lindsay watts jos more. >>reporter: fentanyl can be 50 times stronger than heroin, 50 times stronger than morphine. prince is an example of even how people using thaw something that a week before his death. no one had a clue it would be for the last time. his death putting the powerful pain drug that killed him into the spotlight. the dea called fentanyl a public health threat. it is not something that is commonly prescribed except for very severe pain. dr. george contact rod inner is an addiction psychiatrist. he says fentanyl is so strong it's typically reserved for surgery. friends of prince said the star was in concert pain from years of performing. it is very common that people get exposed to opioids because of legitimate medical or surgical problem.

tonight fox 5's lindsay watts is learning new dials about the killer and what is being done to track him down, lindsay. tonight detective were all over this neighborhood. passing hot flyers. trying to generate tips t you can see the three murder victims here. theythey were inside this home n orleans avenue friday night when they were killed. we're going to show you new video of the man police say is responsible and still on the run. they don't know who he is. investigators have him on video. this was taken just before the killings at a store that was within walking distance i spoke with a cashier who came fa to face, her english wasn't good the man was aggressive toker had, you can see how pitched tea he is. he was caught on another surveillance cam remarks you can see him holding the gun before the shooting. he went into the home, shot the victims then was caught on camera again putting his gun away jumping the fence and running. >> as you can see in the rid i don't he after shooting five people which is disturbing: wrist investigator don't know at motive was they do believe it was a

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fox5's lindsay watts is lifeis with what you need to know for the morning. lindsay. >>reporter: lauren and jim, we're month front of the balanct son metro station inhe arlington and tonight you can see the metro maintenance vehicle also here along the curb. that's because this station and east falls church are the first face of construction is focused. both stations are now single l tracking all this week and mostd of next.of that's going to of a the biggest impact on orange and silver line riders. however, there is the thoughthe that this is going to have a ripple effect on all metroetro riders and even people whople commute to work other ways. we'll show you some video nowdeo and take you downstairs here at the balance son station.ba h this is whatla we found today, workers on the tracks makingaki those repairs.th they tell me they're doingng 12-hour sh the clock construction known aso safe track. the single l tracking here and at east falls church means 18-minute wait times for all silver line trains as well as some orange-line trains.ne people riding this weekend

lindsay watts joins us withrige more. >>reporter: fentanyl can be 50e times stronger than heroin, 50 times stronger than morphine. mr prince is an example of even how people using thaw something that a week before his death. no one had a clue it would be be for the last time. his death putting the powerfulhe pain drug that killed him into the spotlight. sp the dea called fentanyl a publi health threat. it is not something that commonly prescribed except fordx very severe pain. dr. george contact rod inner is an addiction psychiatrist. he says fentanyl is so strong sr it's typically reserved for surgery. friends of prince said the star was in concert pain from years of performing. per it is very common that people get exposed to opioids because of legitimate medical orl surgical problem. itself it's still unknown wherek prince got the drug. fentanyl has become popular on the black market. police say it's being laced with heroin. my understanding is that it's being used more frequently in this area. what's so terrifying abo

lindsay watts was there for that remembrance ceremony. good morning, lindsay. good morning melanie.his event competing last year. he loved cycling and died doing what he loved so much. he was hit by a distracted driver last august. i want to show you video. earlier this morning holden's spoke about her husband and thanked the cycling community for all the support port the riders gave to her and her family and presented with a coin to honor her husband. earlier this month we told you how the memorial set up on the bethesda street where he was killed was vandalized. there was a bike there and stole and long with other items and holden's wife tells me especially after that it was very meaning full to be able to honor her husband today. listen. . >> the bike did mean a lot to me. it was a place i could go and sit and feel like i was close to my husband. so it was disappointing that it was lost. but it was nice to be able to to speak today and particularly to be able to thank cycling community and that's kind of one other part of this over the last couple months members ever cycling comm

