a guy slips off the road in a chevy s 10 pickup truck, hits a pole and look out. he was unable to escape that light pole that was brought down by the truck that hit it. the guy flipped over and was unable to get out. officer dykstra helped the guy get out of the car. >> you could see the light go out. >> just a few more feet or a little bit faster or if the road is slippery, that pole would have landed right on top of the car. >> and there's no way the cop would be able to stop on icy roads. he kind of made a safe landing with his car just driving over the pole with controlled speed. >> and no damage to the police car, believe it or not. >> take a look at this video from auckland, new zealand. there on the right hoond side of your screen, his name is john bellinger. he was out jet skiing in the water when saw this bird struggling and having a little bit of trouble. so he jumps off of his jet ski. he grabs the bird and is swimming the bird back to his jet ski. that's a ganet. and what john realized was that it was tangled up in fishing line. we actually have john b

this happened on connecticut avenue at the chevy chase circle. news4's tracee wilkins at the scene for us with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. we have two people dead and two people injured after this vehicle crash that happened here. police were following this vehicle. they say that it was a stolen vehicle. at some point the suspects crashed into the tree here. you see behind me the scene. police are still investigating. this is definitely going to impact traffic this morning. the circle is closed right now. whether you're coming from d.c. or montgomery county, you are not going to be able to go through chevy chase circle until they're done with this investigation. let me give you a closer look of the scene. this is the way montgomery county police described this. they say that just after 1:00 this morning, around 1:13, an officer on patrol noticed a vehicle and ran the tags. the vehicle was somewhere in the area of dunlap and goodale. turns out that the vehicle was stolen. the officer called for backup as he followed

news4's tracy -- chevy chase circle. ws4's tracee wilkins live with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. you can hear the humidity behind me. that's the work of the montgomery county fire department as they're trying to remove the bodies from that vehicle after this fiery crash. let me show you what it looked like earlier. this is what montgomery county police say happened. they're saying that just after 1:00 a.m., an officer noticed a vehicle in the neighborhood of dunlap and goodale roads and ran the tag and figured out that the vehicle was stolen. they began to pursue the vehicle. it escalated coming to chevy chase circle, it crashed, lost control, caught fire. the police were able to drag two people out of the vehicle. the driver and the passenger. the driver is critically injured. the passenger evidently has suffered less serious injuries and is cooperating with police. two folks in the back died as a result. chevy chase circle is closed as they continue the investigation. they're trying to quickly get it open in t

police tried to pull over the car, that was reported stolen in chevy chase. news4's megan mcgrath is live at the scene with the latest for us now. megan? >> reporter: the car crashed on chevy chase circle there. it slammed into that large tree and burst into flames. we're learning more about the two people who died in the crash. police believe that they are 14 and 16 years old. now they won't say more until they get the medical examiner's report and a positive i.d. and given the nature of the crash and the fire, that will likely require an autopsy. it unfolded quickly when police spotted a stolen car. the car was fully engulfed in flames. this exclusive video shows the scenes moments before firefighters began to attack the blaze. ruth robbins lives just across the street. >> i call from my neighbor about 1:00 and she said there's gunshots, what's happening outside your home. and i looked out the window and it wasn't gunshots, it was a car engulfed in flames. >> reporter: police say an officer spotted a car full of young people near jones mill road and east-west high

chevy chase circle. john gonzalez is there. good morning. >> good morning. two fatalities in. two people in the hospital. the people inside the car in their late teens or early 20's. connecticut avenue on the north side of chevy chase circle is closed. it will remain that way for several hours, possibly through the morning rush hour. this was a devastating car accident that happened as a high-speed police chase for around 1:00 this morning. police ran the tags of this toyota and came back as a stolen car. when the officer put on his lights, the suspect fled. that's when the chase started. the officer called for backup and k-9 units immediately. they spent several miles through the neighborhood and down connecticut avenue. the two police cars appear to of collided into each other. two police cars crashed into each other and then the suspect 's car crashed into a large tree at the circle. for some reaso the hen he lost control. they extracted the driver and the front seat passenger. they attempted to put out the flames. were not able to do so and were not able to extract the two rear seat passengers. >> the reconstruction team has just arrived. they are cutting the

