we have people like maria lambert, george baptiste, william webb, -- you can go on and on in terms of these pioneering abolitionists. they were joined some extent to fight abolitionist man of them being quakers because we and lambert had been schooled and educated and lived among the quakers when we left trenton new jersey and arrived in detroit. he for me is a phenomenal individual because he was like one of the main conductors of the underground railroad. i know in my classes in new york city when i talked about the underground railroad the first thing in their mind is the a train. or the d train. you know as terms of the metaphorical way this is the byway in which these here fugitive slaves, to get away from bondage, to get away from so-called particular institution and end up in detroit. so this year and dwight's sculpture symbolizes the people and certainly after 850, we had the fugitive slave law when the actors passed it meant that although and we have the blackburn case, the blackburn affair. these runaway fugitives who arrived from louisville kentucky they thought they'd foun

both in stable condition, but police are trying to figure out what caused the crash, evan lambert has donates. >> reporter: here's what the scene accident happened after 4:30 this afternoon, you can see the car has very visible damage to its windshield. one of the victims may have been dragged a distance down the driveway. the crash happening in the driveway at river road union tearian universal congregation in bethesda, police are investigating what led the driver to hit those two, 86-year-olds, it appears to be a tragic accident. police tell us that the driver is investigating, they mentioned that charging are pending. in montgomery county, evan lambert, fox 5 local news. >>> time now, 7:07, a traffic end to a search for three mis missing marines. they're in recovery mode, currently in hope that they will be found . >>> little later, a frightening scene at a minnesota mosque. >>> another check of your forecast this morning, the work week might have some things you want to have an umbrella handy for, we'll tell you because it coming up, time is 7:08. time is 7:08. at ikea, we believe

evan lambert is there with more on what led up to the attack. evan. >> the suspect was voted in a doynts parking lot and then that worker says that suspect came back this time with molotov kak tail made out of bottle and gasoline. according to investigators threw it into door of the liquors. >> this is mug shot of kv an, he walkeded in sunday nights and thoou a flaming hol to have cocktail filled with gasoline on to the job investigators are looking why he would do that. fire marshall office says two employees were badly burned as flames spread inside the store. one part time worker benny r ramdsa has burns from neck to pelvic region. a second worker's burns were hospital. we spoke to first workers neighbors who works at part time job to provide for his family. >> he loves his family son he's a dedicated person to neighbors. >> it's hard to imagine anyone would want to harm him. >> and we understand there is surveillance video of the incident from camerased in the liquor store and also woud the liquor store and all over can it's head without the

evan lambert. "fox5 local news". >> all right evan thank you very much. let's get you updated on what's been going on tonight as we reported earlier there's been flooding across parts of region we had problem with a metro station flooding in north washington do the rains continue or have they moved out. >> they moved out. thank goodness just in time too a lot of places that picked really would have magnified the flooding concerns had these thunderstorms not moved to the iingt. couple of places yes. they did have flooding obviously right there our very own metro station. you know what most of this activity is well east of us. i'm taking us back in time to get a sense of what was going on. this is at 5:00 okay it was scattered. we had some pretty good thunderstorms up north. there was plenty of flooding gone on this particular time north of baltimore. watch what happens as we progress with the storm and how it takes shape and blossoms. right after it gets eats of i 9 a5. it's very, very dramatic and heaviest thunderstorms moved offshore now and still plenty

when you have people like william lambert, george debaptiste, william webb, hadson lightfoot -- madison lightfoot, i mean, you can go on and on in terms of these pioneering abolitionists. they were joined at some extent by the white abolitionists, many of them being quakers because we in lambert had been schooled and educated and lived among the quakers when he left trenton, new jersey, and arrived in detroit. he, for me, is just a phenomenal be individual because he was like one of the main conductors of the underground railroad. i know in my classes in new york city when i talk about the underground railroad, the first thing it brings to their mind is a train, you know, the d train. [laughter] you know, coulson whitehead has done his thing in terms of the metaphorical treatment of the underground railroad. but this was a process, the biway in which, you know, these here fiewblgtive slaves -- fugitive slaves could get away from bondage, get away from the so-called peculiar institution and end up in detroit. so this here, ed dwight's sculpture, it symbolizes the people. and certainly af

evan lambert has more on what may have caused this accident. >> montgomery county police tell us thatse victims hit were a man and a woman, both 86 years old. right now, medical personnel according to police, believe that they will survive. here's what the scene looked like when this accident happened just after 4:30 this non. you can see in the aftermath the car has very visible damage to its windshield, a cane an shoe left behind after the mac. it appears from the video and where the car came to rest that one of the victims may have been drag add distance down the driveway. the crash happened a the river road they're investigating what led the driver to hit those to 86-year-olds. it appears to be a tragic accident and police tell us that the driver is cooperating with this investigation. they also mention that charges are pending. in montgomery county, evan lambert. . >>> an early morning crash in the district leaves one dead and another in the hospital. it happened shortly after 3:00 this morning along florida avenue in northeast, dc foyer and ems say the two cars collided and slam

