too dangerous for rescuers. good afternoon. >> we're following that developing story right now. it came down in a ball of fire and smoke. and right now, rescue crews are forced to suspend their search for four people missing in that plane crash. the twin engine plane crashed take into a flight safety building here at the mid continent airport in wichita, kansas. four people confirmed dead, five injured. the people unaccounted for work in the building hit by the plane, but part of it collapsed and it became too dangerous to be inside. pilot told air traffic control he lost an engine before the plane crashed. >> mayor gray and president obama released at the same times today remembering mayor tom menino who died this morning. he served apunprecedented five terms as mayor in boston. he checked himself out of the hospital against his doctor's

advice to lead boston's response to the marathon bombing last year. menino left office in january and was diagnosed with advanced cancer soon after that. president obama said bold, big hearted and boston strong, tom was the embedment of the city he loved and led for morning two decades. now to the ebola crisis. talks about between kcasey hick h. hickox and officials wrote done. she went for a bike ride today and attention paid to an otherwise unremarkable event reflects the controversy surrounding the status of ai workers. hickox he refuses to submit to maine's request to avoid public contact for 21 days. >> there is no legal action against me, so i'm free to go on a bike ride in my hometown.

>> maine health officials disagree. their latest reaction in our next half hour. we'll also go live to new york for the latest on the condition of dr. craig spencer. . a vote could make marijuana legal in the district. now city leaders are working to answer the big money questions. the d.c. council held its first hearing today to decide how to sell and tax pot. a ballot in addition difference initiative is expected to pass next week help ahe. right now d.c. police are trying to figure out who stabbed and killed a man in northwest washington. it is the second deadly stabbing in the columbia heights neighborhood this month. salvadore was found along perry place. earlier this month, kenneth young was found stabbed to death a half mile away.

a suspect has been arrested in that case. police tell us last night's victim lived in gaithersburg, they believe he was attacked while walking down the street. no word yet on a motive. extra eyes will be watching you in northern virginia to keep you and your family safe this halloween. seven law en be conducting special dwi patrols friday might. police from falls church, vienna and fairfax are part of the extra eyes extra. sober ride will be providing free rides home for anyone who shouldn't be behind the wheel. beltway at rush hour is never fun, but one stretch of the inner loop is so bogged down, a new lane is being built just to free up some space. this area in question is the inner loop between chain bridge road and legion bridge. pretty much all hours of the day it's at a stand still. vdot tells us it will have unique features. >> the lane will be available

during the a.m. and p.m. rush hour, it will operate with an overhead lane control signal similar to i-66. and that will tell drivers when the lane is open or closed. >> coming up, transportation reporter adam tuss shows us more about this project and he reveals why this stretch of the beltway has gotten so bad. >> if you're planning to take metro this weekend, you might want to plan a little extra time into your schedule. riders are expected to wait longer than usual because of the big reconstruction project. on the red line, trains will run every 15 minutes, but on all other lines, trains will run every 20 minutes. that's about eight minutes slower than normal. the delays start tomorrow night at 10:00 and go through sunday. a new fraud alert geared towards moms apdads. identity thieves are targeting kids. how to guard against it and warning signs that your family is at risk. how walmart plans to take on its biggest rivals and how you and your wallet could end up winning big this holiday season.

>> and is halloween going to be a washout? >> it will certainly be a little different than today. today if you're exercising outdoor, here's how the weather will impact your run or walk. it will be dry and cool. we drop to the mid-50s. friday we start those changes. and this weekend, a little ugly and a little like winter. i'll show you why on the other after filling out their hogan iquestionaire, aight. hogan was awarded an a- from the nra. but now he refuses to release his responses. the nra opposes comprehensive background checks. they want to weaken maryland's gun safety laws.

even support letting suspects on the fbi terror watch list buy guns. on gun safety and terror, the nra is wrong. hogan gets an a- from the nra. on protecting maryland, we just can't trust him.

it's not even halloween yet, but the capitol christmas tree already on its way to d.c.. the 88-foot white spruce left minute yesterday. this is video taken after it was cut down in the chippewa national forest. the tree scheduled to arrive in washington november 21. it will make about 30 stops before then. the capitol christmas tree will be lit if in early december. walmart is considering matching prices with online stores leak like am thah amazo..

