fox 5 marina marraco is live at a time nova fairfax hospital. >> reporter: the man has been released from the hospital and expected to make a full recovery. but we went out to where this alleged explosion took place on the property and when we got there, our questions. you can find videos of just about anything being blown up on the internet >> got down there we're going to be one of the biggest explosions ever uploaded on the internet legally. >> reporter: this latest trend has folks getting hurt and police warning you could be facing criminal charges. >> 39-year-old male with a shrapnel wound to the right he lower extremity. >> reporter: a call from 911 came from this rural area of virginia >> arterial bleeding, bleeding controlled by a tourniquet. >> reporter: a 39-year-old man was air lift to a nova fairfax hospital after reportedly being hit from shrapnel from a car blown up using the popular and inexpensive explosive tannerite. >> the tannerite of the old vehicle. and a piece of that old vehicle flew 100 yards and struck the patient in the leg. >> reporter: videos like these ha

marina marraco has mr. >>> the high school senior and her parents say they're struggling to understandonservative christian high school can teach and promote being pro-life and then turn their back on one of their own. she is at a graduating student here. she's the only one in her class of 15 seniors won't be allowed to walk. because she's pregnant. >> tobacco, alcohol, drugs >> it's a k through develop nondenotion christian school >> it was a typical thing, you know >> it reads this applications extends to my action. >> do you feel there's a different interpretation to this pledged that wou >> i do. the difference is consistency. because we've had other students with serious infractions >> he resigned from the board in any believe i made an exception by allowing her to continue classes. >> i believe that every situation should be evaluated individually. when it comes to a particulars dent. i don't believe that precedent guides the decision >> the 18-year-old said she chose to school school officials in an effort. she was a 4.0 student to step down. she accept heard discipline. >> you

hagerstown marina marraco fox 5 local news. >>> still to come another twist in the investigation of formrity advisor michael flynn >> the fall-out of after a professor confront add well-known white nationalist. >>> the what made two guys build race car engines in their own shop? what made them believe that a two-ton behemoth could compete in a track race? or that they could take on the elite in world motor racing, and win? we may never truly understand what drives mercedes-amg. but here's to another 50 years of it. mercedes-amg. half a century of driving performance. ralph northam: being a pediatrician has taught me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam, and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do as an army doctor during the gulf war. now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whateve

marina marraco fox 5 local news >>> terrifying ride a taxicab driver is accused of kidnapping passengerser a dispute over a fare. the driver tonight is behind bars with no bond. tisha lewis is live inor with the latest. >> reporter: the cab driver picked up three women somewhere here in the district then he drove them to wood bridge, virginia. as they requested. that's in northern virginia. when they reached their destination, there was an argument about the fare. the dispute happened shortly after 3:00 in the morning between 30-year-old and three female passengers who questioned the fare once they arrived in wood bridge. this was supposed to be the destination. police say once the passengers said they could not pay the fare, he locked the doors. this is about a mile away from the initial destination despite repeated requests to stop. the victims are 22, 29 and 32 years old. during the incident, one of the girls was able to get in touch >> about ten minutes later, they were able to reach up into the front part of the vehicle, unlock the door and jump out of the taxi. it was moving. they

marina marraco fox 5 local news. >>> next at 10:00, dc taxis going digital.nt to washington to take on the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks... that's what tom perriello is about." progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello... and before and after congress i led non-profits to battle climate change, poverty and president bush's attacks on civil rights. now i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality. because together, we really can build a virginia that works for everyone. >>> cab drivers will have to trade in the. the device will be mounted other than the cars so passengers can see, the cost of the trip. payments will be processed. they say this will make dc the first major city to switch. >>> a popular super mark is coming to the district. wegman's is set to open its first location in the northwest. it will take over a portion of the headquarters of fanmy may. this location will be smaller than its other locations and will feature a stand loan restaurant. wegman

