suspect on tuesday afternoon came here, we're told he hit somebody here and then went to this area where he had some kind of mace and then sprayed everyone. i want you to listen to ruby talk about this incident. she's the founder here of casa ruby. >> people do know about casa ruby. people know that casa ruby is a place where people come to get support and help. if they wanted to just hurt someone, they will do it outside if they had an individual -- you know, if they had a -- if they had a thing with a client they would have done that outside so what concerns me is that there is a pattern of people wanting to terrorize people that are already vulnerable. >> reporter: as you can imagine a lot of people are concerned about this most recent attack. we did check in with d.c. police today. they are still in the process of putting together a full report on this but they do have reason to believe that this could

related. if you know this person in this video, police and the folks who gather here hoping that you'll give police a call right away. for now, live at casa ruby in the petworth neighborhood, matt ackland fox5 local news. >> ♪ >> major changes to how you'll access the internet and what you might pay for it in the future. today the fcc voted to end so-called net neutrality capping off a long fight over how the changes could empower service providers to charge customers more down the road. tom fitzgerald is live at fcc headquarters with what happened and what it means from here on out. fitz. >> reporter: jim, good evening. at one point protesters put flowers outside of the fcc headquarters in what they call a funeral for the internet. now, understand the internet is not dying but what the fcc did today was vote to kill that obama era rule called net neutrality. now, you probably

this. what is neutrality. well, basically what it means is this rule as it currently stands means that internet companies can't speed up web sites that they agree with or like, likewise they also can't slow down any web sites or apps like netflix or facebook that they don't make any extra money off of. this was a party line vote three to two and in the end net neutrality was neutralized. >> it is not the job of the government to be in the business of picking winners and losers in the internet economy. we should have a level playing field and let consumers decide. >> this decision puts the federal communications commission on the wrong side of history, the wrong side of the law and the wrong side of the american public. >> reporter: now, there was a bit of dramatic in the middle of all this today as the fcc commissioners were about to have this vote, the room was

because of an undetermined threat. we waited out that recess in the hallway. eventually they allowed everybody back into the room. now, 5fcc commissioners voted on this. three were republicans, they supported the end of net neutrality, two were democrats. they wanted to keep the rule in place. in the end, the republicans won on this one. now, outside the building, protesters gathered. they say they are very concerned tonight about what they see as now government giving up its lifeguard duty on the internet and allowing internet provider companies to do whatever they want. >> we have no reason to trust them. they have the private companies' interests in mind. >> i feel like this is incredibly undemocratic. >> everything is at stake for the whole world, the whole internet community. >> reporter: late tonight the attorney

t-maryland and virginia announced they will join in an 18 state federal lleyton night to block the fcc from ending net neutrality. we're live in southwest tonight, tom fitzgerald fox5 local news. >> and a busy day for the fcc. the commission technological added a new alert to the nation's emergency notification system. it is called the blue alert and it will notify the public when there is either a credible threat to a member of law enforcement or an officer has been seriously hurt or killed. it will take 12 to 18 months to be implemented by the emergency alert system. just like other major alerts it will not only go out to broadcasting cable networks but also to your smartphone. >> ♪ >> all right, once again, we're talking about how cold it is outside but then again its december. we expect this sort of thing. live look outside as the sun starts to go down. >> not just cold but cold as ice. >> cold as ice, that's right. i feel like we're casey kasem counting down the hits and

here's sue palka. >> yet another imitation jim can do. cold as ice is totally appropriate for today. we had morning high temperatures around 9, 10 o'clock when we were in the 40's. we've seen it dropping ever since and we're down to 37 degrees as you see a mix of clouds and sun out there. it's only 31 in gaithersburg, frederick 34, hagerstown down to 29 degrees. winchester 32 so obviously it's going to be a cold night. something that has improved, though, are those big wind gusts that we had earlier today. it was sustained winds are now much better and very few people are getting gusts over 20 miles an hour but the winds are still out of the northwest. that's a cold direction for us. as they continue to get lighter as we go through the evening it means we'll be getting colder. just a check of wind chills because as you saw with our temperatures mostly 30's but wind chills are widespread in the 20's. hagerstown feels like 21, cumberland 21, winchester 25, d.c. feels like 30 so if you're heading out tonight while the wind won't be huge it will be a night

