investigators found the body of 31-year-old laura wallen who was four months pregnant and a shallow grave in damascus yesterday. >> we got the report from the autopsy today and found that laura had been shot in the back of the head. stephen: 32-year-old tyler tessier arraigned in court a few days after he appealed to the state for the woman he is now charged of murdering. >> i pray that she is safe and comes back. andhen: laura wallen tessier had dated on and off for about a decade. but tessier was dating a woman in damascus and recently had asked her to marry him. >> dozens of lies and inconsistencies. stephen: investigators say that both women believe that tessier was dating them exclusively. that a confrontation could provide a motive. >> total shock. to hear something like this happen to come and find out it is that close to home. and his tessier fiancÉe, the other woman, lived a short distance from where we are standing now. i spoke with their neighbors and fiancÉen said that the is also a victim of tessier. tessier is being held without bond. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. alison: and

laura wallen was a teacher at wild lake high school in columbia. st night a vigil was held in her honor. they were emotional as several students told us ms. wallen changed their lives. >> like, how could you be possessed with so much hate to take a soul that meant so much to people. look around you. look around you. these are kids. >> i had a lot of trouble in school. in 11th grade when i finally had her, she turned it around. she told me i could do what i could do as a >> the last person was a college student. he came home from school to help the search because ms. wallen meant so much to him. grief counselors will be at wild lake high school today for anyone who needs them. >>> we've been telling you about the search for laura wallen since last week. her father texted news 4's kristin wright and said simply, lawyer is in the loving arms of god now. >> we have much more on the ongoing investigation justin finch will be at the high school later this morning. >>> build that wall. >> remember that chant from the trump campaign trail. it could be that

officers found the body of 31-year-old laura wallen in a shallow grave. tyler tessier was arrested for her measure. she was last seen with him. her sister received a troubling text from her phone that night, it said tyler had taken her to a open field up in the damascus area, she said i'm not sure why we're up here, but he's taken nowhere. on monday tessier texted laura's sister pretending to be her, the text said the baby isn't tyler, the police found wallen's suv at a parking lot. tessier admitted to driving it out there, disposing of the front license plate, driver's license and phone. two days ago police arranged a press conference with tessier and laura wallen's parents. the parents agreed to take part knowing he was a suspect. police said his demeanor was suspicious. listen how he responds to a reporter about the last time he talked to laura. >> your last conversation was her? >>. >> reporter: detectives tell me the delayed reaction when he's thinking about how to answer question was suspicious. during the news conference there were parts he was eva

they say they have recovered the body of laura wallen. they did not say where. they have understood a suspect around 5:30 this afternoon. we have reached out to wallen's family, to her friends. a vigil was set to be held tonight near wilde lake high school in columbia where wallen taught. hold a news conference tonight at 8:00. we'll stream that live online and we'll have coverage tonight on news4 at 11:00. so just a saddeneding. working to get more information about who police have arrested and where they found laura wallen. leon? >> thank you, kristin. absolutely heartbreaking. we'll stay on top of that story. >> we will. >>> we're going to go to doug now for an update on our weather. let's head to that. >> the remnants of irma moving over us and all eyes on jose as we make our way over the next couple of days. plenty of sunshine ending on a different note. 80 degrees with the sunshine and winds out of the south and helping to warm things up a little bit. no rain. storm team 4 is dry and as we look to the west, the remnants of irma is making its way. no oranges

that's the man police introduced to the public at laura wallen's boyfriend. however we're learning there's a lot more to this >> we know that many of you are grieving with laura's family tonight. >> reporter: more than one week after 31-year-old laura wallen was last heard from montgomery county police found her body in a field off price distillery road in demass as and tyler tessier has been arrested for her murdered. >> cadaver dogs indicated on the area and ultimately detectives found the body of laura wall anyone a shallow grave. >> tyler tessier was introduced to the public monday as laura's boyfriend and father of her unborn child. laura's family was seen holding his hand and comforting him. police say it was all a roos to get tyler to talk. >> the decision to allow him to participate in that news conference was a calculated decision made by the detectives in this case for the expressed purpose of hearing what he had to say. it was done with the approval and knowledge of of the victim's family. >> meanwhile "fox5" confirmed from a source close to laura t

was a nationwide be on the lookt days, we've been covering every day, there has been no sign of laura wallen. in about an hour, i want to take you to video. just across the street from wilde lake high school. where wallen is a teacher. there will be a special -- it's being called hope ceremony it will happen around 7:30 at the inner faith center. we asked police if foul play was suspected. they would only refer to this days as suspicious, we asked if acquaintances of laura's are being talked to about this disappearance. >> you know, that's a good question. that's all part of a thorough and complete investigation. we start with the person, who's missing. and who that person had contact with. family, close friends coworkers and investigators begin looking for those people. sometimes, like an ever expanding circle, if you will. >> reporter: tony, shawn, police are asking to his relay the information that a $25,000 award that has been provided by the family is out there. there was some talk that that reward had been increased but police say it stands at $25,000. they're looking for any informati

