it was quite the bank job pulled off here in beltsville. live in beltsville, paul wagner fox 5 local news. >>> meanwhile act wild police chase was cut on camera in baltimore. lasted 20 minutes. before they arrested two men. the driver swerved between cars, traffic lights and somehow managed to allude police even after one of his tires blew out. a police officer ran up to the car once it came to a stop at an intersection. the officer pulled the driver out and where he is he willed him to the ground the passenger was also taken into custody, police have not released names of the suspects or details why they were on the run. >>> the sentence came down for a former dentist in the area convicted of sexual assaulting several patient, krysten leon live today after a pretty emotional afternoon's. >> reporter: marina emotionals at the least. prosecutors coming out right away saying that dr. ahmed, balo in this case, lured patients here and that he used his power in this case for sexual pleasure. and so for that reason, they were asking for dr. ahmed

brad bell is live in beltsville with what police are looking for. brad? brad: yeah, they want to catch the guys before they do it again. over the years we have shown you a lot of wild videos of the people stealing whole a.t.m.'s and not being able to get into them. last week the robber on the other side of that car in a free standing a.t.m. waited until it was open. now we show you how they did it. >> it was an unusual robbery and it was successful. armed couriers loading the a.t.m. at a beltsville bank of america hit for more than $200,000. now we can show you how it happened. abc7 obtained the bank security camera video. watch closely as the gunman suddenly appear, the weapons raised. seeming lie pointed at the victim's head. the victims are forced to the ground as the robbers grab a bag stuffed with cash. >> obviously concerns u this, in the robbery. >> watch it again. look closely. the guy in black has a handgun. his accomplice the one with the red sleeves is holding what appears to be an a.k.-47 like assault rifle. the video doesn't show the rest of

this happened at a bank of america this morning in beltsville. >> a d.c. council hearing continues at this hour on the graduation scandal surrounding ballou high school. a recent report found several students got diplomas last year who maybe shouldn't have. schools chancellor antoine wilson testified and said the most important question is whether the school system is giving students all they need to succeed. >>> it took firefighters several hours to put out this raging fire in the heart of georgetown this morning. that fire broke out in a building on wisconsin avenue just after 6:30 this morning. one firefighter suffered minor injuries. >> police say a mother in rockville just admitted to shaking her bed before a nap. that little girl died three days later. news4's chris gordon has more details on why the judge won't let her bond out of jail. these facts in this case are disturbing. >> reporter: 31-year-old rebecca is accused of murdering and abusing her two month old daughter lisana. back on february 18th, rockville police responding to a 911 call from t

live in beltsville, suzanne kennedy. seven-year-old girl has the best christmas present she could've hoped for. autria: her beloved dog, biscuit, as back home. biscuit escaped from their yard yesterday and reagan turner, the little girl, was devastated. our colleague went to the home to interview her and her mother as they were searching for biscuit, and as he was packing up, look who walked up. two women found him blocks away and saw the addrs i was arethings they >> larry: another shot. we are going to see the sunrise. to want to see the sunrise, first? autria: vrana gut more glamorous than me. veronica: look at that, high temperatures. that'll be through christmas. things. new year's eve looking quite cold, colder than average. 43 by around 1:00 to lunchtime. the best part of your day will be walking around, trying to stay in the sunny side of the street. this is a look at 10:00 a.m. these will be scattered showers, nothing areawide. including through the afternoon and evening. i think our lighter showers will be in t

in maryland, big heads up to my beltsville commuters.osure 295 southbound at powder mill road in prince george's county. all southbound lanes blocked. traffic diverted to powder mill road. i'd say keep to it 95 southbound if you're coming down from the baltimore beltway toward the capital beltway this morning. notice how the beltway itself capital beltway looks good, 50 through bowie is nice and quiet. and as you make your way over on 66 we're at speed right now. same story through annandale on the inner loop side of things 270 still looking good. now we have metro delays. red line ongoing segment shutdown for the capital improvement project. limited free shuttle service between silver spring and fort totten. takoma station remains closed. holly and maureen. >> erin thank you. coming up. >> a life sized teddy stuffed with drugs. how police were tipped off. >> heading to break right now a live look across the d.c. region. it is 5:07 right now. oh, i love this song. >> ♪ >> oh, yeah, this is one of my favorite christmas songs, boyz ii men

