pat collins outside dubai jewelry store in springfield, virginia, where the wild scene pat? >> reporter: jim, by my count, this guy is good for about five felonies in just a matter of minutes. it was a jewelry store robbery that led to a gunfight that had not one, but two getaways that ended in crashes. and today the suspect is still at large. this is what it sounded like on the police radio. >> shots fired. brookfield plaza. black male, face covered. >> reporter: the dubai jewelry store in springfield, virginia. they say a masked man wearing what looked to be a ups outfit comes in and robshe place. >> he shouted don't move, i'll shoot you. >> reporter: the robber goes from showcase to showcase dumping judump ing jewelry into a duffle bag. the robber here, the cop over

>> springfield, missouri is called the queen of to the today, church going community with good-sized colleges. gary grew up poor on a farm not far way and knew early on his adult life would be all about education, teaching kids in his classroom by day and the history book in his lap at night. he and his wife, jan, raised two kids, a boy and a girl who sadly died young of a brain cancer. jan kept the house mainly and sold avon products part-time. they lived and gardened in the same house almost 25 years. they even designed it themselves. life in missouri was good for the two. >> they loved each other very much. >> daughter, jessica, remembers how extraordinarily close her parents were, joined at the hip. >> my mother went shopping my dad took her. talked on the phone several times a day. >> they really were for the age, huh? >> yes. >> personalities, gary was the fun outgoing one. >> he was a very jolly man, kind of like a santa claus. >> jan, a little more reserved. >> it took a little bit more to get to know her. once she warmed up to you, she was very alive. >> when gary retired as

live in springfield, richard reeve, abc 7 news. kimberly: the man shot by secret service agents outside of the white house friday after being asked to drop his gun is in critical condition. the secret service says that jesse oliverio of pennsylvania never made it inside the white house complex. he has no known connections with terrorists. [commotion] scene at anld apartment at the university of maryland campus very early this morning. it happened at a graduation party, and it's still not clear how things escalated to what you are about to see in this dramatic video. same.ideo recorded at the -- at thescene. marylandersity of gathering for a graduation party. >> you think that you are enjoying the celebration, and within a matter of 10 minutes you are on the floor blinded. amy: she said she was pepper spray twice. the police got a complaint about a laurel the party -- about a loud party the swing. >> it escalated on to people on the ground unable to breathe or see. it does not make sense. amy: she said partygoers were leaving when i

theyl conner is monitoring story in springfield where the gun man is still on the loose, cheryl? l: that's right, and fairfax county police justin lifted the crime tape, so we are able to get closer to the jewelry store. we just watch the owners go in and gather belongings. they did not have any interest in talking to us come all of this 11 hours later, and the suspect is still on the loose. the last piece of evidence left for the police, a vehicle involved in a carjacking, crashed in the woods in springfield. >> certainly hope they catch him. cheryl: she is glad that her neighbor is ok. >> he was all right and he said yes. he grabbed a duffel bag and ran off. they came in contact with a man who the police were searching for following a robbery and officer-involved shooting. a fairfax county police officer responded to an armed robbery at dubai jewelry store in brookfield plaza. >> the suspect opened fire upon the officer, shooting rounds at the officer. the officer became engaged in a gunbattle with the suspect. cheryl: another driver was caught in the middle, shot from the susp

they represent the best chance for a springfield woman who is battling kidney disease.s 4's molette green brings us her story. >> reporter: it's not your typical sign on the side of the road at this springfield intersection or here along shady grove road. >> need kidney, please help pamela. >> i would hope that people are driving by -- >> thank you. sorry. >> this is pamela allison's personal crusade to find the kidney donor on her own before her kidney disease progresses. >> i just came down the road, and i saw the different signs that people put up from tutoring to, like, vote for so and so for senator, and i had this thought in my head, and i thought it has to work for some people, so why not give this a try? >> she started springfield home with 100 signs hoping her family would stick. >> they've stuck it all over the dmv, pennsylvania and georgia hoping to get that call. a friend step up, but not to be a match. >> this may be unusual, but a campaign like this is not unusual. we hear about them all the time and it's sad in the sense that it really speaks to the need

