continuing to follow breaking news in northeast d.c. died after being left home.e a the girl was found after midnight and died a few hours later. sceneonzalez is on the have learned so far. good morning. a tragic and shocking discovery around 12:30 this morning in a quietears to be northeast residential neighborhood. police got an anonymous about an abandoned baby of thatthe other side white picket fence. the yard of an home. police arrived to find a baby appearing to be a newborn wrapped in a blanket. still not clear if she was wearing any other clothing. was rushed to children's hospital where she died two hours later. so many questions in a this including what time the was actually left ear. she was found around 12:30 this morning. stand in what shape policy found? she was pronounced dead at the hospital. -- and in what shape was she found? police are trying to figure out left the baby here and mother it was a young and whether she lives in the area. gonzalez. >> we begin with major developments in the race for the white house. jon h

police still on the lookout for whomever abandoned a newborn girl on the front steps of the home of northeast d.c. last night. she was found by a neighbor who was passing by the house in the 3,000 block of chaning street. that neighbor called 911 and took that baby inside, tried to perform cpr on it, dc fire and ems showed up. they took the child to children's hospital. but it was too late. that baby girl died. she was pronounced dead at 2:30. the ordeal has shaken up everybody, including the man who lives where that girl was abandoned. >> it was another ten steps, a bang on the door, and i mean, my wife and i are in the process of an adoption right now and, that's not public knowledge, now it is. but you know, we know so many families who would love a child, any child, and it's just heartbreaking. >> it is heartbreaking. police are now waiting for the result of the autopsy. they want to know exactly what killed that baby. >> the little boy who was run over and killed along duke street yesterday has been identified. his name was hernandez, brian hernandez chavez who was eight years old. he and hi

police are looking for the person or people who abandoned a baby in northeast d.c.aby girl was found around midnight at a home on channing streets. the infant was taken to the hospital and there are conflicting reports about her condition. the man wanted in connection with three recent commendations is back in maryland this morning. 33-year-old kevin ray was arrested in north carolina. he is suspected of breaking into houses in wheaton, bethesda, and of temple hills with the of those incidents -- two of those incidents involving sexual assault. jon huntsman is resigning from the race and endorsing mitt romney. the former utah governor had been at the bottom of national polls. >> several events are taking place across washington today celebrating the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. this marks the first king holiday since his memorial was dedicated last fall. jummy olabanji is near the memorial with more this morning. good morning. >> good morning. if as many people have today off from work for a three-day holiday, thousands are expected to flock to the memorial

the 23-year-old says she was shocked to hear what happened to the baby left abandoned in northeast d.c. >> it makes me think about how i would have been in this really desperate place, and this person who left their baby, they must have been in a really desperate place. >> reporter: she's offering these words to whomever is responsible for leaving the baby to die. >> i think the right thing to die would be to step forward and apologize for what she's done. >> reporter: i'm ken molestina, 9news now. >> the district has a safe harbor law. that's where you can drop a child off at any hospital, no questions asked. police are urging anyone with information about the baby found dead on monday to please come forward. derek. >>> ly well, we've got a different sort of police story in montgomery county tonight where the department is investigating claims nights department roughed up a news photographer, arrested him, then lied about it. gary. >> reporter: it is the story of a local photographer who survived covering some of the most dangerous war zones in the world, only to be injured a mile fro

a baby found abandoned in front of a home in northeast d.c. may man found the baby girl wrapped up on the steps in front of a home on channing street northeast. that is only about three and a half miles away from children's hospital where the little girl was eventually taken. fox 5's wisdom martin is at children's this morning. good morning. >> good morning to you. some sad news to report. that baby has been pronounced dead after being brought here to children's hospital. i spoke with the man who did find that baby this morning. he says when he and his father found the baby, the baby's skin was cold. the baby was limp, bleeding from the nose, did not have on a diaper and at that time before it got here to the hospital did not appear to be alive. here is what else he had to say about him finding the baby this morning. he says he was walking late last night between 11:30 and 12:30 on channing street northeast on his way to the store. he noticed near -- that something small wrapped in a towel on the steps close to the curb of one of his neighbor'

>>> good morning, in northeast d.c.single-vehicle crash blocks all of your lanes at 4th street. this is at massachusetts avenue. also on the roadway, i-66, still seeing the accident heading eastbound at forecast parkway. it's in the right shoulder lane. i do have to tell you earlier it was blocking the right side of the roadway. now it's on the shoulder lane, but you're still seeing delays on i-66. and if you're traveling now on the beltway, outer loop getting pretty slow at university boulevard. however, you're still traveling, and i'll give you a travel speed. 54 miles per hour, but i can tell you volume is increasing as you head to i-270. be aware as you head out on the roadways. back to you. >> thank you. >>> ahead, a surprising revelation by a tv icon that gives new meaning to the phrase "drunk at the wheel." >>> and next, speaking of the wheel, this morning, some impressive video of what could be [ female announcer ] for dry, itchy skin, get lasting relief with gold bond intensive healing cream. it targets the und

