BREAKING: Sources say someone has been stabbed to death over a Popeye's chicken sandwich at the Popeye's in Oxon Hill. We are on our way to learn more.
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Fort Worth police officer who just resigned has been arrested for murder after shooting #AtatianaJefferson >>>
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BREAKING: Former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean has been booked into jail for murder.
All DC residents are entitled to feel safe. The fact that the shooting outside Nats Park and the one tonight on a fancy part of 14th St are getting so much attention should wake us all up to what goes on daily in other neighborhoods. Hope there is a solution.
BREAKING: Two pipe bombs and cooler with Molotov cocktails found near Capitol grounds, per chief.
REMINDER: Please be nice to servers, bartenders, any biz asking you to wear a mask. They have nothing to do with the new rules and I’m sure don’t like enforcing them.
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We’re here on scene. The chicken sandwich ad is right in the window. It came back Sunday and sources tell us a fight over someone cutting in line led to a stabbing death tonight in Oxon Hill MD.
Unless I missed it, can someone please ask why some people arrested last night for violating curfew were also charged with wearing a mask, during a pandemic, when you are supposed to wear a mask? @Fox5Wagner
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: confirms 4 minors have been arrested and are being held after victim says they randomly attacked and pushed him on to tracks at Navy Yard last Fri. Hear from victim tonight at 10.
Organizer Jason Kessler run away by crowd of protesters.
#BREAKING: Polk Co. jury finds rapper guilty for kicking fan in chest at concert last yr.180 day jail sentence.
This is William. He’s the first person I met on the ground in East Palestine last week. He called to check on me after my arrest, while he was forced from his home. Just a great guy! Starting next week, OH and federal health officials will stand up a clinic for those impacted.
Another murder in the transgender community. Prince George's Co. Police reporting a trans woman was found dead near the DC line this am. This killing is just a 4 min walk from where Ashanti Carmon was killed in March. Carmon's murder remains unsolved.
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Last update tonight: Police confirm argument started b/w 2 men waiting in dedicated line for sandwich. Had to do w/ one cutting in front of other. A man stabbed a 28yo man, who has died from his injuries. The attacker is on the loose.
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Chief confirms Capitol police officer shot woman who had stormed Capitol. Internal affairs investigating. She died.
JUST IN: Wiregrass Ranch HS students facing discipline after dressing as KKK members during Spirit Week.
I’m back in East Palestine this week, back to covering the aftermath of the train derailment. An important story and a big week ahead with visits from former President Trump and Erin Brockovich. Please DM me w any leads or people we should talk to.
Can you retire at 32? Asking for a friend... And not the one who so rudely gave me a heart attack on live TV. Cicada anxiety is real ya'll!
NEW: Capitol Police union confirms officer Howard Liebengood died by suicide yesterday. In statement they say he responded to riots Wed.
BREAKING: AP reporting CDC has revised COVID isolation guidelines from 10 days to 5 days. : "We want to make sure there is a mechanism by which we can safely continue to keep society functioning while following the science." @NewsNationNow
I’ve been told Governor DeWine is in the building being briefed. Update expected here in East Palestine any moment now.
When someone asks you to cross the river to meet them in Arlington...
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NEW: I just spoke with 7yo Reagan Grimes’ grandmother, who tells me she is expected to make a full recovery after she was hit in a spray of gunfire last night in the Mayfair neighborhood of NE. An update on her condition and the investigation tonight.
NEW per police source: Suspect who broke into FOX 5/was shot by our security guard was known to police and FOX executives. Had made threats on law enforcement and FOX before. Unclear if those were directed at FOX 5 specifically. Shooting will likely be legally justified.
False. This is from the March for Our Lives.
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BREAKING: Norfolk DA announces Brian Walshe is charged with the murder of his wife 39yo Ana Walshe. He is expected to be arraigned as early as tomorrow morning.
JUST IN: D.C. gyms asking to allow them to be exempt from mask mandate if they operate for vaccinated only.
Confirmed to NewsNation: DOD & Boston FBI accidentally detained a hotel guest last night while conducting a training exercise FBI was assisting with. "...they were mistakenly sent to the wrong room and detained an individual, not the intended role player."
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You should have corrected her and told her, no ma'm actually it's FLAKE news! I'm here all night.
Many #blackjournalists are not OK right now. These past few years, weeks, days, minutes have been exhausting. I spent the morning crying in bed. And that’s OK. Check in with your friends and colleagues. #GeorgeFloyd #AhmaudArbery #ChristianCooper
As they say, some personal news. Thrilled to be joining the superb team @NewsNationNow as a D.C. correspondent. Thankful to my managers & colleagues for every opportunity at FOX 5. You’ll still catch me there for about a week. Politicos/staffers, DMs are open for tips. Onward!
