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shawn yancy everywhere at 11:00. >> shanee liggins is charged with the stabbing death of kortneigh mccoy. she claims someone else cabbed mccoy in an -- stabbed mccoy in an off party catch us over the weekend. >>> passengers in -- campus over the weekend. >>> passengers in dulles airport got an eyeful after a man was picked up walking around naked. he was seen in the main terminal early this morning. police took him into custody and do not plan to file charges. >>> inspection crews will do one final damage check tomorrow at the national cathedral scheduled to reopen saturday since the quake in august for the first time. >>> 25 miles an sure may not seem fast, but some say that speed limit is too high fosh d.c. neighborhoods. the push to lower it -- for d.c. neighborhoods, the push to lower it to 15 and what problems that could cause. let's check out some of the other stories on our rundown. news edge at 11:00 will be right back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. >>> two d.c. council members want to put the brakes on people drive doing fast in the city. they've
shawn yancy everywhere at 11:00. >> shanee liggins is charged with the stabbing death of kortneigh mccoy. she claims someone else cabbed mccoy in an -- stabbed mccoy in an off party catch us over the weekend. >>> passengers in -- campus over the weekend. >>> passengers in dulles airport got an eyeful after a man was picked up walking around naked. he was seen in the main terminal early this morning. police took him into custody and do not plan to file charges....
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. >> and i'm shawn yancy. the penn state camp success quiet tonight less than 24 hours -- campus is quiet tonight less than 24 hours after thousands of students spilled into the streets to protest patranya's firing. fox 5 is covering -- to protest joe paterno's firing. paul wagner are the latest. >> reporter: the campus is call tonight. i'm standing on college avenue where there were thousands of people last night, some of them becoming quite violent. the police here at the college had to use pepper spray to get people to calm down. earlier today the governor came here to the campus, tom corbett, and asked the students to refrain from violence and then endorsed the board of trustees and their decision to fire the university president and the football coach. >> i was disappointed in their actions. i support the board's decision. their actions caused me to not have confidence in their ability to continue to lead. >> reporter: just minutes after the board announced its decision late last night thousands of people
. >> and i'm shawn yancy. the penn state camp success quiet tonight less than 24 hours -- campus is quiet tonight less than 24 hours after thousands of students spilled into the streets to protest patranya's firing. fox 5 is covering -- to protest joe paterno's firing. paul wagner are the latest. >> reporter: the campus is call tonight. i'm standing on college avenue where there were thousands of people last night, some of them becoming quite violent. the police here at the college...
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i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. that video giving us a look inside the mind of the man police say was allegedly trying to fire shots at president obama. he's charged with trying to assassinate the president. fox 5 as he ross plight has more of the video you're sighing -- roz plater as more of the video you're seeing follow the first time. >> this man was asked to make a tape in a making a difference for oprah winfrey. it sat on the shelf until the girl friend of hernandez told secret service about it and tonight we'll show you portions of it. towards the end of the 45 minute long tape oscar ortega hernandez makes what may be his most startling claim in his appeal to oprah. >> you see, oprah, there is still so much more that god needs me to express to the world. it's not just a coincidence that i look like jesus. i am the modern day jesus christ that you all have been waiting for. >> reporter: never mentioned president obama but did lash out at the government accusing the feds of waging war for oil. >> because the go
i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. that video giving us a look inside the mind of the man police say was allegedly trying to fire shots at president obama. he's charged with trying to assassinate the president. fox 5 as he ross plight has more of the video you're sighing -- roz plater as more of the video you're seeing follow the first time. >> this man was asked to make a tape in a making a difference for oprah winfrey. it sat on the shelf until the girl friend of hernandez told...
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shawn yancy has that in your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight, brian, some d.c. area airports made the list of the worst in the country. no. 5, according to the airports council international when it comes to delays, holiday performance and security wait time dulles is known 13 on the list. bwi marshall 15, reagan national 23rd, o'hare is the worst on the list. no. 4, eating canned food every day may raise the levels of bisphenol-a in your urine more previously than thought. a new study compared people who ate canned and fresh soup daily. bpa was detected in 77% of the people who ate fresh soup and in everyone who ate canned soup. no. 3, here's something to think about before your big turkey day meal. heart-related deaths increase 5% over the holiday season. overeating combined with traveling and entertaining, increased stress leading to heart problems. so eat right and exercise over the holidays. no. 2, it may taste good, but don't deep fry your turkey at home. deep fryers are responsible for five deaths, 60 injuries and more than $15 million in property damage
shawn yancy has that in your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight, brian, some d.c. area airports made the list of the worst in the country. no. 5, according to the airports council international when it comes to delays, holiday performance and security wait time dulles is known 13 on the list. bwi marshall 15, reagan national 23rd, o'hare is the worst on the list. no. 4, eating canned food every day may raise the levels of bisphenol-a in your urine more previously than thought. a new...