coat handy the scarves, the gloves will come in handy as well and so the cold air also is locked in for friday. expect another day in which we probably only top out in the 30's. why do we have some snowflakes there. very quickly i'll show you this. we have another storm system to keep an eye on. this is mostly going to be off shore but it could be close enough to throw some snow showers in our direction tomorrow afternoon. some evening slicks spots mainly east of 95 and yes, another coating to an inch for a few spots. i think from d.c. on west, we see maybe a few flurries on our friday afternoon and evening. so, we'll go through the timing with that. and show you what the futurecast is showing as well and we'll look ahead to the weekend coming up a little bit later. jim. >> funeral services today for the two off duty officers in friday's crash along 270. family and friends were at a synagogue on montrose road in rockville to remember deputy chief state fire marshal sander cohen. troops were along woodfield road in gaithsb

private funeral service of veteran special agent carlos wolff of the the investigation into that crash is still ongoing. >> ♪ >> a d.c. massage therapist pleaded guilty today to sexually assaulting three female clients. 24-year-old habtamu gebreslassi is charged with first degree sexual abuse and second degree assault. he's accused of inappropriately touching three women, two at massage envy in tenleytown and one at deluca massage and body work in northwest. gebreslassie is scheduled to be sentenced in february. he who could face up to five years in prison and be required to register as a sex offender. >> a hearing is set for a maryland woman facing voyeurism charges at a d.c. charter school for students with special needs. 23-year-old krisha garris allegedly used a cell phone to record a 13-year-old girl as she got undressed in a bathroom. she then posted the video on snapchat. the whole thing happened back on december 1st at saint collette tap special education

garris worked at the school and finally turned herself in to police yesterday. saint coletta issued a statement that said garris was terminated and they're fully cooperating with the investigation. >> meantime a woman from prince george's county will spend six years in prison for her role in the murder of her infant son. a judge sentenced geneice petty. she pleaded guilty for the death of her two month old son. her husband antoine was sentenced to 40 years in jail. >> new details on a deadly double shooting in silver spring. were we are learning about the victims tonight. >> plus a local hospital shuts down an entire wing. kristyn leon breaking this down for us tonight. >> reporter: jim and sarah, that's right the ob unit like you mentioned officially shut down at umc. some city leaders are surprised. others not so much. we'll explain both sides of the issue coming

>> i have seen things that have made me uncomfortable, that have upset me. >> and one day after stepping down former white house aide omarosa speaks out and sets the record straight about her decision to leave the trump administration. >> but first new details in a string of burglaries in the district. police in maryland now say the suspects are linked to cases there. >> ♪

fire broke out at a three story apartment building in lanham this morning. this is in the 5600 block of whitfield chapel road. the flames swept through the second and third floors putting 14 people out of their homes. one person suffered minor injuries. >> police in montgomery county confirm the two deaths in silver spring yesterday were apparently the result of a murder-suicide. officers found a man and woman shot to death yesterday in an apartment building on fenwick lane. the victim 88-year-old rose dyer. police say her son garvey dyer shot her and then turned the gun on himself. fox5 reported in august the obstetrics unit as umc you. >> suspended. >> it has officially shut down. fox5's kristyn leon is live with the details. >> reporter: the umc board decided not

restricted license for the ob unit which means in this case that those patients or those expectant mothers east of the anacostia river will now have to seek prenatal care elsewhere in this case. now, for those city leaders as i mentioned before this comes as a surprise but for board members that say this decision was definitely expected. those on the board claim that many mothers already were choosing to go to other hospitals or other facilities because they have heard of umc's reputation now. not to mention besides the lower patient volumes here, board members recognize they didn't have the staff to provide the quality of care for their patients already. now, these were some of the factors that influenced their decision here. again, to officially shut the unit down t however, some city leaders though, like ward seven council member vince gray, say this was supposed to be an opportunity to rebuild the ward here with a new operator and model

