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WTTG Fox 5 News Ten April 9, 2016

Right now at 10 00, Winter Weather is heading our way. Were talking freezing temperatures, rain, even snow showers. Plus, a tragic death of a ninemonthold girl. Tonight a maryland daycare provider is charged with her murder. And the nationals fan who changed his entire look. A lot of people say when are you going to shave this. And its all because of a pact he made four years ago. Your news starts right now. Were beginning tonight with some breaks news just in to the news room. A 7yearold child has been shot in southeast this evening. It happened on heartford street in southeast. We dont know how it happened or the condition of the child. We have a crew headed to the scene we will keep you posted and bring you the latest information as it comes winter wont go away. Most of the area is set to go under a freeze watch or a freeze warning for tonight. Some of you may even see some snow showers this weekend. Gwen tolbart has our bh weather alert tonight. I never thought i would be saying this time of year, but yes, we are talking snow showers and temperatures well below seasonal. Lets begin with a look at our radar and well show you where things are. Weve got a system, a couple of them that will impact our area, one of them a clipper system going to be moving through. We will start to see some of this precipitation into the late overnight hours into the early early hours of saturday morning before dawn. Temperatures right now, 48 degrees at dc, 41 at mannasas, weve got 40 at dulles, 41 at baltimore, thats the same at leonardtown, a little cooler atd frederick at 37 degrees. This kicks in at 11 00 tonight until 2 00 the Higher Elevations where this is shaded is where we anticipate seek anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of accumulation with some very gusty winds as well. Bling snow and very poor visibility. As we come more to the east we have a freeze warning in effect from midnight until 9 00 a. M. Saturday as those temperatures will start to drop and we are talking an overnight low of about 36 degrees. Ill let you know what to expect as we get more into our forecast a little later. And of course about those snow showers, back to you. All right gwen. Thank you very much. Todays deadline for Adult Entertainment venues in Prince Georges County to shut down has now come and gone. Last week the permitting office sent 12 strip clubs operating in residential areas and without proper licenses cease and desist letters. Stricter zoning laws put in place several years ago are helping the county with the crackdown. Sarah simmons is here with the story. Tony, today three out of the 12 businesses had to shut down because they operate solely as Adult Entertainment locations which is illegal under county law. The county says it doesnt end here. Inspectors will be out making sure all 12 locations are operating the way they should be. The three ordered to shut their doors permanently are feugo, upscale ballroom and club ectasy. Prince georges county found these clubs were violating zoning laws established in 2012. Other clubs that also operate as restaurants, bars, banquet halls can stay open but stripping is out as of 5 00 p. M. Today. The rule is those businesses have to move to Industrial Zones throughout the county and Officials Say most of them are more than a thousand feet from residential areas. They consider this to be a big victory and it gets the Adult Entertainment away from neighborho pretty much isolates them. These closings come more than a year after fox 5 investigated allegations of sex trafficking at many of these clubs. That investigation found illicit activities inside several clubs that are now being forced to shut down. A sex trafficking survivor who runs a Safe Haven Organization for woman trying to get out sees these clubs are a breeding ground for sex traffickers and this is a step in the right direction. If they dont comply, they eventually will pads lock the businesses if they have to. Staying in Prince Georges County, where police have charged a daycare provider in the death of a ninemonthold girl. Beatrice manning is charged with first degree murder, assault and child abuse. Police say manning called 911 from her inhome daycare back in december saying the baby was unresponsive. The little girl died two days the head. Tonight neighbors say they are shocked. She probably fell or something. Im sure. Im pretty sure she didnt get hit. Just very shocked. Disturbed, shocked. Dont believe it. She go get them from school and all that. I dont believe it. I think it was an accident. Police say the daycare was not licensed. Manning is being held without bond. Remember that 29 hour metro shutdown for safety inspections, Congress Wants to know a little more about it. Lawmakers called the general manager to testify before two House Oversight subcommittees next week. Public safety and violence on metro are also issues for the troubled transit system. Jennifer davis has the latest. Reporter Guardian Angels have been patrolling metro for a while now following a series of incidents in recent months and thursday they detained someone for police. The main trying to do is just be assistants to the police and just detain, make sure no one gets hurt. I wasnt sure whether he had a gun or knife. Reporter it started when he noticed the young man trying to surf a train at gallery place. I just observed the individual that was in a very dangerous position. He put himself at risk by holding on to a train that was about to begin to move. And could have brought a lot of danger to himself as well as to others. Reporter Thompson Says when he asked the man to stop, the teen rider threatened him. He said to me, you know what . You get on this train, im going to stab you. At that point i said okay, its time to get involved. Reporter Guardian Angels detained the young man until Metro Transit Police arrived and took him away. Police were busy again friday just after 1 00 when they stay a lavrnlg fight teens. Metro riders say safety is certainly a hot topic right now. I think the young people probably need some supervision or need some rules, some points on how to behave out in public. They represent their family and if their families knew they were behaving in that man or, im sure many families would not let them out. The safety has been okay. It would help if there were more Police Officers on it. But it hasnt been awful. Metros gm speaking to reporters on wednesday said there is much for the system to work on, but also said it still has strengths too. He woo do 1. 