and what appears to be some kind of an excavation that's going on here at danbury road.minute ago we finally got a look behind the house and you can see there's a lot of dirt that appears to have been taken from outside or -- or taken outside from this excavation here on danbury road. now, let's show you a little bit more about what we learned today. this is a photo of askia khafra posted on his facebook memorial page in the days after his death and this is a photo of the 21-year-old, friends say, was posted this summer as his facebook profile picture. he's wearing a helmet, a breathing apparatus and protection for his ears. friends say the photo appears to have been taken inside the bunker of the house on danbury road. a place he had been working since at least this summer, one friend saysos long as january. his parents knew he had been working at the house. he sent them a text message the day before the fire. the man who friends say hired him, daniel beckwitt, escaped the fire and according to witnesses was shirtless and covered in dirt. fire officials say beckwitt has

officers are watching the house on danbury road around the clock.und a man dead in the basement on sunday. he hasn't >> a big push to make sure young children are buckled up safely. a new study from safe kids worldwide found most kids are not properly secured in their car seats. researchers also found many parents were not sure of how the latches in newer vehicles work with the car seats. they also say many parents aren't using the top tether which can prevent injuries during a crash. >> the national student loan debt is up to about $1.3 trillion. many millennials say they would go to extreme lengths to get rid of that debt. a survey from the personal finance web site credible said 50 percent would give up their right during the next two presidential elections fitment wiping out their student loan debt. >> very specific. kids are now swiping the plastic and it's parents who are handing it over to them. a new study shows about one in five parents says their child has a credit card. the kids we're talking about are aged eight to 14. >> no. >> no way.

the fire started right here about 17 days ago. >> danbury road in bethesda. montgomery police are telling us a man has died in a home. >> reporter: neighbors say the fire was at the home of 26-year- old daniel beckwith. back with got out okay. -- daniel beckwith gets out okay. 24 hour around-the-clock police surveillance. police say there were tunnels underneath the home. >> there has been stories about like a hoarding situation, or anything from ; survivalist with an underground bunker. >> reporter: we learned more about daniel beckwith. police say he is cooperating. university of illinois police confirmed daniel beckwith was arrested for computer tampering an damage to a building and say the bomb squad was called to his dorm after he ordered materials to make their might, which can be used to destroy hard drives. no charges were filed. 17 days later, police identified the victim, 21-year- old askia khafra. his father says askia khafra attended montgomery college and was an entrepreneur. this is video of daniel beckwith the day of the fire. the father of ask

it broke out around 4:30 yesterday afternoon at a home on danbury road, not far from n-i-h. one man was rushed to the hospital with smoke inhalation. firefighters found the body of another man.. in the basement. police have not released the victim's name. they say the man rushed to the hospital is 31-years-old, and is expected to survive. 4:xx - and happening right now - evacuations underway in the carribbean in the wake of hurricane irma. u-s military aircraft have already relocated at least 12-hundred u-s citizens out of saint martin, but many others are still waiting to be taken to safety. americans who have not yet been evacuated are bei sheltered in place. and it's not just people evacuating the storm. animals - also being moved to safety. take a look at this video from over the weekend. a group of pink flamingos from busch gardens in tampa, moved to shelters ahead of the storm. at xx time for weather. 2am nhc update: irma category 1 hurricane - irma weakening, as it moves over the western florida peninsula - next update from nhc at 5am - increasing clouds from irma tod

>> danbury, connecticut. >> i told you so. >> reporter: while these towns ere hoping to replicate thecess story they see in aattle, where amazon has been headquartered for two decades, critics say buyer beware of side effects to that partnership. iseph parilla is with the brookings institution. h one concern with amazon inserting itself in a new city is that all of these kind of well-paid people would come in, bid up the price of housing, and make the region more unaffordable. >> reporter: he said because the fevered courtship is expected to t me with fat tax breaks and other incentives for amazon, some cities may be tempted to overpay. >> that money could be going to other public investments-- schools, infrastructure, other ond of aspects that make the city a good place to live. te reporter: and amazon could always look north where toronto is beckoning and where canada's approach to immigration, including high-tech talent, may be more attractive to the company than what it's been hearing lately from washington. anthony. >> mason: can't believe amazon didn't keep that cactus. dean rey

