. >> fox5's tom fitzgerald live on the hill tonight and fitz the president criticized the house versionf repeal and replace. there's a lot riding on this one. >> yeah, there is, and you know, let's be blunt about this jim and shawn much this thing is in a whole lot of trouble right out of the gate. here's why. this bill was revealed this morning after these weeks of secret negotiations. when it finally got to senators rand paul, to senator ted johnson and to senator mike lee, they were a big old no. what they are saying tonight is that from their viewpoint, this does not go far enough in cutting costs and this does not, in their words, end obamacare and from their point rand paul has been very clear about this, he was not going to sign onto a bill that actually ended obamacare. they are saying that this is simply cutting around the edges, amending parts of it, changing little parts of it. yes, it's probably a low calorie version of the house version but for these four senators, and right now those are enough votes to kill this thing, they are a no of this bill in its current form. mitch

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. >>> coming up, the healthcare bill battle continues >> tom fitzgerald is work this one.tz. >> reporter: we're looking at this from a virginia of perspective. a disturbing report shows the impact of the commonwealth under these bills under consideration could be worse than expected. we'll tell you why. as fox 5 news at 5:00 continues after this. . >>> this is fox 5 local news at 5:00. >>> a look now at some our top stories, police are investigating a homicide in the district. officials say a man was shot and killed in the 1300 block of trinidad avenue northeast. it happened just before 8:00 this morning. investigators are still trying to figure out who did this, and what the motive was. >>> take good look at this video. this is surveillance video released by dc police asking for your help in identifying two people of interest in robbery. it happened monday afternoon in the 5400 block of georgia northwest. a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and if you know something, call police. >>> in prince george's county, police are looking for the man in this su

tom fitzgerald wh one tonight. fitz?reporter: jim, shawn, that was from jay johnson, president obama's homeland security secretary. it came during a somewhat surprising hearing today. why was that surprising? of course, the senate intelligence committee has been making a lot of news especially with the blockbuster james comey hearing, but this came because of something said by the vice chairman democrat mark warner, throughout the course of his opening remarks, warner noted that two states in the 2016 election, illinois and arizona acknowledged that they did have evidence that the russians had tried to access voter roles. let's be clear about this. this is the internet system that is used by election boards. voting machines themselves are not connected to the internet. repeatedly appear on capitol hill intelligence officials reveal that no election voting the hacking instances that they've been looking into with regard to the election. but warner said this. he said, that he wants the department of homeland security to re

let's bring in "fox5" tom fitzgerald live on the national mall tonight, tom. >> tope, good evening. in d.c. say they are aware of the threat and they're aware that isis and other islamic extremist groups called for increased attacks particularly using latest form after tack that being vehicles and knives. these are weapons easily obtainable and hard to defend against. the mayor tonight saying categorically the city is prepared to deal with this threat. and she says they are in communications with all

let's bring in tom fitzgerald who has been on capital hill all day. let's go all the way to the decision to not put this billion up for a vote. the tub billion has been brewing for day s. today that boiled over. by noon the senate republican majority leader mitchell mcconnell announced to a luncheon with the vice-president in attendance that he will be putting the republican healthcare billion up for a vote because he did not have enough republicans to vote for it. by afternoon mcconnell found him at the white house meeting with president trump, but earlier in speaking to reporters here on capital hill voiced optimism that through all of this defeat today that somehow republicans would eventually come up with a version that was better. legislation of this complexity almost always takes longer than anybody else would hope. we will press objection to the form we think the status quo is un surveillances stainable for all the obvious reasons we've dozen discussed over and over again. and we're optimistic. to be clear, has been brewing for daze. this billi

all right, tom fitzgerald thank you for joining us. we want to bring in james coke yoas he's a former special counsel to former fbi robert mueller. how are you. >> very well, thank you. >> as a you see all of this going on, you sort of have the unique perspective on robert mueller, the man, having worked with hivment when he was tapped to lead this investigation, what was your reaction? >>my recollection is very positive. i think there's nobody -- very few people in government who have as much integrity and dedication to the mission as director mueller. let me ask you about the testimony you heard today from the attorney general jeff sessions. did you hear anything that stuck out to you as it might pertain to contradicting anything that james comey testified to? >> there are a few instances where he actually was very consistent with director comey. there are other times where he questions about what president trump said or did that we're not going to know what happened really contradicted director comey or was consistent with him. but

o fox5's tom fitzgerald is lie on the hill tonight.itz the president criticized the house version of repeal and replace so a lot is riding on this senate version. >> reporter: yeah, tony, president trump said he wanted something that was not as mean. he said he wanted something with heart. the senate republicans thought they had come up with that after all of this negotiation but already today on day one, this bill is in a lot of trouble. four republican senators now saying they will not vote for this. that group led by senator rand paul. this comes at a time when the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell took to the floor first thing this morning and warned if obamacare is not replaced, insurance companies pulling out of states, the result mcconnell says will be dramatically. >> obamacare isn't working by nearly any measure. it has failed and no amount of 11th hour reality denying or buck pasng more americans are going to get hurt unless we do something. >> reporter: things also got emotional and h heated on capitol hill today. you

