lev tisha lewis has the stories.ries >> especially want to makellwant sure your kids are safe. safe. that's a health concern for everyone being that water isat very important.ta >>> marcus mcintyre has four daught elementary school one of 12 schools with lead levels abovell the environmental protectionroto agency standards. standards. >> i'm sure whatever it is sur they're taking care of it. of i don't think they want to putto our kids at risk.ds a >> reporter: mcintyre is optimistic. even so michael and son plumbing guru tony saysuru to sy schools homes and buildingsaniln hackie across its dmv could be at risk for elevated leadvad levels in the drinking water.. >> since the incident in flint we've had an increase in calls with people concerned about their water filtration reporter: if schools are: if sos having issues ticketing the proe water at home.ome. >> a resin based water water softener.soft that actually can remove all rel the lead.

fox 5's tisha lewis is live in woodbridge with the story. >> reporter: we want to show everyone a very stark contrast. this is what this ditch looks like with our camera lights on right now. now, take a look. this is what it looks like when this is what it looks like during nightfall and this could present a very serious challenge for police in finding witnesses if the body was discarded here during nightfall. police are turning to the public for help in solving this case that has garnered the attention of the community and beyond. the call came in just before 11:00 friday morning reporting a body in this drainage ditch. a resident made the discovery and in mere moments the worst-case scenario became all too real. it's likely 36-year-old lissette lopez and she was murdered and dumped. >> it shocked me at the same time but it sucks just given that amount of time, the outlook doesn't look good for her to be found alive. >> reporter: we revisited her neighbor. >> i remember there was a lot of arguing. every time that guy came over. there was a lot of cussing and our walls are thin and you

tisha lewis is here with the details. >> reporter: beyond schools, older buildings and homes across the dmv could be at risk for potentially dangerous levels of lead. in this case dc public schools says a does skwools have elevated lead levels. >> definitely want to make sure yu kids are safe especially your babies. that's a health condition for anyone. water is very important. >> ma are cuss has four daughters who attend minor elementary school in northeast. it's one of 12 schools across the district with lead levels above the environmental protection agency standards. >> i'm sure whatever it is they're taking care of it. >> reporter: homes and biltdings across >> since the incident in flint we do get -- we've definitely had an increase in calls of people krnd about their water filtration. >> and if schools are having issues protecting the water, is there home for you at home. >> actually, they have a resin-based water system because that can remove all the lead. if you're concerned about it, the best thing to do is take a water sample and send it to an independent lab. make sure that

tisha lewis, fox 5 local news. >> now to a developing story. tonight the search for a missing fairfax county firefighter has been suspended. this after a female's remains were found in shenandoah national park and believed to be that of firefighter nicole mittendorff. jennifer davis is covering this story tonight and joins us live from fairfax with the latest. >> reporter: fairfax county's fire chief issued a statement saying he is saddened by this news and while we wait for more information, his thoughts and prayers are with nicole mittendorff's friends and family and of course her fellow firefighters here at station number 32 where a memorial remains in her memory. and a candle lit in her honor continues to glow. now tonight virginia state police officials tell us they do believe the remains of a woman found inside the shenandoah afternoon are indeed mittendorff's. they say there is both digital and physical evidence that includes what they describe as a suicide note that was found in her car. as a result they say they do not suspect foul pla

tisha lewis, fox 5 local news. >> we turn now to the weather. more rain is heading our way for this weekend. gwen tolbart is standing by to tell us about it. i'm not going to criticize the rain because we need the rain. the question is how much will we get over the course of the weekend. >> i thought you were going to say you because of the rain. >> i'm not going to do that either. >> you know what, you're absolutely right, tony. we do need this rainfall. and we're going to get a prolonged period of it. unfortunately, as they say, be careful what you ask for. let's take a look at our radar and satellite picture here. plenty of clouds are socked in across the area and that's not going to change too much soon either. somebody tweeted where's the sun and i said on vacay because it's going to be a while before we start to see it. wet weather is going to move its way in but once we get into tomorrow in the later part of the day, we'll see a different picture. we're going to get most part of the day fairly dry. what we're dealing with now and early to

