noted what he calls the irony of all pointing out the fact that president trump who is accused of many counts of sexual misconduct although none of that substantiated at some point and also roy moore who is currently on the verge of maybe being em located from alabama to the u.s. senate. we're following this story very closely for you and the political impact as al franken leaves the united states senate. he said he should be making this official in the next couple of weeks and there's a lot of speculation as to who may replace him in the united states senate. it might be the lieutenant democratic governor of the state who may be a temporary caretaker until there's a special election. there's an election scheduled for next year. >> you have the democrat-republican makeup but with democrats holding in minnesota, that's not going to be an issue. >> democratic governor mark dayton is the one who will make that appointment likely appointing another democrat to the seat. >> more fallout from another politician dealing with sexual

an anne arrundel is asking roy moore to refund a $1,000 donation. he says he waited to make the request by e-mail because he expected moore to drop out of the alabama senate race. civil rights icon john lewis says he will not be at this weekend's opening of the mississippi civil rights museum because president trump will be there. the georgia congressman was supposed to speak during the event but he said the president's hurtful policies are an insult. and breaking right now on capitol hill, the house has passed a temporary funding bill to avoid a government shut down this weekend. the measure passed 235 to 193. this

running through december 22nd. the plan is to buy more time including the budget a children's health program and federal aid to puerto rico. >> firefighters investigating a possible case of arson in montgomery county. crews responded to a townhouse fire on cedarwood drive in rockville just after 2 o'clock. one person was injured, two were displaced from the home. they have one person in custody. the fire caused an estimated $50,000 in damage. >> investigators resume their search for the remains of a d.c. woman who went missing several years ago. pamela butler vanished from her northwest d.c. home in february 2009. earlier this year her boyfriend, josé rodriguez cruz admitted to killing her. tomorrow a portion of the i-95 express lanes in stafford county will be closed at 10:00 a.m. while virginia state and d.c. police will search wooded areas along the interstate for butler's remains. more than 300 law enforcement agents and

takedown this week. 28 people were arrested for selling drugs while armed or other firearm related crimes. the bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms and explosives and the fbi launched what's called operation panda in the spring. >> fox5's tisha lewis is live in northeast tonight with more on that story. tisha. >> reporter: well, jim and sarah, we're here at atf headquarters in northeast and they say that their investigation here centered on the blood gangs, gangs involved in violent crimes across northern virginia, also here in the district and also maryland. now, we are told that more than 71 firearms were recovered in this latest sting. >> the investigation lasted about seven months culminated yesterday with the takedown of more than 20 search warrants, multiple arrests across the northern virginia, the district, maryland and

elsewhere. we used a lot of investigative techniques in this case. we involved a lot of electronic media, surveillance, physical surveillance, enforcement operations like search warrants arrest warrants, physical searches. >> i think this investigation is a great example of how concerted effort can have a real impact on violent crime úin this community. >> reporter: operation tin panda resulted in the recovery of more than 4,000 grams of cocaine, 23,000 plus grams of marijuana and more than 2,000 grams of methamphetamine. now, we do know that of the 28 people arrested, 22 are facing federal charges and six of those 28 are facing state charges. this was a collaborative effort between local, state and federal law enforcement especially law enforcement in the northern virginia area. tisha lewis, fox5 local news. >> a former police officer

pleaded guilty to shooting and killing an unarmed black man learns his fate. >> massive wildfires continue to burn tonight. there seems to be no more relief in sight. >> plus, a somber remembrance marking 76 years since the attack on pearl harbor. >> and later on president trump's recent speech on jerusalem is back in the headlines, this time over the way the president said a particular phrase. we'll break that down for you when the news at 5:00 returns. sue palka what's going on. >> getting up to 51 degrees. that's close to average even a little bit above. but do you see a couple flakes outside your window right now if you live well north and west? we'll show you who may be seeing their first flakes and why we all have an increasing chance of seeing those first flakes of the winter of 2017. we'll talk about the timing for that coming up when fox5 local news at 5:00 returns. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> more now on our top stories. senator al franken of course as you may have heard resigned. >> tom fitzgerald live on capitol hill with more. >> reporter: jim, sarah this stunning development came after now an eighth woman stepped forward saying that franken tried to force a kiss on her back in 2006. now, franken vehemently denied that allegation but that did not stop him from being on the floor here of the united