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. >>> a group of consumers alert, shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> 1st tonight a sure sign the holidays are here. no. 5 the salvation army's bright red kepts are popping up outside stores -- kettles are popping up outside stores across the cities. this year's red kettle campaigns hopes to raise $1.6 million. you can donate via cash and credit card from now until christmas eve. no. 4, the foreclosure rate has hit a seven-month high. the reason? many lenders were forced to slow or halt foreclosure activity after revelations of improperly signed documents. experts say the foreclosure activity that was suppressed by the robo signing scandal is now just reaccelerating. no. 3, starbucks wants to do for juice what it did for coffee. it bought juicemaker evolution fresh incorporated and plans to open new health and wellness stores in the coming year, no word yet where they will be located or what they will be called. no. 2, forget black friday. some retailers are prepping for black thursday. wal-mart is planning to open nationwide at 10 p.m. thanksgiving night. target will open at midn
. >>> a group of consumers alert, shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> 1st tonight a sure sign the holidays are here. no. 5 the salvation army's bright red kepts are popping up outside stores -- kettles are popping up outside stores across the cities. this year's red kettle campaigns hopes to raise $1.6 million. you can donate via cash and credit card from now until christmas eve. no. 4, the foreclosure rate has hit a seven-month high. the reason? many lenders were forced to...
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. >>> over to shawn yancy with your fox 5 top five. >> we're starting off with another price hike for people flying the friendly skies. no. 5, u.s. airways, delta, united and continental are all raising ticket prices as much as $10 round trip. the airlines are trying too boost revenue during a normally -- to boost revenue during a normally slow travel period. southwest and jetblue have not raised fares. known 4, imagine getting a double dose -- no. 4, imagine getting a double dose of the flu. two patients found with the h1n1 strain and the seasonal flu strain at the same time back in 2007. both patients fully recovered. no. try, apple has a fix for the battery -- no. 3, apple has a fix for the battery problem on its iphone 4s. there will be an upgrade in the next few weeks to fix the problem. limiting notifications and turning off a feature that automatically adjusts to new time zones has helped some customers. no. 2, help make sure a local child's holiday is happy. stop by toys r us tomorrow and donate a toy as the u.s. marines kick off their annual toys for tots drive. you are asked
. >>> over to shawn yancy with your fox 5 top five. >> we're starting off with another price hike for people flying the friendly skies. no. 5, u.s. airways, delta, united and continental are all raising ticket prices as much as $10 round trip. the airlines are trying too boost revenue during a normally -- to boost revenue during a normally slow travel period. southwest and jetblue have not raised fares. known 4, imagine getting a double dose -- no. 4, imagine getting a double...
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shawn yancy has your top five. >> up first tonight, why banning soda from schools doesn't really stop kids from drinking those sugary beverages anyway. number five, according to new research, 67% of 8th graders in schools with soda bans say they still have access to sugary beverages in school. researchers found soda isn't being sold in the schools, it's being replaced with other drinks like sports drinks and those high calorie fruit drinks. >>> number four is good and bad news in the housing market. there were fewer foreclosures in 2011. that means there are now more homeowners. according to zilla.com. 28.6% of borrowers owe more than their properties are worth. >>> number three, dc is the most shopaholic city in the united states. according to bundle.com. d.c. residents spend $263 a month on clothes, shoes, and other things. arlington, virginia, came in second spending an average of $255 a month. >>> number three may affect your weekday commute. or number two may affect your weekday commute. metro crews will be working on the red line monday through thursday evening from 8:00 p.m. to
shawn yancy has your top five. >> up first tonight, why banning soda from schools doesn't really stop kids from drinking those sugary beverages anyway. number five, according to new research, 67% of 8th graders in schools with soda bans say they still have access to sugary beverages in school. researchers found soda isn't being sold in the schools, it's being replaced with other drinks like sports drinks and those high calorie fruit drinks. >>> number four is good and bad news in...
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shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> we're starting off with good news for discount shoppers looking for designer clothing for less. known 5, versace is coming to h -- no. 5, versace is coming to h and m to launch an affordable clothing line. they kicked off with a star studded fashion show in new york. the collection debuts november 17th. no. 4, the state of maryland is getting ready for this winter's snow. in addition to snowplows it is adding two toe nows. they will -- tow plows. they will enable one truck to plow two lanes at a time. no. 3, the second stretch of the intercounty connector is opening up november 22nd and from opening day until december 6th both sections of the icc wii be absolutely free. the 18-mile highway will connect i-270 in gaithersburg to i-95 at bwi marshall airport. section three should be completed by 2014. no. 2, the d.c. war memorial will reopen this week closed more than a year for restoration. a special ceremony will be held thursday south of the lincoln memorial. the memorial was built in 1931 and honors local heros who served in world war i. no. 1 to
shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> we're starting off with good news for discount shoppers looking for designer clothing for less. known 5, versace is coming to h -- no. 5, versace is coming to h and m to launch an affordable clothing line. they kicked off with a star studded fashion show in new york. the collection debuts november 17th. no. 4, the state of maryland is getting ready for this winter's snow. in addition to snowplows it is adding two toe nows. they will -- tow plows....
