Daughters may be alive today only because they were away at boarding school. The best lead police are disclosing, this very grainy video of someone apparently running behind a building. Police say theyve been getting lots of tips, but they need even more. Neighbor tom hester says he noticed some suspicious construction workers. People are reporting a vacuum cleaner salesman and someone pounding on a door. Mine was along those lines. Reporter sources tell wusa 9 that there was money missing from the home. Investigators suspect the killer stole the familys porsche and set it afire near a church in Prince Georges County. Just four miles from american ironworks where Savos Savopoulos was ceo. The savopoulos family and american ironworks have been involved in lawsuits. Its unclear if any of that is relevant. There is no sign that the killer broke in to the home. Theres also a scene in Prince Georges County where someone torched that belonged to the savopoulos family. Police chief cathy lanier wants people to call them if theyve seen that porsche last thursday and wednesday too. She declines to say whether she thinks the killer might have held the family captive overnight. Police have released new details about the man wanted for sexually assaulting a 12yearold girl last week in her forestville Apartment Building. That suspect has a tattoo of the word blessed on his neck. Hes got a birth mark or perhaps a scar on his face. Police say he attacked a child wednesday morning after following her in the Apartment Building along the 2100 block of brooks drive. A reward of up to 25,000 is now being offered in the case. Police have identified the man shot and killed in glenarden this morning. He was 38yearold Rupert Samuels of the district and he was behind the wheel of a bmw that crashed off Martin Luther king highway. When the cops got there they found hed also been shot. There were several bullet holes in the window of the vehicle. Police say they do not believe this was random but are still working to identify a motive. For the First Time Since that deadly trail derailment, amtrak trains are taking the same route traveled by train 188 when it derailed in philly. Its welcome news for commuters who rely on one of the busiest train systems in the country. Amtrak restored full service to its northeast corridor this morning. Im catching a train to new york as ive done many times before. Reporter for richard redding, today is just another day on the train. He was among the 40,000 people who hopped back on amtrak this morning headed northeast to philadelphia new york, and boston the same route that train 188 took last tuesday when eight people were killed and 200 hurt. Still hes not apprehensive about his chosen mode of transportation. Its a terrible tragedy but i think these are rare events and we have to look at the bigger picture. Reporter Dominique Gibbons agrees. I feel fine. Im positive about it. Reporter but her husband virgil is a little more uneasy. Hes got precious cargo onboard. I think its the safest day because everyone will be paying attention to it but that still doesnt make it any easier for me. Reporter amtrak sent out a note to passengers saying the repairs have been made to with up most care. We know the train was going almost double the speed limit when it went off the tracks but its not clear why. The ntsb announced the fbi found no evidence that the windshield could have been damaged by a firearm but the ntsb has not rolled out the possibility that another object may have struck that train. According to the sports Business Journal the Verizon Company is not renewing its deal to remain the Title Sponsor of the verizon center. Thats the home to the wizards and the caps. The verizon deal expires in 2018 and the journal says in an email monumental sports and entertainment is in the process of trying to find a new partner. Sources tell the journal monumental sports is hoping to get around 7 million per year and a deal of at least 10 to 15 years. 170 people have been arrested in connection with a deadly shootout involving rival motorcycle gangs in a restaurant in waco, texas. Nine bikers were killed and 18 others were hurt. Reporter members from five rival motorcycle gangs are under arrest following a deadly shootout at a waco, texas restaurant. Theyre all being charged with engaging in organized crime. I just got a call from a passerby. They were going by twin peaks, thought they heard a gunshot, looked over and saw a lot of people running. Reporter police say a parking issue sparked a fight which started inside the restaurant then spilled in to the parking lot where shots were fired. S. W. A. T. Teams were already in place anticipating trouble. They fired back, ending the brawl within seconds. I crawled back toward the freezers with a lot of the waitresses and other people. It was really, really scary. Police say theyve been aware of criminal biker activity going on at twin peaks for months and theyre now taking steps to prevent more trouble. Due to the significant ongoing risk and safety issues for our citizens, they are shutting twin peaks down for seven days. Reporter police say the gangs involved are some of the worlds most dangerous including the banditos and cossacks. The police say all of the victims were bikers. Our partners received the largest single donation in virginia healthcare history. 