severance what is turned into a very long court hearing today. he is accused in three serial killings in alexandria that span more than a decade. it is the first one back in 2003 that was the focus of much of the morning here in court today. in that case, real estate agent nancy dunning was killed. evidencese presented that his lawyers say points the finger at her husband it was then the alexandria sheriff, jim dunning. prosecutors very much did not with that evidence submitted. this it is to exhibit the family through and the evidence is too thin. in the end the judge ruled for the defense and said it should be allowed to use the evidence to try to give reasonable doubt to the jurors in the trial which is scheduled to start next month. that was the biggest decision of the day. there was another when this afternoon. -- win this afternoon.

a psychologist will be allowed to testify in the trial about his mental state. that psychologist saying they believe drills severance has been schizophrenic or something close to that. that was evidence the defense when it to use in the trial and appears they will be allowed to present that evidence. one other thing argued here today was whether tv cameras would be allowed in the courtroom for the trial. the judge says he will make the decision to your. -- later. jonathan: one more note on this case. on monday, abc 7 news found court documents that said severance may have admitted to the murders. according to a motion filed by the prosecutors, he spoke with inmates about the crimes. one inmate provided specific evidence about the murders according to the documents. you can find more out on this on our entire coverage online at our website, wjla.com. we have complete team coverage of their. still get more from tom roussey coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00.

alison: american airlines says a glitch that grounded flights has been fixed. around 2:00 all flights for grounded at chicago, dallas, and miami. the airline says it was a conductivity issue. they were grounded for about an hour and a half. there were some minor delays at our air or to another never get -- but nothing significant. the virginia department of transportation unveiled its plans to upgrade i-66. just edition officials discussed waited for the outside the belly project known as "referred alternative" into action. the goal is to ease congestion. proposes to express lanes -- two express lanes. >> i think one of the things we can do along the 66 core door -- ridor is provide

infrastructure and incentives to build a car culture around 66, like we have a 95. alison: construction will start in 2017 and it should be open to traffic in 2020. we are now just five days away from pope francis'arrival in d.c. and just days away from that mass of the basilica at the national shrine. that is where more than 25,000 ticketed guests will gather the papal mass. url says he isd world impressed with the furnishings. it was built by a local deacon and carpenter. who will have much more on this coming up at 5:00. jonathan: you can imagine with the visit like this, dozens are working round-the-clock to repair the catholic university for the arrival. he will celebrate mass on these portico.

they had built a huge structure for him to do it. suzanne, i can only imagine this must be a flurry of activity. reporter: absolutely. they are still building were the altar world go next week. ,he papal mass is all anyone both students and visitors are talking about here on the campus at catholic university. i want to tell you what we saw today. crews were starting to put up this -- put it up. they started on tuesday. around campus there is a chain-link fence that surrounds the entire area. that will be used for security as well as crowd control next week. we also saw federal agents in the dome of the basilica checking out with us 25,000 will celebrate mass with pope francis at 4:00 next wednesday. students are getting excited for this impending visit. >> is kind of cool. the pope is

coming here. and i get to be a part of it. >> my dorm is right there in the pope will be there. i can see him for my dorm. it is just crazy. reporter: there will be some security changes for students here on campus. we will tell you about them coming up tonight at 5:00. for now, reporting live in northeast washington, using kennedy, abc 7 news. alison: we will see you soon. it's another nice day out there. will it lasted the pope's visit? doug hill has the forecast. doug: hello. another beautiful day. looking live at the city. days oft a couple more slight increase in temperatures but you might barely notice it. 81 degrees in fairfax now. if you fairweather clouds. 86 now in leesburg. 83 degrees in hagerstown, baltimore.

--degrees and reserve space at andrews air force base. little lake of to a morning range between 54 and 64 degrees. here is the range of overnight lows. more sunshine. we will look to the weekend in a few moments for you. jonathan: the man police say opened fire on a metro bus opened fire today. he was called before a judge. belize -- always thought a bullet struck an innocent bystander. that initial narrative was not really what happened. clear it up for us sam. reporter: what is so bizarre about this case is that it is not everyday that the police find the suspect of a shooting hiding inside the victim's home. that is the word from metro transit release. -- police. the suspect is before a judge this afternoon, charged with unlawful possession of a firearm

