for the army of the potomac, maybe not the nation, but for the army of the potomac, ge gettysburg was a turning point, to its owncommitment success, found expression, finally, in victory. this is an army that is a truly wonderful army, wrote one oficer on the eve gettysburg. they have something of the english bulldog in them. you can with them time and again. the next fight they go into, they go in with good spirits again. thate, it has done it is true we have not been victorious but the fault is not in the troops. there never have been men known to fight as this army has fought, even when we knew we were defeated. man will fight when a flush with former victories, but it is only this shattered army that will face the enemy in defeat. and the identity of that army, forced over a few years, came into focus during hooker's command. is just aperhaps, poker's greatest legacy, greatest contribution to the war. there is no arguing, no fromishing, that time january 1863 until may, 1863, as one of the most important eras in the history of the army of the potomac. and i would argue this is the

the potomac is three miles behind his line. most people come to the battlefield and they expect to see the potomac river and that robert ely one foot in the river and the other out -- that robert e. lee has one foot in the river and the other out of the river. he has room to maneuver. there are several other ridges behind the lines that if he has to fall back he has a perfect place to do so. one thing these quotes do not take into consideration is what was going on in his mind. why did he make a decision to stand and fight at sharpsburg? in his own words in 1868, "i went into maryland to give battle." you do not have to read the tea leaves on this one to realize what he is talking about. he went into fight a battle and more importantly, to win a battle. he had not done that yet. he is still looking for that victory. as dr. jordan was mentioning last night, robert e. lee is waging everything. confederate independence, on this very campaign. robert e. lee is going to push his army beyond the limits of human exertion in order to a

the potomac river is three miles behind his blin -- line. most people come to the antietam battlefield and they expect to see one foot in the river and one out. lee still has three miles to maneuver behind his lines and more importantly, there are several other ridges behind lee's lines that if yes to fall back, he has a place to do so. one thing that these quotes do not take into consideration is what was going on in robert e. lee's mind. why did he make the decision to stand and fight at sharpsburg? in his own words in 1868, "i went into maryland to give battle." you do not have to read the tea leaves on this want to know what he is talking about. win --into maryland two to win a battle. he has not done that yet and he is still looking for that victory. as dr. jordan mentioned, lee is that she isthing waging confederate independence on this campaign. robert e. lee is going to push this army. we have got the first part taken care of -- what is lee's plan and why does he make the stand? , theill notice on this map potomac river is hardly on

we continue to follow breaking news out of potomac. at the location where we're tracking a double fatal crash happened several hours ago. this is a live look from the scene. tow truck is it on location but several vehicles involved. this is closing a portion of democracy boulevard out by gainsborough. it looks like they're getting some of the vehicles out of the way but again still a large police presence. you can see some debris on that section of the road between seven locks outside the beltway so again allow for extra time. detour around democracy boulevard. two people died as a result of that crash and again the investigation continues this morning. also have some breaking news out of fairfax this morning that we're going to want to get to. dealing with a gas main break that is impacting our drive as you make your way out outside 28. we'll get that breaking news for you. it's out in chantilly this morning and we're dealing with some delays because of that in the area. aside from that in poe what bowe westbound 301 to the beltway lo

double fatal crash out in potomac.vard remains closed between gainsborough and new bridge. this scene is in the process of clearing. a tow truck actually pulling away right now. you can see the vehicle on top of that tow truck is severely damaged just to give you an indication as to how serious this multi-vehicle crash is. annie yu had been out there all morning long gathering information. we'll let you know as soon as democracy boulevard reopens but for right now until that tow truck is out of the w traffic is not getting by. you'll have to detour between gainsborough and new bridge. we'll look at our maps. looks like traffic on seven locks road moving along a little bit better than the congestion we were seeing earlier. 295 northbound about a half hour delay from the beltway to 32. in laurel there's a crash after 198 before 32 causing some big backups. your best bet heading towards baltimore this morning keeping it to 95 northbound. aside from that things have cleared up 95 -- 295 northbound inside the beltway earlie

the army of the potomac has failed. the third largest army is diminishing with its tail between its legs. the second-largest army is the army of the cumberland. if they fail, i am not sure lincoln will withstand the political storm that will turn. that is the stakes of stones and river. that is the stakes of the late december 1862, when on boxing day, rosecrans and his men leave nashville. there is five days of maneuvering in cold and rainy weather. their pants are so frozen they have to crack them. at the end of december 30, the two armies are lined up in parallel lines. decided to battle. consulting with their commanders, he has three core commanders roughly 10 to 15,000 men. thomas.enry william hardy is going to be on the confederate left opposite cook and the other two. both army commanders are going to come up with exactly the same plan. we are going to left hook the enemy. we are going to cross stones river. and hopefully force him to retreat. leftgoing to start on the and move like this. , closese the jackknife t

