of maryland in job growth. is leading the state of maryland -- [applause] >> i'm not done yet. it has led the state of maryland for four consecutive quarters. of course, none of it happened without your support. you should also note that prince georges county leads the entire washington d.c. region in job growth, better than excess county, arlington county, montgomery county, loudon, we are ahead of each one of them and that's because of this significant economic development projects that you've brought here and funded here. without that this could not have been possible. there's a report on your desk that shows the job numbers and you'll be very happy to know that we lead the state of maryland and the entire region. therefore, today's round table discussion is about the potential negative impact of the proposed federal tax regulation, tax laws. this could have a significant negative impact on not just realty, or the real estate companies, but also on the average citizens. we are going to be probably the most negatively impacted by

i look what it means for maryland in particular. there is no state in the country, border to border no more affected by maryland. and just a couple of quick back to make thats point. maryland is number one in the nation number of taxpayers that use the state and local tax deduction. the second thing is, the total amount of exemptions lost in maryland by this tax reform is $4 billion. $4 billion worth of tax deductions that are lost as a result of this. and in terms of the number of counties that are affected, in 17 of the state's 24 counties, the average deduction is greater than the cap. so that virtually every county in the state is going to be affected and if you look at those places where people are very close, it is 21 of the 24 counties are affected. so in terms of border to border, coverage, the amount of money that's involved, $4 billion worth of deductions, this is a serious impact on maryland more than any other state in the country border to border. a second and related piece of this is the implication in this plus the changes in mortgage

state. a similar probe would shut down in 2016 for lack of evidence. maryland congressman elijah cummings is in the hospital with a bacterial underwent a minor procedure to relieve the infection. he is being treated at johns say he ishere doctors resting comfortably at is expected to make a full recovery. he also spent time away from the hill this fall after undergoing a heart procedure. jonathan: literally taking on water and fast, the owner of a bar tells us this started flooding this morning. it took hours of pumping. every thing is back to normal tonight. the owner said the extremely low tide caused a hatched to open. you can opemn a hatch you win this. the powerball drawing tomorrow with the gigantic jackpot. nancy: i think i would go someplace tropical with the cash. jonathan: the mega millions is tonight, 70 million i think. bill: not even worth my time. jonathan: these cold temperatures have gotten to you. bill: people asked me on facebook and twitter, i want to see your pets. a labthis shot from rescue of potomac. sitting by the fire, enjoying that. ha

maryland state police arrested part time lunch aid and local daycare worker placed on administration leave from the school district. "fox5" anjali hemphill is live in rockville with more on t this. anjali. >> well, tony, 30-year-old shawn kelley is currently locked up behind bars here at the montgomery county detention center and we learned tonight he was very active with kids in our local community here and working at two different elementary schools and church. >> this is mug shot of arrested on friday for pos possessing and district ising child porn. maryland state police say in july national september are for missing and xloyted children picked up on suspicious activity involving child porn from computer at kelly's home in silver spring and they tracked the ip address and served a search warrant on piano lane early friday morning and arrested him with three counts of distribution and seven counts of possession. pornographic images did not show picture of montgomery county students. no one answered the door at the home today when "fox5" went by. but investigators say tellly worked

in the maryland state house. the statehouse was and is governmental marilyn's showpiece, it wer -- maryland's showpiece. the upper house was the jewel and the crown, finer than it was prodigious sibling. during the construction of the building in the 1770's, the senate chamber was described as being too opulent to be a public building, but this was annapolis. the private building boom had dried up with the start of the war. and construction on the nearhouse, begun by a colony in 1774, continued under the auspices of a state of the world's newest nation. the craftsman who design, traveled, hammered, and plastered domestic architecture into existence before the war now had only one major outlet, the statehouse. the result was a sufficiently -- was sufficiently dignified tone was one of the message ordinary acts in history. the resignation was accomplished before the assembled congress, which sat in chairs on the floor of the chamber. visitors crowded in the gallery above. the general faced the president of the senat

cheryl: year rings in the new smoke detector law in maryland stating that battery-only alarms have to be replaced with sealed 10-your batteries -- 10-year batteries. the bitter cold makes it tough on firefighters, some called for one fire to the next. do not know what caused this fire at the condo buildings, but so far they say it is accidental. in gaithersburg, cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: because of tragedies like these, the red cross is stretched thin, helping more than 50 families since christmas in our area. the cold snap making it difficult to respond to the fires, but all year long they have responded to an unprecedented amount of natural disasters, walking enough miles on their vehicles to circle the globe 110 times. up next a live report [ splash ] [ horn sounds ] dang! ok, i gotta run. hey, wait, there's something i need to tell you- dang. dang! dang! dang. dang. see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, th the people first warranty. kimberly: a live look at new york city, times s packed. many people have been there

