a fatal pedestrian accident in rockville. man crossing the street hit in front of the rockville metro station. we have just reopened. northbound, southbound has reopened. we did have that purple color in here. but no problem getting around that crash scene at this point this morning. there's a live look at traffic getting through there. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, everything is nice and green. we do have this though east on 66 at fairfax county parkway. two left lanes getting by the work zone there. >> good morning, melissa. yesterday was brutal with the wind and the cold. t it's still cold. but it's not as bad. that's how we'll label it today. not as bad. feels like 28. yesterday morning at this time, we were feeling below 10 degrees. it's not that bad. you still do need to bundle up this morning. make sure the kids do. look at the snow from yesterday. this was between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. we had snow showers move through mainly north of the district. let's look at that again. this was late last night. temperatur

from baltimore to rockville. received a hero's salute. his brothers and sisters at the firehouse would have it no other way. >> he volunteered in the community and receive no pay. he did not have to be on the road. q: sander cohen was 33 years old. carlos wolff was 36. the police do not believe drugs or alcohol had anything to do with last night's fiddle accident. in rockville, q mccray, abc 7 news. kimberly: another deadly crash, this one in linthicum heights. a man was killed when he slammed into a parked hotel shuttle bus. both v yet. now a serious crash involving a charter bus in california that overturned last night on the san francisco freeway, sending more than 20 people to the hospital. most passengers had to crawl out through broken windows. >> for some reason he lost control. struck the center divide and came back across the lane, and tipped on its side. kimberly: all victims are expected to full recovery. that is still under investigation. continuing to monitor the six wildfires in southern california tonight. more than 8000 fi

he worked at the rockville volunteerir there at age 16. the crash that cohen stopped for involved fbi special agent carlos wolff. wolff was also standing on the side of the road along with cohen when he was struck and killed. wolff is survived by his wife and two children. his family says they are absolutely heartbroken but that he loved serving his country as part of the fbi. he was just 36 years old. now, here are the details of the funeral services that are taking place today. lieutenant cohen's funeral is at 11:00 a.m. at b'nai israel synagogue. special agent wolff, his funeral is at the church of the redeemer in gaithersburg. we, of course, will be covering this as people begin to turn out this morning. we'll have all of the very latest coming up on news 4 midday. back to you. >> megan mcgrath live in rockville, thank you. >>> you may run into some road closures because of cohen's ra montrose road between montrose parkway and east jefferson street will be open to local traffic only. the slow lane of both eastbound and westbound montro

pike and congress allege lane in rockville. this intersection was the scene ever a fatal crash last night. police say it was about 11:45 when the 2008 bmw was heading north on rockville pike turning on to congressional a lane making that left turn when it collided with a scooter that was southbound on rockefeller centerville picenter pike. the guy on the skeecooter died the person driving the bmw ran but they caught up with him. the victim is stanley redler of rockville. and the bmw 24-year-old mark androtti, who has been charged with dui. anyone who has seen anything, get in touch with police. derrick ward, news 4. >>> also this morning, a little girl is recovering after she was shot in the leg. d.c. police say kids were playing with a gun when it went off saturday afternoon. the shooting happened inside an apartment along pomeroy. so far no one has been charged. >>> here we are the time of year when you want to be with your family, right? relative getting together. but i have to think about this time of the year how difficult

we're at the intersection of rockville pike and congressional lane in rockville. you can see now the scene is clear, but about where that bus is, there are smil some investigative markings out here. it was about 11:14 last night. and when you take a look at the video, you see a scooter there, that was one of the vehicles involved. police say a bmw was northbound about to make the left turn on to congressional lane, at the same time that scooter was headed south on rockville pike. now, they are trying to figure out how they collided, but when they did, the driver of the scooter suffered injuries that proved to be life threatening. and he died a shorts ti time la. the driver of the bmw ran but they caught him a short time later. they have identified them both, they say that the guy on the scooter was 56-year-old stanley redler of rockville. and the driver of the bmw was in-year-old mark androtti, and he has been charged with dui. and we understand the victim lived just a short distance from where all of this happened. police are asking anyone who might have seen any

churchill high school grad was a rockville station three.f was an 11 your veteran of the fbi. >> this is his locker >> at the volunteer fire station, some of cohen colleagues were dispatched to try and save their injured brother. his colleagues say his natural role as a helper could not have been demonstrated any clearer than by his selfless actions friday. >> he small business that needed help and he put himself in arm's way. and in the end, the lord took him >> maryland state police investigating these crashes. they do not believe alcohol played a role. at this time, there are into charge, in rockville, evan lambert, fox 5 local news. >>> still no word on what caused the fire that damaged several townhomes in capitol heights maryland, it broke out around 10:00 last night. witnesses began knocking on doors and helping get the people inside. when firefighters arrived they found the townhomes fully engulfed. the fire was so intense, a second alarm was sounded. no one was hurt but it caused about $200,000 in damage and to force add dozen resid

