mayor bowser going introduce the new d.c. public school chancellor. >> and opening in time for the thanksgiving travel rush. >> looking outside the hawk is out. you cannot say that unless you're in chicago. this is not hawk weather yet. >> it's been cold four dace. >> this is parrot. it's not a hawk yet. anyway, hat, coat, possibly multiple players if pd is it for below 20 wind chill factor. you get my drift. hey, everybody. thanks for joining us i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm wisdom martin. >> today is us tuesday. november 22. erin como is talking traffic in a moment. first let's talk ar gary mcgrady about the hawk because he has a sweater on inside. so, to me, professor that qualifies as the hawk is out. >> i don't understand the reference? >> so in chicago when you say the hawk is out wind is blowing and super-duper cold known as hawk it just gets on you. >> oh, the windy city has a specific reference. >> exactly. >> called the hawk. >> i get it. >> i think you can use that anywhere. >> no we coined it we're using it, i'm tradema

d.c. would be called the state of washington d.c.. d.c. would stand for douglass commonwealth. >> here's other big issues to be decided at the polls in fairfax a sales tax increase in money generate wod go to school funding and property daxs and arlington county voters are weighing if on billions for funding for school projects and voters will decide term limits on county council. >> zipcar wants to help out. if you need a ride they're offering more than,000 you cars across the country in the district tonight. they can get to the polls during the last few hours if needed. drive to vote. you can reserve a zipcar on line or via zipcar mobile app. >> stay with "fox5" for election cover rooj. we'll have coverage at 5 and 6 tonight and liver election special starts 7 . tom fitzgerald and melanie alnwick are live in new york. for live election updates and results you can check us out online, foxdc.com and also tonight a special e so if you have any problems at the polls it's simple. tweet us using #fox5 votes. >> busy day ahead for all of us toda

new concerns about the d.c. homeless shelter and how district leaders are responding. >>> a pickup stolen from a front >>> a victory for environmentists. the obama administration has blocked drilling in al skau. >>> a man arrested for stealing a puppy from a home says he was trying to save the puppy from abuse. the puppy was returned last week after the man turned himself surveillance video showed him taking the dog from a home last month. you can see that video right there. pulls him over the fence. he said the dog was neglected and he provided vet bills to show he cared for the puppy. the owner denied those claims. >>> cows on the loose. prince william county, this is where it happened or at least that was the case last thursday night. a group of them in the front cows getting together. the cows broke loose from a nearby dairy farm. some people did call police. farmers were able to heard the animals back out of the neighborhood. >>> if you're heading out today, you're going to want to grab the jacket out the do

michelle: plus, why the d.c. paid family leave time could be benefiting the wealthy instead of those in need. larry: first, though, the act of compassion amidst tragedy after a plane carrying a brazilian soccer team crashes killing all but six people on larry: 71 of the 77 people on board a plane were killed with a british aerospace plane that cerbed en route to coalmost byia. chapecoense team was going to play for the south american championship. the colombian team is offering the title to the three players who survived the crash and the others who did not make the failure before the crash. michelle: bowser will allow shelters to turn people away if the last place of the residents isn't the capital. the city can't verify residency for 12% of the people seeking shalter but is spending $80,000 a night on hotel room for homeless families. caution on a push for the d.c. council to provide paid family leave for workers in the district. sam ford was there as they debated the measure eight days before it goes to vote. >

(softly) like hearing the sound of your own voice. >>> d.c. residents are getting a raw deal when it comes to the government's college savings plan according the fees associated with the direct's 529 plan can cost families thousands more compared to other state plans. tonight we show you why the d.c. council is now demanding action after their investigation. >> reporter: like parents everywhere, charles allen is pulling double duty. >> when do we expect to have bids to make decisions. >> reporter: asking tough daughter. >> reporter: while trying to establish away cash for his children's college education through the 529 savings plan where parents can put money in a fund tax free. >> financial advisors are advising clients not to invest in the plan. >> personally i want to invest in d.c., but i want to make sure it's a good deal. >> reporter: he's one of three they're frustrated by what we exposed when we created this special 529 calculator that found many d.c. residents can save thousands of dollars by investing in another state's plan because

the nog erg. today we reached out to d.c. police officials and asked for an interview and at the last second after being told that interview would happen, peter new sham dodged fox5. marina maracco, fox5 local news. > we're learning some knew did he tails in a bizaar story a after an elderly man was killed at his alexandria assisted living facility s. another resident is responsible, but that man has not been arrested and police aren't tonight, the facility sunrise alexandria is raising even more questions about.com response. fox5's line situate watts join us with more. >>reporter: a strange case to say the least and information from police and sunrise isn't adding up. i want to he that you through the timeline of events. on october 24, police say a 7 # year old man assaulted an 82 year old man named hunter alexander. tonight the sun wrist alexandria tells us they immediately notified allro alexandria police say they only found out about this two days later on october 26 alexander suck calmed to his injuries at the hospital. i

