they will want to audit egyptian security practices to make sure not only in alexandria but all over egypt that they are up to scratch and meeting global standards for security which is a key to safe air travel these days, so there are a lot of big question marks over egyptian security and particularly at airports, however, as the drama unfolds. >> many thanks and let's take you back to freelance journalist who is in athens for us and linda lots of different aspects of the story coming together but just filter through for me what we know has happened in the past couple of hours. >> reporter: i think what is important and what is emerging in the very last-minute is we knew of course about this hijacking tacking place and knew there were passengers on board. what we didn't know were the motives behind this and of course everybody initially thought of terrorism as a possible link but what we are seeing now without being able to exclude terrorism at this point is that the man in question, the hijacker seems to also have some personal motives, he seems to be asking for asylum for politica

now livebility.com who did grant the award to alexandria said they loved the way old town buzzs with activity day and night and it's sophisticated and comforting and restaurants worth fly ago cross the country to try. everyone here we spoke to do rave about the food and atmosphere. 'and we caught up with a couple of alexandria resident and here's what they had to say. >> when i moved to the area of vir vr i actually said want to live in old town. we looked at a lot of places and found a great place right near the water. the dog park, and it's amazing. you can walk everywhere and walk to restaurants and bars shops it's a great place to live. >> i have about here my whole life, 30 years, so i won't go anywhere else. >> i come here for all my shopping and it's nice toss have the water and do dinner absolute best where the boats come in and everything. i enjoy it. >> and i would have to aagree with them. other cities topped the list behind alexandria included santa monica, california and pittsburgh and still on the list too and behind me you can see the beautiful lights out. it's georgou

. >> reporter: the flight was scheduled for a short trip from alexandria to cairo. investigators have seen the release of all but a few passengers and the crew. >> we don't know whether he has a mental problem. they will be treating this with kids gloves because if they have an unbalanced mind on their hands, they will have to treat this carefully and hopefully talk him down from where he is, get him to release the hostages and give himself up. >> reporter: the president says the hijacking is not related to terrorism. a domestic dispute may be a motive. the airport remains closed and all flights are being diverted to another airport in cyprus >>> egyptian president sisi has fired the head of his government's anti corruption commission. he was appointed by the former president to audit government institutions, the police and the judiciary. he became the target of a government investigation. four people including two children have been killed in iraq. it is believed that iraqi forces were targeting i.s.i.l. hide outs in fallujah. around 400 i.s.i.l. fighters were ther

alexandria, virginia. 3 super tuesday is here?the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election.voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today ?with 16- hundred and 10 delegates at stake.hours before polls open?.the candidates zig zagging across the country holding rallies trying to nab those last minute votes in order to snag their partys nomination.cruz "let me tell the men and women of texas this, i will not compromise away your religious liberty rights."ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state of texas talking about religious liberty and the supreme court nominationnats rubio rally -"you know what they say about a man with small hands..." marco rubio's barrage of insults against donald trump subsiding by the end of the day ?.but at a trump rally in virginia? tension 12:55:45get em out of here please. a large group of student protestors?ma rched out of the event. and as they pass?a photographer from time magazine?thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the secret service n

the airbus a320 was flying from alexandria, cairo -- to, rather, cairo when an unknown number of hijackers took control of the jet and flew it to the island of cyprus. holly williams is headed there. she joins us now on the phone. holly, good were monmorning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. we're seeing video that appears to show at least some of the passengers from that hijacked plane being released on the the plane landed there just before 9:00 local time. as to how many passengers have been released, there is not much clarity at this point. local media in cyprus is saying that the hijacker or hijackers agreed to release all the women and children on board. they're saying that 30 to 40 people have been released. other media is reporting that 56 people have been released. we've also heard this morning saying that everyone on board has been released with the exception of the cabin crew and four to five passengers. the reuters news agency is reporting that there were ten american citizens and eight british citizens on board. we can't ind pendly confirm this at this point, but we're w

alexandria, virginia. 3 super tuesday is here?the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election.voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today ?with 16- hundred and 10 delegates at stake.hours before polls open?.the candidates zig zagging across the country holding rallies trying to nab those last minute votes in order to snag their partys nomination.cruz "let me tell the men and women of texas this, i will not compromise away your religious liberty rights."ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state of texas talking about religious liberty and the supreme court nominationnats rubio rally -"you know what they say about a man with small hands..." marco rubio's barrage of insults against donald trump subsiding by the end of the day ?.but at a trump rally in virginia? tension 12:55:45get em out of here please. a large group of student protestors?ma rched out of the event. and as they pass?a photographer from time magazine?thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the secret service n

