this is fox 5 local news at 10:00. right now at 10:00. a mystery in desperate need of answers. one year in this northern virginia teenager still missing. the trail is growing cold. get ready for a wet and chilly tuesday. we got an area of low pressure that's going to be moving in our direction tomorrow morning and it may begin with sleet. i'll have the hour by hour

a vicious conspiracy theory about a dc pizza shop grabbed national headlines and the shop was targeted by a gunman armed with an assault rifle. details on the suspect and a powerful washington influencers who are fueling the fire. this is fox 5 news at 10:00. but we begin tonight with a developing story. the 2016 presidential race ended. but this washington heavy weight may be eyeing the democrat ticket in 20-20 >> joe biden was talking with reporters and he said yeah, i am, i am going to run in 2020. the vice president said i'm not committing, not to run, i learned a long time ago fate has a funny way of intervening.

keep you posted. and now, to another developing story in northwest dc, there is a major traffic nightmare near the verizon center due to a sinkhole that opened up earlier this evening, i'm tony perkins >> i'm shawn yancy. it's happening right now on 6th street between e and h. sarah simmons is there with the latest. sarah? >> reporter: d dot is out here trying to the sinkhole. there's a plate they put down hopefully in the next hour or so they might be finished covering it up temporarily. 6th between 8th and e is shutdown, unclear when it will reopen. folks are walking around and causing a traffic nightmare. it's unclear what caused it. police say they got a call about this at about 6:30. let's take you to video. you can get an idea of what this looked like before they started patching it up. it's a block north of the

we reached out to d dot to get some sort of a timeline on repair, we have not heard anything back. i talked with a woman who lived nearby and got a call about the sinkhole and worried and came rushing home >> i got a call from the washington post that there was a sinkhole. i don't know they tracked me down. in front of on 6th street and i live here >> reporter: there has been an area when we're -- it's a residential building, we have 46 units. and there is when once in a while when a truck goes by, we hear a boom, this is a little farther, this is north. but quite a surprise. and scary. where is it in relation to your home, parking, garage, where is it really with the phone call?

street, under the building wherever but here we are. >> reporter: here we are back out here live. we're again, just north of the central detectives center. there was a caps game just let out a little bit ago. we saw cars of course leaving the parking gradual. it's just going to be a mess. it's shutdown on 6th between h and e. this is the 700 block enough to create a traffic nightmare. you can see they're still in the process of trying to cover this out what caused it. traffic will be a mess probably the next couple hours, that's the latest in northwest. sarah simmons. fox 5 local news. >>. a man who fired an asphalt is facing gun charges, edgar maddison drove from north carolina after reading about an internet conspiracy involving hillary clinton's campaign. on sunday, he entered comet pink

pointed his gun at an employee. according to arrest records, he said he was there to rescue child sex slaves. many who live in the community who offering their support to the restaurant >> the only way we can push back against this darkness we're seeing right now where people in the midst of so much hatred and suspicion and fear. there are more people that care about our community and that believe we can live together in respecting units we have to start being as visible and as loud and not lloyd in anger but loud in love. >> welch currently held without bond. comet ping-pong is expected to reopen tomorrow. two other people who seen him into the conspiracy theory, president-elect trump's nominee to become our next are national security vendors michael flynn

he sent out a quote, until pizzagate is proved to be false it will remain a story. they seem to forget the many messages tied to it. back on november 2nd, general flynn sent this tweet that does no the specifically name the restaurant but alludes to it saying quote, you decide. nypd blows whistle on new hillary e-mails, money laundering, sex children, et cetera. they say the claims against comet ping-pong are completely false muriel bowser is set to meet president-elect trump tomorrow, she's scheduled to travel to new york city to meet with him and discuss a number of issues including infrastructure and dc state hood. earlier she talked fox 5 about the pending trip. >> we will share with him is how our city operates and it's unique in the system, we're

