jenny chang and christopher lucas left their toddlers in the car seats locked in the parked car while they went to a wine tasting. the couple faces two counts of attempted child neglect. they have not been allowed to see their 2 and 1-year-old children. >>> police are looking for two suspects who stole an suv with a 5-year-old child inside. the owner of the vehicle was pushed to the ground by two suspects as he got out of his car. the vehicle was gone for with 15 minutes before police found it. the child was not hurt. if you have any information, call d.c. police. >>> a second case of measles is confirmed in the district. the first case was reported in january and was linked to international travel. the health department says there is no indication that the cases are connected. there have been no cases reported in maryland virginia or west virginia. but 17 states and d.c. now have measles cases. >>> today christians here across the world are marking ash wednesday. cardinal donald wuerl will offer a special service at 12:10. alfred baptist church offering ashes on the go until 7:00 at

now, christophe lucas told investigators he left a cell phone on, iphone on in the car so they could monitor the sounds from the car and that they kept their eye on the vehicle. the judge told them that they were released on their own recognizance but ordered to stay away from their children. no contact with their children. they'll be back to court to learn more about the charges and possibly face a trial here eventually but that is the very latest on this case that so many people found so terribly troubling. reporting live stephen tschida abc 7 news. >> frightening situation with justice unfolding live on the air in the abc affiliate in detroit last night. watch what happens as they speak on the phone to the michigan mayor. >> i don't know if you're looking at your tv screen at the moment, we've got live pictures right now on channel 7 of a car going by pulling a gentleman on skis. >> horrendous and that driver would get a ticket if there was a police officer in that area. very dangerous. >> well you know what? it turns out that mayor was a pretty good fortuneteller because just a m

confirms the children's care givers, identified by police as 45-year-old jenny chang and 41-year-old christoph lucas, were inside attending a wine tasting. >> i mean, the same thing as you leaving your kids in a hot car in the summer. this weather is terrible. >> police say the youngsters were left unattended for an hour. arriving officers located chang and lucas and booked them here at second district headquarters on second-degree cruelty to children charges. >> for a wine tasting hopefully you have enough income to afford a baby-sitter. just get the baby-sitter. >> no one answered at the couple's northwest d.c. town house but neighbors expressed surprise. they say chang and lucas are attentive, caring parents. >> i don't think it's right. i don't know why they wouldn't just bring the kids inside. >> pretty scathing details in the police report. the two toddlers are with child protective services. these are pretty serious charges. if chang and lucas are convicted they could face $10,000 in fines and up to 10 years behind bars. in northwest washington, richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> police need your

police say jenny chang and christopher lucas left their toddlers in their car seats locked in their parked car while they went to a wine tasting. the couple faces two counts of attempted child neglect. they have not been allowed to see their 2 and 1-year-old kids these children are in the custody of family services. >>> also today a man will face charges in the murder of hannah graham. jesse matthew will appear by video for his arraignment. he's currently in the fairfax county jail awaiting trial on a sex assault and attempted murder charge for a case in 2005. graham disappeared last september, her body was found a few weeks later following a massive search. >>> today police are looking for two suspects who stole an suv with a 5-year-old child inside. this happened last night on second street in southeast washington. the owner of the vehicle was pushed to the ground by two suspects as he was getting out of his car.vehicle was missing for about 15 minutes before police found it. the child was not hurt. if you have information about the case call d.c. police. >>> in the day ahead, the prince

. >> 45-year-old jennie chang and 41-year-old christopher lucas appeared together for a status hearing this morning. the northwest d.c. couple has been charged with second degree cruelty to children. police say on january 31st in the afternoon in the foggy bottom neighborhood, they left two toddlers alone in a locked car with the engine off and heat off while the outside temperature was just 28 degrees. witnesses reportedly called 911 after spotting the unattended children. the manager of a nearby restaurant confirmed the children's caregivers were inside attending a wine tasting. in fact, police say the kids were inside that car for an hour. witnesses say the girl was hysterically crying and the children were taken by child protective services. according to police lucas told investigators he left a cell phone on inside the car to monitor the children and that they kept an eye on the vehicle. at their previous court appearance, the couple bolted from the courthouse to a nearby cab refusing to talk to the media. today with their faces covered by scars and sunglasses they walked from the

