of early suspicious morning phone calls. case closed and justice finally done of a husband's chilling 911 confession. >> i called my wife. i killed my daughter. i intend to kill myself. announcer: "abc7 news at 4:00" starts right now. >> why did you kill your family? jonathan: that is the question everyone wanted to know. now the man who heard confess to murdering will spend the rest of his life in prison. alison: we are learning why from the very 911 recordings. jonathan: maryland bureau chief brad bell has conclusion to the case gripped laurel for four years. >> i killed my wife. i killed my daughter. i shot at my son. i intend to kill myself. brad: with that matter of fact delivery, then 59-year-old ronnie rainey admitted he killed his wife lisa and her daughter in the family's west laurel home in 2013. today after delays caused by his rejected claims of mental

to life in prison. the justice his mother-in-law long sought. >> right now after four and a half years i have come to have some peace and i have closure now. nancy: in court today rainey now 63 spoke through tears in a high-pitched visit saying he knows he killed but said it wasn't the real ronnie rainey. he said he doesn't know why he did it. why did you kill your family? >> because my wife was cheating on me. brad: so back live, i want to tell you more about the case. i was nearly a triple murder because mr. rainey also took a shot at his son. now i have a piece of evidence from the case. this is the hat the 15-year-old son was wearing that day. right here is hard to see but there is a n

the hat. this is where the bullet grazed the visor and nearly killed his own son. we will be back at 5:00 with more on what the killer was thinking when he pulled the trigger. in upper marlboro, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: tracking breaking news, i'm michelle marsh at the abc7 live desk. big case in the ashanti billie murder. prince george's county 19-year-old who went missing in september. billie's body was later found in north carolina nearly two weeks later. we just got off the phone and abc7 confirming with the f.b.i. a retired navy veteran has been taken into custody. his name is eric brown. the court records reveal he matches the physical description of a man seen in surveillance video. the victim's body found 300 yards from the childhood home. we are going over the court records. as soon as we get more details we will pass them along but that is the latest from the "live desk." michelle marsh, back to you. jonaa

clean sweep for the democrats in virginia governor race last night, overshadowed by report of attempt at voter suppression in northern virginia. calls were going out hours before the polls open telling people the polling places had changed. stephen tschida with an update. this may have been more widespread than we previously thought. >> we learned that the phone calls and the texts were sent out across prince william county and in fairfax county. as well. and right now voting rights activists are calling for a criminal investigation to find out who made these calls, why they were made. and who was targeted. big wins for democrats in virginia, despite what many believe was to keep specific voters away from thecas. >> robo calls are an old and familiar tactic. used to discourage minority voters. stephen: 50 c

prince william county naacp alone about bogussal calls, robo calls and texts directing voters to the wrong polling place. >> voters don't declare a party when they register in virginia. voting rights advocates say there are ways to determine how an individual is likely to vote. >> i have seen data bases that have the information. for the most part they are very accurate. >> the virginia board of elections is aware and there are calls for a criminal investigation. >> this falls under the purview of possible criminal action and it's been referred to the attorney general's office. stephen: if the naacp received 50 complaints and we know of complaints in fairfax county, the voting rights activists say there could be many, many more people out there received the calls and texts. you it may be impossible

been directed to the wrong polling place. stephen tschida, abc7 news. nancy: now the results. the polls we showed you were pretty accurate. mark herring four years ago he won by less than 1,000 votes in 2013 but there was also this moment when the governor-elect ralph northam pulled from the stage after the protests broke out as he began his victory speech. today, no disruptions at the governor's mansion where he said he is willing to work with trump. >> i believe in a strong military. we have built some of the greatest warships and submarines in virginia, newport news. so if he plan

