really been overwhelming. from people who are outragede over this plan. we want to show you some of the responses. so i have to become a criminal to collect nine thousand dollars. this is the did you mean evidenn thing i ever heard.eard here's a better solution, hash laws, long prison sentences and banish. from the city. kim wrote, quote, i have an idea how about paying them to work.

and core rein masses no faith is the plan saying this is nots going to work. matt ackland joining us now been working to try to get insights on this what's the thought. >> reporter: the important tote point out this is one part of a: major crime bill but boy, is iti getting a lot of talk. city leaders are hearing a lot of things.of i don't know about you, you just head that social media up daylight i've been getting e isi males. i've seen on social media not many people are liking this. i don't think many peoplet understand it. but,t i important to tell you this program is not the first in the country and -- in fact, it is now in richmond california. those who are in the program are getting paid not to commit crimc but it also comes with other rules and meant ring andeant director of the program he sayse its working. >> right now a recent au grad killed in daytime shooting outside of metro station

apparently caught in the cross fire. violent crime was lead store many nights in the faces captain this past summer. street shootings. innocent people shot down dow prompting d.c. leader to take actions. the crime bill they agreed on in now causing an uproar. >> if this is a bill to pay criminals to stop being criminals, that would tell me that the counsel that sponsored this bill is intellectually bankrupt. >> reporter: paying criminals not to commit future crimes doesn't make sense.n' what about the mayor. >> can you sound off on that. because frankly a lot of people don't understand it and i'm wondering what you make of it.t. >> well, that's really a question for the counsel, the counsel moved on a lot yesterday. and i want a chance to review r it. i understand that it has a

pretty significant price tagag that will have to be accounted for. >> reporter: runs the stipendte: program in richmond california he says, according to the ap, 79% of those in his program have not been suspected of gun violence since joining the program. >> washington d.c. we're excited about the interest and d.c. looking at the work that we're doing in the industry of richmond in terms of reducing firearm assault and associated injury and death, saving youngth plaque men, saving young brown men. >> reporter: community activist has dedicated himself to helpinh turn around at risk youth. he says paying criminals is not new in d.c. he said it was dones when he ran the d.c.. >> we did something similar. we training them to go back in the community to be mediate ted.

we gave him 150 dollars every we can we know they are on then corner selling drugs we have to replace it. >> reporter: this is an out oft the box effort to reduce d.c. crime. >> its a different approach. app thinking outside the box. it's going to take time for people found where we're going.d i think w in the long run we're going to be better off . . . it's important to tell you mayor bowser, she did pivot from youro question about this and then talked about the need to educate and employ young people. by the way the direct said this program is not just about payinp people to not commit crime. it's about getting their livestg back on track. one important thing issued noteh this was a face vote yesterday.s one of several votes. the counsel will revisit this ti issue. and as the mayor said today, shy really needs to look at this. t she needs to study it. stu i think a lot of counsel memberu might bens studying it again

especially with this public out cry. there are so many questions about it. i it got through yesterday becaush it was a major bill. but this particular part of the bill i think people really havel trouble with. w and don't want their taxpayer dollars to go to this. >> so it's not over yet. >> reporter: its definitely notd over yet. yet >> thank you. all right.al time to check in with sue palka and getly latest on the weather out there. it's just been raining and it still is as we take a live look outside. rainy. foggy. if it was colder, a similar situation where we were a week ago. some spots we picked up a half? a. of rain. farther to the north closer to c an inch another six inches to 12 inches. and we also have some foggy problems. but also want to let you know ko flooding is a concern. we've been under a flood watch. we do have flood warnings which means flooding is a occurring. we got, brookville road. you can see this area got water

running over it.ve this is closed in both directions. just west of georgia a watching not only that area, but the inner section barnesville road at peach tree in montgomery ase well as in loudoun county we've got roads closed. this is not just because of today's rain because of the snow melt and the two in kom bin face is making the small streams and creeks in some areas start to come out of their banks. let me show you where we have watches. you can see some of the fog thae we're seeing out there. in the green areas spotlightting areas that have flood warnings due to the rivers and streams coming out of their banks. part of loudoun county and frederick county and winchester virginia area that goes until 12:25. so, especially after dark, really watch yourself. y and the entire region in green most of the region is under a flood watch until late tonight.t now the bulk of the rain is over.