evan lambert. fox 5 forgery. >>> thank you. now to a developing story.een following chosely, a 25-year-old man from clinton, maryland is behind bars tonight. charged in the murder of his 6-year-old sister and two young cousins. investigators say antonio williams confessed to the killings, the bodies of the three children were found yesterday morning at a home on brook jane drive. police say the victims were stabbed to death. >> at this point, we do not have a motive. we don't know exactly why he stabbed these three young beautiful girls. >> williams was home alone overnight caring for the girls while his mother worked and overnight shift as nurse. williams is charged with first and second degree murder. he's being held without bond. police have identified the with thissers and her two cousins, deceased sisters had been visiting from new jersey. >>> it has been a violent 24 hours for police officers in florida and pennsylvania. six officers were shot in several unrelated incidents. two officers in kissimmee florida died. officers matthew backs center and

evan lambert has covered this story all day. evan, what do you know about the suspect. >>reporter: the suspect is fac ing several felonies and we're learning tonight that this all started as a fight with a woman inside one of the units inside this highrise. i think he's sick. mind sick, like maybe inside sor receipt oh \apartment\apts are angry at the man police say intentionally set this fire that damaged thee units and caused hysteria inside the highrise saturday morning. twenty-seven year oldie might russ taylor got into a fight with the woman inside the eighth floor apartment. he assaulted her and pushed an infant inside the stroller toward the flames. the child was not hurt. in the panic neighbors say they feared for their own lives. i even cried a tiny bit at the beginning just to think that she could have gotten hurt from the smoke inhalation. neighbor diana garcia got emotional thinking about how her baby daughter could live been hurt. she wants him to be held accountable for the crimes he committed. no one in their right side of of men could endanger a little b

live in arlington, evan lambert. nox 5 local news. >> you can explain why this particular location?hy do they keep going there? >> they come here because this is the spot that george r rockwell founder of american nazi party, he was killed, assassinated by fellow member of the party back in 1967. so they come to this spot as he was doing laundry in this area in 1967 he was here in the parking lot where he was shot and killed. they come here to commorate his death. >> evan lambert thank you very much evan. >> to fair fox country di a canoeest went missing they identified the victim of 70-year-old james pythe of clifton three were in the canoe when it tipped over adult and child were rescued by worker in the area and pythe went into the water and did not resurface. firefighters launched a major search and rescue and fupd found his body 6:00 this evening. >> still to come one of the most anticipated boxing event ever. today one of the fighters made a guarantee about tomorrow night. >> and also tonight the new local community that is ta targeting people who want to live where they work.

fox5's evan lambert reports. the witness tells us that the woman was in line at this 7/eleven waiting to check out. the witness saw a man take out his screl phone and take a picture p that woman's dress. the woman confronted the suspect, but he was able to get away southbound on south capital street police telling us that this happened around witness told us she was watching the victim stand in line and noticed a man was extremely close behind her. she thought they were together, but then saw the suspect pull out his phone and hold it under the woman's dress. when the man left the tore, the victim flagged down the victim and told her what pped that. the woman rushed out the door and grabbed the suspect demanding that he delete the image. but it's possible there are more pick pictures or video ottoman's phone. we're told there is surveillance video from inside the 7/eleven, but police do not yet have a copy of that video. the victim and witness have seen the video. here's how they describe what happened. she like,

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evan lambert is live outside the liquor store. evan, you learned new information what led up to the attack, correct. >> reporter: yes, tony, i talked with a part time worker here at the liquor store. he tells me that a man, this suspect, was hanging out in the parking lot of the giant several hours before that attack. someone called the police and then later that suspect came back to the liquor store talking about how someone owed him money and throwing that fire bomb into the liquor store according to the witness and to police. this is the mug shot of 22-year-old kavan edwards of laurel. prince george county fire marshall says edwards walked inside call verton liquors 8:30 sunday night and threw a flaming molotov cocktail filled with gasoline on to the floor of the store. two employees were badly burned as those flames spread inside the store. one part time worker benny r ramdas has burns from neck to pelvis region. he's treated in icu med star washington burn unit and second worker's burns are not as serious, he's out of the hos

evan lambert is live in the neighborhood tonight. evan. >> reporter: sarah, police say that that woman was walking along this sidewalk here and fortun not too thick. police have a basic description of the attacker and the car. skyfox flew over the crime scene up north shore drive in the tall oaks section of reston around 2:30 this afternoon, a man grabbed a 22-year-old woman walking al the sidewalk and the man dragged her into the woods. of investigator says the man tried removing her pants, but the woman screamed. alerted neighbors and that scared the man off. he got into car and left the area. neighbors tell us they're nervous and feel unsafe doing most basic things like walking their dogs and going to and from the gym. >> people ride bikes, jog. walk their dogs. with their children >> what happened in the middle of the day, so you can't be safe at night. going out alone and stuff. hopefully they catch him. i'll definitely be on the look-out. i know all of my neighbors and people i speak with and walk my dog with will be watching >