military it's good for virginia and the economy. nancy: president trump pinned gillespie's loss to ed gillespie. he posted that the republican candidate did not fully embrace the president. alison: prince william county a general assembly flip. one of the most conservative delegates who introduced that so-called bathroom bill is being replaced by a transgender woman. >> every transgender person in the country, i hope they see this and say even politics isn't the colleague or maybe it is, chase your dreams. you can succeed. alison: she is the first transgender candidate elected to state house position. richard reeve in manassas park. what changed in the district. it seems to be a 180 there. richard: that is right. this road behind me, 28, busy and it played a role in the race. as you say

transgender woman runs and beats a long-time conservative republican who has been in office around the parts since 1992. now for decades, this has been bob marshall territory, the 13th district. as the delegate he served 13 terms. staunchly conservative. he sponsored the bathroom bill you mentioned that failed in committee. roem readily acknowledged her transgender status. she would wear rainbow color scarf on her head. but the big issue was transportation. sing up traffic on route 28. she won 54-45%. still a lot of folks we spoke with believe this district is changing from red to blue or at the very least is less conservative now. >> what has changed? why has it changed? >> i don't know. efeel like people with our generation are more open minded and giving chances. not so closed off now.

also won in prince george's county. at 5:00, we will flare a republican voter and her thoughts about this and perhaps the trump effect. did it have any effect on this campaign at all? reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: okay. thank you. see the complete results of the governor's race and all the local state house races all online at wjla.com. jonathan: developing this afternoon a fight at an annapolis high school leads to a stabbing. police found a boy who was cut in the cafeteria. we are told he will be okay. but in a letter sent to parents the school said this started as some kind of argument before class. a student pulled a pocket knife in the cafeteria. five people have been arrested including the stabbing victim. we will stay on top of that and let you know what happens. changes coming with the weather. we are talking about the arctic air. perhaps you already felt it. it is going to get colder. bill kelly with the timing. last night you open the window and it was freezing out.

mentioned and it's with another front drops through late tomorrow night and friday. by the time we get to friday afternoon and saturday morning, boy, feel way lower than we should be this time of year. a few light showers rolling through. it's not a big deal and nothing like last night. in terms of the it chos, look at the numbers. it's chilly. you will want your coat. 45 in gaithersburg. with the wind chill factor. we have to take into account the wind. wind child are lower than that. we are pushing the 30's now. last but not least the planner this evening as mentioned, the light coat. you want to have it. the temperatures will stay in the 40's. we will see clouds break up a little bit as we go through the day. excellent work, sir. thank you for

nancy: now to the latest from texas church massacre. in past hour, vice president pence arrived at sutherland springs. he is meeting with the grieving families and survivors. 26 people were killed. many others injured in sunday's mass shooting. there are multiple reports that the pentagon is ordering the review of the gunman's records to find out why critical information that might have prevented gunman from gritting a gun didn't show up in a background check. jonathan: travel restrictions back in place when it comes to visiting cuba. you have to be part of an organized tour group run by the companies. trips before the president announce the update policy. that was back on june 16. the folks will be grandfathered in. alison: washington, d.c., of course, the federal city but it's almost become an entertainment capital of the. d.c. bureau sam ford says they are considering creating an agency d

sam: d.c. is no longer dull government town. increasingly it's a party town and the d.c. council is considering establishing an agency, commission office on night life. >> restaurant, food service jobs account for over 63,000 jobs. sam: they quote economic partnership figures shows the number of the bars and restaurants soared from 800 in 2008 to 1,300 in 2016. 51% increase in jobs. sam: the business improvement district are excited about it rejecting the criticism that the private sector ought to be doing this. >> the government has to be involved. they deal with the daytime and the night time. sam: but also restaurants who live in the entertainment zones concerned that this is more about the city making additional tax revenue than about them.

