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Timberlands. He is somebody. Hes somebody. And he is somebodys cousin. Reporter if there were any witnesses to the murder, police have not put out a suspect of the getaway vehicle if there was one. Charles walkers parents declined to comment on camera and at suitland high school, the principal described the teen as a popular young man. And never got into much trouble here at the school. Were saddened at the loss and that hes going to be missed. Reporter outside of the high school, classmates were emotional as they talked about their friend. When i heard the news, first i was trying to hold up and that is my brother. As soon as i heard it, i broke down in tears and everything. Charles was a good person. I love him and i miss him and that is my brother. Reporter in recent months, five tone agers were murdered in the county and the youngest 14 years old. And we know that some of the cases including the case of amber stanley, one of the more publicized murders of the teen killed inside her home is still in an open case and i saw the commander of homicide inside here a minute ago and i imagine he will be here with the chief. We saw some representatives from the States Attorneys Office here and as soon as this is underway, well get back with you. Thank you, paul wagner. What a tragedy. Now at 5, lawyers for the man convicted of killing Chandra Leavy plan to file a motion for a new trial. Guandiques attorney said his prosecution was predicated on a lie. The arguments were made during previously closed hearings. The records wereup sealed today. The case hinged on the testimony of a jailhouse inmate who said that he confessed to killing levy and is he is now serving a 60year prison sentence for hear murder. To virginia where Police Identified the body of jennifer pearson, she was pregnant at the time. Firefighters found her body after responding to her apartment complex on waterside view drive. Investigators said her body was badly burned and had trauma. Police had not named a suspect. And now at 5, were following a developing story out of Prince Georges County. A driver had to be rushed to the hospital after crashing her car into a home in glenndale. Karen gray houston is live outside of the home and that is lox like the car made it inside. Reporter it did, will and people say it sounded like a bomb went off when the car crashed into the house and youre in time for a tow truck crew that just arrived here and theyre going to try to figure out how to pull the car out of the building and that that crashed through the front brick facade of the house. It must have been going at a high rate of speed. When that happened, no one was home at the time. A mailman was delivering the mail and saw the whole thing and he went in to try and help the woman. We dont know what caused her to lose control of the vehicle and this is a toyota camry. We dont know if show had a mechanical problem or medical issue. The house has been declared uninhabitable and the home owner is trying to figure out what next and the mileman is counting his mailman is counting his lucky stars. As i am sitting there putting the mail in the box, her car comes though in front of me at 6 Miles Per Hour. Wow. And had hi everything correct, she would have hit me instead. The adult female driver. Approximately 40 years of age was in the vehicle and she was stunned. She did present with some pretty serious injuries and some possible broken bones, lacerations, bumps and bruises, and she was taken to a nearby trauma center. With serious and nonlife threatening injuries. Good thing you were not home at the time. And that is a good thing. Normally, that is where were sitting. And you did in your den . In my den. Reporter theyre trying to get the get the car out. The home owners bull dog was inside the house when it happened. Not hurt but shaken up. Will . The home owner and the dog are very lucky. Thank you. The murder trial of a maryland man accused of killing a mother and her daughter was delayed today for an unusual reason. A witness tried to commit suicide. John henrehan is live with the latest from upper marlboro. Reporter recall, shawn n2009, in Prince Georges County, there were two mother daughter murders. The trial pertains to one of those incidents. The surviving Family Member who discovered her mother and sister were gone was upset at the time and they were supposed to testify for the prosecution today. According to a source familiar with what is going on here, that witness attempted suicide. She was out of state and she was recuperating. The trial went on without her testimony. In january of 2009, karen and kar carissa loston, were shot to death in their home in largo. Two months later, dolores and ebony dewit, another mother daughter pair were murdered and their bodies were found in a burning, stolen car and upon seeing the remains, he had to briefly step away from the vehicle. And that is pretty bad. It basically took my breath away and i had to gain my composure for a second. Reporter upon seeing photos of the charred remains, one juror stood and began bolting for a bathroom. The judge hastily called a recess. The 30ier old Jason Thomas Scott is on trial for murder in connection with the deaths of the dewits. According to prosecutors, scott, who worked for u. P. S. , used Package Delivery address technology to burglarize a series of homes in the largo area. Both sides agree that scott confessed to the burglaries. That man was the burglar, declared christine murphy, who added that scott was the killer of the dewits. The defense attorney conceded to the jury, quote, youre not going to like what you hear about jason scott, but he reminded the panel that his client is not on trial for the burglaries and that he predicted that the prosecutions evidence on the murder count would fall short of the reasonable doubt standard. The trial could last for weeks. And the other motherdaughter murder case remains unsolved, although its an open investigation and this trial could go on for four weeks. Thank you. The paraolympic athlete accused of killing his girlfriend was back in court telling his side of the story. He said it was a tragic mistake and claims he shot his girlfriend on accident thinking there was an intruder in the home. He realized she was not in bed and used a cricket bat to beat down the bathroom dr. Door where he realized he shot her and took her downstairs where she died in his arms. She was buried today. President