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Transcripts For WTTG Fox 5 News Edge Eleven 20160323



believed to be the suicide bombers. if you look closely you'll see they are both wearing one glove which experts say likely covered the detonators. the man on the right is believed to have escaped and tonight authorities are looking for him. >> and police continue to carry out raids all across belgium as they look for people who may be connected to the attacks. so far they've uncovered an explosive device, chemical products and an isis dplag inside one home. we also know nine americans were injured in the attacks. >> reporter: the belgian embassy has been the gathering place. in fact, our cameras were here earlier today when secretary of department of homeland security jay joh with the ambassador. when he was leaving he briefly spoke with reporters today. here's what he had to say. >> expressing my condolences to the belgian people. >> reporter: throughout the day and into the night, people have left flowers and other well wishes and candles outside the embassy and flags are at half staff here. earlier belgium's ambassador spoke to reporters saying belgium is a peaceful country that did not deserve an attack like this. i spoke with a woman from belgium. she didn't want to give her name but stressed even though there is a lot of security in belgian's capital, it's not in the neighborhoods where some believe the terror threat lies. >> you are walking on complex area for everybody for tourists, for everybody normally you can't enter some areas because it's private property. there you can enter everywhere. >> political correct. they don't want to touch minorities. >> back here at home, secretary jay johnson security has been stepped up at airports and at our borders but stresses there is no specific or incredible intelligence to indicate there is a similar plot of an attack here in the united states. that's the latest here sarah simmons, fox >> president obama condemned the attacks while visiting cuba. he pledged america's support, and he said the world must be indy visible in the fight against terror. >> this is yet another reminder that the world must unite. we must be together regardless of nationality of race or faith in fighting against the scourge of terrorism. >> and the president's already ordered all american flags be flown at half staff through saturday out of respect for victims of the brussels attack. >> while there are no credible local threats local law enforcement aren't taking chances. today's metro's police chief met with the fbi to discuss law enforcement efforts. additional patrols and canine sweeps are now in place across the dmv. muriel bowser says riders will see an increase in uniformed riders acr airports are making security more visible. isis has made it no secret that it would like to launch attacks here in the u.s. in fact recently some sympathizers were arrested in northern virginia. marina marraco is live at dulles international with the latest. >> reporter: in recent time northern virginia has seen several high profile arrests connected with isis in this area. one of the most infamous one taking place last year. a 17-year-old actually drove his friend here to dulles international airport. that friend boarded a flight to syria to join isis. that 17-year-old just recently now sentenced to 11 years in federal prison. now in 2015 there were 6 is arrests for isis-related activity here in the u.s. that number now up to 84 arrests in what's left or what's through 2016. a landmark stud washington center on extremism looked at the case of that 17-year-old senior who pled guilty to using twitter as well as bit coin to recruit and raise money for isis. in january 2nd men from woodbridge, virginia were charged with attempting to provide material support to isis and just last week another man in alexandria surrendered at the iraqi turkish border after desserting isis. he produced a virginia driver's license at that border. >> the united states is an enormous target for isis. it's the country that it would like to attack more than any other. fortunately so far it's not shown the capacity to do so, threw bates stamp 'absolutely no doubt at all. there's one target above others that isis would like is the united states. washington, d.c. is clearly a target within that. >> reporter: according to the most recent study done by that center for extremism at washington university just last december, they say that northern virginia has what they call a disproportionate number of isis-related investigations as well as convictions. marina marraco, fox 5 local news. >> several universities from around the area have students studiying abroad in belgium right now. the same goes for students at loyola, maryland. they have 14 undergrads and one employee on a trip about 20 miles east of brussels. everyone involved is okay. of course fox 5 will keep you updated with the latest developments on twitter, facebook, our app and at fox5dc.com. >> in an unrelated story, a man who phoned in more than 300 bomb threats against metro has now been sentenced to 21 months in prison. last december kid coal pled guilty to making those coleman once appeared here in this mtv reality show called "cat fish." >> the important information she overlooked about one of her newest hires. >> not