stephen: he and laura wallen were last seen together september 2. investigators believe that he took her to the remote area near damascus shortly after, near the home where he lived part-time with another girlfriend. >> she sent a text message saying that tyler had taken her to an open field in damascus. stephen: so far, no definitive word on a motive. >> he was in a relationship. people talked about the fact the victim is pregnant. that is all speculation. investigators told me that tyler had two girlfriends, possibly three. tonight he is behind bars, awaiting an appearance in court. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. alison: as mentioned, the man accused of killing laura wallen pleaded for help finding her just days ago. tonight, the police say they allowed the press conference to go on even as he was already a suspect. tim barber sifting through what he said monday. it is really just stunning to go back and see this. spokehe accused killer right to lore as if she was alive. detectives say that tyler knew his girlfriend and unborn child were never comin

justin being thank you. >>> news 4 has been in contact with laura wallen's family throughout the last week and a half. her father texted kristin wright after the police broke the news here. he said simply that laura is in the loving arms of god now. laura wallen, four months pregnant, just 31 years old. >>> 6:06 now. the mother of the man accused of setting his pregnant girlfriend on fire says he's being portrayed as a monster. la quinn phillips' family don't believe that he doused his girlfriend, set her on fire. phillips has no criminal past, is a trainer and was recently accepted as a firefighter with the d.c. fire department. >> he's a coward. he's less than a man. walk away. if you don't want the responsibility, walk away. >> this is not my son. my son could not have done a heinous crime like this. >> fphillips is charged with attempted murder. his attorney maintains he is not guilty. grinage and the baby are still in critical condition. >>> if you know someone who needs help or need help, search safe at home. you'll find a link to local resources for people affected by domestic

almost from the moment 31-year-old howard county school teacher laura wallen disappeared from her only home over labor day weekend her family believed wallen's boyfriend the father of her unborn child was responsible. monday of this week they sat with tyler tessier at a press conference pleading for help to find the missing wond and listened to all of us as he spoke. >> laura, if you are listening, it doesn't matter what is happening. it doesn't matter. brad: police say it was lies. they too, felt that tessier killed her. they found her body yesterday in a field that tessier repeatedly visited they arrested him and charmed him with murder. today after he was ordered held without bond laura's father spoke about having to endure tessier's alleged lies. >> it was all we could do to be seen as a unified family with him. he is brad: so we are continuing to work on the story. when we come back at 5:00, you will have more of the incredible composure of this man who just lost his daughter, had to endure that press conference and then today sit through this court hearing. quite a family indeed.

cadaver dogs con veepd on the area and ultimately detectives found the body of laura wallen in a shallow grave. >> tyler tessier was introduced to the public as laura's boyfriend and father of her unborn child. they were seen holding his hand and comforting him and it was all a rouse to get him to talk. >> decision to allow him to participate in the news conference was calculated decision made by the detest activities in this case for the expressed purpose of hearing what he had to say done with the approval and knowledge of the victim's family. >> meanwhile "fox5" confirmed through a source close to laura tyler was living in demascus with another woman and was in a relationship with her for years. and that source says laura recently found out about that situation and th something to do with her disappearance. >> we've determined that mr. tessier was the last person known to have been with the victim. they were seen together on surveillance camera video on saturday, september 2 in a grocery store near the vi victim's home. it is suspected by investigators that she was killed the next day

laura wallen is four months pregnant. just yesterday her familiar father and boyfriend spoke out to the public hoping someone will come forward. her family is now offering a $25,000 reward. tomorrow night a gathering of hope for laura is planned in colombia. fox5 will continue to follow this important story. make sure you stay with us for all the latest updates. anjali hemphill, fox5 local underway in florida following the detrucks of hurricane irma. take a large audience at this video from tampa. the storm roofed of ripped roofs of a building. the storm is being blamed for a dozen dweghts in florida bringing the overall death toll to 55. it could be weeks before all the power is restored. also the white house announced president trump will visit florida on thursday. >> here's a live look outside. let's see, yes, it's dark once again. it has been a nice day and a nice night. how long will the weather last, sue. >> i'm going to check in with the we have had a pretty quiet diane you probably noticed we had some clouds aroun

and we just want her back. >> laura wallen is four months pregnant and police are calling her disappearance suspicious. tyler tesier says laura was very excited for the new school years and nothing seemed out of place before she disappeared. >> i think leading up to, leading she's missing i don't, i don't believe anybody has any inclination to think that something was wrong. >> now the family is the one that is offing this $5,000 reward. this is not coming from the police. you all have questions about some of the circumstances of her disappearance and so did we. we asked the police today about who had last seen her alive and who had seen her not only seep her but where the police declined to answer that question and also again declined to answer any questions about the text message and who it was sent to and what it was about. and the police have also said nothing about the car her car her 2011 escape that was found in columbia. they have not described anything found inside it whether or not there was any kind of obvious foul play or a note or any forensic evidence they may have recovered.

