andhen: laura wallen tessier had dated on and off for about a decade. but tessier was dating a woman in damascus and recently had asked her to marry him. >> dozens of lies and inconsistencies. stephen: investigators say that both women believe that tessier was dating them exclusively. that a confrontation could provide a motive. >> total shock. to hear something like this happen to come and find out it is that close to home. and his tessier fiancÉe, the other woman, lived a short distance from where we are standing now. i spoke with their neighbors and fiancÉen said that the is also a victim of tessier. tessier is being held without bond. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. alison: and now, new memories of laura wallen she was once named teacher of the year. last night, and emotional outpouring at her school, and tonight the same in her neighborhood. tom roussey has that angle of the story tonight. tom? tom: yeah, we have an saying again and again how laura wallen was a teacher at wilde lake high school, but befo s job there, serve all years ago she was a te

officers found the body of 31-year-old laura wallen in a shallow grave. tyler tessier was arrested for her measure. she was last seen with him. her sister received a troubling text from her phone that night, it said tyler had taken her to a open field up in the damascus area, she said i'm not sure why we're up here, but he's taken nowhere. on monday tessier texted laura's sister pretending to be her, the text said the baby isn't tyler, the police found wallen's suv at a parking lot. tessier admitted to driving it out there, disposing of the front license plate, driver's license and phone. two days ago police arranged a press conference with tessier and laura wallen's parents. the parents agreed to take part knowing he was a suspect. police said his demeanor was suspicious. listen how he responds to a reporter about the last time he talked to laura. >> your last conversation was her? >>. >> reporter: detectives tell me the delayed reaction when he's thinking about how to answer question was suspicious. during the news conference there were parts he was eva

two days ago, police arranged a press conference with tessier and laura wallen's parents. >> laura's parents agreed do it knowing he was a suspect. at one point he even holds her mother's hand. his demeanor was suspicious. listen to how he responds when he talks about the last time he talked with her. >> any of your last conversations with her? >>. >> reporter: detectives say that delayed reaction when he's thinking about how to answer that question was suspicious. they also say that he was evasive at times during that news conference and had inconsistencies when they questioned him. as for laura wallen, well, autopsy, the medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death. the suspect, tyler tessier, is expected to be in court today at a bond hearing. he's charged withst county police headquarters, i'm shomari stone, news 4. >>> last night, students and teachers held a vigil for her at wildlife high school in columbia. they came together to pray for her return before any of them learned her body was found. understandably, they were emotional and several students told us that m

laura wallen, a teacher, four months pregnant, numerous stories on this. her students canvassing the area for their missing teacher. police have now said that laura wallen was found dead and a suspect has been taken into custody. from the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >> such sad news, especially as people are about to start a vigil just a little while from now. we will stay on top of this story and we'll be covering this for you on news4 at 11:00. thank you, erika. >>> a different iphone concern now. an iphone 7 caught fire at a local middle school and forced students to evacuate at westland middle school in bethesda. she says the iphone had an which may have sparked that fire. they first noticed flames when he took the phone out of his pocket. >>> the family of freddie gray is looking for someone to be held accountable for their son's death. six baltimore police officers will not be charned with civil rights offenses but one of the lawyers dropped another bombshell saying that members within the baltimore police department deliberately tried to obstruct

that's the man police introduced to the public at laura wallen's boyfriend. however we're learning there's a lot more to this >> we know that many of you are grieving with laura's family tonight. >> reporter: more than one week after 31-year-old laura wallen was last heard from montgomery county police found her body in a field off price distillery road in demass as and tyler tessier has been arrested for her murdered. >> cadaver dogs indicated on the area and ultimately detectives found the body of laura wall anyone a shallow grave. >> tyler tessier was introduced to the public monday as laura's boyfriend and father of her unborn child. laura's family was seen holding his hand and comforting him. police say it was all a roos to get tyler to talk. >> the decision to allow him to participate in that news conference was a calculated decision made by the detectives in this case for the expressed purpose of hearing what he had to say. it was done with the approval and knowledge of of the victim's family. >> meanwhile "fox5" confirmed from a source close to laura

but again, suspect has been arrested for the, an olney woman, laura wallen who has been missing for the past several days. we'll have more when we come back. >>> would you ever go sky dividing, i play indoor teaching students the art of sky diving, gary mcgrady is at i fly in ashburn, gary i had the tonight to do this about two, three years ago, it's awesome and cool that kids will get to do this. >> reporter: you know what it's not only they get to do it. but they get to learn something, they do something while learning and say hey, you know, science, technology, engineering, math, it's cool. it's cool. trevor is the general manager. it's called i fly stem. wait, i fly got a great way to market themselves and make more kids come out. i've talked to the stem teacher. her name is lisa bacon, teaches the kids and serious stuff, and look, tell us trevor what's going on. >> what we're doing right now is a bit of a lab that we'll do with the child actually measure different objects, they're little cush balls but the kids will get to create hypotheses about how they think they will react and