authorities are now urging anyone who witnessed the accident to call maryland state police. in critical condition after a car hit her this morning in suitland maryland. the accident happened at the intersection of pennsylvania avenue and brooks drive. investigators are still trying to figure out if she was in the crosswalk when the car hit her. today is officially senatorial franken's last day in the us senate. the democrat announced his resignation last month after multiple women accused of him sexual misconduct . he is not clear what he will do next. tina smith, another democrat will be sworn in as his replacement tomorrow. and another shake yup on capital hill. senator or on hatch announced he will not seek el the powerful finance committee and was a major force through getting the tax over haul through congress. he says even though he is leaving the senate he is still deroated to public service and looks forward to the next chapter in his life. his retirement could open the door for former republican canned candidate might rom nivment he is interested in running for the

when the maryland state legislature reconvenes this month, they will consider a review of every school crossing on state highways in maryland. they'll be required to order counties to do the same county streets. this is amid growing concerns kids aren't safe enough when they walk to school. the number of pedestrian accidents jumped between 2012 and 2016 in maryland, including a string of incidents near schools. one of them a crash in 2012 near seneca valley high in germantown was deadly. state delegate eric lutke says he's been fielding calls about the lack of sidewalks and lack of bike paths near other large schools in the county including blake high school in silver spring. >> if you go to almost any elementary, no sidewalks, no bike paths, no safe routes. >> reporter: police agencies in md do conduct special enforcement details in schools to ensure drivers are operating safely and without distraction. a 2016 report from internal auditors in montgomery county say engineering reviews near markings near schools and crosswalks are important because they have in the past reduced accident

also we should tell you once maryland state police are done with their investigation, then it's moved state attorney's office and they will review this as well. live in prince george's county, matt ackland, fox5 local news. >> a young girl is recovering tonight after being hit by a car . this all happened around 9 af pennsylvania avenue and brooks drive in suitland. prince george's county police say the victim was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. the big question is was the victim in the crosswalk when she was hit? right now i doiment know this yet. investigators are still working it out right now. this is truly a sad is s. do you guy s have cameras in the area to tell if there were oh foe she was in the crosswalk at all. >> i'm not sure where the camera s are. there are cameras at certain intersections. that will be part of the investigation that we will work through. police say the driver stayed on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. >> fox5 a in alexandria tonight, the local man at the sent center of an isis investigation in jail. sean andrew dun can's

news4 learned a maryland state legislator will consider safety when it convenes in a few weeks. the state highway administration ordered a review of crossings outside every school in the state. >> in my district there are very few schools that do have sufficient sidewalks or bike access. >> reporter: delegate eric said he's heard concerns from parents including blake high school in silver spring. >> you go to almost any elementary or public high school in my district, you see what you see behind me, no safe paths. >> reporter: police do conduct enforcement details to ensure drivers are driving safely and slowly. but public officials say these types of engineering studies are needed to make sure the walkways and sidewalks are designed prorld, too. news4 obtained a 2016 report by internal auditors in montgomery county which showed pedestrian and bicycle collisions near schools decreased following an engineering review of the signs and markings near montgomery county schools months earlier. gwen ward supports the state review but says drivers must be diligent, too. >> we have to pay

maryland state police do not believe any students were victimized by kelly and the school says he is now on administrative leave. >> maryland -- he was admitted for a bacterial his knees. the the 66-year-old suffered a spring of health issues since last year. cummings wife today auns noed she was suspending campaign for maryland governor. >> jose carati was found not guilty in the death ever kate steinly he was given time performed on gun possession charges and will be turned over to u.s. marshalls to face firearm charges in federal court and case sparked a national debate over immigration reform and sank uarie cities. >> they're asking congress for nearly 18 billion for the proposed border wall. there's barriers on the southwest border. money would pay for additional 700 miles. border wall was a campaign promise. he says it will help stop illegal immigration and drug tasking. >> and explosive new books about administration is now on sale. michael wolff's fire and fury goes into detail about the you like them. >> he questions his mental stab ill six the president says the book is full

northbound lanes of crane highway were closed down for hours while maryland state police investigated. >>> news 4 has learned maryland legislators are considering a review of all school crossings statewide because of growing concerns that kids aren't safe enough when they walk to school. the number of pedestrian accidents in maryland jumped between 2012 and 2016, including a string of incidents near schools. and one of them a crash in 2012 near silicon valley high in germantown was a deadly one. delegate eric luedke wants the state highway administration to undertake an engineering survey of all state roads and then ask counties to do the same on their local streets. >> you go to almost any elementary, middle, high school, public or private, in my district and you'll see what you see behind me, busy roads, no sidewalks, no bike paths no, safe routes. >> he'll propose this legislation when lawmakers reconvene in annapolis later this month, and we'll be watching to see what happens there. >>> national news now. president trump and first lady melania trump returned to washington this eve