we continue with evan lambert who has been in charlottesville since this all started. >>reporter: a vigil that was supposed to be postponed still through hundreds of invoices people said they had to take a stance against hate. heather heyer, heater was killed after a man slammed his car into a crowd saturday. two state troopers also died when a quopt aiding in the response to the violent responses to people chanting nazi slogans and counter protest s reached a climax. friends of anger, sunday was about calm and comfort for many of those who came to the site to pay tribute to those injured and killed. earlier in the day counter protestors made it clear they didn't want to hear from jason kessler. he organized saturday's rally against the city's decision to remove a confederate statue downtown. what happened yesterday was the result of the charlottesville police officers refusing to do their job. his attempt at a news conference shouted down by anti racist protestors who chaisd him out of the downtown mall. a second round of chaos erupting just blocks from where this fir

i should mention the 13-year-old, he is being held in juvenile detention, evan lambert, fox 5 forgeryid americans will can't to have a presence in the country and will fight to win a war that the u.s. fault nearly 16 years. >> a hastey withdrawal would create a vacuum including isis and al-qaeda would instantly fill just as happened before september 11th. we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities, conditions not arbitrary time tables will guide our strategy from now on >> the president also admonished pakistan said while the united states want to work with them it will no longer be silent if pakistan provides safe havens for terror groups. >>> the solar eclipse clipped up to the hype. it was quite a spectacular show this afternoon, this was what it looked like from nashville, tennessee they were in the pathway to totality. this is the first time in nearly a century we've had a total eclipse of the sun visible across much of the country. >> it was cool to watch. we also had our share of storms out there. i hope everything looks all calm tonig

. >>> lets get out to fox five's evan lambert live in charlottesville, virginia with new information for us, evan? >> reporter: lindsey and lauren, police still here at this sce were mode down, and they were crews cleaning the street here , some of the cars involved have been just towed within the last, 10 or 15 minutes or so. it is so quiet here. a stashing difference from the height of the violence, this afternoon. it is erie and quiet on the streets of the downtown charlottesville saturday night a jarring juxtaposition from the chants, screams and violent clashes between hundreds of white national lists and counter protesters in the streets, earlier in the afternoon. >> they were throwing bottles, they were throwing soda cans with paint in them, paint balls, fighting, breaking out attacking one another. >> reporter: fights reaching a climax when video shows a cara peering to deliberately mow down a group of counter protesters. a three two-year old woman is dead and 19 others were injured. hundreds of officers responded to end the violence. virginia state helicopter aiding in the r

fox's evan lambert tells us how they came to the decision. >>reporter: tony, it really has been incredible to watch this decision be made really without much fanfare at all. the groups behind the decision say that it just took listening to and taking them into account. the fair board telling us that they made the decision not to fly the confederate flag this year because they wanted people to feel save and to have a good time here at the fairgrounds. there was a meeting, though, tonight at the county government building toes discuss the decision made by the fair's board in a you you unanimous vote last night, but that decision, that discussion rather was really just how proud they were of groups like the naacp and the fair board about how they came t a decision that seem s to please everyone who made it. it's pretty remarkable given the national debate about monuments in public spaces where we've seen vial eps and protests across the country here in launched plateau, maryland re moving the flag hasn't been an issue. the sons of con ephedras i

fox5's evan lambert is looking into what happens next. he is live at d.c. police headquarters in northeast. evan. >>reporter: tony, police are still dog their internal investigation into the controversial t-shirt. a defense attorney telling us tonight that his colleagues are likely trying to get their clients off because of the possible racial biased replected in that attorney david been wits says one d.c. police officer's decision to wear a t-shirt many say has racist symbolism on it could impact hundreds of cases and that could potentially put violent criminals back on the street. we've already seen it happen once since an officer on 7ds so-called power shift was caught wearing the t-shirt. according to an august 1 hearing they dismissed the case against 24 year old carlos johnson. he was charged with unlawful possession of a gun. johnson was already on probation for a felony, assault with a dangerous weapon conviction involving a gun. johnson's public defender raised the issue of the shirt. the idea hyped it raising questions over whether or not the offi

fox5's evan lambert is live in rock ville with the very latest on this one.eporter: handgun, the couple was walking along a sidewalk. the man put the muslim man in a head lock according to police. this all happening on sunday at about 26789. thirty in the afternoon in rockville along rollins avenue. it started when the male suspect heard the couple speaking arabic. police say the man started shouting islamic phobic insults. he got the man in a head lock before the man was a suspect, he ran off toward rock ville pike. this is an extremely diverse community. it's something neighbors tell us that they value so that's why this bias based attack is leaving them rattled. we also spoke to the counsel on islamic relations which is putting up re ward money to help solve this case. i'm shocked. i'm q. i feel very safe in this community . i come out all hours of the night and i would never expect anybody to put their hands on me let alone for speaking my native language. it's not part of the ideals of our country and it's not something extra anybody who values the princ

