mike and heather martin had hundreds of thousands of subscribers and made lots of money.said that the kids, 9-year-old cody and 12-year-old emma, were in on it, and played along with the pranks. but the videos prompted complaints, and the couple apologized. >> we realized that we had made some terrible parenting decisions. the lawyer said he got a call from youtubers who asked him to represent the children's last friday, he went to court and got an order giving her temporary custody, saying the kids are victims of abuse. >> in the video, you can see him throwing the boy cody into a bookcase and he comes away with a bloody nose through the bathroom, while he's tearful and inconsolable. >> reporter: he says the children have also suffered mental abuse. >> the kids are going to be deprogrammed like cult people. 400 videos of this stuff that involves vulgarity, shouting, getting up in their business, physical portions of it. >> reporter: the news about this youtube channel has literally been reported around the world. new york magazine reported that the couple made between an

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martin today. is monday may 29th, memoril day 2017. erin como watching the roads but first mikelking about the weather. >> hey, wisdom, we have improving conditions through the day. through the morning hours we'll have to watch out for showers, drizzle reason a lot of cloud cover. by 11:30 a.m. still seeing a little bit of green on the radar, sunshine breaking out into the west of the city. 3 o'clock a mix of clouds and sun but drier weather moving in and there's 6:30 p.m., you're getting the grille out, headed to the pool i think you'll have evening for it, probably the best of the entire holiday weekend later this afternoon. clouds will start to build back in this weekend ahead of some more thunderstorms on the way for the day tomorrow. 85 degrees today. morning showers to sunshine tomorrow t spotty thunderstorms, 80 degrees. all right, that's weather. over to erin now for a check of traffic. >> 4:47. we have some problems reported in bethesda right now. debris on river road in both directions at springfield drive. caution there. things looking good in glen echo. problem free

martin. it is may 12. let's get to mike thomas and talk about the weather.s to end. >> i hear for mother's day, right. >> you're correct. temperatures will warm back up but we got two more days of kind of gray skies. we'll kind of quickly cloud things back over as we head into the afternoon. there's the rain on its way back by 6 o'clock this evening and as we head through the late evening hours and through the overnight hours it's a pretty steady light rain throughout the night and then there you go even into your saturday through the lunchtime hour, it's a pretty soggy start. things clear out as we get into the overnight hours we'll l see some improvement. rainy and chilly saturday especially the first half of the day only 58 degrees for a high but look at sunday. we'll clear it out. a little breezy from time to time temperatures heading into the middle beautiful mother's day. that's a check of you remember forecast. erin back to you for traffic. >> teddy pair sitting in a sunny field look promising for sunday. we just need to get through the rain today and

martin. today is friday may 19th. mike thomas is here to talk weather. mike. >> good morning to you wisdom. ready for another summer-like day today? >> yes, we are. >> well, this is the last one for a couple of weeks so enjoy it. here we go with your weather forecast. we're going to get to the futurecast pretty quickly because we'll have to watch out for a couple thunderstorms once again this afternoon. those of that you live in northern virginia you saw what happened yesterday. a few more strong storms today. there we are at 3 o'clock with the heat and humidity in the afternoon. that's when will things start to bubble up and we have a chance of it remaining through the evening hours as well. hit and miss. not everybody will see them but there's at least that chance that some marginal risk of severe storms later this afternoon. your weekend looks pretty good. much cooler than today. highs tomorrow only 74 degrees but the mix of clouds and sun, more clouds than sun on sunday with a high of only 73 degrees t so again much cooler weekend coming our way afte

martin. erin como talking about what's happening on the roads, mike thomas starts us off talking about the rainrain outside right now and we're going to get you right over to futurecast just in case you're planning your day for this afternoon. there it is 7:00 a.m. rain steadily coming down according to futurecast but as we head towards your lunchtime hour probably more just spotty showers but a lot of clouds still around. in the afternoon we may see a little bit of sun. the more sun we see the more through around the evening rush hour. as we head into the overnight we'll finally start to clear things out in -- kind of setting us up for a mostly dry friday. 74 degrees, clouds and showers today. tomorrow little warmer 78, an isolated shower. most stay dry all day on friday. that's a check of your forecast. erin has traffic. >> rainy start to thursday morning. know what that can do to the roads. inner loop dealing way a crash blocking two right lanes georgetown pike. caution there. volume relatively light right now. let's take a live look outside. use caution especially bridges overpasses in your

