after the jury delivered recommendation for three life-sentence term we heard the family members of the victims and from the lead prosecutor. >> now that he is found guilty we can start to mourn. it will never compensate the loss or bring back our lovedded ones. >> the rein of the alexandria assassin is over. at long last the defendant has been held accountable and exposed for what he is. a cowardly murderer. jeff: the parents of charles severance said nothing leaving court but sam severance put out a statement earlier saying that the family respects the jury's verdict. they expressed the deepest sympathy for family of the victim and the severance family is strong and will continue on. appeal of the verdict is expected. we tried to speak to the jurors but they had nothing to

say. the lead prosecutor said the moment that turned it into their favor, he feels that the testimony, the care-taker of the lodato family stood on the witness stand and identified charles severance in court as the shooter, he felt it was a key moment in getting the prosecution to the point where they got today. charles severance found guilty of all charges. the official stensing will take place on january 22. live in fairfax, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. maureen: thank you, jeff. now three murders happened in different part of alexandria. for years they left the community on edge. brianne carter has more on what the local residents had to say after the verdict was read. brianne: in the time that the crimes were happening many residents in this community changing their habits on a daily basis. many of them would go out and walk their dogs but they would stop doing that. so now, for some, relief comes as word of the verdict.

a sense of relief for some people in alexandria. >> that is fabulous. >> while questions remain for others. >> if i was on the jury i don't know what i would have decided. brianne: after a jury found charles severance guilty on all charges connected to the death of three prominent residents. >> i would trust that the jury made a correct decision but there is still a piece of me thinking is this the right guy. >> over more than a decade, nancy dunning, ron kirby and ruthanne lodato all shot in their home. the killings were unnerving and left many on edge. with record of a verdict today, the folks were once again talking about the crimes. >> the car in the neighborhood. i didn't hear the testimony of the woman. the car is significant. the writings is pretty powerful stuff. >> many today hope the verdict will bring closure or relief

for family and the friends of the victim. >> we did hear from a number of the law enforcement, including those there at the courthouse. we heard from the police chief in alexandria. earl cook saying in part in a statement that his officers and his detectives never lost focus on the cases. despite the number of the years involved. they continued to find justice for the victims and closure for the families as well. brianne carter, abc7 news. maureen: abc7 has coverage of the guilty verdict and the sentencing of the charles severance trial on wjla.com. leon: let's go to breaking news coming in from the beltway. a burning car there caused maceive backup. jennifer donelan is on her way there and is checking in live. what do you know now? what is the latest? jennifer: we have been inching our way to the area.

give you a shot from mobile track seven. we are pulling up toward the beltway. this is a car fire we have learned about that happened in the median. i can put eyes now on the beltway. what a disaster. a car fire on the median. all lanes shut down. it's a parking lot. we can't stop where we are now but we'll turn around to get a view. imagine a parking lot. it looks like christmas. no injuries that we got but nobody is moving. no injuries reported from montgomery county fire. but the beltway is a mess, backed up three miles before the car file and ten miles after that. another seven miles after that. so avoid the beltway. we will be back to you. maureen: all right. thank you jennifer. we have more making news. this is from prince george's county where police are at the scene of a serious crash in clinton. the fire officials tell us one person is trapped in a vehicle

on can berra driver. the injuries are reportedly life-threatening. stay with abc7 for updates as soon as they are available. leon: covering metro now. the man picked to take over the system is not taking the job. wmata issued a statement saying that cohen will not become the new general manager. no reason was given. metro has been without a permanent g.m. since january. wmata says the search for g.m. will continue. a 1,000 series rail car derailed this morning and metro said a set of whales came off the car. no one was hurt. metro said the central transit -- said the federal transit association has been notified. they are the oldest cars in the fleet. alison: tomorrow is election day in virginia and maryland. in virginia a proposal to add

tolls on i-66 has become a top issue in the campaign. republican general assembly candidates are running ads warning of $17 toll but the opponents say the claims are dishonest and any tolls would only apply to solo drivers during rush hour. stay with abc7, newschannel8 and wjla.com for all the results and analysis. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- a new statement is raising terror concerns after a russian plane crashed in egypt. maureen: a dog is impaled on a piece of metal. the race to save his life. leon: a change is ordered in fairfax county after friday's chemistry accident that injured five students and their teacher. doug: i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. cloudy day. the comfortable temperatures. the skies are clearing. we will tell you what tomorrow will look like in the next seven days. straight ahead at "abc7 news at 6:00". parker: my daughter alison and her cameraman were gunned down

