an eight-year nightmare has ended. >> for nearly a decade, pamela butler's family has suffered through nights not knowing how she died or where her body is. but today the confessed killer told where he buried her. >> police will soon start the search. mark? >> reporter: good evening, wendy. i spoke with derek butler. the family is elated at this latest news. this is the stretch of area where on friday they will search. >> we want to give her a proper burial. >> reporter: pamela butler's family may finally be able to give their loved

burial. for more than eight years they have been waiting to take her home. police will begin the search friday afternoon along a strep of i-95 in stafford, virginia. multiple law enforcement sources as well as butler's brother tell news4 that the man who admitted to killing pamela butler brought to a spot along i-95 in the median strip between northbound and southbound lanes in stafford county where he says he buried the 47-year-old's body after he strangled her in her home in 2009. d.c. police chief peter newsham would not comment on the specifics of the search but did speak about the importance of finding her body. >> i'm just very hopeful that he takes us to a place and it's a place where we're able to recover her. that's the least we can do for the

>> reporter: now, there may be lane closures northbound or southbound to help facilitate in the search. derek butler said not only is he elated but friday afternoon he plans on being here along with police officers as it's important to note that the landscape has changed dramatically and he says he buried the bo body here and so police are hopeful, hopeful that they will be able to find pamela butler's remains. back to you in the studio. >> we have been covering this case since pamela's disappearance back in 2009. you can find our previous coverage by searching pamela butler in the nbc washington

app. a series of raids in northern virginia and several local and federal law enforcement are involved. several search warrants were issued and we're not sure why those raids occurred. we'll let you know more when we know on news4. tomorrow on capitol hill, we will hear from al franken after a growing number of his democratic colleagues in the senate have called for him to resign. another woman has reportedly accused the democratic of trying to kiss her. he has denied that allegation. half a dozen women have accused franken of inappropriate contact. more than two dozen senators are asking for him to step down. a new federal lawsuit has been filed saying that alleged efforts to cover up harvey weinstein's act

racketeering. weinstein's lawyer failed to climate on that lawsuit. "time" magazine honored silence breakers as its person of the year issue. the magazine is focused on the men and women who have shared their stories and has helped fuel the me, too, campaign online to demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual harassment in our society. and a new poll is shedding some light on this issue as well. it found nearly half of american women say they have been the victim of sexual assault. that poll found a consistent pattern across all age groups. a majority of the people polled also say they disapprove of the president's handling of sexual harassment and assault. nearly

hypocritical for mr. trump to criticize other men facing accusations. it's a break from decades of tradition and despite calls from other world leaders for him to reconsider, president trump says it's now time to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. speaking from the white house, the president says that israel has always called jerusalem its capital. mr. trump called the decision a recognition of reality. >> this decision is not intended in any way to reflect a departure from our strong commitment to facilitate a lasting peace agreement. we are not taking a position of any final issues including the sovereignty in jerusalem or the resolution of contested borders. >> the president says the u.s. will support a twat

agreement. mike pence will travel there in the coming days. the president announced that they will be using the embassy from jerusalem to tel aviv. that's expected to take years in the making. mr. trump's announcement is significant for a number of reasons. jerusalem is a city with major religious history. the old city is third holiest mosque in the world, the western wall and the shrine that many kristens believe where jesus was crucified and buried. palestinians say they have claim to that part of the city and plan to use it for future independent palestinian state. since the 1979, camp david accord has established a framework for a peace treaty. american presidents have refused to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital but the city is home to the israeli parliament, the supreme court and

minister. people in our area who are familiar with jerusalem do not believe president trump's move will bring us any closer to peace. news4's chris gordon explains why local jewish and muslim leaders say both of their communities are now feeling anxious. >> reporter: this evening's protest is the first since president trump recognized jerusalem in his speech. hands off, the u.s. embassy. the council on american islamic relations organized this demonstration. cair questions the timing of the president's announcement. >> he's trying to distract people here and abroad from russia's