. >>> marina marraco with what has been a busy weekend. >> reporter: the first call for the shooting throughout the night until 8:00. you'll see the map that will show you the location for three calls for shots fired. the second one roughly 7:00 happening up in takoma neighborhood mere maryland and the third most recent. the violent vehicle started early saturday morning this was a homicide scene, one man dad, seven others injured in a shoot-out. police made two arrests on the corner of q and first street. it's believed to be connected to on a shooting this and if near o and capitol, police haven't said was connected to saturday's. now, the police chopper searching. two confirmed arrested, two questioned and detained. more than 40 shell casings from what appears to be a shoot-out. thankfully no one was injured in this shooting. >> we asked for this, because we're working people and we're retirees, and we never had this confusion before >> it's unknown at this time. subjects on foot were fairing also, at horrific scene, fortunately no victims at this time i'm a happy about but it's a

marina marraco live with that story. marina?er: all the shootings spni afternoon until 8:00. one of the crime scenes happening from feet away from the homicide saturday morning, seven shot, one killed, tonight there were no victims in the first shooting. at least two men, however, were arrested on weapons charges, two other shooting scenes in district. one in takoma, other one near trinidad in northeast. both resulting in victims. >>> in alexandria, people in one community are calling for peace after racist flyers were found plastered on car, trees and utility policy. flyers were filled with hate speech about muslims and african-americans. in response, the city's mayor denounced description in all forms calling alexandria a place of kindness and compassion. neighbors are countering with flyers that contain positive messages. >>> employes heros. america, honoring men and women had paid the supreme court sacrifice. he took part at arlington national ceremony. described those who died as quote special, special people. >>> take the

fox 5's marina marraco is live in clinton with more. >> reporter: promise, tony and it ended right behind me on that wooded area that you see behind me on temple hills road. police say like you said, that norman white lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a tree and this is 17-year-old norman white, a sophomore, as a sophomore at gwen park high practicing varsity football, school known for its competitive football program. white was class of 2018. he wore jersey 51 and his highlighted on huddle.com a web page used to show employers outstanding performance on the field. his coach tells fox 5 that white was gearing up to start his senior year and looking to switch position in hopes of getting the attention of college scouts and today, his team mates and his coach learned of his death, this is how he's being remembered. >> norman was one of the biggest little since the 20 years i've been coaching here at gwen park. called him storming norman. we gave him that name, we don't play favoritism. he played the line for us. 175 pound line man. going against 300 pounders and he, you know, he'

live tonight in fairfax county, marina marraco. fox 5 local news. >>> university is once again dealing with acts of regional toward black students. this time, a prominently black sorority was targeted. students gathered to talk about thousand move forward and take action. fox 5's lindsay watts is live with more on what happened and the response from students and the university. lindsay? >> reporter: tony, it's awful to be out here talking about this, especially because american university saw this same kind of thing in the beginning of the school year. acts of hatred directed at black students. now, it's happening again as students here prepare to take final exams. we'll show you what was found early this morning, bananas hung from ties resembling nooses found in at least three different areas of campus. the word horumbe is written in addition to aka, referring to alpha kappa alpha, a prominently black sorority. the i from the austudent newspaper, the photos taken by quinn dun lea. this happened on the day that the new student gove

"fox5" marina marraco is live in clinton with the latest. na. >> reporter: shawn, this community and glen park high school trying to regroup after losing one of their own and like you said, norman white was a jr. at gwen park high school and it will be on the football field where he's most remembered. >> we call him storming norman. >> he had a lot of heart. he was going at a lot of big people. >> by the time he was a sophomore norman white was a starting player for glen park high varsity football team. >> he played the line for us 175 lineman going tleenz 300 pounders and he is constantly meeting the challenge con constantly saw him at practice what he was doing and how he was doing it and doing a great job. >> one month shy of becoming a senior plans were in the works to play him as and hopes a scout would pluck him off the high school field and into a college stadium. >> 9-1 season and he was a hard worker, i mean if he was not at football practice or working he was d.j.ing and he did that. >> his passion for football displayed on these vi

