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( ♪♪ ) ring in the holidays with buick. get up to 20% below msrp on most 2017 luxury suv models. that's almost $7,400 on this buick enclave leather. experience the new buick this holiday season for remaining 2017s. this is fox5 local news at ten. right now a traffic find in montgomery county, a body is disis covered in the woods of a bees police are trying to figure out what happened. we're live with the latest. plus, frightening moments caught on camera. two men armed with guns rob a northwest d.c. hardware store. this is president trump and i need alabama to go vote for roy moore. president trump once again offering his support for alabama senate roy moore as a controversial election is just now two days away. plus, the fight continues against raging wild fires out west, a real live grinch is caught on camera in the district and another sunday let down for redskins fans. fox5 newses starts now. and we gin tonight with a death investigation out of montgomery county, the body of a 17 year old was discovered late this evening in the woods of a bethesda neighborhood. police are trying to piece together exactly what happened. fox5 evan lambert is life in bethesda this >>reporter: multiple sources tell us tonight that the teenag ed victim was a senior at walt whitman high school. police telling us that he was last seen last night around 11: 30. investigators tonight found that teen's body here in the woods near the bannic burn swiem club. we got an update from investigators just moments ago. here's that. during the course of the investigation officers came across the missing male and he was found deceased in the wooded area in the 6500 block of lane rocco oh of lave rock lane. when we got here tonight we saw several teenagers clearly emotional while they learned their friend was found dead. a witness told me teens had been searching for the teen all day. police confirming 11:30 in this eamplet it is unclear when the victim was reported missing. police have not identified the teen or said anything about the cause of death, but what we do know is that tomorrow morning will be definitely a tough one for students and staff at walt whitman high school. tonight live in bethesda, evan bam letter, fox5 local news. and new details tonight about one of the victims killed in a crash on i270 in rockville. carlos wolf of gaithersburg was a supervisory special agent with the fbi. he was heading southbound when he he crashed his vehicle. investigators say both men were standing on the shoulder when a car struck and killed them. wolf was an # one year old vet rafn the fbi. he leaves behind a wife and two young children. >> we have a snowy start to the weekend. our first snow of the season. i saw a lot o there playing and fortunately because it was the weekend it wasn't an issue with rush hour on the roads. >> right. >> it looks like the snow is behind us a little bit for now until later in the week. we may have a little bit happening by tomorrow night. most of it right now looks it may be to the north of us. it was preet ticketed event cool out there today and right now chilly as well. hopefully you got to enjoy yesterday. there was a bit of beauty in that snowfall. thirty-seven year degrees right now with some cloudy skies. winds are from the south. we had a windy day today. the winds were gusty at some points but our highs today, we hit 41- degrees at reagan national airport. forty at dils and 39 at bwi arthur. q. mar shavment and a here's a look the at our neighborhood temperatures for you. thirty-six at culpeper this hour , 32 at within chess templet we've got 33 at baltimore, 36 at annapolis. thirty-two at frederick, 34 at gaithersbg satellite radar showing you we have a few clouds rolling in. a ridge of high pressure will start to move in as well. we got a little bit of a short wave for the north of us, but not looking at it bringing any precipitation but some up slope showers as far ats higher elevations are concerned over the mountains. cloudy skies with 30 greece tonight. a quick peak at what's ahead four for the next couple of daze. the temperatures in the 40s? a. a little activity tomorrow night. >> thank you, gwen. we do have a school closing to pass along. the september are of applied technology north will be closed tomorrow due to a water main break. the school says the students who normally report tho that building should report to their home l school instead tomorrow. it's been a week since firefighters began battling in southern california. yesterday it seemed they were making progress, but overnight firefighters set a setback when fears santa that and a winds swept up again. we got get the latest. >>reporter: new evacuations in santa bash a county. the massive thomas fire growing sunday nearly 15,000 homes and businesses now in harm's way. i'm scared to death. we backed up our whole car and we got evacuated this morning. fire crews attempting to save homes in carpentriry a. stoaked by strong winds and dry conditions early in the weerks the blaze threatening to sweep through the area. this is like unbelievable to me almost. living in karpry a 25 years i've never even imagined that this was going to ever happen to us. a