laura wallen was four months pregnant at the time of her death. the breaking news coming into the newsroom this afternoon. again, tyler tessier, 32 years old, charged with murder officially, indicted by a grand jury, one count of murder. from the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. pat, we'll excepted things back to you in the newsroom -- excuse me, the studio. >> all right, erika, thank you. the numbers continue to get worse in california. there are now 22 separate wildfires, at least 23 people dead. nearly 300 missing, and hundreds of others in shelters. more than 3,000 buildings, mostly homes, are destroyed. some homeowners luckier than others. >> and i saw a fire truck come up the street. they said, you have to go. i said, help me, man. i said, you can save my house. >> just heart breaking. >> that's in napa valley with more. >> jinah, the big problem is wind now, isn't it? >> reporter: yes, the winds are always what everyone is afraid of and winds were a huge factor in why the fires have grown as big as they did. the good news is the winds that we

tessier was arrested a few days later and we then learned while he had been dating laura wallen he wasngaged to another woman. in late august and according to a court document asked for a meeting woman to woman. today the state's attorney announced detectives have a video showing tessier and wallen together at a safe way the night of september 2nd at around 8:30 p.m. just hours later the pregnant 31-year-old was dead, shot in the back of the head and buried in a field in damascus. if tessier is convicted for the murder of laura wallen the judge at sentencing may be able to consider the death of the unborn fetus. the state's attorney also says he's considering filing a notice that would make tessier eligible to be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole if convicted. tony. >> [inaudible] out of the iran nuclear deal. the president announce his refusal to recertify iran's compliance with the deal. now while the move does not kill the agreement, the responsibility now falls on congress which must decide whether to impose sanctions on iran or attach new conditions to >> we will

tessier was arrested a few days later and we then learned while he was dating laura wallen he was engagedher woman. wallen had discovered that herself and according to a court document asked for a meeting woman to woman. detectives have a showing tessier and wallen together at a safe way the night of september 2nd around 8:30 p.m. hours later the pregnant 31-year-old was dead, shot in the back of the head and buried in a damascus field. if tessier is convicted for the murder of laura wallen the judge at sentencing may be able to consider the death of the unborn fetus. the state's attorney says he's also considering filing a notice that would make tessier eligible to be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole if convicted. in the news room laura demarco fox5 local news. >> investigators in anne arrundel county made their first arrest to help combat the growing opioid epidemic there. gabriel duval is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a man who overdosed in january. police say he sold fentanyl to the man which led to his death. if convicted for involuntary man

when tyler tessier was arrested for the murder of laura wallen state attorney john mccarthy said he was engaged to another woman. fact wallen apparently discovered in late august and acording to a court affidavit asked for a meeting, quote to him woman. the state's attorney revealed detectives found a video showing tessier and wallen together at a safe way 2nd at around 8:30 p.m. just hours later, investigators say the social studies teacher was dead. shot in the back of the head and buried in a demascus field. despite being nearly four months pregnant, tessier only been indicted on one count of murder. >> her child was autopsy. medical team established at the time of ms. wallen's murder, the child was 14 weeks old. based on medical testimony, the child was not viable independent of ms. wallen. >> reporter: mccarthy said if he is convicted, the judge at sentencing may be able to consider the death of the unborn fetus >> can a judge when fashioning an appropriate sentence take into consideration all of the facts and circumstances surrounding the case in come up with an appropriate senten

because laura wallen was only 14 weeks pregnant, her unborn child would not have survived on its own, making a second first-degree murder charge impossible to prosecute. >> many have asked about the fact that miss wallen was four months pregnant at the time of her death. kevin: today, montgomery county's top prosecutor declared tyler tessier won't face charges in the death of laura wallen's unborn child. a child police say he fathered. >> i don't know where she is. that's all. i don't know. kevin: tessier seen her pleading for the public's assistance in early september is now in jail awaiting charges on allegations he killed walen school teacher, and buried her body on a damascus farm. her child only 14 weeks old. >> based on the medical findings and a matter of law in maryland, as a result, the defendant is not chargeable with a second count of murder related to the child. kevin: despite the prosecutorial setbacks, both wallen's family and antiabortion groups, the state's attorney explains tessier still faces a sentence up to life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> we ar