as cold as it was last night and we are in for a treat tomorrow. don't you just love it when the cherry blossoms peek peak on one of the nicest days we've had so far. i'll let you know what to expect tomorrow. >> also coming up several companies are working on a device that would wake you up if you start to fall asleep when you're behind the wheel. we'll explain how the technology would work. we'll be right back. the capital wheel is illuminated in the colors of belgium's flag. the death toll constants at 34. dozens more were hurt. >> there was one glaring omission in tonight's speech. tisha lewis is live in southwest with the latest. >> reporter: shawn and tony, the mayor did not mention her new appointment of james edward kyle. he is the new director of saint elizabeth's hospital and his resume is sparking plenty of questions about his qualifications or lack thereof. here tonight at arena stage, even so despite all that, mayor bowser received at least four standing ovations as she talked about everything from education to crime to getting jobs in the district. scores of dc residents came to arena stage tuesday night to hear mayor bowser's state of the district address. >> we had some challenges this past year. too many homicides and too many robberies. so we're approaching the challenge in a number of ways. >> reporter: bowser spoke about public safety. >> we recruited a fire chief from seattle who is very experienced in the things we needed to work on. we implemented the security camera program to keep residences, churches and other we're working toward a 4,000 person police force that looks like the community they serve. >> reporter: the crowd gave the mayor a standing ovation when she talked about her plans to close dc general family shelter. >> closing dc general is the right thing to do. and this is what i know. you believe it too. >> reporter: also outlined in the mayor's speech the state of the schools and the infrastructure. what the mayor did not address was media. nor did she discuss her new appointment, james edward kyle of saint elizabeth's hospital. concerns are in addition to him being inqualified for the job, there are a number of resume red flags. >> this person has issues as far as the hospital that he just came from was closed down with something that i heard. that's not what we need right now. washington, d.c. is in the process of rebuilding. we don't want any negativity to effect. and if that's what tis is getting ready to bring, i don't think it's supposed to be there. >> rhonda johnson is a certified peer specialist in the district. she says reports that hospitals under kyle's supervision hav been shuttered because of negligence are a real concern. >> there is a behavior health movement and we need change in the behavior health system. >> we tried to get a comment from the mayor on her selection and we were told she was not available for comment. however, just moments ago mr. james edward kyle did call into the fox 5 dc news room and he disputes all of the allegations. now we asked people on twitter, do you think the state of the district is good. so far with hundreds of responses, nearly 30% of you say yes and more than 70% say no. tisha lewis, fox 5 local news. >> a little disheartening. hey, sue palka. let's talk about something a little bit happier. the district will be good for the ne >> everybody's favorite place in the spring, the tidal basin, the cherry blossoms are going to do their show tomorrow. >> we're ready for the show. and i don't see anything really bad. they should be out for a while. the blossoms usually hang around for 4 to 10 days if we don't have a lot of heavy rain, if we don't have a lot of high wind. and certainly the next couple of days fantastic to get down there. so nice to have them out easter week although there will be some pretty good rain on monday. although i would imagine we may see a few of them starting to drop off by monday but the show is going to be great this week down at the tidal basin. sometimes it's nice to go down at night because it's a little easier to park and they're just beautiful and you can easily see them. 70s are on their way so if you are going to make it a day trip, you will not be disa.ed. 73 tomorrow, even warmer on thursday at 76 degrees. is i have a feeling it will be really crowded down there. duh. friday 65 dre 62. it's just always going to be crowded. you have to be ready for that and ready to maybe take metro, bike share down and get dropped off by uber. meanwhile tonight comfortable out there as well. mid 50s, 56 degrees here in the district you have to be pretty close to the chesapeake bay. a lot of these places dropped into the 20s last night. they should not be quite that cold tonight because of that wind direction. so we'll keep temperatures in the 40s overnight for just about everybody. you'll notice that in the morning. i also wanted to give a shout out to lloyd ferguson who sent us this picture. here's your planner by noon about 63 degrees. 