laura wallen had not been seen since before labor day. montgomery county police believe tyler tessier killed her and buried her in a shallow grave. >> a man who confessed to killing a local yoga instructor will spend 30 years in prison. duane johnson pled guilty to mccull i's death. johnson admitted to sexually assaulting the d.c. woman before killing her and her leaving her body in her car. >>> president trump tweeting no deal made on daca. this after president and congressional democrats. chuck schumer and nancy pelosi released a statement saying they discussed daca and the border wall. the president went on to say, massive border security would have to be agreed to in exchange for consent. would be subject to vote. >>> there is a bit of a debate happening in at that koek a park right now. it has to do with certain street names. at that koek a patakoma park -- inspired street names -- a historian says there's no documentation about why -- if takoma seeks any change, the city council would also weigh in. >>> here's a story in the news fe

stephen: he and laura wallen were last seen together september 2. investigators believe that he took her to the remote area near damascus shortly after, near the home where he lived part-time with another girlfriend. >> she sent a text message saying that tyler had taken her to an open field in damascus. stephen: so far, no definitive word on a motive. >> he was in a relationship. people talked about the fact the victim is pregnant. that is all speculation. investigators told me that tyler had two girlfriends, possibly three. tonight he is behind bars, awaiting an appearance in court. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. alison: as mentioned, the man accused of killing laura wallen pleaded for help finding her just days ago. tonight, the police say they allowed the press conference to go on even as he was already a suspect. tim barber sifting through what he said monday. it is really just stunning to go back and see this. spokehe accused killer right to lore as if she was alive. detectives say that tyler knew his girlfriend and unborn child were never comin

laura wallen last heard from on september 4, labor day. she was reported missing the next day when she didn't arrive for the first day of school. yesterday evening, police announced they found body and arrested her boyfriend. the next hearing scheduled for a month from now but if there are any new developments we will bring them your way. at 4:30 we break down the investigation with a veteran f.b.i. profiler. jonathan: we have breaking news. a shooting involving the community store in the alexandria portion of fairfax county. our stephen tschida is just got there moments ago. what is happening out there? stephen: this is what went down before 1:30 this afternoon. right here, just to my right. you can see the baseball area, that is where the security guard confronted this man with two unleashed pitbull mix dogs. there is a day care inside the gum spring rec center. apparently an altercation developed between the man with the dogs and the security guard. right over there where the red tape is, that is where the security guard is believed to

laura wallen is four months pregnant. just yesterday her familiar father and boyfriend spoke out to the public hoping someone will come forward. her family is now offering a $25,000 reward. tomorrow night a gathering of hope for laura is planned in colombia. fox5 will continue to follow this important story. make sure you stay with us for all the latest updates. anjali hemphill, fox5 local underway in florida following the detrucks of hurricane irma. take a large audience at this video from tampa. the storm roofed of ripped roofs of a building. the storm is being blamed for a dozen dweghts in florida bringing the overall death toll to 55. it could be weeks before all the power is restored. also the white house announced president trump will visit florida on thursday. >> here's a live look outside. let's see, yes, it's dark once again. it has been a nice day and a nice night. how long will the weather last, sue. >> i'm going to check in with the we have had a pretty quiet diane you probably noticed we had some clouds aroun

. >> more than one week after laura wallen was last heard from they found her body price distillery road me demascus and her boyfriend was arrested in her murder. >> they found a batch of ground in a field. cadaver dogs con veepd on the area and ultimately detectives found the body of laura wallen in a shallow grave. >> tyler tessier was introduced to the public as laura's boyfriend and father of her unborn child. they were seen holding his hand and comforting him and it was all a rouse to get him to talk. >> decision to allow him to participate in the news conference was calculated decision made by the detest activities in this case for the expressed purpose of hearing what he had to say done with the approval and knowledge of the victim's family. >> meanwhile "fox5" confirmed through a source close to laura tyler was living in demascus with another woman and was in a relationship with her for years. and that source says laura recently found out about that situation and th something to do with her disappearance. >> we've determined that mr. tessier was the last person known to have been

laura wallen's family was all here. her parents, her sister and brother-in-law. a group of extended family and friends came to support them through this unimaginable tragedy. appeared on a monitor from jail. the big news we learned today from the prosecution, tessier was engaged to another woman. he proposed to that woman after finding out that laura was pregnant and around the same time tyler had asked laura's father for his blessing to marry her. laura's dad found the strength to talk to us today after the hearing. he spoke about sitting through monday's press conference with tessier knowing that he was a suspect. >> he is a monster and he is a liar. and it is -- it was absolutely the hardest thing that my wife could do, would be to sit next to him and hold his hand. >> reporter: laura's father adding that despite everything, he is thankful to have his daughter back. now, appear in court again next month. for now he stays in jail. back to you. >> all right, kristin, unbelievable story. >> unbelievable. >> police say tyler tessier told a web of lies in the days

