nor larry hogan told "fox5" other elected officials are also under investigation and today we'll learn name of state delegate involved. governor hogan says that person won't be sworn in when general assembly starts new session. >> explosive and unsubstantiatesed reports claiming russian government could have damaging information about president-elect donald trump. >> and there's word trmp surrogates obtained information are are are the government and all this sure to be a hot topic when he holds his first news conference in month. live if capitol hill with the story, mel. >> steve and allison the associated press is able to confirm that president obama and president-elect trump were briefed by the fbi on this doce last week and president-elect reaction to the news reports that came out about that and fake news total political witch hunt. and former british spy hired about you a republican client who opposed trump. later the democrats picked up the tab communications between the trump campaign and kremlin he turn the information to the fbi. all this unsubstantiate the and sensitive enou

. >> coming up: governor larry hogan taking a stand against the opioid epidemic. >> how the new left impact the way doctors prescribe medications. but first hello, ronica. >> reporter: hey, jim. well, has the president just been sitting around first couple of days in office has he been taking steps toward the things that he promised woe do? we'll take a look after the break. >> and a writer for saturday night live out after job after tweet wag she says was a joke about president trump's ten year old son. her new message tonight after a fire storm of criticism. ticis. >> ♪ ♪ >> ♪ ♪ >> police do not believe the shooting was related to the job fair. they're now looking for a man last seen driving a black chevy impala. the nationals released a statement saying they're cooperating with mpd investigation. that job fair by the way rescheduled for january 31. >>> also in the district police looking for suspect who shot a man in northeast overnight. happened in the 4600 block every hunt place around 2:30 this morning, police looking for a chevy impala with virginia tags, no word yet motive. t

reporter: governor larry hogan says it's personal. >> i lost a first 'cuz on the the terrible disease with a heroin overdose myself. >> randle county states attorney revealing his own family tragedy. >> eight days ago i buried my brother-in-law. >> both are throwing the political weight behind what hogan calls the 2017 heroin and opioid initiative. >> we spotlight on this and find as many solutions as we could. >> at a press conference, hogan announced $4 million of the 2018 budget directed toward the treatment and the funding. increased last year for more treatment beds. he signed executive order creating heroin command center. >> those are all over the map from the prevention and treatment to law enforcement and interdiction. >> backing the support, adams says in his brother-in-law case and so many others there hasn't been enough treatment available. >> 99days clean. relapsed, overdosed and died on january 6. >> the governor is pushing legislative initiatives as well including a bill to limit the opioid painkillers the doctor could prescribe. is not doing enough but the governor say

. >> how governor larry hogan plans to combat the drug problem. >> live look outside across the region. time 5:27. temperatures 4. back in a moment >> ahead this morning. >> well build a great wall along the southern border. >> is one of president trump's biggest campaign promises finally happening we could find out today and massive manhunt underway a man accused of shooting a woman at a school bus stop in maryland in front of elementary school children. latest on the search for the man police say is armed and dangerous. fox news morning starts writing now. >> good morning to you thank you very much for joining us i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm maureen umeh. >> mike thomas talking about weather warm-up on the way. caitlin roth is talking about traffic. >> let's get you caught up. top stories now at 5:30 we'll begin with news out of white house this morning. today president donald trump will on immigration and national security and that includes president standing by a major campaign promise. >> "fox5" melanie alnwick is live outside the white house and more on president's plan and melanie

ground is scheduled to be broken next fall but larry hogan's proposed budget cut put the project in critical condition. >> we need the governor to follow the law. >> the cuts were discussed with the hospital officials before the budget was announced. dodd unin georgia over the weekend. 15 people died and a toddler is still missing. in all 20 people died in the outbreak. >> a beautiful day today. >> gorgeous out there. >> this is as good as it gets. >> break records? doug: no. but we were above average. up 50's to near 60 everywhere. >> we are running two months ahead of time. this is a good preview. look at our numbers at 6:00. 55 in washington and fredericksburg. 50 in baltimore. the temperatures will only drop a few degrees. that will be harolded over6:00. if there are now showers leftover it will be well north and east. behind the front the takes take a while to cool down. that is classic. the cold air is lagging behind. in the nurture cast at-future cast at 3:00, the showers will jump eastward. then by 5 erz it's out of the city and to the south and the east. the temperatures start to th