2 million passengers a day, thats pretty strong, right . If youre moving that many people. I think maybe we lost a little bit of a sense of pride in it. Through some things were facing. But we can regain that. Theres no word tonight about arrests in either of those cases. Avenue incident is expected to be okay. Tonight there is more concern in the district. This time its dcs circulator buses. Drivers say the buses are unsafe and its just a matter of time before someone gets hurt. Last august 95 of the buses inspected had serious issues. A second audit second months ago found improvements but the Bus Drivers Union disagrees. They have a contract with metro to oversee the circulator buses. They are working with the private contractor to monitor the progress. A dc woman is under arrest in connection with a deadly pedestrian accident in northwest. It happened around 1 30 in the morning on massachusetts avenue. Police say a man was hit and killed after he stepped off of the curb. The driver was arrested on the scene and charged with driving under the influence. Police have not identified the victim. A community in falls church is on alert was spotted hanging around an Elementary School playground. The principal sent a note home to parents alerting them of a suspicious man holding some type of a computer or tablet. The letter says he was standing outside a fence near the schools playground this afternoon. Thats when Security Officials approached him and when they did, he took off. Make sure the kids walk in groups and are always aware of their surroundings. Still to come a new report shed light on what an accused drunk driver did in the hours before he allegedly hit and killed a Montgomery County police officer. Also ahead tonight it was a fight between passengers on board this plane, why is the airline being slapped with a lawsuit . And later, a diehard nationals fan is rocking a zz top look and its all because of a pact he made four years ago. Well be back after this. Dont let dust and allergies get and lifes beautiful moments. With flonase allergy relief, they wont. When we breathe in allergens, our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. Most allergy pills only control one substance. Flonase controls six. And six is greater than one. Flonase outperforms the 1 nondrowsy allergy pill. So you can seize those moments, wherever you find them. Flonase. Six is greater than one changes everything. Welcome back. Do you remember this scene . A fight broke out on a Spirit Airlines fight last month over a loud boom box. It happened on a fight from baltimore to los angeles. Two women were blasting music, punches were thrown, police eventually escorted five women off the plane when it landed. Three of the passengers are suing the airline. They claim they were hurt during this fight and spirit did not protect them. They say the airline continued to serve alcohol despite the aggressive atmosphere. Spirit denies those allegations. The former High School Student accused of causing an accident that killed his friends pled guilty today to two counts of vehicular man slaughter. Paul wagner has the story. When sam ellis got behind the wheel of his car and took off, prosecutors say he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Court records show he had a blood alcohol of between. 07 and. 09. He lost control of the car and crashed into a fence. Two of his passengers, friends, were killed. Today is not only a difficult day for all the families, there is no jumping for joy. There are no winners in this situation. It was a traj ig situation that happened and it certainly is reflected in what seemed to be the remorse of this young man coming forward and taking responsibility for his actions. Reporter prosecutors say ellis and his friends had been at the home of kenneth salzman, a parent who prosecutors say allowed the drinking to go on. He pled guilty and was fined 5,000. A fourth person in survived. Alex merks family called today bitter sweat. While it relieves us to having to endure the endless pain, it drives home the cold hard fact that our son died at the hands of another human being. A recently revealed Police Report released new information about what led up to the crash ta killed noah leotta. The Man Told Police he started drinking hours earlier at a hooters on rockville pike. The restaurant says the bartender who served him has since been let go and all employees are required to undergo training. He had a blood alcohol level that was nearly three times the legal limit. He also admitted smoking a joint and taking a xanax earlier in the evening. A Fairfax County mother is under arrest accused of neglecting her own child. Julia brand was taken custody today. Police were called to her home just before 2 00 a. M. After someone reported a 10yearold boy knocking on the back door crying. Investigators believe she intentionally locked the trial out of the house. She is charged with felony child neglect. Her children are now in the custody of relatives. And now