but behind closed doors in room 106 investigators of harris county's human trafficking task force are laying a trap. >> what we're doing basically is just trying to hook up our camera equipment inside the room here and make sure we've got a clear shot. >> the camera is focused on this bed right here so this area, if you sit down, that's the best shot right there. >> undercover investigators set up their surveillance cameras and equipment. their target -- prostitutes, their pimps and the meant who detroit them. >> we're looking at underage mainly. what i did is target the 18 to 20, 21-year-olds. >> investigators troll the online ads which read like a takeout menu for those with specific fetishes and fantasies. >> big, beautiful women, slutty, sexy and petite. want to have a freaky friday? pregnant females. that's a fetish for some guys. >> bruce carr runs a federally funded sex trafficking task force for harris county. he says it's an uphill battle where men exploit any young girl they can control. >> and it's very sad because those particular girls, a lot of times, are picked up on lo

by the time he got ready to go the harris county sheriff's department and the rest of the task force agents were in position to make the arrest. >> on the ground! now! >> get down now! >> get on the ground! put your hands behind your back. put your hands behind your back! >> please, don't take me to jail. >> put your hands behind your back. >> please, god, don't take me to jail. >> what's up, man? how you doing? doing pretty good? you can't talk, huh? sit there with a straight face would be hard sometimes. it's going to be hard, huh? other people in that situation. you got your little giggle off. i know you are just sitting there laughing inside. hey, kids, don't [ bleep ] up. it's a bad idea. hamburger helper, man. >> you were talking about taking her virginity. you talk about how sex can leave a nasty mess. you know, the experts would suggest that when somebody does something like this it's not their first time. >> it is the first time. >>> you're playing back mitchell's camera. >> you got that, right? right? >> right here, look. >> each time we do one of these, it seems we have mo

we believe that there are section 5 claims with regard to harris county. judge smith addressed the constitutional -- >> to the objections. well, but doesn't quite work. >> right. in the harris county the court did equalize the population for the failure of the state to justify the sort of deviations' contained in the district but didn't provide in our opinion additional remedies. but judge smith proposed a plan for the state house it is in fact very similar to the plan proposed by the majority. it differs by only one minority district, but as one additional district is contained in the interim plan them as contained in judge smith's plan. >> what would you think the court could start with the texas plan in say the new texas plan and say anything that's consistent with statutes and the constitution can go forward but it's texas that has to show that consistency so putting the burden of proof in a way that would suggest in a way that makes it more consistent with section five. >> i think our position is that section 5 is clear that the court should not start

we believe there are section 5 claims with regard to harris county. judge smith addressed -- >> do you have -- two objections. >> in harris county, the court did equalize population for failure of the -- to justify the deviations contained in that district but didn't provide in our opinion additional remedies. judge smith's proposed plan for the state house is very similar to the plan proposed by the majority. it differs by only one minority district. that is one additional minority district contained in the interim plan, than is contained in judge smith's plan. >> what would you think -- that the court could start with the texas plan and say there is a new texas plan and say anything that is consistent with statutes and the constitution can go forward but it is texas that has to show that consistency. flipping of the burden of proof in of the way that mr. sri srinivasan suggested. >> in a way that makes it more consistent with section 5. >> i think our position is section 5 is clear. this court should not start with the interim plan. but if the court

they executed more people in harris county than in many states. the judge says by next year this time, they fully expect him to be home with his family after being locked up for more than 18 years, more than half his life. so even just a small part of this victory on the horizon, that has been a blessing and an honor to be a part of that. i have a friend who is a skinhead -- was a skinhead. he was a white guy who used to beat up black people and gay people in texas. when he was the same age of the guy that got into trouble with the law as well, they used to hang outside of dallas. they would wait on a park bench, send a guy out, and when somebody came out to flirt with him, they would beat him up. that was their weekend fun. they would go gay bashing. a situation happened with -- jason was his name. he went out with two of his buddies. they jumped a guy. the guy knew martial arts or something and started within their ass -- whipping their ass. it would be a great story if it ended there, but one of the skinheads pulled out a gun, shot the man, and