2016 team coverage tonight in alexandria, virginia. jeff? jeff: well, traffic is picking up here at the george washington middle school near old town. a lot of people trying to get in the vote before the 7:00 closing happens. a lot of people finishing up work. in alexandria the turn-out is 24 to 25%. the same situation in arlington. in fairfax county, the current turn-out at 32%. many of those voters had strong opinions on where this race stands. in a state that will be critical to pick the next president, virginia voters are well aware the primary votes matter, too. among the democrats recent polls shows hillary clinton with a commanding double-digit lead in the commonwealth. >> she seems like an honest person. jeff: but bernie sanders supporters are passionate and committed. >> we need strong effective change. jeff: on the republican side, donald trump is well ahead of marco despite loyal backing from their volters. >> i feel like we need someone to bring back strong american values. >> trump. >> why? >> i like him. jeff: some g.o.p. leade

that it was traveling from alexandria to cairo. there were conflicting reports as to how many people were on board. we can say that there were at least 50 passengers on board. and we are hearing that women and children may be allowed to disembark the plane. now, this, a lot of the information that's coming out, is obviously last minute, unconfirmed. greek media are showing the plane currently on the tarmac. i mean, we are having a very clear view of the plane there. and we have just heard that there is a team of negotiators approaching the plane as we speak. there does not seem to be any clarity as to what the demands of the highjacker or highjackers are so far. this is something that we may have to be if we wait a little longer to see, we know that this was a domestic flight. while over cyprus airspace made the demand, the request to land and where it is now. it's also appears to be the case that the airport is now shut. we are waiting to get a little bit more information to that. this really is a breaking news story. all the info

towns winding down in old alexandria, but still a lot of smiles. clinton supporters were very confident going into the primary today. when you look at these numbers come you understand why. hillary clinton trouncing bernie sanders in the virginia primary, 35%, a critical win in a swing state. taking theackers stage, terry mcauliffe, senators tim kaine and mark warner, and others. clinton was projected to be the winner right after the polls closed at 7:00. they got years later when clinton took the stage to give her victory speech in florida. supporters are confident this win virginia, which they argue will translate into way win in the general election. >> the other side, the insults and attacks, it's embarrassing. she is laying out a plan to help people. herhas done it all life. >> it's difficult for a republican to win the presidency if they cannot win virginia. if hillary can win virginia, we feel like we control our destiny. won virginiaobama in 2008 and 2012. it looks like clinton could follow the same path, win virginia, win the white house.

reporting live in northwest dc d alexandria limon fox 5 local 5 news. >> thank you.nk you. moments at l'enfant plaza a train reportedly dragged a man. passengers on the platform says the man's bag got caught in the doors the train dragged him a short distance before he brokere free. the man is connected to be okay. the incident is now under investigation. >>> okay. now the weather and if youf thought arrival of spring this weekend the end of winter whether thing again there is snow in the forecast. more on that. i thought we were done with this gwen. >>> i heard shawn say she pulled raining on me she said i'm outhe of here you tell them s about tb snow that's what i'm doing. i get to wear that hat. you know what it's going to bebe brief and short-lived. s we got to get spring in here, right. let's take la look at the map.lk through the system well to the south actually couple of systemo and those two are going to be what's going to bring up this th winter weather this weekends ite will be a very brief 50 that's the good news. here's a look at what we're supposed still looki

egypt flight hijacked from alexandria coast of egypt to cairo. it forced the plane to land in cypress. 7 hours later the trauma still unholding.

beltwy we're going start to see thatt t map turn yellow and red pretty shortly.shortl in alexandria 395 until goodunto shape from the beltway to theelo 14th street bridge. bridg east-west highway lookinghigh good. we're seeing no problems on on 295. residual delays because of anofn earlier track work issue we iss were dealing with on metro and that is between eastern marketre as well as the orange blue and silver line. line. also keep in mind typical typ volume building on 270 on southbound by the truck scales.al this work zone cleared on the cn inner loop at ritchier loop at i marlboro.. more traffic in just a few in sa minutes. back to you, holly. h >> thanks erin. e >>> a montgomery county judgegoe called a convicted drunk dru driver a liar, an alcoholical and a threat to kill somebody sd else.. kelly lowe is back ins backn handcuffs after she admitteddmie she violated her probation by drinking and driving again.ringa she spent four years behindearsh bars for killing two men in alig drunk driving crash ink ing bethesda back in 2009.9. low had her bond revokedd rok yesterday. she'll b

