reporting from woodbridge, tom roussey, abc 7 news. innocent driver killed because of a police chase. this happened a long aviation boulevard in glen burnie. a officer tried to pull over car that was going 70 miles per hour over the speed limit. the driver refused to stop and led the police on a chase, reaching speeds of more than 90 miles per hour. the driver went the wrong way down a road and hit another car head on. the woman behind the wheel was killed. the suspect is in custody with charges pending. leon: a fallen firefighter remembered by the humidity. john ulmschneider's is the to a memorial in prince george's he was shot by a man as he responded into the man's home. jay korff has how ulmschneider is being remembered tonight. jay? was not what anyone expected, firefighters called in a hail of gunfire while responding to a call. tonight he was remembered, his name unveiled at this memorial. and family members gathered in landover hills for a special ceremony dedicated to john ulmschneider, affectionately known as skillet. weeks a

right now 66 looking good, 95 northbound through woodbridge after woodbridge i should say is a littlew there, as well. taking a look prince george's county, 4 at dowerhouse road, inbound disabled vehicle. and 301 north at 5, crash on the shoulder. travel times in ten minutes. >>> it is 6:32. right now boston is digging out after a second snowstorm in just two days. more than 2 million americans faced winter weather advisories yesterday. dylan dreyer joins us li s us u boston. once again snow in your hometown. >> reporter: it is. and i really haven't spent much time up here this winter and now that it's april, i'm back fors snow storm. and since sunday, we more than 6 inches of snow here in the boston area. some spots did did pick up a little bit more than that. on average, you get about 2 inches of snow in boston this april. so it's not unusual for it to snow, but then when you factor in the fact that it's 9 degree windchills right now, it's the brutal cold that is making it feel more like february. the roads are a little bit slick this morning because of the flash freeze overnight. a

all but two of the homes are in woodbridge.s man who asked us not to identify him lives on a home on hunter brook drive whose backdoor which shot thursday night, possibly from a nearby hill. although nobody has been hurt yet, the man says seeing so many incidents in the area is really worrisome, especially because he has kids. >> the first time of ever considered moving. who saw theks possible suspect car say it is a white four-door believe it is a toyota corolla. the police have not determined if all or some of the cases are connected. they are waiting on ballistics tests to know for sure. live in woodbridge, prince william county, tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: thank you, tom. a doctor sentenced to prison time. he will spend nine year behind bars. for a health care fraud scheme. prosecutors say that he filed fake insurance claims for medical procedures he did not perform. severalonvicted on charges, including wire fraud, identity theft, and obstruction of justice. the total crimes were estimated at $3 million. on national pet

the search continues for a missing 31 woodbridge. nicole mittendorff's loved ones haven't heard from her in days but they hope prayer will change that. >> marina marraco spoke with members of mittendorff's church. marina is live in woodbridge with the latest. >> reporter: it's been five days since anyone has seen or heard from nicole mittendorff. her car was actually found just on saturday about an hour and a half away from her house here in woodbridge at the shenandoah national park. in a parking lot adjacent to a trail. now tonight her family and friends gathered here at st. paul's united methodist church in prayer hoping for her safe return. ♪ amazing grace >> reporter: mittendorff is a three-year veteran of the fairfax fire department assigned to station 30. her husband is police sergeant and attended tonight's prayer service along with his wife's family. her parents who did not want to appear on camera believe their 31-year-old daughter was training on a trail at the shenandoah national park when she went missing. the last commu

reporter: police have increased presence in the woodbridge area. right now, they say they have little evidence to find the shooter. >> the only thing we are finding a shell casings. we do not have any independent witnesses who have seen a vehicle or an individual running away. that would perhaps lead to identifying a suspect. in some cases, shell casing's from more than one weapon have been found at the scene, leaving authorities to believe they have more than one shooter. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. leon: a woodbridge woman faces criminal charges for what police are calling a case of road rage. we told you about this ca is facing charges of malicious wounding and hit and run. police say she repeatedly hit a vehicle during the morning rush. when the man pulled over for help, she got out of her car and accused him of following her and working for isis. investigators said they thought aryell was suffering breakdown, but prosecutors will move forward with the case. more than two years after release arrived was last seen rudd wasnew -- relisha last se