. >>> this week maryland governor larry hogan announced he will attend donald trump's inauguration. hogan did not support trump in the primary or general election. the governor admitted he wrote in his father's name on his ballot. hogan's office says the governor is committed to successfully working with the incoming administration, just like he did with the obama administration. >>> during the week of inauguration, a number of bars and restaurants will have a very late last call. but one place that won't be partying into the wee hours, the trump international hotel. d.c. law allows for extended hours to serve booze until 4:00 a.m. during holidays and the week of the inauguration. nearly 200 bars, restaurants and hotels have applied for those extended hours. but last call at trump international will remain 1:30 a.m. >>> it's been a long, steady rumor that donald trump's daughter ivanka and husband jared kushner would be coming to washin t run the government. now that appears to be one step closer to reality. collins went to the district this week where ivanka and her husband have ap

governor larry hogan is proposing a bill to cap tuition increases at state universities at 2%. ve to repeal the state's voter id law. we will be in anaplinapolis and richmond. >>> tracking more devastating rain out west. >> that's right, it is another day of dangerous weather striking. we know more evacuations are underway in the northern part of the state after many creeks reached flood levels. people using canoes to get around. for the last several days this area has been pummelled, destroying homes and triggering the dangerous mud slides. this storm known as the pineapple express has brought on conditions not seen in the last decade. >>> crews are working to repair a main along massachusetts avenue. problems evening. they say the work is not effecting traffic but may impact the water service near american university. >>> baldwin school was closed yesterday after frozen pipes caused away water leak inside it the building. in addition there's a frozen heating coil. baldwin family night scheduled for tonight will be rescheduled. >>> it is time now toturn our attention to the fo

governor larry hogan had strong words today. the entiregan: liquor board should resign over this disgrace. michelle: we are closely following the investigation of and will bring updates as we get them on air and online at wjla.com. steve: ready for a little bit of snow? for some of you, it will be a whole lot of snow tomorrow morning. satellite and radar, stormwatch 7, well to the south, southern maryland, a winter storm warning in st. mary's county, light snow beginning. not a lot is reaching the ground because the atmosphere is re widen the view, the moisture moving off to the north and east. eventually low pressure off the coast will ride to the north, but we will be on the western edge of the snow. we could be looking at quite a bit. 5 degrees overnight, snow develops overnight south of d.c. winter weather advisory southern montgomery county, howard county, charles, prince george's, arlington, fairfax, everywhere and purple. maryland, st. mary's county in delmarva, under a winter storm warning. that is where we expect the he

. >>> this week, governor larry hogan announced a sweeping new initiative to tackle the heroin epidemicn maryland. it includes the creation of a statewide opioid operation command center which will help connect resources from the federal, state, and local government. governor hogan is also allocating $4 million in funding to help those struggling with addiction. he says the fight is personal. >> i lost a cousin, first cousin, to this terrible disease myself, the crisis is continuing to evolve and grow no matter what, even with all the help and work that we've done doing. >> the initiative includes new legislation that would make it a felony for people to sell opioids that result in someone's death. and it also limits most opioid prescriptions to a maximum of seven days. >>> now we know where marriott is going to build its new headquarters in bethesda. the new facility will be at the corner of wisconsin and norfolk avenues. just north of the bethesda metro station. the project costs about $600 million and includes a 22-story office building and flagship marriott hotel. it will span two c

maryland govrming nor larry hogan told "fox5" prosecutors say other elected officials are under investigation. >> and happening today, virginia governor terri mcauliffe will deliver a final state of the commonwealth speech as general assembly reconvenes. on his to-do list this year repeal voter i.d. law and sxend expand absent tee voting and that might not be easy as republicans control both chambers. it will be in richd mond, 7:00 tonight. >> 4:35 is the time. let's goat michael thomas and talk about the warm-up. normally which would not be an issue because we would >> but it happens to be tropical compared to what we had monday right. >> it happens to be january. it's all relative toy what time of year it s usually waking up to 20s and 30s and waking up to upper 30s and 40s in most locations. we will be heading to 50s later this afternoon. much better day tomorrow, though, even wisdom will enjoy temperatures coming your way thursday. let's start with today. here's your satellite and radar. there goes the rain that moves through overnight in fact freezing rain in some locations north and wes

