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. >> audrey barnes is live at mcpherson square with the latest. >> reporter: things are quiet right now, but earlier today u.s. park police had their hands full with a protestor who as you said, refused their orders to stop tearing down signs about the no camping regulations. he was tased and taken to the hospital. many of the protestors who are still at mcpherson square say that incident, which was caught on tape, has set the stage for a showdown tomorrow. this is video of u.s. park police moving in to arrest an occupier who they say tore down flyers about the no camping regulations that take effect at noon monday. when he keeps backing away, things get ugly. >> i am doing nothing wrong! [ yelling] ] >> what the [bleep]! >> hands down! >> reporter: jake shot this video that's now been posted to youtube and twitter. >> unprofessional. they almost started a riot. tasers are used in life- threatening situations. his hands were in the air and he was tased from the back. >> reporter: police maintain their presence at the square after the incident. lieutenant godfrey issued this statement --
. >> audrey barnes is live at mcpherson square with the latest. >> reporter: things are quiet right now, but earlier today u.s. park police had their hands full with a protestor who as you said, refused their orders to stop tearing down signs about the no camping regulations. he was tased and taken to the hospital. many of the protestors who are still at mcpherson square say that incident, which was caught on tape, has set the stage for a showdown tomorrow. this is video of u.s....
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i'm audrey barnes. wind will be a factor today. so will the temperatures. sank you for joining us for fox 5 morning news. let's get a quick check of the weather. tucker barnes is here. >>> windy conditions. a wind advisory to the north and west. that will join us about 9:00 this morning but the cold front is coming through. a few rain showers mixing in with snow flakes out west. shower activity continuing throughout the area, most up near 270, montgomery county. north and west of frederick, we're getting a mix changing over to snow up near hagerstown. it could even mix here in the immediate washington area in the next hour or so. temperatures are falling pretty quick. let's switchgears and go to our temperature. it's now 42 at reagan national. 70% humidity. there's the wind out of the west at 23 gusting to about 30. the pressure is way down there. cold and windy today. should be a dry one but with afternoon highs, you're pretty much looking at them. about 40. i think it will feel colder yesterday when we were in the upper 50s. >>> in this morning's top stor
i'm audrey barnes. wind will be a factor today. so will the temperatures. sank you for joining us for fox 5 morning news. let's get a quick check of the weather. tucker barnes is here. >>> windy conditions. a wind advisory to the north and west. that will join us about 9:00 this morning but the cold front is coming through. a few rain showers mixing in with snow flakes out west. shower activity continuing throughout the area, most up near 270, montgomery county. north and west of...
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audrey barnes has new details. >> brian, neighbors in the town home community say they would often see a young couple walking two small dogs. the woman told them she worked for a nonprofit animal rescue group. so imagine the shock and horror of neighbors when animal control arrived to pull dead animals from virtually every corner of the town home. >> disgusted. disgusted. >> that's how a will the of people living near this townhouse are feeling after a gruesome discovery there. 19 dead animals stuffed in a freezer and 21 other dead animals, including birds, rabbits, cats, and a snake, in cages and loose inside this house. the renters were nowhere to be found. >> there were two dogs, they did come back. i think 6 to 8 weeks ago and they did take the dogs and i think they just left the rest of them. >> police say the water and electricity had been cut off and the animals were abandoned there with no food, water, or heat. the property manager called police after noticing a foul odor coming from the place. >> i couldn't sleep last night, really. it was just really disturbing. >> darlene wh
audrey barnes has new details. >> brian, neighbors in the town home community say they would often see a young couple walking two small dogs. the woman told them she worked for a nonprofit animal rescue group. so imagine the shock and horror of neighbors when animal control arrived to pull dead animals from virtually every corner of the town home. >> disgusted. disgusted. >> that's how a will the of people living near this townhouse are feeling after a gruesome discovery...
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audrey barnes has more on this development. >> reporter: it is billed as the easy way to pay for metered parking but park mobile has turned out to be anything but that for lisa washington. she got two $25 tick nets two weeks for meeters that hadn't expired. >> i think that the district employees that are monitoring them may not be familiar with the system. >> reporter: washington has receipts to prove she had plenty of time left. on december 14th, she paid to park from 8:20 to 10:19. she was slap wade $25 ticket at 8:40. even worse on december 30th. washington got a ticket 13 minutes after paying to park for an hour. >> obviously, they are not coding in the tag number to see if the park by phone system has been used. >> reporter: washington is fighting her tickets which were both issued bit same d-d.o.t. employee. the reason given is failure to display a proper parking receipt. with park mobile, you don't get a receipt. you get an e-mail or text through your phone. more than 180,000 people have registered to use the app to pay for meters and d-d.o.t. officials say it has been used more t
audrey barnes has more on this development. >> reporter: it is billed as the easy way to pay for metered parking but park mobile has turned out to be anything but that for lisa washington. she got two $25 tick nets two weeks for meeters that hadn't expired. >> i think that the district employees that are monitoring them may not be familiar with the system. >> reporter: washington has receipts to prove she had plenty of time left. on december 14th, she paid to park from 8:20 to...
