beth parker steaks -- takes us there. >> reach up as high as you k. >> reporter: that is what charlie, lance, and john are doing. they all have parkinson's disease. >> they are very somber. >> reporter: the physical therapy room at med star georgetown university hospital is where informal support groups meet exercise glass class j. if it hurts, don't push into the pain. >> reporter: it's exercise for the body and mind. >> they talk current events. >> what is going on? >> santorum lost. >> the capitals won. >> score! >> reporter: the wizards lost. >> and -- . >> when you have parkinson's, it's hard to split your tag. we try to do an exercise and talk about something at the same time to help work on the attention. >> and the onset is in the 50s and -- that is why ma'am of the people are male. >> what happens when you have parkinson's, it affects the center of the brain controlling the automatic movement. if you want to swing your arm, you have to physically force your arm to swing. >> being stiffer and slower are things she was not accustomed to. she used to run three miles a day. when

in springfield, virginia, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> i loved his pet tie. you have two cats, right? >> that would last about a half a cat second on one of my cats. >> and i might want to move to virginia. >> there you go. >> and i love that. >> and especially glad they rescued him. >>> and not a bad day. >> and a window is open for him. yeah, it was really nice and that takes awhile to warm up, shawn, and if people didn't get out this afternoon, perhaps they didn't appreciate how lovely it was and this is what i appreciate. loving and soggy the daylight. we're closing out the month of february, kids, and march will come in with a lot of fringe benefits for us, including daylight saving time and beginning on march 11th and maybe the blooming of the cherry blossoms with some temperatures like this and the park service will tell you it's the nighttime temperatures that matter. twentys and 30s around the region. ment mean while, the high temperature, quantico, 68 degrees; you may not have hit it on friday, but you hit it today. 64 for d.c.; 63 for leonardtown a

beth parker has that story. >> police say 55-year-old richard cruise pretended to a doctor and colonel in the united states army. >> was he either of those things? >> no, not that we found. >> cruise is in jail. ordered held without bond. richard cruise was the part owner of a weight loss clinic that operated on the second floor of this building. leesburg police got a complaint from someone who thought crews weren't telling the truth. they investigated. now he has been charged with forcing a public record, advertising a weight loss center or making fault statements to the butter. fernando: the virginia board says we tried to contact the weight loss clinic and received no response. in leesburg, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> politics now, republican presidential candidate, rick santorum, is looking to capitalize on his win. took the popular votes in colorado, missouri, and minnesota. putting a question mark in mitt romney's hopes for the nomination. santorum says his campaign donations rocketed after his staff headed out to other states to start new operation. holds 112 delegates. newt gin

i'm beth parker. that story coming up. >>> thanks, beth. it's all about the weekend forecast. we'll take a first look at that coming up in a few minutes. stay with us. fox 5 news at 5:00 comes right back. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet, cleaning better, doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] mops can be a hassle, but swiffer wetjet's spray cleaner and absorbent pads can clean better in half the time, so you don't miss a thing. hi mary! morning! gladys. gladys! [ female announcer ] swiffer. better clean in half the time. or your money back. >>> virginia is moving to abolish a law limiting the number of handguns you can buy to one per month. the law was passed in 1993 to try to stop the flow of guns up and down the east coast. the house agreed to end the limit on wednesday and then today the senate postponed today's scheduled vote. it will take up the measure again on monday. >> the senate did vote to allow residents to use deadly force. without the fear of being sued. the

fox 5 beth parker heard from the people who rushed into that burning home to rescue a friend. >> help! help! >> tell me where you are. >> my house is on fire! >> reporter: on the 911 call donna muster knows there isn't much time to save her husband. our upstairs is on fire. help me! >> hello. can anybody hear me? >> reporter: but gene ward was hearing the cries. it came from the neighbor's house from beaumont street where they lived about 50 years. >> near like a second daddy and mama to me. >> reporter: ward jumped the fence from his yard to theirs. the woman and her dog had gotten out. she had just recent fell and broke some bones in her arm and face. her husband jim is mod was trap inside. >> the only thing in my head, i got to get him out of here because i don't want nothing to happen to the man. >> help us! help us! >> i know i couldn't pick him up, so i take grab the legs and take one step at a time. hold onto my shoulder. >> reporter: soon another neighbor ran into the burning house. >> he ran in and gave me a hand. >> reporter: darlene townsend happened to be visiting on the s

