please welcome mayor muriel would you s bowser. >> good morning, everybody. we are delight to be here. i want to thank the general and his staff who support us each and every day but who will especially be supporting us in the 58th inaugural ceremonies, i want to acknowledge people on my federal team who are with me today and who will be available to answer questions the deputy mayor for public safety in washington, d.c., kevin donahue, the district's director of homeland security, chris g galhart, peter nusham. our dpw director, chris shorter and health director, dr. nesbitt, and also our human services director, laura zilangre. also the d.c. national guard is represented here as well as the fire chief, gregory dean. i am very thankful as well to the federal partners who have joins us. you will hear from the special agent in charge for the washington, d.c. for the united states secret service as well as park police representatives and representatives from the federal emergency management agency or fema, so let me thank all of them for the work they have been

can he beat muriel bowser. if somebody else gets in carl racine, i asked him recently about this and he won't rule it out. he says he'll decide later this year whether he'll run or not for mayor or run for reelection or maybe go back to private practice. the 2018 mayor's race has started in 2017. >> vince still figures he was robbed. >> he thinks he was terribly mistreated by the 2010 scandal investigation. it lasts for many years. he was never charged with any kind of im decided he got mistreated and he's back. >>> still ahead, a brazen crime and a call for more security in one d.c. neighborhood. >>> cops working a shooting here in gaithersburg, the victim, a woman in her 20s. the suspecttill at large. s . >>> welcome back. it's been pretty gross all day, hasn't it? >> yuck. >> hey guys, just nasty out there, damp and dreary across the region all day long. that's going to be the case right on through the night and into the day tomorrow too. another storm system moving our way. this is o city camera. it just lo

criticism of bowser's sloganeering versus action. >> too many people have watched while some benefitrom prosperity and others remain stagnant. >> mayor bowser didn't shy from the background battle reminding gray and others of their solemn oath of office. >> we swear or affirm that we are not making decisions just for our own ward, just for our own interests. >> gray blames his loss as he was never diindicted. he says he's looking ahead. >> people as me about running again for mayor. it's not a decision i've made. it's not something we've ruled out. >> bowser said she's running again but hadn't yet set up a campaign committee. he says he'll make any career decisions later this year. in the district, tom sherwood. >>> a virginia man now faces charges in a new year's day shooting. leesburg police tell us justin robin turned himself in last night. he's accusing of shooting a man yesterday morning. the victim is recovering. pl police say the shooting was not gang related. >>> a young woman from vienna facing charges for leading st one of their patrol cars. this happened saturday morning o

stephen: about an hour and a half ago, mayor muriel bowser signs this gps monitoring legislation. what it does is, it gives these various agencies which require these gps monitoring devices -- such as the court service agency, rehabilitation services -- those agencies which require a suspect and offender to where a device now have device. if someone does not where it, they can face jail time. this is not related, according to the mayor, to the murder of tricia mccauley, the yoga instructor who was apparently abducted and murdered christmas day. the suspect apparently had been ordered to wear a monitoring device and had not in put on. >> this piece of legislation has been moving since the summer, where we identify the gaps. so i would not necessarily link what we have done today to ms. mccauley's case. thes. mccauley's case, offender had not gotten the gps device. even if he had, that does not mean that he and ms. mccauley would not have crossed paths. now, the mayor also called on the court system to be more efficient, quicker in putting these gps devices on offenders once they ar

. >> reporter: past few days, hall's family and community activities have intercepted muriel bowser severaldemanding she release the body cam footage and today ten days after the police involved shooting muriel bowser made public roughly seven minutes. what you're about to see and hear is graphic in nature. >>> the incident unraffled in a matter of seconds. police responded to the northeast homes several times christmas morning. the family insisted the man was unarmed even after they watched the footage themselves >> i feel so bad for him. they have to shoot him multiple times in the chest. he had no weapon. he had no weapon at all. >> and what was caught on tape happenedo have missed the weapon. these are still images of hall at the front door of the home, they're on the upper left-hand side of your screen, a knife in hand, several 911 calls were made and in them the callers tell dispatchers that hall had a knife in hand and was beating his girlfriend. >> i've seen it many times. i've seen it slowed. i've seen it frame by frame. if you're seeing it quickly. you may not see the same thing t

