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WUSA Wusa 9 News At 5pm February 22, 2017

Reporting live in lorton, peggy fox. If youd like to help the family we do have a link on our website and on our mobile app. Breaking news we need you to take a look at the pictures on your screen. The fbi just released the photo of that man there on the right. Hes anest tone ya national. Its believed 15yearold mckayla mattee might be with him. Shes been missing since friday. She is diabetic and in need of insulin. Her family believes she left home with someone she met on the internet. Anyone who has seen either of them should call the fbi at 202 2782000. Lets hope they get that call soon. We find wusa9 debra alfarone. What led up to this shooting . Reporter police dont know what the motive was, whether it was a robbery or something else. What we do know, a masked man shot two construction workers here on alabama avenue southeast right out of view of a camera at this church. The only lookout we have is for a male wearing a mask last seen running south away from the scene. Reporter a shooting doesnt surprise youth pastor julie taylor. There was one two months ago. Something happened in the alley. We were able to catch it on the cameras. Reporter cameras did capture one of the men shot running for help. It captured emergency crews heading to the crime scene, but not the masked man. Our cameras captured investigators surrounded by evidence markers and two construction helmets lying on the ground. Police say the two men werent working, they were walking down the street. The window of community church. Julie has been working hard for eight years to keep kids busy, engaged and off the street. Its sad. Its not surprising. It saddens me because of the work we do here in the community. What can we do more so we can keep that from happening. Its not surprising. Reporter Police Say One of the construction workers went into surgery. He was in critical condition. The other is in stable. I checked back just a short time ago and a Police Source says the two of them are not doing so well. Well keep you updated. Live in southeast, debra alfarone. Police say they dont know what led up to that shooting. If you have any information, give police a call. You are about to see some dramatic video, watch there. This is a Fairfax County Police Officer slamming, right there, in the corner of your screen, into someone driving a van. Heres a closer look intersection of buleesrg pike and Patrick Henry drive on saturday morning. The cruiser slammed into a van driven by a man trying to make a turn. A youtube user captured the whole thing on video. The officer radioed for backup and got out of the car to go help that man. The driver of the mini van was taken to the hospital where he remains tonight. Investigators say the officer was driving faster than the posted speed limit. He did not have his sirens on. Hes now restricted to certain duty during what is now a criminal investigation. So far the officers name has not been released. Aides to President Trump will be defending the administrations new policy on immigration when think arrive in mexico. Rex tillerson and john kelly will be meeting with mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto thursday. Immigrants taught caught at the Mexican Border will be sent back to mexico, even if any country who has a citizen that comes into this country and we send back, well make sure they comply with this. Mexico says it has no intention of complying. It will not accept the u. S. Proposals and it is threatening to take the fight to the united nations. The Trump Administration is getting ready to issue new guidance including transgender students. The Trump Administration seems poised to allow states to decide the matter on their own. Head over to wusa9. Com vote. Should transgender students be able to use the bathroom of their chosen gender identity. Were seeing a lot of response to this topic. Dave has one of the most liked comments. He writes, its okay for a guy to walk into when there are other women in there and little girls just because he feels like looking and acting like a girl today . You people are nuts. Lauren writes i spent three years working with lgbt youth in boston. Through that work that one of the most uncomfortable things that transfolks have to do is use the restroom in public. Were still waiting to hear about what caused a house fire this morning in virginia. That started on the first floor. Went up to the second. Everyone in that house was able to get out safely. Mayor bowser is promoting the progress of the Dc Fire Department under her watch. They talked about the accomplishments over the last two years. Of the citys ambulances, fire trucks and more. We have more transport units. Our First Response and transport response times are better and faster. We vastly improved the condition of our fleet. She is introducing legislation that will close gaps in insurance coverage. We are one step closer to answering one of the great mysteries in the universe. Are we alone here on earth. Or is there life, maybe intelligent life somewhere out there in the void. Seven earthlike rocky planets orbiting a star that isnt so far away. Bruce leshan has this assignment. I do love this stuff. Fly of these habitable zone. The right distance from their star to be awash in liquid water. Close enough to us that we may know whether they can support life. It is the first time scientists have found a treasuretrove of seven earthsized planets circling a car states attorney our tone. The view from their surface would be very different from ours. One side locked on their star. Huge, red. The planets, so close to each other you could see the other orbs in their sky. Each is potentially warm enough to be blanketed by water. Their orbits are as close to their sun as mercury ours. Scientist says all the extra solar planets theyve found so far even make it more likely well find life. Around every star there could be one planet. Take three, take five, take seven. You can just imagine how many worlds are out there that have a shot at becoming a habitable ecosystem. We could explore. Almost 40 light years from earth. 