we're going to hear from mayor muriel bowser coming up at 11. it's an unusually mild night and mild nights and these incrediblb warm days lead to pictures likee this. did you see a lot of blooming trees. >> the first cherry blossom tree blooming. we're going to see a lot more of this. the trees down at the tidal basin still not blooming, folks. it will still be later in march. the official prediction, firstdt crack at it will come march 1. . here are the weather headlines to get you started for the rest of the friday and your weekend.d it's going to be mild tonight, there could be some patchy fog more record heat is possible asl we sore back into the mid and upper 70s.s. we're going to change things upt on saturday. chance of showers and some storms. some of those could be on the strong side. they may come through with somet gusty winds and what they will eventually do is get us chillier. > as bottled sales boom and soda sales are slumping beverage companies are marketing water that tastes a lot like soda and get you hooked. hooked was the wheth

this is la tan yeah voter, mayoy muriel bowser made itea very clr she was not a d.c. government employee, but she was employed by a company hired by the district. she was charged with grand larceny in march 2015, entered a guilty plea and had a two-year sentence suspended. that was all before she reportedly posted this job out on facebook hoping to lighten her caseload. cas college student brianna jenkinsn responded and minutes later hundreds of files popped up in her message box. it included medical records and medical records. at the time voter was a case worker, department of behavioral him. what's being done tovior make se this doesn't happen again. >> well, again, i think the director wants to know a little bit more about the actions witht the contractor. d the city continue doing business with thishis contractor given the gross g negligence. >> actually i would have an update from the director. i'm not clear right now what the resolution has been. while we wait for the mayor to t be briefedhe on this very serios security breach involving some b of there city's m

mayor muriel bowser says chief peter newsham is the right man to lead the forward. sam ford explains how the chief plans to keep the city crime rate on the decline. >> peter newsham as the next chief of police. [applause] >> it didn't come as a surprise since he had been interim chief for five months anyway. now that he all but has the job pending council confirmation what is the top priority? he told the gathering today "trust." >> when you have an interaction with anybody under any circumstance we want not only the person you are dealing with to feel as though you are the good guy but we want everybody who is watching to feel that way, too. sam: newsham was front and center on the september 11 fatal police shooting of terrance sterling that sparked demonstrations. he was head of the department body-worn camera program. >> establishing trust. this is how i explain it to the police officers we are under a microscope in policing. everybody is watching everything we do. sam: at age5 on the force, newsham has run several district, knows the city and the anticrime activ

john gonzalez was there when mayor muriel bowser made it official. john: he has been around the city for many years. law degree from the university of maryland. now peter newsham loses the interim title and is now the acting chief in d.c. muriel bowser making the announcement inside the ceremonial room at city hall. the wilson building. chief newsham held the interim title after cathy lanier left for the nfl last september. newsham joined the police force in 1989, promoted to commander in 2000 by the laniers predecessor. today the mayor saying her new chief understands and believes in community policing and is trusted by d.c. residents. mayor bowser: without a doubt, washington, d.c. is safer today than it was two years ago. gog our foot off the gas. today we are here to talk about how we build on that progress. >> we are not going to ask your race, your religion, your age, your sexual orientation. when you call us, we will always come. when we come we are coming to help. john: in the past year, mayor says total crime throughout the entire city is do

mayor muriel bowser signed law, requiring owners make sure that their pets are sheltered during the winter. developmente are about a law in virginia -- governor terry mcauliffe vetoed a bill that he says would have defunded planned parenthood in that stagte. it would every stroke it money going to clinics performing certain abortions. mcauliffe said he is making sure that women have access to quality health care. jonathan: a 7 on your side warning, the quizzes online that you take for fun seem innocent enough. alison: what who gets the answers and what they do with it might surprise you. we have video to show you of a scary situation we first showed you last night. all those kids in the water fell through the ice in central park. followed. the good news is all the teenagers will be fine, but six of the seven had to be treated for hypothermia. the water temperature was in the 40's. alison: 7 on your side with legal action against the maker of this doll, which was classified in germany as a hidden espionage device. >> she understands you? alison: german regulators banned the doll over fears