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audrey barnes has more. >> reporter: gas prices usually go down just like the temperatures in winterot this year. >> we've never paid this much in january for gasoline. >> reporter: an dual luma says his time at the pump is downright painful. >> there is no money so it is making things very difficult. sometimes i have to think twice about where i need to go before i start driving unless it is really important. >> reporter: the average price of gas nationwide is now $3.39 a gallon. that is 29 cents a gallon more than this time last year. crude oil is at the highest level ever to start the new year. threatened embargos and concerns that iran might belong the strait of hormuz are having an impact. >> you can expect the gas prices will be around $3.50 to $3.75 come spring final and even before memorial day, you may be looking at $4 gasoline. >> reporter: the spike in prices is already forcing people like the wells family to change their lifestyle. >> we take the train more when we go to d.c. and go to museums and stuff like that. >> reporter: so the gas prices do affect you? >> sure, the
audrey barnes has more. >> reporter: gas prices usually go down just like the temperatures in winterot this year. >> we've never paid this much in january for gasoline. >> reporter: an dual luma says his time at the pump is downright painful. >> there is no money so it is making things very difficult. sometimes i have to think twice about where i need to go before i start driving unless it is really important. >> reporter: the average price of gas nationwide is now...
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fox 5's audrey barnes has the story. >> reporter: residents from at least seven different wards packedall souls episcopal church to talk crime with chief cathy lanier. >> the reports have gone from thefts of gpss out of cars with and without the doors locked to armed robberies. >> reporter: has it made you afraid in your neighborhood? >> it makes me a lot more cautious. >> the chief says there has been a big increase in certain types of robberies. the biggest volumes are in the quietest neighborhoods where residents may have let their guards down. >> between 6:30 or 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 or 11:00 at night, they are approaching people most of the time when they are getting out of their cars, unhooding packages from the grocery store. >> reporter: often what they want is your technology. >> particularly the devices being stolen from people walking down the street. >> reporter: the chief says smart phones and iep ads are a thief's best friend. they can grab your $400 device, run around the corner and sell it for $50 before you can borrow a phone to call for help. that is where her rewards p
fox 5's audrey barnes has the story. >> reporter: residents from at least seven different wards packedall souls episcopal church to talk crime with chief cathy lanier. >> the reports have gone from thefts of gpss out of cars with and without the doors locked to armed robberies. >> reporter: has it made you afraid in your neighborhood? >> it makes me a lot more cautious. >> the chief says there has been a big increase in certain types of robberies. the biggest...
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audrey barnes has our story. >> reporter: police say kevin ray office a violent crime spree, suspected in three armed home invasions and two rapes in four days n. montgomery and prince georges county. thanks to tips from the public, ray was also a convicted sex offender and is off of the streets and behind bars again. police say the crime spree started here on mcman road in wheaton. the suspect steals a woman's wallet and her car after approaching her at gun point in her garage. the next day detectives say he ties up a home owner and her son and sexually assaults the housekeeper at this house on barden road. two days later, he strikes again on berkeley street in temple hill. the police were able to identify kevin ray of fort washington and track him to north carolina. after he's caught on tape using a stolen victim's credit card. >> and he resisted and was transported to a local jail there. >> and kevin ray is facing charges in all three home invasions and two sexual assaults. he'll be extra dutied to maryland in a few days. >>> -- extradited to maryland in a few days. >> d.c. detectiv
audrey barnes has our story. >> reporter: police say kevin ray office a violent crime spree, suspected in three armed home invasions and two rapes in four days n. montgomery and prince georges county. thanks to tips from the public, ray was also a convicted sex offender and is off of the streets and behind bars again. police say the crime spree started here on mcman road in wheaton. the suspect steals a woman's wallet and her car after approaching her at gun point in her garage. the next...
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audrey barnes is there. this was a major operation involving utility crews, ex- said to, even french tick text. that body is now at the medical examiner's office. >> we could know as early as tomorrow who was in that well and how they died. dozens of specialists swarmed all over the site on old fort road in washington where a body was discovered in a well. a caller called police saying it was there, prompting a major operation to remove it. >> the person who brought the details is part of the investigation and we can't get details on that. >> alexandria police have kept a constant watch on that site since the call came in, fueling rumors that the activist who 'tis appeared is the body. >> there an an owner to the property that has been vacant for some time and we are in touch with the owner >> reporter: after nine hours of shoring up the ground, forensic techs got into the well to document the body's location, check for evidence and remove the remains. >> thank god, we had decent material so we didn't have t
audrey barnes is there. this was a major operation involving utility crews, ex- said to, even french tick text. that body is now at the medical examiner's office. >> we could know as early as tomorrow who was in that well and how they died. dozens of specialists swarmed all over the site on old fort road in washington where a body was discovered in a well. a caller called police saying it was there, prompting a major operation to remove it. >> the person who brought the details is...
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fox 5's audrey barnes watched the game in baltimore with hundreds of fans now mourning the end of the season. reporter: whether the game is at home
fox 5's audrey barnes watched the game in baltimore with hundreds of fans now mourning the end of the season. reporter: whether the game is at home
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audrey barnes, fox 5 news. >> offering a $1,000 reward for any information that help police catch the bandaged bandit. we'll put the information on our website. fox 5 has confirmed tonight that the sexual assault in a woman's car in northwest d.c. last week was not a random attack. our sources confirmed that the victim is in the middle of a custody battle. her 15 month old child was in the car when a man allegedly jumped in near chinatown. reportedly forced her to drive to another location where he assaulted her. now we're told that the man said something that indicated he knew about that child custody dispute. >> d.c. council member, harry thomas is starting off the year similar to how he ended it last. thomas agreed to pay after he was accused of taking funds from a city account. problem is, thomas hasn't paid his second installment yet. fox 5 with more. >> the original due date was december 31. but because of the holiday weekend, that was pushed back to monday at 5:00. but as of 5:00 when the office closed today, we know of no payment. $50,000 was due today. you'll remember council
audrey barnes, fox 5 news. >> offering a $1,000 reward for any information that help police catch the bandaged bandit. we'll put the information on our website. fox 5 has confirmed tonight that the sexual assault in a woman's car in northwest d.c. last week was not a random attack. our sources confirmed that the victim is in the middle of a custody battle. her 15 month old child was in the car when a man allegedly jumped in near chinatown. reportedly forced her to drive to another...