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shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> 1st tonight you can blame the economy for the slowdown in new babies. no. 5, u.s. birth rates hit new lows in 2010, the third straight year with declines across most ages and all races. the weak economy caused women to put off having children because they worry they can't afford to start a family nor add to one. no. 4, the consumer alert, check your canal nets for smucker's natural pee -- cabinets for smucker's natural peanut butter chunky sold nationwide the past week. expiration date is august 3rd or 4th of 2012. no. 3, microsoft is stepping up competition with its new store on tysons corner to compete with apple stores filled with phones and tablets. microsoft stores carry computers, games and software upgrades and there are only 14 stores nationwide. no. 2, no smoking allow. arlington county posted smoke free signs in all parks and playgrounds within 50 feed where children gather. -- feet within where children gather. no. 1, if you're traveling to grandma's this thanksgiving, you'll have plenty of company. aaa predicts a 4% increase over las
shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> 1st tonight you can blame the economy for the slowdown in new babies. no. 5, u.s. birth rates hit new lows in 2010, the third straight year with declines across most ages and all races. the weak economy caused women to put off having children because they worry they can't afford to start a family nor add to one. no. 4, the consumer alert, check your canal nets for smucker's natural pee -- cabinets for smucker's natural peanut butter chunky sold...
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shawn yancy has that in your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight larging news about hiv and aids -- alarming news about hiv and aids. known 5, nearly three in four americans with -- no. 5. nearly three in four americans with hiv do not have their illness under control with medication. the cdc says about 1.2 million americans have hiv. no. 4, starting tomorrow a generic version of the popular cholesterol drug lipitor will go on sale. experts say a generic version will likely mean lower copays. the average is about $10. talk to your doctor and pharmacist about kerns with changing to a generic -- concerns with changing to a generic. no. 3, using a wireless computer could hurt a man's chances of becoming a father. a new study suggests radiation from lap tops can damage sperm. first it was thought it was the heat. now they speculate keeping a wireless laptop on or near the testes may result in decreased male fertility. >>> after nearly 45 years a safeway store is closing. nearby neighbors will still be able to shop at trader joe's and whole foods. no. 1, if your weekend plans include riding metro
shawn yancy has that in your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight larging news about hiv and aids -- alarming news about hiv and aids. known 5, nearly three in four americans with -- no. 5. nearly three in four americans with hiv do not have their illness under control with medication. the cdc says about 1.2 million americans have hiv. no. 4, starting tomorrow a generic version of the popular cholesterol drug lipitor will go on sale. experts say a generic version will likely mean lower...
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shawn yancy has that and more in your fox 5 top five. >> we begin with new recommendations that could save your child's life. no. 5, every child between 9 and 11 years old should be tested for high cholesterol. that's the rental of recommendation of a panel by the national heart, lung and blood institute. past screening recommendations were only for children with a family history of early heart disease and high cholesterol. no. 4, a new study shows kicking the habit is hard. the centers for disease control and prevention finds about 69% of smokers last year wanted to quit but only about 1/10 were able to follow true. 1-800-quit-now is the free help line. no. try, do you have what it takes -- no. 3, do you have what it takes to be a master chef? d.c. auditions for the hit fox show are being held saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at trinity washington university, 125 michigan avenue in northeast, d.c. no. 2, the national cathedral will reopen for tours starting sunday afternoon following the morning services. the cathedral was closed to the public after cruise discovered serious damage fr
shawn yancy has that and more in your fox 5 top five. >> we begin with new recommendations that could save your child's life. no. 5, every child between 9 and 11 years old should be tested for high cholesterol. that's the rental of recommendation of a panel by the national heart, lung and blood institute. past screening recommendations were only for children with a family history of early heart disease and high cholesterol. no. 4, a new study shows kicking the habit is hard. the centers...
