he wasi was found near mccauley's car and body. also, theought up a witness who forward and said he rode in the car with johnson. the defense claiming that witness had a previous charge of sexual assault in the past. but later, the judge said that was a charge from 19 years ago and it was never prosecuted. >> finally the judge said that he wasn't finding probable cause simply on johnson's statements alone. he was also refers to evidence that determine after she was murdered, she was concealed in the back seat of her car. clothing torn, her legs were tied together with a seatbelt. remember, johnson was found near the car with her car keys and her credit card. he claims that she gave him her possessions before she committed suicide. another court date has been set a superior. >>> gary is back with a full look at your forecast. >> fox 5 news at 6:00. we'll be right back. ack. >>> front lawns. homes. one family in minnesota turned their creativity into a prehistoric work of art. they built a dinosaur out of snow. the idea came to life

mccauley's case. thes. mccauley's case, offender had not gotten the gps device. even if he had, that does not mean that he and ms. mccauley would not have crossed paths. now, the mayor also called on the court system to be more efficient, quicker in putting these gps devices on offenders once they are ordered to wear them. opposition,o some given these -- giving these agencies to enforce these devices. the aclu may be opposed to it. the mayor said if they are going to fight this new law, she will see them in court. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. jummy: taking a news around the nation, the penalty phase begins today for dylann roof, who has been convicted of killing nine people. jurors are deciding whether to give him the death penalty. he is representing himself, but he is not allowed to approach the jury, the witness stand, or the bench. overseas we have new developments in a deadly nightclub attack in turkey. the foreign minister says the gunman has been identified. suspect, still on the loose, has not been released. five more people were arrested overnight. they

she had extremely severe rg struggle for tricia mccauley. it was a struggle for many actors. >> looking for work all the time and going from one employer to another. and it's not a lucrative career. >> reporter: this local actor says actors who are just starting out may struggle to live above the poverty line. >> paying for your own insurance there, are a lot of people think, i need to pay my rent and eat. >> reporter: that's why even though acting is what she loved to do, she became a yoga teacher and went back to school to get her master's degree to bring home a more stable income. friends say this single digits way to make sure her legacy lives on. >> we definitely want to keep her memory alive. she is an amazing human being. >> reporter: hilary lane, wusa 9. >> more than $35,000 has been raised for the health care fund. if you like to donate, we have a link on our website. and the man accused of murdering tricia with first degree murder. >>> everyone there might not know your name but a local restaurant chain wants to make everyone feel

. >>> we have details in the murder of dc yoga teacher and actor trish mccauley. you're going to remember she was last seen in contact with her friend christmas day. she said he was on her way to a christmas dinner but never showed up. dwayne johnson was arrested after mccauley's car was found and her body was inside. johnson was nearby with the key to her car and her credit card. he claims caller killed herself but prosecutors charged him with first-degree murder. saying she was strangled and sexual assaulted. fox 5 mat ackland is live with more on today's hear. >> reporter: the judge found probable cause and refused to let dwayne johnson out of jail. we did learn some new information today in the case the lawyer defending mr. johnson tried to paint a picture that his client was mentally ill. and even told judge, anything mr. johnson said should not be taken seriously of he was referring to conversations with police after he was found near mccauley's car and body. also, the defense attorney brought up a witness who came forward and said he rode in the car with mr

dwayne johnson is accused of killing patricia mccauley in december. court documents say they were acting on a tip when they found johnson in a cvs store. johnson had been driving mccauley's car and they found her body in the trunk. the police say that a kidnapper in a black suit kidn student in georgetown, then took him on a harrowing trip to try to get cash. anna-lysa gayle joins us with the search for the suspect happening now. anna-lysa? manylysa: michelle, students found out through a public safety alert issued by the university. were walking along oh street when he was approached by a man asking for money. when he hesitated, the man dragged him into an suv. take a good look at the surveillance video. it may help the police find the suspect. newly released surveillance video shows the suspect now wanted 24 hours after a georgetown university student was forced into an suv and taken around town in search of money and valuables for his kidnapper. >> it's highly unusual for this area. you hear about people stealing laptops, but never anything like ki

