indication of the potential the storm had and not moving in and it pulses, so, watch out in garrisonville, aquiah, when i had way island, bell wear, cross roads and liman park and this this is passing close to you and south of dale city the next 30 minutes or so. if it continues on the path, we'll have to keep an eye on it here and recapping tornado warnings for spotsylvania until 6:15 and the tornado watch for the entire area until 8:00 and that is not going to end at 8:00. the watch may but we have more weather to watch overnight and tomorrow, brian. more coming in a few minutes. and allegations of nepotism and crony simp in the d.c. administration swirling tonight. mary shay, the head of the d.c. council committee on government operations, is determined to get to the bottom of it and said that her investigation is being thwarted by witnesses ignoring subpoenas. karen gray houston has the latest. >> reporter: the saga continues. mary shay said the fired employees brown and recently resigned worker appear to be intentionally avoiding subpoenas, which forced her to schedule an additional hearing. it was a special day at the washington field office of the fbi. the dedication of the stone from the pentagon 9/11 attacks and the day that suleman-brown said he had another appointment to talk with fbi agents. >> and i am cooperating and not running from wan. >> reporter: the councilwoman shay who held two hearings in two executive matters, said capitol process servers tell her otherwise. >> i am frustrated. >> i wrote it yesterday. and for vincent orange. i was at the celebration last night with several council members. i'm not sure and i am a public guy. >> reporter: the next hearing is set for friday. shay said process servers have been unable to get a subpoena to sharit awhiling either. whiting recently resigned from her job in the city's department of parks and recreation. we asked mayor gray with it -- about it. >> and do you have thoughts or comments? >> no. >> wasn't she working for you? >> she does and doesn't work for us anymore. >> what happened with that? >> she left. she resigned. >> reporter: suleman brown's former boss and other council members were trying -- she said they came to my house twice, once at 7:00 a.m., another time at 12 in the afternoon and when i am at work. whiting told us, quote, i am not getting paid for sitting around waiting for mayor shay's process servers. >> and i don't know what they are. they don't go out one time, they persist with it. >> reporter: she said she has another problem. two potential witnesses indicated they will raise the fifth amendment triff ledge not to give testimony to incriminate them. the witnesses who don't want to incriminate themselves are great campaign consultant howard brookes and his adult son peyton brookes in who left his job recently in the office of deputy mayor and economic counseling. the white house released president obama's original long form birth certificates today. that is it. trying to put the questions about his birthplace to rest once and for all. shows what was known and proven, that the president was born in the united states. the controversy gained momentum in recent weeks and republican donald trump is look at a possible presidential run, seized on the issue. sherri ly is here with reaction. >> reporter: frankly, both the president and republicans are probably happy to see this issue go away. for president obama, it's become a distraction going from a fringe issue to mainstream. for republicans, it's driven a wedge in the gop, which would prefer to focus on other issues. today, the president tried to quiet the controversy. the white house released that birth certificate signed by the president's mother, father, and the doctor to prove once and for all, that he was born in the u.s. today, donald trump, whose presidential ambitions were bullied by the so-called birthers, claimed credit for forcing the president's hand. the recent polls showed a large number of americans had doubts about the president's birth and on today, the president took on a tough tone, calling the issue silliness and decided to put an end to it. we're not going to be able to do it if we just make stuff up. and pretend that facts are not facts. we're not going to be able to solve our problems if we're distracted by side shows and carnival barkers. >> i am honored, frankly, to have played such a big role in hopefully, hopefully getting rid of this issue. now, we have to look at it, we have to see is it real? is it proper? what is on it? i hope it check out beautifully. >> reporter: in 2008, the president released the short form of his birth certificate and that seemed to put an end to the issue until recently when trump got involved and he admits he won't convince everyone. this may not be the end of the issue for some berthers, one thing is certain, a different tone was heard from the president, more like candidate obama. american university professor is here to weigh-in. i want you to listen to this. more of what on about releasing the certificate this morning. >> i know there is going to be a segment of people for which, no matter what we put out, this issue will not be put to rest. but i am speaking to the vast majority of the american people. as well as to the press. we do not have time for this kind of feelings. we have better stuff to do i have better stuff to do and we have to focus on them, not on this. >> and a lot of critics would wonder where that is on the budget showdown. >> i'm surprised he brought it up, they were shooting their if the -- foot on this issue. three-fifths of american his no question this was an issue and this was not something they were worried about. it's a small group of americans that continued not to accept the fact that he became the president of the united states and this is how they acting it out. >> reporter: was this candidate obama, now that he's announced his bid for re-election? >> he's