by this time tomorrow, trick or treaters will be looking to collect a bunch of goodies. to maximize your halloween returns, zillow has released the rank of the top cities. georgetown is number one followed by tacoma, american kruf un park. top trek or treat neighborhoods are the neighborhoods that offer the most amount of candy with the least amount of walking. hundreds of cans and boxes of food are on shelves at local food banks now hangs to patrons of the falls church library. they paid off their overdue book fines with food donations. we told you last week about the library's annual offer to help boost local food banks, the library elements about 800 items were traded to cancel more than $1,000 in fines. 150 years ago today, the state of maryland adopted a new constitution ending slavery in

the state. to mark the milestone, the maryland tourism office is now holding a series of events and exhibits that will continue through the end of the year. you'll find the on nbcwashington.com, just sear emancipation. chil be m arriving when wh it comes to identity theft.

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there is a new princess in the castle for king james. lebron james and his wife have a third child, their first daughter. she joins two brothers. the cleveland cavalier says having a girl away the house is, quote, a lot different. >> i'll bet it is. if you're a parent, here is a warning for you about a fraud

trend targeting children. ye child with a social security thumb could could be target. now what you can do to fight. >> i got junk mail in her name from capital one. when i opened that up and i was wanting for her to upgrade to another credit card, i called capital one. >> reporter: john isn't talking about a credit card offer for him, but for his 7-year-old daughter at the time. >> i was upset, hurt, and i can't believe somebody would do that to their own children. >> reporter: you heard right, it was a family member who took his daughter's social security number and opened two credit cards. >> i never thought about anything cards or how might be could do that. >> reporter: law enforcement says it's something every parent should be on the lookout for. these are using fake names with the real social security number accounts, even

credit cards. child identities are targeted because no one is monitoring their credit. >> if you steal the i.d. of a child or social security number, it may be several years before that child realizes when they try to get credit that something has been compromised. >> reporter: child medical records are an easy way for social security numbers to be stolen. instead -- >> use the last four or ask the doctor if they can generate some patient i.d. number that would be unique to your child so that you're not giving up that social security number. >> reporter: he warns get ahead of the thieves. cleaning up his daughter's credit was eeasy. >> it took month. research, talking to people. >> synthetic i.d.s can generate anywhere from $70,000 to $80,000 per i.d.. the federal government is now turning up the heat over the huge air bag recall that is affecting nearly 8 million vehicles. consumer reporter erika gonzalez is joining us with the new

details today. >> today the national highway traffic administration filed will this special order demanding takata hand over detailed inf about the defective air bags. the problem, it can explode and shoot slhrapnel. nhtsa is demanding 36 pieces of information including specific documents, lawsuit settlements and reports of deaths or injuries. this order includes a request for all documents that refer or relate to run chur ruptures mar by takata. do we need to brace ourselves? >> we to. a taste of winter coming our way. the most significant change d we're turning our clocks

back, checking our batteries. pepco toe natured 1,000 smoke alarms to the prince fwrnce geo county. so check your batteries and change that clock. take it back one hour as we go are saturday to sunday morning. we talked all about weather and we also talked about television production. i did today and yesterday actual at pointers run elementary school. great group of kids. and they're trying to take our job, guys. look at will this, temperatures across the area, they range anywhere from 54 to the north gaithersburg, only 62 right in d.c.. head over toward french william county, 57 degrees right now i manass on we're cool, but fairly comfort comfortable. clouds are moving in. but we will stay dry here for your evening hours. so heading outside to exercise,

even at #:00, he we head down to the mid-50s. a lot of folks will be wearing even a light jacket as they head outside. here are the clouds moving in. satellite and radar here, you can see we're dry. clouds go back up to areas in west virginia and around ohio, so for the overnight period, even though we'll see some clearing, i do think it will be a partly cloudy overnight for us. as we med head into early tomor mostly clear. weather impact for tomorrow will be low for much of the day. it's not until late that we get that rain. i'll take you through your future weather. overnight a clear sky. showers will develop to our south and west on friday. at 3:00, there it is, plenty of clouds across the area. but still dry. here we are at 10:15 at night, showers start to move in. hagerstown, maryland to winchester, virginia. that is where the rain will likely be. so areas around culpepper may