they say governor larry hogan and other state politicians are playing games with the county's healthcare. the new prince george's county regional medical c for largo is expected to help the county's system. the state's health commission is considering approval for another heart program 30 minutes away. >> prince george's county is going to stand firm on this cardiac care. guess what? the session is not going to come to an end on april 10th. >> both hospitals should be able to support their communities with quality heart surgery programs. >>> it's unthinkable. a teacher's aide is caught red-handed lying, lying about having cancer. happened near dallas just last week. students and teachers presented kevin maybone with $10,000 and a car to wish him well before surgery. here's the thing. maybone never had cancer. he just needed time off to attend a sentencing hearing in west virginia. he pleaded guilty to using government credit cards gas for his personal vehicle. when questioned about it monday, maybone eventually told the school he lied about having cancer. he's lost his job and says he wi

the person who today was arrested anuj sud was appointed by governor larry hogan in 2015. county executive says wherever he sees corruption he will do everything he can to stop it, because as we all know prince george's county has had a terrible time beating back the culture of pay to play in the county executive tonight is acknowledging that. in greenbelt, brad bell, abc7 news. maureen: thank you, brad. demolition is almost complete on the silver spring apartment complex where seven people were killed in explosion and fire last august. this is video from today at the flower branch apartment complex. investigators determined the devastating fire was sparked by a gas leak. the apartment's management official is facing a lawsuit still ahead at 6:00 -- a new intelligence report targets russia for the hacking in last november's election. >> some realtors say the nation's capital has seen shift in the housing market and they are crediting the president-elect. i'm stephen tschida. i will tell you about in a moment. jonathan: as we head to break a quick track of the conditions. g

democrats hold a commanding majority in the legislature, but face a popular republican governor - larry hogan. with nine days until the transition of power - president obama is wrapping up his time as commander-in-chief with a final message to the american people. it comes as the f-b-i opens a new investigation involving the man who will take over the oval office-- president-elect donald trump abc's karen travers has more. when president barack obama gave speech...someone was noticeably abs daughter, sasha. that sent twitter on a frenzy searching for answers, using the hashtag #where is sasha. among the theories - she was on an elite anti-terrorism mission or looking for president-elect trump's tax returns. the truth? sasha missed the speech because she has an exam this morning. coming up at six - a roller coaster breaking down in the middle of a ride. the terrifying rescue 65 feet off the ground. plus - a lawmaker left behind. the outburst that got one former senator kicked off a flight. and a monster jam ticket giveaway. watch to call in and win, still ahead at six o'clock. the second winte

governor larry hogan issued a statement saying he is heartbroken. he said our thoughts and prayers are with these children. the four victims who were seriously injured and their loved ones. he thanked the first responders for their brave actions. stay with abc 7 for the latest on this tragedy. steve: after record warmth today, we have a big change on the way. a will arrive overnight with cold front brings showers mainly to the north of d.c., hagerstown, charles town, west virginia. that is where the showers are right now, not lasting terribly long. the skies begin to clear a bit. tomorrow morning, 50 degrees. tomorrow will have daytime highs early in the day as the temperature slide into the 40's midday and through the afternoon. tomorrow night, we are talking wintry mix arriving late tomorrow night into saturday with a light snow, freezing rain and sleet. we will pinpoint the timing, plus look ahead to next week through inauguration day. and another warm-up on the way. more on that coming up. will see youve, we then. the search is on for whoever sh

jonathan: governor larry hogan outlined the pirates for upcoming legislative session that include training 1,500 workers for jobs and renewal energy and green technology, more tax credits for people who buy electric cars and ensure they lead the way safeguarding the environment growing the jobs and the improving the economy. jonathan: he says $56 million in investment could be offset by the money that exelon paid to the state as part of the purchase of pepco. maureen: virginia governor terry mcauliffe says he will veto any bill banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. he called similar bans of other states socially divisive. he says he doesn't typically talk about the proposal legislation but want to reassure the companies thinking of investing in virginia such a bill would not become law. jonathan: we know four of the five living presidents will be in attendance at the upcoming presidential for weeks only the carters rsvp but today george w. bush will attend and now president and mrs. obama. the inauguration is here soon. it's 17 days away from swearing in on january 20. d.c. is goin

