raided by fbi and irs agents as part of an investigation probe. he did not show up wednesday for the council session. his lawyers are in the final stages of a plea bargain with prosecutors. no deal has been met because the legal community of washington turned out for a two-hour memorial service for vincent cohen. the service drew attorney general eric holder. >> he stood up. he did the right thing. he left the city and this country in a better place. >> they have spoken out about corruption declined to comment. you are pursuing whatever you need to pursue on your own time?

>> we can't talk about anything. it's not the time anyway. >> reporter: they disputed rumors the councilmember agreed to plead guilty. >> none of the comments came from mr. thomas' group or team. the people that know most haven't said anything. take that into consideration. >> reporter: thomas is moving to resign from the council, plead guilty and serve some prison time. they expect to wind up negotiations by the end of the week. thomas allegedly steered $300,000 to accounts he controlled and used the money to fund his lavish lifestyle. he's agreed in a civil case with the district to repay the $300,000. he missed the $50,000 payment

tuesday. more serious is the federal investigation which now appears to be nearing a conclusion. again, our sources say a thomas plea bargain is near, but not done. everyone is expecting something to happen here. a month when the fbi and irs looked into the money thomas used for himself and looks like they are wrapping up their investigation. will they reach an agreement? we don't know yet. >> he missed a $50,000 payment. has he paid back any of it yet? >> he agreed to pay back $300,000 and immediately paid $50,000 right away. he has a ten-day window to make the payment or they will bring charges. i have to tell you, that $300,000 payment he needs to

make is not as serious as what's happening at the attorney's office. >> stay tuned. tom sherwood, thank you, tom. a winter blast. we woke up to bitterly cold temperatures this morning. enough to make folks dread stepping out the door. >> it was rough going. >> we have live team coverage on the problems the weather caused for commuters. we start with doug kammerer in storm center 4. it was bitter, doug. >> it was extremely cold out there. you mentioned how bitter the temperature was this morning. really, the first time we have seen arctic air come in here. the low temperature earlier this winter, only 29. we beat that by 12 degrees. down to 17 in washington. it was down to 14 in manassas. ten in gaithersburg. seven the morning low in winchester near virginia. they saw snow late last night. one degree above freezing.

windchill, 28 degrees with the winds out of the south-southwest at 6 miles per hour. current temperatures around the freezing mark. to the north and west, below freezing. 28 in gaithersburg, 28 in martinsburg. to the south, a little bit warmer. 36 in fredericksburg. 36 toward culpeper. storm 4 doppler radar, nothing to show on the region. there's going to be a storm system making its way through here. we could see flurries, a snow shower as we move through the night tonight and through the morning tomorrow. temperatures will not be nearly as cold as they have been. that's the good news. if you thought this was too cold, mother nature agreed with you. i'll show you how warm temperatures may get, come iing. >> thanks. the cold weather cracked rails on metro routes this morning. news 4 ea news 4's erika gonzalez has

more. are the tracks fixed? >> absolutely. the incident this morning caused a huge headache and major back up for thousands of commuters. storm 4 meteorologists say temperatures last night were in the 20s and dropped to the teens this morning. single digits in some areas. it's this sudden drop in temperatures as metro calls it that caused rails to crack. the first was on the yellow line, about three to four inches wide on the bridge between pentagon and la font plaza stations. the second crack, much smaller. on the red line outside tacoma park station. because of the repairs, blue and green lines were affected as well. >> it's not uncommon on days like today following mild temperatures then going to extreme cold. metal contracts. >> reporter: it took kevin 40 minutes to get from union

station to la font plaza. >> you look up, there's 15 minutes between trains during rush hour. something is wrong. >> reporter: repairs took an hour and a half to four hours to complete. metro is ready for tonight's rush, but cannot guarantee it won't happen again. others say the colder temperatures have them focused on what they will be doing after they get home. >> soup and grilled cheese. cuddle up. >> reporter: sounds like a good idea. i think everybody is rushing home to do the same thing. coming up, how those that have to work outside are braving these harsh temperatures. erika gonzalez, news 4, back to you. >> thank you. >> thank you, iowa for the great send off you are giving us. look, this is campaign night where america wins. we are going to change the white