dominated by the business interests. sam: they fear a new office will be a new advocate for business and noise. >> i have not been able to sleep in my apartment since 2003. the only rooms not impacted by night life noise are the bathrooms. sam: others argue other cities have night life offices and it's time for d.c. sam ford, abc7 news. jonathan: coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- new accusations leveled against actor kevin spacey. alison: plus, a new jersey politician posted online. will they be home in time to cook dinner the women's march on washington? that, of course, during the inauguration or right after. you will meat the woman who just unseated him. her story is next. >> we are on the red carpet right now. getting ready for music's biggest night. a live report from nashville coming

alison: looking sharp, kidd. nancy: uber and nasa creating up to create flying car service. how it may have you thinking twice about popping in one of these.

alison: crews fulling plane wreckage from the gulf of mexico. former all-star

cy young winner roy halladaien the plane crashed off the coast of florida. the amphibious plane was mangled and it could be a while before we know what caused the crash. nancy: a flight caught fire at the seattle-takoma airport. crew members were the only people on board and the pilot was able to land and get everyone out. hawaiian airlines investigating how it started. jonathan: check this out. laserjets in midair could be real one day. this is a sketch. but this is what they are aiming for. the air force working with lockheed martin to develop high-energy laser weapon system for the fighter jet. they are hoping it will protect the forces from the missiles and drones and they hope to test it out by 2021. nancy: commerce secretary ross says he is worth $3 billion but "forbes" says not so fast.

financial disclosure forms showed he had less than $700 million in assets. that is more than a $2 billion difference. it's all the same when it's that much money, right? but "forbes" says he claimed to the maggie: -- magazine he transferred the money to family trust. and kevin spacey facing new and serious accusations. former boston news anchor saying the actor sexually assaulted her then 18-year-old son. she says spacey stuck his hands down her son's pants while they were in a nantucket bar last year. he didn't report the crime then but she said that he did file a police report last week. no word from spacey's lawyer. alison: a new jersey politician who joked about the women's march in washington is eating his words. first-time candidate who ran because she was angry about the comments won. the republican asked on faceboo

for them to cook dinner. democrat ashley bennett, hospital worker, won the race yesterday. former president barack obama reported for jury duty in chicago this morning. he was surrounded by secret service and, of course, a lot of people there taking pictures. he met with other potential jurors but he was ultimately dismissed by the judge. former president george w. bush was called for jury duty in texas in 2015. >> you'd think they would find a way to get out of that. good for them! "7 on your side" consumer alert. uber and nasa are teaming up to create a flaying taxi. here is the plan. they announced it today in portugal. uber says the goal is to provide some relief to the road congestion. if you go above it, it's a lot of relief. it look like a cross between small plane and a helicopter. uber the hoping to start using this for the demonstrations in los angeles by the year 2020. and deploy army of these things for the ri

the year 2028. stay tuned. nancy: intriguing. the c.m.a. awards are tonight and we are getting a preview of the big awards up for grabs. our own kidd o'shea is in if music city and he joins us live for the red carpet in nashville. hey, kidd. kidd: before we hit the red carpet, we hit the town. >> when you hit the streets of nashville looking for a good time, there is a couple of things to know. first of all, you should have a good pair of boots. >> you look great in a cowboy hat. kidd: really? perfect cowboy hat. can i try yours on? >> sure. do you think it fits

absolutely! be ready to dance! i learned it from george. 70 years old and visiting from fort lauderdale, florida. george was concerned i couldn't keep up with the dance moves. there were some i had never seen before. a few classics. closest thing to a tennessee strut. these are a few of the things you should be ready for if you are looking for a good time in nashville. i hope we will see dancing tonight on the red carpet. maybe george will show up. who knows? if you look behind me, you can see they are making changes to the red carpet so it's perfect when the celebrities slow up. i need to figure out how to get to that area of the red carpet with bottles of champagne. after

nancy: dog will keep you away. kidd: want to see country music's biggest stars. you will never believe how far a fan traveled and the special haircut he got for the c.m.a.'s. that is coming up. jonathan: head back to music row but spare the moves. >> you look good. >> i like the guard, the guard dog. >> i know! >> nope, nope, nope. it's safe. bill: yesterday we had rain and the cold temperatures. i had the awesome photos. i didn't get a chance to run and show you. show you what we have. fall is still in bloom. this is brenda davenport. another one, kelly, isn't that nice? how about this shot? i reshared this on the page. from vicky payne in leesburg. gorgeous there. would you know it? our own jonathan elias sent this in.