prenatal care so as you're about to see here, he's extremely disappointed with the board's executive decision. >> this just simply adds to people feeling like they're not -- they're not treated with the respect that they should be treated with, that there's not a commitment to having equitable healthcare on the east end of the city and it leaves people with a feeling that they're not cared about. >> we've not been the best provider of quality care for -- for people and that's why i'm -- that's one of the main focuses of me is changing that dynamic making sure that we do what we can to build the trust of the people that we're providing services. >> reporter: now, bottom line the board says it will cost them millions of dollars to have a quality ob unit in the future. they're not saying that they won't have an ob unit but for now, it is a at a standstill. it's officially shut down. the staff members that were at that unit they were ppa

doesn't come as a surprise to them according to board members. for now we are live at um this evening, kristyn leon, fox5 local news. >> ♪ >> we have new information on the case of several bold burglaries police believe are connected in d.c. >> it appears the same suspects may be to blame for two additional cases in prince george's county. fox5's lauren demarco live at prince george's county police headquarters with more of the details. lauren. >> reporter: hey, there, jim, sue. this is a situation where we had five very bold, very brazen burglaries in d.c. and we have just learned today that there were two additional cases here in prince george's county just now getting the details from police. take a look at your screen. i'll want to show you the photos from surveillance video of one of the burglaries near prince george's county county. it happened on central avenue in seat pleasant just this past tuesday, december 12th. this was at a cell phone store. it happened around 11:45 a.m. two emplo

these masked men went in. they implied having a weapon. they demanded cash, also made off with cell phones and these same suspects targeted another cell phone store along silver hill road in district heights on december 3rd. that also in the middle of the day, a similar situation, although they did actually show a gun in that case. no one was hurt in these burglaries but two suspects did rob the stores while a third suspect waited outside in a getaway vehicle. that's what we've learned so far here in prince george's county. now, let's look at the other video from d.c. we have five different clips of surveillance images that we're going to go through with the dates on the screen there. there were two stores robbed along f street northwest, benson's jewelers and verizon wireless. then there were also two other cell phone stores robbed, benning road northeast, pennsylvania avenue southeast and then a clothing store on h street northwest. in that

men and they went into a van that actually had been stolen from a church in southeast. that van was later recovered. still no sign of these suspects. these are happening all different times of the day as you hear different areas around the city and now also in prince george's county and different mo's in each situation, different types of stores robbed but police believe this is all the same guys. sometimes they wear masks, other times they don't. if you have any information about any of this, they really want to hear from you. we're now talking about seven robberies, seven burglaries and police really want to get these guys. so, that's the latest here in prince george's county, we're going to talk with police and have an update for you tonight at 6: >> there's a new psa trying to highlight the importance of warning signs. >> plus is it the end of the road for house speaker paul ryan. why his political career may soon be over. >> and later days after the

that found in the woods after a house party, neighbors are reacting. we're back after the break. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> hi, my name is staff sergeant angel oquendo i'm in muniz international guard base in puerto rico. a big shout-out to my son angel manuel oquendo in brandywine maryland. i love you. merry christmas. feliz navidadas. >> ♪

>> ♪ >> today marks five years since the sandy hook school shooting in newtown connecticut. >> 20 children and six teachers were killed that day. a nonprofit

which is led by the victims' family members released a psa to raise awareness about recognizing fourth warning signs that someone may become violent. here's a portion of that. >> he told some of us his dad kept a gun in his closet and he always talked about using it on people that bore him. tomorrow i'll probably say i wish i'd told someone. >> after the shooting we'll feel pretty bad about picking on him. until then we'll probably keep doing it because he's pretty weird. >> the goal of sandy hook promise is to educate people about violence prevention. the group held a moment of silence via facebook live to honor the victims. >> isis threatening new attacks on u.s. soil. >> a message on its social media accounts the terror group said the attacks would be in response the president's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capitol of israel. the threat highlights new york's times square. >> is paul ryan's political career coming to an end. >> the house speaker is reportedly