house and get america back on track. >> that's mitt romney speaking on behalf of the republican candidates after last night's iowa caucuses. here are the final numbers. count them on both hands if you will. romney beat former pennsylvania senator rick santorum by eight votes. one of the slimmest margins in iowa caucus history. romney had 30,015, santorum 30,007. romney's margin of victory was razor thin. he is savoring it tonight. >> i'm absolutely delighted. a few weeks ago, we were way behind in the polls. we were able to do well last night. i can't tell exactly how it's going to work out. i think right now, you have at least three people battling for the top spot. >> this afternoon, romney picked up a key endorsement from a

rival, arizona senator john mccain. mccain won new hampshire in 2008 when he went on to win the republican nomination. rick santorum had a last minute surge in iowa. it may have given him something else, momentum. >> if we have someone that can go out to western pennsylvania, ohio, michigan, indiana, wisconsin and iowa and missouri and appeal to the voters that have been left behind by a democratic party that wants to make them dependent, we will win this election. >> santorum is a social conservative and resinating with some voters. influential groups such as the tea party have yet to back a candidate. michele bachman came in sixth in iowa where she grew up. today, she ended her campaign. >> the people of iowa spoke with

a very clear voice. so, i have decided to stand aside. >> texas governor rick perry got twice as many iowa votes as bachmann and came in fifth. he was considering an end to his campaign. by late this morning, he decided to fight on. he sent a tweet saying here we come, south carolina. coming up after the break, nbc news debty political director, mark murray will tell us what this means for the rest of the race. back to you. >> still ahead, who is behind a push to make it mandatory for students to take the sat. if there's snow, be prepared to shovel it. the changes you can see to the shoveling rules. check this out, we'll tell you how this car ended up on a roof. news 4 at 5:00 is just getting started.

back now with more on the iowa caucuses as you can imagine. this is the season political reporters live for. >> mark murray joins us now from nbc's washington bureau. what can we gleam from the iowa

caucus? >> we have learned several things. romney won by a narrow margin. he has a problem with conservative voters. when you look at the polls he was struggling among conservative voters and unable to break past that 25% threshold that he's been unable to crack in polls and now in last night's contest. we also learned that rick santorum might be for real. he came out of nowhere two weeks ago, starts moving up in the polls and tieing romney last night. we'll get a better indication of where he is in next week's new hampshire primary. the third thing we learned is the new hampshire primary is going to be a lot of fun. there are more twists and turns in this race. it's going to be awesome to cover. >> what does mitt romney need to do as the front-runner now? we have a couple debates coming up. an angry newt gingrich. how much trouble is he going to

cause? >> he has the potential to cause a lot of problems. romney needs to win new hampshire and win decisively. no non-republican non-incumbent president has won iowa and new hampshire. if he wins iowa and new hampshire he is the first to pull off that. that's worth noting. gingrich made very clear in his speech last night as well as with an interview with chuck todd that the knives are going to be out for romney. this is the first time romney will face negative attacks if they go up on tv. and certainly, if newt gingrich has tough questions for him, responses the two will see in new hampshire in a few days. >> since the summer, we have seen bachmann, cain rocket to popularity to see them plummet. is the santorum surge the latest

in the series? >> it could be. the timing was great for santorum. he caught the wave at the right time. the hallmarks of 2011, then we saw it in the results last night, it's just been volatility in the republican race where one conservative romney has gone up and down in the polls. it says more about romney than the volatility. there's a certain segment, a certain conservative vote against romney. they might be with him at the end of the day if he becomes the nominee and goes toe-to-toe with president obama. right now, they are not with him. romney probably isn't going to be the nominee until he's able to show he can win the tea party evangelical vote. >> thanks for sharing your insights with us. thank you. nbc will have all the latest news from the campaign trail coming up here starting after

