now say the pregnant woman found dead inside the burning apartment, her name was 38-year-old jennifer pearson. she lived in the apartment where he body was found. she suffered knife or gun shot wounds. now there is word from texas, her husband was found dead on tuesday. police are investigating his death as a suicide. >>> you might want to keep that umbrella handy. topper joins me next with a forecast that does include rain. >>> also ahead, the scholarship surprise. you'll see the exact moment a local young man finds out that he is headed off to college all expenses paid. you'll want >>> defense secretary was a strong message to congress, solve that stalemate over sequestration or he will have to furlough the vast majority of the defense department's 800,000 civilian workers. in a letter, panetta said if the budget cuts kick in march 1, workers would lose one day of work every week for 22 weeks. that means a 20% pay cut over that period. >>> if you played the megamillions lottery on tuesday, you might want to check your numbers. there was just one winning ticket in tuesday's drawing and it is

fairfax county police say jennifer pearson was pregnant. firefighters found pearson's body after responding to smoke in her second floor apartment down in reston. investigators say she suffered some kind of trauma to her upper body before the fire started. police have not identified a suspect or a motive in this case. lesli. >> one bad decision led to another that thought leaving their detention center and stealing a vehicle was a good idea. so here's how it all ended. crashed and smashed into a home right up the steps. now fortunately, no one was inside that house. they sure do have a story to tell. this all happened on wellington road in manassas and our greg gise brings us the story. >> it was a loud noise. >> reporter: moments of terror. >> i think the house was crumbling. >> as a stolen truck storms into the front door. freida could think only of her five-year-old daughter who was near that front door. >> i jumped down that on the stairs. i just saw her screaming. i was so happy, i took her and rushed out. >> rushed outside to safety.

family members say 38-year-old jennifer pearson was expecting found dead after an apartment fire in the waterside apartments yesterday morning. sources close to the investigation tell news 4 police are looking into the possibility fee that some one killed pearson and set the fire on purpose. neighbors reported hearing an argument before the fire started. >> tonight a mother is taking action after her son's tragic death. she filed a $20 million lawsuit against a psychologist who testified it was safe for her son to have an unsupervised visit with his father. he is now charged with murdering the 15-year-old. he drowned at his father's home in manassas last fall. it alleges dr. margaret wong's evaluation was inaccurate and contributed to a family court judge granting the visits. >> there is no price, or there is no lawsuit that is going to bring him back. but what i can do as his mom is i can make sure that nobody will forget him. >> ashburn psychological services which is also named in the lawsuit has not responded to requests for comment. >>> troubling report from a virginia based securi

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

pregnant woman killed in her reston apartment this week has been found dead in texas. 38-year-old jennifer pearson was found monday morning. her husbands with found dead a day later of an apparent suicide. fairfax county police have not said whether they believe he killed his pregnant wife but they do say they are not searching for suspects. >>> lawmakers in maryland are looking at tough new gun laws. sweeping gun control measures are proposed by governor o'malley. the folk -- focus is on licenses and defining exactly what an assault weapon is. >>> jesse jackson, jr. now faces a sentence up to five years and fines. >>> still ahead, why a school district in california is under fire for its yoga program. >> federal investigators are headed to the deadly scene of a plane crash in georgia. we'll have that coming up next.  [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> five people are dead after a small plane ran off the end of a runway and crashed at an airport in eastern georgia development survivors were taken

jennifer pearson was found dead after a massive fire in the complex. now they are no longer searching for any suspects in this case. sources close to the investigation tell us they believe pearson was murdered and the fire was set on purpose. >>> oscar pistorius will be back in court tomorrow after the judge did not make a decision on bail for the olympic sprinter. neighbors reported constant fighting between pistorius and his girlfriend leading up to that shooting. prosecutors also say ballistic tests show that pistorius lied when he said he didn't have time to put his prosthetics on. the bullets were shot at a downward angle. prosecutors say that he should not make bail because his offshore home in italy makes him a flight risk. >>> jesse jackson entered a guilty plea in a d.c. court. just moments ago he pled guilty to criminal charges. he was accused of misuse of campaign funds and conspiracy. his wife is also charged with filing false tax returns. she's scheduled to appear in court this afternoon. the couple spent $750,000 in campaign funds on pers