live in prince george's countypr lindsay watts fox in5 local neww >> new tonight for the second time this month montgomery school teacher has been arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a john a third grade teacher at t grover lee elementary school was taken into custody charged withh five counts of third degree sex offense of the court documentsts filed in the case say the 49 year old inappropriately toucheh two of his students while otheri students were in the classroom. fox 5 paul wagner joins us lives from the school tonight with that story. paul. >> reporter: these allegationste came tor: light back in february after according to the court document says that the one of these students, an 11 year old, went to a personal body safety course and after taking thating course went and told a teacher what the feature was allegedlyte doing to her. she then, with those lesions they were taken to the police and the police then came to the school system they asked the school system to place the teacher on leave which they did. then they asked the school system not to make any public comm

in frederick lindsay watts fox x local news. >> such a problem these kids are able to do something.at lesson for them. educational for them maybe hopefully help some of us thes rest of us. yeah. >> exactly. >>> we're going to need help from the ac because i turned it off, that was nice now we got to crank it back up. >>> these are, you know the k first two days of the season where were hitting the 90 degree mark, it's going to be a hotot weekend for you guys, we went through the rain, storms last weekend we're headed for a two day heat wave look at the sunday reflecting on the buildings as i it gets ready to set soon. today was comfortable. temperatures we're where they w should be. not a bad day. the humidity was actually comfortable. so we've got a lot of things tog talk about because things are really going to take a change as we head into the weekend.kend humidity is going to start to move in everier ever so slowly this evening. kind of creeping in the back door. you are going to know it is i definitely there by the time wem get into tomorrow. i a hot weekend ahead. here come th

. >> short time ago police department fide the three victims lindsay watts continuesi coverage she joins us live in districted heights with more. lindsay. >> reporter: lauren we learnedr: these were ol ld adults who dieo in this home. 60-year-old allen row let, 55 year old jan marie parks and 50 year old carlina renee gray. we were able to get a picture of gray from her sister. she tells me gray was extremely carrying and giving the kind of person you could always call ifa youlw needed a hot meal or a plc to stay:gray was basically the t grew that kept her family tothge she has no idea what led up to the shooting here last night. as you can see from this videois it was a very active scene lastv night to this morning.to when we arrived here there weree still a few investigator he they have since cleared out. i just checked in with prince george's county police twoinount shootingy victims who survived are still in the hospital. carlina's sister said both of o them are men one is carlina's boyfriend. still no information about the suspect. the people who live in thishis neighborhood are ver

fox5's lindsay watts is life ate one of the parks where this isis planned. lindsay. >>reporter: i've been here at martin luther king regional park in silver springs for much ofuch the day and i've strong opinions on both sides of this. there's a whole lot of geese. you can't see any out here now but they have left their markark all over the park and that's wht the county is saying some of thf birds have to go. for some park goers abundant wildlife is the main reason to visit. they're an interesting bird. donna crow neck and her friender come here just to much what the geese. >> probably about two times a week. weou like to see them whetherwht they're out in the water or outr on the grass eating. while there's no arguing these birds add to the ambiance it'sce to the point they're adding too much, damaging vegetation and basically taking over at times. thoroughly not afraid of everything. michael sandstrom often visitsnd with hisst son. his he says he loves animals, but enough is he you have new. they've taken over the park.rk it i don't trust him to run aroundn with a

we're life in prince george's county lindsay watts fox 5 local news. >> a woman who fell off a boat amaryland's eastern shore was found a life. lauren connor fell into theell water near the mouth of the sassafras river around eight shawn wearing a life jacket, search boats, fire departments looked for her until about 2:30 this morning returned around 7 a.m. and found her on a near by island. >> coming up next at 10 a 1 manning was caught on camera pointing his gun at a car in northeast and pulling the triggers tonight police need your help figuring out who he is. goo yes third grade teacher from montgomery county is facing charges he abused two studentsns and they are worried more victims could be out there . ♪ amazing sleep stays with you all day and all night. give you the knowledge to adjust for the best sleep ever. don't miss the lowest prices of the season going on now, with our best-buy rated c2 queen mattress now only $699.99. know better sleep. only at a sleep number store. into. >> new tonight dc police needc o your help finding a person in in connection with, take a gang loo

