that is also -- forestville. that is where ken is live with the details. ken, what happened? >> reporter: that is exactly what police are trying to figure out right now. we have received late breaking information. the person has been officially identified as 27-year-old anthony washington. take a look over my shoulder. let's try to set this one up for you here. you can see police are still on the scene here of the penn forest shopping center. it was in this parking lot that that 27-year-old was shot and killed. let's go ahead right no and show you some footage from our sky9. they were above the scene just moments after this all happened. here is what police say. they say this all went down at about 8:15 earlier today. two people they say were shot. one of those persons -- one of those people did die. that is 27-year-old anthony washington. a second person who they have not identified was rushed to the hospital, we understand, with non-life-threatening injuries. now, police say at the time of the shooting, this entire parking lot was packed with people. so there were definitel

. >> this is video just into the fox 5 newsroom, sky fox high above the shopping center in forestville maryland. two people were shot. one is dead, the other being treated at a local hospital, no word on what sparked the gunfire there. you can see a number of police vehicles on the scene. we have a crew headed to scene and will bring you more information as we get it. >>> now to another big story, fox 5 uncovers new details about the shooting in the middle of a halloween celebration. >> the victim just one of six people shot across the district last night. we begin with the most serious, a teenager shot in the head in the streets of georgetown. fox 5's will thomas was first on the scene last night and is there again live tonight. what have you learned, will? reporter: the 17-year-old victim is in grave condition. multiple law enforcement sources are telling me doctors at gw hospital where he's being treated do not expect him to survive. a couple other pieces of information from our law enforcement sources, they believe the victim knew who shot him and believe it was probably over some

. >>> prince george's county police are investigating a deadly shooting at a busy forestville shopping center. it happened on walters lane. a man and woman were shot. the man died. police say the woman ran into the store for help. she went to the hospital and is expected to be okay. the woman told the gunman the man was wearing all black and wore a black ski mask. >>> right now greece is plague on holding a national vote on the bailout package. the deal calls for banks holding greek government bonds to take a 50% loss and also called for $140 billion in rescue loans. without the money, greece will run out of money in a couple of weeks. >>> asian stock ended on a mixed note. right now the european stock markets are mixed. investors fear greece may reject the plan and default on its massive debts. >>> later today, president obama will leave for france and the g-20 summit in cannes. thousands of protesters have been holding demonstrations there all week long. the two-day economic summit kicks off tomorrow. the president will meet with french president nicolas sarkozy and german chancellor

this one happened at the penn forest shopping center in forestville, maryland, shortly after 8:00 last night and the parking lot was packed. investigators have been going over surveillance video from several stores in that plaza. so far, they haven't given us much information about a suspect in this case. >>> jurors in the lululemon trial got to see and hear from brittany norwood yesterday in the taped interview of the murder suspect right before she was placed under arrest. it was the first time the jury heard norwood speak and as bob barnard explains, the jury also heard from the victim's mother. >> reporter: phyllis murray was the state's final witness of the day, called simply to tell jurors about her daughter, murder victim jayna murray and to confirm this was jayna's car found with blood and brittany norwood's hat and dna inside of it. earlier, david mcgill demonstrated for jurors how quickly and easy easily he could bind his wrists with zip ties. but the key witness of the day was retiring montgomery county police detective james drury. it was he who conducted two videotaped int

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we begin with a developing from forestville. investigators are searching for . gunman police say anthony washington killed. and >> his family rushed to the getting the news. >> i wish just getting off of work. my sister called and said my brother was dead. >> one woman was also shot a expected toon is survive. paillette the time of the shooting. >> in the lululemon murder could restedutors their case. testified that he ansidered brittany norwood suspect. from jaynaeard mother. norwood told police a man at actor. she is charged with first-degree murder. live report in our next half-hour. is said tocain couple of events today. he will feel more questions allegations he harassed employees. that one of the lives in montgomery county. says she wants to about what happened but cannot. >> herman cain hoping to land a nomination was the of the national restaurant association in the 1990's. female co-workers accused him of sexual harassment and received settlements. we have learned from unnamed sources that one of the accusers live here in the d.c. area. she worked close