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audrey barnes reporting. we did speak with a relative of lenny harris they are anxiously awaiting results of the autopsy. >>> a terrible way to start the weekend more about an accident that killed four people including three teens the teens drove the wrong way down route 50 and crashed head on with another car in davidsonville maryland yesterday morning the teens died on the scene, they have been identified as 18-year- old breanna fran co, 19-year- old brittany walker the fourth victim died on the way to the hospital and has not been identified it is not known whether alcohol or speed were factors in that crash. >>> dc woman bravely telling her horrifying story, two men ambushed her in the middle of the night during a home invasion this is the incredible part the woman had gotten up because a girl knocked on her door and seemed to be crying and scared but as fox 5s dick¢ explains that girl was part of the brutal plot. >> reporter: it began 2:30 a.m. in this historic neighbourhood in northwest dc. elizabeth wh
audrey barnes reporting. we did speak with a relative of lenny harris they are anxiously awaiting results of the autopsy. >>> a terrible way to start the weekend more about an accident that killed four people including three teens the teens drove the wrong way down route 50 and crashed head on with another car in davidsonville maryland yesterday morning the teens died on the scene, they have been identified as 18-year- old breanna fran co, 19-year- old brittany walker the fourth victim...
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audrey barnes with more now. >>> gas prices usually go down university like the temperatures in winterhis year. >> we've never paid this much in january for gasoline. >> reporter: abdul luma says his time at the pump is downright pain golf there is no money so it is making things very difficult. sometimes i have to think twice about where i need to go before i start driving unless it is really important. >> reporter: the average price of gas nationwide is now $3.39 a gallon. that is 29 cents more per gallon than this time last year. crude oil is at the highest level ever to start the new year. threatened embargos and concerns that iran might walk the strait of hormuz are having an impact. >> you can expect the gas prices will be around $3.50 around springtime. >> probably take the train more when we go to d.c. and go to the museums and stuff like that. >> reporter: so the gas price do affect you? >> sure they do. they sure the economy too. >> reporter: their hummer which gets just 12 1/2 miles per gallon doesn't leave the driveway as much anymore. >> i used to go and pick up stuff when
audrey barnes with more now. >>> gas prices usually go down university like the temperatures in winterhis year. >> we've never paid this much in january for gasoline. >> reporter: abdul luma says his time at the pump is downright pain golf there is no money so it is making things very difficult. sometimes i have to think twice about where i need to go before i start driving unless it is really important. >> reporter: the average price of gas nationwide is now $3.39 a...
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kind of have a heads up all the time. >> >> reporter: audrey barnes, fox 5 news. >> there is a slightrence in the look out jot for the suspects in these robberies. as for why so many in such a shofort time? the commander says the weather could be partly to blame. the warm weather over the weekend brought a lot of people out into the streets. >>> a risque scene on metro. coming up next, riders dropping their pants. >> what's the deal with that? we'll find out coming up next. stay with us. h us. >>> a little chilly out there. a large group of people from the capital impro worded metro trains and dropped their pants over the weekend. >> matt ackland has the story. >> reporter: it is carefully planned out. get on a metro train, wait for it to start moving and then take off your pants. >> we get the most ridiculous double takes, people staring at us, people muttering under their breaths. are they not wearing pants? why is no one wearing pants? >> this event is known to raise money for charity, not to bring awareness to any particular group or cause. for these folks, it is all about having
kind of have a heads up all the time. >> >> reporter: audrey barnes, fox 5 news. >> there is a slightrence in the look out jot for the suspects in these robberies. as for why so many in such a shofort time? the commander says the weather could be partly to blame. the warm weather over the weekend brought a lot of people out into the streets. >>> a risque scene on metro. coming up next, riders dropping their pants. >> what's the deal with that? we'll find out...
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audrey barnes has the story. >> reporter: this is video of customers going in and out of the cvs pharmacy at montgomery village on christmas eve. the bandable bandit walks right in at 8:45 p.m. looking very mummy-like on a mission to rob the place. >> cvs employees called us to inform us that a suspect went to the farm asy, passed a note to the employees demanding drugs. >> reporter: police don't know if the man was really hurt or if this is a disguise. they can't say what drugs he stole for fear of jeopardizing the investigation. >> it is a detective's decision. >> reporter: this is the third robbery at this store since november 17th but police don't believe it is related to the other two. that suspect was a black male with a shotgun. the bandage bandit is a white male about 25 years old, six feet tall to 6 #, 200 pounds. >> we are releasing a video and hoping that maybe someone recognizes the way he talks, recognizes some of his clothing. we are looking to the public in hopes that maybe someone can identify this gentleman. >> reporter: customers have their theories about why it is being
audrey barnes has the story. >> reporter: this is video of customers going in and out of the cvs pharmacy at montgomery village on christmas eve. the bandable bandit walks right in at 8:45 p.m. looking very mummy-like on a mission to rob the place. >> cvs employees called us to inform us that a suspect went to the farm asy, passed a note to the employees demanding drugs. >> reporter: police don't know if the man was really hurt or if this is a disguise. they can't say what...