. >> we're live in alexandria in the delray neighborhood tonight, tom fitzgerald, fox5 local news. >> we do have team coverage tonight, matt ac lynn live at the hospital where the victims >> the latest on the reaction from capitol hill. first start with paul wagner live on the scene in alexandria, paul, were you looking into the suspect's backgrounds, what did you finds out? >> a lot of people here in alexandria notice his photograph, have been telling us about him here in the last couple of hours, his name is james t hodgkinson. he's from bellsville illinois. he came here to live in alexandria, couple elf months ago, we understanded, from former mayor bill yul he would see him at the ymca right across the street from the ballfield almost every morning. he would be sitting there, on his laptop. he got talking to him, he said, he was living out after gym bag. but he did not speak about politics. in fact, we've spoken with a number of people who got to know this man over the last couple of months. he wasn't ranting about politics; however, if you go onto his facebook page, you will pres

let's bring in tom fitzgerald who has been on capital hill all day.l the way to the decision to not put this billion up for a vote. the tub

. >> let's bring in fox5's tom fitzgerald with reaction from local lawmakers.itz. >> reporter: jim, shawn, good evening. all of this coming tonight falling along political lines as expected in this town, but mainly democrats say this. they're calling this testimony by james comey today troubling and making broad suggestions of obstruction of justice on the part of the president. on the republicans' part they are highlighting the fact that comey that president donald trump was not the focus of the fbi investigation but democrats also taking shots at comey for admitting today that he had sent his private notes of meetings about the president to an associate at columbia who turned them over to the media all of this coming after the senate intelligence committee meeting today. richard burr and vice chairman virginia senator democrat mark warner speaking today thanking the former director of the fbi for taking part in this testimony. >> today's hearing was an important part of our investigation, the committee's investigation into russian involvement in the 2016 elec

let's get you to fox5's tom fitzgerald to break down the top five moments of the hearing., fitzis fitz. >> reporter: yeah really a remarkable afternoon on capitol hi. capitol hill. we'll start with jim comey get a little bit angry today and what was he angry about? well, not necessarily over the fact that he was fired. comey's frustration and anger spilled out when he started to talk about the story that the president and the white put out about why he was fired and what was going on at the fbi immediately leading up to that and the president's words at one point there was disarray and upset. at the fbi. comey struck back calling both the president's statement and those white house staffers who repeated those talking points liars. >> those were lies plain and simple. and i am so sorry that the fbi workforce had to hear them and i'm so sorry that the american people were told them. >> reporter: now, the senate intelligence chairman richard burr dug in a little further. he wanted to know flatly a very clear question here, did the president ever directly ask you, jim comey, t

democrats hoped to sail in a house majority in the anti-trump resistant. 16 months tom fitzgerald live at the democratic national headquarters with more on this. >> sarah, one democrat told us tonight there was a mixture both disappointment and concern, concern about the very future of the democratic party, and here's why. in this year in these special elections, the democrats are 0 and four, they haven't one won of these so far and the reason that is concerning was ally optimism democrats had. a window of opportunity that many are concerned is now closing, under the leadership of chairman tom per ris, they have not been able to turn any republican seats democratic. both sides on the democratic and republican side seemed to agree one thing and it was this. that the democrats need to craft a message. need to build a leader and most importantly, they need to funnel the resistance museum into a victory at the ballot box. >> we need to focus on local issue, democrats elected. and really reaching out and speaking to people in those terms which they understand which is local, and not washing

fox5's tom fitzgerald is lie on the hill tonight where a lot is riding on this senate version, tom. >reporter: yeah, right about that sarah. he called the house version mean. senate republicans thought they had come up with that finally after weeks of trying but now just four republican senators are threatening to throw all of this off at rails. at the same time reality is overtaking the politics on all of this. anthem insurance company announcing they are pulling their obamacare plans from both indiana and wisconsin, the senate republican majority leader mitch mcconnell warning tonight if something isn't done soon obamacare's collapse is imminent and the it would be catastrophic for& the country. >> obamacare isn't working by nearly any measure it has failed and no amount of 11th hour reality denying oral buck passing by democrats is going to change the fact that more americans are going to get hurt unless we do something. >> reporter: now take a look at this. this was the scene inside the senate russell building today. when about 43 protesters got into that building, they tried to g