news 4 at 6:00. let's talk about that rude wind that blew in last night. it is cold out there. well, it was last night and this morning. >> it was frigid out there this morning. it was. we are talking temperatures ten to 15 degrees and windchills in the single digits across the area. you are waking up to some of the coldest air we have seen. right now, we are on the cold side without all that wind that we saw yesterday. not nearly as bad today. we saw the temperatures yesterday. the high today got up to 33 degrees. that's so far at the airport. the dew point 11 now. winds out of the south at 6 miles per hour. it gives us a bit of a windchill. 28 degrees in martinsburg now. 32 in annapolis. warmer to the south. 36 in fredericksburg and culpeper. these are the kind of numbers we

expect to see during the month of january and during the winter, we haven't seen them. this is only the second day temperatures have been around the freezing mark for high temperatures. as far as the windchills are concerned. i think these numbers are going to be dropping. 24 in martinsburg. 17 in hagerstown. 28 in the district. cambridge 26 degrees. there's a bit of a windchill. the winds may pick upwards of 10 to 15 miles per hour this evening. this one, a very little storm system. you can see it, storm 4 doppler radar doesn't have anything to show you now. here it is. i talk about little. it's the size of west virginia. that's it. it has some snow associated with it. this snow here, this is all flow ing aloft. this is up in the upper atmosphere. it's evaporating. we are not seeing snow in our region. i wouldn't be surprised to see a

snow shower come out of this. the best is out of the mountains, the blue ridge and allegheny front here. they could make their way into our area. most of us will be inside. you will miss them if they do fall. 20 in pittsburgh. 25 in new york city. back to the west, 57 in wichita and 61 in dallas. you can see where the cooler air is. it is cold. not just cold, jacksonville this morning, we were at 20. jacksonville, 18. 18 degrees in jacksonville, florida. how about that. the trough is going to lift out tomorrow. we'll see mild air come out late including friday and saturday. temperatures will get back into the 50s. the 50s is not too bad at all especially this time of year. what are we expecting? cloudy skies, cold. winds 10 to 15. the windchills will be cooler. tomorrow morning, you wake up to cold numbers. not nearly as cold as last

night. everybody in the 20s. 25 to 29 degrees. a possible flurry. maybe a snow shower early tomorrow morning. as we move through tomorrow afternoon, clouds to sunshine. plenty of sunshine in the afternoon. the sun goes down tomorrow at 5:00. no longer in the 4:00 hour as the sun is getting more sunshine during the afternoon. 54 on your friday. 52 on saturday. 45 degrees, a little cooler on sunday. no chances of precipitation after this storm tonight. >> great. good deal. thank you, doug. d.c. is moving ahead with a plan to hand out snow shoveling tickets. they require property owners to clear adjacent sidewalks within eight daylight hours after a snowfall stopped. they require offenders to go to court. a new law fines homeowners $25 and businesses $125 per occurrence. the bill had the first reading today. it has to go through the

amendment process. changes will likely be made after this winter. when we come back on news 4 at 5:00, how a man got pay phones to give himself a $4 million paycheck. officials want you to be able to buy in a grocery store. what's your work out? trampolines aren't just for kids. the class helping kids slim

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penn camera may be going out of business. they have been a fixture in the area since 153. they filed for bankruptcy and announced they were shutting five of eight stores immediately. the stores on e street and tyson's corner will remain open for now. the bankruptcy was prompted by a decline in sales right before the holidays. if you are trying to bounce back after indulging this holiday weekend, check this out. >> folks are bouncing off the walls. they are not exercising at a gym, it's a trampoline arena. we asked them, what's your work