this asp to the murder investigation of an expectant mother in northern virginia. 38-year-old jennifer pearsonshe was found dead in her apartment in reston on monday after a fire. >> now there's an unexpected twist when a husband was discovered yesterday at his mother's house. 1600 miles away. news4's pat collins joins us live after speaking with the family of the victim. pat? >> jim, jenny pearson was five months pregnant. monday afternoon she was scheduled to go out to lunch to plan a shower for her new baby. but on that monday, on that monday morning, she was murdered inside her home. her brother and sisters described jenny pearson as the star of their family. at age 38, she appeared to have her life right on track. a good job with a cancer research company, a husband and her first baby on the way. >> we believe that she sought is the dream of a stable married life with a child, a loving husband and the hope of growing old. >> reporter: this is a statement from the pearson family, read to me at the family home by jenny's older sister sarah. it expresses the family's thoughts on the murder o

. >>> to virginia where police identified the body of jennifer pearson, she was pregnant at the time. firefighters found her body after responding to her apartment complex on waterside view drive. investigators said her body was badly burned and had trauma. police had not named a suspect. >>> and now at 5, we're following a developing story out of prince georges county. a driver had to be rushed to the hospital after crashing her car into a home in glenndale. karen gray houston is live outside of the home and that is lox like the car made it inside. >> reporter: it did, will and people say it sounded like a bomb went off when the car crashed into the house and you're in time for a tow truck crew that just arrived here and they're going to try to figure out how to pull the car out of the building and that that crashed through the front brick facade of the house. it must have been going at a high rate of speed. when that happened, no one was home at the time. a mailman was delivering the mail and saw the whole thing and he went in to try and help the woman. we don't know what caused her

the 38-year-old jennifer pearson was found monday morning after the fire in reston. investigators say that she had knife or gun shot wounds to her upper body. her husband was found dead yesterday in banner didda county, texas, of an apparent suicide. the fairfax county police don't believe whether he -- haven't said whether he killed his wife in reston, they say they're not searching for suspects. >>> a four-year-old girl pulled from a burning house in southeast over the weekend died. it happened along 33rd street here at 3:00 in the morning on sunday. four adults and a toddler escaped the fire. firefighters rescued the four- year-old samari jenkins. she died yesterday. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> and coming up, the search for survivors continues after an explosion reduces a popular restaurant to rubble. >> and some mechanics in d.c. are working overtime to keep emergency vehicles on the road and wait until you hear how much mean they pulling in. >> yesterday i was angry. today, i give up. >> and she's annoyed. she's one of three teams -- teens

the husband of a pregnant woman killed has been found dead in texas. 38-year-old jennifer pearson wasnd monday morning after a fire in her apartment. investigators say she had knife or gun shot wounds. her husband was found dead yesterday of an apparent suicide. fairfax county police haven't said whether they believe he killed his pregnant wife, but they are not searching for suspects. >>> there is growing concern over what happened to a man with down syndrome who died in the custody of the frederick county sheriff's office. ethan was in custody for a relatively minor offense. the sheriff is trying to calm the outrage. fox 5's john hanrahan has the latest. >> reporter: the incident happened on january 12, at the west view cinema on route 85 in frederick county, maryland. it involved 26-year-old easten sailor, who was developmentally disabled from down syndrome. he came and saw an evening showing of the movie, zero dark 30, and apparently liked it so much, he wanted to see it again. the young man left the theater, then came back inside to see the late night screening without purchasing

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 pea son was found dead in the waterside apartments after a massive fire. sources close to the investigation tell news 4 police are looking into the possibility that someone killed pearson and set the fire on purpose. neighbors report hearing an argument before the fire started. >>> a group of delegates and senators will try to reach a deal on legislation to fund much needed transportation projects. lawmakers could be close to an agreement. senate negotiators are considering a new offer. this would cut virginia's gas tax and raise its sales tax. a portion of the revenue would be earmarked nor transportation projects. lawmakers would like to reach an agreement by the time the general assembly adjourns on saturday. >>> a new set of road rules could help drivers share lanes with our growing bicyclist population. not yielding to cyclists could get you three points and your license or your license and a $250 fine. your license could be suspended, i think. an accident with someone on a bike could mean six points and a $500 fine. some say the bill could push drivers to be more cautious but argue cyclists should do the same. >> they come in front of you. cut you off. they follo

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