. >> the residents and shoppers in forestville recall during multiple gunshots just before 9:00. prince george's county police investigating a double shooting. know one of the victims. anthony washington was shot and inside this large parking lot in front of this church. are collecting evidence. they have been four hours. other victim was also shot and wounded. able to get away. they ran into one of the local businesses, where a merchant called 911. family and friend of anthony washington arrived at the this oblique overcome by emotion. -- invisibly overcome by emotion. >> i was just getting off of work. my little sister called me and said that my brother is dead. no one is telling me what is going on. >> police tell us at the time of shooting, at this parking was relatively full. they work were able to clear out cars and they are interviewing a number of witnesses. one gunman was wearing a mask at the time. >>> we are following breaking development and the scandal that growing and surrounding herman cain. sources are telling abc 7 news the accusers is from our region. >> this co

it happened at the penn forest shopping center in forestville. police say anthony washington died at the scene. a woman with him was shot in the arm. she will survive. investigators are looking at surveillance video from several stores in that plaza a. >>> we are continuing to follow developments out of the lululemon murder trial inform court, jurors learned more about what led police to arrest brittany norwood for the murder of her coworker jayna murray. a montgomery county police detective took the stand and talked about two videotaped interviews with norwood done shortly after the murder. she was not under arrest at the time and was still claiming she was beaten and sexually assaulted by up known attackers. in one. interviews, norwood said the attackers forced her to move murray's car and then come back to the zoar. the detective said her story didn't add up and she was arrested shortly after that interview. >>> coming up next, she was the inspiration behind one of the most powerful women in politics. the mother of secretary of state hillary c

darcy spencer live in forestville for us tonight. the maryland state police barracks, with more. >> reporter: valiant efforts to try and save these boys from this fiery crash, but the intensity of the fire and the heat prevented that from happening. their mother was driving the car. she has told friends she is obviously devastated by the loss of her two young sons. chopper 4 was over the scene of a horrific three-car crash that claimed the lives of two boys, one 11, the other 2 years old, frld night. it was just after 9:30 on route 50 east near martin luther king junior high way in the glen arden area of prince george's county. 84 yeah vindle was driving a honda accord, the boys in the back seat. police say she rear-ended another car. both drivers stopped in the left travel lane. that's when a third car, a mercury marquise, driven by william lewis abui, slammed into the honda. the car caught fire, trapping the two children in the back. both boys died in the fire before rescuers could get there. we're told several motorists, including

investigators say a gunman opened fire last night at the shopping center in forestville penn forest. >> police say the gunman remains on the loose. the shooting unfolded in the parking lot of the penn forest shopping center. a lone gunman in a mask opened fire. >> this is crazy. we all live in the same community -- stuff like that. we cannot all get along. >> one of the victims stumbled into a local business. the merchant called 911. 27-year-old anthony washington did not survive. he died in front of the church which was dark last night. >> crazy stuff. fighting over dumb stuff. washington's family showed up at the scene visibly overcome with emotion. abc 7 news spoke exclusively with his sister. >> i was just getting off of work. my little sister called and said my brother was dead. i am just getting here. no one is telling me what is going on or anything. >> police have yet to assign a motive to the crime. patrons of the laundromat in this shopping center could only empathize with grief. >> my prayers go out to them. it's a rough situation. >> police continue to interview people. w

night after 8:00 at the penn forest shopping center at pennsylvania avenue and walters lane in forestville. police found 27-year-old anthony washington shot dead. witnesses say that he actually lived in that area, a woman was also shot. she is expected to survive. police do not know what prompted the shooting. >>> montgomery county leaders held a hearing on whether to make big box stores like walmart and costco adhere to special guidelines. one county proposal would dictate a store's size, its design, hours of operation and local hiring practices. opponents fear that too many restrictions could drive away developers. however, supporters say big box stores should not destroy a neighborhood's character. >> to give a voice to those communities and neighborhoods that will be potentially impacted by large, big, megabig box businesses coming into their communities. >>> the county proposal would apply to stores that are at least 75,000 square feet larger than a football field. >> president obama is pressing lawmakers to act now. the part of his jobs plan designed to repair aging roads, rails and

you can free forestville right on the east side of town up toward lanham, college park, almost to laurel and howard park headed toward columbia, the heaviest rains we have. but the back edge of the rain is starting to show up off to the north and west. you can see it passing steven city. almost done in winchester. getting into extreme western fauquier county. the rain is just about over for you folks. a little bit farther south, couple of showers still. but as this pulls away from you, i think you'll be done in the next 20 minutes or so. even into southern maryland now, potentially some of the rain will break up in the next couple of hours. main about 2:00, 2:30 or so here in d.c. behind the system, temperatures really dropped off. temperatures this morning or still 72 in georgetown. 70 degrees in cambridge earlier. now, they're 54. we were in the mid-60s and out to the west, winchester is down to 50 along with orange. in the 40s in oakland. snow showers moving in tonight into the mountains of western maryland and west virginia. snow guns will be flying at the ski areas also. 54 with rai