i'm beth parker. i will tell you why what is happening here times to be affective.  . >> those final four gop presidential hopefuls debated the issues last night, hoping to impress voters ahead of crucial primaries in michigan, arizona, and, of course, on super tuesday. jennifer davis shows us who scored the points in this contentious debate. >> the round table format of the latest debate set up interactions that could have been informal and conversational. instead, the tone was bitter and personal. a possible, merging front runner rick santorum took the most hits on everything from earmarks to his washington ways and votes. >> a new television ad labels him a fake. why? >> because he's a fake. [ laughter ] >> and if we had said no to arlen specter, we would not have obama care. don't look at me. look in the mirrors. >> reporter: the latest real clear politics average has santorum on top and mitt romney has the most delegates and his supporters said their guy won the latest debate

. >> as beth parker explains his campaign is beginning to catch on not because of what he stands for what he is. >> reporter: the perfect candidate can be tough to find with just the right ideas, proper wardrobe, candidate who cannot be bought >> if any sort of lobbiest needs to get to him -- >> reporter: is he fairly easily bribed? >> he might be but it would have to be food. >> reporter: he is a 9-year-old maine coon he has signs and stickers, that make you a friend of hank. >> cats know how to handle that sort of thing. >> campaign headquarters is his family's town house in springfield virginia a house full of obama supporters but he is not a democat. >> i would read left leaning books at night and in the morning he would tear up just the political books. >> mathew says that is when they knew they had a conservative on their hands he is running as an independent no surprise a cat who is independent he wants to snap to it and start creating jobs. >> thank you. >> and he is tired of politics who always have their claws out. >> now hank is running against george alan and tim cane two

beth parker has the story. >> reporter: in a flash you can catch someone speeding on 16th street. >>re getting hurt. >> reporter: so they thought it was a fine idea to put the camera in front of their synagogue. until someone got a speeding ticket for a car that wasn't moving at all. >>> it does sound funny. >> reporter: look at the photos sent along with the ticket. >> you can see in the first picture where the car is parked and in the second picture, it's still parked here. >> reporter: your first thought might be this camera is pointed in the wrong direction. but that's not it. the whole thing is positioned in such a way that when somebody pulls up here to parallel park along 16th street, which is perfectly legal, that parked car blocks the view of the lens. the solution they've decided is to move the whole box about a block north to a spot at the next intersection where you can't parallel park. >> their response was quick and appropriate and considerate and everything you would want a city government to be. >> reporter: the police department issued a ticket to the wrong car in th

in washington, beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> the u.s. holocaust memorial museum may have to send a barrack from auschwitz to poland. poland loaned it to the museum on a 20-year renewable term, but new polish law requires a world war ii artifacts to be turnd -- returned to poland every five years for inspection. it's too fragile to be dismantled and shipped back. officials on both sides are trying to work on a solution. >>> several small and pricelet artifacts are going back to guatemala where they belong. the figures and ceramic bowls are more than a thousand years old. they took them to sell them in an inline auction in the u.s. someone reported them to immigration and customs enforcement. today at the guatemalan embassy, the officials signed the papers and returned the artifacts. >>> construction plans unearthed an historic set of artifacts. crews working on the project have significant items. >> reporter: did you know that native americans have been living along the waterways for 10,000 years? because of a roadway project, archaeologi