that that raises questions about the security at alexandria airport. like i mentioned, cypress officials say he was not carrying explosives and how did he bluff people onboard. was he wearing a jacket and tell them i'm ready to blow up the plane. if he manage to enter the cock pit, did he talk to the pilot himself? we do know there was an air marshal onboard, because according to the egyptian transportation minister, the air marshal was among the seven people who remained on that plane before the whole crisis was over. what did the air marshal do, so still questions on aviation security even though they are not linking this man to terrorism. >> you watched the whole thing unfold over the past couple of hours. we saw these dramatic pictures of passengers walking off the plane and then there was that one passenger that actually climbed out of the window. i believe we're showing them on our screens right now. just talk us through how it finally all came to an end. >> well, after that plane was diverted to cypress, authorities closed the airport and starte

egypt airplane was hijacked flying from alexandria to cairo. you can see live pictures here where the plane landed, it was in cypress and on the tarmac there. we understand there four people, four foreigners and flight crew that remain on the the crew, active negotiations, apparently highjackers did let people off the train and you can see more people let off that train. >> eighty-one passengers were on this flight. egypt's aviation authority say hijacker has claim to have a explosive's belt on him. the only demand so far is that police vehicles just move away from that aircraft. as you can see in the shot we don't see any of the emergency vehicles in that immediate the shot right next to the airplane. the story is still developing. we will get more information and then pass it the to you. >>> scary thing is they said that everything was well, they didn't have any independent case that there was any signs of stress in the air. >> but calmy walking off that plane in the live picture a very good sign. >> true. >> breaking news out of pennsauken,

we've got more information on this developing story coming next.up to old town, alexandria to ask folks some questions about the area. let's go. what common snack was first grown right here in virginia? grapes? peanuts! peanuts! fresh roasted peanuts! (man laughs) peanuts! did that surprise you? that was very surprising! you know what else might surprise you? geico is the number one auto insurer in the d.c. metropolitan area. call or click today to see how much you could save with geico. >>> a southeast d.c. community came together today to remember two women killed tragically by gun violence. members of the east washington heights baptist church held a peace walk and rally to remember the lives of charnice milton and ivy smith. smith was shot and killed at a bus stop on alabama avenue last weekend and milton was killed last year. today d.c. councilwoman yvette alexander says that needs to be a culture change in the community. >> there are a lot of people hurting out here, and when you don't feel good about yourself, when you're hurting yourself, you have no problem hurting others. so w

abc's stephanie ramos reports from alexandria, virginia. super tuesday is here? the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election. voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today ?with 16-hundred and before polls open?.the candidates zig zagging across the to nab those snag their partys nomination. cruz "let me tell the men and women of texas this, i will not compromise away your religious liberty rights." ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state of texas talking about religious liberty and the supreme rally -"you know what they say about a man with small hands..." marco rubio's barrage of insults against donald trump subsiding by the end of the day ?. but at a trump rally in virginia? tension 12:55:45 get em out of here please. a large group of student protestors?marched out of the event. and as they pass?a photographer from time magazine?thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the secret service now investigating. sot hrc "america's already great- make it whole again" hillary clinton - hoping to keep her le

abc's stephanie ramos brings us the latest from alexandria, virginia " " the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election. voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today ?with 16-hundred and 10 delegates at stake. cruz "let me tell the men and women of texas this, i will not compromise away your religioio liberty rights." ted cruz hoping to win big in his home e state of texas talking about religious liberty and the supreme court nomination but at a trump rally in virginia? tension 12:55:45 get em out of here please. a large group of student protestors?marche d out of the event. and as they pass?a photographer from time magazine?thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the secret service now investigating. sot hrc "america's already great- make it whole again" hillary clinton - hoping to keep her lead over bernie sanders? sanders " now it is time for massachusetts to lead the politicalrevolution."tag- here in virginia - voter r rnout today is expected to be huge - much more than the last time both parties held presidential primaries.

we have an issue to start off with in alexandria. the water main break in mace for most of the morning, the afternoon and continueing to the evening rush. only one lane getting by in the inner state, the capital beltway, approaching the wilson bridge. 395. if you approach endsall road. a crash 295 at mall com "x." seeing a backup behind this. expect it southbound on 295. mike mentioned the closures for tomorrow. metro, mount vernon square will be closed tonight at 8:00 p.m. the alternate, hop off and gallery place or shaw. jump outside and this is traffic on 66 leaving the city. sun glare delay. no crashes to report. back to you. jonathan: thank you. traffic is not the only thing moving slow. nice weather and you notice people are walking downtown. taking th extend the lunch break longer. doug: works for me. michelle: why not? it's about to change. doug: tomorrow showers in the afternoon. but before that's nice. lower 70's and breezy. we could getn thursday. but the thursday shower and thunderstorms are likely. we will take care of t