there's forms in harris county for a client of mine that says are you a u.s. citizen, and they actually check no and were registered to vote. this is how bad it is. how do you untangle this web? it's a very, very difficult question. the only tools are section 8 and your own policy decisions. it's a complicated question. i'm convinced on citizens voting in elections, and that's a very, very dangerous situation. >> so what's the answer? >> well, your answer is tougher because i'm not sure how that consent decree is entangling what you can and cannot do. >> i don't know who is a citizen and who isn't in many cases. how do i determine? we sent letters out, p if you're not a citizen ask to get off the list. how effective, i don't know. >> there's two things to do. this is a weighty task. look the at federal form registration. there's a big issue on the zint economic box under hvra. what do do with a form unchecked, are you a u.s. zint, and they don't answer? that's a big question. there are differing opinions about the answer, what do you do? some say you don't reg

houston's in harris county, for two counties, harris county and fort bend county. reported seeing a funnel cloud near mission bend. this cell, moving east about 30 miles per hour. so locations in this tore died in warning are pretty big, the medical center in houston, reliant park, minute maid park, hobby airport, just to name a few. again this tornado, seen on radar moving east, 30 miles per hour, tornado warping now including the city of houston until 9:45 central time. a live look at houston right now. again this is offs to the south and west, moving north and east 30 miles per hour, so, if you are watching us, you do have a tornado warning scrolling across your screen, certainly take shelter immediately and more as we keep an eye on this. >> got t alexandra, thanks so much. >> sure. >>> a papa john's pizza rhea in new york fires a cashier over this racist receipt. if you look closely, you can actually see how an asian-american customer is identified as lady chinky eyes. that customer posted a picture of the receipt on her twitter account over the weekend which

i appreciate the state department granted my request for a hearing in eastern harris county and east of houston. it was right across the street from my district. we can have our constituents talk about it. you held those hearings. when you announce in november the year delaying the decision, they were showing this about is standing hill. --sand hills. my question centers on a language that allows for transcanada to continue to work on the routes. i understand the president's frustration with having to decide in a 60-day timeframe butgiven the favorable eis, they have language allowing for the issue to be dealt with. why are you not able to make a decision in 60 days? the average time is 18 to 24 months. this has been well over three years. why wasn't enough time? >> we did not have the information we needed. related to alternative routes. since we did not have that, that is a significant portion of the pipeline. it was an arbitrary time line. we knew it would take more time. >> previous parliaments had taken 24 months. -- permits have taken 18-24 months. others. -- this is a longer p

and also congestion from park burg to the harris county expressway. 70 westbound, just bumper to bumperhere, from 29 to marriottsville road. and several accidents out there. northbound, 295, an accident, right there at the corner of the beltway. and we have accidents we're watching east fayette at calvert. and also harford at east northern parkway. let's take a look at the beltway at the bw parkway. and we'll take another live look, 83 north of the beltway there, in that camera shot. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or visit them online for your free consultation. >> thank you very much. >>> it is the big of the solar eruption in seven years. and experts are keeping a close eye on what it might do here on earth. yesterday, a massive solar flare. that energy will stretch the earth's protective magnetic solar field. it could impact electronics and force commercial jets away from polar flight routes. it will take until wednesday for the storm to pass earth. >>> i'll have to go back to

harris' credit card just hours after he disappeared. one day later his cell phone was found on the wilson bridge. his car was found in october in prince george's county. lenwood harris was president of operation hope a community- based nonprofit association. police are expected to reveal more about this case during a news conference later this morning. >>> police are still piecing together the events which left two people dead and injured two police officers and a third victim during a crash in the 400 block of taylor street northeast. police were originally called to the 700 block of otis street northwest around 3:00 sunday morning. witnesses reported gunfire and police shooting from a minivan. >>> officers spotted the minivan and pursued the vehicle to taylor street. the driver of the minivan lost control and hit a tree. two officers coming in the opposite direction stopped when they saw the accident. but the minivan bounced off the tree and started tumbling toward them. it landed on top of a police cruise and slid off. all three people inside the minivan were thrown from the vehicle. a 19-year-old and another man died. a 17-year-old is in critical