maryland governor larry hogan unveiling his anti-crime initiative plan. tims' i rights and sex trafficking.fficg hogan says he hopes the initiatives make marylande accountable and supportscotabl victims. >> british scientists found a new link between earlyw schizophrenia and an increased i risk of developing type two diabetes.abet the study shows people with peo the mental illness are three a t times more likely to get type t two diabetes which researchers say highlights the importancetht of considering physical health at the onset of the disorderisde and a more natural approach to t managing it.ng i >> there have been no birthn nth defects found in the first case of zika virus infectionec in a pretty good woman in the united states. in case study from thease university of miami doctors provided new insight into thentt virus.vis. it shows fetal exposure doesose not necessarily mean mea infection. the infant was born full termfut in october and showed no signs s of the birth defects linked to zika in florida.ka iorid doctors will continue totie monitor the

in 2015, governor larry hogan slash slashed meets. extra traffic helped make up the difference. >> time now to pay attention because if you haven't been already, it is a storm team 4 weather alert day. >> it's kind of a two-hand umbrella day. >> i was walking in and almost slipped. you need one of those umbrellas that just goes -- >> they go around you. >> it's almost like a half bubble. >> you know what we're talking about? >> i've seen it, yes. it definitely protects the hair. you need that this morning. it's windy, it's rainey. winds could be gusting near 30 to 45 miles per hour. we have a wind advisory through the area. a wet commute this morning, a et too. radar showing not too much right now, but over near faulkier county, areas in had warrington seeing some light rain right now. even farther off the to the west, light raining moving in. there's heavier rain down to the south and that's moving in closer to about lunchtime today. so the rain will be increasing and getting heavier. there is a wind advisory until 4:00 p.m. today. t

. >>> maryland governor larry hogan is countering the addiction crisis. it would prevent doctors from prescribing more than seven days of opioid medications. another in prison, for people convicted of illegally selling opioids that result in the death of a user. >>> and a task force will organize training and funding for anti-addiction teams. >>> turn for the better. state environmental officials say flint's water system no longer has levels of lead that exceed the limit. they say flint's lead levels are now comparable to other u.s. cities. but they say residents must still use filters because the ongoing replacement of pipes there could spike lead levels in some homes. >>> coming up, another tragedy in a region of italy, already devastated by earthquakes and avalanches. >>> but up next, say milestone is reached in the battle to retake mosul from isis. >>> look at these low temperatures tonight? are we in january? doesn't look like it. 41 downtown for a low. 38 in hagerstown for a low. and 36 in manassas. when we come back, we'll talk about how high the t

. > and maryland governor larry hogan did release a statement saying we are heartbroken to hear the six children lost in high temperature tragic fire in northeast baltimore. our thoughts and prayers are with these children. the four victims who were seriously injured and their loved. our thanks go out to the first responders who acted bravely in the wake of this tragedy. it's important to note that while again there is no official cause of the fire we are hearing that it could hear the. this is an important time to remind everyone that if you have a space heater or any kind of heating device make sure it has the ul so that you are safe. this is the house next door, you can see the damage that is on the siding of the house next door. that just gives you the scope of this fire. and then before we go really quickly my producer is telling me to wrap, i want to show you guys, the community has already started this make shift memorial and we can only imagine that it will grow as people try to cope with the loss of these young children. teisha lewis, fox5 local news. > a bullet was fired throu

he had lost to governor larry hogan. people said he was finished, that that was it for anthony brown. guess what, tonight he's a congressman. we asked him, how surprised ared you even to be in this position when the political fell the way they did when don ed cards decided to leave congress and try for that unsuccessful senate? >> i don't know that a you probably thought anthony brown was going to be standing here as a congressman today. so where you at as far as how quickly these things can turnaround both politically and professionally. >> certainly thingspr are unpredict ductal and you can't u see today what is on the horizon for to. i've always dedicated myself to public service. i always believe that if you work hard, did the best that opportunities open up. incidentally over the senate, chris van hailen was sworn in as ad z senator today. the first bill they took up for the house, the first bill they voted on was for veterans affairs. so they're off and running in the 115th congress.ress it's nice to see, i guess,

