tisha lewis, "fox5 local news". also in montgomery country police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man in montgomery village this afternoon. it happened 2 p.m. in the 8500 block of hawk run terrace. having a gun shot wound. the swat team was called in. police are questioning at least five people. >> adjacent to the parking lot where the victim was located. they've been taken into investigative detention so we can interview them and determine what part any one of those individuals may have or maybe just a witness a former member of army national guard that admits to helping isis will spend years in federal prison. he pled guilty last october and watching videos of late al-quida leader inspired him to help isis. >> and president trump surprise considering his next move after a federal appeals court decided not to reinstate a travel plan. he might issue a new executive order next week and the order is expected to be more narrow in scope than the one at peels court rejected and keeping americans safe is hi

tisha lewis spoke with the family member. live in alexandria with the tisha? >> reporter: went into reverse. 29-year-old was holding on to the steering wheel thrown from the car to the ground. he was repairing his 2001 volkswagen sedan and watching a friend's son at the time. ultimately, the car crashed for a this them to nearby. the home remained boarded today in this centerville neighborhood. the incident happened saturday afternoon, his family members from across the country were arriving today. >> remember with much love with the biggest smile that he had on his face, very friendly, kind. with ever about happened >> my cousin, his sister, called me saturday afternoon. told me the horrifying situation. >> reporter:s fairfax county say it does not appear alcohol played a factor. we do know leaves behind a brother and sister. single and would have turned 30 years old this august. tisha lewis fox 5 local news. >>> we have new details tonight about the case of a metro transit police officer accused of helping isis. nicholas young has been jailed since his arres

tisha lewis is live. understand originally officials said the school is just closing a few days. >> reporter: that's right. friday, dc public school said here at savoy elementary school it would be closed monday and tuesday. then on wednesday, students would be going to an alternate location, that was only supposed to be a few days. now turns outlet it could be several weeks. this is what's greeting parents when they arrive here at savoy. letters referring them to the department of health. also, when we arrive here tonight, pest control crews were here on the first floor. the school is closed again today and tomorrow and here's what we saw tonight. a maryland based company with a dozen people here on site tackling the rodent and bed bugs problem in the school. the pest control group is set up in the multi-purpose room. we'll be likely seeing more in the coming days as savoy under goes a massive cleaning process. on sunday, savoy notified parents on facebook about amount of money plans which include sends

tisha lewis, fox 5 local news. >>> new tonight.ard county council narrowly approved a bill to give undocumented immigrants legal protections in essence making howard county a sanctuary county. the county executive promised to veto the measure. . >>> similar discussion taking place in montgomery county. the executive and the county council issued a statement that rejects the trump administration's immigration policy. the county council has not voted to declare sanctuary city and right now it's no will happen. >>> the set to vote on nominee for secretary of education, democrats are making a last minutes push to block it. protests let's take a live look at the senate floor, you can congressman corey booker, virginia tim kaine will be taking the 3:00 a.m. time slot. we talked to him earlier about this process. >> on any nomination, we're entitled to have 30 hours of debate. a day and a half. one day and six hours. this is a big important position. i don't think there's anything more critical to the nation's economy than how we educate

tisha lewis is live on the scene with the latest. tisha, what have you been able to find out. >> reporter: we're here in the three, 400 block of 37th place in southeast. you can see there's a police cruiser, besides t again, just to recap, police are saying that the calls came in around 2:45 reporting that a child was wondering in this neighborhood in this area. police came out here, they then were told went into an apartment and discovered another child, and that's all the information that we have right now. i did ask a few people in the area if they knew anything about this. if they heard anything about this. some adults but they did not. in the cold temperatures it's very concerning for anyone to see a young child kind of wandering in this area during these temperatures at this time without adult supervision or adult nearby. bringing you the latest. tisha louis, fox 5 local news. >>> tracking metro, the federal transit administration announced today it will withhold nearly $9 million from metro and transportation agencies in the d

it tisha lewis, "fox5 local news". >> thank you, tisha. >> all right. straight ahead at 10.sident trump's pick for secretary of labor won't take the job. why andy puzder is taking himself out of the running. >> and local restaurants will be understaffed or closed details on the protests in support of immigrants. we'll be right your path to retirement may not always be clear. but at t. rowe price, we can help guide your retirement savings. so wherever your retirement journey takes you, we can help you reach your goals. call us or your advisor t. rowe price. invest with confidence. >> president trump pick for labor secretary andrew puzder withdrew his nomination after growing skepticism that he could be confirmed. democrats and liberals criticized fast food executive from train workers and minimum wage and allegations he abused ex-wife in 1980s. there's no word who the president will nominate to replace him. >>> today president trump welcomed benjamin netanyahu to the white house.