we believe that there are section 5 claims with regard to harris county.ge smith addressed the constitutional -- >> do you have some section 2 objections? that doesn't work. you have to talk about retrogression. >> right. in district -- harris county the court did equalize population per the state to justify the sorts of deviations contained in that district but didn't provide in our opinion additional remedies. but judge smith's proposed plan for the statehouse is in fact very similar to the plan that was proposed by the majority. it differs by only one minority district, that is one additional minority district is contained in the interim plan than is contained in swrudge smith's plan. >> mr. garza, what would you think if the court could start with the texas plan and say that the new texas plan, and say anything that's consistent with statutes and the constitution can go forward, but it's texas that has to show that consistency. so flipping the burden of proof and the way that mr. srinivasin was suggesting in a way that makes it more consistent with sec

surveillance cameras also captured a man using harris' credit card on king street in alexandria after an attempt in prince george's county. wanda gromes new harris' family. she lives near the well and says she's shocked by the discovery of the body and saddened that it could possibly be harris. >> regardless of who it is my heart goes out to the family, but i'm just waiting and hoping that it is not lenny harris. if it is, i pray for his family and hopefully they can get some closure. reporter: now again the identity of the victim is not known that. could take days because bringing up the body we're told could take days. the neighborhood is a quite remote areas, neighbors very shocked at what happened. old fort road will remain closed while investigators continue to come to the scene to try to trove the body and gather whatever clues -- retrief the body and gather whatever clue -- retrieve the body and gather whatever clues they can find. >>> the fbi arrested a former corrections officer charging him with the death of an inmate. in 2008 ronnie white was arrested in the death of a county police officer. corporal richard f

police released surveillance pictures of someone using harris' credit card at an atm in prince george's county just hours after he disappeared. harris' car was found in october in prince george's county. he was president of the operation hope, a community-based nonprofit. >>> the identity of the fourth victim in a deadly crash on route 50 has been released. his name was terry wayne davis. this crash also killed three teenagers who were driving the wrong way on the street. davis was the driver of the car headed in the right direction. he died on his way to the hospital. the crash happened saturday morning. it is not known whether alcohol or speed were factors. >>> a silver spring man has a court appearance this morning to face murder charges. montgomery county police say 68-year-old henry hutch-ins killed his wife. 62-year-old carol carter. police would only say carter had suffered trauma to the upper body. hutch-ins himself called to report his wife was dead, and was taken into custody for questioning. he is being held without bond. a bond review hearing is scheduled later today. >>> time runn

>> the sirens have been going off in harris county for a while now. that's not what i'm worried about. this is pearland and it's sliding here. this is the part right there that i'm concerned about. it will slide over towards laport and then baytown. it's significant enough that i wanted to at least alert you as well. there will be other storms that rotate today. if you hear the sirens going or if you hear your county, make sure you get away from the windows, get into the lowest level of the house and keep the kids and pets inside. >> all right, chad. thank you very much. >>> president obama talked about the military but the latest triumph of the u.s. forces that he alluded to and you have to listen carefully. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> if you caught that atta boy at the state of the union speech and were wondering what that was about, two aide workers were kidnapped in october. jessica buchanan and her colleague were unhurt but nine somalia kidnappers were killed. david mckenzie is joining me now on assignment in jerusalem to fill in so

we believe that there are section 5 claims with regard to harris county.ave some section 2 objections? well, that doesn't quite work. you have to talk about retrogression, i suppose. >> right. and in -- in district -- in harris county, the court did equalize population per the failure of the state to justify the sorts of deviations that are contained in that district but didn't provide, in our opinion, additional remedies. but judge smith's proposed plan for the state house is in fact very similar to the plan that was proposed by the majority. it -- it differs by only one minority district. that is, one additional minority district is contained in the interim plan than is contained in judge smith's plan. >> mr. garza, what would you think of a system in which the court could start with the texas plan and say -- the new texas plan and say anything that's consistent with statutes and the constitution can go forward, but it's texas that has to show that consistency? so, flipping the burden of proof in the way that mr. srinivasan was suggesting? in a way that