rockville pike near veers mill road, it's now open this morning. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, everything is looking okay. single tracking on the orange line between new carrollton and cheverly, because of late clearing traffic, delays to mt. vernon square. aaron? >>> here's a look at the top stories this morning. 5:32. two men who dedicated their lives to helping their communities will be laid to rest today. lieutenant sander cohen and carlos wolff were killed on i-270 last week. cohen stopped to help wolff who crashed his car. cohen was a state fire marshal. another car hit and killed both men. >>> tavis smiley has been suspended over allegations of misconduct. after more than one complaint, the network has now hired an outside law firm to investigate the announcement and says he never acted inappropriately toward any co-worker throughout his entire career. >>> later today, the federal communications commission will vote to repeal most of the agency's internet regulation rules. it means your internet provider could give special treatm

news 4's jackie bensen is live along rockville pike to explain what happened. jackie? >> reporter: jim, this section of rockville pike is so lined with bars and restaurants that it can become a drunk >> two individuals who are under the influence of alcohol nearly drove through our crime scene. the second one, however, drove around the emergency vehicle and drove through our crime scene at a high rate of speed. >> sergeant o'brien with the montgomery county police department describes the scene late saturday night in the 1600 block of rockville pike. they were investigating a fatal crash where a suspected drunk driver shot this man as he drove his moped home from work. after blocking the crime scene on rockville pike with barricades, including a dump truck for safety, the reconstruction unit began their painstaking work to locate and preserve evidence. o'brien says those officers were then themselves endangered not once but twice by two more impaired drivers. >> both individuals were arrested for suspicion of driving under the both submitted to alcohol testing which sh

for now reporting live in rockville, christine leon. "fox5 local news". >> and time now is 7 update on huge townhouse fire in capitol hight. still no word what may have sparked the fire. officials say it cost 00,000 worth of damage and fire started one home dillon court and then spread to several others. witnesses began knocking on doors to help get outside to safety and thankfully no one was injured and dozen residents of three damaged town homes had to stay. >> to ellicott city a garage fire caused 100,000 worth of damage and firefighters say it started at a home spring meadow drive and it was contained to the sgarj. it damage the house over and two cars parked outside. one person was treated at the scene for smoke ib halllation and the cause still under investigation in this one as well. >> new this morning a federal judge ruled that metro does not have to post christmas ads from the catholic archdioceses of washington. last month metro r last month metro eded this poster. it's based on their policies ban and ads promote any ad that

this is happening near the rockville metro station.re told a man was hit in he was taken to the hospital, still no update on his condition right now. rockville pike is closed in both directions as crews continue this investigation. >>> good morning to you. i'm meagan fitzgerald. we want to get to melissa mollet straight head to get the latest on this crash. melis melissa, what are we learning. >>> this is breaking news. probably going to be a big impact throughout today and this morning. rockville pike, crash investigation there with all lanes blocked. of course, that's right in front of the rockville metro station and station 3 where sander cohen, the volunteer firefighter was from. you can see a little bit of a delay southbound. again, everything shut down in boept directions. sheena? >> good morning, melissa. we're talking about the cold again this morning. nothing compared to what we had yesterday morning. here are the feels-like temperatures before you

anjali hemphill is live tonight in rockville with the latest. anjali.h men's funerals are planned thursday morning meanwhile rockville fire front sign draped in black bunting and fire fighters are processing the shock that lieutenant an dra cohen is gone. and look inside where his locker is draped in fire gear as a tribute. cohen was killed friday night what he pulled over to help supervisory special agent carlos wolf whose suv hit the median and became disabled in fast lane. investigators say cohen positioned personal car behind wolf suv and turned on flashers. then a car ad headed southbound served on to should to avoid cohen's car hitting two men that war standing outside their vehicles. many cohen's co-workers at the station responded to the scene and both men died. here we average two to three times every day a crash on 270 where rescue squad and paramedics respond and unfortunately that friday night our volunteers and working on their lieutenant. and heartbreak felt this this organization is incredible and that's why we stros drivers you have to a

new developments in a tragic crash on i to 70 in rockville. two law enforcement officers killed last night have been other. q mccray has how it unfolded. >> he stopped to help and now he has joined the ranks of maryland's followed heroes. q: state police announce the death of sander cohen, a deputy chief with the state fire marshal's office and a rockville volunteer fire friday. the police believe in accurate suv driven by fbi agent carlos wolff hit a barrier and wound up disabled in the left lane of i 270 friday night. sander cohen stopped to help. >> i'm positive he did not give it a second thought. >> he was in his personal vehicle and put his emergency flashers on. q: the two men got out on the left lane and what to the shoulder, where they were hit a honda accord avoiding their cars. >> he swerved onto the shoulder, stroke both men, and propel their bodies over the jersey wall into the northbound lanes of i 270. q: a different car. wolff later died. to the fbi'signed criminal investigative division at fbi headquarters. the loss will be fe

rockville pike. deers mill road, that's all clear from the as you look at 270 from frederick down to -- we're on time once you get togate burglary and rockville. nice situation outbound this 66 live look at 23. no problems there. eun? >> thank you, melissa. >> it's not the type of away car you expect to see. what a group of thieves is using to keep you from putting your guard up. >>> we're working for shows of you who still have to cross off >>> welcome back at 4:58. the search is on for three men who police believe are responsible for at least seven burglaries in the past two weeks. >> in one case they use a church van as their get away vehicle. surveillance video captured the men pulling up in the stolen church van on h street northwest. this happened last tuesday. they broke in the front glass door. then they took off. it belongs to youngs memorial church of christ in southeast d.c. >> our prayers are that the person will have some remorse about what they have done. >> the church van has been reco