and we are waiting to hear back from maryland state health regulators on whether they've launched an investigation into how the hospital treated this woman. >>> a nightmare came true for a d.c. family today as a missing persons case was re-classified as a homicide. today we learned skeletal remains found back off of soupland parkway saying it was him. anguish and anger some of it directed at dc police. scott bruin joining us live to talk about that. >> yeah, this video you're about to see from alicia cook is really intense and really upsetting because she thinks her grandson's disappearance was not taken serious enough when it happened 9 months ago. >> i don't want to see nose remains. i want to hug it i don't care. >> a facebook post from a grieving grandma. >> i want to hug his bones. >> cook's family got the word yesterday after months of investigation, maryland's medical examiner determined that skeletal remains found off soupland parkway back in october belonged to 23-year-old marty mcmillen who had been missing since april . he had >> cook is angry because she says metropolitan

maryland state police reported that the teen reportedly walked into on coming traffic. near crane highway and chatsforth drive. there are no crosswalks in that immediate area. >> the number of crimes in washington d.c. dropped in 2017 compared to overall crime was down in nearly every category. there were 115 murders in the last year. violent crime was down 22%. theft from out down 15%. other offenses did not see a big change from year to year. a positive relationship between the department and the community. >> our most beneficial and most instrumental in us being able to close crimes. >> chief nuchem. to eliminate its backlog in testing rape kits and improving the turn around time for sexual assault. >>> meantime baltimore broke its record in 2017 for most homicides per capita. theree that's 56 murders for every 100,000 people. there's a long list for the possible reasons. lack of opportunity for a lot of citizens. others are blaming police. they say officers have taken a step back in fighting crime since the 2015 death of freddie gray. >>> that bone chilling cold out

maryland state police arrested shaun kelly of silver spring yesterday.e had been working at the elementary skill and kids a the principal said he put kelly on administrative leave after hearing about the allegations. he no longer works after hours. police believe the photos discovered on his computer are not of students in the montgomery county public schools. >>> chapter 4 capturing this dramatic scene. fire flaring up the back of this row of town homes in bitter cold just adding to the very daunting task of getting all of this under control. today firefighters are back out there cleaning up. as darcy spencer explains, the cold and ice are a huge factor. >> reporter: we're here on the scene of the fire. if you take a look here you can see everything has frozen over because of those frigid temperatures. this started when someone used a flammable liquid to try to restart a fire in th those flames went out of control, shot through the roof and spread to neighboring town homes. 20 people were displaced. several firefighters were injured as well as a residen

states. widespread influencance a activity, maryland and virginia.s too the flu season will be this yeermt the early start of the outbreaks is attributed to the low effectiveness of the vaccine and possibly the cold temperatures gripping much of the country. so far more than 30 people have died from the flu this season. still to come, sushis going to break down our chances for snow later this equal woo. the extreme cold is leading to rodent problems. the store where a viewer saw these mice running around coming up next. the bone chilling temperatures that have left region shivering this week could be responsible for the surge in water main breaks. since friday wssc crews have responded to more than 630 water main breaks. in fact, take a look, this was the scene in hyattsville this morning. a water main shutdown work right before 42nd place. the cold may have caused a pipe to burst. kramer middle school doesn't have water flooded out the basement over nievment the pipe burst in the boirl room. the nearly 400 students who attend the school are due back

beginning i would only have to take a few back and they wanted them last found it towards the end of maryland state. family and. maybe before they switched. to the ones in jail. and went for a feed you know or they hand it to sales now or they have the jobs are gone. shut him down all the coal mines are said. live to come ours is live in nature in a van with people. in poverty. it's no more. i walk the same road sign a sounder push tiny walk. and works from the opening. after his book come to my mind. it was nineteen eighty eight my fifth visit to harlan county i was on the winding road from harlan to our birds driving a borrowed pick up truck when i began to notice the road kill it was a dangerous road with more than its share of adventures drivers and it was getting dark. i began to think of the many ways in which that was a presence in this land that any most their road accidents and of course the corn mines beyond and block long. returning to new york living behind harlan in the endless rain. i tried to put together the pieces sober remotes were to i only got a glimpse off. my own with wonder w

and that would only have to take a few back and they wanted them last sunday towards the end of maryland state. family and. maybe before they switched. to the ones in jail. and went for a feed you know and they hand it to sales now or it may have with the jobs around coal mines. shut him down all the coal mines are said. live to the mars is a lifetime in nature and a band of people. in poverty. its own work. i want the same road sunday sound timely walk trade. and works from the opening. after his book come to my mind. it was nineteen eighty eight my fifth visit to harlan county i was on the winding road from harlan to our birds driving a borrowed pickup truck when i began to notice the road kill it was a dangerous road with more than its share of adventures drivers and it was getting dark. i began to think of the many ways in which that was a presence in this land that any more of their road accidents and of course the corn mines beyond and black. returning to new york living behind harlan in the end of this rain. i tried to put together the pieces sober remotes were to i only got a glimpse o