in 2015 once mayor bowser took office, the homicides skyrocketed to 162. the highest they've been sincece 2008. and 2016 ended well over 100 at 137 homicides. and even still there are some debts categorized as homicides by the medical examiner's office that don't get counted as such. mpd doesn't count things likee fatal hit and runs. they won't count officer-involved shootingsinvo unless an officer ends up being arrested then they might count it as a homicide but it all goes back to crime stats and what homicide.homi d.c. police have not made the homicide closure rate public yet for 2016. however, in 2015mpd reported closing 62 percent of homicides. closure for mpd can either meana make an an arrest or closure by exception at means where there's no arrest, but police are unable to either make an arrest or file a charge even though the suspect has been identified. in northwest, washington, d.c., marina maracco, fox5 local news. > i want to switch gears and take it outside for a check on the forecast. here's a live look at the washington monument.um pretty d

ofor bowser: in terms security and getting around d.c. during the inauguration. please follow these tools and check back with them frequently. in addition to being a time for our country to come together and honor our democracy, every inauguration is also an vibrant communities to shine, and for our city to show the nation about local washington, d.c., too. federal washington will be on display, but we invite the many visitors to see our neighborhoods, support out businesses, and get to know the residence of washington, d.c. we look forward to hosting this national celebration, and i am director gephardt and special agent ebert to provide a few specifics. jummy: there is that news conference going on. you can watch the entire thing on our sister station, newschannel 8. sometime today, the president-elect will sit down with top u.s. intelligence officials to discuss the allegations of russia's involvement in the hacking of the election. suzanne kennedy has more on the briefing at trump tower. suzae: lead directly to the kremlin, according to u.s. officials, to rus

mayor muriel bowser says she is mayor muriel bowser says she is evaluating the order and determining how it will effect the city. right now at 5:xx we're following breaking news in washington state. massive flames tearing through a construction site. at least two firefighters hurt - and hundreds evacuated. we'll have the latest - still ahead. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. welcome to 8 and a half maple street. it's half a house. and even though it only has half a kitchen, half the closet space and a half bath, it's a full house to the wilsons. because they have fios, their half house has full internet, with uploads as fast as downloads. don't pay for uploads that aren't up to speed. get 150 meg internet with equal uploads and downloads, tv and phone for only $79.99 per month online for one year. only from fios. but today washington fans have something to celebrate.. the 25 year anniversary of the 1991 redkins superbowl victory over the buffalo bills. and fox sports recently ranked them th

mayor muriel bowser felt the need to call a news conference today and stick up for d.c. fire. flanked by d.c. fire and ems personnel, d.c. mayor muriel bowser sticking up for her department. >> i want it to be perfectly clear that the d.c. fire and emergency system is ready and able to respond. >> reporter: but that's exactly what metro says did not happen on that deadly day. in a new filing, metro says d.c. fire personnel ignored obligations and had utter disregard for its shifting blame to d.c. fire. >> it was my belief then and it is now that our firefighters ran into harm's way to make sure that they could serve and save people. >> reporter: the mayor's chief of staff a bit more pointed in a tweet earlier today, saying, lawyers run from responsibility by pointing fingers at the very people who run towards danger to save others. sad. in the days after, a senior metro transit police officer told news4 d.c. fire ignored requests for help. the current fire chief, who was not the chief during the episode, did respond today. >> we have our. opinion. we think our people are well

thank you, teisha mayor muriel bowser defended the metro plaza station today.day. the transit agency asked a judge to dismiss lawsuits from the case. you'll recall back in 2015 passengers got stuck on thee train at the station after an electrical malfunction, smokefuc filled the train and a woman died. metro says it was the fire department's responsibility to s rescue and evacuate passengers present trains. today, the mayor fired back.k. it was my belief then and it is now that our firefighters ran into harm's way to make suree that they could serve and safe people. but for their actions we don't even know what the severity ofiy that incident could have been. they walked into a dark, tunnel.tunn they riched a lot to safe a lot. they evacuated over 200 people0 out of the tunnel. > it required a statement todat with regard to emergency response a function on which metro's relies, riders are safer today as a result of mayor bowser's efforts since the incident to provide training interagency coordination and co fire department testing in the district of columbia. > art