if you will. 34 degrees in woodbridge this morning on april the 5th. 25 for the windchill. winds gusting 30 miles an hour this morning. listen here to how cold people are this morning in woodbridge. >> mentally, just focusing on staying warm. >> is it working? >> it's working. >> what do you think about this? it's april 5th. >> yes, and i don't like it. >> reporter: and i made a big mistake this morning. forgot my hat. to got high hat sglnchsmy hat! i'm about to put by hood up. >> i love how you can't even see their faces. >> kristin, get back in the truck. >>> the federal government could announce today whether it will seek the death penalty against shooter dylann roof. a hearing is set for therishion. jo joey meek also charged with withholding information. >>> a church maintenance worker holds a suspect at gun point until police arrive. >> do not move. >> wow. tampa police got to the church here pretty quickly and arrested the man you see. he was wearing black up on the steps. officers believe he kicked in the door of that church, the glass doors earlier that evening. the

in woodbridge, sew marry stone, news 4. >>> two tornados touched down in oklahoma flipping cars, destroying homes send aing rz dents running for shelter. >> when people talk about picking up the pieces this is what they mean. this family digging through the debris of what was until today their home. the wind gusts up to 115 miles an hour, enough to overturn truck and force police to shut down a 20-mile stretch of the freeway. families who took cover were shocked to see the damage. >> we were inside the storm shelter, never would have thought that not have a house to come home to. >> the bad weather is extending in to texas where flights arriving in to dallas are delayed by three hours. >> thank you. >>> after a wet week, time to look at what's in store for us this weekend. >> we want to know, are we going to get any braebs from the clouds and rain? this is getting old. >> it is getting old quickly. we will get breaks tomorrow but the clouds will stick around and so is the cooler weather. we saw a couple of showers move through. around 9:00, 10:00. a coup o region, around the metro area and

with the veryey latest.test marina. >> reporter: it was at this t cvs right bridge road in woodbridgeis actually five minutes away from lopez's workplace.la that's where police found her car parked.r p but no sign of the woman. wom now this woman was seen exactly 10 days ago making her way inside this cvs and this isnd ts surveillance video from insideei the store. sto she walks in and grabs and gra shopping basket wearing what w appears to be some sort of identification batch around hern neck much the last time anyone n heard from her was roughly ann hour after this cvs stop at about 10:00 o'clock last tuesdat evening.ing now police visited her alexandria apartment during this 10-day period which remains r sealed with evidence tape and conducted searches by air andyir through wooded areas with the ae help of police dogs near her workplace.. we spoke with lopez's next door neighbor regarding herneighb disappearance.disappea here's what she told us. >> did you see the police come?e >> no, had no idea.o i we only knew because a friend o happened to come back from back dropping off trash

. >> investigators just released surveillance video of lopez walking into a cvs pharmacy in woodbridgeast week and she hasn't been seen nor heard from since. fox5's marina marraco is live at the pharmacy tonight with the latest. marina. >> reporter: t woodbridge here just off old bridge road it's also about five minute drive from miss lopez's workplace which is where police found her car park. the 36-year-old walked into that cvs behind me here exactly 10 days ago and this is surveillance video that was captured by their cameras as she was walking in to the pharmacy here. you can see her grabbing a shopping basket as she is wearing what appears to be some sort of identification badge around her neck. now the last time anyone heard from her was roughly an hour after the cvs stop at about 10:00 o'clock last tuesday evening. now, since her disappearance, police have visited her alexandria apartment which remains sealed with evidence tape and have conducted searches by air and through wooded areas with the help of police dogs near lopez's workplace. today, we spoke with her next door neigh