>> reporter: well, doreen, laura wallen used to walk around this campus. she got her teaching degree here at towson, and now one of her old students who goes to school here has made a special tribute. and she is hoping and praying ms. wallen comes home. >>> there's no doubt laura wallen's students at wild lake high school love her. new video tonight of the missing social studies teacher in the classroom where she is missed. >> we're going to read. >> reporter: lindsey marie now a freshman at towson keeps watching these videos of her favorite teacher and now in much darker days she has recorded this one. >> ms. wallen, if you're watching this, i want you to know how many people love you. myself included. we are all missing you and looking for you and trying to spread the word so we can find you and bring you home. >> reporter: we met up with lindsey today to talk about her youtube tribute. >> she's one of those people who is really close to her students. she helped me through some personal family stuff. she was always there and she always knew when somethin

wallen's sister says laura and tyler tessier had been on and off for the past seven years. months pregnant when she disappeared, tessier, the

wallen's sister says laura and tyler tessier had been on and off for the past seven years. wallen four months pregnant when she disappeared, tessier, the tessier had asked laura's father to marry her. he eventually admitted he was engaged to another woman, a woman laura wallen had just texted. >> we have team coverage for this case and a closer look at tessier. we begin with new reaction from the family and kristin wright who is live in rockville. kristin? >> reporter: laura wallen's family stood right outside the courthouse here and talked about their grief. laura's father also answered questions about laura's boyfriend and didn't mince words. >> he has been deceiving and lying their entire existence, and their relationship was the only thing that laura and her family ever thought about. >> reporter: laura wallen's father, after watching her boyfriend and accused killer in court, the judge denying bond. laura's family facing a lifetime >> we were praying for a good old-fashioned miracle. god did not give us the miracle that i asked for, but he did give us a miracle nonethel

police confirmed laura wallen was shot in the back of the head. they have not said if that was the cause of death. they are still looking for the murder weapon. her boyfriend, tyler tessier, has been charged with murder. it seemed from the time that she first disappeared, her family suspected him but imagine for a moment, being those parents, having to sit next to the daughter's life. marcella robinson is more with us -- here with us with more on what that might have been like. >> reporter: really hard to imagine. her parents say that was the hardest thing they have had to do. sit there. prosecutors believe that a love triangle is the motive for all of this, because her boyfriend was planning to marry another woman. >> we were praying for a good, old-fashioned miracle. god did not give us the miracle that i asked for. but, he did give us a miracle, nonetheless. we have our daughter back. >> reporter: laura wallen's parents talk about their daughter after her boyfriend, tyler tessier's first court appearance. >> i pray that she is safe and, >>. >>

he lied to my face. >> that is laura wallen. the father of -- that is mark wallen, the father of laura wallen the girl killed here. he said he participated in the press conference because he felt it would get the, in his word "baby's daddy name and picture out to help break the case." he said his wife actually held the hand of the man they thought killed their daughter. she was so upset she was shaking and had to put a second hand on to keep under control. terrible story. in rockville, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: so may's she was able to hold it together. brad, thank you. grief counselors were on hand today at wild lake high school in howard county. that is where wallen taught and was named teacher of the year just last year. >> she represented best. the students are suffering today. >> the students talked about how disturbing it was to see her boyfriend, accused killer, speaking on the news. hear wallen's father talk about the decision to go along with that on the abc7 facebook page. jonathan: the clock is ticking in the ca

word of laura wallen's death spread wednesday spread wednesday night, just as students and coworkers were gathering at wilde lake high school to pray for her safe return. loved ones instead leaned on each other for support, as they mourned. several of wallen's current and former students were there. they struggled to make sense of the news. a mobile crisis team has been established at wilde lake high a mobile crisis team has been established at wilde lake high school to support the community following wallen's murder. breaking overnight. there are conflicting claims this morning about a there are conflicting claims this morning about a bipartisan deal between democrats and president trump, regarding "daca". president trump hosted house minority leader, nancy pelosi - and senate minority leader, chuck schumer at a white house dinner last night. afterwards-- the democrats issued a statement saying quote "we agreed to enshrine the protections of daca into law quickly, and to work out a package of border security, excluding the wall." daca she were brought to the u-s as children, from de

people are leaving flowers outside laura wallen's condo in olney. their memories of her. a woman who recently moved into the complex says wallen reached out, and invited her and her sister over. wallen taught social studies and law at wilde lake high school in columbia. students have placed dozens of notes on her classroom door.. as a tribute. 5:xx - new developments now in another high profile case in montgomery county. ryan hughes is a catherine hoggle - the mother accused in the disapperance of her two chidlren - now indicted on two counts of murder. jacob and sarah hoggle of montgomery county disappeared three years ago. they have never been found. their mother catherine has been the prime suspect. she's repeatedly been ruled incompetent to stand trial. previous misdemeanor charges were set to expire today.. but the new ones ensure hoggle will stay in custody. we will continue to follow the latest in this case and bring you updates as we get them. breaking overnight - tensions returning to sky high levels after another north korean missile launch. the missile was fired