usual congested zone north of that tha point in dale city stop-and-good traffic towards theshe springfield interchange.ge 66 however and 267 moving 267 m along without any issues.ss maryland same stories. stories things looking good except 95 e on the southbound side clear 270 southbound little bit ofou congestion picking up towardsndw the spur.the spur. holly.ho >> thanks erin. >>> coming up on fox news morning, nats ace max scherzer h entered into major league baseball history.istory. >> researchers make aesea discovery about stomach fatoustm and why it's so hard to get rid of it.rid of it. >> and as we head to break, 5:27 is your advertisement live look across the d.c.k ac region. listen, playing fun music m throughout the morning. if you have a song you want tott hear don't hesitate to tweete us or post it on facebook and a in about 15 minutes we'll havee our commercial commentary onmmey my facebook page. pag i think we'll talk about abo what's a cool thing to wear in the workplace.lace. fox news morning back right bht after this. after this.

the standoff ended just minutes ago in springfield, delaware county. night, and the the big story on "action news" tonight has finally come to an end on the unit block of hillview drive. "action news" reporter christie ileto is as close to the scene as she is being allowed by authorities. christie, the standoff is going on for hours. do you know yet how police were able to apprehend the barricaded man? >> reporter: well, jim, that gunman is in custody. and heard not too long ago as him being tased as s.w.a.t. teams made their way into his home. this was the scene earlier. the barricade lasted for about four hours. police were called to a home on hillview and wayne at 6:30 this evening. inside that springfield home was reportedly heavily armed man who had apparently fired three shots. witnesses say he was yelling at police to "end him." and then refused to come out of his home. now, police were able to man uf a robot into that house and later made entry inside to detain him. right now that gunman is being treated at a nearby hospital. the police chief i

he robbed a springfield jewelry store and then shot at an officer who returned fire. the bystander is expected to be okay. carjacked somebody, crashed the second car, and then took off. >>> let's go to the campaign trail now. a new nbc news/wall street journal poll shows it is a statistical dead heat in the race for the white house. more on the shrinking gap between hillary clinton and donald trump. >> good evening. >> reporter: a hillary clinton and donald trump matchup in november would be a tight race according to a new poll. it shows 46% of voters supporting clinton, 43% backing trump. a big drop from a month ago when clinton held an 11% lead. >> polls this far out mean nothing. they certainly mean nothing to me. >> reporter: that same poll shows bernie sanders beating trump decisively 54% to 39%. >> i am the stronger candidate because we appeal to independents, people who are not in love with either the democratic or the republican >> reporter: trump is now hunting for a running mate, meeting monday with bob corker. >> donald trump has said multiple times he woul

(applause) springfielders, rejoice. what is the one thing our blessed little town has lacked? human zoo? what we lack is a town anthem. and you're in luck, because i have written one. mr. largo, if you please. mm-hmm. ♪ ♪ there's a special little place ♪ ♪ a special smile on every face ♪ ♪ a town called springfield ♪ special buildings, special sky ♪

get there from springfield is a slow go. as soon as you get to wilson bridge we will clear out closer to branch avenue. i want to talk about travel. the heaviest day to see the traffic is tomorrow. this is the research done by waze. we partner with waze. you can find us at traffic watch 7. tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. to 79:00 a.m. and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. you will see a lot of increase traffic. use caution. we will get you through it. jonathan: thanks. coming up next at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- michelle: the way the school teaches french earned a prestigious award. kellye: i'm kellye lynn in arlington. i will tell you what makes the school program so special coming up in "spotlight on education." michelle: new at 5:00, the sun may be but it could be too little too late. how they are coming together in the time of need. jonathan: a shining moment for the plebe turned midshipman. the ties for theca dell that cleated the herndon climb. who said his dad had his back along ♪ vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes su

. >>> a springfield woman says she's not counting on chance, but she is hoping for a sign. taking on kidney disease. >> reporter: it's not your typical sign on the side of the road at this springfield intersection, or here along shady grove road. >> need kidney, please help pamela. >> reporter: it's a call for help. >> this sign means hope. thank you. sorry. >> reporter: this is pamela allison's personal crusade to find a kidney donor on her own before her kidney disease progresses. i just came down the road and i saw the different signs that people put up from tutoring to like vote for so and so for senator and idea just popped in my head. i was like, well, it has worked for some people so why not give this a try. >> reporter: so she started on this mission from her springfield home with 100 signs hoping her message will stick. pamela and her husband have placed these road signs all over the dmv, even in pennsylvania and georgia hoping to get that call. a friend stepped up, but turned out not to be a match. this may look unusual, but this kind of campaign is not so unusual