they comprise the woods, sherwood forest, forestville. it was a contentious thing. about 13, 15 years in public. >> this is actually in golden gate park, the casino. it was a controversy at the time to have a place that serve liquor and had card games in golden gate park. eventually, it moved to 24th ave. >> we still have the newly recently refurbished stop along the great highway. the beach shall i -- chalet. i always find it ironic that these federal highway funds were used to refurbish this place for drivers to get a drink. terrific. [laughter] >> there were farms, and there were dairies, as these houses are starting to be built, and they are more conventional residents is, and they are still a farm. in the distance, you can see it is still sand dunes. >> and water once again from windmills and wells. >> there is a few small lakes. some of the lakes are natural lakes. they are not all man-made. >> it took a while to get the water lines out there. >> you can see the huge sand dune behind it. it was a challenge to get basic services. people would build houses, and

. >> reporter: police tell the story this way -- november 8th the m & t bank in forestville. they say security camera video shows the brother and sister working into the bank. the note passed to the teller. in return they get a stack of cash, just like in the movies. >> and they got some money? >> yes. >> a substantial amount of money? >> yes, a very substantial amount of money. >> and then off they went? >> yes. >> reporter: after the robbery police called to the scene. there's a lookout posed for two suspects but no mention of a getaway car. now we may know why. it appears they simply walked away. you see, the bank's in the 3700 block. the suspects live in the 3700 block, the same block. how convenient. now cadeja taylor has been arrested but police are still look for her brother shakir. if you see him, call the cops. police are looking into the possibility team taylor might be linked to other bank jobs, maybe even some here in their own neighborhood. >> at least six people are dead after a violent weather system swept through the southeast overnight. some of the worst dama

in a hail of bullets from police, the suspect is then killed outside his home in forestville, maryland. police trying to piece together motives or possible connections, if any, from among the dead. armando trull picks up the story. >> reporter: witnesses say 22- year-old james coleman fired warning shots at about a dozen police officers who had set up a perimeter outside his home. officers were trying to get coleman to surrender. >> while they're talking to me, they have a shotgun and an ak- 47 and started letting off round after round on the ak, and i mean, he hit one of the cops in the head. and i mean, after he did that, they wasn't having it. so they shot his whole party down. >> our officer is conscious. he's undergoing tests at a local hospital. and we believe his injuries are nonlife-threatening. this is the third prince george's police officer shot in the line of duty this year. >> reporter: police say coleman had an extensive criminal record. the wild, wild west shoot-out that broke the quiet of saturday morning around 10:00 a.m. up the hill was touched off by a double murder

authorities say kadesha and saqir taylor walked into the m&t bank on montgomery drive in forestville a week ago. they walked out with what police describe as a substantial amount of money. investigators say there was no getaway car because they live on the same street as the bank. kadesha taylor has been arrested, but police are still looking for shakir taylor and believe he may be connected to other bank rob is in the area. >>> a federal agent charged with murdering a man in hawaii will remain in jail. christopher dede is charged with murder for shooting a 23-year-old wau kiki man on a beach. dede was in hawaii preparing for the asian pacific cooperation summit. his hearing is on monday. >>> metro could keep you from getting to the airport on time. the crystal city, national airport, and braddock road stations on the blue line will close at 10:00 tonight and won't reopen until monday morning. free shuttle buses will run between the stations. they're also providing a bus from metro center to reagan national airport to help people catch their flights. meantime, trains will be single t

police are searching for the person responsible for a deadly shooting in forestville. >> this was aroundanthony washington was killed. a second person injured in the 3300 block of walters lane. police don't know what led to the shooting. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> prosecutors in the lululemon murder trial is expected to rest their case today. the lead homicide detective took the stand yesterday. jim drewery detailed his many hours of interviewing brittany norwood when she was still considered a victim and not a suspect. the jury says that quickly changed as norwood's story started to unravel. she's accused of bludgeoning her coworker, jayna murray, to death in bethesda back in march and creating an elaborate crime scene to cover the whole thing up. her lawyers say norwood killed murray during a fight that they say it was not premeditated. >>> the department of defense is taking steps to improve congestion around two newly expanded medical centers. >> "the washington examiner" says the dod has given $180 million to widen route one to fort belvoir. between telegra

