police lined tape on the 3300 block of springdale avenue as detectives investigate homicide. a woman was found stabbed and pronounced dead at the hospital. >> this is a quiet street. we do not have things like this happen. it is unfortunate. the womance tell us knocked on the door that home before collapsing in the front yard. officers arrive at 8:25 a.m. this morning and found the woman in critical condition. it just does not seem like a logical stories to me. us nothis neighbor asked to use her name. she is puzzled after seeing police picking up evidence two doors down from her home. >> i have door -- i have daughters. it seems like a random act. ryan: police say the victim did not have any idea it more difficult for investigators to figure out if the stabbing happened in the neighborhood or somewhere else. detectives are also focusing their attention on this silver car parked in front of the home. >> this is real surprising, easter sunday, real surprising. ryan: police are looking for leads to help solve this mysterious murder. ryan hughes, abc 7 news. q: sheriff's deputie

matt ackland is along springdale avenue in forestville with more on this story tonight. matt. >>reporter: it happened here right along this block on sunday morning. authorities just know that the woman was stabbed in the mid section and tonight they really need your help. they're hoping that you can identify her from the composite sketch. they really want to notify her family. let's take you to the video that her family provided us not too long ago. they believe she was 20 to 23 years old, five eleven, 125 pounds. light complex, brown eyes and they are hair was pulled back at the time. notice her clothing now. she had jeans pulled over sweatpants and very distinctive socks. no tattoos and fink per prints, but there are none on file. we believe that our decedent came to this house, knocked on the door. we're assuming to get some sort of help. by the time the homeowner was able to get to the front door our decedent had become unconscious and was out front of her house. >> all right. so once again, 3300 block of springdale here in forestville. they say it happened easter morning.

this woman was found in the 3300 block of springdale avenue about 8:25 easter morning. she was in the front yard of the home. she had been fatally stabbed. no i.d., no tattoo or distinguishing characteristics no fingerprints so really no identity. this is what a detective said moments ago. >> we believe the decedent came to the house and knocked on the door, we are assuming to get some sort of help. by the time the homeowner was able to get to the front door, our the house. stephen: they have very little to go on. they are hoping that the images lead someone to recognize this woman and to come forward and provide some form of identification. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. in the first 100 days of the trump presidency flying by and today president trump is in wisconsin. moments ago he wrapped up an event to promote his buy american, hire american initiative to keep jobs in the country and going to american citizens. michelle: an update to a story we told you about yesterday at 4:00. hyattsville voting to become a sanctuary city. the second

police say that a woman fitting this description, wearing these stumbled onto a random porch on springdale avenue, pounded on the front door after being stabbed, then collapsed and died. >> it's a sad story, especially because we don't know who she is. we want to give closure to her family. we know that somebody knows her and is missing her right now. jay: neighbors have no idea who she is either. >> she looks so young. i don't know that picture, though. jay: nancy: an easter sunday murder solved. they say that a 79-year-old was stabbed to death by his 21-year-old step grandson. they say that malcolm cunningham rented a room for about nine months and was asked to leave last friday. he said the wrong thing and just went buck wild. nancy: the police have charged cunningham with murder. tove: clouds are beginning increase as they move through the overnight, likely to produce showers and drizzle through the day tomorrow. the biggest change tomorrow will be the temperatures, only in the upper 50's, lower 60's for daytime highs. don't count on a a lot of sunshine. a cool day tomorrow, much warme

the family that answered here in the tiny 3300 block of springdale avenue found a young woman bleeding to death on their lawn easter morning. >> the first step really to solve this case will be identifying her. >> reporter: two days later and the tragedy deepens. as if if if she was inviz zable. no identification and no frantic family calling to say they are missing her. >> no, unfortunately the only thing that this person heard was a knock at the door and by the time this person got to the front door she was already out in the front yard unresponsive. >> reporter: detectives are making a public and sad appeal for help. >> she is described as a 20 to 23-year-old light complected black female. she's approximately 5'11" and weighs 126 pounds. she has a pair of dark jeans. under those jeans she had black- colored sweat pants with gray pockets. she also had a distinctive black and white t-shirt. and then off to the side there she had very colorful socks, a knit hat and a pair of nike tennis shoes. >> the young woman had been stabbed to death and had probably not gone far after being attack

