our coverage continues now on news 4 at 4:00. news 4 at 4:00 begins with breaking news. we begin with that breaking news, the verdict is in. >> good afternoon, i'm riege we rieger sitting in for jim handly. >> former governor bob mcdonnell cried as count after count read against him. julie carey is on the ground outside the federal courthouse in richmond and has the latest. >> reporter: a very dark day in virginia history. bob mcdonnell becomes the first virginia governor to be convicted of public corruption charges. bob mcdonnell found guilty on 11 of the 13 counts against him. the former first lady, maureen mcdonnell, found guilty on 9 of the 13 counts against her. jurors delivered that verdict after just three days of deliberation. many were prepared for the long

haul but jurors came to terms in what many think was relatively quick fashion and convicting bob mcdonnell of nearly all the counts against him. it is a particularly striking verdict. this was a man that was on mitt romney's vice presidential short list just a few years ago. but bob mcdonnell now the jurors have decided during that same period as he continued to climb the political ladder entered into an agreement with jonnie williams. he was the ceo of a company called star scientific he had a new product and he wanted help bringing it to market. he was hoping bob mcdonnell could get him money through the tobacco commission or could get the virginia universities to do research. jonnie williams never got that but what he did get was the governor's attention, maureen mcdonnell's attention. he got meetings set up. he had a launch for his product at the governor's mansion. he attended a meeting with health care leaders at the

governor's mansion. prosecutors argued to the jury that this was a clear quid pro quo, that this was bribery and extortion. today jurors returned a verdict that said that they believed that that the governor and his wife had entered into this corrupt arrangement with jonnie williams. and jonnie williams was given immunity for his testimony. he went on the stand and testified without fear of prosecution. this case started with an investigation into jonnie williams on stock impropriities. he will not face charges because he delivered what prosecutors needed and that is the story line about the corrupt arapgment. my colleague, david culver was in the courtroom as the verdict was read. the most dramatic moment by far in the trial. >> reporter: just going through some of my notes as i have gotten a chance to read through them. it started at 2:55 when the

counts started to be read. it lasted about eight minutes. as soon as the first guilty we heard three of the five mcdonnell's children sitting behind parents break into tears. before that verdict was read they were praying. you could see them bent over holding hands with one another. as the verdict started to be read that is when they broke into tears. at one moment i looked at bobby as he was looking with cloudy eyes directing towards his father. his father, his head collapsed in his hands sobbing looking completely broken in that moment. >> reporter: i think you saw the video of the mcdonnell left the courthouse together. that is something we haven't seen throughout the trial. this was the trial that verged into soap opera as the defense tried to convince jurors that the mcdonnell marriage was so broken that these two could not have conspired to work out the

deal with jonnie williams. jurors rejected the argument. in order to support it we saw mcdonnells coming and going separately. we learned when bob mcdonnell took the stand he had moved out and moved in with a parish priest. so the two seemingly very estranged but today outside the courthouse they came together. you were telling me earlier they were separated by lawyers inside the courthouse. >> this is a case with two co-defendants. generally you see one table and then you see the other table. the defense and the prosecution. in this case the defense and caddie corner to that were bob'x defense. you had maureen's and bobs on the other. they had one person sitting between them, generally someone from either of the legal teams. they had three lawyers between them. in the moment as the verdict was read maureen was crying, some tears but not nearly as

hysterical and sobbing and a mess as bob mcdonnell was. they didn't look at each other in that moment either. >> reporter: bob mcdonnell had spoken to us day in and out at the trial. he said all along he had confidence that he would be exonerated and putting his faith in god. he made a brief statement as he left court today that went along those lines. >> he said i put my trust in the lord. this is something he has been saying over and over. that is what i saw moments before the verdict came in when the judge called everyone in before calling the jury in bob mcdonnell had his head bent over and was seemingly in prayer. and so obviously continuing with that faith as he left the courthouse. >> reporter: you were in the courtroom when the judge established a sentencing date. that is the next big date ahead. >> january 6 of 2015. the judge told both the c co-defendants to touch base with probations department.

