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we have team coverage on the upcoming metro shutdown with jim lokay, marina maracco and teisha lewis. let's start with jim and the latest from metro.st >>reporter: tony and shawn it wasn't four months ago when pau wheat feld was right here, to introduce as the new gm, four months later a much different m beat feld.be you can tell the difference in his tone of voice. of it was a move he didn't want to make. here we are, two are shutting down for 29 house. it all started after yesterday's smoke event over at mcphearson'e square. no one was injured, but what inspectors found was roughly the same incident that led to the deadly l'enfant plaza incident last year. they'll inspect 600 of so-calleo gummer cables. these are what help power the third rail that makes the trainh go in the first place. we asked wheat feld and am of you were wondering yourself yourself so we took it to him.. why do it in the middle of the workweek, not wait until the weekend. >> safety wins over convenient.e ir cannot rule out a potential life safety issue here and this is why we must take this action immediately.
we have team coverage on the upcoming metro shutdown with jim lokay, marina maracco and teisha lewis. let's start with jim and the latest from metro.st >>reporter: tony and shawn it wasn't four months ago when pau wheat feld was right here, to introduce as the new gm, four months later a much different m beat feld.be you can tell the difference in his tone of voice. of it was a move he didn't want to make. here we are, two are shutting down for 29 house. it all started after yesterday's...
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thursday. > i'm jim lokay, fox5 local news. we should mention briefly we're starting to hear reaction from leaders around the young on.th chris van holland that he believes service should be free, bus service.bu gut crunch to the community, but opm should grant unscheduled or at the very least tell he work together.work we have not heard from mayor bowser. we do know she had some kind of event. she has canceled the appearances. we're hoping to hear from her shortly about this.his. obviously the news of thish shutdown had agencyies scrambling about what to do about the workday. >> that's right, matt acklandht has been tracking that.that this is unbelievable.nbe you said we have heard from opmm and -- can you tell me that onee more time? not shutting down the government tomorrow but will allow unscheduled leave. you heard that right thesu. so that sounds like --like unscheduled leave is okay for tomorrow. we haven't heard from the mayor, nothing yet reacting to this. unscheduled tell he work. that could relieve a lot of the press
thursday. > i'm jim lokay, fox5 local news. we should mention briefly we're starting to hear reaction from leaders around the young on.th chris van holland that he believes service should be free, bus service.bu gut crunch to the community, but opm should grant unscheduled or at the very least tell he work together.work we have not heard from mayor bowser. we do know she had some kind of event. she has canceled the appearances. we're hoping to hear from her shortly about this.his. obviously...
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jim lokay is life in northwest with more.>>reporter: hey, laura and they're describing this.de this is really the first time that metro can think of that they've had to shutdown the system. not for emergency, but for b jumper cables. 700,000 people rely on metro rail for a daily basis.basi they're going to have to findto alternate ways to get around the city. six lines, 91 stations will bebe totally shutdown, as you mentioned, from midnight tonighi until 5:00 a.m. thursday..m the reason, these emergencyemer inspections are going to go lini by line and inspect the jumper cables that have rather thick conduits that have metal cablese inside which caused the incidend at mcphearson as well as was what was lininged to the incident at l'enfant plaza was the fact that those jumperhose cables had worn down insulation inside and as a result there wae a metal on metal situation thatn was causing the smoke. gm paul wheat feld said they had to do this tomorrow. the question that am of youyou have, why are they doing this tomorrow? why ca
jim lokay is life in northwest with more.>>reporter: hey, laura and they're describing this.de this is really the first time that metro can think of that they've had to shutdown the system. not for emergency, but for b jumper cables. 700,000 people rely on metro rail for a daily basis.basi they're going to have to findto alternate ways to get around the city. six lines, 91 stations will bebe totally shutdown, as you mentioned, from midnight tonighi until 5:00 a.m. thursday..m the reason,...
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s jim lokay and sarah. sar i know that.i know tha it's 5:00 o'clock.o'oc >> back to you.> thanks, sue. s >>> still ahead tonight we'veonw got the fox5 top five trending d stories of the day. the day. >> you'll want to so this onewa everybody has been talking aboua the easter bunny brawl.wl kanye west is working to clear c this record and then snoop dogog accidentally created the nexthen tourist hot spot. making headlines an fast fashios chain creating affordabledable sustainable wedding gowns muchuc all that's just minutes away. ♪ >>> okay. so this is not how you want to h remember getting your picturengy taken with the east bunny. b >> no. bunny got caught up in brawl with an angry dad at a mall inti new jersey and yup, they caughtc the whole thing on camera. c it all started when one-year-ola girl slipped out of her chairf r after posing for a photo withtow the bunny. her father shouted at the man ii the bunny costume, then startedd throwing punches. pch the two continued to fight untit security stepped in. i unclear if anyone was arrested s but some kids probably scarr
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. >> and i'm jim lokay. first on fox tonight a young life cut short. we are hearing from the family of the teen shot dead at the metro station. >> his mother and two young sisters were there when the murder happened. alexand alexandra limon spoke to the grandfather. >> reporter: yes, the victim sisters are young so it's awful they had to witness this shooting and now the family is left wondering why this happened. they say a stranger walked up and tried to pick a fight with that 15-year-old and then shot him. >> it was hey i'm his mother and his two younger sisters. and according to her, she just came up and shot him for no reason. >> reporter: 15-year-old devon washington died from the gunshot wound. now instead of celebrating easter sunday, his family is left grieving and trying to cope. >> they're traumatized. they witnessed their brother getting killed. >> reporter: after the fatal shotting, dc police said this. >> we don't know what the subject matter was. but it's not believed to be >> reporter: however the family disagrees and they say he was a
. >> and i'm jim lokay. first on fox tonight a young life cut short. we are hearing from the family of the teen shot dead at the metro station. >> his mother and two young sisters were there when the murder happened. alexand alexandra limon spoke to the grandfather. >> reporter: yes, the victim sisters are young so it's awful they had to witness this shooting and now the family is left wondering why this happened. they say a stranger walked up and tried to pick a fight with...
