home on 17th street northeast d.c. the child was found in a small inflatable backyard pull. a longtime friend of the person who runs the daycare. >> there are really no words to describe how i feel. when you are caring for other people's children and something like this happens and you know you've done everything you can possibly do to keep them safe, and then something just happens, it's devastating. alison: the daycare was licensed. at this point, the drowning appears to be accidental. the boys name has not been released. a drowning investigation in a much country county waterway. nancy: the police believe the fisherman was trying to cool off in a gorge when he drowned. jay korff's life the scene in burtonsville with the investigation happening now. very close to where all unfolded. the latest information we are hearing from authorities is the 21-year-old man at about 5 p.m. was fishing year with some friends along the patuxent river commonly referred to as rocky gorge when he decided to take a dip into the water to cool off from the oppressive heat. for some reason, he di

start in northeast d.c. where one man was shot on clay street. three our men shot at minor school. in northwest d.c. a woman was stabbed. that person had critical injuries. >>> now for this developing story in silver spring. want to show you the scene where montgomery county police say two teenagers were stabbed. this happened last after 7:00 just about 500 feet from the long branch local park. the teens are expected to be okay. two suspects were arrested. >>> family and friends will gather this weekend to remember a young man gunned down just hours before his high school graduation. artem zibrov's funeral needs to be held in germantown. they were both found shopped to my country. it was the day before they were supposed to graduate from northwest high school. >>> the man who skipped sentencing in a deadly drunk driver crash will see justice today. three women and two children were killed in that crash. kelly never showed up for his sentencing. police did eventually catch him. kelly faces more than 50 in prison when he's sentenced in prince george's county court this afternoon. >>>

we'll begin with breaking news out of northeast d.c.his morning one person new york avenue. >> several cars were on fire at one point. this could impact your morning commute. melanie alnwick has been out there all morning long with the very latest. what can you tell us now. >> reporter: hey, good morning. we're going now on three hours with no traffic coming through here on route 50, new york avenue, except for emergency vehicles. i think i hear another one coming now in the distance. now, you can look there as we're trying to use our extreme zoom lens to the crash scene. still a lot of response vehicles there. one car you can kind of see if the corner there. there was another up on a jersey wall. hard to tell right now if that car has been removed or not. there were three of these four cars involved in this crash on fire at one point. d.c. fire and ems now coming back to the scene. we know that they have been staying here to also support d.c. police as they continue thei one person was dead on the scene. another person was trapped insi

right now new york avenue in northeast d.c. directions due to a car accident in which several cars were actually on fire at one point. one person was killed. several others injured. right now police are investigating the cause of the crash. >>> happening today a man accused of hitting two d.c. police officers and a traffic patrol aid with his truck will be in court. he has preliminary hearing charged with assault with intent to kill while armed as well as aggravated assault. investigators say they found military style weapon in the back of his pick up. >>> today the body of former ward one d.c. council member jim graham will lie in repose at the wilson building. graham passed away earlier this month after an illness. he was openly gay and known as tireless advocate fort lgbtq community and the poor he played significant role in the district's fight against hiv and aids. graham served on the d.c. council from 1999 to 2015. public viewing will begin at 11:30 and run until 5:00 this evening. mayor muriel bowser and council chair m

. >> reporter: benning road northeast is shut down west of d.c. 295. it's been that way for hours and it's likely going to be a problem if you take that way to work. d.c.ol happened by someone slamming into a pole and then the driver was trapped inside. take a look at that car there. it's a mangled mess at the moment. we don't know if there was anyone else in the car or how badly hurt anybody was. we're working to get all of this information for you and find out when that road will reopen, but for right now we're going to throw it over to melissa mollet who is tracking that traffic impact. hey, melissa. >> good morning, megan. this is a live picture. it's a little hard to see. you can see flashing lights in the distance. benning road again between oklahoma avenue and 295 here shut down right now this morning. this could last, d.c. police telling us through the morning commute. pennsylvania avenue probably the best way to get around this if you can possibly take that instead. probably going to save you a little bit of headache and heart ache. eastbound

>> live picture now we're keeping an eye on top story this morning northeast d.c. right now. apparently csx orkers truck and killed by a train orn and killed by a train overnight. rail service us is spended between d.c. and philadelphia to get out of town the largest number on record. nine out of ten local travelersd good news for drivers we're gas snce 2005. it's a win, win and win if traveling. >> whip, whip, whip, >> maybe if everybody else is traveling i'll say. >> yes. >> we have whole area toself. >> stay occasions, that's all i ever get. >> don't make me sing. >> later today, great pool weather and great to take the dog for a walk. whatever aarr oyping 3 washington. and you columbus, detroit, all pretty extraordinary this late in june. one more day of high pressure and it will spread xluns across the area and gwen dry conditions and temperatures low 80s with plenty of sunshine. enjoy today. tonight looks great. going to nationals game, couldn't have for nicer weather. great night for baseball. temperatures in the 70s first pitch 7:05. quick welcome at 7 day it's back to