handful of fires covering more than 200,000 areas continuing to rage across firefighters working to combat the flames. it's probably the scariest experience i've ever had. certainly itself eat close closest experience i've ever had up close and personal with fire we're talking fire every where. california governor jerry brown touring some of the most devastated areas and offering a sobering message for california ands. we're facing a new reality in the state where fires threaten threatennen people's lives, their property, their neighborhoods and of course bills and bills of dollarss. we have to have the resources to combat the fire. firefighters have been blessed with calm winds throughout the course of the weekend but tell us they're ready if conditions get worse. people across the area they're feeling the effects of smoke. residents told to wear masks. we're told the smoke could last for weeks. here at home a malfunctioning fireplace is to blame for a house washington overnight. firefighters tell us this home on braimer circle went up in flames shortly before three this morning. they say the home had a missing brick in the chimney and that allow the flames in the fireplace to shoot into the wall s and attic of the home. the fire caused about $1,200,000 in damage. still no word what sparked this house fire in el cot city. firefighters say it started yesterday in the garage of a home on spring meadow drive . the fire was contained to the garage, but it das a.m. damaged the home and two vehicles park outside. it caused about $100,000 in damage caught on camera two men holding up a, woulder at gun point in d.c. this all happened on up shore street in northwest. afternoon what happened this sign was posted asking customers to take off their because it was just before clos ed when two men came through the door and pulling a gun and robbing the manager. look at these fet photos that were taken from the surveillance cameras. you can see just how brazen these guys were. a man wearing all black with what looks like a handgun. a wrker tells me these two came in five minutes before the store closed on saturday night. both had on ski masks because it was snowy yesterday employees were not really alert edded to nismght they walked around the store, but just as the last customers were leaving one of those masked men pulled out a gun and forced the female manager to the back of the shop. police say no one was hurt, but those suspects ran away with an undisclosed amount of money. d.c. police are ask ing you to take a. q. look at those photos in case you may recognize those men or maybe even the distinct clothing they're wearing. if you know anything you're asked to $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. live in pent worth, angelica lee hem anjali hemphill. >> police are looking for a man who broke into a business in northeast. the man tried to steel money from a cash register but was unsuccessful. he left and got into a waiting car. police are asking for anyone who may be able to identify this man to give them a call. a maryland man behind bars tonight are accused of shooting and killing a man in d.c. police responded to the 6900 block of georgia avenue around 8:00 friday morning where they found a man who lad been shot several times the victim has been identified as 45 year old brian gibson of northwest. he was pronounced dead at the scene. fifty-nine year old keunts whieft silver springs is charged with second degree murder. still ahead, ville event protest continue in the middle east over president trump's decision declare jeruseleum's as capital how it can impact vice-president mike pence's trip there. with just two days until the alabama special elect, president trump once again offers his support forth gop canned date roy moore his message to alabama voters coming up. how a group of maryland police officers helped ded make this holiday season extra special for some very deserving children. stay with us, fox5 back after this. this new day looks nothing like yesterday. trails are covered. paths aren't what they used to be. roads nowhere to be found. ( ♪♪ ) ( ♪♪ ) hi, this is president donald trump and i need alabama to go volt for roy moore. it is so important. president trump reiterating his support for alabama senate canned date roy moore in a robo call that went out to voters in alabama today. it comes two days before a special election that is by sexual abuse allegations. fox's peter doocy has the latest >>reporter: roy mower absence from the campaign trail this weekend. in the last few days the republican candidate holding mow major public events. if i didn't know better i didn't think there was anybody running against me because you don't see roy mower out anywhere. it is a contrast to doug jones. he's spent the weekend campaigning appearing saturday with new jersey senator corey beaker. this is not about what you stand up and say to the cameras it's about the boring unglamorous everyday work of being a legislator, fighting every single day for folks, taking constituent calls, not caring if they're black or white, don't let knee get in trouble. it's about representing all of the people. on sunday, alabama's senior senator richard continuing to encourage