>> reporter: prosecutors spoke at microphones they didn't have much to say. they congratulated each other and thanked each other for their work. this case spanned 18 months. everybody has put in long hours but did not give hint of the sentence that they will seek but will be seeking jail time. i want to pull into our conversation a long-time political analyst here in the richmond area. bob has sat through nearly all the trial and helping us out. i know you are struck by many things. first of all, just what this means for virginia political history. it is a very dark day for many people. bob mcdonnell supporters or not, republican or democrat. >> it is a day of infamy to have bob mcdonnell, an extraordinarially popular governor to be convicted on all major charges of bribery and public corruption. a day of infamy for virginia and

cements bob mcdonnell's reputation as the first virginia governor to be convicted in a criminal case. >> reporter: you have seen bob mcdonnell's demeanor through the trial. he certainly projected the attitude that he thought by taking the stand, by laying bear really his marriage and family situation he would be able to beat the charges. >> absolutely. we have to recognize that bob mcdonnell was given a deal by the federal prosecutors months ago to plead guilty to a single count of bank fraud and maureen mcdonnell would go free. what a colossal massive misjudgment that was for bob mcdonnell on not only his own behalf but on behalf of his family. they are convicted on all major charges of public corruption, exonerated on the bank note charge. maureen mcdonnell is convicted on most of the major charges of public corruption and their family had to go through what was nothing short of a humiliating defense that turned out to be family rejesoundly re

jurors. >> reporter: a devastating day for the mcdonnell family and victory for prosecutors and dark day for virginia. >> thank you julie. let's head to the live desk and scott macfarlane will take a look at the sentencing and where we go from here. >> some reaction coming in from virginia officials. just got this statement saying a sad day for the commonwealth. from the governor of virginia terry mcauliffe a few moments ago. i will continue to pray for the mcdonnell family and everybody affected by the trial. from the attorney general we have a long way to go to restore the public's trust after this embarrassing and difficult period. you mentioned sentencing and so did david culver scheduled for january 6. same courthouse almost a year to

the day after the indictment was issued that happened last january during the big snow storm here. presentencing hearings, sentencing motions filed, dozens by prosecutors and defense attorneys we expect. we will not hear at least not at the podium behind julie carey and in richmond from the 12 jurors, the 7 men and 5 women who sat through 27 days of trial and multiple days of deliberations in that courthouse will not speak publically at least not today. they were heard today with their verdicts. back to you. >> and we will have continuing coverage of the verdict in the corruption trial of the former governor of virginia coming up on news 4 and on nbcwashington.com. and we have more breaking news. we are so saddened as we remember joan rivers. she died today at the age of 81. legendary comedian taken off life support. we will be looking back at her

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we are continuing to follow breaking news at this hour. bob mcdonnell found guilty on 11 corruption charges. >> the former first lady of virginia maureen mcdonnell was also found guilty of eight charges. both of them could be seeing significant jail time. our team of reporters is gathering more reaction and will be joining us shortly live coming up. first at 4:00, a maryland

man is charged in the death of his baby boy. that infant died after being left in a hot car for hours. investigators say the father was supposed to take the child to daycare but he forgot. news 4's tracee wilkins live at the u.s. district court with more on what we are learning about this. >> reporter: not only did he forget his son was in the car and went to a lunch meeting and came back with his son still in the back of the car and did not realize until later in the afternoon that he left the baby in the car for what prosecutors say was up to eight hours. he is looking at the possibility for eight years in prison for involuntary manslaughter charges for killing his son. today his family including his wife left the u.s. courthouse without speaking to the press.

all firearms will be released from his parents' home where he will be staying and charged with supervising their son after his child was found dead in the back of the car. the baby was in the car for up to eight hours in 85 degree heat. he is going to be under his parents' supervision and will return to the u.s. district courthouse here in late september for the beginning of his trial. according to pretrial services he is not considered a flight risk at this time. lots of questions about why the family has so many firearms and want to make sure the firearms are taken out of the home so he will be there without access to any. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. and we continue with our breaking news first on 4, a jury reaches a verdict in the mcdonnell trial. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell is guilty on all 11 corruption counts.

we have more breaking news, remembering joan rivers who died today at the age of 81. she was surrounded by her family. access hollywood host and friend

we continue to follow our bombshell news, a bombshell verdict out of richmond, former virginia governor bob mcdonnell

found guilty on 11 public corruption charges. >> the u.s. attorney saying it is a difficult and disappointing ay for the commonwealth and its citizens. our team of reporters gathering reaction and will be joining us live coming up on news 4. we have breaking news. very sad, joan rivers died this afternoon. that scrappy comic with the raspy voice blasted through hollywood's glass ceiling and she never looked back. >> her death comes one week after she was rushed to a hospital after going into cardiac arrest at a clinic in manhattan. >> she came in an egg. joan rivers enjoyed recent fame tweaking red carpet royalty. for 50 years she was a star doing a job once dominated by