. >>> and we're continuing to follow breaking news, shots fired at a shopping plaza in forestville, maryland, two people hit. tonight one is dead, the killer on the run. fox 5's audrey barnes live at the scene with an update. audrey, what do you know? reporter: the victim has been identified as 27-year-old anthony washington of landover, maryland. he was shot multiple times in the parking lot here at the penn forest shopping center. witnesses say a woman with him was shot in the arm. she has now been taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. so far police have not released a motive for the shooting, but neighbors say they've been complaining about loitering and crime in this shopping center for months. one man said that at times there are 200 people in this park being lot making it almost impossible -- parking lot making it almost impossible for him and his family who live in a quiet townhouse community near here to even get to the dry cleaner's or the nail salon. as for anthony washington, i spoke with his first cousin whose name is gene. they remember raised together not too

officials say forestville road be shut down for 20 minutes at 10:30 this morning.rews will be working on a replacement project. you can use allentown road or pennsylvania avenue as a detour. about 45 degrees outside. >>> more fallout from local showing president obama with a bullet hole in his head. acknowledging there problem with the battery in the >>> in montgomery county jury took an hour to convict brittany of first-degree murder. was killed in march. says they are pleased by the verdict. norwood could get up to life in she is sentenced. >>> there could be in their over second-hand smoke. david complaint about smoke from his neighbor's home. he fired it -- filed a lawsuit. accusing woman is cain of sexual harassment. filed a complaint was aggressive and .nappropriate with her other women have made similar allegations. he denies the charges. >>> more fallout from any mouse by the loudoun county republican committee. it showed president obama with a hole in his head. the part of our rage a and communication chairman resigned. the democratic was anee says it excu

. >>> a full dress rehearsal in forestville. here are the sights and sounds from today. >> today, 400 members, almost 400 members of the university marching band are coming here to lead a rehearsal here on the field before they go and play the university of maryland tear pins at fedex field. we thought we would offer our field for them to practice today. ♪ >> we have 160 members we are hoping will come out today. they have the day off. a lot of them are excited. i'm a maryland terp. i was the drum major in 2000 and 2001. i was able to travel all over the country with the university of maryland. we love the notre dame as well. tomorrow, i'm rooting for both. >> big thrill for the students there. >> awesome. pat collins would be thrilled, wouldn't he? >> yes. the notre dame game can be seen here tomorrow night on nbc 4. >>> when we continue, two celebrities will make good on their promise this weekend. >>> it's going to be an anniversary guys shouldn't have a problem remembering. >>> hang 10, a surfer breaks a giant record. >> tha

. >>> a deadly shooting last night in forestville. no motive known. >> if it happened around 9:00 in the parking lot of the penn forest shopping center on walters lane. ben eisler is on the scene with the latest on the investigation. >> that's right. the shooting happened in this relatively large parking lot. it left one woman entered and a man dead. before 9:00 p.m. last night president and shoppers recalled hearing multiple gunshots. demand in a mask opened fire at another man's and woman's. 27-year-old anthony washington died in front of a church which was dark last night. the second victim with a wounded leg rental business were the merchants called 911. family showed up epicene visible overcome with emotion. we spoke exclusively last night with washington's sister, told us her brother did not live here, but was hanging out with friends. >> the call me at work to tell me my brother was dead. no one is telling me what's going on or anything. >> the gunman remains on the loose. police are not speculating on a motive. they continue t

they took to the field at forestville. a place to practice and reached out to another catholic school. they did a full dress rehearsal including pregame and halftime routines. the band and orchestra director will be rooting for both schools tomorrow. he's a former terp and was a drum major at the university of maryland. >>> the national cathedral is preparing for a grand reopening. they are scheduled to reopen tomorrow. the consecration of a new bishop on saturday. the first church service is sunday. along with the reopening comes a new exhibit. it shows how much damage that 5.8 quake caused. >> we have a combination of artifacts, stone work removed from the building and traditional exhibit panels which show the scientific perspective what the earthquake did to a gothic building like ours, like the cathedral is. >> it's been closed for ten weeks now. repairs are expected to cost $20 milli million. it will take years for this to be completed. >>> the sacrifices our veterans made are being remembered across the washington ar