beth parker, fox 5 news. >> that could not have happened to a better person. >> that is the exact sameng i was thinking. >> what a guy. the car and now he is donating. congratulation to him. it is wonderful. >>> still plenty ahead. >> including the latest on the huge sinkhole causing traffic problems. stay with us. easier than actually going to the bank. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing left behind is the shine. jet-dry rinses away residues for a sparkling shine. makes it easy for anne to view her finances from anywhere. like gate d12 for the next three hours. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. >>> a live look outside. this is i-395 north and the 14th street bridge on wednesday, february 29th. we'll start off by doing a little weather seeing what is going on outside in the weather department. we'll talk about some other traffic issues in just a moment. >

in washington beth parker, fox 5 news. >> d.c. police tell us they consider this an isolated incident. >>> a firefighter gets dispatched to a call for a car on fire and ends up saving his twin brother from the flames. >>> also ahead new controversy swirling around the memorial plans for whitney houston and it has new jersey's governor on the defensive. >>> tonight on the news edge national harbor a billion dollar gambling destination. there's a make it happen sooner than you may think. we'll break it down at 11:00.  laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] now there's a mileage card that offers special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes, and priority boarding. thanks. ♪ okay. what's your secret? ♪ [ male announcer ] the new united mileageplus explorer card. get it and you're in. >>> welcome bac

as fox 5's beth parker shows us in d.c.ay, there was a step to change that. >> reporter: they wore shiny shoes and neckties. some came in uniform. they're in this line looking for something. >> fresh start. thomas bryant is an army veteran and licensed practical nurse handing otaries plays. >> -- handing out resumes fanning the recruit military career -- attending the recruit military career fair. >> near going to need a foothold to start -- they're going to need a foothold to start over. >> reporter: he wants to be close to his granddaughter in maryland. >> 10 years old and runs in my arms, almost knocks me over, but real love. it's important. >> reporter: this event started almost two hours ago and there are still people lined up to get inside. they say they registered about 1,700 people for this career fair alone. >> when i came early and saw the line, it was a shock, but now that i'm here i can understand the times that we live in. >> reporter: thompson creek is a maryland company that manufactures and installs windows.

fox 5's beth parker has the details.ter: meet at noon at one of washington's top 100 restaurants, power lunch? no. power walk. ris lacoste has decided to get moving as the chef and owner of the west end d.c. restaurant that bears her name, she works long day. >> have to do this and do that and cook and be creative and run the business and you just go nonstop all day. reporter: when you finally have a minute to spare, you eat. lacoste said her weight? >> it's just been a roller coaster my whole life. reporter: she decided it was time for a change and got an idea. february is heart healthy month. >> i'm choosing to eat just fish and vegetables myself this month. reporter: she is trading in her favorite gin for red wine and every day at noon she is walking with friends, customers, even strangers. it's called riswalk60, 60 minutes of walking d.c. streets. she hopes to raise her own health and raise $25,000 for the women's heart center at george washington university hospital. that's where dr. jannet lewis is a cardiologist.

beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> poland wants a significant exhibit back from the u.s. holocaust memorial museum. it's from auschwitz and has been on loan to the museum, but now a new polish law require every world war ii artifacts be sent back every five years for inspection. the museum said dismantling and shipping the barrack could damage it badly. >>> a construction project in prince george's county has turned into an archeological dig and now you've got a chance to make some discoveries. scientists found artifacts dating back 3 or 4,000 years. fox 5's john henrehan checked it out. >> reporter: maryland route 450 is the mean street of busy commercial bladensburg. there's an ambitious multi-year plan to turn route 450 into a grand boulevard. >> it's going to be more pedestrian friendly. you'll be able to navigate by walking and also bicycle traffic going from our main shopping area down to the waterfront park. it's going to be beautiful. >> reporter: but whenever major roadway projects are being designed, maryland and federal laws require that archeological assessmen