mayor muriel bowser weighed in on the protest saying this. "protest peacefully, protest is fine. but we do not condone violence. we welcome bety anyone who wants to learn more about the d.c. schools." others responded that they were proud that she chose to visit the fastest growing urban school district in the country. a spokesperson called the meeting proproductive. you will find more reaction and the entire uncut video online at website. go to wjla.com. michelle? michelle: in loudoun county students walked out in protest today. students stage a walk-out to protest president trump executive order on cleared the demonstration with the school leaders but the students will face skip or tardy note on the record. new tonight, president trump will not take the legal challenge to the supreme court over but the legal fight will continue. this morning, virginia's jorn attorney fought to have the ban overturned. >> there was a religious ban. he wanted it to be dressed up to make it michelle: bob harig -- mark herring joined the case after two brothers were upheld due to the travel ban and

tonight it's up to mayor muriel bowser if and when she'll release the officer's body cam video of the >>> on the wake of that shooting, bridging the gap between police and the community. it was the goal of an event this afternoon and it was centered all around basketball. >> reporter: it's no secret. sports can unite us. that was the case at the friendship collegiate academy. game one was all police. game two was former prisoners who served times behind bars. >> hurt people hurt people and we're people hurt on both sides. >> reporter: ronald organized the event t community. >> i'm all about pulling people together. when we see things in our community, it's one thing to protest, but it's another thing to pull people together in a way we can communicate and talk about the problems and lead to something that's going to get us outcome. >> reporter: the game was the kick-off event for the community and police, truth and reconciliation month. officer rakeem said it is all about building relationship with the community. >> if they know i'm an officer that patrols this community, the likeliho

team was joined by mayor muriel bowser for the groundbreaking.dium is scheduled to open in 2018 and will hold 20,000 including 31 it will built in southwest d.c., something for the neighborhood. a place for hope. >> it will mean a lot to the kids playing soccer in the d.c. area. there are so many youth soccer clubs for boys and girls from richmond to baltimore. so many kids have the passion. only one professional team with the following support that d.c. united. now that we have that, it gives experience to the kids to come out and enjoy a new environment. i can't wait to put smiles on their faces. >> let's go to uper, florida. top of the fifth. the game tied at one. turner, it's 2-1 nats. the cards score four in the eighth to take it. the final was 5-4. the deadline is getting closer. the red lion hotels the redskinl march 1 cousins. a quick note u.v.a. is hosting north carolina tonight. maryland is now out of the top 25. they have had tough losses. jonathan: they have. kirk wouldn't mind getting franchised? robert: i'm sure he wouldn't. i would

mayor muriel bowser introduced a familiar face as chief, john. john: that is right, a lot of folks know him. he has been time. from thelaw degree university of maryland. now, peter newsham is not the interim police chief -- he is the acting police chief. inside the wilson building, city isl, in weeks, the d.c. cass expected to confirm him. he held the interim title for several months after cathy lanier left to go to the nfl in september. promoted.s chief, andstant today, the mayor says our new chief understands and believes and community policing and is trusted by d.c. residence. mayor bowser: without a doubt, washington, d.c. is safer today than it was two years ago, and going forward, we will not let our foot off the gas. how we build on that progress. newsham: we are not going to ask your race, religion, age, sexual orientation. when you call us, we will always come, and when we come, we are coming to help. john: the mayor saying in the past year, total crime is down 9% throughout the entire city. now the mayor also took the opportunity to ann