out. >> lungs. begin. come on. this is just come to have fun and jump. when is the last time you have been on a trampoline? crunches, lungs, jumping jacks. it's definitely harder to do on a trampoline. stability. >> the instability is causing you to engage your entire core. so, you know, the most basic exercises like a push up or crunch becomes so many times harder because you are on that surface. >> get up. >> hitting all parts of your body, working the entire body. again, you are getting strength and cardioin one. >> it's fun. it makes you feel like a kid again. >> it's hard enough to work on your core on a stable surface. with it on a trampoline, you have to work extra hard on your core. >> i definitely slimmed down a bit. i have seen bigger muscles in my

calfs. i feel like my core is getting tighter. >> let's go. >> you can burn up to 1,000 calories in 45 minutes. >> we start out smiling. we start to feel a little bit of pain, then the smiles go away. we end with smiles again. >> it's fun to watch anyway. >> you want to try that? >> i do want to try that. i'd probably bounce out of my square. >> the trainers teach the trampoline workout in sterling, virginia. >> find out more at www.nbcwashington.com. still ahead, competing to lose. we are going to take you to a police weight loss challenge. changes for the new year. the difference students noticed at some schools in the area. we're coming right back. >> reporter: it's a 15-year-old murder. they got the killer four years ago. he's doing time. the victim's body has never been

found. today, another search. i'm pat collins. ♪ ♪

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fast 4ward through the headlines. lawyers for harry thomas jr. in the final stages of a plea bargain agreement with prosecutors. thomas is under investigation for misspending $300,000 in city

funds. sources say he's going to resign from the council, plead guilty and serve prison time. the republican pact is off and running in new hampshire. romney won the state's caucus by eight votes over santorum. ron paul came in third. romney nailed the endorsement of 2008 presidential nominee, john mccain. michele bachmann came in sixth in iowa. today, she announced she's dropping out of the race. people of iowa spoke with a clear voice. she says she has no regrets and will continue to fight for the causes she emphasized during her campaign. it's been more than a decade since an alexandria woman was murdered. he body has not been found. >> today, a search for her remains. police are combing woods where

they believe she was buried. pat collins has more. >> reporter: they have been searching here for some time. they wanted to find her by christmas. they wanted it to be a surprise present for her family, but that was not to be. with each turn of dirt, there's a sense of hope this will be the time that this will be the moment they find her and bring peace to the family. >> i don't want to come out here to memorialize her. i wanted to bring her to a final resting place to go to every year if we want to. a correct place. this is not it. >> reporter: on this bitter cold day, a search in these ft. washington woods for a body in one of the city's most infamous murder cases. >> we are determined to be here until we find her. i'm going to get equipment myself to come out here and dig. i still will do it. i pray we find her today.

>> reporter: 23 years old. she went missing back in june, 1996. she's never been seen since. january 2008, 12 years later, the case solved when michael dickerson, her estranged boyfriend confessed to the murder. she had information linking him to the murder. he didn't want her telling the cops about it. he kills her and buries her in these woods. there was a time they brought him out here and he pointed to a spot in there. nothing found. this is at least the fifth major search of these woods. they have done it by hand. they have done it with heavy equipment. they have used specially trained dogs. does it get frustrating? >> of course it gets

frustrating. it's sad. if we find the body, it brings closure to the family. it's something we would love to be able to do. we are trying to give it our best effort. hopefully, we'll be successful. >> reporter: at the scene today, alex sis dickerson, she was 7 months old when her father killed her mother. we'll hear from her coming up at 6:00. jim, back to you. >> pat collins in ft. washington, thank you. democrat duchy tractenburg is not running for the district. she decided to run when she had a clean bill of health. i was treated for breast cancer earlier in 2011. while i undertook the campaign with a clean bill of health,

things have deteriorated. i must focus on treatment and recovery with the love and support of my family. some students across the area went back to school today. for kids in three month gulf of mexicory county schools, a new ar means new facilities. they have just been renovated and modernized. we spent the morning at garrett park and found a lot of excitement about the new building. >> reporter: take a look around. everything you see is new or upda updated. they added this entire second floor where i'm standing. every grade level now has its own hall. on a cold morning, garrett park elementary students shuffle into their new school and see almost nothing looks the same. >> it's awesome. >> reporter: they are excited about a new building and a new year. the modernization project here at garrett park, cannon road