d.c. police car. >> came to a crashing end in northeast washington. the suspect lost control of his struck a police car. richard reeves is live with more scene.horrific >> anyone who saw how this ended surprised that killed.was this began as a simple shooting into an eventated that left two people dead. the impact that this minivan a pile of twisted metal with tires barely attached. it was a violent, deadly end to as a shooting called. >> the outcome is sad. >> two men killed. a male teenager critical. .ll ejected from the van police say it all began around two p.m. -- 2:00 a.m. sunday morning. wife heard it. >> she said, i heard a couple of is unusual. >> police spotted the van and pursued it. these markets show where the van control and began to flip. >> even though the officer had to the side, the vehicle landed on the hood of the police car. >> the two officers were transported, but not badly hurt. those inside the van, not so lucky. >> people are doing whatever think they need to do. >> police have not released the identities of any involved. are

desperate moments in northeast d.c. this morning after flames and smoke poured from a row house on m street. it threatened to spread to other homes. >> reporter: the alarm came in at 10:00 a.m. for a blaze at 635m street northeast. >> we had seven companies coming. they found fire coming from every window on both floors, and smoke in the back. >> reporter: the fear was that the fire would spread to adjoining houses. >> the fire was spreading on arrival. spreading in all directions and trying to go both sides down the row. firefighters got into the two adjoining addresses and checked the fire spread and confined it. because of the amount of fire, we had to call for two additional hook and ladder companies, which gave us a total with firefighters, ems, roughly around 50 personnel. it was under control in pretty short order. i would say in less than 10 minutes. >> reporter: the homeowner, michelle quick, was not at home when the blaze broke out. a family member said she was at work. firemen rescued six pet cats. the sister

>>> best to get his release this composite sketch of a woman who sexually assaulted a woman in northeast d.cd forced her to drive away and attacked her. >>> d.c. councilman harry thomas jr. could resign from office friday. he is accused of diverting city funds for his own use. he is reportedly seeking a plea deal but his lawyer would not comment. let's >> a quick last look at traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >>> metro rail is a good idea because they are on normal service. we are good and the baltimore washington parkway and south of town at the wilson bridge and 66 eastbound at 50 as slow traffic. just volume. >>> warmer today we are currently around 30 degrees which is warmer than the teens' yesterday. may 40's this afternoon and tomorrow, sunshine and 50's into saturday. we could see a storm system affected by the middle of next week but as of now, it looks like a rainmaker. we will keep an eye on that. >> good morning, america is next. >> have a wonderful day. [ toilet flushes ] i come in peace... i come in peace. ttvwkun+og#wvs#q'ppu;v?2v.ac=u0l4(p/wlÑkñ0k9%"@n+fg@ú"ox@ but you go

walking on northeast d.c.. approached the woman and forced into an alley. extremely discomforting.rt this.o looking into incident is related to other sexual assault spirit only a vague description. >> they will have a chance to the proposed 2013 budget. the executive will hold a tonight. facing a $126 million budget shortfall. inrings also be held largo. now moving on to vote 2012. the four remaining candidates face off tonight. be in jacksonville. mitt romney in newton gingrich a dead heat. there followed by rick santorum. it to be the last debate before they take all primary. 58 delegates are up for grabs. >> we have complete coverage of the primary. rebecca cooper will have live from florida. of president two check before heading to the buckley air force base. they are expected to speak clean energyls for is. in to a rare show of unity house of representatives. it is to mark the recognition -- of several giffords. she sat down to focus on her recovery. alison starling shows as this emotional farewell. >> it was a packed house in which gabrielle giffords could her way to her seat

. >>> police are investigating a crash in northeast d.c. that killed two elderly men.cars collided on eastern avenue. investigators believe one of the men might of been drinking. the victims of an unidentified. >>> civil rights activists will hold a news conference today. there are calling on maryland to abolish the death penalty. they plan to highlighted racial disparities and systemic flaws in capital punishment in maryland and across the nation. >>> a closer look at the new hampshire primary. voters cast ballots as early as midnight in the race that's expected to be another win for mitt romney. t.j. winnick reports the fight for second place among remaining candidates. >> the votes are in in the tiny new hampshire village weathercast in the first ballots in the nation's first primary. six republican ballots were cast. jon huntsman and mitt romney tied with two votes apiece. >> very fortunate. a close election. >> , former massachusetts governor leading in one recent poll by 24%. he made one of his biggest slicks on the campaign trail. >> i like being able to fire pe

. >>> there will be a vigil tonight honoring that baby girl that was abandoned in northeast d.c. newborn was found in the freezing cold temperatures early monday morning in front of a home in northeast. she did not survive. the vigil is set for 7:30 this evening on channing street northeast. police are asking anyone with information in this case to call the numbers on your screen. en. that information is also on >>> a 25- d.c. police force is facing money assault charges. officer urell washington was arrested yesterday after allegedly taxing a female bar tender at a local bar. witnesses say washington had been cursing and yelling at the bartender before grabbing her and throwing her to the ground. the victim was taken to the emergency room for treatment. the bartender is denying claims in a police report that she used to date washington. he is currently on paid administrative leave and is due back in court february 8th. th. >>> in the developing cruise ship disaster, divers have resumed the search for victim this is morning. the search for 21 people still missing was put on hold y