we're looking. >> montgomery country police say laura wallens isn't a text message to her family last monday morning that left them krnd a message investigators have so far dec release or describe. the very next day tuesday the 5th she failed to show up for work on first day of school. and two days later on the 7th her car was found in the 10600 grammarcy place in columbia not far from columbia mall and merriweather pavilion. >> i wanted to let laura know we're outlooking for her and not giving up on her. she is still alive somewhere and our family would like to offer a reward of $25,000. her student just adored her as we do. and we just want her back. >> laura wallen is four months pregnant and police are calling her disappearance suspicious. tyler tesier says laura was very excited for the new school years and nothing seemed out of place before she disappeared. >> i think leading up to, leading she's missing i don't, i don't believe anybody has any inclination to think that something was wrong. >> now the family is the one that is offing this $5,000 reward. this is not coming from t

wallen comes home. >>> there's no doubt laura wallen's students at wild lake high school love her. new video tonight of the missing social studies teacher in the classroom where she is missed. >> we're going to read. >> reporter: lindsey marie now a freshman at towson keeps watching these videos of her favorite teacher and now in much darker days she has recorded this one. >> ms. wallen, if you're watching this, i want you to know how many people love you. myself included. we are all missing you and looking for you and trying to spread the word so we can find you and bring you home. >> reporter: we met up with lindsey today to talk about her youtube tribute. >> she's one of those people who is really close to her students. she helped me through some personal family stuff. she was always there and she always knew when something was wrong so we developed a really close relationship through those years. >> laura, we love you so much. >> reporter: lindsey showed us this picture of laura wallen's classroom door covered with notes. pleading for her safe return. the howard county school s

police tell us laura wallen's parents did just that earlier this week. we saw it and it was all part of that calculated move by police as they tried to learn more about wallen's boyfriend, tessier. news 4's megan fitzgerald continues our coverage now from that very spot where that news conference happened on monday. megan, chilling to look at >> reporter: yeah, exactly, jim. that's what makes this entire case so troubling, is the fact that tyler tessier was standing right here just a couple of days ago next to laura's parents, pleading for her to come back. but police say at that moment they already knew that tessier was the prime suspect in this case. >> complete shock. >> reporter: police say from the beginning of their investigation, they knew tyler tessier was a prime suspect because he told several different lies. >> i don't know where she is. that's all. i don't know. >> reporter: but over the course of the police investigation, detectives say tyler knew exactly where 31-year-old laura wallen was. on saturday, september 2nd, two days before labor d

police confirmed laura wallen was shot in the back of the head. they have not said if that was the cause of death. they are still looking for the murder weapon. her boyfriend, tyler tessier, has been charged with murder. it seemed from the time that she first disappeared, her family suspected him but imagine for a moment, being those parents, having to sit next to the daughter's life. marcella robinson is more with us -- here with us with more on what that might have been like. >> reporter: really hard to imagine. her parents say that was the hardest thing they have had to do. sit there. prosecutors believe that a love triangle is the motive for all of this, because her boyfriend was planning to marry another woman. >> we were praying for a good, old-fashioned miracle. god did not give us the miracle that i asked for. but, he did give us a miracle, nonetheless. we have our daughter back. >> reporter: laura wallen's parents talk about their daughter after her boyfriend, tyler tessier's first court appearance. >> i pray that she is safe and, >>. >>

he lied to my face. >> that is laura wallen. the father of -- that is mark wallen, the father of laura wallen the girl killed here. he said he participated in the press conference because he felt it would get the, in his word "baby's daddy name and picture out to help break the case." he said his wife actually held the hand of the man they thought killed their daughter. she was so upset she was shaking and had to put a second hand on to keep under control. terrible story. in rockville, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: so may's she was able to hold it together. brad, thank you. grief counselors were on hand today at wild lake high school in howard county. that is where wallen taught and was named teacher of the year just last year. >> she represented best. the students are suffering today. >> the students talked about how disturbing it was to see her boyfriend, accused killer, speaking on the news. hear wallen's father talk about the decision to go along with that on the abc7 facebook page. jonathan: the clock is ticking in the ca

word of laura wallen's death spread wednesday spread wednesday night, just as students and coworkers were gathering at wilde lake high school to pray for her safe return. loved ones instead leaned on each other for support, as they mourned. several of wallen's current and former students were there. they struggled to make sense of the news. a mobile crisis team has been established at wilde lake high a mobile crisis team has been established at wilde lake high school to support the community following wallen's murder. breaking overnight. there are conflicting claims this morning about a there are conflicting claims this morning about a bipartisan deal between democrats and president trump, regarding "daca". president trump hosted house minority leader, nancy pelosi - and senate minority leader, chuck schumer at a white house dinner last night. afterwards-- the democrats issued a statement saying quote "we agreed to enshrine the protections of daca into law quickly, and to work out a package of border security, excluding the wall." daca she were brought to the u-s as children, from de

investigators - now revealing how laura wallen died . this coming as her boyfriend sits in jail this morning - accused in her death. john gonzalez is live in olney with the possible role a love triangle may have played - john? people are leaving flowers outside laura wallen's condo in olney. their memories of her. a woman who recently moved into the complex says wallen reached out, and invited her and her sister over. wallen taught social studies and law at wilde lake high school in columbia. students have placed dozens of notes on her classroom door.. as a tribute. 5:xx - new developments now in another high profile case in montgomery county. ryan hughes is a catherine hoggle - the mother accused in the disapperance of her two chidlren - now indicted on two counts of murder. jacob and sarah hoggle of montgomery county disappeared three years ago. they have never been found. their mother catherine has been the prime suspect. she's repeatedly been ruled incompetent to stand trial. previous misdemeanor charges were set to expire today.. bu