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shawn yancy has the details. >> up first tonight the foreclosure crisis is far from over. no. 5, it started five years ago and a new report says we're not even halfway through it. more than 42 million americans got home loans between 2004 and 2008. by february of this year 2.7 million of those households have lost their homes to foreclosure and an additional 3.6 million households are still at risk. no. 4, they are waiting until the holidays are over, but ups is still raising rates. customers will see a 4.9% increase on ground, air and international shipments. the new rates take effect the start of the new year. no. 3, major news in the fight against pres cancer. the fda cleared the -- against breast cancer. the fda declared avastin should no longer be used. the fda says there was a lack of proof it worked but there was enough evidence that the drug caused severe high blood pressure and hemorrhaging. no. 2, a great weekend activity, the new first lady's exhibition opens saturday at the smithsonian. it features china, 26 dresses including some worn by francis cleveland, lou
shawn yancy has the details. >> up first tonight the foreclosure crisis is far from over. no. 5, it started five years ago and a new report says we're not even halfway through it. more than 42 million americans got home loans between 2004 and 2008. by february of this year 2.7 million of those households have lost their homes to foreclosure and an additional 3.6 million households are still at risk. no. 4, they are waiting until the holidays are over, but ups is still raising rates....
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shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight, brian, if you have dreamed of being an astronaut, now is your chance. no. 5, nasa is hiring. with all the veteran astronauts leaving the space program nasa is looking for some brand-new astronauts and because the u.s. space shuttle fleet is retired, all the new hires will get to fly on the russian rockets to the international space station and eventually on american built commercial rockets and later u.s. crew capsules. >>> no. 4, heads up if you wear contacts. cooper vision is recalling 5 million lenses already shipped to customers. the recall now includes the a very ra sphere lenses. there's -- avera sphere lenses. there's concerned they could be contaminated with soil residue. no. 3, nearly one in five americans over the age of 12 has some form of hearing loss in one or both ears. women and black americans were significantly less likely to suffer from substantial hearing loss than whites, men or hispanics. experiments believe estrogen and melanin in darker skin may have protective effects on the ears. no. 2, facebook is investiga
shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight, brian, if you have dreamed of being an astronaut, now is your chance. no. 5, nasa is hiring. with all the veteran astronauts leaving the space program nasa is looking for some brand-new astronauts and because the u.s. space shuttle fleet is retired, all the new hires will get to fly on the russian rockets to the international space station and eventually on american built commercial rockets and later u.s. crew capsules....
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shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight how you can get your hands on grande new ipod for free. no. 5 -- a brand-new ipod for free of no. 5, you own one of those first generation ipad nanos, you can trade it in for a new one. there are concerns the battery may overheat. the affected in notices were sold between september of '05 and september of '06. the first nanos have a white or plastic front and silver metal back. no. 4, booking a flight on spirit airlines will cost twice as much online. the airline is upping its passenger usage fee from 899 each way to 16,909. you can afford the fee if -- 16.99. you can afford the fee if you a of purchase in person. >>> no. 3, you drink two or more sugary drinks a day, you are four times more likely to develop high triglyceride levels which are bad for your heart. no. 2, amazon's kindle fire tablet is now on sale. it's about half the size of apple's ipad and less than half the price. it's $199. the tablet connects to the web via wi-fi streams movies and tv and supports thousands of apps. no. 1, buckle up. virginia, state and local
shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight how you can get your hands on grande new ipod for free. no. 5 -- a brand-new ipod for free of no. 5, you own one of those first generation ipad nanos, you can trade it in for a new one. there are concerns the battery may overheat. the affected in notices were sold between september of '05 and september of '06. the first nanos have a white or plastic front and silver metal back. no. 4, booking a flight on spirit airlines will cost...
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shawn yancy is everywhere at 11:00. >> louie free said his investigation will be fair, comprehensive and relatively quick. he's already brought in former fbi agents, federal prosecutors and others to look into records from as far back as 1975. former assistant football coach jerry sandusky is accused of sexually abusing eight children. some of the alleged attacks took place in school facilities. >>> a provide test at california davis today -- a protest at california davis today. last week the protesters were sitting down when they were sprayed by pepper spray. the police chief and two officers are now on administrative leave. >>> loudoun county investigators say improper disposal of smoking materials caused this apartment fire in sterling. the flames broke out early yesterday morning at the building on reserve falls terrace. two people were taken to the hospital. the fire and smoke damaged more than a dozen apartments. it also did more than $2 million in damage. >>> a news edge investigation now, diving deeper into a story that everybody saw. recently we told you about a d.c. man who
shawn yancy is everywhere at 11:00. >> louie free said his investigation will be fair, comprehensive and relatively quick. he's already brought in former fbi agents, federal prosecutors and others to look into records from as far back as 1975. former assistant football coach jerry sandusky is accused of sexually abusing eight children. some of the alleged attacks took place in school facilities. >>> a provide test at california davis today -- a protest at california davis today....