st tisha lewis is on the scene.stentrst bed bug and rodent problem atblm savoy elementary school. school. the issue was discoveredico months ago but some parentsare say they didn't find out about t this until last week.is untilwe right now the school isw the sci holding a meeting with theth the health department about thetmene situation. again our tisha lewis is there. she'll have a little bit moree on the story for us coming up a little latea rli.ry forer. >> meanwhile fairfax county couy police need your help cracking an unsolved murder.an unsolve it's been nearly a year since 83-year-old johan dee lead was s found shot to death inside hisis mason neck home but todayoday detectives released a new cluene about the case. theysa saw a dark full sized pickuped truck leaving the arearea quickly. investigators have followed upol on the lead but now they want t to rule out any involvement.nvoe police are asking anyone with wh information to give them a callly. llly. >> the corrections officer whoic was killed during a 24

tisha lewis joining is now tonight with morethon story, hey, tisha. >> prince george county hosted a round table to raise awareness for a new way gang members are targeting families across the area. social media. a discussion took place largo upper maryland and gang members are using social media to communicate with each other and potential recruits because it's quick, effective and easy to connect with young people. the best advice given at tonight's meeting was parents to keep a close eye on social media accounts and know your children's friends. safe cyber founder to teach attendees about social media trends and what to watch. >>> the message this week will be for parents to realize that kids are on social media and using social media for purposes of being social. and they're are traps out there for them and gang activity and recruiting going on online as well. and there's also lots of cyber bullying and gangs intimidating online. >> and tonight's meeting comes on the heels of recent gang violence involving young people and reports that the gang ms 13 is recruiting members as youn

. >> "fox5" tisha lewis is live in smyrna, delaware with the latest, tisha. >> well the leadership of the united state gripes these inmates have. what we can report tonight is that two constructions officers were released one within the last three hours. we know at least one of the released taken to the hospital what non life-threatening injuries and several law enforcement actions here tonight hoping to work on a peaceful resolution. law enforcement including fbii. >> it's been a long and difficult day. >> what start the shortly after 10 wednesday morning is a touch and go situation. a hoingt staj standoff between corrections officers and inmates at the james vaughn corrections center. the emergency came in shortly after 10. >> 14:25 the first staff member was released. and approximately 1720 hours eight ib mates were released. 19:57 hours one staff member was released and that's prior to our inmates. >> takeover happened when more than 100 inmates over powered four corrections officers and delaware department of kruks commissioner barry phelps and top brass is determineing a staffin

tisha lewis is live in forth west with this. >> tisha. >> the so-called cat chael is brain child of -er isyes of personal confrontations led to this legislation propose to poseal. it could happen anywhere high risk areas swrawkz, public transportation settings and construction zones city streets are filled with familiar sounds. cat calls may not be one of them. >> i don't do that. but i do feel like you know people do, especially workers that do construction need nor training. >> in the district counsel ill member has their way all z.c. workers will undergo extensive training about harassment including cat calls in public. >> if we can train all of them on what's appropriate conduct and how to be good, helpful bystanders then we have army of people in the city looking out and helping create safe spaces. >> brianna doe introduced proposal this week. her personal experiences are fueling the legislation. >> walking down 16th street and being harassed by a government worker on duty in un commuting every day on the metro, every block i would be harassed. one days was walking to work in pro

