By Senate Democrats to get Gun Legislation brought to theatiobu floor. Connecticut senator chrisutoc murphy led the charge the yesterday in the fight forig f tougher gun laws. Ugher gun la fox5s Jennifer Davis livedavisl from capitol hill with the hwitt latest. Good morning, jen. Orning, reporter good morning totero you guys. Rn just days after the massas shooting in orlando senateando t democrats launched a filibuster on the capitol yesterday. It was over gun laws. It las oted nearly 15 hours and it finally wrapped up afterp they said Republican Leaders led did allow and agreed thatee t there will be votes on two gun n control measures. Now, a filibuster is typically l used to try and block legislation but in this casen tc senator chris murphy of connecticut was using to it try and get legislationegisla considered. He of course comes from a a state where 20 children were killed in the sandy hookn th s massacre back in 2012. N01 now, murphy was particularlytica interested in getting a
Dearly, was in an relationship with the suspected gunman kevin reynolds. A spokesperson said days before the shooting jones helped reynolds get out of jail even though hed been arrested for assaulting and threatening her with a gun. She just saw the good in everybody no matter what. Happy birthday. Reporter her mother organized the balloon release saturday at hagens field park in temple hills to mark what should have been her daughters 23rd birthday. Talking today about how her daughter died. The only thing i could come up with is the young lady must have been hurting. She had to be hurting. She had to be in a place of low selfworth. Harris said she didnt really know her daughters half sister very well but she believes part of preventing Domestic Violence is teaching all young women about how important they really are. In temple hills, stephanie ramirez, wusa 9. Ni to hear more from her daughter and her thoughts on the Domestic Violence before her daughters death. A fatal crash leaves
Vehicle driver fled scene witnesses say family took child to North Vista Hospital girl had died fatal Team Investigating witnesses say suspect is hispanic male in 40s with facial hair White Panel Van with no windows right now we have family grieving loss of 2 year old anyone who knows what happened to come forward, we are going to solve this officers working hard collecting evidence its only matter of time. We need anyone with information and that person themselves to come forward and speak to us about this. Closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly again police say the driver was in a White Panel Van with no windows. Anyone with information about the hitandrun suspect should call police or crimestoppers at 7023855555. The second death tonight happened around eight. A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with another vehicle on bradley road near tropical and decatur. Police have not released any other details as this time. Its unclear at this point if drugs or alcohol playe
Good morning. We can expect plenty of sun over the next week and temperatures rising each day as a result. A warmer morning is in store for us friday with 38 degrees, then mostly sunny with a high of 58. Well see full sun and highs at average and above average for on saturday 66 on sunday. A little warmer into next week with highs around 70 degrees tuesday through heres your fox5 Traffic Solutions here is a look at your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps here are your photos for the day back to the news a mother is grieving the death of her twoyear old daughter killed in a hitand run crash last night. It happened just after 530 near lake mead and pecos. The girls mother says the little girl was outside playing with her brother on a scooter when the driver of a white van hit the girl and took off. Witnesses say family took child to the North
With a quick look at the fox 5 weather 247 forecast. Good morning im Cassandra Jones with fox5. The sunshine warmth will continue with us over the next week due to High Pressure dominating the forecast through with daytime temperatures in the low 70s through the weekend. This is a nice change from last week when we struggled through 50s. We could encounter some breezy conditions, as we already have a lake wind advisory in effect through Recreational Area Colorado River valley for gusts to 40 mph possible through 10pm tonight. But for now expect sunny temps. Heres a look at your fox5 Traffic Solutions lets begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construciton areas to look out for and alternate routes listed on our maps back to the news desk a Valley Family is devastated after a 2yearold little girl is killed in a hit and run accident. It happened just before 6 last mead and pecos. The girls mother says th