. >> tom fitzgerald live on the hill tonight. tom, i believe you spoke with the office of the georgia lawmaker who is behind all this. >> reporter: that's right, sarah. his name is barry ladder mick. he's a republican out of georgia and this is what he is proposing. latter milk says members of co from states that allow the concealed carry of weapons should automatically be allowed to do that here in the district of columbia. now, there's a couple of problems with that, mainly the fact that d.c. does not honor out of state concealed carry permits. we caught up with both mayor bowser and police chief peter newsham. they had a couple things to say about that. they said there is a process for this type of thing under current d.c. law and both said they want a good look at what the congressman is proposing before they go any further on commenting about this. >> we'll see how that plays out. i can tell you right now we do have a process here in the district, we're very comfortable with the process that we do have and so if they want to

tom fitzgerald, "fox5 local news". >> and coming chilling 911 call. >> a car surprise in any apartment car ceenz down a hill and slams into someone's apartment. the woman inside died and police have now learn today was not the crash itself that took her life. >> looking for anything that stands out or just doesn't feel right. >> the police in prince george county are looking for thieves that are going around town breaking into people's cars. 20 new crimes reported sunday alone. and then another new break in happened during our live interview. >> and getting rid of graffiti in the district. d.c. mayor kicking off the program to wipe out illegal tagging in town. problem in the neighborhood? how you can nominate for a wall mural. first. >> who is ready to wipe out the heat. >> it's tough, right. ed on the second day at or above 90. wow, 95 today you see this high ties national. little tough to take out there even though humidity is not as bad as it could be. how much longer will this last. we'll talk about that when "fox5 local news" at 5 comes back. keep cool for years, fios has been pro

tom fitzgerald live for us in wads. appreciate the insight, tom. >> all right. weather news to talk about. fox 29 weather authority right now. let's go to trenton, shall we? we're talking politics. we'll go to trenton right now. gorgeous monday evening but the fox 29 weather authority is tracking some steamy temperatures. things are changing. meteorologist scott williams let's us know when the mercury will rise in 15 seconds. >> it's been a stunning monday across the area. high temperatures actually below where we shall be for this time of the year. average right around 85 degrees. look at the temperatures. trenton 79 currently. 77 in allentown. reading 77 degrees. low 80s right now in dover. 79 degrees in wildwood. 82 at the airport in atlantic city but take a look at the shore points. the boardwalk 75 degrees. 73 right now in ocean city. water temperatures starting to rise a bit right now in the mid 60s. mullica hill checking in at 77 degrees. we have upper 70s cinnaminson over to bordentown. dry, quiet as we look at ultimate doppler, but well off to the west

tom fitzgerald is live at ea in virginia. this is more serious than we thought. >>reporter: it really is. we've known for years that fentanyl its deadly. now that fatal possibility is extending to the first responders who were in charge of saving these lives keep in mind opioid deaths are killing pep not only in d.c., but in maryland and virginia as well. nationwide how bad is this problem? try 33,000 people in one year's time that have died from overdoses on this stuff. now, here at the dea today, the acting director could not have been more blunt to police, fire, emts about this. he said flat out, don't touch this stuff. the acting attorney general of the united states, a man with his hands full right now, recognizing the severity of this problem came here today and went even further. he sayses this is a clear and present dangerment his words to the united states and tonight he is warning law enforcement that they need to be careful. the spread of opioids brings a growing risk to our first responders. fentanyl is especially dangerous. fentanyl is 30 to 50 times

. >> fox5's tom fitzgerald live at the fairfax county government center. m you were at that farm today. what did you see? >> reporter: well, you know, a familiar story, jim. you know, one time farms were everywhere in northern have a hvirginia but in the name of progress they have become a rarer and rarer thing in northern virginia. now, nadine and vasquez have have owned the farm. they've been trying to keep their head above water and they thought they got a bit of a lifeline when a rope adventure company one of these companies that set up apparatus in the trees and let pele came to them and offered to use some of their land to set up one of these businesses. nadine and jeff thought it was god send. when they came to fairfax county to ask about it they were told you couldn't do this. in fact jeff and nadine despite virginia having a law allowing farms to have other business to bring in income were told they would have to have a special permit that would cost anywhere from 17 to $100,000. >> it doesn't make any stones me. i -- i would hope at some point we

we make it sound much more significant >> let's bring in tom fitzgerald the expertthon more than we that point, fitz take it away. >> we call you captain amolument. >> everybody loves legalees don't you want to sit down and gobble up legal talk. this has been called emolumeth clause it's not only a mouthful but fancy say of saying if are you president of the united states you cannot have conflicts of interest from getting money sdomesticly or from other governments overseas. that's what is at the heart this today. let's be clear who did this. this was not quite d.c. in maryland these were attorney generals of d.c. and maryland brian frosh democrat from maryland and d.c. and they're the ones that file in this. >> and mention the at one point. and like the trump hotel behind us rigt now in essence even though the president said he was setting up a trust and that any time a saudi stays at a trump property in essence that is giving money to the president of the united states. and promotion of trump businesses and there's a difference between filing suit and suit actually going forward. and t

let's bring in "fox5" tom fitzgerald live on the national mall tonight, tom. >> tope, good evening. officials in d.c. say they are aware of the threat and they're aware that isis and other islamic extremist groups called for increased attacks particularly using latest form after tack that being vehicles and knives. these are weapons easily obtainable and hard to defend against. the mayor tonight saying categorically the city is prepared to deal with this threat. and she says they are in communications with all residents and visitors. we're our nation's capital and symbol of democracy around the world and we prepare that way each and every day. there will be some things that chief of police and par partnership with his intelligence garageerring with partners an law partners will doll if conditions and intelligence suggest his should. >> now, throughout d.c. today we can tell you we did see increased visibility particularly up on capital hill where new vehicle barriers seem to be installed. security officials say unlike al-quida which was known for large scale spectacular attacks isis