"fox5" tisha lewis is live in ab an dale tonight with the story.isha. >> shawn, tony, this annandale home is uninhabitable after a child started this fire here that resulted in this damage. the child was reportedly playing with matches. now, wednesday's fire in lorton was facial and that was also started by a child. this time playing with a lighter. here you can see the charred interior door laying outside and fire here happened yesterday morning. thankfully in this case everyone survived and we're told the smoke detect terz did not activate and investigators say the fire started in the 6-year-old's bedroom he was playing with match on top of the bed. just last week a 5-year-old boy was playg the garage of his home on arcade and lorton and cause theed fire that killed him and two family pets. this is what was left of the family's home along with heartbreak and grief. firefighters went back to the neighborhood to remind residents to have working smoke detectors and also stressing dangers of playing with fire especially stressing dangers to parents a

tisha lewis, "fox5 local news". >> d.c. elementary school closed for three weeks because of bed bug and row department problem is set to reon monday. southeast school was fortsed to shut down nearly three weeks ago so crews could give it a thorough cleaning and school officials say there -- the public could take a close are look at the classrooms. >> we have a follow up to a story we told about you last month. a local mom is on a quest. barbara larry more hosted a town hall meeting in woodbridge with ryan soyrz. right now they get 15 minute of recess and he wants that doubled and he hears parents concerns and while see what he can do but says can do but says his hands mighting tied for the state because of demand of instruction all-time. >> you need to purpose off the energy. >> 15 minutes is not a lot. >> no it's not. >> still to come a nationwide development store intergity tras tras kick measures to compete with national members. >> what president trump promised crowd and notable republican facing doubts of the white hou

fox 5 tisha lewis joins us via skype with the latest. >> reporter: we are actually driving right now to the prison, we're about 30 miles or 30 minutes or so away, and as you mentioned there's a lot of developments kind of happening right now. let's kind of go through a timeline of when this unfolded. it was around 10:30 this morning, a call came in reporting a disturbance, the incident essentially five people including four security guards and also we're told a counselor are being held hostage by the inmates, there are about 120 to 150. now one of the hostages, at least in last hour or so, was released and that hostage is now getting some medical treatment for nonlife-threatening injuries at a nearby hospital. all of this again is happening at the smyrna prison, but prisons and facilities and in delaware have been placed on locked just as a precaution. again, up to 150 inmates at this particular facility we're told has been very little communication between the inmates and the outside world. obviously, social media is abuzz about all of this. if you look at the #rebellian, there's a

tisha? >> reporter: fairfax county police were called to a centreville neighborhood.hey found a man laying dead on the ground. a car smash i do not a heel 8-year-old was inside the car, and the victim asked that child to start the car and that's when the car went into reverse. the victim was holding the steering wheel. he was thrown from the car to the ground. police are investigating. we spoke with family members who are stunned by this sudden loss of 29-year-old david. >>> president trump named general hr mcmaster as the new national security advisor. he will take over for michael flynn who was forced to resign last week. mcmaster is a respected military strategyist. his appointment does not require senate confirmation. >>> >>> we're still searching for the winter of 2017 but i love this picture i got from tom in virginia. he said look what he saw at his wal-mart over the weekend? they can't wait to ditch these shovels. not much cold air in sight and a lot of people are seeing lots of blooming things including today's steve was walking along the path and said plenty

"fox5" tisha lewis has the story. >> despite concerns about personing here the wedding singer we interests viewed said business is business and he worried that entrepreneurs could be forced to turn down gigs due to this current political climate and controls online ready to pounce. >> i see trees of green. red roses too. i see them blue for me and you. >> erin is wedding singer based in fairfax, virginia, he was wookd to perform at the first wedding at trump international hotel just a few months ago and after the gig he did what many do he posted pictures on social media. that's what the backlash started. comments from colleagues friends and even complete strangers asking how he could perform at the trump hotel. >> my first reaction to that was we were there for the client not for donald trump. >> so is and of itself and also one of the things i say to my family and friends is when you take yourself out of the game and you remove yourself from the process you cannot nrups or make any changes. >> the group was also look booked to perform in inauguration an that gig was cancelled s singer ch

"fox5" tisha lewis has more on the situation and why the prisoners chose to revolt. >> inmates gripes include new leadership and administration of among many other issues that they want to see reformed. two of the hostages were released one in the last few hours and we do know at least one of the hostages had non life-threatening injuries. he's recoughing at a hospital. several law enforcement agencies are here including fbi. all are hoping for a peaceful resolution. >> it's been a long and difficult day. >> what started shortly after 10 wednesday morning and still is a touch and go situation. a hostage standoff between ceks officers and inmates at the james vaughn correction center and the call came in reporting emergency shortly after 10. >> approximately 14:25 first staff member was released. and approximately 17:20 hours eight inmates were released. >> and 19:57 hours one staff member was released. and that's prior to our arrival >> the takeover happened when more than 100 inmates over powered four corrections officers. delaware department of corrections commissioner barry phelps