states senate today to resign but al franken did not go quietly today. before he left, he made sure he took a verbal shot at the president of the united states, a republican alabama senate roy moore who both face allegations themselves. >> i of all people. aware that there is some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office and man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. >> reporter: now franken fought for weeks to hold onto his political career. he has apologized to the

accusers. in the end, none of the it was enough to save his political career especially coming just days after veteran democratic lawmaker john conyers was forced to resign because he had sexually harassed a staff and settled a case up here on capitol hill. moving forward now, female lawmakers up here on capitol hill say this is a watershed moment today for the me, too, movement. virginia republican congresswoman barbara comstock saying she is getting more and more support for her effort to change the way sexual harassment is reported up here on capitol hill and d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton says a new standard has been set in both democrats and republicans could expect similar treatment in the future. >> the democrats sometimes painfully have stepped forward conyers, longest serving member of congress and said he's got to

the democratic senators have said the same thing about al franken even though most of what he did was before he even became a senator. so, it seems to me a new standard has been set. >> i think the focus right now needs to be much more on what can we do to right things for the victims. if somebody here in congress left their job because they felt they were being sexually harassed how do we change that? how do we make sure that didn't happen in the future? >> reporter: now, we should tell you the time line on when al franken actually leaves, that's still a little bit iffy tonight. franken says he would resign in a couple of weeks but would not specify when. what we do know is the leading candidate to replace him right now appears to be minnesota lieutenant governor tina flint smith. she would serve until a special election next year and if she so chooses run in 2020. that is when al franken's original term was supposed to end. for now we're live on the

>> three major wildfires continue to spread across southern california tonight forcing thousands of people to evacuate. a key stretch of the 101 freeway was closed today as the wildfires churned towards coastal and mountain communities. 300 schools closed as well. 100,000 acres of land and hundreds of homes are scorched. high winds are still fueling the flames and today could be the worst yet. experts say winds could gust as high as 80 miles per hour, erasing any progress crews have made on contain, the fires. >> we are dealing with a number of flareups now that the wind has come back. that's the big story at this point. >> we don't have any electricity and we do have water but, you know, you're not supposed to drink it. >> authorities say there are shortages of food and water. most of ventura is under a boil advisory. one brave california man snastepped in to rescue a helpless wild rabbit. he did it wearing a hoodie and shorts. coming dangerously close to the flame

after trying to lure the rabbit away the little guy eventually jumped towards the man. rescue captured here by a tv crew that happened to be nearby. but t the man declined to be interviewed. a little scary. >> yeah, just a little bit. how about that look right now? gorgeous out there as we give you a live look outside on a little bit of a chilly day out there. >> yeah, hey, sue palka. >> hello sarah and jim. chilly and sky is gorgeous. i love it when we start getting a little cloud cover in as that sun is going down and it's setting on a day in which we hit 51 degrees. dulles 49 and bwi 49 but we've got some changes to talk about. temperatures are going to be getting chilly tonight. we're not there yet. we're at 46 and i'm sure anybody who is spending time outside, say, tom fitzgerald would quibble with me that it's not bad yet. when you're out there for awhile that 46 sinks in. cumberland is 37 degrees. you can see 41 for martinsburg and winchester, 43 for

forecast. then i want to show you radar. at 7 o'clock we should be about 43 degrees. clouds will continue to hang out with us tonight. 9 o'clock, 42. and by 11 o'clock, mostly cloudy and 40. falling out of those clouds in a few areas a lot of snow. i was just checking some of the totals in buffalo and not the north side of town in buffalo but south side areas dunkirk, places like that they are getting hammered with lake effect snow. 2-inches per hour. i talked to my parents in erie earlier today. no snow on the ground. now they're expecting three to 6 inches in the next few hours and another six overnight. so, look at this. we've also got a little bit of disturbance bringing some snow in our direction. maybe you're seeing a few snowflakes up around berkeley springs or perhaps romney, cumberland area. keep an eye on all of that. and let me show you down to the south, another area we need to watch because it's snowing in parts of texas. this is an area of low pressure that now looks like it's going to be riding up the coast and has pushed

