it is named after noah leotta was killed by drunk driver last december while on patrol. after the bill signing ceremony in annapolis, we caught up with a representative from madd. >> this law reduces drunk driving fatalities significantly in all of the states that have it. it works. it saves lives. >> leotta's parents attended the ceremony. >>> it's been a week now since a 75-year-old woman found out a deadly substance is filling up her home. first at 4, how the community came to help after watching our story. >>> getting metro back on track. an updated look on how it is going to effect the >>> metro released a finalized version of its huge maintenance plan called safetrack. it is going to be very disruptive very soon. >> yeah, this is going to impact your commute wihether you metro to work or just drive. adam tuss just spoke with the general manager. now he is live at metro headquarters. >> adam, what's the first project and when does it start? >> reporter: pat, the first project is going to effect orange and silver line riders. it starts in just over two weeks, june 4t

it is named for noah leotta who was killed by a drunk driver back in december. his parents attended the bill signing ceremony in annapolis. >>> now that that law has been signed, what's next? you may have some questions including concerns about their reliability. kristin wright got those answers for you and she join us now live from rockville. hi, kristin. >> reporter: this is where officer leotta was killed back in december. it was so painful for our entire community. it's been a relatively short amount of time in getting this law passed so now the focus turns to implementation of the law and getting it to work. after noah's law takes effect in october, anyone convicted of drunk driving in maryland must have an ignition interlock device in their vehicle, even first-time offenders. every time they get behind the wheel they have to pass a breathalyzer for the car to start. >> i think it is going to prevent people from drinking and driving. >> reporter: he installs interlocks at his auto shop in silver springs. >> yeah, this is part of a business, but upon anyone.

. >> reporter: it was a tough day for the family of officer noah leotta who died after being hit by a car in rockville five months ago, but today his father rick says that pain was slightly alleviated for his family after the drunk driver pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter. >> he didn't have much of a choice because the outcome would have been the same. >> reporter: court documents say on the night of december 3rd, the man spent hours in the bar drinking beer and taking shots. he slammed into leotta, sideswiped his police officer before coming to a stop, never realizing he hit the 24-year-old cop. the attorney says his client has struggled with the consequences of his actions. >> he spends the bulk of his time trying to seek amends in way he can. >> reporter: but remorse and regret won't bring back their son. >> my opinion on remorsefulness hasn't changed from what it was here before. no, i don't believe it. >>> now to a troubling discovery in a prince william county neighborhood. bullet holes inside one home, outside another. a person in manassas called police after finding a h

in honor of one of those t fallen officers a hero's benefit for montgomery countytgt officer noah leottauck andnd killed by a suspected drunkpectd driver while working a trafficrf stop. stop. the benefit raised thousandssedo of dollars for scholarships schp for children of fallen first responders. organizers say they raised nearly $6,000 from ticket000 te sales alone.lone >>> a massive fire disruptsir easter sunday services at an eastern orthodox cathedral. catr >> the return of warm air alsor marks the return of black of b bears. this weekend a hungry one hungre found its way to a stockedo sto fridge. fox5 news morning returns after this. sip up an afternoon pick-me-up at dunkin'. come in for a medium freshly brewed hot or iced coffee for 99 cents from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. >> five:10 is our time right10 i now, 55 degrees.no a little chilly out there. we'll head to wisdom martinarti for a look at some of thet some other top stories on thisn t monday. >> good morning to you.d mo >> good to see you. >> good to beoo here. h good to be seen. to all righ

among them, montgomery county police officer noah leotta.a was in the middle after traffic stop last december when he was struck by a drunk driver. he was just 24 years old. also added, brendan rebain, the police officer killed in a car accident while trying to pull over a speeding car. and carolyn cross, d.c. corrections official with the department 35 years. she was found murdered in her alexandria home in 2014. all of the new names that have been added to the memorial will be read allowed tonight following a candle light vigil on the national mall. in northwest, megan mcgrath, news 4. >> and police week is going to last into the weekend. where and when you can expect delays on the roads and the rail. >> and those skies are clearing out right now. but we are looking to the weekend. when you will see e.t. phone home. when you find something you love, you can never get enough of it. change the way you experience tv with xfinity x1. >>> now at 4:30, with know when metro's project will get under