. >>> police are looking at a gunman who opened fire in forestville, maryland killing a man and injuringened just after 8:00 last night on walter's lane. the male victim is 27-year-old anthony washington. he was killed. a 33-year-old woman was wounded. she is expected to be okay. the gunman was wearing all black including a black mask. investigators are revealing nearby surveillance camera for clues. >>> a pickpocket got more than she bargained for. she tried to rob a woman but the victim was able to get all her stuff back thanks to help from nearby riders and the transit police. derrick ward has the report. >> reporter: she's a regular metro rider. no stranger to crowds or broken escalators or being jostled a bit by other riders. there was something different about the contact at the bottom of the escalator. >> it was gut instringt. it felt stronger than a rush hour nudge. within milliseconds i looked in my bag, turned around, realized my small purse was missing and somebody sketchy looking was standing behind me. >> reporter: she fell victim to a pickpocket. what the would be victim di

last night, in forestville. police say 27-year-old anthony washington died at the scene a woman who was with washington was shot in the arm she will survive. investigators are looking at surveillance video from several stores in the plaza. >>> police play have nabbed the man involved in the shooting of a teenager in georgetown halloween night the 17-year-old remains hospitalized in grave condition this morning. dc police say one man was arrested for carrying a gun without a license however, they are not naming him a suspect. there were five other shootings in dc monday night all but one of the victims were teens. >>> jurors in the lululemon murder case heard from the prosecution's last witness, the detective played interviews he recorded with norwood before placed under arrest she requested an interview days later and claimed two killers made her move the victim's car detectives were trying to explain how they found norwood's blood in murray's car. >>> republican presidential candidate, herman cain coming to tys

instead of doing it sunday, the first sunday of the month we will do it saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 in forestville >> a lot of information. go to our web site, myfoxdc.com and we linked their shelter to hours. >> some calm beagles. >> i know. >> they are dog whisperers. >>> now that thanksgiving day passed you may be looking to do your holiday decorating. >> holly, good morning. >> reporter: i always thing boughs of holly are perfect. for some reason i'm drawn to that. there are a lot of options which it comes to decorating and live plants are a wonderful option. that's why each year we like to come to bell nursery. they know live plants and they have people like bev sullivan who is the expert. happy holidays. >> thank you. the same to you. >> is your house decorated. >> not quite. >> i feel better. >> i will do that when you let me go today. >> she will give us a few tips. let's talk about how to make centerpieces, how to cut out -- it doesn't have to be the basic poinsettia. >> absolutely. >> home depot is all about the do it yourselfer. while we have lots of ready made gifts and centerpieces fo

last night, penn far shopping center forestville a plan died on the scene, he has been identified as 27-year-old anthony washington, a woman who was with washington was shot in the arm and taken to hospital, she is expected to be okay. investigators are looking at surveillance video from several stores in the plaza. >>> herman cain is speaking in tyson's corner right now you are seeing live feed of him doing that as we speak. republican presidential candidate is addressing at the electronics conference and still denies sexual harassment claims, stacy cohen outside the ritz carleton in tyson's corner. >> what is happening inside is different from what has been happening around the herman cain cam main the man who wishes to be republican presidential nominee is giving a speech inside to this technology group, talking about a variety of points not the sexual harassment suit that was filed against him in the 90s that of course has dominated the conversation surrounding the herman cain campaign when allegations came forward this happened when he was working at the national restaurant asso

they walked into the m & t bank in forestville a week and a half ago. they made off with what police described as a substantial amount of money. investigators say there was no get away car. they live on the same street as the bank. one has been arrested. police are looking for her brother. police tell us he might be connected to other bank robberies in the area. >>> dozens of waiters at upscale restaurants in new york have been busted. police say they have been skimming off credit cards. they worked at high price steak houses. investigators say the waiters used handheld scanners to copy credit card information. the card numbers would be used to purchase shoes and those goods would be resold for cash. authorities say the restaurant owners had no knowledge of the scheme. >>> big development project in the shaw neighborhood is going to bring thousands of dollars to the district of columbia. a ground breaking for the city market. the construction includes a giant food store, hotel, 600 apartments, 150 condos. it's expected to generate jobs. i's a fast track

