mayor.c m muriel bowser will be at that announcement this morning at tht white house so while there's non confirmation that the nominee will be one of d.c. representatives, her presenceree may be a clue that the nomineeoe does have a d.c. we'll have live coverage of tha ceremony right here on fox5 anda on our website foxdc.com. >> all right. r >> still ahead some chargeseha dropped against two of thegast t suspects linked to the death ofa a prince george's county police officer. we'll tell you why.l tellou w >>> first our team metro shutros down coverage continuing.tiin bob barnard will join us live oi board a city bus with a look how metro's above ground service isv rung. time now 9:14.me ♪ ♪

mayor muriel bowser about that. rich? richard: leon, the mayor said she was completely taken by surprise by this decision. this is mcpherson square, where the fire happened last night. metro says it is because of that fire shutting down the entire real system. metro says it was monday night's fire at mcpherson square -- >> safety is paramount and we need to get to the bottom of this. richard: that prompted this shutdown. >> this is a potential life safety issue. richard: that action an unprecedented shutdown of the metro system, no trains for thousands of riders. d.c. mayor muriel bowser said she was caught unaware. metro officials say they need time to inspect 600 thousand underground jumper cables attached to the third rail. >> until we know that we have these inspections, we need to do that as soon as we can. that follows the ntsb inspectors finding that electrical arcing from mcpherson was similar to that involved in the deadly smoke incident at l'enfant plaza >> we may find a couple bad, we may find 50. richard: if m

mayor muriel bowser who once resurrected the entire deal now is opposing it. this is a story we broke first. sam ford joins us live with the explanation for the sudden shift. going from a done deal to a dead deal now? sam: what happened is last friday the public service commission held two votes. the first voigt rejected mayor bowser's proposal. >> the chair votes yes. sam: after the d.c. public service commission friday rejected the pepco-exelon deal, the mayor was upbeat. >> it's our hope >> i promised it would include protection for immigrant rate increases. i did. one that appears to be gutted to favor the corporation and the federal government. >> shortly before the mayor resignation the people's counsel who last friday seemed to like the deal -- >> those benefits are significant and tangible. sam: today issued a press release opposing it. under the deal passed friday the parties had 14 days to sign off on it. if any party objected the commission would have to reconsider the objections. so they are objecting so there is no deal. residents. sam: for pepco

mayor muriel bowser released this statement. it reads --" "it appears they prefer customer and commercial rate-payers over residents. instead of a three-year rate reprieve we negotiated it appears the d.c. residents will be hit with a rate increase as soon as this summer." the commission previously rejected the deal unless certain conditions were met. leon: former frederick county commissioner's president is going to be fighting prostitution charges. blaine young is facing charges in anne arundel county. he has pleaded not guilty. the 44-year-old served on the frederick board from 2010-2014. maureen: still ahead -- the case that attracted protesters outside the supreme court today. leon: plus, fantastic cherry blossom weather. we will check in at the tidal basin. and doug hill will check in here to tell us how long the scott: i'm scott abraham live in louisville where the maryland men's basketball team is getting set to battle kansas in the sweet 16. we will tell you why the terps are feeling confident about this matchup. it's a

player muriel bowser made a rare appearance at a d.c. council hearing today to ty support a plan that has many m at odds. os. at issue, new proposed pro homeless shelters all over thele city. new questions about the cost t and the mayor's connections too owners of the proposed sitespose are getting the attention of some council members. mbe matt auckland is live at theandt wilson building with more.or matt. matt. >> reporter: hi, tony, thisy, ti meeting has been taking place all day. it started around 10:30 this morning. morning. if i turn around you canur probably see all the council members' cars still lined up.art no telling how long it will take, about 90 people signed up for this. now, most of the council members, they are agreeing with the mayor. d.c. general has to be closed c down and they even agree thathat other places.laces. but now some of them have questions about how thiss shelter program is being bng financed. it's not often you see the oftes mayor at a council hearing. hri but maintaining support isport i important for a

mayor muriel bowser says the bill she signed today will make things safer for firefighters and families. it's call the cars sin genic flame retardant prohibition act. it bans companies from making and selling products that contain certain chemicals that can cause cancer. mayor bowser said earlier this year the d.c. fire department lost two firefighters to cancer. >>> a surprise honor for the principal of cora elementary school. he was named virginia's principal of the year by the state association of elementary school principals. davis is credited with the school's gains in standards of learning. test results are up 10% over the previous year. he is the first alexandria principal to ever win the award. >>> secret crimes. tonight the i-team investigates why the government won't release the names of foreign diplomats who have been accused of committing violent, dangerous crimes. >> reporter: police arrest a woodbridge mom accusing her of chaining her son to the bed and blocking his window with boards. but her friends and family say she was only trying t protecto kathleen matthews: if we w

