arrestedr 10 people linked to the ganged n related murder investigationgatn of 15-year-old damaris reyes rivas. rivas went missing froms weng gaithersburg and that casethacae shrinkd to three recent casesces of missing girls.r one of those girls was foundfou dead in prince william county.t. >>> a homeland securitya ho official tells fox5 they'veme seen an uptick i tnel lsv fiolee from ms-13 in our area in the past two years. yes. >> happening today, family andfd friends will gather for a a memorial service for pamelaela butler. been eight years sincers sinc miss butler was last seen. sen. last year she was declaredared legally dead due to the amount t of time that she's beenbeen missing.mi she was last seen at herr northwest d.c. home but there te have been few cluesw es surrounding her disappearance.ar today's memorial begins 11:00 a.m. at the lane l memorial church northeast.l ch >> happening today in arlington students at yorktownup high school arepeents at set te their concerns to the schooler board members about signs thense schools says are meant toe m promote diversity and equalityey bu

damaris reyes rivas was a student at watkins mill high school in gaithersburg and tonight we spoke with montgomery county public schools and the spokesman to get his reaction. >> certainly mcps is not immune to gang activity. we've been proactive working with the community and law enforcement to make sure we are prepared and that we are keeping other school safe as possible. we take mrepttive steps to keep our students and community safe and we have sro in school team. there we're dedicated to keeping our schools communities safe and welcoming environment for all students. >> police believe all of this may also be connected to a death in prince william county. the body of christian sosa rivas washed up in dumfries january 1. he had keks to one of the girls temporarily missing. fairfax country police say there could be more charges to come and they're asking nip with information about any of this to give them a call. live in gaithersburg, lauren larn, "fox5 local news". >> we spoke with experts helping families with loved ones caught up in illegal gang activity. many are immigrant famili

they found the body of damaris reyes rivas battered and decomposed near an industrial park.ce put out a plea about the safety of two other teens, worried they might be in danger also. they've since come home. >> i was with friends. the reasony left was because i was scared about what happened to my ex-boyfriend. >> she says her boyfriend was murdered. now venus iraheta is also in custody. and police suspect she was one of six other juveniles and four abduction and murder of damaris reyes rivas. >>> a michigan teacher resigned after viral video of her wrapping a student in duct tape. >> that's right. she claims it was meant to be a joke. the student says it was no laughing matter and his parents want to press charges. many parents were outraged. students have come forward saying the unidentified teacher was also captured on video talking inappropriately about some of the kids. >>> no one was hurt when a plane struck a deer during takeoff this afternoon. passengers say the plane did take off but only to do a fly by. when it landed crews phoned the runway to keep leaking jet fu

damaris reyes rivas has two brothers. she dropped out of high school back in december in gaithersburg. reporting live in gaithersburg, scott broom, wusa9. >> such an unfortunate chain there. >>> bruce, you've been out talking to police and others involved in this case. what have you learned? >> reporter: yeah, lesli. police have picked up four they thought at one point that two more teenage girls might be in danger, but now they say one of those girls who they picked up here last night was involved in the abduction and murder. no answer now at the alexandria apartment 17-year-old venus rue moe row iraheta fled a month ago. she told my colleague stephanie ramirez on her return last night that she had been afraid for her life. >> the reason i left was that i wasn't scared about what happened to my ex-boyfriend. >> reporter: she says her ex- boyfriend was murdered in december. fairfax county police were afraid she too might end up dead. like her acquaintance, gaithersburg. police discovered her badly decomposed body this pas

the next morning the remains of the first missing teen damaris reyes rivas was found february 14th venus.th venus febr connected.ay allected. fox5's alexandria limon isimo that in prince william countyco with new developments tonight. alex. >> reporter: christian sosa sosa rivas' body washed up washed somewhere along this beach inchi mid january here in dumfries.mfe now police say an internalan in power struggle within ms-13 m may be the reason he wass killed. killed. >> apparently he claimed aen role that he didn'ttl even havee is what my understanding of itt was. now whether that was thethat was motivation for his killing, iki, know that was an issue that'se s been brought up.been b whether that was theroher that e motivating factor in his death d i don't know.i >> reporter: police say the murder investigation inton ito members of ms-13 were notnot happy sosa rivas claimed to bele the leader of ms-13 in then he area but they add there couldheo be other factors in his murder. david wright works just yards awayht wor from where the bodyte washed up. up. he says he spoke with investigators o

the cousin, damaris reyes rivas, also in the area, her body was found in a park. 10 juveniles have been arrested in that case, which is also linked to other missing cases in the region. reporting live in gaithersburg, john gonzales, "good morning washington." autria: the national weather service confirming a tornado in maryland over the weekend. that is where we find stormwatch 7 meteorologist, eileen whelan, out there surveying the damage this morning. eileen? eileen: brought storm trak 7 here to la plata. it was an 8.5 mile path that the tornado traversed. he you can see behind me, this is a barn that couldn't withstand the tornado's impact. -- off ofght out of hawthorne road. we have side-by-side video of the tornado that came through here on saturday and, i'm sure you remember the one from 2002 in april, in la plata, which was much worse. ting this all in perspective, this is only the third time there has been a tornado in maryland since 1950. very rare. we are on storm watch with another risk for severe weather later on the day -- later on, wednesday. larry: sounds like we are not

