the meeting that was held here at the fairfax county center wrapped up just a little whilele ago.t a few folks left here now. what we learned tonight is thati fairfax county leaders arere hearing about heroin overdoses about every day. the county supervisor who callel the meeting said just yesterdaye there was an overdose death and another woman left in veryin critical condition. of course yesterday we gote autopsy results for the centerville high school teenagea who initially was thought toho have overdosed on heroin. the report says alexia springeri actually died from a cocktail of morphine, oxycodone, an anxiety drug and alcohol. she had attended what's called a farm party where kids share prescription drugs and alcohol. the party happened in his own neighborhood, a recovering heroin addict who attendedtte tonight says he's very familiary with these kinds of parties that they happened frequently when he was in high school here inol fairfax county. people just show up, you know, and there's drugs available and there's alcohol available and, you know, the parents are either gone

taking a look at 66 from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, no worries. take you about nine minutes. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm when you hop in your car this morning. 95 here at triangltriangle, loo good. going to be very different as folks start heading out of town >>> coming up on 4:34. a former fairfax county fire investigator is taking her ex-co-workers to court. this is the latest allegation of a hostile work environment for female firefighters. patricia worked for the department for 20 years. she's now seeing 17 firefighters after she says she endured bullying and sexual harassment. some says it started when she became a firefighter in 196 and only on news 4, she said that harassment continued for years. >> on a number of occasions, i had a couple of firefighters come to my room 2:00, 3:00 in the morning and just constantly harassing me about sex. >> a judge had dismissed her case two years go. recently the department has come under fire after another firefighter took her own life and lewd comments were >>> the man who crashed in to two emt

fairfax county police and fire got the call. luckily no one was hurt. >>> a driver is recovering after a csx train hit the car she was in at railroad avenue and oakmont avenue in gaithersburg this morning. emts rushed the driver to the hospital and she's expected to be okay. the train was carrying coal and the crash is under investigation. >>> university of maryland police trying to figure out if pepper spray was the best way to break up an on campus graio the video shows the chaotic scene inside of the courtyard apartment building where police were called to break up a large party. there was a report somebody had a baseball bat inside. police are being criticized by some students because they used pepper spray twice. >> what i see causes me concern. in some cases on both sides. students who should have left and perhaps we could have performed better in a couple of instances. >> reporter: the chief promising a thorough review to determine if his officers used proper force. >>> tonight, two women in the hospital recovering after

if you get a call like this one, call fairfax county police. we told but a similar scam in prince william county last week and it's not just schools. news 4 exposes a new trend of so-called virtual kidnapping in an iteam investigation. watch the full report on the nbc washington app. >>> time for a check of weather and traffic on the 1s. we can finally stick to some good news in the forecast. >> chuck bell, tell us more. >> it's all good news from this point forward. last of the raindrops running downing a cross parts of southern st. mary's. not interested this sem back ane soon. kids can leave the umbrella at home. recess gets a "b" because still a lot of puddles on the playground. but we'll have highs up to 80. and sun dresses back in fashion and the umbrellas can be put away for a little while. back to shorts and t-shirts weather into the holiday weekend, too. 7 day forecast in ten minutes. bringing news no longer in first 4 traffic. >> it could come back, but inner loop here at new hampshire avenue, do have a crash here top of the beltway. l

do you also see -- from what i understand, too, you've got fairfax county, prince george's county, montgomeryounty. >> yes. >> and you're working very diligently to try to bring it into washington, d.c.. >> we actually serve over 7,000 students in d.c. a lot of them through finance park and a lot through k through 12 programs we do. it's a huge area we want to serve. we wan to bring this to all students. we found spending habits really begin in middle school. it begins when they are really, really young. we want to get students before that, get them invested in education process, when they are starting to make decisions and take them to high school. get them that relevant hands-on learning. >> we'll be right back after this. swi intromercedes-benz c-coupe, redesigned with its athletic prowess and sleek new body. it doesn't just raise the bar... the all-new c-class coupe. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. ♪ music plays ♪ music plays ♪ music plays >>> welcome back to "viewpoint," everyone. i'm susan hogan, and i am joined with these ove