showers may linger. we still have rain coming down around the beltway. in a few areas that is also still moderate.st a lot of melting going on as well. we'll put it in motion. we'll keep showers in the forecast a little bit longer. this is what we picked up u carroll county and frederick county its been over an inch of rain. closer to home about a half incn of rain. and in combination with thathat melting snow we've got a lot of fog. visibility in frederick down tod one 8th of a mile right now. annapolis a quarter mile we'reee going to keep an eye on the fog situation going forward. front is going to be slow tolo pushover the area. we know we didn't get up to 65 degrees. we were surrounded by warmth. we managed in the 50s. going to keep it on the warmeram side as this front is slowinglog down. we'll talk about why we didn't d hit the record today.d has a lot to do with the snow that that continued to hang around our region. we are melting it off. much more to come in. in. sarah and laura back up to you.

>> year old governor juror larrr hogan has a message work together. hogan kicks off state of state today it has many democratsrats setting their sites on levelingg the playings field with the popular governor. tom fitzgerald has highlights from annapolis. >> reporter: its been a bow mentos year not only for maryland but for larry hogan. from baltimore to his own cancer diagnosis to that employees allt examples the governor says of times that marylander camearyl together. >> what's the message for maryland governor. >> working together: speaking t to a democratically controlled house and senate the governor says he not only wants to buildb on his tax cuts but continueses cutting state spending and improve the business climate here in maryland. >> state of our state is now strong and getting stronger every day. riots and lawless nest that threaten to tear baltimore cityc a part, forb me personallily

life alter ring diagnosis, requiring me to publicly wage p what is normally a very private battle. let's line those areas where modest and reasonable tax cuts will have the biggest positiveie impact on our economy. together we can and we wille change maryland for the better. >> reporter: always as soon as it was over democrats starteder saying the d governor left thinf out.t 9272 what did he leave out?ut >> he left out the truth. where's the beef. where's the proof.roo >> the where it rick doesn't match the reality. its the details i think we have to make certain with. >> reporter: speeches are one thing. policy is another.er. this legislature stays in sta session through the middle of april. in annapolis at the state house tom fitzgerald fox 5 local news. president obama condemnedmn anti muslim rhetoric during his first 50 to a mocks in the us.

he made remarks the round table meeting focused on prejudice and religious tolerance. white hughes says the visit was motivate ted by an by anti. >> in exexcuse sable political let store rack against muslim americans that has no place in our country. no surprise then that threats and harassment of muslim americans have senders. >> donald trump called for bang muslim from the us tell me atm h that rarely. cruise and rubio warned radical islamic terrorism. fatally stabbed where he lived off campus what we'ret learning tonight about the crime. alarming new information inr about the zika virus that firstf case was transmitted via sex. we're ending the age old debated that your baby will be spoiled

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>> flint michigan has made its way to captain hill. hil members of the oversight commit held a hearing today. they heard from members of the epa and flint resident on this issue. it comes months after the city declared a public health h emergency in response to test showing children with elevated levels of led. using 30 million dollars in state funding to help pay the water bills of residents that are affected. if you are looking for ways to help the people of flint outf two maryland police departments are collecting bottled water. you can drop off cases at glenarden or seat pleasant police department. donations can be dropped off.ff. into nights health watch tht first case of the zika virus transmitted in the us has been reported in text says. they believe it was sexually transmitted. the patient had sexual contactct with a person visiting the

country where the virus is present. link to do several births defect. the virus is spreading rapidlyid could infect aces many as you are four million we'll people. seafood really is brainin food. may play a role in reducing risk of alzheimer's. older adults who carry a particular jean for the condition, they found signs relate attempted brain changesrn one portion of seafood a week. study focused on elderly people. more studies is needed for the wider population. ♪ sarah's favorite story. a new study find dog owner are happier and more outgoing thanha people hoop own cars. dog owners scored higher and are more couldn't yen hence than cat

owners. it wasn't all bad. bad the study found people hue own p pets are generally more satisfied than those who don't. every year we do this study they just keep rubbing it in. cats also like those people area month more independent as well. its a generalization. g but people are paying money for this study. let's hope it's not a government study which means our tax dollars don't need that.t. new evidence may give the man who was subject of popular p pod cast serial a new trial. super bowl scandal denver broncos player questioned by police on prostitution sting. coming under fire hey sue. >> reporter: hey there weter: h continue to watch not only

melting snow but rain which is i moving out of the area but its taking a little while. you are going to run into some areas of fog as we go through the overnight. wanted to also mention a little bitter of road flooding putting about 18 to 24 inches of waterne and some of the intersections there. we'll keep an eye on thesese roadways and we will let you know when we can, get dryer air in here. back to you. >> all right a. thanks, sue. and we are standing by right now to go to prince george's countye for a press g conference we've been dealing you about.ea this involves theli shooting deh yesterday of mother neshante davis and her daughter. >>6 year old neshante two year o old khloe under arrest is 25 year old daron maurice boswell-johnson. we're waiting to here a little a bit more about the evidence thah brought them to this. so let's go live now and listen in.in.