>> how about this? >> the young jonathan elias. >> the colors were so nice this weekend. >> they were beautiful. >> we still have a lot of photos. i want to see your picks. send them to me. i would love to air these. it's not that long before the trees are just barren, especially this weekend and how it will feel. the winds are out of the north at 10 miles per hour. chilly day. wind chills are playing a role. air temperatures themselves, the mid-to-the low 40's generally speaking around the region. baltimore is 46 degrees. that is the wind chill factor. we have clouds around the area but a different night this time last night where it was raining all over the place. very cold. a little warmer today. still a few light showers to southern counties.

the air is dry behind it. we are watching the showers south. if you go north, there is sunshine but it's chilly. so the hour-by-hour forecast. the rest of the evening, jacket. it's fine. we will be good to go for the remainder of the everything tonight. a cold front will be sweeping through the area. so the forecast goes up a little bit to 55, which is still below normal. but the cold front, you are going to feel it. watch this. on friday, the high temperature just 43 degrees. one of the coolest days that we will have in november for a while. 27, the forecast low saturday morning.

the last time we had a freeze this early is a few years ago. but veterans day is dry with highs in the mid-40's. alison: twitter doubled the character limit. but detractors don't need 280 to say how they feel and the supporters use every last character. jonathan: the coach of the week, you might know him at georgetown. how patrick ewing hopes to

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jonathan: the greatest hoya of all time back on campus. patrick ewing. he takes over as the head basketball coach and the hall of famer hopes that his legacy will return the program to prominence. robert burton has more with the coach of the week. robert: it has been long anticipated and it's almost here. patrick ewing head coaching debut. >> it's been about what? six months now. robert: you think he set out to prove doubters wrong. that is not the case with this coach. >> if i'm going into this thinking about it, i am going to prove the people wrong, that is the wrong mind set. i can only focus on this job. >> big east wasn't what it used to be but the competition is out of this world.

the conference? >> very excited. the new big east has great teams. seven out of the ten teams made the ncaa. i think it's fantastic. i hope at some point in the future that we will be one of those teams. >> what would you say has been the biggest challenge of being a head coach so far? >> you have to be able to coach, keep eyes on the kids, make sure they do what they should do and deal with the pressure, the admissions, all those things. robert: with the coach of the week, i'm robert burton. jonathan: we wish him the best of luck. coming up at 4:00, what would you do with 280 characters? twitter expanding. some are happy. some don't need 140 to vent. nancy: two words. all right. how about this? what do you do if you

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: there were plenty of political upsets yesterday. one newly elected delegate. >> a television news anchor that watched his girlfriend get shot. michelle: sam sweeney explains he has been focused to reduce gun violence but now that he is in office he is an agenda beyond guns. >> two years ago the celebration and the victory would have been impossible to predict. he was still anchoring in roanoke. after seeing his girlfriend's death on live tv still raw but the experience brought him to the moment. >> it connected me to the community and galvanized me to the community. >> her southwest communi

time candidate heavily. he won 53% of the vote. he now says he will focus on education funding, medicaid expansion and gun violence. today he explained the decision. >> it became too difficult to say there. what could i do to give back to a community and people that gave me strength, love, prayer and support when i needed it? >> traditionally red district. jonathan: o'connor is the new mayor of frederick and buckley takes over in annapolis. college park re-elected the mayor to the second term you can see local election results on the website. they are there at wjla.com. nancy: knew to the hill where the yahoo! former c.e.o. says