. >> investigators are still searching for clues in the death of a baby girl left in northeast, d.c.,n the freezing cold. a man found the one-week-old infant late on sunday night. he said the baby was only wrapped in a towel. >> there was blood coming from the nose. it was frozen stiff. >> he called8911 911. the infant was in cardiac arrest when she was rushed to children's hospital where she died. a man was hit by a car while sitting at a bus stop. he is in the hospital with serious injuries. this accident happened yesterday near the intersection of lancaster mill road and laytonia. the driver lost control after going over a hill. police are investigating. we are getting a look at a key piece of evidence in a robbery outside of walmart. surveillance video shows the gunmen attacking an armored car. it happened yesterday outside the walmart yesterday. >> we have more on the search. men who police are calling two dangers attackers. >> shoppers at this boley walmart are shocked at how breeze and the armed robbery was. at the video shows the gunmen are arriving in a stolen van. just as th

officer shot a man during a traffic stop in in northeast d.c. he was taken to hospital.rd on his condition. police are looking for another person who was in a car. police are also investigating a stabbing. they say a man walked into the kennedy recreation center on seventh street and said he was stabbed. he was taken to the hospital. his condition is not known. >> an ex-marine from virginia has been guilty to shooting at the pentagon and other military related buildings. >> abc 7 obtain this video actor jonathan entered the plea yesterday. he was arrested in june at arlington cemetery. he plan to spray paint tombstones with arabic graffiti. under the plea deal he could get 25 years in prison when he sentenced in april. a man and admit he tried to set off an explosion at a recruiting center. he pleaded guilty in u.s. district court in baltimore. he was captured in an fbi sting in december 2010. he is said to be sentenced on april 6. second graders the income family county to be taking one last test. they want the district to stop administering the terra nova 2. he wants f

the search continues for the parents of a newborn abandoned in front of a home in northeast d.c. >> the baby girl died shortly after she was found. medical exerms are waiting for autopsy results to determine exactly how the baby died. a neighbor found the bainy on the porch in the freezing cold early yesterday morning he he said she look today about a week old and her eyes and mouth were closed. police are trying to figure out how the infant got there in the first place. >> we will be asking anyone who notices somebody they knew was pregnant or recently gave birth to a child and the child is no longer around with no reasonable explanation. >> d.c., virginia and maryland all have safe haven laws that allow babies to be left at hospitals, police stations and fire stations without prosecution. >>> charges in a crash that claimed the life of an 8-year- old boy in alexandria. 22-year-old victor aldana is charged with dui manslaughter and driving without a license. police say he was driving westbound on duke street near the 395 overpass on sunday around 2:30. his car veered off the road and h

on december 31st in northeast d.c. but the cause.l january 1st making it the first homicide of the new year. medical examiners say 56-year- old leroy studevant died of strangulation with blunt force trauma. >>> two victims died in a car crash. the suv veered off the road, tore through a chain link fence and then hit a tree. two passengers, a male and female, were killed in that crash. driver is in shock trauma and the other two passengers are being treated to felon life- threatening injuries. no word yet as to what caused that crash. >>> the firefighters' hard work and fast response prevented an intense house fire from spreading to multiple buildings. fire broke out yesterday morning in i rowhouse on the 600 block of m street northeast. when firefighters arrived, they found flames and thick smoke coming out of every window both floors. the home owner was not home at the time when the fire started. firefighters were able to rescue six pets from the basement. >>> all right. dave with is me. 34-10. >> yeah, matt, not pretty. we thought

. >>> the morning rush-hour hits a snag in northeast d.c. this crash occurred in the westbound lanes of new york avenue near south dakota ave. this was around 7:30. one lane was blocked while police cleared the accident. no reports of injury. >>> new details this afternoon about a deadly beating in charles county, maryland. 42-year-old george tanner is charged with killing his roommates rusty huffman early saturday morning at a home in marbury. there were drinking and then got into a fight. tanner pushed him to the ground and repeatedly kicked him. the victim's family cannot believe there father is gone. >> a friend doing something like that to another friend. >> if we saw him we would not know what to do, because we are that angry. >> his family wants to see him put away for a long time. he is in jail on $5 million bond. >>> health officials will inspect the occupy d.c. camp at mcpherson square investigating complaints that protesters are attracting rats, urinating in public, and using illegal drugs. the warnings are sparking speculation au