>> 65 hundred block of pennsylvania avenue in forestville. prince george's county policee' officers arresteds him yesterdy in neighboring montgomery, malem at this point, wone believe that the father had gone to confront miss davis at her home about child support issues involving khloe. interim chief and states st attorney are going to elaborate on the problem with domestic dom violence and what we are doingig together to try our best to prevent future tragedies like this. chief. >> thank you. i want to begin by again expressing my sympathy to the family of neshante and khloe. and while this resolves it thiss is not a happy circumstance. this is a callous and cold hearh ted crime. cri and i just want to thankly

states attorney, miss also brooks for being there side byie side with me from the beginning. i want to thank the men and women standing behind you who haven't slept since yesterday in order to bring revolution to this. as we promised the community yesterday when we know what happened we will come to you and we will explain it.t. and at the end of this process we found that this is another tragic case of domestic violence a father killing a child. as a father of a daughter it's in comprehensible to me. its cold and callous. and these circumstances do not lend us to celebrate. yes we made an apprehension, wea closed the case. c i can assure the public this isn't a random crime. i'm asking and so will the the states attorney to enlist your support around these issues of domestic violence coming and and talking about the death offerat another child, its unacceptablec and i have spoken to faith

leaders, community leaders, the county executive county counsel have all reached out to me screeving their grief.r and wanting to know what can bee done. again i have to thank the men and women standing behind you yu because their the ones that brought this to resolution toto this community.this again i'm asking for you're support as we work on these difficult issues and the goal is not to have these conversations, not to lose another child.hild i'll turn it over to miss alwaysbrooks who would like to make some remarks as well.. >>good evening, i too want to starred by offering my deep best sympathies to the davis family. and to say to them, that i think i speak for this entire community when i say that we continue to be grief stricken. angry. and just so sad about the events of the last 24 hours or so.o. i too, want to thank the men and women of this department. i have to tell you, they are absolutely phenomenal.

and it is no exaggeration whengr we say they have not slept at at all since this occurred to thisd moment. many of them, the same men and women i saw out on the scene today didn't go home to their t families last night. instead they wanted to make sure that neshante and khloe's family had some relief today in knowing that the person who commit dead these act had been apprehended. i want to thank them on behalf of this community for the workhe they continue to do in each ofch these cases. as the chief said i want toant thank him.than and i also want to thank joseph rudd key who is the chief of our homicide unit who is here. from the very first hour of tiph event to now has worked aroundoe the clock to make sure that thit case was investigated, we are beginning to prepare our case tc be prosecuted. i want to thank him as well. also to echo the sun at amentshe of the chief i want to thank for his leadership being out there b yesterday. we both have young daughter. dau so i can tell you that this case

was not, none of these case are just numbers, these are all people to us. us. we are both parents.ts. and so it struck us in a way that is hard to describe how painful it was for both of us as well. but as he's in indicated we are committed to not just responding, which we find that a we do in these cases. this case, i assure you, we wilw continue to investigation. we will be prepared to present is the strongest case possible to make sure that we bring mr. johnson to justice. that we are able to bring someg peace to this family.s we assure you that we will doo that. after that is done it won't be't enough unless we ensure there is never ever another khloe davis green and never ever another neshante, that is our ultimate goal as we are tired talking about baby's dying in ourur community. and we are really committed tooi continuing the work that we started even before this t happened.happ working with the faith

community. these cases can't be resolvedesl here at the police station. they can't be resolved at the courthouse. we have said it over and over again. and we mean it. these are issues that have to be resolved in our families. in this community. and we are really committed too working to make sure that we do everything possible to ensurensu that our families don't continue to experience the kind of violence that we have seen. 4:o our cases so far this year have been domestic in nation, far too many so we're going to o continue do make sure that wee never ever have another babyaby killed in the way that that khloe was killed. thank you. >> you were just watching press conference from prince george's county interim police chief andl states attorney about the arrested made in the murder of a mother and her two year old daughter. we'll be right back.