capitol. but it's also important that he knows we're an independent district. that we raised and spend our money locally. we take care of the needs of dc residents. >> this will be the first time the mayor and the president-elect met since the 2014 ground breaking for donald trump's dc hotel. let's take it outside. it is cool, it dry. tomorrow? you're going to need your umbrella. let's check in with sue palk coat too. one that's waterproof. it will be chilly in addition to the fact that we do have rain coming in. and it will likely arrive either in the middle of the morning rush or shortly thereafter. we already see that rain beginning to approach new, we've only got the clouds right now and i think it will be closer to morning before we start seeing southern suburbs getting affected, but this will be a pretty good soaker. the area of low pressure is able

rain as this moves in our direction. high pressure is supplying cooler air. what does that moan? we have to watch some of the mountain communities. we got wet weather advisories posted there because your temperatures may drop closer to 33, 34 degrees and there could be icing out there. right now, we're thinking west chester. that's a cold start for rain. we may find it brief period of sleet. don't be surprised about that. maybe you saw that sunday when the rain started. that sleep won't last long. it will change to rain. the mountain communities, especially the allegheny front, the virginia i lands, there are advisories posted. they begin at 2:00 in the morning, they will go to 7:00 tomorrow evening. outlet here, temperatures may struggling to get higher than 33, 34, 35 degrees during the day and that could cause a small

roads and sidewalks and even on those parked cars. that's what we're watch forgot tomorrow. the rain again fairly moderate at times, maybe heavy with a lot of areas as mentioned getting about an inch of rain, our high temperature only 44 tomorrow. 39 for martinsburg, 38 west chester. we will talk about hour by hour forecasting. coming up at 10:30. shawn, tony, since a spotsylvania county teenager disappeared. caitlin akens was just 19 when she went missing on her way to reagan national airport. tonight, friends and family are looking for answers and still holding hope. an. >> reporter: a couple dozen people gathered in this parking lot not far from where caitlin's

ago. and they won't give up hope until she's found. hopes prayers and balloons were released into the night by friends and family who still have so many questions. >> caitlin, if you're out there, we love you and we want you to come home. the baby misses you. i miss you. all of us do. >> reporter: lisa sullivan last saw her 19-year-old daughter caitlin last december when she dropped her off at her spotsylvania county. he drove her to the springfield metro station. >> it's been a year now. we don't have anything new. nothing. >> reporter: investigators believe caitlin and her property never made it. her luggage was found two days later dumped along river road and she hasn't been heard from since. >> the hardest thing we've ever done. we don't know what to do. >> reporter: her aunt says her

not knowing if she's even still rochelle. they're hoping these messages may reach someone who knows something and will finally come forward. >> i don't want you to miss anymore. you've missed so much. we want tos you. >> reporter: investigators want the public to know the person responsible for the disappearance of caitlin could display changes in their behavior like altering their appearance or showing extreme if you think you know anything that could hurt. contact the spotsylvania sheriff's department. anjali hemphill, fox 5 local news. dozens of teens are raiding stores. marina marraco is live with this one. flash robbery at this capitol 7-eleven. residents wants to know why not

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dozens of people raiding stores all at once seem to be there was one over the weekend. marina marraco is live if southeast with the details. >> reporter: this capitol 7-eleven has been hit twice this year by these type of thieves. a pack of thieves, the flash mob robberies. in this neighborhood, there have been a total of a dozen robberies of this type at 7-elevens since this summer, still no arrests.

