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

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'

this from brad and jeannie from woodbridge virginia. to stay informed of the weather changes download the wusa9 app >>> tonight at 9 a special police officer is speaking out after he was accused of throwing a young woman out of a public library for wearing a traditional moslem head and scarf >> it drew national media attention and that officer tells wusa9 the woman's story is not true. matt is live where the incident happened and the shaw neighborhood library in northwest dc, tell us more, matt. >> reporter: thank you, leslie. officer craig says his job is not easy, having to enforce the rules and these rules include no hoodies in the library. >> when i walked up i saw her with her head down and the hood on. when i approached i said you can sleep in >> officer craig says the woman refused to comply. >> i leaned on the table and put out my hand clothes >> he followed her to make sure she exited >> i couldn't tell if she was a moslem or not. don't know, she never claimed it. and that was it >> a metropolitan police officer for years he in

george hampton middle school.mi that's the latest here inesre woodbridge virginia, annie yuiey fox5 localews. >> the war of words. wor hillary clinton and donald trump. >> we're back in just 30 seconds. >> a teen driver was killedee when shen crashed her civic her into a car causing the booing tg explode an flying piece of metal is the cause of her death. death. the tenth known death in the united state recall repairs were neverepai wr made. so far 14 automakers have recalled 24 million vehicles in the united states. the the largest auto recall in history.st >>> in oklahoma a state statete of emergency in 10 countiesen now as fire crews continue tooni battle a massive wildfire wildf there being fueled by windy and dry conditions while outwhil west a suspicious fire burning b along the arizona-californiaal border. there was no lightning in the area and skies were l clear whee flames started prompting pro evacuations including two rv parks. >>> frontrunner donald trump and hillary clinton moving on from defeat in wisclconsin focusing on new york and on w yd pennsylvania. last night in new y

. >> tisha lewis in woodbridge, virginia with more on a woman found dead. >> reporter: this woodbridge ditch marks the tragic end to the search for a missing alexandria woman. the woman's body was discovered here this morning. police say she was murdered. now the search is on for her killer as police turned to the public for help. jennifer? >> fairfax county fire chief is calling on the fairfax underground to remove lewd posts. the creator of that website says the department is just trying to deflect blame. he says just three months ago he was issued a court order asking him to remove lewd comments firefighter. he says it points to a:tour of machoism. >> posted this video of himself boxing his 17-year-old on line. >> first responders in prince george's county are holding a vigil for one of their own tonight. >> in memory of john ulm schneider. he was performing a welfare check at the home. the event tonight also recognized kevin swain who was kritly hurt during the shooting. he is out of the hospital and recovering at home. >> vice president joe biden is pushing for a global commitment

surveillance video captured lizeth lopez walking cvs pharmacy in woodbridge, virginia, last sunday. two days later, her sister reported her missing to alexandria police. i interviewed her sister two nights ago. she told me she graduated from the university of maryland three weeks ago. they were planning a graduation party for her on may 15th. lizeth works with juveniles in prince william county and was very responsible, career driven, and she was very -- the type of person who didn't have any enemies. she didn't have a boyfriend. she didn't have any kids. she was just very focused on her career. back out here live, the medical examiner will do an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. i asked police what makes you think this is lizeth lopez's body. they won't say in terms of confirmation. they do say there are tattoos on the body that match that of lizeth lopez. right now, police urge anyone with informat william county police department. i reached out to her family and they have not returned my call. live here, shomari stone, news4. >>> two people are facing child pornograp

temperatures are hovering just above freezing in woodbridge, virginia. windchills in the 20s. cover the azaleas now. they're 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 grows back. you prune it, it comes back. >> reporter: the tropicals can't be out in this not so tropical weather. they move them inside the nursery, along with carts of other cold-sensitive plants. >> then, when it gets nice, we have to take everything back out. that's a job right there. >> reporter: and on a day like, this the job is challenging for this landscaping crew. >> of course, it does make a difference here. yeah, we're going to plant it, but some of them we cannot plant od for warmer spring days. you know, they even had some plants and trees blow over near the entrance because of all the wind we've been experiencing. so, yes, they are certainly ready for some warmer, real spring air to come through here. back to you. >> we hope so. thanks, kristin. >>> developing right now. two people acc

