on a bit of a rollercoaster, up and down for the next couple of days. here is your forecast. this one was easy. cooler and 50 degrees. winds out of the north at 5-10. breezy this morning so bring along a jacket. more detail on the forecast in a minute. back to you. first up this hour, a fox 5 follow-up on the suv scandal out of the district sour rounding council chair kwame brown. it all started with the discovery of luxury vehicles which were leased on the taxpayer s dime. now one council member said a city law may have been broken. sarah simmons is live outside of the wilson building in northwest with more. good morning, sarah. reporter: good morning, tony and allison. councilman tommy wells looked into it and found 42 suv s that may be in violation of a law passed in 2003, including the chairman of the council, his vehicle as well. well now on top of that, this has become such a mess, that council man jack evans is introducing legislation today that would require cou
pause to recognize the men and women fighting for freedom. how the washington region is paying tribute to those who served and continue to serve overseas. good afternoon, everybody, i m jim handly. i m pat lawson muse. we ll have more on that story in a moment. first this afternoon, we take a live look outside where it s been a dreary and wet day. get used to it. there is talk this rainy stuff will stick around a couple more days. veronica johnson has more on what we can expect. veronica? that s right. outside we had the steady rain and pockets of modern rain throughout the area dark and dreary conditions off this storm system right here. this is what s left of ida. what was once a hurricane, then a tropical storm as it made landfall around alabama, is now a strengthening coastal system and will act like a nor easter as it moves up the coast. there you can see the rain. we are sti on the northern-most fringe of all this. a system that will meander the next couple of d
this is fox 5 news at 6:00. i was surprised that he knew how to use a gun. the uncle of the man accused in the rampage at ft. hood expressing the family s shock. tonight we ve learned compelling new information about the victims and what happened in the days leading up to the mass a kerr. thanks for massacre. thanks for joining us. i m will thomas. i m maureen umeh. the military has released the names of the victims killed in the bloody shoot-out at ft. hood. amonging them, 52-yea eduardo corvero. he died in a hail of gunfire. the relatives of nidal hasan are talking. they are in jordan expressing their shock see savage shooting that hasan is blamed for unleashing in texas. jennifer davis is live in ft. hood. what have you learned from the family? reporter: starting here at ft. hood we had officials come out a short time ago and release the names of all those killed and asked for a moment of silence. the bodies have been sent to the dover air force base where auto
what it takes to compete. at 9:00, we will talk about national adoption month. tony sits down with wanda sykes. fox 5 morning news is just getting started. there was a single shooter that was shot multiple times at the scene. however, he was not killed as previously reported. twelve people killed, 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting at a u.s. military base in history. the suspected gunman has ties to our area. good friday mning. i m gurvir dhindsa. i m steve chenevey. welcome to fox 5 morning news. there is shock and sadness over the shooting at fort hood at the hands a man with local ties. investigatorwanted to know why major nadal malik hasan opened fire on his fellow soldiers. it was the worst mass shooting at a military base in the u.s. officials are now piecing together what may have pushed him over the edge. major hasan went on the shooting base. twelve people are dead and # 1 others injured. an army officer did return fire. hasan is now hospitalized
breaking news from texas. a mass shooting at the army post at ft. hood. 12 people killed, 31 others injured. good evening, i m doreen gentzler. i m jim vance. those the shootings happened at about 1:30 this afternoon texas time. military officials say the shooter has been killed. two other suspects are in custody. authorities say all three were soldiers. the shooting happened at a soldier processing center which handles administrative details for the soldiers. scott gordon is at ft. hood now with more. reporter: it s still a fluid situation here at ft. hood in central texas. reporters are being kept outside the front gate as the number of dead and injured continues to rise. the u.s. army confirms 12 people dead, another 31 wounded. general bob cone confirms one gunman is dead, as are two other suspects in the custody. the shooter was killed. he was a soldier. we since apprehended two additional soldiers. an army spokesman sayshe shooting began at the processing center