snow flying in the d.c. area? >> or do i have to live in mountains. >> you have to go north and west. >> okay. >> good. cannot just -- all viewers are not z.c. >> you cannot put out snow flying in the area, gary. >> five loves of bread were sold in just that time. >> listen here's a problem though. rainfall deficits since september 1 is now over 5" we're dry. for the year, we're over 6 1/2" below normal. we're headed to sixth driest fall and 13t fall and 13th driest year. we desperately need rainfall. hopefully we'll get some saturday and few more chances into next week as well. reagan national 42. dulles cold 32, bwi marshall 39. here's setup on the jet stream now. coldest of the year is basically to the north of us. we're going to be mild today. the but look what happens as we get to friday and into saturday. 60s and 70s coming through. now, look i'm not telling you friday or day. we'll be touching 70 around here. we may stay just in the upper 60s. but it looks like it is definitely mild to warm air surming up ao

morning was the last one reported to d.c. police somewhere here in the 3100 block here on m street as well. 1 in the morning the bars close 2 a.m. every single one of these cases d.c. report us to a large group of a anywhere from 10 to 15 to 20 depending on incident and some of these cases involving what appeared to be teenagers but only one fortunately involved a gun and nobody was hurt in these incidents. live in georgetown, melanie alnwick, "fox5 local news". >> breaking right now homicide investigators remained on scene of overnight murder in prince george country. you're looking at live picture from 20 avenue chillham a man 1 this morning and no word on suspect in the case. >> we'll take you to the district. "fox5" crews live at this scene near howard university. two men shot at georgia avenue and fairmont street northwest around 2:45 this morning both are expected to survive. police have not said anything about suspects in this case. >> and in stafford county disturb ago tack a woman sexually assaulted for two hours by a

jonathan: hillary clinton took 93% of the vote in d.c. but one republican woman on the ballot won her race. inside the grassroots campaign that put ashley carter on the school board. that's coming up next. alison: new at 5:00 -- >> oh, my gosh. this is beautiful. look at that. they say you are only as old as you feel. what this 93-year-old woman has to say. 93. we live in a pick and choose world. love or like? naughty or nice? calm or bright? don't miss the semi-annual sale, going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how you slept and what adjustments you can make. she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! give the gift of amazing sleep. only at a sleep number store, right now save $500 on the queen cse mattress with sleepiq technology. plus 36 month special financing. q: it has been a busy day for president-elect trump. after a longer than expected state to president obama at the white house he made his way to capitol hill to the leaders of the house and senate. trump picked up vice presiden

the evening started with a clogged rush hour out of d.c. georgetown. a bicycle was the only way to get anywhere fast. it got no better in the direction of tyson's corner. i-95 was jammed until well after 8:00. as to whether this means that traffic may be lighter than usual tomorrow, we can all dream. live at reagan national airport, jackie bensen, news 4. >> it's rough out there. buried neighborhoods in west is headed our way to the rockies to the northeast, snow on the ground at thanks giving. parts of upstate new york got 40 inches of snow in the past two days. in colorado the ski resorts are happy after getting more than half a foot of fresh powder as they gear up for a big holiday weekend. doug says the same system is headed our way. is this going to be a travel mess, doug? >> i don't think so. the p the time this rain gets here is going to -- most of us will be at our destinations on thursday, that being thanksgiving. the travel days today and tomorrow fine weather wise. look at our radar right now. you can see there is nothing across our region. w

under the d.c. department of energy and e wild life ak plan hugh main rescue alliance the name is considered a invasive or feral and this fears this could lead toe cats be rounded up in the district and euthanized. >> material cats communicate i can cats, these cats are cared for by members of dmupty and born in raised and in yards and alleyways and keep rodent population down and may not be near a bark but because doee has authority on a whim to say that cat lives too close to a species that we've identified as n to go. >> so the alliance of course is uming residents to call their counselor or d.c. city council member and urge cats are not included in this bill. or at least would be covered under the bill. we reached out to chairman phil mendleson the sponsor of the bill could not be reached for comment and we reached out to council member mary chay who chairs counsel ill on with what the bill actually z there may be a misunderstanding here. she says she will meet with the groups or group or groups

looking across the d.c. region more of fox news morning after more of fox news morning after the break. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. >> 5:3 welcome back. new this morning, samsung may have split the company to two separate firms. the move would boost shareholder value. south korean attention giant has been facing scrutiny to reru fiasco. they will review the idea before moving forward. >> pilots from a german airline are going on strike causing them to cancel more than 1,000 flights they're going on strike over pay and this strike impacts more 82,000 passenger. >> world trade organization said a tax break for bowing would be illegal. u.s. was given 90 days to drop it was looked into after a complaint from the european union. ta