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for law enforcement being themong those ultimate sacrifice, montgomery county police officer noah leotta, killed when he and his cruiser were killed -- were struck by suspected drunk driver last year. >> that night, that was the last time i heard his voice. richard: prince william county officer ashley guindon, prince george's county jacai colson among the fallen this year. >> it is something you never forget. richard: honor, remembrance, and love. >> is overwhelming, it's special, it's love. and slept for what they did, what they sacrificed. is love for what they did, with a sacrificed. richard: it is hoped that this healing. from the national mall, richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: controversy over breaking news we brought you last night, at issue guidance from the obama administration saying that public school should allow transgendered people to choose their own bathroom. some pushback against the directive. in texas, one superintendent said the letter they received from the feds wish read it when it arrived. well not legally binding, public schools that do not conform to this could b

it is named after montgomery continue police officers leotta killed by a drunk driver last year. the new law will put ignition lock devices in the car of people convicted of drunk driver. the man who killed the officer pled guilty. >>> fate of baltimore police officers is now in the hands of a judge. closing arguments were held today in the trial of officer edward nero, he he's charged with assault, misconduct and reckless endangerment, he rested gray without probable cause. failed to put on seat belt. averd in the case is expected monday. >> new at 11 an amazing story of survival a scuba diver found himself stranded at sea a camera mounted on his suit captured it on video. he came back up after a half hour and found himself all alone. his daughters in the boat above him unknowingly drifted a few miles that marked his location became disconnectedded. soon two sharks were circling him he blew a whistle and made his dive bag into a makeshift flag. >> biggest thing is not to panic and just figure out okay if i'm going to be here for a long time, then what am i going to have to do. o

noah leotta was killed by a suspected drunk driver in a traffic stop. maureen: we are getting a fresh look at dozens of changes made to improve emergency response on metro. this is happening one day after the ntsb blasted metro and the district for last year's deadly accident at l'enfant plaza. transportation reporter brianne carter breaks down the changes. brianne: tonight, even more rezax to the scathing ntsb report calling out metro for a look of maintenance, inefficient nspections and missing policies. >> all of this was predictable. i don't know if what led to this was the absence of money, absence of safety culture. but i know there was a total absence. brianne: it has been nearly 16 month since a woman die and dozens were injured. what has been done to keep you safe? metro brought in new leadership. work to complete federal safety recommendations, added in-house audit system and emergency inspections after this similar incident at the mcpherson square station. in the moment prior to the smoke, tunnel washing took place, which was said to be contr

olney man has pleaded guilty in a crash that killed yawning montgomery county police officer, noah leotta. police say the man smoked pot, popped a xanax before he climbed behind the wheel that night. tomorrow the governor of maryland will sign noah's law. >>> sky 9 over the scene as bicyt town letting their wheels do the talking for them. they call it the ride of silence. it is part of a worldwide event that honors bicyclists killed or injured on roadways over the past year. of course they're hoping to spread a safety message that we all need to share the road. >>> witnesses hear nine or ten gunshots rip across a street in southeast d.c., and minutes later police find a man dead. this was about 1:00 in the afternoon near morris road and mountview police. police have i -- mountview place. police have identified the shatter. >>> right now two teens are behind bars for a murder in prince george's county. the 17-year-old is charged as an ducialghts and a 19-year-old also. police say they shot and killed a man in largo. police believe it was a robbery >>> two years ago terror group boca haram

officer noel leotta died a few days later after the crash. >>> what would you do if you got a call from someone who says they kidnapped your child? then the person threatens to harm them if you don't wire money? well some parents are getting calls like this, and police want you to be on guard, because they say it is is a scam. mikea turner stopped by one school in the district where the word is out. >> reporter: parents of students at schools like gonzaga know about the scam. the archdiocese of wa everyone is on high alert. >> it sounded a little suspicious. >> reporter: when richard learned about the virtual kidnapping scam, through an e- mail, sent out from his son's high school, he knew something about it wasn't right. >> it looked more like a scam than something real. i hadn't heard it on the news yet. >> reporter: the scam works like this. you get a call, the person on the other end claims to have kidnapped your loved one and threatens to harm them if you don't pay up. and ranalsome amounts are between 1600 and $1,900. and some students say they are not buying it. >> i get suspicio

aft he struck and killed officer noah leotta last december. he is facing up to five years in prison. he is expect haded to be sentence haded at later date.lae >>> a young man given a thirdir chance at life after receivingng kidney trans plants was kilterl today his murder learned he will spend four decades in victim. he was sentenced in montgomery for first degree murder. judge sentenced him to life spending all but 40 years in prison. eilled harris during home invasion in silver spring.prin over a playstation and two tv's. >> jonathon was the other half i have two heart. one in heaven and one right here with me now. so, the only thing that i can say is that knowing jonathon, he would say, mom, stop worryingor about me.t and that's what i'm going to trt to do. >> says part of a 32 person kidd 93 transplant exchange he was among 20 patience hads that receivessed a kidney. into supra a group of fairfaxfax county firefighter gathered to tend rumors their department is dealing with bullying and harassment.ha allegations come after suicide i of the

