One year ago tammy meyers. Was gunned down in front of her home. Meyers took her daughter out for a late night driving lesson. She was killed in a shootout in front of her home. The case gripped headlines across the nation. Two men have been charged with the murder. Fox 5s Cyndi Lundeberg has more on the case. Prosecutors say the deadly chain of events started after meyers went after a car that she thought had bumped into hers earlier during her driving practice with her daughter. February 12th 2015 tammy meyers left her home to take her 15 year old daughter kristal on her first driving lesson. Kristal says. They noticed a car following them and honking. The silver car then side swiped them. Kristal meyers testified before a grand jury that a man then got out of his car and said to her mom. Im going to kill you and police have no doubt about kristals story. I believe so based on two things based on the detail kristal gives and the fact that there was a motive for ms myers to go out the
D. C. Council. The council was supposed to hold a hearing today on proposals to test and regulate marijuana but the members were advised not to do so. Brianne carter is live in northwest to explain why the hearing was downgraded to a roundtable discussion. Maureen, the concern was that the council would be in violation of a measure passed by congress. And at issue today, proposals on how to regulate and tax marijuana as well as when you could be tested for use. We will actually cancel the hearing on bill 21023 the Marijuana Legalization and recreation act of 2015. Instead, dozens gathered before council this morning for what was called a roundtable discussion to give people a chance to speak out about how to move forward with pot in d. C. You know its disappointing today that the council decided to you know scale back its efforts here. Last year voters approved initiative 71 legalizing the possession of up to two ounces of pot for recreational use. But congress then added a rider to a
In Prince George and montgomery counties, officials declared a snow emergency. In d. C. The department of Human Services arkt vaeted the hypothermia hotline to make sure no one is stranded in the cold frmths youve got to really layer it on, pretty much cover it all up if you plan on heading ouchlt news 4s derrick ward is live along route 7 in sterling, virginia, showing us how dangerous these conditions can be. I see youre pretty covered up. In deed, these conditions can be bad. Its time to bring out old furry for this one. Were in a parking lot. As you can see, thats ice. We have one car stuck in a parking spot. They tried to get out and spun out. If you look over to the secondary road that hasnt been treated quite as much as route 7, route 17 the White Surface thats where its actually been treated. You have to be careful because there can be patches of ice that go through those areas. You are better off obviously on the main roads. Secondary roads you have to take extreme caution and
Hot lane cases with mass refunds. Peggy fox is live at the Fairfax County courthouse where a contentious hearing took place today. Weve talked to many people who say they had working easy passes and still face thousands of dollars in fines. We met a maryland man today who said he did nothing wrong and had a working easy pass but faced 26,000 in fines. Today he paid a 500 settlement to make it all go away. They get you and keep pushing you. They have the money and the lawyers to do it. You dont. Youve got work to do. Reporter George Mcdonagh has had an easy pass for six years. He said it worked everywhere except on the express lane. In july of 2013, he was sent an email that he owed 58 in toll violations. He didnt believe it and asked for proof. After talking to a guy named david on there he said fax your easy pass statement to me seeing youve been good the whole time and youre not in the rears or anything. Then mail with your statement and well see what we can do. I did that. And basic
Skating, about you we only lasted for about 45 minutes when we are usually out for two hours. The cold weather is here. Not keeping folks inside. I talked with firefighters to see how they are preparing for the winter blast. This freezes up and could crack a line or something. It makes it inoperable. One place you dont want a pipe to burst is on the fire. They are preparing to drain the tanks on a colder weekend. We could shut off the valve that would make the onent and the drains and let the water out. The technician also showed us the warm weather gear. Gloves and body suits need to be able to stay outdoors for hours. We come out and start the fire on the coldest day. It will be hot and sweaty and it needs to be dry. They recommend the same for all of you working outside. The many players and hard labor can make you dehydrated. Just like the hot summer days they warn drink plenty of water. We found just about everybody bundled up for a walk with their dogs. Ellie even willing to give