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Transcripts For WTTG Fox 5 News 5 20160406

After relisha was reported missing, Police Believe he killed his wife in a Prince Georges County hotel room before taking his own life. Police believe tatum killed relisha and disposed of her body somewhere in this section of the city. At the aboretum today volunteers could be seen going through the woods and Police Cadets could be seen conducting grid searches however they kept the media far back. They said divers would search as pond but that wouldnt happen until tomorrow. We want to let the public know what were doing ba we want those leads to continue to come in. It is not uncommon for people to provide information that theyve had for long periods of time that they didnt provide initially that they may provide at some later time. And its also not uncommon for us to find missing months, weeks, years even after theyve gone missing. The more we keep our activities in the press, the more the public is aware. Reporter now, after kalil kalil tatum was found dead, police found some information that they believe that they had evidence that he had possibly killed relisha and disposed of her body. They said he was seen buying a large black plastic bags. They did an extensive search of Kenilworth Park which is not far from here as well as a Construction Zone to my left. This area has been searched extensively over the last two years and now its the subject of another search here at the aboretum. They left about an hour ago apparently finding nothing. Theyll be back tomorrow. Live until northeast, paul wagner, fox 5 local news. Staying in the district now where a Police Officer fatally shot a pit bull. The dog was one of two attacking a woman who is now recovering at the hospital. It all happened just moments ag now live from northwest with the story. So tisha, what happened out there . Reporter what i can tell you first and foremost is that this victim suffered minor injuries so it looks like shes going to be okay. Just moments ago a fire crew arrived you can see what theyre doing right there, theyre washing what remains after the dog was removed just a few moments ago and its a little bit graphic so we wont get too specific. You can see this is still an active scene, police are out here. Again this victim called police as she was being attacked, not by one but by two dogs ambushed her including the pit bull. Now when the officer arrived too the scene, heres what police say. They say that officer fired a round striking and killing the dog. Now nearly two hours after all that happened, the dog remained here in the middle of the str t street. Police say it was actually the seco who bit the victim. That dog was taken by animal control. We did speak with the resident who saw the entire situation unfold. I happened to see the dog running up the street. He was barking at somebody on a bike. The dog came back. But i didnt see what happened. All i heard was a shot. I didnt think it was a dog. It was a dog. They shot him. Whos they . The police. Reporter its important to note that pit bulls are allowed in dc, but pit bulls like any dog must be on a leash. The owners who neglect to follow that law or take proper precautions to make sure their dog was not restrained there could be steep consequences. We did overhear a resident, actually a couple of residents saying is that police fired a shot in a neighborhood filled with children and families and people. Tisha lewis, fox 5 local news. Developing tonight, the search is on for the person who shot three women in dc last night. This happened around 11 00 p. M. On green street southeast. Police went door to door in that neighborhood this morning looking for clues. All three women were taken to the hospital. They are all expected to recover. No word on a possible suspect or motive. Police in the district want you to take a good look at this video behind us here. Theyre hoping it helps identify a person of interest who is wanted in connection with a sexual assault. It took place last month along the 2600 block of Martin Luther king junior avenue in southeast dc. Surveillance video captured the person of interest wearing a hat backwards inside the restaurant. Police are asking anyone with information to please give them a tomorrow Law Enforcement leaders from across the dmv will be expected to announce a yearlong investigation into illegal bikes and atvs on our roads here in our area. All of this comes as we are learning about a dc Police Officer hit by an atv over the weekend and an ambulance that was forced to stop by a group of riders near the hospital. Fox 5s matt ackland is live tonight outside Childrens Hospital in northwest with more. Matt . Reporter we have been showing you that video all week long here on fox 5. A lot of people are upset about these illegal bikes. These atvs. In fact, we learned also over the weekend from park police that they responded to the national mall, right around the memorial, the washington monument, where they say they got a report of about 50 people on these atvs on the grass area. But when they got there, they were gone. The atvs were gone. Also, the reason that we are at Childrens Hospital is we have obtained an email that basically lays out a situation that happened recently. An ambulance with a child in the back was on the way here to Childrens Hospital when these atvs surrounded the ambulance, made it stop, and then wouldnt let it go until police arrived. How do you stop illegal motorbikes and atvs . Just this weekend this video was shot right down the middle of florida avenue. Then this video on pennsylvania avenue, just blocks from the capitol. Theres been seven different jurisdictions and were all working together and weve been working together since last year. Well talk about all those