police released surveillance pictures of someone using harris' credit card and an atm in prince george's county just hours after he disappeared. harris was president of operation hope ofr a community based nonprofit. >>> d.c. police want to hear from the people who called 911 following a deadly crash yesterday morning. officers were investigating reports of gunfire on otis street northwest. they spotted a suspect vehicle which was a burgundy mini van and chased it. a few miles later the chase reached taylor street. >> when the suspect vehicle crested the hill he began to lose control. he hit a tree. >> but the mini van didn't stop after striking the tree. all three people inside were thrown out. two young men died and a 17- year-old suffered life- threatening injuries. the van didn't stop until after it rolled over the front of a police cruiser. the two officers inside were taken to the hospital and are recovering. the police say speed did play a role in that crash. >>> and investigation is underway into the cause of an early morning hour fire in crofton, maryland. anne arundel county firefight

here in "america's newsroom" after a pair of tornados touching down in the houston area that is harris countyd in this neighborhood. debris is everywhere. roofs missing. one survive said he and his mother and sister huddled in the closet while the twister slammed into their home. >> this house has been through a hurricane when ike came through. it didn't cause this much damage. >> the longest, 30, 45 seconds of my life. felt like it went on 10 minutes. >> would be a good tie between airplane and train. it was really loud. >> i'm happy we made it through. that is all that really matters. >> i guess it does right, in the end? fortunately no reports of injuries after all that. martha: the prime suspect in the disappearance of american natalie holloway has just arrived in a lima, peru, courtroom. joran van der sloot is accused of killing a 21-year-old woman in that country. that woman's murder came five years to the day after natalie holloway vanished in aruba. steve harrigan is tracking the proceedings from miami this morning for us. steve, what are we likely to see play out in that courtroom to

we believe that there are section 5 claims with regard to harris county.udge smith addressed the constitutional-- >> do you have some section 2 objections? well, that doesn't quite work. you have to talk about retrogression, i suppose. >> right. and in -- in district -- in harris county, the court did equalize population per the failure of the state to justify the sorts of deviations that are contained in that district, but didn't provide, in our opinion, additional remedies. but judge smith's proposed plan for the state house is in fact very similar to the plan that was proposed by the majority. it -- it differs by only one minority district. that is one additional minority district is contained in the interim plan than is contained in judge smith's plan. >> mr. garza, what would you think of a system in which the court could start with the texas plan and say -- the new texas plan -- and say anything that is consistent with statutes and the constitution can go forward, but it's texas that has to show that consistency. so flipping the burden of proof in th

county. after an anonymous tip last week, investigators recovered harris' body from a well in fort washington. >>> we're learning new details bay hoare risk head-on collision on route 50 in anne arundel county this weekend. police say a chrysler sebring collided with a bmw. four people were killed. several people made frantic 911 calls minutes before hand warning about a car driving on the wrong side of the road. the accident has left davis' mother with unbearable emotional pin and unanswered questions. >> some people said they called the cops and said they were -- the girls were going on the wrong side of the road. why weren't the cops there to stop them before they hit terry? >> police are waiting for the toxicology reports to determine if the young teen driver who hit davis was drinking? investigators also found a small a marijuana in the car. >>> he admitted to using paper clips in root canals. now, one former dentist has learned his sentence. >>> more possible pain at the gas pump. that is never good information to pass out. this time in the form of a gas tax. we'll tell you who is pushi

harris of glendale. alexandria police were on the scene along with prince georges county police.night the body pulled out of the well in prince georges county, is that of 53-year-old lenny harris of alexandria. >> let's talk a little bit about weather on to more pleasant things not a bad day at all. >> it wasn't bad we had winds pick up as i mentioned and expect them to be a little gusty as well, and then, into the evening hours, maureen, we could see that passing shower, passing flurry i spoke about. very short lived. >>> quick moving little system nothing to be too concerned about. >>> let's look at outside now, a shot and show you what is happening camera not really moving all that much considering that the winds have been a little gusty earlier today, we do expect them to pick up a little bit before the evening hours are over and tonight, will be a little on the chilly side as well we have a clipper system we are watching it will move through fairly quickly as we head through into the course of tonight and gusty winds as i mentioned early into tonight and evening hours, weak,

