d.c. and philadelphia as police investigate a deadly accident overnight. two people killed on the tracks and everything you need to know. >> new develops to the story you saw first on fox. launch answering independent investigation into agos of corruption and grade fixing in one local county. >> republican senator shall they vote on the healthcare bill it led the president to urge senate lead others to come up with a bill to serve the american people. >> live look outside cool morning on top. we're waking up to temps in the 60s. things will get better. we're talking 80. good morning thank you for squoyping us i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm holly morris. >> today is wednesday, june 28. >> michael thomas has cooler weather headline and erin como following traffic and problem on amtrak specifically. let's start with your headlines. cooler than the ush ushz in the 50s this morning. later today beautiful comfortable georgous lots of sunshine. lower 8 >> amtrak service as mature and mentioned suspende

bill have introduced a that would make d.c., washington d.c., honor the concealed carry permits from the various states. over three quarters of the state has some reciprocity arrangements with other states. and d.c. is sort of an anomaly because it does not organize any states for concealed carry permits. this is a common sense situation that does not cost any money because there are discussions in the capital about how do you protect the other 98 percent of congressman who don't have security detail? money if you cost signed all of us a security detail. and frankly, we want the ability to take care of ourselves. host: do you have a concealed carry permit? guest: i do. host: so when you are in kentucky, do you always have a gun on you? guest: i will not disclose, but that is the benefit of having a concealed carry weapon because there is a moment of surprise. unless it is a star or police officer -- unless it is a spouse or a police officer, i do not brandish my weapon or tell anyone if i have a weapon on me. host: would you have brought a weapon to a baseball practice if you are goi

two d.c. officers and a ddot employee. darcy is live with information but we start first with officers. megan? >> reporter: well, that's right. we have some new information this morning coming from the police union, and it is encouraging. the union says that one of the d.c. police officers who were struck has been upgrade the from critical to serious condition. the second officer is now listed in fair condition. chief peter newsham along with the mayor. this horrible scligs an example of how dangerous law enforcement can be. >> i feel horrible. you have two of our officers doing exactly what we asked them to do in the adams morgan community. they actually were truck struck. i have two officers in there unnecessarily in the hospital. >> reporter: and also injured was working for ddot. that person said to have serious injuries. so a long recovery here, but they are expected to be okay. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath live for us. thank you, megan. >> news 4's darcy spencer is live th

>> reporter: service suspended between d.c. and philadelphia this morning, not what passengers want to hear. as soon as we got here, we went inside union station, started checking the boards. everything said on time. this is a few minutes ago. we started speaking to somebody, a couple and their son who were actually on the amtrak train that struck and killed two people. this is late last night as you have been reporting all morning long. as we were talking to them, they were telling us how long they had been stuck on the train. you start seeing a flood of people coming back from the waiting area, saying their train had been cancelled. some of the video i posted on twitter this morning showing a long line of people trying to get new trains out of d.c. one woman saying her train was scheduled for 3:15 this morning. now she says it is pushed to 6:30 this morning was his train, now doesn't know when he is able to get out of here. not what people want to hear. again, temporary service suspended from d.c. to philadelphia, if you're m

light showers across d.c.ight down royal dealing with a little bit steadier rain this morning. they're kind of scattered about. it's not a widespread swath of rain so it's not going to be an all day thing. the it won't even be an all morning thing put at least for the rush hour time period does look like we'll have showers around. very warm, muggy 78 degrees in d.c., 79 quantico, 75 for frederick and gaithersburg. 88 degrees later on this afternoon because we'll get the sun back out. winds a little gusty up to 30 miles an hour later today. it's going to be extremely humid as well. next round of rain moves in later tonight.& we'll time it out for you in a few minutes. that's weather. erin como is back this morning with traffic. >> on-time traffic brought to you by toyota. visit buy a toyota.com for special offers. >> that's right, 5:07. just getting an update on this serious crash we're tracking in northeast on new york avenue but first look at this construction. this is in fredericksburg. 95 southbound milling

and their importance to washington, d.c. there are a great amount of historic preservation of buildings in d.c. we are probably one of the most restricted in terms of preservation properties in washington. not only is this building a landmark, the exterior of the building is a landmark, but also our interiors are. we are one of 23 buildings in washington to have our interiors landmarked and probably the most heavily landmarked in that way. also, our garden, which is this amazing open space in dupont circle, and it's very rare in washington for there to be a big garden in a backyard. the reason why it still exists and has to exist is because washington has something called the height act, which means buildings can only build up to a certain footage, and then they are not allowed to go any higher unless they somehow can make an arrangement with neighbors who have land that has not yet been developed. they basically by the air rights of their neighbors. our neighbor has purchased our theen's air rights, so garden has to remain

