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Transcripts For WUSA Wusa 9 News At 5pm 20170202

Reporting that two people have been arrested in london accused of hacking the computers that record data from d. C. s Police Surveillance cameras. This is video from a different camera a little further away. A source close to the investigation tells wusa 9 if the camera was working, it would have given police a more closer and high quality view of the suspect. The killer is still on the loose tonight. Correction officers consulled each other over the death of one of their own. This call kicked up a when inmates used weapons made in the prison to take a guard and counselor hostage. I would go as far to say there were inmates that actually shielded this victim. And insured her safety. The Union Representing the Corrections Officers blames a lack of Proper Staffing and training for that stand off. How can going the speed limit cost you 250 . Well, it might in the future if you are hogging up the left lane on a virginia highway and not keeping up with traffic. Its frustrating for a lot of people. Its part of a bill being considered. The whole debate has our Facebook Page filling up with comments. Jamie says i cant stand when the slow drivers wont get over. Its called the passing lane for a reason. And from danny, good. Its the passing lane. And not the chill and low down all the traffic lane. A lot of people on both sides reporter absolutely, adam and leslie. You get in and start driving and someone goes slow. You feel your Blood Pressure start to rise so you swerve out of the way to pass. That is when lawmakers say it gets dangerous. Get out of the way. Reporter if you get angry at slow drivers, imagine driving an 18 wheeler on the highway for the last 20 years. They are texting, playing on their phones, putting makeup on. Reporter he ends up slow drivers at least 56 times a day. We took a drive and within minutes spotted it. A red truck is being held up by the rav 4. Yeah. You can see hes getting closer and closer. Maybe hes frustrated. We dont know. Bufo its jam but now its jamming everything. Slow drivers, left hand lane, always on the phone. No, left lane is for passing. Driving slow in it is already illegal. A new bill being introduced in virginia will also make it expensive. It would be a 25 250 fine. I think its fair. Its a little low to be honest. I dont know what people are doing on the road, but sometimes you will see ahead and the road empty and they are just there. Speed up or stay home and take care of your business there. Reporter i was asked on facebook live, what if you want to drive the speed limit . If you want to do that and people are going quicker than you, you want to get over to the right lane. That is the place for you antespeed limit. But if you want to pass people and see it go exactly the same speed as other people, that is what the left lane is for. Live by the entrance of the beltway Debra Alfarone wusa 9. Speed up or that is his message. President trump met with Union Leaders and Harry Davidson exec Harley Davidson executives today. He wants to speed up the process of renegotiating or replacing nafta. We put on extra f in the term nafta. The immigration policy clashing with a deal made by the Obama Administration. It allows more than 1,000 refugees to leave australia and come to the united states. The president expressed his frustration with that deal in a tense phone call with australians Prime Minister but he says its nothing to worry about. We just have to be tough. Republican senator john mccain called the ambassador to express the unwaiverring support for australia. President trump attended the annual prayer this morning and made headlines on two fronts. First he was introduced by mark burnett who created the apprentice. The president said he had to leave the show when he ran for president. And then he said this about his replacement. They hired a big, big movie my place. And we know how that turned out. The ratings went right down the tubes. Its been a total disaster. And mark will never, ever bet against trump again. Schwarzenegger didnt let those comments go even though it appears trump was joking. Did it . He responded on twitter. Schwarzenegger did. Hey donald, i have great idea, why dont we switch jobs. You take over tv because youre an expert in ratings and i take fier your job and people can again. Okay. As for the other headline from the breakfast, the president said he would get rid of and destroy the Johnson Amendment. If he does that, that means tax exempt groups like churches could endorse or oppose political candidates if they do it right now under the Johnson Amendment they lose their tax exempt amendments. You probably know many people have either jumped the fence or tried to in recent years. One guy got inside the white house before being taken down. The proposed height of the new fence will be 11 feet 7 inches high with wider and stronger pickets. A man Police Arrested for trying to stake up a drugstore tried to hit it before. He hit it around 4 00 this morning and they think hes the same man that struck a walgreens pharmacy. We are waiting to hear if this is connected to the other drugstore pharmacies. Ongoing beef between two men ended in gunfire, a homicide, and now an arrest. Stefan robinson is being held without bond. He is charged with murder for shooting 20yearold carington day junior. The agency considering pretty big cuts. It needs to face a financial mess and to do it trains could be cut. But its buses that have those in Prince George county worried. Reporter about a half dozen bus routes here would be either changed or cut completely. Just spoke to riders they are really upset about this. They take the bus to work, to see their kids, visit sick parents. They say these cuts are too deep. Denise stewart is waiting for her lifeline that could be cut. She tas her sevenmonthold daughter is at home in Fort Washington. There is no bus l is no job. Pretty