4:25 today to do a severe head injury. and the chief described him as being committed, dedicated, and a true professional to the very end. now, he also talked about how wiseman was known for going the extra mile, even when he was off duty. now listen. >> committed, dedicated, professional to the very end. >> reporter: now, this tragic accident happened as he was responding to a car fire on i- 395 around 6:30 yesterday evening. the 33-year-old from bristol was jumping a guardrail to get to the burning car when he fell

through the three-foot gap in the roadway. now, he fell about 30 feet down into four-mile creek, hitting his head on a rock. he was taken to the hospital where he died almost 24 hours later. and now both the alexandria fire department and virginia state police, they are investigating, exactly what happened and why he fell through the crack as being called right now, just a tragic accident. but whatever happens and comes from the investigation as the chief said and a day of great sadness for everyone here at the alexandria fire department and, of course, for his family. now, he is survived by his wife, rebecca. >> yes, just very sad, very much so indeed. thank you. we'll turn to today's testimony in the yeardley love murder trial. they took a step-by-step view through the emergency efforts to save the life of yeardley love. now, they tried to convince the jurors that the horrible bruising on love's body had

been caused by the paramedics trying to resuscitate her. but bruce leshan said some of the most damaging testimony came from a friend when he burst into a room to find him strangling love months before he's accused of killing her. >> reporter: he actually wrapped his arms around the prosecutor's neck to try to show the jurors what he saw. he said yeardley love was trying to free herself. he said she ran out crying hysterically, screaming that she could not breathe. they insist that nothing he did to yeardley love that night just before uva graduation was violent enough to kill her, but the first officer who responded to a desperate 911 call from her roommate knew almost immediately that this was not an alcohol overdose. her mouth was caked with dry blood, her right eye was

bruised purple and swollen shut. detective sergeant john bails told jurors that love was obviously the victim of some kind of violence. there was a large discoloredded area on the right side of her face, an obvious abrasion on her neck and chin. >> medics performed cpr and they asked one of them if the cpr might have bruised her body. the medics said while they thought it was possible for cpr to bruise someone that he had never seen it and he says that he did not see it on yeardley love. >> one of the defense theories here is that yeardley love died from a fatal combination of pills and alcohol. but her doctor testified that he scanned her heart repeatedly, gave her ekg's, and that there was nothing medically that would have caused her heart to suddenly stop. in charlottesville, bruce

leshan, 9news now. >> reporter: they found love's laptop with e-mails threatening to her kill in a dumpster that was just about to be picked up. the 27-year-old ashley jean campbell is now facing child sex offense charges. police say that campbell was involved in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old male student from the fall of 2010 until just last month. she was reportedly driving them to a park where they would engage in the sexual court. she was freed after posting bond. i'm matt jablo where a teacher here at the school is in serious trouble with the law tonight after being accused of the lengthy relationship with one of the students. the school on the road here in rockville, they are known to a lot of people today they are making bad news, thanks to the alleged actions of one of their

teachers. the 27-year-old ashley campbell a kindergarten teacher at montrose christian is now accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student. >> the teacher did confess to relationship. >> reporter: they said that they had sex numerous times in the montgomery county park. >> reporter: and this occurred in her vehicle. >> reporter: police say that the school administrators notified them of the relationship after receiving an anonymous elias abuelazam mail about it last friday. while the school's parents were notified earlier today. >> it's dust gust -- disgusting. >> yes, absolutely. just absolutely. i was trying to act like that. she is just a nice person. >> reporter: in rockville, matt jablo, 9news now. >> one of the e employees accused of collecting the unemployment checks while still on the job in the city is out of the job tonight. the source tells our own bruce johnson that the d.c. council member filed that staff for wednesday.

it was earlier this week that 130 current and former city government workers were collecting the jobless benefits, the benefits while they still had jobs. and the scam cost the city at least $840,000 over the three- year period. today, the attorney generals from all over the country announced a $26 billion settlement with the big banks to help out homeowners on the verge of being foreclosed upon. we asked scott broom to explain how the money might get to you. >> reporter: the settlement provides a first for people that have been foreclosed upon. maybe they have a dispute with the deal. the banks might offer as much as a $2,000 compensation to those who have already lost their homes. more importantly, folks who are under water here in this home and that is common. perhaps they will owe over there are be 00,000 on a house that is now only worth about $250,000. well in this settlement, the banks are being encouraged to forgive some of the principle. in this case let's say they knock off $50,000.