bruce johnson reporting for 9news now from northeast washington. >>> d.c. does have a safe haven law which allows anyone to drop off a child in a safe place, if they cannot care for the child. maryland and virginia have similar laws. >>> well we have more details that also more questions in that series of sex assaults and home invasions that happened in bethesda, wheaten. temple hills. violent crimes all. the main suspect is going to be in front of the judge tomorrow. bruce leshan, you have been following this. there are more questions out there. >> there definitely are more questions. here is kevin ray on the maryland sex offender registry. i can make the shot big. before he landed here, he actually did 18 years in prison on a manslaughter charge and montgomery county state's attorney says if he is guilty as well, of these home invasions, he may qualify to go away for a long, long time with no chance for parole. police say ray may have been injured running from the police when they finally caught up with him in north carolina. four days, three attacks. in

raided the councilman's home in northeast d.c. late last year. they hauled off some of the items they say he purchased with stolen funds. but they were also alleged vacations, golf outings and other personal expenses. prosecutors want jail time for harry thomas jr. the councilman has told associates he's look at two to three years in prison. several sources tell us they feel a deal could come some time today. councilman harry thomas jr. could be in court for arraignment sometime tomorrow. at first, claiming he would be vindicated, councilman thomas has stayed out of public view and has remained silent. his attorneys are staying silent. some of the staff members have been picked up by other legislators downtown. >> when thomas leaves and we know now he probably will leave, what will happen? >> council chairman have gone on to run for mayor. adrian fenty for his council seat, it was left vacated. a special election will be held in more than 100 days for someone to finish out his term. then in the general election, anybody and everybody can run. j.c

at community barbershop in northeast d.c. they've seen a lot of change over 50 years. >> i think that the middle class is rapidly evaporating to the point where they will become the new working poor. reporter: the census bureau says the rich are getting a bigger slice of the pie. in 2005 the richest 10% of americans held about half or 49% of the wealth in this country. in just a few years time their slice has jumped to 56%. >> i feel like our nation was built on a sense of democracy and capitalism. so i feel like it's kind of expected of. reporter: some attribute the change to vocal protest. others say unemployment creates the divide. >> i work in the staffing industry and so i see a lot of very talented people who don't have a job, don't have a way to provide for their families. reporter: back at the barbershop we told them one thing that hasn't changed much in the survey is that when asked how the rich got rich, most people say they inherited all that doe. >> they got it from the family. well, there's different ways of gett

gotta share this one for you from northeast d.c. this one comes from kelly romananski. the sky was a beautiful red this morning. clouds coming in from the west. the sun rising in the east. absolutely gorgeous. plenty of sunshine. very mild temperatures. we're shooting into the upper 50s this afternoon. maybe even near 60. in fact, every time i look at it, the numbers are coming higher and higher. i'm going 57. 59 by 3:00. maybe a little tough at national due to the water. there will be spots in the low 60s south and west of town. by 7:00, 49. and by 9:00 p.m., 46. we're dropping into the 30s overnight tonight. our weather headlines, got 50s and 60s today. 50s tomorrow. near 50 sunday. a little bit cooler. showers going to be possible monday. especially south. it will be cooler in the 40s but the next big rain event probably holds off until next wednesday. if you want some cold air, that may not happen until next weekend. there are signs the second half of january could be winter- like. as opposed to what we're dealing with now. plenty of sunshine. still a northwesterly

it happened a few hours ago in northeast d.c. police say a man was shot a number of times inside his house in the 45th street. that's near the d.c./maryland line. they have not released any details about a suspect or a motive in this case. >>> and a d.c. nightclub where a double stabbing occurred last week has now lost its liquor license. police chief kathy lanier shut down the place, it's called the mood lounge. she shut it down last friday for 96 hours. the two people who were stabbed outside the club are expected to survive. ward 2 councilman jack evans said neighbors had complained about the violence, the noise and the trash around the club even before the stabbing. >>> tonight a man has confessed to a string of arson attacks at an islamic cultural center and four other locations in new york on new year's day. police say that man was tracked down through a stolen car with virginia license plates. twaes believed to be at the scene of two of those attacks. the man said he had personal grievances with each targeted location. he's

it happened early sunday in the 5700 block of foot street in northeast. d.c. mayor vinnent gray made the announcement at a candlelight vigil to prevent gun violence. >> the circumstances are not only tragic, they are incredibly disquieting. the victim was being robbed by the perpetrator who has not been apprehended as yet. but he was being robbed for his nike tennis shoes. >> the audience gasped when the mayor announced the news. d.c. police are offering a $25,000 reward for anyone that provides information that flults arrest or conviction. this is the third homicide of the year in the district. >>> community leaders appeared at the shiloh baptist church for a vigil honoring victims lost to gun violence. there's an act named for former press secretary james brady, gravely wounded in the assassination attempt on president reagan. >>> people living in montgomery county are urged to attend a series of public meetings on the county's budget. the "washington examiner" reports that lawmakers are trying to make up for a $135 million deficit. the first of five public