>> this is a long over due step to advance the peace process and to work towards a lasting agreement. >> reporter: jewish leaders welcomed jerusalem but they are concerned and on high security alert because hamas is calling for three days of rage in reaction to the trump announcement. >> we have already been in touch with all of the police departments and throughout the region. all are aware of the heightened level of intention as a result of the jerusalem announcement and all are taking appropriate action and we are reassured. >> reporter: local muslim leaders say they have no interest in violence. chris gordon, news4. the two arlington teachers accused of smoking pot faced a judge today. bureau reporter david bull vculs the latest details. david? >> reporter: both of those teachers are now suspendednd

faced their charge, possession of marijuana. they went in front of the judge. the judge set a trial date as we've learned new details about this investigation. standing next to his attorney inside the arlington county courthouse, one of two p.e. teachers who faced the judge late today, michael and luke, accused of smoking pot on school grounds. a search warrant shows that an anonymous source tipped police off. a second anonymous source may have recorded the teachers and the warrant refers to excerpts of two men talking about how not to get caught smoking using land lotion, eyedrops, air fresheners to mask the scent and effects. police searched the p.e. office at taylor elementary. they found that narcotics were inside two of the desks. taylor elementary school principal claims no children

that one of the teachers may have distributed it to other unnamed teachers in the school. a trial is set for february 13th. leon, it's worth noting that a lot of times in the courtroom you go through the charges and possession of marijuana is a common charge. in fact, on a courtroom door on the docket it was all about marijuana. however, what sets this case apart is that this allegedly happened on school property. >> david, real quickly, any idea how many other teachers may be involved? >> reporter: that is the biggest question that police are trying to get the answer to and if it's proven, that could raise another charge and that would be distribution. >> david culver reporting live, thank you, david. let's take a live look now as christmas comes to capitol hill. the lighting of the capitol christmas tree ceremony is

way. >> since the 1960s, trees have been placed on the lawn of the u.s. capitol and every year the u.s. forest service provides a tree from one of its forests. >> and this year's tree is from montana which is why you're seeing this, the beauty of the big sky. >> it's an englishman's spruce and almost eight stories tall and decorated with thousands of ornaments made by children from montana. because it's capitol hill, people are doing a lot of ç talking, still. >> it's going to be cold for people who go by there this weekend, right, doug? >> yeah. if you want to get into the holiday spirit, mother nature gives us much cooler temra

and that one, however, stays there all year round. 47 degrees currently. 37 in morgantown, west virginia. we have cold air out there. windchills down into the 30s to lower 40s. as we move through the next couple of days, tomorrow is cool but still nice. colder air moves in on friday. we're tracking snow chances. we're tracking some snow. talk about it later. >> hey, but that's a lot for us, though. >> that's right. >> that's a lot for us. >> so imagine one minute is fine and the next you're on the ground in a daze. >> doreen gentzler will talk about how a treatment is giving relief for seizures. and prince george's county school board after the state investigation into grades tampering. i'm

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maryland governor hogan looks into the investigation about core requirements for graduation. a whistle blower says

registrar and three guidance counselors changed the student records. county bureau chief tracee wilkins has more on the strong reaction. >> reporter: governor hogan did not hold back his frustration. >> it's either corrupt or incompetent. >> reporter: the report found that more than 5,000 students had their grades changed before graduating and many of them may not have been qualified to graduate. >> however, it looks as if we also are cheating some kids and passing them when we shouldn't. >> reporter: it was hard for sonia williams to get a word in. they call for the state board of education investigation and those to testify before the public works. it needed to validate the nearly $500,000 spent

investigating grade tampering. >> a good education because they graduated them when they did not have the ability to graduate. >> and i just have to disagree with that opinion because -- >> it's not an opinion. this is a finding of fact. >> the state was made aware of the alleged wrongdoing from a letter from four school board members. today, burrow testified and the governor thanksed him for his courage. >> it all started with you and some of your colleagues. i want to thank you for bringing this to everyone's attention. >> challenging a wrongdoing is never an easy thing and we have experienced the consequences of that. >> reporter: governor hogan will meet with the naacp next week to discuss their concerns about how the county has responded to the state investigation. in annapolis, tracee wilkins, news4. epilepsy affects hundreds of thousands of people each year in this country. genetics or a bra i

there are treatments offering some new hope. doreen gentzler has more. doreen? >> reporter: epilepsy is a chronic condition and requires medicati medication and surgery but it's changing the life of a teenager who believes she might never have gotten better. >> i can't do everything everyone else can do. >> reporter: 16-year-old sabrina had her first seizure two years ago. >> i woke up and everyone was surrounding me. i lost control of my body. >> reporter: she had another zeez s seizure four days later. it's typically diagnosed when a patient has had two or more seizures. in and of itself, epilepsy is ot

