from everything that you could tell this could be kahlil tatum? >> i can't say one way or the other. right now we know it's an adult male. it appears to be a suicide. we're here obviously in a search for relisha. >> reporter: the chief describes a very methodical search of the 700 acres here at kenilworth park and aquatic gardens, aerial surveillance, infrared cameras, divers, underwater cameras, cadaver dogs, police cadets. the big question now actually, they are going to continue this search and they are looking for citizen volunteers at this point, but the big question now is if that is kahlil tatum, where is relisha? she remains the focus of this continuing search. back to you. >> families living at d.c. general shelter have followed the search as well for relisha and russ ptacek joins us with reaction to today's discovery from folks who were living there. >> reporter: this is the a man entrance to d.c. general. -- main entrance to d.c. general. it is a hospital converted into a homeless shelter. you can see a child walking in now. they've bee

>> is the dead man kahlil tatum? well, telltale tattoos could help to determine that. >> reporter: sources say that the body of the man was found inside of a building used to store equipment on the grounds of the kenilworth gardens park, but is it the body of 51-year-old kahlil tatum? the tattoos could tell the story. you see, that tatum has some distinctive tattoos on his arm. you can see them in the picture here. did the dead man have the same tattoos? so far, this is all the chief is saying about the case. >> chief, are you looking into the possibility that this man may be kahlil tatum, the suspect in relisha's disappearance? >> obviously, that is something twhae are looking into the, but until we have confirmation, we can't say whether it is or isn't. >> reporter: does it appear that his wounds were self-infliktd? >> right now are from what we can say, this appears to be a suicide, pat. >> reporter: they have been systematically searching the park for days and then at 1:00 this afternoon, you could tell that some

police say kahlil tatum bought trash bags, a shovel and lime which is a chemical used to treat bodies before burial. the day after the last time relisha was last seen with tatum which was march 2nd. what brought police back to the backwash the fact he tent -- park was the fact he spent two hours here that day. searching the park for more than 700 acres of it is going to take a lot of time and manpower and you can only imagine how much longer they're going to be out here. again the rain causes the man search and both ground and water to be suspended for the day. and also tomorrow as the weather is supposed to be more of just the same. they plan to come back out here on monday morning weather permitting to continue the search. live in d.c., i'm nikki burdine, back to you. >>> investigators searching the her, the man hunt for kahlil tatum intensifies. surae chinn has that part of the story. >> i don't see a lot after officers show. and the -- of officers though. and the dive team is searching this weekend. it seems quiet. but there is an intense man hunt going on. several blocks away fro

>> i just want my baby back. >> reporter: relisha is believed to have been taken by this man, kahlil tatum, a janitor at the shelter. earlier this week, tatum was charged with killing his wife after she was found shot to death at a motel in oxon hill. >> everybody knows him! you know, he bought my daughter a fish tank, but i stopped it there. mm-mmm, no more gifts. >> d.c. general needs to be, i don't know, they need to really do a really thorough background check with these workers. >> reporter: sources tell news4 relisha's mom had allowed tatum to take relisha weeks ago, not suspecting he would hurt her. police throughout the region and as far as richmond are looking for this little girl. >> we just really, please, please, we just want to bring relisha home. and relisha, if you are watching this, we miss you and we love you. >> and that was darcy spencer reporting. now, we spoke with d.c. mayor vincent gray for an update on the case. he says finding the little girl is a top priority. >> you know, we have some concerns about the inconsistencies in some of the information that we've gotten

tom roussey spoke with residents relisha rudd and kahlil tatum. areesidents say they somewhat surprised by today's news, but it still doesn't answer the question they most want answered. >> there is really a lot of anger. >> as the news hit that a body found near the aquatic garden, those who live at the homeless shelter vented some of that anger at the former janitor here. >> it doesn' matter, he kidnapped somebody's child. th could have been my child. >> at times it has been a while day here at the shelter where relisha rudd used to live. firefighters came here to check on something suspicious on the roof, but it did not turn out to be anything. the big question continues to ?e, where is relisha rudd >> it's heartbreaking, because i don't know what i would do if somebody took her away from me. >> as you saw there, residents here are keeping hope alive that relisha rudd is still alive out there somewhere and is ok. >> thank you, tom. this weekend's heavy rains caused flooding problems in parts of maryland. today rising water on the western branch

used when burying bodies. >> reporter: relisha rudd was seen with kahlil tatum on march 1. >> that wasanyone of relisha. >> reporter: on march 2 tatum bought contractor size trash bags and a shovel and either lime or lye, a chemical used to treat bodies after burial. >> we're not making any assumptions but i think it would be prudent for us at this point to make sure we search and this is a very large area, search this area very well. we cannot ignore the possibility that he may have killed her. >> this trash bag thing, it really has me scared now. >> when the police come down and says tatum goes ow and buys -- goes out and buys trash bags, when you hear that-- >> you don't do no landscaping work. why are you buying trash bags? it makes me think he's trying to hide something. he's trying to hide something. and again, i don't want to think this. i want her brought back home, but again, once you're under pressure, you can do anything. >> reporter: tatum under pressure? >> yeah, yeah. he killed his wife of 23 years and i really seriously think that lady was trying to tell