in maryland's where the b is, because maryland state regular laitulations and state policies don't allowsments to be sent out until the summer of the taxing year, july 2018. so what to do with the prepayments, a lot of people who prepaid in maryland i suspect want that money back. if they're not getting a benefit, they'd rather put it into a savings account or other financial instrument to make money off it. >> pay it when it's done. >> and make money off your money now. but there have to be people to process that. and again, in counties like montgomery and prince george's, there are only a few people who handle this task and they're inundated in a way they have never been before. >> and talking about the tax plan, there is also the looming budget issues out there right now. we averted a government shutdown in december, but that could come back again this month. >> slowly and slightly averted a government shutdown, because it just moved the goal post from december to january. there's still another government shutdown facing the country january 19th if a budget deal isn't reached. now, i

baltimore sun reports that maryland state police asked potential gun buyers if they had a medical marijuanaard. several other states told card holders they cannot buy gunts and some even tell card holders to turn over weapons that they already own. >>> there is a new approach to slow the opioid crisis. >> it's in response to a skyrocketing number of deaths from fentanyl. scott mack far land and the news 4 i-team explain. >> they want to keep manufacturers of fentanyl overseas if it comes to the united states and causes death. that comes mid a surge of cases, a string of seizures of drugs, including fentanyl at dulles international airport. they suspect the chemists make the drugs overseas and then ship the drugs here. officers see some hidden inside food packaging, even lollipops. others were pokd in passenger luggage. the u.s. attorney general tells us they've brought two criminal cases against these international manufacturers. >> this is the first time we've actually indicted by name chinese chemist in china who are alleged to have supplied fentanyl that resulted in injuries or deaths in

[cheers and applause] let's welcome back winner of the maryland state geography bee. karthikeyan. [cheers and applause] in the middle of a great game. in fact, a little past the midway point to that $1 million. six questions away from a million, two away from that $50,000 threshold, and you still have two lifelines, "50/50" and a plus one. they're there if you need 'em. you ready to get back to your game? >> yes. >> make some more money today. >> yeah, let's do it. >> let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic musical flourish] ♪ today, we start with a $30,000 question, and here it is. hungary's flag has horizontal stripes of red, white, and green from top to bottom. rotating italy's flag in what way gives it the same orientation? >> okay, so,

. >> and our scott macfarlane has learned that maryland state officials are raising questions about the safety of the crossings and the streets near our local public schools. >> reporter: news4 has learned when the state legislature reconvenes in annapolis later this month there will be a proposal for a statewide review of the crossings and streets near every public school in maryland in every county in every jurisdiction. there is concern among some legislators there is not enough safe sidewalks, pedestrian crossings or bike paths to many schools. and supporters of a statewide review cite a series of recent accidents including a deadly accident in montgomery county in 2012 which killed a student from seneca valley high school. the legislators say this is a statewide problem, but they say in montgomery county in particular. >> good almost any elementary middle sc in my district and you'll see what you see behind me. busy roads, no sidewalks, no bike paths, no safe routes. >> reporter: we are told if approved this proposal would have the state highway administration check state roads nea

today' days after maryland governor larry hogan announced plans to create a special unit within the statenvestigation department to investigate wrongdoings in schools. > ♪ >> a d.c. man who went missing after arranging a date online last spring was found dead in that october. for months his family pleaded for his safe return. it wasn't until this week that police identified his remains and revealed he'd been murdered. police say marty mcmillan was shot multiple times inside an apartment along mlk avenue. his remains were later found on the side of suitland parkway. >> a local man behind bars accused of assaulting a woman on a maryland trail. this happened on capitol crescent trail in bethesda back in november. 24-year-old william opare reportedly told officers he thought part of the encounter was consensual. police say the victim was able to fight off the suspect with pepper spray. he faces charges for assault and sexual contact without consent. >> the university of maryland medical center baltimore apologized is that taking "full responsibility for its actions" after this video of a pati

now, we reached out to noted attorney and long time maryland states attorney glen ivy today.vy stating the fact that this cease and desist letter comes from trump's personal attorneys and not the white house counsel in ivy's opinion is unusual. >> the reason it's a little unusual is normally the private attorney would only be doing work on behalf of the president in a private capacity. so, this i guess would be -- they'd have to be saying there's some sort of private agreement between the president and bannon where they could enforce the cease and desist but it's -- it's pretty unusual to have that. >> reporter: and as if this day wasn't up ended enough white house staffers were met with the news this morning that starting next week they will no longer be allowed to use personal cell phones in the west wing. press secretary sara sanders says this is a securit however, it comes after months of the president calling out an end to leakers of which he accused steve bannon of being one last night. live on the hill tonight, tom fitzgerald, fox5 local news. >> and we now know the wi