the d.c. pools, and the fact that so many people don't know they're out there and they're free. >> well, i don't know if they don't know that they're out there because our pools are just filled to the brim throughout the summertimes. when it comes to summer you're going to think of d.c. parks and recreation. we have over 50 aquatic facilities whether 19 outdoor pools, the spray park or indoor pools. so, we are doing lots of fun activities and events throughout the summer. >> and i guess also, too, if you don't live in d.c., you can still use the pools. you pay a small fee, but they are open to use as well. >> one thing unique to the district of columbia if you are a district resident you get to utilize the pool for how much? for free. free for district residents to c that's why we have such huge numbers. if you are a visitor to the district of columbia, you can come and visit the pool and get into the pool. as you say, there is a nominal fee for nondistrict residents. >> and, councilmember whi

erin fox d.c. on twitter.ack to you mature and and wisdom. >> developing overnight president trump facing a lawsuit over his business empire. >> nearly 200 democrats expected to file a federal lawsuit today alleging he is allegedly profiting from businesses including from foreign liters that say at his hotels. >> anjali hemphill live outside the trump hotel in original west with more, anjali. >>> good morning, well, yeah, first on monday trump was hit with a lawsuit involving the trump international hotel and other real estate holdings and now today a new lawsuit is expected to come down with democratic lawmakers and democratic senator richard bloom thal will lead the filing in district court and representative john con ors jr. will lead the legal effort in the house. there's a "foreign emolument clause in the constitution which requires consent of coming gress before accepting gifts. the suit alleges the trump empire for incentive for foreign governments to give trum businesses special treatment. meanwhile on

no trains are running between d.c. and philadelphia and there's no word on that could last. >> several city around the world are trying to bounce back from another sign area tack. ukraine and russia is hit and u.s., germany, france, australia and italy. it locks up computers run oing on microsoft windows and then demand a ran some. >> venezuela supreme court said a police helicopter fired on supreme court as speaking live on state television to pro government journalists. this morning many president owe bone rent accusing him of orchestrating the ordeal to justify a crackdown on those looking to block attempt to rewrite the constitution. >> three chicago police officers have been indicted on felony conspiracy charges accused of covering up actions of police officer who shot and killed a black teen agener 201 4 jason van take shot la quan getty. conspiracy indictment claims o pass itfied police reports to deter investigation into the shooting dashcam video contradicted what happened. >> maryland crabbing season set to e

between washington, d.c. and philadelphia. now additionally we're going to see residual delays and cancellations on the northeast corridor. amtrak is advising passengers or at least the passengers that typically take this route in the morning to check with amtrak.com or the app if they frequent the app as well to see any specifics about that, but i did just check in with amtrak website. not seeing any specific cancellations there, but, again, that service still is suspended between washington, d.c. and philadelphia. we're supposed to get an update or a statement from amtrak on or before sometime 7:00 this morning. have that update for you. next update in ten minutes. >> thank you, jessica. >>> meanwhile dealing with the best day in the summer apparently. >> this may turn out to be the nicest day of the entire summer. 40s and 50s right now. 48 degrees in the suburbs. low 50s in the lehigh valley. look at that bright sunshine. sunshine we warm to 66 degrees. then at lunchtime. 74. even though the temperatures w

. >> reporter: d.c. and maryland did send out a joint notice to the media about the lawsuit which could be filed today. central to the case they say are things like the trump hotel behind me here and trump's network of golf courses as well. now, in january, you may remember that president trump said he was going to step back from at the trump organization and its properties in order to avoid conflicts of interest. his sons now handle the business dealings but trump still owns the company and the attorneys general of d.c. and maryland say the presidentially is still benefiting personally. the u.s. constitution says that u.s. officials from foreign governments. now speaking in detail to the washington post o-the attorneys general say embassies and foreign officials have chosen to use the trump hotel. if at the lawsuit goes forward, the ags say they will be demanding copies of trump's tax returns to see what his foreign business dealings are. they tell the post that could land the case in front of the supre

a d.c. judge ordered release of the doctor accused of checking into the trump hotel here with guns in tow. but that move comes with some major conditions. >> our cameras were there when the doctor walked out of the courtroom. he has to temporarily give up weapons and avoid, a large area of the district of columbia. jackie benson was in court when the decision was handed down. jackie. >> she joins us live outside the court in northwest washington. >> this hearing actually went into the evening. the judge said that he found no legal basis to keep him in jail and order the doctor released until his appearance in federal court tomorrow afternoon. now, he will spend the n pennsylvania emergency room physician, left the d.c. courthouse accompanied by his attorney neither man made a statement. moles is facing gun possession charges after police found an ar 15 rifle, handgun and 90 rounds of ammunition in his car at the trump hotel. when asked by a reporter if he had a message for his family. in d.c