. >>> three police officers lay bleeding in front of a house in woodbridge, virginia.the man in that house accused of shooting them stuck his empty hand out the front door and surrendered. that was the testimony today at a hearing for a man named ronald hamilton. he's been charged with murdering a rookie prince william county police officer, ashley guindon. julie carey hasre first officers on the scene saw and heard. >> reporter: well, we heard today from the police officer who arrested hamilton and from the sergeant who became the first to question him after that shooting rampage. their testimony was enough to convince a judge to move this case forward to a grand jury. >> reporter: just inside this bullet shattered foyer window is where police officers found the ak-47 they say ronald hamilton used to open fire on three officof office officers. ashley guindon was killed her first night on the job. two other officers were injured. hamilton's wife was found dead upstairs. >> three officers shot. >> reporter: one of the first officers responding to the call said he saw ha

. >>> a 12-year-old woodbridge, virginia, boy is recovering tonight after a shooting injury yesterdaychild and some friends were involved in a fight with an acquaintan acquaintance. a suspect riding inside an suv fired several rounds into the crowd, striking the victim in the arm and lower body. the shooter took off. the victim's life threatening. detectives tell us the shooting was not random. >>> drivers, consider yourselves wo warned. there are new bus only lanes in arlington and alexandria. >>> she was a child prodigy. now an award-winning jazz mu musician is giving back to kids in our region. >>> 85, the war i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. narrator: an attack ad from the campaign for donna edwards. so untrue. so outrageous that president obama said, "pull it down." the obama white house called the ad on chris van hollen and the nra "misleading." the sun says van hollen and president obama have the exact same position. the post praised van hollen as a "leading champion on gun safety," and condemned the edwards ads that "mislead" voters. donna edward

will return to the shenandoah national park area to search for a missing firefighter from woodbridge, virginiaas been six days since anyone has seen or had contact with nicole mittendorff. ♪ ♪ how precious did >> a prayer vigil was held last night. the 31-year-old was last heard from last wednesday via text 34 message. her car was located saturday at the entrance to the white oak canyon trail at the park. now, at this point virginia state police say that they don't suspect foul play. >>> 6:49 now. memorial services begin today for fallen prince george's county ffr and paramedic john ulmschneider. he was shot and killed responding to a call on friday. today visitation is from 5:00 to 8:00 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. up sthi der is survivh-hp the p ulmschneider and another ffr could appear before a grand jury. it will likely be up to them to decide whether the man will face any chargs. hills home on friday, the resident told police he thought the firefighters were intruders an

>>> right now at 7:00, a body has been found in woodbridge, virginia. investigators now work to determine if that's actually that of a missing college student at the university of maryland. >>> and here's a live look. we have gotten more rain on the way but your weekend doesn't start off totally soggy. we'll time out when the wet weather returns coming up. >>> and tonight is the night. the last laugh belongs to president obama when he speaks at tonight's white house correspondents' dinner. the news starts right now. >>> all right, we're here, welcome to the weekend friends. glad you could start it with us, nick giovanni alongside melissa -- >> the nick and the day. itself -- start to the day. let's just be real. >> it doesn't feel like the end of april to say the least and unfortunately the next week doesn't either but weekend -- either but the weekend, it's your sunday that looks rather sloppy outside. let's take a live look right now from the michael & son weather cam this morning. hey, today is not a yellow weather alert day. that's something us. we