(shots) >> we've team coverage on all angles of the story, we want to start with fox 5 tom fitzgerald. he's live from simpson ballfield in alexandria where this unfolded. tom, this was a stunning attack in the quiet neighborhood of dell ray. walk us through what happened. >> reporter: out of the blue, this morning, tony at about seven minutes after 7:00, congressional members that were taking part in the republican team for the congressional ballgame scheduled for tomorrow night at nates park were in the middle of practice. senator jeff flake telling us that he had just come from batting, turned around and heard somebody yell gun. he and others then dove for cover. "eyewitness news"s telling gun battle went on between capitol police and the subject, james hodgkinson for at least ten minutes. some people reporting hearing as many as 100 shots fired. the fbi tonight relating not only the image of their suspect, james hodgkinson who was shot and killed here today, but as well as asking for information, just about 30 minutes ago, the fbi special agent in charge of the washington field off

tom fitzgerald, "fox5 local news". >> we'll take a closer look at 5@630 and look political show coming up in 27 minutes. >> and some of you may have seen a pressen this afternoon a man standing on top of a building on q street. and after some time police were able to beat him down. the man was taken to a hospital for mental evaluation. >> now to "fox5" exclusive one year ago today gunned down by a d.c. rapper in the south east. >> this happened weekends after an tony leach released this controversial video. that's him in a halloween mask in grave site of rival's david friend in video she sets a photographer on fire and threatens violence in ongoing feud. his parents and police believe this may have led to his de death. >> i was afraid and he knew i was afraid and that's when he promised he that mom, i'm gog because they started going back and forth first. they started. i think because of what he felt because she said he was a snitch he felt threat end even by the public and he felt had his heart he had to retalliate that way. >> d.c. police were back in the neighborhood today handing o

. >>> june 11th, i'm annie yu >> thanks for starting off with us, i'm tom fitzgerald >> that summer weather we've been looking for is upon us >> it's arrived, yesterday it was gorgeous. we were just discussing this, temperatures in the upper 80's, it was great. now a little uncomfortable. there's a capitol dome shining brightly in the sunshine that has you don't have the been respective lend over the past few day, get a string of sunny dry days and that temperature is on the rise, it's a little sticky as we begin at 73 as reagan national, 67 at dulles, 67 at marshal. say good-bye to the nice crisp morning, they're long gone at least for the next seven day, 66 in gaithersburg, 64 in frederick. 61 there in cumberland. satellite and radar nothing, clear skies for miles, enjoy another sunny afternoon, a lot of sun screen if you'll be out at the pool. if you're at the beach, this is excellent beach weather, high temperatures in the 80's, nice comfortable day. back home here, in washington, here's what to expect for planning forecast for this sunday, temperatures jump quickly. look at this, mid 8

tom fitzgerald is at the hotel.z have you spotted anybody or what else are you hearing. >> reporter: don't act like shawn audience and sarah simmons don't have $30,000 laying around. >> i have tuition to pay, i'm not giving it to a candidate >> i don't know a lot of people who can afford a $35,000 dinner invitation but there's going to be a bunch and here's why you just got done with the 2016 election. hold on the 2020 funds raising circle is underway and already underway tonight here at the trump international hotel. now, it's far from a secret, folks, that there is bug money involved in these presidential campaigns, but in a way, this is unprecedented both in time and location, we've never had a president and a presidential candidate who owned a if a sillty like this. this is why these people are here in the middle of this healthcare debate. the questions they're asking is why are they having a $35,000 a plate fund raiser tonight at the trump hotel while the republicans haven't been able to get their old bill thro

supreme court tom fitzgerald, "fox5 local news". the urlt had bay bridge developing a web site to include diversity and inclusion at au. it includes a message from sylvia burwell it says in part "american university is committed to ensuring we're a community where people of all identities and experiences are understood, appreciated fully included". >>> all right we want to show you something it's video that is very frightening and has gone viral. good samaritans recall the moment a teen age girl fell from amusement park ride in upstate new york. >> and controversy swirling around bill cosby surprising plans following recent mistrial may not be true after all. hey, sue. >> marine a. tony, what a beautiful day we had. check out high temperatures. hard to believe we're on end of june here with temperatures like this. it's all about the nice, low hultty. 84 reagan and dulles 81 and bwi 8 and a lot of places head to the 50s again overnight. so get those windows open because july like heat and humidity is back on the 7 day forecast. we'll

