off forestville road and in bound suitland parkway.the second vehicle somehow caught fire and prince george's county firefighters were called to the scene racing to you can see here we have a u.s. park police cruiser here to divert traffic. we have reports of three people who died and one is in the hospital. they're working to clear the scene. it could be a matter of time before in bound suitland reopens for traffic. back in to you. >> all right. thank you, justin. >>> democrats are ramping up the pressure to force republicans to back a special prosecutor in the russia investigation. >> while the majority of republicans are not ready to back that, key senate republicans had some tough words for the president as the investigation moves forward. >> the president needs to back off here and let the investigation go forward. we need to call comey and get to the bottom of this. >> senator graham says he does not believe president trump is a target of investigations into whether his campaign or members of his campaign coordinated with are ush

how are things going in forestville? >> well, forestville is a great area to work in. i've had previous experience in glass manner, oxen hill. forestville is an active community base. i've attended several of the civic association meetings and i'm able to get my pulse on what's going on, the needs they want to address so that we can begin the a neighborhood plan. >> and what are the biggest issues facing forestville residents? >> similar to the other areas, we find that their issues with illegal dumping, issues with beautification. the residents are interesting in programming and we really want to make sure that we're leveraging our government resources to address those concerns. >> linda, in addition to the six that you started, there were three that started their own transformations. langley park, east river dale and glass manor. tell us what that meant. >> well, the progress that had been made in those three communities, working with the community leaders, were at a point based on the 14 indicators that we could transition the management of the transforming neighbor

the crash scene is at forestville road.ur at pennsylvania avenue take that to the beltway or take that inbound in toward the district. just be prepared for delays as more congestion hits the scene. melanie alnwick is almost there and she'll bring us a live report on the details that of crash. aside from the closure on suitland parkway this morning we're also dealing with another issue as you make your way out in the district. d.c. police traffic tweeting to let us know northbound blare road is closed in northwest from nicholl street top mcdonald place. southbound side closed from blare towed nicholson to kansas avenue. back to you. >> 4:47 is the time. fox5 tracking passenger recovering after he says he was attacked by a group of people on the red line. the victim tells fox5 it happened friday evening at metro center. he says he was pushed to the ground and punched by five men. he suffered a broken hand and bruises to his face. he says nothing was stolen. so far metro police hasn't released any information about any possibl

crash scene at forestville road to.et around that if you're headed inbound this morning take pennsylvania avenue or south of that point you can take branch avenue or 295 inbound. just be prepared we'll see a lot of influx of heavy volume as folks try to get around suitland parkway. such a busy route as we gear up for the morning rush. we'll keep you updated on that. again outbound traffic moving, inbound traffic completely parked because you have to detour around that one. in the district blare road northwest closed at nicholson street way big crash scene and also if you're taking metro today is a break from safe track. currently no metro delays. tomorrow surge 15 is impacting the orange line with big adjustments. no trains between new carrolton and stadium-armory. limited shuttle service available. several orange line stations closed. new carrolton landover cheverly deanwood and minnesota avenue a silver line trains running between wiehle-reston east. we'll let you know if any metro delays pop up today. back to you. >>

off the corner of forestville road. prince george's county has confirmed this fiery crash has left three dead and one hurt. this is in bound suiteland off of forerestville road. is burned so badly it's hard to make it out. this is a two-car collision we are told. at about 3:30 this morning this all happened. one of those vehicles bursting into flames. prince forge's county firefighters arriving on scene to remove the victims and also put out the fire. as you can see, u.s. park police taking the lead in this investigation. we are told fire crews have mostly rolled out of here. the investigation remains active this morning. three have died. one person still in the hospital. back in to you. >>> thank you, justin. the breaking news as far as the closure, inbound suitland parkway between forestville road and suitland road, police have shut it down because of this fatal accident. when you're talking about alternates, pennsylvania avenue, branch av any of those a much better option than even thinking about suitland parkway tod

beltway at forestville road, that area is looking okay. as you back up and take a look at the beltway, everything is nice and clear. now we're going to check in on the weather speaking of clear. >> very clear. sun glare this morning for commute. we had two different days beautiful and clean up yesterday. >> sunshine for the weekend and our pattern of cool and rainy weather is coming to an end be. this area of low pss