they were shot while responding to a domestic woodbridge, virginia, back in february. ashley guindon was killed in that shooting. it was her first night on the job. before the first pitch, the nats will hold a moment of silence for five first responders who have died in the last year. >>> and, of course, everybody wondering about the weather tomorrow. are we going to see some of the rain? because we have rain moving our way. will it affect the nationals' home opener? first off, temperatures well above where they were yesterday. yesterday only in the 40s. today we got to 56 in d.c. 56 in hagerstown. look back to the west, parts of west virginia in the 70s. that warmer air is trying to make it's way our way. it will get here tomorrow. overnight much warmer than we have been the past couple nights. a pretty big storm system moving our way. a couple storms within a bigger storm here. and you can see a lot of rain making its way our way. we will see rain in toward the day tomorrow. it will affect your morning commute. right now wahing that rain when it moves in. i will time

this happened over the weekend at a home along ridge view court in woodbridge, virginia. police say arrington is related to the baby but they didn't say how she's related. >>> time is running out on an effort to strengthen domestic laws in the state of maryland. >> this evident comes amid the deaths of seven women in prince george's county in domestic related incidents. that's just since the beginning of the year. >> prince george's county bureau chief tristracee wilkins report that getting the bill passed will not be easy. >> reporter: well, there are state legislators who are trying to figure out how to deal with this issue of domestic violence in prince george's skt. a lot of people with a lot of ideas and this is one delegate who is worried about amendment. in annapolis it's the last day for bills to pass out of the legislature, and this delegate is worried about her domestic violence bill. >> it's political gamesmanship of the worst kind. >> reporter: angela angel's journey to this moment began with a relationship that she says down spiraled into harassment. >> nonst

on february 27 of this year in woodbridge, virginia -- which is only a short drive away from where we're sit today -- crystal hamilton was killed. crystal's friends described her as kind and humble, energetic, a wonderful person. she actually spent her time working with wounded soldiers returning from afghanistan and iraq. one of her friends said of her, she was so beautiful, she dressed to the nine's, she loved her high heels, she didn't need any makeup. she had an 11-year-old son who is now left without a mother. she was supposed to be going out one i saturday night for a girls night with a group of her friends, but after arguing all day with her husband, she finally called 911. she was really upset and feeling gravely in danger. and it is believed that at some point between when she called 911 and when the police arrived that her husband fatally shot her. a neighbor said that she saw the 11-year-old running away from the house, looking back at the house as he ran down the street. quote -- he ran so fast, i can't even imagine how shared he must have been. it broke my heart." about a mo

george hampton middleeo school.rg that's the very latest here inhi woodbridge, virginia, anniea, a >>pening today, day two inat the ongoing search for relishaor rudd. the d.c. girl vanished moreisd than two years ago. a police will continue to look t for any signs of rudd at thed t national arboretum today.ay she was last seen with a janitor who worked at a d.c.d ad homeless shelter. the janitor khalil tatum khali t killed himself.edimse police believe tatum killedumil the little girl and may have hav disposed of her body in northeast.heast. d.c. police are being tight t lipped about what led them touta the search at the arboretum.rbem >> ♪ >> 5:05 is the time right now.et gary mcgrady is here with an wia update on the weather.e wth yesterday in there afternoonre a at baseball practice i wasacce i thinking it was going to be it okay just like the previoushe pe day. >> uh-huh. >> it was windy and cold. we had to cut it shortwi.hort >> remember, wisdom, weber, wdo, started yesterday morning with w record-low temperatures.pera >> i know. >> record lows.>> >> i know. >> and when you are s

merrifield. >> reporter: nicoleorr: n mittendorff is 31 years old.ld she is married lives in les i woodbridge, virginiaut works r here out of the merrifield firer station 30 for fairfax county. her car mini cooper was found abandoned at shenandoah nationaa park in madison county saturday night.ght. virginia state police launched a search saturday night searched e all day yesterday haven't resumm their search this morning for nicole out in madison county. that's about an hour or so westt of here just west of culpeper, virginia.in. nicole was last in communicatioi with family members on wednesdad via text messaging.in she failed to show up on fridayi here in merrifield, and then her car was found abandoned satur night.night. virginia state police and theta family do not suspect foul play. they believe she went out to tho park on her own but now hasn'ta' been in touch with anybody sincn last wednesday. the search which was launched lc saturday night resume thise morning has not turned up anything yet.yt the family is concerned. concer. they have a facebook page find nicole. they're not asking fore aski vo