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>> investigator are trying toga solve the murder of ato college student from our area.t f a young man was killed in a stabbing just off his school's campus. fox 5 will thomas is here withee what led up to the deadlyeadl stabbing.bing >> reporter: a brawl, a stabbing and a student who attended.ded. that student is from bowie. we are starting to learn details. police said from the beginningni this happened off campus mondayn night at apartment building.ing. gate ted off campus housingng complex. police say gerald was killed after a fight after morgan state basketball game.sket a game his school worn.s at many as 20 people involved in the fight.ht. students and non students they same time gerald was stabbed ins the groin. >> you come to school to get s education and you know to further edges not to come to

school and get stabbed. sta this isn't jail this is college. >> reporter: university president released a statement saying we grief with the family and friends of this young man. counsel offered.ered we reached out to his family his father tells us he's not ready to talk yet. as for the killer so far no arrest police have not id suspect. >> thank you. disturbing story developing in prince william county a man wearing no clothing grabbed a 16 year old girl on the way to a school bus stop. in woodbridge on charter court. a teenager a student at high school was able to get away. suspect immediately taken into custody. was taken in for medical evaluation. now to an event many high hg school football players wait of. high school football stars reveal what schools they will be

playing for. friendship public charter school at times students got emotionals as they grab the mike among the school students will sign with norfolk state. >> good for them. things so exciting.gs so what a en exciting day for them. >> absolutely. i remember the day i signed with fox 5. we did a little press conference. >> you cried. >> and i cried. there's no cing on tv news. >> you'd be surprised. sur seriously this as chance for local athletes all across thee country to spring out on their own pursue dream of playing across the country. cou brooks it's just about the chance to play, period. its where thousand that makesusn the story special. an tan began senior season as top player in prince george'sn county. withs world was turned upside-down back on october 12th

he suffered a compound fracturet of his ankle.nk five hours of surgery. sur this weekend his story became heartwarming, maryland extending a late office to brooks which takes us to this ceremony. >> i'll be attending the university of maryland. >> reporter: his family waster: there too for the big announcement. that makes it official not justs the signing but puttings the hat on. his dad works on campus when it comes to the what he had to go through he had to pay his family a little gratitude. g >> they went through a lot this season. they were crushed about the injury. they been praying. churches been praying. you trying to make me cry. i'm truly blessed. i'm excited.

e. >> he needed a program to believe in him i don't want to say take a chance, its someone to believe in him and say we're going to stand by this kid. kid that's why we did it. that's what we're here for. for i know it will work out great o for him and for us. >> how cool is that? >> he's not the only one who's going to stay local.l. maryland is coming through with a hometown advantage, eight sign knees, if you know a heck of a running back, davis, ellis, lauren so harris, richard merit of archbishop carroll, trey von scott and d.j. turner with a a huge turn out, which is good news to our favorite grad here meteorologist mike thomas.

yeah. >> locally grown. we love l it. >> keeping it local when we tala about college all the parents go to the high school games nowc they can go to all the college games. >> thanks jim. coming up a new research ends an age old debate with you spoil your baby if you pick it up each time it cries. >> i love that. why millennials are okay with going gray we'll explain why. >> you die your hair? >> you really okay? >> ♪.

>> popular pod cast serial a new trial. returned to court in baltimore today 16 years after he was convicted of murder andof sentenced to life in prison. the hearing is expected to include a new alibi witness and questions about cell phoneons evidence. he was convicted of the murder of his former girlfriend and and high school classmate. the first season of serialeria looked at the case and race d questions about the statess evidence his involvement in lee's death. just days before super bowl 50 a member of the denver broncos brian murphy along withm his brother wasur detain and questioned as part of a prostitution sting in sting in california. he was eventually released and not charged. his brother was citied for solicitation. however the teamh decided it would be besowt to sd murphy home. he was a member of the practice skyed with the team this week to help out during practicess.