in beltsville we're dealing with a crash. bw parkway southbound at powder mill road.er to 95 southbound. not enough volume to cause any major delays just yet. 5:00 and we'll check in there next. >> coming up on fox5 news morning,. >> hundreds gather at the lincoln memorial with questions about a deadly police shooting that the fbi is now investigating. those details ahead at 5:00. >> let's take a break right now. as we do we'll look live across the d.c. region on this friday morning. 39 degrees and we're heading on into a very cold weekend with perhaps a little bit of snow, too. fox5 news morning coming right back. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> ♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. >> the search resumes for a missing d.c. woman. >> windy conditions out west are pushing those roaring wildfires westward. we've got the late of the on the california wildfires. >> today is friday december 8th. say it ain't snow. yup, the forecast for the dmv's first flakes of the season. oh, boy, those details straight ahead. >>> all right, good morning to you. thank you for joining us. >> it is friday, decembe

the bank is in a busy route in beltsville. the guards were loading cash in an atm when they were held up at gun point. sources say they got away with thousands of dollars. police say it was planned out and well orchestrate the. they're confident they'll catch the robbers. our detectives are working hand in hand with the fbi as we do in all of these cases, but they have a 75% closure rate. these detectives close cases. these suspects need to know that. and it would be best for them to just go ahead and turn themselves in. >> reporter: multiple witnesses tell me the men got into another car that was parked on the street behind the building and got away at least for now. debbie's coworker carol cooper saw them carry something to a car parked up the hill. >> i didn't see money. i saw a black something, like a coat covering whatever they had. >> reporter: police had the van towed so it could be processed for evidence. they are reviewing surveillance video from the bank, hoping to identify the robbers, and catch them before they can

back to you. >> darcy spencer live in beltsville for us tonight. darcy, thank you. >> right now the d.c. council is in the middle of a public hearing on the graduation scandal surrounding ballou high school. staff, students, parents and alumni have been testifying. news4's derrick ward is live outside the wilson building tonight to fill us in. derrick, this hearing is in response to some pretty disturbing allegations, right? >> reporter: oh, indeed. there is no legislation behind it, but this is the council's attempt to weigh in and get some information on this scandal. now, it all stems from a report. this is in the wake of that report that was done by national public radio and local public radio station wamu. and what it did is it said ballou's 100% graduation rate for 2017 included some students who didn't meet the requirements because of excessive absences or who just were not prepared to graduate. , ballou and parents were among those testifying. and they say that they are bearing the brunt of the criticisms and that the report and the numbers

right now -- the search is on for the gunmen who stormed an armored truck last friday in beltsville.ok at the incredible video -- the cash couriers - restocking an a-t-m on baltimore avenue. the workers - forced to the ground. the thieves escaped with nearly a quarter-million dollars! the gunmen ditched their getaway car a few blocks away from the crime scene and vanished. no one was hurt. fan recption for "star wars: the last jedi" may not be as positive as the studio would have liked. but that doesn't appear to be hurting it at the box office. variety reports "star wars: the last jedi" earned more than 536-million dollars in less than a week. the movie already ranks as the 164th highest grossing of all time. but the film itself has been a little divisive for fans. although it has a 92 percent "fresh" rating with critics on rotten tomatoes, it's audience score is only 54-percent. there is much more coming up on good morning washington. australia: a car plowing through a crowd of christmas shoppers. the incident police are calling a deliberate act. spreading the wealth. republicans p

brad bell is live in beltsville with what police are looking for. brad? they want to catch the guys before they do it again. over the years we have shown you a lot of wild videos of the people stealing whole a.t.m.'s and not being able to get into them. last week the robber on the other side of that car in a free standing a.t.m. waited until it was open. now we show you how they did it. >> it was an unusual robbery and it was successful. armed couriers loading the a.t.m. at a beltsville bank of america hit for more than $200,000. now we can show you how it happened. abc7 obtained the bank security camera video. watch closely as the gunman suddenly appear, the weapons raised. seeming lie pointed at the victim's head. the victims are forced to the ground as the robbers grab a bag stuffed with cash. >> obviously concerns u

an armed robbery from the bank of america on baltimore avenue in beltsville.he robbery happened while an armored truck was trying to get the money out of an atm and two or three suspects with rifles came up to the atm and still at large on of money. though suspects are on the run. on abcll will have more 7 news at 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. we're keeping a close eye on the health of john mccain. reedhughes is at walter and bethesda with an update on his condition. ryan: senator john mccain has been receiving treatment for normal side effects of his sphere his condition could be growing worse. according to reports, mccain has been looking increasingly frail, and he is not spoken up recently during gop meetings, which is rare. mccain also missing votes in the senate, and did not attend a white house ceremony where president donald trump signed a defense bill into law. that has been a major achievement for the arizona lawmaker for years now. mccain is chairman of the armed services committee. the 81-year-old is now five months into his treatment after be