this is testifying in front of a senate committee looking in data breaches. information stolen from billion of yahoo! users over almost five-year period. adding it will take work to shut out cyber criminals. he visited the forbidden city and took in asian opera. jonathan: on the hill, the president's pick to run department of homeland security. neilsen testifying saying she would tell the president if the policies were breaking laws and that the department focused on cyber security. nancy: a woodbridge community can expect to see increased police presence after assault this morning. a woman walking near walnut and sycamore streets when a man jumped out of the bushes and r

she broke free, ran to a business and called the police. the police launched a helicopter. he sent out a k9 looking for him and they did not find him. michelle: next on abc7, the fairfax county music teacher semi-finalist for educator of the year. we tell you why the parents think he should be a front runner. jonathan: more than 25 million legos, two stories and sore feet. if you are a parent stepping on these things. but for kids that is the best news ever. how to spent the night in a le go home. nancy: how to wake up tomorrow with "good morning washington" on abc7. >> thank you, guys. tomorrow on "good morning washington," we are tracking an ark stick blast heading our -- arctic blast heading our way. >> wouldn't be great to make money, spend more time with your family and leave the rat race behind? we reveal the top five work from home companies looking to

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get this, -- partnering with the airbnb. if you had and endless supply of logo, what would you build? you answer the question. i put so much legos together, i'm logod out. nancy: incredible to see. jonathan: unbelievable what they can do. nancy: speaking of legos, forget a home. how about the taj mahal? this is bringing it back for the first time since 2008. 5900 pieces. count them all. don't lose any of them. when done, not as big as a home but more than a foot tall and almost two feet wide. michelle: a question now. is there such a thing as too much ranch? i personally say yes. i'm more of a bleu cheese gal but not until you see this. 5-liter keg of ranch. online shop flavor gallery

a year's supply of the dressing. it costs $50 and it ships december 11. you know what you are getting for christmas. jonathan:ly go through that in a few weeks. michelle: next on abc7 -- >> one, two. ready. go. >> that's really good. michelle: meet david reynolds, the semi-finalist for the educator of the year award. >> one, two, ready, go. michelle: humbled by the nomination but we will show you why the fairfax county teacher should be a front runner. jonathan: mistakenly declared dead. it happens but fixing it, wow! that can be a pain. "7 on your side" with three things you have t

jonathan: real estate agent's life cut short. michelle: the man she was set to marry accused of her brutal death. nancy: we explain why overspending may have been the trigger here.

great potential. >> tracy williams taught chaunya blackwell all about real estate. then he called 911 to confess he killed her in the town home. they were engaged. destination wedding planned for next fall. blackwell posting this photo on facebook days earlier writing "had to make him lasagna for his birthday." >> extremely violent case. >> today they retrialed tra strong strangled blackwell and used his thumbs to pierce her eye socket. he later allegedly smothered her with a pillow.

>> he had started a home improvement company with great success. >> she had a big heart. there was a resent lunch date at the olive garden and possible indications of abuse. >> the last two times we met, she was saying oh, my hip hurts. i have to go to the doctor. the time before that, "oh, my arm hurts." i wonder if i missed the signs. kevin: in montgomery county, kevin lewis, abc7 news. amazon key allows am zone people to go in your home and drop off boxes. it's available in the 37 cities including metro as well as

>> teacher david reynolds passionate about two things. >> one, two, three, four. [music] >> music and children. the 38-year-old splits time between vienna elementary school. >> together, one, two, ready, go. that was really good. >> and jammers, percussion ensemble with hundred young musicians. reynolds is being recognized for his work in the classroom as he is a semi-finalists for the grammy educator of the year. >> it's a special honor. there are incredible teachers out the.

and beyond and are doing things outside the box. creative things inspiring children. to be considered they have to be committed to the music education and teach in a public or a private school, not just after-school program. >> both of his parents were musicians that influenced his career path. >> he has musical talent. he is there like good job. >> recommends finds

the award. he will keep jamming and hope it leads to the honor of a lifetime. nancy: that looks like a ton of fun. michelle: that was suzanne kennedy reporting. see and share the story with the abc7 reporting through the wjla abc7 news app on google play and the app store. larry: i'm larry smith at the "live desk." coming up, warning about a rash of the credit card thefts. "7 on your side" look at where they are happening and how to protect yourself. plus -- >> it's generally in this area. the one question that was asked by your wife do i look all right in this? that is more when we join