and severely impact your life. >> she would have four or five a day as we were trying to figure out the right medication for her. at one time she had a seizure where she fell out of bed and gave herself a concussion. >> reporter: the part of sabrina's brain causing the seizure was inoperable, coming from the frontal cortex which controls, among other things, the body's motor function. surgery would leave her partially paralyzed. >> we were really discouraged because we thought that she was going to have seizures forever because we had tried several different drug combinations to no avail and she was still having seizures. so when this was mentioned to us, we were willing to try anything. >> right below the skull. >> reporter: rns stands for responsive neurostimulation. it's a device that is implanted into

through the wires into the cortex and that's what processes the seizures. >> reporter: it's surgically implanted but the device is only cleared by the food and drug administration for ages 18 and up. sabrina finally realized it was her best option when she was just 14 but with the help of a neurosurgeon and a neurologist at georgetown university hospital, they were able to get health insurance approval for the device and it was implanted off label. >> we were finally able to convince them that, given sabrina's condition, she is an adult size and could easily handle a device that was made for an adult. >> reporter: she's the youngest person ever to receive the rns. the level of power on the rns is increased slowly by doctors and, so far, sabrina has been reon

her seizures have decreased by 80%. >> now she's much more independent and she trusts that rns to take care of things. >> the device that's been implanted runs on battery power. the battery needs to be changed once every five years but the good news is, it doesn't require surgery every five years. just a quick opening of a stitch in the doctor's office. sabrina believes that rns, along with her medications, will keep helping her improve and she's hoping that she'll be seizure-free. but 80% decrease is -- >> that's really good. >> for her it is, yeah. >> good to know. thank you. >> sure. finally, feeling like december out there but it's about to feel like january and maybe even february. doug has the chilly changes headed your way and who could see some snow this weekend. plus, cracking down on a

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there you have it, a live look at christmas comes to capitol hill. the lighting of the capitol christmas tree just

moments ago and isn't it pretty? it's in montana. an engleman's spruce. almost eight stories tall. it is just lovely. >> made it all the way from montana. worth the wait. >> a beautiful star on top of that one. that's a great one. my wife put a bow on ours. i'm not a fan of it. she's not watching right now. >> i'm going to tell her. >> anyway, speaking of holiday lights, we have some holiday lights here, including tomorrow, i'll be live in many people's home and if you want me to come to your house, send me pictures of your house like these guys did. take a look. holiday lights in our area. this is from jessica triggs in the warrenton area. how about this one? i like this one only because this guy's name is doug.

notice, they are fan as have holiday lights. want to see a lot of lights? how about look at that? winter wonderland for sure out there towards the brookville area. so, yeah, we've got some holiday lights there and, again, i'm going to be live tomorrow and you've got to check us out. we're live at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. we'll do something tomorrow that is quite amazing. take a look outside. pretty nice sunset. 46 degrees. and starting to cool. 42 in manassas. 46 in fredericksburg. as we move towards the next couple of days here, no rain now. no snow now. we've got returns here down towards southern maryland. that's in the upper levels of the atmosphere. we are dealing with clouds and moisture coming in. none of it is reaching the ground

south and this is exactly what we look for for big storms to form along the coast. however, for us, for the most part, it will stay off the coast. so here you go, moisture down to the south. big storm bringing in the cold air. the two meet. we want them to meet right down to our south. they are not going to meet until they are up towards the boston area. any rain and snow just south of the d.c. metro area, it looks like it has the potential to bring us snow saturday night into sunday. our snow chances, 49 on thursday and 43 on saturday. a chance of rain or snow, rather, south and east. 37 degrees and flurries on sunday. it's going to be cold on sunday and extremely cold as we head into next week. look at tuesday and wednesday. best chance for snow and cold in the middle of next week. >> that's when the

out. >> yep. 20, 30, 40 bucks to get to work? >> the reaction to the new toll lanes have been mixed, at best. the new calls to do something about it into today is a huge day for three high school students in prince george's county. despite their learning differences, they are now members of the national honor society. on news4, ttrails are covered... nothing like yesterday... paths aren't what they used to be... roads nowhere to be found.... ♪ and it's exactly what you're looking for. ♪ ♪