tisha lewis is live in woodbridge with the latest. >> reporter: we want to show people exactly what police are dealing with. this is what it looks like with the lights off. it's dark and desolate. this is what it looks like with the lights on. all of this could present a challenge for police in finding witnesses, people who may have seen anything. because you can see the stark contrast with lights off versus the lights on. and if the body was disposed here with the lights off, it could be hard to find someone. now police are turning to the public for help in this tragedy that has garnered the attention of the entire community and beyond. the call came in just before 11:00 friday morning reporting a body in this drainage ditch. a resident ma discovery and in mere moments the worst-case scenario became all too real. police say it's likely the 36-year-old was murdered and dumped in this area. >> it shocked me time but it sucks just given the amount of time, the outlook doesn't look good for her to be found alive. >> reporter: we revisited her neighbor. >> i remember there was a lot of arguing

northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live in woodbridge with the new developments in this case. what are you hearing, jeff? jeff: leon, the police are hoping that the lead will lead to something. they are looking for a four-door white sedan that the woman who lived in this home in woodbridge said she saw after a bullet fired right in her home, right by the front door on saturday night. the fact they haven't struck a person is luck. he lives near where the last incident happened. a woman says a shot was fired in her home near where she was sitting watching a movie. >> too many crazy people. this is a peaceful neighborhood. >> the victim on green acre reports seeing a four-door white sedan in the area at the time of the shooting. a car she says seemed suspicious. the first vehicle description in this string of similar crimes. since january 1, bullets have been fired into 13 different homes in or near woodbridge. >> we are as frustrated as the citizens are. >> officer nathan says prince william county investigators don't know if the shootings are connected. they are often in

paul's in woodbridge. it's been nearly a week since the 31-year-old was heard from she was reported missing on friday when didn't show up to work fire station 30 in marrie marriesfield virginia and her family last nraerd her wednesday. her car was located saturday evening in a lot at the base of the white oak canyon trail shenandoah national park 90 minutes from woodbridge home she shar friends tell us nicole was athletesic and enjoyed trail running and hiking. >> streltions of that job are really, really difficult so sometimes she would like to get away and to run and challenge herself to get away from that stress. and we're hoping that she is there somewhere needing our help now and that's what we feel the only thing we can feel. there's no indication that we know that nicole was sad or needed to get away. just there's -- it's a stressful job and that's what we're hoping. >> and there's been such an outpouring of community suppor support. nicole's husband is virginia state police sergeant on facebook he

temperatures are hovering just above freezing in woodbridge, virginia. wind chills in the 20s. cover the azaleas now. billie nichols at meadows farm nursery is putting the tarp on on this cold april morning. the frigid air? too much. a reminder that mother nature is the one in charge. >> it is living, you cut it, it gross back. you prune it, it comes back. >> the tropical can't be out in this not so tropical weather. they move them inside the nursery, along with carts of other cold-sensitive plants. >> but then when itts we got to take everything back out. that's a job right there. >> on a day like this, the job is challenging for mahesh singh and his landscaping crew. >> of course it makes a difference. yeah. we're going to plant it. but some of them we can't plant today. >> they'll hold off for warmer spring days. here at meadows farms they had to clean up trees and plants that blew over because of all the winds. after a long, long winter they're ready for a real taste of spring. in woodbridge, kristen wright, news4. >>> now your storm team 4 forecast. >> well i hope you don'