that game is now going to start at 5:00 at potomac. no back packs, purses police say they don't believe the threat is credible, but security is easier in daylight. >> alexa, where is the most interesting company in the world going to locate? >> obviously washington, d.c. >> obviously. well done, d.c. mayor muriel bowser among the many nationwide hoping to attract amazon to set up shop in their city. today, if you don't know, marks deadline day for communities all over the country to try and woo the internet giant as it seeks at second headquarters. news 4's tom sherwood visited one of d.c.'s proposed sites in northeast d.c. he tells us any move by amazon to this region could spur improvements to our troubled metro system. >> reporter: just a few years ago, first street northeast near union station, a bunch of vacant lots. >> noma has grown leaps and bounds the last ten years. >> reporter: robin eve ang improvement district one of four d.c. sites in the running for amazon headquarters. >> our transportation hub is a gateway to the resou

that's the very latest here from potomac.x5 local news. >> annie thank you. 4:49 is the time right now. fox5 is following a developing story from anne arrundel county. police have found human remains in a park in shady side, maryland. skyfox was over the park along holly and chesapeake avenues wednesday afternoon. the medical examiner was also on the scene working to determine the person's gender and identity. investigators don't yet know how the person died. >> there's still no word what caused an explosion at an olive garden restaurant in laurel along the 14,000 block of baltimore avenue. the prince george's county fire department says it happened in the electric room of the restaurant. luckily no one was hurt here. >> coming up, a settlement is bathroom lawsuit. >> one of the nation's fast food restaurants has a unique way of tackling bullying. >> back in a moment. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. narrator: ed gillespie wants to end a woman's right to choose. ed

breaking news out of potomac. deadly crash investigation had democracy boulevard shut down for hours. right now traffic is getting by between gainsborough road and new bridge. that crash investigation has wrapped up. traffic pattern getting back to normal. we'll have a look at slowdowns in maryland and virginia on your majors next. >> coming up in just five minutes. first at 7:00 relief now that that massive multistate manhunt following a deadly workplace shooting in maryland is over. this morning the suspected killer radee prince is in police custody in delaware. >> this after police say prince shot five people at a granite business where he worked. three of those people died. this morning a memorial to those victim growing outside of that workplace. this as we learn more about prince's past which includes a violent criminal history. fox5's melanie alnwick joins us live in studio this morning with more. mel. >> reporter: hey, good morning, guys. yes, some disturbing details. we found in a manager at a different g

happened at an after school program at an elementary school in potomac.ould there be more victims? details ahead. >> gun control a hot topic on capitol hill. the target bump stocks that arrive semi automatic rifles to perform like fully automatic rifles. >> a live look outside on this friday morning looking gorgeous out there. you're going to see much milder temperatures this morning, really feeling good out there, 68 degrees. 5 o'clock straight up on this friday. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. >> all right. today is friday. [laughter] >>> it i it's all good. >> we like the repeat ourselves. >> it's all good. there's erin como talking traffic, gary mcgrady talking about weather. good morning. >> everyone take a deep breath. >> right. >> take a deep breath. it's friday. >> reset. >> that's right, exactly. listen -- >> we're too cheery, that's the problem. >> could be it. you put us altogether and you don't know what you're going to get. looks nice today. warm temperatures dry for the next couple of days which is good for baseball. i see that b

was to preserve the fly lines and keep alive the possibility of an extended campaign north of the potomac. the rebel set out on september 10. woefully behind schedule. they would fall even further behind when they approach. obediently the troops under the criminal dixon mile stood their ground. none of this would have mattered. your hearing is just fine. having secured washington mcclellan pushed in the old-line state. encouraged on september 12, a mere two days behind robert e lee and the confederates. feather -- off wishfulk sneered, lee's overture. spiritally too lofty a to present to abraham lincoln. at the site of blue coded troops. the young napoleon. he wouldn't exhale. and he wouldn't rest upon his laurels. -- josephok harsh harsh first pointed out. west asn drove them they fully develop the confederate position. of the discovery of special orders 191. mcclellan was on the move. was the next day, saturday, september 13 that became fabled on the history of the campaign. in the 27th indiana volunteer infantry, discovering that stray 191 around three cigars. allowing for the quick au