police are searching for the person who abandoned a newborn baby on the porch of a home in northeast d.c. the little girl was found early monday morning on channing street less than a mile from the police station. emergency crews took the baby to chirp's hospital where she later died. investigators are waiting for the results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death. if you have any information, please call d.c. police this case. >>> the man accused of killing an 8-year-old boy while allegedly driving drunk is in jail this morning. 22-year-old victor aldonna jumped the curb and hit 8-year- old brian hernandez chavez and his mother while they were walk on a sidewalk in alexanderry yach the boy died at the scene. the mother survived. aldonna is charged with dui, manslaughter and reckless driving. >>> our time is 4:32. republican presidential candidates have wrapped up the first of two debates this weekend in south carolina. >> last night, during a debate on fox news, the contenders took aim at the front-runner, mitt romney. >> romney focused his attention on president obama. terrell b

the arrests come more than two years after two teens were killed in the northeast d.c. clay terrace neighborhood. one of them was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire on his way home from school. d.c. police have been hunting for the young member for years and were led to them thanks to a viewer's tip. >> a really credible tip came in from a tipster and the detectives from up in d.c. followed up on that information, at that time, believed it to be credible. >> marshals say the men were living in an apartment complex having just moved there a couple of months ago from the atlanta area. investigators are now trying to reconstruct the time line of events but they believe the men supported themselves in the drug trade. >>> hundreds of new jobs opening here in our area. details of a large recruitment effort that is under way here. >>> cold, sarah. temperatures in the teens and low 20s. we'll be in for a decent holiday. we'll have sunshine and slightly warmer temperatures. details on that coming up for you. lauren demarco is in with details on your traffic headed into

tonight residents gathered at a church in northeast d.c. to talk about the challenges faced in that ward. >> tonight is an opportunity for the ward 5 leadership and the ward 5 family to talk to each other about our current void in ward 5 d.c. council leadership. >> thomas will be sentenced in may. he's facing up to four years in prison. >>> we're following a developing story out of west virginia. we just learned that three men who disappeared in a greenbriar, west virginia, cave, are safely out of that cave. they had plans to spend the night in the cave but when they didn't come home, their parents called police. details about what happened are still coming in. but earlier in the day, authorities thought the men had probably gotten lost since that cave stretches for more than 13 miles. >>> a police captain in fredericsburg, virginia, is an administrative leave after being arrested for having inappropriate contact with a teenage boy he met online. his name is brent taylor. he was arrested this weekend in stafford county after police picked u

his body was found in the park in northeast d.c. on december 31st. but it wasn't until the next day, january 1st that the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. he was beaten and strangled. his brother believes that money was the motive for the murder. so far, no one has been arrested. >>> for the first time in 50 years there has not been a murder in arlington county for the entire year. the national murder rates suggested that a jurisdiction size of the county should have ten murders a year. but they had one each in 2010 and 2009. the county board members credit investments to public safety and community policing for the low crime rate. >>> a night of celebrating ends in tragedy. two people died in an accident in bethesda. a 20-year-old and 18-year-old were killed when the driver of the suv they were in lost control on jones bridge road at 3:00 a.m. on sunday. the suv jumped the sidewalk, smashed through a fence and into a tree. friends gathered at the crash site to mourn and to remember. >> someone so young never had a chance to fulfill anyth

. >>> an update on that abandoned baby left in northeast d.c. d.c. police are pouring over clues to try to find the baby girl's parents. she was pronounced dead soon after she was discovered sunday night on the steps of the home on channing street. officials with child and family services are getting the word out that the city will accept babies, no questions asked, less than 14 days old. >> our message today is please don't panic, that there is a safe haven. there are safe havens throughout the city available. all of our hospitals, to bring the infant and have someone who will care for the baby and also be able to help the family, if necessary. >> now all district hospitals are designated as safe haven locations. the city will care for abandoned newborns and then place them with parents who will love and care for them. >>> tonight parents at 1 elementary school are keeping an eye -- at one elementary school are keeping an eye out for a suspicious man in a red pickup who has been shouting at kids walking to and from school. he's been seen parked outs

looks good in bowie, on 50 to get through northeast d.c.open for business on new york avenue all the way to the third street tunnel. in good shape on north capitol street. looks good at the wilson bridge. normal troubled times through springfield. that's this picture. headlights northbound out of newington. metro rail reporting normal service systemwide. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:22. waking up to 30 degrees in college park. >> the state hopenn state has found a successor to joe paterno. that's coming up. >> she has lived a life of triumph and tragedy. one of the most amazing women i've ever met, my mother gloria vanderbilt. [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] ]cks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling sneezing, coughing aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ ♪ >>> the wizards hosting the new york knicks denied it the verizon center. evans called a players-only meeting y