our models have pushed it a little bit westward so with this storm, we're thinking we have the possibility of seeing some snow around here. very late friday night and into saturday. we're talking snow showers. we're not talking anything that should be too problematic particular but maybe the first flakes for parts of the i-95 corridor and south and east. last stop tonight and i'll just show you that -- this is not our forecast but a lot of models are now saying there's enough to cover the grass, maybe even an inch or two well to the south and east. that would be by the time we get to the evening hours of saturday. so, maybe some snowflakes to keep an eye on and take your holiday picture with snow falling in the background. jim and sarah we'll have much more on this and the weekend timing coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you, sue. got a commuter alert for you tonight if you use 270. the bridge that carries route 355 over the monocacy river is shut down for two months. matt ackland live around 270 right now with more. matt, this is going to be a mess. >> reporter: yeah,

for those of you who use 270 in the frederick county area, this is not good news at all. jim, as you were saying, that area near the bridge on 355, officials had no other choice. they had to close it down, so now all the folks are being detoured onto an already busy 270. let's take you to video. this is skyfox video of the -- over the scene. the problem happened when a tow truck was brought in to remove a trash truck. that's when part of the bridge apparently was damaged by the big tow truck. that forced authorities to close down the bridge, and now new beams will have to be made. they'll have to be put in place and have to be inspected. authorities say that they are going to move as quickly as they can but it could take about two months. now, the detour along 270 is from finger board road to buckeystown

to be closed down. folks are going to be rerouted onto 270. so, if you live in that area, if you travel to d.c. each day for work make note of that because once again officials are saying they're going to have to close that bridge down for about two months to make those needed safety repairs. for now, along 270, matt ackland fox5 local news. >> a judge sentenced former south carolina police officer michael slager to 20 years in prison for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man. slager shot and killed walter scott as he was running from a traffic stop in north charleston in 2015. he pleaded guilty to violating scott's civil rights back in may. during tearful moments several members of scott's family say they forgive the officer and are praying for him. >> ♪ >> the u.s. ambassador to the un warning that north korea is "getting more dangerous." this comes as the country says a nuclear war has

matter of not if but when. north korea says threats and large military drills from the u.s. are making war unavoidable on the korean peninsula. meanwhile violent protests in the west bank after president trump's move to recognize jerusalem as israel's capitol. the announcement sparked outrage with palestinians taking to the streets to burn tires and throw rocks at israeli security forces. several world leaders are calling for an emergency session at the un. earlier today the leader of hamas called for a new uprising against israel in the wake of president trump's decision. [bell tolls] >> ceremony today at the world two memorial marking pearl harbor remembrance today. today marks 76 years since the japanese attack on the u.s. naval base in hawaii. more than 2400 americans were killed. the attack led to the u.s. entering world war ii. president tru

"today our entire nation pauses to remember pearl harbor and the brave warriors who on that day stood tall and fought for america." he signed the national pearl harbor remembrance day proclamation. >> you may have seen this speech yesterday president trump talking about jerusalem. people are talking about it again because of something he said or rather how he slurred it. here's how the white house is responding. we'll talk about that coming up. >> plus we got new tolls along i-66 in northern virginia that are being dubbed highway robbery by some. tonight some state lawmakers seem to agree about that. the proposal they're making tonight to get rid of those pricey tolls. >> first a florida police officer killed in the line of duty gets a major honor. how her department is remembering her. we're back after this. >> ♪ >> hi. i'm smith deployed southwest asia. i just want to wish my wife sharon, all my kids and sisters and all my friends back

christmas. stay strong. enjoy the season and i'll see you all soon. >> see more greetings from our troops on our fox5 facebook page. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> trending tonight the wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at pulse nightclub in orlando will stand trial in orlando. >> noor salmon's attorney filed a motion to have her trial moved to another city citing media coverage that he believes wouldn't allow her to have a fair trial. the judge denied the request. that trial starts in march. meanwhile florida police officer who was shot and killed in the line of duty has received her department's highest honor. >> lieutenant debra clayton was honored with a purple heart award and the

while trying to arrest a man suspected of killing his pregnant girlfriend. two of clayton's fellow officers were given the award of merit. another blow for workers in the energy industry. general electric says it plans to cut 12,000 jobs in its power division. >> this will reduce the workforce by about 20 percent. this is a push by ge to compete with international rivals in a saturated natural gas market. the layoffs include both production employees. >> the white house found clearing the air about president trump's speech yesterday. >> during his speech on jerusalem, president trump appeared to stumble over the final phrase of his speech. take a listen. >> god bless the united states. thank you very much. thank you. >> a little bit of trouble there. well, tonight the white house says it was all due to a dry throat. >> some question whether the president was maybe experiencing a health problem. the white house says "there's nothing to it." there's speculation

