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Right now at six, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth under fire as the battle to impeach him revs up. Following Congressman Thomas Massie's filing of new articles of impeachment, Al Hegseth is fighting back today. Plus, a local college student, valedictorian, and her mother detained by ICE, the plea being made by their loved one. Do you have what it takes to leave Earth? NASA is officially launching a nationwide search for the next generation of astronauts. The qualifications you need to apply. Plus, Thanksgiving right around the corner, but so are the holiday blues. The tips from experts to help beat back the stress for a more joyful holiday. Your news in six starts now. Should be another real nice day today. Glad you're with us for Fox 5 Morning here at 6 a.m. And of course, we always stream the show on Fox Local if you're not at home. It's been a lovely stretch of weather. Good morning, Taylor. Good morning, Cesar. Yeah, good morning. I know it's been yesterday was beautiful, a little bit breezy, but a really nice fall day. Today should be a little bit warmer. So enjoy it while you can, because we do have some changes arriving by the end of the weekend into the weekend. It's going to be so much colder out there. So 70s for the high today, which is seasonally warm. Plenty of sunshine. Great day for outdoor plans. Of course, we'll talk more about that seven-day when we'll get some changes out there. Coming up, Cesar. Thank you, Taylor. So far this morning, we'll take a look here at your Tuesday morning commute, right? The overlook, not a bad start to the day. You can see, of course, some pretty sunrise shots out here. Of course, one towards the National Harbor with the Capitol Wheel in the background. The other, the Capitol itself. But now as we take a look here at some of the drive times, what we've got going on, well, it's not necessarily too bad out there, but hey. We'll get to that in just a moment. Over to you. Prince George's county leader is calling for the release of a University of Maryland student and her mother who have been detained by Customs Immigration and Enforcement. We want to get out to Fox 5's Melanie Alwick. She's live in College Park this morning with more. Mel. Good morning. The University of Maryland says it is aware of the student's situation. Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy says she is just outraged by this and they're working to try to do something about it. And family and friends as well, reaching out, trying to get publicity for the story so they can try to bring Maria and her mother home. Now, 19-year-old Maria Flores Garcia pictured here. And this is her mom, 48-year-old Mirna Flores Garcia. In happier times, the family came to the United States from El Salvador when Maria was nine. Maria's boyfriend says they went for their yearly immigration check-in Thursday in Baltimore. He says Myrna was detained. Maria, given the choice, refused to leave her mom and was detained as well. Maria was valedictorian of Parkdale High School's class of 2026. She received a scholarship to attend the University of Maryland. Maria is studying public health and has dreams of becoming a doctor. Her boyfriend, Cesar, and family are anxiously... From Baltimore, they got transferred to Chantilly. It was a detention center over there in Virginia. And then they got transferred somewhere else in Virginia. And then from there is where they were sent to Louisiana, where they're at now. Both of them haven't done anything wrong in this country. Now, in a statement, the University of Maryland said, our thoughts are with the student and their family and friends, and we are working to provide resources when possible and appropriate. The community is now working to raise money to get them legal representation. And continuing with Prince George's County, Aisha Braveboy's sentiments on this. She said that she is going to be calling for the pair's immediate release, working now with state and federal authorities. As we know, this has been happening in Prince George's County before. If you recall, Kilmer Abrego-Garcia's case getting that national attention. So she is going to be working as well to try to get the mom and her daughter returned home. We'll send it back to you, Steve. Well, thanks, Marcia. In the meantime, a Virginia man facing charges after he allegedly tried to enter a D.C. synagogue while armed. Police say a security guard at the Washington Hebrew Congregation used a metal detector wand to stop 32-year-old Tyler Finn of Lynchburg. Police say Finn was carrying an unregistered loaded handgun. According to court documents, Finn claimed he brought the weapon for safety reasons. The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington is now urging the community to remain vigilant. Finn, in the meantime, faces several gun charges. The defense has rested its case in the murder trial of Naresh Bhat, the Manassas Park man accused of killing his wife, Mamta Kaathle Bhat, took the stand for the final time yesterday. Last week, he testified that he dismembered his wife's body after he found her dead from suicide. Bhat claims he panicked and disposed of the body because he feared he would be blamed. Because, you know, like I wasn't very kind with her. I was unkind and then... That is the one situation lead her to suicide. That's why I feel like, you know, one way or the other, I was one of the factor lead to suicide. Do you regret that? A lot. The case could head to the jury before the end of the week. In Montgomery County, a federal judge rejected a Department of Justice lawsuit challenging its ban on guns in certain places. The law makes it illegal for people to carry within 100 yards of quote-unquote sensitive public places like schools, parks, houses of worship, and courthouses. The judge dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled. The D.C. Council is expected to vote today on a proposed bill aimed at making the district's energy system cheaper and cleaner. The GRID Act also aims to cut down on the cost that customers pay because of data centers. PEPCO supports some of the provisions but warns others could drive up customer costs over time and impact investments needed to keep