studies teacher had been missing for several days when police held a news conference and asked tyler tessiero attend. at the time investigators had not disclosed publicly he was a suspect but her parents knew and had to play along. tessier was arrested a few days later and we then learned while he had been dating laura wallen he was engaged to another woman. in late august and according to a court document asked for a meeting woman to woman. today the state's attorney announced detectives have a video showing tessier and wallen together at a safe way the night of september 2nd at around 8:30 p.m. just hours later the pregnant 31-year-old was dead, shot in the back of the head and buried in a field in damascus. if tessier is convicted for the murder of laura wallen the judge at sentencing may be able to consider the death of the unborn fetus. the state's attorney also says he's considering filing a notice that would make tessier eligible to be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole if convicted. tony. >> [inaudible] out of the iran nuclear deal. the president announce his refusal

tyler tessier will be back in court next friday. the state's attorney says he is considering filing a notice that would make tessier eligible to be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. if convicted. paul wagner fox 5 local news. >>> just an amazing spirit that we always just want to treasure. >> new tonight, friends and family gathered today in fort washington to say good-bye to ashanti billie. the home going service was held this morning at ebenezer ame church. the 19-year-old from prince george's county was found murdered in charlotte north carolina hundreds of miles where she was last seen in norfolk virginia. the fbi is still pushing for clues, offering a $10,000 reward for information about her sudden disappearance and death. >>> investigators have made their first arrest to help gad the growing opioid epidemic. man is faces involuntary islam charges after police say he sold synthetic opioids tore fentanyl that led to another man's death. angelie hemphill has the details. >> reporter: take a look at the sign dire

this is for 32-year-old tyler tessier.ou remember the story back in early, early september when laura wallen was missing. missing for about two weeks. and then this story began to unravel when laura wallen's body was discovered in a shallow grave. laura wallen who was four months pregnant at the time that she went missing, tyler tessier who was with police at this press conference you're seeing right here, got up in front of people, in front of laura's parents and told the community that he knew nothing about her disappearance and wanted her back safely. we are now hearing again the breaking and developing news this afternoon that a grand jury has indicted 32-year-old tyler the disappearance and murder of howard county teacher laura wallen. back to you, leon, in the studio. >> all right, thank you, erika. that's the situation that hopefully the family will find some relief there, some justice. we are going to change gears right now. now at 4:30, we are going to turn to the opening day at the cool est new place to hang out

studies teacher had been missing for several days when police held a news conference and asked tyler tessiernd. at the time investigators had not disclosed publically that he was a suspect. her parents knew hadn't to play along. investigators wanted to see how he behaved. tessier was arrested a few days later and we then learned while he was dating laura wallen he was engaged to another woman. wallen had discovered that herself and according to a court document asked for a meeting woman to woman. detectives have a showing tessier and wallen together at a safe way the night of september 2nd around 8:30 p.m. hours later the pregnant 31-year-old was dead, shot in the back of the head and buried in a damascus field. if tessier is convicted for the murder of laura wallen the judge at sentencing may be able to consider the death of the unborn fetus. the state's attorney says he's also considering filing a notice that would make tessier eligible to be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole if convicted. in the news room laura demarco fox5 local news. >> investigators in anne arrundel c

kevin: today, montgomery county's top prosecutor declared tyler tessier won't face charges in the death of laura wallen's unborn child. a child police say he fathered. >> i don't know where she is. that's all. i don't know. kevin: tessier seen her pleading for the public's assistance in early september is now in jail awaiting charges on allegations he killed walen school teacher, and buried her body on a damascus farm. her child only 14 weeks old. >> based on the medical findings and a matter of law in maryland, as a result, the defendant is not chargeable with a second count of murder related to the child. kevin: despite the prosecutorial setbacks, both wallen's family and antiabortion groups, the state's attorney explains tessier still faces a sentence up to life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> we are proceeding under maryland law with what we think is possible for us to do here. kevin: now the public defender's office is representing tyler tessier. prosecutors say it will take at least four months to prepare for this trial. a trial expected to last two weeks. we're li

an update in a notorious tragedy in montgomery police say tyler tessier has now been indicted for murder. he is accused of killing his girlfriend pregnant. her body was found in a shallow grave in damascus last month. authorities say tessier may have led something of a double life- and had at least two other girlfriends besides wallen. president trump is moving forward with steps toward his promise to dismantle the affordable care act. he signed an executive order that tasks the administration with developing policies to increase competition and choice. the white house says it'll mean affordable insurance for millions more people. but - the country's largest hospital association says the opposite - claiming it could destabilize insurance markets and make coverage unaffordable for those with pre-existing conditions. in the district, hundreds turned out for opening night down at the wharf. d-c's brand new 200-thousand square foot retail space is bringing everything from luxury apartments to new restaurant's to the city. there's even a brand new concert venue... that venue, called the anthe