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. >>> mayor muriel bowser has pulled her support for the nearly $7 billion deal. last friday the d.c. public service commission rejected the deal but laid out certain conditions for the pepco and epsilon to meet for approval. one was limiting the three-year rate freeze for customers. a rate payer says she will represents one of nine groups that must give their approval for the deal to go through. pepco and epsilon have nine days to solve any differences. >>> plus a developing story right now out of western new york. a state of emergency after a train derailment. the dangerous material the train >>> here are some of the stories lighting up social media this morning. people want chris christie out. they say he has no standing in the state following his endorsement of donald trump for the nomination. he is being asked to step down. he spent 264 days out of supported trump after he quit his own presidential bid last month. >>> facebook live videos will now appear higher in your news feed. we do that here as well. facebook live is a relatively new feature, but it seems

mayor muriel bowser would like to see by 2020. great for the workers, but what will that do for competition. >> it's probably having an effect already. in july it will foe up from $10.50 to $11.50. and sofoe up from $10.50 to $11.50. and so there is a jurisdictions already. but some could argue that the cost of living in the district, that this affects the minimum wage and d.c. i believe is the highest in the nation. i think what's interesting is low the mayor is pushing for this, vincent gray also pushed this $11.50. the key here is that the coundcl chairman is now onboard. before he was luke warm because what would it mean for businesses. >> that's always the argument. but there are states and jurisdictions that have done it and there is no proof that it drives business out. now, of course the one thing that is different is that we've got virginia on one side and maryland on the other. but i think what the mayor is doing is taking the leadership position. so she takes the position in the district, she takes the lead. and then yo

mayor muriel bowser was there and spoke to the press. alreadywser: we have contributed $100 million to affordable housing. and will do it again this year. people are still homeless on the streets of d.c. and 50 of them are families with children. it was a star-studded night in the district. rs were held at the warner theatre in northwest, andbrating excellence honored five african-americans in music, technology, art, and business. by comedian hosted arsenio hall. it will air march 14 at 8 p.m. devon: are you going to give me your best aresenio? kimberly: oh, gosh, do you? i would like to watch again. he was amazing. devon: fresh data shows the potential of overnight snowfles cover built-in. the temperatures are dropping as we broke clouds at sunset. mid to upper 30's to penning on where you are. -- mid to upper 30's, depending on where you are for stop doppler radar, nothing is reaching the ground. hagerstown, martinsburg and northwest, garrett county, oakland, maybe have a snowflake, but it's more about the raindrops. the doppler radar

bowser one of their own.n take a looke at his note on. te officer who was shot and killedd in what police are calling an ambush-style shooting, that was 28 year old jacai colson. his birthday was this week. he was about to turn 29 years old. we are told he is a four-year veteran of the prince george's e county police department and was an undercover narcotics officer. > at about 4:30 this afternoon, an individual launched an unp

muriel bowser signed the carcinogenic flame retardant chemical prohibition. the mayor says the new law will protect families and firefighters. she says the department lost two firefighters to the disease >> our firefighters often enter burning buildings without fully knowing the dangers on the other side of the door. some common household items are manufactured with carcinogens, materials that can lead to long-term health defects. >> this new law allows the department of consumer and regulatory affairs to request and obtain a certificate of compliance for manufacturers. >>> a disabled teenager in virginia allegedly tied up, locked behind a dead bolt door. why his mother is defending her actions and why the police say this wasn't their first visit to that house. >>> plus, we grew up with shamu, but today seaworld will stop breeding their killer whales. find out why even peta is still not happy about these changes. >>> i'm darcy spencer at adventist rehabilitation in rockville where these men who are refugees from war are not only taking their first steps, they

mayor muriel bowser plans for d.c. she unveiled her goals in the state of the state address. one of the biggest goals is raising the minimum wage. >> when council returns from its break early next month, i will send legislation to increase the minimum wage to $15 by 2020. >> mayor bowser's minimum wage proposal received a standing ovation. also in the mayor's agenda she shed she's adding another $75 million to the education budget which is the largest in the city's history. also, the mayor wants to renovate schools that have not been modernized. in public safety, the city will add an extra 30 ambulances during peak times starting next week. and mayor bowser also urged support of her homeless shelter plan. >>> prince william county police were called to west long drive in woodridge after a two-car collision. one driver taken to the hospital where he died from his the second drive was seriously hurt. police have not released the names of the drivers. >>> possibly the most interesting video of the morning you've got to take a look at. police closed down a treat in downtown seatt

mayor muriel bowser says she does not support the new revised pepco-exelon deal. last year the d.c. public service commission rejected it and passed an alternative dea the parties agree to the changes. the mayor is now objecting saying that the new deal does not revent a future rate increase for customers. >> we march toward spring, we have had a taste of it. doug it is going to start warking up next week. reagan national. 650 degrees. 14 above average high of 51. the morning low is 40. it has been warmer on this day. it was 80 degrees at the national airport. we have to get rid of winter to spring. 61 in hagerstown. 56 in andrew it is cooler because of the influence of the mild air over the by a waters. everyone else is comfortable. we are bringing in the warmer temperatures. it makes sense that it is warm. 65-degree air is crossing over 44-degree water. it's cooler on shore. it will warm up. the only thing to keep in mind is a cold front. 650 in pittsburgh now. 23 in chicago and detroit. there is a surge of the cold air behind the cold front. we have rapidly increasing cloudiness