fox5's evan lambert is live with more. what can you tell us about this suspect. >>reporter: the suspect is fac ing several felony charges, including assault, arson and child endangerment and what we're learning tonight is that this all started according to police with a fight with a woman inside one of the units here at this apartment complex. i think he's sick. mind sick i think like maybe mental. people who live inside arlington sor rent oh \apartment\apts are angry at the man say that police say intentionally set this fire and caused hysteria inside the highrise saturday morning. seventeen year old disi met russ taylor got in a fight. he he assaulted her, lit a floor mat on fire and pushed an infant inside a stroller toward the flames. the child was not hurt in the panic neighbors say they feared for their own lives. i even cried at a tiny bit at the beginning to think maybe she could have gotten hurt from diana got emotional when she thinks how her baby got hurt. no one in their right side of mind would endanger a little baby. they're innocent. they have no i

. >> immigration and customs african detained them several days ago, fox 5 evan lambert is following story in northwest. evan? >> reporter: the brothers bethesda soccer teaming or add protest here in front of dhs headquarters earlier this evening calling for the brothers's release, they're and 22 and the soccer team said they've done nothing wrong. but come here to this country illegally, seeking a better life. now those brothers could be deported. again, the brothers according to the bethesda soccer team are lizandro and deyeah go claros, they went to a check in on friday according to the team. the claroses were never permitted to leave that appointment. members of the soccer team, friends, family and activists with the immigration advocacy group called for the release this evening in front of dhs headquarters, it's the agency that houses immigration and customs enforcement. the team says the claros brothers were making plans to go to college, one graduated from a montgomery county high school and gotten a soccer scholarship. they describe the brothers hard workers and talented socc

evan lambert is live now to explain. >>reporter: veterans affairs secretary david sul kin made it clear he doesn't want brian hawkins back, but this decision essentially was forced upon him with hawkins appealing his firing calling it unjust. while the appeal is being reviewed a judge reinstated hawkins. that happened on august 2. the virginia v.a. is just putting that information out tonight. they say hawkins is not in his role in the va hospital but in an administrative role at the headquarters. you'll remember he was fired on july 28 for mismanagement, allegations of mismanagement anal gas stations of missing equipment and dirty conditions at the d.c. va hospital. hawkins also allegedly sent secure information via e-mail to private e-mail accounts for himself and his wife. and president trump, he recently signed a billion to make easier to get rid of incumbent v.a. employees. this hearing, though, with hawkins, this appeal, it could go on for month s. live in northwest, evan lambert, fox5 local news. >> we have an upd

fox 5 evan lambert is live and has the latest on the investigation. evan? . >> reporter: marina and tony police still right now appears there are several detectives out here as well along north shore drive. this is the tall oaks section of reston right near a community pool, and we're also on the other side of the tall oaks village center as well. i want to show you video from skyfox over the scene earlier this attack happened around 2:30, they say a 22-year-old woman was walking along the sidewalk when a man came up to her and dragged her into the woods. you can see some of that from our ground video. then the man tried taking off that woman's pants, her screams, according police, alerted neighbors, and that scared the suspect back to his car, where he took off. according to the fairfax county police. we spoke to a neighbor who says they say incident in broad daylight makes him worry for his wife and young family >> it's kind of troubling. you know, we walk around here, we walk through the woods all the time. i have a dog and baby and my wife, she'll do th

"fox5" evan lambert is live with the latest. evan. >> reporter: sarah, tony, brook jane drive where we're standing now and you can behind me prince george county police are still out here. tonight we're learn physical a family member that all three of those little girls killed are related. tonight a family member of one of the ving items tells "fox5" a 6-year-old little girl is among three of those killed inside this clinton home. that family member says the girl's father just saw his daughter yesterday her name is not being released. ar according to father the family father is heart bro brother. relatives found three girls dead friday morning. >> they're all girls and they're all under the age of ten they had trauma to the body as i mentioned to you this morning and that this is a homicide. >> investigators say they are interviewing several people they spent the day documenting the crime scene on brook jane drive. neighbors are fearful for their own children. >> i have a daugh neighbors they have children. so this is horrific.