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

the search continues for a missing 31-year-old woman from woodbridge.icole mittendorff's loved ones haven't heard from her in days but they hope prayer will change that. >> marina marraco spoke with members of mittendorff's church. marina is live in woodbridge with the latest. >> reporter: it's been five days since anyone has seen or heard from nicole mittendorff. her car was actually found just on saturday about an hour and a half away from her house here in woodbridge at the shenandoah national park. in a parking lot adjacent to a trail. now tonight her family and friends gathered here at st. paul's united methodist church in prayer hoping for her safe

leon: once again police are investigating shots fired at home in woodbridge. someone fired at the home on saturday morning. no one was hurt but they found bullet in a wall and in a vehicle. the shots were fired at several different homes in woodbridge neighborhood in february. you may recall. alison: well, the police recovered more than $76,000 worth of stolen goods outside of tysons corner center. leon: the officers responding to report from mall security recovered the items and arrested three people in the parking lot while trying to flee. they found items commonly used to bypass security system. two women and a man from florida are facing multiple charges including grand larceny. developing out of iceland the country's prime minister stepped down today after calls thousands protested today in iceland. prime minister sigmundur david gunnlaugsson is named in the panna papers -- panama papers. it said many set up the offshore accounts and shell companies. iceland prime minister is the first prominent leader to re-sign as a result of the panama papers -- resign

live in woodbridge, jackie benson, news 4.e >>> here at the live desk we just got our hands on a letter that was sent to metro's gm that may worry anyone riding the rails. empty fire extinguishers have been discover and lights all over the tunnels that don't work. the shutoff switches are supposed to cut power to the third rail in an emergency, and some of them are broken. the administration just wrapped up a so-called safety blitz in which they investigated safety concerns across the entire system. they also found filthy emergency signs and piles of debris blocking emergency exits. the letter says in combination with one another, these defects create a systemic safety condition that significantly limits metro's ability to manage a fire or a smoke emergency in the tunnel. now our transportation reporter has been tweeting a lot of this. he just alerted this to metro's response. officials are saying they're conducting employee safety briefings this week and all the critical items are receiving priority attention. jim? >> thank y

new tonight, prince william police are struggling to explain a string of shootings in the woodbridge area.ge there have been five such shootings since last friday with two houses and a car hit by gunfire. that's not all. fox5's paul wagner starts us off from prince williamliam headquarters. >>reporter: there have been at least 10 homes hit by gunfire since mid-february and at this point it's very fortunate thato no one has been understood withed. to get this to stop, prince william police say they needpo some morlie help. the gunfire has been reported at different times of day.day. here on stock home way thereere have been two shootings, one friday night around 11 in which a number of people called police to report hearing an argument and then gunfire.fire in the same block three days later the homeowner called police to say his home had been hit by gunfire, perhaps thee, p night before when he loud nerves at this point police believe they are two separate incidents. about five miles from there police found another home and a car riddle with bullets over the weekend. just about 2:00

. >> this is the saint paul united methodist church in woodbridge sts where her friends will be praying for her safe republican. this all started on friday. virginia state police tell us that they received a report that mittendorff was missing. she was a firefighter paramedic with the fairfax fire and rescue. mittendorff has blonde hair, green eyes, 5'6" weighs about 125 pounds. virginia state police are searching an area in the shenandoah national park which is described as the wh canyon trail. that is where her 2009 mini cooper was found on saturday. at her neighborhood in woodbridge today, no one answered the door at the home she shares with her husband steven who identifies himself on social media as a first starkt r. sergeant with the virginia state police. she was a fendly presence in that neighborhood and tonight they are desperate for any news of her return. >> the neighborhood is talking about her and say she was missing for two days. >> were you surprised? >> yes, i am. it's very shocking. she striked me as a good person. she was very nice, i would come out, she would be with

jackibe a woodbridge virginia a cvs store will help to find a woman missing a week. her family reported her missing two days after cap cameras captured these images. her sister is desperate to find he her shomari. >> the disappearance of the woman, her family planned a graduation party on may 15th. she graduated from the university of maryland three weeks ago. right now they are worried and hope the video can help to find her. >> tonight janet lopez is worried about her sister. she has been missing for more than a week. >> i feel like i'm living in a dream right now. not even a dream, it's a nightmare. >> reporter: surveillance store in woodbridge, virginia on sunday april 17th. two day s later, her family feared she was in danger and reported her missing to police. >> all i want to do is wake up from this nightmare so i can continue my life. >> janette said she last time she communicated with her was in a text message before he walked in to cvs. she said her sister seemed fine. >> reporter: police found her car and searched a pond and the search came up empty. lizet