in the case of dwayne johnson charged with killing trisha mccauley, he never showed up to get the device ordered by a judge ten days before the murder. but officials say even if the gps devices had been in place, they may not have prevented those crimes. >> even if he had the gps device, that didn't mean that he and mis-mccauley would not have crossed paths. >> reporter: but frs saying johnson never should have been on the streets. a judge said the reason johnson was released just days before mccauley's murder is because federal prosecutors were not ready when they appeared in court. so the judge had no choice. today the u.s. attorney said he's looking into why prosecutors weren't ready. >> there was a quick turnaround in terms of the case that was in the court and communications were are made to try to get the witness that was available or needed rather for the detention hearing as to whether the communications were actually received sun cleis unclear. but we feel a huge loss and we stepped our deepest sympathies. >> both johnson and pitt remain behind bars today. law enforcement agenci

. >> coming after last month's brutal murder of of tricia mccauley. he was arrested five times in 2016. and just a week before he allegedly killed mccally was ordered by a judge to wear ankle bryce let and never returned to the court to get that bracelet. there's a break in the case that haunt aid femalely for weeks now. a man was last seen as family bethesda home last month. answers about his disappearance is in custody. "fox5" melanie alnwick live in bethesda with more. what's the latest, here, mel. >> reporter: december 14 when john donnah oz was seen between his apartment here and his parents onel moore two miles away. police are not releasing name of the woman who was placed under arrest because they were still trying to get information from her. where did these credit cards come from. who else might be involved in this investigators will tell us that john donnaho and this woman did not know each other. 36-year-old with bethesda native works at university of maryland, university college as web design he and his family says he has no history of di

trisha mccauley disappeared on christmas day and police found her body a couple of days later.y was passionate about building the theater community in the district and supporting aspiring actors. the community has already raised nearly $35,000 to further those dreams. you can find the link to donate in our nbc washington app. search "memorial fund." >>> be careful if you use certain ride-share services in montgomery county. police in takoma park say drivers are using the job as a way to rob people. officers say the crimes are gang-related, and they've seen a startling pattern in the past week. drivers are targeting hispanic members of the community. police say that all of the crimes have happened on rides through unlicensed ride companies as ride services like officers in prince george's county say they are having similar problems as well. prince george's county police are working a murder investigation in temple hills. a man was found in the area of hillpark drive and dunlap street this afternoon. he had been shot and later died at the hospital. detectives are working to find

he is accused of kpolice say jon driving mccauley's car and they found her body in the trunk.maureen: new developments in a notorious case in prince george's county. deonte carraway, the ex-teacher's aide accused of using students to make child pornography, may have reached a plea deal. carraway's team is negotiating county and state charges before what could be a guilty plea next week. police say carraway sexually abusessed children and videotaped some of them engaging in sex acts. he currently faces federal charges. alison: coming up -- a traffic alert. a new inner change along i-66 opens tomorrow. what that means for your maureen: winter temperatures are returning this weeks coming up monds on "good morning -- monday on "good morning washington." >> monday on "good morning washington," we are keeping an eye on the slight chance for snow. the impact on the morning commute, the slippery roads and what you can expect from the afternoon. >> from child care to at-home massages. make your life easier with the top life he enhancing apps. >> stay with us for traffic and weather eve

this new legislation comes too late for the family and friends of tricia mccauley. her suspected killer was supposed to be wearing a gps device for another crime but he never showed up to get it and the agency responsible for tracking him down did not. >>> could there be systematic failures with metro that we don't know about? well, we're less than ab hour away from learning findings from a transit union. the transit union has been working with transit industry experts who say they have findings on a few system mat tick failures and -- systematic failures and plan to release that information today around 1:00 in northwest. a panel will take place after the big reveal including discussions about improvements that can be made to the system especially when it coming to safety. -- comes to safety. in the past metro dealt with a number of problems including electrical related track fires and a derailment from deteriorating cross ties on the tracks. metro has spent the last six months overhauling the rail system under its safe track plan and work will continue in february