they were returning from a karaoke night in potomac and were almost home. police say the cause of the deadly crash is under investigation with a number of factors being considered. looking at a number of factors, but they're not confirming any right now. >> reporter: police say the driver traveling east on democracy boulevard apparently lost control on a curve just before gains boro road. the cara apparently hitting a light pole, crashing into two trees, sending the audi careening across the roadway into a ditch, broken and burning. neighbors of kathleen french say they are shocked by the news of her death. >> it's a sad tragedy because she has two young children. >> that's awful. >> reporter: they say all the neighbors use that stretch of democracy boulevard every day, and it could happen to anyone. in potomac, chris gordon, news 4. >> bracing for trouble, a state of emergency issued in florida as a white nationalist from alexandria takes his message to a college campus. see how it unfolded and the somewhat surprising ending. virginia. the lines are long a

this crash happening just before midnight here in potomac. the cars colliding between newbridge drive and gainsborough road. we're told one car went over and abatement in caught fire -- embankment and caught on fire. another

overlooking the national harbor and the potomac river. high today of 72 degrees.e have cooled to 69 at reagan national. 70 in fredericksburg. 72 in culpeper. 7:00, middle 60's moving through the 9:00 hour we'll fall to the lower 60's. the skies are mainly clear. by 11:00 tonight, around 6 degrees in the district. cooler off toward the north and west of us. let's talk about the news today in the weather world, noaa's prediction or outlook for the winter coming up. for our area we could see warmer temperatures looking to the winter around here. if we see warmer temperatures, and lower precipitation amounts that means lesser snow for us. that is what we are c average with the precip here. the average snow we get in d.c. and the winter is 15 inches. it will be warmer and drier. we could look at less snow this year. up in the air. keep with us. we'll keep you updated through the winter months. tonight, looking good. fairfax around 52. manassas will drop down to 49 early tomorrow morning. now tomorrow going to launch food truck friday for many of you. 70 at noontime hou

did he swim in the potomac? if so, where? phillip: i'm not so sure if he swam in the potomac river. i don't have evidence of that. he did swim in one river. famously, he lost his close that time. somebody ran up -- ran off with his clothes. he had to take them to court. [laughter] he was not too pleased with losing his outfit. i think he was 21 at the time. there was another incident where he had to deliver a letter and he was telling the french to get out of the ohio valley. , andturns, he built a raft he is taking a whole in the water on a icy, winter day. because of the current, he flips himself into the icy river and has to swim to shore. this is another moment of serendipity where he really should have died, but he fortunately gets to the side, the river freezes over, and then he walks on water. [laughter] he always said someone was looking out for me. he would call it providence, but i am sure there was someone. >> we obviously know about his honesty and chivalry. how do we have the story about the cherry tree? phillip: there have been other books written on cherry trees. i wi

seale: it was a sandstone and downriver on the potomac. actually i did not find it. it has been preserved and owned by the government since 1791. susan: but it is not in use anymore. the countyno, but has taken it and making it a delightful park without hurting it. just little paths through it. it is not trashed up or anything. it is available for all to see. it was the closest own they could get -- stone they could get. there was no way to test just how much rock you had in these quarries, except by sounding. they knew what they were doing and it would sound for the stuff. they felt it was enough. deal andly signed the bought this area, which was a small quarry, over 100 years old. the government expanded over time with leases. but that one part the f kept and it is still there, and that is where the first rocks became stones, were pulled up the river on boats to the site. susan: you really tell in both words and illustrations the backbreaking labor involved in quarrying the stone. would you tell me that story? mr. seale: first, they had to clear the site. fromhey h

did he swim in the potomac? if so, where. lip: april was whether the potomac. i don't have evidence of that. he did swim in one river. thesusly he lost his clos what time. someone great up with his close. and he had to take them to court. [laughter] he was not too pleased with leaving -- losing his outfit. i think he was 21 at the time. there was another incident where andad to deliver a letter he was telling the french to get out of the ohio valley. and hern he built a raft thes himself because of current into the icy river. that he had to swim to shore. and doesly he gets out not die. he gets to the island and the river freezes over and then he walks on water. [laughter] he always said someone was looking out for me. i am sure there was someone. obviously know about his chivalry. what about the story of the cherry tree? phillip: there have been other books written on cherry trees. i will say that i was having a arty one day and there was cherry tree blocking. that were a lot of myths happen. many of them are interesting theuse he broke a horse and horse had a