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shawn yancy with your fox 5 top five. >> no. 5, you complained, bank of america heard you and they listened. it decided to drop the $5 a month fee allowing customers to use their own debit cards not to mention competing banks also deciding to do away with those fees putting more pressure on bank of america to follow suit. no. 4, a new study shows women with family members who test positive for the breast cancer gene don't automatically have a higher risk of getting the disease. stanley ford researchers compared breast cancer rates -- stanford researchers compared breast cancer rates between carriers and noncarriers of the gene. no. 3 the first lady smithsonian exhibit at the national museum of american history is closed put reopen november 19th in a new face and will feature more than 24 gowns including gowns from michelle obama, barbara bush, nancy reagan and jacqueline kennedy. no. 2, beware of fake ipads especially during the holiday shopping season. nearly 18,000 fakes and clones resembling the ipad experts say and the android devices were sold online in july. to avoid getting cheated s
shawn yancy with your fox 5 top five. >> no. 5, you complained, bank of america heard you and they listened. it decided to drop the $5 a month fee allowing customers to use their own debit cards not to mention competing banks also deciding to do away with those fees putting more pressure on bank of america to follow suit. no. 4, a new study shows women with family members who test positive for the breast cancer gene don't automatically have a higher risk of getting the disease. stanley...
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shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> up first, brian, when a lunchbox staple is now in short supply, no. 5 a smaller peanut crop this year caused prices to rise on peanut butter. not only is it hard on families, it's also hard on food banks. they're worried they simply can't afford it because it is one of the most requested items because it has a long shelf life, good source of protein and kids like it. no. 4, health officials are worried about outbreaks of measles and whooping cough if kids are not properly vaccinated. a recent study found more than 5% of public school kindergartners are missing at least one vaccine that's legally required because their parents are opting out. no. 3, metro is gearing up for the snow with a brand-new snow plan. starting in 2013 it wants to buy more snow removal equipment. they want to promise full service if we get 2 inches of snow or less. more than 8 inches, they say expect skeleton bus service on main routes and limited above ground rail service. no. 2, you have to find an alternate route in the morning. crews are closing broad branch road in roc
shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> up first, brian, when a lunchbox staple is now in short supply, no. 5 a smaller peanut crop this year caused prices to rise on peanut butter. not only is it hard on families, it's also hard on food banks. they're worried they simply can't afford it because it is one of the most requested items because it has a long shelf life, good source of protein and kids like it. no. 4, health officials are worried about outbreaks of measles and whooping cough...
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shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight, good news for college freshmen concerned about packing on the pounds. no. 5, turns out that freshman 15 is more of a myth. a recent study found women gained an average of 2 1/2 pounds, men an average of 3 1/2 pound their first year of college and fewer than 10% of college freshmen actually gain 15 pounds or more. no. 4, has your battery life die creased since you upgraded your iphone software -- decreased since you upgraded your iphone software? one expert recommends turning off the setting time zone toggle. go to settings and look in the systems services section. the change has doubled the certificate's battery life. no. 3, holiday shopping -- the expert's battery life. no. 3, holiday shopping expected is dismal. 1/3 of americans plan to spend less money this year. 15% only plan to spend more. topping the gift list this year, electronics, gift cards, toys and cash. no. 2. d.c. had some of the longer commutes in the country and it is bad for you researchers say. they found long community biz car and public transit have more -- com
shawn yancy has your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight, good news for college freshmen concerned about packing on the pounds. no. 5, turns out that freshman 15 is more of a myth. a recent study found women gained an average of 2 1/2 pounds, men an average of 3 1/2 pound their first year of college and fewer than 10% of college freshmen actually gain 15 pounds or more. no. 4, has your battery life die creased since you upgraded your iphone software -- decreased since you upgraded your...
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county councilman phil andrews explains the proposal to our own shawn yancy. >> this is a regional plan that would address the renale's ability to response to this scenario. it affected the whole region on january 26th. the council of governments appoint ad committee to develop recommendations to ensure we don't have a repeat of what happened that day. >> indeed. how are you guys working together with other cities and other federal governments to coordinate? we know the feds changed their policy for the first time in 14 years telling federal works to only leave the office by the time the federal government says so or stay put until the records are safe. what is the plan? >> one recommendation is that one, to better coordinate employee release policies. the office of personnel management trowels the release decisions for over 300,000 federal employees in our area and influences many others. so it is crucial what they do. they are resizing their policies so they will have a leave no late are than option to get people home before things get bad. and to use alternative work strategies and t
county councilman phil andrews explains the proposal to our own shawn yancy. >> this is a regional plan that would address the renale's ability to response to this scenario. it affected the whole region on january 26th. the council of governments appoint ad committee to develop recommendations to ensure we don't have a repeat of what happened that day. >> indeed. how are you guys working together with other cities and other federal governments to coordinate? we know the feds changed...