obama is pushing congress to avoid the automatic acrosstheboard spending cuts that will kick in march 1st. This is a rerun of the fiscal cliff fight. The sequestration cuts built into budget negotiations were delayed until march 1st. The president is Warning Congress that people will lose their jobs and National Defense will suffer if they dont take action. The cuts are not smart or fair and they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to unemployment. In his state of the union address, president obama himself admitted the cuts were a bad idea and what he failed to mention was that the sequester was his idea. And the sequester was the president s idea but meant to force congress to act because the cuts would be so objectionable to everyone on both sides of the aisle. Local leaders of government and business are not exactly happy over the budget stale meat. Theyre calling on congress to get a deal done and do it fast. Bob barnard is in the newsroom to continue. Bob . Reporter the Washington Area is home to scares of federal agencies. Hundreds of Government Contractors and tens of thousands of their employees all at some degree of risk if those automatic cuts come into they. Time is into play. Time is running out and local leaders are getting ancy. As you know, we have a large number of federal employees here but the problems and the impact go beyond that. Reporter the top elected officials of montgomery, prince georges, and howard counties met with reporters in rockville. Just down the street, the food and Drug Administration n. All, 47,000 federal jobs in Montgomery County. For us like our surrounding jurisdictions, we depend on the federal government. The uncertainty that congress is having on us right now is the biggest problem we have. Reporter in Prince Georges County, home to and rues air force base and nasa goddard, about 10 of all jobs are with the federal government. That is about 27,400 federal workers in all. 71,800 of the countys residents work for the federal government. These are not just numbers on a paper. This is not just petty politics between people on down in capitol hill. And those are actual folks who will not be able to pay their mortgage or rent and teachers who wont get grants or housing vouch ears vouchers on sale. Special ed gets cuts. The local level cuts for special Needs Children and lets make decisions on where the cuts should be and in an intelligent way, in a way that is balanced and moves us forward. Until that happens, it can be tough to govern at the local level. Reporter ken said that 12 of howard countys workforce, roughly 19,400 workers are employed by the federal government. Could this be a time when were going to cut back the work that is done at fort meade . I mean what planet are we living on . That anyone would think it would make sense to reduce the workforce of people that are working every day to protect our networks from cyberhacking, cybertheft . And sequestration is nothing less then an assault on small business. And that is gigi godwin, the president of the Montgomery County chamber of commerce j. They have to put their differences aside. Our Business Community needs certainty. Reporter and late today, u. S. Senator mark warner declared virginia would be hurt more than most states if the automatic federal budget cuts take effect in two weeks, will. The fight continues. Bob barnard in the newsroom. Thank you. Coming up, a couple targeted by a former l. A. P. D. Officer christopher dorner, speaks out for the first time. Another chaotic shooting spree in california leaves four people dead. Now, middle school are trying to figure out if the killings are connected. And how about this one . Thieves stole 50 million worth of diamonds. Wait until you hear how quickly it happened. Gary. And thanks, shawn. Watching some more showers on radar will show you where they are. And looks like were going to start drying out this evening. The colder temperatures are coming to and a little bit of wind. A first look at the forecast is coming up when fox 5 news at 5 continues. Stay with us.  land o lakes spreadable butterr with canola oil is made with sweet cream, canola oil and salt. Just three simple ingredients. Whats in your spread . A maryland teenager entered a guilty plea in court today for shooting an intellectually disabled classmate. The 15yearold is charged as an adult. Prosecutors say he shot Daniel Bowery in the back the first day of school last year at perry hall high school. He has downs syndrome. And part of the ploy deal, he will get no more than 40 years behind bars. And cbs news is reporting lanza was obsessed with a nor weekian man who killed 77 people in 2011. The report said that he wanted to be like the shooter here and kill more than 77 people. Right now, Connecticut State Police are dismissing the report from cbs and december 14th, he killed 20 school age children, six teachers and his own mother before taking his own life. Four people are dead and two others are hurt after a shooting spree in orange county, california. The shooting started around 5 00 a. M. And spanned three cities. The first happened in a home and the gunman killed a woman and took off and then he particular his own life. There is no word on a motive. The head of the Los Angeles Police Department Said that a review of christopher dorners firing is underway. Dorner went on a days long shooting spree and led authorities on a manhunt because he wanted revenge for what he felt was wrongful termination. Its too early to comment on the case, but new officers who dorner targeted are talking about their nightmare. And i have had a number of threats. I have been involved in significant situations and shot at and you accept that. Its part of it. When you get a phone call and they tell you that someones after your family and win a short distance of your home they have killed someone elses daughter, it made me sick to my stomach. Dorner is believed to have killed four people and hurt three others, apparently shooting himself in the head inside a cabin inside the San Bernardino mountains. A Chinese Military unit is responsible for cyberattacks that stole huge amounts of information from military contractors, energy companies, and other industries. The cyberattacks happened to both american and some other countries. They contained the most detailed accusations linking chinas military to the practice of government hacking and joining us now is tom kellerman, the Vice President of