much. So that is a big impact. Reporter metro could eliminate the p17, 18, and 19 routes. They connect Fort Washington and oxen hill to the metro. It needs to fill a 300 million budget gap. It will be big for everybody. Im pretty sure im not the only one effected by this. Reporter their got an earful. She uses the bus to visit her elderly mother. It makes you real upset. Its like they dont care. Reporter the w13, 14, and 19 routes could also be cut. I hope it doesnt happen. Reporter anthony takes the routes to his cook job at kfc. I feel like it needs to be fixed. Not eliminated. The problem needs to be fixed. Reporter metro stl Public Comment on this. Wow can do that through the website. The deadline is monday. Metro says the w19 bus is among its most expensive. Its eliminate would mean no commuter line between indian head and downtown washington. Allie the bob cat escaped from the zoo last month is in good health. She was captured yesterday, examed this morning and given a round of booster shots. Were just Getting Started on wusa 9 news at 5 00. A pretty good evening. Colder air will move in tonight. Temperatures 45 at 6 00. 40 at 8 00. If you go out late tonight, temperatures will be in the 30s. Well come back and talk about a brief cold snap and talk about the prospects of seeing a little from a high school in Prince Georges county to prime time tv. Coming up jermaine foulers journey. A from the streets to a store front. How former members of a d. C. Street gang went from living lives of crime to entrepreneurs. Trump threatens the uc Berkeley Campus after mayhem there last night. And more history as we go into this break on the second day of black history month. On february 2nd, 1897 President Trump is threatening to yank federal funding for uc students waged violent protests against bright bart editor who is was speaking on campus. Protesters broke down barricades. After they were done, they took the demonstration off campus where the violence and vandalism continued. One person was arrested. A former d. C. Gang known as the source of much of the violence in the city is now quite the opposite. Isnt the check it group is a positive force. Aiming to make a difference in a city where they much caused trouble. Reporter for years this group spent their nights terrorizing the city. We did the average stuff. Reporter they were known for the trouble they caused and the bright colors they wore while doing so. We already had a sense of fashion because we were known for wearing the crazie themselves check it group. We care for eachre other. Reporter after years of violence, something changed. We turned out gang name check it into llc and now its a business. Reporter on Martin Luther king junior. We all had a sense of fashion so we took it from the negative views to a positive light. Reporter everything is done here. The front of the building is where they will sell a lot of their clothing like these t shirts but in the end they want this to be so much more. Actually a Community Center where they can serve everyone in this area. We want it to open it up where people can come for heel halling. We were them at one point. We needed the exact business is expensive so now they are turning to the community they once wreaked havoc on and asking them for help. The irony is not lost on them. We know we have done a lot to hurt the community and our times of doing violence things now we want to give back. If they can help us, help others. It goes to show you cant let anybody ever tell you you cant do something. A documentary is being made about the group. Punxsutawney phil, that little devil. You know what he did. He saw his shadow this morning. You know what that means. Six more weeks of winter. But the real deal is phils prediction is decided ahead of time by a group of prognosticators on gobblers knob. That is a tiny hill just outside of punxsutawney. Its decided by a couple things of scotch. Yeah a couple. Im sure more than that. They have a sense of humor. After what weve had going on around here. I will take six more months of winter. Im cool with that. Because they havent had any winter yet. There is not much down the pike. It will get cold tomorrow and cold on saturday and temps will go straight back up. Lets talk about our three degree guarantee. I think we are in pretty good shape. Wind is 50 today. I was going to tweak it but i left it at 50. Ill see how we did tonight at 11 00. Notice the flags there. It is blowing a little bit. Winds are gusting to 25 Miles Per Hour. They will go down tonight. Right now 47. Notice the dew point in the teens so a dry air mass has moved in and it will be a little it will translate into a er i think everybody goes below 32 degrees tonight. Bus stop temperatures 2236. It will not be windy at bus stop but that is cold enough i suppose. Cold and dry tomorrow and saturday. Some sun now on sunday. Maybe. Maybe a sprinkle or a flurry. Actually it looks like a pretty good day with temperatures will in the upper 40s. All right future cast 9 30 10 00 tonight a few clouds. By morning, everybody is below freezing. Even downtown at 31. Lots of 20s. 26 in frederick. Probably 2425 in damascus and 28 in buoy. Get in the 9 00 hour. I think future cast is overdone. Most of these clouds will be south of town. But still mid 30s. And even though we will make it into the low 40s tomorrow downtown, dress for the 20s and 30s because of the winds. By 6 00 p. M. This is 24 hours from now, plan date night plans are safe tonight. Just grab a heavy coat with temperatures in the 30s in the evening. Heres the windchill forecast if you will. It is a forecast. By noon tomorrow it will feel like 31 downtown. Feel like its in the 20s in the suburbs. By 3 00 low 30s downtown. Here in frederick, winchester, your windchills all day long will be in the 20s tomorrow. So keep that in mind. Tonight partly cloudy, colder winds diminished. 2132. Winds will be coming northwest at 10. So on the day planner, its 31 downtown. 