the d.c. region as we head to ha break right now. 5:09 is the time. i back in a moment.a mome. >> happening now the search isng on in n virginia for whoever vandalized two confederate monuments as parts of an o anti-trump protest.an happened wednesday night inightn vote wasspra a hate crime on the monument. crews are working to cleanto those monuments.. >> 5:10 is the time right now. happen ending to a story youingy saw first on fox5. fox a four month old puppy backpy home with his family after being taken from his own frontwn yard. >>> the happy reunion takingionn place last night in southwestign d.c. the golden retriever puppy wasrp stolen last month and theast whole thing was captured onture surveillance video.id police have that issued a warrant for those who took ther dogth but it's still unclear ata this point if any charges willsl be filedly. >> some favorite toys of the past going down in t remember dungeon and dragons,rao the swing, who doesn't remember the swing? and s fisher price li

we have 80s in the region and 75 in d.c. through the next couple of days we expect more warmth tomorrow. ne storms. then much cooler air by the end of the week into the weekend. i will break it down for you. see you here at 5:25. >> an alarming trend in local schools with class sizes growing the number of male teachers is shrinking. just how much may surprise you. >> people are remembering the bus driver who was killed in the deadly crash in baltimore. we have the latest for you on the investigation into what caused it. >> a land deal could mean big changes for commuters. of a georgetown landmark gas station. >>> mm, tacos. one of our most shared stories on social media. even the president is talking about it. we'll tell you how to get free tacos today. the story is in our app and on the nbc washin vo: here's the last thing washington needs. amie hoeber. a reckless tea party partisan. threatening cancer screening. said she'd invade iraq again if given the chance, and hoeber has fought for a global increase of chemical weapons

a death with dignity bill is on the table in d.c.. it would allow a doctor to prescribe a lethal dose of medication if a person is going is at least 18 years old and mentally capable of making the decision on his or her own. >> there's a lot of extreme suffering. >> reporter: he thinks back to his coach who was slowly dying from parkinson's disease. the coach wanted to end his own life. >> he just knew it wasn't going to end. it was only going to get worse. >> reporter: it was a similar story for brittany maynard. the 29-year-old death with dignity advocate was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. she shed national spotlight on this california to oregon where assisted suicide is legal. she took her own life when quote the time felt right. there are people who are firmly opposed to this. the catholic church for example sees the assisted suicide as murder. several states are already legalized physician assisted suicide including california, oregon, vermont and washington state. in northwest d.c., hilary lane, wusa9. >> if the bill passe

the bill is supported by two of three d.c. residents and follows similar legislation this morning the news industry is in shock overpassing of long time pbc journalist gwen ifill. she passed away yesterday afternoon surrounded by family and friends. she was diagnosed with cancer in late 2015. she was award winning political reporter and author or that worked at the "washington post", "new york times" and nbc news. she was 61 years old. cincinnati bengals eli manning threw a pass and helped beat the bengals. they had a half time lead and were able to close is out 21-20. love my bengals never disappoint on the big stage again and they're predictable. it doesn't matter maureen it >> gear me up with the warm, will you? >> they cannot play a big game k. they? could be drizzle in spots nothing too heavy, nothing too heavy. i would not say go with fancy rain boots this morning. 56 to 61 after school will be dry. not complete sunin get into sunshine for the afternoon as area of low pressure pulls away. we're 42 and holding town annapol

the d.c. council is considering a spending bill that has animal rights advocates up in arms. they claim it could destroy the city program to neuter and release stray cats. wusa with more on the debate and she introduces us to a woman who say those cats saved her life. question have an issue with that story. we'll have more coming up in a minute. we're going to move on, talking about the barriers that so many people have to deal with just trying to get on to the metro. our no barriers piece, we have been bringing. >> i can't tell you how many times i have to yell to get >> no barriers project coming up. >> and it is just a small school in the mountains of virginia. so why are children from all over the world coming here for a fresh start at life? >> and how about a foam party in the streets for no apparent afoot anghd lit-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. >>> back to the st

the d.c. area averages just over 15 inches a year. and this year, i'm going 14 to 20 inches along the i-95 corridor with more to the north and west, as usual, and a little bit less to the south and east. >>> when it snows in the district, the official now there's an effort to change that. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton is asking the national weather service to move the official site from reagan national airport to somewhere in d.c. the congresswoman says measuring the snowfall total within the district is critical for applying for federal disaster aid, and it's a home rule matter of respect for d.c. and its residents. >>> repairs to the capitol dome on r finally finished. this year the architect revealed the finished produ restored since the eisenhower administration. workers covered up 1,300 cracks, removed 14 layers of paint, and replaced countless cast iron ornaments. this is the tallest cast-iron dome in the world at 29 years tall. we posted a lot of images from the renovation process in the nbc washington app. search "capitol

today the d.c. police zip tied metal fences to create a wall around portions of the hotel as the staff attempted to carry out the jobs as usual. >> we came here and thought we would have a drink, happy he won. >> vietnam veteran family. the sound of the angry protesters, many students at the prestigious georgetown day school and too young to even vote. evidently not a bust for trump business. there was speculation that the president-elect trump would spend the night here at his new hotel. but we have just learned his boeing 757 aircraft has city. we are live in northwest, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. larry: we are less than a month away from the new m.g.m. grand opening. today the lion statue was traveling outfront. lion traveling 35 hours on a flatbed truck to get here. alison: speaking of traveling. the tree at the center of the holiday celebrations at the new york rockefeller center is now on its way to manhattan. there it is. 94-foot tall norway spruce. it was cut down in new york and then loaded