and probation violation. brown is accused of shooting up a metro bus on august 21, hitting a victim police believe was his friend and causing the bus driver to run for his life. this happened a month after brown was released from jail after shooting another young man in february. issue of whyse the he was also suited to somebody else. today she was more reticent. >> he is entitled to the resumption of innocence. we want to make sure justice is served. reporter: but you didn't specifically mention his name? >> he was wanted and at large and an arrest was made, which is what should happen in the process. reporter: metro says its police officers were the home of the victim yesterday to serve the victim with a subpoena because the victim was not cooperating. they hurts and commotion and then found the suspect hiding in the closet of the victims home

and he was immediately arrested. reporting live from d.c. superior court, sam ford, abc 7 news. jonathan: i coupled other -- coesn't -- dozen pep customers were protesting a merger. d.c. is the lone holdout. claim -- epsilon exelon claim cost will go down. alison: they have end of the day was the republican presidential debate last night. the shots were taken it donald trump and also a lot of people talking about carly fiornina. newspapers all across the country cannot get enough of the debate. breaking down the winners and losers is kevin.

nice to see you. thank you for joining us. sum it up for us. kevin: when you look at it, carly fionrina had a battle of the political boardroom against donald trump. this is the former hewlett-packard ceo that was not on the main stage during the first debate and then all of a sudden skyrocketed to the top of the polls because of her performance of that first happy hour debate. she has a compelling story. she is a breast cancer survivor, secretary to ceo. someone who lost a stepchild to drug addiction. when you got less that was what we saw on stage. she can also handle not only the personality in the politics, but the policy. she is really strong on communicating her policy positions. alison: and one of the moments everyone was waiting for was how to respond to donald trump of that "face" comment. kevin: what is important about how she handled it was she did

not try to out-trump trump. we've seen a lot of candidates trying use the youtube, social media viral moment in which it was stick to her own local guns and was herself. she did not hit too hard but she stood up for herself. i think she made a strong showing to all the women in the electorate. alison: who else do you think stood out? kevin: you look at people like senator marco rubio, governor casey, governor chris christie had some strong moments. and jeb bush to some extent also did what they needed to do to sustain at least for the next couple of weeks. there are a lot of rolling set scott walker could be in a tailspin. alison: thank you. google had next to the democrats in october in las vegas. thank for being here. and the land of the free

of the ♪ome jonathan: a very special day for one group in alexandria. 100 people taking the oath of allegiance to become u.s. citizens. that is more than any other previous citizenship day in alexandria. it does commemorate the adoption of the u.s. constitution on this date way back in 1787. to this 100 new citizens, congratulations. coming up at 4:00, the president -- >> we will get one. jonathan: he welcomes three heroes to the white house. the awards each one now got. we will walk you through a coming up. unfortunately last year it changed after the vaccine was made. alison: the shot was not as effective as hoped.

how the cdc is repairing this year. that is coming up. reporter: loudoun county is one of three school systems that is on offer universal full day kindergarten. find out what the latest proposals are here in loudoun county and how much it could cost to bring more students into county and how much it could cost to bring more students into

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alison: back to our breaking news out of florida. this is the seed north of tampa. the school boards -- bus overturned into a lake. crews have in trying to write the bus andight pull it back towards the grassy area. the word is no one was hurt and all the children got out safely. it is not yet clear how this happened but stay with us. 7 on your side. jonathan: can you imagine that phone call to your boss? a big honor for three americans at the right place at the right time. spencer stone received the purple heart in the airman's medal. otis gotst alex scarl the soldier's medal for noncombat heroism. --hony sadler wondered

received the civilians award. >> i want to make sure that having talked to them on the phone after the event that had a chance to shake their hands in what iand tell them think the effort from a lot of people. they represent the very best of america. jonathan: if they look tired it is because they are making the rounds. they are doing all the fun stuff and deservedly so. they rushed the gunman who tried opening fire with an ak-47 on a train in france. they had been credited with saving countless lives. alison: they deserve all that attention and recognition. many students in kindergarten are not in class for a full day. many working parents hope they have that option but it is not cheap. diane looks at one of our biggest counties hoping to add full-day kindergarten. isorter: hillside elementary one of the schools that currently does not offer full-day kindergarten in loudoun county. only 31% are enrolled in the

program. the superintendent went over some proposals this week and hoping to try to increase the number in the future. it would still not get this number is two 100%. they're looking at options that include adding more students to the eighth best -- existing space. the plan is inspected because between 32 million and $34 million over four years. it would still only expand the program to more than 50% participation throughout the county by 2020. some parents say it is long overdue. >> he gives the children more opportunity to learn because you are only there for half a day, a couple of hours, you can only get so much out of it. reporter: these are just proposals. the figures will likely change. it's not clear which schools will get the classrooms if that is what they decide to do in the future. diane cho, abc 7 news.