this is forestville road. now, what you can't see is just behind where that investigator is, there is another vehicle. it looks to be about gray in color and it's kind of tilted along its side completely burned out. i guess i could say gray in color to the ice but that could be because all the paint has burned off. really hard to say. we haven't been able to get a completely clear picture of it. i do have one that i'm going to tweet out at fox5 melanie. from what connect tell two cars but this one spun around in the wrong direction here on suitland parkway. u.s. park police now have the scene completely cordoned off as they continue their investigation. tried to get some information from park police but we were not able to because they told us that they simply were too busy at this point but yes, three confirmed fatalities, one person was taken to the hospital and you can see as we just kind of spin around, the top this is all blocked off and that is also causing some people to have to -- they're still coming

you can see behind me for forestville road remained cl closed.. so definitely still causing some traffic tie ups here as cars are either trying to wait it out or come here and have oh turn around gone back. just their last hour when they were taking those vehicles from the intersection of suitland parkway and forestville road. bringing them off to the side. we understand a grim task at hand that there are still bodies inside one of the the vehicles that they then are going to have to cut out recent move them to take to them to the medical examiner's office part of the reason why they have the media pulled now so far back from the scene. what we could see overnight it look like it was two cars involved park police did confirm that two, just two vehicles. one look like a burgundy cored jeep p patriot. one was a white sedan a gentleman who did not want to identified said he 13 other people were here on the scene when the crash happened and ran to try to help the people inside those cars that there was one person who was taken out of jeep and then th

a crime reporter, henry lee, is an forestville talking to people who know gallon.l have his report coming up on the 4 on 2. >>> we are learning more about the police shooting of a double homicide shooting in. the suspect seeks revenge after breaking up with his girlfriend. he shot and killed her parents wednesday night. they also took their son hostage negotiators talked him into letting the child go. the standoff ended when a police sharpshooter killed the suspect when he pointed his gun at police. investigators say the suspect had a history of mental issues and domestic violence. >>> authorities and not officially released the names of the suspect or the couple that was killed, the sunnyvale- based company, juniper networks released a statement identifying when he the victims as the vice president of engineering saying "we are focused on supporting our employees and their families through this difficult time the company is providing help to assist the authorities and members of our community who have been affected." >>> we're learning about the man shot and kille

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of course we are dealing with closures on forestville road as well.ernoon. a gorgeous stretch of weather. by tomorrow, low sole, feeling pleasant and well a few scatter ed clouds, heat really bubbles. mid 90s, a couple pop-up showers or storms. 93 by thursday, could be records broken here mid week. storms cooling us off. by the weekend, mid 70s for highs on saturday. >> checking top stories, police are on the hunt for the person who killed 2 women in virginia. just hours after a graduation celebration. police say early yesterday morning on i95, downtown richmond, someone pulled up be side a car and starting shoot ing. one of the 2 women killed, a woman from manassas. another american in the daughter is in critical condition. from the pistol antes to solo success sing yours, an lena presley gets candidate about her controversial new album on news channel 8 where you can get the >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" today from the hit drama "scandal," told new gold wing. brian takes a tingle, and heats up with katie peary, miley and noah cyrus,

this is the intersection of forestville road and suitland park way, around 4:00 a.m. this morning. this intersection has gained notoriety because of fatal morning is the worst they've seen in quite some time. >> reporter: the fiery crash left people dead. they were all in the car that police say was struck by this suv in the westbound lanes around 4:00 a.m. the identities of the victims have not been released. >> it's a big stretch down there and you come up on the light and you're not paying attention to it and somebody else is not, then it's causes a big old accident. >> reporter: according to triple-a, the number of deaths in this intersection brings the number of deaths to 12. earlier this year, a crash killed a mother and child at nearly the same intersection. investigators don't know if speed or impaired driving had anything to do with this crash, but coming up later on news4, we'll hear from some folks who thinks there needso speeds and keep the deadly toll down. >> thank you, derrick. >>> some other top stories, president trump could announce a new fbi director in the next

this is at suit land parkway at forestville road. expect delays.being diverted in that area. our justin finch is on the scene. let's send it straight over to first 4 traffic and melissa mollet who has a get around. >> good morning. right now the best thing you can do is commit at this point from pennsylvania avenue to branch avenue or take the beltway over to 295. this is probably going to last through the morning commute. we're talking about in bound suit land parkway. the actual closure starts at forestville road and goes over to suit land road. shut down very likely because of this large scene for the police. 197 south of snowden roadblocked each way because of a downed poll and wireshi inner loop after pennsylvania work being done there. rest of the beltway looking okay. right now we'll talk a little bit about weather. good morning, guys. >> good morning, melissa. we had a fantastic end to the weekend but we're talking about temperatures heating up this week. you might like it if you like 90s. >> that makes one of us happy. the other not so muc