appreciate the state department a couple years ago granted my request or a hearing in eastern harris county east of houston. actually it was in congressman post district that is right across the street from i believe that our constituents talk about it. you held at those hearings, and when you announced in november that you are delaying decision, you pointed to concerns raised by nebraska and about the pipeline going through sand hills. my question is on the language including in the payroll tax extension that allows for transcanada, -- i understand the president's frustration at having to decide in a 60 day time frame, but given the favorable eis, 57 special safety conditions agreed upon by the operator and language allowing for the nebraska issue to be dealt with, why would you not able to make a decision in 60 days? because the average time was 18-24 months for previous pipelines. and this is been well over three years now. why wasn't 60 days enough time? >> congressman, but we did not have the information we needed, particularly related to alternative routes in nebraska. and since we di

i appreciate the state department granted my request for a hearing in eastern harris county and east of houston. we can have our constituents talk about it. you held those hearings. when you announce in november the year delaying the decision, they were showing this about is standing hill. my question centers on a language that allows for transcanada to continue to work on the routes. given the favorable eis, they have language allowing for the issue to be dealt with. why are you not able to make a decision in 60 days? the average time is 18 to 24 months. this has been well over three years. why wasn't enough time? >> we did not have the information we needed. since we did not have that, that is a significant portion of the pipeline. it was an arbitrary time line. we knew it would take more time. >> previous parliaments had taken 24 months. this is a logger pipeline than others. i know it is much shorter. it seems like 3.5 years is plenty of time to give someone 60 days and say you have done these environmental studies any need to make a decision. they may have a different opinion. t

county. lenny harris, a community activist from alexandria had been missing for months. today we've learned how he died. news 4's darcy spencer joins us live from alexandria at the last place harris was seen alive. >> reporter: lenny harris was last seen right here at this rec center in old town alexandria four months ago. his body was found over the weekend about ten miles away in fort washington. he had been shot. for the first time today we got an up close look at the well where his body was found. it was here deep inside a well that's now been covered over that police found the body of missing alexandria activist lenny harris. >> it was a total shock to me because i never thought that anyone could be so cruel and mean and evil. >> reporter: the well is in a remote area of fort washington next to an abandoned home surrounded by woods. it was covered by a large, concrete cap. prince george's county investigators say they received an anonymous tip saying if they came to the property and looked inside that well, they would find a body. after an excavation effort that too

harris' car, meanwhile, was found on october 11 in prince georges county. the motive for the murder was robbery, but not giving any details about that robbery, siting the extremely active on going investigation. >> we work night and day with our partners in alexandria to identify the suspect. we have identified one. again, i want to stress we have a full written and verbal confession and we recovered what we believe to be the murder weapon and the murder weapon is a firearm. >> prince georges county police say they expect several more people soon. >> they move fast on this one, thank you. >>> police are looking for the vandals who targeted a mosque over the weekend. as peggy fox reports, it was so badly damaged, some wanted investigated as a hate crime. >> i'm peggy fox where fairfax county police say if they find the vandals who hit this mosque and learn they did it to target islam, it could be a hate crime. >> it could be somebody who really -- they made it to look like it. >> it was a heartbreaking discovery for the muslim community, which was weeks away

harris' disappearance hit the county of alexandria hard. >> the extended time in the well, the extended period of time. >> reporter: police also released these pictures of a man trying to use the victim's atm card, driving this white dodge caravan driving a car without a front license plate. >>> and police also recovered harris' phone, they found it in the middle of a bridge last year. >>> captain mike per perry has some details for us. >> early on in this investigation we had reports from this area that there was a john deere tractor involved with a motor vehicle accident. when we arrived on the scene we found two vehicles here in the town of northeast. this is on route 40 near 272 i believe is the nearest route number. right near the northeast state maryland state police barracks. now on the line, or on the back of the tractor trailer or on the back of a roll back is a busted up john deer tractor. at this point it's not clear how this tractor may have been involved with this accident but we have route 40 closed in the eastbound direction, this is in the town of northeast. i'm sorry it

