d.c. firehouse. thanks for joining us tonight, i'm shawn yancy and i'm tony perkins t. these deplorable conditions is what first responders return to after taking care of emergencies in our city t. the conditions are inside engine company 27 in northeast. fox5's marina maracco is live to show us more marina. >>reporter: tony, shawn, concerned silts sense as fire crews who did not want to go on camera sounding the alarm about the conditions they call deplorable in the dean wood neighborhood is engine company 27. you can see for yourself what the inside looks like, water damage, ceiling that is sagging, dekrep it walls and cabinets. in d.c., fire crews they work 24 hour shichts and then they spend seven t hours off. basically in that 24 hour period they live, they ethan they sleep here. fire crews hearsay that these issues are nothing new. these are issues that have been playingen engine company 27 for years. this e-mail that comes to the fox newses room complain ing and asked us to check it out. there

d.c. firehouse. trash bags covering wind he ohs, mold, missing ceiling tiles, so how is the department responding? plus, thieves are hiding these skim ers on atms and gas pumps across the area. we're showing you you the easy way to find them using your phone. also ahead he emotions ran high in charlottesville, confederate monuments came down nationwide and a hometown hero's festival canceled? your news starts right now. we begin tonight with a fox5 exclusive. we're getting an up close look at filthy conditions like this inside of a d.c. firehouse. thanks for joining us tonight everyone i'm shawn yancy and i'm tony perkins. a concerned citizens sent us these live with after taking care of emergencies in the city. and we're talking about engine company 27. it's on minnesota avenue in northeast d.c. our marina maracco is live there tonight with the details and the department's response. marina. >>reporter: that's right. this is the heart of the dean wood neighborhood northeast and you can see for yourse

d.c. firehouse after we showed pictures of dirty and rundown conditions.ictures of engine company 27 in an e-mail from a concerned citizen. they showed things like trash bags over windows used to keep the heat in in the win tiles, flooded storm drains and rodent problems. the d.c. fire union president and department officials say this was the first they've heard about it. the fire department says it will immediately review conditions at engine 27 and make any necessary repairs. >> time right now is 4:50. we have new information in a murder-suicide in upper marlboro. investigators tell us that tumor shot and killed her boyfriend bernard williams before turning the gun on herself. the bodies were found. >> malvo was convicted as a 17-year-old for participating in sniper attacks which killed 10 people in the washington region. his attorney challenged his six life sentences in maryland and virginia based on a recent u.s. supreme court ruling which said mandatory life sentences without parole were unconstitutional for juveniles. the now 32-year-old malvo could

d.c. firehouse. >> trash bags covering windows mold issues. how is the department responding?ur bob barnard is on top of the story for us and we're going to check in with him after the break. 7:13 now. >> ♪ >> welcome back everybody. 7:16. live look at the capitol. nice clear look. seems like we've been missing that no foggy skies for a couple days now but looking pretty good this -- what is this morning -- thursday morning. >> thursday, looks great. >> baby friday. >> it's definitely humid out there this morning. dewpoint temperatures 76. i think it's the highest we've been all summer. >> well its still summer time. >> couple more weeks. and it will feel summery for the next couple days. current numbers 77 the winning number. notice that we've regionally and locally that's the warm midwest number on the map. we're doing that swamp thing. we're doing that swamp thing this morning. 71 in new york, 60's in boston. that's southern maryland. just want to give y a up. you've got a very slow moving shower. haven't seen any lightning associated with it but if you're down there and yo

d.c. firehouse after we showed pictures of dirty and run down conditions.s pictures of engine company 27 in an e-mail from a concerned citizen. they show things like trash bags over windows, mold issues, sagging ceiling tiles, flooded storm drains, rodent issues. the d.c. fire union president and department officials said this was the first they'd heard about it. in a statement the department told fox5 "the ems department was not made aware of any concerns surrounding the safety or working conditions at end in27 prior to your inquiry. nonetheless the pictures have raised serious concerns. we'll make an immediate review of the concerns and make any repair to all valid disrepair. d.c. fire also tells fox5 that will engine company 27 is expected to be rebuilt and relocated. they expect to break ground next year in 2018. >>> also in the district, police are still searching for whomever burned a rainbow flag. that flag was in support of the lgbt community. a woman says she came home from work to find the scorched remains of the flag on the ground. several of her

d.c. firehouse after we showed you these pictures you're looking at right now of dirty and run down conditionsncerned citizen. they show things like trash bags over windows mold issues storm drains and rodent issues. the d.c. fire president and department officials say this was the first they've heard about it. the fire department says it will immediately review conditions at engine 27 and make any necessary repairs. >> new information in a murder-suicide in upper marlboro. investigators tell us that tumor shot and killed her boyfriend bernard williams herself. no word on what led to the shooting. >> montgomery county judge denied a new sentencing hearing for d.c. sniper lee boyd malvo. malvo was convicted as a 17-year-old for participating in sniper attacks which killed 10 people in the washington region. his attorney challenged his six life sentences in maryland and virginia based on a recent u.s. supreme court ruling which said mandatory life sentences without parole were unconstitutional for juveniles. the now 32-year-old malvo could still have the sentences overturned by a federal judge.