you can d.c. waerps can use metro option.y northbound. >> keep in mind to twitter activity northbound penn passengers should board trains to baltimore to give you that one. if you are take the brunswick line that is on time and not impacted union station by the pen camden line disruption. we have metro delays as well for you. blue line earlier malfunction because of thatsh usilver line experiencing residual delays. we'll let you know if there's metro bus delays. if you have any questions picking your rail line option this morning @erinfoxdc on twitter and we'll look at roads and commute around the dmv next. back to you allison and ste county where police need help identifying a man who attacked a father, who was holding his toddler. this happened last saturday spencers gifts inside fairoakes mall. he was attempting to return something. >> he proceeded to call me and my daughter names and then pulled out form and is recording. so i slightly push his phone out of my face and then that's -- i guess his temper just got out of han

near d.c.t vigil will be held at 7 o'clock in dupont circle. >> over the weekend french voters headed to the poll for the first of two rounds in a parliament election. new elected president emmanuel macron's centrist party appears headed for a majority in parliament to win the most seats in the june 18th runoff. macron's party got at 30 percent of yesterday's votes. >> british prime minister theresa may is staying put. conservatives lost the majority in parliament a the poor election results damaged the prime minister's authority. yesterday may named her cabinet keeping most of the ministers in their posts. many analysts say may's days as prime minister are numbered. >> terrifying moments in the skies down under. a plane was forced to return to sydney airport yesterday afternoon after an in flight problem left a hole in the plane's engine casing. pats jepassengers say they heara loud noise and then began smelling something burning. no one was hurt and the plane landed safely back at the airport

. >> reporter: d.c.ice say nine people were hurt after security hired to accompany the turkish president during official business in washington, d.c. attacked them during a peaceful protest on may 16th. two arrests were made that day. two more including this man of virginia wer wednesday. d.c. police now have 14 outstanding warrants. most of them turkish citizens and two canadiens. >> i run opposite direction from my friends and some of the turkish president body guards put me in a chokehold and he drove me on the -- on the ground and while he hurting me, he was saying you're gone and i'm going to kill you. >> reporter: kurdish woman wanted her voice heard that day. instead, she says she forever lost her sense of security. but she is glad to see the man she says hurt her facing charges. >> i'm very thankful for the justice -- for the justice of the united states and i appreciate the -- for support of the american people and and government that their behavior will not be tolerated on american soil. >> the

questions airport fox d.c.itter back to you. >> coming up the nationals are planning a red, white and blue patriotic giveaway. >> we'll tell you one way we can help improve the lives most vulnerable citizens. >> a live look across the d.c. region good picture there of the capitol building this monday morning. "fox news morning" coming back after this after this >> london inferno 24 story apartment building erupts to massive fireball overnight levering unknown number of people trapped inside. >> presidential lawsuit nearly 200 democrats sue trump for what they say is violation of the constitution. >> live look outside a brief cool down dealing with scattered thunderstorms as well. >> good morning to you. thank you for joining us m i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm holly morris. >> today is wednesday, june 14. beautiful picture of the flags there. it's also flag day today. >> blow in the wind so that hopefully means a cool down. good morning, erin como she'll talk about roads and michael thomas a cool down. >> cool down

house andh washington, d.c. was built by krishan heurich, we started a successful brewing company in 1872. today we learn how prohibition and world war i impacted the heurich family and their brewing company. this is the second of a two-part series. >> welcome to the heurich house museum. this is the home of washington, d.c.'s most successful brewer. he lived between 1842 and 1945. andas born in a small town died here and washington, d.c. at the age of 102. he was the oldest brewer in the world at that time. so now we are in the basement of the heurich house, and we are in the original man cave for him. this room was built originally to be krishan iraq -- heurich -- christian heurich's beer drinking room. maybe they would feel comfortable ash in their cigars on the floor in the original tavern signature we have in the middle of the room. because krishan was 60 years old when he had his children and his dining room was the only place for the family to have meals, this became the german breakfast room. this is whe

d.c. apartment complex goes up in flames. smoke spot it from the roof of a d.c. hotel. what firefighters say happened. and change is in the air wheit what rail and bus riders need to know to not get thrown off track. news at 11:00, on your side. with a massiven apartment fire that forced more than 200 people from their beds and homes in the middle of the night. five d.c. firefighters were treated for minor injuries. what causednot know the fire, but they are watching for hotspots. we are at the rolling terrace apartments with more. it has been about 20 hours since this fire started, instill some smoldering in the corner of that apartment building. the are having to secure area for fire investigators, who still need to get inside and find out what started this blaze. dangers in trapped some people inside of the rolling terrace apartments early saturday morning. >> it was terrible because everything was burning up stairs. it was spreading around. reporter: this person and her two daughters l

kimberly: a d.c.r and his family are looking for a new place to call home after a fire ripped through their old home in northeast. but neighbors are stepping up to lend a hand. she was on the computer and she heard this noise. she thought there was repairs in the alley, and then we heard boom and the windows burst. melissa: the pastor had just left his home in northeast to take his grandson to the doctor when he got a panicked call from his wife. >> she said the house is on fire. melissa: it appears the fire started in the back of the house. the man and his wife shared the home with her daughter, her two children, and his brother. >> is this really happening? the firemen are on the roof, cutting holes in the roof. melissa: his neighbors and church have stepped up to help the family. he tells me his faith is keeping him positive. >> just believe in god. i trust him. he has brought me through time after time. kimberly: good for him. creating jobs foreaner, reliour veterans... helping those in need save