fox5's lindsay watts with the story from crystal city. >> my husband time loved cycling.ime last year time holden was in the crowd of cyclists here ready to he got a gold medal the last two years. he was the kind of person thatht really challenged himself, liked to come out here and do the best he possibly could.bly this meant allot to i am h. t while not a rider in the raiseae today, holden was still part off the air force cycling classic. c his wife spoke to the crowd and was given this, a token of the event in her husband's honor. today was really nice for me p. i've not, before this, really re spoken since i lost myz-t husba. i mean it just has been really l difficult for me. it was back in august when ahen driver falling asleep at the wheel struck holden as he was riding in bethesda. then earlier this month the memorial set up at the accidentn site was vandalized. someone stole the bike there. the bike did mean a lot to me. what is a place where i could go and sit and feel like i was close to my husband. so it was disappointing that it was lost.t. but it was nice to

fox5's lindsay watts tells what police are doing to reduce theru crime.s one of the richest places in america, but with all of its objection to the form lension montgomery county still faceses the ugly reality of gangang violence. i think it's unprecedented inunr the sense of the number of homicides. in the last few years we've hade one or two that we can relate back to gangs.gang in just the last ate months there have been nine gang-related homicides. police are now investigating what could be number 10 after a young man was found dead in gaithersburg park over the weekend. christian mor l ales was just 18 years old.ld. no arrests have been made yet. at the last city council meeting police reported that politicalol unrest in central america hasas brought a recent wave of unaccompanied minors to the county saying these kids are vulnerable to gang recruitment, targeted on social media. you ha teens who aren't fitting in other places. so then again that makes anybods ripe for gang recruitment wheren they're looking to find a place for themselves where they

. >> lindsay watts shows us learning gardens to some low income schools. >> reporter: with every scoop ov dirt and brush of paper,rush students are bringing to life a new place to learn. >> i can't wait tosses theses flowers. they are going to be pretty. >> reporter: a nonprofit called real school gardens makes it happen, working with low income schools around the country to t give a gift that keeps growing. >> after we build the garden we spend two years on campus training teachers to use it. weep don't build it and leave we are here long term. >> reporter: the lucky school i here in adelphi, called harris mother joe. >> we call it mojo. >> reporter: principal can'tter: wait to take classes outside. >> most of my students live in apartments. this games them a chance to seea what works and what doesn't. >> reporter: this hands on kind of environment has been shown to help their test score with biggest gains in science. sci when it is all, there will be vegetables, fruits growing a much anticipated sculpture. >> it will be standing right s here. >> reporter: a center piece constructed w

district a group of people rushed in to help when a large tree branch fell on a woman also smashed a lindsay watts joins us now from constitution avenue where shee r spoke to people who ran to help. high lindsay. >> reporter: matt this happenede near the museum of natural history today.stor you can see what happened here to the smithsonian sign. it was the middle of the the afternoon. a lot of people walking and wal driving in this area.s a truly verifying situation v because this hads not your typical tree branch.tree take a look at this thing so bio and so heavy that the crews working outer here for hoursou today weren't able to clear it t way. people who witnessed this come down realized moch work it could have been. >> when i saw that tree fall i i thought for sure someone was probably killed: educate witnesses say the snapping bark sounded like gunshots. gunsh >> it went pop pop pop. >> reporter: out of nowhere, timber and leaves over street signs stoplights, crashing down right on to constitution avenue. >> that's where it got everyone started screaming and running in which ever dreck. >> th

fox5's lindsay watts is at centerville high school with more on the meeting and thee message from alexiapringer's r mother. i'm sure this was a verys a difficult interview, lindsay. >>reporter: absolutely. own a powell saturday down with me last night and she says that it is a struggle every singlee day to come to terms with her daughter's death.daug she says that her goal now is to educate other families and potentially help prevent anothea tragedy like the one that she went through. as you just heard powell said she never for a second thoughtcd this could happen to her daughter.daug alexia was a great athlete and a great student. she was home coming princess, very popular here at her school. alexia's friends have told her family this was the first time she tried prescription drugs at a birthday drugs. powell says before her daughter's death she didn't know what a huge problem prescription drug and heroin abuse has become in northern virginia. the meeting tonight is so important. i think it's great.eat. i think it's very much needed.d. it's necessary in this community. it's necessary fo

