richard hess was the pilot and his friend, janet metz was on board. they died inthe crash-landing as investigators try and figure out what went wrong. >>> 250 firefighters are on the ground and in the air working to contain a wildfire in shenandoah at rocky mount it. has charred more than 5600 acres. it's believed that someone start today this fire but not not clear if it's arson or an accident. if you are planning a trip, you should know that several trails are closed to the public. >>> top trend on money makeover. >> harriet tubman will be put on the $20 bill, making her the first woman on paper currency in 100 years replacing andrew jackson, the nation's 7th prosecute -- president who once owned slaves. >> the woman who grew up as a slave and was iliterate and helped to change the course of this country. >> the designs of the new $20 bill will be revealed in 2020. it won't go into circulation until a few years later and changes coming to the $10 bill and depict women's suv sufferrage. >> many of you are writing in with one woman saying i don't like

those are richard hess, 63 of ellicott city, maryland. janet of ellicott city. the faa now investigating. again, two people on board that plane that crashed yesterday have been identified as richard hess and janet metz. at the live desk, erica gonzalez. >>> there are youngsters in schools and sports organizations all over the washington metro area who are getting to play ball thanks to a local guy who saw a need and sought to fill that need. >> and that guy is max, the founder and executive director of leveling the playing field and joins us of andre lee. what max has done, but how did you get started with this? >> i started leveling the playing field during my senior year at syracuse university. i was equipment manager for the football program and noticed just a huge waste of sporting equipment going on in college athletics, even youth sports as well. and i knew about programs like andre's, there's a lot of organizations out there and low income communities that just simply can't afford baseball equipment, lacrosse equipment, hockey gear. so as a result a lot o

police identified the victim as 63-year-old richard hess and friend janet mets poming of ellicott city. this plane went down in a field near the bayne bridge airport and burst into the flames. hess was the pilot. federal investigators are trying to figure out why the plane went down. >> tonight the pressure is on a local sheriff following his arrests last weekend. >> he's denying he assaulted his wife. tonight for the first time, we're hearing the 911 call from that night. you'll hear part of it next. sue. >> tony, shawn, we're looking ate comfortable night overnight temperatures not as chilly as last night and few clouds roll into the picture thursday afternoo a thad and into the weekend with the full report in a few minutes. shawn. >> first some of other store didn'ts on the run down. take a look. >> "fox5" in anne arrundel county where pressure is growing for the county sheriff to resign. >> they arrested ronald baitman earlier this month charged with second degree assault for his wife elsi le we're hearing the the 11 call the night her husband wastd what's going on there? >> he's d

richard hess was piloting the small plane and janet metz was his passenger. their plane crashed into an open field in stevensville just a couple hundred yards short of the runway. federal authorities are still investigating what went wrong. >>> montgomery county's top prosecutor is battling a new opponent today. he's battling cancer. state's attorney john mccarthy announced he's been diagnosed with cancer of the neck. doctors at johns hopkins will be treating him. he does plan to take medical leave after undergoing surgery. during that time, the deputy states attorneys will step up to lead the office. mccarthy says he's confident he'll be completely recovered by summer. >>> new at 4:00, bold and potentially dangerous. that's how arlington police are describing the man they're looking for yorktown area. the suspect tried to lure three kids into the back of his truck. >> reporter: we're in the yorktown section of arlington, and if you come out to this area today, you're going to notice what we've seen. two more police out here. they're patrolling after two inci

richard hess and friend janet meds both of ellicott city were killed when the plane went down and crashedfield near the bay bridge yesterday and burst into flames. hess was the pilot. ntsb and ffaa are investigatin ntsb and ffaa are investigating. >> criminal charless were filed against three officials connected to the flint water crisis. two state regulators and flint water plant employee accused of misconduct, neglect and alte altering test results to show lower levels of lead in the city water level. these are the first charges filed and won't be the last. >> the road back to restoring faith and confidence in all michigan families in their government. >> we will turnover every stone and go down every rabbits hole. this is the first wave. >> if convicted the men could face up to 5 years in prison for each felony and up to 10,000 dollars in fines. >> all right return to weather now. it's another beautiful spring evening out there. very, very pleasant. >> i think today was the best day we had so far this year. >> yeah, really? >> perfect temperature-wise not too hot or cold or wipty and l

maryland state police say richard hess was flying the plane and janet metz was a passenger. it happened yesterday afternoon. they're investigating the cause. alison: tierful goodbye in hollywood, maryland, as a firefighter who died trying to save a life was remembered. brad bell was there as hundreds said farewell to john ulmschneider. brad: under the bluest of skies in front of hundreds of formally dressed firefighters and police officers a formation called sea of blue. the casket of lieutenant john ulmschneider is carried from the wooden chap pel to the -- chapel to the fire truck he rode on hu his wife dawn and little girl abigail walk behind. during the funeral mass at the country church where he and his wife were members there are words from the governor and the county executive. his friends say he was somebody worth knowing. >> absolutely the hardest working young man. farm boy style mentality. >> doubleday and ulmschneider became buddies years ago. >> i won't call him "john." he's "skillet." brad: he had to try to make sense of the death. >> we would have done the sam