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heavy rain. melting snow. road closures as well as temperatures. along the cold front moving through all day.. just been a washout pouring rain this afternoon. a most of it cleared the beltway. a few showers hanging on in h prince george's county. g a lot ofeo that behind me in baltimore.ore. steadier rain. eastern shore from salisbury. northern neck you got steadier showers. really heavy rains around the richmond area. moving northeast. i think most of the heavy rain is over for washington. w we'll still see showers for washington. foggy. rain totals he is mateol ted mainly about a half inch to inch. highest amounts have been north of d.c. where we had the most snow that remains in the ground. that combination caused flooding concerns in montgomery county and loudoun county where we have road closures as well as flood warnings around the streams as

sue told you about. flood watch reply maintenance in effect through late tonight.. washington and then southbound on 95 towards richmond. and we'll go over all the the warnings again at the top of tho six p.m. show. a lot of them last for the next couple of days streams and creeks rise out of their bank banks. once the all that moist air long gone. a big disparities you see that very dry air poised to move in. once it does we'll see a change in the weather. a lot of fog. maybe you were driving around your neighborhood you saw the steam rising off the snow packs. micro, you have patchy denseatch fog. if you have a lot of fog towards gaithersburg, annapolis., with the heavy rain that's going to cause localized

pressure builds in. cooler and dryer for tomorrow.or temperatures should at least get into at the 50s so probably right about where we were today. very different type of 50 degrees. little bit controlled that on try.try lingering showers. also that fog could be dense up in some of o our northern

counties. 52 partly sunny cool and dry. 7-day forecast, 52 tomorrow. we start a pretty dry stretch through the weekend. visit both days. however things get more interesting an little more win e tree as we head into next week. chance of snow there on tuesday, things what we're watching next' chance forre flakes. and we'll keep up updated on that. that's a look at your 7-day forecast. fix five at five will be right back after this.

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member. apparently it's not just young celebrities. amazon has seen an increase in i customers searching for gray hair dye the hot new thing. >> embrace it i guess if you have it naturallily. >> if you have it naturally yout don't have to pay for it. >> yeah, i think the guys are getting in on the beauty thing. we got our guy in here shaking his head. into sure not going gray. here's a question parents qe have they struggled with for w lots of years, many many years, should you pick up your baby every time the baby cries. new research says cold d say children grow up too me healthier, less depressed, kind more productive adults.dults. a psychologist? >> notre dame studied sixdied hundred adults those that were curdled as children grew into nor adjusted adults and better mental health. >> i agree with that.hat. i've heard that before actually.

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schools will have four additional weeks added to their school calendar. of fishes say its building on an pilot program under way at one a school right now. the goal is to prevent this summer slide. that's where students lose a lol of what they learn during the summer break and need a good bit ovary teaching during september. the school sleek ted are elementary and middle schoolsdle where staff and students say they wanted more time to learn. ♪ you can't help but be entertained by this guy. this is dad eric and his son jack. they did an entire years worth of they're just smash videos. they bond by making these videos and send distinct them to mom when she's at work. that's pretty cool. >> i love it. its so great. what's so sweet is his reaction

to daddy. he's like what are you doing, dad. you're so weird and he's having un fun. hun. >> that is so sweet. i love that. and you know mom is cracking up. >> dad's so fun you can tell. [ laughter ]. >> that's awesome.some >> i know you were just showings me your videos how it works. you don't have any videos yet. >> i have a couple. c >> you need to get -- >> oh, look, he wasn't happy with that one. [ laughter ]. >> too much fun. fox 5 local news at six starts right now. >> right now at six most of the region is under a flood watch. it is good to have you with us i'm tony perkins.

>> i'm shawn yancy there are wet roads and some places creeks cre overflowing. >> we want to get to sue. hey there, we are getting reports of standing water.of in some cases as you mentioned some streams coming out of their banks as a result of the rain. the melting snow. so a few roads are closed. wanted to mention a couple of the county affected montgomery and low den, brook field road at least, the first video wase brookville road.oad. but we're watching streams andes creeks that are filling up as well. as far as brookville road goes it was closed in both directions.rectio intersection of barnesville roae peach tree in loudoun county. you can see the fog coming off o some of the snow as well. the snow is melting. the rain, which is much lighter now is also producing fog. f we've got problems on the roads out there and a number of road closings so standing water and streams out of their banks will be what we'll watch going forward through the overnight

hours. this goes until 12:45. western low den and northernde portions of frederick county and virginia, also watching parts of frederick county and marylandyln almost, not quite over to washington county, a portion of carroll county affected until 1:15. rising river waters throughhrouh early saturday. including potomac throughac something county. we'll watch that for you while the whole area is under flood watch until late to night. the bulk of the rain is over for our area. a most of it the heavier stuff iss pushing out across the bay. still getting rain across southern calvert and saintaint mary's county. give it a little bit longer. showers may last just awhile longer. keep umbrellas handy for thee evening. you can see we picked up in some areas over an inch of snow onno top of what has been six to 12 inches. an inch of rain on top of what has been six