if you renegotiate the loan, that could save your homeowner as much as $230 a month in monthly payments. here is another big category. folks with high interest loans. let's say they owe that $300,000 and they got a high- interest loan, they cannot get out of the rain, they cannot refinance. in this settlement, they will be encouraged to refinance them, more at market rates. today's market rates is 3.75. in this case, they could save the homeowner as much as $600 a month. that might really be the difference for them between staying in the house or giving it up. now, these are hypothetical numbers where the bank has not said exactly how it will work. but you can see why today's news has raised a lot of hope. and that is the only state not to sign off on the settlement with the big lenders. now, it is getting a little chilly. >> yes, it is. the temperatures, they made it

up around the upper 40s earlier today. temperatures are now drapping. we've got clear skies, another cold night is in stored for us. here is a look where we got high pressure in control, we stay dry today and we'll stay dry for most of tomorrow as well. the temperatures downtown, 44. gaithersburg, 44. rheesburg is down to 30s as well. a lot of our suburbs will be getting down into the mid-20s by early tomorrow morning. so now tonight, clear and cold again. you might want the one or two blankets tonight. lows in the 20s to the 30s. that will be as early as tomorrow night. more details on that. coming up a little bit later. back to you. >> thank you. well still ahead on 9news now, a deadly murder over the fight on facebook. we'll show you what happened. plus, a large cargo ship was called in to help rescue people. it ended up sinking instead. ethos stories are straight ahead.

another guilty plea today from the so-called home grown terrorist, jesse curtis morton admitted to conspiring to solicit the murders of the creators of south park. he ran a revolutionary muslim website from brooklyn and the threats were in response to the episode of south park that depicted them in the bare costume. he pleaded guilty today to federal court in al andrea,

facing five years in prison for each of the charges. a tennessee man is facing murder charges for reportedly killing a couple who unfriended his daughter on facebook. the 60-year-old marvin potter appeared in a tennessee court to face the murder charges. before their death, the victims complained to police that potter's daughter were harassing them after deleting her as a friend. the couple's 8-month-old baby was found in the home unharmed. and the washington post report says that authorities have handled other cases where potter's daughter believed she was snubbed by somebody. and in chicago, a teenager was ecstatic when he found his drawing was chosen for this year's city sticker. all that happened when the city leaders rejected the drawing, saying it appeared to depicting gang imagery. the picture honors men and women's uniforms. there are some critics that say that is a well-known gang signal.

the artist said no way, just not so. >> our desire has nothing to do with no gangs, nothing. it doesn't have anything to do with no gangs, no violence, no nothing. and it is the picture that, you know, someone worked hard for. and this is the best that they can. >> all right. the teenager is obviously heartbroken over the whole thing. chicago officials said that they have not yet decided to know if he will keep the $1,000 bond that he won for designing the winning sticker. well, here is a tribute that is just a long time coming. paul mccartney is getting a long walk for the hall of fame. nominated for that star back in 1993, but the scheduling could not come together. so the ceremony never happened until today. you'll find the far right near the ones that spade -- find the star right near the ones that paid tribute to the others. a rescue that did not go

exactly how it was planned. a massive cargo vessel collided with the people in the disabled sailboat. people that the vessel had been coming to help. a 9-year-old boy and their dad were knocked into the water. the horizon alliance traveled nearly 150 miles to get to the boat after answering the call from the coast guard. >> that will be the 20-foot swell. and the darkness and the maneuvering, they have shifted their side to the football field. and getting it close to the small sailboat. you know, it will take a special skill. >> they were maneuvering to pick up the passengers. as it became closer to the sailing vessel that collided somehow. >> well, all three passengers, they were wearing life jackets with the strobe lights. crews were able to reach the 29- year-old first, but it took another 50 minutes for the ship to turn around and pick up his brother, bradley and his nephew. all three had mild hypothermia. otherwise they are doing okay. welcoming up on 9news now,

it seems almost un-american. los angeles bans footballs, frisbees from their beaches? what the heck is going on there? we'll try to tell you about it. plus, some football-like weather in anny's forecast. we'll be right back in two minutes.