, adding plants around the memorial, and the thorough touch up to the george mason statue in east potomache $800,000 project is funded by the national parks service, and the trust for the national mall, and other private donors. >>> george mason is seen sitting on a bench there in east potomac park, he would need a top coat, and possibly umbrella for later in the week. >> sunday does not look pretty at all. i know, we're making strides against breast cancer walk is sunday. rain gear, tell you right now. be prepared, as they say. a a bad wednesday at up. we've had quite a warm, and dry month. we'll be in the 50s. as we look at the month of october, it's been very warm, and relatively dry. we've onlyhad a handful of days in the 60s. 70s 15 times, and 80s 6 times earlier in the month we hit that 80-degree mark. as far as winds today, a couple of spots reporting a breeze, like at national, gust at 17. and in the mountains, we've got winds up there. for the most part, it's comfortable out there. readings are in the 50s to low 60s now. i spoke to janet at 60 in cambridge. gaithersburg, winchest

in potomac, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. jonathan: we just got new video in the newsroom that shows the comfort ship, it's huge. they are taking in critical patients from a hospital where the generator failed. elsewhere hospitals are used to air lift supplies to remote regions cut off since hurricane maria landfall more than two weeks ago. we want to say thank you to all of those who chipped in to help puerto rico victims of hurricane maria. there is a lot of you. thank you. members of the hispanic national law enforcement association teaming up to collect supplies. at local megamarts. they are packed up and shipped to puerto rico to give to the folks in desperate need. michelle: all right. take a look at this. now another tropical nation suffering from the brunt of a storm. this is what tropical storm nate is doing to costa rica. the storm is already blamed for deaths due to flooding. las vegas ordered evacuation of the coastal areas ahead of nate. right now a dozen of the pumps are not working and they are trying to shore

daniel butterfield is the most obscure important figure in the history of the army of the potomac. i don't think there is any question that the head injury had a profound effect on hooker and on the battle of chancellorsville. this one is for steve. it is basically about the relationship between grant and buell. there really wasn't a relationship between grant and buell. they really only met one time. that was at shiloh. there wasn't really any real opportunity to have a sort of relationship. so basically, whatever existed was through official correspondence. >> and the performance together on the second day of the battle? >> the performance on the second day is largely because where grants armie retreated -- army -- grant's army retreated. there was a slight ravine. the arrival of buell's troops were fresh from transporting and thrown into what the confederates thought would be a fairly defensive position the next morning. they were not prepared for what buell and grant had planned for them early the next day, on monday. collectively, they managed to pull out of defeat a fairly pr

made anonymous threats against a coach for one of the teams, fox 5 tisha lewis is live game between potomac and freedom high school is underway right now. tisha? >> reporter: that's right, shawn-game started at 5:00 sharp. it was supposed to start at 7:00. police wanted all of this to go down during daylight hours. it's important to know that police are reiterating they have no reason at all to believe that this is a credible threat but they're taking no chances, potomac high school matching up with freedom high school for a football game, and we're also told that it's senior night. initially, this was anticipated to have a huge audience and lots of attendees, that is not the case. likely because of the time change and maybe even because of some concerns, no backpack, no purses or bulky items were allowed at tonight's games, these extra precautions are being taken to help everyone feel safe at the game. again, the game was initially scheduled to start at 7:00. the school district top brass made the call to change the time of the game because they just didn't want to have any adverse consequ

it's really getting warm here as these runners were actually in west potomac park.ing by. imagine that getting photo bombed during a marathon with 27,000 runners going by me. a beautiful day. we saw a boat go by with a sign cheering on these here we're in west potomac park. these runners are on pace for about a five hour marathon if they can keep this up. we'll toss it back to you guys in the studio. >> that guy was patting your back asking why you western running. >> i'm asking myself that too. >> well good to see you there. >> this is exciting. it's going to be a nail biter to see who wins this thing. >> i'm nervous just watching this. >> i know. it's going to be good. >> we'll continue keeping our eyesn it. we'r oe vowould be a disaster forion virginia families.e adams supports letting insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions. seniors would be charged thousands more. 685,000 virginians would lose their health care. and adams is against medicaid expansion - denying coverage to thousands of veterans, children and the disabled. john adams: highe