. ♪ [ music ] >> my teacher, laura wallen is missing. she's the kind of teacher that really genuinely cares about her students. and we all care about her. >> there never was a day where you'd walk in her door, and she wouldn't be there asking how are you? how is your day going? >> a really tight hug. which i could really use right now. so i've always just known you were there. >> the community's been rocked, because she is so important and special. and not like any other person i've ever met. >> miss wallen, if you're watching this, i know how many people love you, myself included. we are all missing you, and looking for you and trying to spread the word so we can find you and bring you home. >> the friends and loved ones who put this all together say it's important for people to know that miss wallen was not just another teacher, but someone who made a difference in their lives. reporting at the montgomery county police headquarters, michael quander, wusa9. >> family members say it is just not like laura wallen to get up and disappear.

he sits in jail charged with the first degree murder of his girlfriend laura wallen. she ws a beloved teacher and was four months pregnant. her father had this to say outside the courthouse today. >> we were praying for a good old fashioned miracle god did not give us the asked for but he did give us a miracle, nonetheless. we have our daughter back. >> matt ackland is following new developments in the case. he's in rockville right now with more. matt. >> reporter: jim, the wallen family walked into court today, a lot of them and sat in the front row. they watched as a man accused of killing their daughter stood in front of a judge. this is through closed circuit tv. then prosecutors laid out this case. they started with a missing persons case. that's what we knew last week. and they wrapped up by talking about a shallow grave. it was at a damascus farm where police made the sad discovery a shallow grave about 10 by 10. prosecutors say in court clothing was seen protruding from the ground. >> he is a monster and he is a liar. >> reporter: mark wallen laura's father sa

wallen says the other woman. just search laura wallen. >>> here's a look at the other top stories. in just a few hours, fema is expected to give an update on the federal response to hurricane irma. this comes after 64 nursing homes in florida still without full power, along with the relief and recovery efforts, there's a criminal investigation under way after eight senior citizens were discovered dead at a nursing home in hollywood, florida, on wednesday. >>> for the second time in weeks, north korea launched a ballistic missile. south korea responded with one of their own. they called it a dangerous action. >>> we're following breaking news. we're just learning about an explosion in london. at this point, we don't have a lot of information to share. reports say it may have happened in a subway station. british police would only call it an incident. they are rushing first responders to the scene right now. when we find out which subway station and if anyone has been hurt and obviously the motive behind the blast, we'll bring it to you right here. >>> you may have a pretty tough tim

exclusive insight from someone who knew laura wallen very well angelica lee. >>reporter: good evening, before laura's body was found, fox5 was contacted by a close friend, that friend told us about the press qurches orchestrated by police. they told us that tyler, her boyfriend was actually engaged to another woman. fox5 was the first to identify that woman and even make contact with her. however, we had to keep the whole thing under wraps in order to not jeopardize this investigation. well, tonight he we are shedding more light on laura and also learning more about how he managed to keep his double life a secret for so long. being a mom, that was her goal in life. that was like her mission. you could tell that there was this sense of calm that came over her when she found out that she was pregnant. christiana said she never expected her childhood best friend would end up dead. her body discovered in a shallow grave on a demass cuss farm. he is a monster and he is a liar. ever since watching the press conference today and he said that it was only thij we ever

a stunning arrest in the murder of missing teacher laura wallen. why police say they let her boyfriend spend days calling for her safe return, all the while he was a suspect in her disappearance. good morning washington. - another chance for rain today - warm & humid through the weekend - still watching hurricane jose today: mostly cloudy, warm and humid. isolated am shower. pm rain and thunderstorms possible. highs: 78-81 winds: sw 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. showers ending. patchy fog. lows: 59-65 winds: wnw 5 mph friday: partly sunny. warm and muggy. stray shower. highs: 80-83 winds: nw to sw 5 mph

news 4 broke the story after laura wallen disappeared before the start of the school year. >> she lived in olney, but the case spanned several communities and several days. police say they knew from the start that tyler tessier was a prime suspect and the victim's family helped crack the case. >> tonight we have team coverage as we dig deeper into the suspect's past and his attempts to throw off investigators. let's start with news 4's kristin wright. kristin? >> reporter: well, in court today and in this charging document, prosecutors spell out a possible motive. no bond today for the boyfriend. family, her poor family, heartbroken. >>> leaving court today, laura wallen's family. >> hug your kids every day because nothing is guaranteed, and we are all loaned to each other for just a brief period in time. >> reporter: her father with these words about laura's boyfriend charged with her murder. >> he is a monster and he is a liar. >> reporter: state's attorney john mccarthy says prosecutors will layout a motive at trial. >> obviously there was a triangle going on here. there were -- he w