alison: looking around the nation, support for zen for the 14-year-old boy in texas who brought that home made clock mistaken for a bomb. president obama, mark zuckerberg, and a nasa scientist are among those offering encouragement and invitations to be with him. he said he made the clock to impress his science teacher. his english teacher thought it looked like a bomb and police arrested him and the school suspended him for three days. theyey arrested me and told me i committed a crime of a hoax bomb. >> we have to air on the side of caution. we live in an age really cannot take things like that the school. alison: his suspension from school and it today. his parents say he is thinking about you and the schools and they say he has accepted the president's invitation to the white house. jonathan: he can bring clocks to school.

time for a check on the traffic situation. slow going in one direction. jamie: you're seeing a lot of the heavy traffic. i want to begin with 66. you get a good idea here of how congested we actually are working to a outbound as well as inbound. we've had a crash for a while on 66 eastbound. heading into the city, nine miles per hour. that is heading inbound. seeing those delays on 66 but i want to focus in on the freeway. we have a crash heading outbound on the freeway getting to 395 write in the 14th street bridge. it will take you about 12 minutes. it should only take about three minutes. we are seeing quite a bit of congestion. as far as traffic on the corner, definitely heavy traffic from virginia to maryland. and that break. we had that happen yesterday. crews on scene working to repair

this. the road still close up at macarthur boulevard. keep in mind you have an alternate at arizona avenue. that is a look at traffic. back to you. it sounds hard to believe but the drought in parts of the west is actually proving fruitful for some wine producers. in central oregon, the faith, hope, and charity vineyard flourished during the route -- drought. >> love it. this was a perfect growing season. high temperatures during the day yolanda cooler temperatures at night and that is very good for the chemistry of the wine. alison: they say the half ton of groups will amount to about 100 bottles of wine. a little bit of a silver lining. jonathan: hundred bottles of one of the wall. doug: 10 pounds of grapes for bottles of wine. i am probably wrong. jonathan: the numbers that

matter the most today were just perfect. doug: another great day. we will have another couple of days of sunshine before we get rained. we are not in a drought situation. live from the rooftop camera. we are abnormally dry. of rainhe lack continues, it will be shortly to take us from abnormally dry to official drought conditions. we will monitor that. a couple of files outside today. today.ds outside you can play along here. the average high temperature today dropped to 79 degrees. in the fall the averages go down. when is the next time the average high goes back up to 80 degrees? 31, june 1?may i will be back in about 10 minutes to give you the answer to that question. locally that will start sliding on sunday and monday. until then it will remain rather

warm. 83 in baltimore now. 86 degrees in leesburg. across the region tomorrow morning we will have clear skies again and temperatures will range from the upper 50's to the low to mid 60's in downtown washington. a very subtle change, maybe a change of one degree each day. still monitoring this high-pressure. the center is right here overhead but it expands all the way from doing what to taxes -- new england to texas. we have numbers of 87 tomorrow. cooler on sunday and it will be breezy for the redskins. through monday, tuesday, wednesday, a slight shower chance for tuesday through thursday. alison: thank you so much. jonathan: this is just north of tampa. that school bus not quite sure how it ended up in this pond. it's pretty far off the road. the children got out safely. nobody was hurt but the driver

has a lot of explaining to do when it comes time to figure out -- it was overturned the first spotted it. just an update. nobody hurt. you have to wonder how in the world today got the road that far into the drink? alison: still to come at 4:00, summer on the way out. that means fall and season on the way in. what is the cdc doing to plan for this year's virus? jonathan: surviving a brain injuries him. many don't know it is happening until it is too late. the signs in your chances of avoiding one.

