. >> tisha lewis joins us with the story. i know a lot of people go do this. >> reporter: that's right, sean, right now standing insi organic salon in northwest, one every just a few organic salons across the district that don't use formaldehyde products. what irk tell two client left, because the salon is closing for the day. both of them were a bit camera shy. but they did tell me off cam rat reason why they chose this salon is because they use organic hair products. what i can tell that you we could see more of these type of salons popping up across the area, because of this lawsuit, that is demanding the food and drug administration ban formaldehyde. >> salons could soon be forced to go green at the environmental working group and voices, the organization filed this lawsuit demanding the food and drug administration implement formaldehyde ban nationwide. >> some of the health dangers are difficulty breathing, asthma, some women have suffered hair lost, rashes, on the head and gums, loss of smell, and there is also a cance

our top story this morning prince george's county -- >>> [inaudible] >>> our tisha lewis is live in clintonaryland this morning with new details in this horrific murder case. tisha we understand later this morning there's going to be a press conference at prince george's county headquarters. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, annie, there will be an update on this situation and this arrested a 11 o'clock. what we can tell you is that late last night police arrested 24-year-old antonio williams. we're told they lives in this same neighborhood where three young girls were found dead inside this home. you can see right now at this hour, there is a lone police car monitoring what has now turned into a crime scene. all girls were under the age of 10 years old. all we know about williams is that the address for him is this same block where this tragic discovery was made. all of this unfolded yesterday after police receive call from a family member who apparently discovered the three bodies inside the home short orshortly around 7:30 a.m. when officers arrived to the home they were me

our tisha lewis on the scene trying to gather what she can. tisha, what happened?> reporter: wl, what we do know is that this happened in the wee hours of the morning shortly after 3 o'clock and also there's a tweet that came out several in fact from d.c. fire and ems saying that one fatality occurred here and that another person was seriously injured. this is the aftermath of a crash. in fact, if you take a look behind me you can see it's still an active scene here. all of this happening at the hess station which remains closed this morning. again, you can see it's still an active scene and that mangled piece of metal is the aftermath. let's go to the video taken just moments ago. two cars apparently collided into each other at some point careening into this gas station. based on what you're watching, it appears the impact was severe. the survivor of this accident was transported to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. given the nature of where this happened, several firefighters and first responders came to the scene. again, d.c. fire and ems did say that the

tisha lewis is live with the latest. y is still in effect. also new this morning we're told that virginia governor terry mcauliffe is scheduled to visit two churches one at 9:30, one at 11:30, first african baptist zion church the governor said to be there likely to ease some fears and concerns and tensions after last night's developments. now, take a look over my right shoulder. this is the aftermath here at emancipation park. that is the confederate statue of robert e. lee that sparked all of this aftermath. you can see that there is garbage everywhere. there's a strong police presence in this area here in charlottesville. we are near the university of virginia campus. wha i can tell you right now is that the federal government investigation into all of- these circumstances. mainly surrounding the car crash that cost that 32-year-old woman her life and injured more than a dozen people. all of this unfolding during saturday night's unite the right rally here. now, the investigation that will be taking place that includes

tisha lewis, fox 5 local news. >> apparently they were watching our newscast and they saw the last reportere tisha showed it and they were like let's switch the dinner menu out >> she showed it the last time >> it was there the last time. they must have switched it up. good information, thank you tisha. >> a lot of people may want to check out a restaurant this evening. >> can they eat outside? it's nice >> for once you can eat outside. >> steam me humid heat >> don't bother to have your food cook. mother nature will do it for you. it will be steamed everything. it is still quite humid. did you guys see the fog late last night early morning? took awhile to burn that off. i don't think we have widespread fog but patchy fog could still be around because we have not quite ditched the humidity yet and this, our first 90 degree day here in the district, since august 4th. we've only had five so far this month, we're about to make up that deficit. dulles 89, bwi, 89. and again, temperatures are feeling a lot warmer than the actual 88 here in the district. 91 for manassas, 86 for dulles, 90 for f