d.c. police officer. we've been working the phones in touch with the public information office to try to confirm that and try to find out exactly what kind of shooting are we talking about. is this someone injured? is this domestic? is this indeed a crime scene? so far really no information them. but we're standing by here to try to get information. obviously there's still protecting something here. it's possible we'll get more police here on the scene. we were told from the public information office that there would be a police presence here so, again, maybe at first sight we'll get more officers here and we'll get as much information as we k some kind of a shooting or incident here involving again from our source as i d.c. police officer. back to you guys. >>> all right. details about that. thanks for the update melanie alnwick in northeast this morning. >>> 4:31 is the time. developing news. employee of elevation burger in ashburn virginia arrested sunday for sexually assaulting luiz orr could face years in prison for that a

the man is being held overnight at the d.c. jail. a security guard found the loaded pistol yesterday in southeast d.c. thinks the gun may have been in the backpack when he picked up his child from the child's grandmother's house. but the grandmother denies knowing anything about it. the principal says no students were in any immediate danger. childs has another court hearing tomorrow. >> now to the search for a motive after the ambush-style killing of two police officers in iowa. scott michael green turned he's suspected of shooting the officers as they sat in their patrol cars. jay gray has a closer look at the investigation. >> reporter: an army of state and local police gathered where alleged cop killer scott michael green surrendered after more than nine hours on the run. >> that's a great sense of relief, not just for us. he was targeting police officers, we believe. it is a relief for the community. >> reporter: a community grieving after t officers were ambushed, shot and killed overnight. >> we were heart broken. >> urban dale

john: the d.c. fire department and police -- the violent crimes bureau -- has been out here all day long investigating this very strange, rare situation. they are using the cameras. holbrook and neil street, there is a crime-fighting camera. it appears a woman at around 3:30 this morning, accidentally set herself on fire. that is the word from d.c. police. they were spending a lot of time going through the scorched remains. her clothing -- you can see it is laid out on the street. at the sidewalk where this woman was found unconscious, unresponsive on the sidewalk. exactly what happened is unknown, but we can also tell you over at a railing at one of the homes, there was a whig that was also charred. it appears that her wig may have caught on fire. neighbors are shocked. >> i just heard someone screaming a couple of times, and . it was 3:00 a.m. exactly. john: firefighters have washed away the charred remains here. this was the same neighborhood that had a burning body found in a dumpster last summer

the d.c. council member acknowledges congress may not be on board if it would cost taxpayers' money. but evans says metro needs to be with more power if it ever hopes to be fixed. >>> breaking news out of the springfield area. fairfax county police were called to the 6700 block of holford lane with reports of gunfire. chopper 4 over the scene. officers searched the home and found a home with a broken window. trying to figure out if the broken window was caused by the gunfire. we understand no one has been injured. >>> it would cost $100 million to build a on the possible project. the system would connect rossland and georgetown. the study found the system would take three or four years to secure local approval and then it would take another two years on top of that in order to construct it. the head of the georgetown business improvement district said the gondola would mainly be feasible commuting option for those that need it. >> i love that idea. >> i know it's so expensive and probably not

the cars. if you are traveling in d.c., this is the latest. three or four minutes ago protesters are this may slow you down. we have some of the closures in place. please be careful. that is a look at traffic. back to you. larry: thanks. alison: it installment of the lunchbox weather. which we love. doug: this morning meteorologist brian van de graaff on the road in sterling for lunchbox weather program. he was there. these are popular with the there was a specific video to give them inside look at how to put the forecast together. took them outside to see stormwatch7. we have a weather question tonight from billy morales. >> hi, my name is billy. when you are in space can you see tornadoes happening on earth? why does the sky change colors before or after doug: two questions. can you see in space can you see the tornado happening on earth? right now the international space station is 250 miles up in the orbit. i will go up and down. you can't see the ground from there under if thunderstorm. with that the astronauts are looking down through th

a push by the d.c. council to help the system make ends meet. d.c. bureau chief sam ford was at the council breakfast when the topic came up. >> the or not is the system >> the message was frustration. particularly councilmember evans who is chairman of metro and think people don't realize how bad things are. >> the red line leak. does anybody ride the red line? it leaks like a sieve. sam: but some say the gloom and the doom talk is >> i think it sends a message to riders that hey, if you can avoid this, like you should. >> you have minorities leaving and coming in. >> the slowdown. >> the platform was filled. we were waiting for a train almost 30 minutes. >> the council wants to see only d.c. is trying hard to solve the problems. >> some councilmembers have been prompted to say let d.c. worry about fixing up the 40 metro stations and the tunnels in the city and let the suburbs worry about the 50 odds of d.c. chairman evans says it's not legal for d.c. to do that. reporting from northwest wai news. jonathan: talk politics. more moves at the top as pre