a springfield mom named susan wilder tells us the scammer called her on a cell phone using a number that was blocked. he said he kidnapped her daughter and demanded ransom. wilder says the call began with the sound of a crying child. >> i hear "mom, mom, mom." that's what i heard. he made me feel like he had my daughter, for one thing. he created the sense that he had my daughter. then he i deviated from his instructions he would be able to tell. >> with the scammer on the cell phone, wilder called police using her landline. within minutes police confirmed her daughter was safe and sound at west springfield high school and officers were able to reach wilder at a money transfer business before she wired the most thane to the scam -- money to the scammer. >>> after a beautiful day we are in for another yellow weather alert. a nor easter is on the way we are told. >> topper shutt is here to basically rain on our weekend parade and maybe the preakness as well? >> yeah. i have to answer in the affirmative. clouds are in place but we are dry tonight. this is saturday morning at 7:00 with showe

also right now, fairfax county police searching for a man who went on a violent crime spree in springfield. police are working three crime scenes. it all started at the brookfield plaza shopping center when the suspect robbed a jewelry store. and as officers exiting the store. he smart started shooting at officers. they returned fire. a bystander was hit, but is expected to be okay. the suspect then got into a car and took off. >> seven shots, pop, pop, pop. >> are you concerned now? >> i am. in broad daylight? that's scary. >> the gunman crashed his car at spring village drive about a mile and a half away from that shopping center. police say that he then carjacked another person and crashed that car a while away and then took off by foot. >>> an infant has suffered a traumatic injury after falling several stories. this happened on roanoke avenue around 7:30 last night. montgomery county fire and ems says the infant fell three stories. the baby does not have life threatening injuries, but the injury was traumatic. >>> officers used pepper spray to break up a university of maryland house p

. ♪ in delaware county the springfield high school marching band entertained the crowds along the paradete. the parade made their way to the springfield township building to honor local fall members of our military. >>> let's go live to trish hartman at the vietnam's veteran memorial at penns landing. trish what's happening there? >> reporter: well, sarah this ceremony just got underway a few minutes ago. a nice crowd gathered and everyone thankful that the rain held off so far. two names will be added. master sergeant francis g. corcoran and master sergeant george lrntle -- l.wilson will be added today. both men from philadelphia fell sick in vietnam and later died in military hospitals. about an hour ago, a ceremony was held nearby at the korean war memorial. veterans organizations paid tribute to local veterans killed in korea every year on this day. wreaths were placed at the memorial that lists 622 men who died. the ceremony was difficult to plan because several of their fellow veterans recently passed away. we spoke to a korea vet who comes to the memorial every year who honors his

year the springfield interchange also pretty heavy.ight side and george washington parkway out to the legion bridge into maryland, the interlude and shortstop like already, a big mess. inner loop at old georgetown road as you head out of bethesda, very heavy into the silver spring area here in more delays past connecticut avenue, the aware of that volume. in the district, 295 at eastern avenue, not bad but south of this, extra northbound delays in place. easy to 95 from burrows avenue southbound to pennsylvania, very slow. it is the mall, nothing bad -- near the wheaton mall, nothing bad. jummy: to the race for the white house, it will not be easy for the front runners, hillary clinton was met by protesters at a rally in los angeles and donald trump not getting the backing from one of the gop top leader. paul donald trump now. that led donald trump to call the chairman of the republican party this morning and find out why. furious, just what do i need to do. they are comfortable sitting down with donald trump and it may be at my office

a fresh, shiny new bridge, taking the traffic off of springfield after newer. one by brandywine senior living at collegeville road. there was a crash in marlton, approaching route 70 and speeds in the teens in that neck of the woods. we'll check it again coming up in the 5:00 hour. >> bitter sweet today. we are looking at the career of lisa thomas-laury. >> after 36 years with 6 abc lisa is retiring. here is a look at her first report from february 1978. >> it's a beautiful week all week and if your car looked like mine did yesterday. you should have done what i did. >> it's going to rain tomorrow, maybe wait to wash your car. >> you got to get the salt off the car from the snow because it eats through the wax. >> don't let a 10-year-old have to set you straight. do your car a favor, wash it. >> and you can see lisa onset one final time as she joins us for a special sendoff on "action news" at 6:00 tonight. do not miss it. we'll be right back. >>> professor adam joseph is joining us now. with the answer to the question. >> the question was, what was the average

springfield, mount vernon. eventually across the potomac river to the city of washington in the next 20 to 30 minutes. it will cross annandale at 6:14. 6:34 in the nation's capital. part of a larger comple