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fox 5 -- linked to several other crimes am fox 5 audrey barnes has de-- crimes. fox 5 audrey barnes has the details. >> they were called to wolf creek place by a woman who said she'd been assaulted by her boy friend. as officers escorted her inside to get her belongings, they discovered drugs and paraphernalia, but the suspect was gone. he was spotted a short time later in a vehicle. police tried to pull him over and that's when the chase was on. police say the suspect from the domestic ran into this minivan filled with kids while trying to get away slightly injuring the driver. the chase continued through belle prix, layhill and on to the aspen hill your silver spring where several kids were playing in the cul-de-sac. >> i was playing with my friends and heard a screaming car come up. it was spinning and it hit the poach reporter: his dad heard the impact. >> all of a sudden i heard a big crash and all these kids playing out front including my son ran into my house. we were scared because the car hit that telephone pole right over there and that if it didn't hit
fox 5 -- linked to several other crimes am fox 5 audrey barnes has de-- crimes. fox 5 audrey barnes has the details. >> they were called to wolf creek place by a woman who said she'd been assaulted by her boy friend. as officers escorted her inside to get her belongings, they discovered drugs and paraphernalia, but the suspect was gone. he was spotted a short time later in a vehicle. police tried to pull him over and that's when the chase was on. police say the suspect from the domestic...
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audrey barnes is back from the scene and has the latest. >> reporter: a handful of kids were outside playing on windy lane at windy court when the suspect comes flying down there. as he rounds the curve, he loses control and sending kids scrambling to safety. and edna larson was watching from her window. >> crashes into the police car and, of course, they callum on -- came out with their guns drawn and had his hands up and he was petrified. they came and apprehended him. >> reporter: police say this began as a domestic and tried to question the suspect. he then takes off and the chase was on. through wheaton and into the aspen hill area of silver spring. the case ends after the suspect collides with the police cruiser and into a utility pole. officers recovered several items from the car and in the bag there. we believe that is a handgun. they found drugs and a shotgun, such a baseball bat inside the suspect's vehicle. that suspect is now in custody and the investigation continues. i talked with several people on windy lane, including the father of an 11-year-old who jumped out of th
audrey barnes is back from the scene and has the latest. >> reporter: a handful of kids were outside playing on windy lane at windy court when the suspect comes flying down there. as he rounds the curve, he loses control and sending kids scrambling to safety. and edna larson was watching from her window. >> crashes into the police car and, of course, they callum on -- came out with their guns drawn and had his hands up and he was petrified. they came and apprehended him. >>...
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audrey barnes has details. >> reporter: the national park service -- and the one here at mcpherson squareh the flyers, telling the occupiers that beginning on monday, they will no longer be allowed to camp here. that also includes temporary structures that can hold storm supplies and sleeping gear. most of the occupiers i spoke with are not going anywhere. >> i am sticking out until the end. if the last structure here is that, so be it. >> i don't see anyone going anywhere. we're all staying and as a matter of what to do with the tents and the sleeping equipment and everything else. >> reporter: according to the flyer, there were two ways you could be in compliance. you can remove all of the camping gear or leave one side of your temporary structure at all times so the park service can look inside and make sure you're indeed, in compliance. back to you. >> thank you, audrey. >>> and an arizona police officer posted the photo showing several teens with guns posing next to the shirt and appears last week before the visit to arizona that secret service is investigating the photo and question
audrey barnes has details. >> reporter: the national park service -- and the one here at mcpherson squareh the flyers, telling the occupiers that beginning on monday, they will no longer be allowed to camp here. that also includes temporary structures that can hold storm supplies and sleeping gear. most of the occupiers i spoke with are not going anywhere. >> i am sticking out until the end. if the last structure here is that, so be it. >> i don't see anyone going anywhere....
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fox 5's audrey barnes with the latest in the newsroom. >> the street value of the heroin this time around was $31,000. the two previous arrests netted almost $700,000 of illegal drugs. despite the ramped up enforcement, it appears there is no shortage of people willing to try such risky behavior to make a buck. customs and border patro agents zeroed in on a passenger from ghana thursday when he landed at dulles airport, one of several recent trips here, and they wanted to know why. >> the more he spoke, it just unraveled and became more and more inconsistent. reporter: as they searched his luggage, his story fell apart prompting a trip to the hospital for x-rays and that's when he confessed to swallowing more than two dozen condoms stuffed with heroin. >> just about a pound of condoms was found inside his stomach upon x-ray of. reporter: with heroin in it? >> yes. reporter: what's the street value? >> probably about 30, $35,000, somewhere in that range. reporter: customs agents have been making finds like that since june and it got worse around the holidays. agent netted almost $700,000 o
fox 5's audrey barnes with the latest in the newsroom. >> the street value of the heroin this time around was $31,000. the two previous arrests netted almost $700,000 of illegal drugs. despite the ramped up enforcement, it appears there is no shortage of people willing to try such risky behavior to make a buck. customs and border patro agents zeroed in on a passenger from ghana thursday when he landed at dulles airport, one of several recent trips here, and they wanted to know why....
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very sad. >> audrey barnes, fox 5 news. >>> now, fox 5 e-mailed and called the bailey foundation, soemove four live animals but they are not doing well. >>> there is a big job fair happening, today, for veterans the va is holding at the vent as part of first lady michelle obama's joining forces initiative all to improve support for members of the military and families, today's job fair features on site interviews and on the spot hiring opportunities, metro, department of homeland security microsoft and more going on now until 7:00 p.m. this evening, there is more information on our website myfoxdc.com under web links. >>> while on the web, you should check out our job shop, our job of the day, flagship rehabilitation. it has locations all over washington and baltimore looking for an occupational therapist, for more on this job and many others, go to myfoxdc.com click on the job shop tab find it on the top of our home page. >> imagine a life of worry free organization, and financial freedom. apparently you can have it starting today >> i dream about it all the time. >> steve is fresh
very sad. >> audrey barnes, fox 5 news. >>> now, fox 5 e-mailed and called the bailey foundation, soemove four live animals but they are not doing well. >>> there is a big job fair happening, today, for veterans the va is holding at the vent as part of first lady michelle obama's joining forces initiative all to improve support for members of the military and families, today's job fair features on site interviews and on the spot hiring opportunities, metro, department of...