"fox5" tisha lewis joins us live with the story, depart we're just steps away from where a 22-year-old woman was ambushed, abducted and nearly sexually assaulted as you mentioned tony it happened monday. i'm facing shopping plaza. to my right is apartment complex here along this busy roadway and to my left there is a pool. police are hoping that somebody saw something and can say something about this man. three days after the fact police have released this composite sketch of the man they believe is responsible for this attack and they're hoping the public well recognize him and hope de detective catch him and they release the stephen today latino late 20s, early 30s. brown hair hair and full be beard. we spoke with a resident that says more police patrols >> mostly feel safe i take precautions and try to use good judgment. unfortunately there's places and areas that probably aren't as safe as where i personally live. >> wow like to see more police in the area. >> probably, yes, i would. >> the us us is sikt was wearing gray shirt red baseball cap and the victim was walking a round in

tisha lewis, fox 5 local news. >> some people were charging $15 a pop for those glass >> it's fun to see everybody coming together for something positive, especially with all the news we've been having. >>> still ahead, how much are merging drinking? >> the new research that shows just how much of a problem this is nationwide >>> students heading back to school, how much will that impact your morning commute? take a look we'll be right back. s jape jape >>> investigators say three children were found dead inside a home in clinton maryland. all the victims are girls under the age of ten, a family member called police after discovering them inside a home on brook jane drive. so far no arrests have been made. >>> a man is in causing several crashes while driving from police and stealing a shopping center security guard's car in fairfax county. he even tried to car jack a woman. this all happened near the little river shopping center in annandale. no one was hurt. it's no the yet clear white man was running from police. >>> white house chief strategist steve bannon is out. just over a ye

fox5's tisha lewis joins us now with the latest. tisha. >> reporter: well, shawn we're across the street from the united medical center. we are prohibited from being on the property. but what we can say is that poor care could be to blame for the obstetrics ward shutting down here, though a hospital spokesperson would not comment on this specific and the district's department of health is tight lipped about it all. patients, on the other hand, have plenty to say on social media and in person. we interviewed a woman in southeast who is still mourning losing her baby after she says she first came here and received unacceptable and inadequate care. >> well, as soon as i walked in i told them what was going on. and they told me they would take me to the labor and delivery room. so, once i got up there, she gave me a gown, told me to change my clothes and everything but no one came in the room for about 30 minutes. she finally came in the room, she asked what was going on. she was trying to hook me up to like the machine that can hear the

fox5's tisha lewis joins us live from spotsylvania with the story. >> reporter: well, tony a neighbor says that she saw a spotsylvania county sheriff's deputy cruiser here where we're standing. this is the lawn outside the home where the incident occurred and you can see why so many people thought that this home was abandoned. you can see that there are towels covering the front door, also i walked around the single window looks just like this and it either has shades or sheets or your traditional window treatment covering the home so many people thought that this home was that abandoned. now if what this neighbor is telling us is the case, that means that there was a deputy cruiser out in the front lawn while there was a family reportedly being held hostage inside. >> never saw anybody come out of that door. the only thing i have seen is a deputy sheriff's car over there in the front yard, a white car with sheriff on it but, yeah, you don't pay any attention to that kind of stuff anymore. >> reporter: you saw sheriff's deputy's cruiser there three w

tisha lewis joins us live from weston with the story. >> marina, sarah, we're steps away from why police say a 22-year-old woman is sid sidewalking behind my right shoulder in this wooded air. that's when we're told she was ambushed. then abducted and almost sexually assaulted all of this unfolded monday and now today we're getting a look at who police believe is responsible. three days later police have released this come podsit sketch. they i have abettor idea who they're looking for but need they released the sketch of a suspect described as latino maybe in late 20s, early 30s. brown hair and full beard. we spoke with a resident in restin who says more police patrol is needed in this area. >> i mostly feel safe. and i take precautions and try to use good judgment. unfortunately i think there's places and areas that probably are not as safe as where i personally live. so, yes, of course, it create some anxiety and discomfort and sadness for the victim. >> wow like to sew more police in the area. >> probably yes, yes, i would. >> the suspect was reportedly wearing a sgrae shirt red lett