amy cho is live in rockville with this story. amy. >> reporter: she's firefighters behind me are here to pay respects to the fallen firefighter. they just arrived here from baltimore a few minutes ago. the procession escorted him down i-95. such a moving tribute for a man who dedicated years to saving lives. the lieutenant was also a deposit chief fire marshal and 33 years old and a rockville native. he volunteered with the fire department for 14 years and that is exactly wh-- what he was doi last night, helping people in need on i-270 and saw a car crashed so he pulled over to try and help. the driver of the other car was fbi special agent carlos wolf who was on duty. now both men were standing on the shoulder of theso apparently swerved to avoid traffic, both men were thrown into the northbound lanes where one was hit by another car and both were killed. now lieutenant cohen's fellow firefighters said he always had a smile on his face and liked by everybody. today the firehouse placed a special black ribbon in his honor. >> thi

it's from rockville. pedestrian was struck overnight near the intersection of 355 and east middle lane. rockville pike was closed for several hours but it has since reopened. fox5 is still waiting to hear from first responders on the victim's condition and also what may have led to that accident. >>> and we're also following a developing story from annapolis. around 11:50 last night fire crews responded to a 911 call to find this, a driver who had plowed their pickup truck into the side of a building. happened on eagle wood drive. two people were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. no word though on how they were injured. one victim was that found outside the building, a second had to be removed from the damaged building. the anne arrundel county fire department has not said if the driver was among those >> 5:01 right now and house and senate republicans have reached a deal on their tax bill and it could have it to the president by next week. president trump says if the bill is done by c

he was also a volunteer firefighter at rockville station three. wolf was an 11-year veteran of the fbi, assigned to the national office. >> this is his locker. >> at the volunteer fire station, some of cohen's colleagues were dispatched to try and save their injured brother. bunting is draped over his gear, his colleagues say his natural role as a helper could not have been demonstrate aid clearer than by his selfless actions friday. >> he saw somebody that needed help. he put himself in harm's way. and in the end, the lord took him. tonight, maryland ste of crashes. they do not believe alcohol was involved. at this point, there are no charges. live in rockville, evan lambert, fox 5 local news. >>> still to word what caused the major fire that damaged several town homes in capitol heights. fire broke out around 10:00 on dillon court. witnesses began knocking on doors and helping get the people inside to safety. when firefighters arrived, they found the townhomes fully engulfed. the fair was so intense, a second alarm was sounded. no one was hurt.

in rockville, amy, news 4. >>> tonight we are learning more about these fallen heros. department chief sander cohen supervised fire investigation in carol, hartford, and cecil county. he and special agent carlos wolff had only been on the shoulder for a few minutes before they were hit by the car. >> they never hesitated to act last night. sander cohen stopped and helped someone in need. >> reporter: during his career, cohen received multiple commendations for service and heroism. the fbi washing today offering condolences to family and friends of carlos wolff. the veteran agent worked at fbi head quarters in northwest d.c. >> the loss will be felt by the entire fbi family. in our thoughts and prayers are with the wolff family and friends. >> this is an extremely sad day for all of us who protect and serve the community. please pray for the law enforcement community in maryland. >> the maryland state police crash team is investigating all three crashes involved in last night's incidents. >>> days after president trump declared jerusalem the capital of israel, protests

in a neighborhood just off of false road in rockville. you see right back through there? they're staging. santa is on that firetruck. he's going to be coming through waive to all the kids in this neighborhood. if you're the lucky neighbor you may hear this. you may not know this, now i'm good frens with santa. i just met him. aren't you jealous? santa is a darn good forecaster because this is a great night to be making his round. it's so mild. we used to love it when the santa truck would come through our neighborhood in montgomery county. a great story. we'll let you know what you can expect for tuesday. if you didn't get a chance to soak up some of this mild weather, let us know. you get a do over tomorrow. fox5 local newses will be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ it feels good to be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ take a good look at your screen police in virginia trying to track down the person you see right there in those photos who allegedly broke into a thift store in manassas over the weekend. we're told the suspect threw a rock through the front door on the house of mercy and took money fro

we have some around rockville. and theye bit further north along 270, we have some still around the germantown and gaithersburg areas. again this will fizzle out rather quickly. this is the rest of the afternoon on futurecast. the clouds will stay with us through most of the afternoon but by 6:00 or so, they do begin to dissipate and the skies get clear and clear skies help to get the temperatures falling. so snow flurries are still possible between now and 3:00 p.m. we're not really expecting them to make their way down to the ground so it shouldn't be a huge problem. a coating has been possible in some areas. i want to turn your attention now to the other big story which is going to be the cold tonight. look at these temperatures. 8 to 18 degrees. but let's factor in the windchill. it will feel as if it's between 0 and 10 degrees. so just step outside, either late tonight or early tomorrow morning, this is what it's going to feel like. as early as 7:00 this evening you'll notice those cool-like temperatures but t