virginia.starts in fairfax county police are sharing information about the details surrounding the case. they will not say where in the county he was arrested or the circumstances that led to his arrest. what we know was the police picked up captain grace wednesday in conjunction with an ongoing narcotics investigation. the time he was picked up. he faces drug and weapons charges, including possession with the intent to distribute . captain grace has been with the fire department in the nation's capital for going on 16 years. he has been placed on administrative leave. attempts to reach him have not been successful. jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: a dangerous underground in charleseapons county, now serving charges against a drama trump -- a donald trump delegate. caleb bailey is accused of having explosives, and illegal machine gun, and child pornography in a fortified room underneath his home. he was elected as a trump delegate to the republican convention. now he is locked up with a court date next week. leon: search for answers about what took touted egyptair flight. has been a day o

if you know anything, you're asked to call the fairfax county police department. reporting live tonight in alexandria, stephanie galehart, wusa9. >> another man with a bright future gone way too soon. t.j.'s funeral held saturday in his hometown of goochland, virginia. >>> police here looking for a motive and a suspect behind a homicide in prince george's county. officers called out to the 4400 block of 23rd parkway in temple hills around 1:00 in the morning. they found a man who had been shot in the chest. the victim identified as 30- year-old hakeem akeamby. he was rushed to the hospital but doctors were not able to save him. prince george's county police are offering a $25,000 reward for information in the case. >>> a guilty plea from a former fairfax county police pa facing child pornography charges, william bud walker was charged with two counts of possession of child pornography. he was relieved of his duties more than a year ago. walker has been with the department since 1999. >>> now let's get the latest on campaign 2016. senator bob corker traveled to new

now a fairfax county teachers assistant is dead. the 24 year old of alexandria worked about five miles from the murder scene at an elementary school. he was killed just before 2:30 this morning. investigators say somebody shot him in a parking lot and they're still searching for the suspect. >> when you hear about someone getting shot, you think about how i walk there every night and if it happens right here, i don't feel safe anymore. >> fairfax county police asking anybody who saw anything suspicious between 1:00 and 3:00 in the morning to give them a call. >>> fbi is joining the search for two missing teens. the 13 and 14 year old apparent will i left their home in fairfax ten days ago. they were seen later that day at a truck stop 45 miles away in maryland. their parents are pleading for them to come home. they say the two may need medical attention. >>> fairfax county police are warning about a child kidnapping scam. a springfield mom named susan wilder tells us the scammer called her on a cell phone using a number that was blo

fairfax county police identify her as erika dunn of springfield. she was struck by a train last night just past 9:30 in the 9500 block of berk road in berk. she was with two friends when she was struck. >> their investigation determined that there were three friends walking near the tracks, a train approached. two of the friends moved away from the tracks. when they went back to find their other friend they found her injured. >> reporter: now, police say the two other friends stayed with the victim's side to provide some aid and also called police but erika dunn later died at the hospital. now, this isn't uncommon for folks to try to walk along the tracks. our i-team in fact found about 29 train accidents involving trespassers over the last two years in virginia. now, this investigation is ongoing. the medical examiner still has to declare a cause and manner of death here. no details yet on the type of train involved in this accident. the operator of that train still has to be interviewed. the victim's next of kin though has been notified. that is

the heaviest rain right now over fairfax county and warrenton and fauquier county. area. some small hail as well as some gusty winds. it is steady rain now along the beltway. we need that during the evening rush. we've got it out there from fairfax down towards burke and clifton and prince william county around the woodbridge area. herndon, we're dealing with that rain along the dulles toll road here. as we look toward reston, seeing some very heavy rain. that extends down towards chantilly and centerville and right back towards airport. back towards montgomery county, it is just rain. 495, the northern portion of the beltway getting hit hard with that rain. right up 270, rockville, up towards gaithersburg and cla clarksburg, and urbana, a little bit of lightning. look what's coming our way right down i-95. some very heavy rain around the baltimore area. it is all rotating around this storm that's been sitting out here the last couple of days. it will begin to move off tomorrow. we'll time it out for you tonight. there could be a delay at the nationals game. forecas