year-old anthony washington was killed last night in a shooting at the penn forest shopping center in forestville. a woman would was with -- who was with him was also hit but it is said her injuries are not life-threatening. police are looking at surveillance video from several stores in the plaza. >>> jurors got to see and hear accused lululemon athletica murder suspect brittany norwood tell her stories to detectives. we get the details from back born arrested. >> reporter: phyllis murray was the state's final witness of the day called simply to tell jurors about her daughter, murder victim jayna murray and to confirm this was jayna's car, found with blood and murder suspect brittany norwood's hat and dna inside of it. earlier, police evidence technician david mcgill demonstrate for jurors how quickly and easily he could bind his wrists with plastic handcuffs call zip ties, the kind norwood claims the men who broke into the store and killed jayna murray placed around her hands after tax her inside the lululemon store that friday night last march. but the key witness of the day was retiring montg

maryland state police say just a few minutes earlier someone called the forestville barracks to report a vehicle driving erratically. troopers were sent to the area. the person called a short time later saying she some one of the seen the suv drive on to the shoulder of branch avenue and hit someone. >>> updating the penn state abuse scandal, we are now hearing from the man at the center of the allegations, jerry sandusky. >> he insists he is not i pedophile. . heed ahits he took showers with young boys and says he simply likes the company of young boys. the new york sometimes is reporting 10 more victims may come forward. >> i have horsed around with kids. i have showered after workouts. i have hugged them and i have touched their leg without intent of sexual contact. >> also, the head of charity second mile that sandusky set up to help underprivileged youth is announcing his resignation. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords is speaking on camera for the first time since she was shot in the head back in january. in an interview, she haltingly says she will return to congress after she

the scene is at the penn forest shopping center at pennsylvania avenue and walters lane in forestville. police found 27-year-old anthony washington shot. witnesses say he lived in the area. a woman was also shot. she is expected to survive though. police do not know what prompted the shooting. >>> one of the women accused -- who is accused, presidential candidate herman cain of sexual harassment wants to tell her side of the story. her attorney says she's upset about the publicity the case is getting. >> mr. cain has been giving the impression that she's someone who came out and made false allegations and she is still deciding once we hear from the restaurant association what she'll do, if they'll waive the confidentiality. until they do that, she's not going to speak out. >> cain has denied any sexual harassment took place back then. he has a campaign event later this morning coming up in tysons corner. >> montgomery county leaders held a hearing on whether to make big box stores like walmart and costco adhere to special guidelines. one county proposal would dictate a store's size, de

forestville, this is headed your way. national airport as it is sliding, slowly off toward the east. we'll go back down 95 here through quantico and garrisonville back toward gold vein, moderate showers in extreme southern fauquier county moving off toward the northeast. temps are dropping down to 46 at national. 54 in southern maryland. low 40s north and west with wind chills in spots. down to the 30s now and it feels like 40 degrees outside here in washington. with an air temp of 46 and some light showers and a brisk wind out of the north-northwest. storm system, one piece of energy came out of last night out of the gulf. look what's going on in the tennessee valley, all of the light to moderate showers streaking east. that's going to take until mid afternoon likely or midday to get out of here. until that happens, clouds, showers, maybe even a few wet flakes mixing in. today, well, we're going to get back to maybe 48. we'll hit the high this morning. showers end this afternoon. chilly tomorrow. 20st and 30s to start. 5

over to the beltway at route 4, pennsylvania avenue in forestville. no problems to report in southern maryland on route 4, route five or route 301. back over to the maps, there was an overnight very serious accident on connecticut avenue at n street near dupont circle. watch out for the police investigation. you can access dupont circle at this point. coming up in my next report, another look around the area at 5:26. andrea? >> an update on a story you first saw on 9. a local cancer patient's fight with a major airline. 9news now has learned us airways has granted lynn mccain a full refund for her tickets. lynn and her family planned a trip to belize in january but her doctor wouldn't let her travel after she was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer. lynn knew she bought nonrefundable tickets but contacted the airline in hope of compassion. on monday, the best they would do is offer her transferable vouchers but after our story aired, airline representatives decided to give her a full refund. >>> let's take another look at the question of the morni