he sits in jail charged with the first degree murder of his girlfriend laura wallen.he ws a beloved teacher and was four months pregnant. her father had this to say outside the courthouse today. >> we were praying for a good old fashioned miracle god did not give us the asked for but he did give us a miracle, nonetheless. we have our daughter back. >> matt ackland is following new developments in the case. he's in rockville right now with more. matt. >> reporter: jim, the wallen family walked into court today, a lot of them and sat in the front row. they watched as a man accused of killing their daughter stood in front of a judge. this is through closed circuit tv. then prosecutors laid out this case. they started with a missing persons case. that's what we knew last week. and they wrapped up by talking about a shallow grave. it was at a damascus farm where police made the sad discovery a shallow grave about 10 by 10. prosecutors say in court clothing was seen protruding from the ground. >> he is a monster and he is a liar. >> reporter: mark wallen laura's father says

home. >> reporter: as we've been reporting, laura wallen is a social studies teacher in columbia. that's not too far away from where her car was found. tonight, we can tell you students are organizing online, using the hashtag bring wallen home. they're also creating emotional videos of hope. ♪ [ music ] >> my teacher, laura wallen is missing. she's the kind of teacher that really genuinely cares about her students. and we all care about her. >> there never was a day where you'd walk in her door, and she wouldn't be there asking how are you? how is your day going? >> a really tight hug. which i could really use right now. so i've always just known you were there. >> the community's been rocked, because she is so important and special. and not like any other person i've ever met. >> miss wallen, if you're watching this, i know how many people love you, myself included. we are all missing you, and looking for you and trying to spread the word so we can find you and bring you home. >> the friends and loved ones who put this all together say it

exclusive insight from someone who knew laura wallen very well angelica lee. >>reporter: good evening, before laura's body was found, fox5 was contacted by a close friend, that friend told us about the press qurches orchestrated by police. they told us that tyler, her boyfriend was actually engaged to another woman. fox5 was the first to identify that woman and even make contact with her. however, we had to keep the whole thing under wraps in order to not jeopardize this investigation. well, tonight he we are shedding more light on laura and also learning more about how he managed to keep his double life a secret for so long. being a mom, that was her goal in life. that was like her mission. you could tell that there was this sense of calm that came over her when she found out that she was pregnant. christiana said she never expected her childhood best friend would end up dead. her body discovered in a shallow grave on a demass cuss farm. he is a monster and he is a liar. ever since watching the press conference today and he said that it was only thij we ever f

just search laura wallen. >>> here's a look at the other top stories. in just a few hours, fema is expected to give an update on the federal response to hurricane irma. this comes after 64 nursing homes in florida still without full power, along with the relief and recovery efforts, there's a criminal investigation under way after eight senior citizens were discovered dead at a nursing home in hollywood, florida, on wednesday. >>> for the second time in weeks, north korea launched a ballistic missile. south korea responded with one of their own. they called it a dangerous action. >>> we're following breaking news. we're just learning about an explosion in london. at this point, we don't have a lot of information to share. reports say it may have happened in a subway station. british police would only call it an incident. they are rushing first responders to the scene right now. when we find out which subway station and if anyone has been hurt and obviously the motive behind the blast, we'll bring it to you right here. >>> you may have a pretty tough tim

ended in tragedy when right around this time last night, we learned police had found the body of laura wallen and they arrested her boy friend for the crime. >> pat lawson muse is in the newsroom with a possible motive. pat? >> doreen, laura said he lied the entire time they were dating. tessier was engaged to another woman, a woman he proposed to after finding out wallen was pregnant. the woman that wallen actually texted. wallen was four months pregnant when her family reported her missing. tessier who acknowledged being the father of her unborn baby was the last person to see her alive. police say they had been looking into inconsistencies in his story and even before he appeared at that news conference earlier this week, he had already been identified by police as a person investigators eventually traced everything back to a remote field in damascus where they discovered wallen's body in a shallow grave. court documents show wallen had texted her sister about being in that field reportedly to look at land that they might build a house on. tessier admitted to police he's the person who dit

the family of missing school teacher laura wallen is now planning her funeral. 4 months pregnant, was found in a shallow grave on a rural property in damascus. montogomery county police say her boyfriend, tyler tessler, has been arrested and charged with her murder. he is due in court today for a bail hearing. good morning washington. toss to eileen - another chance for rain today - warm & humid through the weekend today - warm & humid through the weekend - still watching hurricane jose today: mostly cloudy, warm and humid. isolated am shower. pm rain and thunderstorms possible. highs: 78-81 winds: sw 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. showers ending. patchy fog. lows: 59-65 winds: wnw 5 mph friday: partly sunny. warm and muggy. stray shower. highs: 80-83 winds: nw to sw 5 mph developing now a criminal investigation is eight patients died at a nursing home near miami. oppressive heat and humidity set in after hurricane irma knocked out the power to the facility. and while the medical examiner has not determined if the deaths are heat-related... most of those who di