men, standup comedy. >> things you are not supposed to talk about. >> reporter: the brooklyn native's humor got america's attention in 1965 with an appearance on the tonight show. >> i have been working eight years in greenwich and he said you are going to be a star. it changed my life. >> reporter: rivers became a standout on the scene and a fixture. >> you are the first one to say you are funny. >> reporter: carson and rivers had a bitter falling out in 1986. rivers became the first woman to have her own late night talk show and it was in direct competition with carson. rivers' show only lasted a year. soon after her husband who had been the show's producer committed suicide. the loss strained rivers' relationship with her daughter, melissa. >> it has always been about you. >> reporter: they eventually co-starred as themselves in a tv

movie about that dark period. >> we absolutely could not find our way back to each other for two years. >> reporter: once reunited the pair worked together frequently on reality television. most recently rivers biting humor gained a new audience grilling critics on the red carpet. joan rivers always had a home doing standup. >> this act should be called allegedly. >> reporter: and her brand of comedy -- >> without humor none of us would be here. >> reporter: that scorched a trail for others to follow. >> billy bush has known joan rivers for years. you are a lucky man. >> he joins us now with the latest. this is such a terrible loss for hollywood and the world in entertainment. >> you say about someone who is 81 it is hard to say they died way too young but with joan she

was tireless. she was all over the country, taping shows, writing jokes, telling jokes, doing standup. so it applies. she died way too young. i felt like she was still in her prime. but she was when they say trailblazer and glass ceiling, i'm working on the words tonight for the end of "access hollywood." one point that needs to be made run amuck we had jones. she was grandmothered in. she could say anything. everyone else is issuing an apology as they make the offensive comment. with joan she could say anything and she got the pass because she was an equal opportunity offender. nobody took the brunt of it more than joan herself. >> and the other thing i'm a little bit older. i remember when i was young back

in the early '60s you had joan rivers, they were the trailblazers. it has been amazing watching her just bloom and continue to evolve and reinvent herself over and over again while still making her core. >> absolutely. tonight it's a special -- where i'm standing now is where johnny carson hosted the tonight show. this is the very stage here on the burbank lot. right here we talk about 1965 when joan killed it on the tonight show and johnny said you are going to be a big star. then she filled in all those years. this is where she made her name. there are pictures of joan throughout the place. she has been a guest on "access hollywood" a lot. always a giver. just a sweet, sweet woman. i'm going to miss joan a lot. we all are. >> you are going to have more coming up tonight at 7:30.

>> thanks so much. you can get the latest tonight. 81 but gone too soon. and she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. now recording artist and mental health advocate is firing up capitol hill tonight. and we will have more on our breaking news first on 4. virginia's former governor and first lady bob and maureen mcdonnell found guilty of multiple counts in their corruption trial and possibly facing time behind bars.

we are back with continuing coverage of the breaking news out of richmond, virginia where former virginia governor bob mcdonnell has been found guilty on 11 public corruption charges. he was found not guilty of two bank fraud charges this afternoon. >> his wife, the former first lady, maureen, was found guilty on several charges. our team of reporters getting reaction will be joining us coming up shortly on news 4. tonight in other news -- ♪ >> doreen gentzler joining us

with more. >> demy lovato has a lot of fans and a lot of new fans now. this week the national alliance for mental illness is holding their annual national conference here in d.c. one of the many speakers included speaker demi lovato. 22-year-old lovato found fame as a teenager on the disney channel and recorded a series of hit albums and toured with the jonas brothers. four years ago she found a new voice as an advocate for mental health issues because she was forced tonter treatment for bleemia. she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. >> during my darkest times i didn't know why i was alive and i definitely didn't like myself. i had very low periods that were so emotionally draining that i

couldn't find the strength to crawl out of bed in the morning. >> demi lovato says finding a treatment plan that worked for her was a challenge but she found the right combination of therapy and medication. virginia state senator talks about his own struggles with his son who last year took his own life after attacking his father. bipolar disorder was the issue in that case, as well. we have a lot more about mental health on our changing minds place on our website, nbcwashington.com. we invite you to look at it and find resources there. we will have more on our top story, today virginia governor bob mcdonnell and first lady maureen mcdonnell found guilty of multiple counts in their corruption trials. we are going live back to richmond and david culver after

guilty of public corruption charges, former virginia governor bob mcdonnell cried in the courtroom today. some say he sobbed as the jurors read the verdict count after count against him. >> northern virginia bureau reporter david culver was in the court and witnessed the break down. david. >> reporter: you said the word sob.