fox's evan lambert has details. >>reporter: tone initial it really has been incredible to watch this decision be made really without much fanfare at all. the groups behind the decision say that it just took listening to each other's perspectives and taking them into account. the fair board telling us that they made the decision not to fly the confederate flag this year because they wanted people to feel save and to have a good time there was a meeting, though, tonight the at the county government building to discuss the decision made by the fair's board in a you you you unanimous vote last night. the discussion was really just how proud they were of groups like the naacp, the sons of confederate veterans and the fair board about how they came to a decision that seems to please everybody who made it. it's pretty remarkable given the national debate that's ongoing about monuments in public spaces where we've seen vial eps and protests akrot country here in large audience plate oh maryland removing the flag from the fa

fox 5 evan lambert is in the neighborhood tonight. and police have leads in this case? >> tony they do have a basic description of that attacker and his car. they are working with the victim to flesh out all the details but the woods here, they're not extremely thick and that is exactly what may have saved this woman. skyfox flew over the crime scene off north shore drive in the tall oaks section of reston, police say around 2:30 this afternoon, a man grabbed a 22-year-old woman, she was walking along the sidewalk and the man dragged her into the woods. investigator says the man tried removing her pants but the woman screams alerted neighbors and that scared the man off. police say he got into a car and left the area. neighbors tell us tonight they're nervous and feel unsafe doing most basic things, walking dogs and going to and from the gym. >> it's kind of troubling. you know, we walk around here, through the woods all the time with a dog and a she'll do the same thing in the morning, at night. it's kind of -- concerning someone that, you know, has been living here so

evan lambert in fairfax. thank you. >> former cloverly elementary school teacher john learned fate he was sentenced to 48 years for sex abuse of multiple girls. it was a very he motional day in montgomery country courtroom. victims and supporters were in court. and they spoke after the hearing. >>> he is not a groomer nor a predator. he has been wrongfully convicted. we will continue to fight until he's vindicated and justice is served. >> that's a very sad case because i'm sure that every person who has a child in montgomery county public school wants that child to be safe. wants every khooild to be wonderful. i'm sure mr. vigna was kind and nice to many of his students. >>> but he also acted imp improperly with at least four that he now stands convicted of after having been repr represented very, very well at trial. >> vigna taught third, fourth and fifth grade over course of 20 years and was convicted in june. >> montgomery county teenage areas caused and cleared of sex assault charges at rockvi pleaded gu

evan lambert is live with this story tonight.r: the couple was walk ing along rollins avenue. they were speaking arabic and a man overhead it. they tawpting him. that man put the muslim man in a head lock according to police before he he got away. the council on american islamic relations is offering a one thousand dollars reward for any information that leads to an ar rest. police do not believe this was caught on surveillance video, about they're asking anyone with information to give them a call. we're also following breaking newses in the district right you north korea. police on the scene of a metro bus crash. this is a live look on your screen. we are told the driver gunshots' was driving near minnesota avenue and 16th street southeast. that caused him to tonight pole. the driver suffered minor injuries. no passengers were hit. police still on the scene searching for a gunman right now. and after a massively wet day as cross at least the d.c. area early on it has calmed down a bit but the humidity has kicked up. that humidi

fox 5 evan lambert is following the story live from the department of homeland security in northwest.n? >> reporter: tony, the brothers bethesda soccer team held a protest in front of dhs headquarters earlier. they say the brothers have done nothing wrong except for to come to this country illegally as children. now, they could be deported. those brothers are 19 and 22 and they're said la san dro went to check in with ice officials on friday, they were never permitted to leave that appointment. members of the soccer team, friends, family and activists with the immigration advocacy group called for their release this evening right here in front of the department of homeland security headquarters. it's the agency that houses immigration and customs enforcement. the team said the claros brothers were making plans to go to college, one had gotten a soccer scholarship. they describe the brothers as hard workers and talented soccer players who wanted a better life from the crime ridden home they had. the older sister spoke to us about the impact her brothers' detainment are having >> they'r

evan lambert is live with the latest details. >>reporter: tony, veterans affairs secretary david sul kin made it clear he doesn't want brian hawkins back, but essentially he was forced into that he decision when hawkins appealed his firing essentially calling it unjust and while that is being reviewed, a judge order ed that he be reinstated. now, that ruling came out on august 2, but the v.a. is now telling us about it tonight. they say that hawkins is in an administrative role, not his hospital role right now and he he was fired, if you'll remember , on july 28 for mismanagement, allegations of missing equipment and dirty conditions at the d.c. va hospital. also hawkins is alleged to have sent secure information, v.a. information, to private e-mail for himself and his wife. signed a billion making it easier to get rid of incumbent v.a. employees, but this appeal, it could go on for months. tone any tony. all right, evan, thank you very much. epa update on a story you saw first on fox5 . the obstetric unit at united medical cente

for now evan lambert. taking place here bleevment everyone thoughts and prayers going out to charlottesville this evening. >> in the meantime it could be perhaps, perhaps months before we learn what caused yesterday's disedly helicopter crash that killed two virginia state troopers. the chopper crashed in upper marlboro area. police have identified the two men killed and they are trooper pilot burke mm bates of quinton, virginia. quulen was a 23 year veteran of the force, bates a 13 year veteran who would have turned 41 years old today. both men were married and each leaves behind two children. virginia governor terry mcauliffe joins church leaders this h morning and he he spoke about those troopers who were both well known to him. he had said he had been flying with lieutenant mcclellan for three and a half years and burke was part of protection outfit. last night he lash owd to the neat oh national disis and saying they are not welcome in the commonwealth and he find that theme today. you pretend you're