see a few showers. as the neat progre progress, a more showers. saturday morning, it will be cool and clouds. snow to our southwest. that's right, i said snow. accumulating snow which we'll talk about a little later in the newscast. so we're 55 to 60 for tomorrow. we're on the cool side, but nice. and we stay dry i think for the trick-or-treaters. for any that will be out around 9:00, 10:00, there will be complete showers moving in from our south and west. again, you can always town load storm team 4 weather app because we're on it telling you what the weather will be like. your weekend at 53 to 48. second half of the weekend, what happens next week, we'll have that a little later in the newscast. have you seen this? video documents street harassment in new york city that has gone viral. the video was shot by a man with

a camera in his backpack while he walked several feet if front of an actress. she never spoke or made eye contact with anyone around her. creators of the video say this is a testament to the pervasiveness of street harassment that women face every day. but the video has set off a storm of outrage. mopping them, that the men shown all seem to be minorities. another criticism was that some men's comments seemed innocuous. good morning, have a nice day. interesting. at last check, the youtube video has gotten more than 17 million views. coming up, a total catastrophe. supply rocket explodes in a firebafire aft liftoff.

the leading theory behind what caused this massive explosion. and could a tiny scrap of metal solve one of the world's greatest mysteries? what happened to amelia earhart and her plane.

chris brown has reportedly settled the two big legal issues in his life. he paid out close to $100,000 to the man he assaulted outside his d.c. hotel last october. brown had originally pleaded not guilty to the charge but he changed his plea in september and was sentenced to time served. brown has also reportedly paid out around $20,000 to end a legal battle over a parking lot brawl with a rapper in january of 2013. investigators are focusing on the engines as a possible cause to the unmanned rocket explosion tuesday. search teams are collecting debris from the rocket to help in their investigation. that could take up to five days. but so far, we know that two of the engines were made by the soviets during the cold war and refurbished. this is the first explosion since nasa handed over cargo missions to commercial operat s op i don't look at it as a set back. it's one of the hurdles that

come up every so oftennd you just have to overcome. >> the investigation into the cause could take six months. we could be a step closer to getting an answer finally to the question about what happened to amelia earhart. a group of investigators believe it has a piece of metal that may have come from her plane. could have been used to patch a whole in her lockheed electra which disappeared over the pacific ocean 77 years ago. >> so a scale of 1 to 10 how confident am i that this artifact is the miami patch from earhart's airplane? i'm at 9.8. >> investigators plan to go back to the spot where the metal was found to look for more evidence. but one aviation expert says the scrap could have come from any airplane. it can happen so fast, a deer runs out in front of you on the road.

now imagine going 65 miles an hour on a motorcycle. that's what happened to a man in colorado this week. it was near the new mexico border. the man on the motorcycle survived. he says he barely had time to swerve. >> my first thought was, oh, a deer. and then my next thought was i hope i stop tumbling soon because i tumbled for about a 30 to 60 feet just rolling on the concrete. >> nick believes his helmet saved his life. he walked away with only small cuts and bruises. she is on a legal collision course with the state of maine. a nurse who treated ebola patients in sierra leone but who has tested negative for the virus ventured out of her house twice today. jay gray joins us live with an update. and it's a first. a new vaccine for a deadly form a new vaccine for a deadly form of meningitis.

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right now at 4:30, the governor of maine says negotiations with nurse kaci hickox have broken down and that he's ready to exercise the, quote, full extent of his authority. >> fda has approved the first vaccine to block a strain of bacteria that has caused sometimes deadly outbreaks of meningitis in college dormitories. and why victoria secret, the new perfect body campaign, is drawing big outrage on social media. >> welcome back, everybody at

4:30. our other big story, the deadly plane crash in kansas. >> we just found out that police in wichita believe that everyone is accounted for after this crash. and we have new video for you that just came in. the scene is still too dangerous. so investigators and rescuers are having trouble doing their job. here's what we did know. the pilot of the small plane, he did radio for help shortly after takeoff. said he had lost an engine. he was turning around to make an emergency landing when he crashed. that plane slamming into the building at wichita's mid continent airport. and at this point, the pilot as well as three other people who were on the ground are dead and five others injured. that plane was heading to arkansas. back to you. now to the ebola quarantine controversy which is one of the most shared stories on our facebook page right now.