Appears alt right leader Jason Kessler being sheltered by police. Black man just shouted: "if he was black he'd be arrested."
CSPAN must have beat Rupaul’s Drag Race in the ratings tonight in DC. THE DRAMA!
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Well any moment has turned into a while. But we are still here waiting.
Metro put the aggravated assault on its daily crime blotter, but we would never know the details if victim hadn't contacted FOX 5.
BREAKING: arrested 31 year-old Paul Murray, of San Antonio, TX outside the Naval Observatory today. says Murray had long gun and ammo in his car. A BOLO had gone out to area law enforcement from police in TX.
BREAKING: Just spoke on phone to father of the brothers accused of attacking a man at the Frederick Fair Friday. Sheriff's officials call it unprovoked attack. Dad of teens says the man spit on his son first, which is not on video. We expect to learn more in court tmrw.
EXCLUSIVE: 4 women say a former manager at the Capitol Heights Dave & Buster’s forced them into sex. He is no longer with the company and a lawyer for the women tells me they have taken a first step toward a lawsuit. One victim speaks out, after football.
EXCLUSIVE: employee carries 96yo WWII veteran to visit wife’s grave after they forgot his wheelchair in rush to get him back to his group. The veteran reflects on the emotional reunion at 8 on #FOX5Plus.
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And there’s now a full on go-go concert here on the corner of 14th & U NW. Two bands performing to send a message that go-go is DC. “You can’t shut us down,” the band sings. #DontMuteDC
BREAKING: Multiple sources have confirmed this is officer David Dixon, who was just arrested for killing two people, pulling a gun on a homeless woman who wandered into his building in May 2020.
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Here’s a pic of the van that hit White House security barrier per witness.
Feel bad admitting as a kid meeting Colin Powell, I didn't remember exactly what he said to me when I got to shake his hand. Mom reminded me. He told me I was going to be somebody one day. Gen. Powell, thanks for your words & for showing a boy who looked like you what's possible.
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Except there is a photo of the mayor INSIDE without a mask. I've asked for a response on that, which does not align with the statement.
BREAKING: AMBER Alert issued out of Montgomery County. Details here.
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Hi Katya. Glad you are safe. Would you be willing to speak with us about what happened? Can you follow so I can DM? Thanks!
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I'm sorry this happened. Can you DM me? Would like to look into this.
Just in: reports Spectrum News 13 reporter shot and killed, photog in critical condition while covering homicide in Orlando. Thoughts to my old friends in this market.
ALERT>>> Missing 9 yo in Prince George’s Co. twitter.com/PGPDNews/statu
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INBOX: NTSB on OH train derailment. "NTSB investigators have identified and examined the rail car that initiated the derailment. Surveillance video from a residence showed what appears to be a wheel bearing in the final stage of overheat failure moments before the derailment."
Still thinking about how the first police statement on George Floyd's murder was headlined: “Man Dies After Medical Incident During Police Interaction.” Journalists and the public must always question authority.
EXCLUSIVE: Photo depicts officers laughing/glorifying police violence at Arlington National Cemetery. Now there's an internal investigation and two officers pictured are on administrative duty. Live report coming up at 6:30.
Heartbreaking. School administrators have told parents 15yo Maurice Scott was shot & killed this am just blocks from , where he played basketball & was on honor roll. Police say Scott was at shopping center on Wheeler Road when someone shot him & 3 others.
NOW: We’re on 17th St two blocks away from where woman in van hit White House security barricade. Secret Service agents keeping a perimeter on surrounding streets.
Just seconds before snapping this pic, this mom walked her toddler over with flowers in her hand to lay outside The Covenant School. I lost it and immediately began to cry. Still teary-eyed now. Babies should not be mourning other babies murdered at school.
JUST IN: DC Health says there are now 10 cases of coronavirus here. 6 new cases announced today indicate person-to-person spread, 2 cases of unknown origin.
Reported widespread damage from a possible tornado in Annapolis, MD. This is from storms associated w/ the remnants of Ida.
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Exclusive: Another video of officer handcuffing a child. This time he’s 9. His mom tells us he was leaning against a car. Police say they’re investigating. w/ more at 6 and I’m talking with the child’s mother.
Protests lead to change in DC. will introduce legislation to ban police using neck restraints by law (policy already bans them), require mayor to release body-cam video 72 hrs after serious incident, add civilians to Use of Force Review Board.
Happy Pride Month, friends! I’m proud to be a part of the vibrant and diverse LGBTQ+ community every day. But I’m just a lot prouder in June. #Pride2021 #pride P.S. I think I need a bigger flag.
BREAKING: After FOX 5 questioned the structural integrity of the collapsing bridge today, after the mayor said there were no issues, mayor‘s admin is admitting a misstatement. Saying last inspection in Feb 2021 revealed the bridge to be in poor condition.