beth parker explains. >> reporter: the pu r r-fect candidate can be tough to find, one with just theht ideas, a proper wardrobe. a candidate who cannot be bought. >> if any sort of lobbiest needs to get to him, they would have do so with cheese. >> you think he is fairly have to be food. >> reporter: hank has signs and stickers that will make an foh or friend of hank. he loves facebook and all social media. >> cats are adept at tweeting since birds and everything like that, they know how to handle that sort of thing. >> reporter: his campaign headquarters is his family up to house. >> in the morning when he would weak me up for breakfast, he would tear up the political books to get my attention. >> reporter: they said that is when they knew they had a conservative on their hands. he is running as an independent. a cat who is independent, no surprise. he wants to snap to it and start creating jobs. he is tired of politicians who always have their claws out. now, hank is running against george allen and tim kaine, two veteran politicians and some think the fact that he is an outside th

beth parker heard from the people would rushed into the burning home to rescue a friend. >> help!elp! help! >> my house is on fire. >> on the 911 call, donna muser knows there isn't much time to save her husband. >> it is on fire. help me. >> can anybody hear me? >> gene ward was hearing the cries. >> somebody hollering help, help. >> reporter: it came from the neighbor's house. they have lived on beaumont street in temple hills for more than 50 years. >> they are like a second dad and mom to me. >> reporter: mrs. muser and her adult son had gotten out. she just recently fell and broke both arms and some bones in her face. her husband, jim was mostly bedridden and was trapped inside. >> i got to get hem out of here. i don't want nothing to happen to this man. i told him to take one step at a time holding my shoulder. >> reporter: soon, another neighbor ran into the burning house. >> he ran over to give me a hand. >> reporter: darlene townsend happened to be visiting on the street where she grew up. >> you can't ask for better people. you couldn't ask for more god- loving, sincere

as beth parker shows us, a 26- year-old marine stationed in maryland has run across some pretty goodk. >> reporter: not bad to be marching in his shoes after a training exercise in nevada. he and his unit were dropped off for a bit of r&r in las vegas. >> they said, hey, you have 12 hours that you have ask can have in vegas from 1:00 in the afternoon until 1:00 in the morning. and deep be late for the bus. >> reporter: a lot of people would have been after his experience playing slots. >> and spin the wheel, waiting, waiting come, on. stops on the dollar sign. what does that mean? oh, my god, you won! >> reporter: he won $2.8 million. >> my mind was blown. i don't think -- >> reporter: he is a marine with a chemical biological incident response force at indian head, maryland. >> we're going in there and they clean up the mess and save the people. >> reporter: it's the team clea hill. >> and i am single, i live on base in a tiny room by myself. >> and you think this is going get you dates? >> i hope not. i don't want someone to like me for my money. i want to invest it. it's going to

fox 5's beth parker has the story. >> reporter: investigators say tyrone lewis is the man seen usinga atm card. police say lewis is also the gunman. prince george's county police chief mark mcgraw says this is the third and final arrest in the case. >> all the men responsible for the kidnapping, robbery and murder of lenny harris are now in custody. >> reporter: police say robbery was the motive. harris was last seen in september here at charles houston recreation center in old town alexandria. at that same location today friends and family gathered for a reception in his honor. >> just a true friend. whenever you need him, all you do is pick up the phone and he was there. you could talk to lenny about everything. we go a long way back. >> his smile would get you first and then he was genuine, was very genuine. he cared about a lot of people. he cared about the elderly. he cared about the children. >> ever since i was 18 years old i had a battle with drugs and alcohol and i've been in and out of the jail system and lenny was one of the guys that was there to push me and rec me on. he

as fox 5's beth parker shows us, communities have a lot of healing to do. >> reporter: just a few days ago she had handed him the money to get his learner's permit. now she's making her son's funeral arrangements. >> every time i see somebody with a red car i think it's chris, but i realize he's not coming home. >> reporter: this is the day she identified her son crister if's body, a 17-year-old -- christopher's body, a 17-year- old shot and killed monday night near the new carrollton metro. >> he was a baby and i he didn't have a chance to do anything he wanted. >> reporter: this mom asked not to show her face because she is worried about her family's safety. she's earn canned about christopher's young -- concerned about christopher's younger siblings, especially his sister. >> chris and kayla. >> reporter: and christopher's family isn't the only one hurt. just two days later on wednesday night devon gilkes died. police say he was shot and killed on his front porch. >> phone call's after late night, after 11:00 he'd been shot. >> reporter: derrick williams is a fellow student at parkd

