overseas. good news for counties with huge budget deficits. for the 3,000 men and women who were applying today for only 94 full-time jobs as prince georges county firefighters. 3,000 is the most applicants we have had for any position. i m scott broome at blue high school in southeast washington. the big heat story in washington today, high school athletes ordered off the field until after 6:00 p.m. washington, among the jurisdictions that has a detailed and mandatory heat precaution policy for its high school athletes. among the rules, no outdoor practices between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on code orange or worse days. caffeinated energy drinks are banned from practices. because they can make heat effects worse. there are mandatory water breaks and yes, mandatory weigh ins and urine samples to monitor fluid loss in athletes. our athletic trainers gear towards using water. making sure we take break intervals that are healthy for the athlete. the death of 16-year-ol
michigan, ohio and now leesburg, virginia. so far five people dead, ten others hurt. wisdom martin has the news edge in virginia. reporter: here s how this investigation progressed. they searched databases and contacted their sources and that s how they were able to link leesburg attacks to the attacks in flint, michigan. chief joe price says the suspect is creating terror in the community, and tonight the naacp reacts to the news of a serial killer on the loose. my daughter came in. she went, mom, you better stay home. reporter: naacp vice president mary randolph and other members of the loudoun county branch say the news of a serial killer in town has everybody on edge. randolph says the community should have been warned before now. i m shocked. and i mup set and i m upset and members of the naacp are upset because they normally put out an alert when things happened. reporter: the suspect is described as a white man with a muscular build. the same description in
days. high pressure parked off the east coast and corresponding winds out of the south and west and that will continue to pump in the very unseasonably cold air. this is typically our hottest time of year. and with very slow weather pattern to change here, we re talking about heat the next couple of days before the things start to get better next week. 98 this afternoon. sunshine, a lot of sunshine, and humidity, 98 is a tie for a record high. and i ll have more details on the forecast coming up in a minute. tucker, thank you very much. and our top story this morning, police say this is the face of a serial killer wanted for five murders in the midwest and now he may be attacking people in our area. police say the same suspect in a deadly crime spree in michigan could also be linked to an attack in ohio and the more in leesberg, virginia. the most recent case happened last friday and fox 5 s sarah simmons is live in leesberg with more details. sarah, good morning. rep
with four miles is visibility in the area. the cause remains under investigation. among the dead, 86-year-old former alaska senator ted stooempb stevens, alaska s longest sevening senator. he lost a bid in 1996 amid corruption charges, which were overturned. he also survived a plane crash that took the wife of his wife ann. he was accompanied by nasa administrator sean o keefe and his son. he and his son, residents of ashburn, are among survivors. also on board, local attorney and lobbyist bill fip ipz, a one-time aide to stevens. another passenger from our area, attorney and lobbyist james morehard of arlington, chief of staff of the senate appropriations committee before forming the lobbying firm morehard and associates. president obama released a statement saying, quote, a decorated world war ii veteran, senator stevens devoted his career to serving the people of alaska and fighting for our men and women in uniform. he expressed has condolences for his wife and himself. an
have been killed too. he was scared. a lot of people are scared now. reporter: police say the suspects stabbed his victims from behind with a single thrust. almost all of the victims have been african-american. investigators can t be sure the suspect is gone or won t come back until he s arrested. we are covering all contingencies. we wouldn t be doing our job if we assume this person or this danger left our community. reporter: this updated pictures shows a late 90s to early 2000 green chevy s-10 blazer, similar to the one the suspect is driving in all three states. the suspect suv does not have a bug shield. at the apartment complex where a 67-year-old was stabbed, a young man who wants to remain anonymous remembers it vividly. i saw blood and i heard him screaming. reporter: investigators are working closely with the fbi and police in michigan and ohio. no one knows where he might strike next. leesberg police say they have received more than 100 tips in the la