>> in northeast d.c. one person dead after a major car crash along new york avenue. >> fox5's melanie alnwick is there with the very latest. melanie, still a big scene? >> reporter: it is and it's so big in facts that they won't let us any closer to this. all you'll be able to see is just the yellow and wheel lights in the distance as this entire road new york avenue major thorofare is shut down shn of route 50. we're standing right where the costco is and that that big welcome to washington, d.c. sign and so you can get a sense of just how far back we are. what we can tell you is about 3:44 in the morning when d.c. fire and ems said that they had a crash with entrapment, four vehicles with three of them on fire, they did take care of four victims. one was doa. one was trapped and the two others with lesser injuries and then we also heard that shortly before 4:00 this morning, all three of the vehicles were then extinguished, those that were on fire went saw a number of fire vehicles moving out of here so

d.c.ad into those afternoon hours. let's get you started with satellite and radar. few more cl clouds than yesterday. beautiful crystal clear skies yesterday afternoon. won't be the case today but still a decent amount of sunshine. again just a few clouds coming across from time to time. temperatures aren't awful this morning. little warmer than yesterday. we don't have the lower 50's and even 40's that we had yesterday morning but still comfortable in the mid 50's in manassas and culpeper 56 degrees. in washington 67t gaithersburg is at 64. frederick maryland 59. leonardtown waking up to temperatures in the middle 60's. later on this afternoon, temperatures on the climb. partly cloudy skies. heat is returning. 91 degrees today. winds occasionally breezy out of the south. that will bringing in that heat and well though you'll start to notice that more later tonight and into your day on friday. all right, more forecast details coming up in just a bit. for now let's get you started with traf

convicted d.c.niper lee boyd malvo wants a judge to reconsider his life sentence in the wake of a ruling from the supreme court. >> live look outside. today will be noticeably cooler than every day this week. we'll feel some warm air but it will not be the scorcher we've had in days past. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm maureen umeh. >> enjoy the brief respite. i'm holly morris. so glad you're with us on this thursday june 15th. >> mike is going to talk about our weather, mike let's start with you. >> noticeably less humid to today. >> if you're just waking up now at 5:01 we want to get you the latest on the shooting at a republican baseball practice in alexandria. this morning four of the victims remain in the hospital. congressman steve scalise who was shot in the hip remains in critical condition. doctors say he has several more surgeries ahead of him. also recovering congressional aide zachary barth lobbyist matt mika shot in the chest. he was one of the most seriously injured. t

they are up 1-0 over d.c. united. united tied them at 1-1. d.c. united proving to be too much. d.c.stos fc cinderella run. lots of run to the cristos team at the maryland soccer plex. >> that was good effort. >> we take so, when it's your turnt to do the shopping and you need to get... raspberries for john... strawberries for amy... bananas for mom...wait, what's a jicama? and at these prices, i can make it all happen. take a fresh look at giant's produce prices. >>> if you have ever eaten a hoagie from a wa wayou probably know why folks are so stoked about this convenience store opening in d.c. >> now we know it will be 19 near l street. not going to sell gas but everything you expect from wawa. it is set to open in december. >>> people in cathedral heights learn about the plans to develop that wegmans not to open until in my future, i'm twice as likely to have a stroke. i'm at higher risk for depression. i'm 26% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. i have a 65% higher chance of developing diabetes. these diseases can be managed or prevented when caught earl

another d.c. officer and ddot employee also injured after all three were hit by a pickup truck. this started at 18 and columbia road right in the heart of adams morgan last night. we have team coverage with megan mcgrath and darcy spencer at 5:30 and look for coverage in the nbc washington app. >>> more breaking news in traffic. prince george's county. indian head highway shut down both ways at palmer road. very serious crash. we have a couple of other issues we're talking about as welcoming up. >>> melissa, thank you. 5:16 right now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm yang. at least one person is dead and two others in critical condition after a bus crash in georgia. police say 38 people from a church in huntsville, alabama, were on that bus yesterday when it collided with a car. >> one of the men charged in oakland's ghostship fire that killed three dozen people will have more time before facing a judge. derek elmina was supposed to face a judge yesterday. >>> the results are i

approaching washington union station in d.c. now service is suspended between washington, d.c. and philly. details for the rest of the morning and updates when i come back. >>> after months of delays, plans to renovate wilmington football stadium are back on track. aging baynard stadium is home to several high school teams. last fall the school offered to raise $20 million needed to fix it. backed out when the city expressed concerns about other organizations have equal access to the facility and explored the team to explore other options. now the city agrees a public private partnership is the best option. team up to make the remember rations. >>> may be harder for the public to see police dash cam video in the pennsylvania. exempt having to release footage to comply with public record law in serp cacertain cases. cannot obscure the identity of informant or evidence cannot be released without court order. sign the measure to pass the state senate yesterday. >>> familiar face lead catholics in allentown. appointed bishop elect. worked in allentown and diocese for more than 30 y