republican senators and write in another name for the office. i didn't advocate for the democratic but i couldn't vote for roy mower. the state of alabama deserves better. mower is picking up some support. the people of alabama and i can't tea wait to take the values to washington d.c. his set to take a robo. i need alabama to go vote for roy mower. it is so important. we're already making america great again. i'm going to make america safer and stronger than ever before but we need that seat. mower is scheduled to return to the campaign trail monday night. in birmingham, alabama, peter doocy , fox news. >> developing in the middle east tonight violence continues as protest erupt as president trump 's decision russ em as israel's capital. connor powell has the latest from the wholly city. for the fifth day there was anger in the streets of the middle east and american allies in the region and in europe criticized president trump's unilateral move to recognize injure rest lum as israel's capital. demonstrators from bay rit pro testedded the move. here in sner reu lem we did not any pro tests. but in an israeli security guard is in critical condition after a 24 years old palestine and man stabbed him. in public remarks turkish president called israel a terror state. i manuel mack ron met with it in in yahoo too push for piece for the pal stin and vice-president pence will arrive here in the wholly week. they won't meet with hivment even the us has crossed a redline with this decision then undermines previous american efforts to act as an honor broker of piece here . in jeruseleum, on connor powcialtion fox news. >> a celebration in the streets of iraq today. one day after the prime minister declared victory over isis. iraqs military troops marched through the streets along with the parade. the country was will i be rated. he also declared december 10 a national holiday to be celebrated every year. the battle against isis began three years ago. isis held cit ies such as months i and rocco. a responder is losing his job because he is suffering from ptsz over that today. there's controversy over what of police officers come together to bring some holiday clear to a group of kids. highlights from the annual shop with the cop in bowie. and redskins fans once again left disappointed highlights from today's matchup against the chargers. stay with us. us. ♪ ♪ stepping into the unknown, it can be difficult to find the way. but with the compassion and strength of a name, and the security of the cross and shield, obstacles... become openings. as we have for more than 75 years, using our knowledge to create new healthcare solutions giving you the power to shine forward... to whatever awaits tomorrow. carefirst blue cross blue shield. live fearless. >> d.c. police looking to identify this person caught on home surveillance video stealing a package from a front porch. this happened in the 5400 block ever lth street in northwest. if you recognize the person, call police. a search underway knit for this missing montgomery county woman. take a good look at her. police say 36 year old kristin bestics was last seen by friends on november 9. she was reported missing on november 22 she has a l upper chest and she was last seen with red hairstyle in braids. anyone who knows her whereabouts is asked to call montgomery county. montgomery county is recognizing officer noaaly otto. he was working a d ui check point when he was hit by a drunk driver back on december 3, 2015. he died from his injuries one week later. his death led to the creation of noaa's law which fits second time offenders with an interlock device on their cars. the driver who hit and killed him was sentenced to ten years in prison. it is the season of giving and today dozens of bowie police officers stepped up to help those less fortunate in the community. fox5's kristin leone was there and she has the story this morning was the annual shop with the cop event at the city of bowie gymnasium. there kids and their families met with local officers and headed over to target for some shopping and holiday fun. every yea bowie police department races money to help give these kids a present to put under their tree and each year they say that the festivities and christmas spirit just keeps getting better and better for everyone participat ing. it gives us a chance to play h in the toy aisle for a while, but it's just great to see these kids happy and see them sharing the season it really shows the spirit of the kids and it shows the heart that these kids have and they may be having a hard time right now and maybe struggling a little bit but the mindset is thinking of others. christmas is not about the presents. it's about being with your family and friends. each child was given a hundred dollars to spend and this year the buyy police department raised $8,000 for h this event. kristin leone, fox5 local news. >> and from holiday cheer to deep disappoint. the redskins eliminated from playoff contention this afternoon with less charge ers. the skins have been dogged by injuries in the second half of the season and have had trouble competing. this was the second straight loss. this game wasn't close, charge ers quarterback threw for more than 