went on to say that he is recommending that the mayor release the video, no word yet from mayor muriel bowser's office. the chief identified the suspect as 47-year-old timothy lionel williams. police say we don't know where exactly he was living. the two officers have not yet been identified. chief said that they're continuing to recover and he feels their prognosis for recovery is excellent. live in northeast, lindsay watts fox 5 local news. >>> it was even more violence in the district. several other shootings. this is video from several of the different shootings scene, they wanted within a half mile of each other in the congress heights section of the city. an violence gotten out of control and he wants action now >> i'm going to ask chief newsham to either get the national guards to saturate this area to get these guns and last three days, we done had shootings basically in the same vicinity. >> no word if police have made arrest stemming from the shootings on wheeler road. >>> take a look at this surveillance video. dc police need your help identifying two persons of interest in a deadly

mayor muriel bowser has passed inter-- asked peter newsome to lead the department indefinitely. the mayor made the announcement just moments ago. and bruce, was it a surprise? >> no, i would say not, andrea, not a surprise at all chief peter nushom had probably been the front runner. there had been hundreds and hundreds of applicants for this job. clearly d.c. police chief, nationwide profile, a very coveted job in the police ranks. but mayor bowser said she d. settled peter newsome, this thing about community policing and building trust in the neighborhoods. who is going to be best to drive down crimes in d.c.'s neighborhoods. and she felt peter nu nushom showed consistency. and when he was here, he talked a lot about building trust >> when you call us, we're not going to ask your race, religion, age, sexual orientation. when you call us, we will always come, and when we come, we're coming to help. >> so perhaps the biggest hurdle for the chief here. he's still going to have to be confirmed by the d.c. council. and he may have cost himself a vote or two here, when he talked abo

mayor muriel bowser says she won't veto the billl -- but she will leave it unsigned.he legislation allows up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child. the new law does still has to survive a review by congress. it appears, congress will "not" kill d.c.'s death with dignity law. the house oversight committee passed a disapproval resolution monday. in order to block the law, the full house and senate would have to vote against it by tomorrow. and the president would have to sign it. but a senate have to schedule a hearing first. and the committee's chairman tells "the wall street journal".. "it's not going to happen." a big farewell - now just days away. bao bao - getting ready to fly the panda express to china. the special way you can say goodbye starting today. and will the redskins seal the deal? the looming deadline for kirk cousin's future with the team - next. what's the story behind green mountain coffee and fair trade? let's take a flight to colombia. this is boris calvo. boris grows mind-blowing coffee. and because we pay him a fair price,

this is la tan yeah voter, mayor muriel bowser made it very clear she was not a d.c. government employee, but she was employed by a company hired by the district. she was charged with grand larceny in 2015, entered a guilty plea and had a two year sentence suspended. this was all before she posted this post on facebook. bring and ken sequence responded and minutes later files popped up in herein box. they included birth dates, and medical records. at the time voter was a case a worker at inter city family services, a contractor forth district department of behavioral health. what's being conto make sh your this doesn't happen again? >> again, i think the director wants to bit more specifically about the action with the contractor. why would the district continue doing business with this contractor given the gross negligence. >> actually i'll have to get an update on the director. while we wait forth mayor to be briefed on this very serious security breach involving some of the city's most absolutely herbal records, ten clients are still scared about the possibility of

mayor muriel bowser plans to highlight reforms made by d-c fire and e-m-s. she'll appear at a news conference with chief gregory dean. the department has been struggling with ambulance wait times since 20-15. last year the department got new private ambulances. and it's taken other steps to improv the mayor will announce new proposed legislation today. it would require insurance companies to cover a larger share of emergency ambulance and pre-hospital medical services. new this morning.. we're finally getting a look at last week's close call involving actor harrison ford. newly released video shows his single-engine plane flying right over an american airlines jet. more than 100 people were on board that aircraft. the incident happened at john wayne airport in southern california. ford mistakenly landed on a taxiway instead of a runway. after landing, he asked controllers if that jet was "supposed" to be below him. the f-a-a is investigating the incident. now to the first 100 days... new department of homeland security rules are greatly expanding the number