along the river road in forestville today, yellow tape as sheriff's investigators search for clues in a murder mystery. this is the booking vote oel of 38-year-old shawn gallon. today sonoma county steve freitas linked him to the murder of jason allen and 22-year-old lyndsay cut shaul on fish head beach. >> he had information about the killings that no other person could have known and we have located evidence that corroborates his statement. >> reporter: in quiet picturesque jenner where the russian refr meets the sea, the murders had been and remain disturbing. >> it was shocking, unusual, and then no one had any idea who it was. >> reporter: they had been christian counselors at a youth camp east of sacramento. they were on vacation sleeping on this beach. police found their bodies still in their sleeping bags, shot in the head at close range. no sign of a struggle, no apparent motive. for 13 years. >> we believe it is a random crime and we are confident there was no connection between them, yes. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies describe gallon as having a violent history. in 2010 a

along the river road in forestville today,

. >> reporter: this suspect was addested in march connected with his brother's killing in forestville, authorities are saying that the suspect remained in sonoma county for 13 years, in 2004, jason allen and lindsay cutshal were found shot to death, they were counselors at a christian summer youth camp and they were going to be married after their trip. they were each shot in the head. a break in the investigation happened in mamp when this man, shaw -- march when this man, saw gallon gallon was arrested for his brother's killing, he opened up giving investigators new information that linked him to the double homicide. >> he had information that no other person could have known and we have located evidence that corroborates his statement. based on what detectives have been able to learn, we are confident that we have the killer in custody. >> reporter: but investigators do not know why the couple was killed. >> we do not know of the connection and we are working on the motive. >> saw gallon gallon is a ef describe survivalist: survivalist. he has many contacts with law enforcement. in

the sheriff's office has identified shaun gallon 38-year-old resident of forestville as jason and lindsay'skiller. gallon made statements to the detectives with new information and additional investigative leads into the case. he had information about the killings that no other person could have known and we have located evidence">in sonoma county haaziq maydun kron4news (rob fladeboe)here in san jose the jury in the sierra lamar murder trial deliberated for several hours on friday before calling it a day. legal analyst steven clark says there is a mountain of evidence to consider and expects it could be several days before a verdict is reached. the trial lasted more than three months. antolon garcia torres is charged in the march 2012 kidnap and murder of 15 year old sierra lamar. her body has never been found. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (pam) still ahead... the weekend is finally here and get ready for some cooler temperatures...(steve) chief meteorologist brittney shipp is back with what to expect... clouds have greatly diminished over the past few hours although satellite still

may remember the scene early monday morning at sutland parkway and forestville third person died. father says he's thankful for the community support. mother says the other drive should have been paying better attention. >> if they weren't so careless have my son and his girlfriend and his friend. three of them still be here today. >> when i first found out didn't think that it was real. for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than fios. we do business where you do business. ♪ ♪ >>> virtual spies monitoring and recording your every move. going to expose the secrets that companies don't want you to know about. if you feel like followed, turns out you really are. >> reveals the secrets and things you may want to adjust in your phone while watching this. take a look. >> tell you guys. >> after a long day

. >> the sheriff's office identified shaun gallon, a 38-year-old resident of forestville as jason and lindsey's killer. gallon was arrested for the murder of his brother in their home. he's well known to sheriff office investigator, and early on in the genre murder, investigation, gallon was a person of interest and detectives never ruled him out as a possible suspect. >> they were murdered just two weeks before they were set to walk down the aisle. both were just in their 20s from the midwest and taught a youth adventure camp. >>> we are continuing to track this breaking story, full report at 4:00, and for more details, go to abc7news.com. it's also on our app, enable push alerts to get breaking updates straight to your phone. >>> developing news now, two elementary schools under a shelter in place order right now all because of this. flairing at the refinery. >> tracking this situation since 7:00 this morning on air and on our app beginning because of a power outage in the area. this is a live look from sky 7. this situation is still going on. emergency responders still on scene try

shawn gallon, a 38-year-old man from forestville is in jail accused of killing a young couple from the midwest while they slept on a beach near jenner in sonoma county. it happened in 2004. >> this shocked the community of jenner. >> reporter: the case had been cold for 13 years and then, a few weeks ago, gallon was arrested accused of killing his brother. investigators started questioning him about the jenner killings and they said he had information that only the killer would have known. today, they say they are confident they have their man. >> this case with how random it was and these families, it is especially joyful to get to this point. >> reporter: jason allen and lindsay kutchow, both in their 20s , were working in a christian camp. they were on a three day trip to the coast when they were killed. investigators say gallon was considered a person of interest in the couple's murder early on. but they won't say why. a facebook page that bears his name has several lewd posts. and shows what appear to be an interest in war in the middle east. investigators say they are continuing