trying to say i'm the adult here, i'm dealing with the serious issues. these people are in extremist side show and embarrassing us. let's address the fact that we have debt issues, we have wars overseas, we have jobs to create and he said he's the man that will deal with it at the adult level. >> reporter: why do you think it took two years for him to settle it? it took him a week. he was able to call it off and said i want it, they got him to it in a week. >> i think there is a large part of him that doesn't want to dignify this. and when you think about it, imagine people overseas looking at our politics and they're probably embarrassed for us, where we're thinking if the president is a citizens or not. part of it is embarrassing and use this as an opportunity again to focus the nation's attention on the issues that he and many republicans are addressing. coming up next on the news edge at 6, they put their lives on the line for us every day. today, dozens of firefighters and police officers were honored for their hard work and bravery. the biggest honor going to an officer who paid the ultimate price. his story next. >> distinct honors for prince georges counties bravest. the valor awards were announced today. and paul wagner and wisdom martin were privileged to hold those extings. firefighters, police officers, sheriff's deputies, and correctional officers singled out for saving lives and putting themselves in harm's way. this year, the man who won the officer-of-the-year gave up his life in the line of duty. paul wagner has more on that officer's story. >> reporter: tommy jenson was following in his father's footstep when is he joined the prince georges county police force 6 1/2 years ago. right out of the academy, he hit the streets of hyattsville where he grew up and went to school. >> love this job more than anything in the world. >> reporter: when he heard the call go out for a man fighting with fire and e.m.s. personnel, he turned emergency equipment and sped down baltimore avenue. secs later, officer jenson found himself fighting for life when his cruiser hit a patch of ice and slid into a pole. he died 10 days later. >> very hard. very hard. because we had only been married five months. >> reporter: tommy jepson lost his life putting him in harm's way and for that, he was awarded the gold medal of valor and named officer-of-the-year. supported on both sides by officers close to tommy, chris telljenson accepted the award from the chief of police. >> very proud of him. very proud of him. did a lot in this year to keep his memory going and we'll continue to forever. >> reporter: tommy januaryson loved to play hockey. that is him scoring a goal for the 89ers in a game to benefit the fallen officers and if you ask his wife how he wants to be remembered? his sense of humor is amazing and he had a huge heart, loved everyone and his friends and family. if you're going to remember him, you're going to remember he was a huge goofball. >> reporter: corporals thomas p. jenson was twin years ole. paul wagner. new information on the tornado warnings we have been telling you about. sue palka is in the weather is the center with more. >> reporter: we want to let everyone know that fairfax and charles county, prince william county and stafford under tornado warnings until 6:45 and we'll take to you true view. we'll tell you what area we're concerned about. south of dale city. a funnel was seen and not too far from staffer. the dunphry area and there is that book there on this and we know it's rotating and has been producing hail. the tornado warning is until 6:45 and this is a dangerous storm. indian head, fort belvoir, you want to do what you can to make yourself safe from this storm, which is moving rapidly northeast at 50 miles an hour. >> so, montclair area is another region and around that occoquan bay area west of there, that is another area that we're watching to radar quickly, our tornado index has grown with this storm and that is south of dale city and we believe is going to cross and skimming you in northwestern portions of charles. projecting this on out, we're going to have to watch this storm for longer. we'll have more on these rotating storms, the tornado watch that is in effect until 8:00. the full weather report is coming up after the break. we'll be right back. rexct e >> you guys are watching a lot of serious storms -- storms. >> be aware of them for the game tonight and this is go took close to you, too. and starting with true view is to see what is going on and of course, we continue to see rotation, just a little bit northeast of aquiah. on the east side of 95, folks, and we know that this storm previously produced a funnel cloud. we'll give you a look at true view. obviously new rain in the district and this is moving from the south and very rapidly, northeast at 40 to 50 miles per hour and in thisiary is where we're concerned. we know the areas are tornado warnings until 6:45, including charles and prince william and fairfax county. over to radar. we did have a little sign of our rotation and here it is here northeast of aquiah. when we see, that we know the lower level of the storm is spinning and that is why the tornado warning is issued. a barren tornado index at a 3.0 and hasn't looked like it's moved too much. 49 miles an hour and can you imagine how fast? the hail ahead of it and this is where you need to be on guard and that is going to cross the potomac and into charles county. here are some of the communities under the gun and you need to take your action plan now. we talked about this at the beginning of the five, go to the lowest level of the home. if you don't have a basement, get to an interior room and a closet. barring al all of that, get into the bathtub and cover you up. why i you -- if you believe the storm is in the path of the home. we're watching the tornado warnings until 6:45 and this may get the battery charged a bit as it crosses the