cruising through stafford this morning and no issues lorton or woodbridge and i'll let you know when the usual congestion picks up. secondarys in the district are looking quiet and metro on time. we'll let you know as things start to develop this morning. back to you. >> all right. erin. thank you. >> m coming up at 5. major developments in the water crisis playing city of flint and who is expected to face criminal charms in the case today. >> and donald trump and hillary clinton what the new york primary wins mean for the rest of the race. >> premarket morning stocks trading down this morning. dow is down 27 points to 17934 and nasdaq down 6 points at 4 4520. and the s&p 500 down four points at 2089. >> all right we apologize for that difficulty

the last time her ser before she walked into a cvs score in woodbridge. surveillance video captured lopez walking into the store. two days later, her family reported her missing. her sister is very worried. >> i wish somebody took her, somebody did, because she wouldn't disappear like that. she is a responsible person. >> police found the 36-year-old woman's car where she worked near pond run drive this woodbridge. they did a search in that area and did not find anything. contact prince william county police if you have any information. >>> in montgomery county, a man are gaithersburg could be sentenced today to life in prison. last fall a jury found miles guilty of the killing during a robbery at the victim's home in olney. police found the body in his driveway back in march of 2015. miles was also found guilty of first degree burglary and armed robbery. >>> greenbelt police are working to find a suspect in a homicide. a man was found dead on a patio in the 6900 block of hanover parkway. officers found the victim after someone called police to say they h

until then, live in woodbridge, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: all right, jeff. thanks. "7 on your side" with a consumer alert. ford's 2016 f-150's, the only full-size pickup truck to score a top rating in new front end crash tests. the insurance institute for highway safety tested crew cab and extended cab trucks. only three of the seven earned an acceptable rating or higher. the poorest performers were the ram 1500 quad and crew cabs. michelle: now to incredible video are you watching? jonathan: whoa! michelle: this is incredible. jonathan: that is realtime. michelle: police captured the exact moment a sinkhole swallowed a road. take a look here as the damaged road opens up and you just see it all collapse. so far it's 12- to 15-feet wide. glad no cars were in the exact spot. they don't know what caused the damage but suspect recent rains could be to blame. all right. let's see how our commute is looking with jamie sullivan. maybe some potholes remaining but no sinkholes. jamie: yeah, no. definitely nothing like that. but of course we have potholes. i want to s

we have volume from dale cityolm to woodbridge and then in newington things getgs get congested.nbound traffic right now 66ow east slows down significantlyigi through fairfax because of of congestion.ti 95 north congestion lorton to 644.644. that's an area i was talkingki about additional congestion. 395 inbound dealing whipng whip stop-and-gdealing withstop-and-f beltway traffic is picking up as usual. u taillights will be on the wil outer loop side so let's see if we can take a look atoo skyfox right now and show youou as you can see volumeee vol increasing b terrible. terr top side in montgomery.on more traffic in a few. f >> it is a go for the purpleur line. the maryland board of publicfub works approved the contract to start construction.n. the rail project will runill between bethesda and new carrolton creating more than ara dozen new stops.zen new the project is expected to t take several years with hopesitp of it being all done by 2022. >> honda customers not happy nop this morning after learning lea they were double billed for ad r car payment. the processing error cause

just regular slow downs through manassas. 95 slow through woodbridge and red line single tracking between van ness and dupont circle. trying to get chopper up here again. there they are. again, over the outer loop there at 123. you can see is this a vehicle fire here and they also say that the vehicle is overturned. a little hard to make out, but we the scene. >> a big headache out there. thank you. and we have kristin wright on the ground for us keeping an eye on the kristin, what are you see something. >> reporter: i'm seeing a lot of traffic. as you look at our live picture, seeing basically taillights. very slow going on the outer loop. again, 495 south at route 7 overturned vehicle that caught fire. i believe just the right shoulder and one of the express lanes is getting by. so it's just very slow. we're barely moving out here. so we'll keep you posted on the progress of the cleanup of the accident here. we don't have a lot of information about the accident itself. we just know again some sort of vehicle fire, overturned vehicle and no word exact loi if anybody is hurt just yet. but