was. >> reporter: it ends as a police pursuit into the tunnels of dc this weekend after nearly 30 teens stormed this 7-eleven and robbed it >> juveniles on the train, possibly headed towards the archives. >> reporter: no arrest >> you're going in a 7-eleven with 30 of your best friends to steal from a store? there needs to be repercussions. that's not yours. >> reporter: flash mob robberies the bear trove was hit once before this year. this played out over the summer. this one earlier this year, also in northwest. >> a flash mob robbery caught on tape >> it's not a new fad. a similar scene back in 2013 was also caught on tape. how many of these cases are being prosecuted

stealing a snicker's bar but i do that if you have intent and intending to go to a 7-eleven and steal something and you've asked your friends to come with you that something should happen. what 7-eleven told me is that nothing is happening. they're spending a lot of time working with npd to try to address the problem. people keep stealing over and over. >> repor attorney general said such a quote granular on the, at 7-eleven establishments could not be provided to accommodate for the deadline. >> we have to own up to what you are doing. you have to own to the fact that you are stealing from somebody else. why do you think they're not prosecuting these cases? >> i don't know. i don't know. and that troubles me. because that sends the signal to

the small businesses that theft is to be tolerated. you're to suck it up and assume it's a business and he knows. it's not a business and he knows. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the office of the attorney general said in a statement, confidentiality laws preclude us from speaking on. where the evidence presented to our office supports the charge where the evidence was obtained witnesses to the crime willing to cooperate. it should be noted in the majority of these cases, these cases are actually being charged not as robberies, like said in the statement but rather as thefts. thefts are lesser charge and the maximum penalty is 180 days behind bars. robbery. two years maximum 15 years behind bars. live in southeast dc marina marraco fox 5 local news.

expected to pour into the district next month for the we shall not be moved march event will be january 15th. six days. fox 5 local news tisha lewis is live with more. tisha >>. >> reporter: what davis 30 minutes makes. i can tell you this parking lot was packed reverend al sharpton came here to baptist. sharpton said his goal is to insure that civil rights and liberty, are at the top of the agenda. >> it ought not take a lot of us stomping and screaming for you

your typical bible study. >> you could make the top three issues, items that you want to be addressed, what would they be? the top three >> voter rights, economic disparities and police reform >> politics filled the pulpit and the sermon was not only aimed at president-elect trump >> particularly democrats must stand up and they must fight back docto hearings and during all the proceedings >> have you spoken to president-elect trump >> he called me last thursday, and he and i have debated, argued, i marched on for 30 years. we know that will continue. again, this is not about convincing him. his selections of sessions and others show what direction he's going. it's about telling democrats it's time to stand up. >> reporter: even though the two talked, sharpton says there's no

>> we're not looking four feet op meetings. i've talked to him. talking to him is one thing. i'm not lonely. i'm looking for somebody to talk to. i'm looking to continue to enforce what president obama started in the tradition of dr. king. >> reporter: an organizer told me a trump staff did attend tonightly event. we do not see that person. it wrapped up about 30 minutes ago. i asked a few attend tonight's event? many said they were invited but told me the take away was a positive message. it was very informative on how at any could be proactive. most importantly by pushing and pressuring and contacting theory respective lawmakers. a mistrial was declared today in the police officer charged with killing an unarmed black man.

shooting 50-year-old michael scott. jury members were unable to come to a unanimous decision after deliberating four days. the family attorneys say they plan to retry the case. a pennsylvania judge ruled damaging testimony given by bill cosby can be used at his upcoming trial. cosby is charged with drugging and molesting andrea constand a in a 2006 deposition, he admitted giving women drugs or alcohol before sex. he claims they were all consensual encounters but many of the women say they were not. cosby's attorney said he was promised he would not be charged. getting to the bottom of an unsolved murder. why a gop strategist is adding to the reward fund to try and find this man's killer.