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i'm jim lokay in for lauren and matt. two volunteer firefighters suspended after rushing a child to the hospital and likely saving her life. the problem though policy. >> reporter: i spoke to one of the two firefighters. he said he felt it was a matter of life or death and that's why they chose to drive the baby to the hospital instead of waiting for an ambulance. now the two men are suspended. it all happened last saturday. the child's father says his daughter was having a seizure. he pulled into a mcdonald's and called 911. he like an eternity. but then the two volunteer firefighters arrived. >> when i exited the fire truck i was the officer in charge. the gentleman handed me the child. at that point she was completely limp and flaz i had. i turned around and looked at my driver without any hesitation and i said turn it around, we're going to the hospital. >> reporter: captain kelly and the child's father say the little girl is okay. the father released a statement that says in part my wife and i feel terrible for the f
i'm jim lokay in for lauren and matt. two volunteer firefighters suspended after rushing a child to the hospital and likely saving her life. the problem though policy. >> reporter: i spoke to one of the two firefighters. he said he felt it was a matter of life or death and that's why they chose to drive the baby to the hospital instead of waiting for an ambulance. now the two men are suspended. it all happened last saturday. the child's father says his daughter was having a seizure. he...
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. >> and i'm jim lokay. and first on fox tonight we are talking about yes the weather. it's been cold, dreary, some rain, even some snow flurries depending where you live. >> incredible. gwen, first day of spring feels like it's winter still. >> i'm looking at all the lost and found boxes for spring because i don't know what we really had a big change in this whole entire weekend and it's no exception this hour at all. let's take a look at the maps and i'll show you exactly what i'm talking about. and yes, jim, you're absolutely right. talking about some snow flakes being mixed in. rain, even a little bit of sleet. and definitely we've got some light snow. some of that primarily to the north of us into the northwest because of the cold air that's filtered in. but it is continuing and we will see this tapering off tonight but not before you do get a little look at the last little shout of winter. everything in pink has a little bit of the mix. it's all going to continue to move through tonight heading off to the northeast. our overnight temperatures will be in the 30s an
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i'm shawn yancy. >> and i'm jim lokay in for tony perkins. and tonight the death toll in the brussels terror attacks has risen to 34 with dozens of other people injured. suicide bombers detonated explosive and at a busy subway station. >> isis claimed responsibility for the attacks. the two men on
i'm shawn yancy. >> and i'm jim lokay in for tony perkins. and tonight the death toll in the brussels terror attacks has risen to 34 with dozens of other people injured. suicide bombers detonated explosive and at a busy subway station. >> isis claimed responsibility for the attacks. the two men on
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i'm jim lokay. >> and tony and shawn have the night off.begin with frightening and random attack. >> the victim a woman in the 200 block of columbus in arlington alairingt nooxt. she was not injured but at texted abduction left the community rattled. live in the arlington for west more on the story. marina. >> rattled because you remember last summer there were a series of very similar attacks one of them actually just happening walking distance from where we're standing and the neighbors here remember what it was like last summer. police saying however this incident is completely unrelated because the suspects then were already arrested. >> i was shoykd can't believe in this neighborhood. >> an attempted abduction in this arlington neighborhood. >> we come here weeks and evenings it's a wonderful park it's safe. >> police say it was here at the number one mark a woman in 50s was out or a walk tuesday and it was at dusk when two men approached and tried to kidnap her. >> they placed something over her head and grabbed her and tried to muffl
i'm jim lokay. >> and tony and shawn have the night off.begin with frightening and random attack. >> the victim a woman in the 200 block of columbus in arlington alairingt nooxt. she was not injured but at texted abduction left the community rattled. live in the arlington for west more on the story. marina. >> rattled because you remember last summer there were a series of very similar attacks one of them actually just happening walking distance from where we're standing and...
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no thanks for joining us tonight at 10, i'm teisha lewis, i'm jim lokay in for matt ackland. a teenager killed as he stood oo the platform in northeast. alexandra limon has been bee following the story tonight ando she joins us with the very latest. >>reporter: at this hour thereh has been no arrest for this deadly shooting. police say they are looking for one or possibly two suspects. they also told us they do the believe there is surveillanc they plan to release it, but that may take sometime. s so at this point we still have no photos or videos of the suspects they're looking for. d.c. police say a teenager wasas shot and killed saturday afternoon on a metro platform at the teen wood station in northeast d.c. all while people were waiting for the bus or train or simply enjoying a sunny spring sun afternoon and am of those peoplp witnessed the shooting. i was outside waiting for ther bus. and what happened, what did you see. >> i seen two dudes were wer standing there talking and one o pulled his gun out, shot him and ran. they were standing there talkina and the next thing
no thanks for joining us tonight at 10, i'm teisha lewis, i'm jim lokay in for matt ackland. a teenager killed as he stood oo the platform in northeast. alexandra limon has been bee following the story tonight ando she joins us with the very latest. >>reporter: at this hour thereh has been no arrest for this deadly shooting. police say they are looking for one or possibly two suspects. they also told us they do the believe there is surveillanc they plan to release it, but that may take...