of rockville pike and congressional lane.tigator says the me ped driver was heading south on rockville pike when a car crashed for a him. police say the driver of that car, mark ran from the scene. officers did catch up with him and say he was driving under the influence. he later died at the hospital. >>> in the district, a woman is inside hes apartment. this happened overnight on benning road in northeast. the victim told police the woman was in his apartment and stabbed him in his stomach. he's recovering. a short time later police found a knife on maryland avenue northeast and spotlighted the suspect angela blair, who was arrested. police say a they found evidence of pcp near blair and charged her with drug pokes >>> a fire swept through a townhouse. this happened on inform street in northwest. firefighters tell us the fire sparked on the second floor. cost remains investigation. we're told one person was taken from the scene to the hospital to get checked out. >>> take a live look outside tonight. after the frigid icy we

i found myself back at rockville volunteer firefighter.d time i've been here in about a week or so, these guy s are great. i assume since we've got the chief here and we've got the deputy chief here people can come hang out at the fire department. isn't that how this works? >> this house is their house. if they want to stop by and see us we're this has been going on a long time. >> this is our annual santa run we go out in the community with santa arrested on an outstanding the firetruck. we've been doing this since the 40s and 50s. it originated as member request. we would take santa on our firetruck to our members home so santa can thank them for being a member of our community. now it's a highlight throughout the rockville community every year. this is the truck, santa -- this is like santa's sleigh, isn't it >> this is not one that is in service now. >> it's in the a. it's a truck that used to run out of this firehouse many, many years. i was sold to a firehouse up in pennsylvania. they used it for a fire and then chief hien purchased

check out this snow coming down in rockville.sticking to the ground, sticking to the trees, sidewalks as well. >> we are working for you this afternoon with team coverage. let's get the latest with doug and lauren standing by in the storm center. guys is this >> continuing to. month out. that's the good news. now we'll be talking about the freeze overnight tonight. the sun goes down, temperatures only in the 20s right now. alma that is one thing when i come into work tomorrow morning, the black ice out there is something we're going to have to be concerned about. we're having a few problems now. could have been a lot worse, but tonight, tomorrow morning going to need to watch yourself. >> let's look at the radar picture. showing you the snow is out of here just about the entire region. we do still have some light stuff coming down. prince george's county, anne arundel, notice the heavier snow is out toward the eastern shore towards the dover area, not much in our area. that means the roads will get better as we move through the r

live in rockville. evan lanl bert.ocal news". >> and also breaking right now, from capitol heights, maryland, several town homes caught fire tonight. >> this happened in 1300 block of dillon court our own lauren demarco arrived that that scene. lauren, what can you tell us. >> tony, sarah, still a very active scene. fire started in a townhouse. it appears it started in end unit townhouse and then spread to two others. there's three total that us is stained damage here. and broke out just about 10 p.m. and actually i have with me a woman named bianca chandler that lives behind the homes. you saw this breakout and you sai saw the flames and as we're talking to you i hope they can show pick of the fire. tell me what you saw and did. >> i don't live here houses and i saw the smoke and i call the fire department and they alerted me that they were already on their way. and so i drove up here and i just saw the flames and i -- you know i did not panic or anything i saw other people out here i was not the the only one. but i s

michelle: breaking news from rockville. skytrak7 over washington street in rockville where several people are evaluated for possible exposure to carbon monoxide. brad bell just arrived on the scene. what can you tell us? >> south washington street a lock or two away from the courthouse in the center of rockville. a fairly substantial response. they were called here over here. the white frame house that used to be a dentist office. dentist retired and now a number of people live in the home. what happened is their carbon monoxide detectors went off. the carbon monoxide detectors alerted them to a possible problem in the house. they got out. the fire department was called. sure enough they got here. they did measurements and they found the c.o. level was elevated. you might have noticed the trucks in the driveway. they are attributing the problem here to get some work today. nine people in all evaluated. they are fine. they refused the transport. but the bottom line here this is a good news story. last week i told you about a

crews are building a tunnel underneath rockville pike so be warned.to all of a sudden call 911 because you heard something crazy. >> sometimes you have to blow stuff up. >> therapeutic? >> right. >> talking about something personal? >> no. >> we are approaching the winter solstice tomorrow. can you believe it? >> that's a good thing though, right? doesn't that mean our days get longer? >> they start the day after tomorrow. >> yes! >> you'll notice today will be five seconds shorter daylight than yesterday. >> oh. >> tomorrow will be three seconds shorter daylight than today. >> i should feel that this afternoon sometime? >> somewhere around 4:50:35. that's when you'll -- >> i'll text you if i don't feel it. >> chuck knows these things down to the second. >> that's right. starting on friday, eun, you are correct, there will be three seconds more daylight friday. >> yes! >> than there will be tomorrow. it's all going to be uphill from here, everybody. the winter solstice tomorrow morning at 11:28 a.m. shortest day of the year, 9 hours and 26 minutes of

we'll start with breaking news from rockville. a pedestrian was struck overnight near the intersection of 355 and east middle lane. rockville pike was closed for several hours but has since reopened. fox5 still waiting to hear from first responders on the victim's condition. and also what may have led to the accident. >>> fox5 also following a developing story from annapolis. around 11:50 last night fire crews responded to a 911 call to find this, a driver plowed their pickup truck into the side of a building. happened on eagle wood road. two people were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. no word though on how they were injured. one victim was found outside the building. a second had to be removed from the damaged building. the anne arrundel county fire department has not said if the driver was among those hospitalized. wisdom. >> time right now is 4:30. the house and senate republicans have reached a deal on their tax deal and could have it to the president by next week. president trump says americans could see