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to a disturbing discovery at a construction site in the district. an electrician's apprentice working on the massive wharf construction project walked off the job after finding two at the work sight. this happened last monday around 6:30 in the morning. he says he became concerned and quit when his immediate supervisor did not seem to take it seriously >> it was definitely frightening. being tortured like that, nooses, there's several black people that work there. i was feeling like i was being

chance that is one black man going to find two nooses on one day on the same job >> clark construction says it has identified the person who put up the nooses. that person is a subcontractor who was immediately fired. dc police say they have not been contacted yet about this the incident. developing tonight, a gop lobbiest is upping the reward to help solve the murder of dnc 7th rich. jack berk man is adding another amount to $130,000 for information that leads to an arrest. rich was gunned down in dc's bloomingdale neighborhood after a botched robbery. his parents asked for the public's help. police are offing a $25000. imagine this, it might be the future of grocery should know. picking up items and walking out. it's a new concept amazon is launching, i'm on board with it.

in the show. first the new mgm grant hotel and casino opens thursday. we have brought a former floor man into the studio to share five things you should know before hitting the casino. we'll talk with him next.

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this is fox 5 local news at 10:00. we're back now with a look at tonight's top story, vice president biden is putting his marker down. he says he'll run for president in 20-20. he made his remarks earlier. when the reporters asked if he

backing down. biden would be 78 years old if he ran and won. the man who traveled from north carolina to the district sunday and brought an assault rifle into a dc pizza restaurant was ordered held without bond. police say that edgar maddison welch read about an online conspiracy theory that involved false claims about the comet ping-pong restaurant and child sex trafficking. he stand-off. a major traffic nightmare near verizon center after a sinkhole he wanted earlier this evening, it happened on 6th street between e and h. forcing police to close down streets. d dot is covering the hole, it's unclear what caused it. the much anticipated opening of the mgm granted hotel and casino at national harbor is days away.

for the first time. we got a little inside look today. the casino features more than 3,000 slot machine, visitors can expect night clubs, lounges and pleasant of shopping. it has a spa salon. >> if you're new to the gaming floor but you still want to be part of it, we have you covered. >> there's a whole world of etiquette steve phillips a former casino floor man is here now with the top five things you need to know before you go gambling. >> thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me >> are you excited >> it's a wonderful thing. it's a real destination property. this area hasn't seen yet >> you got good tips for anybody who's never been down there before but wants to enjoy be a part of

a seat at a table, i would ask, i think it's the polite, if somebody is playing heads up, they might have a certain scheme of things going, can i sit in now? they might want you to sit out a couple of hands. same thing in a poker table, superstitions reign in the casino. if there's an empty seat they might want to say in that seat >> the dealer will guide you. sometimes there's a marker there that indicates someone just got up >> by all means. usually you don't take an open seat, floor man >> i'm going to show my gaming inexperience, what about russian rule let >> i'm sorry, don't play that at all. >> all right. sorry.

games and rule let, inference, when the dealer put the marker down you want to hold the bets until the marker has been picked up and and everything paid. >> another tip is to tip >> dealers work mostly for tips. you certainly want to tip the dealer. i like to tip the dealer as soon as i make change. first hand i tip the dealer, i'm here, pay attention, i'm a good guy. what i l minimum bet, whatever it is and you put it off to the side, you bet at blackjack, you can put it on the line, poker, if you win, you want to throw something at the dealer. if you wait till the end, at that point, the dealer can't do anything. while you're there, i like to bet for the dealer, i worked in casinos and the dealer like to gamble too >> how much do you tip them? we know if we go to

>> i think a couple of buckses is appropriate. maybe the minimum bet to start. you can go less. if you won a lot of money and if you want to tip the dealer that's fine. i mean, if you're not winning, then, you know, >> no tip. >> the next one you say is stay sober and be aware of surroundings >> you want -- the casinos will feed you drinks for a reason. th your wits about you. you want to be aware of your surroundings. you want to be at peak performance >> don't go to a casino desperate. if you're desperate and you need something to happen. that's not the best place >> you want to go in there expecting the money you're going to lose >> say i'm playing blackjack and

whoa, yeah >> i don't celebrate too much when i win or complain when i lose. the security at these places are great. a lot of cameras and people. you don't want to be remembered as the guy hooting, and hollering. >> the craps table is the loudest table in the casino >> that excitement, that commradere. ev table. >> tip, you want folks to take advantage of those casino comps and all of that >> by all means, this is a destination property. they got a lot to offer. when you go in there, i think your first move should be to go to the players club counter and see what promotions they're offering. they got great restaurants and lounges and they have a hotel. there's all sorts of things they have to offer. if you're going to play on a