you can mark your calendars now, tisha lewis, fox 5 local news. >>> that's got to be weird if you'reed to pull over. >> i know. >> they have highways on 270, don't just stop on the highway. >>> coming up, the confederate statue controversy continues tonight. charlottesville mayor makes a big decision about the robert e lee statue there in i mans patient park >> another statue removed in maryland. >> plus six flags reverses its decision on removing five confederate flags flying at its theme park, will they still fly high or be taken down? after the break. after the break. managing blood sugar is a series of smart choices. and when you replace one meal... ...or snack a day with glucerna... ...made with carbsteady... ...you can really feel it. now with 30% less carbs and sugars. . >>> this is fox 5 local news at 5:00. >>> an ambulance responding to a call in montgomery county earlier today crashed into a car. skyfox was over the scene along connecticut avenue and bell road in silver spring, two ems three people in the car were taken to the hospital expected to be ok, no word on what cau

fox5 tisha lewis live in college park with that story. >> reporter: hi there jim, hi sarah and that leap that plea continued tonight. the conversation wrapped up just moments ago. you can see the students here. it was a packed house we're told with at least 300 students. this discussion about race, hate bias incidents and the atmosphere here on campus comes one day after the one year anniversary of the murder of richard collins. he's a student who was killed here on campus by another student who was member of a facebook hate group. brown is speaking to students and staff and we spoke with him just moments ago before this conversation about what he hoped to accomplish here tonight. >> i'm really pleased that they are beginning this dialogue that eventually will lead to action to root out hatred and violence on campus. >> reporter: what's transpired to prevent something like what we saw in charlottesville from happening here at umd? >> i think the -- you know, the important thing is dialogue and conversation. the challenge is this. universi

fox5's tisha lewis live tonight in spotsylvania with that story. a, fill us in. >> reporter: well, jim and sarah, here's the new information that we learned just moments ago. a neighbor says that she saw a spotsylvania county sheriff's deputy parked here where we're standing just a few weeks ago. we're talking two, three weeks ago. we did ask the sheriff's deputy's office about that assertion and they say that they have no history of being at that house but in that fact they are looking into it. now, i want to explain why many thought that this househate if you walk with me, you can see that there appears to be towels covering the windows here at the front some sheets covering the doors along with blankets and then your traditional window treatments and shades. but again, if, in fact there was a sheriff's deputy that was parked here at this home as recent as two, three weeks ago, that means that there was a deputy outside while there was a family purportedly being held against their will ins inside. >> never saw anybody come out of that door. the on

tisha lewis fox 5 local >>> wow, boom. ran over the bike flattened the bike. drug him down the street. another d dot officer was standing over there, hit her knocked her out. we ran over to help the officer >> we had a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed obstruct two of our police officers and struck it appears a dpw traffic control aid >> at least 40 miles an hour at least. >>> witnesses describing the scene on 18th street northwest in adams morgan. in writing are talking about ways to improve things like safety, traffic flow and the general quality of life >> if you had been there on thursday, friday, saturday night you know what we're talking about. recently two police officers and a city worker were hit there as they helped out with traffic controls. >>> matt ackland is live in adams morgan with a couple ideas. hey, matt. >> jim, sarah, a lady right behind me here working at the diner told me on fridays and saturday half hour or more just to get a couple of locks. there are a lot of issues having to do with congestion. you're looking live right now a