a dental issue. we've been in that situation before when you're talking. >> and sometimes you just stumble over a word. >> many uh-huh. >> still ahead is there a solution to those controversial new tolls on i-66. >> we have heard you at home. a lot of you are complaining about it and anjali hemphill is working this story tonight. anjali, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, guys, are you upset about those new i-66 tolls? well, so are several northern virginia lawmakers. what they are doing to try and get those tolls suspended. we'll have that story coming up. sarah. >> and fbi director christopher ray testifies before the house judiciary which judiciarycommittee for the ever. a closer look at what he had to say coming up at 5:30

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>> ♪ >> this is fox5 local news at 5:00. >> senator al franken announcing his resignation one day after a number of his democratic colleagues called for him to step down. multiple women have accused franken of sexual misconduct before and after he was voted into the senate. those allegations began less than three weeks ago. in his resignation speech today franken did not set a specific date, only saying he will step down in the next couple of weeks. >> a judge sentenced the michigan sports doctor accused of molesting dozens of gymnasts to 60 years in prison. larry nasir last month admitted to molesting several gymnasts while working at michigan state university and u.s.a. gymnastics. he'll be sentenced for those climbs next month. >> two separate shootings the first on forrester street southwest. police say a man was shot in the chest around 11 o'clock last night. he died at the hospital. the second one happened

sixth street southeast across the streetcars heart middle school. police say a man and a woman were shot. their conditions unknown tonight. >> things are back to normal on route 50 in anne arrundel county for the evening commute after an overturned tractor-trailer caused a major backup today. the crash happened in the westbound lanes near annapolis just after 2:00 in the morning and that caused lane closures eastbound for awhile. crews had to clean up a diesel fuel spill from the crash. no one was hurt. >> if you take the 355 bridge over the monocacy river in frederick county you'll have to find another route for about two months. a garbage truck hit the bridge yesterday causing some significant damage. transportation officials say repairs to the bridge will take up to 60 days. drivers are being detoured from route 80 to northbound 270 from the south and route 85 to southbound 270 from the north. so, plan on a longer commute for the next several weeks. today in some northern virginia lawmakers are calling on the secretary of transportation to immediately force vdot to stop charging

>> yeah, these tolls really have been controversial. they started earlier this week and at some point prices climbed to more than $30 maybe even $40 during peak time at rush hour. fox5's anjali hemphill live along 66 with what happened today. i think a lot of people want to know is anything going to be done right now, anjali? >> reporter: well, jim, some lawmakers certainly are trying. we're here on i-66 right now heading westbound. again, the peak time of rush hour and we are moving at a good 55 miles per hour. hardly any traffic on the road here. the bad news is is drivers going the entire 9-mile stretch are going to be driving -- paying, excuse me, more than $13 in tolls to do that 9-mile stretch from d.c. to the beltway and as fox5 has been reporting all week long we've seen prices much higher than this at times and this now has up to 16 northern virginia lawmakers calling for these tolls to stop immediately, go back to the ol

had on i-66 during rush hour. they've even written a letter to the secretary of transportation to try and step in. take a listen to what some of these lawmakers said earlier today during a press conference. >> tolls are like four dollars. we wouldn't be standing here, okay. none of us knew that the tolls were going to be this high. nobody foresaw this happening. frankly this was an issue that we had resolved in 2016. we had a very specific deal with the governor that we were going to make improvements and once those improvements were made particularly inside the beltway we were going to go forward with the tolling and the fact this got out of sequence i think, you know what, maybe we should have known better but the bottom line is here we are. >> frankly i'm not sure i would be satisfied with any toll price. one of the points i want to make is people from my district and several of my colleagues behind me we have people already taking the dulles greenway which is paying a very exorbitant six-dollar each way for one exit and on top that of they're paying the dulles toll road. throw on the

beltway, these are like extra taxes jo just to get back and forth to work. some of the solutions are very good but we need the commuter lots, we need commuter buses. one of the poorest areas in northern virginia in my district in sterling there's no bus service to get to the metro so if we want people to take the metro we need to provide them bus service now not later. >> vdot implemented this new toll officially on monday where now single drivers are allowed on 66 during morning and afternoon noon rush hour but for a price. vdot says the toll prices go up and down based on how many people are using i-66 express lanes and that has kept traffic down and moving. vdot says up to 20 miles per hour faster in the last few days than compared to this same time last year. during peak times of rush hours drivers complained prices skyrocketed. on tuesday morning they were as high as $40 to

