lynnwood harris. we know that order occurred -- murder occurred in fort washington, maryland. the motive in that murder is robbery. we have recovered what we believe to be the murder weapon. the murder weapon is a firearm. mr. lynnwood johnson gave a full witness and verbal confession to prince georges county police department homicide detectivesgist a few hours ago. >> reporter: police are not saying whether the murdered suspect lynnwood johnson is the man seen in this surveillance image, using harris' atm card the night of his disappearance. the police say they expect to make other arrests in this case. a disturbing murder mystery that is now apparently solved. without naming names, the assistant chief told us they expect to make those arrests soon. shawn. >> any reaction at this point from the victim's family? >> reporter: no, we have -- fox 5 contacted his widow, and we plan to speaking to lenny harriss brother a short time from now. we're going to speak to them later on and they were a little concerned last week when it was assumed the man in the l the body in the well di

. >> investigators have identified the body as that of lynnwood harris.ll hold a news conference to give details. we have more. >> please confirm that the body recently found in a 20 foot well was a well-known activist in alexandria who at one time ran for city council. >> he has always been a good guy. is is a shame that something like that happen to him. he is dedicated to helping people. >> they say the families were close. the do not know why anyone would harm his friend. >> they don't have no sense for anybody. that is the kind of person you did this. >> he vanished last september. police released a potentially critical clue. this man used an atm card at a big machine only hours after harris was last seen leaving this community center. >>he was more acquainted with him as his next turn neighbor for 30 years. >> [inaudible] >> he like so many other struggles to understand how a man of compassion who stood up for the disadvantaged could be taken from this world in such a cruel way. >> he is always helping people. i do not understand. >> authorities hav

. >>> they have now arrested 49- year-old lynnwood johnson of temple hills. they say that the motive was robbery and that the two men knew each other. harris was shot to death. >>> one person is dead and another person is seriously injured after a crash on 295 this afternoon. sky fox is over the scene near bladens bug. one car overturned and that is here. the front end of the car is crushed. a total of four cars were involved in thisback. >>> d.c. was the first to legalize online gambling. now, it wants to be the first to repeel the program, even before it starts. council members say they're upset with how the district's online gambling program became law and that they didn't realize they voted to approve it. council member jack evans plans to move a repeal bill out of his office tomorrow. >> a new year and proponents of gay marriage in maryland are hoping for a different result. the state senate is take up the measure. last year, a bill legalizing gay marriage passed the senate and never made it through the house. the language of the bill is now changeed in

>>> and this morning prince george's county police released more information about the death of lynnwood linney harris. his body was pulled out of a well on saturday in port washington. an autopsy revealed the activist from alsx sx -- alexandria died from a gunshot after he disappeared. he was last seen leaving the charles houston recreation center in oldtown. an anonymous tip last thursday led investigators to the well. police released surveillance pictures of someone using harris' credit card and an atm in prince george's county just hours after he disappeared. harris was president of operation hope ofr a community based nonprofit. >>> d.c. police want to hear from the people who called 911 following a deadly crash yesterday morning. officers were investigating reports of gunfire on otis street northwest. they spotted a suspect vehicle which was a burgundy mini van and chased it. a few miles later the chase reached taylor street. >> when the suspect vehicle crested the hill he began to lose control. he hit a tree. >> but the mini van didn't stop after striking the tree. all three peopl

then around lynnwood park, they were putting out about 15 to 20 small grass fires. the chief says there have been additional fires since last night, one near redwood boulevard and the most recent one happened around 1:30 this morning near the rush creek road. i spoke to police and they say they will not have any updates on this until later this morning. ktvu channel 2 news. allie rasmus. >>> five people were were sent to a hospital at a senior complex. it happened shortly before 1:00 a.m. there is a live picture from the scene. firefighters said one person suffered burns on their feet. several others were taken to the hospital for stress related problems. we will have a live report on what firefighters are saying about the investigation. we are also following an overnight fire in san francisco. it started at an apartment house near cheney. one person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation but his condition was not known at this point. investigators are still looking for the cause. >>> time now 5:33 striking liquor factory workers getting outside help this mo

fire next to a neighborhood wall that burned part of a pg&e power pole and by three they were in lynnwood hills park putting out 15 to 20 grass fires, the largest burned a 20 by 45 part. an arson legislation is underway. this is where one of the fires was set. it's relatively small, you can see it's less than 20 feet from the nearest home. >> very upsetting. scary. >> reporter: the battalion chief said people were lucky there was no wind last night. the fires never threatened homes. >> they would have all gone up. they are all wood. they aren't metal framed. >> reporter: residents know this has been a very dry winter. >> it's pretty scary and a lot of my friends are firefighters, really expecting a dry hard fire season. >> reporter: and residents say a prank like this could have serious consequences. >> we have created a map showing you where all of the fires were set last night in never do and you will find it on the home page. >> it was nice today. 70 degrees in january. it'll get chilly tonight. mark is here with the numbers. >> yeah for the second day in a row we are talking about a f

out to put out more than a dozen grass fires set in the open space area of neighborhood near ed lynnwoodfor that arsonist right now. >>> 5:33 is the time right now. want to get a look at the weather this monday morning and see what we're facing here. the approach to the bay bridge looks pretty clear. i didn't know any fog out there. >> no. the original bits we're seeing is way out near stockton in the central valley. the bay area is relatively clear. this is the shot out of walnut creek where visibility goes just as far out here as you can see. no fog to obscure the field. valley frost. sunny and mild today. afternoon time looking for low to mid-60s for our highs. then we'll keep it mostly clear and cold as we head into the overnight hours. that's kind of the wet foretoday in a nutshell -- weather for today in a nutshell. i mentioned cold temperatures in the north bay. we're at or below freezing for a good number of spots. santa rosa, fairfield 30 degrees. napa at the freezing mark at 32. novato colder at 27. san francisco down in the upper 40s. you had been at 50 degrees earlier. 38 in