police believe that laura wallen was killed on sunday, september 3rd. you may also recall that laura's car was found in columbia a few days ago and they tell us during that press conference that tyler tessier admitted to taking that car to columbia and dumping it taking off the front license plate getting rid that of along with laura's cell phone and driver's license. live outside montgomery county police hdq news. >> her former students are taking the news incredibly hard. many learning the news that her body was found as they arrived have a vigil of hope last night at wild lake high school. >> what motivated you? like why -- why you -- why you -- >> she's the reason we all graduated. i can say that for everybody here. of she's the reason we all graduated. she influenced us to be better in life. >> she truly is one of those special teachers that touches children here before she touches them up here. >> one student came from florida to attend the vigil. the school says today grief counselors will be on hand to help the students cope with the devastating

just search laura wallen. it's now 5:05. >>> here's a look at the other top if florida still struggling to clean up after hurricane irma. you can see destroyed homes. some homes still without full power. in a few hours we'll have an update. >>> for the second time in a few weeks, north korea launched a ballistic missile over japan. the u.n. security council will hold a meeting today to discuss the latest action. in a quick show of force, south korea responded to a missile tis of its own. that he called north korea's test a dangerous, provocative action. >>> violent protests on inauguration day in downtown d.c. nearly 200 people were charged with that protest. they're now learning that the charges will not be dismissed. lawyers for the accused rioters say that in the charging documents is not criminal, rather it's protected by first amendment speech. the judge disagreed, though. the alleged rioters will begin going to trial in groups later this year. >>> dozens of events are planned across d.c. this weekend. fr

police say laura wallen was shot in the back of the head. investigators found her body in shallow grave more than a week after she was reported missing. her suspected killer tyler tessier appeared in court yesterday facing murder charges. a judge denied his bond. family and friends are relationship with tyler was always a point of contention. >> he is a monster and he is a liar. >> ever s since watching the press conference, he said that was the op only thing we ever fought in. laura and i only got in one argument in 17 years and it was over him and that was the last i talked to him. >> police believed tyler was engaged to another woman and laura recently contacted that woman possibly to tell her haul pregnant. we're continuing to bring you the latest details of this tragic story. this morning the montgomery county captain who is supervising the case will be live here on fox5 at 8 o'clock answering questions about the investigation. >> meanwhile a man charged with stealing an ambulance from prince george's hospital center due in court today.

tessierthat is tyler pleading for the safe return of his girlfriend laura wallen. larry: last night, police announcing his arrest, saying he murdered wallen and buried her body. suzanne kennedy is live where tessier is due in court this morning. authorities saying there were inconsistencies in tyler tessier's story that ultimately led to his arrest after laura wallen's body found in a shallow grave in damascus. the 31-year-old was a teacher at wilde lake high school. she was last seen with her boyfriend september 2 at a grocery store stop her car was discovered several days later on september 7. police say they believe she was killed on the third. wallen was four months pregnant. police saying last night the last text her family received indicated tessier was not the baby's father. authorities saying it was tessier who sent the text. tessier appeared earlier this week at the press conference saying he did not know where wallen was, old and her mother's hand and pleading for her safe return -- holding her mother's hand, and pleading first of return. he will be arrai

police say 31-year-old laura wallen last contacted her family in a text message on sunday. her family says that they've been unable to reach her since. she's pregnant and is a teacher in columbia. she may be driving a black 2011 ford escape with maryland tags m522473. >> 4:34 is the time. president donald trump -- donald trump jr. set to meet with senate committee members behind closed doors this morning. the questioning is expected to focus on june 2016 and that meeting with the kremlin connected low. the committee system expected to is questions about the firing of james comey as fbi director. >> also this morning president trump continues his push for tax reform. it comes after he cut an unexpected deal with democrats leading leaders in his own party surprised. but now he's -- he needs congress to deliver on that package. the president is banking on bi proposal a reality. >> we need tax reform that is pro growth, pro jobs, pro worker, pro family and, yes, pro american. >> the president democratic leaders demands for a three month extension in the debt limit. the decision

the mystery of the missing pregnant teacher laura wallen tragically solved. her body found, her boyfriend arrested for her murder. this morning a closer look at what everybody is talking about the news conference where the boyfriend talked, all a setup by police and lauers parents. >> plus deal or no deal. breaking news right now from the white house as president donald trump slams the brakes on what a few hours ago had been an agreement with democrats on the dreamers act. but lots of back and forth over whether the president had sold out on the border wall seems have put any deal on hold. >> and the president heads to hurricane ravaged florida today. several nurng