news 4's kristin wright reports from rockville. >> reporter: laura wallen was pregnant, but she never got the chance to find out she was having a boy. a child her family says grand jury indicted her boyfriend tyler tessier for her murder. but today the states attorney confirmed that under maryland law tessier won't be charged for the death of the fetus. laura's family believes that's not right, telling news 4, our family will be meeting with governor hogan's office to discuss the fact that when laura was shot in the back of the head, her murderer stopped two beating hearts. nonprofit americans united for life strongly agrees. they wrote a letter to the acting u.s. attorney for maryland, urging him to file federal charges in the case. that would make it possible to bring a second murder charge against tessier under the unborn victims of violence act, also known as lacy and connor's law. >> under the federal law, the age of the baby has no bearing on whether a murder was committed. here we know there were two victims, laura and her unborn baby, at 14 weeks. and we're asking for justice

laura wallen was 14 weeks pregnant when she was killed. maryland's law requires a fetus to be a viable entity at the ti tessier will face charges only in wallen's death. michelle: new details on the las vegas massacre where the f.b.i. says it has found no connection at all between gunman stephen paddock and any terrorist or ideological group. that means they still have no motive in this. the revelation as police defend the response time. the timeline shows only seconds passed between the gunman wounding a guard and then opening fire in a crowd. initial reports had the gap as long as six minutes. jonathan: stopping short of pulling out of the iran nuclear deal altogether, president trump's decision to decertify iran's compliance puts the future in doubt. congress has 60 days to set or modify this agreement or reimpose sanctions. if congress does not act and the president said he will end the u.s. involvement in this. every other country says iran is complying with the terms and iran says it will continue to the u.s. does not. michelle: fire

authorities say that tessier may have led a double life and had at least two other girlfriends besides laura wallen. allen. a coma and lost her eye in the shooting. nancy: there was a fundraiser tonight to support her and her family. >> she went to a concert. it was hard to wrap my brain around it. when they said she got shot, i said she will be fine. but then they said she was in a coma and not breathing. reporter: but nearly two weeks after being shot in las vegas, she is improving, and so are her family's spirits. the former arundel high school student lost her right eye and is not fully alert, but she has been able to breathe on her own. while tenet is fighting in a las vegas hospital, her friends are fundraising in odenton, selling t-shirts and wristbands. >> at first it did not sound bad, but it was really bad. >> he said she had been shot. i said there was no way. he said, yes come in her head. >> it's hard to put into words that some of you is going through something like this. nobody wanted to comprehend the seriousness of the shooting, but they can comprehend the love the community is sho

a grand jury indicted tessier in the murder of teacher laura wallen. prosecutors say under maryland law they would need to show that the fetus was viable when wallen died and they cannot do that. an autopsy determined the fetus was 14 months old -- 14 weeks old when wallen was murdered. nancy: somebody was hit and killed by a car in seat pleasant. tim barber has the latest. tim: the driver stayed on the scene. that's the good news. pleasant three seat police officers blocking east capitol street, the westbound lanes where the crash happened, the collision with the pedestrian. a vehicle is still on the scene, the driver cooperating with investigators. we are told the person who was hit was transported to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead. investigators just clear the scene. we are winning to get more information about the driver and pedestrian who was hit. as soon as we get the details, we will bring them to you one wjla.com and in this broadcast. tim barber, abc 7 news. nancy: tim, thank you. be the first to know about breaking news by sett

. >> laura wallen was found shot to death in a field. her body left in a shallow grave this summer. wallen's boyfriend charged with her murder. we learned he will not be facing charges for the death of her fetus. news 4's kristin wright explains. >> reporter: laura wallen's family says her murderer stopped two beating hearts. she was having a boy. her family says she would have named him reid. a grand jury indicted laura's boyfriend tyler tessier for her murder. but today the state's attorney confirmed that under maryland law, tessier won't be charged for the death of the fetus. so laura's family says they will meet with the governor's office, telling news 4, although we understand the maryland law, our the legislature examine fetal homicide and revisit neonatal viability as the parameter for prosecuting a fetal homicide. nonprofit americans united for life strongly agrees. they wrote a letter to the acting u.s. attorney for maryland, urging him to file federal charges in the that would make it possible to bring a second murder charge against tessier under the unborn victims of viol