christophe lucas and his wife jenny chang covered their faces with scarves as they walked out of d.c. superior court today. police tell us the couple left their 1 and 2-year-old children alone in a car for an hour while they attended a wine tasting inside a foggy bottom restaurant last month. it was 35 degrees outside. the couple are charged with attempted child cruelty. they're due back in court early next month. >>> a woman is recovering from a dangerous and deadly valentine's day dispute in loudoun county. investigators say the woman had to fight off her estranged husband who burst into her home with a gun in middleburg. the husband fired one round wounding his wife before she wrestled the gun away from him and the husband drove off. fairfax county police later found the man dead of an apparent suicide in a parking lot in herndon. >>> in maryland, police arrested this howard county man, and they're warning inging parents to keep a closer eye on their kids' social media. vincent hill is charged with soliciting sex from a 12-year-old through something called the kick messaging app. d

christophe lucas and his wife jenny chang covered their faces as they walked out of d.c.uperior court today. police say the couple left their 1 and 2-year-old children alone in a car for an hour while they attended a wine tasting inside a restaurant in the foggy bottom part of town last month. it was 35 degrees outside at the time. the two are due back in court march 6th. >>> we've been telling you how to prevent your pipes from freezing in these subzero temperatures. but what should you do if one bursts anyway? it's happening to aloet of people lately. kristin wright is in rockville with the very first thing you should do if you do have a leak. hi, kristin. >> reporter: hi, doreen. firefighters here at station 32 have been very busy, and montgomery county's fire chief put it best today when he said you have to know how to manage this type of emergency and what to do immediately. buckets and gallons of water coming down from a broken pipe on the second floor looked like the pipe p had just burst. the basement complete apply flooded. six to eight inches of water and rising

. >> wendy, jennie chang and christopher lucas are accused of leaving their two children in a locked car in foggy bottom. the children are just 1 and 2 years old. today we learned these details about the circumstances of this case. the children were left in that car for more than 45 minutes. video from the ritz-carlton shows the parents walked away at 3:44. police arrive at 4:36 and we now know it was only 35 degrees in that car when the children were discovered. they had coats on but no hats. one child had no shoes or socks. the parents say they were monitoring the children with an iphone that they had left in the car. they are both now charged with attempted second-degree cruelty to children. the children are in the custody of family services. back to you, wendy. >> all right, pat muse. >>> one of the hardest hit areas by yesterday's big storm in the northeast was worcester, mass. that's about 50 miles southwest of boston. you can see the situation from these poewes on social media. people deeming with more than 50 inches of snow. one of them captured it well saying entirely too mu

their parents 41-year-old christopher lucas and 45-year- old jenny cheng are due in court charged withegree cruelty to children. their kids remain with child protective services. >>> there's now a second confirmed case of measles in the district. we understand it's not linked to the outbreak in california. there's no indication the two cases in d.c. are related to each other. d.c. health officials say it's unclear how the new patient contracted measles. >>> ride sharing companies like uber and lyft are completely street legal in virginia now. governor terry mcauliffe signed legislation which regulates how ride sharing companies operate in the state. virginia has allowed the companies to operate under a temporary agreement since this summer but it is now officially a go. >>> home schooled children in virginia are one step closer being able to play public school sports. the generally assembly has passed legislation cha would allow home schoolers to play sports for local area schools they don't attend. the bill leads it -- leaves it up to the local school boards to implement the policy. i

. >> 45-year-old jennie chang and 41-year-old christopher lucas appeared together for a status hearing this morning. the north west d.c. couple has been charged with second degree cruelty to children. police say on january 31st in the afternoon in the foggy bottom neighborhood near 23rd and l streets northwest, they left two toddlers alone in a locked car with the engine off and the heat off while the outside temperature was just 28 degrees. witnesses reportedly called 911 after spotting the unattended children. manager of a nearby restaurant confirmed the children's caregivers were inside attending a wine tasting. in fact police say the kids were inside that car for an hour. witnesses say the girl was hysterically crying. the children were taken by child protective services. according to police lucas told investigators he left a cell phone on inside the car to monitor the children and kept an eye on the vehicle. in the previous court appearance, the couple bolted to the courthouse to a nearby cab refusing to talk to the media. today, with faces covered with scarves and sunglasses they