officers found the stabbing victim when they responded to a home along springdale avenue. they rushed her to a nearby hops where she died. no word on a possible suspect. police have not released the victim's name. >> still to come on news 4 at 6:00, a police investigation in one alexandria community, why people may notice more officers in their neighborhood. >>> a viewer sends us video of a chopper rescue in montgomery county. find out what went wrong here. and we're going to take you to some of the easter sunday celebrations right here in our area. >>> somebody fired shots at an apartment complex in alexandria along kenmore avenue. this just off 395. we're told that shots did go into one of the units but nobody was hurt. police are driving through that area. you may notice a bigger police presence. wee told that fairfax county police are sending up their choppers to help with this investigation. alcohol and speed, police say they're both factors in the crash at the hospital and killed two adults. one of the victims hit a tree and that vehicle burst into flames. maryland s

officers were called to the 1100 block of springdale avenue at 4:30 this morning when they found the woman suffering from stab wounds. she was taken to a nearby hospital but di anyone with information should contact prince george's county police. >>> speed, alcohol and driver error are to blame for a fatal collision in charles county overnight that left two people dead and six others seriously hurt. maryland state police say a chevy suburban rear ended a jeep last night in the northbound lane of winter town road in hughesville. the suburban went down an embankment striking several poles and trees before catching fire. the driver died at the scene. four others were flown to area hospitals by the helicopter. the jeff's driver was rushed in an ambulance to the hospital. >>> a local woman is acquitted of child sex abuse and human trafficking charges in egypt. she, her husband and six others were arrested in 2014 on charges of kidnapping and human trafficking while working at a nonprofit organization she founded to care for street children today the decision cleared the defendants l all c

police say a woman was stabbed on springdale avenue in forestville.nocked on the door of a home... then collapsed in the front yard. she later died at the hospital. police tape wrapped around the front yards of two homes... as part of their murder investigation. police say the woman did not have detectives focused a lot of attention on the silver audi parked out front of the home where the woman collapsed. speeding and alcohol are being blamed for a crash in charles county that killed two people. it happened late saturday night on leonardtown road in hughesville. police say a chevy suburban hit a jeep driven by a waldorf woman, ended up on a lawn, and caught fire. she and her passenger are doing okay. but the suburban's driver and a passenger were killed. they've been identified as michael simms of linden, virginia.. and lashawnia hagen of waldorf, maryland. four passengers in the suburban were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. happening tonight - the hyattsville city council wil sanctuary city ordinance. the measure would proh

early morning on easter sunday, the woman stumbled onto a random porch on springdale avenue.d on a front door, after being stabbed. she collapsed, and later died. police have a sketch of the victim. and last night, officers canvassed a neighborhood in forestville, asking if anyone could identify her. so far.. no one has. police say the woman was african-american.. and in her early twenties. she was tall and thin, with no scars or tattoos. meanwhile.. an easter sunday murder in dc, solved. relatives say 79-year-old david norwood was stabbed to death in his capitol hill home... by his 21-year-old step grandson! they say - malcolm cunningham rented a room in norwood's house for about 9 months- and was asked to leave last friday. cunningham has been charged with murder. new developments, following a robbery on a metro red line train on easter sunday.. police say they now know who the four attackers are. but they're still on the loose. transit police are gathering evidence for warrants, which will likely be issued this week. metro received many tips, after releasing high-quality s

once again this happened sunday morning, easter morning on springdale avenue and authorities just arrived here i'd say probably about 15 minutes ago. they're residents again obviously trying to drum up some details. they said today they would really like to know this is so they can notify their family. also it might help with the investigation as well. if you notice this person authorities would like to hear from you. >> live in forestville tonight, matt ackland, fox5 local news. >> thank you, matt. should police pursue illegal atvs or not? tuesdays of atvs and dirt bike riders hit the national mall, but should police stop them. also ahead at 5@6:30. i'm tom fitzgerald live. secretary of home land department telling lawmakers to shut up if they disagree with trump administration policy. why did he say that. we'll tell you at five at s loving seeing those blue skies behind tomorrow tonight as he's showing us around gw. we're going to continue to have a beautiful evening, but the blue skies are going to take aic hoo i'll let you know when and if there are any showers to go along with it. we

officers found the victim this morning along this springdale avenue in forestville just inside the beltway off of forestville road. they rushed her to the hospital where shelarity died. police have not released the victim's name. >>> right now, freedom for a woman from virginia detained in egypt for years. she was acquitted by an egyptian court today. she was arrested in cairo nearly three years ago. authorities accused her of abusing children through an organization she founded to help kids living on the street. human rights groups have long dismissed the charges as bogus. she has dual citizenship and she grew up in falls church, graduated from george maven university and then returned to her native egypt. we are hearing she may in fact stay in cairo to keep up the goals of her care for children. >>> switching gears, tight security for easter mass in vatican city today. tens it of thousands of people had to pass through metal detectors before soderberg the famous st. peter's square. in his message, pope francis encouraged world leaders to stop the spread of conflicts. >>> game number one,