15 million. Huge. Its a massive donation from philanthropist dwight shar and his wife. Its going to go opening the anova cancer institute. Im positive that there will be wonderful progress and ultimately better treatments, better predictive algorithms that allow us to prevent cancer as well as to treat it. Virginia senator and governor there Terry Mcauliffe were there fr there for the announcement. A denver computer expert is being investigated after he claimed he hacked in to an airplanes Inflight Entertainment system. The fbi has not said whether Chris Roberts successfully hacked in, but he maintains he has on several occasions and that he means no harm. Reporter he says hes just trying to help after claiming that he hacked in to a planes inflight computer system, computer expert Chris Roberts tweeted his only interest is to improve aircraft security. Whatever his aim it wasnt his first attempt. According to search warrants, roberts told the fbi hes identified vulnerabilities with inflight systems and as a passenger hes successfully commanded the system resulting in a lateral or sideways movement of the plane. In march he told fox news he and the federal Aviation Administration were in talks. You have to understand how Computer Networks work, how avionics work, and be in between those systems. Reporter last month while on a United Airlines flight, roberts tweeted about another alleged hacking. It was inspected by the fbi which showed signs of tampering and roberts has done these things but hasnt proven it. Still fbi agents warn unauthorized access to inflight networks is a violation of federal statute and that roberts could be prosecuted. Does open up a debate that we need to keep ourselves clearly ahead of anyone who might try to do Something Like this. Roberts has told the fbi that from 2011 to 2014 he compromised Computer Systems 15 to 20 times by hacking in to Network Connections on Inflight Entertainment units that sit underneath passenger seats. The Government Accountability office said some commercial aircraft may be vulnerable to hacking over their onboard wireless networks. Were just Getting Started on wusa 9news at 5 00. Revving up for a courtroom battle. Coming up at 5 30, the latest on a driver whose hot lanes fine escalated from 14 to 10,000. Plus topper is tracking tonights storms. Hes back with more on this yellow alert situation. A new push for the purple line. Supporters gathered in Silver Spring today to make the case for the light rail line. They also voiced their opposition to governor larry hogans plan to delay the project indefinitely. It would link new carolton to bethesda to 21 stops. He said the quote price tag is too high and needs to be lowered dramatically. Expect to see more food trucks in virginia. Governor Terry Mcauliffe signed off on a bill that would lift the ban on food trucks from certain state maintained roads and streets. President barack obama has finally joined the twitterverse. President obama sent his first tweet at 11 38 this morning. It reads hello, twitter. Its barack. Six years in, theyre finally giving me my own account. As of this afternoon the president already has close to a million followers. His bio reads dad, husband, and 44th president of the united states. Pulled prom youtube after violence. A federal Appeals Court ruled youtube should not have been forced to remove the film innocence of muslims. The decision comes after free speech advocates urged the court to overturn a previous courts ruling that order youtube take that video down. Active. It is active. Its not everywhere but those areas that see showers and storms, its going to make a statement. If youre north of town and inside the beltway. Lets start with a live look outside. You can see the cathedral off to the left hand portion of the screen. A little bit of cloud cover, a little bit of haze. Kind of like summer. 84 right now. Relative humidity at 58 . Dew points are pretty high at upper 60s. Winds out of the South Southwest at 15. Heres the radar over the past hour. You can see the red thats the heavier showers and thunderstorms. We have quite a few. South toward the district and fairfax. We have more storms back in the mountains. So not everywhere but those areas getting hit pretty hard. Well zoom in a little bit. We have a storm around martinsburg and cross junction. This storm down to warrenton just developed in the last half hour. This one is going to head off to the east essentially. Probably hitting charlestown at around 5 57. The red indicates the heavy rainfall. We dont see hail in it. We dont see any damaging winds just yet. Downpours are our main threat today. Look at all this activity here. Like a Christmas Tree from oldtown to dc tysons. Heres the new storm out toward warrenton as you go out 66. Get ready for some heavy rain. Scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight. In fact well keep them in after the sun goes down. They could be firing till 9 00, 10 00 tonight. Bus stop temperatures warm. 66, about 78. More thunderstorms tomorrow with a cold front. Good news is the cold front gets out of here before the evening rush begins. That should take the storms with it. And behind it nice, back to average temperatures, which is very nice this time of year. Heres the futurecast. 8 00 tonight. Still talking about showers and storms essentially from frederick to leesburg down to manassas. Temps in the 70s. Wouldnt get too hung up on the action. Very very warm like a summer night. By 10 00 storms toward fredericksburg, lighter activity to the north gaithersburg i56. Temps still low to mid 70s in the suburbs. By 6 00, couple sprinkles possible here and there. Those areas that get showers and storms tonight could have patchy fog tomorrow. By 9 00, fair amount of clouds. Keep it dry. Maybe a shower. They need showers in the northern neck. Then by tomorrow afternoon by 5 00 boom. Pretty much everything is gone. Maybe a leftover shower around la plata. Were going to be dry as drier air begins to move in and cooler air begins to move in. Heres the day planner. Nothing cool about the start tomorrow. 73. 74 at nine at 9 00. Temperatures still in the mid 80s. Next three days breezy and pleasant. Why didnt we issue a yellow alert tomorrow . We think its not going to be a factor for the evening commute or morning commute. A lot of clouds thursday but nice. 74. Next seven days friday beautiful. 