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leon: effective immediately, no open flames used in classrooms in fairfax county after the fire friday. a fourth injured student today was released from the hospital. another remaining hospitalized

with serious burn injuries. maureen? maureen: breaking news tonight this time from tennessee avenue in northeast washington. that is where two people have been reported shot. roz plater joins us from the scene. what happened? roz: a mystery is unfolding here. investigators are focused on the house behind me in the 200 block of tennessee avenue northeast where a man and a woman found shot in critical condition. no update on them but we know that the homicide investigators have been called in. a lot of neighbors are coming home and finding the yellow tape in the neighborhood and are surprised. as soon as we get information on what has happened we'll bring it to you.

leon: people are banding together to save a dog hurt in an accident. espin the 5-year-old yellow lab. he was impaled by a long piece of steel rebar. that is when dr. julia hawthorne and the veterinarian center stepped in. after two-hour surgery he is table and in recovery -- stable and in recovery. >> hopefully he will do well. we'll see. that was a big first step to get him through surgery. >> he was with a pet sitter when it happened. the homeowners are on their way to be with him. maureen: what an airline executive said to raise fear that the plane crash in egypt was result of a terror attack. leon: the temperatures are feeling more like september. how long will it l

maureen: investigators say it's too early to know what brought down a russian passenger jet over the weekend, despite comments by an airline executive that an external impact caused the flame to crash in eypt.

all 224 people were killed. the russian government is working with air bus and the international agencies to determine the cause of the crash. >> the most important thing is to do the investigation with the international standards to find out the reason for the tragedy. >> officials are downplaying the claim by militants that they destroyed the plane. the black boxes have been recovered. leon: closer to home, "7 on your side" doesn't want you to make a mistake the next time you have to hire a contractor to fix a problem in your home. we decided to put plumbers to the test to see how they would diagnose and charge to stop a leak. 7 on your side troubleshooter horace holmes with a preview of what he uncovered. horace? horace: it was easy to fix the leak we created in the kitchen of the home we rented. the problem is easy to fix. we called in seven plumbers.

the hidden camera under c.i.a. leak investigation showed revealing results. horace: "7 on your side" doesn't want you to pay more than you have to next time you have a contractor in your house. we went under cover to put the plumbers to the hidden camera test. what we found was a big surprise. >> this is $45 plus $153 so it's around $200. horace: remember, a simple leak anyone could fix in a couple of minutes. results of test were surprising. in our story we show you how the producer posing as the homeowner handled the plumbers. we will tell you what to do and what questions to ask before you hand over any money because if you aren't armed with knowledge, even the simplest problem can be costly. how do you fix a simple problem we created? just tighten the faucet head.

we got a lot of plumbers who charged us money. the hidden camera investigation putting plumbers to the test tonight on abc7 news at 11:00. join us. it's interesting. leon: no doubt. good tough. looking forward to it. get back to a situation that no one is looking toward to. breaking news on the beltway. ten-mile long backups there. jennifer donelan stepping out of mobile track 7. where are you and what are you seeing? jennifer: we took a foot path to the pedestrian bridge. this is what i am talking about. it's a parking lot. due to a single car fire in the median on the beltway not far from 270. that is the outer loop. look at the car right there. come here. they just did a u-turn. that is so illegal and came in the inner loop. the inner loop wide open. people are getting frustrated obviously. what that guy did is so