beltsville, the police are trying to find the man who broke into a woman's house and sexually assaulteder. this happened yesterday morning on blind tree way. there is only a vague description of the suspect at this time. investigators tonight are trying to figure out if fog played a role in a small plane crash near tampa. five people died when the twin-engine airplane went down at the end of the runway. the police identified the five people killed, including peter and victoria worthington of baltimore, and friends were also killed. says she canes take her own flight, but a d.c. teacher said she was bumped for a member of congress and now she wants a written your apology -- a written apology from united. she had a boarding pass for a first-class seat d.c. last monday. when the gate attendant scanned it she was told it was not in the system. she was reassigned a seat in economy class. when she got on the plane, she snapped this picture of congresswoman sheila jackson lee sitting in her originally seat. said she isn lee saddened by the incident but had nothing to do with what happened to t

the prin firefighters pulling harry the kitty from the basement of a home in beltsville. harry is dirty and having a hard time. they give him oxygen. the 5-year-old feline after the oxygen and t.l.c. back on his feet. nice job. that caps a busy three days for firefighters on prince george's county on friday saved a 10-year-old golden retriever from the freezen water. a firefighter wants to volunteer to take over for the owner. the dog is fine. >> the owner better come forward quick. >> the coming 24 hours is a busy one in the little town of beth le mem. beth le mem, maryland. fa away lands to the east to get the christmas cards postmarked with the pickly call >> a postmark will give christmas cards authentic touch. >> the birth of christ. >> this is an hour from the bay bridge. and people put a stamp of three wise men and the star to inspire them. >> show sent an e-mail. >> michelle and her postmaster process up to 3,000 cards a day. this was shipped from the netherlands. >> they come from all over the world. >> the post office is small and it can be easy to miss. by if y

kellye lynn: in beltsville, police are trying to find a man who broke into a woman's house and sexually assaulted her yesterday morning and the 10,000 block of lime tree way. police only have a vabu description-- vague of a suspect. take a look moment to look at your screen to bring this man home for the holidays. he was last seen jacketwearing a khaki and a red plaid shirt and driving a great toyota four-door sedan with a license plate vhm-220. if you see him or the car, call police. montgomery county lawmakers plan to hold a special session as soon as the holiday weekend is over. they will meet on tuesday to talk about a bill that would let residents play their 2018 property taxes early. some tax advisers are telling people to prepay this year to take advantage of certain deductions that change with the tax reform bill the president signed last friday. and the president spent part of his christmas eve on the links. ago, withhis mar-a-l his family -- compound with his family. he also made some calls on behalf of the north american aerospace defense command as a track santa. santa.t tra

it happened bank of america in route 1 in beltsville. police haven't seen a robbery like this. the gunmen ditched a van they arrived for a different getaway car not more than a block away and nobody got a good look at wild ending to a dramatic crime spree and a chase in baltimore. look at this. that is the girlfriend of the man behind the wheel that was wanted for two shootings. runs toward the car, taking him down and ending the high-speed chase. the police say the guy behind the wheel shooting randomly on people of the street of baltimore while being chased by police. sometimes going the wrong way in traffic. two people were hit by gunfire. police officer was also hurt. >> the republican hope of passing a tax bill before christmas received a big boost late today. senator marco rubio and bob corker now say they will support the bill when it comes to the floor next week. vice president mike pence delayed his trip to israel in case he needs to cast the tie-breaking vote. jonathan: "7 on your side" with a followup to the item investigation into grade fixing. the ballou students a

in beltsville, i'm justin finch, news4 back in to you. >> and we have an update on that breaking newse're following in fairfax county. police now say it was a man walking on route 28 that caused this series of crashes. multiple drivers according to police swerved to avoid hitting the guy. this was near sully road and frying pan road. the man then ran into some nearby woods and was eventually caught on dulles airport property. the southbound side of route 28 just reopened and we're still working to find out why the man was walking in traffic. we will bring you an update on news4 at 5:00. >> there's a question for you. >> we first showed you this yesterday, this tennessee boy speaking tearfully about how he was being bullied at school. >> yes, and now he is speaking publicly and he said he's surprised at the support he's been getting. >> help me, they make fun of my nose. have no friends. >> more than 20 million people saw this video of keaton jones and he's been hearing from celebrities, athletes, lawmakers. he says he's hoping that video will make a difference for all kids who are bei