. >> fox5's tisha lewis joins us live from southeast with more on the story tonight. sha. >> reporter: well, we are prohibited from being on the property at united medical center so we're across the street but we're told that for the obstetrics wardlame- shutdown. we did ask about this specific case and this woman that you're about to meet. a hospital spokesperson cited privacy rules and regulations and did not answer any of our questions. the district department of health did not respond. though patients have plenty to say on social media and in person. this southeast woman who you're about to meet is still in mourning after she says she lost her baby when she came here first and received inadequate and unacceptable care. >> well, as soon as i walked in i told them what was going on and they told me they was ta delivery room. once i got up there, she gave me a gown took me to change my clothes and everything but no one came in the room for about 30 minutes. she finally came in the room she asked what was going on. she was trying to hook me up to like the machine that

tisha lewis, fox 5 local news. >>> we have an unexpected follow-up up to a steer we told you about last week. a community on edge after man activated on 16th street northwest. tonight we're learning this was an accident and police are no longer looking for a suspect. lauren demarco joins to his explain >> friends and coworkers have been rallying the man here identifying only as joey this gofundme page raised $18,000, but tonight, we've say there was no crime. joey was walking home from a friend's house on saturday, july 15th, around 10:00 p.m. along 16 and near r street in northwest. he woke up in an ambulance taken to the hospital and received eight staples in the back of his head. he broke two bones in his neck. doctors said it appeared he had been hit with some sort of object from behind. joey works at jr's a popular gay bar self blocks away from where he was found lying on the ground. his manager has been working his shifts and giving him the money because joey relies on tips for his income. the dc police, lgbtq liaison was notified about this but again investigators now say they ha

tisha lewis, fox 5 local news. >> think people will be looking at the receipts a little bit closer >>er be aware and buyer be aware. >>> let's, you know, tisha had lunch -- i don't know if they sat outside, >> could have >> been a nice day >> little humid. 89 degrees, let's check in with sue >> i'm going to put a 3% you surcharge on this forecast, we hit 90 >> were we paying for it in the first place >> no, you weren't. you know what? forget i even brought it up. i have to say this, this is the first time since august 4th we've hit 90. august has been a little bit on the cooler side, and on the wetter side. i don't kn dry day because after yesterday's heavy downpours we need to dry out. that is for sure. we got company in new york city at 83. boston, 83. down toward raleigh, 90, everybody a lot warmer than they were just 24 hours ago. and check of temperatures, i know i think we've been to say the least as warm as 91 here today. and that's where you still are in manassas at this hour. annapolis, a little bit cooler at 84. then you get up towards hagerstown, frederick, martinsberg, eve

fox5's tisha lewis has the details. >> salons could be forced to go green if the environmental workingn filed this lawsuit demanding the food and drug administration implement a formaldehyde ban nationwide. >> some of the health dangers are difficulty breathing, asthma, some women have suffered hair loss, rations on the head and neck. bleeding gums. loss of smell. there's also a cancer risk from formaldehyde. >> reporter: chemical is often used to products straighten, soften and relax hair. linda says being formaldehyde free zone is personal for her. >> my mom was diagnosed with cancer in 2008 forty one that point on i kind of knew that i wanted to go ahead and lead a the kerr rah ton treatment consists of formaldehyde and our treatment does not have it in it. >> love therapy creator brittany says hair products should go undergo the same scrutiny in products inn jeffed. >> in order to love your hair you have to make sure that you put the right ingredients and natural ingredients in it. >> we filed a suit in december telling fda they need to take action and what fda said in in response

tisha lewis, fox5 local news. >>> coming up: a new lawsuit claims a metro policy -- >> the transit system refuse to display, now has the aclu suing. >> and a store clerk jumps into action, when two armed men try to rob was he able to hold off the arm robbery? that's coming up. >> sue? >> hey there, sarah, jim. would you say today is one of the top ten days of the summer? >> i think so. >> i think it is, too. our temperatures are fantastic. i don't think we've gotten much warmer than 84 degrees, we drop to 65 in the city last night, 55 in the suburbs, but while all is quiet here, locally, our first hurricane of the atlantic season has formed. i'll let you know where franklin is headed and if there is anything else we need to be keeping an eye on in the tropic. first look at your forecast coming up when fox5 local news at 5:00 returns. 5:00 returns. this busy mom spends her days driving all over town. so... why is she smiling? because she shopped during the safeway anniversary sale, and filled up her trunk with grocery savings, plu