richard hess and janet metz died when their small plane crashed in a field just short of the bay bridge airport runway yesterday. we're told hess was the pilot at the time. the plane burst into flames on impact. >>> right now, investigators in prince george's county are trying to figure out what sparked an apartment fire. firefighters found smoke coming from a ground level unit when they got here and quickly realized that the blaze had spread to another apartment. this is in silver hill court in district heights. >>> it is a little cooler today. when are we going to get some rain? >> we really do need to see some rain. the allergy sufferers are really suffering out there as pollen has been a factor, but also we need the very dry conditions that we've seen. the temperatures way down from where they were yesterday. yesterday we were back into the low 80s. today we're struggling to get into the upper 60s. look back just to our west. that warmer air will once again move our way. there's no rain to talk about today. however, there is rain just back to the west. a storm system is moving off t

richard hess and his friend janet metz were killed when their plane crashed into a field yesterday. we were told hess was the pilot. the plane burst into flames when it hit the ground. the national transportation safety board is working to find out what went wrong. >>> tonight we're hearing from a woman who got mugged at a local mall. police are hoping new images will track down who attacked her. i know this goes back to the holiday shopping season. what are you learning now, time, chris, but finally now we're getting the pictures and pieces of this crime puzzle together. we begin our story now with a key car clue. this is a getaway car in an armed robbery at the westfield montgomery mall. there's a car clue here. can you spot it? i'll get back to it later. meet now sonia. she was robbed at gunpoint at the westfield montgomery mall. the thieves took her purse and everything in it. it turned into quite a loss. >> the total amount is almost $5,000 for me to replace everything. yeah, my purse, my wallet. i had three credit cars, sh, and gift cards. i'm diabetic, so i had all my diabeti

they are 63-year-old richard hess. and 56-year-old janet mets, both from ellicott city, maryland. hess was at the controls when the plane crashed and burst into flames tuesday. federal investigators are working to determine what brought down that small plane. >>> to the campaign trail now. last night, donald trump is gearing up for a stop in maryland. trump is scheduled to burlin, maryland. which is not too far from ocean city. it's an event scheduled for 7:00. and of course, maryland's primary is set for next today. trump is now 73 delegates short of clinching the nomination. ted cruz admits he was stopped. hillary clinton won last night. she is holding two events in pennsylvania tonight. and after last night's win, bernie sanders is nearly mathematically eliminated from the race. >>> we're just getting started on wusa 9news at 5:00. topper? >>> a spectacular day. and really a nice evening, in fact. here's your planner. temperatures near 70 at 6:00. 64 at 8:00. and about 60 by 10:00. we'll come back ask issue a yellow weather alert for friday. we'll tell you why. >>> also ahead,

maryland police identified the two killed in the crash. 63-year-old richard hess and 56-year-old janet mess. the crash happened near the bay bridge airport yesterday afternoon. at this point the federal officials are looking for a cause. michelle: there are new developments in the freddie gray case. a baltimore judge held a hearing today as the prosecutors try to force a second officer to testify against his colleague. prosecutors want officer miller to testify against officer edward nero whose trial begins may 10. last month the court of appeals of maryland ruled that officer william porter must testify against his colleagues as he awaits retrial. jonathan? richmond the virginia general assembly deciding whether to veto governor mcauliffe's proposal to keep secret the name of the companies providing drug in lethal injection. this is to take place of a bill that the governor vetoed that allow the state if and when they could use the electric chair for executions. so far today, lawmakers rejected mcauliffe's proposed changes to the ethics law. they upheld the veto of a bill that would h

police say richard hess, the pilot and his trend, janet, were killed when their plane crashed in a fieldtuesday. witnesses say the plane burst into flames when it hit the grnd. ntsb is trying to figure out what caused the crash. >>> this morning we're hearing part of the 911 call that led to the arrest of the anne arundel county sheriff earlier this month. is this h this is his wife callingor help. >> what's going on? >> he just punched me eye. >> you can hear her there saying he punched me in the eye. sheriff ron bait than was arrma arrested on second degree assault charges. county politicians issued a statement calling for his resignation. elsie bateman who made the 911 call also released a statement that seemingly contradicts the claims she that to dispatchers saying, quote, at no point did ron punch, hit or kick me. sheriff bateman is working in an administrative capacity right now and is not allowed to carry a weapon. >>> bad news for pepco customers and your wallet. you could be in for a rate hike. this is coming less than a month after it was acquired by exelon. pepco wants a 10%

richard emory was appointed to the civilian complaint review board in 2014 by mayor de blasio. hess resignation yesterday comes one day after he was accused of making a gender- based slur in a lawsuit filed by the agency's exclusive director. after complaints from police unions about his public comments. in a statement the mayor said i want to thank richard for his service to the city over the past two years. the ccrb has resolved cases much more quickly and efficiently. meanwhile police union leader patrick lynch said our hope is that whoever replaces him will be a fair-minded and reasonable person who has a basic respect for police officers. >>> police are on the hunt for a thief connected to more than a dozen burglaries in queens. the nypd released a surveillance photo of the woman home on 80th street in glen oaks. the homeowner says her entire family went out to celebrate her upcoming wedding and when she returned, she found everything in shambles upstairs and in the basement and several missing pieces of jewelry. police say something similar happened on 268th street and 77th av