at gun point and ran off with more than $200,000 outside bank of america own baltimore avenue in beltsville. police say after grabbing cash the suspects took off in a van and police found that van near be. they believe the suspects took off in another get away car. >> two medical professionals are in a -- 16 1/2 years in prison for assaulting patient's and employee. he attacked the men on separate occasions between 2010 and 14 and many were saidit ateed during assaults. >> northern virginia doctor accused of unborting his own baby. he is accused of allegedly spiking former girlfriend's tea with high dose abortion pills after his request to get an abortion. she was rushed to hospital where she lost baby. she told policeler excon shaiting multiple charges and is due in court many march. >> a federal judge temporarily blocked the administration attempt to dramatically reduce access to free birth control pill. it requires most companies to cover birth control no additional cost. the new policy with health and human service as louz more players to opt out of the rule for more ol ar religious rea

search continues this morning for the masked men who robbed an2 armored vehicle at gunpoint in beltsvilleoff with more than $200,000. >> to prince george's county now where police say a maryland man's car loaded with christmas presents was stolen. steven hawkins says his mercedes benz was stolen saturday afternoon from the prince george's county plaza in hyattsville. now, hawkins lost his keys inside the mall and he thinks the thieves took the keys found his car and took■ç off. the car is a 2009 white mercedes cls550. hawkins is pleading for the person to return his car and■ç gifts. >> and this being a (r)istmas presenter my car is with him every day. that's how i get to them. without that, how. i going to see my kids? how. i going travel home? i just want them to bring my car back, damaged, undamaged. just bring it back. no charges. police say if you see this stolen car, please give them a call. >> ♪♪ >> well,■ç later today, mayor muriel bowser will take another step towards decreasing the rodent population in the district. the mayor is set to■ç participate in a community walk in ward si

the search continues for the masked men who robbed an armored vehicle at gun point in beltsville. it happened yesterday outside the bank of america on baltimore avenue. the suspects made off with more than $200,000. straight ahead tonight alleged death threats agast and his family prompting police to provide extra security at his home. plus, a war of words, seven words specifically that president trump was reportedly told the cdc cannot use. take you with us. us. made against he and his family. the mayor of nubbing, new jersey , says the city's police department is working with the capital police to provide security at beaker's home. the nature of the threat is not yet known. tonight the trump administers has reportedly ban ned

this happened early saturday morning on lime tree way in beltsville. after the assault the man simply left the home. police are offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. >> in charles county this morning a man is behind bars accused of killing his neighbor. investigators say the homicide happened saturday afternoon on bowie road. earlier reports say that marcus johnson went to the home of his neighbor, wayne procter and they got into an argument. sheriff's pulled out a gun and shot procter in his hand. johnson ran but deputies caught up with him. he faces first and second degree murder charges. >>> it will be 2018 when lawmakers are back to work here in washington. >> and there are already hints that it could be -- what could be first in congress. fox's steve rapport with the story. >> reporter: despite numerous obstacles congress managed to overhaul the country's tax code. president trump was never shy about wanting to reform the tax system. what next now? the first big political football of 2018 could be infrastructure. >> i

quarter million dollars in the middle of an atm cash delivery at the bank of america on route one in beltsville. >> this is a brazen robbery in the middle of the day. nancy: the police say the theives were heavily armed. they have yet to be caught tonight. 7 on your side with a consumer alert. the u.s. postal service helping you fight back against porch pirates this holiday season. they have introduced a service called a package intercept, allowing them to reroute your package to a new location while in transit. officials say lesson is no matter where they are delivered, don't let packages sit there all day. >> pick up your mail as soon as possible. you do not want your package is sitting out because it makes them more vulnerable. nancy: usps says if you fall victim, call the postal inspectors directly instead of the police. there is a link to do so on your shipping receipt. jonathan: an important reminder about the metro red line. there will be no trains between silver spring and fort totten this weekend as crews fix signal problems linked with a 40-year-old communications cable. if all goes a

suzanne kennedy is live in beltsville with who police are looking for this morning. tribute to the bowie state university student the university of maryland in may. "the washington post" reports.. u-m-d awarded lieutenant richard collins a posthumous honorary degree this week at the school's winter commencement. his parents accepted the degree, on his behalf. collins was just days away from graduating, when he was killed in what police call an unprovoked attack. the man accused of killing him is charged with murder, and a hate crime. happening today - a hard-earned graduation for one george mason university student. amira abdell-aoui will walk the stage after battling bone cancer when she was eleven ... and again when she was 21. but she says cancer she has a rare genetic disorder that increases her chances of developing the disease every 10 to 30 years. this morning she'll graduate with a bachelor's degree in anthropology. she's looking toward law school next... and a steady job with health benefits. coming up - tax reform victory... but now a looming shutdown. new