to the race for the white house. Bernie sanders and Hillary Clinton are going at it. Earlier sand ersz criticized clinton he said she was unqualified to be president. On the republican side, donald trump is holding a big lead in his home state of new york. Voters hit the polls there in 11 days, then it is marylands turn the following week. President obama will do something this weekend he has not done in more than seven years. He will apair on Fox News Sunday. He sats down with Chris Wallace for the firts time he was elected. I spoke with chris earlier today to get a preview. We talk about Hillary Clintons private email server. Back in october he said he did not believe she jeopardized National Security but since then we found out there were 2,000 pieces of classified information, 22 top secret emails so we asked him does he still give her a clean bill of health and what about the fbi investigation into all of this, can he assure the american public, will he direct the Justice Department that this will be a legal decision, not a political decision. I can tell you, shawn, that you guys will be covering his answer on monday. Interesting. Cant wait to see that one. President obamas exclusive interview airs on this weekends edition of Fox News Sunday at 9 00 a. M. Thats a tease. Bethesda to have their voices heard under a new zoning plan would bring thousands of residential units over the next few decades. Its changing the whole complexion of an area that traditionally has been very suburban. And trying to convert it, in our view, to what appears to be an urbanization. The Montgomery County council is expected to vote on the final plan later this month. Coming up next tonight, what pope francis released today that is likely to stirrup controversy within the catholic church. And a little later a relationship that is already off to a pretty rocky start. The cliff top proposal that ended in a Helicopter Rescue and an arrest. Welcome back. We are ll news right now out of illinois. We are learning new details about the case involving denl is hastert. New Court Documents he pled guilty last october to breaking banking laws so he could secretly pay millions of dollars to an individual to keep that person quiet about past misconduct. Prosecutors say they will ask a judge to sentence hastert up to six months in prison. Leaders say they have successfully tested the engine of a new intercontinental ballistic rocket. It could give the ability to launch a Nuclear Strike on the united states. South korean officials dispute that notion saying north korea does not have a reliable missile capable of hitting the u. S. Mainland. Pope fran he released his landmark document on catholicism, family and marriages. He made very bold arguments that are likely to stir controversy within the church. Bob barnard has reaction. Reporter its a 256page, 60,000word document that the vatican is calling the joy of love. You can find it online, here it is. Pope francis is not changing any rules, just encouraging cats lick bishops and priests to take a more liberal and inclusive approach to divorced catholics who remarry. The pope says divorce it evil. He finds it very troubling the increasing number of differs within the catholic church, but he says those people shut not consider themselves excommunicated and priests should offer them communion which officially theyre not supposed to do. He wants them to show mercy. I think this is a progressive pope and im right there with him on this. I agree with what pope francis is saying and i think that we cant hold things against people. Reporter we spoke to catholics at Saint Matthews in downtown washington. I think its great. Were in a society nowadays where we are all about inclusion and accepting peoples differences and what they believe in. And from my perspective i think thats what church and religion and spirituality is all about. And i think its awesome. Reporter pope francis says communion should not be considered a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine for the weak. I think hes doing the right thing. I think the church needs change. Reporter there is a split however within the catholic church. In fact benedict and st. John stance. In the document pope francis talks about sex and Family Planning but he did not do something that some in our community were hoping he would. He did not embrace gay marriage. Did not open the churchs doors to samesex couples. In washington, bob barnard, fox 5 local news. Still to come tonight, an amazing story. Three men stranded on a remote Pacific Island for days did something that actually led to their rescue. But first, tightening airport security. What the tsa wants in the wake of the brussels attacks and how it would affect passengers. Well be right back. Hey pal . You ready . Can you pick me up at 6 30 . Ah. boy im here im here cop too late. I was gone for five minutes ugh move it. Youre killing me. You know what, dad . Im good. dad it may be quite a while before hes ready, but our Subaru Legacy will be waiting for him. vo the longestlasting midsize sedan in its class. The twentysixteen Subaru Legacy. Its not just a sedan. Its a subaru. You can expect to see even more visible Law Enforcement presence in the public area airports. Reporter he plans to double the maximum of specially trained canines that screen passengers for explosives. Theyre some of the best technology we have. They calm a line by definition and more importantly they allow me to move a line ef and expect more random security checks arriving at the airport. Think of it as environment of security that gets increasingly more secure as you get closer to the airport. Expect people to be paying attention to you and your behavior. Reporter based on the intelligence, major

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