the big story we're following at 5:30, a break in the case that has been cold for eight years. law enforcement officials say they are close to finding the remains of pamela butler. >> news4's mark segraves was first to report this news today. police believe her body is buried in the median of i-95 in stafford county. the man who confessed to her murder led them to this burial site. i'm erika gonzalez with breaking news. chuck schumer now calling for al franken to step down after mounting allegations of sexual harassment. "i consider senator franken a dear friend and greatly respect his accomplishments but he has a higher obligation

constituents and the senate and he should step down immediately." more than half of democratic senators have called for al franken to step down. we understood that tomorrow there would be some sort of an announcement from senator franken's office. minnesota public radio was reporting that he was preparing to resign. his office is refuting that saying that no final decision has been made. from the live desk, erika gonzalez. we brought you breaking news last night here on news4 and police are telling us the boy had been at a neighbor's house when he was shot. this evening, there are a number of questions as to how that gun went off. >> news4's pat collins joins us now live from that neighborhood with the details. pat? >> concern in this neighborhood about kids and guns after an 11-year-old boy was shot and

wounded here. >> what's the lesson to be learned here? >> the lesson to be learned is to never keep any dangerous weapons around children. >> keep us away from children. out of the home. or put them up. >> reporter: this is what we know so far. when it happened, police say the boy was in the care of a 33-year-old neighbor. at the time the boy was shot, the 33-year-old man says he was putting the gun away and was holding the gun when it went off and struck the boy in the upper body. as it turns out, the wounded boy lived next door and the boy's mother was home. the man gets the boy and the boy's mother drives them to the hospital so he can be treated. the 33-year-old man is retired military and police say he's

cooperating in their investigation. >> we believe this is a tragic accident. the 33-year-old man is distraught. >> reporter: now, the 11-year-old boy was taken to children's hospital and tonight he's said to be in critical condition. the gun in this case, police say, is legal and the man had a legal right to possess it. police say they are going to continue their investigation and they are going to take the results of that investigation to the prosecutor and the prosecutor will decide if any criminal charges should be brought here. >> thank you, pat. well, happening right now, california cannot get a break as wildfires continue to rage out of control in one of southern california's more elite neighborhoods is now burning. firefighters trying to keep multimillion dollar mansions in bel air safe. crews are losing that fight. the fires are spreading. tens of

forced to evacuate. some coming home to find their homes reduced to rubble, reduced to ash. the dry, windy weather, the santa ana winds are expected to ease but not until this weekend. right now, a solo driver will pay $12.50 from d.c. to the beltway but a lawmaker from prince william county is calling on the governor to make it stop. gainesville district supervisor calls the new tolls, quote, a bait and switch that favors the wealthy. it would cost more than $40 to make the nine-mile trip. terry mcauliffe was asked to immediately suspend the tolls. v-d.o.t. says it's necessary to thin out the traffic on the roads. you can use the lanes for free if there are more than two people in your car. three st

were inducted into the national honor society today and this is a big deal because they've been working very hard to overcome different learning challenges in school. >> as news4's kristin wright explains, their parents say this is an honor of a lifetime. >> we are so proud of you. >> reporter: it's an accomplishment some thought was impossible. >> i pledge to uphold the high purposes of the national honor society. >> reporter: these two were inducted into the national honor society at the chelsea school in hyattsville. they overcame serious learning differences to achieve this honor. >> i'm here now and extremely grateful. >> reporter: russell credits his teachers and advisers and family. >> to all those who think their children can't. >> reporter:

middle and high school students with learning disabilities. average class sizes are five to six students. chelsea advertises individual needs. they have eight students in the honor society. >> our hope is that they look at the students and say, they are just like me. if they can do it, i can achieve the same goals as well. >> reporter: even more inspired to become a kindergartner teacher. >> i think that i'm now in this position that i can do anything i put my mind to. >> reporter: hanna never gave up. i'm going to start to tear up. she never gave up and the chelsea school has given her this opportunity. >> reporter: amara overcame struggles with reading. >> keep your head where it needs to be. >> reporter: the way that she works, nothing is going to stop her. >> you can do anything. >> reporter: and wearing the pin

in hyattsville, kristin wright, news4. >> good for them and those small class sizes. that is critical. >> big difference if you can have that one-on-one contact with the students. >> yes. >> great example. love that. for thousands of you, something inside your car is about to change. the little adjustment that may take some getting used to when you get behind the wheel. plus, counting down to the winter olympic games. many members of team russia won't be there. how local pro athletes are responding to the news that their homeland is being banned. and doug and i are tracking chances for snow. i'll break