frost advisory in effect until 8am for the dmv (d.c., fairfax, montgomery) and counties east of i-95. today: mostly sunny. highs: 67-71 winds: sw 5 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. few showers by dawn. lows: 47-53 winds: sw 5 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, especially early. cooler and breezy. some clearing late. highs: 56-62 winds: nw 10-15 g 30 mph come down to this. election day 2016 is in just under an hour, and from the latest numbers it's going to be a tight race between republican donald trump and democrat hillary clinton. national correspondent kristine frazao joins us live from capitol hill with the key to victory for both campaigns. "honestly, i don't know how he lives with himself" "these people are so amped you have to scrape them off the wall with a amped you have to scrape them off the wall with a 1) and of course kristine it's not just the race at the top of the ballot, the senate some of the down-ballot races? new this morning - the first results three small towns in new hampshire headed to the polls at midnight. it's a tradition dating back to 1960.

records obtained by the news 4 i-team d.c. officials say the alarm system isn't functioning properly. it's a story you'll see only on 4. >> according to records obtained by news 4, there's been continuous extensive vandalism to some of the fire equipment at d.c. general and at least some the problem was revealed after a fire tore through part of the complex in october. families were displaced and arson was suspected. vandalism had damaged the alarm system. if not brought up to code, the fire marshal will order d.c.'s largest shelter for the homeless to be closed. our camera was inside today when the mayor for public safety toured the complex and said fixes must be made promptly. >> there were systems that re there's a concern that you want to make sure the system is notified. >> until the alarm system is repaired, they have hired licensed contractors to provide around the clock fire watch service, walking the halls, looking and smelling for smoke, for a potential fire threat. the spaling complex has long been slating for closur

the campaign. cig she also said that 93 percent93e of d.c. residents voted for candidates owner donald trump.ad the number of registeredegisre democrats in the nation's capitol outnumbers republicans a 121. >> people are starting to wonder what a trump administration might look like. for example, the question comes up who will be hisexampl cabis wnet pichoks? well, amog the rumored names for attorney general, new jersey york mayor rudy giuliani.giulia. for secretary of education, edui dr. benn carson.. nn c and for secretary of state, sta newt gingrich. >>> fox5 of course is yourx5f c political station.poli we want to hear from you. tweet us right now using the #5at6:30 and look for youror tweet on our political showalho coming up next at 6:30.:3 >> a d.c. dog napping.ng. someone stole this dog rightig out of his yard and take a te surveillance video. hey, sue.hey, s >> wow. that is just unfortunate.at hope they catch them.tch t hi there shawn.ha we had a verywn beautiful dayifd here, a thursday in d.c. thatha featured temperatures as you can

>> the head of d.c. schools resigns back in september and what city leaders did today that may explain departure. >> it sound like a war zone and gun battles happening on city veets and police have the technology to zero in on gunfire what it's picking up will surprise you. >> but first we're following breaking news out of frederick, maryland we're tol attacked a woman while on her drive way. this happened on iron gate lane around 9:20 tonight not that long ago. department of natural resources officers along with department's bear response team are tracking the animal. the victim is at a hospital being treated for puncture wounds. there's no word yet on her condition. we will bring you any new >> those are pro testers crowding d.c. mayor muriel bowser she is not doing enough to protect immigrants from custom enforcement or ice. they caught up with the mayor at the university ever district of call can up bee a. mayor fired back and and told them d.c. is sanctuary city that protects immigrants. it's a hot b

the d.c. area. as you mentioned perhaps bolstered by the lower gas prices averaging some six cents lower than thanksgiving last year. i want to show you some of the people we've seen at the pumps here so far. mostly workers, some cars coming in, coming out that look to be commercial rather personal family cars. we can tell you on the roads this holiday you will be seeing more state and local police. we'll have more on that coming at >> justin fitch in woodbridge for us thank you. >>> 6:02. >>> new this morning we're learning that while you were inside enjoying that thanksgiving dinner, someone may be outside trying to steal your car. the national crime bureau released new numbers. car thefts nationwide are up year to year. last year 1600 cars were stolen on thanksgiving. black friday is also becoming a big day for car stealing across the country. stores, thieves stole 2200 cars last black friday. >>> 6:03. breaking news in northeast d.c. mollette green is live for us. what can you tell us? >> a

small business awarded the contracts are based in d.c. maureen: rain is on the way. steve rudin is coming back maureen: well, d.c. mayor muriel bowser set a goal to give half of all city contracts to small and local businesses in the city. jonathan: as "7 on your side" government watchdog investigator chris papst found out much of the money is not local. the companies outside the district f in on washington's economic boom. chris: while staring at the bush -- >> according to the website this is their address. is there crazy -- >> crazy, man. christ listen we are watching -- christ when we are watching up to a charter street. something didn't seem right. >> star fleet transportation? >> no. >> we had a similar feeling in the busy parking lot of b.n.b. for services in forestville. full of trucks, workers and headquarters are in the basement of the sleepy house in southeast. >> they are not here. >> they're not here? >> they are not here today. >> both companies registered with the district as s.b.e. small business enterprises which offers them preferred access to the di