police believe that laura wallen was killed on sunday, september 3rd. you may also recall that laura's car was found in columbia a few days ago and they tell us during that press conference that tyler tessier admitted to taking that car to columbia and dumping it taking off the front license plate getting rid that of along with laura's cell phone and driver's license. live outside montgomery county police hdq news. >> her former students are taking the news incredibly hard. many learning the news that her body was found as they arrived have a vigil of hope last night at wild lake high school. >> what motivated you? like why -- why you -- why you -- >> she's the reason we all graduated. i can say that for everybody here. of she's the reason we all graduated. she influenced us to be better in life. >> she truly is one of those special teachers that touches children here before she touches them up here. >> one student came from florida to attend the vigil. the school says today grief counselors will be on hand to help the students cope with the devastating

just search laura wallen. it's now 5:05. >>> here's a look at the other top if florida still struggling to clean up after hurricane irma. you can see destroyed homes. some homes still without full power. in a few hours we'll have an update. >>> for the second time in a few weeks, north korea launched a ballistic missile over japan. the u.n. security council will hold a meeting today to discuss the latest action. in a quick show of force, south korea responded to a missile tis of its own. that he called north korea's test a dangerous, provocative action. >>> violent protests on inauguration day in downtown d.c. nearly 200 people were charged with that protest. they're now learning that the charges will not be dismissed. lawyers for the accused rioters say that in the charging documents is not criminal, rather it's protected by first amendment speech. the judge disagreed, though. the alleged rioters will begin going to trial in groups later this year. >>> dozens of events are planned across d.c. this weekend. fr

we have our daughter back. >> reporter: now, we learned late yesterday that laura wallen had been shothead. prosecutors believe this may have been part of a dangerous love triangle and that would confirm what one of laura's close friends told fox5 days before her body was found, that tessier was living with and was engaged to another woman. now, the friend told fox5 that she and laura actually last month when laura told her that tyler was moving in with her. they'd had an on and off relationship for about seven years, laura and tyler did. miller said there were always signs that tyler tessier was not truthful but he had the power to manipulate laura. >> she said she really wanted her relationship with tyler to progress and they were talking about getting engaged. he had taken her to look at a ring. she loved, she loved, she loved and she was a hopeless romantic. she was just thoughtful and creative and she just had the biggest heart and she -- he just took that away. i just want my friend back. >> reporter: now, it's pleasbelieved that laura may hae contacted this other woman trying to

laura wallen disappeared on labor day. it was only monday that tessier made a tearful plea for her return. >> i just pray. i pray that she's safe. she comes back. >> reporter: police think tessier took wallen to a wooded area near damascus, they say she was scared, took a photo, and texted it to her sister. at noon, crews found tessier's body there in a shallow grave. >> we had a real sense of dread that this was the way it was going to end up, and we were sad when we found the body that confirmed our fears. >> reporter: investigators said that showed in tessier's interviews, but police let him speak publicly monday. tessier held the hand wallen's mother. the family knew that police suspected the boyfriend. >> we had already identified a couple of inconsistencies he gave us. it was a calculated decision to allow him to speak at the press conference. >> reporter: as for the motive in this case and the manner of death, both of those still not clear. as for charges in the death of the unborn baby in this case, montgomery coun

. >> reporter: steve and allison, that suspect is laura wallen's boyfriend and the father of her unbornhild. police say tyler tessier dumped laura's car in columbia and then asked a friend to help him clean up a mess. now, it was noon yesterday when detectives and cadaver dogs found laura wallen's body buried in that shallow grave. the property off price's distillery road in damascus is near one that belongs to a friend of tessier. police had been tracking him and said tessier mad visits there over the last week and that kind of tipped them off. 31-year-old laura wallen was last heard from on labor day. we now know that that troubling text that she sent her sister actually came from tessier using laura's phone pretending to be laura. tessier appeared with the wallen family at a press conference while detectives were watching him closely. >> determined that mr. tessier was the last person known to have been with the victim. they were seen together on surveillance camera video on saturday, september 2nd in a grocery store near the victim's home. it is suspected by investigators that she w

police say 31-year-old laura wallen last contacted her family in a text message on sunday. her family says that they've been unable to reach her since. she's pregnant and is a teacher in columbia. she may be driving a black 2011 ford escape with maryland tags m522473. >> 4:34 is the time. president donald trump -- donald trump jr. set to meet with senate committee members behind closed doors this morning. the questioning is expected to focus on june 2016 and that meeting with the kremlin connected low. the committee system expected to is questions about the firing of james comey as fbi director. >> also this morning president trump continues his push for tax reform. it comes after he cut an unexpected deal with democrats leading leaders in his own party surprised. but now he's -- he needs congress to deliver on that package. the president is banking on bi proposal a reality. >> we need tax reform that is pro growth, pro jobs, pro worker, pro family and, yes, pro american. >> the president democratic leaders demands for a three month extension in the debt limit. the decision