>> reporter: hey, guys, it's been four days since a man was found dead inside this house here on danburyd in bethesda and at this hour, there's still questions and police continue to hold the scene. i'll have the story straight ahead. >> ♪ >> and a school bus driver is seen recording a student who was crying on her bus but she was using that phone while driving. how the school is responding to her actions after social media went crazy on this one. hey, sue. >> hello there sarah and jim. we're starting to see just a couple of showers and maybe an isolated thunderstorm develop now as the very weak remnants of irma are passing us by mainly to our north. there's a pretty good downpour around seat pleasant right now as well as prince george's county inside the beltway we'll let you know what you can expect for the rest of this thursday evening and how the weekend is shaping up. fox5 local news at 5:00 will be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ mark herring: my mom always worked hard to provide for our family. at one point, she got fired for of all things -- getting married. that was a lifelong lesson for

including danbury, connecticut may your. >> i'm a proud amazon skus myrrh.o alexa where is the best place for amazon to locate its second world headquarters. danbury connecticut. >> told you so. >> while hoping to replicate the success story in see yeahle where amazon has been headquartered for two decades. critics say buyer beware of side effects to that partnership. joseph parilla with the brookings institution. >> one concern with amazon inserting itself in a new city is that all of these kind of well-paid people would come in, bid up the price of housing and make the region for unaffordable. >> he says because the fevered courtship is expected to come with fat tax breaks and other incentives for amazon, some cities may be tempted to overpay. >> that money could be going to -- other public investments, schools, infrastructure, and aspects that make the, make the city a good place to live. >> and, amazon could always look north, where toronto is beckoning, where canada approach to immigration and high tech talent may be more attractive to the company than

friends say the photo appears to have been taken inside the bunker of the house on danbury road. since at least this summer although a friend said it could have been as late as january. his parents knew that askia had been working. he sent them a text the day before the fire. the man who friends say hired him, daniel beckwitt escaped the fire and according to witnesses was shirtless and covered in dirt. fire officials say beckwitt has been cooperating with the investigation but they have so far been unable to determine a cause. investigators have narrowed down where they think the fire started and are having some chemicals tested to determine what they are. there have so far been no ruling from the medical examiner on a cause and a manner of death. now, the police department is no longer watching this house around the clock. again, they are still waiting for this cause and manner of death. the investigation really can't go much further until the medical examiner says whether or not this was somehow an accident or possibly a homicide and the fire 53y investigators are still trying

. >> danbury, connecticut. >> reporter: critics say buyer beware of side effects to that partnership.rilla is with the brookings institute. >> one concern with amazon inserting itself in a new city is all of these kind of well paid people would come in, bid up the price of housing and make the region for unaffordable. >> reporter: because it will come with fat tax breaks some cities may be tempted to overpay. >> that money could be going to other public investments, schools, infrastructure, other aspects that make the city a good place to live. >> reporter: and amazon could look forth where toronto is beckoning and canada's approach to immigration, especially high-tech talent, may be more attractive to the company than what it's been hearing lately from washington. dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," we will hear from a man who's fighting a program who lets the government keep seized property even if no crime was ever committed. >>> plus look at history of the "national anthem" in sport an how it's been a part of patriotism and protests. that's the "

. >> he joins us live from danbury road to tell us what else investigators found there. chris? >> reporter: well, wendy and jim, bethesda residents and neighbors here are worried tonight because they've seen bomb technicians come by here almost on a daily basis looking for evidence. we are told that the basement of this house resembles a bunker, with bedding and gasoline stored there. >>> a fire truck rolls up to the house on danbury road in bethesda this afternoon. since the fatal fire broke out here on september 10, investigators have been trying to determine the cause. neighbors say they'll be relieved when they finally get some answers. >> i want to know whether there was anything wrong with the house itself or whether it was a gas line or whether there was something strange going on there. and we just don't know. >> reporter: investigators are finding underground tunnels dug around the house. a piece of heavy e equipment sits in the backyard. investigators are collecting and testing chemicals that are stored here. they are finding electrical wiring and hoarding conditions