fox 5 tom fitzgerald starting us live in alexandria. fitz?reporter: jim and shawn, good evening, we're at the simpson ballfield. many members of congress and the republican side dove into that block dug-out in order to avoid the gunfire, many say if it wasn't for the quick actions of the u.s. capitol police, the death toll could have been higher than just the suspect. the fbi washington field office, special agent in charge, tim slater released a bulletin on the suspect, they're asking anyone in the specifically in the dell ray neighborhood to contact them if they know anything about the suspect, james hodgkinson. they believe he's been in this area since march, living out of his car and trying to see whether or not he's had interactions in alexandria with anybody along his way. this is been a dramatic day, a mile a minute. it's been times hard to catch your breath. we wanted a give you a rundown on the sights and sounds of this afternoon and hear from the people who were on the baseball field. >> it was supposed to be a friendly practice wed

. >> fox 5 tom fitzgerald live on capitol hill fitz. there was really important stuff we heard that ran counter to what comey will say and plus now we're learning that we may know who's going to run the fbi. >> reporter: a beat of a pregame, if you will to the big game tomorrow. jim and sarah, we learned about this this afternoon, the statement, the opening statement that former fired fbi director james comey is going to deliver to the senate intelligence committee was released in addition to the part you just mentioned there is going to be a section tomorrow which comey is going to explain a phone call that allegedly went from the president to james comey in which he will tell senators that he wanted to quote lift the crowd regarding the investigation surrounding former nsa official mike flynn. now, while this was coming out today, of course, the senate intelligence hearing was going o. the white house taking no opportunity to let this go, reading comey's statement. the president's personal lawyer, who's going to be handling the white

. >> ♪ >> reporter: i'm tom fitzgerald.e now know when former fired fbi director jim comey is going to testify before congress and there are a lot of other on. we will talk about what to watch for on the 5 at 6:30ly. >> it's so nice to see tom out there without an umbrella today. did you know that at 8.5-inches of rain dulles had their fifth wettest may on record. we've turned a corner. june is starting out on a dry note. what can you expect for friday and the weekend? i'll have those details coming up. fox5 local news at 6:00 is coming right back. >> ♪ vo: at dominion, we have a long history of providing reliable energy and that'll never change. what is changing, is our name to dominion energy. it's a reflection of our commitment to energy innovation and renewable sources like solar, wind... o innovate, upgrade technology, protect our environment and serve our communities. dominion energy. more than a new name, a new way of seeing energy. >> ♪ >> the owners of a family farm in northern virginia say red tape and bureaucracy

to fox 5 news morning on this sunday, thanks so much for wake up with us, i'm annie yu >> i'm tom fitzgerald. it is instead, june 25th, so great to see you. we thank you for joining iwe start good stuff >> a wonderful saturday afternoon and we'll have great one day. little cooler which is shocking to say >> we said we can do without the humidity and you delivered. >> yes, and we'll deliver it again as we take a live look outside on this glorious sunday morning, blue sky for miles, we don't have that haze hanging over the city that we've become customsed to so much. but no, it is just a gorgeous start. temperatures are pretty comfortable out there. responding to the strong sun this time of year, it's still amazing how much daylight we get. i was noticing 9:30 you could still see a little bit of light. 75 at reagan national, 66 dulles, 69 bwi, 70 in annapolis, 66 frederick, partly cloudy to mostly sunny. 79 by 11:00. low humidity, light breeze, 83 by 2:00, 85 by 5. a cold front this afternoon, recent enforcing the colder air mass, low 80's to look at that you were 70's when you get outed tow t

let's bring in tom fitzgerald live in arlington to explain this h one.eporter: hey, guys, do you like magic? who doesn't. you'll have to stay steund. this performance today was worthy of david copper field and we'll tell you why. the assistant attorney general of the united states, rob rosen steen we've talked about him endless limit he is the man who is the number two at the justice department. he has for all intense and purposes reframed this entire russia question because he is the man who authorized the independent counsel being robert musclier. now, he still has some other things to do in his job besides being the guy who gets asked a lot of questions about the russia investigation and one of those things he had to do was come here today where we are. this is were doing a story about the dangerous first responders are facing right now in dealing with a lot of these opioid overdoses that some of these officers are getting exposed to the dangerous opioid fentanyl. rosenstein comes here today and talks about this program now where they're trying to get

let's get you to tom fitzgerald. hey, fitz. >> reporter: hey, good evening, jim and shawn. you know, at this point right now, folks, we have got four, count them, four investigations going on into the russia case. you've got the senate intelligence committee, you have got the senate judiciary committee, you have the house intelligence committee and then you have the house oversight committee on top of all of that now, we've got this special council robert muller. now, what this means is you need to circle your calendar for next thursday. because next thursday is going to be a very big deal. we learn today that jim comey fired by president trump is going to testify in two sessions, one is going to be public, one is going to be behind closed doors because of some of the classified nature of the intelligence they are going to talk about but he is going to be the first to hear directly from jim comey since he was fired by the white house and since all of these questions have come up. in the wake of all of this about exactly what these conversations were between director comey a