tessierthat is tyler pleading for the safe return of his girlfriend laura wallen. larry: last night, police announcing his arrest, saying he murdered wallen and buried her body. suzanne kennedy is live where tessier is due in court this morning. authorities saying there were inconsistencies in tyler tessier's story that ultimately led to his arrest after laura wallen's body found in a shallow grave in damascus. the 31-year-old was a teacher at wilde lake high school. she was last seen with her boyfriend september 2 at a grocery store stop her car was discovered several days later on september 7. police say they believe she was killed on the third. wallen was four months pregnant. police saying last night the last text her family received indicated tessier was not the baby's father. authorities saying it was tessier who sent the text. tessier appeared earlier this week at the press conference saying he did not know where wallen was, old and her mother's hand and pleading for her safe return -- holding her mother's hand, and pleading first of return. he will be arrai

police believe laura wallen was killed that sunday september 3rd. you may recall that laura's car was found in columbia, maryland, and during that press conference last night, police said that tessier admitted to driving laura's car there, removing the front license plate and also disposing of that, her cell phone and her driver's license. live outside montgomery county police headquarters, i'm melanie alnwick, fox5 local news. >> thanks, mel. >>> 5:04 is our time right now. let's talk politics. chuck schumer and house minority leader nancy pelosi say they've reached a deal dreamer's act a the new deal would enshrine protections for the nearly 800,000 immigrants brought illegally to this country as children who had ben from itd from former president barack obama's program. it would include border security but not the funding to the construction of a border wall. >> president trump working with democrats to get tax reform legislation passed this year. one of the main focuses up for discussion is cutting taxes for businesses and the middle class. pres

laura wallen was shot in the back of her head.er boyfriend, tyler tessier was arrested for her death. prosecutors say he was leading a that may have been his motive. >>> today, catherine hoggle will appear in court. sources confirm that she has been charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of her children, sarah and jacob. hoggle was the last person seen with the kids in september of 2014. she had faced several charges, including child neglect but was not competent to stand trial. >>> dozens of events may impact how you get around d.c. this weekend. >> megan mcgrath is working on the national mall with the closures you need to know about. megan, it's going to get quite busy down there. >> reporter: yeah. we have a lot of different events. big crowds expected. many of those things are happening in the area around the national mall. you would expect that the smithsonian metro would be the choice for getting around. not so. for security reasons, law enforcement asked fwor the station to be closed. we'll see a lot of road clos

wilde lake high school is less than half a block from apartment complex where laura wallen's black s.u.v. was found thursday night. that is the last big clue. police don't have evidence of foul play but they don't know where she is and what has happened to her. she is a very popular teacher at the wilde lake high school and former students think highly of her. that is why they are helping organize the event tonight across from the school. they are holding out hope she will come home safe. they are expecting a large crowd i'm told tonight. reporting live in columbia, in howard county. i'm tom roussey. abc7 news. jonathan: now to breaking news out of washington state. we come on the air, we are learning new information about a shooting at a high school a student is dead. three others are wounded but they are expecting to recover. a gunman opened fire in the peak of the school day. >> one more victim in the classroom. >> police say the shooter is in custody right now. the governor of washington calling the deadly incident heartbreaking. michelle: another big store we're following tonight. g

so much of laura wallen's story begins and ends at her condo. she was last seen here. neighbors telling us overnight, they saw police going into they are home appearing to be gathering some kind of clues. we're working with montgomery county police to confirm that fact. we can tell you, labor day morning about 8:30 a.m., she was last seen here alive d because she has not been seen or heard from since. her family now hoping that she's okay because she is also four months pregnant. often showing off her sonogram to friends and loved ones and posting it on her fridge at home. she is a well-liked teacher at wild lake high school in columbia. she did not show for the first day of class. it's a chilly development in the case. what they're calling a very troubling text. not telling us, though, what was in the text. it brought her dad to her condo. here, he found no sign of her. take a look at this as well. also missing, laura's ford suv. a black 2011 escape with maryland tags. 522 -- m 522473. neighbors telling us they have gone out to search for that vehicle and finding no s

laura wallen was four months pregnant and on labor day. her car was found five days later and her family is offering a $25,000 reward. >> let's catch you you up on you news from the city of college park. before midnight officials made a decision on controversial st mary protectress poseal to give non voting right to citizens. >> that came down after 4 hours of debate. what happened, mel. >> good morning, guys, quite the overflow crowd here last night and in the end of city of college park became the 7th in maryland to extend voting rights to non citizen and this vote was collide for a couple months because of threats city council members and the player. though the public hearing last night was mostly civil there was a large police presence. nearly 2 dozen people signed up to speak and debate went on until close to midnight. here's a sample of some of the public comment. >> reality is allowing all people to vote in elections is making it more inclusive that's history of voting rights expansion in united states and what happens to neighbors

larry: the murder of laura wallen rocked a region. tonight we are learning more about how police and prosecutors are making their case against her boyfriend. maryland bureau chief brad bell is live in rockville to brad: i had an opportunity to talk to the lead detective on the case today telling me they have a mountain of evidence they will be presenting eventually to a jury in the courthouse. but there has been much talk about the press conference earlier in the week when the suspect was actually put under pressure. police wanted to see how he behaved when speaking into a microphone. and how he behaviored when looking into a live television camera. detectives were hoping to rattle suspected killer tyler tessier and trying desperately to find his missing girlfriend laura wallen. so were laura's parents, appearing with tessier at the press conference to plead for information, fighting their raging emotions. >> it defies description, the awfulness and the horror that we have been put through. >> the lead detective saying the telling mom