cases tomorrow. Its not an issue specific to the district. We have some issues around the region and we are exploring the ways to deal with it. So we do hope to be able to announce something soon. Reporter many residents are demanding action now. Also over the weekend in southeast, a dc Police Officers motorcycle was hit and dragged by an a this Police Report says the officer sustained an injury to his right leg. And here at north capitol at michigan, fox 5 obtained an email from the Dc Department of health saying an ambulance was boxed in and forced to stop and wouldnt move even as the ambulance had lights and sirens activated. Knuckle heads, nitwits, clowns. Reporter they mean business already confiscating more than 300 illegal bikes and wanting residence to tell them where illegal bikes are stored. Report them when you see them but particularly help us if you know where theyre stored. Because the best way to protect Public Safety is to get them before they ever go out on the road. Reporter so will mayor bowser and chief lanier take such an aggressive approach . We will find out when it comes to that officer hit in southeast over the weekend. We checked with dc police, his injuries were only minor so he is going to be okay. Sa parentally the helicopter, the Police Helicopter here followed the atv into Prince Georges County but were told that atv was seized. We do not know about the person who was riding it that actually hit the officer. Live in northwest, matt ackland, fox 5 local news. A school bus carrying more than two dozen students crashed in maryland this afternoon. The driver of the bus and five students have been taken to the hospital. This happened in baltimore county. The Emergency Response and cleanup has shut down york road. This is between bunker hill and middletown roads, again in baltimore county. Those closures are expected to last through the evening rush. We have some good news for commuters tonight in both montgomery and Prince Georges County counties. They contract to build the new purple line. To run between bethesda and new carrollton. The project is expected to take several years with hopes of it being finished by the year 2022. A water canon salute greeted the arrival of the first flight from brussels to zlus International Airport today. The first flight to our area from brussels since the deadly attacks. One passenger who lives in the United States says he didnt see much of a difference in what he had to deal with before getting on the plane. It was just as usual but extra check was done, trying to make sure everything was safe. In the wake of the attacks, virginia senators mark warner and tim kean have been trying to attach a proposal that would strengthen security at virginias airports. Coming up, tsa facing some controversy tonight. Its all over an app that tells travellers whether to go left or right. And busted, federal authorities set up a fake College Website to catch scammers. How they enrolled right into the string. Hey, fitz. Reporter good evening. What is in a name . Well a lot of jokes if you arent careful. Coming up the Law School Name change that has already delivered a verdict in the court of comedy. First, over to sue palka. Hey there, tom. Glad youre out in the elements tonight and not having to deal with rain because that may be a different story. Our weather headline were going to warm things up a little bit but here comes the rain. Ill let you know when to expect it. Well have the first look at our forecast when fox local news at 5 00 comes right back. It is a lesson the George Mason School of law is learning the hard way right now. The Antonin Scalia school of law. They actually created an embarrassing nickname and now the school has decided to change the name yet again. Is live in arlington tonight. So what is this a reporter well, here is what we are going to do. We are going to tell you part of this story. Part of this story youre going to have to figure out on your own. Heres what happened. Back on march 31st, George Mason University announced they had received a 30 million donation it would be renaming its law school to honor the late justice Antonin Scalia. Make no mistake, this was no joke. George mason announced that the campus here would be called the Antonin Scalia school of law. That name is out and a new name is in. The Antonin Scalia law school. Why . This wasnt because of politics. People started noticing that the first three letters Antonin Scalia school spelled out ass and george mason is the butt of jokes. Instead of going with the Antonin Scalia law school, they are going with the other name. It wasnt only due to the name. Others here were upset with the Supreme Court record. Others say they would have put up with the jokes if the school is still getting the 30 million donation. Im sure the deans office isnt laughing about it. Me as a student and a lot of my fellow students are laughing at it. Well, it seemed like an april fools joke in the beginning but it wasnt the case. If you are hiring a lawyer to represent you, wouldnt you want a [ laughter ] we thought the nickname would be the Scalia School of law and obviously didnt plan it out ahead of time. Reporter no, he didnt say it. But we wanted to give you a hint of what some people have been saying about this on twitter. Well give people an idea of what theyve been saying online. Omg i died laughing. Antonin scalia of law. Did we just permanently brand this school as ass law. Im sure as a strict constructionist he would have insisted on the original ass law. The deal is this, this new name is not actually going to become ofci that is when a Virginia State board has to approve this new name change. But consider this. Even the sharpest critics would tell you that the former justice had a razor sharp sense of humor on the bench and a lot of