beth parker has the story now. >> donna and jim musser were high school sweethearts married 59 years, so when their house caught on fire sunday night, there was no way donna was going to leave the burning home without making sure her husband was safe, too. donna musser is 5' 3 tall just shy of 100 pounds, but when she needs to yell -- >> i got a man in here and my upstairs is on fire. help me! >> reporter: that's her calling 911 sunday night. the house in temple hills where the couple has lived nearly 50 years was on fire. her husband jim who can barely walk trapped upstairs. >> get us out of this, lord. >> help us! help us! >> reporter: from his house next-door gene ward heard the cries. he jumped the fence and ran right into the burning house. >> the only thing in my head i want to get them out of here because i don't want nothing to happen to this man. >> reporter: ward and another gentleman got the man down the stairs. >> i call ward my guardian angel for how long now and that's just what he is. any time i needed help gene was there. if my car was down and i needed to go to the do

live in prince georges county i am beth parker. >> such a sad thing beth such a void in that community in alexandria to have lost lenny harris. very sad police have been all over this one thank you. >>> another big story tonight jury selection in the trial of chevy chase man accused of killing his former girlfriend university of virginia they are both memberrous of the school's varsity lacrosse team. george hughly facing five charges including premeditated murder of yeardly love. >>> george hughly walked into this courthouse here in downtown charlottesville looking very different from the mug shots we have seen that were released by the sheriff he has lost a considerable amount of weight and looked very different from his playing days here at uva as he stood with his attorneys the judge read the charges against him to each hughly replied very strongly not guilty. just after 9:00 a.m. this morn, george hughly walked into the courtroom wearing a tie, sport coat and khakis in a loud clear voice he replied yes, sir to all of his yeses including do you understand the charges against you hav

beth parker is following the story and is live with the latest. beth? >>> both of the victims were shot around the same time and a half mile a part. are the cases related? that is one of the things that police are trying to find out tonight one scene on 85th avenue, another on 78th avenue in west lanham hills. two deadly shootings. it started with a call from a passerby who noticed a body near trees. >> the officers found the victim, 16-year-old christopher donald smith near a sediment pond suffering from a gunshot wound. >> reporter: as they cleared that scene, emergency workers happened upon something else. >> 45 minutes later, an ambulance crew from west lanham hills leaving the first scene noticed a body along the side of the road. >> reporter: what they discovered was the body of edward alphonso jr. of greenbelt. he was shot while riding a bite. and -- >> reporter: one of the two people was 16 years old and lived in landover and attended flowers high school and they are connected and however, they are exploring the possibility because of the simila

i am beth parker, that story is coming up. [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet, cleaning better,sn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm going to... drink this... on the porch! ♪ give me just a little more time ♪ [ female announcer ] mops can be a hassle, but swiffer wetjet's spray cleaner and absorbent pads can clean better in half the time so you don't miss a thing. swiffer. better clean in half the time. or your money back. and for dry messes big and small try swiffer sweeper vac. . >> a jersey store star snooki might be hiding a big surprise. earlier this month at a radio introduce, she denied it. eon line claimed she's about four months along and the father is her boyfriend. snooki is rep's is not commenting on the story. >>> what would be the classic ghostbusters without bill murray? reports have swirled for year about a possible ghostbusters 3 with the original cast. looks like murray is out. dan aykroyd, a fellow member confirms that murray doesn't need to be pa -- doesn't want to be a part of number three. ble murray made that movie. >> yeah. -- bill murray made that movi