2018 midterm elections. according to politico ryan has told people that his current term as speaker will be his last. as usually happens in washington ryan has publically denied the report. he first entered congress in 1999 and was elected speaker in 2015. meanwhile a virginia lawmaker is renewing a push to get rid of a law he says out of date. >> this is how out of the date it is. it makes swearing in public a crime. it is called the virginia code. it makes it a misdemeanor to "profanely swear or curse in public" and it could result in a $250 fine. >> i'm going to be owing a lot of money. >> yes, will you. >> michael weber has introduced a bill that would decriminalize cursing. he's made two similar attempts to decriminalize in the past. both time the bill stalled in the virginia general assembly. why can't people get on board with that many. >> shut the front door. [laughter] >> all right. so we go from swearing to slurps. >> if you've ever found

uncontrollable mood for a 7-eleven slurpee you soon may not have to leave your house to get one. >> the convenience store is testing a delivery testifies called 7-eleven now. finds your nearest location, send your order to a third party courier who then delivers the goods to your home. >> so, this is sort of like uber eats or post mates. >> yeah, exactly. but now 7-eleven is just making it their own. >> sure. >> light noright now the app isy tested in dallas but expected to be widespread next year. >> you pay two dollars for your slurpee then you pay five dollars for someone to deliver it to you then you tip that person on top of it. >> oh, 82 your not just getting the slurpee. you got to get the taquito and all that good stuff. you may regret it later but you know. >> good call. straight ahead one day after resignation omarosa tells her side of the story. >> a bethesda

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>> ♪ >> this is fox5 local news at 5:00. >> funeral services were held today for the two off duty officers in friday's crash along i-270. family and friends gathered at a synagogue along montrose road in rockville to remember deputy chief state fire marshal sander cohen. troopers were also in gaithersburg for the private funeral service for that special agent carlos wolff. an investigation into the crash that led to their deaths is still ongoing. >> d.c. police release a new surveillance video showing two suspects wanted for an armed

annie's ace hardware in petworth. the two suspects went into the store, they pulled out a gun and demanded money and they made off with some. a d.c. massage therapist pleaded guilty today to sexually assaulting three female clients, 24-year-old habtamu gebreslassi is charged with first degree sexual abuse and second degree assault. he was accused of inappropriately touching three women, two at massage envy in tenleytown one at deluca massage and body work in northwest. gebreslassie is sentenced to be -- scheduled to be sentenced in february. >> several questions after a bethesda teen was found dead after attending a house party where there was reportedly underage drinking taking place. the teen never returned home saturday night and his body was discovered the next day. fox5's tisha lewis joins us live from bethesda with more on the story tonight. tisha, what do we know. >> reporter: sarah what i can tell you is that this situation and tragedy is what everyone in this bethesda neighborhood is talking about. navid sepehri was

one of several teens that attended a house party in this bethesda neighborhood at this home and now we're talking about this. police tell us that this investigation is ongoing. they also tell us some new information, 93 say that they did speak with an adult female resident inside the home. they say she was very cooperative with police and police insist that she was not intoxicated. in fact, they say that she welcomed police into the home, took police around the home, took police outside the home, in fact behind the home we're told is where this party took place and they say that the woman who lives here was very, very cooperative with investigators. now at some point on saturday night, the police were called. they even spoke to navid before letting him walk home, although ultimately he never made it home. the walt whitman high school senior was reported missing sunday after he did not return home saturday night. his body was discovered in a

afternoon. montgomery county police say an autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death, though they don't suspect any foul play. now, again, the house party took place on the 6500 block of elgin lane here in bethesda. >> i'd say a lot of people were under the influence. i don't know if any one person should be held responsible. but i do think as a collective people do feel at fault because it could have been better, you know, they could have been there and there are steps to prevent. >> it's really horrible and i hope that it doesn't happen again and people learn. >> reporter: now, i did speak on the telephone with navid sepehri's father who says that there is body camera footage of police speaking with his son when they were called to this neighborhood for this house party. he says that the family would like to look at that body camera footage. they have requested the body camera footage but he also says that it is unlikely th