county. lenny harris was president of operation hope a community- based nonprofit organization. >>> police are piecing together the events which left two people dead and a third victim in the crash of 400 block of taylor street northeast. police were originally called to the 700 block of otis street northwest. witnesses reported gunfire and people shooting from a minivan. officers spotted the minivan and pursued the vehicle to taylor street. the driver's of the minivan lost control and hit a tree. two officers coming in the opposite direction stopped when they saw the minivan hit the tree. the minivan bounced off the tree and started tumbling toward them. it then land odd top of the police cruise and slid off. telepeople inside the van were thrown from the vehicle. a 19-year-old and another man died. a 17-year-old is in critical condition. the two officers were taken to the hospital, but they are expected to be okay. >> republican presidential candidates mitt romney and newt gingrich continued courting voters in florida today ahead of tomorrow's critical primary. with several polls showing rom

police have confirmed that a body pulled from a well in prince george's county, maryland, is that of lenwood harris, the missing community activist from alexandria. lenny harris was last seen in september leaving the recreation center in old town. on thursday an anonymous tip led police to the well. an autopsy concluded that the 53-year-old harris had been murdered. back in september, harris' wife and brother talked t come home. >> a lot of us have made bad decisions in our lives, all of us. i'm hoping that a guy that would see this, even if he wanted money, whatever the situation was, it's not worth a life. >> you can walk on the other side of the bridge. it wasn't on that side. it's not even on the side where you could walk. >> sought had to be thrown out of a car. >> or something. >> police have surveillance photos of someone using harris' credit card just hours after he disappeared. a day after that his cell phone was found. his car was found in october. lenwood lenny harris was president of operation hope, a community-based nonprofit. we hope to learn more about his disappearance and murder to

county police headquarters with the latest. matt. >> lesli, four months after lenny harris was last seen in alexandria and five days after his body was found in the bottom of a well, prince georges county police have arrested 49-year-old lin wood johnson and charged him with first-degree murder. according to police, johnson knew lenny harris, a well known alexandria community activist. harris was last seen in alexandria on september 21. the next day, a man was caught on surveillance video. and later that day, harris' phone was found on the woodrow wilson bridge. harris' car was found on october 11 in prince georges county. the motive for the murder was robbery, but they are not giving any details at this point, siting the extremely active on going investigation. >> we have recovered, what we believe to be the murder weapon. the murder weapon is the firearm. mr. lin wood johnson gave a full written and verbal confession to prince georges county police department homicide detectives just a few hours ago. >> once again, a 49-year-old resident has been arrested and charged with first degree murder in al san alexandria. they expect ma

. >>> now to a developing story in prince georges county, there's been an arrest in the murder of lenny harris, a community activist who disappeared several months ago. the break in the case seems to have come last week, when an anonymous tip led police to harris' body at the bottom of a well. >> reporter: police did make one arrest, but they also made it clear, additional arrests will happen possibly as early as today. the motive for the killing was robbery. police also said the man in custody for this crime has confe confessed. >> prince georges county police have charged linwood johns with the murder of lenny harris. >> the motive in the murder is robbery. we have recovers what we believe to be the murder weapon. >> reporter: police would not say what led them to johnson, but the arrest comes just five days after investigators got an anonymous tip that the body was in a well on old fort road in washington. harris' remains were found at the bottom of the well. the medical examiner confirmed sunday that the remains belong to lenny harris. the suspect has admitted to the crime p. >> mr. linwoo

. >>> police say the body in a prince george's county well has been identified as lenny harris of alexandria, virginia. investigators say he was murdered. we should learn more during a news conference later on today but we do know harris was last seen alive on september 21st. >>> just over one day left until the florida primary. a new poll of likely voters shows mitt romney with a 15- point lead over newt gingrich. the two rivals continue to wage vicious attacks. >>> another big night for hollywood. the screen actors guild awards took place last night. we have a wrap-up of all the winners in this report. >> reporter: it is the ultimate awards show for actor as their peers help recognize the best work in tv and film hoping for a sweet taste of victory. >> these award shows are so taxing. you have no idea what a girl has to go through to get in a dress like this. >> reporter: the red carpet walk didn't disappoint bringing out a who's who of tinseltown just don't twirl when you have the train. you kind of walk around. the train just follows you. i learned that about an hour ago. >> mr. armani.