mayor muriel bowser sent it back to the council last week without issuing a veto.s one of the most generous paid family and medical leave laws in the entire country, now some council members want to revisit it after businesses complained about excess costs and the higher taxes needed to pay for it. the move has infuriated paid leave supporters who says the city already does a lot to help businesses. >> every time there's a proposal for a program that benefits working families it's always about can we afford this. >> it's got to somehow take care of small businesses. you can see in what i just said that how the financing is done is critical. >> the law requires private employers to offer eight weeks paid leave for a new child, six weeks for family ce for individual care. changes to the law, if any, are expected by summer. >>> another veto from virginia governor terry mcauliffe. he rejected a bill that bowould have cut funding for planned parenthood. he said the bill would have harmed tens of thousands of virginians who rely on the organization for cancer services an

mayor muriel bowser's office on african american affairs.been back in china five days now and orwe she seems to be adapting at her new home at a panda conservation and research center. we're told she's now undergoing a one month quarantine in a 100 square meter closure. researchers there say bao bao is already munching on local bay boos and chinese -- bamboos and chinese style bread. today her u.s. handler said good-bye bao bao. a chinese handler will step in. bao bao will be introduced to her chinese friends after her one month quarantine is over. >>> i hate to say this, but not a lot of magic on th >>> now wusa9 game on sports with frank hanrahan brought to you by xfinity. >> now is the time to not think you have accomplished anything. we're tag who were playing great basketball before the all-star break, not so much since losing to philadelphia friday night. utah in town earlier and it was not pretty for the wizards. jazz take out the wiz kids 102- 92, was not a good game for the wizards, only two starters in double figures. they've lost

but mayor muriel bowser is not a fan.ayor bowser says she won't sign the bill, but she won't veto it either. the legislation allows up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child. the bill passed the d.c. council with a reviewed by congress. it's xx and we're just getting started. dropping out. a trump cabinet nominee withdraws his name, less than a day before his confirmation hearing. this as president trump lashes out at u-s intelligence agencies. the latest on the turmoil at the white house.. coming up. breaking news overnight maryland. fast-moving flames, prompt firefighters to call for backup. the details.. ahead. good morning washington. - cold & blustery today - warmer for the holiday weekend - no significant rain changes today: partly cloudy. cold & blustery. highs: 39-43 feels: 24-32 winds: nw 10-20 g 30 mph tonight: partly cloudy. lighter winds. winds: nw 5-10 mph friday: partly to mostly sunny. light winds. highs: 48-53 winds: wsw 5 mph

tonight it's up to mayor muriel bowser if she'll release the officer's body cam video of that incident. >>> in the wake of that shooting, bridging the gap between police and the community. that was the goal of an event this afternoon centered around a >> reporter: it's no secret, sports can unite us. that was exactly the case today. the friendship collegiate academy, two games were held, pitting dc against baltimore. game one was all police. game two was former prisoners who served time behind bars. >> hurt people hurt people and we're hurt people on both sides. >> reporter: he organized the event to bridge a gap between the police and the community. >> when we see things in our community, it's one thing to protest, but it's another thing to pull people together in a way where we can communicate and talk about the problem and lead to something that's going to get us outcome. >> reporter: the game was the kick-off event for the community of police, truth, and reconciliation month. officer rakeem tate was playing and says it's all about building a relationship with the community. >> the

today, mayor muriel bowser nominated peter mushum as the new top cop.has been with the mpd for years now. so chief, first of all, thanks for joining us. i know you had an important meeting tonight. and congratulations

mayor muriel bowser allowed the bill to pass without her signature. supporters hope congress won't block it. >>> a new app is designed to pulse point allows users to get alerts if they know how to administer cpr. as wusa9 evan koslof tells us more about it. >> she was aureoleddest daughter -- oldest daughter, a dancer, outgoing. friendly. had a smile for everyone. she was the rainbow in a lot of pipless clouds. >> reporter: you're hearing the voice of joel griffin. as he speaks about his daughter. -almost five years ago that the 12-year-old collapsed at a school sponsored field day. there was of course a panic and a scramble to find an aed or someone to give cpr. ultimately, too much time passed before she received help and she die weeks later from the injuries. >> the question that lingers to this day in our mind is if cpr had been done in a timely manner, would the outcome have been different? >> reporter: that's why griffin and his wife have spent much of the last five years pushing for more training in cpr. it's also why they were thrilled the see