infen yesterday the man accused of of killing officer leotta pleadeded guilty. ilty. he will be sentenced in august. >> coming up major air disaster overseas.st overseas. egyptair jet disappearing from radar crashing into the mediterranean sea. >> a desperate search is underhn way to find the wreckage and to answer this question: it terrorism? well, donaldsmel, trump has the answer.r. we're going to explore thatplor one next.ex ronica. ro >> well, not really sure about a donald trump or hillaryr ar clintonly? there is a thirder t party candidate out there and he's polling in double digits.di we've got the story coming up next. sarah. sa >> and are you old? new data d pin points exactly when you en will start to feel it.ee i don't need to know that. hey, sue.ue. >> now, why is that story s ahead of me? [laughter]ter] >> i swear it wasn't onwear i purpose. >> i know. i'm so happy to be out here h because you know what, sarah, laura, it's sunshine that isineh pouring down instead of rainn and i am accepting orders forerr more weather just like this.e ti we'll give you an

also a ceremony to honor fallen montgomery county police officer noah leotta and you might have to impress a computer instead of an hr person the next interview. join us tonight at 5:00. >> let's get rid of the rain, shall we? >> we will try. i'm mike hydeck. have a great day, everybody. [000:28:09;00] ♪ bend me shape me, any way you want me. ♪ ♪ as long as you love me, it's alright. ♪ shape the best sleep of your life. sleep number beds with sleepiq technology adjust any way you want it. the bed that moves you. only at a sleep number store. >> nick: you know, today's ceremony is a chance for everybody who loved sage to say goodbye. >> faith: it'll be sad. >> nick: yeah. it's gonna be really sad. we're all gonna miss her. but at least we're gonna have all those good memories that we can hang on to, right? >> faith: like when sage used to read to us. >> nick: yeah. exactly. you know, a big part of today is gonna be sharing those memories and celebrating the fact that sage was in our lives and we're very grateful for that. >> faith: and 'cause we know she's wish the angels now with christian

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the law is nad after noah lyo lyole lyo lyole leotta. he was killed by a drunk driver last year. >>> we're talking sunshine, but rain isn't done with us yet. doug, when is it coming back? >> why did you have to ruin it? >> about what? >> just keep the sun here. you're already bringing up the rain. >> we have to give the news as it presents itself, doug. >> that's right. i did not learn that in journalism school. yes, we do go back to the rain. but let's focus on the sun. out there towards reston, we have the sunshine across the area. just a few fair weather cumulus clouds moving on through. we are seeing some clearing across our region. a very nice ein too. sunshine tomorrow. a washout on saturday. yeah, i have to talk about it too. keep the umbrella handy even for sunday. we'll talk much more about that weekend forecast in just a minute. >>> next at 6:00, metro's safetrack plan explained. you better start preparing for it now. the live report coming up. >>> i'm julie carey at the fairfax county courthouse where the victim of a violent h

it's named after montgomery county police officer noah leotta who was killed in december by a drunk driverluis reluzco's blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit. yesterday he pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter. michelle: let's go outside now live to harriet tubman elementary school where steve rudin is by the soccer field. you have the right idea. get out and enjoy it now. it won't last. steve: absolutely! this is the best job of the day. the sun is finally out. just a few clouds here and there. the kids are so excited. get this. this is the first time this month that they have been able to play a game on this field. that is because the weather has been so awful with the rain and the clouds and the cool temperatures. some changes are on the way. let's take a we are looking at mainly clear skies. temperatures northern and the western suburbs fall to upper 30's to the lower 50's in downtown d.c. tomorrow it will be nearly perfect in terms of the biking to work day. we will see the temperatures that will go from the 50's eventually the 60's and then the lower to middl