erin fox d.c. on stwiter back to you. >> m coming up on "fox news morning" lawmakers made a bill to punish you for the texts your children sent. >> and a few hours before he won kevin durant was subject of a jeopardy clue. >> 77 is the temperature right now. 4:38 is the time. and we're back in a moment. ment. narrator: the washington post endorses dr. ralph northam. mr. northam would make the better governor. and virginia progressives agree. ralph northam is the only candidate who stood up to the nra after the virginia tech shooting. dr. northam led the fight to stop the republicans' transvaginal ultrasound law. ralph is a leader for education, expanding pre-k for thousands of families in virginia. ralph northam: making progress and as governor, i won't let donald trump stand in our way. these are the stories you're engaging with most on social media. good morning, holly. >> good morning bovrming you and everybody. trump administration wants to cut the duties of consumer financial protection bureau

one of those d.c. police officers is described by the police chief as being in, quote, very critical condition. that was the update late last night. the other officer and the d.c. traffic control aide, they are said to be seriously injured but are expected to make it. their injuries not life threatening. the two officers were on bicycle patrol when they were struck by this pickup truck in adams morgan last night. witnesses say that one of those officers was thrown 30 feet. now the mayor and the chief of police were here at the hospital late last night. chief newsham,er about his officers. >> yeah, i feel horrible. you've got two of our officers doing exactly what we asked them to do in the adams morgan community. they actually were struck. thankfully nobody else was injured, but i have two of my officers in there unnecessarily in the hospital. >> reporter: i will be here all morning long continuing to monitor or get updates on the condition of two officers as well as the ddot employee that were injured

the d.c. judge released moles late thursday evening on his promise to return to federal court friday afternoon. >> do you have a message for your family back at home? >> i love them. >> reporter: prosecutors had argued that moles was a danger to the public, based on information provided by an acquaintance of moles who told police the 14-year navy vet and physician had left voice mails saying he was traveling to d.c. from his home in pennsylvania and he had guns. court documents showed moles told the acquaintance he would stay in d.c. until he met president trump. moles called himself a refugee pharmacy. according to prosecutors. mold told the acquaintance his car looked like timothy mcvay and eric rudolph were going camping, a renge to two domestic terrorists. and moles withdrew $10,000 from his bank account, leaving only $4.19. 4/19 is the date of the oklahoma city bombing. those were enough red flags for the secret service to question him in his room at the trump hotel and arrest him after h

all d.c. chipotle locations will donate 50 percent of their proceeds to the d.c.ou need to do is eat chipotle today. >> national harbor down to the best s-p-e-l-l-e-r-s periods. the finals of the national spelling bee are tonight. the field of young contestants has been whittled down from 291 to 40 who tonight. that includes a boy from richmond virginia and a boy from howard county maryland. now the youngest speller ever to compete six-year-old edith fuller from oklahoma she did not make it into the finals. so -- she did well, though. she got this far. >>> all right. ready to see you tomorrow. tomorrow morning in b-o-w-i-e maryland. >> quite at good speller. >> that's as far as i went. that's the site as much our next zip trip. we'll be in bowie town center from 6:00 to 11:00 tomorrow. tucker barnes kicks things off. then i'll be there along with holly morris. erin como will join us a little bit later and we would love for you to come out as well. come out and see us on our second zip trip. last time bowie brought it strong. they were one of the top ones out of al

and the d.c. metro area is completely dry, but it's a broken line ever rain up to the north that we're keeping a close eye on. right around hagerstown right now starting to move into northern frederick county. these are moving to the east/southea east/southeast. at the moment not picking up any lightning, but a heads up again if you're in washington, frederick, even howard county potentially dealing with heavy rain this evening. and you can see that here on the satellite and radar 37 what we're also keeping a close eye on, tropical storm cindy. you can see the churning in the gulf. 6 to 9 inches in louisiana, mississippi, alabama, even panhandle of florida. is he had to make landfall late tonight. you can see it's right there. maximum sustained winds at 50 miles per hour. it is moving toward the northwest at 9 miles per hour. it will continue to generally move north/northwest overnight tonight. here is its position tomorrow afternoon. as we head toward the end of the week and weekend, it really st

d.c. apart from union station and right now delays continue along the north east corridor and we have team coverage on the tracks and the impact it's having on the station. >> and major development you saw first on "fox5"allegations of grade fixing to boost graduation rates in prince george county public schools. a new investigation is good to take off. he said joins us live to talk about allegations and detention. >> and to what's next? >> good morning oym >> if are you just waking up this morningnive minutes. >> first we want to get you up to date on breaking newst of d.k service suspended between d.c. and philadelphia. after two people were struck and killed on tracks near union station over fight. >> those victims were cfx employees. >> be have team cover ramming this morning melanie alnwick live at the scene. let's start with melanie. >> steve, allison. i got off the phone with a representative from csx who confirmed to me indeed that these were two csx employs ease and he did tell me