people say Antonin Scalia might just himself have enjoyed a good laugh about all of this. Tom fitzgerald, fox 5 local news. Youve got to have a sense of humor. Yeah. Its funny. President obama is about to do something he has not done in more than seven years. So for the First Time Since he was elected, he will be appearing on Fox News Sunday. Host Chris Wallace will interview the president on a wide range of topics. He has appeared on Fox News Sunday one time before and that as when he was a senator back in 2008. The interview will air on fox stations this coming sunday. I had no that long. Look at whats behind us, laura . Its coming through. Its quite a mess. What have we got going on . That is not current weather. Thats future weather. You scared me. I had a feeling you might find that misleading. The good news is were not going to have a freeze warning tonight because this will be coming through and that will help to warm us up but we have to allow for extra time for the morning commute. But it will be nice not to have that super cold morning. These were the previous records, theyre really cold, 26 in reagan back in 1898. Whos in the record books as of last nights overnight lows . Dulles and bw iment dropped to 24 degrees and we were down to the freezing mark at reagan. Were not doing that tonight. I thought i would show you while it will be on the chilly side for some areas, mostly were talking about 40s to near because the wind direction has changed, its out of the south and we do have a front approaching with that rain from the morning commute some of which can be moderate and maybe even a rumble of thunder. Its an area of low pressure riding along the front. The low will go to the north, the front will come through our area and the bulk of the heavier rain will be before the noon hour but will probably still have some showers in the afternoon which is why were thinking about you if youre heading out to the home opener at nats park tomorrow afternoon. Well show you the future cast which we were just showing in a moment. 50s not bad but its still a little on the breezy side. Still got some gusts close to 25, 29 miles per hour. Well see those diminish a little bit later. Were on tap for a beautiful sunset tonight and if you get a great shot, make sure you tweet it to me or facebook it to me. We think our sunset temperature at 7 37 should be about 54 degrees. But plan extra time for the morning commute. Rain just to the west along the i81 corridor. By the time we get to 11 00 thats right over 95 and the beltway and then well run this up to 1 00. The heaviest rain is over but by the time we have our baseball game Getting Started theres another round of showers. It wont be as intense but it could be disruptive and cause a delay. Much more on our 7day forecast that has a few snow showers on it still. What . I dont even like me right now. Wow. Up and down is right. Its not april 1st anymore. Up ahead. Startling Health Statistics that may take your breath away. Why kids are being given asthma inhalers like fashion accessories. Ikea is recalling a popular item. 1 million 500 52,725 and 607 cents. In tonights health watch, scientists are raising concerns that asthma may be overdiagnosed. The fear is patients are being exposed to the potentially side effects of medicines they dont need. One study finding up to 30 of adults diagnosed with asthma may not actually have it. Experts are recommending clearer standards and guidelines for diagnosing the condition. Meanwhile ikea is recalls a childrens cape over fears it could strangle children. They pulled the cape from stores after complaints from parents. No injuries requiring medical treatment have been rep speaking of toys, have you thought about the future impact of the toys that your Children Play with . A lot of parents have. The white house hosting a conference examining that issue. Ronica clearry joins us with the story. The event was held to consider how a childs interests, goals and eventually career might be affected by the media they consume and the toys they play with. They found that only 29 of jobs in science, technology, engineering and math, stem, are held by women. On the other side fewer 25 of public teachers and 9 of nurses are men. So i met with the president of a local toy store chain to discuss this issue. I think toys are very important to a childs development. And one of our bases behind what we look at in toys is we think of kids being a blank canvas. And the products that you give them are very important to how they turn out. That is how theyre spending their developmental time. Reporter he explained its also about the marketing towards children. The issue is definitely more complicated than just giving a child different toys to play with. I also spoke with a mom of two girls shopping in the store. She opened up to me about her struggles when choosing toys for her little girls and her efforts to expose them to different options. Im drawn toward gendered toys in some way because im the mother of daughters. Even though i dont want to be. I have preferences. So im always pulling myself away and trying to force myself into balance. Its exciting to see especially as a mother. To let your da you, even. I said something to my daughter about the color blue. I was going to pick out colors for her birthday balloons today and i asked what colors would you like and she said i like blue and she said yes, i love blue. Thats interesting. I love that. It remind us, as a mom, you just want to do things for your kids. But i thought it was so great that she didnt decide for her daughter. She let her daughter decide. Everything adds up and just letting your children be a part of that conversation i thought was something to take away. Thats so important. But

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