. > fox5 is in the districtistr tonight where mayor muriel bowser made a rare appearance today during a d.c. council hearing to support a plan thath has many at odds.odds we understand that meeting isis actually still going on. the issue they're talking about, new proposed homeless shelters all over the city. a new report from the washingtow post is asking only about the cost but also about the mayor's connections te some owners of the proposed sites. the post did some research andre said that some of thesese contracts have been awarded towr people who supported your campaign.gn >> okay. i don't really have have anything to say about that. council members agreed the timee to act is now but say the financing of these projects th needs to be reviewed. re > staying in the district, lawmakers on capital hillhi demanned answers today on the water crisis in flint, michigan. michigan's governor rick schneider testified before the house oversight and government reform committee.ommi flint's drinking water was contaminated with lead after she switched to a water source toe safe money. he admit

muriel bowser says riders will see an increase in uniformed riders across the district. airports more visible. isis has made it no secret that it would like to launch attacks here in the u.s. in fact recently some sympathizers were arrested in northern virginia. marina marraco is live at dulles international with the latest. >> reporter: in recent time northern virginia has seen several high profile arrests connected with isis in this area. one of the most infamous one taking place last year. a 17-year-old actually drove his friend here to dulles international airport. that friend boarded a flight to syria to join isis. that 17-year-old just recently now sentenced to 11 years in federal prison. now in 2015 t there were 6 is arrests for isis-related activity here in the u.s. that number now up to 84 arrests in what's left or what's through 2016. a landmark study by the george washingtonen looked at the case of that 17-year-old senior who pled guilty to using twitter as well as bit coin to recruit and raise money for isis. in january 2nd men from woodbridge, virginia were

mayor muriel bowser giving her state of the district address. you can watch it in the entirety on sister station newschannel8. "abc7 news at 6:00" rig glenn:threateningicans: gofederal workers;ns over 60 votes to repeal obamacare. now they're refusing to even consider president obama's nominee for the supreme court. it disrespects the president and all of us -- and we won't put up with it. in congress, i'll protect president obama's legacy, defend obamacare, and stand up for social security and medicare. i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message. i'll take on republicans - for all of us. leon: isis took responsibility for the brussels attack. u.s. sites increased security for the response. we'll bring updates as we get more here. alison: president obama is closing the three-day threat to cuba. but the address shifted to terror in brussels today. as he addressed the thought and prayer to the victims. he touched on the hopes of friendship and prosperity to the people of cuba. president obama: i have come here to bury the last remnant of the cold w

muriel bowser cut the ribbon last week. she said it will serve residents. the mayor noted the dmv went from groundbreaking to ribbon cutting in under 12 months. >>> the hell team for bob mcdonald filed the opening brief with the u.s. supreme unfairly convicted on an overly broad definition of bribery. a federal jury found mcdonald and his wife maureen guilty eight months after he left office. the court will hear the case next month. the ruling is expected in june. >>> supreme court justice clarence thomas did something on monday that he hadn't done in 10 years. he actually asked questions from the bench during arguments. in the past thomas said he relied on his written briefs and doesn't need to ask questions. the case involves federal law that bans people convicted of domestic violence of owning guns. tomorrow they hear a case about abortion regulations. >>> wallet hub released findings on the best and worst states for women. the best three, minnesota, vermont and new hampshire. maryland ranked 7th. west virginia ranked 44th with nevada, south carolina and

back here in washington, our mayor, muriel bowser, says the city remains, as always, at a heightened level of security. >> the chief, of course, works very closely with our federal intelligence agencies and moves resources around the city as they're needed. >> at least a dozen americans were hurt in yesterday's blast from kentucky, remain unaccounted for. >>> we have learned that one of the americans wounded at the airport had survived another attack just a few years ago. mason wells is one of the mormon missionaries from utah. he had just recently moved to brussels. his family said he was a block away from the boston marathon bombing three years ago and last fall he was stationed in france at the time of the paris attacks. >> we knew when the paris attacks happened that he was a few hours outside of paris. we weren'ts a concerned, but this time we were concerned because this was mason's area. this is where he walks every day. >> wells is expected to survey. he suffered a severed achilles tendon, shrapnel injuries, and several burns. -there is a growing memorial outside the belgian e