tom fitzgerald is now joining us by phone. tom, what have you learned?morning. >> reporter: good morning allison. yes, just spoke to sources in the u.s. capitol police. they are confirming this morning that this did take place the congressman steve scalise was one of the individuals involve this point from what we've heard one of the individuals was shot in the thigh. another individual in the upper head. we are told the individual who was hit in the thigh was transported first. the individual who had the upper body injury was then trans transported. we are told both of these injuries, the individuals the law enforcement sources told us are expected to survive. however, we do caution this only took place about 6:00 o'clock this morning. so apparently details on this are thin at this point. but sources in the u.s. capitol police confirming to fox5 this morning that there was a sh shooting involving louisiana congressman steve scalise. two individuals including the congressman one of them we believe to be an aide, but this is the information we have this m

"fox5" tom fitzgerald is now with what's next. hey, fitz. >> trump administration will remember to have the travel ban knocked down twice by lower courts. they ruled this travel ban was instead a muslim ban which b barred travelers based not on threat level but on religion and taking this case today from the of the institute said that triggered a number of events today sets aside the lower court rules and brings back the travel plan and puts the trump administration in favorable position for victory in the fall. >> this is definitely a win for trump administration because travel ban goes into effect almost entirely and signal that the government is more likely to win than the challengers. >> and it allows the trump administration to ban visitors have iran. libya, somalia, sedan, syria and yemen as part of extreme vetting program. the only people with credible bonafide relationship with person or entity in the united states will be loued to travel here. in the long term opponents will tell you they will we rule in their favor when

i'm new >> i'm tom fitzgerald, thanks for starting your sunday work week with us.ments on the deadly london terror attacks, seven people dead, 48 injured after three terrorists go on a killing spree. the attacks unfolding last night at 10:00. this started when a white van plows into a crowded street. then three attackers get out of the van, they start stabbing people. those attackers believe to be dead and that incident is now under control. >> angelie hemphill joining us from the british embassy, what's the latest? good morning. >> reporter: three attacks in three months in the u.k. over a week ago, people were coming here to the british embassy to leave flowers after that suicide bombing in manchester at the arianna grande consent and now, as you can see, this morning, lie as fresh rainbow colored bouquet after last night's violence, the latest count, seven dead, more than 40 hurt. and police say they were first called to the lon that's when they say a white van veered off the road and barrelled into pedestrians on that bridge. reports say three men with large kn

live on the hill, tom fitzgerald fox 5 local news. >>> there were at least five congressional hearingsian trump allegations as well as the fbi probe. today on capitol hill, a group of protesters said that's not enough and calling for more, more than a dozen liberal watch dog groups demonstrated at the capitol, they were there to deliver signature of what they claim are more than 4 million people urging a full investigation into trump alleged on a discharge petition dedicated to creating independent commission to investigate those alleged ties >> we need that building and members of congress to put country before party. we need to know whether you're an independent, a republican or democrat, if our elections were hacked, how did they do it? and what other information do we need to know from that? >> the capitol meantime, a democratic congressman said he impeachment against the le of - president. al green made the call for impeachment on the house floor claiming the firing of james comey constituted obstruction of justice. articles of impeachment are simply a statement allegations. the p

fox5's tom jits fitzgerald joins us more on the war on >>reporter: this came by way of a house foreign relations committee today. what they were looking at were these attacks that have been going on in europe lately, the manchester bombing attack at the air and a grande attackment these are described as low tech means of terrorism, meaning you're able to launch these types of attacks without a huge varying wide network which could be detected by law enforcement. but here's the key. one of the big concerns domestically here in our country is that in order to launch these attacks you need radicalized individuals people who have turned into radical act ors, loan wolves if you will. now, george washington's university project on extremism has been studying this topic for about half a decade right now. they have categorically pinpoint ed where in this h country these hot spots were. of concern has been te that project testified at this house hearing saying that in order in h this country to prevent the types of attacks we've seen in europe more focus needs to be spent on how people become r

tom fitzgerald has the morning off celebrating father's day >> we want to wish fitz happy father's day >> and so every other father, this is your day. >> one day, don't get it get to you. >> it's a fun weekend. kids are getting out of school. summer weather, vacation mode but it is also it will be a hot one this afternoon >> maybe pool time with dad. >> or like really seek those high air conditioned places. restaurants, malls, movie theaters. a heat advisory has been placed just for washington. that tiny little red orange dot that you see over the district is the heat advisory that is in place for the urban centers, also down including alexandria, mt. vernon, the combination of air temperatures in the low to mid 90's and due points in the 70's will make it feel like 100 to 105 at times in the heat of the day later this afternoon, that is dangerous, do be careful and take break, limit your outdoor time this afternoon if you can. it's not too terrible. cloud cover is out. helps a lot. 78 reagan national, 76, dulles, 76 bwi, but it was very humid overnight and still is, temperatures to st

