A sneaker subsidy. Theres a new proposal to get cash to computers willing to take walk rather than drive to work. Bob barnard is hitting the streets. Hell join us live with all the details. And later, saying goodbye to sound gardens Chris Cornell. How the music world reactioned to the news of the singers shocking and sudden death overnight. Good day at 9a starts right now. 9 01 in the time. The thursday may 18th, wisdom martin, holly morris, steve chenevey, maureen umeh getting ready to bring us important news. Tough start to the day. Two shocking deaths overnight. First singer Chris Cornell weve been talking about throughout the morning sound garden we just learned about minutes ago roger ailes former chairman and coe of fox news. Maureen has more on his life and legacy now. Good morning. Difficult morning here for fox news. Fox news sharing the news our former colleague their former colleague the head of fox has died. He built Fox News Channel into media powerhouse for two decades recently forced out over a Sexual Harassment scandal. This morning on fox and friends they made the announcement of his death to viewers in a very emotional announcement. This is fox news alert. Roger ailes one of the founders of Fox News Channel has died. Wow. They have published drudge has statement from his wife elizabeth. She says i am profoundly sad and heart broken to report to my husband roger ailes pass add way this morning. Roger was a loving husband to me tox his son zachary and to a loyal friend to many. Halls patriot, profoundly grateful to live in country that work hard, to rise and to give back. During a career that stretched over more than five decades his work in enter taken many, in politics, in news affected lives of many millions and so even as we mourn his death, we celebrate his life. Our thoughts and prayers so zachary. Theyre beautiful son. Roger more on the life of roger ailes a Media Consultant for president s 96 couldnt, reagan and george hw bush. Back in october of 1996 he was the founding ceo of fox news. Roger ailes was 77yearold although his ladder live eclipsed by the allegations of Sexual Misconduct at fox news lot mourning the loss of a true pioneer in the media industry. Difficult morning. It is a difficult morning. Its difficult morning. He clearly has a legacy. He did a lot. Hell be remembered for how it ended and so at love people really crediting him with conservative voice to Cable Television which had not been there in years and shaping the dialogue in a lot of ways of the way we talk about candidates and politics in general. So he left a big imprint and like him or loathe him, you cant deny that he certainly had an impact and i think for everyone you hope to have an impact in life. And bringing media and politics together starting out in media and working in politics at the white house and going back to mode ya and take wagon he learned to, you know, to give a voice that was needed out there. Bring more to you as we learn it. I was check nothing word from the white house on a response to this. As you know theyre handling a lot of issues he work closely with president s including President Trump well see if the white house has statement on his passing. Its tough for his family. Indeed. Lets get over to Tucker Barnes and talk weather. Tuck, good morning. Wisdom, yeah, we got some hot temperatures to look forward again today. Yesterday we made it to 91. Right there again this afternoon with some humidity building as well. It will feel like july around here for a couple heat wave. Temperatures right now jumped big time in the past hour. Now 77 in washington. Thats winning number up in gaithersburg, quantico 77 degrees. Look at annapolis. 79 already this morning. And i do want to mention the dew points thats measuring our humidity have been climbing the past 24 hours and i think youll notice that humidity as well as the hee this afternoon little bit cloudiness out there early. Could we see a storm later today . Its possible we can pop a storm or two but nothing widespread most should be pretty ice layed. There could be isolated storm later this afternoon into your daytime high. Plenty of water. Working outdoors, working out outdoors. Pets are out make sure everybody has got plenty of water. It will be a hot one this afternoon. Seven day has cooler temps on it when do they arrive. Ill give a minute by minute analysis. Big story at 9 00 this morning, investigation into the possible ties between russia and the Trump Campaign takes another abrupt turn. What some people call a Major Department of justice named special counsel to take over the probe and President Trump is sounding off on twitter this morning. Melanie alnwick live on capitol hill with the detail. Good morning, mel. Reporter good morning, guys. So first, last night President Trump was rather cal in many his response and then this morning he lash out saying on twitter this is the single greatest witch hunt in American History here at the Justice Department, Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein surprised in many appointing that special counsel saying that there were unique circumstances