26 in rockville. it is 24 degrees in gaithersburg. 29 in fort belvoir. the big factor will be ice, black ice out there. watch out for that. watch out for the sidewalks if they have not been salted or got rid of the snow there. you're going to have a lot of issues. of course, it's friday night. a lot of people will be out and about. right now we'll continue to take a look at the system around the region. >> all right. the best place to be at home, doug. thank you. our coverage continues with shomari stone out and about checking out the conditions on the roads. he's live on route 1 in laurel right now. what's it like where you are, shomari? >> reporter: well, right now we do see some snow on the side roads. and my main concern as doug kammerer just told you is the potential slick spots. as we were driving we came across water on the roadways. you have to be careful if you're going out doing christmas shopping or holiday parties because there is the potential for black ice in some areas. let's show you some route 1. we are heading north in the laurel area.

live in rockville with the latest. anjali. >> area save, we're told lieutenant cohen closest co-workers here have not left his parents' side since this accident happened and you soo see the front of station here draped in black bunts as i trib out too selfless man that volunteered time for more than 14 years and worked as a fire marshall for the state of maryland. >> while we're here we're providing service and woreing with sisters and brothers on career service and it has not hit most of us yet. we're waiting for sanders to pop up. it's just not real. >> it's business as usual at rockville fire though just days going these brave firefighters lost one of their own. deputy chief sand arowen state fire marshall and lieutenant with the rockville fire department was killed along i 270 friday night to help a fellow law enforcement officer in need. >> here we average 2 to 3 times every day a crash on 270 where our units and rescue quad and fire engine and paramedics respond. unfor natalie that friday night our volunteers and

he also volunteered at rockville station three.aryland state police say around 10:00 last night, fbi supervisory special agent carlos wolf was driving southbound on i 270 south of falls road when he collided with the median. deputy chief cohen was off duty and stopped to help. both men got out and cohen put on his flashers to close down the travel lane backpack while the law enforcement officers were outside the car, a car tried to avoid the stop cars ahead and hit cohen and wolf sending them over the barrier the northbound lanes, a second man was hit in those lanes, the three people inside the car were injured but survived. both cohen and wolf died from their injuries. >> duty or off-duty they're there to serve, their commitment compels them to serve and protect others in way that is often puts them at grave risk. unfort unfortunately the cost to public service is extremely high as it was last night. >> reporter: maryland governor larry hogan send his condolences fbi supervisory specialist agent carlos wolf and sander cohen deputy

in rockville kurt brooks, wusa9. >> thanks.t a reminder from law enforcement tonight, the combination of shorter days and the holiday season can be dangerous for people walking, too. so slow down and pay attention and be a little more careful. >>> we learned a lot about the deadly amtrak collision out the ntsb will get a closer look at the facility. crews began moving the cars off the rails after yesterday's accident. three people died. nearly 100ers are hospitalized or recovering from minor injuries. so now let's talk about the speed of that train. we mentioned this last night. tonight it's a big focus of the investigation into what happened. so right here we see the derailment. this is i-5 southbound, northbound right there. now this curve in the track comes after a pretty long stretch of track that parallels to i-5 before it goes here to cross over. now the speed limit along this stretch is 79 miles an hour, but a little ways before the curve -- take a look at this -- this is what a speed limit sign looks like along railroad

that happened at the kill bassa factory on rockville pike. the owner said it was a very busy up and movebacked the truck and then she drove inn harder the second time destroyed the front of the store. kimberly: nobody was seriously hurt area it is not clear if the driver will face charges. an update about a water main break that forced 60 homes to evacuate in northeast. crews finished repairing it just a few months ago. it happened on south dakota avenue. the water was also shut off in the area. it is not clear what caused the break. royama senate candidate moore is keeping a low profile two days before a hotly contested election. kept to women's with limited public city, relying on social media to get his message out. eight women have accused him of sexual misconduct over the decades. the democratic candidate doug women who came forward. sure when mymake granddaughters grow up, they do not have to go through the things those girls did and sit silent for 30, 40 years. i want to make sure that we send a message of who we are and what we are. k

breaking news in montgomery county - a fire overnight on cedarwood driver in rockville.. let's get right to suzanne kennedy live on the scene. breaking news in the district.. a man shot and southwest. it happened around eleven p-m on forrester street. so far no word on a possible suspect. we're still working to get more information on exactly what happened. we'll update you as we learn more. new developments in the case of a d.c. woman killed eight years ago. investigators will start searching for pamela butler's remains tomorrow.. near i-95 in stafford county. two months ago, her boyfriend, jose rodriguez-cruz, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. and he promised to show where her body is. in return, he was sentenced to only 12 years. support for senator al franken.. all but collapsing on the hill as he plans to make an announcement about his future in just a few hours. ryan hughes is at the live desk - despite reports saying senator franken has already decided to resign -- a tweet from his account says -- he is talking with his family at this time... and any reports