muriel bowser was a loyal hillary clinton's supporter. but once trump won, bowser was on her way to trump tower where she told us today -- >> i think it's our job to work with the members of the congress and the next president on the issues that are important to the d.c. residents. sam: with a republican congress there are contentious issue or the d.c. strict gun laws. public funding of abortion. marijuana. two years ago utah republican jason chaffetz threatened mayor bowser with jail if she allowed legal marijuana. she allowed it. >> i have a lot of things to the in the district of columbia. me being in jail wouldn't be a good thing. obama had her back. would trump? councilmember white running in one ward received votes, which is more than twice that trump got in the whole city. >> he said he wanted to be the president for everybody, including the people that didn't vote for him. >> the mayor says she is optimistic, as dut the longest serving member. he says be careful. >> we have to pick our battles. i don't like to get in dispute over

muriel bowser and many press officials held a press conference. two weeks before the swearing in, pennsylvania avenue is bustling with traffic and pedestrians. on january 20th, this will be one of the most secure places on earth. >> we're well prepared and ready >> muriel bowser is confident it will be a peaceful transfer of power >> my expectation of this entire team is that they have prepared for any and all circumstances. >> reporter: security will be tight. thousands of national guard members, dc police and secret service also thousands more law enforcement officers traveling to dc to help out that day. peaceful protesters are welcome. but the interim police chief has a message for those who have threatened to cause problems >> the fact that you have some folks that are indicating on social media that they're coming to shut down the inauguration of the events is something that we will be prepared for. as you know, we've experienced that thing before in the city. >> reporter: metro rail is extending hours of operation, opening early at 4:00 a.m

muriel bowser, mayor of washington, d.c. i'm joined by members of my public safety team. we intend to give you a brief out on the metropolitan police department's operations today related to the 58th presidential inauguration in washington, d.c. let me first women of the metropolitan police department and the many thousands of officers who have joined us from around the country to assist in our public safety inish tiffs related to the inauguration. we have many local, regional and federal partners who have been working around the clock for weeks and months to ensure that we have a safe day and a safe weekend. every four years we're privileged to host the peaceful transfer of power. and going into today our mission was to ensure that everyone wishing to exercise peacefully their first amendment rights within dc would have a safe environment to do so. throughout the city we have seen hundreds upon hundreds of protesters who have respected our laws and made their voices heard through nonviolent acts of protest. unfortunately a

mayor bowser taking steps to make d.c. into a sanctuary city. >> and leaders in loudoun county debating policy on lgbtq discrimination. >> we're headed to break across the d.c. region. looking clear out there another cold morning. my goodness, 2. warmer than yesterday morning. 23. still cold, more fox news morning after the break. i've spent my life planting a size-six, non-slip shoe into that door. on this side, i want my customers to relax and enjoy themselves. but these days it's phones before forks. they want wifi out here. but behind that door, i need a private connection for my business. wifi pro from comcast business. public wifi for your customers. private wifi for your business. strong and secure. good for a door. and a network. comcast business. built for security. built for business. >> today on "fox5 news morning" facing tough questions senator sessions donald trump nominee to be attorney general prepares for a tough confirmation process. >> once again we're dealing with morning temperatures in the teens and wa