d.c. firehouse after we showed you pictures of dirty and run down conditions.5 received those pictures of engine company 27 in an e-mail from a concerned citizen. they showed things like trash bags over windows. mold issues. sagging ceiling tiles, flooded storm drains and rodent pro problems. the dc fire union president and department official said this was the first they had heard about this problem. the fire department says it will immediately review conditions at engine 27 and make any necessary repairs. >> gop strategist and frequent fox5 guest went viral yesterday after his tearful appearance on fox and friends talking about why he can't defend president trump any more. will join us live about what's changed and that emotional moment. >> a little bit later on new warning to check your receipt twice. why at least one d.c. restaurant tacking on were they thought at least was a secret surcharge to your final bill. the secret is out. we will share coming up it's 9:12. ♪ ♪♪ you need the best equipment. for the best ride. the best fit. and the best night's sleep

d.c. in the same room at the firehouse as local officials who need help now as well as some local officials who are going to need help in the months and years to come. and they are also on the ground in texas key staffers from the housing and urban development department of this administration and the health and human services and administration working on what president trump hopes is going to become a model for disaster relief someday. >> we want to do it better than ever before. we want to look at it five years and ten years from now as a way to do it. this was of epic proportions. nobody's ever seen anything like this. >> the press pool that is traveling with the president at some of these events that were not all allowed to go to for security reasons said that they have not passed by or driven by or flown over any kind of hearty related damage yet, and is not clear that they are going to today because the secret service is really, really careful not to interfere with any ongoing rescue operations or recovery operations. however, the president is coming back on saturday to texas and the

tweets this morning when we had very fascinating polling from firehouse strategies and optimi optimists, great republican firms here in d.c., look at swing states and finding that there was a dangerous drop in the president's support among republicans, those who were very supportive, those who thought he was very honest. and so this was a good-sized poll, 2900 people were likely to vote, midterm voters soshg starting to see some signs there. but stephanie, here is the big problem, is that even if he kept 100% of his base, not one person softened, that's thin red line as you know. he's done nothing to expand that base, nothing that an infrastructure package, for instance, might do to grow that, reach out to the middle, and so he's very dependent on the ones that brung him and that's why we have the tweets you were referencing about the media and the tweets going after the fake news. and the tweets inciting people that he really needs cooperation from. that includes democrats. that includes his own cabinet. that includes investigator mueller. and i t includes the intelligene community and the permanent government. this pres

d.c. i spoke to dick gregory many times. we're going to go back first to 2002 when we were in our firehouse studio's in downtown manhattan. >>e think about what happened september 11 of last year, the number one problem confronting america, there is never another act of terrorism if this country stays as frightened as it is, cannot survive. i never understood what roosevelt said would he said "nothing to fear but fear itself." i been married for 43 years and the biggest wife i have with my wife scared. she can't handle that. when are we going to pay sears and roebuck? she acts like we got money. she said, who's going to pay for this? your mama. she said, they did it. final notice. final notice. thank out we won't be hearing from them no more. you don't have to worry. i have a brother that is so worried that he called together day, "they about to repossess my car. what must i do?" don't park in front of the house. don't worry. for those out there, those book collectors echo look, express and of those bill collectors that call you are prison inmates. i mean, i have a triple serial toler call me the other day embarrass me becau

in 2002 in our firehouse studio just blocks from ground zero come to your before the world trade center. dick gregory died saturday at the age of 84 and washington, d.cdon't go away. we will return to the interview in just a minute. ♪ [music break] amy: "totally close of the heart score by bonnie tyler. a shout out to the international honors program ihp given rights program visiting as today. we are joined by scores of college students. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. continue our special remember it's today of legendary comedienne and civil rights activist dick gregory who also played a critical role in democracy now!'s history. we're going back to 2002 when i interviewed dick in our firehouse studios in downtown manhattan before we moved to our home in chelsea. we were just blocks from ground zero. i'm amy goodman joined by dick gregegory. dick, thank k you for making a possible four democracy now! to once again be broadcast on the whole pacifica network and all of the affiliates. you are breaking with the majority and saying yes to the show has really brought a new era for us. >> i'm just sorry