winds over the south from the cooler water of the potomac.he charities are not -- the temperatures are not as warm at the airport. garrett, algany, washington county is not going to amount to a lot. looking to stay drive through the overnight hours. we have an 5:00 p.m. update of tropical storm nate. winds gusts are at 50. the latest track shows it intensifying over the warmer waters of the gulf of mexico to become a category one hurricane. before making landfall somewhere saturday to sunday morning and it could be around the new orleans area. we will keep you updated on this. the remnants will likely bring us much-needed rain across the area late sunday to monday and tuesday. wakeup temperatures tomorrow are upper 50's. lower 60's. the day planner looks like th. the day tomorrow. i will take you out with a look at the forecast for baseball. first game tomorrow night for playoffs. temperatures at 7:30 for the first pitch are 70's. saturday the game starts earlier at 5:30 with the temperatures then in the 70s. looking good for the first half o

happened at an after school program at an elementary school in potomac.ls ahead. >> gun control a hot topic on capitol hill. the target bump stocks that arrive semi automatic rifles to perform like fully automatic rifles. >> a live look outside on this friday morning looking gorgeous out there. you're going to see much milder temperatures this morning, really feeling good out there, 68 degrees. 5 o'clock straight up on this friday. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. >> all right. today is friday. [laughter] >>> it i

in fact, disrespect for the chain of command was often rampant in the army of the potomac. we've already heard cited joe jjhooker writing directly to stanton, going over burnside's head at the beginning of the fredericksburg debacle. so, this kind of thing went on too much. and the president tolerated. that's a problem. and mcclellan often try to ignore winfield scott are simply treated with contempt. and this undermined scott. led to scott's angry resignation as general in chief. mcclellan's insubordination but it is rewarded because scott resigned and mcclellan is appointed general in chief. toldvember 1, mcclellan lincoln, because it is important and it is revealing about mcclellan, he said to lincoln, "i can do it all." more dangerous words were probably never spoken. a famouser 13, 1861, event occurs. hayoln, seward and john call at mcclellan's home. in the evening, they were told the general whaas at a wedding. john hay railed against mcclellan's unparalleled influence. -- insolense. ce. ewardresident, hay, sw wait for an hour. mcclellan goes upstairs without seeing h

i lived in mclean luigi i know it well i lived in potomac maryland coal hole look at us so many communities you know it's interesting everybody thinks that i come from money can buy that whole there you may claim they're pretty fancy but we lived in we did not live in a very fancy area we were evicted many times that was not and did not fit in with you for the day he worked in finance it's unclear i try to ask a lot of questions there's a lot of vagaries you'll wish for me no i was very serious as a kid i had to be the adult very young i was the youngest in the chaotic environment i was i was the one cooking dinner and packing lunches and getting ready for school and doing the laundry so i had to be a precocious and went to me a murderer the funny emerged actually when i interned at n.b.c. local news in washington d.c. with barbara harrison and know you do and i got to read the prompter of like the local stories and you know local news is always like horrific lead in the water kids being kidnapped and i was reading the news to get like a demo reel and i can start making jokes about really h

now some people called him the most handsome man in the army of the potomac, so surely he was good-looking to substantial degree. he had great posture. he was 6'2". he always dressed very cleanly and very well organized. and apparently in combat, he was , you know, he was magnetic. you could recognize him from afar. he had a booming voice and frankly was, speaking of his voice, he quite profane in battle which seemed to be effective for him. and in the social circle, however, he was properly courteous, generous, and genial. so he was popular both among his social circle and as a combat commander. ok, so that brings us to july 1. what is going on on july 1? well, the confederates are north of gettysburg. in the process of concentrating, lee would prefer them to concentrate around cash town. now this diagram here is not a historical, is not a diagram of a historical actuality. it is for the confederates. it is not for the union army. this was meade's plan. this was the so-called pipe lee intended at least tentatively to use. to the south and southeast were baltimore and washington, which wer

kellye: it felt like christmas morning at potomac high school in oxon hill. students unpacking new cell phone and tablets. >> it's great. one, i don't have a device at home. so now i do, i can do online assignments. >> thank you. >> the gifts come from print as part of a newly launched 1 million project which seeks to >> so many students go home and they don't have service at the house to do their homework. they are trying to find places to get the hot spot and the wi-fi. this allows them to take a device home, connect the device. get the homework done while at home. alison: through the 1 million projects, students in need receive a free smartphone, tablet or a hot spot device. 3 gigabytes of high-speed data per month. >> that is a lot. kellye: a free device and internet not just for the students but 1 million project plans to do the same for million students across the country over the next five years. >> some of our population knows how to think of that and this lets them start working. larry: this school year the initiative will reach 180,000 students. ali