76. Saturday cooler, 73. The weekend looks okay. Watch the game nats on 9 if you cant get to the ballpark. Low 80s on memorial day with scattered showers but again not a washout. Most of our appliances have gotten smarter in this digital age but how about the good Old Fashioned commode . Whats trending in toilet it tech. And whether or not a couple of high end designers are doing to make sure youre not being scammed the next time you shell out big bucks for a brand name item. Why the trip to the Grocery Store could get a bit more expensive. And we want to know whats on your mind. Tweet us at any time. Man oh, man how would you like to have this cleanup assignment . Its basically a nightmare. Thousands of pounds of shattered glass. This is this morning in l. A. One person had to go to the hospitals with injuries were not quite sure about yet. In tonights consumer alert, stocks were up by the closing bell. Nitsa says it will hold a public hearing to determine if Fiat Chrysler failed to meet its obligations in 20 recalls. The agency says its deeply troubled by the pace of repairs for 20 millions. Customers claim they werent notified of recalls or dealers didnt have parts or appointments available. They may be ordered to buy back or replace the vehicles if nitsa found the automaker failed to fix those safety defects. For a second time high end designers gucci and yves st laurent are suing ali baba for false products. Alibabba agreed to stop the sale of counterfeit goods on its site. The biggest bird flu out break in years will push bird and poultry prices to their highest ever. The virus claimed an increasing number of chickens and turkeys. One of the largest producers will destroy 2 million hens because of the disease. Experts say Grocery Stores and wholesalers are trying to stock up on the eggs. Todays digital age has brought all kinds of high tech items to the home from thermostats that think on their own to ovens connected to your smart phone. A growing number of americans are purchasing high tech toilets. Reporter when jeffrey saw his first high tech over 10 years ago, he didnt know what it was. The toilet opened and i jumped. Reporter after using it once he knew he needed one. It was the most incredible thing ive ever seen. Reporter theyre called washlets but its basically a bidet installed on top of a standard toilet. It washes your body with warm water. Reporter with a touch from the Remote Control consumers can customize water pressure and settings for men and women. Bennett freedman, owner of the af showroom in new york says these upgraded bidets are in most bathrooms in asia but catching on in america. They spread out to encompass more moderate users as well. As the value grows then people are beginning to embrace this concept. Reporter american manufacturer koehler says its seen doubledigit growth since 2011. Japanese toilet maker toto is also experiencing growing sales in the u. S. Prices start at 350 but can go up to 7,000 depending on additional features including feet warmers a drier and the ability to play music. It has a nice warm heated seat. So youre a believer . Im a believer. Reporter now that every households hardest working fixture is going high tech, manufacturers hope there will be more toilet talk in american homes. Congrats are in order for our colleague and coanchor jan jeffcoat. This past saturday jan gave birth to this beautiful baby girl little kensie, 7 pounds, 7 ounces 21 inches long. Jan and baby are doing just great. We look forward to seeing them soon. Kensington sage. What a beautiful name. David lettermans legacy. How comedians say the late night host has impacted them. The woman who lost her drivers license over 10,000 in hot lanes tolls is back in court today. Im peggy fox. Coming up ill tell you how this case could affect thousands of yellow alert continues and our popup thunderstorms continue. Not very numerous. Not really wide spread but theyre pretty intense. You see the red . Thats very heavy rainfall. Some are north of town. Some are in montgomery county, howard county. Some developing toward culpeper and lorton. Well zoom in a little bit. This is a very heavy storm south. Dusty yellow alert. Heavy storm through parts of arlington and not far from old town. This is essentially going to move off to the south and east and kind of spilling over now. In the next 30 minutes or so its going to head essentially toward mel wood and also over toward rosemaryville probably by 5 49. The threat with this is going to be heavy rain. Already rained pretty hard in old town. Now crossed over on the east side of u. S. 1. This is going to move essentially in to southern sections of Prince Georges County and the main threat will be heavy rain, heavy downpours. Well come back and talk about a cold front tomorrow and if we have another risk of showers and storms during tomorrows commute. A woman who had her drivers license suspended after she did not pay 10,000 in hot lanes fines for what started at 14 in unpaid tolls was back in court today. Peggy fox joins us live to tell us why transurban wants this case reopened. Transurban did not originally register its name properly. Today in court it argued that now that it has properly registered its name, that that name should apply retroactively to all previous lawsuits. If transurban loses it could mean thousands of cases dismissed, just like whats already happening on another issue. Oh, my god its so stressful. Reporter christine says even though she had an easy pass she was sued by transurban for 12 00. Today my case got dismissed. Im so happy. Reporter her case and many others are being dismissed because transurban was found to have filed suit past the oneyear statute of limitations. I came to court and i fought it. Because i dont have 2500 to give them because they just say that you didnt pay your tolls. Reporter lisa also had an easy pass that somehow missed 14 in tolls. She lost her case and was ordered to pay 10,000 in fees, fines, and penalties. I missed a lot of work. Then on top of that i l