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that's almost $7,400 on this buick enclave leather. experience the new buick this holiday season for remaining 2017s. vice president says russia will not stop their athletes from competing as individuals in the winter olympics in south korea. the international olympic committee banned russia for violating anti-doping rules and the ioc says tests on many russian athletes revealed they cheated. putin calls these accusations baseless. one of our area's biggest sports stars is opening up about his home country's ban. >> alex is revealing that he does not want the russianoc

>> he's behind his fellow russian hockey players if they want to compete under a neutral flag in february. it's so special to him, who you might remember was pretty upset by the nhl's decision to not allow players to compete in the 2018 games. he shared his thoughts this morning on the ioc's ruling and russia's next move. >> i would say it's hard for athletes. some athletes that work out like maybe three years and get ready for the olympics and it's a frustration but i think an athlete has to go and do their best. >> do you support the russian athletes playing under a

flag? >> no, i support that and i'm pretty sure they are going. >> ovechkin's teammate says it should be a team decision if they play under a neutral flag but added personally he'd probably go because for some people it's four years of preparation. live from the newsroom, nbc 4. >> it's not just their careers but their lives. thank you. as you put up your holiday decorations, they can present a hazard. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with how you can prevent this from happening in your home. i'm tom sherwood on capitol hill. everyone knows rats are a big problem in urban areas like this. coming up, i'll tell you about tough new

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we know rats are a huge problem in many urban areas. >> here in the district there's a new push to force the restaurants and trash companies to clean up all of the waste that many of the rats are feeding on. >> and that turns out to be good news for one district resident who calls herself a weary rat warrior. say that three times fast. tom sherwood has her story. >> rats are running all over the place. >> reporter: long-time capitol hill resident susan fights a daily battle with rats. >> this has a page for each one of our residents. when the rat police come, i've been calling it that, i will report what they find. >> reporter: and as this home video shows, what they find are rats, rats and more rats. >> this is why you call yourself exhausted? >> yes. it's disgusting.

for a new law. it would force restaurant and food service businesses to tightly contain grease and other food waste. >> weary and tired warriors. >> reporter: i have seen rats through our ward 6. >> reporter: citizens complain they are understaffed and thousands of food businesses. there's no fear of fines toç increase the rats. >> we have this huge wreath thing and i'm going crazy saying, you're going to clean that up. >> reporter: he says it's a start but just a start for this weary rat warrior. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >> have you ever seen a

saunter? >> never casually, you know. i thought it was kind of casual, but, yes. starting next year, virginia is going to change where it puts inspection stickers on your windshield. >> this is a move that may have you asking why but state police say it has to do with safety. a lot of the new vehicles have that crash avoidance technology in it and it's centered in the dashboard. the sticker now goes in the middle. but items that block that technology, like these stickers, could stop it from working properly and it will now be placed on the bottom left side behind the steering wheel. so there. >> a reminder of ou dangerous holiday decorations can be. >> tonight we're working for you with important tips to make sure your holidays stay safe.

susan hogan explains what you need to know. >> that's right. do you have your christmas trees up? >> not yet. >> so the next question i would have asked you, if you did, when is the last time that you actually watered it because you may not think it's a big deal to skip a couple of days but this demonstration that you're about to see from the consumer product safety commission may change your mind. so this morning, they set two trees on fire. watch this. one had been watered regularly and the other one not so much. within 30 seconds, you guys, the trees were in flames. it takes a faulty wire or broken light to spark this fire. >> when you first put that tree up, you're enthusiastic about it and you water it but as the holidays wear on, you may forget to water. remember to keep water and keep that tree moist every day because when they dry out, they become a fire hazard. >> she's absolutely right. another hazard to watch out for, of course, candles.