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muriel bowser says riders will see an increase in uniformed riders acr airports are making security more visible. isis has made it no secret that it would like to launch attacks here in the u.s. in fact recently some sympathizers were arrested in northern virginia. marina marraco is live at dulles international with the latest. >> reporter: in recent time northern virginia has seen several high profile arrests connected with isis in this area. one of the most infamous one taking place last year. a 17-year-old actually drove his friend here to dulles international airport. that friend boarded a flight to syria to join isis. that 17-year-old just recently now sentenced to 11 years in federal prison. now in 2015 there were 6 is arrests for isis-related activity here in the u.s. that number now up to 84 arrests in what's left or what's through 2016. a landmark stud washington center on extremism looked at the case of that 17-year-old senior who pled guilty to using twitter as well as bit coin to recruit and raise money for isis. in january 2nd men from woodbridge, virginia were charged with

mayor muriel bowser's proposed site for a homeless a s center on air b and b.. residents say you can get an a overstoned apartment a stone's o throw throw from train tracks, a shared bathroom with no housesne in sight. sig. residents say they have annts tn issue with the proposedhe propoe facility to lack of access too services and transportation.poro d.c. mayor muriel bowser saysowe she was not open to changinghang location and will move forwarder in order to close d.c. general. so far though no takers.noak >>> one of d.c.'s most iconic i buildings is beginning to look l like its old self. scaffolding coming down from the capitol dome. it's been up there for nearlyora two years now.year the scaffolding was put thereutt while crews worked on restoration projects to fixn more than 1,000 cracks in thes dome. workers are moving onto thetohe next stage of the projecte pr which is painting.ich there's also interior workork that has to be done. d the ent expected to be complete beforebe next year's presidentialia inauguration. >>> gloria gain nor's hit song g i will s

mayor muriel bowser canceled her public appearances. we asked her for her reaction during our 6:00 show. later she decided to address the historic shutdown with reporters. fox5's marina maracco was theres reporter roar let's just say her face said it all. she was not pleased with this decision. she says she got that phone from council member jack evans about 3:00, just an hour and ad half before metro announced the entire shutdown. that means that this was long in the works before she ever found out about it.it she says when she got that call she was completely shocked. she said the direct quote to meo re saying, the real consequenceu when you shutdown an entire system. she says she was not involved at all with that decision. since metro decided to shutdownw the system she will keep business open here in the district.dist d.c. government offices as well as schools will remain open. however, she did say that the gm, along with the board, did have the authority to shut it down without consulting her. you weren't expecting this?is? >> i th

mayor muriel bowser who released a statement denouncing the deal, warning residents to expect a rate hike as soon as this summer. d.c. bureau chief sam ford explains what the deal means. sam: d.c. public service commission met again today four weeks after the decision that mayor bowser decried as hurting residential customers and the poor. >> gutted by the public service commission to favor corporations. >> indicate by stating yes. >> yes. sam: the commission this afternoon approved the exact same thing. the people's council. >> this has been a protracted, expensive,dy viceive case -- divisive sam: she says it does not guarantee aid to the poor as the mayor plan's did. >> i didn't expect this. but as i said before i didn't expect any aspect or any decision that the commission made in the course of this proceeding. sam: pepco was playing it low key. the board of trade loved the deal citing when there are damaging storms -- >> we get closer resources. i don't have to wait on tennessee and texas to help turn the lights back on. i have people in the region and up and down the east coast

bowser one of their own.n take a looke at his note on. te officer who was shot and killedd in what police are calling an ambush-style shooting, that was 28 year old jacai colson. his birthday was this week. he was about to turn 29 years old. we are told he is a four-year veteran of the prince george's e county police department and was an undercover narcotics officer. > at about 4:30 this afternoon, an individual launched an unp district's three police statione and brought several of our officers under fire. those officers did not syringe, they bravely advanced and engaged thisç individual. the active shooter situationh happened outsidooe of the third district police station inice prince george's county on barlow road. the hours that followed were chaotic. am of the main roads in landover were completely shutdown.shut people in the area were told to shelter in place and stay in their houses.ous we now know one suspect, the man who police say actually pulledca out a gun and opened fire onn officers was also injured when those officers re