32 at 7 00. 36 at 11 00. We should be up to 40 low 40s. More sun, less wind. That is good. Look at that just chilly. Look at this. 55 on monday. And then warmer. Rain and showers on tuesday. And then it will turn colder briefly. Right after the break why credit card fraud is on the rise despite those new chips. And it might just be enough ice cream to satisfy your sweet tooth. Could never be enough. Im telling you, youve got to watch this. And for the very first time allen thickes son is sharing his story after his father collapsed on the ice. A little later Carter Thicke talking about his final moments with his dad. Fios is not cable. Were wired differently. Welcome to 8 and a half maple street. Its half a house. And even though it only has half a kitchen, bath, its a full house to the wilsons. Because they have fios, their half house has full internet, with uploads as fast as downloads. Dont pay for uploads that arent up to speed. Get 150 meg internet with equal uploads and downloads, tv and phone for only 79. 99 per month online for one year. Only from fios. In tonights consumer alert auto sales took a tumble last month for several auto makers. General motors sored. Toyota and fiat are reporting sagging sales. January is generally the weakest month to sale vehicles. The new chip are making it harder for thieves to use a counterfeit card but they can still target Online Shoppers to commit credit card fraud. According to the wall street journal, there was more cases in identity fraud. They look like klondike bars but they are filled with ben and jerrys ice cream. They call them pint slices. They come in four flavors,. Chocolate chip, cookie dough, and brownie. They sound delicious and healthy. Im sure someone you love have been effected by heart disease. Heart love is our commitment to inspiring you and change your lives with us. We arent immuned from all right disease. Our anchor Bruce Johnson suffered a massive heart attack 20 years ago. And just last month one of faitour journalists dion wiggens went through the same thing. I thought he was in shape. He is fairly young. He just turned 50. I was like oh no and then i was reminded of my own situation. He had blockage in three major arteries including that main artery. And we call that the widow maker because most people that have a blockage in that artery, if they dont get to the hospital like almost immediately, they dont make it. And im thinking if he doesnt make it, there goes a husband, there goes a father, there goes a key member of the channel 9 family. Good news is that he survived. How you feeling . Good. Dions story is huge. Its a major part of this project called heart love. You can watch it here tonight at 11 00. We will be hosting special events. Several of them being het risk screenings. You can get free Blood Pressure and cholesterol screenings. We begin on february 8th. We will be in north arlington, manassas, tysons, and west springfield. And the screenings will take place from 4 00 p. M. To 8 00 p. M. And for those in maryland and d. C. We will be holding screenings your way too. You can find information on all of our events and addresses on our wusa 9 app and wusa9. Com. And we have a heart age test you can take there. Straight ahead a comedian for Prince Georges county gets a big break with a prime time but tonight. Lady gaga is skipping the meat during the super bowl halftime show and a look at the commercials we will be talking about on monday morning. At dominion, were putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner Energy Sources weve reduced Carbon Emissions by nearly 25 , which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. Cleaner air and cleaner water. Its good for all of us. Dominion. Depend on us for more than energy. And with the billion pointme giveaway, laim your share of a billion shop your way points during the big game, download the shop your way or kmart app today big up and coming comedian from maryland is starring in brand new show that debuts tonight on wusa 9 and cbs. And our friends on great day washington says jermaine fouler hasnt forgotten those that helped him along the way. Andre lee. Is a good friend of yours. And you still spend time with him dont you . Sometimes when im near the school to go talk to th i go back to North Western and talk to mr. Lee. So yeah, i do. The show is called superior doughnuts. And we spoke to mr. Lee and others how fouler took over the stand up comedy theme. She has totnighs story. Im here about the job. Reporter jermaine got the job all right. He is starring in pbs superior doughnuts be. Its this energy that first got him noticed in the stand up scene. To see someone so young at such a high point in his career already and just to see how humble he was about it. Reporter he took the stage at d. C. Improve for a contest in college but barely tied for third place. It takes a lot for someone to get on stage. Reporter and after failing and falling on stage, he got up, packed up, and moved to new york city. I was afraid to move to brooklyn at first because the only thing i knew about it was from a rap song. You have to take a risk because you only come this way once. Reporter and he clearly doesnt have to look back. You take great pride in achievements in all the students whose lives you touch. Reporter andre taught Video Production and he tells us it was in these halls that jermaine got his comedy game down. I would even laugh sometimes. We knew what he wanted to do. And he was good at at it. A lot of people are good at things, but i think the difference is he has the passion. Reporter that passion and persistence leaves its mark in the classroom and students just have to look up for inspiration. I tell them jermaine is sitting right over there. Reporter and as we see old yearbooks, we see this photo serious was voted the funniest. Its obvious to me that the whole class knew that he had that passion. Reporter so was t

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