police officer from snatching two children. extensive damage to our north, trees down. douis here to explain the wind and show us what is next. first tonight two major court rulings impacting people all across our region. in virginia where a federal appeals court struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban. pat lawson muse joins us with the details. >> this is a victory for gays and lesbians in virginia. the court ruled the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. in the decision denying same-sex couples the choice prohibits them from participating fully in our society. the ruling does not mean gays and lesbians can get married. this case first has to be resolved. virginia has 21 days to request a re-hearing or a stay in the case. in the appeal it may pick up the case as early as fall.

mary townly says she is overjoyed. >> i was overwhelmed with joy. i went around and told everybody in my office we won and lots of happiness. >> total of 19 states in the u.s. now allow same-sex marriage. virginia could be next because the state attorney general has refused to defend the ban. the state banned gay marriage in 2006 after 57% of voters backed an amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman. back to you. >> another major ruling has d.c. police caught in the middle now. it could mean more guns on the streets. a federal judge issued a big hit to the city's tough gun laws. now the city is requesting a stay of that order. but uncertainty over the official policy has led the police chief to issue new guidelines to officers. a lot of citizens are wondering what are their rights? mark segraves joins us from u.s.

district court with answers. >> reporter: right behind me the federal courthouse where the battle is being fought. within the past hour or so lawyers for the d.c. attorney general came and filed a motion asking the judge to put a ruling on hold for at least 90 days until lawmakers can file an appeal or adjust the legislation. for now the law of the land is open carry in the nation's capitol. >> i want the right to protect myself if i see fit. and i want you to have the right to protect yourself if you see fit. ultimately i think we will all be safer. >> reporter: george lion is one of the four people who sued the district for a right to carry a hand gun in the city. he is thrilled with the ruling. d.c. mayor isn't so happy. >> i think this will shock people but could wind up being perfectly legal. this could wreak havoc on our city. >> reporter: for the past day and a half officials in d.c.

have been trying to figure out what it means and what to do next. the first step, the chief of police issued this order to officers instructing them to no longer enforce the restrictions on carrying legal handguns in d.c. >> that is as it stands right now. that may be modified once we take a look, do the legal analysis. >> reporter: for now the ruling means anyone who legally owns a handgun in their home state can carry the handgun concealed or out in the open on the streets of washington, d.c. mayor gray says he will do whatever he can to reverse the decisionnd keep people from being allowed to carry guns here. >> people cannot forget this is the nation's capitol. i don't think there is a more sensitive place in the nation than the district of columbia and that has to be taken into consideration. >> reporter: while they disagree on whether citizens should be allowed to carry concealed handguns in the district on the issue of open carry they agree.

>> i'm a believer of open carry. i think it is probably a little too much right now for the district of columbia for people to be seen walking around with a firearm. >> reporter: as district officials try to sort this out here is where it stands right now. district did go into court and file a motion to stay trying to put the ruling on hold. that could take days or longer until a federal judge rules on that. in the meantime law abiding gun owners from any state in the country and the district of columbia can bring guns and carry them in the nation's capitol but should be prepared to be stopped to prove you are a legal gun owner. now to the border crisis.

clergy leaders in maryland met with governor martin o'malley to talk about possible shelter plans for children who have already come to the states between january and early july more than 2,200 unaccompanied children arrived in maryland, many staying with extended family members or foster care. the o'malley administration proposing several sites for possible temporary housing facilities for undocumented immigrants including montgomery county. meanwhile school officials in montgomery told news 4 they had more than 100 unaccompanied minors in the system last school year. a high profile trial in virginia is getting some national attention. jury selection is still underway in the corruption case against former governor bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen accused of taking gifts and loans in exchange for helping a businessman. julie carey will be anchoring our coverage from richmond for what is likely to be a very interesting trial. >> reporter: jury selection

started at about 11:00 this morning and already on day one of the trial we have gone into overtime. court normally adjourns at 5:30 about the judge has kept the 150 perspective jurors upstairs as they try by the end of the day to narrow it to the 14 people that will hear this case against former governor bob mcdonnell and his wife, maureen. when the day began the former first couple arrived separately. former governor bob mcdonnell entered with his legal team. wife maureen came in earlier. steven benjamin is a richmond criminal defense attorney. >> this is a momentous trial because it involves someone who was our highest elected political leader. >> reporter: prosecutors will try to show the former first couple took more than $150,000 in gifts and loans from wealthy businessman johnny williams in exchange for helping promoting his dietary supplement company.