that happened on the intersection of suitland parkway and forestville word. aaa says stepped up speed enforcements might help reduce accidents there. unlike freeways, parkways have slower speeds. nearly 30 people were on the bus at the time. two were seriously hurt. state police say another driver cut off the bus. charges are being withheld until the investigation is complete. now. the fairfax county fire department is now calling a man who lived in a lorton town house that caught fire last week a person of interest in that fire. his name is darryn hinsman and he was last seen the night before the fire. he may be traveling with donna may metro hins man and may be in texas or florida. the town home is a total loss. records show the house is under foreclosure. >>> we're working to learn whether two volunteer firefighters from prince george's county will return to work after being acquitted of assault charges. christopher kelly was accused of attacking two colleagues at the scene of a house fire in hyattsville in 2015. prosecutors say they attacked two female ca

the two-car crash happened along the suitland parkway near forestville road. u.s. park police investigators had closed the parkway for nearly four hours to clear the scene and construct their crash reconstruction. this is footage of the crash shortly after first responders put out the burning wreckage. a driver in one of the vehicles survived the crash and is in the hospital. suitland parkway was close inbound, but since all lanes have reopened. >>> at least 30 people were hurt after their charter bus crashed and flipped over on i- 95 south in havre de grace maryland. maryland state police tell us 26 of the victims are children. medical helicopters airlifted two of the victims who were critically hurt to the hospital. this crash happened just before 11 a.m. 95 near exit 89 is still shut down in both directions while investigators figure happened and crews clear the road. >>> here's a look at the nine people interviewed to replace james comey, the fbi director president trump fired last week. as weijia jiang reports, the decision on a new fbi director could be made

again, it's suitland parkway southbound by forestville road.you're going to expect major delays this morning. a closure close to bw parkway as well on route 197 right by bw parkway, between there and powder mill road. >>> private chelsey manning is scheduled to be released on wednesday. when she gets out the army says she'll remain on active duty eligible for health care and other benefits. manning was convicted of leaking national security secrets to wikileaks. president obama commuted the rest of her sentence before leaving office. >>> this afternoon we could learn if a federal judge in boston will approve a 7 1/2 million dollars settlement between wal-mart and some of its employees. the company was sued after jacqueline said the company denied medical insurance to her fe massachusetts. wal-mart began offering benefits for same-sex spouses in 2014. let's check in with our puppies. a live look from our puppy cam. one of these little guys will become wusa9's next service dog in training. you've already voted on the name nigel for the pup. andre

reporting live in forestville, emily turner, kpix 5. >>> other our top story tonight air quality officials still monitoring the valero refinery in benicia. thick, black smoke triggered alerts for much of the day today. a mandatory evacuation at the benicia industrial park is still in effect and for most of the day students at both the matthew turner and robert simple elementary schools were told to "shelter in place." kpix 5's da lin is live outside the refinery with the latest. da >>> reporter: the flaring stopped around 3:30 p.m. this afternoon about 9 hours after it started this morning. now just white smoke coming out of the refinery, much better than the case earlier. earlier, we saw black smoke and that caused health concerns and forced police to shut down some nearby streets. a power outage at the valero refinery at 6:45 this morning caused flaring and plumes of smoke to drift above benicia. people who smelled smoke aid it made them cough and light- headed. benicia police shut down a portion of the industrial park which is next to the refinery. >> there's no problem getting out but

. >> that's when 38-year-old shaun gallon allegedly killed his brother seamus with a rifle in forestville, the same kind of weapon that killed jump -- jason and lindsay. gallon had been a person of interest in their murders, but detectives couldn't find concrete evidence to arrest him. while interviewing gallon about his brother's murder, sonoma county detectives broached the subject of lindsay and jason. >> 14 years ago maybe you were real in tune with what you were not going to say if you were interviewed, but 14 years later you may have forgotten all about that and slipped up during the interview. >> that's exactly what detectives say happened. >> he had information about the killings that no other person could have known and we have located evidence that corroborates this statement. >> gallon was known to sonoma county law enforcement. he even served time at san quentin in 2010 for shooting a man in the head with an arrow. were now tonight our sister station in sacramento spoke to the owner of the river rafting company in el dorado county lindsay and jason worked for. he said he was l

to a traffic expert today about this stretch of roadway in prince george's county, he's live in forestvillee story. derrick? >> reporter: yet another fatal crash on the suitland parkway, near the spot where two people died two months ago. this morning's crash is still being investigated, but people are saying this road needs to be made safer. the impact was great enough that one of the vehicles burst into flames. three people in that car died. a westbound jeep and this sedan collided in the westbound lanes new year the intersection. the driver of t injured. it shut down the busy commuter route for a good part of the morning. both vehicles were towed to begin processing. twisted, charred metal are an all too familiar scene. >> the road has required a checkered history. >> reporter: john townsend points to a crash where a mother and child were killed at nearly the same spot back in march. 12 people have died in parkway crashes over the last three years. >> what we need on suitland parkway is tougher enforcement to crack down on drivers who are going at excessive rates of speed. >> reporter: t