300 yards while qb threw just one touchdown pass and had one interception. the philadelphia eagles clinched the nfe east title with a thrilling win over the loss angelica legals rams this evening, but that win came at a big price. eagles quarterback carson wentz is likely done for the season after tearing the acl on his left knee. he will undergo an mri to confirm the diagnosis. straight ahead a new warning tonight in the growing tension between the us and north korea, the new message from a top un official. plus we continue to develop a developing story out of montgomery county, a 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safari. he was last seen last night around one. eleven: found his body around the bannic burn swim club. a witness told me the friends had been search ing for the teen all day. police confirming he was last seen last night then reported missing. it's unclear, though, when safari was reported missing . police also tell us that they have not actually said anything about the cause of safari's death. we do know at walt whether it plan high school where safari was a student according to several sources tomorrow will be an streamly tough day for students and staff . live in bethesda, evan lambert, fox new. new details tonight about one of the victims tonight about one of the victims quilled in a yash in gaithersburg. a supervisor with the fbi was heading tout bound when he crashed his cruiser on friday night. sander cohen happened to be driving by and came to wolf's aid. both were standing on the shoulder when a car struck and killed them. he leaves behind a wife and two young children. two men held up a store at gun point. it happened on up sore street in northwest. angelica lee hemp anjali hemphill live tonight in the neighborhood. >>reporter: as the last customers walked out just before and any's ace hardware store closed saturday night two men wearing ski masks and carrying gunses went in to rob the place i was just before seven when these two men seen in these surveillance photos cornered a woman and forced her to the back . they ran away with an un disclosed amount of money. police are still looking for those two masked suspects. investigators are offering a $10,000 reward for any information that leads to an ar rest. also in the district, broke into a business in northeast overnight. it happened shortly after 126789. thirty this morning on maryland avenue. the man smashed through the glass of a drive through window and tried to steel money from a cash register was un successful. anyone with information about the case is asked to call d.c. police. a malfunctioning fireplace is to blame for a house fire in fort washington overnight. firefighters tell us this home on braimer circle went up in flames shortly before three this morning. the home lad a missing brick in the chimney. that allow flames from the fireplace to shoot into the walls and attic of the home. the fire caused about $200,000 in damage outside still a little bit of snow on the ground, at least on the grassy areas. it's fading. nice while it lasted, though. it put everybody in the holiday spirit. a loft the kids got out anden yoid. over the weekend, a right. hats off to all the highway officials who made sure the roads were pretreated in plenty of time so we didn't have to have too many issues there. that was at least some good news . cold for today, windy as well and cold for tonight. the winds tonight are at least light . we do have a few clouds that are rolling in, however. but we've got some changes coming up in the seven day forecast for you. we're talking about the clouds tonight. ridge of high pressure will be in control once we get into tomorrow. by tomorrow tonight i can't rule out in the overnight hours into early tuesday that we may have a little bit of sleet. it's all looking like it's happening to the mason dixon line. it's going to be bitterly cold and then we have another system that could bring us some snow showers into the later part of the week. time of the week, yes, december definitely on our door step. let's talk about the snowfall yesterday bec actually broke records for the daily snowfall at all three airports yesterday. two inches at reagan national, bwi we hit 2.8 inches and four. that was the jackpot at dulles breaking records that were setback in 2005. so that will definitely be the first snow of the season to remember. and for these youngsters these are actually the kids and a friend of theirs from our director here at fox5, steve buy diseu. they were out there just having a great time enjoying the weather. there's the brother that got out there to make the girls krin much a little bit. cloudy skies for tonight across our area. temperatures now into the 20 #-s and the 30s, definitely chilly, but the winds remain light. not like they were earlier today. ridge of high pressure will set us up for some sunshine once we get into tomorrow and temperatures wibl into the however they will be blow the seasonal average. a little bit on the cooler side for you. tonight temperatures into the 30 s and upper 20s, pretty cold. twenty-eight greece at dulles, 30 at d.c., 31 at quantico. thirty-three at fredericksburg and and a chilly 28 at culpeper for tomorrow let's help you plan your day. by mid day 39-degrees with the sunshine. 