now we're off to l.a. where county officials just approved a $1,000 fine for throwing a football or a frisbee on the beach. the updated rules prohibit

anyone to cast, toss, kick, or roll any object other than a beach ball or a volleyball. the ordinance prohibits digging any holes deeper than 18 inches in the sand, except when permission is granted for tv and film productions. >> wow. >> now, what the heck is going on in the l.a. beaches? no footballs, no frisbees, what do you think? mailbag@wusa9.com. we'll try to come up with some reasons for you while we write in. well, anny, we don't have any beach weather around here and it won't be back for quite some time. >> it will really feel like true winter, especially this weekend. if you've got plans to be outside this weekend, you may want to make some changes unless you like just freezing your butts off outside. >> nope. a little bit of milder weather coming this way for tomorrow to finish off the workweek. then we got the shot of arctic air that will be coming through blasting on through this

weekend. beautiful shot in the white house. and we really like seeing this. we do see the clear skies on out there. few clouds in some locations. temperatures are cooling off, clouds are moving in. winds are calm at this hour. here is a look at the satellite and the radar picture. they are in control. we saw a lot of sunshine. temperatures made it to the mid to upper 40s. a few high-level clouds that come come overnight. overall a mainly clear sky for you over tomorrow morning. all right right now, we'll show you the the national temperature map. only because the cold air is filtering to the north and the midwest area. where with it is only 19 degrees at this hour. minneapolis, 37 degrees. around d.c., we'll see that cold air come on through, especially on saturday and sunday. and along with it, the windy conditions. the windchill factor will make it feel even colder. a little milder tomorrow and the arctic it air will arrive. cold again tomorrow, dry and

mild for your friday. the weekend will be much colder. here is a look at the future cast. again, high-level clouds tonight. mainly clear skies overnight. falling to the 20s and the 30s. lots of sunshine, you'll want that for the drive in. increasing clouds for the afternoon. scattered snow or rain showers are possible. maybe even a little bit of the mix you could see. that will continue potentially through saturday morning. so tonight, expect the clear anded cold conditions. lows are in the 20s to the 30s. the winds will be light. down to 31 degrees in leesburg, cooling down to 25. now, you'll get to the freezing mark by early tomorrow morning. now, we have lots of sunshine to start off your friday. dress in layers. it will be a cold start. temperatures are getting into the lower 50s tomorrow. a few degrees above the average high for you in the mid-40s. increasing cloudiness though. and then we'll see a chance for the wintery weather come

tomorrow night. cumberland in the upper 40s. winchester at 49. then we'll see the cold air come on through this weekend. here is a look at your seven- day forecast in the upper 3s for saturday. mid-30s for saturday. it will be windy, derek, and the dew points will drop. it will feel very cold this weekend and looks like for monday we're back into the 40s under mostly sunny conditions. snow event for monday, friday, saturday, not a huge deal. >> all right, thank you, anny. all in all weird news file tonight, it this time it's the teacher who got the time out. to new finland, canada, where a 10-year-old's smelly lunch is at the controversy. her mom cooked a fried fish kind of a lunch for the 10-year- old christopher, but it reeked so horribly that the kids made fun of him. instead of helping the boy out, the teacher put him in the hall way and sprayed him with febreeze. yes, understandably, mom is furious about this, calling the school board. now everyone is falling all over themselves apologizing. everybody, the person that made the fried fish lunch in the

first place. i'm just saying. >> oh no. we want to hear what you think, send your elias abuelazam e-mails to mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began.

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al fred from new carlton with no sympathy at all, who claims a brand new avenue speed camera amounts to a speed trap designed to crush their wallets. give me a break. try the economy or the politics. as for the speed cameras, the answer is simple. slow down, and the problem will go away. well, of course, you are right as far as it goes, but the residents here complained that the particular camera is at the bottom of the hill, which means you'll get a ticket for not hitting the breaks long enough. but of course, you know, we know that the city would never put that camera in a specific spot, just to give out maximum tickets. that would be unfair. in the meantime, over on the wusa9 facebook page, several of you say that a proposed new virginia law that

is opposing the adoption policies refusing to give children to gay couples if it violates their religious belief, you would say that would be unfair. deborah c. porter writes that there are so many children that are looking for a loving home. what does it matter if the couple is the same sex? that really makes me hate living in such a close-minded state. get real, virginia. and similar views from dorothy grimm. your sexual orientation should have nothing to do with being a parent. there are parents on out there that are being abused every day. these children could be given a safe and loving environment to grow up in. who cares if it is with two moms or dads. you know what, ladies, i'm with you. but there are obviously those on out there that do not see it that way. that's why we have the mail bag. let's fire up the debate. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. all right, anny, a quick look at the seven day? >> yeah, a little bit of the milder weather for tomorrow, derek -- derek. then we have temperatures that are plummeting on through.

a chance of rain and snow showers. no major concerns there. then you'll see the windy conditions for the weekend and the temperatures are only in the mid-30s. watch out for the windchill. >> all right, thank you for that. that is our report. i'll be right back here alongside of anita brikman. tonight, don't forget, you can always log on to wusa9.com. we'll see you a bit later. bye. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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