. >> lindsay watts tells us how -- >> reporter: with every scoop oo dirt and brush of paint students are bringing to life a new placw to learn. >> i can't wait to see the blooming flowers. they are going to bebl pretty. >> reporter: nonprofit called real school gardens make itl ga happen working with low income schools around the country to give a gift that keeps growing. >> after we build the garden wee spend two years on campusampu training teachers to use it.t. we don't build the garden and leave. we're here long term. >> the luke key school is here h in >> affectionately we call it mojo. >> what i really love about abot this, most my students live in apartments, this is going to begin the process of what its like to cultivate your own us u space to see what works and whad doesn't. >> reporter: this hands on kindi ofs environment has been showno help, the biggest gain's in science. when it's all nailed down, there will be vegetables, fruits and a much anticipated sculpture. >> it will be stand willing right here and look so beautiful. >> reporter: a center piece constructed with r

we have details for you on our website f lindsay watts fox 5 local news. >> i think that's an important pointerrer point that she just a made remember it closes 12 clock if you are headed out tonight and you think you are going to take metro home, you don't want to get to the gate and uber think about surgeing pricing. >> still to come deadly flooding in texas. >>> nine soldier were killed when their truck slipped and brush and water we have the latest in the investigation as the rain threat continues. >> plus the white house facingse new accusations of selector tifl editing on the topic of the iraa nuclear deal. >>> celebration of all things comic and pop culture right here in dc giving you a look inside awesome con. ♪ it's time to get out and explore. look beyond the expected. hidden among the trees. there's a special place. where getting away... brings us so much closer. vacation packages start at just $50 per person. busch gardens williamsburg and water country usa. d awaits. >> nine soldier are confirmede

fox5's lindsay watts is life at one of the parks where this is happening. lindsay. >>reporter: matt, as you can imagine there are strongin opinions on bothe sides of this issue. we've been here in silversilv springs at martin luther king regional park for much of thethe day. you can't see any of the geesee here now, but i can tell youan t there are a lot of them and they have left their rk this place.th some of the birds have to go. for some park goers, abundant wildlife is the main reason to visit. they're an interesting bird.ird. donna crow neck and her friender come here just to watch the geese. probably about two times a week. we like to see them whether they're in the water or out on the grass eating.ing. while there is no arguing these birds add to the ambiance, it's to the point they're adding way too much. covering the park withwith droppings, damaging vegetationve and basically taking over at times. we saw it again and again. they're really not afraid of anything. michael samson often visits with his involvement he says he loves animals, but enough is enoug

lindsay watts, fox5 local news.s > still to come tonight, a sweat sewer surprise for oneor teen on graduation. she thought her father who is a solder wasn't going to be able to make it. see their emotional reunion coming up. > on a night like tonight aonig little l positive news goes a a really long way. the next story fits the bill. a california teen got theot surprise of a lifetime while reaching a major milestone.iles she hadn't seen her soldier father in nearly a year andear thought he was going to miss hei high school graduation. i didn't want to let go. i wanted to hold onto himim because i hadn't seen him -- itt would have been a whole year inr september and he probably woulda have missed my 18th birthday, master sergeant derrick morris did make it to his daughter's high school graduation. contact million morris thoughtmr her father was going to miss this milestone while he served with his army what wait. i really wanted him to see me. for him to text me this morning made it reel that he wasn't. then when he showed up, it wasas really amazing. i would actually like contact million to j