cost $50 million and took 18 months to complete. >> it's awesome because, like, it's all new and all new supplies and everything's like new. >> reporter: the schools are considered state of the art and environmentally friendly. they use a geo thermal exchange system for heating and cooling. a roof to help with run off. garrett park has a separate gym and cafeteria. there's a new computer lab and library. she says what she sees was worth the wait. >> this is a beautiful school. we are lucky. >> reporter: teachers make last minute tweaks to the clams. between the three schools, 1300 students inspecting new digs and some of the kids have a disearning eye. >> the little ones are excited about lockers for the first time. we had an assembly and they

asked me about the lockers. >> reporter: while this dad appreciates the new building he misses the old garrett park. >> it's nice that it's new. it's a new experience for the kids. >> reporter: students were taught in temporary facilities, the same where kids from bradley hills and others will go as their schools undergo a similar type of republican novation. in garrett park, news 4. something you don't see every day, a car got stuck on the roof of an apartment building in fresno, california this morning. police responded around 1:30 a.m. the driver was going too fast, hit a raised area and went airborne. they turn to the tire tracks for clues. >> right behind me, we studied them. they are in a bit of a birm. it appeared they climbed the burm. the car goes airborne, strikes a

boulder and tree stump that lifts the car airborne and launched it on the roof behind it. >> the man driving the stolen car was arrested. nobody in the apartment building was injured. >> that's a picture. coming up, taking the s.a.t. as a requirement. the proposal to mandate that the proposal to mandate that d.c. students need to i sweated the details.

all the phone calls, the emails, the lost weekends. and then after twenty-two years, just like that, i was laid off. today there are so many americans like matthew. he worked hard and played by the rules. suddenly, he's out of a job. it's been a struggle not being able to find a job. but it's been our faith and family and friends that have helped us get through this. citizens energy was created to help the forgotten ones keep warm. we asked the big oil companies and oil producing nations to help. only citgo and the people of venezuela answered the call. and this year, in spite of soaring prices, washington actually cut fuel assistance for families in need. so if you need help staying warm this winter give me a call. because in times like these, no one should be left out in the cold.

some u.s. capital police officers and civilian employees are taking part in a weight loss challenge. the competition kicks off with a weigh-in. teams of four are competing to lose the greatest percentage of weight between now and march 30th. last year, a similar challenge helped them shed 1200 pounds, the equivalent of six baby elephants. last year, we introduced to yo children looking for loving homes. each child has a different story with the same dream of find iina loving family. we wanted to reintroduce you in case you missed them. you may remember the faces, wednesdays children last year. each has a different story.

they all share the same dream. the dream of having a forever family. 16-year-old michelle, we featured last may and is still waiting. she was first featured when she was 9. she's never g hope of having a real home. >> all my life, i never had a family to care for me. i always wanted to be adopted by a family to care for me. >> christopher continues to wait. what are your hopes and dreams for your future? >> to be adopted. i want to go home to a family. >> some of our other waiting wednesday's children can't speak for themselves but those who know them tell us the encouragement of a family could make a difference in their lives. >> a family that has patience and skill level in working with children like jorge.

>> of course you remember paul, our jung fairman in training. wow, that fits you perfectly. a permanent family could help him with the security and confidence he needs. monty was having communication difficulties in february. surgery is going to give him the about to speak normally. he lives with a therapeutic caretaker. tell me about monty. >> monty is a great kid. he's got a great personality. he's very smart, very intelligent, understands what you are saying to him. >> these are just a few wednesday's children dreaming that 2012 will be the year they finally go home for good. if you have room in your home and heart for one of the children you just saw or another child waiting, please call our special adoption hot line.