38-year-old resident of forestville as jason and lindsay's killer">back in august 2004, jason, from michigan and lindsay from ohio, were in california working at a christian youth camp in el dorado county. they were on a three day sight-seeing trip when their bodies were found shot to death on a secluded beach in jennersheriff freitas says there was also something suspicious about shaun gallon back then, but not enough to connect him to their murders until now

this happened near forestville road.t crompton middle school are being greeted with messages of hope and love to replace a symbol of hate. the community came together to draw positive messages in chalk on the ground after a noose was found at the school. two suspects have been charged in this case. we'll look at your f >>> sunny and breezy outside. 60 in quantico, 59 in leesburg. it will be a perfect day to be outside. a little breezy at times. northwest winds up to as much as 30 miles per hour, highs today low to mid-70s. if you need it warmer, low 80s tomorrow. >> thank you, chuck. >>> get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. see you in 25 minutes. >>> okay. you know it's a big day around here. nbc >>> nbc is announcing its fall tv lineup add radio city music hall. gener jenna is live right now. i think you're with amy poehler and nick offerman? >> i sure am, are you jealous? your first debut in reality television, the hand made project, is it as spicy as everybody is expecting? >> well, you

of the bay area's longest murder mysterys, they arrested this man, self-dcribed survivalist from forestville far from the sec conclued beach in he jenner where the murders took place. >> in quiet pictureque jenner it is remained a mystery disturbing memory of a murder on the beach, contrast to such a beautiful place. >> it was shocking. it was unusual. and no one had any idea who it was. >> now investigators believe they have their man. morning sheriff link id him to the evidence in 2004 of 26-year-old jason allen and 22-year-old lindsey cutshaw. >> he had information about the killings that no other person could have known and with he have located evidence to koosh rate his statement. >> they were christian counsellors, on vacation sleeping on this beach, police found their bodies still in their bags shot in the head at close range, no sign for a struggle no apparent motive for 13 years. >> we are confident there's no connection t. and that it was a random claim. >> he is described as having a violent history in 2010 was sentenced to three years in prison after shooting an arrow through the

today behind yellow tape on river road in forestville, deputies searched his home searching for the murder weapon in the case. >> detectives never ruled him out as a possible suspect. >> reporter: the sheriff gave no explanation as to why, and in jenner, a collective sigh of relief. >>> we have pulled video from our archiveses on this case and posted it online. if you want to watch it you can find it at abc7news.com. >>> parents in the east bay are fighting back against a recommendation to close their children's elementary school because of unstable soil. tests re -- students told abc7 news what they want. >> save our school! save our school! >> the alameda unified school district says it isn't cost effective to retrofit the school and plans to move the 500 member student body to four different schools in the fall. >> we could like to see more reports done, more structural engineering reports to be done. i don't believe we have any. >> school supporters plan to back the school board's education meeting to voice their concerns. >>> officials just finished an update on the flaring at the val

three people died in this accident on suitland parkway at forestville road.hey still have not been identified. that is the same intersection where a mother and her two-year-old son was killed back in march. the parkways around here have many places to pull over. >> the family of a murdered woman are pleading for police to find her body. turkessa paige's family says they want to bring her home and give her a proper funeral. prince george's county authorities say her last moments were violent. he confessed to strangling her. paige's father says his daughter was going to break up with him when she was killed. >> she never left. she wasn't able to leave. to do that to somebody just because you don't want them to leave, you know, you don't have the right to do that to a person. >> police say surveillance cameras show proctor taking paige's body out to the building in a gray bin. they believe he threw her body in a dumpster six miles away in camp springs. >>> a school security guard accused of having a sexual relatiip communities. mike lievano worked at kornl e. br

today behind yellow tape on river road in forestville, deputies searched his home searching for the murder weapon in the case. >> detectives never ruled him out as a possible suspect. >> reporter: the sheriff gave no explanation as to why, and in jenner, a collective sigh of relief. >>> we have pulled video from our archiveses on this case and posted it online. if you want to watch it you can find it at abc7news.com. >>> parents in the east bay are fighting back against a recommendation to close their children's elementary school because of unstable soil. tests re -- students told abc7 news what they want. >> save our school! save our school! >> the alameda unified school district says it isn't cost effective to retrofit the school and plans to move the 500 member student body to four different schools in the fall. >> we could like to see more reports done, more structural engineering reports to be done. i don't believe we have any. >> school supporters plan to back the school board's education meeting to voice their concerns. >>> officials just finished an update on the flaring at the val