now, a breaking right mother hospitalized after an overnight fire in a townhouse in rockville. adrianna: abc 7 got to the scene as soon as that happened. the mother is in her 50's and was inside with her daughter in her 20's. an officer was on patrol down the block and saw the flames shooting out of the back of the house. it was so intense it blew out the back door and shattered windows. it was mostly contained to the kitchen. crews if it was intentionally set. officers were able to get both women out of the home safely, and the mother's injuries are not life threatening. ryan: happening today, senator al franken expected to announce his resignation according to abc news. a lot of faces here, these were the 31 senators calling for franken to resign. this morning, seven more have added their names to the growing chorus. abc news reports franken will resign, but so far his office is not confirming anything. eight women have accused him of sexual misconduct. no time for his announcement, but we will let you know when we hear anything new. if frank what happens and resigns? the min

we begin with chris gordon in rockville. chris? >> reporter: applies motorcycle escort brought the family to rockville, maryland. they are walking in to be greeted by governor larry hogan will be speaking at the funeral honoring cohen service and sacrifice. you also see the color guard made up of maryland state police as well as fire and police personnel from across the state and beyond. it's a funeral with full honors for deputy state fire marshall sandra cohen. he died in the lied of duty eye friday night. stopping to assist fbi special aenl carlos wolf both men struck along the highway and died. >> sandra was well-known across the state as a whole and part of his job as a state fire marshall. he touched the lives of a lot of different people across the state. more locally here, sandra was a local guy. grew up here and went to potomac high school. lots of friends in the area. >> reporter: to honor cohen, they are here to honor him and along with maryland state police. you are now looking at a live picture from chopper 4 over thro

we are live in rockville. darcy spencer, news 4. >> thank you. a cross country trip from kansas city, missouri to frederick, maryland, ended when a plane crashed, killing two people on board in indiana. the single engine cessna crashed near oldenburg, indiana, 40 miles northwest of ohio. the planed ha jud just taken of before it crashed. one dog died, a second survived. federal investigators aren't sure what caused the plane to go down. >>> we are learning new details about what happened moments before a little girl was shot in the district. according to the police report the toddler and another child were playing with a gun when it accidentally went off. this happened inside an apartment building in southeast. the bullet hit the little girl in the leg. she's expected to be okay. no word on how the children got the gun or if anybody will be charged in the case. >>> we have breaking news. a massive power outage crippling flights out of atlanta. we are feeling it here at our local airports as well. nearly two dozen flights two and from atlanta have

this is the ride through rockville. to 95 to theking district, it will cost you six minutes. have some free and clear pavement out there. more on your traffic and 10 minutes. adrianna: patch of ice and sliding off the runway. the scare overnight in boston. >> a fire destroys an antique store in alexandria. it does not want to my wish was a clubhouse, but we call it "the wish house." people visit national parks from all over the world. food tastes better when you don't have to cook it. he was just supposed to be my dog. i don't know why. (vo) we're proud that, on behalf of our owners, the subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen million dollars in just ten years. get 0% financing for 63 months on select models. plus we'll donate $250 to charity. "what if" more of the came from renewable resources? "what if" the electric grid could detect, fix and even prevent power outages? "what if" our grid were less vulnerable and more secure? "what if" all these "what if"s became a reality? well, they are. at dominion energy, we're completely transforming our

. >>> new this morning, part of rockville pike in rockville is closed after an accident turns deadly. police say the driver of this moped is dead after a hit and run crash late last night. it all happened at rockville pike and congressional lane not far from the twinbrooks metro station. police say the driver of the car ditched the vehicle just a few yards from the scene and ran away. he was tracked down and is now in polic yet been released. >>> and this morning a little girl is recovering after being shot in the leg. d.c. police say kids with are playing with a gun when it went off saturday afternoon. the shooting happened inside an apartment building along pomeroy street in southeast. detectives are interviewing everyone who was there at the time of the shooting. so far no one has been charged. >>> and this is when we're all together, relatives, families, but it can be difficult for families coping with the loss of a loved one. >> but a group of local mothers are coming together to lift each other spencer has their powerful stories. >> a lot of times we don't want to wake up. we're

that killed a me ped driver at rockville pike and congressional lane.driver was heading south on rockville pike when a car crashed into him. the driver ran from the scene, officers did catch up and say that he was driving under the influence. he later died at the hospital. >> in the district a woman charged with stabbing a man in his apartment this happened overnight. the victim told police the woman was in his apartment and stabbed him in the stomach. a short time later they spotted the suspect angela blair. she was arrested. police say they found evidence of pcp near blair and charged her with drug possession >>> a fire swept through a townhouse overnight. firefighters tell us the fire sparked on the second floor the cause, however, still under investigation. we're told one person was taken from the scene to the hospital to get checked out. >>> in prince george's county, a search is underway for a missing 14-year-old girl. police say she did leave voluntarily. barbara was last seen at school on tuesday in new carlton, her family said she normally ride