so the maryland to inspectors didn't have to witness the state inspections anymore. all an inspector has to do to verify the mechanic did all the things on the checklist is look at the paperwork the mechanic filled out in the elevator machine room. >> okay. it looks good and put their name on it and approve it even though they never have even seen the work that was done. >> reporter: dave guy has spent the last 37 years as an elevator mechanic. they're just rubber stamping it essentially saying it's good to go. >> yes, yes. it does present a problem that we have lowered the standard in maryland for elevator inspections. it truly does. >> there's no data to support a safety problem on elevators in maryland. >> reporter: on the other side of the issue, commercial and residential building owners. they've got a ton of elevators. ron wineholz for the apartment and elevator association of metro washington. >> you wouldn't have a plumbing inspector pipes, you don't need a licensed elevator inspector watch an elevator mechanic do his job as well. >> reporter: he argues this

by 12:00 noon maryland state police responded to 766. most of those on the eastern shore. governor hogan asking people to stay off the roads and declare an emergency for somerset, and worcester county. maryland bureau chief brad bell picking up the team coverage live and long day for him in ocean citiment to. tell us how bad is it? >> this is finally letting up. the governor asking people to stay off the road. there were no choice. it was not passible. the plow came through but this is the real problem. drifting snow. look at that. this is a parking street and it's just been a brow tall day down here. >> it may not be meteorologically correct to call it a winter hurricane but that's what it looked and felt like this morning. the cold, wind and snow combining to create miserable biting conditions. this is what it was like after dawn. i needed ski goggles to be in it. >> i'm used to this feeling with the hurricanes. i am leaning into this wind not for the dramatic effect but to stay on my feet. big gusts right now. snow back. the drifts form across streets to make them impas

you can see there is a plow truck moving down the maryland state highway. the administration is obviously very hard at work. there are two vehicles coming through right now. they have been treating with salt and with sand in order to get the roadways safe for people as they do have to go in. in the county we are in right now, there is no school. that is good news. the feds are on a two-hour delay, so a lot of people may be getting a late start today. the situation out here in waldorf, again, blowing snow. reporting live this morning, suzanne kennedy, "good morning washington." larry: abc 7 always on your side. download our free stormwatch 7 app to get the latest forecast and delays right on your phone. autria: you could still be a winner -- maybe not in the weather department -- but no one million jackpot, which means it goes to $550 million, and of course the number is expected before the next drawing this weekend. larry: good, because i did not win. autria: i mean, we are all here. $550 million sounds so much better, doesn't it? veronica: we are all about

nip who witnessed the accident should call maryland state place. >> last night mega million drawing and 440 million tonight's drawing second time powerball and mega. >>> 6:10 grim announcement from pentagon. first military death of 2018. details now. >> flu outbreak. dozens of states seeing widespread flu cases and why health officials say it's happening back in 30 seconds. econds. >> pentagon announced first military death in 2018. military commanders say american soldier was killed during battle during tail ban forces in east afghanistan new year's day. four other service members wounded and expected to survive. military sources identified the man from for the lee, new jersey. >> president of church of jesus christ of latter day saints died. thomas s. mondayson died. he was head of church since 2008. he died of causes relatesed to age. he was natural causes and he was 90. >> 36 states nationwide reporting widespread flu. and they started out break as aelectricityed to low effective fs of vaccine and possibly cold temperatures gripping nation. more than 35 mem died from the flu this se

news4 checked maryland state records and found more than 2,500 pedestrian accidents in each of the lasts. police agencies in maryland conduct special enforcement details near schools to ensure drivers are operating safely and without distraction. but safety advocates say engineering reviews of all the signs and markings near schools and crosswalks are critically important. news4 had a report which showed pedestrian and bicycle collisions near schools decreased following an engineering review of signs and, maings near montgomery county schools months earlier. ward said she supports a statewide review. >> we still have a whole big way to go. >> reporter: not every student is completely safe. scott macfarlane, news4. >> one person is recovering from this accident on the george washington parkway. at that. the car crashed about 6:00 this morning in the turkey run park area. the parkway was shut down in both directs for a time, but is now back open. >> investigators say a northern virginia man wanted to join isis and search for ways to carry out an attack. tomorrow he'll face a federal judge