30 years now retired senator barbara mcculsky's seat will be filled by democrat chris van >> mayor bowser will urge a change in the rules to allow norton to vote in the committee of the whole and that would allow norton to vote on amendments on the house floor. house rules have allowed congre congress. head to nbc washington's app for the latest development. following him on twitter at mcfarland's news. >>> it is 4:32. developing this morning, police are swarming a neighborhood in istanbul. they're trying to find the suspect in that new year's nightclub shooting. 39 people killed there. the gunman escaped and he's still out there. we don't know much about him, but turkey's leaders say they are close to confwirming his identity. >> right now, parts of the so h south, people in alabama and florida, people died in a single home. tornado and flooding are blaming for the deaths in nine hours. more rain is expected. >>> 4:33. our time right thou. nothing that severe around here. four things to know about the forecast. >> it's part of that same system that is coming our way here. it is weakening

mayor muriel bowser says she understands how someone viewing the video at regular speed might not see the weapon. >> i've seen it many times. i've seen it slowed, frame by frame. but if you're seeing it quickly, you may not see the same thing that you have seen after reviewing it many times. >> reporter: it's not over yet. the u.s. attorney's office is still reviewing the incident. the officer who did the shooting is still on administrative leave. back to you. >> thank, pat. >>> weather now. first snowfall of the new year coming our way. won't be a lot, but could have an impact on your commute. >> and it will start probably just after this time tomorrow night. the storm moving our way. and again, this is not a very big storm at all, but it will impact us overnight tomorrow night into friday morning. so maybe a couple school delays. these are the current windchills. we were 57 earlier today. now the current windchill 42 in d.c.,hagerstown. teens back to the west thargs is the cold air that right now is racing on in across our region. we're into a very chilly day tomorrow. snow chance t

mayor muriel bowser releasing body camera video in a deadly shooting. d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live at the wilson building with the latest on the javon hall case. sam? sam: yes, l interrupted the mayor at a city council meeting. today the mayor caused reporters in and showed us video of what happened on christmas day. the video shows what happened the moments before javon hall was kill and the mayor released transcript of the 911 calls that hall was beating his girlfriend. "my sister is locked in the house. her boyfriend is crazy. he got a knife. he turned on the gas. i'm locked out." when police arrive, the scene was chaotic but the girlfriend coming out, sitting on the step. the boyfriend in the doorway with a knife. [gunshot ] >> no, no, no. >> move, move. sam: an officer retrieved the knife and r another ran to get first aid. mayor bowser met with reporters who viewed the video afterwards. >> it's our decision that this is in the interest of public safety to make any and all information we have available. >> the regulars today does it make you feel

muriel bowser releasing footage. >> the officers walk up to the house on walnut street in northeast dc and reveals most of that encounter. paul wagner joins us from the wilson building with rest of the story. paul? >> reporter:. >> reporter: marina and jim. they took great pains to bring reporters together, sit down, give us the transcripts from the 911 call that day. and also show us the videos. there's two videos. each of them are about seven minutes long. they also revealed still shots from those videos. i had i had my i pad here. this was released from the by the mayor's office. you can clearly see he had the knife in his hand standing there of the doorway of the house on walnut street. the video does in the actually show mr. hall being shot. we're what's been released today by dc police. >> reporter: put the knife down. put the knife down. put the knife down. get out, get out. get out. go. (gunshots) move, move, move, move. >> show me the pictures. >> shots fired. >> reporter: now that video is on line. if you want to see the entire seven minutes of you can go on to npd's website

: part of the criminal just sis system mayor bowser says is broken is the placement and monitoring of gps ankle bracelets. until today, it was not a crime to remove their gps devices. >> today we are closing that significant gap with the signing of this law. >> reporter: while that gap is closed, bowser and federal prosecutors acknowledge other gaps remain. in the case of antwon pitt charged in a beating and rape, he had taken off his gps guys. in the case of dwayne johnson charged with killing trisha mccauley, he never showed up to get the device ordered by a judge ten days before the murder. but officials say even if the gps devices had been in place, they may not have prevented those crimes. >> even if he had the gps device, that didn't mean that he and mis-mccauley would not have crossed paths. >> reporter: but frs saying johnson never should have been on the streets. a judge said the reason johnson was released just days before mccauley's murder is because federal prosecutors were not ready when they appeared in court. so the judge had no choice. today the u.s. attorney said he's