31-degrees by the 4:00. if we see any of that precipitation that i'm speaking about, once again it will only be in the overnight hours into early tuesday. we have a little bit of energy moving its way through and then later in the week we're going to keep an eye on the frontal system and possibly a quick moving clip eras well. that clipper system could bring us some changes by the time we get to thursday. in the meantime, 43-degrees. it it was a chilly tonight. here's a look at your seven day forecast. bundle up by mid week. take a loovment overnight lowe's dipping to the 20 the 30s and then we've got that chance of some pretty strong winds by the time we get into tuesday and there we are thursday, we could see a little bit more of that winter precipitation. by the end of the week things take a turn. by sunday warming up to the low 50s . a roller coaster week. >> it's been a week since firefighters began battling the massive wild fires in southern california. yesterday it seemed like they were making progress, but overnight they faced a setback when santa and a winds kicked up again. so far one death is blamed on the fires. they've destroyed more than 800 homes and buildings and forced the evacuation of nearly 100,000 residents. we're looking for rualry, documents, anything that we could find. unfortunately it's just a bunch of ash a entering the recovery face right now. we're trying to help the people that were affected by the fires get back on their feet. about 9,000 firefighters are battling the wild fires that are still burning tonight. and it's been months since hurricane maria ravageed puerto rico and they're still trieg struggling to recover. for the past month members of arlington's county's police force are helping. a dozen officers have donated their times to bring in flashlights and other supplies. the officers are staying on the island for another week. now to the continuing tensions between the united states and north korea, the us, south korea and japan will conduct another round of military exercises this week and that is not sitting well with bee young wang. we hear more from fox's kristin fisher. >>reporter: today door to the the us. she also continued to toe the administration's line that diplomacy is their first choice and that china is the key. to be clear, china can do more and we're putting as much pressure on them as we can. the last time they completely cut off the oil north korea came to the table and soaf we've told china they've got to more. if they don't do we're going to take it into our own hands. time is of the essence. it was the first trip to the country by a top un official in six years. jeffrey feldman is now, quote, noting the urgent need to prevent miscalculations and open channels to reduce the risk of conflict. all of this is happening less than two months before the start of winter olympics in south korea. there is olympic team to a region this hot. today, nikki hail i said there are no plans to reverse course. yes, there will be a delegation that goes and we will do everything we can to make sure they're save. you say a delegation, the full us olympic team. >> yes, the full us olympic team . there is a lot of speculation that she could become the next secretary of state if rex tillerson steps down. earlier this week she said she wasn't interested in the job and today she told chris wallace that she absolutely would not take it. in new york, kristin fisher, fox news. >> a florida plofs who responded to the pulse nightclub shooting says he's on the verge of losing his job because he has ptsd over the horror of that day. how city plus five years after the sandy hook school shooting the victims are remembered with a message from congress. stay with us. >> this week marks the fifth anniversary of the sandy hook elementary school shooting. vigils were held across the country this weekend. twenty children and six teach efers were killed in the mass shooting in connecticut. many called on congress to enact commonsense gun control. some say they are making progress in changing peopling's minds. it's definitely important tha day that we mourn the tragic shooting in newtown, but we also have to acknowledge all we have accomplished over the last five years. the community of newtown is close to designing a permanent memorial that will honor the victims. a commission was formed in 2013 but or location for the memorial. a florida police officer who responded to the pulse nightclub shooting says he is losing his job because he suffers from ptsd . tonight there is ongoing controversy. fox's daniel lamb a has more. >>reporter: pulled about three, four people out while all the action was going on. >>reporter: kormt el mor del gat oh says after the pulse nightclub attack he suffers from ptsd and because that he is los ing his job. the timing under ten years of service leaves him in a really tough spot. why they're letting me go six months before i can receive my pension. tonight the town of eatonville is responding. corporal del gat oh will receive his full pension benefits regard less of his less than ten years of employment. the town says with the disability pension he can get 