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. >> and i'm jim lokay in for tony perkins and off the top at 11:00, a 66-year-old man shot and taken into custody on capitol hill after he drew a gun inside the visitor's center. >> the incident happened around 2:30 this afternoon after the area was packed with tourists and visitors. marina marraco is live on capitol hill tonight after a play-by-play of what happened. >> reporter: finally it is calm and peaceful. just a few hours ago the suspect's vehicle removed from the premises here taken to a nearby evidence yard and there a search warrant will be executed. back in 2008 police saying that this same man came on to capitol complex, a man was arrested. canine surveyed the car and was deemed safe and for about six hours it sat parked here at the capitol complex. u.s. capitol police saying this man has been known to them several times before and it appears they say that he drew a weapon at this point. police not being any more specific other than to say that it appeared he drew a weapon. they did say he recovered that weapon but they did not say what type of weapon it was. when he did
. >> and i'm jim lokay in for tony perkins and off the top at 11:00, a 66-year-old man shot and taken into custody on capitol hill after he drew a gun inside the visitor's center. >> the incident happened around 2:30 this afternoon after the area was packed with tourists and visitors. marina marraco is live on capitol hill tonight after a play-by-play of what happened. >> reporter: finally it is calm and peaceful. just a few hours ago the suspect's vehicle removed from the...
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thanks for staying with us at 11 i'm teisha lewis, i'm jim lokay in for matt ackland tonight. we continue to follow a deadly shooting in the district.e that's right, a teenager was t killed as he he stood on thehe platform at the dean wood metro station in northeast thiss afternoon. fox5's alexandra limon joins usu now with the very latest.ates alex. >>reporter: so far there hasas been no arrests for this deadly shooting. police say they are looking for one or possib they also said this was not a random shooting.hoot now, investigators believed they do have surveillance video of the suspects and they plan to release it, but they said that may take sometime. no tonight we've yet to receive those photos or video of the suspect. d.c. police say a teenager wasas shot and killed saturdayille afternoon on a metro platform at the dean wood station in northeast d.c. all while people were waiting for the bus or train or simply enjoying a sunny spring afternoon and am of thosf people witnessed the shooting. i was outside waiting forth the bus. >> and what happened, what didpp you you se
thanks for staying with us at 11 i'm teisha lewis, i'm jim lokay in for matt ackland tonight. we continue to follow a deadly shooting in the district.e that's right, a teenager was t killed as he he stood on thehe platform at the dean wood metro station in northeast thiss afternoon. fox5's alexandra limon joins usu now with the very latest.ates alex. >>reporter: so far there hasas been no arrests for this deadly shooting. police say they are looking for one or possib they also said this...
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glad you're with us here at 11:00 tonight, i'm jim lokay and i'm marina maracco in for lauren. we begin tonight over the t growing outrage of the suspension of two firefighters in stafford county.or they rushed a little girl to the hospital and likely saved her life, but broke policy in the process. fox5's alexandra limon talks to the emt who is calling attention to the cause. i spoke to the emt that created that facebook page. p she tells me she doesn't know either of the firefighters thatf were suspended.we she just wanted to help. i'm also told that because the fat mute fire station is down d two men they're having a harder time keeping up with the emergency calls they need to respond to.spon so the fact that these guys are heros and they're suspended bothers me. this facebook page called reinstate our heros was started by a stafford county emt who wants to remain anonymous for fear of getting trouble at work. my nephew went through the same thing when he was a year old.ear it took the units in north carolina 30 minutes to get to him. the page points to people ways they coul
glad you're with us here at 11:00 tonight, i'm jim lokay and i'm marina maracco in for lauren. we begin tonight over the t growing outrage of the suspension of two firefighters in stafford county.or they rushed a little girl to the hospital and likely saved her life, but broke policy in the process. fox5's alexandra limon talks to the emt who is calling attention to the cause. i spoke to the emt that created that facebook page. p she tells me she doesn't know either of the firefighters thatf...
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nice-looking 7-day forecast has us all thinking about those spring sports which sends us over to jim lokay for a little update on sports. >> four years awfully short to call it an era. whatever the time could be called it's no more. today the skins officially cut ties with robert griffin iii. the team said it was going to do it a few weeks ago, this was the time. he was lek fiiing in his rookie season, 9 and 6 leading the skins to an nfc east and a playoff game. it was that one playoff game that proved to be the beginning of the end. that knee injury. he never was the same as a runner. this past season he didn't play a single snap. it was a blessing, i just wanted to and that picture after his famous 76-yard touchdown run with the vikings. we all wish him well. >>> the capitals, 18-1 and 1 in their last. they're not the mighty ducks anymore. i almost called them that. watch this. that comes exactly 1 minute into the game. still playing it is 1-0 ducks. >>> marks the 10-year anniversary of george mason cinderella run. >> everybody's goal is to get to the final 4. so i just pointed out the b
nice-looking 7-day forecast has us all thinking about those spring sports which sends us over to jim lokay for a little update on sports. >> four years awfully short to call it an era. whatever the time could be called it's no more. today the skins officially cut ties with robert griffin iii. the team said it was going to do it a few weeks ago, this was the time. he was lek fiiing in his rookie season, 9 and 6 leading the skins to an nfc east and a playoff game. it was that one playoff...
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. >> and i'm jim lokay in for tony perkins. and tonight the death toll in the brussels terror attacks has risen to 34 with dozens of other people injured. suicide bombers detonated explosive and at a busy subway station. >> isis claimed responsibility for the attacks. the two men on the left are believed to be the bombers. if you look closely you'll see they are both wearing one glove which experts say likely covered the detonators. the man on the right is believed to have escaped and tonight authorities are looking for him. >> and police continue to carry out raids all across belgium as they look for people who may be connected to the attacks. so far they've uncovered an explosive device, chemical products and an isis dplag inside one home. we also know nine americans were injured in the attacks. >> reporter: the belgian embassy has been the gathering place. in fact, our cameras were here earlier today when secretary of department of homeland security jay johnson stopped by toe when he was leaving he briefly spoke with reporte
. >> and i'm jim lokay in for tony perkins. and tonight the death toll in the brussels terror attacks has risen to 34 with dozens of other people injured. suicide bombers detonated explosive and at a busy subway station. >> isis claimed responsibility for the attacks. the two men on the left are believed to be the bombers. if you look closely you'll see they are both wearing one glove which experts say likely covered the detonators. the man on the right is believed to have escaped...
