. >>> only on "news4," a d.c. tow truck driver is in jail. he's accused of phoning in bomb threats such as the mcphearson metro station, near the white house and the world bank. in addition taccording to prosecutors, back in july cherry told prosecutors he placed eight bombs inside union station. a junk has ordered him to remain in jail until his trial. he's face 20g years in prison june right now police need your help finding this missing rockville woman. this is morris. they say she was last seen wednesday afternoon and left without telling them where she was going. although she's an adult, she functions as a third grader. if you know where she is, call police. >>> d.c. police are trying to track down a holiday thief. police say the thief went into five different office buildings in northwest washington. the stolen cards were used at at least two stores including cvs you see here. they're offering a $1,000 award leading to his arrest. >>> it's 4:36. you know every day game is a big game, but tomorrow is the biggest game. washington redskins

d.c. descend on this area here and they swarmed and car and tow today away. it's close to trisha mc cally's car. we heard a coroner van pull up and pull away during the night. that's the late nest northwest. we'll follow the latest and bring you more when we have more. anjali hemphill, fox news. >> and police are investigating a dead body found inside a bathroom at ruth chris steak house in arlington. they believe he was i patron. the death does not appear suspicious. >> also this morning a maryland family wound up in the hospital after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning while shopping at the white ox shopping center after a woman and three kids fell ill. the family spent time in their car and were taken top shock trauma in baltimore. firefighters told us they were alerlt and conscious when taken to the hospital and the family is expected to make a full recovery. >> buoy man facing possession charges after a gun found inside his bag at bwi airport he was scheduled to board a plane bound for los angeles and was taken into custody by maryland transportation po

d.c. police. did put out the information toon us that it was a fatalal shooting and when we got hereeoh on scene we asked about a vehicle and we were told thate the vehicle had been towedy.. but at this point d.c. police really don't have a lot of information other than thation that to give out. they have not given us any thave noon on a suspect, information on motive and atn o this point also no in this very unusual homicide hd in this neighborhood.rhoo live in northwest, i'm melaniemn alnwick, fox5 local news. >> 5:02 is the time. d.c. police are alsoo investigating an incidentncid where five people arewh responsible for aer carjackingan on western avenue in in rtrthwest. around 6:20 last night thehe suspects were armed way gunwa g and made off way 2014 blue4 b hyundai santa fe similar toim the one on your screen. it has d.c. tags en1190.19 if you see this vehicle, vic you're being asked to call cal police immediately.po >> developing this morning a new cia report out thisliopinpot morning claims russia did hack the 2016 presidential electionln and helped president-elect p donald trumpre win.in. now lawmakers want fullant f investigation into the the shocking allegat

d.c. police vehicle had already been towed d so a lot of this investigation had been done last night.lastas procedure they hold the theye scene also until the morningor at first light they can comecan back and continue the t investigation when they can see a little bit more. little bit more about thisationi neighborhood, too.oo. it's called hawthorne. hthor it's part of the chevy chasehevy d.c. area and it's that northwestern quadrant of the city right before you get to be northwestern quadrant of thegeta city right before you get to montgomery county and it is bordered by western avenue and also then rock creek park asdr t well. homes here anywhere from from $700,000 to $2 million and very, very quiet neighborhood.ut neighbors here in the past have talked about their loves h of block parties and diversity y in the neighborhood, that it t being a really good place toacet live and being a very quietyui and safe place to live asas well.we. so, certainly something very unusual here in this part of p the city. cit so far no suspects and no motive have been released bysed c. p police. live in

d.c. and an hour going we were watching as that car was tow away from this ar witness tells me he watched late last night as several officers stwharmd area of m street. first going into nearby stores like cvs and walgreens and finally descending on that white car. d.c. mees were searching for 46-year-old trisha mc cally christmas day after she never showed up for christmas with friend. she's actress, local herblists and last the seen off north capital and v streets northwest. police also put out this information searching for this man 5' 9" athletic build who they believe was driving her white toyota scion with d.c. plates. they are not come firming if the car is trisha's and they're not con firping this they found her. that post by family and friends they're reaking to that post and def nate stating news to get. we nraerd a witness a coroner van pulled up to the scene and eventually pulled away. that's the latest now anjali hemphill "fox5 local news". >> we'll check with you throughout the morning. new this morning police are vehicleing a deadly shooting in north west that happened last

