adelphi for several hours. we're here live off new hampshire avenue in the area of oak view drive. you can see lots of s.w.a.t. team members are out here and here to explain how this all started at 10:30 i'm told is corporal maria mckenny with prince george's county police. this all started at 10:30 you said with an arrest warrant. let's start from the very top. >> shortly before 10:30 yesterday evening, prince george's county police officers responded to the 8100 block here in adelphi, maryland to assist u.s. marshals who were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on an individual. once the officers got on scene and shortly thereafter, a barricade was called. >> reporter: we know that every one in the area is safe. we don't believe that the suspect at this point is holding anyone hostage. you were explaining that other people have been evacuated? >> that is correct. individuals who have been affected, who are at the target location of the apartment

the barricade situation here in adelphi has come to a peaceful end. it started around 10:30 last night when u.s. marshals tried issuing an arrest warrant here at the avery park apartments. the suspect at 5:45 was taken to the hospital for evaluation. no gunshots fired. his weapon has been recovered. residents evacuated have been allowed back inside. the area reopened to traffic. mike, annual dray ya, back to -- andrea, back to you. >>> the time is 6:55. >> plenty to talk about when we come back. , plus weather and traffic. keep it here. >>> we want to tell you about some special holiday cheer for a group of youngsters in the district. delegate eleanor holmes norton will welcome more than 200 disadvantaged district children to her 22nd annual d.c. children's christmas party on the hill. they'll be getting gifts and lunch as well as a visit from santa and mrs. claus. >> that's so nice. i don't have such nice news. on the outer loop of the beltway it's jammed basically from college park through silver spring. the accident after connecticut avenue was cle

we are inside an apartment complex in adelphi. what authorities are telling us around 10:30 last night u.s. marshals came to this apartment warrant.eserves a prince george's county police called in to assist in a barricade situation. it has been going on several hours. but they believe a suspect is apartments.f these they believe that suspect is a and considered armed and dangerous. police remain here on the scene. they have evacuated that .partment building anybody lives in that building not able to get inside at this time. been here several hours trying to negotiate in this barricade situation. residents coming home late at y in the morning into theiret back apartments, we spoke with a one- has been sitting in his figure out when he will be able to go home. >> i saba, gone home. i asked them what it was going on and they said they were not allowed to give out that was wanting to go home. get we're not being able to i live here.hen >> police not giving us any more from asian about the warrant or about the suspect. about an identi

it's in adelphi. the area had to be evacuated.elissa mollet live with the latest on how this ended. melissa? >> reporter: good morning. you can see behind me, a more calm scene than what we saw 20 minutes ago. much of the police presence is gone. the suspect was taken out of here in an ambulance around 6:00 this morning. take a look at the video. we did catch them driving out of here just before 6:00. police right now not commenting on the nature or any possible injuries. but a psychological evaluation is standard procedure in a situation like this one. the avery park apartment complex has reopened. residents are being allowed back in. here is what we know. news 4 was first on the scene as u.s. marshals came to the complex to make an arrest monday night. they had some sort of altercation with the suspect who ended up barricading himself inside one of the apartments here. police say he was armed but did not have any hostages. several apartment buildings were evacuated and we spoke with some of those residents as they were waiting o

folks will be waking up soon heading out to work in adelphi. what's the recommendation for them seeing all this activity in their neighborhood? >> the recommendation that we give at this time is to just continue on about their day, just let them know that the situation is under control and we have officers on the scene who are negotiating with the suspect. they are allowed to come in and out of the apartment complex. >> reporter: thank you so much for getting up early with us and giving us more detail about what's happening out here. so this barricade situation happening since 10:30. first started with an awest regard want -- arrest warrant that u.s. marshals were trying to serve. this investigation and barricade situation has been ongoing since. we'll remainere and bring you the very late nest a half-hour. back -- latest in a half-hour. back to you. >> thanks, delia. >>> today children whattend other schools in newtown, connecticut will return to class. the first funeral for sandy hook elementary students were held monday. family and friends s

but the barricades of tuition in adelphi. brianne carter is on the scene with developments -- barricade situation. >> we are waiting to get an update from prince george's county police. if you look behind me we just saw this armored vehicle come out from the apartment complex where this is all taking place. at this point, still waiting to get an update from police. just moments ago we saw an ambulance leave the scene at this point as well. this all began at 10:30 p.m. last night. authorities tell us you put this marshals came to this apartment complex to serve a warrant. prince george's county police were called in to assist. the suspect was inside. we do not know if the suspect was still inside the apartment or not. again, we are hoping to get an update from police in just a matter of minutes and find out exactly what development, if any, and happened. but again, we have started to see some of the vehicles that were down there further in the area of the apartment complex start to come up closer to where we have been position