milk authoritiescharged tyler tessier with murdering laura wallen last month. during this morning'spress conference officials say she was 14 weeks pregnant when she was murdered. tessier willnot be charged with a second count of murder because the child was not independent of wallen. >>> relatives of [indiscernible] when her accused killer makes hi there's a preliminary hearing this afternoon. in june the17-year old was snatched after leaving the muslim society mosque. her body was found in apond. torres is accused ofkilling her with a baseball bat. some believe this was a hate crime. investigators sayit was a case of road rage. . >>> congress couldn't get it done repeal or replace the affordable care act. sopresident trump is taking action. he assigned an executive order rolling back portions of obamacare. the moveallows employers to buy low cost insurance across state lines. the administration is eliminating $7 billion in subsidy payments to insurers. that money helps bring down premiums for more than 6 million low income americans who are enrolled in obamaca

police say he killed laura wallen, -- a teacher, who was pregnant. her body was found in a shallow grave in damascus last month. authorities say tessier may have led something of a double life- and had at least two other girlfriends besides wallen. the man charged with murdering a muslim teen - will head to court today in fairfax county. police say 22-year-old darwin martinez torrez killed nabra hassanan with a baseball bat in an apparent road rage incident. martinez torrez is also accused of being in the country illegally. this morning a celebration of life for the prince george's county native found murdered hundreds of miles away. ashanti billie attended college in hampton roads virginia - her body was found down in charlotte. ryan hughes is live in fort washington with more. a massive fentanyl bust in anne arundel county. check this out - you're looking at more than 62-hundred pills more than 62-thousand dollars. thousand dollars cash... and computer equipment. this was all taken from a home on carver road in gambrills. one person is in custody.

funeral services were held saturday for laura wallen at the lutheran church of st. an true in silver spring. last month they found her body in a shallow grave more than a week after reported missing. investigators say her boyfriend tyler had tessier took her to a field and shot her. tessier you remember appeared as press conference with wallen's family you se him there pleading for safe re return. he is now behind bars in charge with laura's murder. >> meanwhile another memorial service was held in maryland yesterday for a man that died in mysterious house fire. ascia cofres's pod body was found in the base the of a home. still no word on cause of fire or the manner of of his death. the homeowner made it out alive. >>> 6:10 trouble on the tarmac reg app national airport. video shows moments after air lane planes struck each other moments after landing. one came in from miami and one from dallas the planes were inexpected and towed to the gates. no one was injured. >> the first day of october new laws going into effect maryland no means no law victim of sexual assaul

laura and her unborn son. she was four months pregnant and the program lists his name, reed wallen. the boyfriend charged with her death is tyler tesier. a few days before his arrest police held a news conference to ask for the public's help to find wallen. her family was there and so was he. he gave a statement and took questions. >> i just pray that -- i pray that she's safe and that she comes back. >> tesier was also seen holding the hand of wallen's mother and was comforted by her father. police say they knew he was a suspect before the news conference, but they let him talk to find inconsistencies. the parents were in on it too. that fact fascinated us so much, police letting a suspect take questions about a crime he may have committed. if asked a body language expert signs that he could be guilty. >> in this next one he's asked a question by a reporter, what was your last communication? >> i don't know where she is, that's all. i don't know. >> that's interesting. all he was asked about was last communication. that could have been maybe an altercation, there's that long pause.