mayor muriel bowser has named peter newsham as herar choice for the next policeor the chief.he's been a member of the force for aeelmostn three decades. he's been interim chief since se chief cathy lanier departed in n september of last year to lead d the nfl security team. tam. newsham was a long time te assistant to chief lanier andnid often served as the publicpubc face of the department duringt g major investigations.ve >> i am not chief lanier. [laughter]aughte >>> i -- i don't intend to beene chief lanie or form although i did admiredie and respect her as a leadert hea and i learned a lot from her.r. if i'm going to be the chiefe of police i have to run it inn a way that i think is in then th best interest of thest interes washington -- of washington,shn, d.c. and the folks who livewho e here. >> the police union issued aicen statement backing the maioyn ory decision so did former chiefr cathy lanier. it's no the over.ove now it's up to the judiciaryu committee to hold a hearing onan this nomination.nation. >>> in a rare public appearance, white houseuse adviser steve b

mayor muriel bowser plans to announce a dual track du community college program thatt allows adult learnersolled in d.c. public charter highub schools to receive workforcekfoe training skills while earninging their high school diploma orip ged. it's called the university of district of columbia partnership. >> listen to this.>>n you'll want to slow down if you're traveling throughro rockville. the city's police departmentepat installed cameras.eras. now that grace period ended end they'll start issuing ticketstic to violators today.ay. cameras monitoring eastboundng and westbound traffic rightund g near the intersection of south u washington street and thestet ae maryland avenue, so good reminder to you to slow down d this morning. all r right.th 4:50 is the time. time coming up on fox5 news5 news morning, there are newrning, developments in the story ofhe f family devastated by a fire infn baltimore. baltimore. >> and coming up, we take you yo behind the scenes of the super r bowl and show you what it wh takes to bring the game into gin your home. >> as we head to break rightight now, live

mayor muriel bowser unveiled a plan to attract more district residents for jobs in local government. her plan would include student lo loan repayment assistance. it would also allow the district to fast track hiring for some critical, hard to fill positions. that proposal now goes before the d.c. council. >>> tonight, the district is also looking for a contractor to help shore up the floors in the historic wilson building downtown where mayor bowser and the d.c. council go to work every day. several floors are sagging. but employees are in no immediate danger. the cost of the repair is about $4 million. the building $68 million renovation in the late '90s. >>> bao bao is officially on her way. the national zoo's giant panda is now more than three hours into her flight on her way to her new home in china. that journey began this morning when bao bao was driven to bulless airpobull le dulles airport and placed on a special plane for the 14-hour trip. >> reporter: today marks another milestone in our race to save giant pandas from extinction. >> reporter: bao bao begins a new life and t

mayor muriel bowser will sign new legislation designed to keep pets from suffering when the mercury dropshis bill was spurred by these images from petwort neh news of dog named mama who was shivering in the freezing cold with nothing but a wooden shelter, some straw and a frozen water bowl. the new law requires shelters to be several inches off the ground. they have to have heat retaining and moisture wicking materials inside and they have to have a door to keep the animal safe alliance said last month that mama is no longer being kept outside. her owner after numerous complaints has agreed to bring her inside when the temperatures get that bad. >>> while we have had a mild winter, for pets out there it gets cold overnight. >> well, we certainly have had almost winter like day. it almost felt like winter today. almost. >> i had to actually put a coat on. >> we've had temperatures just in the 50s today. compared to the last few days it did feel a little chilly. there's our sunset. that looks like a vpainting. our sunset today at 5:53. it will be the equinox, setting at 7:20. today we had 1