martin today. is thursday may happening on the roads but first, mike thomas talking about the weather and the changeoing to go through today. >> beautiful day yesterday. temperatures were a couple degrees above normal into the mid and even a couple upper 70's around the region. sunshine is gone unfortunately today and clouds are back and we have showers just off to our west that are going to move in. futurecast by 8 o'clock showing showers around the d.c. region and they continue to build in through the morning. around lunchtime we could do another round of showers around the region and then it's kind of on and off throughout the day. we could have periods of light drizzle and that just continues into the evening hours. here's your two day forecast real quick. only 60 today with showers likely, same deal tomorrow highs staying in the 50's. all right, that's a look at the weather. over to erin now for traffic. >> 4:47 right now keeping our eyes on the roads and we have this crash we're still tracking in bowie. 50 eastbound at 197 watch for a tap of the brakes past that point. inbound from the bay bri

mike thomas will have a first check of you were forecast but first we say good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm wisdom martinay, guess what. >> what. >> first day of may. all your bills are due keep in mind. >> erin como talking about traffic but mike gets to go first. >> let's do the weather first. thunderstorms com spoil the party later on this evening. futurecast showing 2 o'clock mix of clouds and sun out there. look at the rain moving in from the west. here we are at 8:30 p.m. this is futurecast showing the best chance of thunderstorms in the d.c. region so sometime after 6 o'clock tonight keep you were guard up for some storms that contain some gusty winds and large hail. then as we work our way into the overnight hours we will clear things out. severe weather risk. we are under an enhanced risk today from the national weather service so lots to watch. forecast here 83 today, 78 tomorrow with a lot of sunshine. 68 by wednesday and then we're watching the end of the week, could be wet on friday. all right, that's at check of the forecast. over to erin como for traffic. >> right now roads are quiet at 4:

martin. >> and i'm holly morris. today is thursday may fourth. >> erin como is talking about the roads, mike thomas talking about theoday, though a little chill to start here. a mix of clouds and sun through the first half. some showers move in by the late evening hours. erin. >> 5:31. off to a relatively pleasant start for your ride. we'll take a look at metro. we have safe track slowing things down. >> sounds good. thank you both. see you in a few. right now though today around noon house lawmakers will vote on the american healthcare act it's the gop's latest effort to repeal and replace the affordable care act. the newest version of the gop bill includes an amendment which provides money for people with preexisting medical conditions. and that was a major sticking point for republicans who voted against the last version. >>> also today t-president trump will visit new york city for the first time as commander-in-chief. he is scheduled to meet with australia's prime minister and deliver a speech on the u.s.s. intrepid. >> before leaving d.c. president trump will sign an executive order making it easier for church

martin. >> i'm maureen umeh. today is friday may 12th. mike's talking about our wet weather still.ines. mike, you first. >> cloudy and cool friday heading your way. showers return later on this evening. good news, sunshine back for mom on sunday. full forecast coming your way. right now in leesburg eastbound seven dealing with a crash by the 15 bypass. we'll get you around that one. >> first we have news to talk about if you're just waking up at 5:30 let's check the big stories. we'll begin with breaking news from rome. an explosion outside of a post office in the italian capitol appears a homemade device was placed between cars in a parking lot near that post office. so far no reports of any injuries or whether there is any terrorist connection. we'll share developments as soon as we get them. >> more breaking news this one closer to home o the search for a missing baby and her mother. take a look at your screen right now. virginia state police along with hampton police issued an amber alert for little chloe johnson and her mother keir johnson. they're both missing from the hampto