. >>> in delaware county the springfield high school marching band entertained folks along the paradete this morning. the parade marched its way to the springfield township building for a wreath laying ceremony to honor local fallen members of our military. >> the flags of the military branches led the way in today's memorial day parade in maple shade new jersey. boy and girl scouts were also among the marchers along main street along with local fire companies and other emergency responders. the parade ended with a ceremony at the veterans monument. >>> we're covering your community this memorial day on 6abc.com. you'll find photos and videos from local parades and events. also be sure to keep an eye on 6abc.com/weather for the forecast for the week ahead. >>> well, the investigation continues tonight into the discovery of a body in pennypack creek in the city's fox chase section. authorities suspect a man may have drowned while trying to save his dog this morning. action knew news reporter chad pradelli has the latest on what may have been a tragic accident. >> reporter: two fisherme

at the motel 6, in springfield, virginia, when they were robbed in their rooms. it happened around 2:15 this morning. at the hotel right off i-95. nikki burdine spoke to some of the victims, she has their stories and >> reporter: a terrifying wakeup call this morning for several guests who say three men, one armed with a hammer and a gun, burst into their hotel room, this morning, and robbed them. >> i heard a knock, so i looked through the peek hole, and then the peek hole was covered. and so i thought it was one of my friends messing around. >> it was not a friendly face. osmond says he opened the door. three men barged in. and he was immediately pistol whipped. >> and then two other people came in, one had a hammer, and the other one had a ski mask on. and so they just told everybody to get on the ground. >> osmond, a college student at bvcu was in town for a party with his friends and they followed the masked men's orders and gave up everything they had. >> i woke up and i see a gun waving at people and someone punching girls in the face. >> da is one of the

the news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> breaking news out of springfield, virginia.ice are on the scene of a wild robbery at a motel 6. what cops say happened in the middle of the night. >> good morning, i'm andrea roane. >> thanks for joining us. i'm mike hydeck. we are checking the weather. larry miller will have time- saver traffic. are we expecting rain today. >> if we do see rain it would be father south as the remnants of bonnie pulls away. everybody else increasing sunshine. rather warm. take a look at satellite and radar r satellite and radar. you can see the moisture pulling from the east coast. those are the remnants of bonnie pulling away. a lot of sunshine later on. it was dry for most people. we saw a lot of clouds keeping the temperatures near 80. not the case today. a lot more sunshine. we will head to the mid- to upper-80s. winds are out of the southeast tonight. rather warm. by 10:00, 75 degrees. we will go through the rest of the week. rain chances on the lower side the next few days as we head into june. we will go through the weekend which may not

springfield township, montgomery county, there's a road obstruction i've been following.asn't been lifted yet. it at arlingham road and sunnybrook road. be aware of that if that's part of your morning commute. for drivers on 95 northbound, this is part of a long-term construction project. this does not lift at 5:00 a.m. as you make your way to 95 northbound from girard, that entrance ramp to the expressway is closed as part of a long-term construction project. vai and tracy? >>.

=look a tha the inner loop across the wilsow bridge parked same story fromtoo the springfield enternge tot 66. we had earlier crash out by 50 b it cleared. but traffic still super heavy.e. same story coming in on 66 from manassas through centreville alr the way into fairfax. jams 295 northbound after a laboratory road a crash.ara and you can see how parked youe are from the bottom beltway onao through that point. pnt 50 inbound as you passs kenilworth jams suitland parkwad in upper marlboro pennsylvaniaea avenue very slow.enueery our bridges are crawling. cwl metro is on time.n t grab your umbrella if you wantow to take as an alternate toerte driving this morning.g this back to you allison.ck t >> coming up why the next timeim may want to put away your ca sta tacks. where these elephants are headed ♪ >>> the first u.s. cruise toruit cuba in more than 50 years on ys its way. the carnival ship a don't yado left the port in miami yesterday. seven day cruise is scheduled tu stop in three cities, passengerr are expected to arrive in havana today >>> well, people who travel to l new york