committee on veterans affairs is calling for an investigation after a news 4 death of a veteran from northeast d.c 4 i-team reported last night the feds are looking into whether that deceased man went undiscovered for two days in the parking lot of a d.c. va center. scott mcfarland has the story. >> reporter: his family said the military veteran never returned home from a treatment session two weeks ago on monday at the d.c. va center. they called the center to get help and get a search for the man. 36 hours no one found him until his sister drove to the medical center, searched the parking lot and herself found the man's body in his car in that parking lot just outside the entrance. the man's death was confirmed by a police report and multiple sources speaking with the news 4 i-team. the new head said the agency there is investigating what might have went wrong. >> we met with the veteran's to her. >> reporter: we've learned they have launched their own investigation into the death. the d.c. va medical center already under scrutiny and audit. a scathing audit was released last month saying the me

following a developing story after northeast d.c.omeone opened fire on northeast capitol street near division avenue. they spotted a possible suspect who then took off. investigators say that man struck several parked cars before police were able to make an arrest. we're told a weapon was found on the scene. back to you. >>> breaking news. megan in first 4 traffic right that has been sticking around now for about four hours. this is in the district, in northeast. right now benning road is shut down because of this bad crash. could be shut down through the morning commute. it's what d.c. police are telling us right now. if we can come back here to me live showing you the closest camera. there are flashing lights. that's where the road is shut down. between oklahoma avenue and 295, you can see all of that purple there showing us where we have nothing getting through this morning. southbound g.w. parkway at 395, crash has cleared out of the way. 395 before washington boulevard that crash is on the shoulder. good news there. metro orange

let's start in the northeast. d.c. police say one man shot on clay street and three other men shot on f. street by minor elementary school. in northeast d.c. a woman was stabbed on u street at the metro station. police are looking for two women and a man in that incident. and another person was stabbed on chesapeake str off southern avenue. that person had critical injuries. >> now to this developing story in silver spring. you're looking at the scene where montgomery county police say two teens were stabbed. this happened shortly after 7:00, 500 feet from the long branch local park. we're told the two teens are supposed to be arrested. we don't yet have their names. >>> family and friends gather for a young man who was stabbed hours before his graduation. he was killed on monday. he was with 17-year-old sha shadi najar. they were both found shot to death in a parked car a day before they were supposed to graduate from northwest high cool. >>> happening today, the man who skipped court in a deadly drunk driving crash w

federal court for a mailman who admits to dumping 15,000 pieces of mail in a northeast d.c. sewer today took a plea deal. 23-year-old christopher newton, a former letter carrier pleaded guilty to one count generally. he admits last year when he was supposed to deliver mail, often he drove up to a storm drain and stuffed it in. even checks worth thousands of dollars were pulled from the sewer. it happened in a two-week period he was the substitute for the regular mailman. the man who first discovered the crime found out when he traced mail from a neighbor's clogged drain to the sewer in front of his home. he told us today he is not surprised it took over a year to get to court. >> as a former retired police officer i know the process of that and it takes a lot of time and investigation and all that. they want to make sure all the marbles are in place so to speak to find out who is the course of disposing of the mail. i'm sure it takes time sometimes to investigate that kind of stuff. sam: of course, the mailman today is a former mailman. his career ended the day we did that s

it happened this morning at the home daycare in northeast d.c., and that's where meagan fitzgerald has been all afternoon, talking with police >> reporter: yeah, doreen, as you mentioned, just a sad story all the way around, because we're learning now from police that this young boy was about to celebrate his second birthday in just a matter of days really, at the end of the month. the neighbors in the community say the woman who runs that daycare, which is just behind us, over our shoulder here, took care of those kids, loved those kids like they were her own. it was just before noon that the 911 call went out for an unconscious boy in a pool. >> i know that she's run a home daycare for as long as i've known her daughter. >> reporter: tiffany may said she's known the woman who operates the daycare for more than two decades, and she's never heard about any problems. >> i know that she definitely for years has had an excellent, top-rated home daycare center. >> reporter: but when she saw the ambulance and police in and out of the home, she knew something was seriously wrong. >> the firs

>> in northeast d.c. one person dead after a major car crash along new york avenue. >> fox5's melanie alnwick is there with the very latest. melanie, still a big scene? >> reporter: it is and it's so big in facts that they won't let us any closer to this. all you'll be able to see is just the yellow and wheel lights in the distance as this entire road new york avenue major thorofare is shut down shn of route 50. we're standing right where the costco is and that that big welcome to washington, d.c. sign and so you can get a sense of just how far back we are. what we can tell you is about 3:44 in the morning when d.c. fire and ems said that they had a crash with entrapment, four vehicles with three of them on fire, they did take care of four victims. one was doa. one was trapped and the two others with lesser injuries and then we also heard that shortly before 4:00 this morning, all three of the vehicles were then extinguished, those that were on fire went saw a number of fire vehicles moving out of here so

