. >>> new reaction from west virginia university. a report now telling us more about a teenager's death in a fraternity house. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood along southern avenue the boundary between the district of columbia and prince george's county. someone called thomas jefferson was technology has improved our lives, in small ways. in big ways. but what about this? couldn't this be better too? at redfin we asked ourselves the same question. which led us to create new ways to take you inside a home or instantly schedule a tour. but we paired that with our own agents who aren't paid on commission but on your happiness. and that's what makes it all work the world has changed and now real estate has too. >>> new tonight a woman who knows the terror of having a gun pointed at her face. she's talking to us about the thieves targeting some very specific places at local pharmacies. >> virginia's governor says he's back in the saddle after a rib injury sent him to the hospital. hear what he said today about safe safety on metro. >>> and

. >> pat mcginley teaches environmental law and policy at west virginia university - an important job in a state where private lawyers often have to step in for citizens when regulation fails. he says the recent freedom industries spill is just business as usual. >> it seems like the costs fall to the people when regulation fails >> these scenarios are repeated time and again in west virginia and other states. it's a corporate mentality - make a fast buck we'll get away with this and actually if the law is enforced we'll work the system and pay a low fine and ultimately we'll come out ahead. the freedom industry tanks were built in the 1940s and the 50s. inspections by the dep were few and far between. mandatory leak prevention plans were never filed. >> it is basically a huge subsidy to polluting industries if they are allowed to operate without complying with environmental regulations. coal and chemical companies do bring jobs and money into a state that is struggling for both, but the lack of regulation comes with its own monetary cost. it's estimated that the public health burden

. >> nestled in the green mountains of west virginia, the city of morgantown home to west virginia university known as a friendly family place. what's it like here in morgantown? >> it's peaceful. it's a small town that's growing really fast. nice people. >> reporter: dave and mary neese live in star city. dave works at a local walmart, mary at a medical office. their lives wrapped around their only child, skylar. >> hey, gorgeous. >> hi, daddy. >> reporter: treasuring every spin. >> what a beautiful ballerina. >> reporter: every laugh. and every childhood memory. >> there was a time she had a tea party for me and after mary came home she noted that skylar couldn't reach a faucet and i had been drinking toilet water for the whole tea party. that was a good memory. >> at the time it wasn't a good memory. >> say, i'm a crazy girl. >> daddy is a crazy boy. >> reporter: she was daddy's little girl. >> i spoiled her beyond rotten. skylar was very loyal to her friends, the people she thought was her friends. >> reporter: when skylar was 8 years old she met another spirited child with whom she devel

. >>> a west virginia university freshman who died while pledging a fraternity had a blood alcohol level more than six times the legal limit. police say nolan burks was given a bottle of liquor as part of a ritual before he died last november. they say test showed his blood alcohol to be a deadly 0.49. prosecutors are looking at the case to decide whether anyone will face charges. >>> there is a controversy brewing on uva's campus tonight. a group that represents the sororities is demanding their members stop attending saturday's bid night parties at the frat houses. this is a night when the sorority sisters traditionally going house to house having drinks with friends. some of the sisters have been told they risk suspension, fines and other penalties if they violate the group's ruling, just days after the university lifted its suspension of greek life activities after a report of a gang rape at a fraternity proved to be false. >>> new tonight, transportation reporter adam tuss uncovering documents that show exactly what should happen in an emergency on metro. >> reporter: masked gunmen

. >>> frat and sorority parties can continue in the university of west virginia under one condition. they have to agree to safety rules. the school's president suspended activities after a now discredited rolling stone report on an alleged gang rap at a fraternity. the magazine has apologized for discrepancies of what happened. but because of the article, all functions now have to have security at the front door. >>> the dogs rescued from a south korean dog meat farm are getting much needed tlc in virginia. they are getting the treatment they need now so they can go up for adoption very soon. the humane society international rescued the dogs and brought them to the animal welfare league. they are hoping this international effort will bring better awareness for what these innocent animal haves to go through. >> this is a universal international issue of dogs in the united states. here, regionally. we have a lot of dogs in need. >> animal cruelty and abuse knows no boundaries, has no nationality and culture. it is global. it is all over. >> on friday, these dogs will be split off to th