martin. today is thursday may 18. erin como talking about the roads but first mike thomas has weather. >> we are in kind of the summertimegs a little early this year kind of late spring feel to this early summer heat we have. day two of the heat wave is today and temperatures will once again cross that 90-degree threshold. satellite and radar with a little bit of cloud cover. oh, oh, okay. let's get f-, now we'll get to it. mistake on m code orange air quality out there thursday for -- for today just like yesterday unhealthy for sensitive groups with -- the very elderly very young limit their time outdoors. the air mass has changed too much. could be looking at a code orange again tomorrow. 65 to 75 as the kids get off to school. very warm muggy start to the day here. after school 87 to 93 degrees. going to be hot outside. keackeep it cool if you go outse for any extended period of time, extra water and again light colored clothing. 92 degrees your daytime high today. again, hot and humid. by tomorrow one more day in the 90's. could have some pop-up thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon as well. we will be significantly coole

martin. today is monday may 15th. erin como is here talking about the roads, mike thomas starts us off talking about the weather.ike. >> good morning to you wisdom. we got calm quiet and sunny conditions on the way, a beautiful spring day coming up just a little breezy from time to time that's the only concern so that's a very good start to the week weather-wise. high pressure will be dominant. high pressure means lots of sunshine and quiet conditions. it will be heating up through the midwest today and the as w work our way into the middle of that it is week high pressure going to continue to slide its way off to the east there and as it continues to do so, we're going to start heating things up in a very big way here. we're talking the potential for mid 90's by the time we get to thursday so that possibly our hottest stretch of days so far coming our way wednesday through friday this week. we're talking 90's so again some heat coming our way but generally speaking, quiet conditions, sunshine, 75 today, to time. tomorrow sunshine is back, temperatures returning to the 80's. all right, that's a check of the fore

mike knows her. >> thank you very much. congratulations to the martin's. all right, you guys want to be on tv? over here. where are you from? >> new jersey. >> okay, like do you live here all year or do you live somewhere else too? >> i live somewhere else. >> okay, this is the best bike helmet i've ever seen, did you finds that or was it a gift from someone else? >> i think i found it. >> okay, are you going to say big brother? >> yes. >> what do you think of his helmet scale of one to ten, fierce is number ten and you know what number one is? >> probably a nine and a half. >> okay, that's fair, that's fair. have a great summer. great to see you guys. again, we got baby announcement, bruce springsteen news, we have it all here in wildwood. we will be back right after the break. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ quin was crazy about curls. but it took a twist of fate to find a high-end curler at such a head turning price. and that's the beauty of a store full of surprises. you never know what you're gonna find, but you know you're gonna love it. ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> oh, look at that, i fell in

martin. today is monday may eighth. the team is here. erin como talking about traffic but first mikeking about the weather and the weekend. mike, i got to admit i did turn the heater back on. >> did you really. >> oh, yes. >> i came this close. >> i'm not going to be cold. >> it was a little chilly this weekend and we had the showers and everything on saturday. cooler air is definitely sticking around and you can really feel it outside this morning. take a look at these temperatures around the region. we got some 30's. look off to the west. 38 degrees martinsburg, 36 winchester. manassas 44, 46 for want company. here in d.c. we have fallen back into the 40's so certainly jacket weather out there this morning. fox5 accuweather 7-day forecast only 64 degrees. that's just about 10 degrees below normal for this time of year st so a cool day t we'll pass 70 on wednesday. shower chances return though as we head into the end of the week. that's a check of the forecast. erin como is back with traffic. breaking news on the roads. we do have police activity closing down the southbound side of

martins told us some of the videos were staged. >> some stuff is real. some stuff was acted out, scripted. >> mike says deep down he thought becoming a celebrity would make his kids proud. >> everybody was so happy to be a youtuber, making these videos, getting the views. when my kids looked at me, i was, i was their hero. >> reporter: tj holmes, abc news, new york. >> well there are a few stories garnered as much comments as this one on our facebook page recently. >> right. viewers reacting to this big time. we have gotten dozens of comments in this. already. most of them disagreeing with the videos existing at all. we have laurie chapman saying, what took so long to shut them down. get off the internet and raise your kids. should have been top pry oar tee not how many likes. >> tracy says i saw one of their videos by mistake. absolutely horrible. they do not deserve to have children. sickening. >> one viewer say, that, that they enjoyed the videos. and it is important to note despite the fact that we are seeing an overwhelming negative response and obviously gotten a negative response. their you