we'll be dry in d.c.over the mountains off to the west so just be aware of that for those who do live west of i-81 including the panhandle of maryland portions of west virginia. temperatures heading into the 70's later dan partly cloudy around d.c. and baltimore so should be a beautiful afternoon with low humidity. get out there and enjoy it. a little chilly this morning, though. 48 to 58 degrees before school. after school temperatures heading into those very pleasant 70's. this weekend? i think you got a gun weekend for it. 82 degrees, partly cloudy skies, ocean city on saturday. sunday 86 degrees, sunny a little bit warmer. water temperature though still on the very cool side, 65 degrees. again really we kind of have to wait until july and august before that water temperature starts to pop up. 76 today, 83 tomorrow. look at that run of 90's we'll do. sunday through wednesday all in the mid 90's next week. that's weather. erin is back with traffic. >> at 5:56, we do have some delays and crashes you need

so, i've encouraged every d.c. resident who comes across one who is that able to tear it down. >> also, the city wants you to know if you saw someone posting these fliers, call d.c. police. >> here are the five things developing around the region right now. a fast moving fire badly damaged a house in prince george's county. skyfox was over the scene on north keys road in brandywine. you can see the thick white smoke trailing over the roof there. no one was home at the time. one firefighter suffered a minor cut. >>> a shooting investigation is under way in anne arrundel county. police say a man and would. were fatally shot near scott town road and nick road in shady side, maryland. there are no motives or suspects identified at this time. >>> the person of interest accused of engaging in illicit sexual contact with a minor at arlington national cemetery has surrendered. the fbi says the man repeatedly touched a girl in an inappropriate manner during the wreath laying ceremony on memorial day. >>> now d.c. police hav

>>> a d.c. resident's weight loss journey is going viral this morning and it's one you would like to share. >> i feel bad going into something so personal for this guy. simba, so he weighs 35 pounds. if you're not looking at the screen, take a look. quick glance. he is a cat at that the washington humane alliance says he's actually bigger than a lion cub. >> looking for somebody to take care of this guy, take him home, keep up with his diet. rescue workers say he's sweet, pretty mellow. his last owner had to give him up when he moved into an assisted living facility. if you have a place for this guy and food for him. >> strong arms. >> yeah. take him home. >>> leading by example. after the break, meet a local mom of 14 who is also taking on the role of he owner and farmer. >>> plus, every time news 4 goes to cuba we come back and you ask, well, how can i go down to the island nation? well, today some changes when it comes to travel down to cuba. some restrictions. we're going to tell you about t

d.c. have gone down. down 26% from last year. there is 36% decline in robberies and homicides are down 15%. d.c. police patrol chief credits task force that target criminals shortly attacks and sometimes before the potential crimes for the decline. >>> first "fox5" rather continues the request for answers over claims of grave fixing in prince george county schools. maryland calls for the board to investigate the claims. speaking with "fox5" hogan says the state board may have to bring in outside help. governor adding a prior investigation into the matter was unacceptable. >> we just found out there was this so-called investigation, it was not acceptable to other people and us. that's xwr we asked up stayed to have the actual state board of education themselves, which is a body thav that oversees the school system and is responsible for oversight, for them to conduct the investigation. >> "fox5" reached out to the school ceo kevin maxwell but so far he refused o and we'll have continued cov

i cannot and washington, d.c. >> you work in d.c. but cannot carry a handgun.oncealed or otherwise. i am a sponsor of a law that would change that and say if you have a can deals carry permit in any state, you can carry in other states which i have sponsored the legislation. for the time being -- once we are in the capital compound, it is extraordinarily safe, very different in our districts and going to public events. security has to come first. of therday, a sheriff county will have a deputy or two traveling with me. not just safety for myself but also my staff and the public. if somebody were to have a head, takingeir law into their own hands. we have to put safety first when we are in the public and i believe that law-abiding citizens with a weapon will help keep a situation safe. i have always believed that going back 30 years. i will be a little more diligent because of what happened yesterday. that was congressman collins on the fox business network on his desire to carry a firearm at all times. calling from corpus christi, texas on the democratic line.