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. >> and thanks for joining us tonight at 11 i'm jim lokay in for tony perkins and i'm sarah simmons in for shawn yancy we begin 11:00 tonight in arlington virginia where two men tried to kidnap a woman near lover run amphitheater last night. marina morocco is live t and they're taking this seriously. the police. >> they were out here second ago and just left, sarah. neighbors here are rattled to hear of another assault in their neighborhood. last summer several assaults happening similar to yesterday's. police are saying one assault back in the summer happened within walking distance of where we're standing here now. two suspects in those case president main in custody. police say they're now looking for a set of two any suspects in yesterday's assault. >> i was shocked i was so taken aback i cannot believe in this neighborhood. >> attempted abduction in the heart this residential arlington neighborhood. >> we come here on weekend and evenings and wonderful park it's very bucolic and safe. >> it was here at the lover run park where a woman in 50s was out for usual evening walk tuesd
. >> and thanks for joining us tonight at 11 i'm jim lokay in for tony perkins and i'm sarah simmons in for shawn yancy we begin 11:00 tonight in arlington virginia where two men tried to kidnap a woman near lover run amphitheater last night. marina morocco is live t and they're taking this seriously. the police. >> they were out here second ago and just left, sarah. neighbors here are rattled to hear of another assault in their neighborhood. last summer several assaults happening...
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live outside met row headquarters i'm jim lokay "fox5 local news". >> we'll remind you we'll have thisnformation in a few moments on the web site at dox fox5dc.com there's breaking news out of northeast d.c. tonight i 295 northbound closed near bening road, 295 northbound closed near bening road while place investigate a death. they say a man was found shot inside of a car. we know homicide has been called to the scene. and we'll bring you more information as it comes into the newsroom. >> it was all for for residents of this apartment complex on st. barnabus road. marina morocco has the latest [ beeps ]. >> second alarm. >> flames nearly destroyed this marlowe heights apartment buildi trucks and engine from prince george county, fairfax and alexandria showed up at the flee alarm fire visible from across the potomac in virginia. >> i thought it was my apartment building and i ran here and see it's one of my friends' building i thought it was crazy. >> scary call for crews despite a roof collapse everyone got out safely. >> we believe there were people jumping from balconies and have no
live outside met row headquarters i'm jim lokay "fox5 local news". >> we'll remind you we'll have thisnformation in a few moments on the web site at dox fox5dc.com there's breaking news out of northeast d.c. tonight i 295 northbound closed near bening road, 295 northbound closed near bening road while place investigate a death. they say a man was found shot inside of a car. we know homicide has been called to the scene. and we'll bring you more information as it comes into the...
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i'm jim lokay in for lauren and matt. we start with a story that's outraged many people tonight. two volunteer firefighters suspended after rushing a child to the hospital and likely saving her life. but the problem here is they broke policy. fox 5's alexandra limon with the story. >> reporter: i spoke to one of the two firefighters who is now suspended after driving an 18-month-old little girl to the hospital in their fire engine. he said he felt like it was a matter of life or death and that's why they chose to drive the baby to the hospital instead of waiting for an ambulance. now the two men are suspended. the child's father says his daughter was having a seizure. he pulled into a mcdonald's and called 911. he says waiting for help felt like an eternity. but then the two volunteer firefighters arrived. >> when i exited the fire truck, i was the i exited the fire truck, the gentleman handed me his child. at that point she was completely limp and flaccid. i turned around and looked at my driver and without any hesitation i said we're going to the hospital. >> reporter: the litt
i'm jim lokay in for lauren and matt. we start with a story that's outraged many people tonight. two volunteer firefighters suspended after rushing a child to the hospital and likely saving her life. but the problem here is they broke policy. fox 5's alexandra limon with the story. >> reporter: i spoke to one of the two firefighters who is now suspended after driving an 18-month-old little girl to the hospital in their fire engine. he said he felt like it was a matter of life or death and...
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our gym low jim lokay found out.fo i need your first impression off this guy. >> great ball player.'s a good ball player, bryce harper, man, myth, legend, mvp of the century. hate him. why? >> i don't like harper is a little tough for pitching. i don't know. he's in a lot better condition, a lot better shape he should be able to do as well.ell >> he's just a man. he just hits homeruns. he says it's a tired sport. he doesn't get a chance to express himself.expr is that something missing or isr it the way it is. >> it would help the game quitet a about it. i think he really likes baseball and all of a united states senat he's not happy about it. you're a yankees fan inin virginia. >> yes. > how does that happen. >> my original family is in from new york.k. what do you think about bryce harper. >> we have to figure out if we f like him or not. he has to get through the maffia. > like the maffia, the natsats maffia taking on st. louis inoui spring training, matt converserm off his double no hitter great in 2016. he gets brandon moss way. how about harper.arpe here he is having a little
our gym low jim lokay found out.fo i need your first impression off this guy. >> great ball player.'s a good ball player, bryce harper, man, myth, legend, mvp of the century. hate him. why? >> i don't like harper is a little tough for pitching. i don't know. he's in a lot better condition, a lot better shape he should be able to do as well.ell >> he's just a man. he just hits homeruns. he says it's a tired sport. he doesn't get a chance to express himself.expr is that...