d.c., they held their first practice this morning. >> i think the loss to houston last year in the championship game and the loss to tow lee dough is putting our kids in a different mind frame right now. >> 11 wins have never been done before. that's not our mind set but it will be a blessing to go out there and get this for the university. >> finally tis the season of giving and some nfl players enjoyed playing santa. joe flacco gave all his line men stem. estimated $42,000. has a $120 m contract he could afford that. how about ezekiel elliot who gave all his line men vehicles. the this is a guy who made less than 500,000 thisseason. those things are 16 grand apiece. granted i don't think he's going to be poor. he's probably going to have a lot of endorsement deals coming his way shortly. >> i guess. but that's a very generous thing to do. >> if only they were virtual reality systems at $42,000 a piece. >> jennifer aniston, tom ford. for cecily tynan, jamie apody, ducis rodgers and the entire action news time, i'm jim gardner. have a wonderful holiday weekend. good night. ♪ >>> it's a winter wonderland of great viral videos as we

tow someone. they need to receive authorization from those businesses that own the parking lots. >>> and a $50 million lawsuit from an injured d.c. attorney is being investigated. a beam fell down and hit a man in the head at metro. he said he hasn't been able to go back to work since. metro will not comment on this. >>> we do have a warning for school students. the school system was hacked. we know that names, social security numbers and names of 1,000 students were stolen. the infected attended the school between 2005 and 2006. >>> prince george's county will be searching for a new chair nor the liquor control board. yesterday charles caldwell resigned after being arrested for drunk driving after getting in an accident shortly after leaving mgm harbor. the vice chairman will serve in the interim. >>> on average, drunk driving kills one person every 53 minutes. well, this morning the national highway traffic safety administration will announce a plan to cut drunk driving deaths. there is already some progress. last year a study revealed those driving under the influence dropped by 1/3 over the past ten years. this announcement

d.c. this. morning with these very these v disturbing details t how did tow this all go down, mel? mel >> reporter:. >> reporter: frighteningrighni moments. we should talk about how it staruld tated which was back inn november before thember before e presidential election theselects online conspiracy theories andrd rumors involving the clintonlion campaign and some kind ofkind child sex trafficking in the the basement which d.c. police sayce restaurant employees tell that t you say ever since those t started swirling aroundarte they've been the subject ofir harassment.ha they say sometimes odd people pl come in asking questions andnd filming with cameras andamer sunday though all of this of t turned violent. vle police swarmed connecticutrmed avenue and nebraska avenue neb here in upper northwest.thst they had the area completelyompt blocked off. off it was around 3:00 p.m. when a. man walked in and put a gun to t an employee's head. now somehow everyone was ablew v to get out s suspect identified as 28-year-old edgar maddison welch was taken into custody.od. his arrest captured on

d.c. police did tell us there was a fatals h shooting here also on theere alh scene police told us that the te car had been towed away, soo again they're not giving us a ua whole lot of information at this point. pnt. they haven't identified the victim nor given out any nor information in terms of af a suspect or a motive in thisin t fatal shooting but something sog certainly very unusu northwest d.c..c live on 32nd street i'meet melanie alnwick fox5 local news.. >> 4:32 is the time right now.gw d.c. police also searching for f five people responsible for a carjacking on western avenuevenu in northwest. last nightor theth suspect weree armed way gun and made off way w 2014 blue hyundai santa fei similar to the one you see on te your screen. it has d.c. tags en1190. en119 if you see this vehicle you're y asked to call police immediately.im >> developing this morning the e cia wants full investigationveso into allegations that russia rua hacked the presidential election. a bipartisan probe will beginan immediately. thatllegations are pro russia somehow helpedow helpe president-elect donald trump winelec the tight

. >>> all of the lanes, this is, s southbound d.c. 295 remain5emai closed but not for long.or l you can see this white carhis wh this tow truck backs up you'll u see the red car that hadad slammed into it.t. the red car went under it, thet, little car was up above it. i we understand two people hadeoe to be rescued from the redm the car. a total of 10 people have gone g to the hospital from thisomhi accident because you had this ti red car hit this suv and then beyond that, they've pulled itul away here, we can't see it s it right now but behind this tow t truck there was also a van, a regular van and the driver of the van you can see him downcaei here kind of leaning against agt the wall, he did not want t talk to us about what happenedt but he was drivingha the vanhe v which was rear-ended by two other cars. we're told one of thee to o persons -- the people who was injured here is in criticall condition. another one in seriouserus condition.ndit the other eight are going tore g be okay but they have like aike mass casualty bus in whichhi they loaded all these people the and they have now all thelhe victims here beside

