is getting hit right now. >> we continue to see the storms. fairfax county hit probably the hardest. looks like montgomery county is going to get hit equally as hard. we have storms right up 270 and continue to form. fairfax county being inundated with heavy rain even around parts of d.c. a couple of zooms and you notice the heaviest rain right now towards gaithersburg. this is a storm i'm looking at. 270 is going to be a mess because of this. there is the barnsville area. 355, as well. to the south route 7 towards great falls and fairfax and chantilly very slow. 66 is simply a mess. if you make your way out 66 or know somebody who is expect them to be late. more rain from mount vernon right across into portions of southern montgomery county. we continue to watch the rain as it moves through. nothing severe right now but we have more rain on the way.

another uncomfortable day on the witness stand for the former governor of virginia. today bob mcdonnell revealed even more personal details about his troubled marriage. >> he said he has moved out and had no idea his wife was accepting so many expensive gifts from a businessman with a product to promote. >> julie carey is leading our trial coverage. she is in richmond now. >> reporter: one of the first revelations today about a week before the trial bob mcdonnell moved out of the suburban richmond home he shared with wife maureen mcdonnell and moved into a rectory here where a friend of his who is a priest lives. on the witness stand bob mcdonnell told jurors he never told his close friends about how his marriage unravelled. >> 38 years in public service i never thought i would be having to testify in a trial like this so it is difficult. >> reporter: bob mcdonnell's words as he prepared to tell jurors how his marriage disintegrated. as he won higher office maureen

mcdonnell became more stressed. mcdonnell says the trouble came to a head one weekend in september of 2011. he set aside a full weekend to spend with his wife but she greeted him with what he described as uncontrollable anger. introduced into evidence the e-mail mcdonnell wrote to his wife. i am completely at a loss as to how to handle the fiery anger and hate from you. i am exhausted from getting yelled at. >> the defense brought out the fact that the same day that maureen mcdonnell did not respond to the governor's heart felt e-mail she was on the phone or texting with jonnie williams. >> reporter: the emotional testimony is key because the defense claims mcdonnell and his wife couldn't have conspired to help businessman jonnie williams because their marriage was broken. what is more they say maureen

had a crush on jonnie williams. he does not believe they had a physical relationship. mcdonnell began to answer for the many gifts he and the first lady accepted from williams. the $19,000 shopping spree for his wife he said he saw bags but didn't know the cost until after law enforcement began the investigation. the $15,000 wedding gift check to his daughter that came after williams met her just briefly. mcdonnell testified i thought if he wanted to provide that gift to my daughter that was okay. mcdonnell testified he viewed the golf bag and clubs given to his son differently and urged his son differently. said mcdonnell it struck me different than the wedding gift and it came out of the blue. he said as for the drive home in williams' ferrari mcdonnell testified i am entitled to be normal. it was a ferrari. it was fun. and the rolex watch bob

mcdonnell said he didn't know jonnie williams paid for it until after the investigation broke. he returns to the stand tomorrow. reporting live from richmond i'm julie carey. we are learning more about the abduction and execution of american journalist james foley. the terror group isis e-mailed the family demanding a ransom of $132 million. this week isis released a tape that shows foley's execution. the u.s. and british government refused to pay ransom but several paid millions. one former hostage told "the guardian" that herecognizes the executioner and says the killer is the ring leader of british jihadists nicknamed the beatles because of the british accents. today defense secretary defended a failed rescue operation to save james foley and other hostages.

last month u.s. special operations forces in helicopters swarmed a compound in syria. they engaged in a fierce gun battle before they determined the hostages were not on site. hagual says the intelligence for such missions in his words doesn't come wrapped in a package with a bow. before reporting in syria james foley was here in the district and had a journalism training program in a d.c. news room connected with northwestern university. chris gordon has more with how foley's death impacted the school. >> reporter: this is the medill news room. in 2007 james foley was a student here. professor ellen sheerer who teaches journalism and national security says foley was always special. >> jim was a magical student from beginning until end. he was very directed.

he knew what he wanted. he had a passion for conflict reporting. >> reporter: james foley was a freelance foreign correspondent. he was captured in libya in 2011 and held 44 days. after his release he went to syria. here at the medill news room they learned that foley had been brutally murdered. >> i still can't quite believe it. i still look at those pictures and think of him alive. it is hard to believe he is not with us. it is just hard to believe. >> reporter: i asked some of the students here if james foley's murder would discourage them or encourage them to become a foreign correspondent. >> it really made me think twice about becoming a foreign correspondent because it is a risk. it is scary. >> i think that is part of the reason why i think it is exciting. >> reporter: for all of the