reporting in northeast d.c., alexandria limon fox5 local news. >> d.c.ayor muriel bowser says fliers seen across the district talking about that penalizing illegal residents. the mayor of the d.c. and department of public work has them removed. the mayor says they are not real and reiterated d.c. is a sanctuary city. >> i want the residents of d.c. to know that these are fake fliers. they didn't come from ice. they're not from the federal government and they're certainly not from us and the messages contained do not reflect the values of our city. so, i've encouraged every d.c. resident who comes across one who is able to tear at this time down. >> anyone will information about who may have posted these fliers is asked to call police. >>> is government overregulation putting a northern virginia family farm at risk? the owners of the whitehall farm in fairfa to add environmentally friendly businesses to their 200 acres of farmland. there's already a state law in virginia allowing farmers to add tr extra income. >> fox5's tom fitzgerald live at the fairfax

d.c. police need your help finding two. break in happened perry place northeastrear window of home and took off with valuables you know these men you're asked to call d.c. police. >> and opiate abuse has reached a crisis level and keeps getting worse. on average there's 260 cases a month in the district. when someone is overdosing on opiate this medication is widely used called melaxone also known as nar can it's quirted into a patient's nose trying to save that person from overdose. >> we see a large number of individuals surrounding jurisdictions are also seeing that. >> drug enforcement agency is warning law enforcement and first responders of dangers of opiate exposure. a video will be released to learn more about that. mean time virginia governor terri mcauliffe will later today in woodbridge and goal is to prevent bullying in virginia schools and the two bills are aimed to prevent or reduce teen suicide. one bill requires teens be notified within five days when and if the child is harassed at school. it requires all school counselors to be trained in bullyi

we start with breaking news from northeast d.c., two people killed when they were hit by an amtrak train before midnight. it's believed the victims may have been trespassing on the tracks. that train remains opt tracks this hour. we just received word from amtrak a major impact for service. no trains are running between d.c. and philadelphia and there's no word on that could last. >> several city around the world are trying to bounce back from another sign area tack. ukraine and russia is hit and u.s., germany, france, australia and italy. it locks up computers run oing on microsoft windows and then demand a ran some. >> venezuela supreme court said a police helicopter fired on supreme court as speaking live on state television to pro government journalists. this morning many president owe bone rent accusing him of orchestrating the ordeal to justify a crackdown on those looking to block attempt to rewrite the constitution. >> three chicago police officers have been indicted on felony conspiracy charges accused of covering up actions of police officer who shot and killed a black teen age

>> reporter: friends and family gather at the house of praise in the deanwood neighborhood in northeast d.c., the place where rob robin fitzgerald spent some of her final hours. >> she will always find her way to church. >> reporter: a few hours after leaving the was killed by a stray bullet friday morning. her pastor broke the news to her pastor the next day. >> i dropped the phone. we talked a little bit, and he gave me some encouraging words. >> reporter: fitzgerald was visiting a friend when the friend's brother allegedly fired shots through the wall during an argument. fitzgerald was hit. the friend said it was an accident. >> our kids are supposed to bury us. we're burrying our own children. so it's time to take a stand. >> reporter: fitzgerald was the mom of three kids, and one of them had just graduated from college. she and this little girl used to call one another pink. she released these balloons in her here today? >> so i can let them go up in heaven. >> reporter: he's the pastor of the church. >> she will always be remembered because robin was the heart of deanwood. >> reporter

on thursday, hakim carroll and jim taylor were buying equipment at a home depot in northeast d.c.uddenly, store employees paged them for help. a two-year-old boy was locked in a hot car.. in the parking lot. and he was unconscious. window. the two men used a baton to shatter a window. they pulled the boy to safety. medics checked him out, and determined he was ok. police officers arrested his father, who showed up minutes later. the suspect, gerber prudencio, was charged with first-degree cruelty to children. a warning this morning about new bear sightings in fairfax county. officials say a bear was spotted yesterday in springfield along the trail that runs between burke lake and the south run rec center. on sunday, there was another sighting on henderson road. and earlier this month - people in a fairfax station neighborhood reported seeing a bear near homes on burke meadow drive. bears are attracted to open garbage bags and cans, and even pet food left outside. the purple line- is in limbo. and with it - two apartment buildings and a home! the maryland transit administration bou

police looking for two men who robbed a home in northeast d.c. two weeks ago.ide the home on perry place on may 22. thieves got in by breaking a basement window. no one was home at the time. jonathan: another prowler caught on video. this one was a pension for tickling the ivies. watch. that is bear breaking in and playing the piano. bearthoven as they call on him snacked on peanut butter. he lounged around, played the piano and ate peanut butter. then the owner came home and spoiled the fun and he ran back to the woods. michelle: how cut i more animal hijinks now. peacock looking for pinot but the bird wasn't scared off by people catching him in the act. he fought back to give the officers a fit until they managed to catch him. not before he sipped $500 worth of wine and champagne. i want cheese with my wine. jonathan: that is an expensive peacock. "7 on your side" to get you free advice about the car. we have me cans waiting to take your calls. just call 703-236-9220. michelle: must see video of the carpet cleaner turned hero. driving the carpet cleaning van

