kevin riley is the vice chair of the washington auto show. pedro talking with him as part of the "washington journal" this morning. >> 750,000 square feet of cars, that's what the vice chairman of the washington auto show kevin riley tells me. with all of the cars here and being in d.c., what are the policy implications for the next couple days. >> it's tremendous for policymakers and consumers alike to come down here to the show. of that 750,000 square feet, we dedicate 65,000 square feet to the super highway where we demonstrate the latest in technology, natural gas technology, clean diesel technology, so if you're a policymaker and given all the discussion of corporate average fuel economy requirements you definitely want to be here at the d.c. auto show. >> what's the purpose of an auto show? >> to come down here and entertainment to see where the industry is going, maybe shop for i anew car. bring your kids. we have a lot of activities for children down here. educational. go to the super highway and 65,000 square feet, the largest of any

he is a fabulous father who made a super bad choice. 36-year-old kevin riley of woodbridge, virginia, in jail -- kevin reilly of woodbridge, virginia, in jail charged with cutting the brake line of his sister's car. brooke lockamy said kevin has been the sole provider for my 2- year-old nephew and has temporary custody. the mother was allowed to baby- sit at his home with the agreement she would not leave. so what went wrong? prince william county police say december 30iest before 10 a.m. a 23-year-old -- 30th before 10 a.m. a 23-year-old mother and her 2- year-old child got into a vehicle. >> the two got into a vehicle and were attempting to go leave and she noticed there was an issue with her brakes. reporter: she was having trouble stopping the car, so she took it to a repair shop. they told her the brake line had been cut. investigators later derm her boyfriend kevin reilly is the one who cut. >> she had a previous -- cut it. >> she had a previous domestic encounter over an ongoing issue. reporter: his sister brooke explains what happens by saying he was afraid she was going to le

be a live after someone cut the brakes in the woman's car and prince william county police say kevin riley of woodbridge is the one who did it. the woman and child got into the car and started driving, noticed the brakes were not working. and they were able to stop the car out without anyone getting hurt. riley was charged with two counts of wounding and he knows the woman. >>> police took a person of interest into into custody and charged him with setting more than 50 fires since last thursday. many of the blazes started inside and are under cars and spread to carports and apartments. luckily there were no fatalities and serious injuries. we're expecting to know more about the suspect tonight. >>> and next on the news edge at 6, think you need to go to the gym to reach your goals? we have a new way to work out. >>> and first, steven tyler confirming he's ready to walk down the aisle again. reports of his engagement have been swirling since last week when his longtime girlfriend was spotted wearing a huge rock on her left ring finger. the american idol judge and areao smith front man has b

. >> reporter: kevin riley in jail charged with cutting the brake line of his girlfriend's car. kevin's younger sister says the situation look a lot worse than it is. kevin has been the sole provide fore my two-year- old nephew and has temporary cut ditch the mother was allowed to baby sit at his home with the agreement she would not leave. what went wrong? police say a 23-year-old woman and her #-year-old son got into i car in this woodbridge neighborhood. >> the victim reported to us that she and her 2-year-old child got into a vehicle and were attempting to leave. she noticed she had trouble with the brings. >> reporter: she was having trouble stopping the car. she took it to the repair shop and they said the brake line had been cut. >> she had had a previous domestic encounter with the accused over an ongoing issue and it was determined he was the one that actually cut brake line. >> reporter: his sister brook explained what happened by saying he was afraid she was going to leave. his intention was to make sure she did not leave by disabling the car. wisdom martin, fox 5 news

police have since arrested 36- year-old kevin riley of fallbrook lane for tampering in the car. he's charged with two counts of malicious wounding and destruction of property. reilly is believed to be the father of the 2-year-old boy. >>> police in arlington county have a huge number to be proud of. zero. that's how many murders were reported in 2011. even though homicides are not common there, the zero hasn't happened in 50 years. chris zimmerman says community policing and a good local economy have helped keep crime down in general. >>> drivers on one busy arlington roadway will be able to find out how long it will take to get to their destination. the plan is to install a real time travel system which includes message signs for drivers. the county is still looking for a contractor to build a ten mile communications network. it would be built along clarendon and glebe road, columbia pike and lee highway. >>> the old lewinsville road bridge is coming down. demolition is set for tonight at 11:00. the bridge is one of 20 that have been replaced during the construction of the new

tampered with the brake line investigators determined the culprit to be her baby's father 36-year-old kevin riley now they say this is part of an ongoing domestic dispute between this couple. >> medical examiners trying to determine the cause of death of a man found dead in a marina in alexandria. two boaters found the body floating in bell haven marina. so far police have not released the man's identity. >> authorities in washington state confirm a body found on the slopes of mount rainier nash pal park is the man suspected of gunning down and killing a park ranger. a plane spotted the body partially submerged in an icy, snowy mountain creek he fled to the park to hide after a shooting at a new years party seattle. >>> in one attack sunday night in new york, someone through a molotov cocktail at an islamic cultural center. no arrests have been made. >> 24-year-old german man being held without bail in connection to dozens of arsons in los angeles, now there are reports harry burke hart may have been upset about his mothers immigration problems, more than 50 fires were set friday in hollywood and

. >> kevin riley is the vice chairman of the awe though show and president of -- auto show and presidentxandria hyundai people want to know what are the hottest cars out there. >> the first thing i want the let them know is this is one of the pre mere auto shows in the world now with the new convention center space we have 750,000 square feet >> try walking around in heels you had me running around here trying to look at all these cars. what are people going to experience when they come out here? what are some really cool cars >> different things first the exotic cars the ferraris, lamborghinis but a great only poor tunety to look at ford, toyota, -- opportunity to lock at ford, hyundai, honda. >> there is a lot of characterses here from pbs and the advanced super technology super highway >> we saw video earlier. >> if you are curious as to what is going to propel our cars in future this is where you will find it hydrogen, electric, bio fuel, 65,000 square feet of the latest technology and a car that runs on vegetable oil. >> really cool. so what really is the future of the car industry?

. >> reporter: 36-year-old kevin riley of wood bridge virginia in jail charged with cutting the brakeer sister, brook says the situation looks worse than it is she says kevin has been the sole provider for my 2- year-old nephew and has testimony prayer custody the mother was allowed to -- temporary custody the mother was allowed to babysit at his home with the agreement she would not leave, december 30th, before 10:00 a.m., a 23-year- old woman and her 2-year-old son got into a car in this wood bridge neighbourhood. >> the victim reported she and her 2-year-old child got into a vehicle and were attempting to go -- leave and she noticed there was an issue with her brakes. >> reporter: she was having trouble stopping the car she took it to a repair shop they told her the brake line had been cut investigators later determined her boyfriend is the one who cut it. >> she had a previous domestic encounter with the accused over an ongoing issue and it was determined he was the one who cut the brake line. >> reporter: his sister brooke explains what happened saying he was afraid she was going