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we begin with jim lokay life at metro headquarters. >>reporter: this is when the anounment came about 4:30 today. not a lot of notice. when you saw gm approach the podium, his voice -- this was a very different man than the one who took over metro. as you mentioned this all started after yesterday's incident at mcphearson's square. no one was hurt when the smoke filled the station, but what the inspectors discovered was roughly the same issue that led to the deadly incident over at l'enfant plaza last year. tomorrow is the plan to get the inspectors and engineers out on the tracks inspecting piece by piece the jumper cables. we why are you doing this in the middle of the week, why aren't you doing it on the weekend? he said in this case safety trumps convenient. >> i cannot rule out a potential life safety issue here and this is why we must take this action immediately. we basically have what's called jumper cables. we have third rail and it comes and there's a gap in it occasionally, 600 times. so there's four large cables that basica
we begin with jim lokay life at metro headquarters. >>reporter: this is when the anounment came about 4:30 today. not a lot of notice. when you saw gm approach the podium, his voice -- this was a very different man than the one who took over metro. as you mentioned this all started after yesterday's incident at mcphearson's square. no one was hurt when the smoke filled the station, but what the inspectors discovered was roughly the same issue that led to the deadly incident over at...
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. >> and i'm jim lokay. first up on fox 5 we are talking weather. cold, dreary, snow flurries. >> gwen, the weather not looking like spring today. >> i know. it is the first day of spring. we should be talking flowers and sunshine. but unfortunately, like old man winter doesn't want to get out of the picture. let's take a look at our maps and show you what's happening out there. radar definitely indicating that winter weather across the region and here you go. you can see we've got a mixture of rain and some wintry mix. a little bit of sleet in there also i want to add. and we've also got some of the snow. very light in still there. and it is continuing to move its way off to the northeast. that's the pattern for tonight. and we'll see this gradually starting to taper off. but here's a little closer look for you. and some of our areas where they're seeing the light snow, it's just accumulating on grassy surfaces. nothing that's really sticking at all and that's good news and that's because the surface temperatures are above freezing. i'm not going t
. >> and i'm jim lokay. first up on fox 5 we are talking weather. cold, dreary, snow flurries. >> gwen, the weather not looking like spring today. >> i know. it is the first day of spring. we should be talking flowers and sunshine. but unfortunately, like old man winter doesn't want to get out of the picture. let's take a look at our maps and show you what's happening out there. radar definitely indicating that winter weather across the region and here you go. you can see...
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no ♪ thanks for joining us tonight at 6:00. 6:00 i'm jim lokay in for tony perkins.perk >> i'm shawnancy. shawncy drum in that washington, d.c. >> hey, hey, ho, ho -- >> brand of hate this kind ofnd scapegoating of marginalized --d >> dozens of protesters lined the streets today as the controversial gop presidentialst frontrunner visited the nation'' capitol. capi trump toured the site of his of future hotel in northwest gave a speech to probe he is rail is lobbying group. gup alex limon starts us off tonig tonight. alex, were those protestsrehose peaceful and it sounds likeounde they're still going on tonight. >> reporter: well, actually, acl one person actually just got arrested. you can see very large group off protesters out here and they are protesting both apec as well asl donald trump scheduled to speaks shortly inside of the conventioo now a group of these protesters actually faced down on the sidewalk.al police asked them to get up anda move. they refused to do so.. then police brought in these the additional barriers to sort ofot block the protesters fromers f getting any c
no ♪ thanks for joining us tonight at 6:00. 6:00 i'm jim lokay in for tony perkins.perk >> i'm shawnancy. shawncy drum in that washington, d.c. >> hey, hey, ho, ho -- >> brand of hate this kind ofnd scapegoating of marginalized --d >> dozens of protesters lined the streets today as the controversial gop presidentialst frontrunner visited the nation'' capitol. capi trump toured the site of his of future hotel in northwest gave a speech to probe he is rail is lobbying...
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. >> things for joe bidening us tonight at 6:00 i'm jim lokay. >> and i'm marina marraco. we begin tonight with the latest on a deadly shooting. >> the family says they're outraged and they claim the teen was shot stranger. >> this family's account of what happened yesterday is extremely troubling. they say a total and complet vanger walked up to that teen ij ear tried to start a verbal fight and shot and killed him. that 15-year-old's victim tells meal he was a sophomore at laro hii school. the teen didn't even live in dc and he lived in maryland and he was visiting his mother during spring break so they feel unlakely he would have had any brems with anyone that neighborhood. that teen was shot right in front of his mother and two young sisters. >> they're traumatized, they witnessed their brother getting killed. >> reporter: were there any security guards, any armed metro police officers? >> no. she said no one was around. she saw the station manager. he was slow to react. he noticed a guy running past him and jumping over the turnout. >> reporter: dc police told me at t
. >> things for joe bidening us tonight at 6:00 i'm jim lokay. >> and i'm marina marraco. we begin tonight with the latest on a deadly shooting. >> the family says they're outraged and they claim the teen was shot stranger. >> this family's account of what happened yesterday is extremely troubling. they say a total and complet vanger walked up to that teen ij ear tried to start a verbal fight and shot and killed him. that 15-year-old's victim tells meal he was a...