live in prince george's county lindsay watts fox 5 local news. >>> second time this month montgomery teacher is charged with sexually abusing a minor. n john vigna third grade teacher at cloverly elementary school.y police arrested him this morning paul ago year: shawn these allegations came to light back in february when this studentnt went to what is called a personal body safety course. and then been always saulted by this teacher, mr. vigna. she took these allegations to a teacher who then took them to the police. p now the police went to the school system who placed mr. vigna on administrative leave but then were told and a asked by the police actually not to make any public comments as s they continue their investigation. and none of this was public until this morning. now police want to know if therh are any the other victim out that. up until february when police were calledun john vigna taught third grade here at cloverly elementary school onool brigs cheyney road in silver spring. to who havealked children in the school thought it was terrific and dumb founded by the allega

lindsay watts,. we are learning now details tonight about what happened to a seven year old left all alone on a school bus. about an hour later he woke up all alone on the bus. he managed to pry open the doors a good samaritan found him and walked him back to his school. fox5 learned the driver and the bus attendant are now on administrative leave. still to come tonight why super stars like taylor swift are going after youtube. > find out why police arrested a popular radio show host. as if you need another excuse to eat chocolate. the scientific discovery that could make the treat even healther. we'll be right back. > the host of the popular d.c. area radio show, the cane show is accused of assaulting his wife. police arrested peter dean letter also known as cane of who the 99.5fm. the incident happened nearly a month ago, but officers arrested the radio host friday after his estranged wife natasha got a judge to issue an arrest want. natasha says he grabbed her, lifted her off the ground and threw

. >> lindsay watts joining us liv from clarksburg on this simply m tragic story. sto. good morning. >> reporter: good morning,orning steve and maureen.steve an i was talking to student beforet she went in earlier, and she says she was apprehensive comeic to school today because of whata the mood was going to be like.ek surely just a difficult day forf these students.de there was no school yesterday because of graduation so this it the first day back in class cla since that awful crash onrash o tuesday night.. student jacob dennis was behindn the wheel of the truck that wenn off the road and slammed into a tree.. patrick shiv let and cary greene were passengers in that vehiclee the community here is just heara broken. last night people came togethero for candlelight vigil.ligh v there was a huge crowd out and people were sobbing as the boysy friends and families rememberede them. people also went out to theohe crash site on burn hill roadd yesterday, and there were soheee many people police had to set up a common center to help directit clearly these boys were veryboyv

fox 5 lindsay watts joins usoin where she spoke to people who ran up to help, lindsay. >> reporter: mat, this happened right bit museum of natural history. you can see what happened to tht sign here. it was the middle of the afternoon. a lot of people walking and a driving in this area.rea. and this is not your typical tree branch. take a look at this thing. so big and so heavy that the crews working out here for hours today weren't able to clear it away. people who witnessed this come o down realized how much work worse it could have been. >> when i saw that tree fall, i thought for sure someone was was probably killed. >> reporter: witnesses say the snapping bark sounded like gunshots. >> night went pop pop pop.op >> reporter: hof nowhere timber and leaves over tree signs and stoplights crashing down right on to constitution avenue. >> that's where it was chaotic everyone started screaming and running in two separate directions. they were about 50 feet away, they watched people scatter joined the crowd running back b toward the tree realizing someone was trapped. >> i think there was

lindsay watts joins us with the story that you'll only see only fox 5. >> reporter: her mother spoke t: us h ahead of a heroin prescription drug community meeting that's tomorrow where she went to school its meant tos educate students and parents about the growing problem open pea united states abuse. a life long mission for her. >> her sister's, her cousins, she was so well loved. >> reporter: alex via spring he gary recommend in her highn school yearbook for many accomplishments over 17 years. a >> she was the homecoming princess, she played varsity soccer, she was an all around great student. >> reporter: her mom says shehe thought she had done everythinge right. she was close to her daughter and had talked to her about the dangers of drugs into i dr personally believed we were alll on the same page. and i don't know what happenedt that night. >> reporter: she never thought it was a possibility. >> i would never, in a million years think that i would be sitting here telling you about my daughter's death because of an accidental overdose u. she was at a birthday parties parents wer