. > fox5 is in the district tonight where mayor muriel bowser made today during a d.c. council hearing to support a plan that has many at odds. we understand that meeting is actually still going on. the issue they're talking about, new proposed homeless shelters all over the city. a new report from the washington post is asking questions not only about the cost but also about the mayor's connections to some owners of the proposed sites. the post did some research and said that some of these contracts have been awarded to people who supported your campaign. >> okay. i don't really have have anything to say about that. council members agreed the time to act is now but say the financing of these projects needs to be reviewed. > staying in the district, lawmakers on capital hill demanned answers today on the water crisis in flint, michigan. michigan's governor rick schneider testified before the house oversight and government reform committee. flint's drinking water was contaminated with lead after she switch t safe money. he admitted to the failings of his administration i

during this evening's newscast the special honor for mayor muriel bowser and we will look at bruce's career and impact on washington, d.c. and this entire region. congratulations to bruce johnson. >> it's really cool listening to the stories he's had over the years. it's an honor to be in his presence and yours >> was the first person who said hello to me when i walked in the old building all those years ago so he's a very special person to me. >> how times have changed. i was excited when i first met him and when he followed me on twitter. >> you absolutely have. >>> talking about the weather and pretty cloudy and on the cool side. things will improve later on this afternoon. more sunshine this afternoon and temperatures finally out of the 50s and increasing slowly but surely. 51 degrees and sunshine today. not much but we will take it. a few more hours to get going. 51 degrees winds out of the west and northwesterly wind also. temperatures lower 50s and pretty comfortable out there. 46 frederick. 52 leesburg. a few stray showers left over and i'll show you want first alert live dop

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mayor muriel bowser canceled her public appearances. we asked her for her reaction during our 6:00 show. later she decided to address the historic shutdown with reporters. fox5's marina maracco was there. reporter roar let's just say her face said it all. she was not pleased with this decision. she says s from council member jack evans about 3:00, just an hour and a half before metro announced the entire shutdown. that means that this was long in the works before she ever found out about it. she says when she got that call she was completely shocked. she said the direct quote to met re saying, the real consequences when you shutdown an entire system. she says she was not involved at all with that decision. since metro decided to shutdown the system she will keep business open here in the district. d.c. government offices as well as schools will remain open. however, she did say that the gm, along with the board, did have the authority to shut it down without consulting her. you weren't expecting this? >> i think i told -- said from the

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mayor muriel bowser blasted the commission's decision and said residents could face rate hikes subpoenas this summer. but pepco exelon says the hermer will mean lower rates. >>> in the sweet 16 tonight, they are not thinking about being the underdogs here. terps taking on the jayhawks who a lot of people say are the favorite in the tournament. but the big dance is all about upsets and terps players told us anything can happen. >> anything could happen, underdo dog, no underdog. two great teamsing for out there and playing. media are saying, we're not focused on the media. we know we have the opportunity to continue to stepped our season and we have utmost confidence in ourselves. >> the terps and jayhawks playing at 9:40 tonight our time. they're in louisville. carol maloney is also there covering the game for us. so you can look for her reports-might not be wrapped up by 11:00. >> she'll of course be on social media, as well. we have breaking news this morning. want to head over to the live did desk to chris tekristen wri. >> an update on the missing malaysia flight 370 the one that dis

mayor muriel bowser said the state of the district is strong. she wants to raise the minimum wage, close d.c. general for good and calling for new spending on education. >> we will make the largest investment in public education in our history with a $75 million increase over last year. >> now, that money will help fund instruction at d.c. public and charter schools. starting in plans to renovate schools that have not already been modernized. and public safety the city will add 30 ambulances during peak times. she also urged support for her neighborhood homeless shelter plan. and plans to ask council to hike the minimum wage to $15 an hour. >>> today could be the end of the road for the pepco exelon merger. that merger has gone through a number of changes but in the end, not all stakeholders could sign off on the deal. they'll hold an open meeting this afternoon at 1:00. the public service commission is an independent agency that regulates electric and te telecommunications right here in the district. >>> mr. obama will meet with the country's p

mayor muriel bowser says she can no longer support a proposed merger of pep co and epsilon. last week, they rejected the merger, saying it was not in the public interest. the company said it would reconsider the merger under new terms. but today, mayor bowser released terms. >>> out after a navigation app mistakenly leads israeli soldiers into a palestinian refugee camp. >>> first, the fbi and apple face off in congress over the unlocking of a san bernardino iphone. >>> and we're tracking a whole different air mass it were. in fact, this is a tracker. tomorrow morning, dress for the 30s. going to feel like 38 downtown. we'll see if it gets any warmer than that. and >>> apple iphone's encryption battle with the fbi moves to headquarters today. the head of apple and top lawyer. the government wants to force apple to unlock a phone that belongs to syed farook. one of the killers behind the san bernardino terrorist attack. >> this case in san bernardino is not about the fbi, it's not about apple. it's not about congress. it's not about anything other than trying to do a competen