cybersecurity. Thank you for being here. Thank you for having mere. Members of a sophisticated Chinese Hacking Group are working with the chinese army. Any idea what information was stolen . Depends on the methodology widely employed in these campaigns and that basically to dispose of information after its garnered and youre creating a thousand and theyre colonizing and conducting reconnaissance to identify the true assets. And some people are like what . Who was targeted as far as you know . L i believe that theyre discussing the attacks on the media and some other organizations in occurred and they dont go in and take over the first town they see but as much infrastructure as possible to sunday out as many secrets or viable credentials as possible. And how worried should we be here . Its not just the question of u. S. And china engaged, we need to focus on the fact that there are dozens of countries doing this on a regular basis. Its maintained by corporations and the security is not is of the to currently stop the targeted attacks that are mustered in our environment. If part of our nations electrical grid was taken out through a successful cyberattack, how crippling could that be for us . It could be crippling, especially during a heat wave or a winter storm and i dont believe the adversary is trying to take down our infrastructure but read our minds and this is more a game of industrial espionage and economical espionage than sabotage. The Chinese Embassy in washington is saying its government is not engaged in computer hacking, i wanted to get that out there and tom, thanks for the insight today. A brazen airport robbery in belgium. A gang of armed thieves stole nearly 50 million from an airplane. Eight masked men cut a hole in the fence, drove into the tarmac with some flashing Blue Middle School lights. And then they broke into the aircraft. The diamonds were being flown to switzerland. It took them about five minutes to get in and steal the diamonds. What a change from yesterday. The warm weather during the middle part of the day and it was rain today. I dont know what else is and that is winter. Yeah. And a bit of everything. Yeah. And that is some rain, sleet and snow. And the mailman had to get out there and we have some rain. Were not talking about any snow or sleet from this morning and some good showers and this is moving from west to east and you will stay dry this evening and into the evening hours, that is looks like its over i 95 and to that bay. The rain shower for central sections of Montgomery County, germantown and gaithersburg into that and some parts of olney and carol county there and to the west the west of eldersburg. 46 in town and some colder temperatures and this anding going to get breezy and colder and this is looks like its going to stay cold the next few days. See you then. Thanks. And i we can agree. He was amazing as a rookie. Yeah. And what can we expect from bryce harper this season . Hey did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol . And it tastes good . Sure does wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right . Yeah. Its the honey, it makes it taste so. Well, would you look at the time. Whats the rush . Bee happy. Bee healthy. With clusters of flakes and os. Oh, ho ho. Its the honey sweetness. I. I mean, you. Love. Nationals are going into the season with high expectations. Last year, they captured their First Division title with some 98 victories. Scott smith has the story from viera, florida. Reporter bryce harper said he spent the offseason spending the night at the home with the family. But it also was a guest apnight show with Jimmy Kim Mel and that was another step in his plan to become the best. And at a young ageing, i would have said hey, i want to be a firstround pick, rookie oftheyear and, you know, i want to do all of those thingis and think, you know, that was just, you know, just a blessing. Reporter still 20, bryce still has time to grow, gaping advice beyond his gaining advice beyond his years, thanks to a manager five decades older. And he is hilarious and some of the things he said is great and its funny to hear a one liner. And he studied history more than most. Reporter wise beyond his years but those who know him best know sometimes he acts his age. He has his moments and is still a kid. That is fine and he needs to experience that and enjoy, you know, essentially his childhood, i guess and hes probably at the end of that. At the same time, you know, hes a ballplayer and, you know, hes really driven and he wants to be good and that is great. Reporter the ultimate team goal is within reach, a world series and series and that may happen this year. I hope so. Yeah. Coming up, a d. C. Council member is demanding changes when it comes to traffic lights. Why he said shorter yellow lights equals more green for the city. You saw it happen in Prince Georges County earlier met broad earlier in the broadcast. It happened in States Attorneys Office<\/a> here and as soon as this is underway, well get back with you. Thank you, paul wagner. What a tragedy. Now at 5, lawyers for the man convicted of killing Chandra Leavy<\/a> plan to file a motion for a new trial. Guandiques attorney said his prosecution was predicated on a lie. The arguments were made during previously closed hearings. The records wereup sealed today. The case hinged on the testimony of a jailhouse inmate who said that he confessed to killing levy and is he is now serving a 60year prison sentence for hear murder. To virginia where Police Identified<\/a> the body of jennifer pearson, she was pregnant at the time. Firefighters found her body after responding to her apartment complex on waterside view drive. Investigators said her body was badly burned and had trauma. Police had not named a suspect. And now at 5, were following a developing story out of Prince Georges County<\/a>. A driver had to be rushed to the hospital after crashing her car into a home in glenndale. Karen gray houston is live outside of the home and that is lox like the car made it inside. Reporter it did, will and people say it sounded like a bomb went off when the car crashed into the house and youre in time for a tow truck crew that just arrived here and theyre going to try to figure out how to pull the car out of the building and that that crashed through the front brick facade of the house. It must have been going at a high rate of speed. When that happened, no one was home at the time. A mailman was delivering