Himself for hours at his job site. It started this morning at the brookville Landscape Supply. Stephanie ramirez picks up the story from there. Im Stephanie Ramirez at the brookville Landscape Supply location in Silver Spring where those tense moments unfolded behind the business here. Employees say a man and fellow coworker came to work upset agitated and thats when things escalated. Police. Put your hands up reporter position ing themselves around dirt mounds and Industrial Equipment you could hear the Montgomery County s. W. A. T. Team trying to call the armed suspect out. They first received the 911 call of the armed disgruntled employee at around 8 10 monday morning. He left the vehicle went to his vehicle and retrieved a shotgun. He pointed it at one employee and shot a round in to a mulch pile. Reporter benane is the Business Owner across the street. He tells us he was in contact during the standoff. He believes the suspect was mentally ill. Its hard to see one of our employees suffering from mental illness, possibly cant get the help that he needs and therefore this is what happens. Police say theyre trying to use cell phones to negotiate but the man shot and killed himself after four hours of a police standoff. Very disturbing day here in Silver Springs. Area Business Owners tell us that suspect was a mechanic with the landscaping company. No area residents or police were injured in the standoff. The push to regulate pot could land members of the dc council in jail. Thats because dcs attorney general sent a letter the council warning members and staffers if they moved forward on a hearing today to talk about taxing and regulation of marijuana theyd be violating a writer slapped on the city last november. Instead Council Members decided to call it a roundtable discussion. The hearing on pot unofficially morphed in to a discussion on home rule. Is this an argument for statehood . I think it absolutely is. The initiative is set to take effect at the end of the month. Also in the district, a protest in front of the Public Services commission building. About a dozen folks spoke out about the proposed acquisition of pep co by exilon claiming the deal would lead to higher utility bills. The protest was timed to coincide with hearings on the possible merger. Testimonies wrapped up for the day in the multimilliondollar lawsuit filed by a former Dc Police Commander against the city government. His name, Hilton Burton. He says chief captain lanier demoted him after he blew the whistle on the act of Police Escorts being given to celebrities. It doesnt happen often. The chief of Police Cathy Lanier on the witness stand here today. A lot of the conversation had to deal with which celebrities are entitled to a police escort. The standoff between the chief of police and one of her officers actually started back in april of 2011. An mpd lieutenant in special operations approved a security detail for Charlie Sheen who arrived at Dulles Airport late for a concert. The lieutenant and others were disciplined because it was an unauthorized escort. You were aware of the general order . After the fact. Its an ub its an obscure order involving parking signs. We give them to you. We ask them to be familiar with them. If you dont know them sooner or later youre going to get in trouble. Reporter the commander Hilton Burton would also be eventually demoted. This is a classic whistle blower case. I phoke about it. Reporter he says its because he testified before the council that the Police Department routinely escorted celebrities because there were no procedures. Mpd had a practice of conducting such escorts and there was no clear policy in place to govern them. Reporter chief lanier says departmental rules say the president , Vice President and heads of state get escorts. Anybody else can get the same but only if approved by an assistant chief for security and safety reasons. Closing arguments in this case tomorrow morning. Bruce johnson reporting from superior court for wusa 9. Big news from inova tonight. The medical group is buying a 117acre site thats now the exxonmobil campus and turning it in to a hub for medicine. Mcauliffe was on hand making big predictions about what the new facility means for the future. The inova center for personalized medicine will be a game changer for the commonwealth of virginia. This will not only be important for our leadership role in healthcare, but this will be a gigantic job creator in the commonwealth of virginia. The governor expects the number of jobs to be in the thousands. Among the focus points Cancer Research and treatment. A full investigation is underway tonight after a female inmate in Fairfax County died after she was tasered. Deputies say they used a stun gun on 37yearold Natasha Mckenna after she refused to reply to commands and physically resisted them. She was removed from life support yesterday. The Sheriffs Office says it will turn over the result of the internal investigation to Fairfax County police. A trial date has been set in the case the defense attorney hopes it leads to the dismissal of thousands of cases and mass refunds. One man said he did no wrong but settled 26,000 in fines for 500 just to make it all go away. They get you over a barrel