in beltsville, scott broom, wusa 9. >> and as you must know, those were federally insured dollars that were stolen. the fbi is working with investigation. >>> a wild and dramatic chase today through the streets of baltimore. the television news chopper tracks the actions as the man wanted for a triple shooting led officers on a chase that lasted at least 20 minutes. the get-away car spread through traffic, lights, narrowly missing pedestrians and colliding with one other vehicle. the suspect was also firing shots from his vehicle during the chase. two people wounded. one of them critically. police officer jumped into the car and pulled the driver out when he finally came to a stop. a passenger in the vehicle was also arrested. >>> well, new information about allegations that more than half of last year's graduating class at the high school should have never received diplomas. teachers and students told the council that accusations of grade fixing are untrue. they say students are marked absent instead of late if they miss the 1st period. the high school is under investigation and the p

reporting live in beltsville, scott broom, wusa 9. >> the fbi is working with police to investigate the robbery. >>> you watched this live at noon. a dramatic chase through the streets of west baltimore. a television news chopper tracked the action as a man wanted in a triple shooting led officers on a chase for at least 20 minutes. he shot at two people. the get-away car spread through traffic lights, and narrowly missed pedestrians and collided with at least one other vehicle. police pounced on the driver when he came to a stop. the passenger in the car was also arrested. >>> when 100% of blue high school senior class graduated last year, it made us feel good. that celebration was short lived when allegations came out that grades were changed and a huge number of kids had far too many absences to meet graduation requirements. today we hear from the students who say this problem, it is bigger than just than just the school. >> reporter: we got the students here to the building. they chartered that bus to do it. but they say it was an important trip for their school and their leader. >>

it happened last friday in beltsville, police looking for the culprit. >>> to the battle between development and history. a self storage company has the okaf to start building on the spot of church congregation claims is an old african american cemetery. the latest twist in this story just happened. it involved a whole lot of money. the truth, buried deep in the ground, under a spot housing a gas station, a parking lot, and more in bethesda. here is john henry. >> reporter: right here some people believe african americans from the turn of the 20th century are still buried. despite that, the montgomery planning board approved a storage company's proposal to build on that site. they will be placed from where some believe bodies could be. >> one thing they have offered to do is give the county $45,000, all to conduct an study on nearby land where bodies are suspected to have been buried. >> doesn't help. >> reporter: marsha attends nearby macedonia baptist church, she believes the county won't spend the money on an objective archeological team. she doesn't know if the study , what it would cons

things looking good in beltsville. problem free on 295. looking good on all majors in virginia. college park on the outer loop looks great. any questions at erin fox5 d.c. on twitter. >> 4:36 is the time right now. coming up on fox5 news morning president trump weighs in on the cold snap that the east coast is experiencing with a twee >> those stories and much more ahead this morning here on fox5. >> we're going to break right now with a live look outside across the region at 4:36. temperature 19 degrees. mike thomas says it is going to get even worse. >> 19? >> further down in the teens. we're going to talk about that, all your news traffic and weather coming up on fox5 news morning. >> more on that new year forecast. forecast. >> ♪ >> time now is 4:39 and we are back with what's hot on the web. the stories you're engaging with the most this morning on social media. >> first up while vacationing in florida the president suggested climate change could be a good thing. he tweeted "in the east it could be the coldest new year's eve on record perhaps. we could use a little bit of t

. >>> one heck of a withdrawal at a bank atm in beltsville. how about 225,000 bucks? two men with big guns got the jump on armored car guards loading up an atm this morning at a bank of america on baltimore avenue. the bad guys knew the drill, quick and efficient. listen to the police spokeswoman. >> this was an orchestrated crime. nobody heard and that's what we're obviously extremely -- nobody hurt and that's what we're obviously extremely happy about. nobody was injured. >> not a single shot fired either. the crooks claimed into a van they ditched down -- climbed into a van they ditched down the road and made their get- away in a different car. a lot of surveillance cameras that investigators hope will help them track down this crooked crew. >>> time for a look at d.c.'s most accurate forecast. tell us what we might have to look forward to. >> all the snow that fell today is still here, all 0.2. >>> 0.2 inches. 17 -- all 0.2 inches of it. this is conducive to black ice. what is it? the road looks wet, but it's actually front. it means slow down and also be careful