235trillion miles. A neighbor in the university so close nasa has already drawn up a fictional travel poster. Close enough that the soon to be launched james Webb Telescope should be able to search their atmospheres for signs of water and oxygen and life. The Expert Opinion keeps swinging they smolder coldly in their old age. But maybe and if not this system maybe the next. More to come on this for sure, it sounds like. For now the potential habitable planets are designated trapist 1. E, f and g. Scientists did nickname them though. They celebrated their discoveries. If they find signs of life they plan to come up with something more appropriate. Bao bao getting used to her new home in china. There were no issues during that 16 hour trip. Will go through a month long quarantine. Then she will eventually join a Panda Breeding program. Were just Getting Started topper. Well, you know what, warmer tomorrow. Check out the record highs for tomorrow. 73 at dulles. 72 in martinsburg. Well talk about which ones are in jeopardy. When our reality check rolls in here. That warm weather is good news for everyone. We head to the tidal basin where our balmy temps are a mixed blessing. The incredible video here of four dc Police Officers saving a man from a burning car. Well hear from those brave cops. New video of actor harrison fords botched landing at a california airport. All right. Rush hour is just a mess outside of baltime a tire shop on fire. So both directions of traffic on the highway near the fire are shut down at this hour. That fire has reignited a couple of times since firefighters started battling this thing around noon today. No one has been reported to have any injuries. City officials expanded the evacuation zone today in water logged san jose, california. Flooding overwhelmed a trailer park and contaminated water forced people out of neighborhoods. Crews spent the day rescuing dozens of people who were stranded. More than 200 people were taken to dry land. The rain has stopped for now. More storms expected over the weekend. Warm air here. While most people are excited about it, its not good news for everybody; right . Its not. I dont know if youve noticed. Maybe a sniffle. East coast, winter has been on melissa, our meteorologist at the tidal basin talked about some of the good and bad for signs of spring. Punxsutawney phil may have predicted six more weeks of winter. Clearly hes been wrong. Our first indicator of spring arriving started showing up on the tidal basin this week. The first signs of green showing up in the Cherry Blossom buds. So what does this mean for the peak bloom this year . Its been a mild winter. Very little snow. The forecast even for the next couple weeks is warm. Some of the trees are starting to show a little bit of glean. So based on that i dont think were giving any state secrets away when we say before the average date, april 4th, before that date is not unlikely. Although its likely well end up with a peak bloom before the average, the next few weeks will be critical for the exact timing of this years peak bloom. If we continue with warmer than average temperatures, which our ea towards, we will be looking at a very early peak bloom. Last year the peak bloom was on march 25th, about 10 days after the all time record peak of march 15th set back in 1990. Its nothing out of the ordinary to have green color in the blossom buds showing up before the end of february. The real time teller for when that peak bloom will hit is the first sign of the blossom floor ets beginning to show, which usually occurs just under three weeks before the peak bloom. Meanwhile, while we wait for Cherry Blossoms to bloom, pollen counts are on the rise. Tree pollen remains a the a high level, which is fueled by warm and windy days. And for the third time in just over 20 years the grass pollen counted is showing up before the end of meteorological spring. Whether youre enjoying the crocuses beginning to bloom or suffer allergies, you have this february to thank. At the tida nord, wusa9 news. Thats incredible that grasses are showing up already. Growing season is just around the corner. Our three degree guarantee. Worried about this, quite frankly. Despite the clouds. Well see how we did tonight at 11 00. Live look outside. It is our live michael and sun weather cam. 59 right now. Not a good sign. Dew points in the upper 40s. Its going to be a warm night. A lot of clouds. Winds out of the south at 9. Folks in the beltway hold at the 50s. Mostly cloudy, milder. Chance of a shower in. Few and far between. Bus stop temperatures, 45 to 60. Those are the temperatures between 6 00 a. M. And 9 00 a. M. 70s return tomorrow and friday. Just a stray shower possible. Warm on saturday. Well pay the price. A cold front approaches. Showers and perhaps a thunderstorm. Getting cooler late in the day. Not quite record warmth. 