our cameras followed as police deployed a team of officers in northeast d.c.n the daylight hours, we quickly saw a string of passengers blowing past the fare, without swiping. >> people just don't pay the fare right in front of you? >> yes. >> despite being there, they'll still walk past you and not pay? >> yes. it's the same way in the rail system. >> reporter: we heard bus drivers frustrated how often it's happening. >> she's experiencing it up and down the line. >> but happened to so many drivers who tried to stop fare cheaters, assault. some are spit upon, others punched. the i-team obtained this video of a case in d.c. court earlier this year. a 64-year-old passenger was seen arguing with the driver after being accused of not paying the fare. the footage shows the passenger pulled a three-inch knife and slashed the driver on his face. emergency medics treated the driver and police arrested the passenger, who was charged with assault but deemed mentally unfit for trial. at least four drivers are on medical leave right now because of attacks. to protect dri

we'll begin with breaking news out of northeast d.c. this morning one person

. >> reporter: good evening, it was motorcycle mayhem here in northeast d.c., prince george's county at national harbor. i talked to people who say they want police to stop illegal bikers. >> crazy to me, so intense i just started pulling out my camera. >> reporter: shawn pulled out his cell phone to show the riders on 5:00, sunday evening. >> the anxiety, not only myself, i think people around me are nervous. you can see the looks on the drivers around them pulling up on curbs sometimes. >> reporter: drivers are forced to slow down, pull back as the atv rider stands on one leg, just feet away from a d.c. police officer who was getting video. >> you see police rushing out. and not really doing anything, i don't think they really can. >> reporter: about an hour and a half later, 6:40 p.m., a viewer shot video from his balcony, showing dozens of dirt bike and atv riders on his northeast, popping wheel yies a dangerously close to other bikers. and take a look here, 15 minutes later, 7:30, pennsylvania avenue southeast. and last, 8:00, about 100 atvs, dirt bikes and other motorcycles are

support for and a dance outside union station and later they'll walk to mitch mc connell's house in northeast d.c. demonstration in protest to the senate healthcare bill. >> time to get you up to speed on top six stories tonight. prince george county police need help identifying 100 atv ride aernz police believe the video shows the same group of riders who swarm the streets of national harbor this weekend. riding down packed sidewalks putting drivers and pedestrians in danger. >> maryland governor larry hoke and re responsibleing to our investigation into alleged fraud. and hogan says he's concerned and is now calling for independent investigation. and the school system says the claims are false and poli politically motivated. >> the supreme court says it willing allow president trump travel ban to go forward on a while it waits to hear the case in the fall. and the ban created a wave of protests last winter when the administration barred travel into u.s. from six mostly muslim countries. >> and new analysis from the congressional budget office found senate healthcare bill will result in uninsure

goff at ♪ >>> angie goff here at the live desk with new video from the scene of a shooting out of northeast d.ctake a look. you can see investigators here in the 700 block of 51st street. police saying when they got to this area around midnight, found a woman had been shot. still no update on her condition. her identity has not been released, no arrests have been made. news4 will continue to follow up. eun, chris? >> thank you. >>> and looking at the first day of summer, guys. it will feel like summer, too. if you look at the radar, we're dry. a few light showers to the south some of you today. coming up, talking about tropical storm cindy, how that could be impacting us later this week. i'll show you the forecast and rain chances in a bit. >> thanks, sheena. >>> after weeks working behind the scenes, we can get a draft of the senate's health care plan tomorrow. >> it could have a huge effect on millions of families, including yours. only a handful of lawmakers even know what's in the bill and some democrats and republicans are blasting the secret nature of the process. news4 tracie potts is li

they were also about to practice for thursday's charity game at another field in northeast d.c. >> we felt kind of helpless to help them. we went into our dugout and huddled up and started saying prayers for them. >> then, gabby giffords was assassinated six years ago. pat of pennsylvania hopes these are freak events. >> but on the other hand, obviously dangerous. it's worthying about. >> remember that charity baseball game still happening tomorrow. lawmakers are looking at beefing up security there. they are not looking at canceling that game. live on capitol hill, pete muntin, wusa 9. >>> here's what we know at this hour about the suspect james hodgkinson. in a 2015 facebook post, he said this about congressman scalise. quote, here's a republican that should lose his job, but they gave him a raise. and he volunteered for the presidential campaign of senator bernie sanders. >> senator sanders moved quickly to condemn the crime. our special assignment unit swung into action to see what else they could find. 33e answer, this. with his name on them dating back to 1989. break down that l

let's start in northeast d.c. one man was shot on clay street not far from east capitol street. people were shot on f street by minor school. a woman was stabbed on u street in the metro station. they're looking for two women and a man in that incident. another person was stabbed on chesapeake street southeast off southern avenue. that person had critical injuries. >>> now to this developing story in silver spring. you're looking at the scene where montgomy >> this happened last night shortly after 7:00. just about 500 feet from the long branch local park. the teens are expected to be okay. two suspects were arrested. their names have not been released. >>> family and friends will gather this weekend to remember a young man gunned down hours before his graduation. his funeral will be held in germantown. the 18-year-old was killed on monday. he was with a 17-year-old friend. it was the day before they were supposed to graduate from northwest high school. no arrests have been made. >>> the man who skipped sentencing in a deadly drunk driving crash will see justice today. kenneth k

we just got word about power being out in northeast d.c. 1500 customers impacted.s is around second and i street and surrounding union station. pepco is looking to see what's going on. once we get more information we'll bring it to you. back to you. >>> the united states will accord. >> president trump has pulled the u.s. out of a global agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions. he calls it a campaign promise kept, but reaction around the world has been swift and harsha. the u.s. joins syria and nicaragua as the only u.n. members not a part of the paris climate deal. the president said he can renegotiate the deal but leaders of the other countries are saying no way. there are some who are sticking with the president on this decision. news 4's tracie potts is live on capitol hill now with more on reaction to this major shift in u.s. policy. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. sticking with the president, more than 3 dozen members of congress who were front and center when he made that announcement, but also new this morning, reaction from china, t