question erin fox d.c.e in london with getting ready for burrow market to reopen it's been closed deadly day people in the market say they're happy the market is >> newly elected montana reporter is known for body slamming a reporter. he pled guilty to assaulting guard yen reporter ben jacobs. snntsed 48 hours community management and in and it to right jacob a. >> happening today a. >> a rabbi will appeal his sentence. bernard frightenedle was arrested for secretly videotaping women undressing and he filmed some 150 women using hidden recording dev devices. prior motion to reduce the sentence was denied last month. >> time now 5:50 and we're back with what's hot on the web and the stories ir engaging with most own social media. >> first up trulp administration wants to cut duties of consumer pro tux bur and u.s. treasury it could up in the way it the treasury report comes days after the republican-led house passed legislation to undue the dodd fwravrping. >> untin ended consequences for teenagers that sext

over d.c.but it will not last that much longer, maybe another half hour and then things start to improve for us pretty rapidly. reagan national 75 trees, a humid 75. dulles 72, bwi 75 as well. here's your planner for the day today. by 11 o'clock maybe a shower or two but most of us dry 82 by 2 o'clock mix of clouds and sun. once again i think most of us stay dry. highs today in the upper 80's but feeling like the mid 90's with all that humidity in place. >> all right. let's go to, terkerin como and k about the roads. >> huge problems from the maryland line into the northeast section of the district. deadly crash investigation has new york avenue northeast shut down both directions at the anacostia bridge. the crash is lanes for that investigation between bladensburg road and 295. here's a live look at that right now. huge police presence. also keep in mind the ramp from 295 to westbound 50 is shut down so you can either go eastbound on 50 or continues 295 southbound. because you're parked from

reporter: chris was visiting d.c. from new jersey, but he wanted to stop by the british embassy to pay his respects. he has been to england five times and has walked across the london bridge during one of the scenes of last night's deadly attacks. >> the only way to respond to this is to put yourself in the shoes of the people to whom this be you tomorrow. erielle: >> bouquets of flowers have been left outside the embassy and the union jack is at half staff. man-made the sign of the cross and offered up a prayer to seven people killed and the dozens of others injured. >> ideals that draw the things happening, and i am sending a blessing to the people that have been true. d.c. police are closely monitoring the situation and can be seen parked outside the embassy. the mayor says she was briefed on the situation and reassured residents there are no credible threats to washington, d.c., especially as the city prepares for a surge of people >> >> during pride week and next weekend's parade. washington is ever vigilant. we

d.c.? guest: well, absolutely. there is a federalism solution here. what works at the state level can also be applied here at the capitol. if you look at those 18 states that allow legislators to keep a gun on their hip while they legislate, there haven't been problems with safety. instead, you trusted a lawmakers to protect themselves. if we're going to trust congressmen to legislate and commit to us war or spend billions of dollars each day, i think we should also trust them to be able to protect themselves. host: we are joined by philip wegmann of "the washington examiner." as we continue to talk about efforts to allow members of congress to carry guns in the u.s. capitol. republicans can call 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000. and independents 202-748-8002. as you mentioned, congressman massie has a proposal for allowing concealed carry legislation for members of congress. also, congressman loudermilk also making a proposal. talk about those two proposals, exactly what they would d

the d.c. judge released moles late thursday evening on his promis court friday afternoon. >> do you have a message for your family back at home? >> i love them. >> reporter: prosecutors had argued that moles was a danger to the public, based on information provided by an acquaintance of moles who told police, the 14-year navy vet and physician had left voice mails saying he was traveling to d.c. from his home in pennsylvania, and he had guns. court documents show moles told the acquaintance he would stay in d.c. until he met president trump. moles called himself a refugee intent on bringing down big pharmacy, according to prosecutors. moles reportedly told the acquaintance his car looked like timothy mcvay and eric rudolph were going camping. a reference to two domestic terrorists. and moles withdrew $10,000 from his bank account, leaving only $4.19. 4/19 is the date of the oklahoma city bombing. those were enough red flags for police and secret service question him in his room at the trump ho

here d.c.and into the afternoon if we're lucky could be a peak or two of sunshine. that changes as we head into the weekend. check this out ready for a summer heat wave as we head through later this week to early next week 83 friday, 88 saturday. look at sunday, 94. monday 95. tuesday 96 and actually i think the heat peaks next wednesday. we're looking at several days here. coming up second half of the weekend into next week. 70s next two days enjoy them. 80s friday. warm good zip trip george town. 80 saturday. here come 90s. sunday, monday, tuesday, next wednesday and thursday as well. that's a check of weather forecast airport is back with traffic. >> i'm excited for that. 5:47 now. we have a couple problem areas on the road. starting off with look in chantilly, pleasant valley road closed in both directions due to low-happening wires between braddock and herdon avenue and as you make your way northeast we're dealing with power outage. follow police direction and treat intersections with traf

so on d.c.ouncilman teddy mcduffy introduced a bill in week asking the came medical are a commemorative works ghigs to put up statues in each ward highlighting women and people of color. mcduffy says the first one should be charles hamilton houston. >> charles hamilton houston helped to train thurgood marshall. he was the to the naacp. he was born and raised right here in the sdrisktdistrict. he graduated from dunbar high school. >> reporter: right now this is just a proposal in council. we'll keep you posted on what happens. pat, back to you. >>> after years of debate and controversy, one of the nation's largest mosques has won approval to build a new facility in. it was approved during another lengthy public meeting. residents expressed concern that it would bring too much traffic to the area and might destroy the countryside, but supporters of the project said steps will be taken to keep that from happening. all dulles area muslim society plans to build a 22,000 square foot mosque. it will ca