lindsay watts has the story you'll only see on fox5. spoke to davonten washington's family as they were attending a play in his honor at ballou high school you can seeas on the flyer down at the bottom it says remembering davonte washington. his mom says that help get her through.thro her son, close to her heart. that sheet a washington spoke public will i be forth first time since he was taken from her.he my son was awesome. he was one of a kind. he was a kink and a king to be. she was with davonte in march aa the metro station when the horror played out in front of her. the 17 year old accused ofof pulling the trigger who allegedly thought davonte looked at him wrong. people don't care. there's a lot of caring andnd people who want to get involvedt to stop the violence in d.c. that's been surprising. davonte's family said after seeing the worst of humanityu they've seen the best.est. they came together to watch a play in davontae's memory. >> the money collected here will go to them. play no relationship to the family, but after reach

fox 5 lindsay watts went to one of the virginia stations most impacted during this first phase of work delay and problems, metro riders have experienced, "safetrack" construction went un noticed by many. >> what is going on here. >> reporter: isn't from hereere she's use to mass transited in hong kong she's in town for a conference. riding metro has left her puzzled. >> he looks on the app to see when is the next train and like one at 12 minutes and one at 15 minutes but he doesn't know whaa color train is coming. com it is so bazaar. >> reporter: that colleague shee mentioned does live here. >> a matter of learning to adapt and be patiented.an >> reporter: john sweeney me bem used do waiting like others he's this first day of constructionot means around the clock single tracking from here at east falls church to boston. delays are expected for all riders on orange and silver lines through june 16th. >> snoop kind of waiterting to see what its going to be like. >> reporter: we've been here at the east falls church metro station the wait time fort orange and silver lines they do seem to

fox5's lindsay watts was there.e i understand some starting information came out of this meeting? >>reporter: shawn and tony, a lot of information here tonight. the meeting only rapped up a couple minutes ago and that something stood out to me wee heard so much about the prescription drug fentanyl recently especially after it was revealed that's what killed prince. tonight we heard that fentanyl is the deadliest drug thatdrug killed people in virginia. police told parents at thispare meeting it's especially dangerous to kids because it'sts so powerful, even a tiny amount, the weight of a few grains of salt can kil fentanyl is typically used in surgery or given to cancer patients. it's tough to get from a pharmacy and that's why police told parents it's now being made on the black market, in labs ans sold on the internet whereet anyone can get it. tonight we also heard about theh major heroin issue. there's an overdose just about j every day in fairfax county. a fairfax police lieutenant saii there wercee four in one day lat saturday and he actually leftcta this meeting for a about

fox5's lindsay watts is life is with what you need to know for the morning. >>reporter: we're in front of the balance son metro station in arlington and tonight you can see the maintenance vehicle als@ parked along the curb. cu that's because this station sta andest falls church is where this first face of work is focused. both stations are single tracking all this week and mosts of next. nex origin and silver line riders are expected to be the most impacted. however, the thought is this iss am other metro riders and even people who commute other ways. we'll give you a look now downstairs here at the boston station. workers on the tracks makingaki repairs. they're doing 12-hour shifts foh this round the clock clo instruction.ctio knowns as safe track. it means 18-minute wait times ti for all silver line trains as well as some orange line trains. people riding this weekendhis weren't so concerned about the wait. they're more worried what tomorrow has in this store. sto some folks have talked to are getting up extra early. it seems like -- i feel like the orang