"fox5" tisha lewis is live tonight in alexandria with the latest. tisha. >> shawn it happened here along braddock road near little river turn park near one of the most dangerous intersections in the country right down the road at lincoln avenue. police say 5-year-old woman was crossing the street outside of the crosswalk when she was struck by a man driving a pickup truck. he did now, plea say she was wearing dark khojing and didn't have any reflecttors or reflective clothing on at the time of the incident when she was crossing the street. and it happened around 8:00 thursday night and the driver was apparently making a right turn off braddock on to little river turnpike and the intersection here is necessaryled again between two major shopping centers and we're told foot traffic can be very heavy in this area and tonight we're learning more about the victim in this tragedy. neighbors say she was retired, single and well liked in the neighborhood and they say they often had unique displays outside her home for the holidays and this particular inters

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tisha?rter: shawn a long day here at the elementary school for pest control crews, wrapped up just moments ago. they were here hoping to tackle the rodent and bed bugs problem, we can tell you that timeline is changing about problem will be revolved. it started as a couple days of school closed have now turned into several weeks. we're hearing that it coulding longer. shawn? . >>> police tracking dozens of northwest. according to crime reports there have been nearly 35 thefts and robberies in the area in the last five days. among the victims a couple robbed at gunpoint. we're getting young kids out of a car. >> reporter: he's been swindling women out of money for years, this man has several open arrests warrants in montgomery county. take a look. this is trevor devon, who also goes by devon glaze, one of his most recent victims lives in gaithersburg and although he only robbed her of $700, she's telling her story in hopes of saving another woman from falling in his trap. >>> you see marina o

it tisha lewis, "fox5 local news". >> and taking a good look that guy. prince george county police say he's been on a one-man crime spree accused of robbing two bank in the last week and it happened friday bank 6200 block of annapolis road and hard hat and work fest and they believe they is linked to two other robbyes. if you have any information you're asked to call police. >> tonight in disstrb the paid family leave bill is now in the hands of congress. mayor bowser plans to leave it unsigned. city council approved the bill late last near and it gives 8 weeks of paid leave and six to care for a sick parent and leave would be paid for with new payroll taxes on all d.c. businesses. in a letter to counsel ill she has a major concern of legislation and attack that accompany now are the biggest tax increases in recent history in the district. >> still a hold new questions about president trump campaign aids and possible "russian pop activities. >> warning for yahoo users what we learned about another possible data breach. >> big brother in the workplace tec

the facility houses approximately 2 fox 5 tisha lewis joins us via skype with the latest. >> reporter are actually driving right now to the prison, we're about 30 miles or 30 minutes or so away, and as you mentioned there's a lot of developments kind of happening right now. let's kind of go through a timeline of when this unfolded. it was around 10:30 this morning, a call came in reporting a disturbance, the incident essentially five people including four security guards and also we're told a counselor are being held hostage by the inmates, there are about 120 to 150. now one of the hostages, at least in last hour or so, was released and that hostage is now getting some medical treatment for nonlife-threatening injuries at a nearby hospital. all of this again is happening at the smyrna prison, but prisons and facilities and

ghost said it is something that has happened before and tisha and sarah, just button more thing to look out for. >> if this is the answer is no, i would not put it in. >> always wanted to try. set up a sting operation >> we did not see that today. not today. >> you have to be on the look-out for everything these days, thank you, lindsey. >>> at 5:00, this is low. a woman is checks out at the store counter when a brazen robber grabs money and takes off. >>> a russian spy ship continues to float off the east coast of the united states, just 19 miles from a naval base in virginia. ♪ ♪ >>> a special celebration taking place to honor one of our country's first human rights leader >>> he was an ab lisi. that's where people will gather to mark his 199th birthday. gwen joins us with more. >> reporter: we're here at the anacostia art center. at little quiet here now. but you know what? in the next couple hours, that's all going to change. we've got the huge birthday celebration going on here. with plenty of activity, and you're invited and it's going to last through until tomorrow. we'll let you