aftermath of the brussels attack and beyond get up next we have on the republican line, from woodbridge, virginia you are on with general clark, general, called in on republican-led it's also a great honor to talk to you. i've also followed your career.u in particular i think you made some very prophetic statements when you're running foryo president regarding the destabilization of the middle east, step-by-step process of changing the governments of seven middle eastern country. i would be curious to hear what yourn feelings are about what s transition, what's transpired over the last 10 or so years. and then in addition to that with regard to the upcoming presidential election, i would be curious to hear who you believe is probably the worst possible outcome in the election for national defense in particular, and who do you think would be the best?, i do agree, even as republican i'm very conflicted about trump. i , let's give general clark a chance to respond. go ahead, general trinity thank you for those questions. look, i think what i was saying in 2002 and 2003 was coming from information i

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that's the very latest here inti woodbridge, virginia, annieie yu, fox5 local news. >> 7:21. >> u.s.irports getting saferti or are we falling behind? bin coming up, we're hearing fromrif some members of congress whoessw aren't happy with what they'reh' hearing. >> plus a judge will soon release files from theas investigation into former d.c.. mayor vince gray.in g what surprises may be inside. bs we'll talk about it.bo that's next. it's 7:21. >> ♪ >> president obama heading tode chicago today the push for hisn pick for the u.s. supreme court merrick garland.thherric >>> the president will speakpres at the university of chicagoof c law school where he once o taught constitutional law.tion w he wants garland to have ao full hearing on capitol hill. h garland is a suburban chicago native. >> to baltimore county now.ltim scary moments for a bus fulla bs of kids after it overturned. ov. look at that picture.t thatictu it happened yesterday afternoon nine students the driver rushed to the hospital.ed we still don't know what caused this cras th.his c the driver of the bus is said i to have

host: let's go to woodbridge, virginia. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. i listened to most of the foreign-policy speech yesterday and he still hasn't gotten into and each time on the intoign trail, he goes personal attacks. he doesn't have the self-control and charisma that a world leader and president of the united states should have. he keeps on being unpredictable. but that can be dangerous. the gentleman who said he was dangerous and could lead us to world war iii. some caller say they are frustrated that america hasn't been put first. they feel like we are losing in foreign deals at negotiations, do you understand that? know, donald trump is a businessman and a realistic person. is what comes across to me that those deals are a lot easier than trying to run a country or do foreign-policy. says i will do things like building the wall and all of that. he doesn't have the experience background. he isn't a presidential candidate. i believe that there are some programs and policies that the united states needs to back up because of the deficit. i just don

for those who have never made a donation, in woodbridge, virginia.aller: thank you for taking my call. i've never made a donation even though i would like to because democratics united, free speech, it is legalized influence. undue anybody dumps tens of millions of dollars on anybody even though we are not -- is naive if they think that does not have any kind of undue influence. i would like to suggest an idea where each candidate that run for office gets public financing a long as they can put across reasonable agenda that addresses each and every issue that faces the working class in the country. typeson should have some of reasonable solution to all of these problems, then they can get public financing and get free time from the media. the airways, even though they use mostly commercially, belong to the people as well. so those media transactions could give them free times for theercials or help -- but problems of the country and the issues of the people are expressed on those channels, like this channel for public broadcasting, where you can see

a live look in virginia and show you how things are looking 95 cameras now. little cop just john dale city to woodbridge and traffic in virginia on 95 if we can get the live lookout still looking good stafford between 6 owe 30 and 610. you can look at that and volume increasing as usual. that's a look at traffic. back to you . >> ahead at 5:30 more on tough ride for drivers in montgomery county, melanie alnwick live on the scene with the latest on the repairs. >> plus a "fox5" exclusive a brutal fights at a d.c. high school all caught on cam are ra. you will hearing from the victim and the changes her mother says needs to be . look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh.mmmm, yoplait.de from your milk, is de >> ahead this morning the result are in. >> that's called a massive landslide. >> i want to thank everyone. >> the latest primary a blowout for two presidential hopefuls and local politicians in maryland surprising results. plus a "fox5" exclusive. >> a brurtal fight at d.c. high school caught victim's mother now demanding long term effects. "fox 5 nts rig