the police a that tyler tessier killed his girlfriend,, the teacher, who was also pregnant. authorities say that tessier may have led a double life and had at least two other girlfriends besides laura wallen. allen. a coma and lost her eye in the shooting. nancy: there was a fundraiser tonight to support her and her family. >> she went to a concert. it was hard to wrap my brain around it. when they said she got shot, i said she will be fine. but then they said she was in a coma and not breathing. reporter: but nearly two weeks after being shot in las vegas, she is improving, and so are her family's spirits. the former arundel high school student lost her right eye and is not fully alert, but she has been able to breathe on her own. while tenet is fighting in a las vegas hospital, her friends are fundraising in odenton, selling t-shirts and wristbands. >> at first it did not sound bad, but it was really bad. >> he said she had been shot. i said there was no way. he said, yes come in her head. >> it's hard to put into words that some of you is going through something like this

a child her family says grand jury indicted her boyfriend tyler tessier for her murder. but today the states attorney confirmed that under maryland law tessier won't be charged for the death of the fetus. laura's family believes that's not right, telling news 4, our family will be meeting with governor hogan's office to discuss the fact that when laura was shot in the back of the head, her murderer stopped two beating hearts. nonprofit americans united for life strongly agrees. they wrote a letter to the acting u.s. attorney for maryland, urging him to file federal charges in the case. that would make it possible to bring a second murder charge against tessier under the unborn victims of violence act, also known as lacy and connor's law. >> under the federal law, the age of the baby has no bearing on whether a murder was committed. here we know there were two victims, laura and her unborn baby, at 14 weeks. and we're asking for justice for both of those victims. >> reporter: we found out t was 14 weeks old and not viable outside of the womb. state law says if she were mu

milk authoritiescharged tyler tessier with murdering laura wallen last month. during this morning'spress conference officials say she was 14 weeks pregnant when she was murdered. tessier willnot be charged with a second count of murder because the child was not independent of wallen. >>> relatives of [indiscernible] when her accused killer makes hi there's a preliminary hearing this afternoon. in june the17-year old was snatched after leaving the muslim society mosque. her body was found in apond. torres is accused ofkilling her with a baseball bat. some believe this was a hate crime. investigators sayit was a case of road rage. . >>> congress couldn't get it done repeal or replace the affordable care act. sopresident trump is taking action. he assigned an executive order rolling back portions of obamacare. the moveallows employers to buy low cost insurance across state lines. the administration is eliminating $7 billion in subsidy payments to insurers. that money helps bring down premiums for more than 6 million low income americans who are enrolled in obamaca

jonathan: prosecutorsin montgomery county will not charge tyler tessier for the death of his girlfriend's unborn child. a grand jury indicted tessier in the murder of teacher laura wallen. prosecutors say under maryland law they would need to show that the fetus was viable when wallen died and they cannot do that. an autopsy determined the fetus was 14 months old -- 14 weeks old when wallen was murdered. nancy: somebody was hit and killed by a car in seat pleasant. tim barber has the latest. tim: the driver stayed on the scene. that's the good news. pleasant three seat police officers blocking east capitol street, the westbound lanes where the crash happened, the collision with the pedestrian. a vehicle is still on the scene, the driver cooperating with investigators. we are told the person who was hit was transported to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead. investigators just clear the scene. we are winning to get more information about the driver and pedestrian who was hit. as soon as we get the details, we will bring them to you one wjla.com and in this broadcast. tim barber,

tyler tessier- indicted for murdering his girlfriend. police say he killed laura wallen, -- a teacher, who was pregnant. her body was found in a shallow grave in damascus last month. authorities say tessier may have led something of a double life- and had at least two other girlfriends besides wallen. the man charged with murdering a muslim teen - will head to court today in fairfax county. police say 22-year-old darwin martinez torrez killed nabra hassanan with a baseball bat in an apparent road rage incident. martinez torrez is also accused of being in the country illegally. this morning a celebration of life for the prince george's county native found murdered hundreds of miles away. ashanti billie attended college in hampton roads virginia - her body was found down in charlotte. ryan hughes is live in fort washington with more. a massive fentanyl bust in anne arundel county. check this out - you're looking at more than 62-hundred pills more than 62-thousand dollars. thousand dollars cash... and computer equipment. this was all taken