laura wallen's body was found in a field in damascus. she was a teacher in columbia, maryland.nvestigators say tessier was living a secret life with another woman to whom he was engaged. >>> a painful lesson for dozens of high school students in gaithersburg. yellow jackets, you know, the bees, defending their nest just off school grounds swarmed a bunch of kids, as they were headed bruce leshan reports several students had allergic reactions. >> the nest is right here in this boxwood bush. i don't know if you can see it, but there's still actually yellow jackets flying in and out of of there, and sitting here on the ground. some of them are actually dying right now, because they have been sprayed repeatedly by the workers in this strip mall with insecticide. this was really crazy. a total of some 32 students at quince orchard high school right over here, were stung. amend the firefighters rushed here. they evaluated all those kids, turned out three of them needed to be taken to the hospital to get checked out, but none of those were suffering any kind of life-threatening injur

he shot and killed laura wallen last month. she was pregnant with his child when she disappeared. her body was found in a shallow grave in damascus. police say he admitted he was engaged to another woman. >>> hate is nothing new on a college campus. there have been so many recent incidents at the university of maryland, they've stepped up investigations. it has to do with the drawings and language someone scrawled inside a campus dining bathroom and one included a swastika. they're offering a $2,000 reward in that case. the student body president says these crimes shouldn't happen. >> i think as a community, we have kept saying this is unacceptable, this is unacceptable. but those have been words. we really have to start seeing action. >> here you're taking a look at the protests that have occurred on campus in relation to the incident. an action plan to reaffirm maryland's commitment to diversity is moving forward. >>> a warning now to parents in northern virginia to be alert about the people around your children. the loudoun county sheriff's office released these sketches of a m

police say he shot and killed laura wallen. she was four months pregnant with tessier's child when she disappeared. tessier appeared with wallen's parents at this news conference and tearfully asked for her return. her body was eventually found in a shallow grave in damascus. montgomery county police say tessier admitted he was engaged to another woman. >> a civil rights icon got a standing ovation tonight from students at the university of maryland. congressman john lewis talked about a new book ecko authored called march book 3. in it he talks about being part of the march on washington back in 1963. his speech comes on the same day that the university of maryland is offering a reward for anyone is spreading hate on campus. there have been at least three incidents between this month and last at the college park campus, including a swastika drawn inside a bathroom in the ellicott dining hall. >> equifax is dealing with another possible siecyberattack. equifax disabled one of its help pages after hacking. problems on that page

. >>> in montgomery county, funeral services were helped today for laura wallen. pregnant teacher police say was murdered by her boyfriend. friends and family gathered luther an church st. andrews to remember wallen. he was well known loved teacher in howard county. earlier this month they found wallen's body in with a shallow grave. investigate towards say her boyfriend took her to a field and shot her. that man, tyler tessier is changed with murder. >> another memorial service was held in maryland for a man that died in a mysterious house fire. the body was found earlier this month in the basement of a bethesda home he was working this 134er and the homeowner made it out alive. no word on the cause of fire. >> also montgomery country police need your help typing a missing bethesda man. william carter iii was seen leaving walter reed on rockville pike driveing a blue toyota tundra pickup truck with south carolina tags and there's a motorcycle in the bed of that truck. mees and family are concerned about his emotional and physical well-being. and if you do having

he shot and killed laura wallen. she was four months pregnant when she disappeared. tessier appeared with wallen's parents at a news conference, if you recall, tearfully asking for her return. her body was eventually found in a shallow grave in damascus, maryland. she had been shot in the head. engaged to another woman. >>> back to the big grand opening today for you at d.c.'s new waterfront development, the wharf where there is much to see and do. but the tricky est part might be getting there. what you want know, we're going to go back to jim hanley with a look at the big events today and a look at how you can get there without a lot of headache. hanley. >> yeah, headache is the word. you know, wendy, we were talking about this all week long. i was kayaking down here. water taxis are the way to go. this is the transit pier behind me. that's a yacht. that is not mine. that is not for you, either. but there are water taxis that will carry you from georgetown in alexandria soon from national harbor, too. they hold about 150 people. on a day like today and a weekend wh

they have already indicted him in death of laura wallen. under maryland law, they need to show the fee cuss is viable when wallen died. the autopsy determined the fetus was 14 weeks old. alison: a terrible crash in loudoun county leaves a man dead before 5:00 this morning at route 9 and purcellville road a car attempted to pass a tractor trailer and it struck another car head on in the opposite lane. a driver died at the scene. the other driver was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. larry: one of the candidates for prince george's county sheriff pushing for ways to stop domestic violence. kendall wade wants a registry similar to the sex offender register to give public names and addresses of those convicted charges. alison: 15 states and the district are challenging the president's decision to stop paying insurers under the affordable care act. we go inside the white house for reaction. 'canes president trump suggesting that the clock is ticking on the president trump's help to puerto rico. president trump is facing c