i'm david culver on the woodbridge campus of northern virginia community college. all new at 6:00, we'll show you how local cyb not six. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is finding it earlier... and coming home sooner. stronger is seeking answers... and not giving up, until you find them. because we don't just want your kids to grow up, we want them to grow up stronger. >>> there's a new twist tonight in the case of two fairfax county attorneys charged with torturing and seriously injuring a mclean couple. attorneys for andrew schmule have asked a judge that the couple be tried separately. we were first to report that he plans to use what's known as an involuntary intoxication defense, but now his lawyers have learned his wife, alicia, may claim she was the victim of years of spousal abuse. the couple is accused of tasing, stabbing, and shooting a couple who owned a law practice from which alicia had just been fired. >>> in ju

light volume continues 95 9 northbound in stafford as wells as dale city to woodbridge asdb you come from virginiag 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 leaving a local dru

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 her dogs, we would talk for a little bit i would ask her how s

. >> virginia state police plann to resume their search for a missing woodbridge woman. 31-year-old nicole mitten dorfen was reported missing on fridayoy when she didn't show up forp work at the fairfax countyax cou fire department. her car was located in a parking lot 80 miles away.s a police say there's no evidence e this is just anything suspicious. some of mitten dorf's friendss n have taken to facebook tok spread the word about theou search creating a page calledeal find nicole now.ow that search will pick this morning.or >> in fairfax county, they,he murder trial gets under way for a police officer adam torres. he's accused of shooting and killing john gere in 2015. torres claims gere was c reaching for a gun when hela shot him g.. he faces second degree furtherur charges.ch torres has been held withoutitho bond since he was indied ins ed august.au >> the steps of the supremehe se court today thousands ofdaof families are due the rally tally they are in town to support president obama's executives cue action on immigration.ration the court will be hearing oralno arguments on the issu

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

northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live in woodbridge with the latest in this investigation. jeff? jeff: well, michelle, we have new developments we'll get to in a moment. we want to show you where the last incident happened. green acre drive saturday night at this home. the resident saying she was watching a movie and all of a sudden a bullet came right through the area, right by the front door. also earlier today, we spoke with someone who lives right across the street who tells us that last night at around midnight he heard two bullet shots, two shots fired up on direction. so certainly a lot of fear in this area, which has the neighborhood on edge. what we are hearing from prince william county police they are saying that 13 homes have been hit by bullets in or near the woodbridge area since january 1. the most recent cases here on saturday night on green acre. the other on thursday night on hunter brook drive. if for most recent incident, this is the break that investigators are dealing with. the homeowner here on green acre reports seeing a white four-door sedan, a car

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 thanked everyone and said certain le he was overwhelmed by all the messages and could not individually answer each and every one of them. nicole's sister starts aid web sit

virginia inir the suburbs south of d.c. o >> for some of that you meansom dropping your car off at the hoyer road commuter lot in woodbridgeing t a big vehicle there? thieves are targeted cars literally stealing all four tires or four breaking into vehicles to steal items. the latest big hit happenedig he back on march 31st. 3 now a virginia lawmaker wantsmae you to take action.to take actio joining us from woodbridge is is state senator jeremy pine.erempe good morning, sir.good morni >> good morning holly andand wisdom. >> for people that aren'teople a familiar with this problem canic you give us a magnitude of thehe problem.m. this isn't like a one-time thing. this is something that'ssothin repeatedly happening and it'st' pretty egregious.ty e >> yeah, that's right.h, that'sg almost every month and a half h or so a crew comes in here and d swipes tires, radios, r navigation systems and they t take it off of dozen of cars o at a time and so this hasnd happened over the last couple years and frankly moremore intensely over this past year. a and it's frustrating.rati as you can imagine if you come c and you park your car, y

