. >> in early january 1st responders arrived at the northeast home of albert jackson only to be waived off by dc police. it was a set of circumstances the fire chief called quote an honest mistake. paul wagner first broke t story and has more tonight. >> he had a lot more life to live. >> reporter: stacy jackson sat with her mother and brother and wondered if her dad would be alive if first responders had arrived at the home when they were first called. >> people can make mistake, but nothing like this. nobody makes a mistake like this. >> reporter: on sunday, january 3rd, her grandsons noticed her husband was in distress and called 911. but when the first responders arrived on the block, they saw dc police with a man on the ground in handcuffs. mistakenly and without double-checking the address, the crew was told by dc police they weren't needed and drove off. listen now as an official radios the dispatcher at the 911 center. >> advised mpd on the scene and that do you need engine 8 to keep responding? >> by now family members were performing cpr and ultimately waited 19 minutes befor

albert jackson was a 69 year old retired construction worker who had survived some real healthrel scarce in recent years. his family believes he deserved better. joel dube off, the family's attorney says he's considering filing a lawsuit in maryland where albert jackson was ultimately pronounced dead andnd on the firm's website will start up a petition in hopes of o convincing the d.c. city council to change the law so families like the jacksons can get some accountability in court. > paul wagner, fox5 local news. > all right, paul, thanks. > taking it outside now where that rain just keeps coming. owe, my goodness, so gray and dreary out there, but we could be dealing with piles otherwise.herw so take your pick. >> a good way to look at it. sue palka, how long is this rain going to hang around. >> you know whatter woo ' down to drizzle but this is the firsr storm. we have a second one tomorrow. you just mentioned snow. s we got about a half inch of rain. if it had been snow we'd be w shoveling five inches and if tomorrow's storm was snow we'd be shoveling 10 to 20 inches.inh we're going

albert jackson had a heart attack on january 3rd. irst responders went to the right location, but they left before they helped jackson. they thought they were no longer needed on the scene, when they saw police working on somebody else near that scene. d.c. fire chief had called it an honest mistake. >> people can make mistakes, but nothing like this. nobody makes a mistake like this. it was real callous to even say that. i mean they just ignore everything to me. >> albert jackson's family said today they will not file a lawsuit against the city for now. because o no one is entitled to a 911 response. the family plans to begin an online petition to have that law changed. >>> d.c.'s long troubled street car program is just days away from carrying passengers for the first time. the first street car is set to pick up riders on h street in northeast about 10:00 a.m. saturday. the street car will be free to ride for at least the first six months. d.c. leaders say that will help people get accustomed to it, there will be adjustments along t

fire and ems coming after albert jackson died after waiting 19 minutes for an ambulance to arrive. in early january they arrived as his northeast home to be waved off by police. honest mistake. >> you can make mistakes. nothing like this nobody makes a mistake like this. >> the family's attorney said it's considering filing a lawsuit in maryland where he died and they also plan to start a petition in hopes of convincing d.c. city council to change the law so families like the jack sons can get accountability in court. ♪ >>> 4:35 is the time. let's get a check of today's forecast with the professor gary mcgrady. >> crazy day today starting this morning and freezing rain advisory norm and west. you look at temperatures. i still don't see how we have big concerns here. hagerstown is 36. frederick 36. you guys are technically in the freezing rain advisory. martinsburg cold easton the map at 35. everybody is above freezing all right. we have a lot of drizzle out there this morning. watch northwestern neighborhoods close limii don't believe they'll get down to freezing this morning. so l

leon: family member of 68-year-old albert jackson and the lawyer called a news conference to denounce d.c. fire and e.m.s. january 3 when the family called 911 because jackson was having trouble breathing the firefighters went to the wrong address. where they went to is the place where police responded to an incident and the police there said they didn't need them so the firefighters left. help eventually re the correct accident but jackson tied of a heart attack. fire chief gregory dean called it honest mistake. >> i don't know what is going on. where is the accountability for the whole thing? we are lost. we learn everything from the news. nobody contacting us. then my dad is gone. nothing will bring him back. but something has to be done. we want to know what is going on. this could happen to somebody's else. leon: the family attorney says there is a doctrine to prevent citizens suing e.m.s. and the law allows the department to get away with anything. alison: updating breaking news from falls church. police just declared the death of a man in seminary road a homicide. kellye lynn i

the family of albert jackson wants the department of justice to investigate deaths through to 911 delays. jackson had a heart attack on january 3rd. first responders went to the right location but they left before they actually helped jackson. they thought they were no longer needed when they saw police working on someone else at the scene. d.c.'s fire chief called it an honest mistake. >> people can make a mistake, nothing like this. nobody makes a mistake like this. you know, they just ignored everything to me. >> jackson's family says it will not file a lawsuit against the city for now because of a law that says no one is entitled to a 911 response. they plan to start an online petition to have that law changed. >>> an explanation this morning for the deadly takata air bag explosion that forever changed nearly 150 families. an independent testing coalition found multiple factors in the ex and high humidity. researchers found those factors caused some bags to inflate with too much force and hurl shrapnel at drivers and passengers. the explosions are responsible for killing at least ten

albert jackson had a heart attack on january 3rd.rews left after they saw police helping someone else near the scene. and thought they weren't needed. his relatives say d.c. law would make it difficult for them to successfully sue. the law includes the principle that no one is entitled to a 911 response. but the family does want the department of justice to investigate the deaths, due to 911 delays in d.c. >> i mean people can make mistakes, but nothing like this you know. nobody makes a mistake like this. >> the family also plans to start an online petition to change the d.c.'s fire and ems chief is changing procedures, first responders must now give dispatchers the address of their location to confirm they are at the right place. >> more than a dozen bald eagles found dead on maryland's eastern shore may have been poisoned. a man discovered the birds yesterday on a federalsburg farm. maryland police say it's unlikely the birds were intentionally shot or could have eaten poisoned rodents or been killed by a chemical sprayed in the a

the family of albert johnson wants the department of justice to investigate a death due 911 delays. jackson had a heart attack. first responders went to the right location but left before helping jackson. they thought they were no longer needed when they saw police w working on someone else at the scene. they call it an honest mistake. >> people can make a mistake. nobody makes a mistake like this. you know, they just are ignoring everythi t will not file a lawsuit against the city for now because of a law that says no one is entitled to a 911 response. they plan to start an online petition to have that law changed. >>> an explanation this morning for the deadly takata air bag explosions that forever changed 150 families. an independent testing coalition found multiple factors in the explosion, among them moisture and high humidity. researchers found them to inflate with too much and caused explosions. responsible for kill ten people and hurting 139 others nationwide. >>> there's been a lot of talk about your phone's privacy lately and now we're learning how apple plans to fight the fbi in