. >>> we're getting word of a power outage in northeast d.c. the area behind union station. >> pepco is working on the problem but no indication right now of when the lights are going to come back on. we're going to stay on top of this story. >> in other news the nation's newest spelling beam champ officially crowned at national harbor. coming up the winning word the 12-year-old had to spell. >> the trump administration making a major announcement overnight in its fight to reinstate the travel ban. >> ♪ >>> stick with us. fox5 news morning back after this. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ >> 4:53. new this morning there's a new top dog when it comes to spelling. >> the scripps national spelling bee finals were held last night at the national harbor girl stole the show. >> marcaine m-a-r-o-c-a-i-n-e- >> that is 12-year-old ananya vinay. she took home the trophy and more than $40,000 last night at national harbor. the virginia native finished in the top 10. >> we say congratulations to them. that is no easy task. well, 4:54 and guess what, wisdom. >> what's that. >> t

this is jacqueline lassie, 16 years old last seen on morse street in northeast d.c.'s about 5' 5, dark brown hair, brown eyes last seen wearing black pants, a black shirt and black shoes. kierra green was last seen in southeast and went missing thursday, about 5' 3, black hair, brown eyes, wearing khaki pants, a white shirt and black sweater. this is marissa lee last seen in southwest d.c. around forrester street, 5' 4, brown hair, brown eyes last seen wearing a black and white adidas shirt with light blue jeans and gray new balance sneakers. remember you can always find more information on all the missing kids in our area. just head over to our wusa9 app, on our website and, of course, all of our faceboo introducing fios gigabit connection. superfast internet at an incredible price. with speeds up to 940 megs. that's 20x faster than most people have. and, it's just $79.99 a month online for 1 year. get fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo for 1 year and multi-room dvr service for 2 years. all with a 2-year agreement. switch now at fiosgigabit.com. ♪ ♪ awa

northeast corridor. additional disruption aside from service us is speption d.c.hiladelphia amtrak hopes to help us how long that track closure. pep and camden lines disruned and southbound penn limited service to new carl ton. you can d.c. waerps can use metro option. nobody northbound. >> keep in mind to twitter activity northbound penn passengers should board trains to baltimore to give you that one. if you are take the brunswick line that is on time and not impacted union station by the pen camden line disruption. we have metro delays as well for you. blue line earlier malfunction because of thatsh usilver line experiencing residual delays. we'll let you know if there's metro bus delays. if you have any questions picking your rail line option this morning @erinfoxdc on twitter and we'll look at roads and commute around the dmv next. back to you allison and ste county where police need help identifying a man who attacked a father, who was holding his toddler. this happened last saturday spencers gifts inside fairoakes mall. he was attempting to return something

we talk about the heat and humidity coming up. >> thank you. >>> back to breaking news in northeast d.c. two people dead after being hit by an amtrak train. >> the crash happened on the tracks near 1200 block of new york avenue northeast. news4 justin finch is live at the scene. justin, tell us what crews are doing there now this morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. we have seen crews survey around the train. that train remains on the tracks. of course, lots of questions to answer this morning. who are the two people that sadly died and what were they doing on the tracks. you're looking live at the train still parked on the tracks as investigators do their work. amtrak officials, this is what we're hearing at this time. close to 11:20 tuesday night, amtrak 175 was headed from boston to new york and was on track for union station and killed them. this is along the 1200 block of new york avenue northeast. right by the 9th street bridge. at this time it does appear they say that the two people may have been trespassing at the time. there were no injuries to the crew or 121 people aboar

two people hit by a train and killed last night in northeast d.c.. happened around 11:20 near 1200 block of new york avenue. >> that train remains on track as police and amtrak investigate. there is no amtrak service right now between d.c. and philadelphia. there's no word at the moment on how long that will last. amtrak says they will have update by a.m. and perhaps before that. it's believed the vick tem were trespassing on tracks when hit. no one on the train was hurt. passengers were coming from boston, new york and philly and were put on another train and taken to union station. now, again, no amtrak service between d.c. and philadelphia. >> want to take to you major involvements in a story you saw on "fox5". allega corruption to boost graduation rates in prince jornt country public schools. >> state board of education approved hiring of third party investigators and board voted unanimously last night in last minute vote of support school ceo kevin maxwell joined calls for investigation writeing a let to state superintendent this comes as he cont