springfield township, montgomery county, there's a road obstruction i've been following. it hasn't been lifted yet. it at arlingham road and sunnybrook road. be aware of that if that's part of your morning commute. for drivers on 95 northbound, this is part of a long-term construction project. this does not lift at 5:00 a.m. as you make your way to 95 northbound from girard, that entrance ramp to the expressway is closed as part of a long-term construction project. vai and tracy? >>. >> thank you, katy. more traffic news. new from overnight, philadelphia police are looking for the driver who hit a bicycle rider and took off. you can see the mangled bike at 52nd and spruce in west philadelphia. the man riding the bike was taken to the hospital and he's listed in critical condition. police are checking surveillance cameras for any images of the driver and the car. >>> 5:31 and 55 degrees outside. happening today, officials will begin fighting the zika virus locally using fish. nbc 10's pamela osborne is live in west deptford, gloucester county to explain how this works. fis

louis, down through springfield, tulsa, kansas city. also be on alert for an active week of severe storms. i'm meteorolt for cbs news. stay safe. >> now don champion has more on the devastation in the plains. >> i'm going to agree. it's going to be at least probably an ef-2 tornado. very strong, violent winds right there the a the surface. >> reporter: deadly tornadoes tore through southern oklahoma monday afternoon and evening. multiple homes were damaged or destroyed in garvin county, where an elderly man was killed. >> it looks like it's completely level. >> reporter: people living nier wynnewood returned to find their homes completely destroyed. forecasters say millions of people are still in the path of potentially violent weather. don champion, cbs news. >>> well, alberta, canada, officials say most of canada's main oil city of fort mcmurray has been spared from a massive wildfire, but two neighborhoods were all but wiped out. it's estimated some 2400 incinerated. it will be weeks before some 80,000 evacuated residents will be abl

residual delays to largo because of earlier train franconia springfield and on to eastern avenue slow moving traffic 50 inbound sluggish as well and you make your way out aside from blue line delay no other alerts for rest of rails. that's traffic back to you. >> trains on the brunswick line rolling for the first time since csx freight train derailed. >> annie is live on the scene with the latest. good morning. >> goo and steve. good news is we're back to normal now. crews were out earlier this amongment they've been work foring ayou a few days now hard at restoring everything. we see here there you go a mark tranpassing through in route union station to silver spring. csx train passed by 15 minutes ago. you can see the crew members standing by to make sure things are okay this morning near the rhode island avenue metro. we'll tell you amtrak and metro have been working fine. they've been in service throughout the past few days now. derailment happened early sunday morning and one by within a dozen cars veered off the trakdz and sloomd into each other 175 car train goingorth carolina

taking a look around the dmvmv in springfield outer looper loop crash after braddock road it'so' on theff ramp blocking a right shoulder and right lane. l caution there. notice 95e. n northbound still looking really good plenty of green on our map.ourap same story in stafford. sta we don't have any big delayselay to report coming from virginia.virginia 66 in good shape.66n go earlier vehicle fire in maryland in laurel. l bw parkway southbound 197 and 198 is blocking thelock shoulder. you can see green on our map.ap it's not calling any majorling slowdowns now that all lanes are opened and then for the rest of your morning commuteni c 270 south from frederick fde moving very well from 70 to fro the truck scales.the you can see things aren se cruising along right there.ht te south of that point through gaithersburg to the spur also in good shape. problem free on our secondaries as you make youre y way out in silver spring andgnd bethesda, wisconsin avenuein still quiet. i like what i'm seeing ong o massachusetts.ma all of our area bridges areries good. and for metro no alerts across all s

in springfield, peggy fox, wusa9. >>> let's update tonight's breaking news right now.hat shooting outside the white house, the secret service says officers gave the man carrying a gun several commands to drop it and when he did not, they shot him. >> he was taken to gw hospital. no one else wusa9's bruce leshan is live at 15th and constitution near a vehicle, bruce, that is believed to belong to the suspect? >> reporter: that's right. police response coming through here. actually that's an ambulance. but constitution remains closed between 17th and 14th and the reason why is pretty clear down here. there is a white sedan right down there and it's hard to see on camera but there are police officers who are in it. they have got all the doors open, they got the trunk up and they are checking that out trying to determine what's going on. that's the vehicle of the man that they suspect went up to the white house fence, according to the u.s. secret service, he had a firearm, he refused repeated commands to put it down and at some point uniformed secret service officer opened