any questions at erin fox5 d.c.ter. >>> and this morning president trump firing back at new accusations dealing with the russia probe. >> fox5's annie yu joins us live from the news room with more on this ongoing story. good morning, annie. >> reporter: good morning, wisdom and erin. that's right, bombshell developments in the russia investigation. president trump is keeping busy on twitter as he angrily responds to reports that special counsel robert mueller is obstructed justice. in a series of tweets the president said this. they made up a phony collusion with the russia story found zero proof so now they go for the obstruction of justice on the phony story. nice. you are witnessing the single greatest witch hunt in political history. crooked h destroyed phones with hammer. pleased e-mails and had her husband meet with the ag days before she was cleared and they talk about obstruction but some republican lawmakers caution that the president's tone isn't exactly helpful or accurate. >> it's not a witch hunt, no. i

graham's death was announced on the d.c. counsel's twitter account. it read our hearts go out to all who, like us, knew and loved him. jim graham was 71 years old. >>> in the middle of yesterday's breaking news in alexandria was this glimmer of hope, get this, the entire graduating class at ballew high school was accepted into college. people kept tweeting us saying this story was a ray of sunshine on a dreary day. the class of 2017, they faced violence, poverty in their southeast d.c. neighborhood plus, get this, a school lost a quarter of their staff this year but those 170 students persisted and stayed true to their promise to get into college. they received so much support online, even from d.c. mayor mural bowzer. she says we want you to know how proud we are of you and dee dee congratulated the teachers, parents, aunties, cousins and uncles who helped the children achieve the goal they set. and here's some advice from robin, congrats, young people, now make a positive mark in life and society. >>> coming up next, we are going to go back live to

any questions at erin fox5 d.c.twitter. >> thank you. >>> senator bernie sanders and his wife are set to be the subject of a federal probe. >> and you will never believe what every day item is now selling for $180 on a high end fashion web site. >> heading to break with a live look across the d.c. region, it is 4:37, 71 trees 71s your temperature. we are back with more fox5 news morning after this. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> stepped outside with his department issued weapon lookig to help. his attorney says that's had he was shot in the arm by a fellow cop who had mistaken him for one of the suspects. the two officers work together in the same department. >> senator bernie sanders and his wife jane are lawyering up. the two are under investigation for bank fraud. she was the president of the college from 2004 to 2011. senator sanders says the whole thing is politically located. the liberal arts college closed its doors last year. >> president trump breaking tradition. the commander in chief did not host the dinner like past pres

also in d.c. are hoping newly released video of fatal shooting will lead to arrest over memorial day weekend q street norm west. the video shows several people standing in parking lot and a car rolls up and bunch of people hop out of the car and start shooting and 7 people were hit and one died. >>> 4:32 is the time. one day until former fbi director james comey tevrz on capitol hill we're learning more what what he may say in the hot seat. >> one day after he was asked to drop the investigation by michael flynn he asked sessions to not leave me alone with the president. he said he felt his private interactions with the president were inappropriate and there's reports this morning comey will stop short of saying president obstructed justice in the flint probe. >> we're learning comey may not have bchb the only person president trump asked point veen in the washington posts reports the director of national intelligence was asked to do so same. he asked if he could join comey is getting fbi to back

any questions at erin fox5 d.c.itter. back to you. >> coming up on fox5 news morning a lawmaker on capitol hill introducing a new bill to curtail d.c. gun laws. >> and a university once nicknamed the harvard of the midwest is now offering free tuition. >> hm. >> live look across the d.c. region right now before we head to break. a little mj for you, michael jackson. all of us at fox5 want to honor all of you dads out there. so please post a picture of your dad. use the #fox5 dad. time right now is 5:08, 71 degrees. back after this. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> developing news from the district a man arrested with guns and ammunition at the d.c. trump hotel back in custody. investigators same bryan moles violated the conditions of his release. pennsylvania doctor was arrested in may. he was released a few days later under the condition that he stay out of the district. moles will be held until his trial now. >> in the wake of the attack on representative scalise and representative thomas massey introduced a bill that would recogniz

we have word from d.c. fire and emergency services that one railroad worker was taken to the hospital for injuries, they're not disclosed at this time. justin finch, news4. back to you. >> thank you for that. >>> let's check in with the live desk and angie goff. >> i have been on a train with a situation like this, and you're stuck there for hours and stranded, there's no place to go. one place people go is vent frustration and to try to get answers. we have seen social media flooded with passengers expressing their concerns and questions. they have been tweeting about it. these two sum up the one feeling and motion of frustration. most were asking amtrak what is going on. others say they had plenty of information. but one of the tweets did read a little on honesty would get sympathy for the dead, let people make alternate plans. so cruel. continue to monitor what people are saying and being told by social media and give you the latest. >> thank you. >> team coverage extends to team washington. get the late