if you're waking up here in cherry hill and you're coming in from springdale or marlton, no delays, noems. we've got kind of light volume out there. roads are dry, too so we're good right there. i want to take you over here to new jersey again and hop into that 42 if you're coming up from deptford or turnersville this is your ride. 42 northbound looking pretty good as you head toward the walt whitman bridge you have no problems heading northbound. we had an accident here in towamencin township on foot road. it has cleared. getting more details about our accident in cobbs creek. it's involving a hit-and-run and a motorcyclist so watch for this accident on 58th street at walnut street. we have police responding to the scene in cobbs creek. let's show you the waze app. if you're in allentown this morning you're looking at allentown, south whitehall township no problems right here in bethlehem, no one is reporting any issues on the commuter traffic report in the waze app. 53 degrees right now in philadelphia. it's just 46 though in allentown. 49 in trenton. 50 in wilmington and atlantic ci

officers were called to the 3300 block of springdale avenue just after 8:30 this morning where they found a woman suffering from stab wounds. she was taken to a nearby hospital but later di contact prince george's county. police. >>> an egyptian court clears a washington area woman of child abuse and human trafficking charges. she, her husband and six others were arrested in 2014 on charges of kidnapping and human trafficking. they were all aid workers at a nonprofit hayazzi founded to help treat children in cairo. today an egyptian court cleared the defendants of all the charges in the case. her release comes two weeks after egypt's new president visited washington and was praised by president donald trump. we did reach out to her brother who responded to us via e-mail. he said this is probably one of the best days of his life and that he can't wait to see his sister. >>> howard, it's looking cooler tomorrow and meteorologist burn howard bernstein -- rd bernstein says we'll be dealing with showers in spots. >> if you're going to be outside the first half of the day, keep in mind we could

in nearby springdale, floodwaters took the life of a 10-year-old girl. the storm system wreaking havoc in missouri, washing out bridges, turning roads into rivers, and flooding homes. the state's governor now bringing in the national guard. >>om seeing in parts of missouri has surpassed historic levels. there are certain places that have seen water levels several feet higher than any time in missouri's recorded history. >> reporter: in branson, missouri, it was neighbor helping neighbor, filling sandbags, hoping to alleviate a worst-case scenario in the tourist mecca. >> the power of water is something that people underestimate, and so, it is scary, you know when it's taking these people's homes. >> reporter: the army corps of engineers opening up the gates at table rock dam near branson, hoping to lower the rising lake level there. >> the lakes are full, and so, therefore, the corps managing that water to pass through the system. >> reporter: more rain is expected this week. >> we're telling them to be over prepared and underwhelmed. >> reporter: here i

she showed up at a home in springdale avenue, for we are right now, at 8:25 on easter sunday, she had been stabbed. she was taken to the hospital, where she later died. onlybors here shocked, not that this took place on easter sunday, but they don't know who this woman is, they don't recognize her from the community, no one seems to have any idea who she is. authorities say they need your help. anything about the crime. do you recognize the woman here in this composite sketch? if so, you ask to call prince george's county police. authorities are offering a $25,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest or an indictment in this case. reporting live in for still, suzanne kennedy. autria: police closing in on the four men who attacked him robbed a metro rider on easter sunday. all four of the men had been identified. the group was riding on a onthbound train near wheaton the red lines when they demanded another writer's cell phone. when he didn't hand it over, they attacked him. warrants will likely be issued sometime this week. the metro red line reopening right now with normal

police are trying to identify the victim and the suspect from the murder on springdale avenue. this woman knocked on a door before collapsing in the yard. a reward offered for information leading to an arrest. nancy: a 2-year-old murder and the man that the f.b.i. says is responsible is now on the most waned bhadreshkumar chetanghai patel has not been seen hins police say he slashed his wife to death in the dunkin' donuts in the anne arundel area. >> this is a horrendous and a terribly violent crime. that elevates our concern that this individual is still in the community at large. nancy: they believe his wife wanted to return to india and he did not. they believe he is staying with the relatives in the united states or have fled to canada or india. hanz coming up at -- larry: coming up at 5:00, -- president trump: we are going to take new steps to follow up on the pledge to hire american. larry: closer look at whether the plan will create jobs. nancy: how reliable is the new numbers that might surprise you. scott: i'm scott taylor at the call for action command center. call us