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i'm shawn yancy. >> brittany norwood sits in a jail cell right now facing life in prison without the possibility of parole for a brutal murder that stunned the entire country. our crews were inside the courtroom as the verdict was handed down. they have been following the trial since it started. let's start with you, paul, on how this went down in the courtroom. >> brian, the jury caught the case at 5:55 this evening. within an hour, they sent a message to the judge that they reached a verdict. as they filed back into the courtroom, these six men and six women were watched by brittany norwood. she looked up at them. she didn't do what she was normally doing, which was looking down at the desk, which wasn't paying attention to what's going on. the clerk said to the jury foreman, what did you do? guilty, the murray family behind me broke into tears. it was swift justice. a few minutes after 6:00 p.m., the six men and six women of the jury decided right away what they were going to go. >> we said, rest start off, which way are people leaning and everybody, are people leaning toward firs
i'm shawn yancy. >> brittany norwood sits in a jail cell right now facing life in prison without the possibility of parole for a brutal murder that stunned the entire country. our crews were inside the courtroom as the verdict was handed down. they have been following the trial since it started. let's start with you, paul, on how this went down in the courtroom. >> brian, the jury caught the case at 5:55 this evening. within an hour, they sent a message to the judge that they...
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i'm shawn yancy. >> and i'm brian bolter. we are going to scroll the election results, but it's the presidential election that has everybody talking tonight. herman cain says he has never even seen this latest woman accusing him of sexual harassment and this is one big lie. >> this is essentially a he said, she said situation right now. what herman cain is saying he did absolutely nothing wrong and tonight is placing the blame back on the media and his political opponents. >> i don't even know who this woman is. >> with his accuser's growing, he denies he has ever sexually harassed anyone. >> i never acted inappropriately with anyone. >> cain's acue cor, sharon accuser, sharon bialek said she asked him for help. >> he put his hand on my leg, under my skirt, and reached for my genitals. he also grabbed my head and brought it towards his crotch. >> bialek claimed she saw him last month. but herman cain says he only not didn't harass her, he says they never met. >> i didn't recognize the face. i didn't recognize the name, nor th
i'm shawn yancy. >> and i'm brian bolter. we are going to scroll the election results, but it's the presidential election that has everybody talking tonight. herman cain says he has never even seen this latest woman accusing him of sexual harassment and this is one big lie. >> this is essentially a he said, she said situation right now. what herman cain is saying he did absolutely nothing wrong and tonight is placing the blame back on the media and his political opponents. >>...
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. >> and i'm shawn yancy. gary giordano walked out of a jail in aruba hours ago released after four months behind bars. a judge says prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to charge him with anything related to the disappearance of robyn gardner. fox 5's will thomas has the latest developments now from the newsroom. >> investigators still consider him a suspect. giordano took out a $1.5 million travel policy on robyn gardner naming himself the beneficiary and there were multiple inconsistencies when they interviewed him according to investigators, but after four months and no murder charge a judge finally said to prosecutors if you don't show me something else, i've got to let him go and that's what happen tonight. we just obtained the first images of giordano leaving prison. you will see him first on fox 5. the last known images of 35- year-old robyn gardner at an aruban restaurant two hours before she would disappear. surveillance cameras also captured her traveling companion, gary giordano, seen by her sid
. >> and i'm shawn yancy. gary giordano walked out of a jail in aruba hours ago released after four months behind bars. a judge says prosecutors didn't have enough evidence to charge him with anything related to the disappearance of robyn gardner. fox 5's will thomas has the latest developments now from the newsroom. >> investigators still consider him a suspect. giordano took out a $1.5 million travel policy on robyn gardner naming himself the beneficiary and there were multiple...
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i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. the alleged motive unbelievable. police say they lost their lives because the suspect wanted their car. fox 5's laura evans with more from the newsroom. >> it is simply horrific. details of the killings revealed in court today. prosecutors say jane mcquain was in bed when she was killed last month. tonight i spoke with ronald mccombs who was a long time boyfriend of mcquain to get his reaction to what investigators say was the motive behind the murders. jane mcquain brutally attacked while she left stabbed through the blanket covering her, then bludgeoned to death with a 30- pound weight. her 11-year-old son william found dead in the woods miles from home. police believe he was killed with a baseball bat. mcquain's former boyfriend ronald mccombs spoke to us by phone from nebraska saying he is devastated. >> i'm sick. a 30-pound weight, that's pretty bad. >> reporter: the suspect in the murders, curtis lopez, everything extradited wednesday from north carolina after -- was extradited wednesday from north carolina aft
i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. the alleged motive unbelievable. police say they lost their lives because the suspect wanted their car. fox 5's laura evans with more from the newsroom. >> it is simply horrific. details of the killings revealed in court today. prosecutors say jane mcquain was in bed when she was killed last month. tonight i spoke with ronald mccombs who was a long time boyfriend of mcquain to get his reaction to what investigators say was the motive behind the...
