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WTTG Fox 5 News Ten February 23, 2016

H is fox5 local news at 10. Right now at 10, were in for a messing tuesday. Rain will saturate the entire region and its starting earlyly enough to impact your morningng commute. More than a year after a brother and sister vanished without a trace, their mother is back in a maryland court. Why a judge isnt making her give information on why they can be found. Nd. Plus a head turning announcement from metro. The Transit Agency reveals train operators have been running redg lights. What the agency is doing to fix the problem, right now at 10. Thanks for joining us tonight,it im shawn yancy and im tony perkins. We are in for a wet couple of days across the d. C. Area. Rain is moving in early tomorrow morning. Sue palka is here with your first look at the forecast. Hi, sue. I, s hi, tony and sean. Were going to be dealing with g couple of different storms this week. One of them is tomorrow and that rain will be around for the morning commutement and then we have a second storm on wednesdan wetter, warmer and windier. Dier well start with tuesday so you know what to expect for your morning commute. We think it is going to be somethingier, but by the time you get your commute going tomorrow morning, especially esp south of d. C. There will be some rain showers. Very little showing up now. Well see clouds increasingreas overnight. You can see a couple of little t showers around the share lots area. S that is it for now, but theres definitely more coming. This is an area of low pressurep that will attract to the south and over to the coast. It doesnt have a lot of l strength with it, but you mightg have some questions about is iti going to be cold in the morning do we have anything frozen to worry about . We think the impact is going to be low because this is mainly going to be rain. Be however, there will be some ofoe you especially if you live north along the maryland pennsylvanian line or along some hire elevations you can see some snoe and sleet mixed in. Eventually everybody is going to see all rain. Ra some snow flakes may be mixingig in for a few of you. By 6 00 a. M. You can see the rain is moving up from south to north. Getting to the belt kay by 6 00 a. M. You can also see out towardard garret county and some of the hire elevations a little bit ofn snow and fleet. Et. That area shrinks as the rainn starts to move by 8 00 a. M. And its gone by noon. On. We scatter out to showers bywers tomorrow night and we only picko up about a half inch. Inc a different story for wednesday. Thats a much bigger deal. Well talk about that in detailn coming up in just a few minutes. Thank you, sue. Fox5 is in arlington countyy now. Three men are under arrestest accused of attacking their uber driver. Justin already rack, lance alr incorporate gram and roughry row were all riding in the uber wher they turned on the driver andivr beat him that ride started with six passengers inside that vehicle a and eventually, according to application the uber driver hadb had enough of their antics. He dropped them off before the ride was even done. One of them allegedly reached for the ignition and thats whes things quickly escalated. Three woodbridge men are behind bars after an uber drivers fac was cut by a beer bottle latee l saturday evening. Sa a group of six were acting belligerent and smelled oflled alcohol when the driver cut thet ride short on South Washington boulevard. Police say Justin Norcross and jeffrey incorporate gram left belongings in a car and allegedly smashed the back window before throwing a beer bottle in the drivers face. This late night attack anothertc one in the string of highly publicized assaults questioning some uber drivers safety. Ety. I hear too many things about uber drivers, they beat them up, things like the alexandria uber driver says after watching a californiaalif drivers attack on tape he decided to record his rides with his own. The taco bell, that guy beat up. He decided to record himself so he can be protected so he can prove it. Now, uber put out a statement which reads, uber expects everyone in our community to treat everybody with respect anr common courtesy. On we have a zero tolerance policyy for all forms of harass many and abuse. Weve been in touch and stand ready with the authorities totis assist in the investigation. Nves two of the account holders who requested the ride and split the ride, their accounts on uber have been suspended. All three men arrested remain behind bars on no bond. Were reporting life in arlington county, marinain maracco, fox5 local new. A high ranking d. C. Police official has been ared and and charged with dwi. D paul shelton rearended a us go Chain Reaction crash on i295 last night. He was off duty and in his i personal car at the time. No one was hurt, but shelton was taken into custody. Cus his blood alcohol content was slightly over the legal limit. Shelton is a captain in the seventh district and has been on the force since the early 1990ss. His Police Powers have now been revoked. A Charles County judge ruledu on a heart breaking case today. Are michigan a syms was found not criminally responsible inna the death ofll her three year od son. She was found pushing little lhg jay airs dead body in a park swing for two days. Doctors say syms suffers from schizophrenia. The grandmother spoke with Sarah Simmons this evening about the o ruling and how the family is moving forward. Ng reporter are michigan a syms is home given conditionally release by a judge. She has to follow doctorsr orders and continue with psychiatric treatment. Something her mother says she tried to do before the death of little jay air, but consistent help was difficult to come by. I spoke with her tonight at her waldorf home. Wa she says Mental Health assistance was difficult to attain for her daughter and hern case was essentially falling through the cracks. Prosecutors remain her mother didnt revenge rant and hisant death was avoidable. A judge ruled into her favor. Tash yeah is trying