>> they are like it's the anacostia. i'm like really?ellye: he and his classmates at the mathics, science, technology public charter high got together to create a possible solution. >> reduce the trash in the river. also we are trying to pull this up. is there we are trying to eliminate the raw sewage from going in the anacostia river. what we hope to do is take raw sewage, the undesirable material we flush down the it to and trying to make ethanol out of it. >> an idea that helped the teen secure the state title in the competition that encourages young people to solve real world problems. the next step to create a video showcasing the ethanol production and the benefit. already the teen won $25,000 for the state win and now to the national stage for a chance to win a $150,000 technology package. >> it will benefit the community in the whole. you will hear the stuff about the pollution and the anacostia. >> using science technology, meanerring, ard and math -- engineering, and math to clean up the community. in northeast, kellye lynn, ab

is responsible for breaking up the ice on the potomac and the anacostia river. so far this winter, the crew says they have only seen up to four inches of ice. that is spotty. >> some of it right here is one inch thick. >> there is thicker ice where in certain area ice skating is not prohibited. >> get to play outdoor hockey when i get the chance. >> they stress individuals are responsible for the own safety and they should never skate alone or without an >> it has burned 32 for the past week or so. >> it may look shallow but the canal ranges in the depth from 6 to 15 feet. there is still a constant flow of water beneath the ice. first responders insist it's not worth the risk. but in case of an emergency with another skater or a pet on the ice, they say bystanders should not attempt a rescue venturing out to help. instead call 911. along the canal, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. michelle: all right. bill: i usually go on that role. better safe than sorry. you want that three or four inches to be super safe. i have gone out occasionally and drilled within areas

healthy start to the new year for muriel bowser who hosted a 5k run and a walk at anacostia park.he goal is to encourage people to get moving. sam ford has the story. sam: with the wind chills in the single digits and the temperatures about that low, some 700 dedicated runners took to as fault at anacostia park for the mayor's fourth annual 5k run. >> too cold to run today. >> no, it's not. not if you have all the wonderful people running. >> new year, new me. i have never run a 5k. here we go. >> did you think about the weather? >> we did. that's why we are layered up. >> they ran, they walked, pulled wagons and pushed strollers. define the elements and some of them arrived extremely late. >> you haven't even yet but we're going. >> the point of the big races like this is not so much to win as to endure. when the temperature was 20 degrees, it's starting to feel warm. it took some endurance. mayor bowser in the midst every year. not the fastest but not the slowest either. but extremely excited. >> you know when we started it was 9 degrees. so these are some really hearty washingt

. >> d.c., fire and ems have been conducting ice river training on anacostia river. >> don't put yourselfipinger and put us in the position to rescue you. >> if someone does nal it's best to try to extend an object to them. look for a large piece of w wood, ladder or rope or avoid falling in yourself. montgomery county crews performing rescue operations. >> typically as they try to pull themselves you up the ice would break more. >> they say it's important to remember ice over natural b bodies of water is inconsistent. >> and in some areas it may be thick enough. to be safe. and other areas there may be a spring or current or just water foul, ducks and geese that keep water open at night and will freeze a little bit. one area maybe plenty thick to be skating or have a bunch of people and ten feet over it's not. >> countsy also asking that we mention a specific area in boydz, maryland. west old baltimore road. there's a stretch where water often crosses roadway there and there have been at least two rescues last evening and also tonight. yesterday there were several people rescued from a c

ocean city, new jersey canceled it and and dc >> reporter: in anacostia monday morning, even if the smiles were frozen in place. >> i didn't finish first or last. >> reporter: they were so excited they made it out in the bone chilling cold this morning . these runners had a warmer home to go to afters but others don't. that's why dc's cold emergency plan is still in effect until tomorrow. the city has seven night shelters open for women and nine for men and one coed shelter. they aren't forcing anyone to go in but you can call 311 if you see a homeless person who needs a ride to a warming location. or if you are like the runners -- >> no excuse! >> reporter: make sure you are prepared. in these extreme temperatur minutes. metro police put out a number you can text if you see a homeless person by a bus shelter or a train station in need of help. does this work? it's cold but not frozen like before. epic fail but my hand is frozen. i have a video on my facebook page. we have the necessary links you need on our wusa9 page an app as well. >> it's amazing how quick they freeze. i got the kids b