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jim lokay is here with more. >> if anybody knows about the next hatch ling, it's going to be shawn. >> there's so many eagles' nests out there, but there's one in particular that's guarded a lot of attention. there's no web cam, but this is all part of a view that some say they wouldn't trade the world for. >> mom is not moving. >> reporter: on this quiet alexandria street way up in the trees just above the gw parkway is a view that john can describe as. >> breathtaking. >> look closely and you'll see it. it's a nest. and while we've met mr. and mrs. president at arboretum, this is george and ma -- martha's home. >> i'm watching my eagles. i think the female is sitting on another egg. >> reporter: their majesty is hard to ignore, they find a way to coexist so close to city living. >> so wonderful to know that they're coming back the second time they built up on their nest. i'm going to be able to watch this every year as long as i'm here. >> we can't see in the nest but their behavior is consistent with those of expectant eagle parents. if george and martha are preparing to win the ea
jim lokay is here with more. >> if anybody knows about the next hatch ling, it's going to be shawn. >> there's so many eagles' nests out there, but there's one in particular that's guarded a lot of attention. there's no web cam, but this is all part of a view that some say they wouldn't trade the world for. >> mom is not moving. >> reporter: on this quiet alexandria street way up in the trees just above the gw parkway is a view that john can describe as. >>...
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. > thank you for joining us tonight at 10 i'm jim lokay and i'm marina maracco if for lauren. we start with the outrage over the suspension of two firefighters. they rushed a little girl to the hospital, and likely saved her life, but broke policy. fox5's alexandra limon talked tl theim emt who is calling attentn to the cause. i spoke to the emt that created that facebook page.k pa she tells me she doesn't even'te know either of the firefighters that were suspended. she just felt it was wrong and a wanted to help. i'm also told that because the fail mute fire station is down two men they're having a harder time keeping up wit respond to. so the fact that these guys are heros and they're suspended bothers me. this facebook page called reinstate our heros was startedd by a stafford county emt whoemt wants to remain anonymous fornyo fear of getting in trouble at work. my nephew went through the same thing when he was a year old. it took the nurses in northnort carolina 30 minutes to get to him. the page points to ways they can help. they says people should call the stafford fire
. > thank you for joining us tonight at 10 i'm jim lokay and i'm marina maracco if for lauren. we start with the outrage over the suspension of two firefighters. they rushed a little girl to the hospital, and likely saved her life, but broke policy. fox5's alexandra limon talked tl theim emt who is calling attentn to the cause. i spoke to the emt that created that facebook page.k pa she tells me she doesn't even'te know either of the firefighters that were suspended. she just felt it was...
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tell them jim lokay did it. it's a lot of fun. here's an idea. let's melt some ice cream at fox 5. >> are we going to go to weather okay. we rarely turn down an opportunity to celebrate, but it does seem like every day, every day is something, a national something day. >> so who determines what's worthy of getting its own date on the calendar. as it turns out it takes an act of congress. that story ahead. >> and the weather is so warm, as jim mentioned, that one zoo let their giraffes stretch their long legs outside. >> that totally needs to go viral. that looks like me running outside. that is adorable. wanted to let you know guys, first time we've hit 80 degrees since november 6th around here at some of the local airports and you know what else is starting to climb too? the pollen county. we've also got some reports for grasses showing up today as well as weeds and mold on the low side. don't miss your opportunity to be outside. it is fantastic out there. and send us your hashtag five signs of spring. wee as well. we'll show you what we're gett
tell them jim lokay did it. it's a lot of fun. here's an idea. let's melt some ice cream at fox 5. >> are we going to go to weather okay. we rarely turn down an opportunity to celebrate, but it does seem like every day, every day is something, a national something day. >> so who determines what's worthy of getting its own date on the calendar. as it turns out it takes an act of congress. that story ahead. >> and the weather is so warm, as jim mentioned, that one zoo let their...
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they built up onsisteparents soe and martha are prar jim lokay reporting.repo by. >> these things evens a lot of excitement in the neighborhoodtg for the expected new arrival. >> angelina. angelina. >> i wonder who named heronde angelina. an it's a big weekend in d.c.n.c the national cherry blossom b festival is under way.. >> yes, the 2016 festival festi kicks off this weekend and itnda is considered an iconicded an i celebration here in the district and the festivales opened last night big timeig with a fundraiser. it runs through april 17th soh there's plenty of time i reach p bloom on march 23rd or 24th so mark your c that site ushees d you find chec trees in various vio neighborhoods.hbor >> that's so helpful.s so hpful >> yeah, very good.eah, >> coming up, one hard working local janitor is up for anitor national >> ♪ fo i nan tional honor.onalonor it's a contest that noalways sisi to talk to them about thoseu ha to. books.s. tamika parker is here with us.ih thanks for joining us. for j >> thank you for having me. >> so, i think i know the kno answer to this question queion becaus
they built up onsisteparents soe and martha are prar jim lokay reporting.repo by. >> these things evens a lot of excitement in the neighborhoodtg for the expected new arrival. >> angelina. angelina. >> i wonder who named heronde angelina. an it's a big weekend in d.c.n.c the national cherry blossom b festival is under way.. >> yes, the 2016 festival festi kicks off this weekend and itnda is considered an iconicded an i celebration here in the district and the festivales...
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. >> i'm jim lokay outside metro headquarters in northwest. inspections were going on all day. within the last half hour we have new word from metro as service levels for tomorrow. inspecs checked out fine on yellow line, green line and red line service. as of right now the main concern continues to be blue line, orange line and silver line service. metro says they will brief us as inspections continue to ongoing on those lines and hopefully get an idea of how that could afengt the morning chute and metro says as of now metro rail service resumes 5:00 tomorrow morning and right now back to you. >> thank you very much. okay, guys, benjamin franklin said it best. nothing can be said to be certain except for death and taxes and because it's inevitable part of life we like to neighboring as mainless as possible and that means saving as much as we can. dr. oz contributor elizabeth is here with fun tips on how to save big on taxes. hi elizabeth. okay, quick thank four being here. she's going to stump us now because it's tax time everybody. >> i'm going to -- for every 1 100 in tax de
. >> i'm jim lokay outside metro headquarters in northwest. inspections were going on all day. within the last half hour we have new word from metro as service levels for tomorrow. inspecs checked out fine on yellow line, green line and red line service. as of right now the main concern continues to be blue line, orange line and silver line service. metro says they will brief us as inspections continue to ongoing on those lines and hopefully get an idea of how that could afengt the...