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alison: the cdc is getting ready for flu season. last year the flu shot did not go as well as plant. kelly spoke with doctors to ask play and by this year's vaccine is expected to be more effective. reporter: at a press conference the message was clear. anyone over six months old should get a flu shot. >> you can decrease your risk of hospitalization, and risk of severe illness. alison: many who got the shot last year left of that adequate protection. a new type a flu strain emerged. the highest number

of hospitalization or seniors recorded in the past decade. >> the component in the community was not in the vaccine. the efficacy of the vaccine was less than predicted. >> it reduces your risk of getting the flu but it is not covering all strains. reporter: this year's vaccines covers multiple strains and health officials expect to be much more effective. with fewer than 50% of the population typically getting vaccinated the push is stronger than ever for health care workers and the general population to get a shot against influenza. >> to stop the spread of infection. reporter: they recommend a three-pronged approach. get vaccinated, take other preventative steps like covering your mouth when you cough or sneeze, and wash your hands frequently. kelly lynn, abc 7 news. jonathan: coming up at 4:00, more than a dozen students suspended at a virginia high school. what got them booted after being told to make a change. alison: it is a medical

condition that is difficult to diagnose until it happens. are your children prepared if you have a medical emergency? the planting you to put in place to save your life. that's up next on abc 7 news at 4:00. ♪

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to do if you have a medical emergency? one woman is think will her son stuck to the emergency plan. can really explains his quick inking -- kimberly explains his quick thinking. reporter: he sticks close to his mom after she had a brain injuries and rupture earlier this year. it happened in an airport. down and i need to sit i set right on the floor. iran of her falling over apparently with a seizure. reporter: christopher acted quickly. he also called his dad and grandmother to alert them, all while staying calm. >> i was nervous, scared. >> we had talked about emergencies. getting a grown up to help. calling 911. he did everything right. reporter: this neurosurgeon says his fast action helped save her life and improved her outlook.

>> when a dangerous and ruptures there was a 40% chance of fatality. there was a 60% chance you will make it. but two thirds of those people will have permanent neurological deficit. reporter: speed counts in an emergency but so does clear thinking. you will want to practice with your child. don't forget, your child could be your lifeline. dr. levine says millions of people have and rhythms right now and don't know the -- have aneurysms right now and don't know it. >> one in 50 are walking around with aneurysms. >> i was is happy she was back. alison: do you have stories you to look7 on your side into. what a great day

outside. hope you had a chance to get out and enjoy it. doug: i have been here all their. -- day. to average high is now down 79. the question is when is the next time our average high goes back to 80? april 20, may 31, or june 1? jonathan: i'm going with a 31. doug: the survey says may 31. congratulations. you get the chance to go back and work at me again tomorrow. may 31. the average high continues to drop and we will enjoy the warm temperatures. by sunday we will get an early deal of fall is average temperatures start to fall a little bit. leesburg.airport in --degrees now in annapolis 78 in annapolis.

if you farewell the -- fairweather clouds that there will dissipate. as we get to the day tomorrow the bus stop forecast is such an early, midday, and late morning. highs at about 87 degrees. it will be a little warmer. the average high now is 79 and it will be eight degrees above average in many places. we look ahead to what is coming in the weekend and that will be a cool down on sunday. if you would to get a text message, we send them out periodically during the day, all you do is go to our website, wjla.com/text. enter your mobile phone number. you will be able to keep up-to-date when you are not in front of the tv set. jonathan: thanks very much. about 20 students have been suspended for with a working-class. this is what it was. they were displaying the confederate flag in that relates the school district's dress code.

many teens to not follow the in school suspension rules. so now they've been told to just stay home. a couple of days after maryland teen was killed by an amtrak train, they are reinforcing safety on the tracks. members of the fairfax police department are participating in a "stay off the tracks campaign to go -- campaign." they were reminding people that locking of the tracks is considered trespassing. alison: virginia's state board of health is considering -- exam think existing clinics from full-service hospital construction standards. when it was filled with appointees from republican governor bob mcdonnell's t enures. critics say the restrictions were politically motivated. you information on a republican effort to defund planned

parenthood. my noting later nancy pelosi says houston regrets rallied to back president obama's veto if it ends up on his desk. she says republicans really want to shut down the government by defining and parenthood is part of a government -- >> they really want to shut the government. this is really shameful. the last time they did it for 17 days. we lost $25 billion in our economy. alison: republicans have long since to defund planned parenthood. in recent weeks antiabortion rights activists release does undercover videos claiming planned parenthood profited illegally from the sale of fetal tissue for research purposes. jonathan: we are getting a better look at the damage done after a very powerful quake hit in chile. at least eight people dead. at least one million people were evacuated from towns and cities along the beaches after a