. >> marina marraco joins us with what could be a big break. >> reporter: we're two months shy of the one year anniversary of seth rich's murder. the conspiracy there's on line fox 5 learned there is new information that could prove these theoriests are in fact, right, new information suggests there is tangible evidence on seth rich's laptop that confirms he was communicating with wikileaks prior to his death. the question is, why has dc police as a lead agency on the investigation for the past ten months insisted this was a botched robbery when till this day, there is no evidence to suggest that. the rich family hired rod wheeler a former homicide detective to run a parallel investigation into the death, wheeler said he believes there's a cover-up and the police department has been told to back down from the investigation. >> the police department nor the fbi has been forthcoming, they haven't been cooperating at all. i believe that the answer to solving his death lies on that computer, which i believe is either at the police department or either at the fbi. of i've been told both. >

"fox5" marina marraco is live in kepdzing 207b with the story. >> it all started here at the school's parking lot. this is albert einstein high school monday morning when the student resource officer spotted this student. 18-year-old mario alvarado walking suspiciously walking to and from the unfamiliar car. alverado finally got in the vehicle and the school property and tried to pull him over. he switched the car flat on front and came back to the scene and this where he was arrested. mng county police determined the car al ve rado drove off on was stolen and lasts thursday and in that car in the trunk they found assault rifle that was reported stole frn a rockville city police cruiser last saturday. now near that scene scene where they top the first car police located a second vehicle reported stolen and in that car a shot gun that was allegedy stole present same rockville police cruiseers. tonight there was unapparently eliminated moving -- most learning because they hard a email from dr. jack smith. it reads in quote it's sfoment provide eye live learning environment for student a

"fox5" marina marraco on what they had to say today. >> he made a lot of cam pain promises for first 100 days and today specifically addressed plan to repeal and replace one of the major campaign promises obamacare. and the president guaranteeing repeal and replace existing coverages despite not making a mark in the first and president assures the country that obamacare has a nail in its coffin. >> so we have we're going to have lower premiums and before you start there let me tell i something. obamacare is dead. i'm not going to touch it because i said it. waste, frud and abuse i'm going to touch. if there's something in medicare that has been abused i'll touch that. there are certain things as you know that have been absolutely abused. there are certain prove iings in medicare that i are horrible and abusive and there's been terrible things happening. so that kind of self i willing actually touch. >> and the vice-president head he would not be del delivering in the first 100 days. >> no it was not over pro promise. this president already signed more bills in first 100 days since an

marina marraco joins us with what could be a big break in that investigation. marine. >> reporter: we're two months shy of the one year anniversary. the conspiracy theories online took a life of their own, today, fox 5 has learned there is new information that could prove theoryist right. new information from the private investigator suggests there's tangible evidence on the laptop that confirms he was communicating with wikileaks prior to his death. now, the question is why has dc police as a lead agency on the investigation for past ten months insisted this was a botched robbery? when until this day, there is no evidence to suggest that. the rich family hired rod wheeler act former nypd homicide detective to run an investigation, wheeler said he believes there's a cover-up and the police department has been told to back down from the investigation. >> the police department nor the fbi has been forthcoming. they haven't been cooperating at all. i believe that the answer to solving his death lies on that computer, which i believe is either at the police departm

. >> my dad is 88 i would love to be able to give marina marraco a final closure an answer. >> breakough dna testing didn't in a lab dover air face in delaware is identifying remains scientists could not a decade ago. >> we tested everything from a tooth to rib. whether it happened yesterday or 60 years ago that main is there. >> but from a science point of it, looking at it and being dedicated to this is to never lose hope. >> so far the program has put a name to remains of more than 1200 service members thanks to family member's dna for colsante's a positive match would end decades of limbo. >> 67 years later for my father i'm sure it's always on his mind until he passes he may never have a final answer. maybe some day in heaven he will. >> since 1992 u.s. military stored blood samples of every active adulty and service member and there will never be an unloan military member again. >> this weekend several maryland strawbts will honor the fallen. they will have a missing man table set newspaper their dining rooms and the tables include a white table cloth and empty chair and black