yes, along arlington 66 a big crash. >> happening today, virginia vir state police plan to resumelice their search for a missingsing woodbridged nicole mitten dorfed was last seen on wednesday andna was reported missing on fridayni when she didn't show up for up work at the fairfax county c fire department.epartm mitten dorf's car was locatedsoc saturday night in a parking par lot at shenandoah nationalnaon park. pa that's some 80 miles away. som now as of say there is no evidence tonc suggest anything suspicious.anys some of mitten dorf's friendss n have taken to facebook toebook t spread the word about theabout t search creating a a page called find nicole now.ole n again that search in shenandoah national park willl w pick back up this morning.orning >> inside a fairfax countyrfax y courtroom this morning, theth murder trial gets underis way for a police officer. offic officer adam torres.or he's accused of shooting andnd killing john gere in 2013. gere was unarmed when he wasn hs shot. torres claims that gere washa reaching for a gun when he w shot him.shot he faces second degree murder dm charges and torres has been bee

woodbridge. friends, family and colleagues wearing a red ribbon honoring nicole. her husband steve a virginiate police sergeant heartbroken. >> we beg for her safe return to us. jeff: physical and digital evidence has been critical in focusing the search. as crews continue looking and hoping. >> in every aspect they are consummate professionals. they will continue until there is a reason not to. jeff: virginia state police trying to establish a time line between nicole mittendorff was last in touch with family last wednesday and when her car was found here in the park last saturday. that is something they are still working on as we speak. virginia state police investigators continue to say there is no evidence to suggest anything suspicious about mittendorff's disappearance. live in shenandoah national park, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: thank you, jeff. part of the appalachian trail in the shenandoah national park is now closed thanks to a wildfire that burned more than 5,6020 acres. 14 trails and fire roads are closed down. the fire was reported on saturday. and it's now one of the larges

virginia family needs your help finding a missing woman. julie dowdy goes by maureen and she hasn't been seen since yesterday afternoon in woodbridge.olice say she left her home voluntarily, but may need medical help. she may be on foot. call prince william county police if you've seen her. >>> a montgomery county woman is in needs of a new home this morning. fire gutted her home early sunday morning. sherbrooke woods lane in the white oak area. the woman was able to escape the house but was treated for smoke inhalation. the fire melted the siding on the house next door. >> my boy was still sleeping, so i wake them up and the smoke was getting thick. >> i saw like this ball of fire. >> the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >>> nazi symbolism spray painted on a bench outside bell elementary in rockville. it happened yesterday afternoon. montgomery county police say this there is no indication is this a hate crime. >>> they drive the same streets but getting paid a lot less."washington post" reports that d.c. circulator drivers are among the lowest paid transit operators in the area. it reports that the drivers could make

virginia, maryland and d.c. president obama has requested nearly $2 billion to fight a future outbreak. they might grant part of the request but not until september. >>> a woodbridge man had a good reason to rush back from spring vacation. he needed to collect a million bucks. he matched five numbers in a recent powerball dropping getting the million-dollar prize. while collecting the check today at the 7-eleven, the air force veteran said he couldn't believe he won and at first his wife didn't believe him either. that didn't stop him enjoying a vacation in florida they splurged a little knowing that they had a million bucks waiting for them back home. >> that's good. >> that's a lot of money. >> yeah. >> it will help >>> a masterpiece for more than a century discovered in somebody's attic. wait until you hear how much this paint something worth. >> this kind of weather is nice but it's not what we expect for itd-april. topper is back after the break tracking when we are going to get back to average and maybe a little warmer. >> one of our top trending stories tonight, the new things atop our dirty dozen list. you can find out from a new report on our app which pr