you guys have some wet streets there from the rain falling also in forestville to upper marlboro, south of davidsonville on 301, this is going to approach the route 50 as it lifts off toward the northeast. calvert county, north of st. leonard, are you seeing the wet weather along with the northern half of st. mary's into northern charles and out in virginia. we've got more showers there as well. scattered about, light stuff in and around manassas. temps running in the mid-50s. 57, andrews. 56 reston and 57 at reagan national. right now, south-southeast at 5. dew point almost the same. humidity very high at 96%. storm system coming out of the gulf states picking up the gulf moisture. look at all of the yellows and oranges with the heavy rains and a tornado watch, two of them until 10:00 central time. that moisture is headed toward us. it will be with us today, tonight, even into the first half of thursday, clouds and even a couple of showers can't be ruled out before we clear. today, low 60s, warmer south, cooler north. we'll have some showers, maybe some thunder. 40s tonight, some early

he was hit by an suv maryland state police say just a few minutes earlier a person called their forestville bare rack to report a vehicle drivinger ratically troopers were sent to the area, the person called a short time late tore say she had just seen the suv drive on to the shoulder of branch avenue and hit someone. >>> police on the hunt for a man who broke into several stores west field montgomery mall saturday night, surveillance video caught the man going into the xavier dean store he grabbed money from registers gets more cash when he breaks into a safe in the stock room the thief broke into five other stores in that mall the same night. >>> it would be a devastating blow to athletics at university of maryland the commission charged with tackling the school's multimillion dollar deficit recommended dropping 8 of 27 varsity teams washington post say they include men's track teams, men's and women's swimming and diving teams, tennis, water polo and aerobictumbling the recommendation would effect 166 student athletes based on this year's loster, the university president will make the fi

>> prince george's county police spent the night looking for a suspect in a deadly shooting in forestville, maryland. two people were shot last night in the 3300 block of walters lane. when officers got to the scene, they found a man dead from his wounds at a shopping center parking lot. he has been identified as anthony washington. another wounded victim was found with injuries that are described as nonlife- threatening. >>> there is new information this morning about the boy with autism who was found last week after being missing for five days. 8-year-old robert wood jr. remains hospitalized in richmond. he's being treated for a hole in his esophagus. the child's grandmother believes the tear might be from something he ate while he was in the woods. the child wanterred off october 23rd while on a walk in hanover county. he was found friday at a nearby rock quarry. >>> the montgomery county council is hearing from the public about proposed new rules for the big box retail stores in the future. one county proposal would dictate the size, the designs, the hours of operations and hiring prac

it happened last night in forestville. anthony ray washington was killed, the female victim is expected to survive. at this point police have made no arrests. >>> we've seen this before. coming up, why actress lindsay lohan is headed back to jail. >> the conrad murray jail is coming to a close. we'll have the latest from los angeles as both sides prepare closing arguments. >> what would a superhero be doing here on route 29? the answer? waiting for some crime fighters. i'm beth parker. i'm explain coming up. >> plus, this has got to stick around, right? at least through the weekend. i'll begin to answer that question coming up in just a couple of minutes with the first look at the forecast. what a gorgeous picture outside. leaves are changing, sky is blue, temperature are in the 60s. can you ask for more?  brad, where we going? just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in the car. get

authorities say kadisha and sakir taylor walked into the m&t bank in forestville a week and a half ago walked off with a substantial amount of money. there was no getaway car because they live on the same street as the bank. kadesha has been arrested, but police are still looking for shakir and believe he may be connected to other bank robberies in the area. >>> nearly two months after the east coast earthquake, help is starting to roll into the area. fema is bringing in portable classrooms to be used at louisa high school in virginia. the high school has been closed for repairs. the students have been sharing space at a nearby middle school. they hope to move into their new classrooms soon. >> who would have ever thought we'd be relieved to see modular units coming in to be located in front of our high school in? but it is because it means progress to us. >> before the students can move into the new classrooms, the portable units still need furniture, electricity, plumbing, fire security, and the internet. school leaders say they're relieved federal help is available, but it also mean

authorities say that kadesha and shakir taylor walked into the m&t bank in forestville a week and a half ago. they made up with a substantial amount of money. investigators say there was no getaway car because they live on the same street as the bank. kadesha taylor has been arrested, but police have still looking for shakir taylor. >>> the secret service is now protecting republican presidential hopeful herman cain. cain's campaign asked for the protection, and homeland security, along with congressional leaders, approved the request yesterday. they determined there were, what they call, credible threats against his life, which warranted the upgrade in security. he is the first republican candidate to receive secret service protection. >>> this morning we're getting a sense of how big the occupy movement's day of action was yesterday. more than 300 people were arrested nationwide during protests and demonstrations. most of those arrests were in new york, where more than 1,000 protesters gathered in the financial district. two police officers were injured during the demonstrations. both

