gianelos became physicallycl combative with the officer. the officer then called forle f backup and three additionalddl officers arrived on the the officers were then able too get mr. gianelos under controlol and they restrained him by using handcuffs behind his back.back >> reporter: now, police saye that medics were callede calle because of that little bit ofttt a struggle and that gianelos went down and scraped his head. head we were told he was stilllde alert and breathing at theatng time. when medics arrived they sayedyy they witnessed him going into i cardiac arrest and immediatelyie started cpr but he was pronounced dead at theed dead ae hospital a short time later. tea the officer that approachedpproe the man is a 22-year-old veteran of the force who has had crisis intervention int training. there were no guns or tasersr ta used but it appears from what w police tell us that the t officer reached out his handis n to try to shake paul gianelos's hand and paul had a adverse reaction to that.ion ta the family is expecting an autopsy re

gianelos eveniane after the struggle.: now, police sayices they called medics becauseicause gianelos went down and scraped his head.ad he was still alert and a and breathing during that time. but when medics arrived theyed t say they witnessed him going him into cardiac arrest and started cpr. cpr paul gianelos would you pronounced dead at thenc hospital later. now, weho also understand there apparently when the officerly w approached mr. gianelos, hee apparently put out his handisan and tried to shake his hand and that is when they say that mr. gianelos had an adverse reaction to that approach. appac also fairfax county police wanted to clarify no guns or tasers were used in thiss were incident. the family is looking for an autopsy report sometime lateror today. wisdom and holly. >> ♪ >> time now to talk weather.k w. mike thomas back now.k now. we had some -- a little bit ofet a breeze this morning but it'sn' going to warm up today.od >> this breeze really seems toy be bothering people.eople. >> not bothering me.>>ot bot

gianelos is described as having both developmental and physical disabilities. officer found him and began talking to him. the officer says gianelos became com babative so he called for backup and a witness says it took four officers to subd then observed mr. gianelos have a medical emergency, what appeared to be cardiac arrest and cpr was started immediately. >> he died at the hospital. the medical examiner is working right now to determine the exact cause of death. >>> today the man responsible for landing this gyrocopter at the u.s. capital should learn his sentence. prosecutors want douglas hughes to spend ten months in prison. the former florida mail carrier says his flight was meant to draw attention to campaign finance reform. >>> the pharmacies that provide execution drugs to virginia are now allowed to keep their identities hidden. the general assembly passed the proposal last night. governor terry mcauliffe says keeping the pharmacies secret will protect them from the public criticism and help the state hain taken a steady supply of lethal injection dr

gianelos have a medical emergency what appears to be cardiac arrest and cpr was started immediately. the state medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death. >>> what began as a fire death investigation is now a homicide investigation. a 53-year-old's body was found in the basement of his town home at the end of march after a massive fire there. police say he had multiple injuries to his body. firefighters initially thought the flames were are fueled by gas at the home. two other men who lived at the home escaped the fire. a $10,000 reward for information is being offered. >>> i'm kristin wright at the live desk. there are serious concerns about two dams out in houston. the question is whether the dams are going to hold up. houston has seen torrential rain and flooding this week. and these two dams are aging and considered extremely high risk. right now the dams are at 50% capacity. meanwhile, though, this morning more flood warnings have been issued for we'll keep you posted. >>> it is 4:35. almost there. so close p but tbut the caps cu beat the flyer last night. carol ma

gianelos have a medical emergency, what appears to be cardiac arrest and cpr was >> gianelos died at hospital.state medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death. >>> month after a man found dead in his burped out home, montgomery police say the death is now a homicide. body was found in the basement of his town home after a massive fire there about that police say he had multiple injuries to his body. firefighters initially thought the flames were fueled by gas at the home on wind jammer way. two other men who lived there escaped the fire. a $10,000 reward being offered for any information in that case. >>> today we expect volkswagen to officially announce how it will compensate drivers affected by the cheating scandal. last year the automaker admitted to cheating on the tests for some of its diesel powered cars. in san francisco today the company is expected to announce it will spend $1 billion to compensate mhundreds of thousans of drivers both with buy back officers and repairs. >>> the man responsible for u.s. capitol should learn his sentence later today. prosecutors

gianelos became physically combative with the officer.ic the officer then called for backup and three additional addo officers arrived on the scene.ce the officers were then able to t get mr. gianelos under control and they restrained him by h using handcuffs behind his back. ba >> reporter: now, police say noc that medics were l because of that struggle and mr. gianelos had fallen andn scraped his head.ras and then medics apparently sayes that he was still alert and breathing at that time. then they witnessed him goingtne into cardiac arrest and started cpr, rushed him to the hospital where he wasre he was pronounced dead.ounc police also told us that no guns or tasers were used in u the incident.e incid we also found out that thehe officer approaching we're told put out his hand, steve and stea allison, to try to shake mr. gianelos' hand and that is' when he he had that adverse reaction to the officer.fficer the family is hoping they'llin get a little more answerse answs today when hopefully they gety g an autopsy report. back to you.ck