the mail and saw the whole thing and he went in to try and help the woman. We dont know what caused her to lose control of the vehicle and this is a toyota camry. We dont know if show had a mechanical problem or medical issue. The house has been declared uninhabitable and the home owner is trying to figure out what next and the mileman is counting his mailman is counting his lucky stars. As i am sitting there putting the mail in the box, her car comes though in front of me at 6 Miles Per Hour<\/a>. Wow. And had hi everything correct, she would have hit me instead. The adult female driver. Approximately 40 years of age was in the vehicle and she was stunned. She did present with some pretty serious injuries and some possible broken bones, lacerations, bumps and bruises, and she was taken to a nearby trauma center. With serious and nonlife threatening injuries. Good thing you were not home at the time. And that is a good thing. Normally, that is where were sitting. And you did in your den . In my den. Reporter theyre trying to get the get the car out. The home owners bull dog was inside the house when it happened. Not hurt but shaken up. Will . The home owner and the dog are very lucky. Thank you. The murder trial of a maryland man accused of killing a mother and her daughter was delayed today for an unusual reason. A witness tried to commit suicide. John henrehan is live with the latest from upper marlboro. Reporter recall, shawn n2009, in Prince Georges County<\/a>, there were two mother daughter murders. The trial pertains to one of those incidents. The surviving Family Member<\/a> who discovered her mother and sister were gone was upset at the time and they were supposed to testify for the prosecution today. According to a source familiar with what is going on here, that witness attempted suicide. She was out of state and she was recuperating. The trial went on without her testimony. In january of 2009, karen and kar carissa loston, were shot to death in their home in largo. Two months later, dolores and ebony dewit, another mother daughter pair were murdered and their bodies were found in a burning, stolen car and upon seeing the remains, he had to briefly step away from the vehicle. And that is pretty bad. It basically took my breath away and i had to gain my composure for a second. Reporter upon seeing photos of the charred remains, one juror stood and began bolting for a bathroom. The judge hastily called a recess. The 30ier old Jason Thomas Scott<\/a> is on trial for murder in connection with the deaths of the dewits. According to prosecutors, scott, who worked for u. P. S. , used Package Delivery<\/a> address technology to burglarize a series of homes in the largo area. Both sides agree that scott confessed to the burglaries. That man was the burglar, declared christine murphy, who added that scott was the killer of the dewits. The defense attorney conceded to the jury, quote, youre not going to like what you hear about jason scott, but he reminded the panel that his client is not on trial for the burglaries and that he predicted that the prosecutions evidence on the murder count would fall short of the reasonable doubt standard. The trial could last for weeks. And the other motherdaughter murder case remains unsolved, although its an open investigation and this trial could go on for four weeks. Thank you. The paraolympic athlete accused of killing his girlfriend was back in court telling his side of the story. He said it was a tragic mistake and claims he shot his girlfriend on accident thinking there was an intruder in the home. He realized she was not in bed and used a cricket bat to beat down the bathroom dr. Door where he realized he shot her and took her downstairs where she died in his arms. She was buried today. President obama is pushing congress to avoid the automatic acrosstheboard spending cuts that will kick in march 1st. This is a rerun of the fiscal cliff fight. The sequestration cuts built into budget negotiations were delayed until march 1st. The president is Warning Congress<\/a> that people will lose their jobs and National Defense<\/a> will suffer if they dont take action. The cuts are not smart or fair and they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to unemployment. In his state of the union address, president obama himself admitted the cuts were a bad idea and what he failed to mention was that the sequester was his idea. And the sequester was the president s idea but meant to force congress to act because the cuts would be so objectionable to everyone on both sides of the aisle. Local leaders of government and business are not exactly happy over the budget stale meat. Theyre calling on congress to get a deal done and do it fast. Bob barnard is in the newsroom to continue. Bob . Reporter the Washington Area<\/a> is home to scares of federal agencies. Hundreds of Government Contractors<\/a> and tens of thousands of their employees all at some degree of risk if those automatic cuts come into they. Time is into play. Time is running out and local leaders are getting ancy. As you know, we have a large number of federal employees here but the problems and the impact go beyond that. Reporter the top elected officials of montgomery, prince georges, and howard counties met with reporters in rockville. Just down the street, the food and Drug Administration<\/a> n. All, 47,000 federal jobs in Montgomery County<\/a>. For us like our surrounding jurisdictions, we depend on the federal government. The uncertainty that congress is having on us right now is the biggest problem we have. Reporter in Prince Georges County<\/a>, home to and rues air force base and nasa goddard, about 10 of all jobs are with the federal government. That is about 27,400 federal workers in all. 71,800 of the countys residents work for the federal government. These are not just numbers on a paper. This is not just petty politics between people on down in capitol hill. And those are actual folks who will not be able to pay their mortgage or rent and teachers who wont get grants or housing vouch ears vouchers on sale. Special ed gets cuts. The local level cuts for special Needs Children<\/a> and lets make decisions on where the cuts should be and in an intelligent way, in a way that is balanced and moves us forward. Until that happens, it can be tough to govern at the local level. Reporter ken said that 12 of howard countys workforce, roughly 19,400 workers are employed by the federal government. Could this