this fire broke out overnight on anacostia avenue. no one was hurt.ple who live there in helping them find another place to stay. >>> in the past week the red cross says it has responded to 29 incidents in the d.c. area helping 100 families find new places to stay after their homes were damaged by fire. totaling nearly 300 people displaced. >> a loudoun county gymnastics coach is facing charges of sexually assaulting a young gymnast. brian nguyen of sterling was arrested yesterday. he works at mvga gymnastics studio in ashburn the victim told investigator nguyen inappropriately touched her last month. the sheriff's office is still investigating tonight. >> president trump on the offensive tonight. coming up the latest chapter in the war of words between him and the author of the new book, "fire and fury." >> major changes are coming if you're a metro rider. how it could impact how you pay your fare. >>> fox5 news at 11:00 back after >> ♪♪ >> this is fox5 local news a >> ♪♪ >> president trump takes to twitter to defend his mental fitness and boasts abo

the event kicked off at anacostia park, part of a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the riverand its historic milestone. >>> some of you told us about your new year's resolution for our flash survey today about half of you say you don't have one. but most of you who do say your goal is to lose weight and exercise. you can weigh in, too, over the nbc washington facebook page as well. >> you're a runner. would you recommend running outside in these conditions, and creating your own wind chill? >> i know. if you're dressed properly, then you're okay. you just don't want to -- >> i will take your word for you. i will not join you, but >> i know you won't. if you are planning to exercise more in 2018, you might want to keep this in mind. >> a warning from doctors about certain exercises and your heart. a group of people who could be more at risk than others. >> plus dangerous cold with no end in sight. storm team4 helping you stay one step ahead. what you snead to know before you go back to work and school as well as your chances for snow this week. i'm a small business, but i have

attorney for the district and the anacostia library. >> human trafficking is often a hidden crime, one that draws people of all ages, backgrounds and genders. >> reporter: the d.c. attorney general says children account for half of the victims of human trafficking. in fact, he says that the average young person to become involved in sex trafficking is just 12 years old. he says sex traffickers prey on the vulnerable, often luring them with protection, love and adventure. he says that sex traffickers target these vulnerable people, young people, on the internet, particularly on social media. >> traffickers use ploys like i can be your boyfriend, i can be your daddy. >> reporter: her program is called fair girls. what advice do you give to parents who are watching right now? >> look at what your child is doing online. >> reporter: police say there are five open missing persons cases in the district. they say they have no evidence that any are c trafficking. in southeast d.c., shomari stone, news 4. >>> next at 11:00, the latest fallout from the newest tax law, how it can lead to mistakes

first kimball thought he was her boyfriend and now 28-year- old kimball told prosecutors at the anacostia library she was a vulnerable teen. thursday is human trafficking awareness day and it's not just about human sex trafficking. >> i was in 2n multiple states around the country and i was forced into labor trafficking. >> reporter: two years ago the state department called worldwide human trafficking a $150 billion industry. today this d.c. prosecutor says numbers are going up. >> i would say yes and i would say the victims are getting younger. the kids have cell phones earlier. they're more independent. >> reporter: and she's hearing -- >> d.c. is a hub because there's a lot of money here. >> we need to know the questions to ask. >> are these your parents? that's a good question because no, they weren't my parents. they weren't even my relatives. >> reporter: the survivors are talking to us about what we can do to help, but the prosecutors inside are talking to the victims still out there. >> it's not their fault. >> reporter: in southeast, stephanie ramirez, wusa9. >> now attorney gen

on the anacostia the prince george's fire department technical rescue team managed to choose the coldest day of >> warmer inside the water than out in the air. >> silver spring, kraemer butler went with three pairs of socks and two hats to get through the day. >> this is real cold out here. >> it's very cold out here indeed. >> you heard say please watch out for the work crews. this is one of the reasons. look at the sidewalk. a sheet of ice. there are so many water main breaks they can't get to all of them quickly. they will ask for the patience in waiting. but some of these will run and there will be ice out and about in the community. in brentwood, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: be very careful out there. so slippery. larry: absolutely. alison: a storm surge caused this. larry: this is north of boston. one spot that is facing flooding with the flakes. "live desk" now with the national impact of that storm. >> this storm packed a punch. in massachusetts they got a look at the breach seaual. this is one of several communities that saw major flooding at the height of the storm. nooa sayin

the fire broke out overnight on anacostia avenue. no one was hurt in this fire.ight the red cross is assisting the people who live there and helping them find another place to stay. >>> in the past week, the red cross says it has responded to 29 incidents in the d.c. area helping 100 families totaling nearly 300 people. >> ♪♪ >> developing tonight, a desperate search for a missing prince george's county county man and it has made all the more urgent by the cold. police say daniel dehaven vanished from the beltsville costco parking lot on tuesday. fox5's evan lambert spoke with his family and he joins us live from the beltsville fire department where the family will continue search tomorrow. >> reporter: yeah, lauren, these are the fliers that the family has posted for daniel, danny dehaven. they will be back here in just a few hours at the beltsville volunteer fire department to conduct another search for him. he has dementia. he's 65 years old. we want to show you his picture. we'll get it up there on the screen for you. this is daniel francis dehaven. he is kno