beth parker has the story. >> reporter: in a flash, can you catch somebody sneading on 16th street in.c. >> we've had some incidents where people were hurt and trying to cross the street and we were very interested in having ways to slow people down. >> reporter: so the folks here thought it was a fine idea when mpd decided to put a speed speed camera in front of their sip going. >> we were very excited. we thought it was a great thing. >> >> reporter: until a member of the congregation got a speeding ticket on a car that not only wasn't speeding. it wasn't moving at all. >> it does sound pretty funny. you can see in the first picture here where the car is parked and in the second picture, you can see the car is still packed here and the truck is a little further along down the road. >> reporter: your first thought might be that this camera is pointed in the wrong direction but that is not t the whole thing is positioned in such a way that when somebody pulls up here to parallel park along 16th street which is perfectly legal, that parked car blocks the view of the lens. solution they

and fox 5s beth parker is live with that story,. >> reporter: one of the young men was a student at flowers high and the other at parkdale. the communities have a lot of healing to do. just a few days ago, she handed him the money to get his learner's permit. new, she's making her son's funeral arrangements. >> every time i see someone with a red coat on, i think it's chris and i realize he's not coming home. >> reporter: that is right. this is the day she identified her son chrisifer's body. a 17-year-old -- christopher's body, a 17-year-old shot and killed monday night. >> and he was a baby. that is too young, and he didn't have a chance to do anything hosted. he didn't have a chance to have kids. >> reporter: this mom asked us not to show here -- show her face. she's worried about the safety of her family. she's concerned about christopher's younger siblings, especially his sister. >> and that was her best friend, like bread and butter. >> they roll together in. >> yes. >> reporter: and christopher's family is not the only one hurting. just two days later o wednesday night, devon gilks d

fox 5's beth parker shows us. >> reporter: in a flash you can catch somebody speeding on 16th streetn d.c. >> we've had some incidents where people were hurt and trying to cross the street and we were very interested in having ways to slow people down. >> reporter: so the folks at the israel congregation thought it was a fine idea when mpd decided to put a speed camera right in front of their synagogue. >> we thought it was a great thing. >> reporter: until a member of the congregation got a speeding ticket on a car that not only wasn't speeding, it wasn't moving at all. >> it does sound pretty funny. parked cars don't usually get speeding tickets. >> reporter: look at the photo sent with the ticket. >> you can see in the first picture where the car is parked and in the second picture the car is parked and the truck is further down the road of. >> reporter: your first thought might that be this camera is pointed in the wrong direction, but that's not it. you see, the whole thing is positioned in such a way that when somebody pulls up here to parallel park along 16th street which is p

. >> on beaumont they are waiting for the neighbors to get well and come back home temple hills beth parker fox 5 news. >>> a fire inside an apartment building killed a tacoma park grandmother. firefighters responded 2:15 a.m., the fire was already out but the 56-year-old woman had severe burns her granddaughter was alerted by the smoke alarm called 911 for help the woman died at the burn center. >>> it appears preliminarily the fire began as a result of an improperly discarded cigarette or smoking in bed. >> it was contained to one apartment. >> fire caused another tragedy for a prince georges county family their 2-year-old daughter died sunday at children's hospital, fire crews rescued her from her town house friday they performed cpr and three adultanother child escaped the flames. >> investigators will solve a deadly hit and run but have few clues to go on they believe a car struck eileen foley as she was walking to the hospital in clinton. sherry lee has details. >> there he is. >> reporter: eileen loved being on their pennsylvania farm spending time with her husband and their only son

. -- beth parker has the story. >> reporter: not bad to be marching in corporal alex degenhardt's unit he and his unit were dropped off if i abit of r & r in las vegas. >> they said you guys have 12 hours in las vegas. make sure you're not late for the bus. >> reporter: he was not late for the bus but a lot of people would have been after his experience playing slots. >> spin the wheel, waiting, waiting and i'm like come o come on. then stops right there on the dollar sign. dude, what does that mean? oh, my god, you won! >> reporter: he won $2.8 million. >> my mine was blown. he's marine with the chemical biological incident response force at indian head, maryland. >> we are the ones that go in there and clean up the mess and save the people. >> reporter: it is team that cleaned up anthrax on capitol hill. >> i'm single. live on base in a tiny room by myself. >> you think this will get you some dates. >> i hope not. i don't want someone to like me for my money. i want to invest it. this is something i want to last for the rest of my life. >> reporter: he hasn't spent any of the money y