he's charged with the murder of laura wallen. she was a teacher at wild lake school.she was reported missing on september 5th after she didn't show up on the school. he denied he had anything do with her murder and says he deeply cared for her. she was expecting her first child. >>> a montgomery county guidance counselor has been arrested on sexual assault charges. authorities say that colin black performed sexual acts on two women without their consent. he met both women on tinder, the dating app. he met with the women on two separate encounters at their home. he's on administrative leave from the school district. >>> we now know the name of the police officer hurt in a hit and run. we brought you the breaking news at this time yesterday. officer heather hanes was helping another officer on new hampshire avenue when police say someone hit her cruiser and drove away. hanes was seriously hurt. she is out of the hospital right now. police say they have not tracked down the driver who hit her car. >>> a northern virginia family is still trying to come to terms with the f

new information in the murder of laura wallen.he pregnant teenager from olney found shot to death and buried in a shallow grave last month. police say her boyfriend tyler tessier killed her. yesterday the state's attorney said he will not prosecute tessier in the death of wallen's unborn child. authorities have indicted tessier on one count of murder and they say under state law he cannot be held accountable for the unborn baby's death. >> her child was autopsied. medical team established at the time of miss wallen's murder the child old. based on medical testimony, the child was not viable -- not viable independent of miss wallen. based on those medical findings and as a matter of law in maryland, as a result, the defendant is not chargeable with the second count of murder related to the child. >> if tessier is convicted for the murder, the judge at sentencing may be able to consider the death of the unborn fetus. the state's attorney also says he is considering filing a notice that would make tessier eligible to be sentenced to

he shot and killed laura wallen last month. she was four months pregnant when she disappeared. her body was found in a shallow grove and tesher admitted he was engaged to another woman. >>> we are getting encouraging news concerning a woman from maryland who was shot and wounded during that massacre in las vegas. >> only on news 4. we're hearing from the father of tina frost. rich frost says his daughter may be able to fly back to our area. he played the hideaway. they're donating some of the profits before he got to his daughter's side. >> we appreciate everything that everybody is doing for her and pulling for her and all the prayers that are coming. it's helping. she's made great progress and making progress every hour. we're more and more confident every day that she's going to come out of the coma and be our good old tina again. >> pros frost attended arundel houston. she's getting a lot of support from that tight knit community. >> love to hear that from her dad. >> it's raised more than half a million dollars. if you want to help, we've posted a link at our nbc washingto

r reached out to laura wallen's family about the fact that her boyfriend tyler tessier will not face additional charges for the death of the fetus. turns out they have a big meeting scheduled with the governor's office to talk about it. now, they only talked to news 4 about this, and they also shared this video with us of laura on horseback while visiting a nonprofit for kids that she supported. we found out today that an autopsy showed that laura's fetus was 14 weeks and not viable outside of the womb. that is why prosecutors are not charging tessier in the death of the fetus under maryland law. she wasn't far enough along, so tessier is only charged with murdering laura. her family says she understand maryland law but their goal for the future is to have state lawmakers look at fetal homicide and revisit the parameters that say if the fetus cannot live outside the womb, it is there is also a push to bring federal charges against tessier. the state's attorney says that is not likely. there is a push for that because some say that that would allow -- that would open the door for addi

tessier is accused of shooting and killing laura wallen.county teacher was 14 weeks pregnant when she was murdered last month. if convicted, tessier faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> she got a protective order guinness an abusive ex-boyfriend. the father of two of her children. ten days later, he shot her to death. today derek lewis pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the death of christina fisher of leesburg. prosecutors say he was upset because she didn't come to a birthday party for their son. as bureau chief julie carey reports, some of the victims' friends have turned their grief into action. >> reporter: derrick summers was a childhood friend of christina fishers. as adults they mostly kept in touch on social media. but her death, the murder, hit him hard. >> i don't know if children's pain, if it's just the loss of a friend. every facet i know about this is like -- it angers me. >> reporter: somers was warned anger could lead to trouble so he and some of fisher's other friends decided to spread the word