sobbing in histerics. he had his head in his hands. he was a broken man at that point. his son, bobby, looking on, tears filling his eyes as he looked at his dad. maureen mcdonnell when she heard the guilty charges, nine of those counts guilty she was rather stoic and teared up a little bit. what you are looking at is some of the video of bob mcdonnell leaving court. you can see the swarm of reporters trying to hear from him as he was walking out. throughout this entire trial we heard him reference his faith and prayer life. here is what he said as he walked out of court the final time. >> anything to say for all virginians watching out there? >> all i can say is my trust remains in the lord. thank you. >> reporter: his trust remains in the lord. that is what he said as he walked out of the courtroom here. again, he has been talking about his faith throughout the entire trial.

before that verdict was read i looked over. he took a deep breath and sat down and seemed to be praying. i looked at his three of five children in the courtroom. they were praying, holding hands with one another. this is the verdict form i was filling out as each of the counts were named. guilty, guilty, guilty. it was like a wave of emotion with each time the word guilty was read the three of the children and several of the mcdonnell supporters would erupt in emotions and tears. at one point as they were about half way into the eight minute read of the counts i looked over to two jurors and they were tearing up. we will have much more coverage here from richmond. julie carey is going to give you reaction from prosecutors and the defense. you will hear much more as we continue our trial coverage here from richmond. >> thanks, david. scott macfarlane has some insight on sentencing from the live desk. >> sentencing scheduled at least

tentatively for january 6, 2015, 10:00 a.m. same courthouse in richmond. the jurors are not talking. no public statements from the jurors. no press conferences at the microphones behind david. seven men and five women of the jury all of who were bob mcdonnell constituents are not speaking publicly about two and a half days of deliberations. david culver reported earlier the judge in the case, judge spencer, thanked them for a quote major, major sacrifice of sitting through so many days of testimony for hours of jury instructions before they began their deliberations in a process that uprooted their lives and walled them off from so much that surrounded them. >> we will be continuing our coverage throughout the afternoon on news 4, not only on news 4 at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00

and on nbcwashington.com. >> and twitter and facebook. how d.c. police officers are getting a little extra help when they are on the job. storm team 4 tracking the heat. look at this. a few storms south of fredericksburg and petersburg. i will tell you how close those will get to us and a bigger threat of storms for tomorrow and saturday. details coming up on news 4 at 4:00.

continuing our breaking news at this hour an historic day in virginia the former governor and first lady bob and maureen mcdonnell have been found guilty on most of the federal corruption counts they were facing. also, today first at 4:00, a 95-year-old woman is recovering after she was tied up and robbed in the home she has lived in for more than 40 years. police say three men broke into her house in lexington park, maryland holding both that woman and her caregiver at gun point. we are told they tied both women up and went around taking items from around the home before they left. the caregiver managed to get free and call 911. >> they threaten the two women inside? >> i don't think -- i'm not sure if it was directly but definitely inferred with the use of the handgun. >> reporter: that they could be

in harm's way. >> that is correct. >> pat collins spoke with the woman's son about the ordeal. we will hear from him in the next hour. the justice department is launching a civil rights investigation into the police department in ferguson, missouri. investigators will analyze police conduct over several years and look into citizen complaints about profiling and the use of excessive force. another key issue may be hiring practices in the police department. the ferguson community is roughly 70% african-american however black police officers make up only about 11% of the force. this inqu this -- first at 4:00, new details on the body cameras police in the district will start wearing as they patrol the city streets. starting october 1 a district wide pilot program for the

cameras will last six months. similar cameras have been in use in other police departments throughout the country. with ferguson, missouri recently added to the list following the shooting death of michael brown. >> i think there is going to need to be policies in place that protects people's privacy but increases accountability of our police officers, transparency of interactions they have with the public. >> several police departments in our region use the new technology including fairfax, falls church and manassas and the laurel police department. traffic is getting worse. it can be deadly. we are driving the roads with first responders to get a look at the situation as they respond to emergency calls. we continue to follow breaking news. first on 4 bob and maureen

mcdonnell guilty of multiple counts of corruption.