a nasty accident in potomac has left two people dead. a car struck a tree shortly before midnight on democracy boulevard. the driver and a passenger were killed. still no word at this hour on what caused the accident. to get all the latest on developing stories, be sure to get the abc 7 news app. it is a free download on the app store or google play. now, the families of at least nine soldiers killed on duty since president trump took office say they have not heard from the commander in chief, despite the president claiming in an interview on tuesday that every family had been contacted in some way. one family was promised a $25,000 gift back in june. >> he didn't have to say that. he could have just said i am sorry for your loss. adrianna: the white house says the check was sent wednesday, the same day the washington post published the story. the press has reached out to 34 families of soldiers killed since january 20. half said they had heard from the white house. looking ahead to the governor's ,ill hit the campaign trail stumping. th

here they are crossing the potomac river but jackson is not aboard little sorrel here. one of the mysteries of his life is why little sorrel was not there. a man who wrote a great book on it says little sorrel was stolen or missing. i do not think that is true, i think he may have been wounded. they did find a story of one of jackson's bodyguard holding little sorrel and the courier was hit by a -- the horse was out of action for a while. he was back in action for the battle of harper's ferry which took place on september 15, shortly before antietam. he is described as being there as a scruffy looking little horse. then we go to antietam where jackson and little sorrel were up in the northern part of this map, which would've been the left wing of the confederate army at this point. the day before the battle, joseph hooker's troops across the antietam creek. the confederates knew they were there. jackson was up on the hill watching it happen and stayed there all night, exposing himself and his horse again and they survived to fight the battle of antietam. it was not a su

that is one and peered the other end, you have the second corps of the army of the potomac, commanded by hancock, one of the most ardent mcclellan followers. ardent democrat. in, the six core, and george sykes in the fifth. somewhere in the middle you might have john reynolds and the first core. reynolds is the pennsylvania democrat, but he has a number of abolitionists in command. doubleday, wadsworth. theplot the politics of seven army corps, and that tells you a good deal about the kind of decisions being made on the battlefield. gary: do you see a difference between the army of the potomac and the army of northern virginia in the degree to which they were politicized? allen: they are both highly politicized, but the issues are different. in the army of northern virginia, the real questions a, virginia and the dominance of virginia and in the high command of the army, and b , whether you are sufficiently ardent about secession. that's why north carolina units always had a hard pull of it in the army of northern virginia. they were suspected of being halfhearted on secession. north

this crash happening just before midnight here in potomac. the cars colliding between newbridge drive and gainsborough road. we're told one car went over and abatement in caught fire -- embankment and caught on fire. another poll in bringing wires that under the roadway. police confirming two people have been killed. their names have not been released. investigators are still on the scene. the road is shut down. there is a lot of confusion because drivers are not sure where to go. julie wright, what is the best advice for workarounds? julie: beallsville road. it will parallel democracy boulevard. democracy is shut down between gainsborough and newbridge drive will likely through the morning commute. seven locks is an option. democracy parallels boulevard as east to west commute. traveling on the baltimore-washington parkway, the crash is reported near 410. red on the map. that is our traffic watch. back in 10 minutes to update 295 as well as let you know if it is go let's get a check on today's forecast. veronica johnson, looking a little chi

a crash in potomac leaves two dead. the car crashed into a tree and the impact brought down the pole and wires catching the car on fire. driver and the passeer been identified 30-year-old kent brooks and 33-year-old kathleen french. jonathan: white supremacist richard spencer speaking at the university of florida today and the event sparked loud and well attended protests. calling the governor to declare a state of emergency preemptively. we have the latest. >> protesters marching at the university of florida demonstrating against a man's message. >> they have been preparing for months. >> you know what i'm saying will change the world. so therefore you want to stop it. you are going to fail. >> governor rick scott declared a state of emergency following request from the local law enforcement. the university also ramped up security spending estimated $600,000 on the safety precautions. >> we are taking the tuition and investing it in security because of this. >> all move to hope to avoid the deadly event unfolding in ch

it will turn into a category one storm with winds up to 81 west potomac into saturday at 7:00 p.m. the latest track is somewhere between new orleans and mobile. , itt makes it its way north will impact parts of the gulf coast, and sunday to monday, monday night to tuesday, across to us and not as a tropical system, but as a rainmaker. we could pick up an inch around here locally. higher amount for areas off to the west. over the weekend, warm and muggy air sticks around both days. to be prepared for that. he and humidity that i -- he can humidity that i think will finally break -- heat and humidity that i think will finally break on sunday. melanie: false to do this weekend. ispening tonight, "20/20" digging into the shooting in las vegas that lef shooting in modern u.s. history. i know the motive is still a mr. -- right now the motive is still a miserable to tonight brand-new first-person accounts and video from the night of the shooting. we are joined by abc's matt gutman, who has covered this shooting from the beginning. tell us more about what we can expect to see tonight. matt