west. 70s in l.a. and phoenix. >>> the university of virginia is trying to move past its sexual assault scandal with aas rocked last fall when the "rolling stone" article about a gang rape at a fraternity party. now the school's fraternities have proposed and its president approved new rules for parties including a ban on beer kegs and the positioning of a sober fraternity member at the stairs leading to any house's residential room. >>> florida state's controversial and heisman winning quarterback jameis winston is going pro. winston is giving up his final two seasons of eligibility to enter this spring's nfl draft. he's expected to be one of the first quarterbacks selected. winston's announcement he's leaving fsu came the same day a woman who has accused him of sexual assault sued the school's board of trustees claiming its response to her allegations were unreasonable. the school's president calls the suit quote, merrittless. >>> house republicans are posturing to force an explosive battle over social security finances before the 2016 presidential election. at issue is a shortfall in social securit

west virginia and the district of columbia recognize same-sex marriage. >> if you are a high schooler slamming to meet the deadline breathe ason university is extending the dead loin for admissions. they said the school heart from students parents and counsellors and think that many couldn't complete applications on trial. they delayed many students. they are now accepting applications through february 2nd. >> groundhog day. >> george mason is a great school. i'm not biased or anything. >> you don't owe student loans though do you? >> that's another story. my father told me no one can take your education away. okay. to talk about this weather. it might be one of those where it looks nice but it's not as good as it looks. >> as long as you are moving around. you need to be in the sun and moving around. a little body motion will ease the chill, but otherwise it's going to look and feel like winter time. temperatures struggle to get to the 30s and maybe 40 in a few spots down to the south and west. all things change and we will have a quick chance of rain first thing tomorrow especially low for the friends and neighbors. for today, the overall impact on the

university of virginiad center and virginia commonwealth systems. it is an effort under the affordable car act and encourages people to report problems. six spits westa will also receive cuts. >>> expect long waits if you have to go to the emergency room. a lot of hospitals are swamped with patien who have the flu. suburban in bethesda, one er doctor calls it a an epidemic. flu cases are spiking early this year. it usually doesn't peak until february or march. doctors sa il ur best den >> states all over the country are offering hikes. brandy wine and frederick have hikes today. in virginia, all 36 parks are participatin i a few year us in lorton and woodbridge. if i'm not mistaken you like to hike, don't y >> absolel from the bay all the way to the mountains, gre biking. >> and you love to snap pictures. >> i do. i do. >> we see your pictures on twitter and instagram. i posted on facebook and twitter yesterday. and instagram as well. look at ts . first light of 2015 spreading across the city.sky, the winter classic at nationals park. it's not baseball. it is hockey. the field is ready to go. the rink iseago we have tts subfreezing now. gates open a

west museum's mission. despite the efforts that span almost a decade, and recruiting five former first ladies, a briek brick and mortar museum never materialized. virginia sharp professor at the universityxico co-created the landmark exhibit "homelands, how women made the west" using material culture to tell the stories of women's lives. northern new mexico, colorado, and washington's puget sound. women were at the heart of turning western places into homes and fighting over who has the right to make a home. reflecting on the meanings the previous work. homeland informed me as a scholar, and the exhibition book is still in print. as plans get under way for congressional commission, dedicated to the creation of a women's natural history museum, i cannot stress the importance. we cannot replace the universal math of american history with a universal woman. scholars must be involved from the outset on program planning. not just brought in after the fact or in some cases the fiction as was in the case of the ill fated latino website, and i really do appreciate that you took it down. i really do appreciate that. i think that rather than a triumphful story of progress, we should search die lo

curator of western women's history and virginia sharp regents professor at the university of new mexico cocreated the landmark exhibit homeland, how women made the westing material culture to tell the stories of women's daily lives in three diverse regions northern new mexico, colorado front range, and washington's puget sound, and women were at the heart of turning western places into homes, and fighting over who has the right to make it a home. reflected on domestic spaces sharp whose previous work had emphasized independent women and the open road declared homelands don't scorn me as a scholar and the exhibition book is still in print homelands published bys university of california press.i:jn as plans get under way for a congressional commission dedicated to the creation of a national women's his think museum, i cannot stress enough the importance of collaborator partnerships built on trust and inclusive mission. we cannot replace the universal man of american history with the universal woman. as more than just names on a masthead or window dressings scholars must be involved from the outset on program planning not just brought in after the fact