information on this situation but this situation is in the 1800 block of greenwich woods drive in adelphi. we will continue to update with you more information as it becomes available. >>> to connecticut now where a third funeral is planned for today. this has students and teachers in newtown prepared to get back to their classrooms four days after the tragic shooting. all schools except for sandy hook elementary will reopen today. police continue to look for a motive. they say they are looking into 20-year-old adam lanza's computer for clues. >>> anti-gun advocates are stepping up their efforts for gun laws. as bob barnard reports, there were two rallies yesterday. >> reporter: this was a noontime march on the capitol hill offices of the national rifle association. about 100 people taking part. >> and obviously, it was just the amazing horror ever 20 little children. that was my motivation. >> we are here to alert nra lobbyists to stand down and allow congress to pass laws. >> reporter: the demonstrators confronted by one man. >> if the principal tried to defend the children with a gun,

police are investigating a dead lay car crash which happened just after 4:00 on the 9300 block of adelphi road. five people were taken to the hospital, one person died. no word on hot victim was or the condition of the survivor. >>> wicked winds out there today. will they return tomorrow? fox 5's gwen tolbart up next with the final check at the forecast. >> those winds starting to improve already. and that leaves us with quite a different forecast for your tomorrow. we're going to have the details coming up over what you can expect. we'll be back after.  >>> very gusty winds across the area. we hit wind that were well over 40 miles per hour. 43 mile-per-hour wind gusts at national airport. 44 at bwi thurgood and 51 at dulles. they created significant winds chills as well and it felt like only in the 20s at various areas. we are finally getting a break. 17 in annapolis, 21 in dulles. 23 miles per hour at martinningburg and 24 at martinsburg. we're going to see those winds continuing to diminish and by tomorrow, it will be a totally different story in the wind department. current

started about 10:30 last night in the 1800 block of greenwich woods drive in adelphi. u.s.arshals arrived at the location to serve a warrant. we will continue to bring you updates as they become available. >>> students and teachers in newtown, connecticut will return to the classroom this morning. all schools except for sandy hook elementary will reopen today. also today, funeral services for six-year-old jessica rekos will be held. >>> police say 20-year-old adam lands' mother was shot four times in the head while she was sleeping. police are looking into lanza's personal compute fore a possible motive. >>> a friend. the suspected gunman's mother says the public doesn't understand how hard she tried to help her son adam. butch collins says nancy was a gun collector and thought that she could help her son by teaching him how to shoot. >> she was trying to bond, find ways to bond with him and she told me the guns, she would take them shooting because that was a way that a single mom could relate to her son. so she would take him out shooting. juror collins says he used to me

. >> a barricade situation in adelphi has ended peacefully. the standoff began late monday night after u.s. marshals tried to serve a warrant at an apartment on greenwich which drives. he was considered armed and dangerous. he was taken into custody around 6:00 a.m. m county police searching for man suspected of sexually assaulting a teenager. the man posed as a cable company employee in and threatened a 15- year-old girl to get into the home on echo court in woodbrige. he is believed to be in his 20s with a mediumh buildae at knifepoint. he was wearing black dress shoes. >> it's going to be another heartbreaking day in newtown as more children are laid to rest. >> other schools in newtown every open for the first time since the shooting. tahman bradley has the latest from connecticut. >> today will be another difficult day for residents in newtown, as the greeks didn't -- as the grief-stricken community gathers for more funerals. we also know that 6-year-old emily parker will be buried back in her home state of utah. a small step towards norm

that barricade situation at an apartment in adelphi has ended peacefully. the suspect was taken to the hospital for evaluation. police say they've recovered the weapon that the suspect had inside the home. the incident began last night around 10:30 after u. marshals arrived at the home on greenwich woods drive to serve a warrant. >>> still no word on what set off a gunman in the connecticut school shootings. police are currently interviewing two adults injured in the tax. >> investigators also hope to learn more about the gunman's gun and continue putt are use in the days and months before the shooting. now, today, the third funeral will be held for a student killed. she is six-year-old jessica rekos. two children were laid to rest yesterday. jack pinto was an avid football fan. another was noah pozner. his twin sister was in another classroom and survived the shooting. family and friends say noah was a wonderful person who loved animals. he was remembered by his rabbi. >> his older brother said he could have been anything as he would have grown older. it i