75 tomorrow is our forecast high. 75 on friday and 70 on 78. We know this is big. 84 for a high on saturday. The record high at dulles is only 73 tomorrow. That is in jeopardy. Looks like really in jeopardy. 10 00 tonight on future cast. A lot of clouds. Look at the temps. 55 downtown. 55 in romney. Even crossing the divide its 51 in oakland. You might have seen a few showers push through overnight. Just a slight chance of a shower overnight. Dont worry about it. Driving to work, itll be dry. 50 in gaithersburg. 50 in hagerstown at 6 00 a. M. Clouds kind of thin. Now were in the upper 50s down to the south. 55, 56 in martinsburg. By afternoon, 70 downtown. 72 in fredericksburg. By 6 00, future cast triping to develop a few showers, albeit light up to the north. Might past frederick and to hagerstown. Not yellow alert worthy. Were 64 downtown. 62 in fredericksburg. Thats crazy stuff. For tonight, mostly cloudy, breezy, milder. Shower possible. 45 to 55 for lows. Winds out of the southwest at 10 to 15. So between the clouds and the winds, very, very mild night. In fact on the day planner we start in the 50s downtown. When you start in the 50s, not that far to 70. 65 already by 11 00. 70 already by 1 00 headed to about 75. Friday, 75. A stray shower. Were going to keep saturday, 70. Going to keep it green for now. Maybe a shower, perhaps even a thunderstorm. Not a bad day for february. 70 with showers. Reality check here. Low 50s sunday. Low 50s on monday. Showers developing. Back to 60 on tuesday. Back to 64 next showers again. How about this, a new twist into the investigation of the assassination of the half brother of north korean dictator. Malaysian police say the two women seen wiping a poisonous cloth across the face of kim jongnam practiced the attack several times. Video shows them rushing to wash their hands shortly after. A search is underway for two additional people. Security is being increased at the morgue where nams body is being held after someone tried to break into it last night. Who does that . New video capturing the moment actor harrison fords plane narrowly misses a passenger jet liner when he was landing at a california airport last week. His plane flew right over an American Airlines flight that had more than 100 people on board waiting to take off. Problem is, yeah, youre not supposed to land there. He had enbe cleared on runway 20 l, instead he landed on the taxiway that ran parallel. This is mistake. Itll be almost like you and i kind of entering the freeway the wrong way. Thats not cool. The faa is investigating the incident. Ford could face punishment ranging from a warning letter to a fine or even suspension or loss of his pilots license. Want to update you now on our poll question that we asked you a few minutes ago. Do you think transgender students should be able to use the bathroom of their chosen gender identity. A bit of a change here. 40 say yes. 60 say no. Theres a rather robust conversation about this on our facebook page. We encourage you to go there, weigh in and you can even weigh in now. Another Delivery Company could begin air dropping packages to your doorstep. And how you can get a nice little discount on amazon orders. You wont want to miss it coming up in my consumer alert. After the break, why a shirt on a windshield raised a red flag for this young woman. 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My mom had told me about Human Trafficking and how this was something that they could use to lure you in. I actually have security walk me out now, which i wish i would have done in the first place. Mom teaching those lessons there. Many people are praising her for her quick thinking in this situation. Authorities say theres one thing she didnt do and thats call 911 as soon as she noticed something was off. So if you have Something Like this happen to you, be sure to call 911. In tonights consumer alert, no wells fargo fired four senior managers connected to the sales practices scandal. Workers opened up to 2 million bank and credit card accounts without asking customers first. 53 lower level employees have been let go because of that scandal. U. P. S. Is now testing drone delivery. They launched the drone from the roof of one of its trucks in tampa, florida. It flew to its destination, dropped the package and then returned to the truck. The shipping company says delivery by drone may be particularly useful in rural areas. Amazon is saying thanks to you with an 8. 62 discount on almost all orders that add up to 50. Follow me now. Why the number 8. 62 . Well, amazon scored 86. 26 in a harris poll snagging first place for the second year in a row. This offer is only good for today and you have to use the promo code bigthanks. If you use it at the checkout, youll get the discount. Straight ahead, thousands of metro riders use them every day. Tonight the agency is warning customers about the dangers of escalators. A virginia congressman takes a verbal beating at a town hall meeting. The issues that brought hundreds of people out in force. Right after the break, dc Police Officers save a man from a burning car. What the heroes are saying, thats next. We buy any car dot com we buy any car dot com we buy any car dot com any any any any did you know trading in your car at a dealer could cost you money . 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Near the end of their shift, four officers did something amazing. It was definitely heroism at its finist. Officer steven hines was first on the scene. He saw the aftermath of a car h block of bladensburg. You see the fire coming from the hood. Reporter

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