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. >>> a police chase in northeast d.c. ended with two people dead and three hurt after a van slammed into a police vehicle landing on top of the cruiser. >> police believe before the chase someone in the van tried to shoot at someone and sped off. it happened around 3:30 sunday morning near the intersection of hawaii avenue on taylor street. the van was ripped apart and debris was over the road, you see there. the three men in the van were evicted and two died. >> the vehicle hit a tree. the suspect vehicle hit a tree. and then even though the officer braked and pulled to the side, the suspect vehicle landed on the hood of the police car. >> two police officers were among the injured. the names of those who died in the vehicle have not been released yet. >>> the last couple of days we've been talking about cold temps and whipping wind. tonight there is a slight chance, what gwen is telling us, may see a little bit of snow. >> let's get right to gwen talbart in the weather center to break this down. >> breaking it down we a

northeast. if you know anything about the newborn, d.c. police would like to hear from you. call them at 202-727-90 99. >>> one family will have to find a new place to stay after a fire. fire officials say the nearly 4,000 square foot home on vantage court is destroyed. a woman who was home told 911 she heard a pop before the fire broke out. investigators are still looking for a cause. >>> to bethesda now where a smoke alarm and a neighbor's call to 911 revealed something potentially dangerous. a 6-year-old girl left home alone. montgomery county police say the girl was trying to cook something in an apartment last night when that something began to smoke. a neighbor who called 911 found the girl wandering the hallway. her mother is charged with leaving a child unattended. >>> there is a gas thief in annapolis. >> reporter: this is west street in annapolis where someone is taking self serve to another level. >> it's brazen. >> reporter: drilling holes into the gas tanks of small trucks, a potentially explosive situation. >> the tanks these days are plastic, but the drill is

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this began in october of 2009, two teens were killed in northeast d.c.ad been an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire on his way home from school. happened about 4:00 in the afternoon when a gun battle broke out between two groups feuding over stolen guns and money. police say as many as 30 rounds were fired. ten months later police issued an arrest warrant for antonio barnes and gerald jackson. but investigators couldn't track them down. a week ago they were profiled on "america's most wanted." they were arrested in charlotte, north carolina on saturday. >> through the weeks tips were coming in, and finally a credible tip came in. had information that had not been released during the investigation over the two-year period from a tipster. and the detectives from up in d.c. followed up on that information, believed it to be credible. >> marshalls say the two men were living in an apartment complex having moved there a couple of months ago from the atlanta area. investigators are still trying to put together a time line, but believe the two were supp

an officer shot a man during a traffic stop on ponds street in northeast d.c.n his condition. police are looking for another person who was in the car with him. >> still plenty of anger over the firing of former penn state football coach joe paterno. it came out yesterday at a campus memorial service for him. >> if there is a villain in this tragedy, it lies in that investigation, not in joe paterno's response intuit. >> a child sex abuse scandal involving his former assistant coach led to joe paterno's firing. he died sunday of lung cancer. thousands of people attended yesterday's service. >> your families are his legacy. the people that you read our his legacy. >> that was his son. he said that his father did not die a broken heart. if he said his father was at peace as cancer made him weaker and weaker. >> more news at 6:15. d.c. statehood activists are taking the fight to new hampshire. they want state legislators to pass resolutions supporting d.c.'s bid to become the 51st state. enter lawmakers introduced a bill last year. d.c. mayor vincent gray, council

looks good out of annapolis through cheverly and to a northeast d.c. >> 39 years since one of the mostontroversial decisions of the supreme court. >> supporters and opponents of abortion rights will gather today to mark the anniversary of roe versus wade, the landmark ruling that legalized abortion. because of the milestone, thousands of people are descending on the district, taking part in the annual march for life from the national mall to the supreme court. drivers should expect a raise because of street closures near capitol hill and the supreme court. >> wounded arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords says she will step down this week so that she can continue focusing on her recovery. >> arizona is my home, always will be. and we will work together. she announced her resignation in a heartfelt video on our website. is comes over a year after she was shot in the head when a gunman opened fire at an event in tucson. she plans to finish that event today, meeting with some of the people who were wounded and those who subdued the gunman. >> penn state officials say there are still wor

northeast where she was found. neighbors hope the case will bring attention to d.c.'s safe haven law meant to prevent tragedies just like this one. the baby girl was abandoned just down street from a fire station where she could have been dropped off. police are asking anyone with information to call the number on your screen or text your tips. that information is all on myfoxdc.com. >>> alarming news from virginia state police actually network outage crippled their computer system thursday for five hours. officers were unable to perform background checks, run fingerprints or register sex offenders. this is the latest in a series of periodic outages. the virginia information technologist agency runs the system through a 10-year $2.4 billion contract. >>> fox 5 monitoring metro for you now. two veteran workers are charged with stealing from the transit agency. in court, prosecutors said horace macdade and john hale would systemically pilfer from care card machines that didn't work. they would use bags of coins to purchase scratch-off lotto tickets eventually winning mo

at community barbershop in northeast d.c., they have seen a lot of change over 50 years. >> i think theporateing to the point where they will become the new working poor. >> the sentence bureau said the rich are getting a bigger slice of the pie n.2005, the richest half held about half or 49% of the wealth in the country. in a few years' time, the slices jumped to 56%. >> and i feel like our nation was built on democracy and capitalism, so, i feel like it's kind of expected. >> reporter: some attribute the change to local protests. others say unemployment creates the divide. >> i work in the staffing industry and so i see a lot of people, very talented people who don't have a job, don't have a way to provide for their families. >> reporter: back at the barbershop, we told them one thing that hasn't changeed much in the survey is when asked how the rich got rich, most people say they inherited all of the dough. >> they got it from the family. [ laughter ] >> well, it's different ways of getting rich, isn't it? >> yeah, takes someone poor to become rich. >> reporter: or good old- fashione