tisha. >> shawn, tony, despite the performing here you know what business is business and even though he does worry that prep prens may be forced to turn down gigs here in other places due to the current political climate and patrols online ready to poups. >> i see trees of green red roses too♪ i see them blue for he and you♪ and i think to myself, what a wonderful world♪ >> and that was erin bronis wedding singer based in fairfax virginia he was booked to perform at the first wedding at the trump international hotel just a few months ago and now after the gig he did what many do posted pictures on social media online and that's when the backlash started comments from leagues. friends and strangers asking how he could performt trump hotel. >> my first reaction to that was we were there for the client not for donald trump. so that's separation in and of itself and also one of the things i say to my family and friends is when you take yourself out of the game and you remove yourself from the process you really can't influence or make any changed. and his group was set to perform and the

. >> fox's tisha lewis reports her new proposal would require training and penalties for d.c. streets are filled with familiar sounds. cat calls may not be one of them. >> i don't do that but i mean i do feel like, you know, people do especially workers that do construction need training. >> reporter: district council member has her way workers will undergo extensive training about cat calls in public. >> if we can train all of them what's appropriate conduct and how to be good helpful bystanders, then we have an army of people in the city looking out and helping create our safe space. >> reporter: she introducing the proposal this week. the ward one council member personal experiences are fueling the legislation. >> walking down 16th street and being harassed by a government worker on duty in uniform and when i was commuting every day on the metro, every block i would be harassed. one day i was walk to go work and my professional attire somebody commented and i asked them not to do and the response was well if you don't want to us comment why do you dress like that? i was on

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fox 5 tisha lewis has the story. >> reporter: despite concerns about performing here the wedding sing we interviewed said business business so he worries that entrepreneurs could be forced to turn down gigs due to the political climate and trolls only ready to pounds. >> i see trees of green, red roses too, i see them blue for me and you. >> reporter: erin broadus is a wedding sing in fairfax county. he was booked to first wedding at the trump initial hotel. he did what many people do, posted pictures on social media. that's when the backlash started, comments from colleagues, friends and complete strangers asking how he could perform at the trump hotel >> my first reaction to that was we were there for the client, we weren't there for donald trump. when you take yourself out of the game and remove yourself you can't influence or make changes. >> reporter: also set to group at a veteran ball at inauguration and that was cancelled. singer is still facing backlash for performing at trump inauguration even receiving death threats. actor joy supported a make erica great again dress at the

tisha lewis has more.he was hired by a contractor and director will give you follow up information about resolution with the contractor. >> what's changed in d.c. in tem of hiring protocol. >> this was not employe muriel bowser made it clear she was not d.c. government employee but employed by a company hired by the district. she was charged with grand larceny march 2015 and entered guilty plea and had two year sentence suspended and that was all before she reportedly posted job on facebook hoping to lighten her workload. college student brianna jenkins responded and minutes later a dozen case files popped up in inbox. files included social security numbers. birth dates, medical records. at the time voner was a caseworker at inner city family services. a contractor for the district department of behavioral health. >> what's being done to make sure this doesn't happen again. >> again i think director wants you let you know more specifically about the action with the contractor. >> why would the district con

tisha yearwood. >> i heard them rehearsing.ntry, we're looking for a safe place. >> i agree. >> a little inspiration. god bless you for doing this. >> it feels good. >> it feels good. randy houser and his brother-in-law dallas wrote this song eight years ago. and i heard it on randy's album. and i fell in love with it. i thought, if i ever get an opportunity, i would love to record it. i didn't think i could beat randy's version because i love his singing so much. and so it happened that i did get to record this song. and it -- timing is everything. and everything happens for a reason. >> now that we buttered you up can we be nosey now? >> uh-huh. >> we're going to play a little game to know reba a little better. a game called "country confession." bring out the boot. >> there's a snake in my boot. >> okay. >> inside this magic boot we have questions for you. >> okay. let her rip. >> aren't you supposed to answer questions. are we all answering? >> just reba. i just thought you would read it for her. that's all right. >> do you