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temperatures are impressive already 50's and after sunrise '60s and eventually into the 70's. 64 degrees in chevyse. not a lot of weather because a cold front feature last night sparked a few showers and flashes of lightning off the east coast and that is no doubt and a huge area of high pressure will move in for the next week. we will watch as the high pressure builds in and we saw clouds early this morning but they are dissipating. same kind of story to moral and a -- tomorrow and a couple of degrees cooler by the end of the week. sunshine today approaching 80 degrees and a sense story again tomorrow. as far as the rest of the week, this is our best look. this is our chart to show a rise in the forecast. the temperatures on top are the record highs. at this rate, we are so far above average and this should continue for another week. >> sounds good. >> it is 6:51 and the temperature is in the mid-60's. >> coming up here, march madness temperatures are high across the land that how long will it last? don't ever go wide. sen champion will track it all. they send tunnel collapses on an american --

s. connecticut avenue, north of chevy chase circle, has been closed for several hours and it appears it will remain that way for several more possibly through the morning rush hour. this was a devastating car wreck, to say the least. it started as a high speed police chase. police ran a tax of this small toyota and came back with a stolen car but when the officer hit his cruiser lights, the suspect began to flee. the officer immediately called for backup and k-9 unit. the chase went through several neighborhood roads, eventually down connecticut avenue toward the district. high speed, we are told. based on the damage, we understand the driver at some point lost control of the vehicle and smashed into a massive trade. police tried to get the passengers out. they were able to get the driver out in front seat passenger but they were not able to save the two rear passengers. the driver, we are told, in critical condition. from when -- from where they still a car from is up in the air. >> some more breaking news to tell you about. crews are at the scene of an apartment fire going on in north

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chevy chase. 54 in west virginia. area why temperatures are starting the day in the 50's. french expert is almost 61.t is very breezy and dusty. a lot of sunshine. cooler in the potomac thailand. tonight a -- highlands. tonight a freeze along the mason-dixon line. tomorrow afternoon cool calm amid-50's. a lot of sunshine. that will be as warm as it will get. what is the latest on the commute? >> we have a stalled car itthat will hopefully be removed by the time you are rife. as go live to the traffic center picture. i thought i would stick with the theme across the potomac river. it is in good shape. traffic on the wilson bridge, this head over to the cherry blossoms. we are in great shape on both sides of the beltway. back at you. >> looking good. an oscar-winning director has become the third band to travel to earth's deepest point. >> he specially designed a submarine to died nearly 7 miles in the mary on a trench. he spent a little more than three hours exploring and filming. >> pretty adventurous. >> he intended to tweet. >> tonight get ready for another "dancing with the stars." the 12 couples

the car crashed at chevy chase circle killing two people inside. fox 5's sherry ly is live on the scene with the latest. it will be a while this morning, isn't it? >> reporter: it is. investigators are telling us they will be out here for hours trying to piece together exactly how this all happened and that is going to make for a nightmarish commute with connecticut avenue in this area closed off this morning. right back here, you can see firefighters have the car blocked off. the car is burned up. it is just beyond the fire trucks there. the medical examiner's office is here and the firefighters we're told are removing the bodies from the car. two people died but police tell us the driver and a passenger in the front seat did survive. this all started around 1:15 this morning. montgomery county police say appear officer spotted that car around east high pressure west highway and jones mill road and something seemed suspicious. the officer then ran the tags and the car came back stolen. police say the officer called for backup and continued to follow the c