join the conversation in our facebook comments. >> today nurse kaci hickox walked out of her door and straight in to the vercontrover. her action comes a week after a doctor was diagnosed with ebola, days after returning from west africa. >> she rolled into that controversy. jay gray is outside bellevue hospital where dr. craig spencer is still fighting for his life. >> reporter: we have an update from his medical team just within the last hour or so. they say dr. craig spencer still in serious but stable condition. that as there has been a change, a big change this evening in the standoff between that nurse you you talked about and officials in maine. out for a morning bike ride, nurse caskaci hickox acknowledg she's still unsure about the road ahead. >> waiting to hear from the state of maine. i hope that we can continue

negotiations. >> reporter: to this point, though, they have not. >> i'm going to use the legal provisions to the fullest extent that the law allows me. and i just hope she recognizes that. >> reporter: maine's governor says that means making sure she stays out of businesses and restaurad away from close contact with the people. >> so i'm trying to protect the entire state, but at the same token, i don't want her to get hurt either. tempers get flared when people get scared. and this is not a very nice position to be in. >> i'm not the afraid. >> on the curve, are we up, done? >> reporter: in wn today, doctors and lawyers discussed the ebola crisis and the controversy over how to handle risk. >> i don't fault those who feel that a quarantine is necessary because i think they're acting in good faith.

the on that thing is i don't think it's based on what we know about the scientific data. >> reporter: finding the balance between that science, public safety and personal freedoms. a task that is not nearly as easy. >> it is definitely worth it. >> reporter: as riding a bike. yeah, nothing at all really easy there right now. hickox and her attorneys say if necessary, they will go to court to make sure she's not forced to remain isolated in her home. that's the latest live here in new york. jim, back to you. do you support a 21 day quarantine for health care workers who care for ebola patients? support for quarantine has only increased up to 83% say yes. >> healthy is on its way in light of the deadly meningitis strain that caused outbreaks at two college campuses. the fda has improved a new vaccine. it protects against the b strain

of bacterial meningitis. it's deadly in up to 15% of people who get it. so far the vaccine is approved for people ages 10 through 25. last year, there were outbreaks at prince son and uc santa barbara. well, it's one of the most popular companies when it comes to your the ones. why the government is now accusing gerber of false advertising. and it's not so perfect. why victoria secret's perfect body campaig sparking outrage. >> we have just a few clouds out there this evening, but showers are set to move in. i'll show you when and where and 20s and 30s will make an appearance. i'll show you our coldest neighborhoods

that is funk pioneer george clinton who was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame back in 1997. today he's out with a brand new book that takes a look at his colorful career. there is a book signing here in washington on saturday at the mar ten luth king library.

almost didn't recognize him. he stopped by our studios today. he talked about hanging out with the godfather of go go, chuck brown. >> early '60s, we were on the seam shows a lot of times. we were around and i just want to testify. >> i remember that one. >> when we came out later on, started playing on different shows. >> what a friendly guy. fans will notice he's not wearing his colorful signature dread locks any longer. he joked and said he sold them on ebay. victoria secret is under fire for the latest ad campaign that touts the, quote, per if he can perfect body. it's causing a backlash because of the slogan.

critics say it is perpetuating unhealthy and unattainable body images. some critics have called on the company to change the campaign. the government is now suing gerber for claiming its baby formula can prevent and even reduce allergies in children. the federal trade commission says since 2011, gerber products have made false health claims about its good start gentle baby formula. in the complaint, the ftc says gerber lacked the scientific proof. gerber says it believes it has met all legal requirements. tim cook says he's proud to be gay. he became the most prominent gay man today. cook writes that not only is he proud to be gay, he considers being gay among the greatest gifts that god has given him. cook has never spoken publicly about his sexual orientation. now he says if his story can

help someone struggling to come to terms with their identity, then it's worth the trade off with his open privacy. >> how the ongoing manhunt for eric frein is changing dozens of families' halloween outlet versus retail. which has better quality and price? i'll show you where to get the best deals coming . and live pictures of hillary clinton in maryland. she's at a rally for anthony brown. darcy spencer is there and .he'll have trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com