we're getting a look at a brazen robbery from last friday at a bank on route 1 in beltsville. of the video, one of the thieves has an assault-style rifle. they took the cash and drove off in a van. police found that van a little later without the suspects or the money. >>> a spike in certain crimes at mgm national harbor casino. there are government records that show at least 23 thefts or robberies since october and the most at any maryland casino in any month this year. only one of the incidents was a robbery and at least ten were complaints from customers about missing money. the maryland lottery and gaming control agency will review the report tomorrow at a public >>> it sounds like commonsense. every driver knows it's the law to yield to pedestrians but a virginia state lawmaker wants to clarify exactly what yield means. democratic senator barbara has filed a bill that requires drivers to stop and remain stopped until pedestrians have safely crossed the street or highway. she told arlington now that under the current writing of the law, drivers can go through half a crossw

in beltsville. this is incredible video. they escaped with $250,000. brad bell has a closer look. brad? brad: we were out here last friday. it was big news then. the snow was coming down. the guys got away with the money. we look at the bank. there are video cameras everywhere. we requested the security camera video. the police decided to release it to move the case along. now we can show it to you. watch carefully as the bank two couriers, faces blurred by police are loading an a.t.m. suddenly the gunman appeared. one in all black has a hand gun. the other has what appears to be an a.k.-47 like assault rifle. they put the guns to the head of the victims and forced them to the ground. one of them grabs the money and they are gone. with a $250,000. police want you to look closely. the men are wearing masks but something may trigger a recognition. the crimes so brazen catching them is a top priority. back live, there is the a.t.m. no problems here today. but the police are concerned about the guys. they are not aware of any similar crimes committed by a similar crew. but you saw it

sailing there 270 speeds from frederick and college park none of the normal congestion same story 95 beltsville problem free bw parkway inside the beltway secondarys through the districts quiet whether in georgetown making way out northeast and blooming dale looking great guys. i'll let he know if anything else pops you you need to be aware of. i' this most holiday commute. back to you. >> thanks very much. in political news united states cutting donation to united nations by 300 million days after the u nment condemned administration decision to move american embassy in israel and president trump said the world organization is mismanaged and u.s. am bar door nikki haley called it move to president trumpp spent his christmas holiday in the mar-a-lago resort and didn't and christmas tree and video message. >> at this time of year we see the best of america and the soul of the american people. >> we renew the bonds of love and good will between the citizens and ep most importantly we celebrate the miracle of chris claimed that he he is responsible for bringing back the merry christmas getting. in

in beltsville, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: caught on video, a dangerous police chase through the west baltimore. this driver led them on a half-hour winding chase and was shooting at people as he raced the wrong way down the roadways. two people were shot. just as it looks like the police are moving in. someone sprints across the street and pulled the driver from the car. that is not a cop. girlfriend. officers have to run down the car to arrest the second person inside. both face a long list of charges. michelle: wow! alison: a crime alert in prince william county where a series of car break-ins and the thieves ended up with the gun. look at this. the men in the picture you are about to see hit several cars. this is around thanksgiving in haymarket piedmont golf community. among the cars unmarked state police car with a state-owned gun locked inside. michelle: new tonight the medical examiner is calling the death of a walt whitman high school student an accident. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis joins us with

county police tonight are looked for masked men that robbed an arm oured vehicle in bat more avenue beltsville the suspects grabbed more than $200,000 and took off in a van. they ditched the van outside nearby office and hopped another gate way car. debbie lease was sitting at her death when the van stopped outside her office. >> i saw them jump out and i jump away. >> you saw them jump out and i june away. >> my window was there. >> do you believe they were the same two guys walking by. >> i they they were, yes. >> no shots were fired during the robbery and no one was hurt. >> caught on camera a wild police chase in baltimore officers chased car 20 minutes as it swerved behind bars and sped through traffic lights in until one of the fires blew and came toll stop at intersection officers were able to catch up with the car and one officer went up to the driver and wrestled him out and to the ground and arrested him and rested passenger. police have not released their name. >> we noe now know what called a walt whitman ice senior. he was found in a wooded area. an autopsy shows he had too much d