the fire broke out anacostia avenue and no one was hurt in the fire fortunately and tonight the red cross is assisting the people that lived there and helping them find another place to stay. >>> to loudoun county now where a gymnastics coach is charged with sexually a assaulting a young gymnast it. written wen of sterling was arrested works nvga gym nass ticks studio in ashburn. he the vis tim said she was inappropriately touched while at the gym with friends last month. sheriff office is investigating the case. >>> in montgomery county a man of possessing and distributing child pornography police arrested shawn kelley of silver spring yesterday. maryland state police began investigating kelly over the summer after receiving a missing and exploitsed children and a person was districted child porn over the internet and traced ip address to kelly's home. >> police are trying to find out who robbed a store and then damage the building. take a look at this picture. this happened south patrick street this morning. investigators say someone used a car to cause damage and then they just took th

right there at the tip at the anacostia river. d.c. fire on the -- two boats on fire. we've got adam tuss on the way to that sc >> chris, thank you. six minutes after 6:00. a disturbing find inside a car in silver spring. police got a call at 5:30 last night after a body was spotted in the vehicle. car was found on thayer avenue off dale drive. the man's name has not been released but police do not spengt foul play. >>> new details in the search for a missing man with dementia. prince george's county police say 65-year-old daniel dehaven may have been picked up last tuesday by a driver as he walked along route 1. officers believe that driver dropped dehaven off at annapolis road in gambrell. the family is asking search parties to meet at the beltsville volunteer fire department at 11:00 this morning. >>> starting today, metro riders are not allowed to carry negative balances on your smart trip card. one way to avoid a negative balance is to sign up with the auto reload system. it will add money to trip card when the balance drops below $10. metro says unresolved negati

mayor bowser is expected to kick off the year with year of the anacostia.k walk run is part of the mayor's 1 billion steps challenge which is a city wide initiative to encourage residents of all eight wards to make more healthy lifestyle choice. the event is free opened to the public. registration starts at 9:00 a.m. following by the kickoff at 10:00 a.m. >> a deadly plane crash in costa rica. several americans are among the dead. details next. >> north korea sends a disturbing message out to the u.s. ahead of the new year. >> time right now is 5:08. we're taking a live look outside first day of the year first newscast of the year. more news and weather coming up: fox5 news morning is back right after this. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> ♪ >> 5:09 is the time right now. you're looking live at a -- this is a picture of times square. you know they had the big ball drop last night. this is the clean up-- it's a big surprise, right, first day of the year. they're doing a cleanup right now taking all the stuff down. all the people are gone. i don't understand how people coastcan

the james creek marina is located at the confluence of the potomac and the anacostia and the washingtonhannel directly. now so far no injuries have been reported. melanie alnwick is headed to that scene. we'll have a live report for us coming up shortly as soon as melanie gets on the scene, we'll have that live report for you. back to you on the desk. >> ♪ >> we talked about the weather world once again today. >> yeah. >> yeah, unfortunately this time around it's the wintry mix, the dreaded wintry mix. icing possibility. i was just looking at ground temperatures. 52 end to 20 degrees. that is not going to warm up quickly. let's get right to it show you what's going to be happening here. it's the afternoon hours we're most concerned about as we could have a period of perhaps a little light snow that changes to rain and anything that falls from the sky will get a chance to kind of freeze once it hits the surface and we could have some -- even with a light glaze, some pretty serious slippery icing issues here. 21 now at reagan national, 18 dulles, 16 in baltimore at bwi marshall. it was li

there are new units down by anacostia, down by the wharf and the waterfront, they are building theses fast as possible, but the demand is outpacing the supply. one of the things we heard from a lot of the mayors, i talked to the mayor of san diego, who told me they are trying to get rid of regulations as much as possible and speed the permitting process to build housing. it is not just fancy new condos, it is middle income, single-family homes in parts of the city that maybe have not had those yet or need to be updated. boston is facing the same thing. san francisco. basically any city where you have a geographic feature that limits its growth like san francisco and the bay or seattle and puget sound, they are struggling with this density challenge. they need to build more homes in a smaller area to keep up with rising demand. host: reid wilson joining us talking about housing prices in u.s. cities. if you want to talk to him about it, different lines this morning. for those of you in . --(202) 748-8000. for those of you in suburbs, (202) 748-8001. rural areas, (202) 748-8002. there