justice ginsburg served for 14 years on the d.c. circuit, was the second woman after sandra day o'connor appointed to the supreme court.yron she reported replaced justice baron white. she is is now senior of three female justicesr on the court. just a word or two more. she was diagnosed with colon cancer 1999 and 99 and underwent surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, she missed zero days on the bench. e in 2005 she was diagnosed and underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer, 12 days after that surgery she was again back in court to hear arguments. her husband for over 55 years, martin ginsburg, an internationally respected professor died in 2010. she was back in court the next day just as he would have wanted. you'll find out today that justice ginsburg has a wicked, mischievous sense of humor. so be careful. and i can tell you from personal experience having argued over 50 cases while she was on the bench that she is as well-prepared are better prepared than any jurors that i have ever experienced. she is often the first justice to break

jay: the d.c. council says safeguards are in place to prevent problems. ensure the patient is mentally competent and has less than six months left to live. the patient administers the medicine. >> nobody has to do this. it is the patient's choice. jay: mary klein captured life's complicity -- block city and beauty. nasa wants say and how she dies. >> -- now she wants a say in how she dies. >> i want to be with loved ones and coherent. we will see how that jay: back live outside of the wilson building, mayor muriel bowser is expected to allow the bill to pass into law. we do not know if congress will intercede or not. live in the district, jay korff, abc 7 news. jonathan: developing now, five student stabbed at a high school in utah. the police say the attacker is a sophomore, who was taken down by a school officer following the attack. the five victims are recovering with conditions ranging from fair to critical. the motive at this point is a big question. southwest airlines employee shot to death in the parking lot of an airport in oklahoma city. the susp

he served again on the d.c. circuit. he wound up often on opposite sides of cases decided in the supreme court, sometimes justice scalia in such a colorful fashion with the pretty harsh in his language and yet you were great friends. how did that happen? why were you such great friends and what does that tell us about life on the court? >> our relationship should not have been surprising to people who watch the core. they would have known that justice scalia was exceedingly fond of justice brennan who was also on the opposite side in many cases and justice brennan usually enjoyed justice scalia's company as i did. he has an extraordinary ability to make you smile, even laugh. when we were on the d.c. circuit together on a three-judge panel, justice scalia would whisper something to me and i had all i could do to avoid laughing out loud and sometimes i have to pinch myself. people sometimes ask me what was your favorite scalia choke and i said i know what it is but i can't tell you. [laughter] and it was such fun being at

it's big numbers as far as the d.c. itself. reagan national is looking f brianne: the holiday get-away. look at the number of cars lined up here outside reagan national airport. we have seen this all afternoon. another thing we are learning, what are the key factors that the ground crews look at. when they see the uptick. we have more coming up at 5:00. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. michelle: gobble up all the then the turkeys that are pardoned before thanksgiving go on to live a sweet life. jonathan: we wondered where do they end up? for the past three years, the park in leesburg taken in the turkeys. cheryl conner tells us why this year's presidential pardons will get a new homes. >> while the friends are basking in the 350-degree temperatures the birds enjoy freedom in leesburg and the visitors who walk away from the dinner table. >> a >> he exercises through the park. he knows all about abe who received a presidential pardon last year. now they are gobbling up the attention and the comforts for a house made just

d.c. police were the suspect in that case. that robbery involved a gun. at 10:302700 block of 29th street northwest this is ridley again, d.c. police report 15 to 20 black males robbery, no weapons. then a 40 minute walk away from there, so not sure if these two are connected, next location was 15 minutes later at 10:46 prospect street that's norm of key bridge close to georgetown university, again, 15 to 20 black males here somehow they were able to tell the us is and then where i am standing here 3100 block m street northwest this one at 2:1 in the morning. again, same situation. 15 to 20 black males. d.c. police calling it robbery with snatch and force. bars close here 2:00 in the morning and we wanted to get clarification. they said in each one of these case this was a robbery of a person. someone who is on the streets walking a round not paying attention to where they would be that large group of people out robbing folks they were trying to make their way home this morning. back to you guys. >> mel, thanks for the update. also breaking right now polic

you saw molette on the scene there in southeast d.c. following is one that is taking place in prince george's county. this video from the 4100 block of byers street, this scene happened around 9:30 last night when somebody called in reports of a shooting. police found one person dead. again, as you heard molette mention, what is true in both of these cases is that right now, very little information is known about a suspect or even a motive in these cases. at the live desk, i'm erika >>> we're talking about temperatures that may approach 80 degrees today. >> chuck has our weather headlines. >> a mild start this morning. fog out there first thing. be careful for that. otherwise it will be a dry start to the day. a big time warm upright ahead of a rain chance that comes in here just after lunch time today. couldn't rule out one or two rumbles of thunder. not expecting severe weather. as this strong front races down through here during the course of the late afternoon hours today, could rule out a brief thunder shower or here. keeping an eye

