Man faces domestic assault, abduction charges in Loudoun County

Good morning, I'm Jacqueline Matter. And I'm Julie Donaldson. It is Monday, November 2nd, 4 a.m. Thank you for starting your morning with us right here on Fox Live and streaming on Fox Local. Here's what's happening today. A deadly stabbing overnight in Wheaton. Our crew's on the scene with what we're learning from police. Plus, President Trump says that he will give his closing pitch speech for the midterm elections today at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Road closures are going to be in place throughout D.C. for the special event. And how about those Commanders? An exciting night in Landover, notching a key divisional win. We've got all the highlights for you this morning. Well, good morning. Thanks for joining us here on this Monday. Glad to have you here with us. Big Commanders win Halloween weekend and weather was perfect for it all. Yeah, it's a victory Monday. We will take it and the Cowboys lost. So it feels like it's like a double win when the Cowboys lose in overtime, mind you, right? One of our coworkers in the building, in the room, I should say, not even in the building, in the room, staring straight at her as a Cowboys fan. Sorry, Tony. So she was not so happy about that one. Sorry, not sorry. Yeah, I said it. Great. Great weather for the game for sure, thankfully, after, you know, kind of a rainy start to the season here locally. It's been nice to get some dry weather that's going to continue for at least the first part of this week. I do think we're going to see the rain chances go up starting on Thursday, lasting into part of the weekend. So we'll talk more about that in the seven-day coming up. Ladies? Well, we start with breaking news. Police investigating a deadly stabbing in Wheaton. That's right. Officials responding to the scene on Elkin Street overnight. That's where we find our Maureen May live with what we know at this hour. Maureen, good morning. Good morning. So yeah, not a lot of information, but we are here on the scene. You can see there is still a police presence as investigators continue to sort through what happened here. This is the 11300 block of Elkin Street here in Wheaton. The stabbing apparently happened. That's what we're hearing is a stabbing in front of a restaurant. We can't tell exactly which restaurant it is, but we understand it's a Salvadoran one. I believe it is this pink or orange one on the corner where you see the police tape around it. That is where we believe the incident happened. And police officers were dispatched here. around at 12.04, so just after midnight, for a report of a stabbing. The victim's injuries were initially unknown, but police later confirmed that that victim did die. It identifies a male victim. That's all we know about that person. Detectives are now working to determine who or what led to the stabbing. Police have not released any suspect information. So, again, this is what's happening here in Wheaton. There, again, has been a very strong police presence since this incident occurred. We haven't been able to get any information from anyone on scene further. about what happened, if anyone else is involved, if there's a lookout for the suspect or anything about the victim in this case, who, again, police confirming, though, through their social media outlets that this person has died. This is what's happening here. There might have been some sort of a celebration here. It looks to be there can be seen some garbage thrown about, but I'm not sure if that is necessarily related to the restaurant or what happened there. But again, we'll be here on scene and we'll be. We're trying to gather information as much as we can of what happened here in the 11300 block of Elkin Street in Wheaton at a Salvadoran restaurant where we understand that one person is dead after a stabbing. Again, no lookout description for a suspect or a car or anything of that nature or if anyone else was involved. But of course, we'll continue to monitor the scene and see what we can gather and bring you that information as we get it. But that's what's happening right now here in Wheaton. We'll send it back to you guys in the studio. All right. Thank you, Maureen. Well, a heads up for commuters. Expect road closures and delays near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool today as President Trump prepares to give his final pitch to voters ahead of tomorrow's midterms. The location is the site of a costly and controversial renovation that has plagued the president in recent months. The president says that he has chosen the site for his final speech to show off just how beautiful it is. We will have more from Melanie Alnwick coming up at 4.30. D.C. Councilmember Robert White says that he will officially resign today. It will clear the way for him to serve as the city's next delegate to Congress. It also comes after a legal dispute over whether he can hold both jobs at the same time. An obscure federal law from 1970 says that a D.C. delegate cannot hold another paid public office on the date of the election. White says his interpretation of the law was that he would have to step down on the day that votes are certified. White is expected to deliver remarks about his resignation later this afternoon outside of the Wilson building. The D.C. Democratic Party will then select an interim replacement who will serve until a special election can be held. And a reminder as well, we'll have election coverage all day for you tomorrow, but our special coverage will begin at 7 p.m. tomorrow on Fox 5 and on Fox Local for all things midterm elections. Well, in Loudoun County, a man considered armed and dangerous has been found, but it is still unclear whether he has been arrested or taken into custody. The sheriff's office confirming deputies found 30-year-old Christian De Jesus Santiago and questioned him. This comes after deputies responded to Conejo Way and North Star Boulevard in Aldi for reports of a domestic incident on Sunday. No other information has been given at this time. Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is expected to provide more details later this morning.