be a time when were going to cut back the work that is done at fort meade . I mean what planet are we living on . That anyone would think it would make sense to reduce the workforce of people that are working every day to protect our networks from cyberhacking, cybertheft . And sequestration is nothing less then an assault on small business. And that is gigi godwin, the president of the Montgomery County<\/a> chamber of commerce j. They have to put their differences aside. Our Business Community<\/a> needs certainty. Reporter and late today, u. S. Senator mark warner declared virginia would be hurt more than most states if the automatic federal budget cuts take effect in two weeks, will. The fight continues. Bob barnard in the newsroom. Thank you. Coming up, a couple targeted by a former l. A. P. D. Officer christopher dorner, speaks out for the first time. Another chaotic shooting spree in california leaves four people dead. Now, middle school are trying to figure out if the killings are connected. And how about this one . Thieves stole 50 million worth of diamonds. Wait until you hear how quickly it happened. Gary. And thanks, shawn. Watching some more showers on radar will show you where they are. And looks like were going to start drying out this evening. The colder temperatures are coming to and a little bit of wind. A first look at the forecast is coming up when fox 5 news at 5 continues. Stay with us.  land o lakes spreadable butterr with canola oil is made with sweet cream, canola oil and salt. Just three simple ingredients. Whats in your spread . A maryland teenager entered a guilty plea in court today for shooting an intellectually disabled classmate. The 15yearold is charged as an adult. Prosecutors say he shot Daniel Bowery<\/a> in the back the first day of school last year at perry hall high school. He has downs syndrome. And part of the ploy deal, he will get no more than 40 years behind bars. And cbs news is reporting lanza was obsessed with a nor weekian man who killed 77 people in 2011. The report said that he wanted to be like the shooter here and kill more than 77 people. Right now, Connecticut State Police<\/a> are dismissing the report from cbs and december 14th, he killed 20 school age children, six teachers and his own mother before taking his own life. Four people are dead and two others are hurt after a shooting spree in orange county, california. The shooting started around 5 00 a. M. And spanned three cities. The first happened in a home and the gunman killed a woman and took off and then he particular his own life. There is no word on a motive. The head of the Los Angeles Police<\/a> Department Said<\/a> that a review of christopher dorners firing is underway. Dorner went on a days long shooting spree and led authorities on a manhunt because he wanted revenge for what he felt was wrongful termination. Its too early to comment on the case, but new officers who dorner targeted are talking about their nightmare. And i have had a number of threats. I have been involved in significant situations and shot at and you accept that. Its part of it. When you get a phone call and they tell you that someones after your family and win a short distance of your home they have killed someone elses daughter, it made me sick to my stomach. Dorner is believed to have killed four people and hurt three others, apparently shooting himself in the head inside a cabin inside the San Bernardino<\/a> mountains. A Chinese Military<\/a> unit is responsible for cyberattacks that stole huge amounts of information from military contractors, energy companies, and other industries. The cyberattacks happened to both american and some other countries. They contained the most detailed accusations linking chinas military to the practice of government hacking and joining us now is tom kellerman, the Vice President<\/a> of cybersecurity. Thank you for being here. Thank you for having mere. Members of a sophisticated Chinese Hacking Group<\/a> are working with the chinese army. Any idea what information was stolen . Depends on the methodology widely employed in these campaigns and that basically to dispose of information after its garnered and youre creating a thousand and theyre colonizing and conducting reconnaissance to identify the true assets. And some people are like what . Who was targeted as far as you know . L i believe that theyre discussing the attacks on the media and some other organizations in occurred and they dont go in and take over the first town they see but as much infrastructure as possible to sunday out as many secrets or viable credentials as possible. And how worried should we be here . Its not just the question of u. S. And china engaged, we need to focus on the fact that there are dozens of countries doing this on a regular basis. Its maintained by corporations and the security is not is of the to currently stop the targeted attacks that are mustered in our environment. If part of our nations electrical grid was taken out through a successful cyberattack, how crippling could that be for us . It could be crippling, especially during a heat wave or a winter storm and i dont believe the adversary is trying to take down our infrastructure but read our minds and this is more a game of industrial espionage and economical espionage than sabotage. The Chinese Embassy<\/a> in washington is saying its government is not engaged in computer hacking, i wanted to get that out there and tom, thanks for the insight today. A brazen airport robbery in belgium. A gang of armed thieves stole nearly 50 million from an airplane. Eight masked men cut a hole in the fence, drove into the tarmac with some flashing Blue Middle School<\/a> lights. And then they broke into the aircraft. The diamonds were being flown to switzerland. It took them about five minutes to get in and steal the diamonds. What a change from yesterday. The warm weather during the middle part of the day and it was rain today. I dont know what else is and that is winter. Yeah. And a bit of everything. Yeah. And that is some rain, sleet and snow. And the mailman had to get out there and we have some rain. Were not talking about any snow or sleet from this morning and some good showers and this is moving from west to east and you will stay dry this evening and into the evening hours, that is looks like its over i 95 and to that bay. The rain shower for central sections of Montgomery County<\/a>, germantown and gaithersburg into that and some parts of olney and carol county there and to the west the west of eldersburg. 