laura wallen disappeared on labor day. it was only monday that tessier made a tearful plea for her return. >> i just pray. i pray that she's safe. she comes back. >> reporter: police think tessier took wallen to a wooded area near damascus, they say she was scared, took a photo, and texted it to her sister. at noon, crews found tessier's body there in a shallow grave. >> we had a real sense of dread that this was the way it was going to end up, and we were sad when we found the body that confirmed our fears. >> reporter: investigators said that showed in tessier's interviews, but police let him speak publicly monday. tessier held the hand wallen's mother. the family knew that police suspected the boyfriend. >> we had already identified a couple of inconsistencies he gave us. it was a calculated decision to allow him to speak at the press conference. >> reporter: as for the motive in this case and the manner of death, both of those still not clear. as for charges in the death of the unborn baby in this case, montgomery coun

laura wallen was shot in the back of her head. her boyfriend, tyler tessier was arrested for her death. prosecutors say he was leading a that may have been his motive. >>> today, catherine hoggle will appear in court. sources confirm that she has been charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of her children, sarah and jacob. hoggle was the last person seen with the kids in september of 2014. she had faced several charges, including child neglect but was not competent to stand trial. >>> dozens of events may impact how you get around d.c. this weekend. >> megan mcgrath is working on the national mall with the closures you need to know about. megan, it's going to get quite busy down there. >> reporter: yeah. we have a lot of different events. big crowds expected. many of those things are happening in the area around the national mall. you would expect that the smithsonian metro would be the choice for getting around. not so. for security reasons, law enforcement asked fwor the station to be closed. we'll see a lot of road cl

police believe laura wallen was killed that sunday september 3rd. now, you may recall that laura's car was found in columbia, maryland, and during that press conference last night, police said that tessier admitted to driving laura's car there, removing the front license plate and also disposing of that, her cell phone and her driver's license. live outside montgomery county police headquarters, i'm melanie alnwick, fox5 local news. >> thanks, mel. >>> 5:04 is our time right now. let's talk politics. chuck schumer and house minority leader nancy pelosi say they've reached a deal dreamer's act a the new deal would enshrine protections for the nearly 800,000 immigrants brought illegally to this country as children who had ben from itd from former president barack obama's program. it would include border security but not the funding to the construction of a border wall. >> president trump working with democrats to get tax reform legislation passed this year. one of the main focuses up for discussion is cutting taxes for businesses and the middle class.

wilde lake high school is less than half a block from apartment complex where laura wallen's black s.u.v. was found thursday night. that is the last big clue. police don't have evidence of foul play but they don't know where she is and what has happened to her. she is a very popular teacher at the wilde lake high school and former students think highly of her. that is why they are helping organize the event tonight across from the school. they are holding out hope she will come home safe. they are expecting a large crowd i'm told tonight. reporting live in columbia, in howard county. i'm tom roussey. abc7 news. jonathan: now to breaking news out of washington state. we come on the air, we are learning new information about a shooting at a high school a student is dead. three others are wounded but they are expecting to recover. a gunman opened fire in the peak of the school day. >> one more victim in the classroom. >> police say the shooter is in custody right now. the governor of washington calling the deadly incident heartbreaking. michelle: another big store we're following tonight. g

larry: the murder of laura wallen rocked a region. tonight we are learning more about how police and prosecutors are making their case against her boyfriend. maryland bureau chief brad bell is live in rockville to brad: i had an opportunity to talk to the lead detective on the case today telling me they have a mountain of evidence they will be presenting eventually to a jury in the courthouse. but there has been much talk about the press conference earlier in the week when the suspect was actually put under pressure. police wanted to see how he behaved when speaking into a microphone. and how he behaviored when looking into a live television camera. detectives were hoping to rattle suspected killer tyler tessier and trying desperately to find his missing girlfriend laura wallen. so were laura's parents, appearing with tessier at the press conference to plead for information, fighting their raging emotions. >> it defies description, the awfulness and the horror that we have been put through. >> the lead detective saying the telling mom

so much of laura wallen's story begins and ends at her condo. she was last seen here. neighbors telling us overnight, they saw police going into they are home appearing to be gathering some kind of clues. we're working with montgomery county police to confirm that fact. we can tell you, labor day morning about 8:30 a.m., she was last seen here alive d because she has not been seen or heard from since. her family now hoping that she's okay because she is also four months pregnant. often showing off her sonogram to friends and loved ones and posting it on her fridge at home. she is a well-liked teacher at wild lake high school in columbia. she did not show for the first day of class. it's a chilly development in the case. what they're calling a very troubling text. not telling us, though, what was in the text. it brought her dad to her condo. here, he found no sign of her. take a look at this as well. also missing, laura's ford suv. a black 2011 escape with maryland tags. 522 -- m 522473. neighbors telling us they have gone out to search for that vehicle and finding no s

but the hope is that it will help bring laura wallen home. back to you. >> w a kristin. >>> some students in the district walked out of school in the middle of the day in protest of president trump's decision to end daca. he saw dozens of kids as they left. we saw them from wilson high school in northwest d.c. headed for metro. the kids told us they plan to demonstrate outside trump international hotel downtown. >>> among those living in limbo, a local mother holding onto hope, she won't be torn away from her two young children. she is one of 800,000 who call themselves dreamers, hoping the president and congress reach a deal to allow them to stay. news 4's mark sea graves talked with an immigrant who got free advice on issues including daca. >> reporter: she appears to be living the american dream. she has a good job as a medical assistant. she's raising her two young children. but while her children are u.s. she's one of about 800,000 young people allowed to stay in the united states under daca. but since president trump's threat to end dac