. >> investigators say kahlil tatum, the manual police suspect abducted relisha purchased contractor trash bags as well as a shovel and a chemical agent which is sometimes used for burying bodies. later this morning police are going to go back to kenilworth aquatic gardens to resume the search for relisha and any evidence in this case. several dozen d.c. officers spent several hours yesterday searching the park in northeast d.c. looking for any clues they could possibly find. also today the d.c. council is going to hold a hearing to review the safety procedures at city family homeless shelters. the hearing is intended to improve security at the shelter, especially for children. relisha was living there with her mother and brothers when she was ta she was last seen march 1. >>> it's been nearly a week since saturday's devastating landslide in washington state. searchers and families of the missing are still holding out hope more people will be found alive. >> right now the official death toll stands at 17 but first responders involved in the search say they know at least 26 people are

she is believed to be with kahlil tatum who worked as a janitor at the shelter where she lived. he is wanted for murder of his wife. we will keep you updated for the research of the young girl. you can see our social media platforms. one person has died in a morning fire in southeast washington. firefighters have been rescue some people from the building on stevens road. northwesta is live in were one of the victims is being treated at the hospital. not seeingators are who was killed in this fire but here is what we know -- the woman being treated here is a 25-year-old woman who neighbors say is the woman who jumped into the burning building. she was just trying to save her family which includes her mother and a four-year-old son. the sun was starting to come up, firefighters say both floors of this apartment were burning. >> it was like an explosion. >> of this neighbor heard the screams. >> helpmeet, my fire -- call the fire department. a womanis a picture of who says it jumped out of the second floor. >> i saw a lady falling out the window. i saw the fire coming out of the bo

of the search here .t kenilworth parkside a search that has extended to atlanta, georgia, where kahlil tatum has ties. police think he spent about two years -- two days at this park. it is a massive 700 acre park. d.c. fire crews have joined the search was a mcgovern county police has been assisting with a company and a trust picking up bags of trash that they have found in the what's hoping to find any clues here. police say that tatum was last seen with eight-year-old relisha rudd on march 1, and that is the same day he purchased industrial sized trash bags. he pulled her out of school by posing as her doctor. b 51-year-old who is a janitor at the homeless shelter where the little eight-year-old girl was staying with her family -- he is now on the fbi's wanted list. there have been other connections with him, and this neighborhood here in northeast ec, also kenilworth avenue. residents telling us he grew up here in this neighborhood, and a few days ago, police recovered a white truck that may have been driven by tatum recently, so that has brought them out to this park yet again today. the

gayle. >>> new surveillance video of missing 8-year-old relisha rudd and her alleged abductor kahlil tatum two the day rudd disappeared. police say the video was taken february 26 at the holiday inn express in northeast d.c. tatum was working as a janitor at the homeless shelter where rudd lived. he also is wanted for murdering his wife. her body was found at a maryland hotel last week. the phish is offering a $25,000 reward for information in relisha's disappearance bringing the total to $50,000. >>> the house foreign affairs committee voted to approve the ukraine support act. the legislation calls for sanctions against anyone who attempts to undermine ukraine's independence and stability. it also supports increased efforts by america to help ukraine law enforcement protect human rights. the senate voted monday to begin a debate on its version of the ukrainian aid package. getting full congressional approval for the legislation, though, could be difficult. democrats and some republicans want to add reforms to the international monetary fund bill. most republicans oppose that move. >>> tod

here's the 8-year-old and the man police are looking for kahlil tatum. it was taken february 26 at the holiday inn express in northeast. tatum is the janitor at the homeless shelter where rudd lived with her family. he's also wanted for murdering his wife. her body was found at a maryland hotel last week. there's now a $50,000 reward in relisha's disappearance. >>> ten more bodies have been recovered from the huge mud slide in washington state. the death toll is now up to 24. more than 50 members of the washington national guard joined the search and we're told teams are still trying to ping cell phone signals in hopes of finding anyone alive under all of that debris. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: search teams moved in heavy equipment but they also had to resort to using their hands in some places to dig through the thick mud. cameras are being inserted into air pockets in the hope of finding survivors but the only thing search dogs seem to find are bodies. no signs of life have been detected in three days. emergency management director john

