tuesday. this morning the weather wasn t good and it did break. reporter: a fire ring is believed to be left behind by the hikers. both men are married and peckens has a young child. now back here at home, friends are putting together a web page to raise money for the search. so far $15,000 has been pledged. to find the link go to our website at myfoxdc.com. hopefully that $15,000 will go a long way. beth parker, thank you. and now to a disturbing news alert out of montgomery county, maryland. police arrested an 18-year-old for stabbing a classmate in the leg at northwood high school in silver spring. the 15-year-old victim had minor injuries. investigators believe the incident stemmed from a fight. the trial of two police officers accused of beating a student is underway. it happened back in 2010 following a student riot in college park after a maryland basketball game. prosecutors say the beating was an abuse of power but the officers say they acted lawfully. pa
parents, instead forest heights new principal dr. chester brookover chose to cruise the neighborhood telling kids to meet him at the papa johns so he could he is court so he could escort them to school on the other side of the busy highway. the prince hall had to take us the principal was over there. he had to escort you? he was with all of us. it is comforting to know comfort ago to know that he put the time in to make sure his students get to school safely. the doctor could not talk to us about the situation, instead issuing a statement that reads we have developed a plan to ensure these issues do not reoccur and we are in the process of hiring additional bus drivers to fill our transportation vacancies. i m very concerned about this and i have several issues with this school and i just want this i just wanted to shed some light on this issue and the situation going on. reporter: in oxon hill, maryland, bob barnard, fox 5 news. a lawyer for is speaking
sight, the space shuttle discovery hours from flying right above our area. but we begin tonight with the somber anniversary of the virginia tech massacre. thanks for joining us tonight. i m shawn yancy. i m brian bolter. thousands of student, family and friends joined together tonight to remember those gunned down in the worst mass shootings in u.s. history. fox 5 s tom fitzgerald is on the campus in blacksburg tonight. reporter: well, as you might expect, this was an emotional evening. when you think about it, five years is a long time, but talk to anyone who was on the campus the day of these tragic shootings and they ll tell you it felt like yesterday. one thing that has not changed at all and was evidenced here tonight, the strong sense of unity on the campus of virginia tech university as they gathered to mark an anniversary of one of the worst days any university has ever had. just before dusk virginia tech students headed to the memorial for the victims of the 20
saying, better safe than sorry as they investigate these cases the very latest from rockville. are police talking about inincreasing their presence where that is happening? reporter: they are not talking about that right now they are not even sure if there are other incidents they are trying to figure out if more people in other areas have been struck in this same way right now they are investigating the issue but want to put the word out if this has happened to you call them and be aware it can happen to you. all about increasing driver awareness. thank you very much. another big story we are following tonight baseball legend, former pitching great, roger clemens is back in dc for his federal purgery trial. clemens is accused of lying to congress in 2008 during testimony about steroid use his in a mistrial fox 5s. paul wagner a live at the federal courthouse. reporter: well, when roger clemens left this courthouse nine months ago he was unsure what the future would
all 47 senate republicans warn mr. obama in a letter recess appointments to the nlrb would at the very least set a dangerous precedent and could needlessly provoke constitutional conflict between the senate andous. not since teddy roosevelt some historians say had there been a bigger conflict over appointment. after the past year battle over spending and debt and the coming battle of the presidential campaign, steven hess doubt mrs. obama wants to start 2012 with another fight. at a time where things are overheated anyway in this country. partisan and ideological termsbe it s best not to play this particular game. the nlrb was almost left without a quorum anyway. the lone republican member threated on the quit this month over proposal that would have made it faster for shops to unionize. called the microwave organize organizerpse and it was shelved. washington, wendell goler, fox news. jim: not everyone in south carolina is happy to see kim jong il go. we ll tell you why later in