>> you accumulate points >> you said go to the players >> they usually have a check-in desk where they will give you a card with your name. when you sit down at the table to play, you give it to them and they will clock you in. >> they can put it in the -- you can put it in the slot machines too >> by all means. you might as well get something out of the slot machines >> steve phillips. casino events for fun and charity. >> thanks so much for coming in. i hope i win big, woo, >> first i think you have to learn. >> that's the whole point. we'll be right back with the news at 10:00. :00. to all of our friends, family, partners and ally,

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>> that's ok. >> told all the stuff is going to be wonderful. >> sometimes it is a little concerning. >> i'm a little concerned about the weather >> you know what? good to have a heads up. it will be rainy. at times moderate to heavy rain. we're looking out there at the mgm all lit up bike beacon in the night. anyway, we want you to know we're expecting a rainy day. but what you may notice is the fact that it is going to be really chilly kind of raw feeling and that rain may briefly begin as a little bit of sleet. i'm not expecting the sleet to cause problems but we want you to be aware of that. in case you see a couple of those ticking balls. i think this will beginning around the rush hour south of dc

into the northern suburbs. it could be moderate. chilly today's high was 57. tomorrow will be lucky to get to the low 40's in many areas. some spots may not get out of the 30's. north and west i just mentioned pockets of sleet. are possible but advisories have been issued farther to the west in the mountains, the allegheny, front, the virginia high lands, be aware you could get enough of that advisory will go into effect until 7:00 tomorrow night. but the sun back boy wednesday. here's a look. 44 tomorrow, that's in the district. upper 30's with rain most of the daylight hours. by wednesday, 54. sun back. a little bit cool but it will feel a lot better. >> the rain is pushing into virginia. got the clouds around and again it will take a little bit longer for all of this moisture to get

that will do a good and efficient job of bringing us badly needed rain. painting in the area that could see sleet tomorrow morning as it begins. you probably saw sleet around sunday if you were pay attention. as the day goes on the and the low pressure gets closer, the sleet would be confined to the higher elevations and colder spots to the north and west. it could be a little bit of snow up towards pennsylvania. i wanted toho talking about and a half to inch of rain. better chance of getting closer to the inch appears to be south of dc. at 8:00 in the morning, the rain is pushing in. might not have gotten into the maryland. pink indicate where we're seeing sleet. yellow indicates moderate rain. by 1:00 everybody is getting moderate rain. you could see there was more pink in the mountains. by 6:00, the trying to swing on through. so that by this time tomorrow night, we should be down to just

is it. your fox 5 accu-weather seven-day forecast we're talking about 43 to 44 tomorrow, wednesday, 54 degrees, we'll have clouds to start wednesday. then we'll have sun for the afternoon. thursday a few showers and 48. thursday is a changeable day because a very strong front will come through and it will drop our temperature on friday and saturday into the upper 30's. the coldest air we've seen so far this season and very windy friday. that's a bundle up day. way couple of early showers. we'll have to keep an eye on sunday night to see if we get a couple of snow flurries. out of that next batch of moisture. tomorrow on fox 5 wake-up and be entertained. tomorrow at 10:30 catch the cast members performing live on good day. we're welcoming the cast members

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right now. this is fox 5 local news at 11:00. an internet conspiracy theory leads to gunfire inside a dc restaurant. new details about what happened and the suspect. where is caitlin aikens? her family's plea for answers one year after the virginia teenager's mysterious disappearance. ? ? and vegas comes to the banks of the potomac. our first look inside the mgm national harbor casino from the games to the restaurants. your news starts right now. we begin with an update to a developing story in northwest dc. a sinkhole has been causing major traffic trouble for hours near the verizon center.