mayor muriel bowser is hoping to spread early holida city's older residents. the mayor delivered valentine's day cards to home bound seniors today. those valentines made by students at eight d.c. public schools. we're told the initiative original planned to hand out about 2,000 valentines but thanks to students they made more than 4,000. this week is random acts of kindness week. we'd like to hear how you're paying it forward. tweet us your acts and we'll share some of them on our twitter page. and you can watch a video about the day on the nbc washington facebook page. people are donating food. others are simply writing tank you notes. whatever you do, share it with us online. >>> a major emergency out west. too much water is threatening a 50-year-old dam. >> tonight some good news for the nearly 2,000 people now under order. >> 200,000 people. >>> and a war between mobile phone companies leads verizon >>> part two of metro's safe track is underway. there are going to be 16 surge it started saturday. it's going to continue for nearly three weeks. metro has sh

mayor muriel bowser has tapped a familiar face to head the district's police force. interim chief peter newsham will get the job. >> reporter: 28 years as a d.c. police officer, he earned a law degree while working as a cop. today chief newsham said that his priorities will be community policing and trust. peter newsham joined the force in 1989. he rose through the ranks to become assistant chief in 2002. but 2002 is also the year of one of newsham's most controversial decisions. he ordered the mass arrests during the imf decision that i thought was in the best interest of the district. >> reporter: that decision cost d.c. taxpayers millions of dollars in lawsuits. since then newsham has received high praise over the years. today former chief said she recommended newsham to take over when she left. yesterday newsham was interim chief. today he is acting chief of politicia police. coming up at 5:00, there are people who don't think he's the right man for the job. >>> the trump administration is dominating speeches today at the cpac conference. the deserve conference i

mayor muriel bowser was nominating p newsham as the new police chief. a few hours ago bausecaus bowse official. >> reporter: you know, 30 years, nearly 30 years pete newsham will be a d.c. police officer, he's well liked by many if not most of the rank and file. he makes himself accessible to reporters and to the public. as mayor bowser said today he beat out at least 100 people who applied for the job. peter newsham was greeted with applause from his command staff as he entered the room for the big announcement. newsham said his top priorities will be community policing and building trust. >> if philosophy is that we the police are here to help. >> reporter: his nomination has been met with support from the police union, the district's top prosecutors and the former chief. not everyone sees newsham as a good choice. marra hilliard is a civil rights attorney who is part of the group that sued the d.c. police department after newsham ordered mass arrests at the imf protests back in 2002. that lawsuit cost d.c. taxpayers millions of dollars. >> he has not

. >> wilson replaced former chancellor kai henderson who led the districts 5 1/2 years and muriel bowser named him to the post in november. >> speaking up on behalf of ref uhe gees and immigrants dozens gathered at the reagan national airport to deannounce president trump executive order banning people from certain countries from coming into america. >> plus one maryland man got a when a car slammed into his home. unfortunately this is not the first time this has happened. hear from the home owner next on "fox5"news at 10. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. all seems beautiful to me. >> it was not the wake-up call prince george county man was expecting a car crashed into his home this morning. anjali hemphill found out this is not the first time it happened. >> when he crashed through the wall i said damn another car hit my house. >> 88-year-old leonard miller was startleeled out of his sleep this morning from a real life reoccurring might mayor. >> it's totally rid

muriel bowser plans to leave the bill unsigned. city council approved the bill late last nearying new moms and dads eight weeks paid leave and six weeks to care for child or parent and the leave would be paid for with payroll tax on all d.c. businesses. in a letter to council members mayor bowser said she made concerns about legislation and called the tax that would accompany it one of the biggest increases in d.c. recent history. >> straight ahead at 10:00. first responders fighting for proper care and benefits after tisha. >> reporter: tony, we're talking about firefighters and police officers who say they were forced to retire from injuries and long delays for treatment from workman's compensation contractor, shawn. >> president's pick for secretary of labor withdrew his nomination today. the latest on andy putsner calling it quits. >> and rail examination finally ditching cars and the replacement coming up. jeffrey clemente likes to travel. in fact, he's been all over the world. but perhaps