his girlfriend, laura wallen, went missing in early september. missing after receiving a text message from her on labor day that was later described by police as troubling. her body was found nine days later in damascus. she was four months pregnant. wallen was a beloved teacher at wilde lake high school in columbia. >> over 800 prince george's county school employees were put on leave last year for allegations of sc child abuse ad misconduct. >> now there are new developments following fox5's extensive reporting on this story. our annie yu live in the news room with those details. annie. >> reporter: good morning, holly and wisdom. well, fox5, yes, we have been following closely the story closely and you may recall this investigation stems from strict new policies that the school system enforced after some high profile child abuse cases in the school s teachers were placed on leave. they were accused of child abuse and misconduct. teachers were being removed from classrooms for minor incidents like accidentally touching a student or even breakin

he killed laura wallen a teacher who was pregnant.d iron a shallow grave in damascus last month. he may have led a double life, had at least 2 other coming for the weekend? >> reporter: right about that. as we take a look, hour by hour, the temperatures top out in the mid 60s. make sure you take the jacket with the hood, especially friday night plans after work. temperatures this evening will stay in the 60s, also the, umbrella might be a good thing. not talking heavy rainfall. cloud cover for saturday, headed out to check out this weekend, temperature, 73 to kickoff the weekend. sunday, best chance for outdoor activities. bright sunshine returns and the temperatures in the low 80s. over to you. >> reporter: on the roads, the closure we have been following all morning is between hillsborough road and percyville road. for folks on virginia 9, be prepared for the diversion to make your way to leesburg pike as the alternate route. we see a slow ride, not too bad on interstate 95, sluggish guard the beltway from the aan beltway maneuverin

otherysa: several domestic violence victims were also recognized that the event wallen including lauraho was four months pregnant when she was murdered by her boyfriend. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. jonathan: new at 11:00 -- that was a good grab. withe white house feuds the nfl, lawmakers were on the takingthe annual game new significance in light of the ballpark ambush. capitol police officers were honored at halftime. tim barber spoke with the congressman wounded in that shooting. tim: this was the fourth consecutive win for for the capitol police officers at gallaudet university, but representatives did not mind after with the officers did in alexandria this summer. even with the help of former nfl players, these u.s. representatives could not beat the capitol police, heroes who tonight were the enemy. the charity game started nearly a decade ago after a gunman stormed the capital and killed officers jacob chestnut and john gibson. at theoting congressional baseball practice in alexandria this summer reminded us just how dangerous both jobs are. during halftime, congressman steve sc

tyler, accused of killing laura wallen.irst day of school. police found her body nip days later in a shall dough grave. she was four months pregnant at the time. his public defende client is innocent. ♪ all right. nats fans, are there even any words for this one? how about crazy. it was a devastating game last night. >> it really wasn't even last night since it ended early this morning. it was this morning. game five lasted -- >> oh, man. >> record four and a half hours. >> wow. >> it ended at 12:45am. let's get to the action at first things looked up the the nats led the cubs four-one. in the fifth inning max scherzer took the mound. it was d dee bock will burn in fans minds forever. turn the four-three deficit into five-four lead. seven-four lead then eight-four lead. dusty was like i don't even know. don't even know. nats had chance in the ninth inning. we're going to roll through some of the highlights here, and when we catch up to the ninth, the nats just could not get the bats going final score bryce harper at the pla

tyler tessier is accused of killing laura wal wallen's family reported her missing when she didn't showfirst day of school. police found her body nine days later in a shallow grave in damascus. wallen was four months pregnant at the time. tessier's public defender says his client is innocent. >> let's get to the latest on those deadly wildfires still burning in california and this morning containment is nowhere in sight. as a matter of fact we just found out hours ago the death toll is now at 31 and that makes it the deadliest week of wildfires in california's history. the blazes have been burning since sunday night and since then strong winds have only intensified the flames. overnight new evacuation orders while other areas were put on notice and while progress is being made on some of the biggest fires the death toll is sure to rise. >> some of these remains are actually intact bodies. much easier t to identify. some of them are merely ashes and bones and we may never get truly on ashes. >> fire crews from across the country working around the clock now. even australia is sending ass