imagine the deviation a springfield family felt earlier today when their companion doino went missing.singthe family thought he had t been stolen and contacted fox5. turns out there's a happy endinp to the story. fox5's caitlyn roth joins usth j with the latest. >>reporter: he is so cut we are so happy that there is a happy ending to this story. that is cob i. he is a white sheets you andite mall tease mix that was playing in the yard ever donald and demean smith's yard just this afternoon. cowboys beloved by the whole family but especially by daughter miranda randed, who is 23 and has downs syndrome. the dog ran out of the dog justg as a car pulled up. when the person got out of the car, picked up the dog and thend sped off. the whole smith family was areil up execute. you can see why. look at that adorable police. they immediately called police c and fox5. they also put up flyers in an effort to locate cob i in their neighborhood. this also included aathathathath the dog over. cob i, cob i, cob i took off ano ran tok him. it was like a happy ever afterpe moment like you've never seen bef

ellen: a couple in springfield, illinois city sued because the city passed an ordinance that preventedhem from panhandling downtown. they argued it was a violation of their first amendment rights, which is their right to express themselves in downtown springfield. freedom of speech. they won at the federal appeals court level and the supreme court declined to take their case which means the previous ruling stands. it really does protect panhandlers for exercising the right to free speech and asking for money in downtown areas. it prevents municipalities and cities that want to try to clean up their downtowns from putting in rules that stopped free speech. carol: kind of a sensor free speech concerns of the interpretation. we've got to talk about the cover story. larry summers and janet yellen duking it out. ellen: it is more larry summers trying to put forth his theory of secular stagnation. it's sort of an argument against the way most central bankers, including janet yellen, approach fixing the economy. we spoke with the reporter on this story. >> he believes the economy is likely in

delays extend back to the springfield interchange.ng >>> so again a look at ourfiin maps right now wep you get around that.t t traffic is extremely backed upad again on the inner loop.n on thi now movingnn over, other crashec this morning you need to bed toe aware of. earlier crash had cleared in i alexandria across the innerhe loop. 95 northbound at centreporttr parkway. crash is taking out two lanes huge delays. they extend past that ipn montgc parked from 95 through that rt m grab your umbrellaay larer malfunction at cannc king street.ki everything back to normal onac the rest of your rails. rai the rhode island stop for red fr line is opened as well this morning. more traffic in a few. traff in get an early start. you need the time. allison. alliso >> a royal birthday>> a celebration under way today.n we'll have those details next. >> plus, president obama cracking a few jokes this j t weekend at the mnfill your family o that my kfc $20 fill up will court adjourned! colonel quality, guaranteed. >> it is 6:40. back now with what's trendingit on the web this monday morning. these ar

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hou look at 95 there's a crash out by the springfield interchangenh huge delays on the northboundordlson bridge. bri any questions for your commuteyu or metro ride at erin fox5 d.c.c back to you steve and allison.. >>> coming up, another major air bag recall to tell you about yoo it's connected actual toll thatt big takata air bag recall. r find out which cars are affect c glad key hearing on bill cosby's sexual assault. alt. what to expect as the comedian d face as judge. 8:27. what are you doing? sara, i love you, and... [phone rings] ah, it's my brother. keep going... sara, will you marry... [phone rings again] what do you want, todd???? [crowd cheering] keep it going!!!! if you sit on your phone, you butt-dial people. it's what you do. todd! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. i know we just met like, two months ago... yes! [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering over phone] >> ♪ >> isn't it nice to see the sunshine bathing the streets of d.c. ihi? >> 8:30. che

we have a crash 95 northbound nh blocking the shoulder before the springfield interchange.m packed 295 inbound from thet bottom of the beltway and fromm the top side of the beltway soey be prepared for slow roll theree even though earlier crash 66 eastbound did clear by 123 you're still sacked from 234 onn through.ro keep it to fox5 news morning. mi get an early start. start good day at 9a coming right upig if you can stick around for i it will be a great show. jamie wanted a taste of the real new orleans and we just couldn't say no to that face. then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says... oh yeah, that's betty. you're going to want to do this alligator thing. and betty didn't lead us wrong. a little later we passed some dancing. and who doesn't like dancing? especially when it's followed by fireworks everyone's nola is different. follow yours. when you find something you love, you can never get