public. in the meantime residents here in this bethesda neighborhood say that the community is grieving and ultimately they believe that no w no one is to blame. tisha lewis fox5 local news. >> ♪ >> for the first time since her abrupt resignation former white house senior adviser omarosa manigault newman is setting the record straight. in an exclusive tellall with abc's "good morning america" she denied reports she was fired from her position insisting she left on her own terms. the 43-year-old was one of the highest profile african-american advisers in the trump administration of acting as director of communication for the office of public liaison. here's part of what she had to say on "gma" this morning. >> as the only african-american woman in this white house, as a senior staff and assistant to the president i have seen things that have made me uncomfortable, that have upset me, that have affected me deeply and

emotionally that has affected my community and my people and when i can tell my story it is a profound story that i know the world will want to hear. >> omarosa also denied reports she made a scene while being escorted from the white house grounds. her resignation goes into effect january 20th. >> senator marco rubio could threaten the president's first major political victory of 2017. the florida republican says he'll vote against the tax bill unless he sees an expansion of the child tax credit. congressional leaders are quickly working to hash out final revisions of the plan. republicans can only lose two votes to pass the bill with 51. the president said the bill is looking very good. he made it clear he wants to sign a bill by christmas. >> gop representative blakeesene reelection next year. he's back under the microscope for a sexual harassment lawsuit from three years ago. he's accused of settling the lawsuit from a former aide with taxpayer money. farenthold has also acknowledged

his office and has apologized. he's the fourth member of congress now to resign this month. another lawmaker's future on capitol hill could be in jeopardy. a second woman accused representative rube win kuehne of making unwanted sexual advances. the woman claims the nevada democrat touched her thighs three separate times, sent her a shirtless photo and asked her to sit on his lap. he has so far not responded. >> amid sexual assault allegations a ken can't state representative committed suicide yesterday. dan johnson was accused of sexually assaulting a girl back in 2013. johnson posted to facebook last night suggesting he had been suffering from ptsd. that post has since been removed. >> up next an urgent health warning tonight out of fairfax county. why health officials are urging every one to get their flu shot. >> metro adds a new perk for riders at more than two dozen metro stations but first kevin mccarthy you're up

today. what's going on? >> reporter: hey, jim and sarah, yeah, i'm here at the newseum for the world premiere of the new steven spielberg film the post which takes place here in washington, d.c. more on that coming up next. caitlin. >> great to see you kevin. looking forward to it. outside right now can't get a break from the cold air. temperatures back into the 30's, wind chills in the 20's as winds are out of the north ushering a fresh round of cold air. that's for tomorrow and we're throwing in snow showers for good measure. a look at your forecast plus what to expect for the weekend even some warmer temperatures in that seven-day. that's coming up when fox5 news at 5:00 returns. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

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metro started offering free wifi earlier this year. the new stations where you can stay connected include dupont circle tenleytown farragut west rosslyn anacostia and bethesda. metro says they hope to have all wifi stations up and running at each station by the middle of the year. >> from the rails to the roads. a record number of americans are expected to hit the roads this holiday season. aaa predicts 107 million people will travel between now and the end of the year. that's a third of the u.s. population. here in the d.c. area more than two and a half million people are expected to travel. most expected to drive. it is the highest year end travel volume ever predicted by aaa. doesn't it just every year they say it's a record travel year. >> it's like the stock market. every day it closes and a new high is a new record. >> seems like yeah. >> you can now get around town with extra holiday cheer thanks to lyft. the ride sharing app is offering merry mode. request