. >> it's surprising that he was living in a town like forest forestville. >> the families of the victims released a statement thanking the sheriffs department saying that we are pleased that our children's murder is in custody where he belongs, we trust in the process of the law. >> antolin garcia-torres can face the death penalty if he is convicted for the murder of sierra lamar. the jurors received the case thursday and they deliberated yesterday before going home for the weekend. >>> we have a heart breaking update to a story we brought you earlier in the week, the dog, murphy has been found dead. he was a three year old german shepard who was stolen and he was found dead in a car. >>> pg & e is continuing its investigation into what caused a power outage at the refinery at have valero yesterday. the outage lasted 20 minutes but the flaring sent heavy smoke into the air for several hours, government agencies will continue to monitor the situation for the next few days. >> the air quality district will be in the area doing ongoing monitoring of the air as the valero refinery continues

. >> it is just very shocking to happen in a town forestville. this is the neighbor. the neighbor's son.>> the families of the couple killed released a statement thanking the sheriff's office. they said, we are extremely pleased that the children's murder is in custody where he belongs. we praise the lord for his capture and we trust in the due process of the law.>> the investigators have two for the case for formal charging. for now, he is being held without bail for allegedly killing his brother.>>> joining us to talk about this is our legal analyst . at the sky has been on the radar for some time, why is it just now that they are getting this information?>> it is a lucky break when they were investigating the murder of his brother. they began to talk to him because they said look, you are suspect before and we did not have enough to tell you to it. let's talk about that. i guess he was cathartic about it and started to chat it up. he gave enough information to the police that we did not know about because the police and sheriff always holdbacks of it -- some inform

she died last week in a car crash on suitland parkway near forestville road. london dior's family is receiving friends right now at the cedar hill funeral home on pennsylvania avenue. the rapper and two of her friends were leaving a recording session early in the morning on may 15th, when her car collided with a jeep. all three people involved were killed at the scene. the long memorial day weekend and more people plan to pack up and leave town this year. more than 39 million americans are expected to travel, according to triple-a. that's equivalent to the entire population of california. it's an increase of a million people over last year, and mimics the overall upward trend in travel. this will be the largest memorial day escape since 2005. and despite rising gas prices, 88% of travelers will take to the road. transportation reporter adam tuss is in chopper4 helping you get ready for your trip. >> reporter: hey, if you haven't left for the beach yet, guess what. you're going to start seeing crowds over the next couple days. today would be a good day to start

if you are interested, you can contact the north forestville elementary school. >>> a teacher gives a piece of herself, literally, to save the father of one of her students. >>today's news about amazon -- >> and the cops crack down on illegal pot shot in one city. >>> let's talk consumer news now. we head to detroit for the first story. the city is cracking down on the city's illegal pot shops. the medical marijuana ordnance went into effect a little more than a year ago. there are only five stores le the city has closed 167 others for operating without a license. and another 51 stores will have to shut their doors too. >>> amazon stock hit $1,000 for the first time today. ten years ago amazon was trading for $68 a share. when the company started in 1995, it was mostly selling books. there are only four other u.s. listed companies that trade for $1,000 or more per share. >>> pepsi is looking to tap into the natural food and drink craze. pepsi coke would be looking to buy all markets. the company that makes coconut water brand. madonna and matthew mcconaughey are two of the celeb inves

however, he passed a lot of time at his mother's home in forestville. on his mother's front door a decorative piece hangs reading, "look for the angels in life. they are everywhere." >> this looks like a nice gentleman to me as far as i know. sorry to hear it. things are happening around here. kevin: homicide detectives believe this was a random murder. the attorney for the gas station asked all employees not to speak with the media. live in suitland this afternoon. i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks. developing out of texas now, two people are dead in what police call a murder-suicide but it took place on the community col video. you can see at one point students were dreaming out of the building. getting out of north lake college. police were swarming and moving in. originally the police sent out a warning about an active shooter situation. this is under control. in the meantime, in massachusetts, a deadly crash. horrible scene. a jeep plowing through a crowd of people during an auto auction. some wondered if it was intentional initially. mi