46 in town and some colder temperatures and this anding going to get breezy and colder and this is looks like its going to stay cold the next few days. See you then. Thanks. And i we can agree. He was amazing as a rookie. Yeah. And what can we expect from bryce harper this season . Hey did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol . And it tastes good . Sure does wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right . Yeah. Its the honey, it makes it taste so. Well, would you look at the time. Whats the rush . Bee happy. Bee healthy. With clusters of flakes and os. Oh, ho ho. Its the honey sweetness. I. I mean, you. Love. Nationals are going into the season with high expectations. Last year, they captured their First Division<\/a> title with some 98 victories. Scott smith has the story from viera, florida. Reporter bryce harper said he spent the offseason spending the night at the home with the family. But it also was a guest apnight show with Jimmy Kim Mel<\/a> and that was another step in his plan to become the best. And at a young ageing, i would have said hey, i want to be a firstround pick, rookie oftheyear and, you know, i want to do all of those thingis and think, you know, that was just, you know, just a blessing. Reporter still 20, bryce still has time to grow, gaping advice beyond his gaining advice beyond his years, thanks to a manager five decades older. And he is hilarious and some of the things he said is great and its funny to hear a one liner. And he studied history more than most. Reporter wise beyond his years but those who know him best know sometimes he acts his age. He has his moments and is still a kid. That is fine and he needs to experience that and enjoy, you know, essentially his childhood, i guess and hes probably at the end of that. At the same time, you know, hes a ballplayer and, you know, hes really driven and he wants to be good and that is great. Reporter the ultimate team goal is within reach, a world series and series and that may happen this year. I hope so. Yeah. Coming up, a d. C. Council member is demanding changes when it comes to traffic lights. Why he said shorter yellow lights equals more green for the city. You saw it happen in Prince Georges County<\/a> earlier met broad earlier in the broadcast. It happened in Prince William<\/a> county, too. A car plows into a house, the teenagers inside, why they should not have been behind the wheel. And a fortunate escape for a man whose house went up in flames. How he got out with secs to spare. [ woman ] looks like another glorious week in florida. That. Was. Awesome. [ female announcer ] how do you make your Family Vacation<\/a> this epic . Go to visitflorida. Com. There is another twist when it comes to red light cameras in d. C. The mayor and council have been at odds over how the signs should be set. One council mcis raising a question about Council Member<\/a> is raising a question about that. Reporter Council Member<\/a> Vincent Orange<\/a> proposed legislation that would take a long look at how long yellow lights last at intersections. He worries that some might be shorter and could be helping to catch speeders at red light cameras. So, we decided to check it out. Behind the wheel is a choice you have to make often. Go through the yellow or hit the brakes to avoid the red. Its primarily about safety. But when there is a camera, its also about money. Wont to make sure that people are getting a fair shake. Reporter it was this report from a the station in st. Louis that got Council Member<\/a> Vincent Orange<\/a> thinking. Are some yellow lights shorter than others . This fox station in tampa did a yellow light investigation. It was amazing. I never thought about it. When i saw the report that you can play with the time and the yellow lights, it would increase the revenue. Reporter orange proposed legislation on tuesday to set a standard for yellow lights, even though d. C. s department of transportation has one. Four seconds is the minimum yellow light time before red and some other factors might make it longer j. That number there is based on a number of factors, for instance, based on the size of the intersection and that is based on the listed speed limit. Reporter Council Member<\/a> orange brought up this intersection in northeast. 18th and south dakota. He said he is certain the yellow light is shorter here. That is like two seconds. Reporter so, lets put it to the test. It was not two seconds, this yellow ran 4 seconds what ddot said it should and we checked out several other lights in d. C. Here at south dakota and bladensburg where there is a speed camera, the yellow passed a test again at four secs. And there is a system in place to ensure that traffic is able to move safely. Reporter still, orange thinks its time to take a closer look to be sure and especially at intersections where the yellow is changing to red and can cost motorists money. Supposed to be about. Reporter the department of transportation tells us they do go out and inspect the yellow lights across the city to make sure theyre at least 4 seconds long and they say that red light cameras do not change how they time out yellow lights, will. All right, matt. Good insight. Thanks. Huhuh. Five teenagers are in big trouble. Theyre accused of driving into a house in Prince William<\/a> county, virginia. Investigators say the teens broke out of the molinari shelter home this morning in manasses, stole a truck and went on a joy ride. The police followed the truck and chased it. The driver lost control and crashed into the front of the house. No one was hurt. Heads up, you may want to avoid a stretch of edsall road in alexandrea. Edsall is closed between south van duren and south reynolds street and closed since this morning. Virginia, American Water<\/a> is aware of the problem. And a lucky escape kept a Prince Georges County<\/a> home owner safe as the house went up in flames. Take a look. This is how the house on peachtree road was burning in bowie. That was about the time the firefighters arrived. Flames were so bad, the house essentially burned away or collapsed into the basement. The men who lived there got out because his smoke detectors went off in the Early Morning<\/a> hours when the fire started and neighbors banged on the door to get him out. He had seconds to escape, which he did so safely and the firefighters took an hour to knock the fire out. The conditions were