i ask god to keep on leading us. >> she is the sister of delores williams.nned her service of she worked 30 years. everyone called her sweety, it was a nickname sherpad. >> her anymore make was sweety. that says a lot. >> term loss for the whole family. she was thingly for our family. >> her family -- she was the glue for our family. her family all knew her live in boyfriend. they were afraid of him. he threw a flammable liquid on her and set her on fire. her cousin was visiting and sleeping in the next room. >> i woke up and opened the door. she was on fire. he ran out of the room. so i didn't know what to think. i grabbed her and throwed her to the floor. me and my girlfriend patted her out. all she said is i can't believe he done hit. >> delores suffered third three burns over 80% of head to legs. at the hospital, she was kept unconscious. >> it came to a point her injuries were just too severe she suck comed to them. >> i -- succumbed to them. >> i hope justice is served. >> we have one less animal out there to do what he did to her. >> what happened her

will be -- when he will be extradited to faax near richmond last night caught just hours after delores williams died. you see reeder in the mug shot there. he's accused of setting williams on fire inside their fairfax county home last night after an argument. he had been on the run ever since then. police say it was a citizen's tip that helped track him down. >>> developing right now, the outer loop of the beltway is back open this morning after a crash that left one person dead. virginia state police had lanes down for hours. the crash happened late last night. police say one car caught fire there. police say three people were taken to the hospital and they've already been treated and released. an adult male was flown from an suv he was riding in and died at the scene. >>> with the holiday season upon us people are hitting parties and having a few sdplooings fairfax county police are putting emphasis on keeping those impaired drivers off th leesburg with more on the first of its kind unit in our area. megan? >> yeah. as you say it's a very busy time of the year. lots of festive gatherings, lot

police arrested lewis reeder near richmond last night hours after delores williams died. reeder is accused of setting williams on fire inside their fairfax county home last month after an argument. he had been on the run ever >>> president-elect donald trump nominates marine corps general james mattis to head up the defense department. trump made the announcement during a post-election victory rally last night in cincinnati. mattis retired in 2013 after serving as the commander of the u.s. central command. in a tweet on sunday trump referred to mattis by his nickname "mad dog" describing him as a true general's general. >> they say he's the closest thing to that we have and it's about time. it's about time. >> now there is a bit of controversy surrounding general mattis. his confirmation by the senate is not guaranteed. mattis is only three years out of uniform and would also need a congressional waiver for a 1947 law that requires a seven-year waiver. >>> president-elect trump is celebrating a deal to keep thousands of jobs here in the u.s. the heating and air conditioni

delores williams died wednesday night -- 12 days after she was brutally attacked. a prince george's county police officer is charged wtih assault and misconduct in office. officer juan hernandez was just indicted-- accused of chasing someone in his cruiser-- then striking him with it! that happened back in june. the man recovered. hernandez, an 11 year veteran of the force, had been suspended after the incident. for the third day, the funeral caravan for fidel castro is making it's way enroute to the cuban leaders's final resting place - santiago de cuba. along the way - hundreds of thousands of people line the streets to pay their respects, part of 9 days of mourning. castro's funeral is set for sunday. president obama will not send an official delegation, but two obama administration officials will attend and represent the united states. d-c mayor muriel bowser is waking up south of the border this morning. she's in mexico city for the c-40 mayors summit. the mayors will between nations, and how other global cities are fighting climate change. bowser returns home

last month he set on fire his livein girlfriend, 64-year-old delores williams. she died yesterday from her injuries. >>> tonight we now know that metro was aware of the problem that caused this summer's train derailment for years before the accident. deteriorating railroad ties, near the ea on inspection reports in 2013. >>> garrett haake is live to tell us about a newly released report about the accident, and garrett it will get a lot of attention tomorrow. >> reporter: yes. metro's gm and the head of the ntsb will be on capitol hill for a hearing about metro's safety. this shows they missed a hazard under its nose due in part to its own culture. line train derailed in july, investigators quickly focused on the deteriorating railroad ties as a likely culprit. they didn't have to look far for clues. 15 deteriorating rail ties appeared on inspection reports as far back as 2013. the track section was never closed or restricted inspectors said in interviews in part because supervisors discourage the calling for any repair work that some inspectors feared retaliatio

delores williams died wednesday-- 12 days after she was brutally attacked. the holiday season is bringing new concern on drunk drivers on the road. and in fairfax county-- a new patrol is on a mission to find them, and prevent a tragedy. starting now, nine officers will focus their attention on drunk driving. they will be working in four day rotations-- from 7 p-m to 5 a-m. in 2014 and 2015, more than 700 alcohol-related crashes were reported in the county. the new unit was made possible through a grant provided by the d-m-v. there's speculation about the future of the trump hotel in d-c. some legal experts say the president-el international hotel in d-c before he becomes president. that's because a clause in the building contract states that no "elected official of the government" can own a share of its lease. some contracters believe the clause does not apply to trump because it only prohibits adding elected officials to the lease -- not banning original parties. takoma park, raising the bar when it comes to plastic bags in montgomery county. in 20-12, the