press conference with prince george's county police and alexandria police wrapped up little while ago and they are taking a lot of details. they believe that lennie harris' body had been on that well for quite some time. prince george's county police say the alexandria activist died from a gunshot wound. police discovered his body inside a 20-foot well outside this occupied home in port washington last reported authorities say the body had been there for months. >> he was in the well for extended period time. >> least on the body after an anonymous caller made this statement -- >> if you go there you will find something and we're working on identifying the individual. >> the 53-year-old was seen last september and this man was found using his atm card. >> he was always helping people. >> his car was discovered weeks later in prince george's county as police now search for suspects. friends and family are searching for answers as to why something so horrific happened to someone always willing to lend a hand. >> these people around here don't have any sense of feeling for anybody. that is the type of person that did that to lennie. >> this is an active in

. >> prince george's county police identified the body as that of harris. his body was found in a well near an abandoned home on old fort road. say this is a murder case on the hunt for a whoever killed him. friends ared stunned.nd how a mant understand to dedicated his life others would end of the murder.f police confirmed the body found in a 20-foot was lenny harris. he was a well-known activist in alexandria. >> i have known him all my life. he has always been a good guy. he is always helping people. fathom why anyone would harm his old friend. >> these people nowadays, they not have any sense. >> care is vanished last september. authorities say this man used card at a king machine hours after seen leaving this community center. help us.to come and >> he struggles to understand compassion could be taken from this world in such a cruel way. always helping people. discussing howot if they have suspects. authorities have scheduled a conference for first thing monday morning. we are live in alexandria. >> you can see more about this including our coverage of

harris. the search is on for his killer. >> brianne carter is like a prince george's county police headquarters where officers will release new details titicaca. good mornin -- will release new details today. >> police from prince george's county and alexandria, will meet at police headquarters. many people still wondering why someone would have wanted to kill and lenny harris. according to authorities, the body found in the 20-foot fort washington well is that of 53-year-old alexandria resident lenny harris. >> he's always been a good guy. >> corraig is a friend of his. he wonders why someone would want to hurt someone who was always willing to help people. police are trying to find out what happened to the man who once ran for city council. this picture could be a potential coup. this man and used harris' atm cards at zaa k street bankcard after harris was seen leaving this community center last september. police have not released a cause of death or a motive in this case or whether or not they have any suspects in this case. again, we hope to learn more later today from police. brianne carter reporting, abc 7 news. >>

len any harris, a community activist has been missing for four months. prince georges county police pulled his body out of the well saturday, after a tip came in to authorities. the well was located in the 11,000 block of old fort road on the property of unoccupied home. autopsy results show harris had been murdered. 7 people were taken to the hospital after carbon monoxide was found leaking on a home in edgewood road. the 7 are considered walking wounded and have minor inhalation symptoms. >>> katie o'malley will announce three communities taking part in an effort in child sexual abuse, part of the partnership to pro vent child sexual abuse. the goal is to educate every adult about the scope of the epidemic. >>> open house in two countries, 20 states and 30 citys and towns. sherrie johnson joins us with more live. what is this all about? >> this is exciting news. today, they will have an open house to invite educators in to learn about flipped learning. this morning, we have janet wolf and janet, this is an all girls school. tell us a little bit about why flip learning is go

press toward its county police are looking to gather to catch a killer. >> they will hold a joint news conference today with new details in investigation into the death of lenny harris. the alexandria activist's body was found in a well behind an abandoned house. >> those two agencies are expected to come together here at prince george's county police headquarters staff in a matter of hours for what we expect will be an update on the case. people who knew lenny harris cannot imagine why anyone would want to hurt him. according to authorities the body found in the 20-foot fort washington well is that of 53- year-old alexandria resident lenny harris. >> he's always been a good guy. >> craig is a friend of his. he wonders why someone would want to hurt someone who was always willing to help people. police are trying to find out what happened to the man who once ran for city council. this picture could be a potential clue this man and used harris' atm card at a k street bank after harris was seen leaving this community center last september. police have not released a cause of death or a motive in this case or whether or not they have any suspects in this case. again, w