tisha lewis, "fox5 local news". >> well the search for d.c. girl that vapished more than two years ago will continue for a second day tomorrow. today d.c. police renewed search for-year-old relisha rudd at the national arboretum. he was seen with the janitor where she and her family were living. the janitor killed himself. they believe he killed her and disposed of her body in that section of the city. >> we have a combination of k-9 dolingz and personnel about 60 personnel and partners from national centers for missing and exploited children and fbi and nbd members that will also be doing a search with our harbor branch. and this full days of searching and we'll let you know the results when we finish. >> chief linear said information led them to the arboretum but would not elaborate. >>> time to look live after record cold this morning we warmed up this afternoon a little. now rain is expected tomorrow. could it affect the morning commute. could it affect the baseball game? let's academic with sue palka in the warm center with more. hey, sue

tisha lewis is where fans gathered to pay their respects. >> reporter: this marquis above me says it all. i posted it on social media, it said prince, a legend. you will be missed. if you come th with me, i want to show you what we're seeing right now. there is this candle light memorial that is glowing outside the warner theater in memory of prince. he performed here last june before sold-out crowds. we spoke with a whom who was there and she has attended a prince concert nearly every year for most of her life and she's taken a piece of history with her along the way. >> ticket stubs, unopened albums, backstage passes and more fill this maryland home turned shrine in memory of prince. >> i was crushed. i was crushed. because we always thought about that day coming. like nah, he's not going to die any time soon. but here he is. >> ultimate prince fan was emotional during our >> i've liked prince since 1979? i was nine. >> reporter: now, decades later, she is a great grandmother and still a prince fan. she took us down memory lane where her daily inspiration comes from the artist hims

fox 5 tisha lewis is live with more, tisha? >> reporter: well, toning kneee, here's how rare this is for this to happen here. last year in addle, there were four murders alone, two of thost cases remain unsolved. in this case, the victim is a 69 year old man who lived just w below blocks if you take a walkl with me and look down the street he lived down this block where that couple is walking right now. police identified him as. he died this morning. four days after he was attacked and robbed near his residents were surprised. >> one of my craig friends wasig visiting me today i was tellingt him this is the kind of place i feel you can walk around three a.m. by myself. that's very surprising to hear.n >> i always have my phone readyy and just, be aware of you're surroundings and have a key fob ready those type of things. women i feel like you do thato any way. definitely more now looking around a little more. >> reporter: it all went down on this street the 200 block of of south alford street.rd he was walking monday night shor

. >> and i'm tisha lewis. we begin with the weather. it may be april but it sure does not feel like it outside. >> here's a live look outside. temperatures are expected to drop overnight and you may want to bundle up if you are headed out tomorrow. gwen joins us now with the latest on this chilly forecast. what's going on, gwen? >> it's a little bit of a visit from old man winter with temperatures and very cold winds and even wind chills. we've got a frontal system heading our way and with it we're going to see some showers moving in. you can see that right now, it's pretty evident on radar. if you take a look at the i-70 corridor, we have a little bit of thunder that's kicked up here. behind it all some cold air. i can't rule out a passing flake or two in the overgh temperatures right now 60 degrees at dc, 56 at dulles but if you look to the west you can see where that frontal system is. temperatures have dropped into the 40s and we're going to see a significant drop here in the overnight hours as well. freeze warnings in effect for th

tisha lewis joins us tonight with that side of the story.lder buildings and home across the dmv could be at risk for potentially dangerous levels of drinking water. a dozen schools have elevated lead levels. >> definitely want to make sure your kids are safe, especially my babies. that's a health concern for anyone. that water is very important. >> reporter: marcus has four daughters who attend elementary school in northeast. it's one of 12 schools with lead levels above the environmental protection agency standards. >> i'm sure whatever it is they're taking care of it. >> reporter: michael and son plumbing guru says schools, homes and buildings could be at risk for elevated lead levels in the drinking water. >> since the incident in flint, we've had calls about people filtration. >> if schools are having trouble is there hope for you at home. >> they have a resin based water softener installed in your home because that actually can remove all the lead. if you're concerned about it, the best thing to do is take a water sample and send it to

tisha lewis is now a wife. ful bride and her new husband coming down the aisle today after tying the not. congrats tisha and aaron. >> look how happy she is. >> congratulations to her. >> so we have a the morning and we're going to warm up though strong gusty winds in the afternoon but they're coming from the south and we're going to look at some late-day showers into tuesday as well. >> thanks for joining us. >> morning show starts at 4:25 a.m. [laughter] -hey, leave him alone, man. [audience ohs] [cheers and applause] -that robot cowboy just violated the prime directive. unplug him. welcome to tosh.0, or should i say tosh point bow...tie. any guess as to what it's made of? merino? [chuckles] that's ridiculous. it's cashmere.

