How remodeled schools in Northern Virginia are paying off to the tune of millions of l dollars. The news at ten starts now. Tonight the white house is looking for a new fbi dwrekor. Im tony perkins and im shawn yancy. President trump fired james comey this afternoon. He said the change was necessary to restore public trust and confidence. Comeys firing comes in the mid of an fbi investigation into whether the Trump Campaign colluded with russia to steer the outcome of the 2016 president ial he lengs. President trump septembe a letter to mr. Comey said the attorney general and Deputy Attorney general went to his can dismissal. Three separate occasions that i am not under investigation i nevertheless concur with the yment of the department of justice. Attorney general Jeff Sessions told the fibromyalgia needed a fresh start. Deputy attorney general rob rosen steen memo. He pointed to the client on email investigation. He undermined the authority of loretta lynn much by saying his conclus
Campbell county who was driving the car the plunged off the combs hehl bridge and into the ohio river heres some Surveillance Video of that incident. It was captured from a home on the kentucky side of the river. This video is a big piece in the investigation. Officers say they were contacted by a family about a missing relative that hasnt been seen since the time of the accident. That person apparently drives the same type of car that crashed. Its a strong possibility that we believe we know who might be. Had been driving at the time the vehicle went over the bridge. Butted to for us, the most important aspect of this recovery is the occupants in the vehicle so were not going to rush anything that might distrub that. The car is secondary. Now, investigators but say that person used the bridge frequently. Dive crews will attemp to locate any occupants when the river current slows down. That could be tuesday or wednesday. Developing now crews respond a house fire in independence. When c
Allison seymour. Inym and im steve chenevey. m s welcome to fox5 news morning. Fm well get to all that in justn a minute. First show were going start stt in northwest d. C. This morningir where police are investigatingtg allegations of rape at sidwellte friends. Melanie alnwick is there now with the latest. Ln melanie, good morning. Ni reporter good morning,r steve and allison and d. C. Li police are taking this very seriously. We know that once this allegedll crime was reported, they did send out Police Officers from the youth and family servicesd y division and were told fromoldm the Police Report a mobile crime unit came andime un photographed what it said was the scene here at sidwell sid friends. But we dont know where exactly on this 15acre campus u this alleged rape waisted havede taken place. We cawas said toai have taken place. Have tak it was reported by the female fm student around 11 oclock1 oock wednesday evening. Weesday ev she told police there it began n around 2 34 in
This is fox5 local news at 106789 right now at 10, local Police Departments are crackingr down on drunk drivers this st. Patricks day. Pa we hit the road to see how officers are keeping you safe. And a scandal at the first f daughters high school. Ers of tonight what weve learnedee about allegations of sex abuse at situated well friends. Fr plus, metro is back up and a running after its historic systemwide shutdown. W did the Transit Agency fix allia of the hazards on the rail line this is fox5 local news at 0. 0. It is good to have you with i us, im tony perkins and im shawn yancy. It is st. Patricks day and local Police Departments arent taking any chances out on the roads. In Montgomery County police are checking down all over the region. Marina maracco dragged alongd with one officer on dutyuty tonight. She joins us life in bethesda. Tell us about it. Reporter we with Montgomery County dui king. Hes known forgetting out and looking for those drunk drivers and tonight is a big night
Nearly cost him his life. Unlike the charcoal lighter fluid he usually uses this trilliumbased fuel was much stronger and more intense accelerant. He says the sprays themselves on his face and body. Ricky was rushed to delray medical center. He has seconddegree burns of varying depths and as you can see on his face his ear and the rest of the said that goes around the back of his head. Reporter doctor sebi also has burns on one of his forearms and a thigh and calf. She says hes lucky he didnt have inhalation problems. Charles is happy to be alive. 20 other people were injured as well. He says he is sorry for that and sorry that the kids had to witness something so horrific. The school had this to say. I knew the students were brought to the hospital as a precaution. I understand they are doing fine as is the individual who reporter the doctor says he continues to improve he could be released from the hospital today or tomorrow. Ricky says hes going to take a break from firebreathing bu