tyler tessier has been indicted. police say he shot and killed laura wallen. she was four months pregnant with tessier's child when she disappeared. tessier appeared with wallen's parents at this news conference and tearfully asked for her return. her body was eventually found in a shallow grave in damascus. montgomery county police say tessier admitted he was engaged to another woman. >> a civil rights icon got a standing ovation tonight from students at the university of maryland. congressman john lewis talked about a new book ecko authored called march book 3. in it he talks about being part of the march on washington back in 1963. his speech comes on the same day that the university of maryland is offering a reward for anyone is spreading hate on campus. there have been at least three incidents between this month and last at the college park campus, including a swastika drawn inside a bathroom in the ellicott dining hall. >> equifax is dealing with another possible siecyberattack. equifax disabled one of its help pages after hacking. problems on that page

that man, tyler tessier is changed with murder. >> another memorial service was held in maryland for a man that died in a mysterious house fire. the body was found earlier this month in the basement of a bethesda home he was working this 134er and the homeowner made it out alive. no word on the cause of fire. >> also montgomery country police need your help typing a missing bethesda man. william carter iii was seen leaving walter reed on rockville pike driveing a blue toyota tundra pickup truck with south carolina tags and there's a motorcycle in the bed of that truck. mees and family are concerned about his emotional and physical well-being. and if you do having in on his whereabouts, montgomery county police are them a call. >> all right. let's take a turn for the weather and hope you're having a great night out there tonight but full shot of the capitol dome on this saturday evening. i guess it is really sunday morning if you want to be technical about it. it was a gorgeous day outside. how about the rest of the weekend. >> is gwen squoyns us now and gwen it is feeling like fall.

kevin: even so, tyler tessier cases up to life in prison without the possibility of parole. prosecutors say it will take at least four months to prepare for a trial, trial expected to last up to 2 weeks. live outside the circuit court in rockville, kevin lewis, abc7 news. adrianna: sky track seven is over the scene of a collision between a car and an nta light rail train. ofhappened around 10:30 west bwi thurgood marshall airport in glen burnie. paramedics took the driver to the hospital in critical condition. 12-year-old passenger suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. president trump is facing mounting criticism from democrats and members of his own keyy after he ended obamacare subsidies. companies helped to provide coverage to nearly 6 million low income americans. the white house argues that the payments, totaling $7 billion a year, were illegal. several states, including new york and california, plan to sue to keep the subsidies in place. congress is issuing help for everything of several recent is -- for victims of several recent disasters. and a packagee

. >> they are not going to charge tyler tessier in the death of his unborn child. they have already indicted him in death of laura wallen. under maryland law, they need to show the fee cuss is viable when wallen died. the autopsy determined the fetus was 14 weeks old. alison: a terrible crash in loudoun county leaves a man dead before 5:00 this morning at route 9 and purcellville road a car attempted to pass a tractor trailer and it struck another car head on in the opposite lane. a driver died at the scene. the other driver was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. larry: one of the candidates for prince george's county sheriff pushing for ways to stop domestic violence. kendall wade wants a registry similar to the sex offender register to give public names and addresses of those convicted charges. alison: 15 states and the district are challenging the president's decision to stop paying insurers under the affordable care act. we go inside the white house for reaction. 'canes president trump suggesting that the clock is ticking on the president

police say her boyfriend tyler tessier killed her. ecute tessier in the death of wallen's unborn child. wallen was nearly four months pregnant at the time of her death. authorities have indicted tessier on one count of murder and they say under state law he cannot be held accountable for the unborn baby's death. >> her child was autopsied. medical team established at the time of miss wallen's murder the child was 14 weeks old. based on medical testimony, the child was not viable -- not viable independent of miss wallen. based on those medical findings and as a matter of law in maryland, as a result, the defendant is not chargeable with a second count of murder related to the child. >> if tessier is convicted for the murder the judge at sentencing may be able to consider the death of the unborn fetus. the state's attorney also says he is considering filing a notice that would make tessier eligible to be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole if convicted. >>> time now 8:07. coming up las vegas police revising the time line

montgomery county grand jury indicted tyler tessier. the once teacher of was reported missing in september. her boyfriend was arrested in connection to her murder in september. after he spoke at a news conference. he sat with wallen's parents as they made a tierful plea for answers in her disappearance. her body was later discovered in a shallow grave in damascus and tessier was identified as a suspect. michelle marsh, abc7 news. nancy: thank you. after meeting with investigators, cheryl sandburg insisting that facebook is committed to cooperating with those investigating the election interference. she supports plans to release election ad purchased by russian groups she is refusing to say if there was an overlap of ad targeting between russian accounts and the trump campaign. jonathan: indiana state police dog on the mend now after being shot in the neck by a man. apache is his name. he ran off after the shooting. what followed was a 12-hour departments. even a police drone called in to help. a neighbor found apache and called police.