prosecutors say hamilton killed his wife and shot the three officers at his home in woodbridge back incer ashley guindon was killed on her first day of the job. hamilton confessed. >>> a man dead and fairfax county police calling it a homicide. he was pound dead inside an apartment in the mt. vernon area yesterday afternoon. the woman who went to the south county government center to report the death is now being questioned. fairfax county police say there is no threat to the public here, no charges have been filed and the victim's name has not been released. >>> the fight over a prime piece of real estate in d.c. could begin tonight. the fbi's j. edgar hoover building will soon come down leaving a coveted portion of pennsylvania avenue up for grabs. both maryland and virginia are build a new headquarters and all the jobs and money that would come with that. tonight's meeting begins at 6:00 at the national capital planning commission in northwest washington. >>> right now people from parts of texas to iowa are being warned to have a plan to take shelter with the threat of more severe w

search teams will return to the shenandoah national park to search for a missing firefighter from woodbridge. it has been six days since anyone has seen or had contact with nicole mittendorff. ♪ family and friends held a prayer vinlg vigil for mittendorff last night. she was last heard from via text message last wednesday. she was reported missing after not showing up for work on friday. her car was located saturday at the entrance to the white oak canyon trail at the park. at this point virginia state police say that they don't suspect foul play. >>> memorial services begin today a for fallen prince paramedic john ulmschneider. he was shot and killed responding to a call on friday. today visitation is from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at st. john's parish in hollywood, maryland. the funeral mass will be held tomorrow at the same parish at 1:00. a private family burial will follow. ulmschneider is survived by his wife and 2-year-old daughter. today the man police say shot ulmschneider and another firefighter could appear before a grand jury. it will likely be up to help to decide whether the man w

light volume continues 95 9 northbound in stafford as wells as dale city to woodbridge asdb you comehisgini morning we'll let you know if'l any heavier traffic starts tol s ckck up. t right now not seeing any wet ant conditions on our roads but as s gary mentioned rain is moving mn in for the morning ride song factor in extra time for that. that can cause a lot of additional headaches andal headh congestion. 395 north that road workoad w clearing duke street to seminary. i'll let you know if anything ky else pops up.ops right now we are crash free inre the district.the dist that's your traffic. traff >> all right. at 5:30 breaking news out ofoutf northern virginia.rt police on the scene of a standoff in alexandria. we are live with the latest details. >> for the second time in a sec month the search for another a missing northern virginia woman. the last time she was seen caught on surveillance video.eil the question now, what happened next? >> ahead this morning another ti search for a missing northern a virginia woman. it's been more than a week since she m was last seent see leavi

bad asstart, but not as it has been, predominantly board is, 46 staff, 49 woodbridge. luray. size, it quickly warms. by lunchtime, high temperatures in the mid-70's. culpeper 84, d.c., 80 winchester. all of the warm air gets stuck just a further bid to the south. just thethis will be second day this year hitting 80's. forecast, we hang onto the warmth tuesday, 77. 67 on wednesday. that is also the average high. really not too bad. the next chance of rain friday. at this point, i think we could see showers thursday night, they are out of here in time for a dry weekend. next saturdj&ayge and sunday. never too early to look ahead. kimberly: good-looking stuff of thought you were saying in the caps locker room the players were just mellow about the two-game lead? yeah, perk up a little bit, guys. a comfortable 2-0 lead for the caps over the flyers. and bryce harper comfortable at the plate. but sierra club chooses jamie raskin for congress they all talk about climate change. because only raskin wrote laws to reduce our carbon footprint