we do know tom fitzgerald also has called in to us and said that the security profile of the capitol has not been raised not officially been raised. however, capitol hill police are encouraged to be more visible and that could be more over displaying of their weapons. just to be more out there so that there feels there's a higher security presence but the actual security level has not been raised. >> we want to check in with our wisdom martin. if you've noticed the shots, it just seems like this whole area is very tuck in little community here. we heard from the former mayor yule said he was working out at the y when he got word of it. that's not too far away. we saw a church near that bal and so businesses are also there and clearly they have been impacted you see the road shut down and just the proximity to this madness and our wisdom martin actually spoke with some of those business owners for their reaction to this shooting much wis? >> joe so i did talk to and it's interesting former mayor bill yule was on his way to the y. i talk to people at the ymca, they went into lock down

tom sherwood. megan fitzgerald. thanks so show. thanks for watching. >>> time right now 6:30 on this sunday morning. here's a look at some of the morning's top stories. montgomery county police have arrested three people in the shooting death of two teens. they were killed the night before they were supposed to graduate from northwest high school in germantown. >>> fire and rescue officials say that children were among five people hurt after a head-on crash. this happened around midnight on klara barton highway. >>> comedian bill cosby free on $1 million bail. they declared a mistrial. more than 50 women have accused him of sexual misconduct. they plan to >>> "news 4 today" starts now. good sunday morning, everyone. thank you so much for starting your day with us. i'm adam tuss. >> and i'm angie goff. it looks like the stick is sticking around. >> the stick. the stickiness. let's check in with storm team 4 tom kierein who can tell us about our father's day forecast. >> oppressive humidity is going to be in place throughout the day.

fitzgerald. we're off to a bill bit oft ch start, but it is quickly warming up. >> tom kierein tracking it all. >> and this is the time of year when we see the higher sun angles and it's quickly warming us. around town we were only in the 50s, but now a silvery haze hanging over capitol hill. a live view overlooking the potomac river on this sunday morning where temperatures are already around 70 degrees and quickly jumping. reagan national at 70. and in about two hour, we will be near 80. and then during the afternoon, we'll be in the upper 80s even late the in the afternoon request just a few high clouds. rain chances the new timing in a few minutes. [ sirens ] >>> the unsettling sound heard around the streets of london overnight as a terrorist attack struck the heart of that city. >> and authorities are trying to get to the bottom of who did this. we're learning that 12 people have been arrested in connection to that attack. the scene is being described as one of panic and chaos. >> all of it happening just days before people are heading to the polls in a highly anticipated election. campaigni

fitzgerald in for angie goff. we're in for a chilly start. >> and tom saying maybe a jackets as you head out. think by midday, tom, you're thinking shed the jacket and maybe even let the sleeves go? >> absolutely. in fact by later this morning, we'll be around 80 degrees by late morning. but about right now, it is only in the 50s to around 60. there is the capital wheel at national harbor overlooking the tidal potomac. off in the distance beltway. and temperatures there right around 60 degrees as is mostly montgomery county. but some of the rural areas still in the 50s. mid-60s in washington and right by the bay. hour by hour temperatures by 11:00, we'll be near 80 degrees this morning. low 80s by noontime. and then as we get into the afternoon hovering in the mid and upper 80s. may get the upper 80s around 5:00 this afternoon under a partly cloudy sky. a look at the hour by hour timing on the rain showers for monday in a few minutes. >>> this is set to be a very busy week in washington as the rushsia investigation again taks the center stage. and the highlight is the anticipated testimony by

fitzgerald. we're in for a warm and steamy sunday morning, so get ready. tom kierein is standing by.the latest, tom? >> not too steamy. not a lot of humidity around, but it will be feeling more like midsummer here than early june. there is the sun coming up now, a live view from our storm team 4 tower camera. we have just a few high clouds drifting over the region. we'll have them from time to time into the afternoon. right now we're down into the 50s just about everywhere. and in the low 60s right by the bay. reagan national at 62 all dry, no rain in the vicinity. temperatures will quickly jump. by 10:00, mid-70s. by noontime, low 80s. mid-80s by 1:00 and should peak out in the upper 80s by around 3:00, 4:00 this afternoon under a partly cloudy sky. and then rain moves in on monday. i have the new hour by hour timing and the areas where they may get the most rain, that is coming up. >>> the sounds of sirens filling the streets of london. you can hear it right there. sirens filling those streets as a terrorist attack strikes the heart of london. and right now authorities trying to ge