feels like 11 in rockville and it feels like 20 bethesda and it feels like 6 degrees in andrews right as she gets ready to give you a traffic report. >>> here's the thing. i came in at my big coat and i followed your orders miri and then larry just attacked me. i had my hood up and everything. it was -- >> larry throwing shade? >> larry showing shade. >> at 3:00 in the morning. >> let's tell the truth. you came in and you scared me. you scared me. [ laughter ] because i was like where's security and who is this man walking into the studio? >> that's awful. >> that's what i said. >> larry. see? shade by 3:00 a.m. you see what we deal with? 66 eastbound we have construction between nutley street and route 7 and then we also have construction up on the topside of the peltway. so if -- beltway. so you are the up by route 1 southbound before the beltway crews will be out there and larry and jan also on the outer loop of the beltway -- inner loop of the beltway as well. >>> thank you so much. and here's the way that you can help some in your neighborhood in this bitterly cold weather that w

tonight several people are checked out after a carbon monoxide leak at rockville home. crews on the scene in the 100 block of washington street. maryland bureau chief brad bell is live with the breaking details. brad? brad: as you can see the fire department is still on the scene of the house in the downtown section of rockville close to the courthouse. look, this is really what made all the difference. the people were able to go ahead and get out of the home. now the alarm sounded and they came out. fire department arrived. they went in. listen to this. they found 200 p million. everybody got out of the house, got fresh air and they are okay. the cause we are told is work done on the surface and something wasn't connected. the exhaust gases were getting all through the home. the fire department is talking about this as a good news story. they have this in the home. the fire department stressing you have to have these and you have to test them to make sure that they actually work. in this case, we are seeing the proof that saved lives. the levels were very, very high. i

a public funeral for fire marshal sander cohen took place at a rockville synagogue. maryland governor larry hogan recalled a chance encounter with cohen last year. while cohen's boss --- the state fire marshal --- broke down in tears. maryland state police are still investigating why a germantown man didn't see both men or their two cars. a big step toward ending "net neutrality." the f-c-c voted to end the obama-era rule that said all internet traffic must be treated equally. now -- internet service providers would have a free hand to slow or block web sites and apps as they see fit. they'd also be able to charge more for faster speeds. republicans call it a fair-market approach. democrats disagree. it could take months for today's decision to go into effect. several state attorneys general plan to sue, to try to keep it from happening at all. if you're unclear on what net neutrality means for you, providers and web sites-- seven's on your side to help explain. that. covering metro -- here's something riders want to hear-- free wi-fi service is now available at 30 u

northbound and southbound lanes have been impacted at rockville right at route 28.ig section there. that's why they were investigating. i am seeing delays on 355. at least the sensor is picking up on some. it just cleared before we went to air. 66 heading westbound by the beltway we have construction. however if you have coming in on the beltway heading on the outer loop or inner loop i am seeing delays around that construction zone. >> thank you ellen. right now we are awaiting confirmation that mike pence has delayed his planned trip to israel this weekend. >> leaders say he will not arrive in time to celebrate the he was supposed to arrive on sunday but will not head there until the middle of next week so he'll be available if he does need to cast a tie breaking vote on tax reform. >> this really cool video from the russian capsule undocking from the international space station. in the past 30 minutes they did touch base on board after 139 days in space. their replacement crew will take off on sunday and the crew that's currently at the station will be able to le

volunteer firefighter and deputy chief fire marshal sander cohen's funeral will be held in rockville. f-b-i special agent carlos wolff will be laid to rest in gaithersburg. last night, rockville volunteer firefighters paid tribute to cohen during their 15th annual hanukkah celebration. cohen joined the department around the time these cohen joined the department around the time these volunteers started that hanukkah tradition. they say the event meant a lot to him. today marks five years since 26 people were shot and killed in the massacre at sandy hook elementary school. the nation stunned when a 20-year-old opened fire in newtown, connecticut -- killing those 20 children and six educators. just after the shooting.. then president obama called for meaningful action' on gun control... but two major pieces of legislation which would have required universal background cheks for firearms - failed to pass the senate. now five years later - gun violence prevention advocates are calling for action once again. they'll hold a vigil this morning outside n-r-a headquarters in fairfax. happening

carlos wolff and rockville volunteer firefighter sander cohen were both struck along i-270. flags in maryland flew at half staff yesterday in their honor. wolff will be laid to rest thursday morning at church of the redeemer in gaithersburg. funeral services for cohen will also be thursday morning in rockville. 5:xx - and this morning we are learning new details school student navid sepheri. suzanne kennedy live in bethesda this morning with what happened once police were called. this morning investigators are learning more about investigators are learning more about what led a man to try and blow up a new york subway station. that explosion near times square - all caught on camera. you can see the pipe bomb going off.. but the suspect's suicide belt failed to detonate. police say 27-year-old akayed ullah told them he was inspired by isis - from what he saw online. isis had recently posted this image to its propaganda websites showing an isis fighter dressed as santa -- with a box of dynamite -- at times square. ullah has been living in the u-s- for 7 years... he's originall