important earlier this year. >>> there is a warning for people who park a gmc or chevrolet vehicle in fairfax county. police say since february someone has been snatching tires and rims all across the county. corvettes, suvs and trucks have been targeted. fairfax police are looking for this ford explorer they believe was involved. take a look here's a picture last seen on april 3rd on shadow lane in fairfax. if you have >>> today, facebook is responding to allegations it routinely suppresses certain news stories. >> plus, live desk looking into information just released by the white house. the trip president obama will ecome the first sittbin morning noon or night there's always a moment to discover visit annapolis and create your moment >>> new developments. police in germany say a man confessed to stabbing four people at a morning. however, there's no evidence this was a terrorist attack. instead police say the man was -- has had drug problems and they're concerned about his mental health. one of the people who was stabbed this morning died. the others are recovering. >>> today, thousands of north

fairfax county police say the person who wish shot in a bizarre chain of events in springfield is going to be ok. it all started with shot out with police, hitting the bystander, before crashing his car, carjacking a second vehicle, and crashing that vehicle as well. theyl conner is monitoring story in springfield where the gun man is still on the loose, cheryl? l: that's right, and fairfax county police justin lifted the crime tape, so we are able to get closer to the jewelry store. we just watch the owners go in and gather belongings. they did not have any interest in talking to us come all of this 11 hours later, and the suspect is still on the loose. the last piece of evidence left for the police, a vehicle involved in a carjacking, crashed in the woods in springfield. >> certainly hope they catch him. cheryl: she is glad that her neighbor is ok. >> he was all right and he said yes. he grabbed a duffel bag and ran off. they came in contact with a man who the police were searching for following a robbery and officer-involved shooting. a fairfax county police officer responded to an a

if you saw in that parking lot between about 1:00 and 3:00 in the morning, fairfax county police want to hear from you right away. >>> metro gm paul weedfeld is cleaning house. today he fired 20 ramada managers who report directly to him. seven of them were senior managers, many from metro's rail division. and the firings are part of his effort to streamline the management and improve the effectiveness and the account anti-- accountability. >>> get ready for a cold rain tomorrow and that is certainly good enough for a yellow weather alert. first alert chief meteorologist -- i can't even get the words out, topper, because it's so beautiful today and hard to believe we won't see this tomorrow. >> yeah, today was really spectacular. an average may day, when we get average may weather it is spectacular. a little bit warmer too over the last 24 hours, 6 degrees warmer than this time yesterday and generally the whole east coast was warmer withe talk about the evening planner. your plans are safe tonight, 74 at 6:00, 68 at 8:00, and by 10:00 65 with clouds. we are dry, though until about 3:0

then he went missing triggering a manhunt. >>> speaking out is what a group of female fairfax county fighters plan to do this morning. they are upset over the allegations of harassment within their department. news4's erika gonzalez is live with more on the new steps the county is taking based on the allegations. erika, good morning. >> reporter: that question, does harassment exist within the fairfax county fire is expected to say, no, it does not, this morning. and we'll be there for the announcement in less than an hour. this comes after more than a month of allegations that some firefighters wrote disparaging things about their coworker nicole mittendorff. she killed herself last month. and then lastly, the fire official in charge of professional standards within the department was put on leave after inappropriate images and comments were found on his facebook page. so now the fairfax county board of supervisors says that it will bring in an outside consultant to weigh in on that matter. but again, we are expecting an announcement from some of the female firefighters from the fair