the virginia lottery is holding the ceremony at the 7-eleven where the winning ticket was sold in woodbridge. >>> today in just a couple hours, you can rock the red right here in d.c. the capitols are in the playoffs and muayor muriel bowser and th caps manager is holding a ceremony. the caps' first playoff game is tomorrow night. >>> we have some new information on the senate race in maryland and a new ad hitting the airwaves. also 2016 decision news. the >>> to decision it's looking like a close race for maryland's senate seat. marist polls show chris van holland with a six-point lead over donna edwards. new this midday, the edwards campaign has released a new ad detailing the congresswoman's new efforts to fight gun violence. >> there are just too many guns on our streets in the wrong hands. and nothing will change until we break the gun lobby's strangle hold on washington. >> nearly one in five likely democratic voters report being un undecided in our new poll. some say they could change their minds before the primary. >>> now, how maryland feels about the presidential candidates. the po

virginia woman. and here she is. lizeth lopez. she's leaving a cvs on touchstone circle in woodbridge, april 19th. that same day, family members reported that she was missing and endangered. and she was last heard from two days before that. police have searched some woods where she searchpond wood drive. if you know anything about where she could be, police want to hear from you. >>> one lane of southbound rockville is getting by because of roadwork there. the 16-inch water main pipe erupted. it's the second time in six months that they have been called in to repair that water main. and a familiar disruption for neighbors in the area. >> seems to happen occasionally like this. >> i'm hoping one they they can get through this and i can get by. there's been a lot of issues the last few months. >> what a muddy mess. >> wssc tells us, they hope to have the water flowing tonight. >> we got some rain around here. is that impacting your 3-degree guarantee? >> well, funny you should ask that. it's kind of a tricky 3 degree guarantee. and i mentioned this yesterday, don't dress for the 3-degree guarantee n

woodbridge. her car was discovered in madison county at the entrance of the white oak canyon trail. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey has the latest on the search. >> reporter: 100 searchers, some of them from the state police and others with k-9s back in the shenandoah national park searching for missing firefighter, paramedic nicole mittendorff. her fire chief and her husband make a public plea for help in locating her. nicole mittendorff hasn't been seen since last wednesday. her mini cooper vehicle discovered saturday night at the oak creek canyon parking lot. today her husband, a virginia state police sergeant asked for the public's help and spoke directly to his the face of a worried has or family members, but that you focus broadcasting her picture and tell her story so that someone who has not yet seen the coverage will. >> i'll tell you about a special event planned to bring firefighters and the community together to pray for a positive outcome. in the shenandoah national park, i'm julie carey, news 4. >> thanks, julie. >>> from sunny skies to smoke and flames. first at 4:00, the ne

typically slow 95 northbound there through the woodbridge area. 270 at old hundred road, also kennedy center where they have been going all that construction on virginianue, a lot of water in the roadway for some reason. he said he hit about a foot of water. so a warning there, we're trying to figure out what is going on. >>> 5:54. plans to build the first mosque this culpeper county are in limbo. the board of supervisors there says the land doesn't meet certain requirements. fourp of the seven supervisors rejected the mosque's permit application for certain type of sue allege system. muslim leader call the board's decision discrimination after the local news paper reported that the county approved 18 of 19 similar applications, two of those were for christian churches. >> i take their word that there is hog dnothing discriminatory. >> we're will contact with the justice department. >> muslim leaders reached out to lawyers to help them with the proposed construction. in the canal in georgetown tuesday was a 51-year-old from arlington. d.c. police say he was found by two people walking through the canal. investigators do not think the death was suspici

woodbridge, 45 degrees. as we take a look at air temperatures we are into the parts ofss many virginia into maryland and it looks's. dry across the eastern seaboard. you have travel to the great plains for active weather and they will see lots of showers and thunderstorm activity today. pollen levels, the one caveat. pollen across the region. 80 degrees as we head toward the day tomorrow and beautiful weather continues over the next several days. showers are likely thursday night into friday and drying out taking a look at next weekend's forecast. kellye: we hope you will join us at 10:00 on news channel 8 for more of the big stories we are following today. have a great one. i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. narrator: an attack ad from the campaign for donna edwards. so untrue. so outrageous that president obama said, "pull it down." the obama white house called the ad on chris van hollen and the nra "misleading." the sun says van hollen and president obama have the exact same position. the post praised van hollen as a "leading champion on gun safety," and condemned the edwards ads