fox5 tisha lewis joins us livesl from baltimore now with themoret story.y tisha?rter: on the one yearhe anniversary of freddie gray'sra' burial police in baltimore arete dealing with the aftermath ofmah yet another police shooting. sho this time, a 13-year-old boyoy armed with a replica pistol was shot by police. p it happened this afternoon. >> very sad situation.tion. we heard that the young man will live, um, again, we don't want w anybody to die at the hands ofhs anyone not even our police o officers. but i think we got to do bettert in terms of how we train our children.dren for importantly we don't wantann police officers every time theyi come in our community to see use as doing something wrong.omethig >> reporter: state senatorat catherine pew who could be theld next mayor of baltimore after a win tuesday night's primarymary strengthening police communitycc relation social security one ofu her top priorities put in place proper policeropo procedures went did thisocedes w session. we created, we expanded on the police reform legislation. we want community m

. >> and i'm tisha lewis. while it may be april, it sure doesn't feel like it outside. temperatures are expected to drop steadily overnight and you may want to grab your winter coat tomorrow. gwen joins us now with more on her forecast. >> you're absolutely right. we've got some pretty strong and dangerous winds to talk about. let's begin with a look at radar because that frontal system that we're keeping an eye on is also bringing some rain in across our area and some of that has already started in some of our neighborhoods and on the back side of it, the colder air bringing in some snow flurries as you can see over the higher elevations and i can't rule out that we might see a stray flake here, nothing that's going to be too much to worry about. we've had some reports of some thunder in some of these as well so we're really watching it closely tonight. here is a look at the current temperatures, 49 degrees nation's capital but take a look to the west. temperatures in the low 40s. it's pretty evident where that frontal system is right now and that colder air will conti

rep >> that was tisha lewis reporting.reporting.n be prettyng c hard to detect according tog the children with it can showho symptoms of learning difficulties developmental delays.ys >> a sad end to the week long search for a missing fairfax m county firefighter.ty a medical examiner f sayss 31-year-old nicole mittendorfter took her own life.n le. her body was found thursday in y a remote area of shenandoah shea national park.ark. police also found a suicideund i note in her car which was moream than a mile from her body. mittendorf was first reported rd missing last week after shest w didn't show up to work and nowkw that the search is complete, the trails have reopened ate reo the national park. pk. >>> and take a look at this.hi a bold jewelry store robbery. ry this was all caught on camera.nr it happened around 4 o'clock o in the morning at velasquezelas jewelers in sterling,n srlin virginia. you can see the surveillancee video there showing two meng twn breaking into the store. store you can also see them smashingma the display

fox5's tisha lewis is live in baltimore tonight with the latest. >> tisha?> reporter: tony and shawn, we're standing in what could be considered the epicenter of the freddie gray riots that happened after his death. now, again, behind me is the cvs and we all recall it burning to the ground you can see it's since been rebuilt but we remember this intersection here it was set a blaze and filled with chaos and commotion. now today's shooting involving the 13-year-old boy happened about 10 minutes from here and reignited a familiar message. on the one y the freddie gray riots police in baltimore are dealing with the aftermath of yet another police shooting this time a 13-year-old boy armed with a replica pistol was shot by police. it happened this afternoon. >> very sad situation. we heard that the young man will live, um, again we don't want anybody to die at the hands of anyone, not even our police officers. but i think we got to do better in terms of how we train our children. more importantly, we don't want police officers every time they come in our commun