mcdonnell says he did nothing wrong. the courtroom was packed with 150 perspective jurors who spent the day answering questions aimed at finding out whether they could be impartial asked have you or your family worked for the state of virginia? have you been charged with a crime? legal teams reveal the witness list, 160 people in total. the prosecution's star witness will likely take the stand early on. legal experts say the case won't rest just on his testimony about the gifts he showered on the mcdonnells. >> the government likes documents and use witnesses like johnny williams to explain what is going on when these things are happening. >> reporter: so again the judge is making every attempt to seat a jury before this day is over. if that happens opening statements could begin tomorrow morning. as for bob mcdonnell he appeared

relaxing and smiling and greeting reporters. we will be here covering it. reporting live from richmond. >> you can see it is a little breezy in richmond. major cleanup effort is underway after a tornado ripped through a city just north of boston. the twister hit revere, massachusetts this morning. there are no reports of deaths or serious injuries. tornadoes also touched down in connecticut and tennessee over the weekend. this twister was caught on video about an hour north of knoxville. the national weather service says it was an f 3 with winds of 140 miles per hour. damage wide spread. this business, a grocery store flattened. there was no one killed or seriously injured. strong wind gusts took down a huge tree n i to the conflict

middle east, any hope a muslim holiday would lead to a truce evaporated today. israel and hamas traded accusations about who was to blame and militants from gaza tunnelled into israel and opened fire on soldiers. a building at a major hospital in gaza was hit, both sides trading blame. >> reporter: medical sources say at least ten palestinians including children were killed and at least 40 injured in two separate attacks late this afternoon. according to a spokesperson from hamas and palestinian health officials and eyewitnesss on the ground it was an israeli strike that resulted in killing of the young boys and others that took place just north of the refugee camp. in addition to that strike at around the same time there was another strike, this one at the

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much and that some things are a blur but definitely remembers she was sexually assaulted. she says she passed out and when she woke up that driver was rubbing her breasts. she fell back asleep and woke up when she heard the doors lock. the cab was stopped and the driver once again was touching her and pulled down her underwear. the victim says the driver refused to let her out of his car. she sent two text messages to a friend who arranged the cab ride. when that friend called her phone she says it startled the driver and he agreed to take her to the hotel. that driver is charged with second degree sex abuse. no one answered the door at his apartment in alexandria. he told police he had been driving his toyota camry for uber for about a year. he says the woman was super drunk and when he dropped her off he says she was happy, apprecia ticket revenue soared 112% last

year compared to the year before higher than any other jurisdiction. keep an eye out for street cars. d dot is testing the new cars to try to work out any kinks while traffic is flowing on the h street corridor in northeast. it is also a way for drivers and pedestrians to start getting used to the street cars. it has been 50 years since the city has had street cars. the new president of howard university sat down with news 4 today to discuss his plans for tackling the school's biggest challenges. dr. wayne fredrick was appointed to the post just last week. he has been serving as interim president since october. dr. fredrick is stepping in during a trying time for the university. among the hurdles economic issues led to deep staff cuts and downgrading of the university's credit rating. previous president resigned ami commercial vehicles.

they pulled this trailer out of service because the lawn mowers were not strapped down and this trailer full of furniture because the driver didn't have license to pull something so large. >> push the brake. release. >> reporter: first sergeant jonathan griffin says every trailer must have working lights. >> most commonly you have a trailer that needs a two inch ball. it goes on easy however when you hit a bump the locking device is too big and it pops off. >> reporter: you must have safety chains to keep the trailer connected even if it pops off the hitch and a pin to lock the hitch in place. that is what was missing from the trailer. >> something that costs $1.79. that's it. that's it. tomorrow 8:35 in the morning and

walk through at 4:10. everyone is talking about the redskins don't forget about the nationals. they hadn't lost a series since the all-star break. tonight they are in miami taking on the marlins. the nats lead by a game over atlanta. what has been the key to the recent success? not the usual suspects. they are 4-0 in their four starts. none of the wins have come from strasburg or zimmerman who starts tonight. the offense outscoring opponents 41-27. one is leadoff hitter denard span batting almost .500 since break. the comcast center is no more at least the name. the arena renamed the xfinity center effective