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martin. >> and i'm erin como. today is friday may fifth and we say happy cinco de mayo to you. >> good morning to you, mike thomasre talking about the way we're starting today is with rain. >> yeah, happy cinco de mayo but it could be off fox5 a to a better start. the kids will that certainly need the umbrella rain boots and jacket and all of the above and you will, too. satellite and radar, though showing you showers and rain moving up through virginia and look down towards north carolina, there's a tornado watch still in effect this morning right there has been a number of severe thunderstorms already reported this morning. there's already one tornado reported. there's a triple point. this last came through on april 6th. we had a couple tornadoes around the region around then so just to let you know. we could be watching out for our own little severe weather risk as we head into the late morning, early afternoon hours. we'll be keeping an eye on this all day but for the morning it's mostly just a steady rain. here's your futurecast. 6:00 a.m. today, look at that for purchase morning commute. we head into the la

martin. >> i'll holly morris. >> today is tuesday, may 16. >> airport airport is watching road and michael good morning, mike. >> sunshine in the forecast.lethe way it and 90s our way tomorrow. details coming up erin. >> big adjustment s on the orange line outer loop at branch avenue a live look at that next. >> in the news this morning a "fox5" sdlusive a possible major development in the murder of seth rich. >> the city staffer was killed until d.c. nearly a year ago. they are saying it was a botched robbery. his death could be linked to his worth. >> what is interesting is seth rich's family has in the past dismissed conspiracy theories as comical. now, their private investigator that is working for the family he suggested there say lincoln seth rich's laptop showing he has been communicating with wiki leaks prior to his death. he was walking home from a bar near his no blooming dale in d.c.. he was on his phone with the -- the murder is characterized by d.c. police as chief robbery. wiki leaks jumped a huge that and the wiki leengz has fuld much we have heart from the private investigator. >> the fbi have not been cooperating as all. i

martin. >> and i'm holly morris. today is thursday may 18. >> erin como is watching the roads, mike thomas watching the weather. the in the 90's expected with more sunshine. >> 95 northbound a construction zone by benning road. a crash in the backup. we'll take a look at that and problems on the top of the beltway. >> all right. thank you both. see you in just a bit. 5:30 is the time. we'll begin with breaking news. chris cornell lead singer of audio slave and sound garden has died at the age of 52. a representative says his death is "sudden and unexpected." cornell's family is working with the examiner to find out what happened. >> protests in tulsa oklahoma after a police officer was acquitted of manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. tulsa officer betty show shelby says she shot 40-year-old terence crutcher out of fear because she thought he was reaching for a gun that was in his suv which broke down before she approached him. >> in other news this morning we continue to follow the fallout over the firing of former fbi director james fbi d today deputy attorney general rod rosenstein wil

martin. >> and i'm holly morris. today is thursday may 11. >> erin como is watching the roads mike thomas the weather.dom. rain on the way unfortunately. temperatures on the cool side today. we're going to time it all erin. >> right now 295 in the district is quiet. worried that rain could put a damper on our commute. we'll take a look at congestion building with your next look at traffic. >> sounds good both of you. thanks so much. if you're just getting up at 5:30 here's what's been developing overnight. we begin in new orleans. the second of four confederate monuments slated to be removed is coming down. this is actually a live picture from new orleans. this is happening as we speak. crews are putting ropes and other equipment around the statue of jefferson davis and will soon pull it down. police are guarding the site to keep protesters from disrupting the work. >> ♪ >> meanwhile the fallout from the firing of the head of the fbi remains a top news story. in a farewell letter, the former director james comey says he does not plan to dwell on the firing or the way it was executed. and he says that