9-mile stretch of 66 from the beltway to rosslyn and that has really angered a lot of drivers in this area. however, we've also heard today that not everyone is against these tolls. we received a statement that i can read to you in part from the coalition for smarter growth who say the new tolls should stay "proposals to eliminate tolls and widen the entire highway are simply not viable. the cost would be in the hundreds of millions of dollars and because of the phenomenon of generated travel an expanded highway like this would fill up in record time and traffic would crawl again. while we're sympathetic to the sticker shock drivers and politicians are experiencing this week, the combination of tolling, hov, metro and new transit provides the most effective way to move the people in the most expeditiously as possible to and from work in the corridor. this comprehensive approach should stay in place "one more thing guys vdot also just put out their new numbers. they say travel times for the drivers along

several minutes this week. the average round trip toll price for the first four days was $14.50. in the morning drivers were paying a little over 10 bucks, in the afternoon almost four dollars which vdot says is lower than the estimated average toll rate of $17 which was originally discussed back in 2015 when these plans were brought forth. now, it is important to keep in mind, guys, that drivers who didn't go then tire stretch, that 9-mile stretch only maybe for an exit or two, were also factored into those numbers into that data that was released today by vdot. so, that's the latest here on i-66. i'll send it back to you guys in the studio. >> fbi director christopher wray headed to capitol hill defending his bureau four days after the president blasted it on twitter. this was weigh's first testimony before the house judiciary committee since taking over in august. president trump took to twitter on sunday tweeting its reputation is in tatters,

wray issued a heart felt defense. >> congressman there is no shortage of opinions out there. what i can tell you is that the fbi that i see is tens of thousands of agents and analysts and staff working their tails off to keep americans safe from the next terrorist attack, gang violence, child predators, spies from russia china north korea and iran. >> the president's criticism comes after former national security adviser michael flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his contact with russians. wray promised fbi employees will be held accountable if appropriate. >> coming up family and friends of a man shot by a park police officers are once again trying to raise a awareness about his death. >> some fans are wondering if the nfl has become too violent. is the game too much or do we

just know much too much about what these hits do to players later in life. one player is calling out roger goodell for the way the league has reacted to these hits. >> another battle of the sexes this time when it comes to who is more physically fit. any guesses? the answer coming up. hey, caitlin. >> hey there, jim. seasonable with some sunshine today, not too bad but we are waiting on another wave of cold air to come through for tomorrow. and then another one for the weekend. colder temperatures in your future and cold enough to even produce a few snowflakes around the area. we'll break it all down for you in your forecast plus your seven day, that's coming up fox5 news at 5:00 returns right after this. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

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this new day looks nothing like yesterday... trails are covered... paths aren't what they used to be... roads nowhere to be found.... ♪♪♪ and it's exactly what you're looking for. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ >> ♪ >> more breaking news from capitol hill right now. another one resigning. it looks like eight term republican congressman trent franks of arizona stepping

so over rumors of inappropriate behavior. the conservative gained notoriety for comparing abortion in the past to slower reand -- slavery and the holocaust. >> violence in football is in the news after horrific injuries. >> one player is calling out the league after the way they handle violent hits. the question has the game itself become too violent. brody logan to examine that. >> reporter: you saw it on monday night after the injury. a few other hits. in the past you might have said wow what a hit. now on social media they're saying is it too much. >> i watched the game monday night. after the first quarter you felt dirty watching it because it was so violent. >> reporter: but that's the game and now we know it. we see what it does. football is inherently a violent sport. now the violence is under a new microscope due to

plays. on monday night football there were a slew of gut churning moments the most of which was a hit by ryan chazaier. he has undergone extensive spinal surgery. five or 10 years ago we might have said these are tough hard nose football plays. now with everything we know about the long term effects these hit coa is can have are people turning away. mike mitchell days after seeing his teammate get carted off the field in front of him went off on the nfl as what he sees as the disingenuous. >> now i don't have to wear heavy (bleep) but give us flags for me to pull off 'cause i know what we're playing. i signed up to playful speed contact football and we're not doing that. i feel like