888-2-adopt-me. >> we remember all their smiles from 2011. wish them the best. >> good luck this year. when we come back, something new at the grocery. a proposal designed to lure a

well, you may soon be able to shop for alcohol in bowie grocery stores. they are campaigning for beer and wine sales to attract big business.

we have more on the story. derrick? >>reporter: you may know the answer to this. what is it you can't do in bowie now that you can drive to mitchellville and do? that is buy beer and wine at a grocery store. the proposal was submitted by members of the prince keocounty delegation. it opens the door for grocery stores to sell beer and wine in bowie. chains like trader joes expressed interest in a bowie store. >> to do that, we need theoutization to sell beer and wine. >> reporter: high on the list of locations, bowie plaza where a food store has been empty for years. most welcome the idea of a anchor store. >> they don't have a food store. i would like to have a food store here in this shopping center to win the business. >> reporter: the owners worry

about it being their salvation and undoing. >> give them a beer or wine license, we don't like it, really, because then our business is going to go down. >> reporter: like wise off 301, another former grocery store, another potential economic boost and catch 22 for liquor store owners. >> businesses are slow now. if they bring grocery store with beer and wine, it's going to hurt our business. >> as much taxes you are paying to the county itself, you need something to bring somebody in here. >> beer and wine is nice. a grocery store is nice. there was a grocery store there that was convenient. >> reporter: if passed, it does not make grocery store sales of beer and wine a conclusion. >> this is enabling legislation. the state allows bou wi to make a decision. >> reporter: coming up on news 4 at 6:30, what this means for the

county's overall economic lookout for fy 2012. >> see you at 6:00. kwame brown wants to make it mandatory for all students to take standized tests and apply to college. will be required to take the a.c.t. or s.a.t. and apply to at least one college. workshops to teach them how to apply. >> a lot of students don't go to college because they think they can't afford it. a number of them are eligible for financial aid. we need to help our young folks know if there's a way to pay for college and apply, you should have every opportunity to go. >> there are a number of specifics that need to be worked out. the man who illegally dialed

his way to $4 million was sentenced to prison. he pleaded guilty today to rigging more than 100 washington area pay phones he owned. he made around 8 million phantom phone calls to toll free numbers, each time collecting a 50 cent fee. his attorney says he repaid all the money he earned from the scheme. people who make annoying phone calls could find themselves behind bars. a bill is up for debate in virginia that would make it a misdemeanor to call or text others with the sole purpose of annoying them or harassing them. it was motivated by the case of a virginia beach man who used his phone to harass several woman calling their homes and cell phones repeatedly. how low will we go tonight?

>> not as cold as last night. not that much farther than where we are now. 33 now. that's the high for the day. the dew point is 11. the windchill at 28 degrees. there are plenty of clouds right now. a storm system. you can't see it now on storm 4 doppler. you have to look to western maryland and the pennsylvania line. there's a storm system making its way toward the area. could give us flurries, a couple snow showers. the biggest thing is, it's going to give southerly winds early and cloud cover. we are not going to get as cold as last night. we are only expecting temperatures to drop five degrees. 28 in washington, 24 in gaithersburg. no teens out there overnight tonight as we make our way through the day tomorrow, a bit warmer. we start with cloud cover. by 9:00, 10:00, plenty of sunshine. high temperatures tomorrow, ten degrees warmer as we move back into the 40s. that's not bad at all.