alison: the couple were reported missing in fairfax county wednesday morning. is inves say that lena need of medicine. tom roussey has the story. tom: fairfax county police say these middle schoolers were reported missing at 7 a.m. in fairfax, wednesday, but police say they have evidence at 5 a.m. even before they were missing they were already in jessup, maryland. now they feel they may be in baltimore. >> you know i love you so much. i cannot live without you. tom: his parents hope that somehow he will hear the message. >> we want you back. tom: police say that sadly, teenagers running away is not rare, but 14 teenagers in middle school to do this is rare. >> we don't know why. tom: the 14-year-old and 13-year-old are both students at a middle school in fairfax. early wednesday morning, somehow, possibly by taxi, they made it around the beltway and to jessup. they believe that from there they went to baltimore, where danielle has connections. danielle has had trouble in the past, but rudy has never done anything like this. >> come back home, please. come back

the fairfax county fire chief calls them inappropriate. the personal facebook pictures were posted by the man responsible for investigating internal complaints within the department. a department that was just recently sued for sexual harassment. >> sexist, chauvinistic. >> he's talking about guy you'll find lots of scandily clad young women, often in provocative poses and tight shirts. guy morgan runs the office of professional standards. at the fairfax county fire and rescue department, which investigates workplace misconduct. >> here's the guy placing judgment on us for the inappropriateness of our actions and things we do. and we take a look at the profile page. and you know, it doesn't -- just doesn't add up. >> mike molar is the president of the virginia professional firefighters association and has been a fairfax county firefighter for 40 years. he said he told fire chief richard bowers about the picture weeks ago, after the suicide of nicole mitten dover. people who claimed to be firefighters had harassed and slandered mittendorf o

jummy: in fairfax county, gunfire early this morning, one man is dead, this happening on richmond highway in huntington, now, no information on a suspect. john gonzalez takes us to the scene wher continue their search for clues. john: still an active homicide investigation here in the huntington neighborhood in alexandria, virginia. the property manager at the city side huntington metro apartments has asked us to leave the property, we are quite a distance away. up the hill, the police tape beyond their is where a man was shot and killed at around 2:30 this morning. this will be an investigation for some time, three different locations within this same complex off of route 1 any the fairfax county section of alexandria. police keeping a close eye on ,he vehicle and the motorcycle they have been taking a lot of pictures and collecting clues trying to piece this together. they have had a chopper above taking pictures, trying to figure out suspect took off and in which direction to about 200 cars are within this crime scene and those drivers will not be able to leave while the investigation

the woman will be in court this friday. >>> drug counselors could be returning to fairfax county public schools. the county board of supervisors will evaluate the decision with school leader. they were taken out of the school three years ago but principals said the current drug program is not as effective. >>> in the day line. the national capitol region transportation planning board is meeting this afternoon. people on that board will talk about several transit projects including how maryland's planning to pay for the purple line. the line rail will connect to montgomery county between carrollton and bethesda. >>> 4:51. for those of you who tack it every day, you know the issues on the bw parkway. the lanes have no markings, the lanes are littered with potholes. and in many places the outer fog line of the roadway is missing as are the center lane dividers. the u.s. park police say the deer the rating road conditions could lead to deadly accidents. officers also say it impacts the way they patrol the roads for drunk drivers. >> defense attorneys are now using that to attack the probabl

we also learned that in recent weeks, three fairfax county teenage verse overdosed that happened in just one day at a house party. i was just able to speak to county supervisor, holding this town hall tonight, and he says he is hearing about overdoses just day, and a lot of this involves kids. >> the kids have, they call them, farm parties, pharm. and they basically dump pills in a bowl and pull out pills and mix them with alcohol. >> he says this really hits close to home for him. he says the house party where alex ya overdosed actually happened in his own neighborhood just down the street from his house. the town hall start at 7:30 tonight. it is being held here at the fairfax county government center. we're going to have much more for you on this very important conversation in our newscast later tonight. we're live in fairfax, lindsey watts, fox5 local news. >>> the search is on for a killer after a shocking discovery in prince george's co police found 22 year old rashod hair grave dead in the middle of general lafayette boulevard in brandywine. investigators say, heargraved was shot