maybe larry hogan will be left out in the cold. people forget this. we say it all the time, but they don't really think about it. we the metropolitan region. for every one federal government job, it creates six private sector jobs. so there are a lot of people sitting at home right now wondering how they're going to be impacted by the president trump administration. >> time will tell. we've got to take a break. we'll be right back. >>> the fight for 15 in montgomery county. the council has voted to w ed d the minimum wage to $15 by 2020. council opponents are hoping to delay action so they can study the impact on businesses. the district has already done this. this is something liggett is not sure about. >> he thinks a lot of small businesses can't afford $15 an hour. that's rapidly gaining attention across the country. the district will go to $15 by 2020, but it affects a lot of different people. this is another thing where the trump administration may or may not get involved and try to raise the federal minimum wage. it hasn't been raised since 2009

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the state is facing a major budget shortfall-- and analysts say governor larry hogan must work with democraticmakers to cut more than 500-million dollars in spending. the legislative session lasts 90 days. new this morning-- volkswagen is reportedly working on a deal to plead guilty to criminal charges stemming from it's worldwide emissions scandal. according to the new york times-- the carmaker will plead guilty to conspiracy charges, and work with federal investigators to identify individual employees responsible for the plot. volkswagen will also pay more than 4-billion dollars in fines. it also faces hundreds of lawsuits-- after admitting to installing software in its vehicles to cheat emissions tests. new developments now: a deepening corruption scandal in prince george's county. now former state delegate and council member will campos has pleaded guilty to taking bribes. campos was on the council for 10 years- and resigned documents, he was essentially selling county money for bribes- and admitted to taking 340-thousand dollars. he is not the only person involved in this web of scandals.

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the hol ister store in the mall and victims were taken to the hospital where maryland governor larry hogan is upped sounding off on growing corruption and bribery scandal. >>> today we will learn the name of state delegate involved and that person will not be sworn in at today's general assembly. in largo with more now. >> reporter: allison, steve, good morning to you. maryland general assembly 2017 legislative session starts today in annapolis and as you mentioned governor larry hogan says one state delegate will person is tied to bribery and corruption scandal that started here at prince george county liquor control board. we don't know name of that delegate but latest of five known people public officials, private citizens, tied to the scandal is now former state senator william campos he has now pleaded guilty to bribery and con smirscy dharnls ghoot back to the time nearly ten years ago what other members did a large fund, $100 thou for them to give to non profits as their discretion and the state delegate former then council member enriched himself with those monies instead and in a

among them is maryland governor larry hogan. maryland bureau chief brad bell and he has more how the republican governor has to walk a thin line in a blue state. brad: yeah. politics is interesting for sure. we are up here on the stage where the presid be sworn in. you can see that it is set up for the v.u.p. guests. governor hogan will be in a seat that wasn't a sure thing but he is going to be here. one of the stranger political dynamics at play. last spring, this is what hogan had to say about the man who becomes president of the united states at noon tomorrow. >> i couldn't really care less about trump. >> he made it clear he would not be voting for trump and gave marylanders a suggestion. >> vote their conscience and vote for whoever they feel is the best person. i will be voting for kasich probably. >> it's a complicated subject for hogan. in the general election he cast a write-in vote for his own father, one of the only few republican governor openly opposing the incoming president. the stance plays well in maryland. hog

maryland pchs governor larry hogan releases a budget that cuts from that medical center. they will talk about how those cuts will effect the future success of that hospital. bush is working with physical therapists in the hospital today. the bush family spokesman says he's been sleeping well, doing a rital work and sleeping. he could be discharged it some time this week. overnight he shared new details about his health. >>> plus storm team 4 with good news if you like litdal warm up. the full forecast coming up next. >>>nd some delicious news to top off your morning. mcdonald's releasing its special sauce and ♪ >>> you're watching today." >>> a zoo is staged. this is sunny a 19 month old red panda that is now on the loose in norfolk. she was missing tuesday morning and they have been looking all over to find her. now police have stepped in and are looking around the city. if you spot sunny, send a photo to the zoo to a track her down. >> this might be the same pantdau. >> they found our panda though. >> the smithsonian had it at their facility -- >> no, it wasn't sunny. i