. >> guns were pulled and shots fired in the 5300 block northeast. d.c. jackson were right in the middle of it. according to police, members of the 37th place crew showed up the afternoon of october 13. looking to settle a score. one group claimed the other stolen cash and guns and they wanted it back. arkansastist was an innocent victim. tibs took part in the fight. continue to come up just short of capture. >> the trail is not cold, we're further behind, catching up to them than we would like to be. instead of being an hour behind them, we are a couple days, a week behind them. we know that they are getting assistance. >> the captain says investigators believe the two men are traveling together and were last seen in a suburb outside atlanta, georgia. >> we know that they are getting assistance from family and friends, particularly down in that north georgia area. >> but there have also been reports the two have been spotted in the washington area as well. >> these subjects should be considered armed and dangerous. you know, they were in a very violent g

. >>> new information about breaking news we're following in northeast d.c.say a baby died after it was found abandoned on a porch on channing street. news4's tracee wilkins just talked with the man who lives in the home where the baby was found s. that correct? >> reporter: yes, absolutely, joe. we just spoke with this man. and he tells us that he was surprised when a neighbor banged on his door and said, "i just found a baby on your stoop." not even on the porch, but there on the stoop. as you walk into his yard. he's saying that he had no idea where this baby came from, but it was his neighbor who was on his way to the store who noticed the infant girl. let me show you or let you hear from that man now. >> a neighbor banged on my door after finding the child. and i saw them bringing it out of the house. but they were rushing to the ambulance. he said he found it walking to the store at 11:30, half uncovered in a towel. >> reporter: this baby was rushed to children's hospital where she died at 2:35 a.m., according to d.c. police. live in northeast, back to

annie yu is previewing the big show and joins us now from the washington convention center in northeast d.c morning, annie. reporter: good morning. it's actually in northwest d.c., the washington convention center here, and if you come out here this weekend, you're basically immersing yourself in bike culture because there are so many things to see. there are over 400 bikes and there are a few unique ones and some things for the kids. mike joins us again. let's start with this bike. what makes this so unique? >> earlier you had the ducotti italian jacket on, now we're talking about an italian motorcycle. this is a 7 racer and it's absolutely a beautiful motorcycle. this is a cafe racer, so what does that mean? this is one of the biggest growing segments of the motorcycle community right now, of course, inspired by the show on the speed channel, folks getting into older, nostalgic looking motorcycles. this is stunning all the way around. the best part is you can't actually buy this motorcycle right now, you can put a deposit down, but they're on back order because of such high demands. repor

. >>> this morning, people living in northeast d.c. have to wait until may to select a representative to replace disgraced d.c. council member harry thomas jr. last week he resigned before pleading guilty to stealing $350,000 in funds intended for youth organizations and tax evasion. the district's board of elections and ethics has not received thomas' formal resignation letter. until that happens, the board won't declare the seat vacant. until next week which means the special election would happen may 15. people living in word 5 met last night for a community meeting. they talked about the special election process. today d.c. council chairman kwame brown will hold an emergency meeting in ward 5. the meeting is at 7:00 at metropolitan baptist church on the 1400 block of 1st street northwest. >>> big change to president obama's staff as he prepares for a re-election fight. chief of staff bill daly announced his resignation yesterday. jack lu was appointed as his replacement. lu currently serves as white house budget director. he will b

. >>> we have a news alert from northeast d.c. to pass along. police are telling fox 5 that a man was shot and killed in the 1500 block of 45th street. it happened around 7:00 tonight. police have not made any arrests in this case and they have not identified the victim. we'll keep you posted as we learn more information. montgomery county police are hoping you can help them catch the so-called bandage bandit. he robbed a cvs pharmacy on christmas eve and he's still out there. why he got his nickname. fox 5's audrey barnes has that story. >> this is video of customers going in and out of the cvs pharmacy on christmas eve. the bandaged bandit walks right in. looking very mummy like on a mission to rob the place. >> cvs employees call police to inform us that a suspect wearing bandages around his face and arm in a sling went to the pharmacy, passed a note to the employees demanding drugs. >> police don't know if the man was really hurt or if this is a disguise. they can't say what drugs he stole for fear of jeopardizing the investigation. >> it is