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fox 5's audrey barnes with more on the thousands of people that braved cold and nightfall to see the memorial. reporter: against the backdrop of nightfall the memorial stood out like a buy beacon. >> it wasn't here when we were -- like a beacon. >> it wasn't here when we were little, but it's here to educate them on his life. reporter: it's the first time evelyn cherry surrounded by her children and grandchildren has seen the memorial in person. she called it a fitting tribute to the man who inspired her to jump auto a train with her father and sis -- on a train with her father and sister back in 1963 to attend a march on washington. >> i wanted them to witness this historical sight so when they go back to their school they can say hey, my grandmother took me to the memorial and i was there in person just like i was here in 1963 in person when they had that march. reporter: the 30-foot statue has been controversial since before it opened last year and it's a huge draw. some months it attracts more visitors than the lincoln memorial and on this day the first king holiday since it open
fox 5's audrey barnes with more on the thousands of people that braved cold and nightfall to see the memorial. reporter: against the backdrop of nightfall the memorial stood out like a buy beacon. >> it wasn't here when we were -- like a beacon. >> it wasn't here when we were little, but it's here to educate them on his life. reporter: it's the first time evelyn cherry surrounded by her children and grandchildren has seen the memorial in person. she called it a fitting tribute to...
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fox 5's audrey barnes here now. >> councilman orange let it be known from the very beginning that ward 5 will be if charge of its own destiny. in charge of its own destiny. the fellowship hall was packed with ward 5 residents looking for answers. now that councilman harry thomas is out and facing sentencing may 3rd on felony charges of embezzlement and filing false tax rushes, they want to know who will -- returns, they want to know who will represent them on the council. >> i think that the distractions have caused the lack of governance that again we have a chance to do something good about. reporter: thomas e-mailed his resignation to council chairman kwame brown last thursday and pleaded guilty to using federal funds to purchase an suv and finance personal froms. his resignation has to be delivered -- trips. his resignation has to be delivered in writing to the mayor's office before the process to pick the replacement can begin. many are upset that hasn't already happened. >> i'm a little disappointed we don't have a lot of answers of. reporter: councilman vincent orange offed up h
fox 5's audrey barnes here now. >> councilman orange let it be known from the very beginning that ward 5 will be if charge of its own destiny. in charge of its own destiny. the fellowship hall was packed with ward 5 residents looking for answers. now that councilman harry thomas is out and facing sentencing may 3rd on felony charges of embezzlement and filing false tax rushes, they want to know who will -- returns, they want to know who will represent them on the council. >> i think...
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audrey barnes watched the game with hundreds of fans who are now mourning the end of the season. >> reporterether the game is at home or away, an enthusiastic crowd of ravens fans always pack into his this club to cheer on the team. the usual suspects were there. the demanding fan. >> i need them to reclaim that and bring it down the field. >> reporter: and the surprisingly accurate psychic fan. >> another turnover and we're good. >> reporter: literally seconds later, an interception. rceptio for the entire game, the fans hung with their ravens as they clawed within striking distance of the patriots. 23-20 with less than two minutes to go. you don't thing these ravens fans are nervous, guess again. are you nervous for your ravens? >> i little bit but i think we're going to pull it off. >> reporter: then in a flash, the season was over. >> billy hasn't missed a field goal in how long and we lost on fi
audrey barnes watched the game with hundreds of fans who are now mourning the end of the season. >> reporterether the game is at home or away, an enthusiastic crowd of ravens fans always pack into his this club to cheer on the team. the usual suspects were there. the demanding fan. >> i need them to reclaim that and bring it down the field. >> reporter: and the surprisingly accurate psychic fan. >> another turnover and we're good. >> reporter: literally seconds...
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>> reporter: audrey barnes, fox 5 news. >> the police have a suspect in custody but they are not releasing his name just yet. we do know he is 32 years old, has multiple montgomery county addresses and is being described as a career criminal. the charges in this incident are still pending. >>> the mount rainier park remains closed this morning following the discovery of a suspected gunman's body. police believe former iraq war veteran benjamin barnes shot and killed a mount rainier ranger who tried to stop him from blowing through a checkpoint. there have been some reports barnes suffered from post traumatic stress disorder following his iraq deployments. >>> in sports, the washington wizards are still looking for their first win of the soap. they fell to the boston celtics last night 100-92 to drop to 0- 5. the coach was ejected less than two minutes into the game for arguing a noncall. >>> we still have plenty ahead. your weather, traffic and all of your top stories. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. >>> it is 4:30. it is tuesday, january 3rd. it is iowa caucus day. we will be keepi
>> reporter: audrey barnes, fox 5 news. >> the police have a suspect in custody but they are not releasing his name just yet. we do know he is 32 years old, has multiple montgomery county addresses and is being described as a career criminal. the charges in this incident are still pending. >>> the mount rainier park remains closed this morning following the discovery of a suspected gunman's body. police believe former iraq war veteran benjamin barnes shot and killed a mount...
