead of her. it was taken away tuesday night. nod right they're trying to come to grimes with happened here. police saying this was an unprovoked random let's roll some video. police say that martinez was just 35 years old. an avid runner with a promising future. they arrested a 23-year-old man. anthony crawford, charging him with first-degree murder. the surveillance video showssphe t moments before the encounter. police say he stab martinez near r home i logan circle at 11th and p street northwest. she was out jogging at the time. ttd investigators say he randomlyked her. martinez had so much going for her. a georgetown grad, chief of staff at a data management company. preparing to get rried. she just got engaged a week ago. we talk to her fee an say about the tragic >> one of the last things she did this year was torain me

for my first fl month early in the summer. i would like to keep that. to keep running for her. her community andhe projects and all the dreams that she had. hopefully i will be able to ntinue that. continue her legacy. >> reporter: now, her fiance is expected to attend the candlelight vigil that will happen behind me here at logan's circle at 7:00. u comi at 6:30, you will hear from wendy martinez'th . >> just heart breaking. the trial for the mansiones murdersed today after a today off for the jewish holiday. today jury heard several testimonies including the.c. firefighter who first discovered that a ol10-yea child was

among victims. ovws4 ising the trial. >> reporter: it was an emotional start to the day for the family of a amy savvas sat in the courtroom. witnessefighters took stand and described how he came upon a charred bed as he was checking the inside of theome while it was in flames. moments later, he would discover the young boy. the prosecution then called a fire investigator who was on the scene that same day. she told jurors that the fire started in or around the bed where the child was found and gasoline was used to fuel it. and an evidence technician with the metropolitan police department also testified. he described the careful process of collectikg evidence a knife that was used to prop open a bathroom basement window. he also collected a piece of

n ct tape that was founde driveway. fat's one 28 family was bound. thismer evidence technician told jurors, when he searched the outside of the home, he noticed five telephone been cut.d >> that was meg dhan fitzgerald reporting. last week a person for a dog boarding company said she called th savopoulos them to day before the fire and the phone was disconnected. that isame day family and her housekeeper were held hostage inside. take a look at this video. surveillance video shoug how serious itad been. this was unreported. monthsefore a powerful track fire. this video was obtained by the website crater washington. metro smoke and fire have

decreased slightly over the last letter the years. a broken pipe means a lot of cold showers for students at howard university. tomorrow night hot wer will be cut off to most of the buildings on campus so crews can repair a ru rupture. it will remain off until monday morning. not the first issue for howard. the campus was closed for several days after freezing temperatures caused widespread failures in the system. >> reporter: a man allegedly women usingce a gro basket and a cell phone. next, a story that will have you rethink the surroundings next time you're strolling the grocery aisle. and we're dry out there ni t. but rain chances increase over the weekend. the weekend. and a close he is look.

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have permanently moved to the u.s. mainland now. it took 11 months after mia hit before power was finally reconnected for all the island's residents. a unique coming together of cultures. thanks to a motorcycle ride this weekend. ride lette travel around the area that was once part of the land grant. among those particiting in the ceremony, the current scottish nobleman lord fairfax, and the, it goes back to 1798. >> the current lord fairfax will meet the endents of the original plantation.

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possibility the doctor youee doesn't. so that out of network doctor bills you for whatever your insurance company won't pay. they call it a surprise. because you're the last to know. >> hospitals are not in a position when a patient comes into an emergency setting to inque who the patient is. their job is to address the immedsate medical n of that patient. >> 21 laws protect patients from surprise billing. virginia isn't one of them. >> why is it this way? >> that's what we're trying to do now. that's what our commission is working on. we're holding everyone to the table t give us those answers. >> that includes virginia's health plan, hospitals andph icians. we spoke to all of them. the good news, all agree in ane gency situation, patients should not be balance billed. the bad news, they can't agree

on how to get there. >> when we're in network the hospital, we think the providers in that hospital should have to be in network, too. that's a simple requirement. >> doctors want to get in network. they want to be. often times they're unable toti n negoate. >> w else do you go where youn walk andre are not at a mill of what you're going to pay for something when you i don't know too many instances that i can think of where that situation happens. >> she tells us shegs plann to offer completion could offer some kind of consumer protection oat the startthe session this january. >> we've all been to an e.r. not everybody. and weeks later, you keep getting these additional bills

that you weren't anticipating. what can d we to protect us from this kind of situation? >> a very good question. as you are checking in, you can ask to be seen by a doctor who accepts your nrns hospitals cannot even ask you about yourer insurance a they stabilize you. at that point it might be too the person stabilizing you might be the doctor who doesn't have your insance who canhen charge you. it's crazy. >> can i be honest and say i would be embarrassed to be in a bed somebody coming me and have to turn and say, ieed to be petty or cheap but are you in my twork? >> and a lot of times doctors don't know the insurance plans accept and they'll tell you, in these meetings and whene spoke to all the people involved. they were pointing the fingersh at eac other. there's a lot of stuff going on with the health care.

it is so azy. >> insurance companies don't want to pay tm more because it comes down. theder fal protections, we'll have to see. dig into our webb. you can see the protections. >> excellentat infon. a big eye opener. you wonder why. so we are working for your health. two big studies ou first, cutting out carbs may not be the help you're hoping for. if you replace them with calories from meat or cheese, that's worse for you than eating the carbs in the first place.

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the mediterranean diet if you move to the mediterranean. justng sa it reduces stress. take aook outside. we have some cloud cover across the area. you can a see little sun trying to get toward the monuments but not a lot of sunshine. that will be the case tomorrow, too. very nice. really quite nice. nothing on the radar. we won't see any rain today. we only have a slight cnce of a shower tomorrow. same deal saturday. sunday is iffy. clouds and an. going to see more clouds and sun most of the day. i think we may break out with a little more sun. next couple ds here, 83, same

deal saturday, some clouds and some sunshine. rain sunday into monday. look atsunday. kind of an in depth look. >> and we were just talking about that. it's definitely going toward >> i think doug is talking about moving to the mediterranean. your outdoor parties on saturday, no problem. on sunday, you want to have t back-up plan. don't cancel anything. 're not talking about heavy rain. just some showers. certainly you want to hold off getting the carwashed. we have plenty of rain chances.

and we have the redskins taking on the packers. i wouldid 60s, two:00 p.m. mid 60s, the game of showers at fedex if he. 83 by the evening hours.s expeell us conditions arel idor seeding your lawn, raking up the dd grass and bare spots, apply seed and fertilizer. >> the grass came up because of all the rain we w. >> we got the rainn sunday.

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shot. tonight it is revealed they sbeenl the wrong home. confronting the father trying on protect his child. see what went wng and what happens next. a woman out for a run. new tonigh the victim's heart broken family opened up about their unimaginable loss as police arres a man for her murder. a tragic twist of fate. the family making plans for weading now plannin for a funeral. >> she was stabbed to death. >> she tellsaus herter put up a fight showing the true warrior she was even in her final moments of life. >> well, i didn't know about the video until this morning. i saw my daughter rushing, rushing into theestaurant

looking for help. i could see thater adrenaline was ther she was very passionate. so at the last moment, i saw that warrior in her life. she always did that. r focus, career oriented, but above all, she was a true christian. so i could see that she had hope that she could go through this. other e had gone throu storms in her life. but at the me time, i saw her like accepting her destiny. >> mrs. martinez said she wil bury her daughter in one of the dresses she would have worn on her wedding day. >> she also. she