searching for a killer who investigators say targeted a man stake taking a stroll in the neighborhood a tisha lewis is life in alexandria with more. >> reporter: tony how rare it is for homicide to happen here in alexandria. last year, they had four two of which remain unsolved. in this case the victim is 69 years old. and he was just blocks in fact, take a look over my shoulder he lived down the street win walking distance from where this all happened. police identified the victim, he died this morning four days after he was attacked and robbed. near by residents were surprised. >> one of my college friends visiting i was telling him this is the kind of place i feel i can walk around three a.m. by myself and i'm fine that's surprising to hear. and just be like aware of your surroundings have a key ready those ties of things as women i think you do that any ways. definitely more now. be looking arounder round a little more. >> all of this happened on the 200 block of south, he was walking monday night shortly after nine 30. neighbors tell fox 5 they heard a commotion when they came outside a few mo

tisha lewis, fox 5 local news. >> developing tonight, the search is on for the person who shot three women in dc last night. >> this happened around 11:00 p.m. on green street southeast. police went door to door in that neighborhood this morning looking for clues. all three women were taken to the hospital. they are all expected to recover. no word on a possible suspect or motive. >> police in the district want you to take a good look at this video behind us here. >> they're hoping it helps identify a person of interest who is wanted in connection with a sexual assault. it took place last month along the 2600 block of martin luther king junior avenue in southeast dc. surveillance video captured the person of interest wearing a hat backwards inside the restaurant. police are asking anyone with information to please give them a >>> tomorrow law enforcement leaders from across the dmv will be expected to announce a year-long investigation into illegal bikes and atvs on our roads here in our area. >> all of this comes as we are learning about a dc police officer hit by an atv over the we

i'm tisha lewis in for lourn. >> and i'm matt ackland. we begin tonight with a look at the weather and get ready for a big drop in the temperatures. let's say hello to gwen with a look at the chill li forecast. >> winter just doesn't want to go away. it keeps making these little visits. let's take a look at our maps, right now we have dry conditions but take a look to the far west. that's more showers associated with the frontal system headed our way. we have a freeze warning in effect from midnight tonight until 10:00 sunday morning and that means temperatures are going to be dropping in some our neighborhoods below freezing and definitely a threat to lots of vegetation out there that's sensitive. that system is going to bring in gusty winds. winds expected to gust up to 50 to 60 miles per hour and they are cold northwest terly winds and that means also have some wind chills right now your current temperatures into the 60s everywhere around a far cry from the 80s we had yesterday. we anticipate it to get colder tomorrow. chance of shower

. >> and i'm tisha lewis. we start tonight with the forecast.fter several dreary days, we're looking at more rain tonight and into tomorrow morning. >> no. >> that's a live look outside. it doesn't look too bad for everybody going to the correspondent's dinner tonight, maybe you want to take along an umbrella. let's check in with gwen first to see if that's the case. >> they will need one probably a little later. not when it starts. by the time they c there, because they'll be hanging out, we know. they're definitely going to need an umbrella, yes. let's get right to it. look at radar for you and show you what's going on. not a lot happening right along the i-95 corridor right now. to the south you'll see a few spotty showers popping up, otherwise you might get a little bit of drizzle well to the west you can see we have a pretty wide swath of rainfall and that is going to start to make its way toward the mid atlantic and that is what we're going to be keeping a close eye on. in the meantime, clouds in full force, they are not going anywhere. we

fox5's tisha lewis has more m on this investigation. >> reporter: the call cameter: t in just before1:00 friday1:00a morning reporting a body in the drainage ditch.drainage a resident made the discovery do and in mere moments the worst w case scenario became all too too real. re police say it's likely lel 36-year-old lizeth lopez and they believe she was murdered mr and dumped in this woodedth area. >> it's shocking at the samehe s time but it sucks because becau given that amount of time you to a like the outlet doesn't look o for her to be found alive.li >> reporter: we visited lopez's neighbor mika. every time that guy came over o there was a lot of fussing and fighting.ghti our walls are thin and you thin could hear even regulareg conversation but you could butoc hear them screaming if you were outside, if you were in yor here. >> we're learning more aboute ou the young alexandria woman who w was last seen at this woodbridge cvs pharmacy. phaac her friends and coworkers call worked the overnight shift at an independent living home liv where she was one of two counselors supervisi