JUST IN: Two law enforcement sources confirm Proud Boys' leader Enrique Tarrio has been arrested in DC on misdemeanor destruction of property charges. Apparently related to him saying he burned BLM flag stolen from Black church in December during MAGA protest.
Just came here to say feeling thrilled because my mom, an educator in Baltimore, got her 2nd dose of the COVID vaccine! Can’t wait to hug her. 🤗
Just when I thought leaving local news might spare me from snow coverage… ❄️ ☃️
This never made much sense to begin with. Gov. DeWine tweets FEMA will now deploy to East Palestine, after saying it previously would not.
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Following further discussions with FEMA tonight, they will be deploying federal resources to East Palestine.
This is Andrea Grinage, per sister. She's woman set on fire by boyfriend. May have saved family by warning boyfriend was coming.
Here's the latest on the murder of Ashanti Carmon. Another transgender person killed, ironically the day before Transgender Day of Visibility. Per , 26 trans people were killed in 2018.
Mayor Bowser is seen in pics inside, while not wearing a mask or eating or drinking. We are awaiting a statement from her office. First reported by The Washington Examiner.
VIDEO: DC Mayor Bowser officiates large wedding after new indoor mask mandate
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Large scene here on the ground approaching Irving and the Metro. Appears police chopper is circling with spotlight.
New this am from WH pool: President Biden made phone calls from Poland about train derailment, speaking to Govs. DeWine & Shapiro about "his continued commitment...to ensuring that communities impacted by the...derailment have the full support of the federal government."
BREAKING: CEO says go go music coming BACK to the Shaw Metro PCS. Will compromise on volume.
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I’ve looked into this issue myself and the music should NOT stop in D.C.! @TMobile and @MetroByTMobile are proud to be part of the Shaw community - the music will go on and our dealer will work with the neighbors to compromise volume.
Real life hero! Here is a pic of SWAT officer Michael Napolitano, struck in helmet by bullet.
Context: In 1862 the US government paid reparations to white enslavers (for lost property) after slaves were freed in DC.
DEVELOPING: 17yo Ean Davis-Lattimore is accused of shooting two people at a house party overnight in Frederick. One victim has died. She’s been ID’d as Genesis McCarter-Berretto, 18 of Gaithersburg.
Gorgeous view, this Veterans Day! Wouldn’t trade these DC sunsets for anything.
ONLY ON FOX: 11 yo Arianna Stone has been missing for 3 days. The FBI is helping find her. Now her mom is putting out an emotional call for help from the public. My report at 10.
Speak for yourself. And if you hadn’t heard there are Black gays. Signed, me.
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I’m sorry, blacks, but you already have a month. Juneteenth isn’t a thing. Don’t colonize our month as well. thanks. Signed, the gays.
Recap of DC coronavirus news tonight:
*Three newly confirmed cases
*A second confirmed positive connected to Christ Church Georgetown
*Church says their organist tested positive
*One of the 3 new cases is a man who attended a Biogen conference in Boston
Our report from OH this morning:
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Concerns are high in Ohio after a train derailment led to the release of toxic fumes. @EvanLambertTV says 2,000 residents are still on edge and unable to go home as troops in hazmat suits perform air tests. An evacuation order is still in effect.
MORE: trib.al/yDErruR
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BREAKING: Security incident at FOX 5 right now. Police source tells us no ongoing threat. Police say guard shot suspect trying to enter building. Hear our colleagues are safe. and I are outside reporting.
New: Sen. John Fetterman's office says he is being treated at Walter Reed for clinical depression. “After examining John, the doctors at Walter Reed told us that John is getting the care he needs, and will soon be back to himself.”
NEW: Per Fairfax Co. police source-NYPD detectives were in Fairfax today interviewing a family member of the Farea sisters. Rotana, 22, & Tala, 16, were found dead last week in NYC. Anyone who has interacted w/ the sisters is asked to call police.
NEW: Friends of the Mejia family are sharing this photo with us after a horrible suspected DUI crash claimed the lives of 5yo twins Alexander & Rosalie & 1yo Isaac. We're asking why the man police say caused the crash is free tonight.
Zoom should stay post pandemic for public meetings. Too many people forgo the process because they either don’t have reliable transportation or can’t make it because of work. twitter.com/allyschweitzer
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Just saw a runner on N Capitol St. Not the time to get your workout in during a CURFEW. Go home!
Pro tip: Don't give a press conference if you have no details to give or can't answer any questions. It could have been an email.
BREAKING: arrest Jordan Anderson in the deadly Denny’s robbery in Manassas. Ryan Thomas Walker (right) is still wanted.
Incredibly valid & important point. Many activists see move to paint “Black Lives Matter” on street as lip service when police have evaded transparency in police-involved killings right here in DC. twitter.com/marqueesetruth
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