reporter: emanuel dugger had walked to a gas station in the gateway neighborhood of northeast d.c. just after 11:00 last night. on the way home he spotted the baby just in front of his neighbor's gate. >> the child had no pamper on, had no clothes on, went wrapped up in anything but the towel. reporter: he said the black female baby was about a week old, her mouth and eyes closed and blood was running from her nose. emanuel ran to get his%, eugene. >> i tried to transfer -- his father, eugene. >> i tried to transfer my body heat to her by rubbing her and she was ice. she was cold and i brought her in. i put her on the dining room table and i tried to put some more towels on her. >> i didn't see any kind of movement. i didn't see any signs of life. reporter: his father gave her cpr. >> i know that this is a human being and to see them in that state, i'll always remember. this. reporter: the little girl was pronounced dead at 2:20 a.m. ian mills lives in the house closest to where the baby was found. >> i always kind of check the doors and look around before i go to bed and there was

week-old infant was found wrapped in a towel on the front stoop of this home on channing street in northeast d.cdid not survive. police are looking for whomever left her here. >> we are coming together as a community to remember this child. reporter: this community is wondering why. >> that's what we've been asking ourselves over and over is, you know, does this have anything to do with us or is it completely random? we have no answers. i guess that's what we're struggling with right now. reporter: some are even angry. >> because it's so sad that they left a baby, you know, no clothes on in the cold. they could have knocked on a door, just a few more steps, you know. so i'm out here. i've been in this community for 54 years, so i have come out here for this. it's unspeak. reporter: but the man who discovered the baby girl says he's had a change of heart towards whoever is responsible. >> i can't judge them. i can't say why. i don't know why. i don't know what they're going through. i don't know what made them do that, but i imagine they have to go through something that's real terrible to push t

. >> reporter: he walked to a gas station in the gateway neighborhood of northeast d.c. just after 11 last night. on the way home, he spotted the baby just in front of his neighbor's gate. >> the child had no platform or clothes on. not wrapped in anything but the towel. >> reporter: the black female baby was a-week-old. the mouth and eyes closed, the blood running from her nose. emmanuel went to grab his father eugene. >> i tried to transfer my body heat into her by rubbing her and she was ice. she was cold. i brought her in and i put her on the dining room table and i tried to put some more towels on her. >> i didn't see any kind of movement. i didn't see any signs of life. >> reporter: his father gave her cpr. >> this is a human being and this is -- to see the baby in that state, i will always remember that. >> reporter: the little girl was pronounced dead at 2:20 a.m. ian mills lives in the house closest to where the baby was found. >> i check the doors and look around outside before i go to bed and there was nothing. nothing unusual. >> reporter: police are trying t

d.c. police are searching for the person who killed a 19-year-old for his sneakers. the deadly shooting happened early sunday morning in the 5700 block of foote street northeast. david robinson was robbed at gun point for his nike sneakers. d.c. mayor vincent gray made the announcement last night at a candlelight vigil to prevent gun violence. >> the circumstances are not only tragic but they are incredibly disquieting. the victim was being robbed by the perpetrator who has not been apprehended as yet. but he was being robbed for his nike tennis shoes. >> today pat collins talked to the victim's family. their reaction coming up tonight at 5:00. >>> a 25-year-old florida man is behind bars after federal authorities say he tried to buy weapons to carry out a potential terror attack. federal agents say sammi osmakac tried to buy explosives and high powered firearms during an fbi sting operation and say he was targeting several night clubs, a sheriff's office, and a business in the tampa area. osmakac is a naturalized u.s. citizen from the former yugoslavia charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. >>> white house and state department officials ar

. >>> people living in northeast d.c. will have to wait until may to select a representative to replace disgraced d.c. council member harry thomas jr. last week he resigned before pleading guilty to stealing $350,000 in funds intended for youth organizations and for tax evasion. ing the district's board of elections and ethics has not received thomas' formal resignation letter. until that happens the board won't declare the seat vacant which means the special election would happen may 15. people living in ward 5 met last night for a community meeting that he talked about the special election process. today d.c. council chairman brown will hold an emergency meeting in ward 5. the meet sing at 7:00 and at metropolitan baptist church on the 1400 block first street in northwest washington. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell is pushing for students to start school earlier in his state. he is calling for an end of what's known as the king's dominion law. the law passed back in the '80s says schools can't start until after labor

the incident happened in october of 2009 when two teenages were killed in the northeast d.c.lay terrace neighborhood. >>> this morning, at least six people are dead and dozens more missing after friday night's deadly cruise ship crash. 120 americans were on board the luxury liner when it hit a reef and flipped onto its side. this is a live look at the ship on its side. a few minutes ago, we saw a helicopter hovering overhead. among those americans on board, two women from virginia and maryland who are now heading home. meantime, other passengers from the ship are describing the vac as being chaotic and they are hoping to soon forget the frightening ordeal. >> i couldn't believe it. i was telling her no, it's in the going to happen, it's not going to sink. it's 2012. >> i keep praying the whole time for somebody to come and rescue us. i thought i was going to die because nobody was saying anything to us. >> the ship's captain is now being blamed for the accident. allegedly he was on land long before any of the passengers were safe. captain is disagreeing with those accounts. >