chevy chase circle. the vehicle burst into flames trapping the teens. fox 5'saul wagner reporting. >> reporter: this is the scene captured by a still photographer moments after the crash. the toyota echos front end was crushed by a huge oak tree on the edge of chevy chase circle. police say there were four people in the car all males. >> the car was engulfed and they -- it took a while before they started to suppress the flames of. >> reporter: ruth robins heard the crash and looked out the window. >> it was terrible and unfortunate the loss of two lives, just very sad. >> reporter: montgomery county police say an officer patrolling east/west highway spotted the car heading west towards bethesda and ran the tag on his computer. >> he gets a hit back for stolen and requests other officers to comma cyst him to safely conduct a -- come to assist him to safely conduct a felony stop. >> reporter: but before they can get there the driver hits the gas on southbound connecticut likely tripping this speed sensor. >> the supervisor had come on the air and stated that he

chevy chase circle and burst into flames. two people in the back seat both died. fox5's sherri ly has been on the scene all morning long and joins us live with the latest. sherri, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, will, good morning, sarah. that fiery crash happened here at chevy chase circle when the car slammed into a tree over here. the ground is actually still scorched from that crash this morning. police were right behind that car. they had been following it. they were able to pull two people out, but two people died. the crash woke neighbors from their sleep early this morning. one person took these pictures. the car was engulfed in flames. one person said it burned for at least 10 or 15 minutes before finally being put out. two passengers in the back seat were trapped in the burning car and died. police say an officer was following the stolen car around 1:15 this morning after spotting it near jones mill road and east west highway. he called for backup as they were about to move in, and the car sped away on connecticut avenue. seconds later it slammed into

chevy chase. frostburg, 32 of the freezing mark. berkeley springs, west virginia, 40 degrees of. the mid to upper 50's, breezy, partly cloudy. you had your glasses on earlier that always makes me nervous. documenting a crash in prince .eorge's county they will have to do measurements near rose croft court on brinkley rd.. this is a serious crash that they have to document. that's not a good option. take st. barnabas road instead. worries on the beltway. virginia, good nose. looks good in springfield. northbound headlights, more of them, but still moving at speed all the way to the pentagon. first trains out on normal service from metro rail. back in less than 10 minutes. >> we want to get to breaking news. shooting inved northwest d.c. two officers responded to fired alongunshots eastern avenue. john gonzalez is on the scene latest. >> good morning. still a very active scene this morning. strewn acrossnce eastern avenue. police from montgomery county the district's started receiving calls around 12:40 morning of gunshots being fired on the street. police heard the gunshots when they arrived and encountered the armed man. con

chevy chase this morning, shepherdstown, 39. berkeley springs, 44. 48 in frederick. temperatures ranging widely. this afternoon a 50'sthwest of town, close to 70 south of the metro. extensive brain is friday night into the first part of saturday. >> at the end of the ramp from university boulevard to go onto the outer loop of the beltway there's been accident. you cannot exit there. traffic on the beltway is open in maryland. outer loop between georgia avenue and connecticut avenue there's another accident. stick around. back to you. >> thank you. 5:29. some drivers will have to let their cars dryout after getting stuck in high water yesterday. emily van glider was driving home from a working party last night when she decided to get off 27 and7 and to take the back roads. she hit a high water and managed to get help from emergency crews who happened to be headed to a second rescue. >> i had been hitting water the entire time and did not think it would be that high. the water was coming up to my door. >> she was rescued quickly, but not the car. family members could not get it restarted last night. >> a reminder of th

chevy chase 55. winchester, 52. very warm start to the day. take a look at our forecast for this afternoon. -- high temperatures in the low to mid 70's. winds out of the southwest gusting up to august 30 miles per hour. tonight, areas of light rain and breezy. us go to lisa now with the commute. >> looking directly at traffic across from the wilson bridge. nothing complicated. we will show you virginia next in springfield. headlights are northbound. everything moving smoothly for now. the 14th street bridge in good shape. 270 and i70, no worries for you. >> police searching for a person behind a shooting in southeast. it happened -- officers say a man was shot in the side and apparently somebody fired shots at his car. the victim walked to an ambulance for treatment. power has been restored to nearly 1900 customers in oxon hill's. it was not down after a car and crashed into a utility pole. this happened on livingston road. no one was hurt. because of the crash is still under investigation. >> were suspicious letters and white power -- white powder have shown up in the district this week. john gonzales with more on this developing sto