>> not bad at all. all right, doug. it's the season finale. >> hakeem is here with the nfls best plays of the week. >> this last season, a fantastic finish. we are looking ahead to the playoffs. good match ups, coming up. saturday, you can see two games here on nbc 4. cincinnati plays houston at 4:30. at 8:00, detroit against new orleans. before we look ahead, let's look back from the best plays of the final week. we kick off the best plays with the chargers kicking the raiders out of the playoffs. san diego's richard goodman takes it five yards into the end zone. he's off to the races. a nice cutback. outruns it. 105 yards for a touchdown. chargers beat the raiders eliminating oakland from the playoffs.

why are the new orleans saints a reason in the playoffs? drew brees. a rebounder under the bucket. holding down with one hand. that was awesome. big tight ends like graham, a hot commodity in the nfl. the detroit lions have a big tight end of their own. stafford tips it to himself. over the shoulder grab and controls it in the snow flurries against the packers. doug kammerer can appreciate that. cardinals wide receiver larry fitzgera fitzgerald. been the cardinals superman all season long, flying through the air and leading arizona to an 8-8 record. fitzgerald ranked fourth this season with 1400 yards. the gianted headed to the playoffs. victor cruz uses a pick and goes

74 yards for the score. cruz and the giants, yeah, they are going to salsa into the playoffs eliminating the cowb s cowboys. more for the new orleans saints. how about this grab? twisting his body in the end zone to make the catch as the saints blow out the carolina panthers. look out for them in the playoffs. another performer, atlanta falcons, matt ryan to julio jones. hauls it in without being touched. dragging defenders in for the score. another look here, jones pulls it away from bucs safety. thought he had it. jones says i don't think so, folks. it's a heck of a play. the falcons play at the giants on sunday at 1:00. that's going to be a good game to look for. i'm looking forward to the detroit/new orleans.

stafford against brees. two amazing offenses. it's going to be fun. >> i didn't see redskins in the final. we have to wait nine more months? >> yeah. >> all right. thanks. thanks, hakeem. here is what we are working on tonight. hey, doreen. coming up tonight at 6:00, a councilmember pushing a new bill that protects victims of child sex abuse. we'll have details on that. plus, more trouble for the occupy protesters. why health inspectors are called to the encampments at freedom plaza and mcfear son square. a new study about sleep. most of us prefer to sleep on a certain side of the bed. what it means about your personality. >> we'll stay up for that. thanks. still ahead, four people killed including a navy pilot from maryland.

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four people are dead after a murder suicide near san diego on new year's day. police say a navy pilot from our area was the trigger man. >> john robert reeves is from prince frederic, maryland.

he killed three people including a fellow navy pilot before turning the gun on himself. >> george lewis has the story. >> reporter: two of the dead were a navy pilot and his 24-year-old sister, karen. a former volleyball player who work worked at a supermarket and coached high schoolers. >> exactly what i wanted my daughters to be around, which is somebody who, you know, is strong in their faith and honest and caring and p gentle. >> reporter: the killings took place in a rented condominium he shared with another victim, a navy pilot and a third pilot who was away. >> they are f-18 pilots, they are the best of the best. it's a tragedy to lose them like that. >> reporter: one of the males was shot multiple times. the rest of the victims inside the condo. at the home of their parents, friends left flowers and other

remembrances. >> i can't believe something like that happened to that family. >> what can you say, you lose your children. it's not supposed to happen. >> david shown here in video from seven years ago was remembered as the eagle scout who landscaped a local food bank. >> we took out the weeds, putting in a bunch of plants to make it look nicer. >> reporter: a couple exemplary young people. >> they were best buddies. what can i say? they were both really nice kids. >> reporter: an incident that left friends and family utterly devastated. >> such a tragedy for that family. incredible. that was george lewis reporting. that's it for news 4 at 5:00. news 4 at 6:00 starts right

now. mitt romney wins the iowa caucus by just eight votes. all eyes on new hampshire. find out who is in and who is out as the rice for the white house intensifies. tonight we have new details on the plea bargain that's in the works for harry thomas jr. cold weather creating problems for the commute. what caused the delays and why the agency says it could happen again. >> good evening, i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. we begin with a sprint to new hampshire. last night, mitt romney beat rick santorum by a total of eight votes in the iowa caucus. one of the slimmest margins of victory in iowa history. steve handelsman reports from new hampshire, the next battleground in the gop race. >> reporter: thanks and good evening from manchester, new