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Les and a shotgun along with body armor, tactical vests, ammunition. Lets get to breaking news. One person is dead after a shooting, possibly, possibly over a pair of shoes. It happened on southern avenue in suitland just over the dc line. Bruce leshan has more. Terrifying scene here in suitland just off southern avenue. The initial call to the police was for two people shot. When they arrived they found it was just one. He was laying on the asphalt in a parking lot here at an apartment complex. He had been shot. There were gunshot holes in several cars. A Jeep Grand Cherokee and a wrangler. And intriguing, on the ground, there was a shoe box. A brand new shoe box. Nike shoes. Those two shoes still on th shortly after i got here a woman arrived in a silver car, said she had been out to sell some shoes to somebody. There was a dispute about that. The guy took off, she took off after him. Whether those two things are connected still a mystery. Its sad. We just need to keep everyone in prayer. Reporter firefighters did transport the victim to the hospital where doctors pronounced him dead. There was briefly a lookout for a silver car but now police are not sure about that. In fact, theyre having a hard time finding witnesses so that they can put out a lookout for the suspect in this shooting. In suitland, bruce leshan, wusa9. Arrests in the death of a Loss Prevention officer at potomac pills long. Jamel kingsbury was in the district. They tracked him down and slapped the cuffs this sated saturday when kingsbury was seen shoplifting inside the Burlington Coat factory. Two employees confronted kingsbury. They struggled and police say kingsbury stabbed Larry Drumgole to death. Tomorrow the day without a woman. Organizers of januarys womens march are urging women to not work, avoid shopping and with the exception of women and minorityowned Small Businesses and to wear red and attend rallies. If tomorrow is anything like the march, thousands of women will be making the impact. Heres why one local woman is taking tomorrow off. Tomorrow i asked for a day off. Tomorrow i am participating in a day without a woman. Its a follow up action from the womens march which took place in january, the day after inauguration day. I want to show solidarity with other women. You see a bunch of people gathered outside the white me. When we talk about womens rights were talking about everybodies rights. In my position i am privileged. I am able to take this day off and i know that a lot of women while they might like to participate will not be able to. If you cant take the day off, which i understand a lot of people cant, another way you can participate is to wear red in solidarity. As part of the day off i plan to write letters to my representatives. Call them. Very important to me and other people who participated in the march that it was not a one event thing. That its something thats continuing. That were going to continue working on. Its not just showing up for one day. Were committed to making change. One of many women making a stand so so many female teachers asked for tomorrow off in alexandria city schools that schools there will be closed. Members of the Trump Administration are defending their new plan to replace obamacare. House lawmakers began today. Called the American Healthcare act. It repeals the individual mandate, maintains coverage for preexisting conditions, allows children to stay put on their parents plans until 26. That measure would offer individuals refundable tax credits to Purchase Health insurance. It also includes a provision to strip all federal funding for planned parenthood. Speaking in washington, health and Human Services secretary dr. Tom price stressed this measure is still a work in progress. Not all republicans are on board. Basically theyre leaving taxes, theyre leaving subsidies and a form of an individual mandate. That sounds like obamacare lite to me. President trump says he is proud to support the plan and he hopes that passes quickly. Theres some Big Questions about changes in the coverage and the cost and tonight we are hearing your concerns. We call it our city your voice and pete opponents are calling this trump care. A congressional budget analysis has not been released. The gop is pushing this without saying how much this will cost you. Still coming back. Sidelined by a stroke in 2009. Hes been on medicaid thanks to obamacare. Not going to change much. Theyll make the parameters. Make it look like he did something. In the long run i think its going to look the same. Thats the hope of some 20 million americans who gained coverage since the law was signed in 2010. Its still unclear how many could lose coverage under the gop version and what itll cost them. President trump insists costs will go down. I think really that were going to have something thats going to be much more understood and much more popular than people can even imagine. On our facebook you ask simply whats the purpose of changing the law. Republicans have removed whats called the individual that means you must be insured or face a tax penalty. Republicans want to end obamacares requirements on businesses. Right now even small employers must give insurance to full time employees. The umtrp Administration Says even more changes are coming in two more bills. We believe strongly that through this whole process and as it takes effect that well see a decrease in not only the premiums that individuals will see but a decrease in the cost of healthcare for folks. I think theyre going to tweak it. In the end i dont think its going to change a whole lot. Reporter this is being described as a repeal or an undoing of obamacare. Its not. That would need extra support in the senate. This maneuver only requires a simple majority. Pete muntean. All day getting answers for everybody. Thanks so much. If you have questions about this healthcare bill, head over to our wusa9 facebook page. We