her name, jennifer lynn pearson. the fire was confined to her apartment and other neighboring apartments did experience smoke damage. we didn't find anyone home at the neighboring apartments this evening. that is the latest in restin. back to you. >>> the mother of a murdered toddler filed a wrongful death suit and is seeking millions from a psychologist she claims played a key role in granting unsupervised visits to the child's father. last month, rams was charged with killing 15-month-old prince during one of the visits. sherri ly has more. >> reporter: mccloud said the psychologist hired and paid for by rams to testify in the custody dispute ignored troubling evidence about his history of violence. and though months after he was granted unsupervised visit, the child died in his care. >> my son was my heart. >> reporter: and she wants to make sure those involved in the death of her son pay. she foiled a $20 million lawsuit against an ashburn psychologist in practice. she claims she knew rams was dangerous. the fath

her family says jennifer lynn pearson was pregnant and expecting a baby boy in june. they shared this photo of her with fox 5. family members also say the 38-year-old was stabbed before the fire began. neighbors called 911 after smelling smoke. firefighters forced their way inside and found pearson. so far, no arrests have been made in her death. >>> still ahead, a long-time gun control advocate meets with maryland's governor today. >> in the spotlight, addictive painkillers. we'll have details about a dangerous friend trend rohlfing deaths caused by drug overdoses that. story is coming up next. we'll be right back.  almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] over a third of a day's fiber. fiber one. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. >>> new this mornin

family members shared a photo of 38-year-old jennifer lynn pearson. her family says her baby, a boy, was due in june. they also say she was stabbed before the fire began. neighbors called 911 after smelling smoke coming from the second floor of the apartment on water side view drive in reston. firefighters forced their way inside and found pearson. no arrests have been made in her death so far. >>> another big story we are following, the new secretary of state speaks later on this morning. john kerry will deliver his first foreign policy speech at the university of virginia. now, he is about to make his first trip overseas this weekend. at 11:00 this morning, kerry will talk about the importance of a robust u.s. diplomacy when he addresses students and faculty at charlottesville. president obama will sit down with john kerry later this afternoon. ternoon. >>> these cuts are not smart, they are not fair. they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment rolls. >> in his state of the union address, presiden

they gave us this photo of jennifer lynn pearson. her family says her baby, a boy, was due in june. they also say the 3-year-old was stabbed before the fire began. neighbors called 911 after smelling smoke coming from the second floor of the apartment on water side view drive in reston. firefighters forced that are way inside and found pearson. so far, no arrests have been made in her death. >>> day two of the oscar pistorius bail hearing is happening right no in south africa. it was supposed to wrap up today but it looks like it will extend a few more days. the star arrived early this morning at the courthouse in pretoria. his defense team denies the murder charges and is requesting bail actually detective is testifying that pistorius is a flight risk and should not be let out of jail. police are saying they found testosterone and needless inside pistorius' bedroom but his defense lawyer says the substance found was not a steroid but rather and herbal remedy. he tested negative twice for banned substances last year scientist city block virtually wiped out after an explosion some do

jennifer lynn peerson. they say she was stabbed before the fire began. neighbors called 911 after smelling smoke coming from the second floor. firefighters forced their way inside and found pearson. no arrests have been made in her death. >>> developing news around the nation and the world, first to kansas city where natural gas explosion has left an entire block in ruins. 14 people were hurt following the blast and fire yesterday evening. right now emergency crews are using cadaver dogs to search for anyone who may be missing. witnesses say they smelled natural gas for hours in the area before the blast. no official cause has been released but the utility that supplies the gas says a contractor doing work may have hit a gas line. >> second day of a bail hearing for oscar pistorius is underway in south africa. and police are presenting a mass massive amount of evidence. and the courtroom broke into gaffs that a witness who heard shouts was 500 yards away. they found two boxes of testosterone. the substance is herbal remedy that athletes take. he denies killing his girlfriend and says he thought she was an intruder. >>> back here at home, the man convicted of murdering chandra le