. >> reporter: shawn killed his brother in forestville.had been a person of interest in the murders. detectives could not find concrete evidence to arrest him. >> you cannot go to a jury with a gut feeling. >> reporter: while interviewing him about his brother's murder detectives broached the subject of lindsey and jason. >> 14 years ago you were in tune with what you were not going to say. 14 years later you may have forgotten and slipped up. >> reporter: that's what happened. >> think had information about the killings no other person could have known. we located evidence that cooperates the statements. >> reporter: he was known to law enforcement. he served time at sam quinton in 2010 for shooting a man in the head with an arrow. ay and jason were working for. he said he was losi that a suspect would ever be found. craig lomax\rock and water christian adventure camps 03.38.17 i thought it was a cold case because i thought all of the evidence was gone, all the opportunity for getting someone was gone, but i didn't think it was gone in th

the accident happened on the suitland parkway near for isabellaville rode in forestville. did i van take youette ridge and two other people were killed. today family and friends gathered today at the site of the crash to remember him. the cause of the investigation. now to montgomery county where a fire broke out at a school bus lot overnight. it happened around midnight near shady grove road. the crash damaged one bus and damaged two others. the flames were shooting out the windows and the doors of the bus that was destroyed. investigators say tonight it was likely an accident. they believe that the fire started, originated in the the tearer of the bus, somewhere in the area of the dashboard. so it's really likely something electrical in nature. but again the cause is still undetermined. >> the damage to all three buses isis mated tonight at about $100,000. >> officials are also investigating another fire in mupt. this one happened at around eight at a furniture refinishing busines in the clarksburg area. the flames could be seen shooting through the roof causing the buil

. >> the man expected to be charged in the deaths is 38-year-old shaun gallen of forestville. he was arrested in marni in connection with the killing of his brother. >> it's very shocking to have happen here in a little town. >> sheriff says during that arrest gallen gave information leading to the jenner murders. >> it shocked the community and sonoma county. i think there is a lot of joy and happiness there is resolution. >> this isn't the man's first run in with the law he was arrested in 2009 for shooting a man with a bow and arrow. his facebook page shows multiple weapons. his neighbors say he didn't seem violent but became increasingly recluesive. >> ynt ask he just seemed normal. >> he is being held in the sonoma county jail without bond. expected to be areined in the next several weeks. laura malport nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> in suspect does have a checkered criminal past he spent time in sand subsequenten shoot ago man with a bow and arrow. his mugshot back in 2009. shot a man sitting in front of his. the arrow struck the man in the head he was not seriousl

he had been arrested in march for the murder of his brother in forestville. ( darya ) one person is deadnd two others injured following a shooting in fairfield. police say, they received calls at about 4-30 yesterday morning. when they arrived at the scene on crowley lane... officers found three victims. we know the two victims that survived the shooting remain hospitalized this morning. the extent of their injuries are not clear. police have not said if any arrests have been made. ( mark ) the san francisco police department is reporting a drop in officers' using force. in the first quarter of 20-17 force was used in less than one percent of incidents. that's a nearly sixteen percent drop compared to last year. police chief william scott says it shows the department's training and de-escalation tactics are paying off. ( darya ) opponents of california's bullet train are again trying to put the brakes on the project. but yesterday a judge rejected another lawsuit. it was aimed at blocking the state's 64-billion dollar high- speed rail project that would link los angeles to san francisco

friday deputies searched gallon's home in forestville, possibly looking for evidence in the jenner caseporter: in guerinville, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> the boko haram islamist militant group has released 82 schoolgirls abducted from northeastern nigeria three years ago. the girls will be flown to safety tomorrow according to a military source. their release comes in exchange for the freedom of several boko har haram suspects in custody. the schoolgirls were taken in april 2014 by militants who stormed the girls' secondary school. the mass abduct triggered an international outcry. >>> only on 7, a police car emergency. san francisco's police cars are getting older and breaking down more often. the police union says the aging fleet could jeopardize response times. abc 7 news reporter vic lee shows us, some of these cars should have been taken out of service years ago. >> reporter: three officers from ingleside police station bunch up in one car when it should have been only two officers. they tell us on some days it's four to a car. so where do you put the bad guy? on other days t