tom nichols in washington. this morning the heavily damaged "uss fitzgerald" is back in port after taking on water following a dangerouswn hours saturday morning, the merchant vessel somehow smashed into the much smaller navy destroyer while conducting routine operations off the coast of japan. the ship's bridge was damage in the collision limiting communication with crew members on board. at least three members were airlifted to nearby hospitals including thend overboard or trapped inside damaged sections of the destroyer. the collision happened when many would have been asleep. the japanese coast guard is assisting with the search. and in a statement the navy says, right now we are focused on two things, the safety of the ship and the well-being of the sailors. and a big issue they are looking at is how and why that collision occurred. when you look at the photos, it doesn't look like a direct t-bone but more of an angle. but still they couldn't avoid it. >> it is hard to understand how something like that happens, thank you. >>> and president trump added a criminal heavyweight lawyer to his legal team after taking t

fitzgerald in for angie goff. a warm start to our sunday. and i'm loving it. >> this is your kind of weather all the way pup and tom, you're tracking what will be a really hot day. >> summer lovers rejoice, it will be feeling more like the fourth of july than the fourth of june as we will be fast forwarding about a month here on this sunday. there is a live view from the national harbor camera overlooking the capital wheel. off in the distance is the belt weighed near the wilson bridge. we have the sunshine now. and look at the temperatures by 1:00 this afternoon, hch of -- throughout much of the region by later this afternoon. this is going to be around 5:00 this afternoon, it will be feeling more like july than june. i've got new rain timing on monday rain in a few minutes. >>> the sound of sirens heard aun t around the streets of london as terror attacks struck the heart of the city. >> and authorities are trying to get to the bottom of who did this. they have arrested 12. and the scene right there being described as one of panic and chaos. >> and all of it happening days before folks in that country head to the polls in what is a highly

fitzgerald." this comes as investigator are trying to figure out how two ships collided. tomut front. >> reporter: the ship made a sharp turn around the time of the fatal collision with the american warship. it's not clear what, if anything, it had to do with the accident. we do know the crash was catastrophic. >> the damage was significant. this was not a small collision. >> reporter: the merchant ship is registered in the philippines on a relatively short hop from central japan to tokyo in the east. it's about 50% larger than the warship over here, and importantly, about three times as heavy. so it did not sustain much damage. but the "fitzgerald" did not fair nearly as well. immediately upon impact, there was a breach in the commander's quarters, just below the bridge. a radio room below that. below that, another machine space and importantly, let's go below the water here. there is a protruding portion on the freighter. and that came forward and rammed the military ship below the water, in an area where typically in the middle of the night where this crash occurred there

fitzgerald. we're off to a bill bit oft ch start, but it is quickly warming up. >> tom kierein tracking it all. >when we see the higher sun angles and it's quickly warming us. around town we were only in the 50s, but now a silvery haze hanging over capitol hill. a live view overlooking the potomac river on this sunday morning where temperatures are already around 70 degrees and quickly jumping. reagan national at 70. and in about two hour, we will be near 80. and then during the afternoon, we'll be in the upper 80s even late the in the afternoon request just a few high clouds. rain chances

fitzgerald and its crew of 300 was outbound. its bridge watch would have included an officer of the deck, radar operators and lookouts. they should have been able to see the crystal tomming from at least ten miles away. that would leave plenty of time to alter course and to alert the captain. but commander bryce benson was still in his cabin when the crystal struck. >> his cabin was destroyed. he's lucky to be alive. >> reporter: an investigation will determine who made what mistakes, but in the u.s. navy, the captain is held responsible for everything that happens aboard his ship. anthony? >> mason: david martin, thanks, david. tensions between the u.s. and russia are rising after the u.s. downed a syrian jet yesterday. washington and moscow are backing different sides in syria's civil war, which has dragged on now for more than six years. holly williams has more on this. holly? >> reporter: anthony, the u.s. coalition says a syrian regime su22 fighter jet dropped bombs close to u.s.-backed forces on the ground southwest of raqqa. knew, those forces are fighting against isis. they're supportedded by u.s. troops, and the bombs were so close that the u.s. sent an f-18 to

tom costello tells us what to expect next in the investigation. to lawmakers who are unified after last night's congressional baseball game. >> reporter: i'm megan fitzgeraldack at the live desk. pepco are saying 2400 customers are without power in the brightwood neighborhood in northeast d.c. out jaj was considered an hour ago. they are sending a crew to the scene there but no word yet on when power will be restored. back to you. >> megan, thanks. >>> you may remember this man arrested last month for having guns at trump international hotel. he's back in police custody this morning. his name is brian moles. he violated orders to stay out of d.c. district to find drugs. he will stay in jail until his trial. >>> today one of the men accused of beating protesters at the turkish embassy will be in court. you can see right here in this video guards kicking and beating protesters. this happened outside the turkish ambassador's residence. turkey's pred err turkey's president erdogan was in town at the time. >>> a former d.c. council member known for having a huge impact in the gay community has died. for many his death comes as a shock. he served four terms on t