the latest now on our two big breaking stories this afternoon. first the former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife found guilty on most of the public corruption charges they faced. our team of reporters gathering reaction in richmond and will join us with reaction at the top of the hour. we are remembering joan

rivers who died today at the age of 81. she was taken off of life support and surrounded by her family. we will have more on the life of that iconic comedian. there is new research that says kids are always on the cell phones. cell phones consume more time for college students than any other activity and that includes sleeping according to a new study from baylor university. apparently female college students spend an average of ten hours a day on their phones. males spend an average of eight hours on the phone. texting takes up most of the time followed by sending e-mails and checking facebook. first responders racing to the scene of an emergency delayed by traffic in vehicles that just won't move out of the way. >> remember how you have reacted when the emergency vehicle is on your tail. nbc's tom cost elo takes a look.

>> reporter: the by stander who called 911 last may was doing cpr on michael lou who collapsed in full cardiac arrest. paramedics call it a priority 1 call. a patient's chances of surviving drop 10% with every minute that passes which is why we were so surprised to see drivers who simply wouldn't move over for emergency vehicles. >> the red truck wouldn't move because it didn't want to have to go the wrong way. >> reporter: failing to yield can be dangerous. nationwide in 2012, 60 people died in accidents involving emergency vehicles. today's modern cars are so sound proof with a radio on i didn't hear the fire engine until he is right on my bumper. drivers panic not sure if they should go through are red light to make room. no said firefighters.

>> you should not risk your own safety by pulling out into a blind intersection. >> reporter: the law requires you to signal, yield by pulling to the right and then stop. beware, once one unit passes another could be following right behind. because nationwide modern ems and firefighting tactics require many more units on the initial response. michael lu celebrated his 32nd birthday last week with firefighters and the woman who saved him. if the medics would have been delayed what would have happened? >> i would have died. >> reporter: because the system worked a little boy named nathan has his dad back. gaithersburg, maryland. >> a story we did here. wonderful outcome. turning to the weather. it's been another hot and sticky one but is it going to cool off tonight? >> not much. not much for overnight lows

where they should be this time of year. we are going to keep the hot sticky stuff around for at least the next few days. there is a bigger storm threat coming our way. fairly quiet but we are tracking storm team 4 storms on radar down to the south around the northern neck and on the other side of the mountains. so your temperatures at 90 degrees. i do not think we will have wide spread storms coming through our area. we see temperatures come down with cloud koev 85 at 7:00. storms just west of d.c. and to the northwest at 7 p.m. 79 and quiet at 11 p.m. plenty muggy. lots of fuel left in the atmosphere over the next couple of days to allow storms to fire up. two distinct areas, the storms around the mountains, the ones that are making their way to the east and to the northeast around the northern neck and could start building northward that is

right there around richmond. a little bit of lightning on the western side of richmond about ready to cross over i-95. another area here could hold together and hit areas like winchester to fredrick county, maryland i think by 6:00, 7:00, maybe 8:00 and start to fall apart. the storms to the south may build far enough to the north. here they are at 5:00 to allow a shower to fire up around areas like arlington and alexandria. not a big deal this evening. what i am watching is the threat of storms for tomorrow and on saturday. here we are friday. take you through it. this is noon time, a few showers and storms firing up. you will need the umbrella. any storms will lead to down pours. 3:00, 4:00 better chance for tomorrow around 30% to 40% chance for the afternoon. best chances inside of the window around 5:00 to around 9 p.m. we had a temperature of 92 degrees.

a little higher heat coming our way for tomorrow. saturday we start quiet. storm threat comes into the area around 3:00. watch what happens as we get into the evening hours around 6:00, 7:00 or so. there is a line coming through. that will be a line of what could be heavy storms. a lot of rain for a short period of time and less. 70s and mid 70s. >> mandatory evacuations being moved up. state officials will give residents a notice to evacuate ten hours earlier so they have more time to get to a safe place and evacuation efforts will focus on neighborhoods and areas most at risk for storm damage and flooding.