tsunami alert was sounded. waves as high as 15 feet started washing ashore. to the legislative battle. this was a fight in tokyo over a controversial bill they came to the floor. the blows came to the floor too. this would allow japanese troops abroad and this is a major shift in the post-world war ii philosophy. some reading for paper to roll them up and smack each other with it. in the end they walked away quietly. alison: much more peaceful story. the duchess of cambridge is back at work. kate middleton visited a health center in london. it's part of her campaign to raise awareness about mental health issues that some children face. she has been on maternity leave since her second child was born back in may. still to come -- >> tell him i'm externally

honored that he is calling me. alison: we told you about this yesterday. it was a prank call. the men who stood up the rocket man himself. jonathan: plus the television set that costs as much as a house. the six-figure price tag for this tv and why it is so different from anything you have ever seen before. we will show it to you coming up here on abc 7 news at 4:00. ♪

alison: yesterday we told you about the call that elton john thought he'd gotten from russian president letter put in. putin.imir jonathan: now we are learning to is behind the prank. reporter: elton john told he was speaking to the notoriously and take a president through an interpreter. >> hello? how are you? >> i will be interpreter between you and mr. putin. >> and you will tell me what he

is saying? reporter: for over 10 minutes it was to russian pranksters managed to give of the act fool the -- and for the rocket man. >> tell him i'm actually on it to be on this -- that he is calling to me and i'm speaking to him. it's a privilege to speak to one of the most influential people in the world. it is amazing. reporter: it was these two young men, famous for their political prank that made his day. it was propped up by interview that john gave the bbc over the weekend. >> i would love to meet him. i love to sit down and talk with them. and that we could find a convenient date where we could convene and have a wonderful discussion. that would be a miracle and fantastic. reporter: then he took the instagram, thanking him for his time. that was swiftly struck down by putin's actual spokesperson. he said, "i don't know who spoke

to elton john, the president couldn't did not speak to him." alison: all right. still to come at 4:00, a tv that costs as much as a home. what is so special about this one? we of the answer to that and when it goes on sale ahead. >> this would be the first time in the history of our country over have a visit -- when we have a pope from the new world, our hemisphere. jonathan: anticipating the pope's visit. he arrives on tuesday. it is now five days to go.

alison: the archbishop of washington is hosting pope francis for the d.c. portion of the strip. trip.his when he was elected pope and 2013, cardinal donald wurl gave me a prediction.

you told me that he was going to change things. he was going to change the dialogue. he can say challenging things, which he does and has and more them as he goes along. reporter: this favorability ratings have been overwhelmingly positive. he has an appeal that goes beyond the catholic faith, the catholic world. what you make of that? >> we all just like someone was asked authentic and is clear and a simple and his style. leon: simple and humble. he is chosen to ride through the streets in an open aired hope mobile -- popemobile. >> i was in it when pope benedict was here in 2008. everywhere the pope went. leon: you got to read shotgun.

[laughter] leon: his visit will not come without controversy. some are protesting a canonization that said he was complicit in the brutal colonization of native americans. >> when you look at the series history, the history written by serious researchers, his impact was a very positive one. bringing people to an experience of the love of god. leon: he says he believes this papal mass will bring healing. -- some ofnly do them i've a chance to meet individually with the pope. leon: he says the pope has another opportunity to bring people of all background together when he addresses congress. >> there seems to be a great hunger to hear bs to say.

-- hear what he has to say. his call to all of us, across the board, we need to respect one another. i think we have to make a distinction in what he is going to say and how it should be heard. he will not be speaking politically. he will be speaking pastorally, saying look at the problems around us. look at the conditions of people. look at their needs and how you help resolve this. leon: he says it is no surprise to him that the pope wanted to visit washington first on his first papal visit to united states. >> this is the political capital of the world. i don't make that is arrogance. he will come to the united states. and il come to washington think what he will be able to do here is speak that message of hope. leon: as the pope's official post, he says he is excited to

be the first to say -- >> welcome holy father to washington. at 5:00we will see leon and pope francis on tuesday. we will have 40 plus hours of live coverage here on wjla. we will be streaming at wjla.com . you can get that on any smart phone or tablet. now to a 7 on your side consumer alert. the federal reserve is leaving interest rates unchanged. this goes against expectations that it would start raising the rate after years of record low levels. recognizing a solid u.s. job market, they cited local pressure in the low in fresh and -- low inflation rate for the decision. jonathan: want to see some in cool? a great stocking stuffer. this is the first 8k television if you have $133,000 to drop on it. i did not stutter.