the power on. The legislative hearing is set to start at noon. All right, in the meantime, let's say good morning to everybody in Frederick, in Frederick County, and north of the district. Nice sunrise to start the day, Taylor. Yeah, beautiful. I mean, it almost looks like a picture right there. I love the colors this time of year as well. Sun is coming up. A beautiful sunrise if you're hitting the roads right now. Just a heads up. It may give you some glare out there for the morning commute. Otherwise, looking pretty chilly for most of you. Dulles Airport, even BWI. We're in the upper 30s. 42 degrees right now at Reagan Airport. It's going to be a cold start to the day, but it is going to be much warmer in comparison to yesterday. It's going to be even warmer in the next couple of hours. So bundle up this morning. Dress in layers. That's going to be my best advice We're going to keep things dry for the rest of today and throughout the daytime tomorrow as well. Warm front is going to warm us up, so I do think temperatures should get into the mid-60s around noon. The afternoon should feature near 70 degrees, so a great stretch of weather for outdoor plans. Towards the end of the week, things get a little bit interesting. It does look like it turns wet starting on Thursday into Friday as well, and then we're going to get a shot of much colder air just in time for the weekend. So we'll talk more about that in the seven-day coming up. Caesar? Thank you, Taylor. So as we continue talking about what we can also expect on the roads, you can always make sure to get the Fox local app. That way you're able to have that weather with you wherever you need to go, as well as any local and breaking news updates there as well. Hey, let's take a look here now at traffic. 95 northbound main lanes, right? Seeing that we have some slowdowns going on. Drive time between Quantico and the Beltway at about 34 minutes so far. Nothing out of the ordinary, just a little bit of some of that Tuesday morning commute, right? 395 northbound main lanes looking between the Beltway and the 14th Street Bridge, looking at 11 minutes so far then. And then as we jump over towards 66 eastbound, 22 minutes between Gainesville and the Beltway, so things are moving along smoothly there as well. Over to you, Matia. All right, thanks, Cedar. I'm Matia Turner in the newsroom this morning with the Fox 5 News Alert. Three-way talks between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States are now underway in Abu Dhabi. The U.S. is renewing its push to end the war after three rounds of negotiations earlier this year. This is the first such meeting since February. President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and fellow envoy, Steve Wicoff, are representing the U.S. Russia and Ukraine also sent negotiators. Marissa? Matia, thanks. President Trump says the war with Iran is effectively over, at least militarily. The president making those comments yesterday during an impromptu news conference, Trump says Iran's military has been, quote, decapitated, but added he wants to make sure there's a long-term solution to stop the country from having a nuclear weapon. Iran says it is ready to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days if the U.S. returns to the bargaining table. An outgoing House Republican pushing for the impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Vocal Trump critic Thomas Massie introduced eight articles accusing Hegseth of kidnapping a foreign leader in the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, also accused of suppressing free speech and violating war powers on Iran. The reality is we're not indicting him for being bad at his job. In fact, he was very effective at killing school children in Iran. He was very effective at extrajudicial killings. There's no argument in these impeachment articles that he's ineffective. The argument here is that he's broken laws and he's violated the Constitution. We're not worried about that. I'll tell you this actually. I hope all of you will join us. We're going to do a press conference tomorrow morning at the Pentagon on that very topic. So I'll save my remarks there. I hope you'll all come loaded for bear with your questions. House must take up the impeachment vote within the next two days. And you just heard the secretary talking about a news conference. That's going to be at 8 o'clock this morning. We'll have that for you here on Fox 5. A live look from the Capitol this morning. Lawmakers are back on the hill as Democrats get ready to take over in January, but battles are already brewing. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries both hoping to be re-elected, but some Democrats want the party to move into a different direction, a new one. According to reports, Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen could be a possibility. I have said that I am in listening mode. There are clearly lots of people around the country and a number of our members, quite a few of our members, who want to have this discussion. And so I'm in active listening mode. You're open to it, though. I haven't closed the door. Some Democrats say their first priorities will be the cost of living, ending the war with Iran, and Medicare for all. Another top priority will be investigating President Trump and the White House, but so far there are no immediate plans for impeachment hearings. Now that the Democratic Party controls both chambers of Congress, or soon will, Maryland Democrats are reportedly planning to renew their push to build the FBI headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland. According to the Washington Business Journal, Senators Van Holland and Angela also Brooks, along with Representative Glenn Ivey, want to use their new budgeting power to get the project back on track. A federal judge has already blocked the Trump administration's plan to move the FBI to the Reagan building downtown, but the administration is appealing that ruling. It is 6.10. Coming up, the so-called billionaire tax hits a snag. Why voters rejected the proposition that would have made the wealthier class pay more of their share. NVIDIA's CEO is still under fire in investigation. 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