students james foley sets the standard for journalism and courage. in northwest washington, chris gordon news 4. the final decision on the first responders who are accused of neglecting a dying man is that they will keep their jobs. the man's name was medrick mills. he collapsed and died across the street from a firehouse in northeast d.c. back in january. several firefighters there refused to answer his family's cries for help. mark segraves reports. >> my dad was a great guy. he did not deserve to go out like that. >> reporter: demanded accountability after he died. davis was in charge that day and was able to retire with a full pension before the trial board issues ruling. the trial board which decides guilt and determines punishment ruled one firefighter did nothing wrong and nobody should be fired. one firefighter will be

suspended. one firefighter reprimanded and one firefighter exonerated. today d.c. interim fire chief says the department failed medrick mills and his family. >> while i feel the appropriate actions were not taken i have to accept the decisions of the trial board. >> reporter: because of the firefighters' contract the chief cannot issue additional punishment except to the rookie still on probation. the chief says he will also be suspended without pay. in a statement the mills family says that is not enough. the mills family is deeply disappointed but not surprised by the secret trial board panel recommendations, what happens when investigations are done in the dark with no transparency and with no accountability. >> the disciplinary process that exists here is broken. >> reporter: chief jones says he wants to change the contract and d.c. law so the chief will have more authority to issue discipline and firefighters would not be allowed to retire

while discipline is still pending. jones said had it been up to him lieutenant davis and possibly others would have been fired. >> absolutely. she was the one who was responsible for the actions that took place that day. >> now, the district and the firefighters union are in contract negotiations right now. i spoke to the union president. he tells me they are open to working on negotiations about the trial board and disciplinary process and says he is open to a new law that wouldn't allow people to retire to avoid discipline. as for the mills family they are unable to sue the district because of a law that prevents that and said the trial board should be ashamed. reporting live in northeast, mark segraves, news 4. now to ferguson, missouri, where the national guard is packing up and heading out tonight. the governor just ordered them to withdraw after mostly peaceful night overnight. meanwhile a grand jury is hearing evidence in the shooting death of michael brown.

tonight the st. louis county prosecutor says he won't remove himself from the case amid calls from protesters for his ouster. leanne gregg has the latest. >> reporter: signs of de-escalation in ferguson, missouri. calm demonstrations overnight, only a few arrests compared with dozens earlier. the missouri governor today said it is safe to withdraw the national guard sent in monday to protect the law enforcement command center. that after demonstrations in the past two weeks often turn violent can gun fire, tear gas, fear and chaos. >> i hope the calm we witnessed last night can be enduring. >> reporter: protesters demanding to be heard. >> citizens of missouri are outraged at what has taken place. >> reporter: a citizens coalition wants charges to be filed against the officer who killed michael brown. they want retrofitting them.

among recipients of free equipment dozens of firearms for each department. if you have a tip to share we invite you to visit our website. a little girl died to make her entrance this morning. everybody seems to be doing quite well. mom and dad were on the way to the hospital when grace decided i'm tired of waiting. grace's mother released a statement saying in part it was an amazing and miraculous moment to birth my own baby. >> given what doug was saying about the weather it was a good thing it was this morning and not right now. >> 66 is a mess out there right wanted me to share her gratitude

for all the prayers on her behalf. please do not stop praying for the people of liberia and west africa and for a quick end to this ebola epidemic. >> he and his wife hugged the entire medical staff who helped in his recovery. he says he will share his story with the public after he is fully recovered. there is a push to stop sex assaults on college campuses in virginia. governor announced a special task force to look into the issue headed by virginia's attorney general and will include campus administrators, law enforcement and health professionals. earlier this year some schools in virginia including uva and college of william and mary were under federal investigation for the way they handled allegations of sexual abuse. here is another reason to check your bank statements carefully. more skimming devices found on ot and killeds

his estranged wife's boyfriend and then turned the gun on himself. it happened last night in laurel. tonight the husband is in the hospital with life threatening injuries. his exand mother of his seven children said she gained the courage to leave and move on with her life. >> i had been in a miserable marriage for 20 years and i finally had the guts to leave. >> reporter: she says she had a protective order against her estranged husband and he had violated it several times but she had never reported those violations. a landlord in montgomery county is in jail for trying to intimidate and physically force renters off his property. police say 71-year-old martin wineple hired a man to scare a renter out of an apartment in the basement of his house

whether you pleev in witch craft and fortune telling or not there are restrictions on the practices in the town of front royal, virginia. now some council members are working to repeal a ban. our northern virginia bureau reporter david culver travelled to front royal to learn more. >> reporter: standing in front of the council of the town of front royal this woman could barely get through her speech without choking up. she with unone of the more than 50 who spoke on the issue of lifting a ban on fortune telling and so-called witch craft. >> i don't think i