potomac man says v.i.p. tickets saved his life. gary and his 27-year-old son were at the jason aldean concert in vegas and shortly before the show started they paid $200 to upgrade to a grassy area that had a bar and bathrooms. he says when the gunfire started the v.i.p. area provided more cover and had fewer people. the sounds and the images, however, he experienced are still trapped in his head. >> i mean, that is repeating in my head. the flash, almost like a strobe light. you knew because you heard the sound what it was. nancy: he says he will continue to attend concert and music festivals but fears some weekend are among those killed. [bells toll] alison: the bells of the national cathedral tolled 59 times today one for each of if victims in the las vegas massacre. one of several churches across the country taking part in the tribute at 12:00 noon today. jonathan: also tonight we are getting unique view inside that 32nd floor hotel room that stephen paddock used to stage the attack. you can see it's a suite. in mandalay bay. a

it was delaying action until the union force came across the potomac river. i don't know if sorrel was there. he was not amos enough to have anybody note if he was there. sounds like little sorrel later. i have a feeling he may have used them in this title. the horse he was on at the next event, can see on this old map jackson brought his troops in to the location on the railroad. i think the map shows the battle to lace, it was a tremendous victory for the confederacy. it was so important. they wanted a statue of jackson and what was supposed to be little sorrel. he stood firm against the union onslaught. he was giving the direction to include little sorrel and jackson aboard. we know who he was aboard at manassas. i don't know why little sorrel did not get there in time because of the rail transport. he is honored. little sorrel became famous and became written about right the time after the battle of first manassas. jackson went to headquarters, checking on his troops. we know that was little sorrel. in november, he moved up to winchester virginia. by then

the crash happened just after 10:30 last night on democracy boulevard in potomac.e car left the roadway and crashed into a tree. the accident still under investigation. >>> a prince george's county man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in the death of his infant son. antoine petty pleaded guilty to beating his two month old baby to death. prosecutors cited a long list of encounters petty had with child protective services. his wife helped bury the body. janice was involuntary manslaughter. >> the county liquor board official m pleaded guilty in prince george's county. he was a commissioner on the liquor board from 2005 to 2014. prosecutors say he facilitated and solicited bribes from officials. he'll be sentenced in january. >> a phone call president trump made to a gold star wife where he allegedly told her that her husband knew what he signed up for. >> tied to that has been president trump's decision to invoke his chief of staff's experience when he lost his own son in afghanistan. fox5 political reporter ronica cleary live on more on how general kelly we

two men from potomac, maryland, were in the huge crowd and managed to get away. kevin lewis explains how v.i.p. tickets likely saved their lives. kevin: it was meant to be a bonding weekend for gary and his 27-year-old son they paid $200 extra for v.i.p. access to sunday's jason aldean show. a grassy area with hammocks, a bar, bathrooms and more space. but then around five songs in the barrage of gunfire began. [gunfire] >> the repetitive bang, bang, bang we gnaw. upstairs somebody or many people said, "get down." kevin: like dumb knows, they fell -- dominoes, they fell to the floor. panic ensuing. >> every time it stopped we got up and ran. we heard it again, we hit the ground again. kevin: the father and son crawled and sprinted nearly two miles through vegas seeking safety. >> i can actually see from the vantage point we were that mandalay bay hotel and the popping flashes of light coming from that 32nd floor. kevin: standing outside his potomac home today, he vowed to wear the pur festival and the green v.i.p. section wrist band indefinitely. i >> i'm glad i

potomac high school is playing freedom high school here at potomac, no backpacks, no purses or bulky items are allowed. these are extra precautions being taken to help everyone feel safe at this game. the game was initially as scheduled to start at before this threat surfaced. school district's top brass made the call and did not want to take any chances. >> i was just talking to my husband about it and i think it's absolutely ridiculous, you know, two high school teams get together and, you know, yes, someone is going to win, someone will lose, but i just wish that things weren't like this in the world today >> the concern that somebody would actually do that. i mean, part of me think some idiot kid is doing a stupid thing, i think they're doing what they need to do and that's a good thing. >> reporter: well, attendance has picked up, noticeably absent from tonight's game are the droves of fan that is typically attend these friday night high school football games, at least i can remember growing up here in prince william's county. the games would be so packed there would be cars lin