news 4's chris gordon joins us now live from the property on danbury road in bethesda. chris? >> reporter: jim, we watched bomb technicians work here today inside this chain link fence as they searched the house behind me for evidence of explosives. now, we are told that in the basement they found something that looks like a bunker, tunnels that were dug, chemicals stored inside including gasoline. now neighbors are concerned. they want answers. they want to know l >>> a fire truck rolls up to the house on danbury road in bethesda this afternoon. since the fatal fire broke out here on september tenth, investigators have been trying to determine the cause. neighbors say they'll be relieved when they finally get some answers. >> i want to know whether there was anything wrong with the house itself, whether there was a gas line or something strange was going on there. we just don't know. >> reporter: investigators are finding underground tunnels dug around the house. a piece of heavy earth moving equipment sits in the backyard. investigators are collecting and testing chemicals t

his body was found in the basement on danbury road. the cause of the fire still under investigation. another man who lived in the the home dan well beck it with escaped the flames they say the son was friends with beck itit suspicion of what happened to their than on. so far the medical examiner has not determined cop p raised tonight 's cause of death. >> i'm sorry, my dad has a surgery. what are you doing? >> this video was all over social media. you can see police forcibly removing a woman . tonight we're learning new details about what happened and more about the woman. fox5 's lauren demarco is live at bwi marshal tonight with all the details. >>reporter: this woman was on her way to la to see her father who was in surgery when she was pulled from the plane. her pants were ripped. the video one of the top trending on social media, many people asking is this really happening again. but after watching the clip a lot of people are also questioning this woman's behavior. take a look walk. >> i can't walk. he's got my leg. walk. don't

authorities have also discovered tunnels, wiring and chemicals beneath the home on danbury road. khafra's parents say their son was friends with the homeowner daniel beckwitt. there is no word on daniel's current location. calls for helping in hurricane maria's aftermath. the major resources en route to puerto rico and those in our area taking rescue efforts into their own hands. malthieves striking at the most vulnerable time. new video of people taking advantage of a natural disaster. steve: it's hot and humid out there now. temperature is 89 degrees at reagan national airport. we have a cold front on the backdoor step. i will tell you when it's set to arrive and the impact for the rest of the week and into the upcoming weekend. stay with us. ralphcandidate for governor,rtham, and i sponsored is ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs., but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's

friends say the photo appears to have been taken inside the bunk erin side the house on danbury road.ho friends say hired him daniel beckwitt escaped the fire and according to witnesses was shirtless and covered in dirt. fire officials say beckwitt had been cooperating with the investigation but they have so far been unable to determine a cause. there has so far been no ruling from the medical examiner on a cause and manner of death. >> on the run. a warrant is out for the arrest of the woman caught on camera throwing a cup of urine at a metrobus driver. opal brown was supposed to show up in court yesterday for a status hearing. her attorney told the judge that brown had car trouble and was running late but then she now, the incident happened last month in northeast. if she's caught, the judge has ordered her to be held without bond. >> ♪ >> 24 karat magic will shine and sparkle in the city tonight and you know allison seymour is excited for this one. bruno mars comes to the capitol one formerly the verizon center. the 24 magic world tour is produced by live nation and it's a follow-u

today fire investigators tell us they were back on the scene on danbury road for about two hours. a ladder truck was brought in to help, possessions inside piled up in the yard, but one man escaped that fire and was hospitalized but then released. tonight neighbors tell us they'd like to know the cause of that fire pretty soon. >>> at tonight the montgomery county council meeting it was a packed house and council members let residents weigh in on a bill to raise the minimum wage. under the proposal the minimum pay would climb from 11.50 an hour to $15 an hour by 2020. businesses with 25 or fewer employees would have two extra years to phase in the higher wage. a vote is expected later this year. >>> new tonight the department critical healthcare program for vet is running out of cash called veterans choice. it gives our vet more access to private doctors when the va hospitals are maxed out. that program got about $2 billion in emergency funding just last month, but the va says it might need another shot in the arm by year's end. >>> the entire debate over the anthem is turning som

news 4's darcy spencer is live on danbury road. darcy, what can you tell us about the scene going on there? >> reporter: erica, i can tell you that montgomery county fire and rescue just updated us that a man died in this fire and they were challenged with hoarding conditions inside the home and this is danberry road and the scene up the hill from where i'm standing and this is where police and firefighters are letting us go right now. firefighters got the call here from 4:00 this afternoon. one victim was ae we are told that he lived inside the home, but then firefighters found a second victim apparently, the victim's friend in the basement. he was pronounced dead. we just spoke to a fire official about those hoarding conditions. >> so the reports that i'm getting from the firefighters that went in the home is spivenlgly in the basement. they were described what was called hoarding conditions where there was lots of boxes and materials and stuff like that piled up which made it very difficult for them to get in and search. it also