laura wallen was four months pregnant and on labor day. her car was found five days later and her family is offering a $25,000 reward. >> let's catch you you up on you news from the city of college park. before midnight officials made a decision on controversial st mary protectress poseal to give non voting right to citizens. >> that came down after 4 hours of debate. what happened, mel. >> good morning, guys, quite the overflow crowd here last night and in the end of city of college park became the 7th in maryland to extend voting rights to non citizen and this vote was collide for a couple months because of threats city council members and the player. though the public hearing last night was mostly civil there was a large police presence. nearly 2 dozen people signed up to speak and debate went on until close to midnight. here's a sample of some of the public comment. >> reality is allowing all people to vote in elections is making it more inclusive that's history of voting rights expansion in united states and what happens to neighbors

a source tells "fox5" laura wallen's vehicle was found in howard county. we also learned there was a large police presence yesterday in a neighborhood near the school where wallen teaches. and fox r5 laura evans is live in columbia tonight with more on the story. lauren. >> tone yes, i we're right here at the grammar c town center and it's a community that is about five minute away from the school where laura wall school and it's a five minute drive away and neighbors tell us that dwled was a very large police presence here and they were in two separate areas and today there were police out here as well. you're looking at video of that. and yesterday, they say they were look around an area of a dumpster and they also towed away a black ford escape and the car belonging to laura wallen. now, wallen is a teacher wild like high school and be loved teacher there. she was recently named teacher of the year and her apartment is about a 30 minute drive away. and only maryland. and she was last heard from on monday when she september what police tribd arizona trou

jonathan: the police are handing out flyers in hopes of getting clues that may lead to laura wallen. nancy chen has the latest. nancy: the police say they need more tips. friends and family of laura wallen continue their mission to find the four-month pregnant schoolteacher. they searched across colombia not far fromolney, where her car was found late last week. investigators continue to search for clues. people are posting notes, pictures, and laying flowers at her home as the police investigate this is a missing persons case. wallen was last seen in olney september 4. there is a $25,000 reward from the family leads to find her. jonathan: you can sign up for breaking news text alerts at our website, just go to wjla.com /text. alison: meanwhile, present time for two men convicted of stealing guns from virginia stores. they stole 35 some way automatic guns from a store in chantilly in march. the whole thing was caught on tape. each of them will spend five years in prison. they were also involved in the attempted gun theft in fredericksburg. jonathan: high tech swiping thousands by pla

police say laura wallen was shot in the back of the head. investigators found her body in a shallow grave more than a week after she was reported missing. her suspected killer, tyler tessier appeared in court yesterday facing murder charges. a judge denied his bond. >> ♪ >> 5:14 is our time right now. live look outside, 68 summertime today, right, mike. >> yeah, all weekend long we'll be dealing with a mix of clouds and sun, temp in the mid 80. more typical for early september, our average high still just above 80 degrees. tropical satellite want to update you on josÉ this morning. still having trouble organizing. lots of wind issues. down to a tropical storm. it will get into more favorable water and air as it continues to push off to the north and east. models have tended to push it farther westward. so because of that now the cone of uncertainty as we like to call it, which is this kind of zone here, it does include the beaches of new york, new jersey, delaware and the even maryland there. again, some of our models are getting awfully

. >> miss wallen. >> reporter: laura wallen isn't at her condo in montgomery county and neighbors haven't seen her walking her dog in days and she talked with her family last on sunday. >> i said a prayer for her and her family. >> reporter: police will not say if the 31-year-old is in danger but they are concerned especially because she's pregnant. >> the children are thinking about things that could have happened to her. >> reporter: she was named teacher of the year two years ago. >> oh, she's really nice, really nice. probably one of the kindest teachers. >> like where could she have gone? >> reporter: nothing but unanswered questions like is she with someone else? >> i hope she is found quickly and know that people care about her and that, things will work out. >> reporter: i want to you take another look at the picture. she was 5'5", blond hair and blue eyes and about 200 pounds and likely is driving somewhere in her car, a 2011 black ford escape with maryland tags, m 522473. if you see her or you recognize that car, give police a call right away. reporting live tonight in columbia,

tyler tessier charged with laura wallen's murder. today we learned new details about the case and the victim's father also spoke out. fox5's matt ackland is live in rockville. matt, what a tough day for the family, for the community all around. >> reporter: oh, shawn, you're so right. this really is one that everyone is talking about and you're definitely right a tough one. today the wallen family walked into the courtroom. they sat in the first row and then they watched as the man who is accused of killing their daughter faced a judge through closed circuit tv. then the prosecutor stood up, faced the judge and basically laid out a case that started way then ended with a shallow grave. it was at a damascus farm where police made the sad discovery. a shallow grave about 10 by 10. prosecutors say in court laura's clothing was seen protruding from the ground. >> he is a monster and he is a liar. >> reporter: mark wallen laura's father says tyler tessier was the only reason he and his daughter would argue. he says as the investigation mo