were buyingy equipment at a home depot in northeast d.c.nd suddenly store employees pay them for help. >> we started tapping on the windows to try to get the attention. autria: they use the baton to shatter the window, pulled the boy to safety, medics checked him out and determined it was showed up minutes later. the suspect was charged with first-degree cruelty to children. larry: the purple line project in limbo, two apartment buildings being negatively impacted. the properties because of plans for the rail line and now we are seeing overgrown weeds, debris in those spaces. of the landlord says that he is concerned about the neighborhood. just don't want it to go downhill. this is our home and where we live. as long as they can keep up the appearance so that it's not congenial are quite and willing to work with them. larry: one woman said she didn't , so shek from the mta contacted the councilman's office. they are promising to send a crew to remove the trash from the properties sometime this week. service today, getting your thoughts on

following breaking news from northeast d.c., a shooting investigation has now become a homicide investigation. a woman was shot just after midnight a few blocks from hg woodson high school. we have calls out to police and as soon as we hear more, we will let you know. larry: happening today -- autria: happening today, the funeral for the virginia teenager beaten to a road rage incident. memorials were held all over the country for nabra hassanen. she was beaten to death by darwin torres after she and a group that she was with got into a dispute with him. funeral services begin this afternoon in sterling. andresults are now in republicans will be holding onto a critical seat in the election. karen handel, squeaking out a win by just 5% to fill the vacancy left by the health and human services secretary. the message from both candidates in the early morning is one of unity. >> we need to lift up this nation so that we can find a more civil way to deal with our disagreements. >> 12,000 of you have provided a beacon of hope for people in georgia. larry: after you went to sleep, trump sounding off

police are investigating the murder of a woman on 51st street in northeast d.c. right now, police are still looking for her killer. >>> in the last half hour we learned that the uk's prince philip is in the hospital. he was admitted to the hospital in london last night as a precautionary measure. he is being treated for a pre-existing condition. he is 96 years old. >>> the uber ceo is stepping down. travis kalanick resigned under mounting pressure from investors after a series of costly missteps that damaged uber's reputation, including allegations of sexual harassment in its offices. >>> we expect to learn more about what happened in last week's shooting at a congressional baseball practice in alexandria. several people, including the house majority whip steve he remains in the hospital in serious condition. the fbi and other law enforcement agencies will talk about their findings at a news conference later this morning. ♪ >> and baseball returned to eugene simpson stadium park yesterday, the site of last week's shooting. the game brought the community closer to

. >> we're tracking some breaking news out of northeast d.c. a two year old boy is dead, police are calling this an accidental drowning. it happened in the 300 block of 17th street. teisha lewis on her way to the scene. we'll check with more from her later on in this colleges and colleges and universities newscast. today the defense gave an account from a witness that wasn't permitted to take the stand in the billion cosby trial. her response was it had not happened but she could say file a civil suit, get theeses,- money. claims this h person is making against andrea a constant and why the judge didn't allow those claims to be heard in court. the lawsuit targeting the african-american history museum tonight. if you're looking at free tickets to seat redskins you got a chance. a volunteer opportuni up. sue, this is the most time i've been outside all dwai. it is warm much and once again today we're in the record boorks 95 and 97. who hit those records and how much longer is this june heatwave going to last? we'll have a first look at your forec

in northeast d.c., tom roussey, abc 7 news.helle: a mayor busted in a drugs for sex sting is out of jail. the judge sentenced him to five years but suspended everything except three months, which e.r.a. served. here is what the former mayor said about his current. >> nobody knew, nobody. people might have suspected, but nobody knew. i lived a double life, a secret life. michelle: silverthorne said in the future he wants to help less fortunate inmates improve their lives. they: decades in prison for drunk driver who caused a crash that killed five people. speeding andy was driving drunk when he slammed into a car stopped at a traffic light in oxon hill in 2014. he pled guilty in march but did not show up for sentencing last month. the police tracked him down and now he will go to prison for 51 years. michelle: an active investigation after a deadly crash in alexandria at holly hill road and richmond highway. a motorcycle driver was killed after crashing head on into a truck. the circumstances are under investigation. nancy: prec

in northeast d.c., sarah cosmo. >>> we're dealing with a double whammy of heat. >> if you want to exercise, exercise in the morning, not in the evening. because the air quality is worse in the evening and it's hotter in the evening. the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups. if you have asthma or something like that, you ought to limit your time outdoors, because it can be harder to breathe. if you have no problem, you're okay, but you still should exercise in the morning. if you can, carpool, use public transit. ll that's the best time, and of course, don't idle your engine when you're under a code orange. and exercise in the morning, or indoors. certainly not in the evening. our 3-degree guarantee. we went 95 today. i think we're going to be in pretty good shape. 95 is a record high for tomorrow. tallying everything up at 11:00. the dew point, 63, again, the larger the span or distance between the temperature and the do you want, lower humidity. so 38% is not that bad. winds west-southwest at about 10. making the heat index about 1 degree higher. that's it. so a little muggy tonight. dry