and the Public Interest required that he bring in someone independent of normal chain of commands. For President Trump the stakes may now be higher. Former fbi director Robert Mueller hasnted the reigns of the likely expanding probe into any possible connections between the Trump Campaign and the kremlin. Almost exactly what democrats hae been demanding. The decision quickly wouldnt bipartisan praise. I think this decision and i think the right candidate for that job. He has great reputation. I think its a good move. Reporter from President Trump a statement quote a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know that there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. But earlier in the day he struck define note speaking at the Coast Guard Academy commencement. No politician in history, and i say this with great sure the, has been treated worse or more unfairly. You cant let them get you down. Reporter mueller meantime brings a wealth of experience, having served as fbi director for some 12 years. Appointed by president j. George w. Bush his term extent beside president barack obama. His can of mandate from thes . At this Time Department is broad and will likely extent to the president s firing of fbi director james comey. Almost unlimited budge he has as many resources as he he has control of the white house and Justice Department itself. And later today, Deputy Attorney general rosenstein will be appearing before the full senate on capitol hill, rather unusual appearance. They did ask had that he can come in and answer questions about the firing of fbi director james comey you may recall that it was a memo, a brief, that rosenstein wrote that President Trump or the white house that once suggest may have been the impetus for the firing of comey. Hell probably also talk about appointing fbi, former fbi director Robert Mueller for special counsel as well. Live outside the justice depth, im melanie alnwick, fox5 local news. Thanks mel. Appreciate it. Lets check the morning briefing first up President Trump hosting another world leader before he begins his first overseas trip tomorrow. Today roll columbian president manuel santos. They are expected to discuss a number of issues facing both nations including the venezuela. In the meantime the drama in dc becoming a real drag on wall street. At left yesterday the dow tumbled 372 points. Thats biggest drop in eight months other markets well as fell. Experts say investors are worried about the chaos in the white house and on capitol hill and potential the chaos to delay health care and tax reform. Developing overnight a jury acquitted a White Oklahoma Police officer who fired out of fear last year when she killed an unarmed black man. Protests erupting outside the courthouse where the trial was held. Protest even block add main street. Earlier inside jurors spent more than eight hours deliberating. Shelby testified saying terrence krutscher did not obey her hands commands before before she shot him. She thought he was under pcp. An autopsy showed pcp was in his system and police found vile of it in his suv. Once the verdict was nouned shelby look stone faced krutscher quickly usher out of the courtroom in tears. Here at home, 2dc Police Officers are administrative leave following this shooting that was caught on camera. The officers responded to reports of a car crash and a woman with a gun. The officers shot isabel duvall tuesday night outside of a rec center on july lee yet street in southwest. When she refused to drop her gun. She later died to the hospital and some witnesses are telling fox5 that the woman raised the weapon toward police. This is the citys second Deadly Police involved shoot shooting this year alone. The officers were wearing body cameras and they were activated at the time of the shooting. Also in the District Police investigate a deadly hita hitandrun. Just six years old. Police have a suspect in custody this morning. Annie yu live in southeast with all the details fours this morning. Annie, good morning. Reporter good morning, steve and to all of you. Just got word from d. C. Police that the young victim the sixyearold boy is xavier lucky of southeast d. C. , and police tell us that around 7 30 last night xavier was in the street here livingston road this is a residential road. You can see. When he was hit by a car. Now, this section of the road is a twoway street. Its got to crosswalk. And just like most reasonable areas, 25 miles an hour zone. The child was taken to hospital once he was hit. Where sadly did he not make it. If you look on the other side you can see that there are picnic tables, a playground, theres a rec area where kids can play. So its unclear right now what the circumstances were. Why the boy was in the street perhaps he was crossing the street. But employees just arent sure right now thats still under investigation. Now, this video is from last night. Dc police chief Peter Newsham was out here he toll us that this was initially hitandrun but again still investigating the circumstances because they say the driver of the striking vehicle he did leave the scene