a ugly holiday sweater. passengers can sing karaoke to holiday songs of their choice. all fares will be provided to martha's table. >> i hope the driver has a say in this. >> you would hope so. >> do we pay more for the mer merry drive. >> it's for a good cause. i think it's just the novelty. they want to get the social media presence. >> get in the holiday spirit. >> right. >> absolutely. well, we're closed. >> do not drink any egg nog in your car. the driver would not like that. >> there's a cleanup free. >> too much egg nog, yeah. >> right, egg nog or the effects of egg nog. >> that's true. >> yes, we're closing in on the holidays very quickly though and already i feel like a lot of people are hitting the roads. as we take a live look outside right now, yes, holiday shopping increasing traffic increasing and as we get into tomorrow chance for a few more snowflakes increasing. we had that light coating late last night north of washington and by this time tomorrow, 95 and points east we could have a light coating on the roads

least the beginning of the evening commute for friday so these very sneaky and very fast little systems that are not big storm systems but can still deliver impacts with just a little bit of snow. we'll see another one tomorrow. very cold for tonight, though. temperatures fall back into the 20's and maybe even the teens in some spots. we've got a couple of those snow showers mainly in the afternoon and evening hours tomorrow. the weekend, though, looks nice. we take a break from this bitter cold, get some sunshine in the forecast and then into next week big pattern change. we say goodbye to this trough of cold air and with some ridging building in we'll get temperatures well above normal. we're still approaching the first day of winter the winter solstice december 21st next week. daylight still increasing down to nine hours 27 minutes for tomorrow with our sunrise sunrie sunset for tomorrow at 4:46 p.m. so we keep going but then after the solstice we'll start to gain some of that daylight back. outside right now 37 d.c., 34 baltimore, 36 in annapolis it's 34 in frederick already below freezing along the mo

real cold north and west. 12 in binghamton, yikes. 23 in pittsburgh. 22 in detroit so that's more cold air on the move which will guarantee us a chillier morning tomorrow and also a colder high temperature in the afternoon. pretty quiet though aside from a few snow showers down wind of lake erie but some of the snow showers will reach us from a different system that is kind of moving offshore and trying to get organized but as it moves offshore it's just a little bit of that phasing that could clip us and bring us a couple snow showers before it moves out of our area. so, afternoon snow showers. otherwise partly sunny skies and very cold for your friday. high temperatures mainly only in the mid 30's. here's what futurecast looks like. as we get into tomorrow morning we'll probably start off mostly cloudy but we'll somewhere some breaks of sunshine its a dry start to your friday. no snow for the morning commute. watch this little area though just blossom right along 95 by noon so by the lunch hour we could have a few snow showers. then it will really favor areas 95 and points east. yo

couple hours later 3, 4 o'clock those snow showers have long gone from 95. sunshine breaks out but we have snow that will cross the bay and quickly move offshore. you could even have higher accumulations along the coast because it will be very cold and the snow will stick so we're just saying about a coating to maybe an inch from 95 and points eastward. i know sue kind of showed that you snowfall map in the beginning of the newscast. she'll keep showing it through the rest of the evening. back to the temperatures. 26 for that low temperature here in d.c. very cold for tomorrow. that's why again we have a concern with just a little bit of light accumulation can still cause slick spots. flurries flying in the afternoon, 37 here in d.c. cold end to the work week. here's the weekend. it looks a little better. sunny skies, 46 on saturday. 49 with increasing clouds sunday. there could be a spotty shower monday as we turn milder and that is much milder with temperatures 20 degrees warmer monday in contrast to tomorrow. chance of showers on tuesday looking kind of likely. this monday tuesday time frame has been flipping and flopping but we're goi

today and then back to some sunshine moderate temperatures as we head towards next wednesday and thursday. that's your seven-day forecast. jim and sarah. >> thank you caitlin. a taste of hollywood right here in the district. >> and it's all for the world premiere of the new movie "the post." >> kevin mccarthy live at the premiere at the newseum tonight. kevin, big night. >> reporter: hey, jim and sarah, yeah i'm absolutely geeing out. steven spielberg tom hanks meryl streep bob oden kirk they'll all be walking this carpet very shortly the world premiere for the film is happening right here in washington, d.c. which is obviously very fitting considering this is telling the story of the washington post publishing the pentagon papers in the early 70's. this is obviously a very timely film and a lot of parallels are being made and it's a very interesting concept. spielberg directed this film and it really is a beautiful story. here's the interesting thing about this story. the time line for this film is very fascinating. back in march, it w