inside the d.c. metro area and places to the north, no rain. we haven't seen any rain, just the cloud cover all day. rain to the south to the shenandoah valley and fredericksburg and stafford county. over the last three hours, i want to show you what's happening. fredericksburg, here is the i fredericksburg to stafford county. it's evaporating before it can fall to the ground, but it will move into the d.c. area over the next couple of hours. make sure you have the umbrella handy. we may be able to get through most of the evening rush, 7:00, maybe everybody at home before the rain moves in, but down to the south. it is trying to make its way across our region and we will be seeing rain tonight. tomorrow in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> now to a family tragedy. three young children and an adult family friend killed in a crash while on their way to a wedding. today the family from our area had been driving to that wedding when they ran into car trouble on i-95 and south carolina. a tractor-trailer wound up colliding with their vehicle. news 4

skies are mostly clear from the washington d.c. metro to points north from the shenandoah valley, the blue ridge this morning. skies have cleared out nicely. last little bits of rain are out of our area and across parts of tidewater virginia. they will be out of the way at the sorry april beach area by later today. right now, temperatures are trending back just a bit. 48, gaithersburg, 52, leesburg, 55 warrenton, 58 here in town. much of a warm up today. clearing and mild this morning, breezy and way cooler this afternoon. no more upper 70s to near 80. mid afternoon temperatures will only be hovering around 60 degrees and it will be chilly. those high school football games tonight. the specific high school football forecast coming up at 6:41. afternoon temperatures today, plan on it staying in the 50s across much of northern maryland into the shenandoah valley. planning out your day for tomorrow, chilly, bordering on a not as windy tomorrow either. mostly for tomorrow, mostly in the upper 50s and low 60s and it looks like it will be

last november and december, there were more than 550 crashes in the d.c. area involving pedestrians. that's 21-percent higher than update on the development of "the wharf" neighborhood in southwest d.c. officials, including mayor muriel bowser, will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. they'll unveil new renderings, and a map of the water taxi system. the wharf will consist of shops, restaurants, condos, and office spaces. the development will run along the waterfront for nearly a mile. the grand opening is set for next october. we are just eight days away from thanksgiving and airlines are lowering fares and making it easier to keep track of your luggage. john gonzalez is live at reagan national with more. from holiday travel - to holiday some of it's black friday deals while you were sleeping. a first look, coming up. and a trump presidency, bad for business? what could be next for the brand new trump international winter weather. today, v-dot will hold it's annual winter weather briefing. officials will show off new equipment and snow-removal materials... a

the d.c. school system not completely in favor of this situation. they have been working closely with d.c. police. the school. the truancy unit keeping a close eye on this large group, and those students have already stated they were going to do this early this morning. this was planned for several days, and the school system here saying it will issue unexcused absences to any student that leaves school grounds. several hundred have already done so. this is the largest public school in the city, and one of the most diverse. marching to shop international hotel with students from other schools around the city while the police truancy unit keeps a close eye on the large group. grexit is going to be very peaceful. like, it is not something violent. it is just to show that donald trump cannot, like, break us. >> in a time that is hard for because we are diverse. >> we should appreciate our kids and recognize them for their awareness of the political system and what is going on in this country. john: now, the students here at wilson high school will recei

anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call d.c. hearing around the dmz as we get ready to ring in the winter. a small slice of normal, which autria: happening today, salvation army will kick off its red ghetto campaign for the area. a brief ceremony will cathedral commons in northwest d.c. each year donations from the red kettle campaign and able to salvation army to feed and shelter people in need. running all the way up until christmas eve. let's get a check on your forecast with veronica johnson. veronica: we will start mostly sunny across the area, a green light for everything, including during the afternoon hours, when there could be clouds producing sprinkle just north of d.c. until about 5:00, 6:00 this evening. certainly we are not going to need the umbrella today. chile to cold conditions out there, clouds picking up during the afternoon going from 4 64 is the temperature when the kids get out of school. showing where the showers going to be around frederick and gaithersburg, 3:00 to 4:00, temperatures in the 60's on saturd

t the death of a 16-year-old d.c. girl is now in police custody. evans turned himself in last night. evans was caught on surveillance video firing a gun multiple times about the time brianna mcmillan was killed. >>> prek donald trump expected to announce his newest cabinet nominations today. steve munchin expected to be named treasure secretary and wilbur ross commerce secretary. >> and house democrats will congress. nancy pelosi is fighting to retain her post as the top democrat against ohio congressman tim ryan. >> 5:30 right now. >> we need to get right to our team coverage on this weather alert day. take a look at all the fog outside right now. storm team four meteorologist chuck bell tells whus we can see clearing, chuck. >> yeah. the fog will be lifting here over about the next hour and a but we will replace the fog with rain drops which will also impact the commute in a negative fashion. so four things to know about the weather. super soupy outside early this morning. we'll go from fog to chances for thunder. near 7 o degrees on the last day