ohio state fourth in the nation. marylandad but it didn't last and the buckeyes wouldn't at home final score 91-69. lady terps also lost last night. caps win streak over. team fell at home to carolina last night though. five game winning streak over. final score three-one carolina. they'll go at it again tonight down in raleigh. >> reporter: wizards at home tonight. this game follows the latest set back for the wizards which came wednesday with a 107-104 home loss to the utah jazz. orlando is not a good team. 12 and 30 on the young season. well the midway point. >> you play down to those teams. >> my next line was going to be wizards play down to those teams. >> took the word right out of his mouth. >> my meld. >> you guys are so simpatico it's scary. >> that was a no good news sports report. >> there's hope for tonight perhaps. >> sometimes you got to take the bitter with the sweet. >> we going to preview the football playoffs. going to handicap them for us. >> if you want. >> okay. >> i'd like that. maybe in the 9 o'clock.

go to getfios.com checking the headlines at five: 30 maryland state police looking for thecenter in hagerstown. the suspect grabbed some money out of the register and took off and fled the scene. a man, this man right here behind bars in northern virginia for allegedly assaulting customers and ransack ing a convenience store. on sunday, police say stuart skinner was on drugs when they found him inside a sheets in manassas. when officers tried to take him into custody he resisted. and the search is on for the suspect in an armed 7/eleven robbery that happened in the district. this man walked into the 7/eleven in dupont circling around one this morning. he approached the cashier, pulled out a gun and then forced the clerk to give him money and her ' still look ing for him right now. big story in d.c. today, the president met with lawmakers from both sides to talk about comprehensive immigration reform . to an unexpected twist we got a look into the discussion and debate for nearly an hour. ronica cleary live at the white house with more on the story >>reporter: jim and sarah,

the baltimore sun reports maryland state police asked potential gun buyers to ask if they have a medicalijuana card. they told card holders they cannot buy guns. they even tell card holders to turn over weapons they already own. >>> trying a new approach to slow our opioid crisis. as scott macfarlane and the i-team reports, there are reports to skyrocketing number of deaths from a is now going to prosecute manufacturers of fentanyl overseas if that fentanyl comes to the united states and causes deaths here. that announcement comes amid a surge of cases, a string of seizures of drugs, including fentanyl at dulles international airport. the chemists make the drugs overseas and ship the drugs here. officers seized some inside food packaging, even lollipops. others were inside passenger luggage. the deputy, u.s. attorney general told news 4 that they've brought two criminal cases against these international manufacturers. >> this is the first time we've actually indicted by name chinese chemists in china who are alleged to have supplied fentanyl as a result of injuries or death in the united

maryland state police began investigating kelly over the summer after receiving a missing and exploitsed children and a person was districted child porn over the internet and traced ip address to kelly's home. >> police are trying to find out who robbed a store and then damage the building. take a look at this picture. this happened south patrick street this morning. investigators say someone used a car to cause damage and then they just took the cash register. no one was hurt. >>> we have a reminder for metro riders starting monday. smart trip cards will no longer allow negative balances and passengers need to resolve negative balances on their cars. they can use them to pay for services and they are urged to sign up for auto reload. that ensures there is always money on the card and they add money whenever the card's balance falls below $10. >> i saw a story a couple weeks ago do and a the you can come back and the next add a little. now you go out, charm up card. go back in, which is if you have no cash. it could cause confusion. >> basically you cannot get out of the turnstile. >> yo

maryland state police say pack in july national center for missing and exploited children picked up on suspicious activity involving child porn from a computer at kelly's hoe in silver spring. they tracked the ip address and served a search warrant on his home pea on owe lane early friday morning and arrested him three counts of distribution and seven counts of possession. the pornographic images did not show picture of any montgomery county students the home today when "fox5" went by. investigators say kelly worked as a part time lunch room aid cloverly elementary school 2016 to september of last year and helped lead sunday school activities for kids at the liberty grove united methodist church in burtonsville and four days in the kids after hours daycare program at canyon road elementary school. after his arrest letters from the school and daycare were sent home to parents and cl clovely elementary principal saying these charges are extremely upsetting and distressing and the type of behavior does not reflect the the principals of mcps or community and will not be tolerated. meanwhil

the officer behind the wheel is on routine administrative leave as maryland state police investigate. it is still not clear why that teen reportedly stepped into the street. >>> doesn't appear the new rush hour tolls on i-66 are encouraging drivers to car pool. surveyed about a thousand drivers. more than half of them say their commute has gotten worse since the tolls began last month. about a quarter of the drivers say they have shifted their commute times to avoid the tolls. most commuters say they're sticking with their cars. public transit and car pooling are ligssted among the least popular alternatives. >> tonight we focus on a group of unsung heroes at arlington national december at this. they are known as the arlington ladies. they all have connection to the military. their mission, to ensure that every service member is laid to rest in the company of someone who cares. >> it's pretty remarkable. there are people who are buried here, for whatever reason, family couldn't afford to travel. there's no family here. the arlington ladies are there to stand as family and to be there,