too well advanced for firefighters to go inside and extinguish the fire. Reporter a second person lived in the home and was not there at the time of the fire. Houses northbound were damaged and that light wind spread the flames. How firefighters managed to save a young girl who got trapped inside a washing machine. And a nurse sues a hospital for discrimination after a father makes a bizarre racial request. The details as the foe continues. Continues. The 5 continues. Inues. Plan plan. Were back with a fox 5 health alert, depending on your gender. You could be more at risk of having repeat hip replacement surgery. A new study shows theyre likely to fail in women than in men. Women are 29 more likely than men toed in repeat surgery in three years. The study doesnt say which models perform best or which to avoid. Nearly 400,000 americans receive full or partial hip replacements each year. Caffeine during pregnancy can result in smaller babies or longer weights to deliver. Researches say in nearly 60,000 pregnancies, no way was caffeine linked to a lower than average berth weight and found that for every 100 milligrams of caffeine consumed a day, the pregnancy lasted five hours longer. If the caffeine was from coffee, it was eight hours longer. This is something to think about. One cup of coffee contains 100 milligrams of caffeine. A black nurse who works for a michigan hospital said the administration bread with the request that no black nurses care for his now born baby. She said there was a note on the babys clip born saying no africanamerican nurse to take care of the baby and the note was later removed but no black nurses were assigned to care for the baby for a month. No comment from the hospital tonight. As the 5 continues, a rare deliver in texas. Hear from the woman who gave birth to two sets of identical twins. And from bling for a teething baby to cleaning kits for your stroller. This weeks lauras likes is perfect for parents. And temperatures will drop dramatically tonight. Gary is back with the full forecast. Giving birth to four babies in one day is unusual. A texas family has a more amazing distinction. Ace, blaine, cash, and dillan are quadruplets and also two sets of identical twins. That happens when a woman releases two eggs that both split. The odds of that happening are one in sent million and this story gets better. They were all born on valentines day. Oh. To have two sets of twins, you know s one of the things that is rare and unexpected. And they here now and were very thankful. And this is the amazing part. The parents didnt use fertility drugs. They join their twoyearold brother memphis. Sadly, memphis was hoping for a sister and now he has four brothers. Mom and said say tha dad say theyre going try for a little girl. Cant be that one but this is a talker for sure. The dutches of cambridge showing off her baby bump during a visit to a charity and Residential Home<\/a> in london. Its the Second Public<\/a> appearance for her since announcing her pregnancy last december. She suffered from acute morning sickness during the early months of her pregnancy. They expecting their first child in july. The baby will be born a king or queen in waiting. Twitter seems to be the way expectant parents in hollywood are announcing their news. For exampley and josh duhamel were the latest to break the news on twitter. The couple tweeted a baby picture of themselves and said josh and me and baby make three with a hashtag my lovely baby bump. This will be the couples first baby together. They were married in 2009. Its tuesday and time for lauras likes and its about baby style, right . And think back to what happened nine months ago. Okay, what . The june derecchio. When washington folks get busy as a result, the maternity wards and obgyn offices are busy and now here we are 8 to nine months later and i thought it would be a great time to tell but some awesome Baby Products<\/a> i recently discovered. First up, look at this. This is called the shade. I have some three kids and wish this was around when they were infants and with the shade, there is no more struggling with a blanket over the infant car street, which blows off in the wind and the baby and the shade protects baby from the elementas from sun cold wind, et cetera, and made with the material that has water capables capabilities, provides uv protection and this is an extra flap to peak at baby without disturbing him or her. And the luxury, it provides a shaded pace and place and to protect the baby from sun, wind, and rain. One of the key features is the mesh window and by rolling up the flap, you exposed the flesh window and allowing them to bond and baby to see into the world and just to check on the baby and make sure theyre okay under there, waking up from a nap or hopefully going to sheep. And sleep. Its breathable. There are two holes on the side and you can access the baby through the openings on the side to adjust a pacifier or wipe a nose perhaps. The shade won a coveted a ward known as the parenttested, parentapproved seal of approval and created by a bethesda mom. It hit the market in october. They come in different colors and retail for 35. You will find them on amazon and imaginebaby. Com. Sticking with the car seat or the stroller, perhaps . Have you thought about how dirty they get between the food and the dirty noses, the spilled milk . Its not pretty at all. Enter baby love. Buggy love, that is. An organic cleaning kit for strollers, ranging from lubricants and squeak wheels, fabric cleaners and deed on risers. They wont damage the cleaner and you wont have to worry about putting harsh chemicals directly with the skin. Its on buggylove. Com and comes in a cute package. Could be a great gift for a you in mom. And babies love grabbing at moms necklace, right . How about a necklace that mom likes to wear and one that is safe for baby to pull and suck on. This is the teething bling. The brain child of amy kreel who had her ah amount when one of the kids was pulling on the pearl necklace. Those are pretty and practical and colorful, bold pendants, something you might wear if youre not with your baby. The teething bling is made of sill cop and nontoxic th phalatefree, bpafree, and they come in several shapes and colors. 19. 