investigators say she knocked on door of house springdale avenue easter morning and the homeowner founder unconscious on the front lawn and she died a short time later. >> still to come tonight take a look at crazy accident. that right there is a car stuck underneath a moving truck and the driver is still inside. new details about what happened. ♪ >> first it's been one year since the music world lost one of its biggest stars. and a celebration in honor of prince. we're back >> you don't have to be troych be my girl♪ you don't have to be drul rule any world♪ >> friday night dance party here on "fox" 5. reality it's a bittersweet day for prince fans wrevr and it's hard to believe one year ago today the music legend died of an accidental overdose. >> celebration of his life is underway at the estate which is turned into a museum. fox's an ooe. elli po olis has more. >> it's been one year since the music world lost one of its stars. >> love you prince mince you. >> fans gathering at paisley park to mourn the loss of prince. where he lived and died is a museum and celebration is held in his

chase was in bad shape when she made it to that home on springdale road. they still don't know who killed her or why. but if you can help police get to her killer $25,000 would be yours. >>> tears and hugs at a memorial service for the army specialist killed when a black hawk chopper crashed in maryland. this was the scene a few hours ago he loved working on helicopters flying. two other servicemen are still in the baltimore hospital. >>> white house is celebrating the release of an american aid worker from an egyptian president. president trump negotiate the release. she was helping homeless children when she was arrested in a wide spread crack down after the egyptian military seized power. >> we are very happy to have iya back home and it's a great honor to have her in the oval office with her brother. >> president trump walked over to the treasury department to show he is intent on rolling back taxes. he also ordered a review of the dod-frank reform law. >>> in france the man who targeted police and terrorists had a history of assaulting officers. one p

this woman knocked on the door of a house on springdale avenue.er found her unconscious on the front lawn she died a short time later. police believe the woman is between 20 and 23 years old. she is five eleven and about 125 pounds. we believe that our decedent came to this hours, knocked on the door we're assuming to get some sort of help. by the time the homeowner was able to get to the front door our decedent had become unconscious and was out front of her house. >> if you recognize the woman, recognize her clothing, call police so they can notify her family. >> straight ahe, jim and sarah are up next with fox5 news at 10. thirty. ahead at 10. thirty here at georgetown university is apologizing for its past. the university once owned the campus in an effort bomb threats montgomery county is introducing a new effort to protect jewish schools and community centers. those stories and more coming up at 10. thirty. george washington university >> this is fox5 local news at ten:30. thank you for staying with us here at 10. thirty i'm sarah simmons. i

investigators say she knocked on door of house in spri springdale.unconscious on the short lawn. she died a short time later. these are clothes she is wearing between 20 and 23. 5' 11", 125 pounds if you recognize this woman in this it sketch you're asked to call police so they can notify her family. take a good look now at this man wanted for robbery after police say he made away with cash from else faring" on john mar drive annandale. this happened yesterday afternoon. the man implied he had a weapon and needed money. he didn't hide his face. surveillance got a good look at him as well. >> and happening today there will be an active shooter drill at the navy dwri yard. and during the exercise the washington navy yard will be on lockdown. no cars, no pedestrians are allowed during this drill and remember it is just a drill. >> and it's political rivalry among neighbors at apartment building cross from nats park. this may garner attention and laugh maybe too. the butting management told everybody to take all banners down including all sports banners

she was collapsed in someone's front yard on springdale avenue in forestville. >>> inspectors will have your safety in mind when they check the trees around the capitol from now on. a man was killed when a tree branch fell on him. he was working on an irrigation pipe at first street southeast after he died house speaker paul ryan shared his condolences. he leaves behind a wife and two children. >>> president trump is closing in on his first 100 days. how is he doing so far? tracie potts takes a look. >> reporter: checking president trump's win/loss record in the first 100 days. win, neil gorsuch. loss, health care. still up in the air, russia and the travel ban. >> i don't know how it's going to be a year from now with president trump but i think h starting to work with congress. >> reporter: next, the budget. building up america's infrastructure. >> we're going to have a trillion dollar plan and it's going to fix up our roads, our highways and airports. >> reporter: and tax reform. >> we are going to march very quickly. you watch. we're going to surprise you. >> it's going to be hard f

investigators said she knocked on the door of a house on springdale avenue easter, later found unconscious on the for a time later. so far, police have not identified a suspect or a m. >>> new surveillance video showing the wanted suspects in a story we told you about first here on fox 5. four suspects viciously attacked two men on separate occasions as they walked down the street. both attacks happened last weekend along park road northwest. police believe these suspects ambushed two men, stole the cell phones and took off. if you know anything about the suspects please call police. >>> heads up for people who live in spotsylvania county. officials are advising residents to boil their water before using it. this comes after a major water main break on route 1. residents from fredericksberg to thornburgh may be experiencing discolored water or low water pressure. county officials say they expect to lift the boil water notice within three days. >>> an caught on camera. >> two suspects burst into his business as the employees locking up. why this may not be the first time these criminals tar