abc's stephanie ramos is live in alexandria, virginia, where those polls will open up at 6:00 a.m. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, to you. you got it, voters can cast their ballots starting at 6 o'clock this morning here in alexandria, virginia and as soon as polls close in all 12 states, we could effectively have nominees for both parties. super tuesday is here. the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election. voters in a dozen states and a u.s. territory will go to the polls today with 1610 delegates at stake. hours before polls open, the candidates zigzagging across the country holding rallies trying to nab those last minute votes in order to snag their party's nomination. >> let me be very clear to the men and women of texas. i will not compromise away your religious liberties. >> reporter: ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state of texas. talking religious liberty and the supreme court nomination. >> you know what they say about men with small hands. >> reporter: marco rubio's barrage of insults against donald trump subsiding by t

flight ms-181 was on its way from alexandria to cairo carrying 56 passengers. it was diverted to cypress after a man threatened crew on board. the plane remained at the airport for several hours until all the hostages were released or managed to escape. the hijacker's motives remain unclear. we have the report. >> reporter: hours after the crisis began, the final few hostages are seen exiting the hijacked plane. one had to escape through the cockpit window, and everyone else used the mobile stairs. they were escorted off the tarmac by police. the hijacker is believed to be among them. egypt's minister of civil aviation announced the peaceful resolution. >> translator: all the passengers along with the crew were released. they're safe and sound. this is what we worked at any cost from the very beginning. hijacking cannot be branded as an act of terrorism. all the facts are being analyzed by forensic experts. the hijacker is in police custody. >> reporter: flight 181 was flying from alexandria to cairo when it was diverted to cypress. the hijacker has been identi

there were 55 onboard when the plane was taken off its course from alexandria to cairo. all having released, apparently unharmed. officials say the situation is over. the highjacker initially claimed to be wearing a suicide belted, but authorities say it was a fake. no explosives were found onboard. now officials are questioning the man. the motive does not appear to be terrorism. >> hours after the crisis began, the final few hostages are seen exiting the highjacked plane. one dramatically escaped through the cockpit window. everybody else used the mobile stairs. they were escorted or thear mack by police. the highjacker is believed to be among them. egypt's minister of civil aviation announced the revolution. >> all the passengers along with the crew were released. they are now safe and sound. this is what we worked on at any cost from the very beginning. the highjacking cannot be branded as an act of terrorism. all facts are now being analyze by forensic experts. the highjacker is now in police custody. >> egypt air flight 181 was flying from alexandria to cairo when

the current first family spent part of their easter in alexandria, th eobamas celebrating easter at a historic church. it's the same one the first family attended last year. unt turned into a shoving match in connecticut this week. organizers of this event say the hunt was supposed to take place in three stages so plenty of kids could take part in the fun. but parents did not seem to pay much attention to the procedure. >> it was like locusts. everybody descended and left. >> i'm not going to take my kid somewhere and now i feel like you're not putting their safety in any way, shape, or form. apparently the first parents got all the goods, leaving the second and third waves with nothing. there were plenty of disappointed children. it is a waiting game. that, and why the cherry blossoms aren't the only reason you can see a lot of traffic in the area this week, when we come back. we are going to check in with devon lucie for a look at what the weather will be like for your work week. kimberly: right now a glimpse of two superstars in the city. these are freedom and justice, the eagles o

another nest is getting a lot of attention and this one is in alexandria. these eagle parents nicknamed george and ma that appear to have some of their own. >> there's one in particular that's garn ared a lot of attention. there's no web cam or national spotlight but it is part of the view that some people say they would not >> mom's not moving. >> reporter: on this quiet alexandria street, way up in the trees just above the gw parkway is a view that john lawson can only describe as. >> breath taking. i'll just watch the bald eagles fly by. >> look closely and you'll see it. it's a nest. and while we've met mr. and mrs. president at the national arboretum, this is george and martha's home. >> i'm watching my eagles. they were here last year at about this time. i think the female is sitting on another egg. george is flying around finding food. >> reporter: bald eagles are long off the endangered list but their ignore. >> we can't see in the nest but their behavior is consistent of those of expectant eagle parents. the question is what would be the little one

mike: i'm mike carter-conneen in old town alexandria. several artists are fighting the management structure yvette: i was running for my life. he was flicking matches on me... my ex-husband's intentions were to murder me. glenn: i made sure yvette's abuser went away for good, and put in place tougher sentences, compassion. i felt like i could trust him. narrator: glenn ivey. as state's attorney, a proven leader. in congress, he'll combat domestic violence, and protect president obama's legacy. glenn: i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message, because i'm on your side. alison: there is proposed changes to the management structure. the changes were recommended in a controversial report by the outside a handful of artists have been here from the beginning. 42 years. >> a wonderful community. >> there are concerns after cultural planning group called for self-appointing board of directors. the current board is made of 15 members, artist and some nonartists some appointed by the city council. >> it wouldn't a ral cad change. >> i haven't seen