42 percent of his salary right away. the announcement comes after del g oh's story has gotten national attention, but local leaders say they're not changing their tune, just clearing things up. why the clarification now? is it because all of the pressure you guys have been getting? the clarification is really -- the challenge is to show our commitment to our staff, our first responders and the staff of the town of eatonville. so we felt like this was the best way to communicate that. a statement from del gat oh's attorney says if the town of eatonville is serious in their statements about allowing corporate del gat oh to retire with his full peption, then i a plawd the town of eatonville to allowing del gat oh to retire with the respect and dignity with which he served his community. police in arizona have release -- listen to my instructions and do not make a mistake. you are to keep your legs crossed. do you understand me shows an unarmed man being shot and killed by police. the video shows former police officer giving orders to daniel chauffeur. the incident happened last year. police were called to the hotel in phoenix after receiving reports of a man pointing a gun out the window. the officer can be heard yelling and giving instructions to chauffeur for several minutes. chauffeur is also heard saying please don't shoot me. at one point chauffeur appears to reach towards the waste bafned his pantsdz and thal ' when the officer opens fire. two pellets ette guns were found in his hotel. officer was acquit ted of murder just last week. wwe rich swan has been suspended following his arrest in florida. swan is accused of falsely imprisoning and batter ing his wife. they were arguing after swam criticized a recent pfo point his wife got out of the car and tried to runaway. he chased her, grabbed her by the neck and dragged her back to the car. swan denies the allegations. a health warning tonight for a popular holiday treat. the fda says a certain kind of sprinkles. you use them on cookies and cake, cupcakes, apparently the sprinkles are not safe to eat. we're talking about the small round silver springs also. the issue began way back in 1906 when the fda banned mineral substances from being used as food add additives . thus prohibiting sill veer from cooking use. the fda said the silver springs also should only be used for decorative purposes. you do see them every where. and that's impressive that it's coming out now. it's been a while. you were warned. i've eaten them. i'm still here. still ahead, in the midst of the holiday season there are still ways to cebr we're we'll share some ideas now . a d.c. principal, how the school banded together to celebrate her accomplishment. ♪ ♪ ♪ it feels good to be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> our studio is all done up for the holidays and no i'm not going to read you a bedtime story, but i am going going to tell you about all of the ways you can celebrate the d.c. region. there are two big shows at the capital arena. the hot 99.5. fall powt boy, ke$ha and charley poosh. on thursday, the transsiberian orchestra will be rocking stage. on tuesday the hanukkah three:25 p.m. on tuesday. there will be a live musical performances and special holiday treats. the best way to get there is metro. now to mount vernon and i love mentioning events here because it's so family friendly and you get to take some history lessons. mount vernon is holding an event called christmas illuminations. there will be dancing, rein enact ors, sigh der by bon fire and then by eight:45 p.m., fireworks. saturday is sold out but there is still tickets for friday evening. it's $30 foray duties but for four dollars extra you get a tour of george washington's mansion. nothing gets you in the holiday spirit like base baseball, right? the washington nationals are holding winter fest on saturday and and sunday. there will be players and coaches on hand and all sorts of activities to get you geared up for the season. kids can make a snow forth, take batting practice just to name a few. it's $29. a saturday in arlington a very special tradition will take place, they'll gather to place reets on the arlington cemetery it takes place rain or shine. we spoke with one of the organizers, dan immediate about the importance of this tradition . we have a lot of gold star mothers who come up with us. this year i have three of them that i'm hosting. it will be their first time. their husbands passed away in a helicopter crash back in july. the stories you hear from the people, it's just amazing. just the thankful in. a lot of people haven't had any family come there. we started 153 years ago there. so we say their names. they say you died twice, once your body dice and once you stop so we always make sure we say the veteran's name. nearly 2,000 reets will be placed. metro is your best bet. security screening starts at 7 a.m. coming up, a d.c. school principal gets a major honor. how the school came together to help recognize herein credible achievement. fox5 news is back after this. this new day looks nothing like yesterday. trails are covered. paths aren't what they used to be. roads nowhere to be found. 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