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mayor bowser signed legislation last month it would help doctors end the lives of terminally ill patients in the city. >> tickets to president obama's speech were free but the they have been found on craigslist up to 5,000. president obama speech is expected to last 0 minutes. you can catch it right here on "fox5"tonight at 9:00 for free. followed by "fox 5 news" at 10 ok. >> also take d.c. councilman vincent gray will increase laejlation to increase the number of officers in the city and the police force to 4200. that's 500 more than development currently employs. just a few years ago former police chief kathy lynn sear said ft. total number of officers dropped below 3800 they could not keep d.c. residents state. since then the population has grown by 100,000 and current police force is 3700 officers. >> president-elect trump is accused of nepotism after naming new senior white house adviser. >> and you will never believe how much it costs to raise a child from birth to 18 and this number doesn't include college. >> as we head to break a live look outside on a cold, january morning in th

today mayor muriel bowser will make it official that that's about to change. >> we believe that this is appropriate government function. so the d.c. government will be running all the operations of d.c. jail. >> reporter: while the district has a jail, d.c. does not have a prison. the vast majority of people convicted of felonies in d.c. are then sent to federal prisons across the country. prisoner rights advocates have for years decried that policy, saying it makes it tougher for families to visit inmates and the care and treatment of those prisoners has also been called into question. today mayor to s to change that as well. >> we have a plan to bring back more of our people who are going to be released from federal prison and bring them back to the city sooner, because we are concerned that they're not getting the type of rehabilitative services they need in the federal prison sentence. >> reporter: bringing prisoners back to d.c. will help them become productive citizens. >> we know that people maintaining contact with their family and having like even minimal services, job train

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. >> muriel bowser challenging incoming stance on immigration. what she's doing and why it's raising a lot of eye balls. bakt in just 0 second ♪♪ it's go time at dunkin' with two wake-up wraps for $3. enjoy two freshly made oven-toasted wraps with bacon, sausage, or ham and keep on all day. america runs on dunkin'. >> 6:11 thousand the manhunt continues for a man that shot and killed an officer debra clayton after approaching him outside a walmart store. she wasn't to wabded for questioning of shooting his exgirlfriend last month. >> the ft. lauderdale airport shooting suspect is due back in court next week. esteban santiago had a flight reservation to new york new year's eve and cancelled due to unknown reason. he's held without bond. >> and locally, former virginia senator charles koing an will be laid to rest tomorrow morning cole began was longest standing member of senate he died at the age of 90. virginia governor terri mcauliffe surgery and all saint canalic church in mass. >> d.c. pl

mayor bowser recognized a local philanthropist of the carlisle group and presented him a key to the city. >>> d.c. require presidential candidates to release their tax returns in order to appear on the ballot. a spokesman for d.c. council member anita bond is working on the bill. being vetted by tors and will be introduced soon. it's a direct response to president-elect donald trump's refusal to release his tax return. some states that lien democrat are considering similar proposals. >>> more news about donald trump's inauguration. one of the faith leaders offering prayers at the ceremony defends his decision to accept the invitation. >>> a storm system brought heavy snow now it's threatening parts of the u.s. with crippling ice. all before it heads our way. >>> a special honor for vice president biden today praised by the president one more time before leaving office. >> let's also give the internet these numbers are off the charts...this? sir! what's the status? there's a meteor hurtling towards earth. how long until impact? less than a minute. what do you want to do, sir? listen caref

[cheering] mayor bowser: my name is muriel bowser, and i am the mayor of washington, d.c.ur nation's capital in the best city in the world. and soon to be the 51st state. i wanted to be here to let you know that washington, d.c. has a chick mayor and i am here to speak for all the women elected officials. the women will tell you we are more harshly criticized. we are more frequently criticized. and we are more wrongly criticized that every single level, be it the school board, the state house, or a candidate for president of the united states. [cheering] mayor bowser: when women are more harshly, more frequently criticized, when we speak up for women and families and public education, we need every woman and every man to speak up for us, too. [cheering] mayor bowser: in washington, d.c., we are a little unique. we are a city, a county and a , state. we are 680,000 people strong. yet we don't have a single vote in that capital building, and that injustice must end. already, and emboldened congress continues to threaten the rights of women. year to year, they tell us we can