there's another one in alexandria. >> the eagles george and martha. jim lokay is here with more. >> if anybody knows about the next hatch ling, it's going to be shawn. >> there's so many eagles' nests out there, but there's one in particular that's guarded a lot of attention. there's no web cam, but this is all part of a view that some say they wouldn't trade the world for. >> mom is not moving. >> reporter: on this quiet alexandria street way up in the trees just above the gw parkway is a view that john can describe as. >> breathtaking. >> look closely and you'll see it. it's a nest. and while we've met mr. and mrs. president at arboretum, this is george and ma -- martha's home. >> i'm watching my eagles. i think the female is sitting on another egg. >> reporter: their majesty is hard to ignore, they find a way to coexist so close to city living. >> so wonderful to know that they're coming back the second time they built up on their nest. i'm going to be able to watch this every year as long as i'm here. >> we can't see in the nest but their behavior

reporting from spca headquarters, alexandria hoff, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> big boom and clouds of dust took over part of north philadelphia this morning, more than 200-pound every dynamite, philadelphia housing authority imploded two of it highrises with that dynamite earlier this morning. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh with more on why the buildings are taken down and what will go up in their place >> the ants stood for years, down to rubble. many who watched the highrises crumble are part of generations, that grew up in that. >> i am holding back the tears, really hurting me here >> the implosion all part of transformation plan, dig out the decay. >> drug dealing, fights. >> make room for renewal >> ing it going to be prague he is, still rid billion dollars blighted building and shuttered schools. the hope is that with this plan in place, all of that will change. >> for neighbors in this community, the implosion, and road map to rebirth, are symbolic. >> like two more second, but i like it that right there, when they fall, you know, i like that right there too. >> the housi

reports also say he is veterinarian from alexandria egypt. now, right now, egypt civil air minister says three passenger and four crew members are on board and dozens of others were released earlier. there are reports eight americans were on board and it's unclear whether they're among those still being held. obviously details still coming but very bizarre twist. whole love angle is latest and most interesting. >> you know how hold he is? >> have not heard how old he is just vet from alexandria in egypt and wanted to go to cypress and in love with a woman in cypress. >> more throughout the morning breaking closer to home several people in montgomery count question rescued from a townhouse overnight. this started 3 a.m. in bethesd bethesda. fire officials say it was electrical i issue that started fire and caused about $250 woman of damage. and capitol hill trying to get back to normal today after police say a man pulled a gun at security check point yesterday. >> capital visitor center reopened. as for spus suspect larry dawson we were learni

the flight was on route from alexandria to the egyptian capital cairo on tuesday morning. the flight usually takes about 30 minutes, shortly after take off the air bus 320 veered north. a passenger had threatened crew with what he said was a bomb. forcing the plane to land at larnaca airport in southern cyprus, he's been named. the president says the highjacking wasn't a terrorist act and suggested it could be linked to his cypriot ex-wife but raises more questions about security at egyptian airports months after a russian plane was blown up soon after it took off killing all 224 people on board. gerald tan reports. >> reporter: hours after the crisis began, the final few hostages are seen exiting the highjacked plane. one had to escape through the cockpit window. everyone else used the mobile stairs. they were escorted off the tarmac by police. the highjacker is believed to be among them. egypt's minister of civil aviation announced the peaceful resolution. >> translator: all the passengers, along with the crew were leased. they are now safe and sound. this is what we wor

tommy. >> huge news for old town alexandria. they just won topping the list of the best in the country. this becomes a thing saying it's because of doug friendliness -- doug friendliness -- dog friendliness and bow text. it is 7 miles from downtown d.c. torpedo factory and pbs show mercy street has a lot to do because it's based in alexandria. huge shout out to our beeps across the river. >> well done. >> thanks, tommy. >>> a man accused of attempting to scale the white house fence is waking up in a d.c. jamaica this morning charged with unlawful entry. the white house lockdown around 4:30 yesterday afternoon. lafayette park evacuated for 40 minutes and visitors scrambling to flee the area. secret service said the man never made it to the white house grounds. back to you. >>> yeah, it's nice. really nice. temps in the -- really, really, really nice. temperatures in the 50s this morning. low to mid-70s this afternoon. some will maybe touch 80 tomorrow and a few more on thursday. it will be a record. over 9 weekend it cools off a

fox5's alexandra limon is life tonight in l alexandria with more. hey, alex. >>reporter: this is the place where some of of those preparations are happening.g. trucks coming by loading up witp salt and sand and then spreading out throughout the northernhe virginia area to look forook trouble spots just in case. now, the virginia department ofi transportation tells me they have just under 500 plows and trucks spread out throughout thh area.area but what they are not doing is pretreating because all of thete rain. a spokesperson telling me it's pointless. it would have been all washed away. instead what they're doing isoin driving looking for any icy spots, things like bridges or ramps. if there are slick spots or the areas to help fix the problems. what we're really focusing on i the pavement areas. whatever has fallen so far. if we start seeing very low pavement temperatures then we'r' going to start t getting icy spots which is why aringing to be our main concern. > just under 500 crews are oute on the street, so the virginia defendant transportation askingn