have to keep it away from anything flammable. last year there were more than 14 emergency room visits due to some kind of injury involving holiday decorations. the most common incidents, falls, cuts and back strains. so guys, be careful in climbing those ladders. >> my dad likes to use four strands of lights that he's had for 20 years. it's nice to get fresh ones because you never know. >> you never know. and whenever we do these stories, it's a great reminder and we think it's the duh factor but every year we do these stories because it happens so we've got to reiterate it. >> yes. >> thank you. coming up -- >> i'll tell

gotten the wood yet, yeah, time to get it yet. >> today, a lot colder than yesterday and we hit 60 yesterday. today, most areas in the mid-to upper 40s. 40 to 46 degrees right now. 44 by 7:00. 41 by 11 che:00. not an overly cold night. one reason we have the cloud cover, they will stick around for us through the overnight period. 42 right now in dulles and 42 in manassas. no rain and no snow. the chances are going to be going up through the weekend. all of this is cold to start. 37 in the city to start. most of you down around freezing in the suburbs. it will be a cold start. 44 degrees by the time you pick up the kids and that's actually around the average for this

of year but the cold moves in and you have a better chance for snow. here is amelia in the weather center. >> the folks in southern maryland, stafford, what we call the eastern zone in the four-zone forecast, the best chance of rain and snow on friday and saturday. if you're in charles county, calvert, st. mary's county, there's a chance for rain and snow moving in late friday during the night and continuing on saturday but little to know accumulation based on the temperatures. we then head to the d.c. metro zone. washington, prince george's as well as arlington and alexandria. on saturday, we're dry but cloudy. temperatures around 40. windchill on sunday in the 20s to low 30s. maybe some flurries out there on sunday for everybody but it's not going to amount to anything including in our western zone where you could see flurries on

sunday. but more importantly, you deal with the windchill temperatures in the 20s. western zone is frederick, prince williams culpeper and then we head out to the mountain zones in our four-zone forecast. those in far western maryland, panhandle of west virginia, out around the best chance for mean nor accumulation. it's going to be saturday night into sunday morning and a dusting to two inches. speaking of more snow chances, there are some on the ten-day forecast. >> there are. the pennsylvania ski resorts, liberty, places like that, they really try to get their snow going over the next couple of days. yeah, for sure. cross those fingers. 42 on friday and 43 on saturday. 39 on sunday. areawide, the best chance to see flakes would be on sunday but it would just be snow showers or flurries. breezy with the windchills, as ameli

another chance on friday. we're not sure how strong the storms are going to be but we're watching that. most of you in the upper 20s and temperatures in the upper 20s and even teens in some locations early next week in the morning hours. cold air, coldest air of the season in the next few days. >> thank you, doug. prince george has a new center going up to be part of the children national health system and will provide, in addition to emergency services and outpatient surgery, it will be training with a pediatric residency program. this is a special place for some special young dancers. >> one of ai

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a local dance studio is opened for kids with special needs. they give free classes to kids with autism. >> it's run by older students who wake up early and volunteer their time. >> five, six, seven, eight. >> reporter: if ther

thing you can count on in this dance class, everyone here has some serious style and a silly smile. spun key special need dancers. >> point those feet. >> reporter: they learn how to bend down low and stretch up tall. all with a little help from their older buddy. >> oh, my gosh. it's so much fun. this is my favorite part of the week. i love waking up and coming here and just being with all of the kids and seeing them all happy. >> dancing is good for the soul. express yourself and communicate through movement and freedom. >> i know how much dance has done for me so just to be able to share that with the world and other kids

love it so much. >> we want this to be something ex from special for them that they'll always remember. >> reporter: that is something that they can count on. >> you did such a great job today. >> don't those kids just light up? >> taughted a studios across our country and are hoeching to expand more in the future. >> the news continues now with doreen and erin. >> a stunning new twist in the mir der of a federal worker who disappeared from her d.c. home eight years ago. her family has been desperate for answers and are now turning their attention to this stretch of i-95 in virginia and are finally hoping to lay her to rest. >>

day before valentine's day in 2009. this case went cold but a fresh set of eyes led to a break in february thanks to a new witness. six months later, a guilty plea from butler's one-time boyfriend who confessed to the crime and led police to the spot where he says he buried her body. >> reporter: mark segraves broke the story a few hours ago. here's a look at what happens next. mark? >> i spoke with derek butler. he said that the family is elated at this latest development and hopes to have closure and bring his sister home. >> this is i-95. what we know is that police believe somewhere in the median strip between the north and southbound lanes along this stretch of i-95 is