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. >> i'm shawn yancy. the committee in charge of cutting more than a trillion dollars from budget did not chop a dime. now the trickle down effect is sure to hit your wallet. fox 5's laura evans starts us off from the newsroom. >> 12 members of the bipartisan committee admit they were not able to come to an agreement. i literally a lot of talk and no action -- it's literally a lot of talk and no action and the finger pointing that started months ago continues. >> reporter: after two months of closed door negotiations the six republicans and democrats on the super committee have given up. president obama is reissuing the call for compromise to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. >> there will nobody easy off ramps on this one. we need to keep the pressure up to compromise, not turn off the pressure. >> reporter: the members of the bipartisan super committee had to finish a deal monday in orbed to meet a wednesday deadline to find -- in order to meet a wednesday deadline to find $1.2 trillion in deficit re
. >> i'm shawn yancy. the committee in charge of cutting more than a trillion dollars from budget did not chop a dime. now the trickle down effect is sure to hit your wallet. fox 5's laura evans starts us off from the newsroom. >> 12 members of the bipartisan committee admit they were not able to come to an agreement. i literally a lot of talk and no action -- it's literally a lot of talk and no action and the finger pointing that started months ago continues. >> reporter:...
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i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. we'll start off with the new allegations launched at presidential candidate herman cain, a fourth woman coming forward now saying cain sexually harassed her in the '90s. fox 5's ever working this one. >> sharon bialek said she never filed a complaint because she wasn't working for the national restaurant association at the time of the alleged incident and she said she doesn't plan on filing a suit now. her motivation? simply to put a face on the allegations that are dogging herman cain. >> i'm coming forward to give a face and a voice to those women who cannot or for whatever reason do not wish to come forward. >> sharon bialek is the first woman to publicly accuse herman cain of sexual ha a. when he was the top lobbyist -- harassment when he was the top lobbyist for the national restaurant association in d.c. >> just admit what you did. admit you were inappropriate to people. >> bialek said she lost her job with the national restaurant association in 1997 and went to cain asking for
i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. we'll start off with the new allegations launched at presidential candidate herman cain, a fourth woman coming forward now saying cain sexually harassed her in the '90s. fox 5's ever working this one. >> sharon bialek said she never filed a complaint because she wasn't working for the national restaurant association at the time of the alleged incident and she said she doesn't plan on filing a suit now. her motivation? simply to put a face on the...
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aim shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. police say cameras caught the criminals on tape. fox 5's wisdom martin live on tape. >> reporter: police say this is actually the first time they've had a robbery on camp us in about a year and necessity say the key to solving this -- they say the key to solve is this crime is the video of the suspect. this is video of one of the suspects involved in a robbery on maryland's campus. surveillance cameras caught him after the robbery walking into a college park store. police say the crime happened thursday night around 11:45 near cecil hall. >> one of our students was walking on the south part of campus toward knox road when two males approached him, bumped into him, engaged him in short conversation. our student turned to walk away and he was accosted by one of the men who put a knife to his throat. >> reporter: the student was not hurt, but the robbers took his money, wallet and cell phone. right after the crime police sent out this text alert warning students. >> i was actually really scared. i woke up to -- at like 3:00 and got a t
aim shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. police say cameras caught the criminals on tape. fox 5's wisdom martin live on tape. >> reporter: police say this is actually the first time they've had a robbery on camp us in about a year and necessity say the key to solving this -- they say the key to solve is this crime is the video of the suspect. this is video of one of the suspects involved in a robbery on maryland's campus. surveillance cameras caught him after the robbery walking into a...
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i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. another woman says she was leaving the shopping plaza where pham was last seen when a man jumped into her car. fox 5's bob barnard working this one in the newsroom. >> this may just be a sickening coincidence, but what happened in that fairfax county shopping center parking lot has vanessa pham's friends wondering whether her killer was trying to strike again. the 33-year-old victim in this case is there dressed in black heading to her car parked at the fairfax plaza shopping center on gallows road in merrifield. it's 8:30 p.m. on thursday, october 27th. that's her getting to her car. in seconds a figure appears in silhouette from the right corner. he's walking to the woman's car. police say he'll jump into the front passenger seat. she'll scream and run away. moments later that's him wearing dark pants and a lighter colored shirt leaving the parking lot. from a different security camera he's standing next to the building then walking off hands in his pockets looking all innocent. the
i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. another woman says she was leaving the shopping plaza where pham was last seen when a man jumped into her car. fox 5's bob barnard working this one in the newsroom. >> this may just be a sickening coincidence, but what happened in that fairfax county shopping center parking lot has vanessa pham's friends wondering whether her killer was trying to strike again. the 33-year-old victim in this case is there dressed in black heading to her car...