. ♪ amazing grace >> the group dc united against hate came together in northeast d.c. last night.he death of richard collins iii has become a national rallying point. the suspected killer was a member of a facebook group called the alt-right. organizers of last night's event want t movement, similar to the civil rights movements. >> it doesn't look like we're going any further. you know, it's more hatred today i see, you know, than when i was coming up as a child. >> organizers say they want to meet frequently to grow their anti-hate campaign. >>> d.c. police say they're doing their part to overcome their troubled past with communities of color. yesterday, a group of officers, new cadets and the police chief toured the national museum of african-american history and culture. chief peter newsham said there's always an opportunity to learn from the past. several of the cadets also shared their experiences in a video promoting d.c. police. >>> we have shown you how to look out for atm skimmers, those machines that can steal your bank account. >> there's now a new warning the next tim

people were killed in 2009 when who red line trains collided in northeast d.c. 80 people were hurt thatay. federal investigators blamed a computer malfunction for the crash metro safety has been under scrutiny ever since. they've made millions of dollars in improvements and instituted new safety procedures since that deadly metro will be open from 5:00 in the morning until 11:00 at night. on saturday the train will start at 7:00 a.m. and stop at 1:00 the following morning. sunday hours will be 8:00 in the morning until 11:00 a.m. >> depends on the time of day. it will be a 25 per ride increase during off peak hours and there will be a increase for rush hour rail trip and keep in mind those changes go into effect on sunday. >> a huge technological upgrade for your airport experience. imagine using just your two fingers to check your bags or get a plane. they're rolling out that type at reagan national airport, transportation reporter is testing out the new technology. >> no boarding pass, no mobile device, no, just you in other words, just you. >> no facial recognition, fingerprints, it

committee on veteran affairs is now demanding an investigation for news of report of veterans death in northeast d.c. congress wants to know if that man's body went undiscovered for two days in the parking lot of the dcba medical center. reports on how the fed and congressional investigator are looking into what happened. >> his family says military veteran never returned home from a treatment session. two weeks ago monday. they say they called the center to try to get help and to get a search for the man. for about 36 hours, they say no one found him. until his sister drove to the medical center. searched the parking lot. and herself found the man's body in the car in that parking lot. just outside the entrance. the man's death was confirmed by a police report and multiple sources speaking with the news 4 i team. new head of the medical center says the agency there is investigating what might have gone wrong. >> expressed condolences on that. >> we've learned the u.s. house veterans affairs committee which has oversight of the medical center has launched own investigation into the death. the d.c. v

calling for an investigation after a news 4 i-team investigation into the death of a veteran from northeast d.cd that the feds are looking into whether that deceased man went undiscovered for two days in the parking lot of the d.c. va medical center. scott mcfarland reports on how the feds and d.c. investigators are looking at what happened. >> reporter: a military veteran never returned home two weeks ago monday after a treatment session. they called the center to get help and get a search for the man. 36 hours they say no one found him until his sister drove to the medical center, searched the parking lot and herself found the man's body in his car in that parking lot just outside the entrance. the man's death a police report and multiple sources and the new head of the center says the agency is investigating what might have gone wrong. >> we met with the veteran's sister and expressed our condolences and reached out to see if she needs anything. >> reporter: we learned the u.s. house veterans affairs committee has launched its own investigation into the death. the d.c. va medical center alre

days after the deadly apartment fire in northeast d.c. forced two hurn people out. residents were allow back in today for the place they called home. thanks for joining us, everyone i'm shawn yancy and i'm tony perkins . today we also learned the identity of the victim who skyed in the fire. fox5's marina maracco is live in northwest with the latest. marina. >>reporter: that's right, since saturday morning once those residents were evacuated during the blaze this was the first time residents were let back into this building on pee body street in northwest. you'll see behind me that there is a chain link fence that has been placed around the building, special police making the rounds, making sure that people are kept outside this property while the fire remains under investigation . one neighbor we spoke with tonight shared this cellphone vi he says the fire started in the unit on the front side of the building and then spread towards bask his billioning where his family lived. >> here's a first look inside the building. this man's unit damaged mainly by smoke and wa

alison: an alley in the heart of northeast d.c.rned into a danger zone after a year of no repairs. now residents reach out to the "7 on your side" i-team for help. here is investigator scott taylor with who will fix this mess. >> look at the 700 block. the concrete slabs blocking the alley. if there is an emergency, they can't be moved. >> i have called a lot of people trying to get it straightened out. >> betty who has been on rating with the hands here gallery for 33 years next to alley is frustratedded. i want to show you betty heart's biggest concern. the ally has been blocked off for 15 months. that mean she hasn't been able behind the business at all. >> i can't even get in the alley. >> george owns the home next to the valley and his foundation is damaged, too. >> they have been discussing who is responsible for months. after "7 on your side" started asking tough questions. the district said repairs would start in may. >> this is a nine-week process and it will start at the end of may. by the summer, we are hopeful that the

monday, may 15th, the sister of a veteran from northeast, d.c., said her brother went for treatment onet but never returned home. she said the family was worried and called them to see it they could search. called the next day and the next night. just before evening on tuesday, more t searching in the parking lot herself. according to this d.c. police report, she found him, slumped over, unconscious in his car in the parking lot at the medical center. speaking to us off-camera inside her home, the veteran's sister called the failure to find her brother before he died, unacceptable. >> we're still in the process of investigating the timeline that you speak of. >> reporter: larry connell is the new acting director. >> i met with the veteran's sister that evening, expressed our condolences on that and reached out to her to see if she needed anything. >> reporter: we've learned investigators with the u.s. house committee on veterans fairs are investigating the death too. the committee chairman said i'm absolutely outraged that a veteran who served our nation died alone, in his car. this cr