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fox 5's audrey barnes is live in northwest at the scene of an armed robbery from last night. reporter: the victim here on albemarle street was approached by an armed robber, demanded his property and ran off with it along with two other suspects standing nearby. at a community meeting tonight chief cathy lanier says snatch robberies are even a bigger problem when someone sees you talking on your cell phone or working on your ipad, grabs it and runs before you even know what hit you. residents from at least seven different wards packed into all souls episcopal church to talk crime with chief cathy lanier. >> the reports have gone from thefts of gpss out of cars with and without the doors locked to holdups, actually armed robberies. >> has it made you afraid in your neighborhood? >> it makes me a lot more cautious. reporter: the chief says there's been a huge spikes in three types of robberies from auto, commercial establishments and by far the biggest volumes are on the streets often in the quietest neighborhoods where residents may have let their guards down. >> between 6:30
fox 5's audrey barnes is live in northwest at the scene of an armed robbery from last night. reporter: the victim here on albemarle street was approached by an armed robber, demanded his property and ran off with it along with two other suspects standing nearby. at a community meeting tonight chief cathy lanier says snatch robberies are even a bigger problem when someone sees you talking on your cell phone or working on your ipad, grabs it and runs before you even know what hit you. residents...
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audrey barnes is live with more. >> reporter: that confrontation between protestors and police couldn't have come at a worst time. this is the last night occupiers will be able to stay overnight so tensions are running high, all escalated by today's showdown. u.s. park police move in to stop an occupier from tearing down signs about the new regulations. police say he resisted and was tased. >> i have done nothing wrong! [ shouting] ] >> oh, what the [bleep]! >> reporter: brittany who saw her friend get tased says that's the image people will have in their heads. >> had a lot of momentum going into tomorrow, too. we're not joking around, and i'm sure the cops aren't either. we'll see what happens tomorrow. >> reporter: she says she's moved some of her things out of her tent so they aren't confiscated. >> bring it tomorrow, bring it tomorrow! >> reporter: signs are going up, warning police that some occupiers won't be evicted without a fight. including jake, who shot the video, now mosted on youtube -- posted on youtube and twitter. >> we're freedom fighters, not warriors. >> reporter: wi
audrey barnes is live with more. >> reporter: that confrontation between protestors and police couldn't have come at a worst time. this is the last night occupiers will be able to stay overnight so tensions are running high, all escalated by today's showdown. u.s. park police move in to stop an occupier from tearing down signs about the new regulations. police say he resisted and was tased. >> i have done nothing wrong! [ shouting] ] >> oh, what the [bleep]! >> reporter:...
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audrey barnes is live with the details. audrey. >> reporter: after nearly 11 hours, a public comment and debate, the alexandria city council has the prove along the potomac waterfront. in exchange for that, they will have more access for pedestrians along the waterfront. >> now as the mayor said, that motion passed by a vote of 5-2 with council members in opposition. now, the citizens group, waterfront for all, cheered loudly from the audience. packed with audience members carrying signs on both sides of the issue. the plan to develop three waterfront warehouses has been in the works for three years. it includes a hotel and more river front walkways. now while supporters celebrated tonight's vote, opponents are threatening legal action. >> there may be some legal challenges to the vote that took place tonight based on the fact that the city staff refused to accept an appeal to the board of zoning appeals. >> what's the best thing about this plan in your opinion? >> it really creates a waterfront for all of alexandria and par
audrey barnes is live with the details. audrey. >> reporter: after nearly 11 hours, a public comment and debate, the alexandria city council has the prove along the potomac waterfront. in exchange for that, they will have more access for pedestrians along the waterfront. >> now as the mayor said, that motion passed by a vote of 5-2 with council members in opposition. now, the citizens group, waterfront for all, cheered loudly from the audience. packed with audience members carrying...
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audrey barnes has the details of his capture. audrey. >> reporter: maureen, within hours after he allegedly sexually assaulted a housekeeper and tied up the home owner and her son, inside a house on barden road in bethesda, the police say the suspect was out using the victim's credit card. and it was that shopping spree that landed the sexual predator behind bars again. on january 10th, a woman in this townhouse complex was robbed at gun point as me is entered her garage. the man stole her wallet and car. the next day, the suspect struck again on bardeny road in bethesda. >> the second home invasion, he approached the housekeeper after she was coming back to the residence and produced a handgun and tied up all the residents in the home, including the mother, son and housekeeper and sexually assaulted a housekeeper and left in the housekeeper's vehicle. that vehicle has not been found. >> reporter: within hours, the police had this image of the suspect, shopping with the victim's credit card at a cvs store. >> and we obtained the s
audrey barnes has the details of his capture. audrey. >> reporter: maureen, within hours after he allegedly sexually assaulted a housekeeper and tied up the home owner and her son, inside a house on barden road in bethesda, the police say the suspect was out using the victim's credit card. and it was that shopping spree that landed the sexual predator behind bars again. on january 10th, a woman in this townhouse complex was robbed at gun point as me is entered her garage. the man stole...
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audrey barnes here with the story i'm sure we all want to hear. >> how does four dollars a gallon byppears that is exactly where gas prices are headed. >> reporter: gas prices usually go down just like the temperatures in winter. but not this year. >> we've never paid this much in january for gasoline. >> reporter: abdul says his time at the pump is down right painful. >> there's no money, so it's making things difficult. sometimes i have to think twice about where i need to go before i drive. unless it's really important. >> reporter: the of gas nationwide is now $3.39 a gallon. that's 29 cents more per gallon than this time last year. crude oil is at the highest level ever to start the new year. threatened embargoes and concerns that iran might block the strait of hormuz are having an impact. >> expect gas prices to be around $3.50 or $3.75 by spring time. >> reporter: the wells family is forced to change their lifestyle. >> we take the train more when we go to d.c. and museums and stuff like that. >> reporter: gas prices affect you? >> sure. and affect the economy, too. >> reporte
audrey barnes here with the story i'm sure we all want to hear. >> how does four dollars a gallon byppears that is exactly where gas prices are headed. >> reporter: gas prices usually go down just like the temperatures in winter. but not this year. >> we've never paid this much in january for gasoline. >> reporter: abdul says his time at the pump is down right painful. >> there's no money, so it's making things difficult. sometimes i have to think twice about where...