maryland state police say just a few minutes earlier someone called their forestville barracks to report a vehicle driving erratically. troopers were immediately september for the area. the person called a short time late are to say she had just seen the suv drive onto the shoulder of branch avenue and hit someone. >>> our bug story, we are hearing some of the wiretap conversations between leslie and jack johnson. >> the evidence helped to bring down the former prince george's county executive and former county council woman. both pled guilty to destroying evidence. jack johnson also coped a plea to extortion. will thomas pick up the story. >> reporter: a federal investigation revealed a local developer helped provide then prince george's county executive jack johnson money for johnson's help with development projects. wiretaps captured some of the conversations. >> you can write a check for $4,000, right? >> easy. rotor next chunk of audio the morning of november 12th last year. the fbi at johnson's front door. leslie calls jack. >> yes, ma'am. >> two women are at the door. >> who? who

at 5:16, prince george's police are investigating a deadly shooting at a shopping center in forestvillethe man died. the woman ran into the store for help. she went to the hospital and is expected to be okay. the woman tells police the man was wearing a ski mask. police are reviewing surveillance video in the area for help with the case. >>> this morning we're hearing firsthand what happened when a teenager was shot in the head on halloween. >> one of the most horrible days i've ever seen in my life. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview, this teen who we won't identify describes the horror he saw on halloween night in georgetown. he was standing next to his 17-year-old friend when a bullet hit him in the head. we won't name the victim because he's underage. >> i've never, ever seen a man get shot in the head up close and personal. i didn't see him drop or nothing like that, but when i turned around, he was laying on the ground. >> reporter: the teen's friend yelled for help and said he hurt his hand out of frustration. >> it was random. a whole lot of commotion. >> reporter: they said

a gas leak has firefighters from prince georges county busy evacuating a strip mall in forestville, marylanda fire truck shows two firefighters walking in front of the building when suddenly, it explodes. the powerful blast blows out several storefronts and causes the ceiling to collapse on to firefighters still inside. other rescue workers rush to aid those caught in the fireball. >> i know i had injured firefighters down on the ground that were clearly hurt, lying in front of me. >> battalion chief kenneth mcswain isn't sure how bad the injuries are, or if any in his company are missing. >> after the explosion, we were definitely unsure whether or not everyone was accounted for. that was probably the longest minute to two minutes of my career. >> commander grady velencez is one of those caught in the blast. he's blown to the ground when the gas ignites. >> it knocked me to the ground. it was almost like being on a roller coaster, the rush of air that went past your ears. >> prince georges county 911 center. what is the location of the emergency? >> the incredible incident begins minutes be

>> reporter: when we first caught up with gwen smith, it was late october in the town of forestville in sonoma county. she sped past our cameras as we tried to ask her about eight court judgments against her, judgments in favor of landlords, like connie cook. >> she started claiming that the apartment was unhabitable. the water was not healthy. there was a gas leak. >> reporter: the judge ruled smith's conduct of not paying rent and filing numerous legal actions, malicious and a tactical delay and awarded cook $49,000 in damages. after leaving cook's house, smith moved to oregon, renting a room in this house. >> she had a bed up there. >> reporter: landlord lance hill says within days, he realized he had made a big mistake. >> i got, you know, the roommate from hell. >> reporter: she put a lock on her room and started complaining about everything. >> it's all about her. i mean, your life is -- she's like a full-time job. >> reporter: then smith moved into pamela joy's house and soon started threatening her, according to court documents. >> i put a lock on the inside of my bedroom doo

he was hit by an suv maryland state police say just a few minutes earlier a person called their forestville barracks to report a vehicle, drivinger ratically, troopers were sent to the area the person called a short time later to say, she saw the suv drive on to the shoulder and hit someone. >> more on the kidnapping of wilson ramos. two people were arrested one from columbia, one from venezuela they have now arrested eight people. he was kidnapped by gun point last week and rescued friday night. >>> six prince georges county police officers are on relief, after the shooting of a suspect in a double murder at arun dell mills mall friday night. he was armed with an assault rifle and fired at the officers, they shot back and killed him. >>> police on the hunt for a man who broke into several stores monday night. he first grabbed money from registers then got more cash and broke into a safe in the stock room the person broke into five other stores in the mall the same night. >>> the fate of president barack obama's health care law could be decided by the highest court in the land the supreme c