but the hope is that it will help bring laura wallen home.k to you. >> w a kristin. >>> some students in the district walked out of school in the middle of the day in protest of president trump's decision to end daca. he saw dozens of kids as they left. we saw them from wilson high school in northwest d.c. headed for metro. the kids told us they plan to demonstrate outside trump international hotel downtown. >>> among those living in limbo, a local mother holding onto hope, she won't be torn away from her two young children. she is one of 800,000 who call themselves dreamers, hoping the president and congress reach a deal to allow them to stay. news 4's mark sea graves talked with an immigrant who got free advice on issues including daca. >> reporter: she appears to be living the american dream. she has a good job as a medical assistant. she's raising her two young children. but while her children are u.s. she's one of about 800,000 young people allowed to stay in the united states under daca. but since president trump's threat to end daca if

we have our daughter back. >> reporter: now we learned late yesterday that laura wallen had been shotrs believe this may have been part of a dangerous love triangle. now, that would confirm what laura's close friend told fox5 days before her body was found, that tyler tessier was living with an and engaged to another woman. she told fox5 that she and laura argued last month when laura said tyler was moving in with her. miller said there were always signs that tyler -- that tessier wasn't being truthful. they had an on and off relationship, laura and tyler did, for about seven years but she said that he had the power to manipulate laura. >> she said that she really wanted her relationship with tyler to progress and they were talking about getting engaged. he had taken her to look at a ring. she loved, she loved, she loved, she loved and she was a hopeless romantic. she creative and she just had the biggest heart and he -- he just took that away. i just want my friend back. >> reporter: now, it's believed that laura may have contacted this other woman trying to set up some sort of a fac

detectives have concerns about laura wallen who has been missing for days and never showed up for the first day of school. michael, staff and students are hoping for a safe return? >> reporter: that's right. miss wallen was one of the cool teacher, someone that people liked being around. students and staff at wilde lake high school are spending the first week back, worried. >> miss wallen. >> reporter: laura wallen isn't at her condo in montgomery county and neighbors haven't seen her walking her dog in days and she talked with her family last on sunday. >> i said a prayer for her and her family. >> reporter: police will not say if the 31-year-old is in danger but they are concerned especially because she's pregnant. >> the children are thinking about things that could have happened to her. >> reporter: she was named teacher of the year two years ago. >> oh, she's really nice, really nice. probably one of the kindest teachers. >> like where could she have gone? >> reporter: nothing but unanswered questions like is she with someone else? >> i hope she is found quickly and know that peo

police say he was last person scene with laura wallen saturday s september 2nd on surveillance video day, laura sent a chilling text to a friend. >> saying that tyler had taken her to an open field up in the damascus area and she says i'm not sure why we're up here but he's taking me to this place in the middle of nowhere. something to that effect. the friend said take a picture and she did. >> reporter: then noon yesterday, detectives and cadaver dogs found laura wallen's body in shall hoe grave on that property in damascus it was near a farm on price distillery road where he had stayed from time to time. police say he made several trips to his friend's farm in the last week and that was a tip off. sources also told fox5 he was living with another woman and laura recently found out about it. during the press conference yesterday, police toll us that he admitted to dumping laura's car in that apartment complex where it was found in columbia. also admitted to removing the license plate and dumping that along with laura's cell phone and her driver's license. his first appearance in cour

a source tells "fox5" laura wallen's vehicle was found in howard county.re was a large police presence yesterday in a neighborhood near the school where wallen teaches. and fox r5 laura evans is live in columbia tonight with more on the story. lauren. >> tone yes, i we're right here at the grammar c town center and it's a community that is about five minute away from the school where laura wall school and it's a five minute drive away and neighbors tell us that dwled was a very large police presence here and they were in two separate areas and today there were police out here as well. you're looking at video of that. and yesterday, they say they were look around an area of a dumpster and they also towed away a black ford escape and the car belonging to laura wallen. now, wallen is a teacher wild like high school and be loved teacher there. she was recently named teacher of the year and her apartment is about a 30 minute drive away. and only maryland. and she was last heard from on monday when she september what police tribd arizona troubling text message t

jonathan: the police are handing out flyers in hopes of getting clues that may lead to laura wallen. nancy chen has the latest. nancy: the police say they need more tips. friends and family of laura wallen continue their mission to find the four-month pregnant schoolteacher. they searched across colombia not far fromolney, where her car was found late last week. investigators continue to search for clues. people are posting notes, pictures, and laying flowers at her home as the police investigate this is a missing persons case. wallen was last seen in olney september 4. there is a $25,000 reward from the family leads to find her. jonathan: you can sign up for breaking news text alerts at our website, just go to wjla.com /text. alison: meanwhile, present time for two men convicted of stealing guns from virginia stores. they stole 35 some way automatic guns from a store in chantilly in march. the whole thing was caught on tape. each of them will spend five years in prison. they were also involved in the attempted gun theft in fredericksburg. jonathan: high tech swiping thousands by pla