mccauley disappeared christmas day and her body was found two days later in a traffic stop.once we hear what happened in the hearing we will bring it to you. >> will it help traffic congestion? we will explain coming up. michelle: perfect winter day for a polar plunge. the group that went in today what does it feel like? like? does fearless age? or does it simply grow... stronger? fearless looks a little different to us all. but with a new carefirst medplus medigap plan, you can find yours. with low affordable rates, and the option to add dental and vision coverage. even a fitness program at no extra cost. call a medigap specialist now to learn more. and get the support to find the answers, to every fearless question. carefirst medplus. live fearless. q: welcome back. we have a new interchange to tell you about. michelle: this a diverging diamond at the intersection with route 15 in haymarket. explain how this works for folks who have never seen this. richard: this is a different interchange. this is a reppingering here. most interchanges you go across like that. this one yo

the judge found probable cause that duane johnson killed tricia mccauley who was a d.c. yoga instructor and actress who cooked dinner for friends on christmas day and was found two nights later strangled to death inside her locked cian car. her body hidden under clothes in the back. police found the car on m street northwest they found johnson with the keys to the car. her credit card and a story they had consensual sex. the woman had blunt force and the sexual trauma and ligture marks. john client had mental issues and was incapable of doing wh sexual assault waeand authorities should be looking rejected the argument saying it happened 19 years ago and the man was never convicted. but he said in the case of johnson he had a record of being in and out of jail. was found with the body as he tried to hide. at one point he told police he wanted a lawyer. >> we meet a marine one ofs ande activists feel the time is right for a big change in american laws. what does fearless look like? what does it feel like? or does it simply grow... stronger? fearless looks a little differen

. >> reporter: i want to show you something from tricia mccauley. she was the woman murdered. one of her friends who was there in court. >> we feel as though the justice system is broken in this case. and that we pray to god that our loss is not something that anyone else will ever have to go through again. >> reporter: a loot of people are feeling that way and the mayor said today she realizes that. in fact, she said a lot of issues came to light. one issue, duane johnson accused of he was supposed to show up and put on a monitoring device. it was ordered that he wear one. he never showed up. the mayor said today, that she believes that from now on, she's instructing jail staff, others to work together that once that order is given for you to wear one of those monitoring devices, that it be put on immediately. take a listen. >> we do not from ms. mccaul's's case i think we have identified a very significant space for improvement. how can we make sure when a defender is ordered to get a gps device that offender gets it immediately. one thing we'll work on is making space and t

johnson will have a court hearing for the murder of tricia mccauley. found beaten, sexually assaulted and strangled in her car last month. he was supposed to be under gps monitoring but never picked up the device. >>> a three-year-old is home safe with her family this morning but her mother still can't understand what happened mother says the others were taking a nap, she wandered away from her classroom. someone found the little girl about 150 yards from the campus. >> what if she never came back? what if my daughter was hurt or hit or anything? >> d.c. public schools is investigating now and said quote, we have measures in place to ensure that students and staff are in a safe learning environment at every school and if those structures broke down we'll work to restore them. >>> d.c. could lose up to a billion dollars under president trump's executive order involving sanctuary cities. the president could cut d.c.'s funding if the district doesn't follow federal law and remove undocumented immigrants. if necessary the mayor says she's lot of ambiguity

may legislation is months of work that began months ago and not related to the murder of tricia mccauley, the woman killed allegedly by a man in the process of getting a monitoring device. >> the piece of legislation has been moving since the summer. where we identify the gaps. i wouldn't necessarily link what we have done today to mismccauley's case. >> though he finds it annoying, tray carter says he will not take it off since it could get him months behind bars. >> some raise questions over a law like this but the mayor says anyone who wants to challenge her, she will see in court. stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: that will do it for "abc7 news at 5:00". right now at 6:00, a winter weather alert for you. doug hill breaks down the timing of the potential snow that could affect d.c. police officer shot a man to death. what you see before the shot is fired. new pictures from the scene that shut down canal road. what was found inside violin case that closed a busy road for hours. maureen: crews are pretreating roadways ahead of a possible snowfall tomorrow night. timing is everything.