a short time in beltsville. southbound bw parkway at powder mill. we had that crash investigation from overnight. the lanes have reopened. that's looking better. >> outer loop before georgia. left side blocked by the crash. inner loop, outer loop everywhere else looking good right 66 and 95 just fine as well. >> thank you, melissa. >> ready or not. here comes the snow. am i ever ready? >> i don't know. these are just a few flakes. >> it is enough to get the vdon crews on the roads to prepare. aimee cho riding around fairfax county. what can we expect to see throughout the morning aimee. >> the trucks are under way. you can tell by the white lines on the roads. the vdot trucks with the brine solution on the roads. very important to get the treating process started early. keeps ice from forming on the roads as you're commuting into work this morning. even though they are -- still be careful and watch out for slick spots, especially in the shaded areas and bridges. they're asking for your help. if you're in a neighborhood where you park on the streets,

we're live in beltsville. paul wagner fox 5 local news. >>> metro making changes commuters may not like new fees. >> then ups coming under fire after losing a man's inheritance check in the mail and it was worth quite a built of money. we'll explain when we come back. ain when we come back. baltimore maryland stationed here. wanted to send some love and a shout-out and my alma ma ta north carolina. . >>> we now know what killed a whistle blower high school senior last weekend, the body of navid sepehri was found near a wooded area. an autopsy shows he had too much alcohol in his system plus died from drowning and hypothey are me. he ground in a stream after he had a run in with police at a suspected under age drinking party. the teen's death and the police response is under investigation >>> dc connell education committee heard from people concerned about policies, after. reports received diplomas and many accept i do not college even though they lacked requirements needed to graduate. antwon wilson said he ta

you can see gridlock traffic moving slowly on i-95 north in beltsville.e this expected throughout the weekend. if you're flying, arrive at leasto flight. >>> iphone owners taking apple to court. at least two consumers filed a lawsuit against the company for slowing down older phones. the company says it had to tweak software to prevent unexpected shutdowns. >>> time is ticking to check everyone off the list before the big day. >> that's right. no doubt stores and post offices will be in full effect this weekend with people who saved all the shopping for the last minute. jo ling kent is in bethesda on what you need to know if you're a last minute shopper. >> good morning. most people have already completed most of the holiday shopping. this year the big move -- brick and mortar stores to online stores. what do you do in the last few days of crunch time? coming up on the "today" show, we'll tell you which stores are running deep discounts and big sales. what you can do still online. one of the big tips we'll be online and pick up in store in your neighborho

. >> new video tonight from the armoured truck robby in beltsville. it happened outside bank of america baltimore avenue and they hope this help them track down the suspect. take a look. surveillance shows two employees depositing money into tavrment m when two armed suspects approached them from behind and forced them to the ground and take off with cash. and police say the masked men made off with more than 200,000. so far there were no arrests. and manpower shortage in the marshall service is blamed for hundreds of arrest rr not served on wanted fugitives. "fox5" learned the problem is going on a year. according to the u.s. marshalls officials staffing the headquarters here in d.c. has taken priority over st staffing field office as cross the country and security in courtrooms in the federal courthouse d.c. has also taken priority over staffing warrant squads that look for wanted fugitives. some outstanding warrants come from dea and fbi and u.s. marshall service says it's collaborating with other law enforcement agencies to reduce the numbers of w

>> the search tibias tonight for the masked men who robbed an arm ored vehicle at gun point in beltsvillened yesterday out of the bank of america on baltimore avenue. police say the suspects made off with more than $200,000. now to the district, still no word on what caused a fire that damaged a row house in northeast. this happened around five this evening on girard street. firefighters tell us the fire started in the garage and some of the flames spread to the house. firefighters got this fire out within 20 minutes. no we've seen several times in the past few weeks. house fires that appear to be caused by fireplaces. last night montgomery county firefighters responded to a house fire on clarksburg road. early reports indicate the fire started near the fireplace when firefighters arrived they spotted flames near the chimney and apparently the fire had spread into the attic. we're told three people in the home got out safely after seeing smoke. firefighters are urging residents to check their fireplaces and chimneys to make sure they are working properly. now to those massive wild fires o

this happened early saturday morning on line tree way i beltsville.tors say after the assault the man just left the home. police are offering $25,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. >> in charles county, a man is behind bars accused of killing his neighbor. investigators say the homicide happened saturday on bowie road. early reports say marcus johnson went to the home of his neighbor wayne procter. they got into an argument. johnson pulledout a gun and shot procter in the doorway of his house. ? johnson ran but deputies caught up to him. >> there are already hints at what could be up first in congress. fox's steve rapport with the story. >> reporter: despite numerous obstacles congress managed to overhaul the country's tax code. president trump was never shy about that wanting to reform the tax system. so what now? the next major legislative accomplishment and the first big political football of 2018 could be infrastructure. >> i think you'll see the president roll out infrastructure plan in january. both democrats and republicans say t