sharp will begin selling the 85 inch ultra hd screen on october 30. ultra hd 8k. 38 million pixels. is very little 8k programming available but if you can show it out, you can get the connectors. for is a television set $133,000. alison: you pay that much but there are only a few shows you can watch? jonathan: i think sports will be 8k. some sports bar will bite and people will come. 8kthankfully we are not here. steve: let's talk about the weather for the weekend. we have the plane pull it dulles

airport. you can see it from last year. two days to go in the weather looks really nice. let's talk about will be expect for the day on saturday. around 75 to 80 degrees for a daytime high. wind out of the southwest at about five miles per hour. on sunday, the four seasons in georgetown, the sprint for the cure. 63 degrees is the morning temperature. mostly sunny and a bit cool. the wind will be on the light side. let's talk about what is going on sunday afternoon. a football game on the way and that is for the rams. it looks pretty good. temperatures will make it into the upper 70's for daytime highs. let's get a check on what is going with traffic right now. jamie: we will start with the rails.\ if you travel on the green or yellow line, we have delays. et.isabled train at u stre

on the red line services normal. delays if you're in the car. southbound on 66, averaging in the teens working your way towards fairfax. still you have some stopping go traffic. stop and go on the top side of the beltway. that is a look at traffic. alison: thank you. coming up at 4:00 -- >> how can you not bump into this guy? is like 10 foot tall and bulletproof. >> it brought a tear to me and my wife's eyes. alison: he is become a mini mayor of a camp. how he has been able to stay optimistic through a difficult time is next. optimistic through a difficult time is next.

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jonathan: a camp has been set up in the napa county, california fair after reaching wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes.

he will find a seven-year-old was become the unofficial mayor. >> reporter: he is a seven-year-old from middletown. >> we were neighbors. in other houses were like that. reporter: he is become the mini mayor. >> like it because you get sugar and breakfast. >> how can you not bump into this guy? he is 10 foot tall and bulletproof. reporter: like the other 892 evacuees staying at the napa county fairgrounds his story is amazing. >> he came up to us yesterday and he brought a tear to our eyes. he told the story about his horse. >> one horse died in the two horses survived. reporter: the ghost to the animal lot. >> it reminds me of my horse. reporter: he tells people have the to escape to the fire. >> the brand-new gate.

>> the war said no, and he ran through it anyway. reporter: and just as the gate could not stop versus, the rain does not slow him. nor dampen the spirit of this learning to be brave and the fire zone. >> yes, it is raining. if we can say one more house because it is raining, that is all that matters. reporter: donated punches keep them warm while volunteers get busy in their work. >> after mocking people's dogs so that not to worry about the dogs as much. reporter: a little bit of relief. practical and comical. >> he thought my snakes were real. i played a prank on him. the defense team for suspected alexandria serial killer goes on offense. why they are machining a victim's husband. transportation officials taking outside the beltway.

the new construction coming to i-66. a 56 pontiac gto is off to be reborn. $50,000, 7years and on your side jump starts the drain. >> you're watching abc 7 news at 5:00, on your side. alison: the lawyers for it accused serial killer are trying to pin one of those murders on the victim's husband, who was also the sheriff of alexandria. tom was in court today. he joins us live to his plan all of this. reporter: it's been a very long day of hearings and family members of both charles severance as well is the victims. they've been on the fourth floor of the courthouse for the whole entire thing. the judge made many rulings today, none bigger than one which he is going to allow the defendants to try to point the finger at a former alexandria sheriff who died three years

ago. killer charles severance setting court much of the day without moving very much. his defense argued there was evidence that in the first of three murders he is accused of victim nancy, dunning maybe killed by her husband. jim dunning was the alexandria sheriff at the time. wasdefense said there evidence he misled investigators about the state of his marriage and calls his wife's death of murder before it was determined. megan thomas said -- it tends to show that someone else had motive to kill nancy dunning. it is admissible and relevant." thatommonwealth argued evidence is dan and it would be wrong to put the family to the pain of revealing family details. he said the commonwealth's position is not this is a dirty business. the position is that this is a filthy business that continued -- the