chris gordon in annapolis at opening day of the maryland general assembly, republican governor larry hogan addresses the democratically controlled legislature saying we share the same priorities and have more in common than separates us. >> i believe we can work together on every issue, environment, education and transportation. also our top priorities. i think there is a lot more that unites us than divides us, going to agree on everything but can agree to disagree without being disagreeable. >> reporter: will this be cooperative or contentious session? and what issues will they do battle. back to you. >>> largest air bag recall in the united states keeps growing. >> more vehicles added to the recall list related to deadly air bag effect. >>> friend and colleague jim vance turned 75 yesterday. we gave him the day off but he's back today. we're celebrating him all day long. >>> 75 years old, still going stro onng rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's.. i'm not here to represent the us government's interest. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sa

some lawmakers say governor larry hogan stripped money from the project in his latest state budget.nor says the funding allocated in the budget is exactly the amount hospital officials requested. >>> a recall of 3 million washing machines after reports some of them exploded. >> now more problems for customers who say they're not get it cting the help they need the company. >>> more live images from the trump welcome celebration down at the lincoln memorial. >>> you're watching news4 at 5:00. >>> and if you're just tuning in, donald trump is spending this day participating in a number of preinauguration day traditions. after flying into joint base andrews there on a u.s. government plane, the trumps and the pences participated in a wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the arlington national cemetery. >>> now tote style umbrellas, the ones that collapse down, will be allowed on the parade route as well as at the national mall for the inauguration. the revision, however, doesn't apply to you who are going to be in the ticketed areas. you are still not allowed to bring umbrellas in tho

. >>> two years two his term maryland governor larry hogan remains popular among voters. a new poll shows hogan's approval rating at 74%. his win in a heavily democratic state came as a huge upset a few years ago. in the same president-elect donald trump's approval rating among maryland voters was around 30%. >>> a west virginia man pulled off a wedding proposal that his bride will not forget. he got some help from the police department. he and his girlfriend were pulled over in a planned traffic stop. he told officers that he had a gun in his glove box prompting a search of his vehicle. as they began the search, he popped the question. she said yes. >> i knew if i got them on board, she would not see it coming. >> you can say that again. she was shocked but she did say yes. this is the second viral police-themed proposal that we've seen in the last couple of months. >>> also, this next thing is pretty special too. a man who lives near austin, texas, decided to celebrate his birthday by doing something he'd never done before. take a look. whoa, is right. he went sky divin

one is being endorsed by maryland governor larry hogan and another will impact more workers that is backedy many democrats that calls for up to seven days of the paid sick leave a year. we spoke to the president of a staffing company today that said the mandates should not be placed on small businesses. have we currently pro but trying to administer something that is different for montgomery county and prince george's and baltimore county is too much. >> last year the maryland house of delegates approved the sick leave bill but it never got out of a senate committee. live in annapolis, news. alison: that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00". "abc7 news at 6:00" begins on storm watch. as the area hunkers down against a nor'easter. when it will be gone and what comes next? >> is it your intention to always tell the truth from the podium? alison: the first white house press briefing begins with question of honesty. the three new action that the president took on the first business day in office. cleaning up from chaos. while workers say they were left in fear as some protests turn to riots blocks fr

. >>> governor larry hogan announced a sweeping n inin ini fight the heroin epidemic. governor hogan is also allocating $4 million in funding to help those struggling with addiction. he says this fight is personal. >> i lost a cousin, first cousin to this terrible disease with a heroin overdose myself. the crisis is continuing to evolve and grow no matter what. >>> the initiative legislation that would make it a felony for people to sell opioids that result in someone's death. >>> from texting to talking, lawmakers in virginia are making a push to keep drivers' hands away from phones when they're behind the wheel. >> reporter: we've seen similar bills come up in years past but they've never actually gone through confirmation to become law here in virginia. but the many lawmakers supporting these current pushes hope many tragedies, including one involving a local law enforcement officer will bring change to the commonwealth. late last year we reintroduced you to heather. she's now involved in private narcotics detection. to her dream job, the one she worked for 12 years