mayor muriel bowser, he could have sought a city wide seat. >> when you run at large you don't have a constituency. here you have a real constituency. >> reporter: kicking off his campaign at the ward's eastern border, he touched on the allegations of a so-called shadow campaign and the investigation into financial malfeasance during his mayoral bid. he acknowledged it was not the kind of campaign he intended to several campaign operatives were. >> i have moved forward. and while i'm moving forward i won't forget what happened because i don't want that to happen to somebody else. >> reporter: yvette alexander is a current representative running for reelection. >> i'd be lying if i said i wasn't shocked about it but, you know, it is what it is. >> reporter: we caught up with one campaigner out doing the door to door thing in his election bid. >> they clump both together and it's just an opportunity to hear folks like myself, another voice in the race. >> reporter: gray's last term in the ward seven seat led to a council chairmanship and his election as mayor. any chance of history repe

mayor muriel bowser denounce the deal. rate hikes as soon as this summer. alison: a nice warm day today, but it will be even warmer tomorrow, close to 80 degrees. devon lucie is here to let us know what it will look like heading out the door in the morning. good to see you. devon: good to see you, too. it will be cool in the morning. the national harbor, clear skies, some clouds. we had 75 today. if you forecast have 80 degrees tomorrow in culpeper in fredericksburg. 50's and 60's overnight. ofare looking for a chance rain activity to bring the temperatures down, but 75 tomorrow is where we start. if the southwest wind comes in, we could get to 80. the timing of the rain friday as well as easter sunday coming up in the complete forecast. leon: bloom, the national park service said if we did not see them today, you did not miss it. peak bloom is now set for tomorrow. you can expect to see millions of people out there to see all of this before it's over. tom roussey is live tonight at the tidal basin. how does it look right now in the dark at this hour? tom:

bowser's plan to help homeless families in the district. it's the council's first and only public hearing on this proposal to close the crowded and rundown d.c. general hospital and create new shelters in every ward. it would cost some $300 but cost isn't the only concern. location for ward 5's shelter is concerning to many who say it's no place for families. >> surrounded by railroad tracks, nightclubs, a strip club, trash transfer station, paint spray booths and medical marijuana facilities. >> there is also outrage in ward 3 over cost and safety, but the mayor believes d.c. general is the most concerning, housing over 250 families in poor conditions. a vote is scheduled for next month. >>> today a frederick, maryland, man was sentenced to life in prison for killing his 21-month-old daughter. frankie williams pleaded guilty in january to the first-degree murder of his daughter, aniyah. she was killed in 2014, a few weeks after returning to her parents from foster care. this case prompted aniah's law in maryland, which is designed to give

mayor muriel bowser's proposed $13.5 billion budget has no tax increases in it. in fact there are even a few tax cuts for businesses and low income taxpayers. he says the booming economy making it easier for the city to pay for new and improved services city wide. >> city mayors away this country would love to trade places with us. we're growing. our revenues are robust. >> now, at a d.c. council budget should say, nearly every aspect of city goechl will get something from the proposed budget. the city wants to speed up renovations or replacement of all the city schools, a project that started a decade ago.bunch fought 2017 will be voted on by early summer. >>> right now you are in the middle of the sixth the biggest metro area in the country. d.c. leapfrogged philly according to new numbers from the u.s. census bureau. we grew by about 64,000 people between 2014 and last year. the census says just over 6 million people live in the d.c. metro area compare that to number one, this morning, they have more than 20 million people there. >>> any moment thousand a new

if you recognize these men, m please call police.ol >> also in the district mayoricr muriel bowser made a rare a rar appearance yesterday duringa d.c. council hearing to support a plan there has manyan at odds.at odd the issue new proposed propose homeless shelters over theerover city. a new report from thew port washington post is askingon questions not only about thet oe cost but also about theout mayor's connections to ownerso r of the proposed site. se. >> the post did some researchom and said that some of these of t contracts have been awarded tovr people who supported youred y campaign.cagn >> okay. i don't really have anythinghing to say about that. tha >> agreed the time to actor ism now but say the financing ofinao these projects needs to beeeds t reviewed. >>> still no word on whatord ont caused the fire that damaged a marlo heights apartmenthe complex that broke outx that wednesday on saint barnabas road. flames were so intense the roof collapsed.of coled. no one was hurt. hurt. 11 apartments were damaged the red cross is helping the threent dozen people displaced because of

mayor muriel bowser said shutting it down for one day was an inconvenience, but shutting it down for month a time will have far-reaching consequences for the riders and the region. >>> time for sports. we begin with a story out of the world of nascar. driver derek white has been arrested in connection with the biggest tobacco smuggling bust in north american history. white who became the first native american driver to start a sprint cup race last year was arrested. the smuggling operation brought the tobacco to canada where they were resold without being declare foshdz texass. money from profits was allegedly used to purchase illicit drugs or laundered overseas. >>> now in salt lake city the warrior trailed the jazz in the final seconds of regulation. >> livingston rebound, clay on the reload. another three, good. >> golden state's klay thompson drains the game-tying three-point we are 15 seconds left. sending the game into overtime where the warriors would take over. reigning mvp steph curry scored 31 points including six straight in o.t. leading golden state to the 68th victory of