several apartment buildings in adelphi are evacuated as police rye to end a standoff with a man. this is at greenwichwood drive. melissa mollet joins us live. what's going on there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. on a large police presence, this entire area, as you mentioned is still blocked off. and could be for some time. let me step out of the way so you can see what's going on. the entire apartment complex, this avery apartment home complex to my left here has been shut down and much of it down the hill to my left evacuated. now, being blocked off. now, news 4 first on the scene this morning. take a look at some of the video we have here of that swat team coming in about six hours ago. here is what we know. u.s. marshals came to make an arrest monday night. they had some sort of altercation with the suspect who lives here. he has now barricaded himself inside an apartment here. we're told he is armed but there are no hostages taken. that he has taken in that building. no one else in that building either because it's been evacuated. prince george's county swat

investigating a deadly car crash that happened around 12:00 this morning that happened on the 9700 block of adelphi road. this is the busiest day in the christmas holiday and the weather is not making it easy for travel around the country. in fact, snow and wind have made travel difficult for people around the country. >> approach, line up, 335 >> reporter: the annual migration home for the holidays, not so merry for many this year. >> they have been giverring us the run-around. we are stuck here until sunday. >> i learned my less sons. i won't be traveling again near christmas. >> reporter: friday, high winds and widespread spiked travelers at la guardia. >> it's terrible. i fly a lot. this is the busiest i have ever seen this airport. >> part of iowa, nebraska and wisconsin burrity in more than a foot of snow. at chicago's o'hare airport, more than a thousand flights were canceled friday and hundreds more -- thursday and hundreds more on friday. >> so you live at this airport? >> yes, i am >> reporter: do you like our airport? >> i'm sorry. i can't say that i like it. >> reporter: home from leave

george's county in maryland are investigating a deadly car crash that happened in the 9300 block of adelphiroad. five people were taken to the hospital, one person died. no word yet on hot victim is or the condition of the is your -- on who the victim is or the condition of the survivors. >>> this is on branch avenue and hill crest heights. part of the roof here caved in but no injuries were reported. damage is estimated at $100,000. >>> officials in maryland are searching for a missing man. take a look. prince george's county police say that 20-year-old david jonathan share has been missing since december 19th. the young man was last seen near the campus of the university of maryland. if you know where he is, give authorities a call. >>> if you see this doing, the loundoun county sheriff's office is looking for this dog, his name is bronco. he escaped from a groomer last week. if you have seen him, please call the sheriff's office. >>> christmas made easy, coming up. how an atlanta business brings the holidays right to your doorsteps. and if you have any story ideas, send them to us. >>> c

. >>> a man barricaded himself in a apartment in adelphi last night after police fried to serve him with a warrant. he was wanted for kidnapping. the officers worked throughout the night trying to negotiate a peaceful settlement and say he tried to take his own life. the officers moved in and took him to a local hospital in critical . >>> police are asking for help to solve the murder in the aspen hill section of the county. investigators say early sunday morning, edwin hernandez exited a taxi cab and was walking to his apartment when two men approached and police say he demanded money and police say there was a brief confrontation and he was shot and killed. this is the fifth murder in the county this month. police say this killing was different from the rest. >> and what makes it different, this is a random, we believe this is a random event and there is no known relationship association between them. >> this could have been any of us. police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of his attackers. >>> >>> the gunman involved in the connecticut school shoot

temperatures across the area, as we checknow, here at 61 degrees, riverdale adelphi and laurel comingn at 59, with 67 down to the south in fredericksburg. so on your good night forecast, it is looking like it will be mild. more fog will form late tonight. it's going to thicken up and start to lower, but then it's wind for tomorrow that will help us out. i'll give you the timing and just how cool the rest of the week is looking in a couple minutes. >>> we now know the identity of the navy s.e.a.l. killed in a rescue raid in afghanistan. petty officer first class nick lab check was from monroeville, pennsylvania, which is near pittsburgh. he was reportedly a member of s.e.a.l. team 6, the elite and secretive special operators who killed osama bin laden. he was killed yesterday during the successful rescue of an american doctor from colorado who was abducted by the tal can near kabul. he was 28 years old and a highly decorated combat veteran. president obama and secretary leone panetta have praised his. >>> there's a settlement, keith russell has the information on dominique strauss-kahn