and this is i-95 north in beltsville, heavy traffic expected throughout the weekend. >> whether you're driving or flying, you're going to need to know what old man winter has in store for you. >> our team coverage continues with chief meteorologist doug. he's in clinton, maryland with the forecast. hi, doug. >> yeah, hey, guys. you know, old man winter, you know, he's got winter coming and it's going to take a couple days. right now we're looking at some temperatures that are not too bad. 42 degrees currently in the city, some 40 degrees up in morgan town, west virginia. notice back in tds charleston. now, what that is is some warmer air is going to try to move on in during the night tonight into tomorrow. and tomorrow we'll be about 5 to 10 degrees warmer that nn it wa today. we're going to be tracking your travel plans. saturday still a bit of a tough travel day most likely in some areas. and looking cold for christmas. and not just cold, guys. there is a chance for a little bit of snow early christmas morning. i'm not expecting much from that, but a much better chance of wintry prec

and this is i-95 north in beltsville, heavy traffic expected throughout the weekend. >> whether you're driving or flying, you're going to need to know what old man winter has in store for you. >> our team coverage continues with chief meteorologist doug. he's in clinton, maryland with the forecast. hi, doug. >> yeah, hey, guys. you know, old man winter, you know, he's got winter coming and it's going to take a couple days. right now we're looking at some temperatures that are not too bad. 42 degrees currently in the city, some 40 degrees up in morgan town, west virginia. notice back in tds

problem free beltsville looking good 295, 95 both dreks two and from the baltimore beltway and 50 inboundet. no problems in buoy as you wake up in arlington you're working looking good and traffic across the i'mon bridge problem free. outer line 270 sol um incesing not cause slow downs and red line capitol improvement project no trains silver spring to for the to the ep. all rest of metro rail lines on time. that's traffic back to you guys. >> thanks, erin. >> it's 5:18 now let's look at stories you'reen fwaijing wi media with realtime news tracker. >> first up, outdoor goods retailer patgonia and north face and rei are firing back to president trump's order that will reduce size of national monuments in utah. he plans to sue the president and north face is donating $ $100,000 towards monuments and encouraging customers to do the same. >> and vice-president mike pence once ratted out his phi gamma delta fraternity brothers for having a keg on dry campus of hanover college. at the time he was in charge of ironing out issues with college if things went wrong and apparently at this the parti

looking good in southern maryland, out in bowie not seeing any problems in be beltsville, silver springown alexandria as well as fredericksburg. looking good in dale city, woodbridge, quantico i got you covered. metro is on time. i like when i can just name towns and areas and places because there's nothing slowing you down. back to you. >> nice to so all that green behind you this morning. >> best last day of 2017. >> i like it. >> weekday. >> friday. >> back to the news headlines right now extreme danger to the community how judge described the teenager a arrested and charged the 17-year-old jew marry. he was shot while driving in fox5 kristyn leone has the latest in this developing story. >> reporter: good morning. yesterday d.c. police announced the arrest of 18-year-old james mayfield involved in three separate homicides. now keep in mind, mayfield has been on the run since october. so for dc police, this arrest comes as a major victory for them. now mayfield is charged in the murders of 17-year-old jamarhi sydnor on august 10th 2017. 38-year-old jermaine bowens on december 6th, 20

men robbed an armored vehicle at gunpoint in beltsville.happened friday outside of the bank of america on baltimore avenue. the suspects made off with more than $200,000. 7:21 now and coming up. >> wild moments caught on camera over the weekend at a ski resort in pennsylvania. the dramatic rescues ahead. first, though, we have a holiday message from overseas. >> ♪ >> hi. i'm isn't this deployed southwest asia. i just want to wish my wife sharon all my kids and my sisters and all my friends back home a happy merry christmas. stay strong. enjoy the season and i see you all soon. >> see more greetings from our troops on our fox5 facebook page. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ z2momz zi0z y2momy yi0y >> ♪ >> welcome back. it is 7:24 right now and netflix is setting its sights on the movie industry with its biggest film release to date. bright stars will smith and joel edgar ton who play cops. the adventure flick is the streaming services bright will be available on december 22nd. >> it's not my my genre. i'm into tucker barnes and his amazing forecast. >> and the pr