it's approximately where the community of forestville today. the next story of the underground railroad occurs on the eve of the civil war. it took about 45 minutes. jane johnson and her children were about to be taken out of the united states, she was in slave to a man called wheeler who was an american diplomat headed for nicaragua. to travel through philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, he did not want those apparition abolitionists to get a hold of his property, and while he had to go out for a short time, he locked her in the hotel room and said don't talk to anybody. he underestimated the resolve of black women. she was able to get a note to a brother who was active on the underground railroad. in a very short amount of time, this scene occurred. you can see jane johnson, another african-american abolitionist. this was published in 1872 on account of the incident in 1855. others had conspired to protect her. for some time prior to this, pennsylvania had an anti-slavery law, if you will, six months in the state and, basically, a black

he is from forestville.e was found murdered on a excluded beach in jenner where they were camping out. kpix 5's emily turner tells us what led to the arrest. >> reporter: they have been dead for 13 years. but their killer hadn't been named. until now. >> at the very least there is closure. >> reporter: the families of the couple watched as the sonoma county sheriff's office named this man, 38-year-old shaun gallon as the couple's killer. they were christian camp counselors. shot in the head while camping on a beach in jenner. >> if you have those unsolved cases where there's still the sense of unease because of what happened like i said a place that people love and treasure in this community so that's -- wow. wow. incredible. >> reporter: gallon was already in jail charged with murdering his brother seamus in march. he had been a person of interest in the jenner murders for years and never been cleared. after this most recent arrest, detectives say they finally had a break in the case. >> he had information

fridays deputies searched his home in forestville possibly looking for evidence in the jenner case. >> it's a terrible thing if he did it. >> reporter: melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> a san francisco resident led a group of international athletes in a swim from the united states to mexico all in support of immigrant rights. the 12 swimmers set off from the imperial beach in san diego county and swam across the border towards a beach. tijuana escorted by the mexican navy and cleared for the swim by immigration officials. the organizer of the swim lives in san francisco and wanted to call attention to what she believes is the anti-immigration position of the current administration. >> this is not a protest. this is not a political statement. this is purely a swim for human rights and to cast a global spotlight and human suffering >> swimmers from the u.s., mexico, israel, new zealand and south africa all took part in the more than six mile swim. >>> happening today, friends and family of a man who died during a performance with the san francisco gay mens chorus will hold a memorial serv

year-old is now under arrest for the murders of the couple as well as the murder of his own brother in forestville. he allegedly new details about the beach killings that no one else would have known. >> he had information about the killings that no other person could have known and we have located evidence that corroborates his statement. based on what detectives have been able to learn we feel confident that we have jason and lindsey's killer in custody. >> a 26-year-old jason allen and 23-year-old lindsey cutshaw were camping on horseshoe beach in jenner when someone shot them as they were sleeping in their sleeping bags. their bodies were not discovered until days later by a helicopter, and their murders have remained a mystery until today. the young couple were camp counselors and were enjoying time off before heading home to the mid wrest to get married. >>> we're awaiting a verdict in the sierra lamar case. a developing story right now. both sides wrapped up their closing arguments. that happened yesterday and now the fate of this trial is in the hands of the jury. nbc bay area's bob redell

. >> we have three locations one in forestville maryland, we also have one on h street northeast andwhat is this. >> today we'll make the michael green juice. it has a hint of sweetness kale dandelion apples pares and ginger. we have this today at broccoli city festival. we're partnering with toyota green initiative. the primary goal of toyota green is to promote healthy options and sustainability throughout communities so -- >> so is everything you use just fresh produce and vegevegetables. >> no sugar. the only thing we add is the straw. >> all organic. >> usually they add some kind of sweetener. can i just open this. >> sure. >> so, this is called the michael jackson. >> completely vegan no added animal products. >> that's really good. >> do we need a juicer like this. >> yes, a lot of people confuse juicing and blending, the main you're keeping the fiber juicing you're extracting the fibberies lating the nutrients. >> let's see how it works. >> we have kale dandelion. >> and this is my favorite park just like raw stalks of grass and leaves that you can just throw in there and it

friday's deputies searchd his home in forestville possibly looking for evidence in the jenner case. >'s a terrible thing if he did it. >> melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> a san francisco resident led a group of international athletes in a swim from the united states to mexico all from support of immigrants rights. they set up from imperial beach and swam across the border to a beach in tijuana escorted by the mexican navy and cleared for the swim by immigration officials. the organizer of the swim lives in san francisco and wanted to call attention to what she believes is the anti-immigration position of the current administration. >> this is not a protest. this is not a political statement. this is purely a swim for human rights and to cast a global spotlight on human suffering. >> swimmers from the u.s., mexico, israel, new zealand and south africa all took part in the more than six-mile swim. >>> happening today, friends and family of a man who decided during a performance with the san francisco gay men's chorus will hold a memorial service. 39-year-old ryan nunez collapsed at herbs