announced that spielberg was going to direct this movie starring tom hanks and meryl streep. on may 25th of this year, they visited the washington post at an editorial meeting to kind of scope out what was going on in the news room and then on may 30th, they started shooting the film in new york city which is crazy and now it's being released on december 22nd. the time line for this is absolutely incredible and this story really is very timely and the cast is huge and i cannot wait to see the cast here tonight. tom hanks as i mentioned will be here. i'll be interviewing the entire cast and those interviews will be available tomorrow morning on fox5 news morning and i had spoken to spielberg recently in new york city about filming this movie. it was an incredible interview. if you go to fox5dc.com you can find the interview there but this film tonight i've seen a lot of reporters here, again this is the world premiere, variety is here, the washington post is obviously here, access hollywood, extra, but also fox5. that's the most important thing, we're here tonight live and we're

that for you coming up on fox5 news morning tomorrow morning so stay tuned to that. jim and sarah, back to you guys in studio and by the way just a little nerd out moment i'm on a red carpet about to interview steven spielberg and i'm freaking out. i'm wearing chuck taylors. >> but i thought you were best friends anyway with spielberg. don't you two go way back. >> reporter: here's the thing. no matter how many times i meet him, it's still the guy whom directed jaws et jurassic park minority report indiana jones. >> okay. >> reporter: this guy is an absolute legend. it's pretty incredible. >> kevin good to see you tonight. have fun. >> it was one of the hottest spots in the d.c. area. the opening of the first wawa 's store. >> d.c.'s hottest club is wawa. >> details on all the excitement coming up. i don't know what that was all about. >> oh, there are people who know. >> okay. >> as we get closer and closer to christmas day many of us are busy getting last minut

items. it's easy to forget there are kids out there who aren't as lucky as many of us. fox5 d.c.'s hyundai dealerships stuffing a santa fe. drop-off an unwrapped toy. look at that. all these toys are going to local children's hospitals. >> the stuffing has begun. and if you have a story idea, call the fox5 tip line for us. that number is 202-895-3000 or e-mail your tips to fox5 tips at wttg.com. fox5 news at 5:00 back after this. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

>> ♪ >> fairfax county health officials are warning that the flu activity is widespread right now so if you have not received a flu shot it's not too late. the best way of course to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated but also washing your hands off with soap and water covering your nose and mouth when you sneeze and if you're sick of course stay home for at least 24 hours is the recommendation. a recent spike in overdose deaths nearby has the city of alexandria on alert. city officials are warning about a deadly strain of heroin. six people died from overdoses in fairfax county during the first week of december. five of those deaths are believed to be caused by a batch of heroin laced with fentanyl. residents can receive free narcan, the drug that can reverse an overdose at the alexandria health department. >> caught on camera in maryland a crash sends a pickup truck through part of a building. this happened in the 1000 block of eagle wood road in annapolis. the annapolis fire department says the driver was able to get himself out. a second patient had to be rescued by first responders from the wreckage. they were taken t

hospital with life-threatening injuries. we don't know what caused that crash. >> still ahead, the wait is that finally over. the first ever wawa in d.c. is now opened and i do understand how big of a deal this is. >> yeah, a lot of people have been counting down to this >> i know. >> of course fox5 cameras are there for the excitement. it's a hoagie store but it's much more. we're back after this. >> oh, much, much more. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