. >>> rallies expected at the maryland state legislature when the house tries to override a veto on ad sick leave bill. the governor vetoed it saying it would hurt small business and cost thousands of jobs. he offered his own paid sick leave bill but they never gave it a vote. if it passes, the state could confirm the override by tomorrow. it would require businesses with more than 15 employees to provide five paid sick days. with companies fewer than a 15 employees, to give five unpaid sick leave. >>> ten miles south into fredericksburg. governor mcauliffe announced it yesterday. they will be working with trans urban to relieve the traffic. the express by carpoolers. solo riders will pay a fee varied by traffic. >> a lot of drivers had complaints because the fees were racking up to $30, $40. >> i paid it on 95 tollway. >>> it's working in the sense that people are carpooling and trying to find ways around it. >>> they're considering a plan to give riders money back under certain circumstances. >> a board meeting set for later today. megan mcgrath is live from the greenbelt metro stat

maryland state police arrested sean kelley of silver spring on friday.en working at cloverly elementary school and kids after hours, which is a daycare at cannon road elementary school. kelley is now on administrative leave at the school and no longer works at kids after hours. police believe that the photos discovered on his computer are not of students in montgomery county public schools. >>> and passengers couldn't help but panic at the airport in toronto friday night after two planes collided with one another, catching fire on the tarmac. take a look. [ screaming ] >> yeah, that's scary. you can hear the passengers screaming as they felt the impact and saw the other plane's wing catch fire. the passengers were on a westjet flight that had just arrived from cancun. there was no one on the other plane, but it was backing up when passengers were able to see the whole incident play out. >> all of a sudden it started venting fuel all over the wing, and then in about a second or two later, not even a second, it just kind of all ignited and there was a big

record in fear of retaliation aimed at their daughters but they did choose community activist and maryland stateett browning to speak on their behalf. >> we all understand tough love, understand coaching but calling a young lady who come from a cheerleading team constantly calling her a (bleep) other words to her face calling her dumb, stupid and telling her that she's not good enough to be a part of the program is unacceptable. pushing some of these young ladies past the point of exhaustion where they're throwing up, physically sick and ill and they're threatened not to tell their parents about it because if they do they're threatened to be thrown off the team. >> reporter: browning adds as a result of the complaints the squad was disbanded: they have started to interview students as well as staff to find out exactly what is going on so we will obviously continue to follow this one and bring you the outcome of the school districts' investigation. that's the latest from the news room. wisdom and holly back up to you all. >> ♪ >> 5:36 is the time right now. let's bring in mike thomas to talk abou

michigan state on a 15-0 run. 91 to-61. maryland women ace taking on iowa.d rolled by iowa 80-64. breaking the schedule allows them to shift their fun off ice. chance to do gambling and mingling with the fans. we give you some of the sights and sounds of the evening. >> foods hot here. let's heat this table up. >> if we were on a real floor, we would be doing pretty good. >> also arrested. >> for cheating? >> just relaxed and hang out and play some games and hang out with the band. so it is a great event. so fun every year. >> a great event. i can't put my hair down like some, but a lot of the guys enjoying the event. >> yeah. now we're talking. we're hot. >> i do not gamble, my put a curse on me. i don't gamble. >> biggs would be like one of the guys that would tap someone on the shoulder and say hey, time to go. >> just so we know, they are not gambling with real money. >> no wonder it is >>> all right. started their engines. a mad dash to the car. >> our intern is out there working on yours. make sure you bundle up tomorrow morning. bring those pets insid

. >>> later this month, maryland state leaders are going to be considering ordering a statewide review of all the safety and engineering of the school crossings. stateate delegate eric lutte kef montgomery county will formally propose this review when the legislature reconvenes in annapolis. earlier this week he said an engineering study of school crossings could reveal vulnerabilities and hazards to these children. in 2012, a sophomore was hit, killed by a car. just trying to cross germantown road to approach seneca valley high school. >> new information rle attempted abduction of a child in takoma park this morning. police say two men in a gray mini van tried to take a girl near pine avenue. they said the van may be a chrysler pacifica with d.c. tags and may have damage on the passenger's side. the child says that the passenger opened up the door and told the girl to come to his house for candy. the child pushed the door closed and then ran into her house. police now are hoping the neighborhood home surveillance video will show them more details of the van. we don't have a good descr

early reports for the maryland state police on the scene yesterday where the unidentified adult malend killed. now that victim's father wants you to know the truth. the person hit was not an adult or unanotherfied. >> no. that is a young kid. 16 years old. my son. >> derek stayton was a sophomore. he lives with his mother in clinton but spends a lot of time with his dad in brandywine. he was killed yesterday trying to cross the highway to the brandywine he was hit by metro transit officer who was off-duty and on his way to work. state police say preliminarily it appears that staton was at fault and walked into traffic. something his parents can't accept. >> the police says that he was trying to run across the street when there was a red light. but that is not derek. anybody will tell you that is not him the way he goes back and forward. >> i want a lot of answers. it's not fair that they portraying it to be like a pedestrian got hit and the pedestrian was in the wrong. >> there is another issue here and a big one. the highway, see the vehicles rushing by. look at the road surface. th