fox 5's beth parker has the story. >> not bad to be marching in alex shoes after a training exercisenevada, he and his unit were dropped off for a bit of r and r in las vegas. >> they said hey, you guys have 12 hours you can have in vegas from 1:00 in the afternoon until 1:00 in the morning. so make sure you aren't late for the bus. >> a lot of people would have been after his experience playing slots. >> spin the wheel. wait and come on, come on, and oop, stops right there on the dollar sign. what does that mean? oh my gosh, you won. >> he won $2.8 million. >> my mind was blown. i don't think i was saying it. >> a marine with the chemical biological response force at indian head, maryland. >> we are the ones that go in there and clean up the mess. >> it's the team that cleaned up anthrax on capitol hill. >> i'm single, i live on base. >> you think this is going to get you some dates? >> i hope not. i don't want people to like me for my money. i really want to invest it. this is something i want to last. >> he hasn't spent any of the money yet. >> my car has 250,000 miles on it and i

beth parker has more. >> reporter: police say the 55- year-old richard cruise pretended to be a doctor and a colonel in the united states average. >> do either of those things? >> no, not that we found. >> reporter: a judge ordered him held without bond. police say that richard cruise was the part owner of a weight loss clinic called madam and monsieur that operated here on the second floor of the building in downtown leesburg. in january, they got a complaint from someone who said cruise was not telling the truth. they investigated and he is charged with forming a public record, advertising a weight loss center and using the tomorrow doctor and making false statements or title to the department of motor vehicles. >> if anyone recognizes him or thinks they were defrauded, contact us. >> reporter: the virginia board of medicine said that cruise is not licensed as a physician in the commonwealth. we tried to contact the weight loss clinic for a comment and received no response. >>> police arrested a man accused in the car jacking at a wal-mart in clinton, maryland. the prince georges cou

. >> reporter: beth parker, fox 5 news, washington. >>> well, the most dreaded part of the driving testno, well, not a lot to fear in the district. d.c. no longer testing applicants on parallel parking, not for now. the reason behind the change is something familiar to all of the drivers around here. and just like most of us have struggled to find a space, the dmv can't find enough room to test the drivers. they think parallel parking is a very important skill. >> that is ridiculous. i mean we're at the city street. you know, you going to -- it's basic knowledge you need to learn. >> you had that parallel park everywhere, it's owl every -- all over the place. you might as well not have that as part of the test. >> the district hopes to re- enstate the test next year. john townsend from aaa is here with more. thank you for joining us. i thought it was a joke when i first read it. what is your take on this? >> it's not a laughing matter. you can't function in traffic, if you don't know how to parallel park in the district of columbia because it's such an essential part of the day-to- day

beth. >> so this proves that women are better parkers than men how? >> do you think he parked well? >> this is one guy who can't park. terrible park job, absolutely. i bet you his wife is even worse. >> oh! >> you know what, steven? >> yeah, beth? >> people are going to be mad at you. >> i'm just kidding. obviously, this guy can't park. >> you know what, we could do our own "right this minute" study based on the videos we have seen. you had that video of the woman in walmart trying to park, right? >> with a broken leg. and she took out 11 cars. >> and how could you forget the lady trying to parallel park a smart car. remember that? >> go to facebook.com/rightthisminute. who parks better, men or women? >> dudes. >> women. >> for goodness sake. >>> he's a one-man singing medley machine you've got to hear to believe. >> get out of here. >> this is real! ♪ oh holy night >> hearing is believing. >>> and lose a hockey bet, then drink a beer. >> out of a sweaty, stinky hockey skate. >> yep. the story behind the hockey skate beer mug. >>> welcome back to the rtm top ten countdown, super bow