will try talking about the possibility of snow on the way for the weekend. First alert chief meteorologist topper shutt on the weather terrace. Top, sounds like that storm track might be changing. It has changed a little bit. Were now more confident of arctic air. Less confident of seeing snow. The arctic air is going to help suppress the storm for the south. Were looking at arctic air into the piedmont North Carolina. Instead of tracking closer to us, its going to take a little further dip to the south and then off the carolina coast. Thats going to put us on the very edge of the snow shield. Its going to be cold enough where anything falls this weekend, its going to be in the form of snow and arctic blast, the arctic air gets down into raleigh. I tweeted that a little while ago. If i had to pick a bulls eye, given the models right now, richmond to raleigh to greensboro would be the bulls eye. We cant buy we also went through this yesterday. This really hasnt changed too much in terms of the chance of seeing snow flakes. 50 is a good range. Accumulating snow. A total mississippi is 30 . Theres a couple of models that has this going to our south. In terms of a rainsnow mix, thats down to 10 . Really almost to zero. We will come back, track some of these showers, let you know when they roll out, when we start to go from the 60s back into the 30s. Thank you so much, top. Confirmation hearings were held for the man likely to lead the investigation into russian meddling in the u. S. Elections. Democrats pressed maryland u. S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein about how he would investigate the reported link. If confirmed hed assume management of the probe following the decision by attorney general Jeff Sessions to recuse himself. Rosenstein refused to say whether he would appoint a special ec investigation. Five people were arrested today protesting the white houses new travel ban. They were taken into custody at the lobby of the Ronald Reagan building this morning. Demonstrators say the new immigration policy unfairly targets muslims. The white house immigration policy bans new visas from being issued to travelers from six muslim countries. Travel ban goes into effect next week. Visitors to the white house received quite a surprise this morning with a large portrait of Hillary Clinton over his shoulder, they were greeted in the east room by President Trump. This was the First White House tour since he took office. That 10yearold boy boy ran over and gave the president a hug. Were just getting started. Vandalism and disrepair. Who is responsible for cleaning up the historic mill. Three people attacked on dc streets with a paint ball gun. For the first time Casey Anthony talks to the media about her daughter caylee. Z25eiz z16fz y25eiy y16fy police want to know who was behind a series of paint ball attacks in the district. This happened between 7 00 and 8 00 p. M. Last night. People were hit by paint balls on jefferson, kennedy and longfellow streets in northwest. The injuries were minor. No one was hit in the head. Police say the suspects may have been riding in a dark blue suv with tinted windows. Nearly nine years after her death, Casey Anthony is speaking out about the death of her daughter. She told an as happened to caylee in 2008. Casey anthony did not wish to be filmed for the interview. What i remember is being in bed, my mom coming in before she left for work and saying goodbye to us. And then waking up several hours later and later in the morning . Later in the morning. Hour, two hours later and not knowing where she was. Despite her acquittal, kasays she knows most people believe she killed her 2year old daughter. Its the first time she spoke about her cars death. Anthony spent nearly three years in prison for lying to police. Hillary clinton was honored for her decades of work on behalf of young women. Speaking to a group called girls inc. She called on the audience to help young women reach their potential. So we immediate to send a message to every girl that is valuable, powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity to pursue and achieve her own dreams. If we are serious about building a better, stronger, fairer america, we need to be serious about supporting and nurturing our girls. Todays event raised money for life changing programs and opportunities for girls in the United States and canada. Cleanup is underway after more than two dozen tornadoes ripped through the midwest. The overnight destruction stretched from illinois to kansas. That Severe Weather brought massive flashes of lightning to kansas city. Winds up to 50 Miles Per Hour sent debris flying. A lot of people took cover in their basements. You could hear boards hitting the side of the house. Like big rocks. Just like bang, bang. At least 30 tornadoes were reported in the midwest just last night. A lot of really severe wehe i know theres a front coming here, top. Its the same front but its not going to produce the same type of weather. Is the tornado in minnesota earliest on record. We can get used to the 60s for a little while. Then we have big changes heading our way. As we mentioned at the top of the show, its going to be cold enough to sustain snow this weekend. Most of the moisture will be shunted to our south. Three degree guarantee. 65, actual high. Well add things up at 11 00. Suffice to say its not looking good. Its 68 now. Thats okay. Winds are still gusting. Almost to 30 miles an hour. Thats what brought up that warmer air. A couple of showers here and there. We had showers pushing through. Nothing super heavy headed toward well have showers on and off. Southwest of leesburg. Shower, pretty good shower over sterling. Everything pushing off to the north and east. On storm tracker, just light rain in damascus. As we get into 21 hour. Itll pick up a bit in intensity. Nothing heavy. Nothing severe. Milder with more showers. There will be early showers, particularly south and east of i95. Especially into Southern Maryland where they may linger. Breezy and warm tomorrow and also thursday. Then very cold over the weekend. Light snow on sunday. Dont have to worry about rain or a mix. Whatever falls will be snow. If youre a snow lover, most of the moisture going to our south. How ironic is that that the heavy snow this weekend could be richmond to raleigh. There are the showers. Temps in the low 60s. Another overnight. By 6 00 were done with rain north and west of i95. Leftover showers. Temps though still in the low 50s. You folks will clear out by mid morning. Almost everything is gone. Temps in the low to mid50s. Lots of sunshine. Low 60s. This is by lunchtime. 