>> for some this is real because they were mistakenly declared deceased. and john matarese shows a woman's struggle to prove she is alive so you don't waste your money. >> being declared dead is no laughing matter after the government decided she was no longer living. 5,000 americans every year become the walking dead. government declaring them deceased. barbara is one of them. discovering it when the bank closed her a.t.m. card. >> they told me i had been deceased. obviously i'm not deceased. >> but the social security office alerted the creditors she was resting in peace. >> i had been

16th. i didn't know until the 26th. >> itcalated quickly with the bank, health insurance and the doctor's office saying we just found out you are deceased. worst, the government took back her retirement check. >> by the time i got home it was already out of my account. >> they took back the social security payment. >> yes. >> attorney michael walters says this is not supposed to happen. social security requires more than a phone call to declare someone dead. >> social security has policy can trigger this. >> what is the most important thing to do? >> the most important thing is go to social security, prove your identity, prove you are alive. >> visit the social security office with forms of i.d. asking a letter to state you are not deceased and bring or fax it to the bank and check

she has to prove to everybody that she is undead. >> the spokeswoman says they can't comment on the individual cases but the money is back in her account and she is officially alive again. don't waste your money, john matarese, news gnaws. jonathan: officially alive again. whew! michelle: thank goodness. today everyone on twitter gets twice the characters. jonathan: it went from 148 to 280. some are having fun with this. michelle: lindsey mastis joins us with what she is seeing. >> a lot of scrolling going on today. not everyone is keen on the change. let's start with the haters. take a look at this tweet --

lindsey: people really want the ability to edit tweets. so of after all, with the additional characters you are more likely to make a spelling or a grammar mistake. jonathan: those are the tweets we like the best. lindsey: i always need five more. just five more.

jonathan: we need five more degrees. the average is november 18 for the first freeze. we think we will have it on the 11th. we did it on the 23rd for 2015 and on 2014 it was november 15. on the 2013 it was the 13th of november. this will be the earliest first freeze we have had since 2006. december 31 is when we the latest freeze. 49 is the temperature now in d.c.

we have clouds and rain showers. the biggest story is the temperatures and the blue that you see in the north dakota and minnesota. 45 out the door tonight. if you are heading out, grab your jacket. there is the cloud cover. some of it will break up. we will keep temperatures in the mid-40's for several hours. getting down to 43. 42 degrees in the morning time. then by the end of the day a few light showers for the day tomorrow. see you in a b

>> this is the opening of a new exhibit on the vietnam war. >> this veterans day weekend the national archives opens remembering vietnam. this is includes clinton's announcements. >> the this is not just fully know what happens. >> some have never before been public displays. for example,

the zilch mem row that nixon sent to henry kissinger admitting that the u.s. bombings have little impact despite claiming the opposite in a cbs news interview the night before. this has many reflections on the american and the vietnam lives lost in the conflict. >> visitors can get up close to or even inside the vietnam helicopter and talk to the pilots who flew them in the war.

>> a stunning confession and why it took four years for justice to be done. >> kevin spacey facing another sexual assault allegation. former news anchor speaking out for her teenage son. >> chilling 911 calls. a man saying he killed his wife and stepdaughter and he is about to kill himself. >> ronnie rainey called 911 to explain what he had d

>> i shot them with a pistol. >> where is the weapon? >> in my hand. >> this was nearly a dribble murder. >> the ganch rejected mental illness and sentenced the of 3-year-old to life in prison. >> their best friend knew the relationship was rocky. >> he lost control of his family. >> he should just let her go. >> but you can see in the mind of