woodbridge a little bit oftleitf volume picking up but nothinghi atypical that's going to causeoc any major slowdowns. slowdow a look over to our maps aside from those majors on your wayaj inbound from virginiaurg pike road work still lingering eastbound nearound nea gallows road n frederick in in maryland things using along onng the southbound side through germantown as you make yours way down to thend spur.s yoo th. road work also though howevero h still in place 395 north between duke and seminary. watch for that active zone. z a pump of the brakes there.rakee southbound side cruisingg through.thr gw parkway inbound past 123 quiet. all area bridges looking verykig news. eleventh street memorial s douglas bridge all of thosege a bridges have great conditions cs right now f you're thinkinghink about getting an early startly for this monday morningni commute.commute. west traffic moving well 301 we to the beltway. the i'll let you know when you'reene coming from annapolis whenol w you'll start to hit that usualhl slow down this morning. dis traffic on the way to the way t airports in the clear as well. back to you. >> ♪ >> straight ahead at 5:00at 5:0 metro on damage control afterona smoke i

trail in shenandoah nationaliona park about 90 minutes from the woodbridge home that she shareda with her husband who works foror virginiaant there. friends do tell us that nicoleic was very athletic.tic she enjoyed reducing stress by y running and hiking and just so much outpouring from thehe community.mmunit nicole's husband did say onid s facebook a simple post, het, wanted to thank everybody for their support just saying he say everybody individually so,y so, again, 10:00 o'clock this morning, we expect some kind ofi update from fairfax county firef department and fairfax countynty police we understand arestand supposed to be here too, buto bo steve and allison no word yetd y from have a have state policeol who are conducting the primary a search down in sean dope ya asdo to whether they will be here or have any comment on it as well.l back to you. >> all right. right mel, thanks very.sery new movie switching gears elvisv and nixon hits theaters on tater friday.ay. >> kevin's interview with thevih stars of that film.m kevin spacey and michael shannon. we're back in just two minutes. ♪ ♪ >>> all righty. welcome back.>

virginia tate police found her mini coopner a parking lot the base of white oak canyon trail shenandoah national park 90 minute from the woodbridge home she shared with her husband. her husband had a necessaryage to the community and wife. >> sweetheart i love you and i'm praying for you and i'm not sure where are you. but know we're all looking for you. and i look forward to your safe return. your commitment to ser search commendable and very much appreciated. . >> take a breath, take a breat breath. it's all right. >> to the media. thank you. thank you for helping us spread the word about the disappearances of my wife. >>> well, now of course there's big questions about nicole's last movement. so the text message on wednesday who was it to. police are not telling us. what did it say? where was she then on wednesday, thursday, friday, trying to find information on. so, we want to you take a look once again at the picture here. take a look at nicole's 2009 mipy cop cooper and her picture there next to it. if you recognize the car or think you may have seen it or nicole anywhere around the area even wider region, wednesday, thursd

virginia, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. leon: a prayer vigil is planned for 7:30 tonight for the st. paul united methodist church in woodbridge. the church says all are welcome to attend. alison: still ahead at 5:00 -- a community known for helping people change their lives is now trying to help the environment, too. habitat for humanity new effort to go green. leon: hope amidst the chaos. nation brought to its knees by a powerful earthquake. but sierra club chooses jamie raskin for congress they all talk about climate change. because only raskin wrote laws to reduce our carbon footprint and is leading the fight against fracking in maryland. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. in a group of gladiatorseum prepare for battle. carrying on their shoulders the legacy of a nation, and... enormous heads. go! [whistle] ♪ ♪ winning a presidential race is hard, but saving money with geico is easy. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insur