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. >> i'm jim lokay. 2 24 hours later and the european capital still in mourning.opean leaders pausing for a moment of silence earlier this morning amid a man hunt for the surviving bombing suspect and the massive security presence. >> as for the investigation, belgian authorities say the third suspect has not been arrested. it's being reported that he is a top isis bomb maker. police believe he made the suicide vest used in the november attacks in paris. meanwhile investigators have also identified the suicide blomers blew themselves up. two of the attackers have been identified as brothers. police for past crimes, although nothing related to terrorism. meanwhile the death toll from those attacks now stands at 34. 270 more people were hurt. the terror alert in belgium is still at its highest level and the state department has issued a travel warning. >> we're hearing for the first time a dc woman who just got to the u.s. from brussels. >> she was in the city when the bombs went off. she was supposed to leave for the airport at 7:30 a.m. but left earlier to plan fo
. >> i'm jim lokay. 2 24 hours later and the european capital still in mourning.opean leaders pausing for a moment of silence earlier this morning amid a man hunt for the surviving bombing suspect and the massive security presence. >> as for the investigation, belgian authorities say the third suspect has not been arrested. it's being reported that he is a top isis bomb maker. police believe he made the suicide vest used in the november attacks in paris. meanwhile investigators have...
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look at jim lokay's hair. >> that eagle was amazing. i hope that he has a speedy recovery. almost shocking to see. they look like a puppet, right? hopefully he's going to be okay. we certainly have weather that is going to lift a lot of spirits and hopefully that eagle's spirits too. spring countdown is under sps way. you got a little bit of a sample of it today. our high temperature 66 degrees. let's go ahead and check the map so you can see our temperatures right now still mighty comfortable and when you kwr our average high testimony is 53 and we're up to 65 degrees, you can see last week when we were looking at the chance of snow we the pattern is going to change. all week long we're looking at warmer temperatures. we do have a couple of cooler spots, but that is a 70 you see on the map at cumberland and you're going to see a whole lot more of that and maybe even higher as we go through this week. so compared to yesterday, we are about 14, 15 degrees warmer with the exception of winchester a little cold out there and we do have some clouds that are going to be coming in
look at jim lokay's hair. >> that eagle was amazing. i hope that he has a speedy recovery. almost shocking to see. they look like a puppet, right? hopefully he's going to be okay. we certainly have weather that is going to lift a lot of spirits and hopefully that eagle's spirits too. spring countdown is under sps way. you got a little bit of a sample of it today. our high temperature 66 degrees. let's go ahead and check the map so you can see our temperatures right now still mighty...
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jim lokay has mo mom is not moving.movi on this quiet alexandria streeta way up in the trees just abovethe gw parkway there's a view that can only be described asesr breath taking. >> i'll be on a conference callf and i'll stop and they wonder why i'm not talking and i'll see the bald egg also fly by. look closely, it is a nest. it is georganne martha's home. i'm watching my eagles they were here last year about this time. martha, the female is sitting on another egg.gg. she hatched an eaglet last year. bald egg also are long off the distinct list. it's so wonderful to know thattt they're coming back the second time. they built up on their nest. i'm going to be able to watch this every year as long as i'm here. we can't see into their behavior is consistenton with those of expectant egg l parents. if indeed georganne martha are preparing to welcome another eaglet, what would be that little l one's name.litt >> i don't know. let's sea who gets the nomination. > now turning to some sue justt news in prince william county. officers were called to a home on golden leave circle last night wh
jim lokay has mo mom is not moving.movi on this quiet alexandria streeta way up in the trees just abovethe gw parkway there's a view that can only be described asesr breath taking. >> i'll be on a conference callf and i'll stop and they wonder why i'm not talking and i'll see the bald egg also fly by. look closely, it is a nest. it is georganne martha's home. i'm watching my eagles they were here last year about this time. martha, the female is sitting on another egg.gg. she hatched an...
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fi i'm shawn yancy and i'm jim lokay in for tony perkins. todayç the 2016 presidential ci duane took part in the districti the focus was supposed to be on america's relationship with israel. but the attention quickly turneu to donald trump and his controversial campaign. >> fox5's sarah simmons is life at the verizon center with all t the fallout.allo sarah. >>reporter: we'll, shawn and ad jim. behind me you can still see the road is blocked off here at f street outside the verizon center. the crowd much smaller off course. they were much larger earlier with protestors that were out here. the emotions were running of course specifically in donald dn trump's presence here at the apaic conference you couldn't miss the anti trump presence outside the verizon ve center today as the presidentiar candidates spoke before a crowd of people in town for the apaic conference. outside protestors carried signg bashing donald trump and his views. at least one person was arrested. a local rabbi took his protest p inside and shouted his distastes for donal
fi i'm shawn yancy and i'm jim lokay in for tony perkins. todayç the 2016 presidential ci duane took part in the districti the focus was supposed to be on america's relationship with israel. but the attention quickly turneu to donald trump and his controversial campaign. >> fox5's sarah simmons is life at the verizon center with all t the fallout.allo sarah. >>reporter: we'll, shawn and ad jim. behind me you can still see the road is blocked off here at f street outside the...