it happened this morning on the 3300 block of springdale avenue in forestville. >> coming up, an emotional reunion caught on camera. fox 5 was there as a woman who found a box with human ashes in a maryland thrift store returned it to the family who was missing it. >> and much more in the paraded by the north korean leader kwlug a medium range solid fuel missile which could have been the type that was at the launch site on the east coast of the country today. if successful it could have threatened the us ally japan as well as service members in that country. a missile launcher, a new test was expected around this time to mark that anniversary. there was no speculation that it was time for vice president pence for a trip to the region. >> this mornings provocation from the north is just the latest reminder of the risks each one of you face every day in the defense of the freedom of people of south korea and the defense of america in this part of the world. >> north korea's missile program never too far away even at the flower exhibition. a sign of north korea's might and power. >> the north

officers responded to the scene on springdale avenue yesterday just before 8:30 in the morning.e was taken to the hospital where she died a short while later. detectives are trying to figure out who killed this woman and why. >>> a disturbing discovery at care. officials at its washington headquarters received a racist letter portraying president obama as a monkey. in addition it contained a page from an english translation of the quran. it had a fake return address. >>> president trump's campaign has raised more than $7 million for the 20 barack obama had raised about $.15 million during the first three months of his term in the white house. dozens of you are weighing in. valerie writes same. i would never support anyone trying to profit from the american people while destroying healthcare, lying about jobs, blowing up countries with no real plan nor would i support a guy who is in bed with russia and lies without question. we have people fired up on our facebook page. log on there and join the conversation. tell us what you think any time of day. >>> a local dog is in the runn

she knocked on the door of a house on springdale avenue easter morning.ort time later. >>> in fairfax county an elderly man was found dead in his senior center apartment at the little river glen senior center in fairfax. investigators say 77-year-old cong huu nguyen had trauma to his upper body. an autopsy shows he was murdered. police still have no suspects in this case or a motive. >>> time now 8:04. in d.c. they need your help finding two men connected to an attempted robbery at a business in northeast. investigators told us this isn't the first time the business was targeted. fox5's alexandria limon spoke to an employee about how it happened. >> reporter: this is surveillance video from an attempted armed robbery in northeast d.c. on april 13th. it was all very quick but frightening for jason king and his wife who were closing up the avondale coffee shop that night. >> a guy tried to -- go the into the store so my wife said we -- she believe it was customer so she -- she say, oh, we close, we close the store but she push the -- the entrance one more t

fabulous springdale outside today. >> uh-huh.. >> perfect timing. >> it is perfect timing for this almost like summer out there in spots. as we take a live look on sky6 over the center city skyline a lot of blue upstairs. a few cirrus clouds pulling in but our temperatures sitting at 80 degrees which is more typical of early june, winds out of the southwest at 7 miles an hour. the dewpoint at 41 and in easton up in northampton county also mixture of sunshine as well as some high clouds, 81 degrees up there. southwesterly wind at 13 miles an hour. but we're not all basking in the summer warmth. at the shore you can see i you look at the water. you see the white caps developing here, very strong wind out of the south, 17 miles an hour. catching in off of that ocean of just 50 degrees so the air temperature is just 60 so if you're down there strolling along or planning on strolling along one of the boardwalks, promenades or along the ocean side here later this afternoon or this evening, definitely grab a jacket. we'll talk about rec

also some construction in cherry hill not to mention another accident, route 70 westbound near springdalejim. >>> thanks, meisha. our next update 7:55. up next this morning how some communities in colorado are profiting from pot. i'm jim donovan good morning. >>> here on the daily shoal we want to give o'reilly the send-off he deserves. let's face it. hec he's not going to get it on fox. they're going pretend like nothing is wrong. no news to report here. back to you meg ginn, i mean gretchen, i mean bill. i mean who's left. >> luckily he has the publicing empire. he's the author of "killing lincoln," "killing kennedy," and the latest, "killing my career." it's give to give people a lot to discuss. >> it's getting huge coverage. >>'s right. because as jodi pointed out, there may be more news to the story. welcome back to "cbs this morning." on the same day bill o'reilly was ousted from fox news, the cable star got to meet with the pope. >> that's an area where you have to have a special ticket in order to get that close. >> ironic it would be on that day. >>> "the new york times" reports