the mystery of the missing pregnant teacher laura wallen tragically solved. her body found, her boyfriend arrested for her murder. this morning a closer look at what everybody is talking about the news conference where the boyfriend talked, all a setup by police and lauers parents. >> plus deal or no deal. breaking news right now from the white house as president donald trump slams the brakes on what a few hours ago had been an agreement with democrats on the dreamers act. but lots of back and forth over whether the president had sold out on the border wall seems have put any deal on hold. >> and the president heads to hurricane ravaged florida today. several nurng die in the sweltering heat after power outages left a facility with no air conditioning. why had they not been evacuate evacuated. >> if you're just waking up this morning we have your first live look outside. >> quick check on weather and traffic. tucker you're up first. >> steve, cloud cover and scattered rain showers in the forecast today. the remnants of irma moving three. details on the weathe

. >> at some time a vigil is planned at child lake high school for missing teacher laura wallen. pta is calling it a night of hope for students, familiar lane friends of the 32-year-old. many students are trying to actively help in the search passing out flyers and using # bring wallen home. laura wallen is 4 months pregnant and last heard from labor day her car was found five days later. her fatherly is offering a 25,000 reward. >> a man accused of killing a d.c. actress and yoga teacher will be in court. adrian dwayne johnson is in court for the murder of mc mccally. mccally was strangled to death and may have been sexll assaulted. >> time 4:43 topic of healthcare up for disc discussionment. both parties expect found veil new healthcare plans today. the latest republican healthcare effort is not a repeal of the afford kabl care act senator bernie santers is set to introduce legislation that would expand to universal health insurance backing business legislation at least 15 sdem catic senators. sanders wants to expand medicare from elderly patients to all americans. his plan wou

anyone with information about laura wallen should contact police. jonathan: i want to show you something. a woman walks up to the counter at a hotel. looks like she is calmly checking to the clerk about checking in. she is not. she is telling the clerk she is in danger. what happens next as a kidnapper watched from outside. michelle: shocking video. attacked with an axe. it came only minutes after an act of born and raised incian, dr. rrural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away. michelle: dramatic pictures to show you now. firefighters staring down the fire that destroyed families hose -- families' homes. it broke out on langston place in southeast d.c. by the time firefighters knoc

i don't know. >> reporter: one week earlier, 31-year-old laura wallen, a beloved high school social studies teacher, had gone missing. >> laura, if you're listening, doesn't matter what type of trouble. there's nothing we can't fix together. >> reporter: what tissr know is maryland police suspected laura was already dead and he might be the killer. police staged the press conference on monday hoping tessier might give away revealing details. >> it was a very calculated decision to ask him to be a part of that press event. >> reporter: in on the setup, laura's own family. her mother even holding tessier's hand. >> he is a monster. he is a liar. it was absolutely the hardest thing that my wife could do, to sit next to him and hold his hand. >> reporter: two days later, police would find laura's body buried in a shallow grave in a field belonging to a friend of tessier's. >> autopsy was done on the victim's body and it was determined that she had, in fact, been shot in the back of the head. >> reporter: and just hours later -- >> at 5:30 p.m. this afternoon, tyler tessier, mrs. wallen's boyfri

new details from an autopsy overnight show that laura wallen fufr suffered a gunshot wound to the head. her boyfriend is under arrest. police say they suspected tyler tessier's involvement early on in the case. so they set up this news conference with wallen's family. they wanted to see if he spoke and how he would react. tessier tearfully pleaded for wallen's safe return during that news conference. all the while holding the victim's mother's hand. >>> and the death of lsu freshman max gruver is being investigated as a possible hazing incident a pledge at the phi delta theta fraternity. house to a hospital where he died. alcohol may have been a factor. an autopsy will be performed today. lsu has suspended all of its greek activities as the investigation gets going. >>> police outside of los angeles are on the lookout for cell phone bandits who are caught on video dragging their victim with their getaway car. a young woman asked the victim at a gas station if she could borrow his cell phone saying it was an emergency. but then she bolted and jumped into her car. now, the vic tried to g

search laura wallen. >>> it is 4:31 right now. here's a look at the other top stories. >> fema is expected to give an update to the response of hurricane irma damage. this comes as up to 64 nursing homes in florida are still without full power. along with the relief and recovery efforts for those seniors, there is a criminal investigation under way after eight seniors died at a newsing home on wednesday. >>> for the second time in just a few weeks, north korea launched a ballistic missile over japan. u.n. security council will hold a meeting today to discuss the latest action and in a quick show of force, south korea responded with a japan's prime minister called the test a dangerous, provocative action. >>> and we remember these violent images from protests on inauguration day in downtown washington. close to 200 people charged in connection with the riots will not have their cases dismissed. lawyers for the accused rioters say the conduct described in charging documents is not criminal but protected first amendment speech. the j