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prince william, prince george's fairfax, alexandria, washington, d.c. i'm going to get officer higginbotham here. what kind of calls are you receiving tonight? >> the listeners tonight are interested in cats in the community. i had a person describe a possum walking out in the daytime. that might be something as simple as somebody taking their gas grill out and a lawnmower for the first time and that is where the possum has been sleeping undisturbed for a long time. >> wildlife calls, farrell cats -- feral call calls. we are here tonight so if you have concerns about animal control or neglect or cruelty in the area the calls are confidential. we take your call until 6:30 tonight. we will take the feral cat calls and the wildlife calls as well. thank you so much. we'll be here until 6:30. give us a call. 703-236-9220. leon: all right. thanks, doc. coming up at 5:00, how a supreme court tie gives a win to unions. alison: also ahead at 5:00, a touching way a litter of puppies is honoring officers killed in line of duty. leon: how new help training is helpi

the 54-year-old man died at a nova alexandria hospital saturday. police say the inmate was being housed in a medical unit at a detention center where he had a medical emergency. his name will be released when his family is notified. >>> a richmond lawyer is hopping to be the winner in the congressional race. in 2014 a university professor, dave brat pulled off a stung upset over eric cantor in the republican primary then won the general election. now a chesterfield county attorney, eileen bedell could set up a possible general election face off with brad. >>> now an inspiring story to start your week off right. a man from houston gives his grandparents the surprise of a lifetime. >> here is the moment he was working toward for he presented them with a $15,000 check to pay off their mortgage. his grandfather broke into tears. >> to see them enjoy, experience it in a lifetime, how many people can say that. >> paying off the mortgage was part of the surprise. he bought his grandparents a trip to the bahamas. >> he worked full time while he was in scho

that is where we will find "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff with the story, what do you know? >> reporter: well, nicole, ever since talk of a proposed stadium had been brewing, so has tension in this north philadelphia community. right now stadium stopper event is going on inside this church behind me where community members say they simply want to be part of the conversation. over the past several months, community members have protested preliminary planning for a project that would give a home to the temple university football program. now, tonight another gathering where university represent are expected to attend. >> the parking, the trash, possibilities, noise, lights, and then the other thing as well, probably the increased value and property taxes. >> reporter: school currently plays at lincoln financial field under three million-dollar, annual lease to the eagles. those in favor of the project say it is a money saving endeavor and way to give an anchor to the school and program coming off one of the finest seasons. proponents say the additional retailers as a way to e

alexandria hoff, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> and iand unexpected hazards r golfer. see the surprising scare that made him sprint down the course. >> also, tree trouble in a local neighborhood. the mission one man is onto save these beautiful trees. we'll be right back. with heart failure, danger is always on the rise. symptoms worsen because your heart isn't pumping well. (water filling room) about 50 percent of people die (dog whimpering) within 5 years of getting diagnosed. but there's something you can do. talk to your doctor about heart failure treatment options. because the more you know, the more likely you are... (dog whimpering) to keep it pumping. >> we love seeing our favorite animated characters on the big screen. but, there is quite a science behind making these movies. you can learn about the cool technology behind these picsar films in a new exhibit at the franklin institute. jan carabeo joining because special preview, i have to admit, kind of gel thus morning, i want to be there. >> fantastic new exeunt here at the franklin institute, called the scie

a scary afternoon for neighbors in alexandria. what began as argument between a father and son this morning eventually led towed gun shots allegedly being fired at police officers around dinner time. "fox5" maryland is live on the scene. marine a. i know that lucky no officers were hurt today. >> no one was hurt today. tony. and the chief here saying that his blood pressure spiked when he heard the call because it was too similar to what happened saturday in prince wul yum county. thankfully everyone here walked away alive. you'll s investigation continues this time internal affairs out here trying to figure out if everything the officers did was according to procedure and the chief says they did everything me had to do to make sure that everybody walked out of this just fine. and take a look at this slido. you'll see the suspect there in handcuffs. being placed into the ambulanc ambulance. he's 19 years old and saad javed and according to police he placed a call before 5:00 this afternoon. he was emotionally distressed and when o