but not long after the accident last night police say the driver actually contacted police himself. He is being questioned. No word on any charges at the moment. We know that the police as well, of course, they are grieving the loss we also talked to lot of neighbors and they were devastated over the news. This is just heartbreaking guys. Just six years old. But again identified as xavier lucky. Circumstances unknown at the moment but we can tell you that police have identified a suspect. The driver of that car. They are questioning him. And charges if any we just dont know about that right now. Were awaiting for word on that. Thats the very latest here from southeast. On livingston road back to you in the studio. We dont know if he was out that by himself or with other kids, sibling, his parents . Reporter well, you know, police chief newsham told us that there were lot of people out here. Again this happening at 7 30, and with the playground here, the rec center it was lovely evening. So there were a lot of witnesses to is a what happened, but as far as the little boy goes, were not sure what he was doing, who he was with. We know his parents were talking to police but we just dont know if he was under supervision or not at the time. Tragic to say the least. Thanks annie in nip 12 00. Tom bradys wife may have gotten him in trouble with the nfl. The League Response to her claim he played through a zero receives concussions. Bob . Reporter wisdom, one d. C. Council member has plan to get to you stop driving to work. It is involves your boss and putting cash in your pocket. Well tell you about it when we come back. Me back. 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Tell me about it. First i got to say its really comfortable walking in these shoes. I might do it every day. Out of your heels, martin. Thats right. So, yeah. Any employee who currently gets a parking subsidy right now we know that monthly parking cost is pretty high in downtown d. C. So some businesses pay their employees for that parking spot. Taxable compensation. Encouraging to you drive to work in a sense. Thats right. Incentive to drive alone which causes traffic congestion. Under this proposal you would be able to cash out that same value to walk tox bike, to pay for buses tox pay for trains. You might ask, what do you need, you know, non walk to work for . You can simply pock the cash or buy a nice pair of sneakers like im wearing right now maybe you buy a pedometer, bike repairs et pay for metro rail or bus fares. Its not just walking to work. Theyre hes trying to take bus, ride metro. Just get out of your car . Yes. Sustainable transportation at a time when the District Of Columbia is trying to reduce downtown gridlock, and at a time when already 6 of dc residents bike to work. 12 walk. Thats almost one out of every five commuters is not in a car. Theyre biking or walking. Its interesting. So employees will pay people to drive but all these people walking say they got off metro. They dont get a subsidy necessarily to take metro ton walk to their office. Thats right. But drive and you have expensive parking for your car, theyll pay that . Yeah. If this proposal passes and it remains to be seen if it will some businesses may not want another delay of regulation f im paid thee hundred dollars a month for parking space im not using it because i live close to the office ill be able to cash that out. Really a parking cash out. And in california, there was a successful 1992 law parking cash out ive spoken to experts on Sustainable Transportation who say it produced benefits. It got peopl got people to walk. It got people to live closer to the office and they used that cash out as a rent subsidy to bring down their cost of the living. Are you telling me there are some people who are paid for this. Yes. And dont ever park their car like the employee will pay them 300 bucks a month knowing they dont live close by and dont drive but they pocket that money or supposed to be tied to the fact that you do drive and this plan would be to get you out of your car . Thats right. Right now, if you dont take the parking space you dont get anything. Gotcha. So this proposal would allow to you cash that out. And you might say who would be against Something Like this . Well, some Business Owners ive spoken to have raised the issue of, whether its a wise policy or not there mike some push back on this community because its another layer of regulation. Its the government once again inserting itself into the interaction between employee and employer. This proposal getting a hearing in june at the earliest. All right. There you have it. Were going to go lets walk. Walk around correctly, guys, with the walk signal as you see people out and about driving to work still and some getting row warred for it. Maybe that will change, guys. Well see how this goes. Charles allen dc Council Member with his proposal. Interesting proposal. It is inter interesting conc. Lets take a poll amongst ourselves. Not talking about where we are now. If youre downtown and they had the parking space for you, would you give it up for the money a