r reached out to laura wallen's family about the fact that her boyfriend tyler tessier will not face additional charges for the death of the fetus. turns out they have a big meeting scheduled with the governor's office to talk about it. now, they only talked to news 4 about this, and they also shared this video with us of laura on horseback while visiting a nonprofit for kids that she supported. we found out today that an autopsy showed that laura's fetus was 14 weeks and not viable outside of the womb. that is why prosecutors are not charging tessier in the death of the fetus under maryland law. she wasn't far enough along, so tessier is only charged with murdering laura. her family says she understand maryland law but their goal for the future is to have state lawmakers look at fetal homicide and revisit the parameters that say if the fetus cannot live outside the womb, it is there is also a push to bring federal charges against tessier. the state's attorney says that is not likely. there is a push for that because some say that that would allow -- that would open the door for addi

a grand jury indicted laura's boyfriend tyler tessier for her murder. but today the state's attorney confirmed that under maryland law, tessier won't be charged for the death of the fetus. so laura's family says they will meet with the governor's office, telling news 4, although we understand the maryland law, our the legislature examine fetal homicide and revisit neonatal viability as the parameter for prosecuting a fetal homicide. nonprofit americans united for life strongly agrees. they wrote a letter to the acting u.s. attorney for maryland, urging him to file federal charges in the that would make it possible to bring a second murder charge against tessier under the unborn victims of violence act, also known as lacy and connor's law. >> under the federal law the age of the baby has no bearing on whether a murder was committed. here we know there were two victims, laura and her unborn baby, at 14 weeks. and we're asking for justice for both of those victims. >> reporter: criminal defense attorney richard fency says he doesn't see federal charges com

tyler tessier is accused of killing laura wal wallen's family reported her missing when she didn't showfirst day of school. police found her body nine days later in a shallow grave in damascus. wallen was four months pregnant at the time. tessier's public defender says his client is innocent. >> let's get to the latest on those deadly wildfires still burning in california and this morning containment is nowhere in sight. as a matter of fact we just found out hours ago the death toll is now at 31 and that makes it the deadliest week of wildfires in california's history. the blazes have been burning since sunday night and since then strong winds have only intensified the flames. overnight new evacuation orders while other areas were put on notice and while progress is being made on some of the biggest fires the death toll is sure to rise. >> some of these remains are actually intact bodies. much easier t to identify. some of them are merely ashes and bones and we may never get truly on ashes. >> fire crews from across the country working around the clock now. even australia is sending ass

tyler tessier's trial will begin april 9th of next year.accused of shooting and killing laura wallen. the howard county teacher was 14 weeks pregnant when she was murdered last month. if convicted, tessier faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. >> she got a protective order guinness an abusive ex-boyfriend. the father of two of her children. ten days later, he shot her to death. today derek lewis pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the death of christina fisher of leesburg. prosecutors say he was upset because she didn't come to a birthday party for their son. as bureau chief julie carey reports, some of the victims' friends have turned their grief into action. >> reporter: derrick summers was a childhood friend of christina fishers. as adults they mostly kept in touch on social media. but her death, the murder, hit him hard. >> i don't know if children's pain, if it's just the loss of a friend. every facet i know about this is like -- it angers me. >> reporter: somers was warned anger could lead to trouble so he and s

tyler tessier was indicted in court yesterday.allen, went missing in early september. her family reported her missing after receiving a text message from her on labor day that was later described by police as troubling. her body was found nine days later in damascus. she was four months pregnant. wallen was a beloved teacher at wilde lake high school in columbia. >> over 800 prince george's county school employees were put on leave last year for allegations of sc child abuse ad misconduct. >> now there are new developments following fox5's extensive reporting on this story. our annie yu live in the news room with those details. annie. >> reporter: good morning, holly and wisdom. well, fox5, yes, we have been following closely the story closely and you may recall this investigation stems from strict new policies that the school system enforced after some high profile child abuse cases in the school s teachers were placed on leave. they were accused of child abuse and misconduct. teachers were being removed from classrooms for minor

investigators say her boyfriend tyler had tessier took her to a field and shot her. tessier you remember appeared as press conference with wallen's family you se him there pleading for safe re return. he is now behind bars in charge with laura's murder. >> meanwhile another memorial service was held in maryland yesterday for a man that died in mysterious house fire. ascia cofres's pod body was found in the base the of a home. still no word on cause of fire or the manner of of his death. the homeowner made it out alive. >>> 6:10 trouble on the tarmac reg app national airport. video shows moments after air lane planes struck each other moments after landing. one came in from miami and one from dallas the planes were inexpected and towed to the gates. no one was injured. >> the first day of october new laws going into effect maryland no means no law victim of sexual assault will no longer have to prove they put up physical resistance and also a first in the nation law blocking price gouge on precipitation medication and eases people's ability to receive experimental med