62 in leesburg. 56 in romney. By 6 00 p. M. Tomorrow, about 24 hours from now. Temps are still around 60. 58 in manassas. 59 downtown. By 8 30, 9 00, were still generally in the low to mid50s under clear skies. Wednesday and thursday we mention yesterday those are the days to make hay. Tonight, mostly cloudy, breezy, milder. Gusty. Lows only 46 to 56. Thats it. Day planner goes like this. 50s showers early. Sunshine. 62 with sunshine at 1 00. It will be breezy, but a warm breeze. Breezy and warm on thursday. 68. Rain or snow shower possible on friday. 52. Temperatures fall in the afternoon. Little clipperlike system will drag in this arctic air. Well go sunshine on saturday and 40. That might be optimistic. Burbs hold in the 30s. Sunday, light snow. At least possible. More light snow monday night into tuesday. Temperatures rebound into the 40s. Its typically not a good thing when an officer showed up at your house. This isnt a story about a typical Police Officer. Fairfax county Police Officer Matthew Pleva recently responded to a theft. A man opened a car door and stole a purse out of it. She told him that among other things purse was her rosary. The following pleva delivered a new rosary. She was so moved by the thoughtful gesture she wrote a personal note to his commander saying his actions restored her faith. Went above and beyond, thats for sure. Scammers go low tech to steal your money. The riskiest scams and how the crooks try to grab your cash. After the break, ben carson tries to explain his comparison between slavery and immigration. President trump had a busy morning on twitter. Among his messages to the american people, 122 vicious Prisoners Released by the Obama Administration from gitmo have returned to the battlefield. Just another terrible decision, end quote. Usa today reports that 90 of those detainees were actually released during the george w. Bush administration. Ben carson backtracking now from his comment comparing slaves to american immigrants. Carson made the analogy in his first address to employees at the department of housing and urban development. Public outcry was swift with r the charge. Carson tried to explain his comment further. The hud secretary said slaves were forced here against their will and lost all their opportunity. Lets pivot. In tonights consumer alert, whether its a phishing email or hacked computer, con artists love using technology to rip you off. A new report from the Better Business bureau found the riskiest scams are low tech. The Home Improvement scams. Other ripoffs include employment scams. And those fake check scams, also known as overpayment scams which cost jordan lyle hunts. She went online searching for work as a nanny. A single mother responded to her post and offering to pay 1900 up front. Then she said i need you to take out the money and go deposit it into another bank. Thats where i thought this is weird. It is weird and dont fall for it. Heres how that payment check, they ask you to deposit. Ill give you 1000, keep 200. Wire 800 back. The bank realizes the check is fake and now youre on the hook for the full 1000. Better Business Bureau says people who are 18 to 24 are most likely to fall victim to the scam. If it feels shady, it probably is. Netflix has revolutionized the way we watch tv. Now it could go a step further. The service is reportedly working on some Interactive Technology that would let you choose your own ending to your favorite tv shows. Got that . So the daily mail reports that actors would shoot alternative scenes for the shows then you could decide how it all wraps up. Wow. I guess youre a producer and a viewer. There you go. Right after the break, the sight of a historic mill falls victim. Can it be saved . Da day. How did it start and under Whose Authority . Going to verify that coming up. Youre looking at a piece of maryland history. This is the last intact silk mill in america located in western maryland. Its attracted preservationists and scavengers. Everything remains the way it was when the silk mill closed its doors for good in 1957. Its owner has spent over 40 years trying to save it but time is running out. Tonight at 11 00, we hit the open road and go behind the doors. Its a National Historic landmark that is falling into ruin with freshly sprayed graffiti. As wusa9 tells us, no one seems to know whose job it is to care for it. Many wont even know its here. This old stone quarry site is on the National Register for historic places. Now its covered in graffiti and falling into disrepair. The woods obviously from the construction of this building is starting to deteriorate. Mike bailey has been taking walks out here since he was a kid. He was shocked when he came to see graffiti everywhere. I think the graffiti is young people coming out here, having a good time, partying. Not recognizing the historical value. The ruins when rock was cut here and sent down the potomac. This was used to build the smithsonian. There used to be a plaque but not any more. Fears vandals may have taken off with a grinding wheel. Disheartening because its such it has such rich history. To see it falling apart and know its on the historic register and knowing what it used to do is just sad. Its not clear who the caretakers of the

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