it marks his four terms as mayor, time on the d.c. council, and his civil rights background. >> tried to come up with something that will give people the essence of marion long after everyone standing here are gone. i wasn't thinking about today. i was thinking about 100 years from today. >> reporter: money for the headstone was privately raised. work and, yes, his personal troubles that afflicted both him and the city. >> marion barry was the people's mayor. he wasn't perfect. none of us are. >> reporter: mayor bowser already named the city's summer jobs program after barry who started it. >> not a week goes by in any neighborhood across the district of columbia where somebody will tell me, you know, marion barry gave me my first job. >> reporter: others say the beginning the rebirth of washington in the 1980s and caring for those in need despite his flaws. >> this memorial will speak to that in terms of the many people through the years that come here. >> what political position he might have, you have to give marion barry credit for

they did not recognize theze t people in the video.eeo d.c. police were just acrosst ar the street a few minutes ago here in the house talking toalkg the owner trying to get some additional information but we can tell you tonight that d.c. police have new leads.ave new l they are here inea the the neighborhood.neigho they're trying to track down tow these people that were seen inhe the video. veo again, fox5 showed this video vo positively identified them,ied e said exactly where they live.y . so, we're going to stay on toptn of this through the evening. eni we'll let you know how it turns out. live in southwest, paul wagner, in so fox5 local news. >> ??>> ? >> new to the national story s everyone is following. today president obama and a president-elect donald trump met in the oval office toce t begin conversations about anvera peaceful transition of power. >> fox5's political reporteror ronica cleary is live outside oe the white house with more one wh that meeting. of buzz today and the optics o were very interesting, too, to o see those two

frost advisory in effect until 8am for the dmv (d.c., fairfax, east of i-95. today: mostly sunny. high clouds late. cold morning, warmer afternoon. highs: 67-71 winds: sw 5 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. few showers by dawn. lows: 47-53 winds: sw 5 mph wednesday: mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, especially early. cooler and breezy. some clearing late. highs: 56-62 winds: nw 10-15 g 30 the time for campaigning is over. it's election day-- and voters are ready to pick their leaders. it was a race to the finish fr hold rallies into the early morning hours. now-- it's up to the voters. our question of the day is "do you plan to vote today?" go to wjla.com/votenow to let us know. in the meantime - abc's elizabeth hur is live in northwest to kick off our coverage. good morning.. hillary clinton presidential race most of the focies.. but the battle for congress is abno of course-- it's not just the presidential race that will be decided today. lots of state and on the ballot. and one of the most heated congressional races is happening in virginia. complete vote 2016 coverage continue

the blast in august skilled 7 people and injured dozens more. d.c. law firm is teaming up with kas ademaryland. relatives of victims and survivors of fire will be there. >> new this morning from overseas new analysis of remember wreckage from malaysia airline says the doomed flight was not preparing for emergency land when it crashe indian ocean. instead new findings show the aircraft was plummeting to the sea with no one in controlment part of that theory is based on piece of wing that was discovered which showed no flaps had been set in landing mode. >> this morning we're learning new details about a brutal sexual assault in virginia. and this morning police are telling us about a new piece of evidence left behind. >> reporter: a shirt that was left behind and it may be the thing that brings the suspect to justice. stafford county sheriff office wans everyone to take a look at. small check. label says american living and the suspect was also vaering ping light colored blue jaepz and a monday a young woman was drive ago loan when sideswiped her. she

as we go to break now another live look across the d.c. region. nice shot there of the lincoln memorial. here's a song from jennifer lopez and mark anthony. >> uh-huh. >> more tan a kiss. >> uh-huh. >> he is married to another woman now. >> but they're separated they are? >> yes. >> okay. >> we'll get more on that adds well. >> "fox5 news morning" is back with twice the crispy, caramelized peppered bacon. experience a breakfast sandwich made for bacon lovers. >> we're back at 5:14. happening today in time for thanksgiving rush. bwi, thorough g. international airport will debut a new concourse connection to accommodate the airport's rising number of international flights. goal is to help alleviate traffic around the airport. >> clearly that person will go somewhere warm. he has shorts on. >> shorts on. >> i saw that too. to be chilly. >> had to be, yes, you're exactly right. but that is so great that you dress for where you're going. you have to do that. >> yes. >> when you come back, whoa. >> it won't be -- i don't know when the guy is m coming bac

the district. it's breakfast time here at thrive d.c.. and a large group of homeless that includes elijah alfred alexander jr. who's been on the street for more than four decades. he had a wife and house and job before he left it behind to go on a spiritual journey. he now calls himself the wanderer. >> you become like the wind. people hear what you have to say and don't know where you came from and where you went. >> reporter: his story is certainly unique but the circumstance being homeless is not. according to data by the department of housing and urban development, there are about 1,000 more homeless people than last year. that's an increase of more than 14%. despite the fact that homelessness is down by 3% nationwide. >> it is no surprise. >> reporter: alicia horton the executive director at thrive d.c. says the rising cost of housing is the main reason d.c. has had such an increase. >> it's just a very expensive city to live in. much like new york. san francisco. we you know we know these foe nomina and these urban environments. its