larry hogan released a budget that cuts $22 million from that regional medical center. and baker will talk about how the cuts could effect the future success of that hospital. >>> the governor off minnesota says that he has cancer. but his doctors say that is not why he fainted earlier this week. you see the video here. they say this likely happened because he was standing for so long. i think he was 40 minutes into the speech. they discoved the governor's cancer and confirmed it about two weeks ago. >>> a lot of people have been wondering how former president george h.w. bush is doing right now. he is still in the hospital. but a family spokesman says he is speaking well and phone calls. he's being treated for pneumonia. >> we know he went into the hospital i think it was two saturdays ago. right now he's out of the icu and could be discharged sometime this week. tough guy. always has been, right. >> very nice. >>> for the first time this week you probably won't need to use your wipers on the drive to work. a closer look at that when we tune in with chuck bell and shee

maryland governor larry hogan issued a state-wide proclamation to celebrate it. the governor's house will be lit blue this evening in recognition of maryland's law enforcement officials. >>> now to the latest developments in florida where an orlando police officer has been shot and killed and a sheriff's deputy has died while in pursuit of the suspected gunman. newsroom are late details. this massive manhunt remains underway. >> they've been out there looking since early this morning when police say he shot and killed that aurs. officer. he was accused of shooting and killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend last month. he shot clayton and a deputy died while pursuing him. orlando's mayor has declared today an official day of morning. >> debra clayton is a hero and she gave her life protecting the community that she loves. >> sadly i have to share with you this morning that in my nearly 36-year career, this is probably one of the toughest days for me in my career. >> right now police are offering information that helps track him down. at this point investigators think

but the new trump administration could be larry hogan's tick toot getting what he wants. >> i rr already had communication with the incoming secretary of transportation and a number of other people about how we might work together on this thing. >> he's also announced more than $65 million in environmental initiatives he wants passed including funding for green and electric car tax credits. >>> a new vision for criminal justice are eform but he will need to win over a republican led sledge slacher to make it hapb. he's calling on the assembly to changing the law. he thinks you should only have your driving taken away if the offense is related to driving and raise the thresh hold for left the from $200 to $500 and if dna is recovered, he wants to give that person a second chance. >>> charles "chuck" colgan died. he was 90 years old. he represented prince william county for 40 years and was the founder of the regional airline, colgan air. >>> this statue is no longer on american university's campus. complaints. it's it depiction of native american activist he was arrested of killing fbi ag

o > and maryland governor larry hogan did release a statementtae saying we are heartbroken toeart hear of the six children lost in this tragic fire this morning in northeast baltimore.alti our thoughts and prayers areay with these children. ch the four victims who were seriously injured and theirand loved ones. our thanks go out to the first poed the wake of this tragedy. again, it's important to note that we are hearing that a spacp heater could be to blame. but again, there's no official o cause for the fire.e this is a good time to remind re everyone to make sure if you doo have a space heater or any type of heat appliance or device that you check it to make sure that t it has the ul safety and an security measure on it. it. again, i want to show you the graft and scope of the fire. you can see hundred me. ca if i take a few steps to myo m right you can see it even did damage on the home next door. so obviously this was quite a massive fire in addition to again these young lives thative were lost.ost. we're hearing a lot of of information out here in the neighborhood. one neighbor t

doug: larry hogan called it disgusting. >> this is a long, protracted investigation and the indictment and the further information to come. >> the big question is who is next? this is vaughn that was the situation in annapolis today. virginia opened his session today. and he has more. >> d.j. augustin was all smiles meeting with the democrats on the first day of the last -- terry mcauliffe was all smiles today. he wants to focus on the jobs, education and the transportation. plus fixing the deficit. he is urging action on the heroin and the prescription drug epidemic and the changes to the mental health system. on tommics like sexual orientation or a warning, a warning. >> please stay away from these socially divisive issues. they are harmful. >> we have had a to mcauliffe in the first three years. >> the republican delegte from fairfax thinks the governor wasted his time with a medicaid expansion plan that is never going to get past the g.o.p. >> he has gone back to the bread and butter issues. that makes me happy. >> there is the issue that could overshadow everything else. all 100 m