. >>> the governors of virginia and maryland declared states of emergency because of the snowstorm. >> road crews across the dmv have been out pre-treating the roads to prevent icing before the morning 200 trucks went out at 1:00 this morning to treat the roads in d.c. i saw a few on my way to work. we had low temperatures for a long time. any precipitation could cause issues on the roads today. we continue our team coverage now on the d.c. line between d.c. and prince george's county with news 4's megan mcgrath. megan, just came across downed wires. what are you seeing? >> reporter: yeah. just right after we saw that accident just a couple blocks down the road, we were about to cross into prince george's and this is what we saw. pennsylvania avenue is closed in both directions because of downed power lines. this is right at the border. we're talking southern avenue here closed in both directions. there is a snowplow parked on the side of the road. it looks like the wires may be tangled up with that snowplow. we have crews on the road and it looks to be a power crew with large cable t

we reached out to noted attorney and well known former maryland states attorney glen ivy tonight.point, this letter from the president's personal attorney and not the white house counsel in ivy's words is highly unusual. >> the reason it's a little unusual is normally the private attorney would only be doing work on behalf of the president in a private capacity. so, this i guess would be -- they'd have to be saying there's some sort of private agreement between the president and bannon where they could enforce the cease and desist but it's -- it's pretty unusual to have that. >> reporter: and if all of this didn't make for enough of a wild day, white house staffers were greeted at work this morning by news from white house press secretary longer be able to use their personal cell phones in the west wing starting next week. now, this was described as a measure to clamp down on security within the white house. however as you well know the president has railed against white house leakers which he accused bannon of being one last night. live on the hill tonight, tom fitzgerald fox5 lo

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. >>> virginia and maryland declared states of emergency because of the snowstorm. >> they have been pre treating the roads to prevent icing before the morning commute. >> 200 trucks went out at 1:00 this morning to treat the roads in d.c. we've had low temperatures for a long time now, so any precipitation could cause issues on the roads. we're talking about the snow sticking and ice too. we continue our team coverage on the roads in southern prince george's county with news 4's megan mcgrath. megan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. yeah. we're making our way to parts of prince george's county. right now, we're still in washington. take a live look here. you can see the road conditions that we're seeing. we're on 295, about to take the pennsylvania avenue exit here and make our way across the border in county. good conditions in this part of the world here. we're seeing basically wet pavement. everything has been treated. here in d.c., we're really not seeing much in the way of snow. it's pretty light. there's a dusting on the grassy areas. but nothing is accumulating

. >> so the reports found most racially integrated states. maryland ranked eight and for states with the most racial progress, maryland ranked fifth. d.c. and virginia did not make the top ten list. >> i find that surprising, that kentucky would outrank the washington area, maryland and virginia. >> didn't make the list. >> a lot of different variables concerned. >> absolutely. and you talked about the monkey sweatshirt which leads us to some of the comments about wanting to respond in regards to that. just being upset, there was two s wanted to be able to say, you know what, it was done in the uk. perhaps they see things differently. >> you're talking about the h & m sweatshirt, the one that said coolest monkey in the jungle and a black child was wearing it? >> yes. it was published in the uk where things are perceived differently. a lot of our listeners said this may be an opportunity where we can explain why african-americans in the u.s. may take offense to that. it was an opportunity. i think there were a lot of disappointed people that nobody in

maryland governor larry hogan declaring a state of emergency here on the eastern shore and throughoutmaryland. there is still a 40 miles an hour speed restriction on the chesapeake bay bridge, and 18 child wheelers that have empty trailers are not allowed to cross the bridge. we did it at dawn this morning right before dawn and then after dawn crossing the bridge was a little dicey because it is wi windy. although maryland department of transportation officials yesterday had warped there was a chance they were going to close the bay bridge today because of these winds. that has not happened. as far as bwi, we know there are a lot of flight delays and some cancellations to northern ci cities. just kind of what we're experiencing here. what we kind of expected and are clearly still yes, but also wind and as we leave you here guys we'll show you one of plows we've seen maryland state highway and contracted crews here this guy has his plow up. most we've seen going by have their plows down as well we'll see if this guy is dropping any sand. nope. just honking his horn and going to where h