3:0071 and 6:00, 68. if you get a great shot tweet or facebook me and i'll use it as part of our weather maps over the next several days. these times come and go so fast. winter is taking forever to get out of the way. in the out this system to you because that is going to be spreading snow across many of the northern plains and some of the western great lakes wednesday through friday. we'll get a little rain out of it friday morning but this system we've been watching our models project heavy snow, reduce the areas that are going to see the heavy snow, the euro model did today. but boy parts of wisconsin look to be getting slammed. that could be 12, 18 even 24 inches of very wet snow over the next several days. we'll continue to watch what happens with that but that's the kind of thing that causes those power outages and difficulty for trees. high pressure off the coast is going to pump in the good stuff. the warmer air without the humidity. this is the front that will produce the snow in the midwest. it will also come through our area overnight thursday into friday with a few showers, we think. and at one point yesterday we thought maybe a rumble of thunder but that's looking unlikely because of the time in which it's going to come through. here's your planner for tomorrow morning, 8:00 a.m., 49 degrees there could be clouds around early in should be comfortable. by noon 63, mostly sunny skies after we get through a few of those morning clouds and by the time we get to 5:00 with that temperature of 70, check out what it's going to be like the rest of the region. this will be close to the high temperatures for the day. frederick 71 out at dulles. so looking very nice through our day on wednesday as well as thursday. here are again another look at some of the temperatures around the region. keep an eye on annapolis. a little cooler this time of year and sunset tomorrow is going to be at 7:22. our temperature 57 degrees. great picture from sterling jones and we thank you for that. here's the friday set-up with a little bit of rain coming through. it doesn't last all day. we're breaking into sunshine by the afternoon and a little bit of breeze as well. wraps it up, really looking nice for the easter weekend. 64 degrees on sunday. could be some rain overnight into monday. some showers possible, 64 degrees. and again, 62 on tuesday. so it really feels like spring is on a roll all of a sudden. >> we've been talking about the redskins but we've got to talk about the caps because they are in the midst of their best season however they're coming off one of the worst performances of the season. tonight a chance to see how the team would bounce back in canada's capital city of ottawa. early first period, a little bit later the caps on a power that gives them home ice advantage in the plofrs. assistant player and coach at kansas from 1984 to 1992. on thursday he'll face his alma mater in the sweet 16. now the rest of the team gets a chance. >> we want our guys to experience this. it's first and second round is nice, it's fun, it's great. but the sweet 16 of course takes it to another level and of course the final four takes it to an entirely different level. start the home opener april 7th against the marlins. it's a smart move as the nats try to keep him happy. baseball season is upon us. opening day very close. >> are you excited? >> i love baseball. it's the best part of spring. >> that's your favorite? >> it is. because it gets the grass going. there's nothing like a nice afternoon at the ballpark. >> i hope i get to go. we'll see. still ahead tonight at 11:00, coming up the alert system that is in the works that would jolt you 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there. >> my husband would appreciate that because usually when we're driving on trips he starts to drift off, i'm like dr actually i do that in church. >> i can tell ale be driving and he starts rocking. pull over. >> we're good. there's a day's inn over there. let's go. >> uber is making itself even more relevant. the service is partnering with a food delivery serve zblis all you have to do is download the uber eats app. you will have access to the full menu of over 100 dc restaurants. right now all deliveries are free. once the promotional period is up there will be a flat delivery rate of $4.99. deliveries are available daily between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. if it's the full menu. for some restaurants it might be. >> some limit it a bit. they give the drivers a set-up with sand wishes. >> you probably don't want to order from a 5-star restaurant. >> i probably won't do this when i call. >> it's been a long time. >> is this a party line? get off? >> is that aunt bea in mayberry? >> all right guys. have a fabulous time if you go hit the cherry blossoms tomorrow. great weather. it's going to be in the low 70s. >> 4:25. in the meantime have a great night. >> tmz is coming up next. you can worry about them. you can even choose a car for them. (mom) honey, are you ok? (child) i'm ok. (announcer vo) love. (mom) we're ok. (announcer vo) it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. houghton. test. arvey: so who doesn't like selena gomez more today after seeing video of her on a table dancing? >> she was celebrating her cousin's engagement party. >> selena's stealing her show and it's her engagement party. harvey: what do you want to do? >> if that would be my engagement party, i would be like get down. harvey: really? your friends are going to come over in two years, assuming you stay married that long. >> that was nasty. >> si'

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