plus, dc mayor muriel bowser is calling for a $15 minimum wage in dc. we will talk to some business owners and some workers tonight, again all on wusa 9 at 5:00. >>> and if you can get outside for lunch today, today is a great day to do it. >> tomorrow may be a little breezy. but it will still be mild. mid-70s. cherry blossoms, next few days. going to be fine. and then we look at some rain, potentially yellow weather alert for friday. but drying out for easter weekend. and more showers eay week. so not that bad at all today or tomorrow. we have all of the numbers in the 70s and 60s on the seven- day forecast. that is a good thing. >> hello spring. >> that will do it. >> that's howard bern stein: i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us. back at 5:00. and don't forget the >> granddaughter's in and out of here a lot. >> victor: yeah. there's a complaint? >> just saying. she's good about coming to see you. >> victor: what? are you taking notes perhaps for the edification of the district attorney that my granddaughter's the only consistent visitor? is that it

marry muriel bowser set to deliver her state of the district address tomorrow. she's to discuss her visioner vs for the future.for prior to the address mayorr to bowser will host a welcoming ael reception at arena stage. sge >>> also this morning,so t travelers headed to cuba will ca now be able to stay in private e homes there. the the online lodging service airea b and b received special speci authorization from the obamaizat administration this weekend.ske it had previously only beeneen allowed limited operation under the old u.s. trade trade embargo on that island.hasl it was the first americanmeri company to enter cuba afterer renewed relations between theet two countries. >>> facebook founder and ceobook mark zuckerberg spent hiserg weekend in china. chi he held a rare meeting with china's propaganda chief. chinese authorities are tightening control over cyberngc space. right now facebook and otherce d western social media including u twitter are banned in china. c zuckerberg has been trying to persuade china to allow all facebook access to the country u a

. >> reporter: we're outside the stage where muriel bowser gave her state of the district address, what she did and did not discuss is coming up. >> and i'm sue palka. it finally felt a little bit more like spring today, but just wait until tomorrow. i'll show you what to expect for wednesday and it's also the peek of the cherry blossoms. we'll give you a peek of what they're looking like. fox 5 news at 10:00 will be right back. >> a man is dead following a police-involved shooting in fredricksburg, virginia. this was the scene. an officer tried to pull over a driver wanted on an outstanding warrant. the driver took off, dragged the officer several hundred feet. the man took the officer out of the car, took off running and the officer caught him during an altercation the officer's weapon went off hit the man in the leg. the man has died, the officer was not hurt. >>> a grand jury indicted -- time sheets over several years to receive more than $2 hundred,000 in overtime. the jury also indicted her husband. he's accused of being her ak police and also faces felony theft charges. >> fox is

mayor muriel bowser will deliver her state of the district speech. she is scheduledded to share her take where the city stands at 5:30 arena stage in southwest. you can watch it on newschannel8. jonathan: time for a check of the traffic wation. jamie sullivan has the details. a lot of red behind you. jamie: i'm starting off with the waze map. if you have the waze app you know what i'm talking about. it helps you on the road. the way to find us is traffic watch 7 to become a wazer. look here. northbound kenilworth avenue. as we move north, we are still slow closer to route 50. we again. not too much to worry about. as we take a live look outside, moving to virginia. south of the occoquan, bumper to bumper traffic driving in the sun. we have sun glare and now taking a look at the volume. the heaviest volume on the inner loop. on the american legion bridge, about 15 minutes, but 270 is clear once you get there. that is a look at traffic. back to you. michelle: better late than never. just returned an overdue library book nearly 50 years after after it w

mayor muriel bowser is wrawling her support for the deal -- withdrawing her support for the deal. the mayor says the new terms proposed by the psc would not protect the residents from rate >>creases. in the district could be made permanent today. the city's alcohol control board will meet to discuss the issues this afternoon. the rules include licensing pub crawls and providing food to those drinking. they were put into effect earlier this year and will run out in may if no action is taken. >>> it's just a drill. first responders at quantico will take part in an active shooter scenario. it plays out between 8:00 a.m. and noon and begins with multiple 911 calls of a shooter on the base. first responders will be taking part in the drill. it is a drill. >>> redskins will go one season without a quarterback controversy. they placed the nonexclusive franchise tag on kirk cousins. other teams can negotiate but they have to give washington two first round picks and the redskins could match the offer to keep cousins f. contract is reached he will make nearly 20 million next year. >> makin