the new law forces tow truck drivers to get authorization from the bune parking lots. >>> and this week two speed cameras in southeast d.c. will begin issuing real tickets. the 30-day grace period is over now. we're talking about the cameras in the 3000 block of hillcrest drive and the 3100 block of alabama avenue in southeast. in the district, speed camera tickets range from $50 to $300. >>> and 6:07 right now, montgomery county fire crews are still monitoring a trash fire that has been burning for nearly a week. this is at the plant in dickerson, maryland. crews began to battle the fire at 6:30 last thursday night. they found an 85-foot trash pile burning. and while it crumbled down, hot spots are still continuing to pop up. it's not controlled and the firefighters remain on the scene to monitor it. >>> all right, break out the heavy coats. the arctic cold air is expected to spread across our area while e highs today across the midwest and parts of the northeast will range from 20 to 30s below average. below average. that's minnesota and wisconsin, temperatures will also be well below the zero mark. yikes. >>> if you h

tow trucks, removing one of the cars for this accident. 295 is still closed off. all traffic headed southbound is being diverted onto kenilworth avenue. if you spend the camera around, you can see d.c. police have this entire highway closed off right now. heard of, at least two serious injuries. that is the update right now. you can keep tuned to newschannel 8. i want to go really big with my appetizers. we can do it without blowing our budget. oh yeah, this is great! everything for the holidays. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local ed jump record, fly, gary, fly. rfect song... ...his sister can live stream it... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online for the first year. cable can't offer that. only fios can. my cookie exchange is super competitive. mine too! everything for the holidays. >>> good morning, america. trail of destruction. this twister in florida caught on camera as deadly tornadoes devastate the south. 48 twisters reported this week. now the death toll

d.c. police also arrestedlsod an 18-year-old man foror allegedly attempting toemg to sexually assault a hotelel employee in northwest.west. police say aren't nest towes t augustine mendoza snuck into snk the grand hyatt washingtonhi hotel back in november armed aed with a knife and saw a womanom employee and attempted to get to he's been charged with assault u with intent to commit sexualse abuse while armed.abus >> a taxi driver in criticaldriv coerndition after being shot att an apartment complex in anneplen arrundel county.ounty. skyfox was over the scene.as o happened just before 6:00 last night on benz drive in bdr annapolis. police say the driver left theee scene before calling for help.e. at this point police don'tpoin have a suspect or a motive. >> we have new videous thipectsi morning to show you after a a deadly hit-and-run in the in e district.distri a dark colored suv whichv w you'll see shortly wasly was captured leaving the scene the s following the accidentowing the wednesday in northwest.thwe jacqueline cole was walking inki the crosswalk along 14th street and parkwood place whenae she was hit by that dark that d colored suv. the driv

d.c. and police took a man in for questioning. justin finch is live where her car was found and has the latest on this breaking investigation. >> reporter: angie, good morning. her car was towed away about an hour or so ago and police on scene not able to say much. on social media mccauley's loved ones are noting it appears that she has been found. let's show you that post right now. that tricia is gone. they have found her body. thank you for all your work, support and love. police have not yet confirmed that development, but mccauley was a well known d.c. area yoga instructor and actress and close to midnight a news 4 camera was rolling as police took in a person of interest that matches the description that they were searching for. they also found a car near the corner of 22nd and n streets northwest. police have also released ophoto of that car and the man they have believed was driving it. back out live, concern for tricia did begin after she did not show up for christmas dinner with friends and also did not make a flight to see her family back on the west coast. we do know she was last seen at her home before christmas and she had not been seen since thechblt we are aga

tow don't have to wait foronh me. they do have to wait for santa.a >> please send us your child's d picture go to our facebook pagep fox5 d.c> let's do some weather. teet'smps in the mid 40s we de mentioned that freezing rain advisory overnight off to thefft north and west. that was let go early thisrly morning. temperatures have been rising sn that's great news.'s greew still leftover showers looking o at a few there.re. calvert county, southern an a rhawn dell county getting a fewa showers southern maryland as m well we will see a few a few additional showers later thisatt morning as our frontal systemals continues to work on through. tu although i think the heaviest o the rain is now east of us, and by afternoon at least partialstr clearing so we should get someoe sunshine with temps in the lowhe to mid 50s. 50s so actually decent afternoon.on tomorrow looks interesting.ertig there might be a little perioder of a little mix across northernh maryland and then arctic frontcf on wednesday. look at thursday and friday fday highs in the 20s overnight lowsl in the teens.ee we'll have single digits byigit friday morning north a