the body of 53-year-old lenny harris was found last week after an anonymous call to police in prince george's county. he'd been missing for four months. today police revealed that he was shot to death. darcy spencer has more. >>> it was here deep inside a well that police found the body of missing alexandria activist lenny harris. alexandria mayor bill yule knew him for decades. >> it's shocking to hear how he was murdered and certainly sad that his life was taken. we would all like to know why, you know, why him and why that way. >> reporter: prince george's police investigators got an anonymous tip thursday that a body was in a well here off old fort road inport washington. this is where the well was located. it is covered over and is next to an abandoned house and surrounded by woods. police say whoever put the body here had to know this area and that this well existed. after an excavation effort that took 52 hours police recovered harris's remains 20 feet down. police say an autopsy revealed sunday that harris had been shot and dumped in the well shortly after he disappeared four months ago. >>

police say a body found at the antibiotic time prince george's county well has now been identified as lenny harrisalexandria, virginia. investigators say he was murdered and we should learn more during a news conference later on today. ay. harris' remains were found in a well near fort washington last week after an anonymous tip. >>> a silver spring man charged with the death of his wife is expected to be in court for a bond hearing today. 6 #-year-old henry hutchins called police saturday afternoon and told them his wife carol was dead in their bedroom on july drive in the white oak section. police say she suffered trauma to the upper body. >>> a deadly weekend on area roads. nine people were killed in four separate accidents. early saturday morning in ann rae a. run del county, power people were killed in an accident on route 50 in davidsonville. police say a car driven by 55- year-old terry davis was hit head-on by another car driving in the wrong direction. three teens in that car died on the scene. also on saturday, two people were killed in an accident on route 544 in queen anne county. mary

disappearance security cameras one on king street in old town, another in prince george's county captured images of somebody using harris' atm card. his yell phone would be found on the will -- cell phone would be found on the wilson bridge, his car at an apartment complex in the indian head section of prince george's county. >> i've known lenny for many, many years, but i've never known him to be associated with bad people. reporter: there was nothing for four months. then last thursday somebody called police telling them to look into a well near an abandoned house on old fort road in ft. washington not far from where his car had been found. it was lenny harris. he'd been shot to death, his body dumped into a well 20 feet deep. >> when i heard he was shot, that bothered me, you know, to know that someone did that to him and i'm just waiting like everybody else to see, you know, why anybody would do something like that to him. reporter: long time neighbor julie ben susan lives next-door to the home harris' wife now widow moved out of just before the holidays. >> sadness, complete sadness. i mean, you know, he was a grea

american flag. >>> police say a body found at the antibiotic time prince george's county well has now been identified as lenny harrisexandria, virginia. investigators say he was murdered. we should learn more during a news conference later on today but we do know harris was last seen alive on september 21st in oldtown. his discarded cell phone was found on the wilson bridge the next day and someone used his bank card to withdraw cash. harris' remains were found in the well near fort washington last week after investigators got an anonymous tip. >>> a silver spring man would called police saturday and said his wife was dead is now charged with her death. henry hutchins told police his wife was dead in their bedroom on july drive in white oak. police classified her injuries as trauma to the upper body. hutch inwas charged early sunday morning and is being held without bond. -- hutchins was charged early sunday morning and is being held without bond. >>> a new poll of likely voters shows mitt romney with a 15 senate lead over newt gingrich. >> i had v. had a long record as i hard hitting reagan conservative and the ide

harry thomas. he is accused of diverting county funds and spent it on himself, we're told. thomas was not present for breakfast before today's d.c. council meeting. >>> mitt romney is celebrating the first win of the election season after an eight-vote victory in iowa over santorum. it's one of the slimmest margins in the state's history. ron paul finished third, and after a sixth place finish, michele bachmann decided to end her campaign. rick perry said he will stay in the race through the south carolina primary. >>> donald trump has been extremely vocal during this political season. the mogul has said that he may enter the presidential race as an independent if he doesn't like who is chosen as the republican nominee. so this morning on the "today" show, matt lauer asked trump to weigh in on the results of the iowa caucuses and asked if the right candidate is among the top contenders. >> i was impressed with certain things. santorum, it was amazing and he was at 1% and all of a sudden he does so well, and mitt romney won it and got 25%. he has to go higher and start to br

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