tyler tessier charged with laura wallen's murder.ay we learned new details about the case and the victim's father also spoke out. fox5's matt ackland is live in rockville. matt, what a tough day for the family, for the community all around. >> reporter: oh, shawn, you're so right. this really is one that everyone is talking about and you're definitely right a tough one. today the wallen family walked into the courtroom. they sat in the first row and then they watched as the man who is accused of killing their daughter faced a judge through closed circuit tv. then the prosecutor stood up, faced the judge and basically laid out a case that started way then ended with a shallow grave. it was at a damascus farm where police made the sad discovery. a shallow grave about 10 by 10. prosecutors say in court laura's clothing was seen protruding from the ground. >> he is a monster and he is a liar. >> reporter: mark wallen laura's father says tyler tessier was the only reason he and his daughter would argue. he says as the investigation moved

here ars police releasing new details about the man charged with the murder of pregnant teacher laura wallennvestigators say they believe tyler tessier shot wallen before burying her in a shallow grave in damascus. police also believe tessier was secretly engaged to another woman. he is now charged with first degree murder. breaking overnight-- unrest in berkeley california-- outside a lecture by former breitbart editor, ben shapiro. police say at least 9 people were arrested. hundreds of people protested the conservative commentator visit to the university, but the demonstrations were mostly peaceful. good morning washington. toss to eileen - warm and humid days ahead - isolated afternoon shower chances - fall arrives a week from today - watching jose & the eastern atlantic today: am patchy fog. mostly sunny to mostly cloudy. isolated shower. highs: 81-85 tonight: partly to mostly cloudy. patchy fog. lows: 61-67 winds: w 5 mph saturday: partly sunny, warm and humid. isolated afternoon shower. highs: 81-85 winds: n to se 5 mph breaking news.. international tensions spiking again this morning

anyone with information about laura wallen should contact police. jonathan: i want to show you something. a woman walks up to the counter at a hotel. looks like she is calmly checking to the clerk about checking in. she is not. she is telling the clerk she is in danger. what happens next as a kidnapper watched from outside. michelle: shocking video. attacked with an axe. it came only minutes after an act of born and raised incian, dr. rrural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away. michelle: dramatic pictures to show you now. firefighters staring down the fire that destroyed families hose -- families' homes. it broke out on langston place in southeast d.c. by the time firefighters knoc

. >> at some time a vigil is planned at child lake high school for missing teacher laura wallen. pta is calling it a night of hope for students, familiar lane friends of the 32-year-old. many students are trying to actively help in the search passing out flyers and using # bring wallen home. laura wallen is 4 months pregnant and last heard from labor day her car was found five days later. her fatherly is offering a 25,000 reward. >> a man accused of killing a d.c. actress and yoga teacher will be in court. adrian dwayne johnson is in court for the murder of mc mccally. mccally was strangled to death and may have been sexll assaulted. >> time 4:43 topic of healthcare up for disc discussionment. both parties expect found veil new healthcare plans today. the latest republican healthcare effort is not a repeal of the afford kabl care act senator bernie santers is set to introduce legislation that would expand to universal health insurance backing business legislation at least 15 sdem catic senators. sanders wants to expand medicare from elderly patients to all americans. his plan wou

i don't know. >> reporter: one week earlier, 31-year-old laura wallen, a beloved high school social studies teacher, had gone missing. >> laura, if you're listening, doesn't matter what type of trouble. there's nothing we can't fix together. >> reporter: what tissr know is maryland police suspected laura was already dead and he might be the killer. police staged the press conference on monday hoping tessier might give away revealing details. >> it was a very calculated decision to ask him to be a part of that press event. >> reporter: in on the setup, laura's own family. her mother even holding tessier's hand. >> he is a monster. he is a liar. it was absolutely the hardest thing that my wife could do, to sit next to him and hold his hand. >> reporter: two days later, police would find laura's body buried in a shallow grave in a field belonging to a friend of tessier's. >> autopsy was done on the victim's body and it was determined that she had, in fact, been shot in the back of the head. >> reporter: and just hours later -- >> at 5:30 p.m. this afternoon, tyler tessier, mrs. wallen's boyfri

intro what in the world happened to 31-year-old laura wallen. acher at wild lake high school only about a mile from the gramercy apartments here in columbia, a gated community. this is where her suv was found inside. take vo wallen who is pregnant was at her olney condo with her boyfriend the night of september 2nd, two saturdays ago. a neighbor saw him leave at around 10 o'clock and then she left in her black explorer 10 minutes later. she hasn't been seen again. her boyfriend is speaking for the first time. (sot-tyler tessier / boyfriend "if someone has her... we just want her back" tag even though they are not releasing the details, police a private memorial service will be held at the national cathedral for the late nbc-four new anchor jim vance. he died july 22nd at the age of 75. vance worked at nbc-four since 19-69. he spent 48 years there. he was the longest-serving news anho today's service is being called a celebration of his life. an immigration debate playing out in prince george's county tonight. college park city leaders will decide