i want to play ♪ get up >> adam lambert telling us if they come calling, he's in.eason eight runner-up is happy to see a reboot. >> it's exciting. it will be interesting to see how they've changed the show. i hope they reinvent the format a little bit, have some prizes. >> are you our next idol? >> i think so. >> it was nearly a decades ago we first met the 26-year-old musical theater actor who auditioned with queens bohemian rhapsody. ♪ >> he later joined queens' concert tour as lead vocalist ♪ >> recently he channelled george michael as a tribute to the late pop icon at "project angel food" angel awards gala. ♪ gonna have faith ♪ i gotta have faith >> over the years adam consistently comes back to the one stage that gave him his golder ticket to stardom. so it kind of makes sense for the idol og to have a seat next to k.p. at the judge's table. >> and i am ready for a beautiful man. >> yes! >> i mean i'm pretty open to anything. i kind of got the bug that, you know what? being a part of a talent competition show can be really post-ti positive and help somebody. >

fox 5 evan lambert has more. >> reporter: montgomery county police tell us that shows those victims hita man and a woman. both 86 years old. right now, medical personnel, according to police, believe they will survive. here's what the scene looked like when this accident happened after 4:30, you can see in aftermath the car has very visible damage. a cane and a shoe left behind after the impact. it appears from our video, and where the car came to rest, that one of the victims may have been dragged a distance down the driveway. the crash happening in the driveway at river road union tearian universal in bethesda. it appears right now, to be a tragic accident, and employees tell us that the driver is cooperating with this they also mention that charges are pending. in montgomery county, evan lambert, fox 5 local news. >>> checking our other top stories, a frantic search continues for three missing u.s. monitors in australia. after their aircraft crashed into the sea while trying to land. 26 people were on board at the time of the accident. 23 have been rescued. the marinas were in austra

fox 5 evan lambert is live in the spot where both men went into the river.ve you learned tonight, evan? >> reporter: tony, the witness said he heard the friends of the first man yelling let him do it? there is surveillance video of this jump we are not goo going to show it to you. it shows the first man falling, hitting the dock and rolling into the water and then appears to show that second man jumping in right after the first man. the area where the men went in in the potomac is a place where people hang out and enjoy the view across. it's an old act deduct that appearses to be at least 40 or so feet high. officials told us police have had concerns in past about people falling or jumping in from here and they have discouraged people from hanging out the edge. that's exactly what witnesses say was going on last night around 9:00 when it was still dusk. a witness said he was eating dinner with his girlfriend at the top of the act duct landing when a man came running up and flew past him. >> i just seen this guy out of the corner of my eye jump off the side o

it was not always this way >> it was so full of soot and oil >> rashad lambert was born and raised on this block. he spearheaded the movement to till the land, his idea for a green space giving sunlight rain and a chance to take root by noeel urban treat connection >> we produce over 10,000 pounds of food annually. >> reporter: lambert said this area is a food desert. now, they've created an oasis. >> it's waiting to be pollen 98ed. >> reporter: families come to get the food, watermelon, call and tomatos, children learn to plant and grow, she hopes what they see >> a farmer that looks like you. >> reporter: will place a seed in their own imagination, the. >> next time you're thinking about picking up fresh produce, instead of thinking the countryside of the suburbs >> you can drive into the city. >> reporter: the harvest not only to green with love >> you can taste the love. >> reporter: on a farm in west philadelphia, sabina kuriakose, fox 29 news. >> that got me hungry >> love it. >>> you'll love this, the kind of story we hope catches on in philly. a new york a brewing company brin

"fox5" evan lambert is live in rockville with more. evan. >> firefighters from montgomery country fire rescue left rockville about 7:00 they are headed on that 20 hour trip to the disaster he zone to houston. to help with water rescue. this is video of that group leaving rockville this eve evening. they are called the maryland task force one. a fema equipped and trained group and firefighters from montgomery country fire rescue taking big rigs, boats, rescue equipment to them to the houston area and fema decides where they are needed once they get there and this group volunteered to get on the national water rescue team and they'll be in houston 10 to 14 days and besides that rescue equipment, they have enough supplies to be totally self-sufficient to live off of for that entire period.. chief scott goldstein says this group in particular has expertise me those water rescues. >> specialized training we have the neighborhood and that's a well known sophisticated rapid water area. these folks have that same level of training and these ar

evan lambert. "fox5 local news". >> now to fairfax county.vers recovred a body in burke lake part where canoeist went missing. 70-year-old james pythe of clifton. three were in the canoe it tipped over and adult and child were rescued and pythe went into the water daen not reer is pass it. they found his body 6 p.m. >> a d.c. man called the police after his home was broken into twice in three weeks. and now the officers that responded are under investigation. because of what they were seen doing on the homeowner surveillance video. that story next. >> lauren. >> well, sarah, a really interesting concept that involves living where you work literally. you may be thinking no thanks. but this is really appealing to some people. we'll show you new building in alexandria that is making it all possible. as we head to break tonight great news. do you remember this little boy right here kaheem 5-year-old maryland boy that had leukemia. make a wish foundation granted his wish to be a superhero and save the day in d.c. right here on "fox5". super kaheem