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i'm serious, i never know what to get him. just tell me you got him fios too. sigh. mrs. layne, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. that, plus this sick console, he'll be like whaaaaaattt. your new tech is best on the 100% fiber optic network. so get fios. now just $79.99 per month with a 2-year price guarantee with a 2-year agreement. >> this is a big day. >> uh-huh. >> it really is. >> monumental. >> a lot of people seem to think that way. whether you like coffee or hoagies the grand opening of the first wawa store happened in the nation's capitol today. >> with 24/7 service wawa has come to the busy downtown area

with much fanfare. and a crush of first day customers, too. fox5's bob barnard was among them. >> reporter: i say wawa, you say. >> hell yeah. oh, heck yeah. >> reporter: under normal circumstances, you might find it frightening to walk into a wawa and see this many people. >> it's everything in one place. you got a little bit of 7-eleven, a little bit of au bon pain a little bit of starbucks. it's great. >> reporter: but that this first ever wawa in washington, there's nothing but big smiles among this crowd. >> i had a wawa next to my college and this remind me -- it's like a lot of nostalgia. it was the only place walking distance from campus. you know, it really brings me back. [laughter] midnight wawa runs were everything. [laughter] >> reporter: there's free coffee, too. >> free coffee for three days. >> reporter: chris is the ceo of wawa. >> when you look at the

the vibrancy of d.c., it's really where we need to be and these models are the future for us. >> reporter: the top goose says there's a reason for selecting this location. on 19th between m and l streets northwest. >> this is what was here. this is what we could lease. we were very happy to take 9200 square feet our largest store in the whole company but at the same time we're looking at great locations where a lot of people are walking by day in, day out. >> reporter: the store officially opened at 9:00 a.m. with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: soon, d.c. firefighters were competing against the capitol area food bank in a hoagie making contest. the hunger fighting charity collecting a sizable donation from the pennsylvania based company. >> i'm so excited. the new wawa in new jersey. >> i remember wawa from jersey when i went to school there. >> reporter: wawa officials stay a second location is under

georgetown. in northwest, bob barnard fox5 local news. >> i mean, it's good. i just had no idea -- it's almost like a wegmans many people get so excited you go when a wegmans opens. >> one thing about wawa is the fact this is one -- you don't have a gas station there. a wawa their bread and but has been gas stations. no gas station at that one. >> looks pretty happening. >> sheets, it's your move. that's the news at 5 o'clock tonight. >> up next here at 6:00 an attack on a place that is supposed to be a safe haven for local residents. >> here's matt ackland. >> reporter: was it a hate crime when someone sprayed mace in another person's face here at casa ruby? i'm matt ackland. that story coming up. >> ♪ >> reporter: in this bethesda neighborhood reacting after a teen passes away after a house party and there's reportedly under aged drinking. tom. >> reporter: makes a major decision that could affect your internet service. your news at 6:00 starts

>> ♪ >> this is fox5 fox5 local newst 6:00. >> developing tonight new information about a string of robberies across the district that police believe are connected. >> and tonight investigators say those same suspects may be responsible for two additional cases in prince george's county. fox5's lauren demarco joins us live from prince george's county police headquarters with the very latest. lauren. >> reporter: yeah, well, there are definitely these very bold situations, bold robbers. they are pulling off these crimes in the district and now also here in prince george's county in two different locations, all throughout the month of december. so, take a look at the latest images we've just received from prince george's county police. these were from a robbery that took place on central avenue in seat pleasant this past tuesday. there were two suspects who entered the store, some employees were inside at the time. they made off with cash and also with cell phones. the same suspects are

phone store silver hill road in district heights. that was on december 3rd. i just spoke with corporal harry bond about what exactly they're looking at here. >> both instances two suspects will enter the store. a third suspect will stay outside in the get away vehicle. a weapon was implied in one and a weapon was actually shown in the other. we're doing everything we can to get these individuals off the streets. we do believe that they are linked to what's going on in the district of columbia. >> reporter: and we have some surveillance video from five separate scenes in d.c., one along f street at benson jewelers. there was also a robbery at the verizon wireless store. then benning road in northeast, a cell phone store hit there. pennsylvania avenue in southeast, another cell phone store hit and then h street northwest on december 5th, there were three suspects who were driving a church