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. >> and i'm shawn yancy. the city's tax office is now taking legal action to try to get him to pay up. fox 5's audrey barnes spoke with him at his home tonight in northwest. reporter: the first question i asked barry moore as we stood on the porch of his house on military road is how could he rake up an $18 million tax bill. off camera he said he'll have plenty to say when the time is right. his neighbor like many in the district is outraged. >> i looked over there one day at barry's. i saw five cops coming upstairs and i'm thinking there's something really big going on hemp. reporter: mark barr said he stood and watched as d.c. police swarmed his neighbor's house. the city's tax office says barry moore was its known 1 on the district's list of 18 -- no. 1 on the district's list of delinquent taxpayers. >> i think everybody in the district should so be up in barmes this. it is unbelievable and i'm -- arms about this. it is unbelievable. reporter: tax office director steven fordy said they were recently made a
. >> and i'm shawn yancy. the city's tax office is now taking legal action to try to get him to pay up. fox 5's audrey barnes spoke with him at his home tonight in northwest. reporter: the first question i asked barry moore as we stood on the porch of his house on military road is how could he rake up an $18 million tax bill. off camera he said he'll have plenty to say when the time is right. his neighbor like many in the district is outraged. >> i looked over there one day at...
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i'm shawn yancy. >> and i'm brian bolter. herman cain on the defensive yet again saying these claims he's been having an affair more than a decade yet more lies. now you get to be the judge. his alleged mistress told her story first to our fox affiliate in atlanta. dale russell has the story. >> i'm not proud. i didn't want to come out with this. i did not. reporter: ginger white was worried a political tsunami was headed her way, so she decided to head it off by confessing she was involved in a nearly 14 year long affair with presidential hopeful herman cain. >> it was pretty simple. it wasn't complicated and i what i that he was married and i was also aware that i was involved in a very inappropriate situation, relationship. >> i have never acted inappropriately with anyone. reporter: ginger white said she met herman cain in the late '90s in louisville kentucky when as president of the national restaurant association he made a presentation. she was impressed. she says they shared drinks afterward and he invited her back to
i'm shawn yancy. >> and i'm brian bolter. herman cain on the defensive yet again saying these claims he's been having an affair more than a decade yet more lies. now you get to be the judge. his alleged mistress told her story first to our fox affiliate in atlanta. dale russell has the story. >> i'm not proud. i didn't want to come out with this. i did not. reporter: ginger white was worried a political tsunami was headed her way, so she decided to head it off by confessing she was...
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. >> and that is about hope, shawn yancy. >> half full. >> i'm not in the weather business but the hope business. >>> beautiful out there and that is turning into a nice evening. the temperatures are dropping off. let's look at temperatures right you in. 54 -- temperatures right now. 54 in mes ines. in the city -- manasses and in the city, 58 degrees; frederick in the lower 60s and martinsburg at 61 degrees. you get the idea. if you look back to the west, columbus is 57 and that is a little, eh, where we are, too, today. if you look to chicago, 39 degrees there right now and that is the colder air and that will touch us as we get into friday and then linger through parts of the weekend. still, the weekend is setting up to be very, very nice. there is a little bit of rain back out to the west of us. we have been talking about that and it won't get here this evening. nice at 7:00 and some clouds at night and the clouds will be increasing later on this evening. back to the west of us now. 54 at 9; 52 at 11:00 and, of course, this is for the city out in the suburbs. it will be cooler than t
. >> and that is about hope, shawn yancy. >> half full. >> i'm not in the weather business but the hope business. >>> beautiful out there and that is turning into a nice evening. the temperatures are dropping off. let's look at temperatures right you in. 54 -- temperatures right now. 54 in mes ines. in the city -- manasses and in the city, 58 degrees; frederick in the lower 60s and martinsburg at 61 degrees. you get the idea. if you look back to the west, columbus is...
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. >> i'm shawn yancy. with the fbi banging down their door we're hearing the frantic conversation between leslie and jack johnson. >> prosecutors want leslie johnson to serve at least one year in prison and believe some of the tapped phone conversations show that she had knowledge of the bribery scheme. they pled guilty to destroying evidence. jack did, too along with extortion. the issue now is how much time will they get? here's just some of those conversations the judge will consider. a federal investigation revealed a local developer helped provide then prince george's county executive jack johnson money for johnson's help with development projects. wiretaps captured some of those conversations. >> i've done nothing to him. i'm telling you. >> you could write a check for now thousand, right? >> easy. >> reporter: the next -- for 4,000, right? >> easy. >> reporter: the next chunk of audio the fbi at johnson's front door. johnson calls jack. >> yes, ma'am. >> two women are at the door. >> who? who is? >>
. >> i'm shawn yancy. with the fbi banging down their door we're hearing the frantic conversation between leslie and jack johnson. >> prosecutors want leslie johnson to serve at least one year in prison and believe some of the tapped phone conversations show that she had knowledge of the bribery scheme. they pled guilty to destroying evidence. jack did, too along with extortion. the issue now is how much time will they get? here's just some of those conversations the judge will...