fox5 a's evan lambert spoke to the victim and a witness. he joins us live with more now.n, this is just so upsetting to hear about these things. it is, lauren and the witness tells us that line here at this 7/eleven waiting to check out. the witness saw a man put his phone low and take a picture& underneath that woman's dress. the victim then confronted the suspect but he got away here south bowpped on south capital street towards nats park. a krord cording to the police report this all happened around 11:15 this morning. the witness told us she was much whatting the victim stand in line and noticed a man was extremely close behind her. she thought they were together but then saw the suspect pull out his phone and hold it under the woman's dress. when the man left the store, the witness flagged down the victim and told her what happened. the woman rushed out the door and grabbed the suspect demanding he delete the i am page minimum wage, but it is possible there are more image ottoman's phone. police do not have a copy of that video. the victim and witness have seen the v

we continue the coverage of fox5 with evan lambert. >>reporter: as you can see, people are still here at the memorial to 32 heather hire theft ' behind flowers, candles and personal messages. this site one of terror. tonight it's one of healing. a vigil that was supposed to be postpon ed over safety concerns still drew hundreds of invoices people who say they had to take a stand against hate. and remember 32 year old heater higher. heater was killed after police say a man slammed his car into a crowd here the saturday. two state troopers also skyed when a helicopter aiding in the response to the violent clashes between people chanting nazi slogans and counter protestors reached a climax. is cover juvment friends of heater remain angry. but in general, sunday night was about calm and comfort for many of charlottesville's residents who came to the crash site to pay tribute to those injured and killed. earlier in the day, counter protestors made it clear they didn't want to hear from white supremest leader jason kessler. he organized satu

fox5's evan lambert shows us. >>reporter: have you had the talk with your kids. not that talk, but cyber security expert reginald correspond bet says the other one about what appses are appropriate for them to use on their phonies just as important the tech talk, it's the other talk. have that conversation. get involved with them. you can ask them what would you do to set security settings on their phone. this school year there are some new apps you ma i not know about like sar hard raised tonight which allows people to seek feedback from anything from their looks to their personality . s like yellow that sound innocent but really end up being a kind of tender for teens. they upload pictures and swipe left to right to decide whether or the not he dhe should chat. hot or not, is another one just like it. your child could think they're speaking with another kid when in reality they could be talking to an adult. we have a sort of a little bit an agreement that i can go in if i want to, but i sort of don't. mom admits she doesn't monster her 12 year old daughter's ph

fox5 d evan lambert is live with the details on this situation. >>reporter: the fair's board took that vote last night again voting you unanimously to not fly the confederate flag at september and the decision i've been told by the fair board's president was made with the cons consultation of the naacp and the sons of confederate veterans local chapter. that's the group that had displayed this confederate flag as part of an educational display at the fair it's been going on for years. but of course you you have to take into account current events . this is all coming in the debate over the confederate flag and confederate monday ultimates and after the violence in charlottesville. as a result of that, a commissioner had ask ed that the rest of the commission agree to send a letter to the fair's' board asking that they not display the confederate flag. this year it did not get that far, that letter never being sent because the fair's board voted last night to not fly that confederate flag. of course, the meeting, though, is still going on tonight,

. >> fox 5's evan lambert is live in clinton tonight with more on th. >> reporter: matt, police say the suspect's mother made that discovery. her 6-year-old daughter and two young cousins. she found them dead inside a basement bedroom yesterday morning. tonight we are also learning more about the victims. this sweet little girl is 6-year-old nadira withers. her stop mom and father shared this photo with fox 5. as you can imagine this family is heartbroken over the loss of those three little girls. in a news conference this morning police told us they found withers dead in bed with her two cousins. police say nadira's older brother was home alone with the girls overnight. he was supposed to be watching for them, caring for them. in video from police, williams appears to be smiling while he's being escorted to when they questioned him he confessed to stabbing his sister and cousins. >> during his interview yesterday evening, he confessed to stabbing all three of the children while they were laying in bed together. at this point we do not have a motive. we don't know exactly why he stabbed

fox5's evan lambert is live in d.c. headquarters. what happens next. >>reporter: tony, police are still doing their internal investigation into that controversial t-shirt. a defense attorney, though, tells us tonight that his colleagues are likely trying to get their clients off because of the possible racial bias reflected in that shirt. hundreds of cases potentially. cri says one d.c. police officer's he decision to wear a t-shirt many say has racist sympathomimetic beau list many on it could impact hundreds of cases and that could potentially put violent criminals back on the streets. we've already seen it once since an officer on seven d's so-called power shift has worn the t t-shirt. accord ing to a transcript of the august 1 hearing, did he dismissed a case against carlos johnson. and arrested by members of the small power shift unit. johnson was already on probation for a felony assault with a dangerous weapon conviction involving a gun. johnson's public defender raised the issue of the shirt. the idea behind it raising questions over whether or