don't move, i'll shoot you. >> reporter: that's mohamma in springfield, virginia. saturday afternoon he was robbed at gunpoint by a not so subtle suspect. as one customer left the store, the robber came running in. he had a ski mask on his face, a gun in his hand. he ran across the floor, jumps over the counter, and held a gun to mohammad's head. that began eight minutes of terror. >> all that time his one hand was on me and the other was taking out the jewelry stuff. i kept shouting don't shoot me. don't shoot me. please don't take. he said just stay quiet. >> reporter: he was systematic and efficient. he went from showcase to showcase to showcase pulling jewelry out of the boxes and then stuffing it into a duffle bag. he even busted this one up. he left very, very little behind. now there are a number of security and they recorded the robbery. mohammad says the gunman was dressed in what appeared to be a brown ups outfit that seemed to be like a costume over other clothes. >> he was wearing a ups dress. it was kind of fluffy. like i realize now or later he might

. >> quiet, 95 northbound prince william your way dale city to springfield interchange. light volume now. i'll let you know when that changes. looking back to maps. traffic looking good on way into the district. problem free 66 arlington and things look going on 7 and no issues on 50 inbound inside the beltway or 29 5. quiet 50 to eastern avenue and bottom of beltway past laboratory road. taking a look in frederick now as you make your way to maryland traffic looking nicetown on the southbound sid side. no volume truck scale as we typically see and no alerts for metro f that changes any questions reach out to me on twitter@erin fox d.c. back to you holly and wisdom. >> white house administration is worried about funding for zika virus. josh ernest says it's urgent we get funding for virus so doctors can complete reserve and keep the virus from spreading and 425 people across the u.s. have been diagnosed with zika. a extension with the team. and strasburg can opt out of the deal after third or fourth season. so far this season strasburg thrown 58 strikeouts and 49 innings

. >> i have got debbie hayden from springfield, ohio. >> i want to get way in the bottom. >> low, lowwith your fancy lingo. [ laughter ] i have lisa barlag from valparaÍso, indiana. >> and karen mcmichael of reading, pennsylvania. >> okay. all righty. that's funny. you're funny, trying to avoid the inevitable. is. >> make sure you enter to win. >> tomorrow, john leguizamo and billy ray cyrus and how to cut your own hair. what? >> and how to prepare your school age kids for repairs. have a great spanky tuesday. >> nobody likey, nobody likey. >>> right now police searching for the men who targeted hotel guests in springfield. i'm eun yang with investigators say unusual weapon. >>> and a price hike for parking in the district. how much parking meter rates are going up and the group calling it an unfair moneymaker for the city. >>> tropical humidity hangs in the air over the metro area. a look at our storm chances for the week ahead. >>> news 4 midday starts now. >>> today we'll learn how prince george's county schools will protect your student from sexual predators at school. a task forc

inner loop at the springfield interchange, pretty slow, as well because the express lanes blocked withsh. 80 fingerboard road at park mills, still closed. take 85 instead. you can see the purple here means we're not getting any traffic data at all. that is even worse than red. 270 southbound at honest tromop montrose light. green line decide whether nearly 1300 school buses will get cameras. money collected from fines would help fay tpay the $15.4 million needed to install the cameras. >>> metro's board chairman is firing back after virginia governor terry mcauliffe threatened to withhold money from the system. mcauliffe signed an executive directive yesterday which promises to withhold metro's funding if the rail agency can't meet the safety standards. but chairman jack evans says he's frustrated that some lawmakers are not letting system's new leaders do their job. >> withholding money and other threats are not helpful. paul is much more diplomatic. he won't say thinking. i am not. i find offensive and i would say this to the governor and anybody else. >> evans says there could be co

we begin with a terrifying scene in springfield. two crashes and a bystander injured. it started at lunchtime at a jewelry store in brookfield plaza. the suspect got into a shootout with police. darcy spencer joins us with the search for the suspect and condition of the victim. darcy? >> reporter: erica, police wrapped up here a short time ago. we were able to get closer to the jewelry store where this unfolded this afternoon. a bit of good news this evening by police that innocent bystander who was shot is expected to survive. tonight, police are searching for the gunman. the hold up happened here at dubai jewelers i shopping center. it was crowded on a rainy saturday afternoon. this man's mother heard the shots between police and the robber. >> the first time she heard four pops, pop, pop, pop, pop. the second time she heard at least six to seven shots, pop, pop, pop, seven times. >> reporter: an officer confronted an armed thief who just robbed the store. >> the suspect opened fire upon the officer, shooting rounds at the officer. the officer became engaged in battl