like that. They keep pushing you. They have the money and the lawyers to do it. You dont. You have work to do. Reporter George Mcdonagh has had an easy pass for six years. He says its worked everywhere except on the express lanes. In july 2013, he was sent an email that he owed 58 in toll violations. He didnt believe it and asked for proof. Then in december of 2013 he received this. For a total of 26,000 just in several penalties. I was for a 2 fine. I was like, no. Reporter even though mcdonagh had a working easy pass he says transurban, which operates the express lanes told him the violations were his fault and he paid a 500 settlement today. Improper mounting. My easy pass ive had my easy pass for going on six years. Ive used it in chicago when ive traveled. Not a problem. Reporter attorneys representing other defendants say another big problem with the violation notices is that the signature on them purportedly by nicholas bar, transurbans Vice President of operations, is produced electronically which is invalid according to a ruling by the virginia supreme court. The whole purpose of the signature is you as a lawyer or as an individual certify in good faith that what youve put in the pleading is true. If its signed by a machine whos certifying anything . Defense attorneys have subpoenaed nicholas bar so she can answer questions about his signature. The companys attorneys have assured the judge hell be there for the trial march 9th. Peggy fox wusa 9. Folks living in one oxen hill neighborhood want answers about a big problem cropping up around their homes. Were talking about sij sinkholes. City and county Officials Say its not their problem. I have no place to go. I dont have the money to move. We didnt create this problem. This was something that was done years before we purchased these homes and it wasnt disclosed. County inspectors tell us theyve looked at utility maps and theyve ruled out the possibility that water or sewer lines are causing those sinkholes. Still ahead today samesex marriages in alabama. It begins in the fog at dawn. The 100,000foot vertical challenge. Some of these athletes more challenged than others. Youre watching your only local news at 7 00 here on wusa 9. Huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. Everybody knows that. Well, did you know words really can hurt you . 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Reporter the idea is to teach people with challenges of all kinds to enjoy the thrill and freedom of Outdoor Sports like this by adapting equipment or technique. Wounded warriors like former air force airman Brian Eisenhower brain injured in 2004 form the emotional core of this group. Tough for me. Really in my case really worked on my balance issues that i have and it has helped with my walking and everything else. Reporter among the teams today, one in memory of navy pilot Valerie Delaney who died in a training crash. We lost her two years ago and this is for her. Her motto was adapt and overcome. Reporter doreen is valeries mom. When she died, Two Top Mountain sports foundations took on that same motto. Reporter that makes 100,000 vertical feet of inspiration. At the white tail resort, scott broom, wusa 9. Check out all those heroes there. That event is just finishing. Todays challenge raised more than 90,000. Still ahead at 7 00, the frozen freakout. Were going to introduce you to a young fan of the hit disney fan. And when it comes to her passion, well, youll have to see it to believe it. Plus three mondays. Three winter storms and boston is buried. Well have the latest from bean town but nothing like that coming our way. We do have Winter Weather advisories and a little bit of a mixed precipitation north of town. Well show you how much colder it is right now than it was 24 hours ago. Make us stronger. When a girl connects with a science mentor. Her confidence grows. When schools connect with technology. A 5th graders world opens up. And when a worker connects to online degrees. His opportunities multiply. The at t aspire initiative. Helping students and communities across america. If youre just getting home lets get you up to speed on tonights national headlines. President obama and german chancellor Angela Merkel met today for a talk about ukraine. The president criticized russia for violating a previous peace deal. No word on whether the u. S. Will provide weapons for the fighters in ukraine. Florida governor jeb bush sure looks like hes getting ready to run for the white house. He plans to release thousands of his emails tomorrow and a chapter of his ebook. In the descent thomas wrote he thinks the court is sending an inappropriate signal that it plans to clear the way for gay marriage nationwide. Its the third monday in a row those poor folks up in boston are digging their way out of a huge blast of snow. The emergency and parking ban expected to go through tomorrow night. Boston Logan Airport shut down earlier today. That city has blown its way through its 18 million snow budget already. And get this, according to the governor so far this winter, crews have plowed enough snow to fill the gillette stadium. More than 90 times. Kind of a hard time wrapping i think a better statistic would be like how many acres have