fox5's lindsay watts has what you need to know to protect yourself.eporter: this latest scam sa involved someone stealing yourtl facebook pictures and all thel public information on your profile. with a few quick clicks the the scam connects with your friends and f they become the potential victims when they can't tell yoa from the scammer. >> i'm very caution already with any of my accounts. i put strong passwords inll a my accounts. just last week sue pair did it learned being careful onlinenlin doesn't prevent this this.t ipr thought my account got hackd and that's why i changed my my password right away. but after talking to my friends they were saying that actually it's a fake profile.rof the montgomery county mannty realized someone took his facebook pictures and unique name and created a new account. luckily his friends let him know right away. aw they were saying hey, someone created a fake profile of you yu with your picture and asking tok be their friend. fr one of my friends said they werd also asking for money. it's an easy way for scammer

this morning his family and fellow riders recollection him at the airport cycling classic.ssic lindsay watts reports presentset crystal city.ta >>reporter: my husband time loved cycling, absolutely likedment of this.his. at this time time holder was inn the cloud of cyclist ready to compete. he got a gold medal the last two years. he's the kind of person that really challenged himself, liked to come out here and do as he could.as while not a rider in the place today, holden was still part off the air force cycling classic. his wife spoke to the crowd and was given this, a token of theof event in her husband's honor. today was really nice for me,e, i've not before this really spoken since i lost my husband.s i mean it just has been really difficult for me. it was back in august when aen driver falling asleep at theat wheel struck holden as he wasas riding in bethesda. then earlier this month, the memorial set up at the accident site was vandalized.anda someone stole the bike there.ke the bike can did mean a lot to me. it was a place that i could goou and sit and feel like i waswas close to my

lindsay watts is here with the reaction.er: not only will dylay be able to wear her moccasins thursday, what's happened has prompted some bigger changes, too, it is reevaluating how it handles requests from students who want to incorporate culturet in their big day.. we were just like yea. we caught up with dylan soonan after she got the news during a victory meal with friends. i'm really excited that i get to wear it and represent my culture and walk across the stage. earlier she wore those moccasins and her ceremonial dress to meet with charles county schools assistant superintendent appealing her principal's decision that she could wear her dress underneath the graduation gown, but not the mack sins. it says they would have to black shoes. it would be considered inappropriate to wear themr without each other.er. dylan says it's a part of ourur navajo culture.ultu it's a part of our culture andct who we are as a people.eopl it's very important to me. > she was surprised by the pusp back from her school. we do sometimes mak

for now we're life in silver springs, lindsay watts. virginia earlier today you may y have seen a huge fire and police response at the greensboro metro station in tyson's corner. it was all a part of a safety sa drill. fox5's alexandra limon was there. >>reporter: passengers were rescued off of a smoke filled firefighters reviewed the map of the metro system and hold fire hoses and other equipment as they headed into the dark dar tunnels between the greensbororn metro and the tyson's cornern metro station where the train ta was stuck. while this time it was only a disaster drill it's a scenario c that unfortunately has played out too many times on reel metro trains filled with cuss causing chaos, injuries and even the th death of carol glover in 2015. n we try to make these as real world as possible so we want to see how we're going to manage m the crowds, our first responders are going to chuck, our weck, communicate with our riders andn customer of the it's so important that we communicate efficiently. metro police, fairfax county and

fox's lindsay watts has the story. >> reporter: for some park goers abundant wildlife is the main reason> they're an interesting bird. >> reporter: donna and her friend come here just to watch the geese. >> probably about two times a week. we like to see them whether they're in the water or out on the grass eating. >> reporter: while there's no arguing these birds add to the ambiance, it's to the point they're adding way too much. covering the park with droppings, damaging vegetation and basically taking over at times. we saw it again and again. >> they're really not afraid of anything. >> michael, visits mlk regional are you with his son. he says he loves animals. but enough is enough. >> they've taken over the park. it's no longer enjoyable. the bacteria is impossible. he can't -- i don't trust him to run around with all of that fecal matter on the ground. it's just not sanitary. >> reporter: montgomery county agrees. park officials say they have tried everything to reduce the goose population at this park and over at rock creek. as a last resort they'll be rounding 300 geese euthanizi

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