ross was killed on saturday night less than half a mile from his home in rockville. he was at the intersection of rockville pike and congressional lane when the driver hit him and took off. police arrested him and charged him with dui. >> people are suffering. it's not just the family. it's friends. it goes on and on and on. so just think, please think before you drink and put those keys in. >>> family and friends say that red letter was a popular server and bartender at a restaurant in bethesda. he's described as a p could make anyone laugh and smile. >>> today deliberations are set to resume in the first trial involving inauguration day protesters. there are six defendants in this case. all were arrested on january 20th. those defendants argued prosecutors are overreacting by charging each with rioting. prosecutors admit at least two of the people did not actually break windows or cause any damage. however, they claim, because the defendants encouraged others to commit property damage, they are charged with rioting. the verdict could come as soon as today in the ca

. >>> two off duty officers have died after an accident on i-270 in rockville.ontgomery county fire and rescue spokesperson said one person was a rockville firefighter. the other was an fbi agent. police officers will give an update around 10:00 this morningmemorn morning. follow updates in our nbc washington app. >>> the search for the remains of pamela butler has ended. police and their canine officers searching i- 95 in stafford county friday morn but found nothing. it's be the site of major construction over the years so authorities find it best to end the search. >>> because of all the snow we've been to postpone our nbc 4 allstate community shred at fedexfield. rightly so. you don't want to get out in the stuff unless you have to. it'll be coming down for a couple hours. >> afternoon and evening. >> couple inches expected around here. two to four on average, i think is a good, safe bet around here. now that it is snowing, i feel a little more confident about that. if anyone is going to get more than four inches of snow, i suspect they'll live in st. mary's

the people we spoke with in line described operation here in rockville as ordinarily. they also say it's a relief to finally legally try to a new treatment for various health conditins. >> it was really very ordinarily, manage well and they is a whole check in process and they explain the different products available and i think right now they have a little limited supply. >> and i have zero hunger. >> cannabis helps. >> helps my appetite a lot and enables me to eat food and food taste better. when i do smoke cannabis not only does it help me fall asleep sleep a full six or seven hours it may not be eight or nine hours but it's better than four you. >> so a lot of people feeling relief tonight and others upset they did not get to any product before having that line cut off. we were listening and security said the people in line tonight did get some kind of card to come back when this place opens sunday. i believe they said they are closed tomorrow and will be open in sunday. avenue avenue, "fox5 local news". >> and what is feels like throughout front. after a mild thro

he popped the question in rockville time square. they shared this video on the facebook page. the good news is kathleen said yes. we want to wish a big congratulations to the happy couple. >> man. you go to that trouble, you better know the answer. >> i keep waiting for one of these to be, sorry, no. that's -- yeah. yeah. i don't know. k there. >>> look, as we wind down 2017, a lot of you may be thinking about your new year's resolutions. a marist poll just found losing weight, saving more money no longer the favorites. number one resolution next year, simply being a better person. >> that sounds a little more achievable. >> because everybody defines that quite differently. >> okay. >> you define it any way you want. >> the only resolution i ever made that i thought was a good one that i stuck to. i gave up eating cold french fries. they no longer taste good once they're cold and they're just as bad for you. >> cut down on the calories. there you go. all right. look at that. >> take a look at this, on monday morning, not one, not two, three suns shining over northeastern china

i'm at the espn 980 radio studios in rockville.e been doing a three-hour show with the former redskins corner back. the redskins have the day off. some of them went home for christmas before they get back to work tomorrow to prepare for the giants. i have been out here doing radio. i had a chance to ask fred smoot about the giants and could it be kirk cousins last game in burgundy and gold? >> it's up to the team, the front office are doing everything they can do to throw whatever money he wants in his favor. it's up to kirk. kirk will sit down talk with his wife and talk to his family and figure out what is best for him. >> do you want to play for somebody who didn't believe in you, in your mind? >> i understand where he is coming from. like you are dating. you choose the second one and you chose the first one before her. we dated rgiii. now we take him. i understand where he is coming from. kirk is a perfect match for what we have going on here. usually you look at quarterbacks with a lot of success in the game they are tried to

sander cohen will be laid to rest thursday morning at a synagogue in rockville. you may remember he helped special agent carlos wolff. cohen was also a volunteer firefighter in rockville. >>> this morning, for the second time in two months, new york city is recovering from a terror attack. the 22-year-old man from bangladesh is accused of detonating a suicide bomb. chris lawrence in the newsroom with new information on this developing story. chris? >> aaron, we're getting a better look at the device that exploded in the incidents. it's the first attempted suicide bombing on u.s. soil. listen to surveillance video. akayed ullah had a device strapped to his body which he debt nad nated a little after 7:00 in the morning. three people were injured, including ullah, himself p he's in the hospital in serious condition. >> the device is based on a pipe bomb. it was affixed to his person with a zip ties. >> it was a big explosion. the impact pushed everybody around. >> ullah is an ex triggs and investigators say he learned how to maybe the explosive device through onlin