maryland had 75460 hv, a 2004 burgundy toyota avalon. if you see this vehicle, you are asked to call police. no one was injured during gunfire exchange. one neighbor said she heard nine gun shots. officers are still out here investigating this as an active crime scene, minnesota avenue between 31st and g streets southeast will remain closed until officers finish everything up. alison and pamela. >> all right, that you. -- thank you. >>> a controversial capital punishment. teresa lewis was put to death last night. the first woman put to death in virginia in 100 years. she was put to death for killing her husband and step-son. attorneys argued she lacked the intelligence to mastermind the shooting. >>> after yesterday's court appearance 231-year-old neil -- while riding his bicycle. the suspect, 17-year-old eric formam was associated with a gang, and she believes robbery was the motive. >>> several families are homeless this morning after a fast-moving fire left an entire neighborhood up in flames. the blaze damaged eight homes and destroy

a honda and toyota avalon will involved. the suspects in the honda bailed out at g street and southeast. nobody was hurt. two suspects were arrested. police are look for the burgundy toyota avalon with maryland license plates. >>> as many as 16 people have been forced from their homes because of a massive fire in their virginia subdivision. the blaze broke out around 3:30 yesterday afternoon along tillett loop in manassas. two people suffered minor injuries. three homes were destroyed. it's not clear what started this fire. investigators believe the fire started in the middle house and quickly spread in both directions. >> the heat and the wind drove the fire from one building to the next. >> it's a bad one. it's a bad one and it's going to affect people's lives for a while. >> the red cross is helping displaced families find temporary shelter. >>> for the first time in near a century a virginia woman has been put to death. theresa lewis executed by lethal injection. she was convicted of hiring two men to kill her hugs and s

two vehicles were involved, a honda and toyota avalon. the suspect in the honda bailed out at 31st and g streets on southeast. that's when they got into a shootout with the officers. no one was hurt. two suspects were arrested. police are still looking for the burgundy toyota avalon with maryland tag 754-60hv. >>> police have made an arrest in the murder of this d.c. waiter and college student. he was shot to death while riding home from work through sherman circle last month. police believe the killer is 17- year-old erik foreman. he was 16 at the time of the killing. officers say foreman tried to rob the man before shooting him several times. foreman is being charged as an adult. >>> all right, stephen colbert will be testifying before congress. half spoken word, half dance number. [ laughter ] >> the big story, you heard right. comedian stephen colbert is in d.c. to testify before congress, particularly about immigration outside a house committee. sherri ly is live with details. >> reporter: stephen colbert may be a comedian but his ap

officers were chasing two cars, a honda and toyota avalon both believed involved in a carjacking early this morning on silver hill road. the suspects in the hyundai bailed out at 31st and g streets south -- in the honda bailed out at 31st and g streets south and exchanged gunfire with police. >>> a vigil for a prince george's county woman struck and killed by a car. shawn yancy swhere at 11:00. >> natasha petty -- is everywhere at 11:00. >> natasha pettigrew was training alone for a triathlon when an suv hit and killed her along route 202 sunday. the drive did not stop but later called -- driver did not stop but later called police to say she thought she hit a deer. no charges were filed. >>> in georgia a fourth alleged victim filed a lawsuit accusing an atlanta pastor of sexual misconduct. three of the young men were members of bishop eddie long's megachurch. they say he seduced them with cars and money in exchange for sex. long denies the allegation. >>> in florida the search for three bank robbers continues. fbi agents say they kidnapped a teller early this morning strapping a possi