to move forward focusing on what she can do in light of the death. Eath hes not going to be forgotten. Thats my goal in life. Im going to make sure this doesnt happen to another family, to another child, to another one who is suffering in darkness, alone through mental illness. Lnes tasha is now taking her fight to the maryland general assembly. Shes pushing what she calls jay airs law. It is addressing what is lacking in the Mental Health resources that may be needed, funding that maybe provided, ways to prevent this type of thing from happening again. She also wants people to know and understand that meant l al illness is a disease of the brain. It is serious, even though itss not something you can see like other physical ailments. Tasha also trying to set up a charity in jar as name called the funds. Sean, thank you. Fox5 is in montgomery countyy now, a mother suspected in the disappearance of her two young children, 18 monthsing a appeared in court today. A psychiatric deemed catherinehi hoggle mentally unfit to stand trial. Prosecutors want a secondors opinion, though, which the court went ahead and granted them. Relatives of little sarah and jacob hoggle are frustrated and angry. Ive aid the same thing each time. This is the situation for the olderer siblings. That is where my heart breaks. So as a mother and im her mother, this needs to end. We need to e solve this mystery, whatever the mystery is. Catherine hoggle is currently charged with neglect and obstructing justice. Ing she is due back in court again i at the end of april. To prince georges county, theor Public School beard has announced the creation of a Student Safety Task force. This comes in the wake of a child pornography scandal involving an elementary schooll volunteer and alleged victims. Deonte carraway is behind bars for the crimes. Cri the task force will conduct a thorough review of the School Districts current policies that are meant to keep children safen face one of the plan goes into effect on march 1. It will include reviewing the background, screening andnd clearance processes for all school employees, vendors and contractors. Still ahead tonight, moreonig than a dozen bald justly found dead in maryland. What could have happened tod t them. A major Lumbar Company linked to increased risks to developing cancer. The retailer has several stores in our area. Also coming up tonight, a major city is banning k cup coffee pods. The reason behind the move coming up right here on fox5 local news at 10. Well be right back. On top of your health . Ay ahh. Ahh. Cigna customers have plan choices and tools to take control. So theyre more engaged, with fewer high health risks and lower medical costs. Take control of your health at cigna dot com slash take control. Welcome back, fox5 is inox5 publicity tonight where one of three area Lumber Liquidators is located. The chain best known for its i hardwood bargains is doingg damage control after the centers for Disease Control and prevention report. The certain type of laminatingan flooring sold at Lumber Liquidators has a greater cans of causing cancer than previously indicated. Teisha lewis is life with the investor. What does this mean for consumers . Reporter it means that if if you have this in your home you are risking exposure to formaldehyde. Rmal were here at one of threee Lumber Liquidators in the area. A i did speak with a company republican hes what he tells me. He says they dont t necessarili agree with the cdcs estimates, but they are changing Quality Assurance programs, including suspending the laminate wood that is sourced from china. You know what, spoke people wepl spoke with say thats just not enough. We purchased this particular flooring last april and nine days later there was a warning about the formaldehyde issue. I we face timed with kelly all ton who lives in new lenox, illinois. We immediately wanted to returnn the flooring, even if they didnt give us a full refund, exchange it for a product that they knew didnt have any significant worry as far as health concerns. Rns. They wouldnt do that. So alter done tweeted us. She say the flooring she purchased is the same flooring the cdc now says could lead to an increased risk of cancer three times hire than the the previous estimate. Imat the cdc recommends people with problematic laminate reduced exposure. I am mort think phid. Obviously i dont want a product that can different us any of us cancer. Im really upset. I feel like once again that they pulled kind of the wood over my eyes. On the website, Lumber Liquidators says its donated tons of flooring to places, including Ronald Mcdonald house. We did make Lumber Liquidators aware of kelly alter dones situation and they tell me that theyll followup with her and h tell me exactly what happenedpee and if something went wrong theyll also followup with her on thissen. They emailed me a statement saying they do offer customers free air quality testing kits that provide scientificfic information. Thats one thing that they are providing for customers and thet also say its subjective. We have the complete statementpt on our website. Teisha lewis, fox5 local news. I would be a little home. An organization committed to eliminating ma layer a by handing out medications got a surprise from the whether it house, nothing but nets held a Champion Senate in the district. It provided 10 million mosquito nets to those in need. Dr. Baldwin formally of the bachelor and susan rise explains how easy it is to become involved and why its important. I personally have come in contact with a child who had ma layer a. La ten dollars, send a net, its as simple as that. President obama declared a moral al outrage that am children are just one mosquito away from death. They told the summit an additional 200 million to fundi the president s malaria initiative, allowing for and medicines in ma layer a half prone countries. Tonight more than a dozen bald eagles were found dead on a farm. Now there is a 10,000 reward for information on what happened to those birds. Police were called after someone walking in the area noticed four dead birds. Investigators looked around. They found nine more of the balb eagles bringing the total to 13, the largest number of bald eagles lost in the last 30 years. A wildlife official says poisoning is the leading theory at this point. Today, the United States andates russia a announced a cease fire will begin in syria this coming saturday. Rday that will give hew man container workers an opportunity to provide supplies. Uppl the united patients says it will put its aid ground as son as possible. Russia is focused on rebel targets, while the us is conducting razor on isis compounds. D. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser metr with cubas minister of Foreign Trade and investment to promote the citys businesses and investment firms. Fir they discussed areas of mutual interest including the eventual exchange of goods and services, transportation, infra structurer and information technology. Mayor bowser is in cuba as partt of a regional delegation with other government officials fromf the region. Gop ted cruz has fired his Campaign Communications director. The move comes after a spokesman promoted a video as mark row rube owe as trash talking the bible. Coming up at 10, why k cup coffee pods are now on a band items list in one major city. One employee at a starbucks is going the extra mile to help hearing impaired customers. Well be right back. Two people are under arreste following this scene at a beer and wine store in gaithersburg. Police say a car crashed into the front of the store overnight. Erni say was driving the car when it crashed is now charged with dui. A 27 year old passenger iss charged with hit and run. Police say he drove the car away from the scene after the crash. Officers arrested the two nearby after tracking them down based on a car part left at the scene. Heads up all you coffee lovers out there. K cups are under fire in germany, the countrys secondd largest city is now banning thet use of coffee pods from all governmentrun cities. The reason, k cups are made from plastic and aluminum which makes them non biodegradable. The amount of coffee pods buried in landfills could circle l the globe ten times. They also banned from buying bottled water and plastic cut letter i to environmental concerns. The kindness of a coffee barista has gone viral. The barista at hista wrote him a note said she had been learning how to do American Sign Language so he could have h the same experience at starbucks that everyone else has. He was overwhelmed and showed how much the gesture meant tont him with fox5s ronica clear i. Reporter the note made me happy. He then said to me basically that i felt happy she learned to sign asl to speak to me. I felt happy that she wrote me the note. How incredible is that. We canned starbucks to actually interview that bar wrist a to wrote the note but they. Lit eye denied. The company says she loved hearing meaningful stories with customers. Cust even though you couldnt talk tt us were giving you all kinds of shoutouts and praise because yoe did that on your own without anybody telling you. The Transit System says some metro rail operators are in a in fact, metro is bringing in neuroscience experts to look at the problem. Details are ahead. Also coming up tonight, a michigan uber driver allegedly confessed to a deadly shooting spree that happened yesterday. What happened when that man appear before a judge today. The details still ahead. What happens when an allencompassing brain scan is followed up with an allembracing hug . What happens when the worlds latest Surgical Technology is combined with caring for the worlds newest mother . What happens when you match cuttingedge Clinical Trials with a gentle touch . You get extraordinary medicine and remarkable care. Novant health and Uva Health System are proudly partnering to bring better care to every patient. This is fox5 local news at 0. Recapping tonights top stories, grab your umbrella as you head out the door tomorrow morning,n, give yourself some extra timera for the commute as well. Rain is moving into the d. C. Region by sunrise. It will stick around throughoutn the day tomorrow. Orro sue has your full forecast coming up in the next 20 minutes. No criminal charges for the mother found pushing her dead toddler on a swing last year. Syms suffers from schizophrenia which prevented her fr understanding what she was doing. Arlington county three menou have beentn charged after they allegedly beat their uber driveu with a beer bottle. Police say that justin nor congress, last incorporate grama and jeffrey row were riding in the uber when they turned on tur their driver. The attack happened last saturday in arlington. The men are charged with malicious moving and assault by mob. The michigan uber driver charged in a deadly shooting rampage in kalamazoo. Microtoxin has the latest. Reporter 45 year old uber driver jason dalton making his First Court Appearance monday showing little emotion and saying very little. Tle. Are you jason brian dalton. Yes. One word answers, yes, when asked to confirm his name and whether he understands the 16 criminal offenses he is charged with, including six counts of murder and two counts of attempt are you guilty of this offense, p felony punishable by a sentence to life in prison. Dalton a former adjustor with no prior criminal record is accused of carrying out a deadly shooting rampage beginning on saturday around 6 00 p. M. Firin. At an apartment complex, four hours later at a car dealership and then 15 minutes after thatr more shooting at a restaurant parking lot. Police say dalton targeted seemingly random victims fatally shooting at least six people. No word yet on a possible motive. Meantime dalton continued toic p up and drop off uber passengers in between shootings, including this couple. I would never expect someoneomeo that had just been out killing people to come pick me up. U i said youre not the shooter, are you. He said, no. Id, i say, are you sure. He sa

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