a young child drowning outside a northeast d.c. home. plus a transformation in ashburn.ll show you what the historic african-american school looks like now months after becoming a target for vandals and also explain how seventh graders help the school secure a place in history. a and man finds a live grenade. his surprising first question ahead on "abc7 news at 5:00" when i join you then, alison. alison: okay. nancy, thank you. a little girl's mission hug an officer in every state. >> some people are like mean to him. i want to make them feel better. alison: her name is rosalyn baldwin. she is 7 years old. this is some number 15 yesterday. in chicago. her mother is taking her on a cross-country trip that started at home in louisiana. every officer two gets a hug also gets a sticker and they alongside their badges. >> i think her message is getting across. it's the little things that make a big difference. >> i have a boy and a girl. every day they say how much they love me. having a child from thousands of miles away say the same thing because i'm a police officer truly

meagan fitzgerald is on 17th street in northeast d.c. where this happened. every parent's nightmare. what a tragedy today there. >> reporter: tragedy indeed, jim. definitely a tough story to cover, especially now that we're learning that this young boy was about to celebrate his second birthday at the end of this month. now his parents dropped him off at this house behind me, which is one of those home daycares. shortly after he was dropped off, there was a 911 call of a young boy unconscious in a pool. he was rushed to the hospital and that's where he died. this is not the scene neighbors who live around here say they're used to seeing outside this northeast home. neighbors like tiffany may say, when they saw an ambulance speed away, they knew something was terribly wrong. >> the first thing that came to mind after that, maybe something had happened to one of the children. >> reporter: it was just before 11:30 this morning, unresponsive child in a pool. when they arrived, the young boy was rushed to the hospital but he didn't survive. police say he was one

we can tell you president trump, first lady melania trump at medstar hospital in northeast d.c. here. one of the premiere hospitals in the district. it is of course where congressman steve scalise has been receiving treatment throughout the day. the president, the first lady, arrived there at about 8:40 this evening, meaning they've been there so far this evening for the better part of half hour or so. on this day, president trump, vice president pence scrapped all of their public events. president we can tell you spoke with the wife of steve scalise by phone earlier today, and after that, he delivered this message here to the american people. >> we may have our differences, but we do well in times like these to remember that everyone who serves in our nation's capital is here because, above all, they love our country. >> reporter: adam, you played a little video from congress, for the most part, congress was ground to a halt today. there were speeches given by leadership on both sides of the aisle in both the house and the senate. the bipartisan grief, the bipartisan support wa

. >> he's a man from northeast, d.c.y said he never returned home from a treatment session two weeks ago monday. they say they called the medical center to ask for help and search. and for 36 hours, they say no one found the man, until his sister drove to the medical center, searched the parking lot herself and found the man's body in his car in that parking lot just outside the entrance. the man's death was confirmed by a police report and multiple sources speaking with the news4 i-team. the head of the medical center says the agency is investigating. >> i met with the veteran's sister that evening, expressed our condolences on that and reached out to her to see if she needed anything. >> this case has captured the attention of congressional investigators. coming up on news4 at 6:00, what they plan to do. and the other major problem facing this medical center. what they're doing about a scathing audit lmo putting patients at risk. >> thank you, scott upon. >>> so you log into your credit card account, you need to make s

. >> reporter: a news4 i-team investigation revealed a military veteran from northeast d.c.t missing may 15th. his family said he never returned from an appointment at the v.a. the man's family called for help in finding the vet, and called again the next day, but he wasn't found. his sister went searching herself the next night and she found her brother dead in his car. >> i met with the veteran's sister that evening, expressed our condolences on that, and reached out to her to see if she needed anything. >> reporter: the new head of the medical center told us they're undiscovered for so long. >> they didn't do a thorough enough investigation to find this man. i found that unbelievable when i first heard about it. i thought, that can't happen, but it did. >> reporter: the chairman of the u.s. house committee on veterans affairs saw or report and has announced his own review of the death. >> have you ever heard of something like this happening at a v.a. medical center? >> no. i have not. not for 48 hours, 36 hours, a person dead on the campus undiscovered. >> reporter: the c

. >> if you're sick of the traffic nightmare in northeast d.c.hick-fil-a there will be a community meeting to and night. it's being held at miner elementary school at 7:00 p.m. ddot plans to address residents on wha do to fix the traffic issue since that new chick-fil-a opened there had been gridlock surround the 1400 block of maryland avenue in northeast. it's so congested there that a police officer is directing traffic entering and exiting the drive through. >> put out a press release saying we're trying to make this better. >>> happening today in northern virginia governor terry mcauliffe will be in herndon signing a ceremonial bill that would pave the way for wireless carriers to bring 5g internet speeds to virginia that is supposedly up to 100 times faster than speeds currently available, new innovation for cities and businesses. officials say it would bring millions of dollars into the state and create new jobs. >>> bright and early opening for some bars in d.c. today. now, it's a little bit like tailgating for politics. >> right. >> looki