for now, todd dykes, live in alexandria. back to you. mark: this comes as the superintendent of north college hill schools says the middle and high schools had to be evacuated after the threat was called in. police and fire were called in to search the building, but the school says nothing was found. lisa: new developments into a 15-year-old, arrested after making threats on social media toward several local schools. wlwt news 5' s andrew setters is live in the newsroom with the latest on this part of the story. andrew: the teen is facing charges and will spend another night in juvenile lock-up after his parents failed to show for a hearing this morning. the 15 year-old is a student at dater high school. he was arrested overnight on charges of telecommunications harassment and inducing panic. on facebook, threats were posted targeting dater high, walnut hills, aiken, withrow, and woodward in the cincinnati public school district. the threats also mentioned schools like colerain and mount healthy along with statements like i' ll, quote be

d you may want to exit at route ru one to avoid that inner loopne slow down in alexandria. aside from that we are dealingli with big problems on five ofi inbound branch avenue out by accokeek road. we're dealing with a crash andgi an earlier -- it was ann earlier crash an downed pole p that is still out there.ut ther. because of that we have theof t arrow truck and traffick and tr getting by to the left. it's causing delays back to mattawoman-beantown road sontow please be prepared for that asr you wake up in prince georgesino county this morning.county thi more traffic in few. back to you. >> thanks erin.hanks in. >>> metro's purple line needs le more mo maryland transportationransport officials are asking for and and why. 6:38. >> maryland governor larryar hogan has thrown his supports th behind a bill to crack down onn drunk drivers.drun it's named in honor of officer r noah leotta who died in i december after he was hit by a suspected drunk driver duringin a kui check point. poi th convicted drunk driver with a blood alcohol level of .08 orr higher to have an ignition i

live tonight in alexandria. marina morocco, "fox5 local news". . >> the body of ashley guindon prince william county police officer killed on her first day on the job arrived in her home state of massachusetts today. ronald hamilton is accused of fatally shooting his wife crystal hamilton and opening fire in guindon and two other officers saturday night in woodbridge. hall ill ton bail and faces charges including capital murder. an a private funeral service is scheduled on sunday for officer guindon's family. >> we've learned a second lawsuit has been filed against prince george county school stemming from child pornography sdandle. deonteo caroway face as i dozen charges for allegedly videotaping children involved in sex acts and some cases happened at sylvania woods elementary school. a 9-year-old victim told his teacher about the abuse and she responded by saying "i don't believe you go sit down" board of education and super intend ept and principal and teen rear all named in a lawsuit. >> today the man accus

it happened on alexandria pike in cold spring, kentucky. wlwt news 5' s tammy mutasa is live with the latest. tammy. tammy: just a tragic scene out here. a mother and daughter killed in a head-on collision. you can see 27 opened up the high need. you can see this video we shot a investigators say around 7:00 p.m., the mother and her little girl or going north on u.s. 27, when a car going south crossed the median and hit them head-on. investigators say the mother and daughter died on the scene. the woman who hit them was rest to the medical center. they are working on the crash scene. investigators are looking to see if drugs or alcohol factored in this terrible crash. >> it is horrifying. it is the worst thing you can see in law enforcement. we have officers trying to investigate, to determine what information they can provide for us. tammy: police are still notifying family members before releasing the names of the victims. reporting live cold springs, tammy mutasa. mike: still no word on the other drivers condition. neighbors frantic, whe

alexandra limon is life in li alexandria with more. >>reporter: hi, guy, that's right, the virginia department i of transportation is deploying crews throughout northernthro virginia. in fact, you can see some of s those preparations happeningprep here behind me right now. no trucks getting loaded up with wi salt and what they're going to do is head out and look for fo trouble spots. now, i'll tell you what they're not going to be doing and that is pre-treating the roads. >> i spoke to a spokesperson with the virginia department ofi transportation and she's telling me there's no point because anything they put down would have been washed away by the rain that we got and the additional rain that we might get. so it's just really poin lead these trucks up with salt and also sand so that they can h go out and look for any troubleo spots, any ice that may formeday on the roads on bridges, on on ramps, things like that.hing so if there are problems they pr can then address them. what we're really focusing on on are the pavement temperatures