now the mystery surrounds this case what caused the fire september 10th on the 5200 block of danbury road in bethesda, investigators are testing chemicals that had been stored in the house. they found electrical wiring and hoarding conditions in the basement, here is a facebook photo from a few years ago. he lives with his friend -- lived here in the house. his friend's name is daniel beckwith, he was able to get out but askia was not and he died. police are tight lipped about the investigation, a spokesperson said they will release more details as they come back out here live. the medical examiner will conduct an autopsy and will find answers for the family. we tried beckwith, and have been unable to reach him. >> shomari, thank you, the scope of the devastation in puerto rico is so broad that many rural communities have not seen any help yet. and where help has arrived, there are long lines for food, waer water, gas that sometimes stretches for blocks. thousands are still in shelters a week after hurricane maria hit. right now most of that island still does not have power. there ar

she joins us live from the fire scene on danbury road with the latest details. lindsay. >>reporter: tone initial it's not often that you see police keeping round the clock watch like this nine days after a house fire. tonight you you can see the locked fence that is protecting this house. neighbors say that during the day a team of investigators is in and out, including atf agents . just adding to the mystery. sources tell fox5 that a bunker with tunnels was discovered underneath the home. police say they're not calling this a criminal investigation at this point, but the reason they're keeping watch is to preserve it turns into one. obviously the question, what happened? all the scuttlebutt sounds kind of suspicion. it's the talk ever this bethesda neighborhood a house fire nine days ago. we've been covering it since it happened. one man is dead, another is recovering in the hospital. >> the 26 year old man living here he escaped, a second man trapped in the basement did not make it out. his connection to the resident is unknown. investigators are keeping the media back

firefighters found a man dead inside the basement of a house on danbury road sunday afternoon. they haven't release his identity. neighbors heard the man or heard a man screaming for help. he said someone was in the basement and he couldn't get to hivment the man screaming for help reportedly lives in the home described as a bunker with a bed and a computer. the un security council schedule uld an emergency meeting friday to discuss north korea's missile launch. the missile flew over northern japan earlier today before falling in the pacific. this was the sixth and most powerful since september 3. this is file of a previous missile launch. the un recently adopted new sanctions and prohibiting any country from authorizing new work permits for north korea workers. earlier today we spoke with raised tonight shawn baker. he is in south korea on a business trip ment he was there today's missile was launched. people are going about their regular course of business. we've been talking to the mayor from several towns here, cities and pretty much they've gotten used to the tension betwe

. >> he died in the home on danbury road in bethesda, the 21-year-old is from silver spring. the crews and firefighters returned every day and they found underground tunnels there on the property. hoarding conditions, chemicals and electrical yesterday firefighters told news 4 that they are not ready to reveal what caused that fire. >>> well, it's the first major rewrite of the u.s. tax code in 30 years. >> that's right, this afternoon president trump unveiled his blueprint for tax reform. >> and while the plan calls the lower rates for businesses how does it impact individual americans and families. consumer reporter susan hogan has more on breaking it down for us. >> that is right, to help us understand what it means for our wallet h wallets, he is a certified financial planner. we care if we'll see more in our paychecks, will it be simpler to file our taxes, you know right off the bat from what you've seen and heard so far will we see an increase in our paychecks? >> there could be, we're still waiting for details, we have more details than april, and the frame work we hav

>>reporter: that's right, what happened at this house right here on danbury road is still a , the homeowner made it out a live, but a second man was found dised in the basement. that was 21 year old yos contact kofra. a friend shared this picture in an underground tunnel . he was helping excavate . he was blindfolded every time he was brought here and believed the house was in virginia. more than two weeks following the fatal fire there is still no cause of death. and 15 weeks after he was critically hurt when he was shot during a congressional baseball practice representative steve scalise made a triumphant return to capital hill today. he received a standing ovation when he returned on the house floor. he was shot in the hip and since has underground several surgeries. developing tonight social media giant twitter on capital hill as part of the house and senate investigations into russian meddling in the 2016 elections. followed similar briefings from facebook both tech google. they're investigating russia's involvement and whether anyone in the us helped to target the stories. a study fr