these changes follow a review of the state's hurricane preparedness plan. a move designed to make it easier for blind voters to cast ballots in maryland. the judge ordered states to have a special tool up and running for november elections. the order in response to a lawsuit filed by the national federation of the blind. the state argued against the tool claiming it is vulnerable to hackers. after objections revisions made for a memorial honoring president eisenhower. the architect is proposing eliminating the large metal tapestries along with some of the columns. the new design was submitted to the national capital planning commission today which has to approve the design. this past spring the commission

rejected the tapestry. first at 4:00, imagine to get on a train in d.c. and you are in baltimore in 15 minutes. it is one step closer to being a reality thanks to a big commitment to that project. transportation reporter adam tuss gives us a first look. >> reporter: around here time is everything and saving time is huge. so think about this. d.c. to baltimore on a train in 15 minutes. take a look. this is the northeast magnet. it would be a bullet train that would make this possible. an application has been filed to make this project a reality. today it has riders at union station talking. >> you hear about other countries having faster trains. you can definitely tell sometimes it feels like you are on a subway. >> reporter: we will have much more coming up on news 4 at 5:30. we will tell you about the plans and how it could work.

thanks, adam. we are just a few days away from the debut of "the meredith vieira show." there is news today that jennifer lopez will be among her first guests. vieira hosted to "today" show before "who wants to be a millionaire." look for the season premiere monday at 1:00 here on nbc 4. ♪ if i gave you my love >> singer al green among the five individuals selected this year for kennedy center honors. the others singer song writer sting, ballerina patricia mcbride and comedian lilly thomas. the annual celebration of the arts will air in december. she says she was sexually

assaulted in her dormitory room. what an ivy league student hopes to accomplish by carrying her bedroom mattress through campus. and our top story today, guilty, virginia's former governor and first lady bob and maureen mcdonnell found guilty of multiple counts in their corruption trial and could be facing serious jail time. team coverage with our northern virginia team down in richmond, julie carey and david culver are live. >> reporter: i'm kristin wright kpp in montgomery county. a house fire kills an 81-year-old woman. hear

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we are continuing to follow the breaking news out of richmond right now where former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife, maureen, have been found guilty of public corruption. we will have team coverage with the latest coming up on news 4. it is the second major incident this week at a juvenile detention center in nashville. last night 28 teenagers broke out of a common area and made it outside. when police surrounded the perimeter fence to keep them in the yard the juveniles threw sticks and other objects at police. eventually the young people returned to their dorm but ten of the apparent ring leaders have been transferred to other

facilities. on monday 32 escaped. six of them are still at large. today a college student is walking to class carrying a mattress. she was raped in her dorm room at columbia university two years ago. she is angry that her rapist has not been punished. why police say nothing can be done. >> reporter: most students carry backpacks and lap tops but senior emma is making her daily campus trip a living protest. she is carrying this twin mattress to every class. she says because columbia bungled her rape complaint. >> you only do college once. my college experience was taken away from me by a serial rapist. >> reporter: emma says it was the first day of her sophomore year that a fellow student date raped her in her own dorm bed. the school dismissed the

complaint but the art student said hearing officers dragged their feet. when emma went to police. >> the police had no evidence to go off of. >> reporter: 22 other students joined her in filing a title ix complaint against columbia. the ivy league institution filed a revamped policy including training for investigators and students. law professor helped design the new policy. >> will all students ever be happy with the process at every institution? probably not. the institution's responsibility is to create a process that is as fair as needs to be. >> reporter: as for emma she is vowing to continue her performance art protest carrying this mattress all year or until the university takes action against the student she says got away with rape. >> the administration can end by

just expelling my rapist. >> columbia released a statement affirming rights to express views but school officials say they cannot comment about her case because of privacy concerns. news 4 at 5:00 begins with breaking news. >> right now at 5:00, two big stories this thursday afternoon. bob and maureen mcdonnell guilty both convicted of conspiracy and corruption charges. comedian joan rivers dead at the age of 81. we want to go first obviously to the mcdonnell case. we begin with julie carey. >> reporter: well, a sad and disturbing chapter in virginia history made inside this courtroom today. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell found guilty of the 11 bribery and extortion charges against him. his wife, maureen, the former first lady found guilty of eight government corruption charges and one count of obstruction. the former governor broke down

in court when that verdict was read at about 3:00 this afternoon. prosecutors in this case were able to convince the jurors that the governor and his wife traded the influence of his office in exchange for $177,000 in gifts and loans from businessman jonnie williams. bob mcdonnell did not come to the microphone when he left the court today and looked stricken as he went to a waiting car. these were the only words he said. anything to say for virginians watching out there? >> my trust remains in the lord. thank you. >> reporter: his wife, maureen mcdonnell, left the court without comment and entered another car as they left the courthouse behind. the prosecutor did make a statement this is an enormous victory for them. they came under a lot of criticism in some quarters for bringing the case. some called it a se