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audrey barnes has been looking into that tonight. >> since summer a lot of people have been using their smartphones to pay for their meter, but they're still getting tickets. i talked to one lady tonight who works in d.c., goes to church here, but she's so fed up with these tickets she's decided not to park on the street anymore for fear of getting the boot. reporter: it's billed as the easy way to pay for meter parking, but park mobile has turned out to be anything but that for lisa wash. she got two $25 -- washington. she got two $25 tickets in two weeks for meters that hadn't expired. >> i think the employees monitoring them may not be fan with the system. reporter: washington has receipts to prove she had plenty of time left. on december 14th she paid to park from 8 a.m. until 10:9 nine and she was slapped with a ticket -- 10:19 and she was slapped with a ticket at 8:40. then she got a ticket after 13 minutes after having paid for an hour. washington is fighting her tickets which were issued by the same vdot employee. the reason given for both tickets is failure to display a proper
audrey barnes has been looking into that tonight. >> since summer a lot of people have been using their smartphones to pay for their meter, but they're still getting tickets. i talked to one lady tonight who works in d.c., goes to church here, but she's so fed up with these tickets she's decided not to park on the street anymore for fear of getting the boot. reporter: it's billed as the easy way to pay for meter parking, but park mobile has turned out to be anything but that for lisa...
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. >> that was audrey barnes reporting local detectives are working to extradite ray back to maryland to face all the charges. >>> two police impersonators are on the loose in the district a man was pulled over 3:00 a.m. yesterday morning 4800 block, texas avenue southeast. he says the suspects got out of a chevy impala, wearing dark vest s with the word police on them walked up told him to get out of the car and then robbed him. >>> if you are stopped by an unmarked police car you can ask for id someone approaches you, you can ask for a marked car to arrive or come to the scene or call 911 and ask the dispatcher to send a marked car. however, at all times, you know, comply, just ensure that you don't get hurt. >> two men did not have badges or patches they were driving a dark 2004 or 2005 impala with flashing lights no other markings of a police vehicle and they were armed. >>> and another big story this morning, rescue crews have found a third survivor inside that over turned italian cruise ship we are told he is a cabin service worker, the costa concordia ran aground friday night.
. >> that was audrey barnes reporting local detectives are working to extradite ray back to maryland to face all the charges. >>> two police impersonators are on the loose in the district a man was pulled over 3:00 a.m. yesterday morning 4800 block, texas avenue southeast. he says the suspects got out of a chevy impala, wearing dark vest s with the word police on them walked up told him to get out of the car and then robbed him. >>> if you are stopped by an unmarked...
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. >> reporter: audrey barnes, fox 5 news. 5 news. >>> we're starting right now with a live look outside. that is arlington, virginia. see some snow out there on the sides of the roads. looks like the streets are actually dry but that could change in a heart beat as well. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm wisdom martin. >> welcome. good to have you here. >> good to be here. >> got a little bit of news to talk about with this cold weather and icy conditions out there. the anticipation of some of those road conditions this morning has led to numerous delays so you can see all the latest information along the bottom of your screen. >> we do want to talk about some of the big delays. federal government offices will not open until 11:00 this morning. the office of personnel management is asking federal workers to stay off the roads until 9:00 a.m. federal workers do have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. >> now to the schools, the following schools are all opening two hours late today. in virginia, alexandria city schools, prince william county and stafford c
. >> reporter: audrey barnes, fox 5 news. 5 news. >>> we're starting right now with a live look outside. that is arlington, virginia. see some snow out there on the sides of the roads. looks like the streets are actually dry but that could change in a heart beat as well. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm wisdom martin. >> welcome. good to have you here. >> good to be here. >> got a little bit of news to talk about with this cold weather and icy...
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audrey barnes, thank you. >> today's 60-degree temperatures are history as colder weather moves in tonight. here's live look at northwest d.c. let's check in with gary mcgrady in the weather center. what can we expect as we head into the weekend? >> pretty good stuff. it's not going to be too terribly cold tomorrow relative to what normal is this time of year. we run average in mid-40s or so this time of year. tomorrow we'll be up in the mid- 50s. sunday i think we'll be closer to where generally are down into the middle 40s, but it looks like we're in for plenty of sunshine. it's still gusting out there now. these are the temperatures, 45 in the city it's cooled down to, not much colder than that now out in the suburbs, but with the generally fair skies and winds calming down overnight tonight it looks like we'll end up now with temperatures in the suburbs mainly in the 30s, but where the wind really drops off tonight some places will be able to get down to the upper 20s. otherwise we're just talking a few clouds. winds overnight west, northwest 10 to 15 miles per hour. i think there will
audrey barnes, thank you. >> today's 60-degree temperatures are history as colder weather moves in tonight. here's live look at northwest d.c. let's check in with gary mcgrady in the weather center. what can we expect as we head into the weekend? >> pretty good stuff. it's not going to be too terribly cold tomorrow relative to what normal is this time of year. we run average in mid-40s or so this time of year. tomorrow we'll be up in the mid- 50s. sunday i think we'll be closer to...