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monitoring device to go unpunished after removing, tampering or month's brutal murder of tricia mccauley the suspect dwayne johnson had several run ins with the law arrested i've times times in 2016 and a week before he killed mccally was ordered by a judge to wear an ankle bracelet and never returned to court to get one. >>> also this morning a break in a case hauntsing a family for weeks. a man was last seen as family bethesda home last month. >> now a person that police believed may have answers about his disappearance is in custody. fox 5 melanie alnwick in bethesda this morning with more. good morning. >> good morning, allison, steve, december 13 when john donna jp ho was last seen at parents house 2 1/2 miles from where he lives he in bez bethesda. he's well known in this area and grown up in this area and police are not identifying the woman who was arrested yes bays they have a lot of questions for her and still have a lot of information they're trying to get. they don't want to jeopardize the investigation. but donnaho and this woman did not know each other. the bethesda native

getting worse as the picture of rob schneider in home and to the right you see donald trump with mccauley. that was pretty funny. >>> happy birthday to betty white. 95 years old. 95 years old. the actress is recognized by guinness world records as having the longest television career for a female entertain, he's obviously best known for her role on golden girls in the sit come in the 80's, still going strong. >> good for her >> that is the key to staying healthy and getting older in my opinion is working, keeping your brain going, keeping, my grandfather, he's 92, continues to paint. keep that creative brain going. you have to do something. >> moving on. we mentioned sonny, this is a film called lion tells the incredible true story of how a 5-year-old got lost in india as a little boy and by an australian couple, which is played by nicole kid man is the wife in the film and using google earth, he found and is reunited with his birth mother 25 years later. this is an actual true story. des put a tell plays him later in life. first time he's been in a feature film. didn't know any english h

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also today a preliminary nary hearing is scheduled for the yar tricia mccauley and adrian wayne johnson was arrested and will appear in court today. mccally was strangled to death and may have also been essentially assaulted. >> a canned lights vij sill held tonight for friends and family of it askesha hughes coats was shot and killed earlier this month on good hope and hill crest hight and her family contacted detengt activities shortly after seeing the sketch of her face on tv. the vigil is set for tonight 8 to 10:0 good hope road temple hill. >> and funeral will be held for laurel department of public works employee marcus kolbert was struck by riding on back of trash truck this is the city's first on the job fatality. services begin at noon in laurel bethany church. >> and i a stunning admission of the lack his apartment. top fix that prob limb. >> age old debate of cats versus dog and once again taking center stage. this time okay. are these two equally as smart? we're going to. >> good question. >> that's what was answered here. are they equally as smart? and of course, today, we

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attention and was prompted by the recent murder of a 46-year-old actress and yoga teacher tricia mccauley she disappeared christmas day her pody found in her car the next day and this man dwayne adrian johnson was arrested. court records show johnston had criminal history and theft charges and days before her murder he was order todd wear a gps monitoring device for previous theft carriage. there's no record he of c back to court to get set up with un. after mccally's murder there was a lot of criticism why john son was on the streets of d.c.. here's what kevin donehu had to say. >> nothing de moral lies cops or mem working with cops more than seeing someone come out on the street and know the rye lent act committed. we want foam look at the guidelines that look not at the majority of nonviolent offenders we're tacking about those that keep committing the same acts. >> meanwhile at the same time legislation is supposed to be signed. johnson is down the street for unrelated theft charge. now live in northwest anjali hemphill "fox5" hole news. >> 7:06 now wol get warm day of the week today