dangerous. take it here to the other side to see lights coming toward us. the car fire is in the median. there is a three-mile backup before the car fire. once we hit the car fire there is a seven-mile backup. so it is a complete mess out here. i'm actually surprised the cars over here are actually even moving. they are inches along. if you are expecting someone home this everything that is what they are stuck in. reporting live in, back to you in studio. maureen: thank you. leon: it will be some time before they get it cleaned up. thanks, jen. maureen: at least they are not in the middle of a rainstorm out there. doug: that is true. absolutely. it will clear up eventually. our weather is clearing up. maureen: warmer. doug: we'll be in the 70's. we have a break and not going to get hot but 70's is good for early november. we will go to a time lapse

now, a view from bethesda in the day. 54 degrees there right now. the key from north to south all day the sky is brightened. we wake up tomorrow and there are clear skies. check this out. josh knight -- or jeff norman took this impage of green belt -- image of green belt park. it's a gorgeous weekend. this is a picture of the mount vernon trail. use this as a background for almanac page. great color. we are at peak and it will be muted colors. we are in the 50's now after sunset. the temperatures will continue to drop. the skies will clear and some areas are in the upper 30's in the mountain. probably staying in the 40's most of the area. you can get a feel of the clouds moving northeast.

the clearing skies develop. under high pressure developing north. the future cast is pushing the rain farther south. a lot of sunshine tomorrow but the temperatures are milder. at least 70 degrees in the afternoon. tuesday and wednesday, we will stay clear. wednesday will warm up to the lower 70's. the clouds will linger south along with the showers. by thursday we may have a chance of a passing sprinkle or a shower. it's cooler with more cloud cover. by friday we have the warmest day of the week. we could hit 76. 77 degrees on friday with the partly sunny skies. the forecast tomorrow, mostly sunny and warm. near 70 degrees. as we head through next seven days warming to 72 on wednesday. thursday we talk about more clouds. sprinkle or a spotty shower. cooler and we surge in the mid70's. saturday a cold front will give us showers. 50's on sunday. back to sunshine by monday. that is it.

leon, maureen and erin. leon: a nice fall monday we don't have to talk about the skins losing. erin: a beautiful forecast. i'm looking forward to this week. the redskins got help from their friends on sunday. plus, frank beamer calls it quits. why now? we hear from the coach when we

erin: the redskins' bye week is over and it was back to business today at redskins park. the players hit the practice field earlier as they prepare for the undefeated patriots at new england sunday. while washington and philadelphia were both off last week, if redskins sure did get help from the other n.f.c. east rivals this weekend. both the cowboys and the giants lost on late game field goals on sunday. here is how the n.f.c. east looks this week. giants lead the division at 4-4 followed by the redskins and eagles at 3-4. the struggling cowboys are 2-5. what do the players think? it depends who you ask. >> i was having a blast. not good if you see teams gaining on you or get ahead of you. >> i don't like the standard. it's like the b.c.s. thing. we just need to go play football and it will take care of itself. erin: moving on to the ravens.

it sounds like steve smith's retirement party has to wait. he said this season would be the last but it appears he plans to come back next year after he recovers from surgery on his achilles. tonight virginia tech head coach frank beamer is talking about his decision to row tire at the end of the season. he turned the hokies to perennial power leading them to 22 consecutive poll appearances. he was asked today why he let everyone now know he is retiring. coach beamer: to be honest if i know something i'm not good at keeping a secret number one. number two, i don't want to. hi players and coaches deserve to know what is going on. for me it was the right thing to do right now. erin: this just in. vernon davis the former terps star has been traded from the

49ers to the brancos. beefing up the broncos apparently. leon: thanks. doug: let's talk weather. 39 to 50 tonight. tomorrow is nine and warmer wednesday. a sprinkle on thursday. warmer friday ahead of a cold front. showers as we head through saturday morning to midday. we have a possibility of a saturday shower and steve rudin will have that tonight at 11:00. leon: sounds like a plan. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is next with the latest on the mysterious passenger jet crash this weekend and the theory about what brought the plane down next. leon: stay tuned for that. we'll be back here for you at 11:00. hope to see you the

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