they're for a burgundy 2004 toyota avalon. it has maryland tags. the tag number is 75460 hz. >> clean-up efforts are underway after a massive fire destroyed three northern virginia mes and damaged several others. the blaze broke out on tillett loop in manassas and quickly spread. >> reporter: hot spots kept firefighters busy all night and all morning long. it was huge. i've never seen something so big. >> reporter: kathy kennedy is one of the lucky ones. her home had moderate damage but is salvageable. she was able to escape with her two young children. >> reporter: the neighbors say the fire started in the backyard and possibly on the deck of a home on tillett loop. firefighters say the win caused the fire and flames to jump from house to house. all the homes in the summer lake neighborhood sit close to one another. >> it is very close. it is a house. but the price was right at that time. a disaster. >> reporter: it took dozens of firefighters more than two hours to bring the firender control. three home were destroyed. five others damaged. a few

officers were chasing two vehicles, a honda and toyota avalon and that were both believed to be in a car jacking this morning. the cops say the suspects bailed out at 31st and g street southeast and exchanged gun fire with the police. no one was hurts and police arrested two people. officers are still looking for the toyota. >>> a vigil tonight will remember a law student. the 30-year-old was killed sunday while cycling on route 202 in largo. she was a maryland green party candidate for the u.s. senate. police have not charged anyone with her death. ahead on the news edge at 6, we'll go to the scene of the accident where her family and friends are holding that vigil in her memory. >>> a big shipment of pot couldn't make it past the nose of a drug-sniffing dog. that is 21 pounds of marijuana, they found it hidden in packages of chocolate headed to new york city from mexico on thursday. the marijuana has an estimated street value of $17,000. >>> a jam-packed hearing room on the hill with serious issues to debate, among them, illegal immigration and migrant farming. it was not the issue

they are looking for a burgundy 2004 toyota avalon with maryland tags 75460 hv. well, how safe do you feel when you ride metro? the head of the ntsb says you're in better hands today than you were tell the of the deadly red line crash. any 4's megan mcgrath has more in northwest washington. >> well, it was just a few months o that the national transportation safety board blasted metro for its safety culture well, now the ntsb has praise for the transit agency and the gainshey have made. metro has made significant safety improvements in the year following the collision that left nine dead. >> thehave done a lot of learning in the last year-plus, and i believe the metro board w very willing to listen to the safety bod after our report was concluded, and they have taken many of those lessons to hard, and they are beginning to make many improvements. >> reporter: in an update, the ntsb seo says metro has implemented more than a dozen of the recommendation and is moving in the right direction. just a few months ago, they said the anemic safety culture help set the sta

police are still look identifying burgundy toyota avalon with maryland license plates. >>> also making headlines being homes in a virginia subdivision reduced to rubble. now, firefighters want to know what started this massive fire in manassas. as many as 16 people have been forced from their homes because of this fire. the fire broke out around 3:30 yesterday afternoon along tillot loop. one woman was taken to the hospital from just the shock of seeing her home burned to the ground. it took firefighters an hour and a half to bring that blaze under control. they believe the fire started in the middle house and then quickly spread in both directions from there. now, again, three homes were destroyed. five others were damaged. and the red cross is helping displaced families find temporary shelter. still no word on what started a fire that killed a virginia mother and two of her children. ally anderson saved three of her children as her lorton town home burned on wednesday. she managed to lower them out a window down to their uncle but then she went back to get her youngest sons but neith

they're looking for a burgundy 2004 toyota avalon with maryland tags 754 h 60 hv.tng. temperatures now in the 70s we'll climb into the 90s by mid afternoon. this is the end of the heat wave. clouds around sunday into monday. might get a shower sunday afternoon into monday. how's the traffic. >>> we' got an accident eastbound before 110, about fve or si cars piled up on that. it's going to slow things down to the tr. branch avenue still closed near randle circle due to a police investigation from a carjacking. >>> another local news update in 25 minutes. for [ music throughout ] [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money? meet pnc virtual wallet. it comes with a calendar that shows you all your finances at once. it lets you know when your money's going out. and when it's coming in. itven tells you when you're running low. we call that danger days. it's built to help you see your money in a whole new light. experience everything virtual wallet hato offer at pncvirtualwallet.com. pnc. for the achiever in us all. ♪ ♪ you make me smile like the sun