police say she is not connected to the murder of damaris reyes rivas but the child's father is acquainted with the suspects and may be linked to the killing. police say all the people involved are connected to one game. >> we don't name specific gangs because we don't want to publicize one other another. we don't want to give them credit or recognition. jeff: fairfax county police could not say what they believe the motive to be in this murder. they would not comment on what this investigation means for the overall state of gang problems happening in the d.c. region. we can expect more charges as soon as tomorrow. live in fairf goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: developing this afternoon, an emergency landing and brief ground stoppage at charlotte douglas international airport. this american airlines plane right here. look at the wing. this happened during take-off. it hit a deer. amy aubert in the abc7 satellite center with the chaos created by one deer. amy? amy: definite chaos on the runway this afternoon after a run-in with a deer. let's go back to the video to show you the extent of the

damaris reyes rivas who wentho e missing from gaithersburg,om gat that case ihser being linked tot threegmig girls. and one of those girls wasoe that found dead in princed in pc william county.cou homeland security officialnd tells fox5 they've s seen ansee uptick in violence from the ms-13 gang in our area in thee past two years.year he says 18 and 19-year-olds ine high school work to recruitecrut younger kids to help them em carry out crimes because they ty are aware charges are less serious for juveniles.iles. >> certainly mcps is not immune to gang activity and wegg have been proactive workingor with the with law enforcement to makeo me sure that we are prepared andrep that we are keeping our schoolsc as safe as possible.possib we take plenty of steps toteps keep our students and our community safe. >> a total of 10 people have pep been charged in connectionn with the deaths of reyes rivas. >>> this morning montgomery county police need help finding a missing teenageris moe fromager rockville.le. 17-year-old lindsey barth wasdsy last seen on monday.m she may be with a male companion.

overnight investigators told abc-7 that the remains of 15-year-old damaris reyes rivas were found near accotink park in springfield. a medical examiner - now ruling her death as a homicide. fairfax county police say they are pursuing multiple leads including a possible connection to gang activity. so far no arrests have been made. montgomery county police tell abc-7 that they did not alert the public that the teen was missing when she disappeared several months ago. now for a check of the forecast....eileen? - dry & milder for valentine's day - no sight of rain/snow through the weekend - thursday chilliest of the next 10 (high 40) - president's day weekend warm-up today: mostly cloudy, becoming mostly sunny winds: sw 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. cool. lows: 35-42 winds: sw 5 mph wednesday: am clouds, pm sun. becoming breezy. highs: 47-49 winds: nw 10-15 g 25 mph back now to the breaking news we back now to the breaking news we breaking news we brought you at five. a cvs store robbed early this morning - and this isn't the first time it's been hit. john gonzalez is live in greenbelt

now, take a look here.e. 18-year-old angelica barahonaara rivas is the cousin of damaris reyes rivas 15-year-old15-y whose body was found inas f springfield earlier thisfield eh month.is month. these four adults and sixnd minors were arrested andested ad charged in damaris' murder. police say it was gang related.relate angelica was reported missingisg by damaris' mother her aunt.her. both girls lived with her in in gaithersburg. now worried family and friendsgs told police they have not been n able to reach angelica since sie she left work.ft work. now, police say she left work wk before the end of her shift.shi. the owner of wok express tellsrs fox5 that angelica was on herr phone and then left abruptly.ab surveillance video from theanceo shop next door shows angelica leaving. g. police say she is 5 feet 3-inches tall, 150 pounds anduns she was wearing a tan shirt,n s, tan skirt, a gray and jacket,ac black boots and carrying acarryi pink purse investigators say they have he some information that angelicaan may be in the new jersey areajea but they do not have anyae indication, they

urgency to this case,ency that is as you mentioned,nted, because angelica is also the cousin of damaris reyes rivase 15-year-old whose body wasws found in springfield earlierarlr this month.nth. these four adults and six an minors were arrested and and charged in damaris' murder.mure. police say it was gang related. related. angelica was reported missingmii by damaris' mother, here aunt.ha both girls lived with her in i gaithersburg. now worried family and friendsfd told police they have not been n able to reach angelica.ngelic now, police say angelica left lt the owner of wok express tellses fox5 that she was on her he phone, then left abruptly.r surveillance video from thece ve shop next door shows angelica leaving. she is 5 feet 3-inches tall,hest 150 pounds wearing a tanan shirt, tan skirt, gray jacket,a black boots and carrying a a pink purse. montgomery county policelice investigates say there wasre some information she may be inen the new jersey area but they ty don't have a way to know way whether she is safe.ether sh they are asking ae nyone who has had any contact with her orr has any inf