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good eve.ning i'm jim lokay. >> and i'm tisha lewis. matt and lauren are off. a deadly shoot can has shut down metro's deanwood station in northeast dc. >> i've seen the alerts out there, what can you tell us now? department is now confirming this is a homicide investigation. they say a teenager was shot here on the platform of this outdoor metro station. we are at the deanwood station in northeast dc. they're not confirming the age of the victim, but they tell us he was shot at least once and died. now i'll tell you there were witnesses here when this shooting happened. there are many homes centurying the metro station. there are also people who are waiting for the bus or the metro itself and we spoke to one woman who witnessed this shooting. >> i was outside waiting for the bus. >> what did you see? >> two dudes were standing there talking and one pulled his gun out and shot him and ran. >> reporter: was there an argument or why this may have happened? >> they were just standing there talking. the next thing you know he pulls a gun out and starts >> reporter:
good eve.ning i'm jim lokay. >> and i'm tisha lewis. matt and lauren are off. a deadly shoot can has shut down metro's deanwood station in northeast dc. >> i've seen the alerts out there, what can you tell us now? department is now confirming this is a homicide investigation. they say a teenager was shot here on the platform of this outdoor metro station. we are at the deanwood station in northeast dc. they're not confirming the age of the victim, but they tell us he was shot at...
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i'm jim lokay in nor matt and lauren tonight and on this saturday night we start with the weather. the sun that we saw today will soon turn to rain, even a snow flake or two. gwen is here with a look at that and we have to keep reminding ourselves it is still winter. >> i'm always saying when we get these situations and we've been spoiled with sunshine, hashtag sees nald reality. so that's exactly what it is. we are definitely still in winter and we are going to get a brief appearance of some winter precip once we head into tonight. so let's take a look at what's going on. cause and effect we've got a clipper system and that clipper system is going to cross our area tonight and with it we are looking at a very light dusting or even a wintry mix with a mixture of rain and snow. but it looks like it's not going to happen until the overnight hours and linger a little bit until the early morning. you can see that that low pressure system is right here to the north and we've got the frontal system to the south of it and you can see the line of rain ahead of it and where the colder air i
i'm jim lokay in nor matt and lauren tonight and on this saturday night we start with the weather. the sun that we saw today will soon turn to rain, even a snow flake or two. gwen is here with a look at that and we have to keep reminding ourselves it is still winter. >> i'm always saying when we get these situations and we've been spoiled with sunshine, hashtag sees nald reality. so that's exactly what it is. we are definitely still in winter and we are going to get a brief appearance of...
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. > and again i'm jim lokay inoky for tony perkins and i'm shawn i yancy.s for joining us.oini here's what we know right dozens of people are dead aftera a series a of coordinated terrod acan as at the brussels airport and two metro stations. isis has now claimed responsibility. meantime the death toll still climbing but we now know more than 30 people died in the bombing. the first blast went off at the mercer county rush he going offt near a ticket agency the aty te airport. you can see how powerful the blasts were. eight windows blown off. a little bit later two t explosions killing more than a dozen tell people. as of now all air traffic is shutdown. we have life team coverage co tonight. matt ackland is in the district now with ain look at how thehe nation's capital is respondingng and tom fitzgerald is at theç airport. > sarah simpsons joins us with more details. >>reporter: investigators are i still working to verify the claims. police razor have been happening around belgium. prosecutors there say a raid inn one brusse covered an explosive devise,
. > and again i'm jim lokay inoky for tony perkins and i'm shawn i yancy.s for joining us.oini here's what we know right dozens of people are dead aftera a series a of coordinated terrod acan as at the brussels airport and two metro stations. isis has now claimed responsibility. meantime the death toll still climbing but we now know more than 30 people died in the bombing. the first blast went off at the mercer county rush he going offt near a ticket agency the aty te airport. you can see...
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c >> that is really cute and ie think jim lokay may have modeled for the sears catalog at one point inhat open jacket.acket. >> how is his turn. t >> happy saint patrick's day to you. hey, speaking of march m madness, which jim just talkedhk about we've got a little bita lb of snow in the forecast forheecs the first day of spring.y of sin want you to see that march mar snow does happen on this dates d two years ago.o yeargo we got almost 4-inches of snowsw here in d.c. and it was onlyy 32 degrees. we'll let you know what to expect for the weekends snownds potential. we'll be right back.be r >> ♪ ♪ it's about taking a stand. for too long, wall street banks had their way. they crashed our economy. but democrat donna edwards won't take their money because she stands up for us. as a single mom, she knows the challenges our families face. she'll be our voice. tightening regulations on the big banks and fighting to keep dark money out of politics. democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. >> ♪ >> bumble bee foods is recalling nearly 32,000 casesas of their canned tune informinfom the
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jim lokay has more. >> moms not moving. >> on this quiet alexandria sleep way in the trees golf the gw parkway this say view. >> breath taking i'll be in a conference call and i'll stop sometimes and wonder why i'm not talking and i'll just watch the balanced eagles fly by. >> look closely and you'll see it it's a nest and we met mr. and mrs. president at the national ash treat up this is george and marsh's home he bought the telescope unnash nash female is sitting on oolt eeing she hatched last year and george is flying around finding food. >> they're off the endangered list but they're history is hard to ignore. they find a way to toe exist so close to city living. >> it's so wonderful to know they're coming back the second time and built up on tist nets so i'll be able to watch this every year why i'm here. >> we can't see in the nest the behavior is consistent with those with eagle parties nlt if george and martha are preparing to welcome another eagle wet what would be his name. >> i don't know let's see who gets the nomination. . >> all right. good stuff. coming up this morning.
jim lokay has more. >> moms not moving. >> on this quiet alexandria sleep way in the trees golf the gw parkway this say view. >> breath taking i'll be in a conference call and i'll stop sometimes and wonder why i'm not talking and i'll just watch the balanced eagles fly by. >> look closely and you'll see it it's a nest and we met mr. and mrs. president at the national ash treat up this is george and marsh's home he bought the telescope unnash nash female is sitting on...