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with new stories. outlet malls are always packed around the holidays with shoppers hunting for deals. >> how do they compare to retail stores when it comes to quality and value? consumer reporter erika gonzalez has the real deal. >> and we are spending more than ever at outlet malls. $42 billion this year according to trade publication value retail news. consumer reports rated dozens of the biggest outlet stores for value and quality and can help you bag the best bargains. most shoppers who told consumer reports about 25,000 outlet store visits are happy with the deals. 64% say outlets offer great value. >> i'm looking for a great deal, great product at a great price. >> who doesn't like a great deal. >> reporter: those surveyed found superior value at these stores. bon worth, haggar, oshkosh, izod

and ll bean. these days most merchandise is made specifically for the outlets. but is it the same quality? coach store carry this is bag. outlet has this one. >> retail version is made of a nice heavy embossed leather. it has a rounded top so it sits nicely in a rounded ham whi eed. the other bag has a few less fine details and a flat handle. >> reporter: there is 100 dollar difference in these shoes. >> the retail version is made of leather in italy and the outlet version is made in china polyurethane. the retail version also has a heel which will provide much better support. >> reporter: also be aware not everything is cheaper at the wear set is identical, it actually costs moore. same with this pot and pan set. bottom line, some outlets definitely offer bargains, but you have to shop carefully.

one more way to safe, consumer reports says, head back to the store first and then you'll find the biggest mark downs there. j crew, and revere declined to comment. coach has not responded. but what are the stories you're interested? ? we'll take your e-mails consumerwatch@nbcwashington.co. 885-4884. back to you. if we wanted to do a little outlet holiday shopping, it will feel just like we should. maybe is this a good time to question buy a coat to get set for the winter conditions that we're expecting this weekend. we start first with your forecast for tomorrow. this is early in the day for

folks who walk to work, yes, cool conditions. at 46 degrees for a temperature. not too bad with a light wind. clouds quickly on the increase. so we go from partly sunny to mostly cloudy sky already by 10:00 a.m.. 50 degrees your temperature. and fairly overcast throughout the day tomorrow. so dry, though. i think until after 8:00 p.m.. if you'll be exercising, maybe getting a run or walk in, high temperature tomorrow going up to 59. that will be around 2:00, 4:00 during the afternoon. and friday night football at the high school games, shower possible at 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.. possible west of d.c.. more likely between 8:00 and 10:00. 51 degrees. t friday night into saturday morning, big changes taking place. with more on the reason why and what will be coming our way, let's go to doug kammerer. >> the coldest air so far this season is hitting us this would he be week he said.

the area low pressure up around the great lakes today, and it will be making its way done across portions of the ohio valley. in towards our region. and then transfer off toward the atlantic ocean. that happens a lot. we see hose types of storms a lot during the winter. those are the ones that bring us snow. this time it will bring us shower activity, but we're not expecting a lot of rain. biggest impact is cold air and strong winds. windchills that could be well into the 30s and maybe even colder in some locations early sunday morning. scattered showers and even mountain snows. we have winter storm warnings in virginia. this should not have a big impact as far as rain, but we're talking one cold weekend. >> that's for sure. of course saturday is the day when we have the showers. here is a look at the coldest neighborhoods saturday, 46 the high winchester, shep companand.

52 quantico. again cold showers on saturday. so 53 in d.c.. sunday, blowing leaves. cold conditions because sunday morning, folks, windchill temperatures will be starting out in the 20s and low 30s. not the greatest day even though it's dry because leaves will be blowing around and even the high temperature, 48 degrees. still election day, tuesday, still looking dry and 64 degrees. we'll show you more neighborhoods and how cold it will be sunday morning coming up. cold weather in the potomac river makes water main breaks more likely. winter is coming and the s sanitary commission says the most important thing you can do when there is a water main break is let the agency know about it. they don't have an automatic

alarm system. there is, though, a phone app that makes reporting a break easy. >> snap a picture of it and the coordinates, location, automatically comes with the picture and it comes to our dispatch center and we see it, we know where it is and we can send an be ebb spector out to inspect it. >> during the polar vortex last january, wssc responded to 595 water main breaks and leaks, that's more than a third that they normally see in an entire year. now stories we're working on in our newsroom. new consequences for two local police officers accused of attacking local teens. kristen wright joins us live. and the clock is ticking for kids in prince george's county to show proof they have gotten their i'm m immunizations. plus plus the dangers to watch