99, buy them online at teethingbling. Com. Byebye baby has them, target started them again and teething teethingmen. Com. And that is cool, huh . I like this and the carrier. And we struggle with that. Yeah. The and thank you, laura. And i like the shade. Its great, huh . Yeah. And that is working. And well do it together. She brought it to us. And were way too interested. Is it not on . Okay. And my microphone is on. You need to find my microphone. The little green light is on. Okay. And i want to make sure everyone knows that. I dont want to get in trouble for my microphone not being on. The accuweather forecast for you, and can you see some showers moving and and moving out in front. Earlier, we saw some lightning up there as well into the north and west. And you can see them, they held together and moving through gaithersburg. Must be a problem with my microphone and were going to figure it out in a second. I got one. You keep talking here. The showers are moving across now and they are greatly weakening, too, and that is going to be the trend as well and this is coming across and east of i95. Anne arundel county, northern Prince Georges County<\/a>, the light shower is going and that is just about it. The temperatures are holding into the mid40s and the highs for today and 43 for gaithersburg. Dulles, 43. Cumberland out west and 41 and there is that frontal system. In advance of the front, its very, very dusty. Were going have the winds gusting from the southwest 20, 25 miles an hour. As the front comes through the winds will begin to change and go westnorthwest and theyre going to be just as gusty. And as we progression through the evening hours, were going to continue with breezy conditions, probably 10 to 20 Miles Per Hour<\/a> and with occasional gusts over 20 Miles Per Hour<\/a>. 41 at 9 00, 48 degrees at so and 11 00. And keep in mind. Layers wrap up andy that okay. You get the rain moving through and look back up here. All of the snow here, were not going to get snow. I dont want to you think that. Its indicative that the cold air is behind the front. The front sweeps through later on this evening and as it does, the winds will go to the west northwest and temperatures are getting cooler. We have the cold wind that will continue through the day tomorrow. 38 degrees for a high and that is going to feel tomorrow. Like its in the 20s and well have some sun and clouds. More sunshine on thursday, slightly warmer 41 degrees and the trend this week is really for chilly conditions. The coldest in the air will stay up to the north of us. Were going to stay cool and as we start getting into the latter part of the week friday and saturday, we have a couple of pieces of energy that are going to come through. The first one looks like it will stay to the northwest of us and it will bring us showers on friday and some wintery mix. Another piece of energy comes through by saturday and that may become a coastal storm that moves up the coast and brings us some rain and possibly changing over to the snow. Complicated toward the end of the week. 32 tonight for a low temperature. Still going to be breezy. The winds will decrease and cold and give the tomorrow morning. Blustery at noon, breezy and all day long tomorrow. The wind gusts will be up to 30 miles an hour, maybe more than that and in terms of the accuweather sevenday forecast, and as we get into friday and saturday, looks like a wintery mix on friday for the first part of the day and then a cold rain in the afternoon. Saturday, a few more showers that may end into snow showers and looks like the northeast places like new england and maybe jersey, new york, and they may get good snow out of this and saturday into sunday. Another storm is moving up the coast. All right, thank you, gary. Thanks, gary. To china now, firefighters rescued a young girl trapped inside a washing machine. Yeah, threeyearold got stuck from the waste down and the familys washer. The emergency crews used candy to distract the girl while they use saws and blow torches to get her out. They had to cut her out. The girls mother said her daughter sometimes plays inside the washing machine. Probably not a good idea, huh, shawn . Not at all. And you have to sort of learn the hardway. I am sure now shes going to find a new spot and as you can see, they got her out safe and sound. All right. That is im grad shes saved. Yeah. . A new york news anchor was arrested and accused of choking his wife. The officers say they heard him threaten to hurt his wife ashley more. Ashley morrisson is the anchor and the allegations are greatly exageivated exaggerated. The testimony in the trial of a woman accused of killing her boyfriend by stabbing him 27 times and stabbing his throat slashing his throat and shooting him in the head. Show killed Travis Alexander<\/a> in selfdefense. He was abusive and used her as a sex slave. She killed her ex in a premeditated jealous rage. Convicted killer Drew Peterson<\/a> will get a trial. He was convicted of killing his third wife cathleen savio. Hes the suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife stays. He wants a new trial because he said his former lead attorney botched his defense. If rejected, the judge could go to sentenceing. Peterson faces up to 60 years in prison. An appeal from former illinois governor george ryan. He was charged with racketeering, conspiracy, tax fraud and making false statements to the fbi and convicted in 06 and claims it was wrong and that he never took bribes. He was released from prison earlier this year. He is serving the rest of the sentence. Thanks for joining us tonight at 5. The news edge at 6 starts right now. A busy night on the news edge. Off of the top, a developing story out of Prince Georges County<\/a>. Police are investigating the murder of a 15yearold boy. Charles walker jr. Killed monday afternoon in an attempted robbery and fox 5s paul wagner is live where police had a press briefing. What did you learn . Reporter well, brian, chief mark mcgaw came out here with angela alsobrocks, the states attorney for Prince Georges County<\/a> and they wanted to update the publicspo otinvestigation into the murder of 15yearold Charles Walker<\/a> jr. They said, basically, that it was progressing quickly and that they were developing suspects. The chief said that this had to do with a robbery over a paver shoes. The chief was circumspect with what he had to tell reporters and didnt get into a lot of details; however, a source close to the investigation is stilling fox 5 tonight that the telling fox 5 that the Police Believe<\/a> theyre going to make one arrest or more within hours tonight. 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