thi that is because 18-year-old angelica barahona rivas is theae cousin of damaris reyes rivas,i, the 15-year-old whose body wasys found in springfield earlierearr this month. month. now, these four adults and sixdx minors were arre charged in damaris' murder.murd. police say it was gang related. lated. angelica was reported missingisi by damaris' mother, her aunt.er both girls lived with her in gaitrsburg.g. now, worried family andly and friends told police they havee v not been able to reach her ever since 9 p.m. saturday..m police say angelica left workt before the end of her shift. sh the owner of wok express tellsxs fox5 she was on her phone,phoe, then left abruptly.bru you're looking at exclusiveexc surveillance video now obtained from that shop nextnext door and it is going to show shw right here angelica leaving leng the wok express.ok police say she's five-three,ive, 150 pounds wearing a tan shirt a tan skirt a-gray jacket a black boots and carrying a pink purse. montgomery county policepink coo investigators also say theyl have some infsormation that shee could be in the new

police say the murder isurders connected to the killing ofto to 15-year-old damaris reyes r rivas ofle face charges inrgein case. case. >> police found a missingolic prince william countye teenager makayla mattei was reportedportd nearly week a weak ago.wea police found her in harrison h burg virginia.ir she was discovered with as disca 21-year-old man.21-yeaold ma he's now fn.acing felony fe charges. the girl's mother told fox5 fx5 her family is focused oncused healing their daughter.aling th >> 5:50. let's take a look at theke a loe stories you're engaging withyo the most this morning on social media with our realtimeuw news tracker.ith our renews tra >> maureen is back withker w.haa hot on the web.on the w. >> hey, good morning again togod both of m you. white house chief strategistef i steve bannon taking centerng cet stage at cpac yesterday.c y he used his first speaking appearance since presidentce s trump took officers to vows that the president would honorsr all of his pledges on hiss pleds campaign. ca bannon also talked making changes to the economycoy and u.s. trade policy

becomes bes very interesting.er that is because 18-year-oldold angelica barahona rivas is theae cousin of damaris reyes rivasyes the 15-year-old whose body wasb found in springfield earlierprif this month. now, four adults and sixand ix minors have been arrested and charged in damaris' murder. police say it was gangwas gang related. lated. angelica was reported missingmis by damaris' mother, her aunt.e . both girls lived with her in gaithersburg.ga worried family and friends told police they have not beenen able to reach angelica.ngea. police say angelica left worko before the end of her shift. shf here you'll see that exclusivexe video obtained by fox5. fo the owner of wok express tellse us that she was on thet phone pe and then left abruptly.bru the surveillance video comesll from the shopan next door.oor. it shows angelica leaving.aving. she's 5 e 150 pounds. police say she was wearing tanan skirt, tan shirt, a gray jacket, black boots and carrying a pink purse at thek pe time. ti now, montgomery county policente investigators do have some s information that she couldoul have ties to the new jerseys

rivas, one of thee of adults facing murder charges. the leads that police developed led them to the discovery of reyes' bod. >> i we discovered video evidence which suggested thatget the damaris had been murdered in the lake accotink area of fairfax county. >> the victim's mother who now n fears for her own life says the brutal salvador gang ms-13 is investigators won't name the gang involved, but said this about working to identify international threats. >> with regard to attempts to identify threats coming from outside of the united states, particularly central america,, the fbi has part nerds with other federal par agencies to include state departments, tont, ville the trans national anti-gang task force down in el salvador.alva >> ten people arrested in all, including four adults, and six minors. five are now facing murder charges, and of them, two are adults. they're jose call teal reyes, and will america, the rest face charges for gang affiliation and abduction. >>> i'm told that the tha investigation into the murder of christian sosa rivas, the 21 year old whose body washed up from the potomac in prince william county, that investigation is still open and ongoing. what

cousin of did he march russs reyes rivas the 15-year-old whose body was found innd in springfield earlier this month.h four adults and six minors were arrested and charged in damarislice say it was gang related.d now angelica was reported missing by damaris' mother her aunt both girls lived with herwh in gaithersburg.g now worried family and friends n tell police they have not been able to reach her.er now, you may recall in this big connection here there were two other girls, two fairfax countyy girls who were previously reported missing and police p believe that all of them mayheay have some relationship to theset gang members.emrs. we'll show you their pictures as well.well you may remember 16-year-old lizzie rivera colindres and herh five month old baby recovered fie february11th theet same night damaris' body turnedr up in springfield.ie we also have information thatont the baby's father is one off those adults charged with damaris' murder. mur and then also, 17-year-ol venus, she returned home threeee days after lizzie.izzi she was taken into police pic custody. we don't have update on hern h situation just yet but we can wn tell you back here in montgomery