out for tomorrow night. a new twist in a case that shocked our region. >> we all remember this, this little 8-year-old boy brutally killed on a quiet street 14 years ago. and after all this time, the family's nightmare is not over. kevin was playing in his grand parent's yard april of 2000. out of nowhere, a man comes up and kills him. this took several weeks of intense searching. police finally arrested this man, gregory murphy, and now he may walk free because of a technicality. pat collins covered this for us extensively when it happened 14 years ago and he's back on the story tonight. he just spoke to the victim's sister. it's a powerful interview and you'll see it in squajust a few minutes. >> now to politics and maryland's close race for governor. within five days to go before election, hillary clinton is in maryland right now rallying

support for anthony brown. she just arrived at a big campaign event. going on right now at the university of maryland and darcy spencer has the story for us. >> reporter: hillary clinton is up on stage right now. first i want to tell you, there was a little disruption here to the rally just a few minutes ago where there were protesters in the crowd who had to be escorted out. they were holding up signs indicating that they wanted more immigration reform. it delayed things for a couple of minutes. as you can see, hillary clinton is up on stage continuing with the rally. this race is tighter than p a lot of people thought it was going to be, so they are bringing out the big democratic star power and today that is hillary rodham clinton. she's appearing here at the university of maryland. she says lieutenant governor anthony brown is the right choice for governor. she says he'll go to bat if working families and continue a positive agenda.

>> and i'm so happy to have this opportunity five days before the election to come on behalf of my friend and the next governor of maryland, anthony brown. >> reporter: there is a reason that rally is happening today. i'll have more on the timing coming up at 5:00. darcy spencer, news 4. meanwhile new jersey governor chris christie is planning to make his fourth stop in maryland to cam been for larry hogan. that event set for sunday in the early evening. christie stopped at a diner in glen burnie on tuesday and always bethesda pancake out. inner loop pretty much looks like this all day. coming up next at 5:00, why vdot says it's suc ♪

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developing now, federal safety investigators will be arriving in kansas to look in to that small plane crash this to a building at wichita airport. and a short time ago, we learned that everyone inside the building is accounted for. as mark barger reports, four people are dead, including the pilot. >> we know it is a flight safety building that has been hit. >> reporter: seen from a distance, plumes of thick black smoke bill lowed from a building at the wichita airport. >> the airport crews arrived first, reported heavy smoke and plane and what appears to have been an aircraft striking the building. >> reporter: a twin engine beechcraft king air slammed into a building used to train pilots. officials say the plane lost an engine on takeoff and was attempting to return for an emergency landing when it crashed. >> firefighters of course engaged in a horrific firefight for several minutes. we now have the fire under control. >> reporter: at least three people inside the bg were

killed as well as the pilot of the plane. >> look how high it was. he didn't have enough altitude to do much of anything. i think it happened to him by the time he applied the power to the time he hit the building was probably less th 30 seconds. >> reporter: one victim is listed in critical condition. as many as 100 employs were irns the buildi the building at the crash. >> we're grateful that a large number of people appeared to have gotten out of the building. perished barger, nbc news. and the pilot was a former air traffic controller, hired to fly the plane to kansas to be -- arkansas, rather, to be refurbished. news 4 at 5:00 starts now with jim and wendy. >> right now at 5:00, no justice. the sister of an 8-year-old murdered wheel making mud pies explains why she's terrified his killer will walk free.

officers accused of assaulting kids. we'll explain what led to the charge. we told you about a possible solution about the beltway bottleneck. we'll explain how things got so bad. >> we have a lot to get to this evening. we'll start with some new concerns about a child killer. a child killer who could be getting back on the street. >> kevin shiflett was just 8 when killed. now 14 years later, his family is taking on a new fight. at the want to make sure the man charged doesn't go free because criminal charges are drooped. pat collins spoke with the boy's sister and joins live in alexandria. >> reporter: this is one of most horrific murders in the history of alexandria crime. the victim, an 8-year-old boy slaughtered this frop nt of the family home. there has been an arrest, but no trial.

and for the family of the victim, there is no peace. >> we've been in turmoil for 14 years wondering if kevin was ever going to get justice. >> and now? >> it doesn't seem like it. >> reporter: heather huntington believes the man who murdered her little brother will never be properly punished for what he did. she's fearful eventually he'll get out and harm someone again. >> he might be set free, he might be on your street with your child and the same thing might happen. i know there's a lot of ifs and maybes. but there is always that chance. >> reporter: it was april 19th, 2000, 8-year-old kevin was on spring break, he was at his great grandparents house here in del rey playing outside. making