been plowed up to a depth of like two feet or something. I dont know how much snow fits in gillette stadium. A lot. No doubt about that. Im looking at maps thursday and friday for them theyre going to get hammered again some not so good. Lets take a live look outside. High today was 42. A little deceiving. That occurred about 1 00 this morning. Right now its 37. Were still well above freezing in town. Im not really concerned about roads even though many of us are under a Winter Weather advisory. That said late tonight and tomorrow morning youre walking to get the paper be careful walking the kids to the bus stop. Last couple of hours heres the radar. Again, i was just out at the weather terrace nothing going on here in the northwest. Most activity is north and west for us. Most of it is still in the form of rain. Well zoom in a little bit and you see mixed precipitation around i70, around frederick and down toward brunswick and almost to poolesville and mix of sleet and snow in darnstown as well. Temperatures still above freezing. Look ahead for a minute. Coldest air of the Season Friday through sunday. So were trying to give you lead time on this. Check your car battery, check your furnace. Shame on you. You should have checked your furnace in the fall. If you havent check it now. Prepare for about 96 hours with temperatures below freezing. That means water main problems. That means pipes freeze in your house perhaps. Thats a big deal. Temps on sunday could fall below zero in the suburbs. Back to the immediate futurecast. 10 00 tonight, see the magenta. A mixture of sleet snow, freezing rain. Down south of dc youre fine. Precipitation dries up pretty quickly. By early in the morning we could see a couple wet snowflakes in to Southern Maryland leesburg, la plata and maybe waldorf. By 5 00 tomorrow not crazy cold tomorrow. Clouds will be a problem. Theyre going to hang tough. By 5 00 driving back home dry. 37 in gaithersburg. 42 downtown. Then finally by 7 00 temperatures back in the 30s but clearing skies. So tonight breezy and colder. Light mix north and west. Showers could end as light snow. Low temperatures 30 to 35. The day planner couple of flurries possible. 7 00 and 9 00. Were 38 by 11 00 and 42 by 1 00. Not a bad day tomorrow temperaturewise. Wednesday, even better. Here comes arctic air blast number 1. Snow showers are possible that could affect the evening commute. Well keep you posted on that. Next seven days, check out friday. High temperatures in the low 20s. Saturday valentines day. Upper 20s. Another clipper comes in. A second arct ic front. That could affect plans if you have plans with your sweetheart. Only 14 on sunday. Back other the upper 20s monday. Looks like its snuggle weather at least. One famous doll, one big tantrum. And its all caught on camera by her father. I know grandmas house isnt the most exciting, but its only for a few hours. Look what ive got. 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Tonight at 11 00 well take you there to see how it was all done. Much has been made over americas obsession with that hit disney film, frozen. But one spirited fan found the doll of her dreams and youve got to take a look for yourself. I dont want to take it. Right now lets buy a tv instead. No that little girl is a little gangsta there. I think dad is scared to say no. And you know what, ultimately she did get her way. Dad said yes and he bought her the doll. She was getting like poltergeist. [ laughter ] very quickly some mixed precipitation tonight. If youre north of town youre getting the mix now. Thats going to end before midnight. South of town will get rain. That will end with slight snow or snow flurries tomorrow morning. Thats it for our news at 7 00. Were back at 11 00. Have a great night everybody. The most insane concert you could ever go to. Insane collaborations. Like, i dont understand how you cannot fan girl about that. Tr aylo pmeetharrell. E. T. At the grammys. Because im happy guess who wasnt happy . Can you tell by my face . The grammys could adjust their voting system. Hear what kanye told us before his beck moment. We have news on kims stepdad and the fatal car crash he was iisn th weekend. Traffic collision. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Plus just trying to enjoy the moment. Sam smith. Sam smith. Im going to in and out burger straight away because ive been juicing for the last few weeks. After party madness. Im trying this whole thing the weekend. The internet explodes over iggys hair. The secret to that dress . C youant wear any underwear. Now, entertainment tonight, we love entertaining people. Bruce jenner under investigation for his role in a fatal car crash. And Rosie Odonnell tells us why phe is quitting the view, did she give us the whole story . Lets start with the grammy awards. 25 million viewers. It was sam smiths night, from becks improbable win to the amazing performances and the social messages. Once again, musics biggest night delivered. The grammys tonight. Its on. Love gonna lift me up im not going to walk home with any men tonight. Im going to go hang out with my friends and then i go home to the cat. What can be expected . A lot of red. Red is what attracts bulls. A lot of male dancers as the bulls