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fox 5's audrey barnes has details from the newsroom tonight. >> the first robbery happened at about 10 kennedy street northwest was assaulted and robbed. within the next 20 minutes four people in the petworth area were robbed at gun point blocks away from each other. the first petworth robbery happened in the 700 block of rock creek church road not far from the georgia avenue petworth metro stop. three men in ski masks armed with a gun robbed two people just after 11 p.m. >> obviously i'm pretty concerned since i just got in a few days ago and one of the first things i hear now is that this crime uptick here. so i'm worried. >> i work with teens and one of my teens was mugged on the elevator coming up from the georgia avenue metro, so just right behind us. so it's out there. reporter: half an hour after the first robbery in petworth there was a second one. two blocks away in the 700 block of newton place. again two people were robbed by suspects brandishing a handgun. >> we just moved here in october and now i'm wondering if maybe we should have moved to a different area. it's scary be
fox 5's audrey barnes has details from the newsroom tonight. >> the first robbery happened at about 10 kennedy street northwest was assaulted and robbed. within the next 20 minutes four people in the petworth area were robbed at gun point blocks away from each other. the first petworth robbery happened in the 700 block of rock creek church road not far from the georgia avenue petworth metro stop. three men in ski masks armed with a gun robbed two people just after 11 p.m. >>...
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fox 5's audrey barnes is in the newsroom with the details. >> sergeant yurell washington works in the seventh district. he's on paid administrative leave facing felony assault charges for allegedly attacking a female bartender, an assault sent her to the emergency room. reporter: employees of goergina's restaurant and bar say sergeant yurell washington was off duty and had been drinking all day. >> i hate to say this, but he was really out of line. he called a young lady bartender a name. reporter: the manager angela thompson said the bartender's son was at the end of the bar and confronted the officer about cursing at his mom. >> he called her the b word several time. reporter: witnesses say that's when the fight turned physical. >> when she came around the bar to find out what was going on, that's when he had hit her and everybody came around trying to get him to get outside. when they got outside, once again from my understanding he hit her again. reporter: the head chef couldn't believe that washington, who was a frequent visitor to the bar, could do something like that. according
fox 5's audrey barnes is in the newsroom with the details. >> sergeant yurell washington works in the seventh district. he's on paid administrative leave facing felony assault charges for allegedly attacking a female bartender, an assault sent her to the emergency room. reporter: employees of goergina's restaurant and bar say sergeant yurell washington was off duty and had been drinking all day. >> i hate to say this, but he was really out of line. he called a young lady bartender a...
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i'm audrey barnes. welcome to fox 5 morning news. >> all right. >> lots of wind. that's no joke. >> that's no joke at all. it's going to be very windy today and cold. it's going to be cold this weekend. going to feel like wintertime and maybe a few snow flakes off to the north and west. >> i think i saw some this morning. just a few mixed in with the rain. >> it's starting to mix down in the washington area. let's go to the radar. you will be able to see for yourself the showers. there you go, the white off to the north and to the west up towards the pennsylvania border where it's actually changed over to snow. we are getting reports of some mixing even here in washington. and just some light shower activity leftover. we're not worrying about accumulating snow. let's do temperatures and talk about the wind. 42 right now in washington. humidity 70%. winds 23 miles per hour but at last look we were gusting over 37. because of some very blustery conditions today, we've got a wind advisory not here in the city but just north and west of the city. all the counties to t
i'm audrey barnes. welcome to fox 5 morning news. >> all right. >> lots of wind. that's no joke. >> that's no joke at all. it's going to be very windy today and cold. it's going to be cold this weekend. going to feel like wintertime and maybe a few snow flakes off to the north and west. >> i think i saw some this morning. just a few mixed in with the rain. >> it's starting to mix down in the washington area. let's go to the radar. you will be able to see for...
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. >> i'm audrey barnes. tucker barnes is here with weather. wind, rain, we've got it all. >> we don't often get barnes and barnes. >> pretty cool. >> you mentioned wind, rain, a little bit of snow off to the north and west. generally the theme will be cold and blustery. our winds will gust 50 miles per hour north and west of the city where we have a wind advisory. that will be the big story today. let's look at vipor. we're looking at the leftover rain showers. this was the cold front that came through during the overnight hours and i promise you will notice a change in weather conditions as our temperatures are tumbling and the winds have really picked up. generally the rain showers and the light snow that broke out across parts of the area now off to the fort and we will be looking at a dry day today. partly sunny officially expected this afternoon. temperatures have been falling. 39 in washington. 39 in baltimore. freezing mark in winchester and hagerstown. patuxent naval air station is 38 but you too will be cooling down shortly as the coo
. >> i'm audrey barnes. tucker barnes is here with weather. wind, rain, we've got it all. >> we don't often get barnes and barnes. >> pretty cool. >> you mentioned wind, rain, a little bit of snow off to the north and west. generally the theme will be cold and blustery. our winds will gust 50 miles per hour north and west of the city where we have a wind advisory. that will be the big story today. let's look at vipor. we're looking at the leftover rain showers. this was...
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. >> i'm audrey barnes.ff today, but tucker is here to tell us about the weather that's been kind of windy and rainy all morning. >> yeah. the rain is outta here, but the wind is here to stay for the day. in fact, we'll have winds gusting north and west of the city about 50 miles per hour later today. >> big time winds. >> big time winds. in fact, wind advisory there north and west. let's kick it off with the radar and we'll show you the rain that's outta here and it did mix with or change over to a few snowflakes for some of our viewers off to the north and west. you can see generally speaking we've really quieted down after getting the overnight showers. we've got a mix of some clouds and some bright sunshine across parts of the area this morning. that'll be the theme around here with partly sunny conditions expected. let's switch maps and do the winds. check out the winds gusting now about 25 to 30 miles an hour and these are only going to pick up in intensity during the course of the day as our system of
. >> i'm audrey barnes.ff today, but tucker is here to tell us about the weather that's been kind of windy and rainy all morning. >> yeah. the rain is outta here, but the wind is here to stay for the day. in fact, we'll have winds gusting north and west of the city about 50 miles per hour later today. >> big time winds. >> big time winds. in fact, wind advisory there north and west. let's kick it off with the radar and we'll show you the rain that's outta here and it did...