he was caught just hours after delores williams died from burns suffered inside their fairfax county home here last month. police tell us the couple got into a argument and reader set williams on firedfire. he had been on the run. police tell us a tip helped >>> we have word that the man killed in alexandria last night was on the run after escaping from a prison in california. he was found behind the town house where he used to live years ago. this is the seventh homicide in alexandria this year, the third in this section that's north of old town since june. alexandria's acting police chief says various outreach groups are working to find solutions to the housing issues because we understand that even though we've seen a few acts of violence that have led to homicides, we know this just isn't a police matter. >> police do not believe that mclennon's murder was random. but they also say it is not connected to the other homicide inside that area either. >>> a surprise announcement from donald trump tonight as he began his thank you tour with a campaign-style rally in he ohio. in what s

f police say louis reed erin e tension nally set 64-year-old delores williams on fire ins wio their alexandria home earlierarr this month. williams passed away from herse injuries overnight. overnig >>> reeder hasn't been seen since the incidents 12 d ago. authorities say he might beies m driving a green 2001 ford1 for taurus four door with virginia license plates vpw1915.19 reeder is wanted for aggravated malicious wounding. n >> a day care worker is facingka criminal charges tonight afterea a three-year-old in her care wanted out of a prince williamea county day care alone.ay c >>> the good news, the littleodl girl is okay but the parents pan who take their kids to the t kiddie academy of gainsvillens happen. >>> fox5's alexandria limonndrin has the latest.ates >> reporter: on o november 19th, this kiddies academy was supposed to be holding a date night event but instead of enjoying their time off one family ended up picking up their child police after she wanted off to a nearby business. >> i was not aware of there.re i -- no one told me about it. unless i missed e-mail that was sent out bu

delores williams told people who pulled her from the flames he police are filing a warrant to search lewis reader's car. he allegedly got into a fight with williams on november 19. police say he set her on fire. the warrant says he got into the car with burns on his hands and drove south on 95. police catching up with him in the richmond area. williams died two weeks after that fire. >> if you are in the market for a new car, this may help you narrow down your choices. a list of the safest cars hitting the road in 2017. here is chris clackham with what you need to know. >> reporter: after putting dozens of 2017 cars through the batteries of crash tests the insurance institute for highway safety released comforting numbers plus an encouraging message. >> you don't have to buy luxury for safety. nearly every vehicle size and price class is represented. manufacturer in the country. 82 vehicles got the top safety pick. some pick plus led by toyota with nine of the models and five from honda. declared among the safest for 2017. >> the auto industry responded well. >> reporter: institute p

old delores williams in herr month. williams passed away from her injuries last night.t. let's take it outside. it's breezy, a little chilly out there. over all we saw a nice start to december. december already? > tomorrow will be december 26789 we had a great day. how perfect for the lighting ofn the national christmas tree. >> absolutely perfect. thank heavens it wasn't lastst night with the the winds tha gtusty came on thg today the sun was back. and tomorrow, a very nice fencee issue to this workweek, a sunnyy and breezy day. it will probably be a little bit cooler than it was today. at this hour we're watching a few lake affects up through new york and pennsylvania. p clouds over us for the short term. i think they'll break up closer to dawn and we'll be back to sunshine as we get into the morning hours. us and it will be fairly closely by tomorrow. that does mean we have to keep a chilly night a the hand, partly cloudy to mostly cloudy for the next few hours and temperatures falling into the 30s and 40s as the breeze continues.e br inee terms of temperatures, defini

he was caught just hours after delores williams died. reeder is accused of setting williams on fire inside their fairfax home last month after an argument and he had been on the run ever since. police say it was a citizen's tip that helped track him down. nominates former -- rather retired marine corps general james mattis to head the department of defense. trump made the announcement during a post-election victory rally last night in cincinnati. mattis retired in 2013 after serving as the commander of u.s. central command. in a tweet on sunday trump referred to mattis by his nickname "mad dog" describing him as a true general's general. >> they say he's the closest thing to general george patton that we have and it's about ti it's about time. >> now there is a bit of controversy surrounding mattis who you see here meeting with trump at his estate in new jersey. this confirmation by the senate -- his confirmation by the senate is not guaranteed. mattis is only three years out of uniform and he would need a congressional waiver from a 194

theut t alexandria man wanted foror setting his girlfriend on edward reeder set 64-year-old4-e delores williams on fire lastwil month iiamsn their home shelf h later died from her injuries. ie >>> let's goat metro news now.go more answers this morning toat that train derailment near theea east falls church metro m station in july.ion inuly. in a new report ntsb says s metro failed to properly prope inspect the tracks.insp the agency also found spacingun between the rails was nearlyy 2-inches wider than it wasesha supposed to be. metro officials today getting ready for a meeting on capitoll discuss ate agency's safety saf and budget challenges.hallenges. >> this is in the middle ofs metro's conistrov iersial newsin proposal to cut hours. hrs plan is not sitting well withith everyone.ne. fox5's melanie alnwick liveck le from metro headquarters in headn northwest now with more. mel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, steve and allison and yooruteann know, it really sounds likeik this is turning into a test ofet wills among the metro board, boa metro's general manager and d.c. officials despi