governor larry hogan issuing a statement saying he is heartbroken. "our thoughts and prayers are with these children,the four victims that are seriously injured and their loved ones." he thanked first responders. jummy: 7 is on your side with a crime the -- alert. a man going around gropingom it happened twice on wednesday on 15 that p streets and at 5:00 in logan circle. it struck again yesterday at 13th and massachusetts. take a look at this photo. the suspect described as a black male 30-50 between 5'2" and 5'5" and a beard. larry: a little boy fighting cancer getting the opportunity of a lifetime. what prince george's county police have in store today for whole blends by garnier honey treasures haircare. with the essence of royal jelly and propolis. nourishes deeply, for naturally-beautiful, revived hair. garnier whole blends honey treasures. larry: f seven-year-old boy bravely battling stagelarry: iv brain cancer receive a special honor. elijah young was recently the redskins fan of

. >> larry hogan released a statement on t are heart broken to hear of six children lost in the tragic fire. our thoughts and prayers are with these children. for victims who were seriously injured and their loves ones. >>> developing this morning, d.c. police need your help to track down a serial groping suspect. they say women were attacked in three separate locations in northwest between wednesday and thursday morning. take a good look at this photo. police say this man was likely involved in all three cases. they say he would approach women and then grope them. it's believed he was wearing a red flannel shirt at the time. if you know anything, please contact d.c. police. >> a boy has been reunited with his family after getting lost in fairfax county around 4:00 this morning. police found the boy on burke lake and deep lake way. he's nonverbal and didn't have an i.d. with him. his parents later called police and were reunited with the boy. >>> maryland 108 i after a crash shut down part of the road in ashton. power lines came down when take tractor-trailer crashed and took crews sev

. >> maryland governor larry hogan is unveiling new environmental initialtive proposing the the state spend 65 million next year on tax incentives and job training and most money comes from 2012 settlement with exelon and initiative must be proved by general assembly. >> all right. 5:4 you can see fog is thick out there. so we'll need there to burn off first mike. >> yes. >> and then good day pleads. >> very good. actually i can provide today. but just today and goes downhill after today. pea soup fog out there in some locations and patchy and will be around the next hour or two and conditions will get better for us. next thing we're watching is the cold front and shower activity pushing into west virginia and now this will come through d.c. dry later on this morning and but it will bring strong breeze with it and colder air. be like this morning with temperatures in the 40s. tomorrow morning temperatures in the 20s here in washington. 47 your current number though right now 43 gain rdzburg and 41 westminster and frederick and dulles 44 and fredericksburg not bad at all 49 to start th

in the lobby of the statehouse before the session began, we asked larry hogan about the investigation. >> i said we're outraged and discussed by some of these allegations. obviously, it's a 30-month investigation. we cooperated with but it's been led by us attorney rod rosen stein he did he re did an excellent job. we will not tolerate corruption in the prince george's county or in the >> the governor said he did not know the names of the elected officials still under investigation. derrick davis who has served prince george's county in the house since 1995 had this to say. >> it's heartbreaking when someone violates the trust. for the rest of us, we keep continuing to work hard to honor that oath, that we made and do good work,. >> reporter: william campos used money as a slush fund and took kick-backs for spearing the funds to unknown location, county executive said his office has protocols in place for oversight of grant funds which is different than the county council. >> we have a committee and we make sure sure these are legitimate and we're giving taxpayer dollars to and they'r

it 5:27 coming up on "fox news morning" maryland governor larry hogan says more elected officials will be charged in connection with a bribery scandle in prince george countsy. >> living life of couch potato can be fun and enjoyable especially when overworked and tired. it could hurt you when it comes to baist line. >> a live look across the d.c. region we're halfway through the week, folks, we're getting there. 5:7 is the time now. 42 degrees. wisdom martin even dancing on a wednesday you cannot see. it ma'am init. ment as you get out of bed. >> we'll be back after this >> confirmation hearings day two attorney general jeff sessions goes back to the hill to answer questions about beliefs and past behavior. >> and prince george county could face corruption charges related to liquor board bribery scandal. fox news morning now. >> good morning to you thank you very much for joining us i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm holly morris. >> today is wednesday, january 11. >> all right. erin como is talking about traffic and michael thomas about the weather coming up in a moment. >> in fact weather is