. >> "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff explains just how soon, travelers can take flight. >> reporter: frontier airlines is ready to embark on a long lost frontier, they have applied to be the first carrier to provide direct flights from philadelphia, to cuba. >> we want to get there before it got super bus which americans. >> reporter: packed visit for americans meant gaining access through under regulated routes. >> last time we went through to cancun so more difficult. >> reporter: potential visitors must prove work, humanitarian, research or family needs. >> i would want to wait until all of the wrinkles are ironed out so i really know that it is safe. >> i love the beach. i love atmosphere. i love cuban food. i think it would be awesome for me. >> reporter: for those with cuban roots a direct connection is more complicated. many cubans of a certain age hold a distaste for idea of returning back to a country that dealt their family so much hardship but here in kensington we found a new era of cubans who find the beauty of connecting these two worlds. >> karen delgado left

alexandria was actively lely involved. she was the home coming princess. she played sports.s. she had more friends in the school. even if you dent know permanently, you knew of her. h john mass a, a senior and friend of the family says alexa yeah may have died from a drug over o dose, but it wasn't heroin. she didn't use heroin. in fact, she really didn't usey drugs at all. she made a mistake and unfortunately she did pay the price. the federal government now says from drug over doses than they do in car crashes. > paul wagner. > that was paul wagner reporting. a second prince william daycare worker has now been convicted in a toddler abuse case. c ceria vision was found guilty on six of 23 counts including child cruelty. she work at the minute i land l daycare center in woodbridge in 2013. witnesses say she hit, bit andbt tripped the children in her care and encouraged them to fight. the victims were between the ages of 16 months and two years old. the lead teacher, sarah jordann has already been found guilty on similar charges. > a big honor for a fallen firefighter in princ

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live at strawberry mansion with more on that story, alex. >> reporter: somebody has come forward to offer to help pay for a new plaque but family does not the want it to go back to where it is stolen from but instead placed at engine five railroad james mcgee was working when he took his final call in 1898. in the los angeles times, besides an update on the spanish american war, the story of a fallen philadelphia fire fighter, made national news. now, 118 years later, his family faces another loss. >> it is a slap in the face. >> reporter: commemorative plaque dedicated to hoseman james mcgee in 2006 is now missing from seventh and erie. >> you know, it was probably taken because somebody thought that they could get money for it, maybe something that they needed. >> reporter: harry mcgee was himself a long serving philadelphia fire fighter. he is james great grandson. >> he could not read or write, okay. but he was a bricklayer. so the guys would come to the firehouse. >> reporter: harry says he didn't expect police to have the time to inve

according to his driver's license, he's identified as mohamed amin of alexandria, virginia. he gave himself up to kurdish forces yesterday, and he said the situation with isis is not he was carrying a large amount of cash, three cell phones and several forms of identification. >> don't take a picture! don't take a picture! >> outside, an address listed on the driver's license of the captured isis fighter, two men shouted and pushed reporters. at one point turning a garden hose on cameramen. the men never confirmed that the isis fighter was related to them. >>> the pentagon confirms, though, that an isis commander known as omar the chechen is dead. he's described as isis's secretary of defense. the u.s. government had a longstanding $5 million bounty on his head. he survived a u.s. airstrike in syria earlier in march but has since died of his wounds. >>> and starting today, russia will begin withdrawing most of its forces from syria. president vladimir putin made the surprise announcement yesterday, ending a 5 1/2-month air campaign that bolstered the syrian effort against re

as you make your way 95 south to alexandria and towards alexandria rather roadwork after seminary road two right lanes closed north and southbound side quiet from the dealt bay toy 14 street bridge. no slow downs there. prince george count active work zone. silver hill road. caution there you take it slow lieu that active work zone and 95 northbound as you make your way to maryland before icc right lane blocked and that's for guardrail repair and also prince george county we'll keep you updated and let you know when the work zones clear. watch for beltway up erin outer loop east of georgia avenue and you have covered if anything else pops up. so far aside from construction we're off to a crash free start to morning. back to you guys. . >> 4:37 is the time and happening today the clock is ticking for redskins and the team has until 4 p.m. today to use franchise tag or transition tag on quarterback kirk cousin cousins. franchise tag costs redskins 20 million dollars and gives them exclusive bargaining rights with kirk cousins and transition tag costs them nearly 18 million. it leaves cou

reporting from west goshen township alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> 5:08. road to the final four starts today for villanova, temple and st. joseph's. all three local teams of today to get ready for their games on friday, the wildcats have a short little bus ride to brooklyn, st. joes is flying clear across the country to spokane washington. the we're here for you guys. >>> before they play, we are getting you ready tonight with a special preview show, march to houston presented by toy yet a our sports team has everything you need to know about the big game, once again, tonight at 7:30 right here on cbs-3. >>> still ahead this morning water worries in some new jersey schools, this drastic move to reassure parents who are worried their children may have been exposed to lead. >>> also... >> it literally destroyed me like at the moment seeing my son. >> bullied on the bus, that grief stricken mother demand changes have after her sonnies terrorized by other children, their response that she's getting from the school. >> it is shocking, unbelievable, when you see