. >> reporter: ahead at 5:00, leotta's father tells us what this service stametoday means t family. >ew details about a fallen navy s.e.a.l. and what it means for the u.s. and iraq. >>> the >>> let's take a live look at flint, michigan, where president obama is listening to what residents have to say about the water crisis and trying to get an update on the federal response. he's speaking at a town hall meeting. but during a roundtable discussion earlier in the day, he urged the residents to use the water filters that are being provided free of charge, but cautioned parents to have their young children examined. this is the first time the president has visited flint since the became contaminated with lead. he took a sip of the city's water to prove it is safe to drink again, but says the focus now is restoring trust and rebuilding the filtration system. >> what i'm encouraged by is a recognition at every level of government that we have to take what has been a crisis and see if we can turn this into an opportunity to rebuild flint even better than before. >> the president declared a s

after montgomery county policeyp officers noah leotta a suspectet drunk driver hit year.ar. ignition lock devices will beesw placed in cars of people convicted of driving under the in newspapers. >> senate fact 30 took the death of a police officer under circumstances that it occurred to get this passed is a shame. you know maybe at if this bill had been passed a few years ago noah i on the too would still bb patrolling the streets of montgomery county today. >> the maniac caused of killing officer lee on the ka pleaded guilty yesterday. >>> tragic egypt air crash what may have caused that plane to go down. >> major news for metro rail passengers the "safetrack" program was unveiled it meansean major construction and single tracking in more than a year when and where. >> we started out with clouds. you can see the sunshine this afternoon. and it helped us to get up to 70 degrees. 72 at dulles the sixth time in the month of may we've been to hit 70 degrees in this area. can we do i would againo i tomorrow. i'll have a first look at yourit forecast when fox 5 local newscl at 1

draws a crowd of speculators as well and among them families to the fallen officers such as noah leotta, the montgomery county police officer killed by a drunk driver in december. >> it's healing. this is a brotherhood. this is healing to be together. >> some people come every year and they believe it's larger than those in thepa because of the negative coverage and the stories of police officers in the past they believe they are doing a good job. >> fortunately they pick one day so far we haven't had any rain coming down. alison: exactly. doug: we probably will not but if i say it publicly we will. that is the way it works. tomorrow we have more than that. a time lapse from churchill high school in potomac. it's been cloudy all day long. no surprise as we are locked in a wedge of cool damp air. across the midatlantic area. if you go two, two and a half hours to the northeast you are breaking into sunshine. that is the reason. the high pressure is anchored over new england to keep them sunny but pinwheeling the moisture over the atlantic atlac ocean over the top of your house. it's mid-

yesterday the drunk driver who is accused of hil hof hitting a noah leotta pleaded guilty. >>> verizon workers will be back on the picket line today here in d.c. happening as negotiations tip between verizon and upofficials. nearly 40,000 employees have been on strike for more than a month arguing for higher wages and retiree benefits. local workers will also rally at la fayette park this afternoon. >>> today marks a big milestone for women in the fight for equal pay. earlier this month larry hogan signed an historic y'all pay bi equal pay bill into law. it allows employees to openly discuss salaries and eliminates the so-called mommy track that provides fewer opportuni f >>> well, break out the cop at the time confetti, celebration is in order for the sherwood high school softball team in montgomery county. the girls are celebrating after winning their 100th straight game on wednesday night. howard high school lost in that game. sherwood team won 6-0 in seven innings. sherwood says their mantra is just one pitch at a time. next up for the team, they are battling for their fifth consec

honor those who gave the ultimate >> natasha walsh was part of the team honoring officer no noah leotta. tomorrow thousands will gather on capitol hill for the peace officer's memorial service to honor those who died in the line of duty. >> police hope this surveillance video can help catch two people who broke into a bar in the district. the burglars can be seen going behind the bar and through the back storage rooms. this happened last friday early in the morning at a business on the 2100 block of vermont avenue. anyone with information is asked to call police. >> and more video for you. dc police are also looking for a package thief tonight. take a look for yourself. he was caught on camera swiping a package that had been delivered off the front porch of a home in northeast. this happened on february 8th in the 2700 block of 28th street that's northeast. they hopes that it leads to some type of an arrest. >> someone should recognize him. >> yeah. more and more people have cameras and now there's a rebate program in the district where people are getting this em with a rebate. so you b

he was working a dui checkpoint a , noah leotta, and the officer ran him over. >>> and a man could spend the rest of his life in prison for beating and strangling a man last july. the judge released him on unsecured bond saying the bail process was unfair. then he went missing triggering a manhundred. >>> it is 6:03. two special police officers at a d.c. hospital face involuntary manslaughter charges. officer 74-year-old james mcbride from leaving the medstar washington medical center before being discharged last year. after they pulled him to the ground, mcbride had to be resuscitated. he died two days later from what the medical examiner said was blunt force injury to his neck. >>> new images this morning, take a look, montgomery county police are asking for your help to identify this man who shot at someone during an argument in wheaton last week. he did not hit the other person. this all happened on layhill road on friday. there's a $10,000 reward in this case. >>> we want to take you to a devastating scene as we continue to follow a developing story. this out of sri lanka. take a lo