hey are you ready for me to hit you right now before i hit you? and that's crazy. i'm going to mess around and get hurt trying to protect an offensive player 'cause he's running an overroute. damn it your quarterback shouldn't have threw that ball. we got to get better leadership as to who is running the league. everybody from fans players owners all disappointed in roger goodell. we just got to do better. >> reporter: so i want to know what you think. vote on the p poll on my twitter account. has football become too violent or is this just the game. we'll read some of your responses later on tonight at 10:00 one interesting response someone said to me saying the game has always been like this. it's just now we're a bit appalled by it. guys. >> interesting. >> yeah. >> thanks brody. >> all right. hello, caitlin. >> hello. good evening. >> so i feel like yesterday was cold. maybe a little better today. >> yeah. with the sunshine it feels good and we did hit 50 degrees so it wasn't too terrible. i know.

colder air coming through though. >> that's true. >> we got colder air. are you guys ready for the first snowflakes of the year. >> everybody has been asking me. >> i don't mind it. bring it. >> nice for christmas. >> we were doing our facebook chapter for the final five and everybody wanted to know about snow. i said don't ask me, ask caitlin. >> it's nice to see something else take precedence over politics. no, just kidding. final five of course has many important things to talk about headed by jim lokay right there but for us we finally do have something to talk about. can i say that? it's exciting that we at least are seeing the seasons change and we've got something in the news. now, we are only talking about some light snow possible during the on saturday now but the further south and east you go the better chance you'll see some of those flakes on saturday. cloudy skies colder for friday. tomorrow itself is cloudy but no snow is in the forecast. there is some possible like i said by the time you wake up on saturday morning. and then more flurries are

front which will come through saturday and, night into sunday morning that will reinforce the cold air for sunday which looks very chilly. 45 in annapolis. low to mid 40's north and west and it is cold enough for snow out there. as you look at these temperatures back towards our north and west 30 binghamton 33 pittsburgh. mid-20's for current temperatures across portions of the midwest. love showing the radar when you got lake effect snow out there. these streamers are just too cool. i know sue mentioned some of the very impressive snow totals that are coming out of this lake effect event. you can see bands off lake erie and lake ontario. buffalo seeing substantial snow and central portions of pennsylvania extreme western maryland you guys watching in cumberland hagerstown maybe you're seeing a few flurries yourself maybe not but you're close. for your planning forecast tomorrow just clouds, 38 when you wake up. 41 by noon. but we will be cooler tomorrow. high temperatures only getting into the low

so, here's what the weekend looks so far. it does seem like that system that's going to ride along the coast late friday night into early saturday morning will back up a little bit throughout saturday morning and that will allow a period of maybe some snow showers to fall. not stick. it's way too warm. temperatures will be above freezing but it could be the first snowflakes that we see falling of the season during the day saturday. a second opportunity although a pretty low opportunity unless you're along the mountains for a few flurries on saturday night into sunday. they will just be passing. and then actually on sunday it looks pretty sunny so any flurries we have in the morning will quickly dissipate. it will be cold and breezy with temperatures in the 30's. let's show you fox futurecast. as we go into friday night, early saturday morning. here's 6:00 p.m. on friday. this is the european model. it gets that precipitation real close to 95 but it stops just short and this is just one solution but the further south and east you go of 95, extreme southern maryland over to the eastern shore the better chance friday night into saturday morning but this has been the big change today that during the day

north and west of some of these what could be a mix of light rain and snow showers. you see that kind of comes to an end as this system pulls away late on saturday evening so that was why we've got some snow showers in the forecast on saturday despite the fact temperatures won't really get to freezing or even below. cloudy and chilly, 43 tomorrow. snow showers especially south and east of d.c. during the day saturday late evening clearing, maybe a flurry and then breezy and cold on sunday. the cold keeps coming. look at late next week. high temperatures well below normal, only in the mid 30's wednesday and thursday. that's a look at your seven-day forecast. jim, back over to you. >> coming up a family of a man shot and killed by u.s. park police is set to remember him tonight. we'll tell you how they're doing it when the news at 5:00 continues after this. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