potomac here and east of 95 and aquiah. montclair, woodbridge and all of those regions getting effect. and to our maps, the entire region is under a tornado watch until 8:00 and there is more still to come and we're concerned about that and this may get expanded and may shift to the east. what i want you to see is what is going on to the south and west and we're having a massive outbreak today. because we have been busy. i haven't been able to check the last 30 minutes. there are 35 tornados in alabama, mississippi, and tennessee and we have fatalities. this has to come through and we believe that is in the leave night hours and the first part of the day tomorrow. so you want to prepare in advance and this is what we were talking about the-in-the- broadcast. the lowest level away from windows, the people who have passed away during april have all been in unsafe shelter and your closet or bathtub covered with padding, your cars are not safe and your mobile home. you're trapped outside, lay flat in a low spot. a quick look at future cast here. i want you to see what is coming our way. tomorrow morning, they're active and we're under the slight risk for a strong storm continuing and into the morning hours and the overnight hours and he's your five-day forecast. talking about a nice weekend, a stormy night and day with thursday, again, our temperatures 77 degrees on friday, about 70 and we like the way things are looking as we get towards the end of the week and that is that five-day, brian, and again, looking at radar quickly. we still have our tornado warnings for stafford, prince william, and prince charles until seven 45time. >> thank you, sue. the nfl draft more than 24 hours away now. what the redskins head coach has to say coming up next. chinn >> good evening, i'm dave feldman. at this hour, nfl players and owners are waiting to see if a federal judge denies the league's request to essentially restore the lockout. the u.s. district judge susan richard nelson is weighing a request from the owners for a stay, meaning the injunction she issued to end the lockout would be frozen during the appeals process. meanwhile, the nfl draft will be here tomorrow, rain or shine. the redskins entered with eight picks and they'll select for the first time in teen history. barring a trade. notice the skins don't have a third or fourth-round selection. they have two fifth-round picks. the final four picks and sixth- rounder and three in the seventh round and final round. the draft runs -- starts tomorrow at 8 and runs through saturday. lindsay murphy is live with more on what coach shanahan is saying about the draft. >> and i guess you have weather there, too. >> we have beautiful weather. after finishing in the last place for three consecutive seasons, there are plenty of needs that need to be addressed in the nfl draft, specifically wide river defensive line and, of course, the quarterback position, john beck is under contract for this year. rex grossman is a free agent and the status of mcnabb is right now up in the air. mike shanahan said if you're going to take a quarterback this high in the draft, you better be right. better have a lot of confidence, whoever you're drafting. you want them to be a part of the organization and your team for a long time and there is more mistakes, if you look through history and that is through the draft. everyone looks for something differently and sometimes it's hard to figure out. >> reporter: they held the only workout at a local high school. the two-day camp was organized and run by london fletcher. mike shanahan was asked about his team's offseason dedication to their workout. >> and shows you what type of guys we v. we have great leadership out there and when you watch it, you're part of the players, that they take the initiative to go out and do something as a team. you're always hoping the guys are working out individually. to see that puts a smile on your face. >> reporter: players do plan to hold these workouts. from rainy park, back to you in the studio. >> you and stevie williams get back stave. -- same. the capitals don't know who the second-round opponents will be. the flyers took care of the sabers, eliminating buffalo. last night, the canadiens edged the bruins 2-1, forcing the game 7-9 in boston. the caps will play montreal if they win. if not, the they face the winner tonight between the pensions and lightning. do -- pengs and lightning do. they have a preference? >> i don't think that you're going to get a preference out of any players in the directioning room. that is not something you say in hockey. any team we play is going to be a worthy opponent. >> and every series is going to get stuffer, you know -- tougher. you're not going to play a team that is already win a series, too. >> bruce said he hopes both games go to five overtimes. good luck, coach. brian? thanks, dave. a last look at the storms out there with sue palka, sue? >> reporter: starting out with a look at radar here and i want to let you know that we continue to have tornado warnings for prince william, fairfax, charles, and stafford until 645time and i have to tell you -- 6:45. the train spotter saw a funnel cloud close awhile ago and moving northeast at 35 miles per hour and it's quite a dangerous situation down there. south and east of dale city. follow the pink arrow, the path that we're going to be paying attention to with the tornado warnings until 645time. we have a tornado watch until 8:00 and this is the most dangerous storm we're seeing at this point. we will invite to you stay with us for live radar. if we have additional warnings, we'll cut into programming. >> busy night in the weather center. because of the storms, we were not able to bring you the story of the mysterious good samaritan who is picking up the tab for some at a restaurant in virginia. we'll have that tonight on fox 5 news at 10. that is the news edge. stay safe and dry, see you back here tonight.