black male, face covered. >> reporter: the dubai jewelry store in springfield, virginia. they say a masked man wearing what looked to be a ups outfit comes in and robshe place. >> he shouted don't move, i'll shoot you. >> reporter: the robber goes from showcase to showcase dumping judump ing jewelry into a duffle bag. the robber here, the cop over there. someone driving by gets injured by one of the another round ends up going through the plate glass window of a vacant store. they patched it with plywood now. the gunman drives away, but he doesn't get far. he crashes here at spring village drive about a mile from the robbery scene. then he carjacks a cadillac and makes what you might call a second getaway. back to the police radio for another lookout. >> subject is going to be described as a black male in a ups uniform wearing all brown. we don't have a direction of travel at this time. >> reporter: the second time he didn't get very far either. you see, he cracked up that cadillac in these woods about a half mile from where he stole it. the gunman gets out of the car, gr

suspect and the driver of the hummer, benazir bhutto of springfield is -- abutoh of springfield. he had been on bereavement leave. we don't know why he drove in diner and tried to light the vehicle on fire. he is charged with the malicious wounding and felony destruction of property. the charges are likely to be upgraded as a result of the fact that mr. sheren has died from this crash. the silver diner opened up a few days after crash. no official word from the diner as a result of today's news about the death of mr. sheren. speaking with employees inside. they are heartbroken to hear theer thal news. alison: allegation of bullying in the fire department swirled to surface since the death of nicole mittendorff. before we covered the development in the silver diner crash, jeff goldberg was there when some of mittendorff's colleagues came forward to defend the department. jeff: in the month since mittendorff's suicide -- >> it's difficult for everybody. jeff: female firefighters in the county believe the department has unfairly been portrayed as unfriendly place for women. >> as a

between and springfield. over the course of the en plan, these sections of rail line will be completely closed for ae national airport to saadis thero much time and money wa ht et pushed to the streets whe driving, walking, taking a whatever. this ishuge. >> adam metro'sarr ted and accused in t deadly shootings outside school, a mall, and a supermarket. still to come tonight, new eyewitness accounts as the police try to piece together ces from all those diffluer two others store. hee michae store.te attorney john m was here today. he talked about then. he talked about now. >> when the sniper committed those murders in aspen hill, they went and did not leave in the area and they ate in the same restaurant where they were having the surveillance here today, which was an irony that was not lost on me. there's some information that the suspect that is in custody oint in time, so he came back to a neighborhood, i believe, that he was familiar with. >> reporter: so theo patientbeel you. >>> those shootings certainl

approaching the schuylkill expressway, no problems, this morning, if you're coming in from media or springfield, you're looking good as you head out. langhorne bucks county we have an accident maple avenue at aspen avenue. watch for it. traffic lights are not working at easton and horsham road because of an earlier accident. we have someone on the waze app talking about an object on the road 38 westbound. philadelphia international, five miles visibility. 1.3 in reading. near zero in lancaster. be careful as you head out. lots of clouds to insulate the heat here. 57 degrees for the current temperature. today is better than it's been, 76 for the high, partly sunny skies, rather pleasant. no weather-related problems as you head out the door. watch out for fog. >>> new on "action news," a utah mother and her four daughters escaped from two men who had them tied up in a basement. the father son duo lured the family to the home under the pretext of a barbecue. after the woman and girls escaped the two suspects fled. the pair is considered armed and dangerous. >>> a texas mother is accused of leaving

the incident began on the unit block of fairfield drive and springfield township. a barricaded himself inside the house and fired several shots at officers. >>> we knew he was extremely intoxicated, we took our time. we inserted a robot into the house, so we could have eyes on him. police wanted until the 50-year-old man passed out and took him into custody at 11:30. he is expected to face a number of charges there are no reports of injuries. >>> authorities are hoping that you will recognize these seafood thieves that are seen in surveillance video. they stole $50,000 worth of seafood. they used cutter to wreak into a hold be truck, once they grabbed their fill be, they took off in an suv. >>> more than a dozen students from bucks county suffered heat stress they were visiting the trenton thunder ballpark, after being out in the blazing sun, students were dizzy and light headed. they were taken to the nearby hospital. after returning to the school, 12 more students were taken to the hospital paramedics treated the others. >>> new jersey state legislature has appro