gianelos was pronounced wasp dead. again we're told that officer had crisis interventionti training but we were also toldol when we were first talking to fairfax county police about this case steve and allisonevan that the officer apparentlyfficp tried to reach out and shake mr. gianelos' hand and that ish wheni he became agitated. the family is looking for aki a little bit more information me today and certainly we alsoy ls have questions about where where were the caregivers as wellegivl steve and allison because just j looking at the time line weimwe know that police say they t called for the caregiver to come and the caregiver stiller i had not arrived. police say after the man was was in handcuffs.. so, we do think that an autopsy report should come out o la family will give us a littletl bit more information afternformi that.on back to you. >> lot of questions still tons s be answered there mel thanks. >>> we're getting closer toingle the end of the school year. yr. their schedule is about to change. >> this invo

the department has been investigating the death of 45- year-old paul gianelos. a man living with disabilities, who wandered away from a group home last wednesday. gianelos died after a struggle with round tree falls. autopsy has been conducted. but the cause of death has not yet been released. >>> we have now video tonight of a missing northern virginia woman. and here she is. lizeth lopez. she's leaving a cvs on touchstone circle in woodbridge, april 19th. that same day, family members reported that she was missing and endangered. and she was last heard from two days before that. police have searched some woods where she searchpond wood drive. if you know anything about where she could be, police want to hear from you. >>> one lane of southbound rockville is getting by because of roadwork there. the 16-inch water main pipe erupted. it's the second time in six months that they have been called in to repair that water main. and a familiar disruption for neighbors in the area. >> seems to happen occasionally like this. >> i'm hoping one they they can get through t

alison: gianelos family declined to speak on camera.rfax police launched an investigation in the incident. leon: primary voting in maryland five days away from now. democratic front runner hillary clinton was back in new york where she won big- time on tuesday. she took part in a town hall and asked if bernie sanders should drop out of the race. she said it wasn't her decision to make. sanders agreed suggesting the new york primary was not a fair fight. as independents did not have the right to participate in democrat or the republican. that is not democracy. leon: donald trump called on ted cruz and john kasich to drop out after his big apple win. both men say they are staying in the race. early vote ends at 8:00 p.m. tonight. leon: coming up, forget doing it free with style. meet a teen going the distance with swagger. alison: a little later, firefighter returning from a funeral makes an unplanned stop. amazing rescue. >> you happened to find out? >> we just happened to find out. leon: lead in the water at d.c. schools. tonight in a s

paul gianelos was reported repod missing last week and whenlast officers found him at him at roundtreethey noticed he e had cognitive disabilities soab they tried to restrain hi with there was a struggle and herugg suffered a head injury.in he was transported toju theo t hospital and later pronouncedund dead.de >>> in the district now policeir need your help identifying thete people who violently attacked a man near howard university. >>> this happened on march 20th. you see a group surrounded thedt victim then hit him and kicked k him. police say the victim and one ao of the suspects got into ann argument before the assaultssau and robbery. robbery. if you have any information i about this you're being askednfk to call police. >> new details this morning ins the death of former wwe star chyna. her manager has announced that her death was caused by an accidental overdose of a prescription sleeping pill andep tranquilizer. >>> the 46-year-old was found dead in her californiatr holomen april 20th.apri an official cause of death has not been announced by coroners because results of as o t

this is the scene where a disabled man, a 45-year-old man named paul gianelos was here with a communityce organization having run. he wondered -- lunch. he wondered away. he may have wondered over there, an nun dale road. police were called. what happened next was tragic. of events. >> he never spoke a word in his 45 year life. he could read but he was autistic. he died wednesday after a struggle with a fairfax county police officer. >> it sounds terrible. >> his family is angry and want answers. on advice from a lawyer, they declined to be interviewed on camera but there was a plan in place that should have prevented this from happening. he lived at a special groups home. on wednesday he was here at roundtree park on an nun dale road eating lunch with his group. when the group leader realized paul was gone, they called police. fairfax police say a 20 year veteran officer spotted paul along the road about a mile from the park. police say the officer tried to talk to him, talk him into coming back to the group. paul refused. police say he became combative officer. paul was handcuffed and

. >> reporter: she says the officers should have been given information about gianelos before they arrived and a project lifesaver bracelet could have helped locate him in the first place. peggy fox, wusa 9. >> the names of the four officers involved have been released. they are all on administrative leave while the investigation continues. >>> with the nfl draft hours away, one university of maryland defensive back is capturing plenty of attention. >> shawn davis is a stand out on the field and devoted team player when it comes to his family, faith and hard work. jan jeffcoat joins us with a local players uphill journey. >> reporter: what a journey. he is the pride of prince george county and it's easy to see why dozen of league coaches he met with think he is college park's best kept secret. >> you set a goal it happen. >> reporter: shawn davis knows how to set goals, big ones. >> he can speak chinese and french. >> mitchell throws to the corner and knocked away by shawn davis, the safety. >> reporter: the star defensive back has been thinking of his future since he was a kid. two sister