mayor muriel bowser and howard university broke ground on a small business incubator. the goal of the innovation hub is to make sure that the minority businesses are part of the growing tech industry. luma lab will operate this on the campus that is expected to open up this fall. plus the major development for fantasy sports fans in virginia. we have to look at that coming up next on "abc7 news at 5:00". leon: with legislation just signed by governor terry mcauliffe, virginia is the first state in the nation to legalize and regulate the fast-growing and the controversial fantasy sports industry. you have probably seen the commercials and sites for fan dual and draft kings. mike carter-conneen has more. microa new declares that betting on the website like fan dual and draft king is not illegal gambling. the sites must pay $50,000 registration free allow regular independent audits and verify that the users are at least 18 years old. >> the amount of people, and amount of guys doing that type of thing. i don't know. i don't have a problem with it. mike: but in other state

mayor muriel bowser says police will catch the suspect. >>> and thousands came out to one of the nation's largest easter masses on the steps of the lincoln memorial. the annual service attracts visitors from a0 many for countries, as well. >>> it's going to be much cooler and cloudy. but we want to wish and y you a easter. >> your kids might need a coat before they hunt easter eggs. tom kierein is tracking showers from the storm team 4 weather deck. so he hit the deck to tell us the latest on what it looks like up above. >> right now a cloudy sky out on the weather deck here in tenleytown. a little bit of a breeze out of the east. checking all of that with the nbc washington app and the latest storm team 4 forecast. and i have my own umbrella handy as you head out the door, maybe try to get some exercise this morning, here's your forecast. we'll have a cloudy sky here for the rest of the day. just a small chance at some sprinkles and drizzle during the afternoon as temperatures climb into the upper 50s between 1:00 and 4:00. and then back down to the mid-50s as we get into the evening hou

mayor muriel bowser plans to close d.c. general in two years and set up new short term shelters in each d.c. ward. neighbors from cathedral heights, cleveland park, massachusetts heights, mclean gardens and woodley park are all meeting tonight. mayor bowser has indicated it is not likely that the locations will change. >>> a troubling sorry about what can be the most difficult time in a family's life. more and more complaints at cemeteries in maryland. the iteam obtained records from the state's office of cemetery oversight and they showed a 40% increase in complaints about and viewers who contacted the iteam say when they found their loved one's gravesite damaged lieu no fault of their own, they still had to pay to fix it. >> i was devastated by what i found the first time. the plaque was all broken to pieces. >> the iteam went to say the officials to find out how they respond to complaints and why they have nechb formally cited cemeteries for violations. the full investigation is coming up tonight on news 4 at 6:00. >>> w

mayor muriel bowser is signing a bill to ban flame retardant chemicals in products. what does it mean for you? john gonzalez explains. >> the city council voted unanimously and this afternoon the mayor's signature is making this official. d.c. joining the states such as maryland, new york, and minnesota banning a handful of carcinogenic products. the announcement is made here at the engine company nine firehouse in northwest d.c. the mayor joined by police chief cathy lanier and the fire chief dean. they are making the important announcement for the products in the homes. we can tell you that the so-called toxic products found in the products such as furniture. children's products. used in foam padded sleeping materials. now the firefighters here will tell you that even though fire retardants are components to the fire safety, the products including tcpe and tdcpp are suspected of causing cancer. we asked the fire chief why haven't these been banned before? and everywhere. >> each state has an opportunity to take a look at the toxins that are used for the fire retard

council getting an earful about mayor muriel bowser's plan to open shelters in all eight of the city's wards. the mayor wants to close d.c. general in favor of the new shelters. but as d.c. bureau chief sam ford reports, last night's council hearing went late into the night with a lot of the debate focusing on the location along 25th place in ward five. >> what we are saying this site, this industrial site is not conducive for families to live here. sa members carlos davis and francis penn are among those leading the charge against mayor bowsers plan to put a family homeless shelter near 25th and bladensburg northeast in d.c. ward five. >> there is no other area, no other area that is family friendly. why put them in this area? this is not fair. sam: this is an industrial zone. metro bus lot on one side. on the other railroad track, strip clubs and nightclubs. the residents say this industrial site is not fit for children. in fact nay have offered the administration a temptive sites in ward five the administration they say won't consider. >> ten sites. that was presented to the executi

mayor muriel bowser not saying why it took so long to pay them but she did say it shouldn't be much longer. >> any invoices that we have are being processed in the normal course. we're about, i think, 30 days today. so i don't anticipate any holdup. >> district like many jurisdictions rely heavily on private snowplows to clear the roads when it snows. >>> a strong show of support for prince george's county in the battle for the future head quarters of the fbi. maryland representative steny this. he said the state has been focused on making green belt the new site. he also said he felt green belt would be a better option. he said prince george's makes sense because of proximity. >>> and a bill that would send parents to jail hosting underage drinking parties is moving forward. >> parents could face up to one year for the offense, two years for the second offense. >> this bill was made after two neens montgomery county killed last union in the a drinking and drive accident. they had been at a party where a parent allowed alcohol to be served. the boys' fathers testified last week in annapoli