martin. >> and i'm holly morris. today is monday may eighth. >> erin como is talking about the roads but first mike thomas teasing weatherchilly this morning wisdom. grab the jacket as you head out the door. sunshine is back this afternoon with temperatures heading into the 60's. erin. >> slowdowns 295 southbound a crash on north capitol and police activity in arlington so lots to get to in the world of traffic. >> sounds good be both o we've got breaking news out of arlington. the search for suspects who refused to stop for police near 395 and pentagon city mall. >> fox5's melanie alnwick has just arrived on the scene and joins us with the very latest in that story. mel. >> reporter: sorry, guys, i can't hear you now. i'm just going to keep talk and hopefully if you can hear me we'll be fine but i have no connection here back to the station but i'm just going to tell you that what we see here is army/navy drive closed at fern street heading towards route one. police activity here. we also see more police down fern street a little further. what we had heard from arlington county police is that there was a traffic stop wh

martin maldonado has done a nice job for the pitchers. they like him over there. if on the general manager for another team and anybody who's been out of the tutelage of mike scotia'sr, especially he's been there multiple years, that's like having a degree from harvard. >> joe: at mike scioscia, a great catcher with the dodgers. 0-2 pitch is a little bit tight. he's now in his 18th year as manager with the angels, the longest tenured manager in the big leagues. he played for tommy lasorda who lasted 21 years with the dodgers, but he's notorious play hard on catchers. that counts days 1-2. >> alex: ike social who is a legendary catcher with the dodgers, one of the best of all time at blocking the plate. he had 36 years experience with team player, coach, manager. he is probably the i've seen in my years at teaching catchers how to manage pitchers, how to manage staff with his one of the most underrated parts of baseball. >> joe: left side, off the glove of rivera, no chance to get the out and the bases are loaded. it's an infield hit for martin maldonado. the bases are loaded, nobody out. terry collins is already out of the dugout. the turnstile and the mets bullpen

martin maldonado has done a nice job for the pitchers. they like him over there. if on the general manager for another team and anybody who's been out of the tutelage of mike scotia'slly he's been there multiple years, that's like having a degree from harvard. >> joe: at mike scioscia, a great catcher with the dodgers. 0-2 pitch is a little bit tight. he's now in his 18th year as manager with the angels, the longest tenured manager in the he played for tommy lasorda who lasted 21 years with the dodgers, but he's notorious play hard on catchers. that counts days 1-2. >> alex: ike social who is a legendary catcher with the dodgers, one of the best of all time at blocking the plate. he had 36 years experience with team player, coach, manager. he is probably the i've seen in my years at teaching catchers how to manage pitchers, how to manage staff with his one of the most underrated parts of baseball. >> joe: left side, off the glove of rivera, no chance to get the out and the bases are loaded. it's an infield hit for martin maldonado. out. terry collins is already out of the dugout. the turnstile and the mets bullpen continues to spin. this big crowd on a cool saturda

martin savidge, cnn, albuquerque, new mexico ( mark ) in bay area basketball. warriors acting coach mike missed the team's practice monday because of the flu. so the team had a familar face on the sideline.( darya ) steve kerr coached the team's practice yesterday with brown out. kerr has been out for most of the playoffs with lingering back problems. despite being out there for practice, kerr is unlikely to be on the sidelines for game one of the n-b-a finals. "i'm not ready to coach yet.i'm still feeling a lot of effects of what i've got going on. but with mike being out, i'll take his spot, after he took my spot, media wise. i told the team the good news is the team's really healthy, the bad news is the coaching staff is dropping like flies.>( darya ) game one of the finals between the warriors and cavs is set for thursday night at oracle arena. ( mark ) coming up on the kron four morning news... an 82 year old man in the south bay fights off an intruder trying to break into his home. we''ll explain how he was able to hold down the thief until police arrived. that's coming