chevy chase, maryland this morning. two people are dead after a police chase ends on connecticut avenue. officers say the car crashed and burst into flames when the driver lost control. fox 5's sherry ly is live at the scene with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see this is still a very active investigation here. right back there is the car. you can see police have it surrounded right now. police are telling us that the driver and a front seat passenger survived but the two people in the back seat died. this started around 1 charleston -- around 1:15 this morning. the officers spotted the car and ran the tags. car came back stolen. police say the officer waited for backup and when they arrived, officers moved in but the suspect took off heading through neighborhoods with police in pursuit. the driver then went south on connecticut avenue. as had tedded had the chevy chase circle, police say the car slammed into a free and burst into flames. the officers pursuing the car rushed to pull out the driver and passenger in the front seat but were unable to each the two people in the back. it is unclear if they died on impact from the crash or the

chevy chase -- 66. i anticipate these temperatures to drop a little more before sunrise which is at 7:20. 79 for the high temperature light northwesterly breeze. tonight dropping into the 50's. low 80's tomorrow with a slight chance of the thunder shower tomorrow afternoon and evening. it's warm out there. >> a deadly end to the manhunt for a murder suspect. late last night police and montgomery county found the body approved philip gilberti in a home on the 800 bob huff fordham drive. -- 800 block of fordham drive. >> authorities found the body of heather mcguire on a roadway. john gonzalez as the latest on the investigation. >> 36-year-old mother of three children with her estranged husband filed for a restraining order on saturday. after being shot and killed yesterday morning, the manhunt for philip gilberti ended here in his rockville neighborhood. more than 100 montgomery county police officers scoured the area tuesday night looking for a 51- year-old philip gilberti. was found dead last night from what appears to be a self- inflicted gunshot wound. >> at different locations watching vehicles, watching homes. everyone of them understood how potentially dangerous this

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chevy truck month. >>> a local coffee shop that's almost a century old is getting national attention tonight thanks to the most important people involved, the customers. fox 5's. >> reporter: sometimes it's not all that lonely to be the little guy. >> we're the underdogs if you think about it. >> reporter: 96 years in m.e. swing company is doing pretty well. facebook users voted the d.c. business one of america's best coffee shops. >> the atmosphere, the coffee, the people, it's a great place to spend a few minutes, relax. >> reporter: it started in 1916 when m.e. swing and his son edward set up shop on e street. here's a line out front during the second world war. >> i hear a lot of stories about people going downtown and getting fresh roasted products with their parents and grandparents. there's kind of a love affair with the company. we've meant a lot from a legacy perspective. >> reporter: mark warmouth was a whole sale customer at first. in 2005 he bought the company. >> i got to know the product and fell in love with everything with swing. >> reporter: this is the facility in alexandria where swing's roast coffee which you see here is the key or part of

chevy chase. >> two people have died after a police chase ended on connecticut avenue at the circle. fox5'scene all morning long and joins us live with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, will. this was really a horrific crash. a neighbor just told me the flames were 20 feet up in the air, that this car burned for 10 or 15 minutes before the fire was finally put out. two people died. two people did survive. one person we're told was taken to the hospital for surgery and is in serious condition. the other person had only minor injuries. all this happened this morning. had police not been there, it's possible that no one would have come out alive. take a look at the car engulfed in flames. these pictures taken by a neighbor right after the crash. the two people were in the back seat who died. they were still inside the car. officers unable to get them out after the car caught fire. this started around 1:15 this morning when police say an officer spotted a stolen toyota near east west highway in jones mill road. the officer followed the car waiting for backup to arrive. polic

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