this is on democracy boulevard in the area of gains borrow road in potomac. just before midnight last night there was a crash. two people were injured. both of them now have been pronounced dead. so at this point, accident reconstruction teams are on the scene. could affect those of you heading on the commute. aaron. >> chris, we'll check back with you. thanks. we've been working with you to find the perfect seasonal job. >> today we may have found the best gig yet. how to earn cash this holiday season without leaving you vowould be a disaster forion virginia families.e adams supports letting insurance companies coverage for pre-existing conditions. seniors would be charged thousands more. 685,000 virginians would lose their health care. and adams is against medicaid expansion - denying coverage to thousands of veterans, children and the disabled. john adams: higher costs, less coverage, hurting virginians. mark: i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. >>> moms and dads staying busy with jobs and other things on their schedu

tookolice say the student the hallucinogenic drug and ran out of a fit story window at the potomac heights residence hall. students gathered to remember this young man who we understand was in a fraternity. no name has been released. grief counselors will be made available for students. melissa dipane, abc 7 news. kimberly: also at 11:00, an emotional night at a prince george's county high school. friends and family came together to remember ashanti billie, a 19-year-old gr was found dead after she was missing in the norfolk area. q mccray was there as they paid tribute to her memory. q: you will notice the crowd behind me. easily more than 100 students, current and former, who all had class with ashanti billie. tonight during the vigil, they are honoring and celebrating her life, saying prayers, then released balloons into the night sky. the 19-year-old went missing september 18. according to authorities, she drove to work and disappeared. that is when fbi agents found her body in charlotte friday. disturbing news that rocked the campus here. >> she was one of those people who was there,

developing right now out of potomac. worker is accused of inappropriately touching a child. the man named roy simmons the third the third turned himself in and confessed to police yesterday. he faces charges related to an incident that happened last year in which a girl alleges she was grabbed by simmons during an after school program at carderrock springs elementary school. last night we spoke to roy simmons' father... he says his son is a good person. detectives are investigation. they're now asking the public to come forward if they know about any more potential incidents involving simmons. what a difference a day makes. less than 24 hours, after carolina panthers quarterback cam newton laughed at a panthers quarterback cam newton laughed at a woman reporter-- the nfl star took to twitter to share a somber apology. newton - laughed at a female sports reporter this week- saying it was funny to hear a female talk about football routes. yogurt maker dannon terminated newton's sponsorship shortly after the comments went viral. the panthers- staying quiet but the n-f-l is not.

derrick ward is live in north potomac where a fire worked the families out. what are you learning? >> reporter: good morning. we are learning this could have been a lot worse, as bad as it was. this is the damage to the second floor of the town hall. we'll show video shot by a neighbor. this is what it looked like around back last night just before 9:00. that's when their reported. someone was on the back deck when it happened and went door to door, knocking on the doors to let folks know the fire was here, it's going on. got a lot of people out. the firefighters still had to treat a few people. there are families displaced now. the red cross is helping them out. the smallest of sources caused this problem. it was a transformer from a laptop charger. sometimes they can heat up. that may have been what happened here. investigators say it is $250,000 worth of damage done to the units here. as we said, the red cross is helping out the folks that were displaced. 85 firefighters here at the height of things last night. small source. big problems last night. luckily, one neighbor told us

. >> am i on the potomac. >> yes, you are. >> yes you are on the potomac i can't wait to paddle boardshat out and get couple warm days in before next season. traffic bad on bw parkway nobody crash 197 lauer laurel. norm and southbound traffic slow. it's a lot of volume right n now. 95 in better shape. as we look at 2 crash after 85 cleared still a 25 minute trip 70 and 109 ill proved a bit and once you get 109 to beltway stop and go traffic. not terrible through gaithersburg and rockville. good news on 95 from alexandria northbound crash blocking right lane and shoulder before king street just cleared. all lanes open and traffic flowing in main lanes only 10 minute delay from beltway as you make your way to 14 street bridge. key bridge from rosalyn to georgetown is heavy and then as you make your way 66 eastbound 40 minute trip between 234 sutly road and beltway. you can see the camera hereby 50 after 50 we have a crash blogging shoulder it's causing additional slow down as you head to fairfax. give yourself extra time there be prepared after centerville you hit additional slow down an