evan lambert. "fox5 local news". >> he has been missing oaf two years now and tonight sthorties need your help to find a 16-year-old. delante ring owe was last seen jewel 19, 14 street southeast wearing a red sweatshirt, gray jeans and black sneakser at the time and described a eyes and black hair. if you have seen him you're asked to call d.c. police. >> d.c. police are still looking for two persons of interest in a deadly shooting in northeast. that shooting happened at annex on gas station on 18 street thursday night. and three men were shot as well as a man who died. those three are expected to survive. and anyone who recognizes the people in this video or anybody with information is asked to call police. >>> tracking metro tonight as metro police are still looking for that man who is accused of taking pictures up women's skirts. you'll remember this story a woman reported that while she was riding an escalade to exit the columbia heights metro station she felt someone's hand up her skirt. inve

. >> "idol" alum and former guest judge, adam lambert might want one.out returning to "idol." >> is that something you would be interested in doing? >> they haven't reached out to me. i love the show. it's great, and i would love to come back and pop in. >>> flicking gears to the sad passing of hollywood humanitarian and comedic genius, jerry lewis at the age of 91. we look back at our time with the bonafied comedy gengenius. >> to look at the world through a child's eyes, it's key to everything that i have ever done. >> jerry passed away peacefully at his las vegas home from natural causes. he was surrounded by his family including his second wife, sam, and their daughter, dani. his acting and comedy career spanned eight decades, but to many, he will be most remembered for his annual labor day telethon for the muscular dystrophy association. he raised $2.6 billion, and no one had a bigger heart than jerry. >> i think you are so adorable. >> i was honored to co-host the telethon with jerry for many years. >> send in the donations because i promise you i

coming up next, our friend guy lambert, real versus fake n about charlottesville after the break. break. >> here we come, you don't mess with america. my guest tonight, the newses director wpg955. here to talk about real news and fake news. how are you. >> great. i came in and you reached to shake your hand and you said you were a little under the weather so i appreciate you coming in. i wanted to shake your head. we're in the business of informing and then sometimes we get to do a little entertaining along the side. right. i want to get your take, what you're hearing around the radio station. what are people saying what we've heard out of charlottesville. >> with regard to the president i would say three words, the first word being empathy. not listeners that have called up to the radio station we want him to at least fake it, those are the second two words, act as if you really cared. i think a lot of folks in the african-american and minority communities are say ing does he really care because it doesn't appear as though. i think that's where we stand. a lot of people have diff

fox5's evan lambert joins us now with this story. >>reporter: this couple doesn't want to be identified because the alleged attacker is still out there. today i spoke to the husband who says he was walking with his wife speaking with her in arabic and the next moment a man had him in a head lock. take a look at the scratches and bruises the muslim man had on his head and around his eyes. the attack happened last sunday while the couple was walking on rollins avenue not too foor from rockville park. after the man heard them speaking muslim he began telling them to go back to their country. the attacker grabbed him in a head lock and pushed him to the ground while kicking him as he ran off. the muslim man says he now fears unsafe in his own neighborhood. this e say they have not found any surveillance video. they were investigating this as a hate crime. the council on american islamic relations they are offering a thousand dollars reward for information leading to t an ar rest. lauren. thank you, evan. to our top stories now, the clint

the case or rick lambert and what k.b.r. tried to do with him when he tried to expose what was going on and reveal some of the misconduct really points to an attitude that i've seen before or k.b.r. is more concerned about keeping the truth down than fixing the problem. we know from the g.a.o. reports that have come out since you know wait two thousand and nine two thousand and ten that both the d.o.d. am k.b.r. were not operating these burn pits within their own regulations they were burning as are this materials all over iraq and afghanistan you know this not only from the veterans but through the g.a.o. reports the g.a.o. also found that many of these bearcats were still operating as late as two thousand and thirteen and this is at least two years after. they were told. they would have been a lot better off using incinerators incinerators use the last. fuel i believe they're more energy efficient and they release less toxins and so that means that any military personnel soldiers and others that are in the area aren't goin

and we want to go to our evan lambert.e right now, with more information. >> lindsey, lauren, i can tell you we just got here to this scene about ten minutes or so ago. and this is about six and a half miles from where all of the activity, where that pedestrian, those pedestrians were hit by a car in downtown charlottesville, we're off old farm road, i take step out, so you can see what's going on behind me. lot of police activity here. you can see, virginia state police cruisers, and we've seen emergency vehicles going up and down this road here to gain access to what we believe is the site of this helicopter crash. now, the virginia state police has confirmed, they confirmed on facebook, that there were two fatalities in this helicopter crash. but we don't know for sure at police helicopter. but that is what's being reported by the local newspaper here. the daily progress, this is near a golf course called the bird wood golf course. you can see very thick woods here. and this crime scene tape really marking off a large a