in georgetown marina marraco fox 5 local news. >>> talk about a terrifying ride. a taxicab driver is arrested after he reported's abducted his passengers. the incident happened early saturday morning, the driver remains behind bars with no bond. tisha. >> reporter: this cab driver picked up three women somewhere here in the district. then drove them to wood bridge. that's in northern virginia. when they reached their destination at some point, there was a dispute about the fare. shortly after 3:00 in the morning, between 30-year-old three female passengers who questioned the fare once they arrived here on nasan drive. this was supposed to be the destination, once the passengers said they could not pay, he locked the doors and drove to a nearby business here on mapledale avenue in wood bridge, ignored repeated questions and requests for him to stop. the victims are 22, 29 and 32 years old. during the incident, one of the girls was able to get in touch with a family member. who called police. >> about ten minutes after they called the family member, they were able t

marina marraco is on the story. >> surrounding preferential treatment for deputy mayor snowden for greatere tried to contact mayor becauseer about this she was inside the verizon center inside game 7. as soon as we called her office she left before the game was over this new report says deputy mayor ♪en was able to get her son into the school. it has a wait list of more than 1,000 perspective students. lasts month d.c. office of up suspect tore general said kai henderson former gcps chancellor was being investigated for giving preferential treatment to some, including d.c. offi officials. >> and tonight, the search is on for a new fbi director after james comey was fired by the white house. democrats and some republicans questioned the timing of firing. comey was let go ahead a ongoing fb. investigation into ties of the trump campaign. white house says today it has no intention of bringing any special investigator inside the russian probe. >> a live look outside on a gorgeous day. warmer out there today. plenty of sunshine, too. >> but guess what it will all change soon. >> jim, sarah, it'

where a high school student behind bars sglont stolen car with stolen guns on school property marina marracos live with this one. >> that student is facing serious charges and that student here at albert einstein high school this is 18-year-old mar row alvarado and police say he drove a stolen vehicle to school and in that that was stolen from a rockville city police cruiser nearby, police also found a second stolen car with a shot gun that was also stolen from that same police cruiser. >> all right. let's take a look at weather now. you know it was cooler out there today. we still had a lot of sunshine and it was dry out. there i'm soaking it in because i know it will be 100 degrees in two weeks probably. >> in the meantime put the sunglasses away, sue. >> exactly right you may need them for a couple of hours in the morning jim and you can use them and put them away in the glove compartment and clouds thickening through the days and showers develop around here. they'll maybely hold off in most areas until after dark. we'll see the sun fading through pm cloud that will begin to thickening ac

congressional reality come is closer with democrat and republicans demanding not only to see the marina marraco owe but have comey come here and testify. >> mez of congress is now questioning whether president rum trump is guilty of obstruction of justice. >> this is disturbing. >> former in note that president comey asked trump to shut done an investigation into flynn. flynn was forced to resign after lying acontact with a russian official. according new york times comey said "i hope you can let's this go" white house is denying this saying he has never asked comey or anyone else to end an investigation. >> the country is being t tested in unpress departmented ways. i say to all of my leagues in the senate history is wat watching. >> in response republicans say their concern she officials illegally leaking govrjts information. >> the use of non sourced materials in this town is amazing. >> someone committed a crime here. there's a weasel. >> while republican chair of house overnight committee is now requesting fbi turnover all documents and recordings related to communications between comey an

here's fox5's marina marraco. >> reporter: what rod wheeler told fox5 on camera monday regarding richs murder is in clear contrast. wheeler told fox5 he had sources at the fbi confirming there was evidence of communication between seth rich and wikileaks. this is the verbatim of that exchange. fox5 asked wheeler have sources at the fbi saying that there is wheeler interrupts saying "for sure." and fox5 continues by asking, "that could link seth rich top wikileaks." wheeler answers "absolutely, yeah, that's confirmed." in the past 48 hours rod wheeler has said to other media outlets he did not get his information from fbi sources contradicting what he will told fox5 on monday. now, since rod wheeler backtracked tuesday fox5 attempted to contact him. he did not return calls or e-mails. on wednesday just before this newscast wheeler responded to our request via a telephone conversation where he now backtracks his position and wheeler characterizes his on the record and on camera statements as a "miscommunication." when asked if wheeler is still working for seth rich's family wheeler told