now fairfax county police have made an arrest. his wife. >>> potholes and the lack of lane striping on roadways are just some of the issues the president of the park police union says is causing roadways to be dangerous and potentially deadly. coming up at 6:00 >>> it's been nearly a year now since a man in virginia, in vienna virginia, a husband, father of two, was found shot dead in his bed. police have now made an arrest. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey reports the >> reporter: kim pham la roke and husband eric la roke in happier times. both virginia tech grads and successful in their careers. he was an engineer at dewberry consultant and she worked at fannie mae. they started a family and had two young children. last summer eric la roke was found shot to death and monday night after she left work, kim laroke was arrested accused for shooting her husband to death. >> somehow it led to a 35-year-old woman killing her 33-year-old husband. >> eric laroke was found dead in his bed on july 31, 2015. police discovered a ha

so far they have hit ten locations around fairfax county in herndon, chantilly, fairfax and vienna areasso here is that map again. 11 vehicles so far. gmc suvs and trucks and corvettes. they seem to have a thing for those types of vehicles. those tires and rims can go for a lot of h. people's driveways or out on the street. so here is the vehicle. take a look. that police think is involved in these thefts. a silver newer model ford explorer. it was seen around one of the locations. so this has been happening a lot over the past few months. usually overnight between 2:00 a.m. and 4:30 in the morning. so police do suggest if you have one of these types of apparently desirable vehicles, park in a well-lit area if possible. back to you. >>> three brothers put their lives in harm's way to stop a would-be robber. this morning one of those produces is recovering after being shot if the face. this happened in an alley in d.c.'s bloomingdale neighborhood. police say a gunman tried to rob a construction worker there, they say the victim a former guatemalan special forces soldier was shot when he t

we start tonight with a man hunn in fairfax county. an armed man is on the run. police say he got into a shootout with an escaping an innocent person whoo was driving by was injured. inj the suspect also took a car, got into a crash and then took off running to evade police. fox5's lindsay watts is life inf springfield with the latest. >>reporter: matt and teisha, fairfax county police say he they expect to be here into ther night investigating. elsewhere officers are still trying to track down the gunmana we're show you the shoppinge center where all of this took place. police say it was just before 126789. 30 when a man robbed dubai jeweler next to jersey mikes. when an officer arrived he ended up getting into a shootout with a suspect. a person behind the officer dide get shot.hot. that person is now in the hospital with life threatening injuries. police say following theay shootout the suspect was able to get into a car and take off. the guy crashed that car just down the street from the fr shopping center an able get some video of that vehicle as it was bein

of a man accused of a spate of robberies and fairfax county. masked, armed, and carrying a weapon when he targeted a subway sandwich shop. leon: jay korff has the details. jay: this all went down just a few blocks from here. one of the wildest things about this, the federal affidavit that we received. they say this is the profile picture of the suspect. a neighbor took this cell phone video of federal agents wednesday morning after they charge into a home in this neighborhood, searching for a suspect to lived there. tom russell heard the commotion. grenade,h bang and then a bunch of federal agents in full body armor charged in a c found includes two pictures from his facebook page. one shows him with a black mask, the other with a shotgun in one hand, a gun in the other. was behind a he series of armed robberies in fairfax county. 26,t documents say on april he went into the back to work of a fairfax county restaurant, pulled a pistol on employee, took the money out of the register, and before fleeing threaten to kill an employee. he carried ou

and into virginia for a full list of the remaining closure, head to our nbc washington app. >>> fairfax countyounty police are searching for a man who went on a violent crime spree in springfield. he robbed a jewelry store, got into a shoot-out with police and then carjacked a person. >>> university of maryland police department is reviewing body camera footage from officers after pepper spray was used at a huge house party on saturday night. two people were arrested in the know if the use of force by officers was appropriate. >>> today in woodbridge, there will be a memorial event and water safety assembly. the memorial will remember a 7-year-old who died last memorial day after drowning at the lorton station community pool. she didn't know how to swim. >>> get the umbrella one last time? >> a drippy day, but sun on the way and summerlike temperatures just in time for the memorial day weekend. >> we'll get there. that will do it for "news 4 day." "meetot ♪ it's time to get out and explore. look beyond the expected. hidden among the trees. there's a special place