they are now looking for kahlil malik tatum, the 51-year-old charged with killing his wife, andrea denise tatum. seemed nice. and it did not seem anything out of the ordinary. >> she remembers seeing the wife days before her body was found. >> she seemed fine. she was talking to neighbors. i didn't see anything out of the ordinary. suspected him of having relisha rudd. the school counselor noticed she had not been in class in weeks. the neighbor remembers seeing them recently. >> they were at dow's. they got in the car. -- at the house. they got a in the car. >> tatum never return the little girl. >> i am baffled. i just wish that he would bring her home. just bring him home. i hate to see anything happen to her. >> that homeless shelter would erethe location where they will be a vigil. could be a new lead in the search for malaysian flight 370. this is a satellite image that shows an object about the same size, as the larger of two objects spotted by an australian satellite two days earlier. here is more on the search that involves planes and ships from many countries. >> as the search f

police say she was last seen on march 1 with kahlil tatum, the manual police say killed his wife and possibly abducted little relisha. police also say tatum bought 60 contractor size trash bags, a shovel, and lime or lye which is a chemical often used to treat bodies before burial. soon after the purchases, police say tatum was here at kenilworth park. while they are holding out hope, they have to consider worst-case scenario. >> we're not making any assumptions but i think it would be prudent for us now at this point to make sure that we search. this is a very large area. search this area very well. we cannot ignore the possibility that he may have killed her. >> this trash bag thing is -- it really have me scared now. he killed his wife of 23 years and i really seriously think that lady was trying to tell him to bring relisha home and he killed her. so if you can kill your wife of 23 years, what about a child that you've only known a year. >> reporter: the little girl's family says they're trying to hold out hope too as best they can. police posted out here right now simply to make

rudd was with 51- year-old kahlil tatum who had been the janitor at the shelter where rudd was staying tatum is facing charges of kills his wife in maryland. >>> was the amber alert issued in a wide enough area when relisha rudd first disappeared? disk police chief cathy lanier said the alerts were sent out through the mid-atlantic and down to the southeast coast. russ ptacek found out that may not have been the case. >> that's not true. i actually looked into that when i got the allegation. the amber alert was issued as far north as pennsylvania and delaware and as far south as florida. >> reporter: we asked state police in pennsylvania, delaware and florida where officials say no amber alerts are or were issued there. we asked north carolina, south carolina, new york, maryland and virginia, too. they also say no amber alerts issued there for relisha rudd. in an e-mail virginia officials say they've shared information about the case statewide but, quote, state police also reached out to metro police to offer any assistance we could provide in relation to their search efforts to includ

that is the message to kahlil tatum from people at the d.c. shelter where the little girl lived. that shelter is the last place relisha was seen with tatum. what's so startling about all of this is that that was about a month ago. relisha was not reported missing until this week. a closer look at tatum right now. he is a janitor at the shelter, and relisha's mom allowed him to take her daughter to outings and also give her gifts, all behavior that raised some red flags for others. >> everybody knows him. you know, he bought my daughter a fish tank, but i stopped it there. mm-mmm, no more gifts. >> d.c. general needs to be, i don't know, they need to really do a really thorough background check. >> and there is an amber alert out for relisha. the search now spans d.c. to virginia. >>> now to that developing story out of washington state. at least three people are dead this morning and many more are hurt after a massive mud slide northeast of seattle. officials are franticly searching for survivors who may be trapped by that slide. it destroyed several homes and demolished some nea

kahlil tatum was last seen with relisha at the d.c.she stayed with her family in southeast. tatum is charged with the murder of his wife. her body was found thursday inside an oxon hill hotel. we're going to check your forecast next. stay with us. >>> this morning you will notice a dip in degrees when you head out. let's get the forecast details now from amelia segal. hey, amelia. >> good morning, richard. a temperature in washington of 43 degrees, cloudy skies across the area, and the clouds will win out today. in addition to that, there could be some scattered showers this afternoon, mainly in southern maryland and the northern neck. again, the timing this afternoon on into the early evening hours. only about a 20% chance that those of you inside the beltway get an afternoon shower. a high temperature of 49, over 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. mostly sunny and cold tomorrow, high of 43. >> all right, amelia, thank you. we have 90 minutes of news and weather coming up in 30 minutes. we'll see you at 9:00. now let's go back to the "