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>> ♪ >> road rage taken to the next level in houston. the drivers of two cars involved got out and started firing guns at each other. one woman was grazed by a bullet and she was taken to the hospital. one of the gunmen was also injured in the ordeal. both gunmen, though were arrested. a fox5 update for you tonight. nearly three weeks after an accountant from mclean was shot and killed by u.s. park police family and friends are getting together tonight to remember him. >> he died after allegedly leading police on a chase that ended with a crash and shooting in fairfax county. fox5's cori coffin is live at the lincoln memorial where the vigil is scheduled for 8 o'clock tonight. cori. >> reporter: family friends and community members are expected to gather here at the lincoln memorial in just a couple hours for that vigil. now, the family is emphasizing that tonight's gathering is really for -- to peacefully honor his life. they say, though, that what's frustrating them is that they still haven't had any updates from police as far as what

so, let's bring you back to november 17th. now, according to the fbi who is now taken over the case, the 25-year-old was involved in a hit-and-run in alexandria. now, he allegedly led police on a chase that ended in fairfax county with a crash. it was then his family says he was not in the head three times by a u.s. park police officer while in his vehicle. authorities have not confirmed whether he was armed but his family says he was not. fairfax county provided backup in this incident and this week we learned that the incident was caught on camera on a dashcam are a from one of the units responding. that video though has not yet been released during this investigation. and again, his family say they're still trying to get answers from investigators not only with the police who responded the park police hoop responded but also with the fbi who has now taken this cover but the family describes their son as a bright passionate and peaceful

coming out tonight to also, you know, honor his life in that way. again, everything starts at 8 o'clock right here at the lincoln memorial. of course we'll provide updates on air and online as soon as everything gets started for you. guys. >> new tonight brain abnormalities have been found in the victims of suspected u.s. embassy attacks in cuba. doctors have made the discoveries as they searched for clues to explain hearing vision balance and memory loss. 24 government officials and their spouses fell ill last near in havana. the u.s. has called them specific attacks but says it doesn't know who is behind them. cuba denies any involvement. newed dig of the battle of the sexes is brewing this time over who is more fit. >> we'll have that answer coming up next. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

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lead to an increased risk of breast cancer. the study suggested that for everyone hundred thousand women hormone contraceptives caused an additional 13 cases per year. experts say women should balance the news against the known benefits of the pill though including lowering the risk of other cancer. >> pfizer announced they're launching a generic version of viagra. it's expected to be a cheaper alternative for men struggling with impotency. viagra was the first impotency pill when it hit the market in 1998. here's a question tonight. >> yeah. >> who is more fit men or women. >> new study a changing the assumption that men are more athletic. scientists say women may chilly be born more physically fit than men. findings show a woman's body is able to process oxygen 30 percent faster and utilize it more efficiently. this reduces their risk of muscle fatigue and increases aerobic fitness. scientists say the

minutes of the exercise. go, ladies. >> we see when you make our way up the steps when you're out of breath. >> wawa opening in d.c. next d.t week. the celebrating the opening of its first store. the first 100 customers through the doors will receive special surprises. >> is it a sandwich. >> i would imagine. >> i hope so. >> all customers can enjoy free coffee next weekend. >> that's great. all right. >> that's a big deal. >> subs are kind of good. >> more fallout after allegations of sexual misconduct. >> fox5's tom fitzgerald on the hill tonight. >> reporter: the me, too, movement ends the political career of senator al franken. tisha. >> reporter: here at atf headquarters a seven month investigation comes to an end with 28 people arrested for illegal drugs and guns. >> damage to a bridge in our area is going to cause s

major commuter backups for about two months. i'm matt ackland. i'll tell you where as fox5 news at 6:00 begins right now. >> ♪ >> this is fox5 local news at 6:00. >> today i am announcing that in the coming weeks, i will be resigning as a member of the united states senate. >> and that is minnesota senator al franken announcing he is leaving congress amid mounting pressure from within his own party. the democrat made the announcement today, day after several of his colleagues called for him to step down after allegations of sexual misconduct. >> in the last three weeks multiple women have accused franken of sexual misconduct. tom fitzgerald is live on the hill tonight with reaction. fitz. >> reporter: shawn tony make no mistake senator al franken way one of the brightest stars in the democratic universe. tonight that star has fallen. franken announcing his resignation fro

harassment allegations against him. but not before he took issue with both the president of the united states and u.s. senate candidate roy moore in ala alabama. >> i of all people aam aware that there is some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office and man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. >> reporter: the breaking point for many democrats, the latest allegation, a woman coming forward saying that in 2006, senator al franken then a radio talk show host tried to forcibly kiss her without her consent. now, in recent weeks as