fire crews found underground tunnels on the property on danbury road. hoarding conditions, electrical wiring as well. >>> university of louisville head basketball coach rick pitino on unpaid leave. they caught various coaches, adidas employees and players in a network of bribes. oklahoma state assistant coach evans appeared in court also on accusations of bribery. >>> activities we're forward to but not at the risk of getting sick. five more people contracted swine flu after having contact with sick pigs at maryland's county fairs. none has been hospitalized. seven more people came forward with cases last week. swine flu cannot be transmitted human to human. be sure to wash your hands if you feel you've come in contact with animals, a good rule of thumb, especially as the flu season kicks up in high gear. >> cook that bacon all the way through. >> aaron. >> i'm just saying. >> you're going to have animal rights -- the farm pigs. they do. >> i love pigs. >>> 6:35 your time right now. nothing like a good scare, too. >> not this girl. as we get close to ha

. >>> they believe -- danbury road yesterday. a man who lives inside the home was able to escape the fire. he's in the hospital. his friend was found dead in the basement of the home. fire officials are still investigating the exact cause of the fire. >>> 5:38 now. the pope is nursing a black eye. how the pontiff ended up bloo bloodied and bruised on his trip to colombia. >>> pet lovers pitching in. you don't have to travel to the disaster area to help. how we're showing love. >>> we invite you to join us this week as we celebrate the life of our friend and colleague jim vance. he passed away on july 22nd. he will be remembered at the sh many of you want to honor him. so we'll provide live coverage of that memorial service starting at 10:00 a.m. right here on nbc4. we'll also stream the service on nbcwashington.com and in our app. ralpand i sponsoredralph northam, canthis adfor governor narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph northam doesn't show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director at a childre

news 4's chris gordon live outside the house on danbury road in bethesda with more. are spending time in the yard. are they digging? >> reporter: they're focused on the yard. they are collecting evidence. there are two large dumpsters outside of this chain link fence and police tape still up. they are taking this very seriously. they returned here this afternoon. they've been here every day. we are told it is a bunker-like situation in the basement with a tunnel with bedding, chemicals and gasoline being stored. these are making for challenging conditions for the investigators who are coming here every day trying to determine the cause of this fatal fire. >> this has been an incredibly complicated fire scene for our investigators. >> reporter: investigators are finding underground tunnels dug around the house. a piece of heavy earth moving equipment sits in the backyard. investigators are collecting and testing chemicals that are stored here. they are finding electrical wiring and hoarding all kinds of materials. fire fighters with chain saws are cutting trees and ba

rosario received five years which she served in a federal , facility in danbury, connecticut. upon her release she was stripped of her u.s. citizenship. she was a naturalized citizen and deported to columbia. rick received life. and you know, i was just thinking it is almost 20 years, coming up on 20 years. and he is at alanwood federal penitentiary in pennsylvania. still residing there. as i mentioned at the beginning, jeanne and i are most proud the at we have finally been given permission to be able to tell the story of our assets. they are about real people, real spying and real contributions. and most important, jeanne and i, and to so many others at the cia understood when these soviet intelligence officers for the most part volunteered their services to the united states government, they knew they were putting their lives in our hands. and we, meaning cia, failed them. we couldn't repay them for their sacrifices and we certainly couldn't repay their families for their losses. but we did owe each and every one of them an answer. that was our goal, that was our mission, a

after that deadly house fire and montgomery county police are saying askia cafra died in the home on danbury road, he was 21 years old. today we heard a man named daniel beckwith was hurt in that fire. this was back on september 10th. investigators have been at that house every day since police found underground tunnels on the property, hoarding conditions. chemicals. electrical wiring. firefighters also told news 4 they are not ready to reveal what caused that fire. >> a man was caught on camera after symbols of hate was found at a local college campus. this is the video american university police want you to see, a man in a hard hat here, a construction vest, too. he looks unassuming. but police believe he posted confederate flags and posters and cotton on the campus last night. more from reaction on campus. >> reporter: aaron, the anti-defamation league on campus today, they say since september of last year they have documented incidents of white supremacy fliers, on the campus, american university certainly one of them once again. police say the latest hate incident at american universit

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