meagan? eporter: legal experts will tell you this is a very critical process ass entire both sides try to sort of weed through the potential biases that people have one way or another. so today for several hours the defense and the prosecution had a chance t spe with some of the 80 people who could serve. for the next several days, prosecutors and defense atrneys will try to make sure they seat a fair and impartial jury. the started by reminding he 80 people inside the courtroom that darren went is presumed innocent until proven guilty. turing and d with t killing a family of three and their housekeeper. the story has been widely reported, which is why the judge's first question was, hav u heard or read anything about the case, commonly referred to as thendansion murder will that impact your ability to be fair? we also got insight who will be testifying, the famy's surviving housekeeper and jordan wallace were among t many names mentioned. another question among prosecutors, ifors would trust

meagan fitzgerald reporting. thank you, meagan. >>> a tragic crash in northwest d.c. left a man pinned by his own car against a building. he died there. that happened behind the victim's house in an alley on tonlaw road not far away from 37th seet. a relative discovered the man's body this morning after he phone.answer his police are calling this an ac dent. news4's chris gordon will have more on this story tonight at 6:30. a >>> another h steamy day for all of us . there is some relief on the way. but we're going to have to g through tomorrow first. >> i think tomorrow even warmer than today. couple of really hot days. high temperature of 93 in the city. heat index well over 100. look at the high tempehetures across region. 95d.c., 93, hagerstown, degrees was the high temperature up around the philadelphia area, 92 in richmond. most areas in the mid-atlantic into the 90s. the heat index, you look at these numbers. this is current. 103 leesburg, 102 in d.c., 103 in annapolis and 101 in quantico. the extreme heat behind an enre school system closing earlier today. prin

i'm chris lawrence. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. the calendar says that summer it over butt is not true. >> it feels like it when the kids go back to school. the hot, muggy weather, isn't near over, is it, gina? >> it's not. this is the unofficial end t summer. as the kids go back to school, it will feel likeayhe dog of summer for most of this week. this morning, as you walk outside, it is mild and muggy out there. it's 80 degrees in annapolis. 70 degrees, washington 73 in frederick. we're really going to heat up today. you're heading out for your labor day, doing something outside. n mind, it's going to be a hot one. very humid. 9

. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. the calendar says that summer it over butt is not true. >> it feels like it when the kids go back to school. the hot, muggy weather, isn't near over, is it, gina? >> it's not. this is the unofficial end t summer. as the kids go back to school, it will feel likeayhe dog of summer for most of this week. this morning, as you walk outside, it is mild and muggy out there. it's 80 degrees in annapolis. 70 degrees, washington 73 in frederick. we're really going to heat up today. you're heading out for your labor day, doing something outside. n mind, it's going to be a hot one. very humid. 94 this afternoon. feeling closer to 103. we have an isolated storm chance. most of the area will be dry. you better stay in the shade and have the spf 30 on. we'll look at what it's like tomorrow, as the kids are heading back to school. that's straighea >>> following breaking news in falls church. one person has been struck by a vehicle in the westbound lanes of arlington boulevard at graham road. >> molet

meagan fitzgeralds there. meagan? >> reporter: a diverse jury.he throughout entire process, the judge was asking these jurors questions, and legalrt ex will tell you that you can gather, from some of these questions, of who might be sitting in that witness chair. a after two-day process, a jury was seated. they will ultimately decide the fate of darren windt the only suspect charg in the murder of a had us and wife, their 10-year-old son and hoekeeper. thes jurors were asked a series of questions, like, can youus the. the of a witness who's guilty of a crime al weceive a reduced sentence if exchange for their testimony. theseum dts outline evidence and witnesses they might be used in the case. it chose darren windt'sel mate for five days. court records show that inmate involved ne else was in the murder. it goes on to say investigators look for that person, swapping for dna, but preliminary results show there wasn't a matchim to e scene. >> he could have gotten that information from windt's pers. >> reporter: this is

. >> meagan fitzgerald talked about a tragic connection that a family has with the senator.because i know he would want me to get u f >> reporte months, rachel echols has fought through the pain and heartache so she can live for her own son. >> sam has given me that strength. >> reporter: timothy echols was on board the uss mccain when it collided with a merchant vessel 2017, killing ten sailors. timothy was one ofin them. he weeks and months following the crash,so there we many questions as to why and how this happened. at the forefront of the fight -- >> he was a true crusader for the men and the men and women in the military. >> reporter: senator john cain. >> he wanted to know what happened. what is causing the u.s. navy to collisions?these >> reporter: senator mccain took the time to meet with parents of the fallenor sa even meeting with them individually. >> it was a humbling experience for a person who can relate on so manyo levels, on many levels. he literally sat across from me and he choked back the tears. >> reporter: this crash was personal. >>hond he justd me pi

let's get the latest from meagan fitzgerald. >> reporter: the fate of darren wint will ultimately be determined by a jury that was seated after a two-da process. wint is the only suspect charged in the murder of three family members and their housekeeper. these jurors were asked a serieq ofstions from a judge. can you trust the testimony of a crimes who is guilty of a and will receive a reduced sentence in exchange for their testimony? news4 op taned theseum dts filed by the prosecution, outlining sbefd witnesses they may use in th case. it shows darren windt's cellht mate of eig days,dentified witness 92 wrote two letters to the district atrney's office. he told prosecutors someone else was involved in the murder. it goes on to say iestigators looked for that person, even swabbing for dna, but preliminary reports show he was scennvolved at the crime >> he could have got those from his cell when windt w out to chow or going to the ya t. >> reportes attorney says it's not uncommon for cell mates to come forward for a reduced sentence. it's not clear if he or any other convicted felon

>>s4 meagan fitzgerald's has more on the -- meagan fitzgerald has more evidence on the impact. >> a crimeeans that no one can touch anything under a circumstances. >> reporter: but according to these court documents filed by prosecutors describing the collection of dn evidence, that wasn't the case. and long-time criminal defense attorney bernard grimm says when a crime scene is n flawlessly preserved, that can have major impact on the outcome of a trial. this entire case was centered a und a domino's pizza and piece of crust that had dna on. police linked that to daron wine and he was arras the only suspect, but now there are new questions about how forensic experts colle that dna and how it was processed. this document says when ans fo expert recovered the pizza crust it was in a bag with other pieces of uneaten zza. >> all the pizza is put into one paper bag. so you have what's called crossw contaminatioch is if the pizza is touching each other in the box the dna could beonetting nother piece. >> reporter: for the first time we're learning at in the moments after the fire started at th

meagan? >> reporter: -- using daron wint's facebook page during the trial. saying heeb used fk very heavily except for the day before the murders and the day of the m jder. thege ultimately decided that that information, that facebook page was going to be admissible into court. then that's when this jley ion got under way. that's when the judge started asking these 80 individuals questions. the courtroom was filled with 8t pol jurors, 12 of whom will eventually decide if daron wint is guilty. more than three years ago, wint was charged with killing and torturing a family of three and their housekeeper before setting th house on fire.fo rmer federal prosecutor says it's a rare occurrence and a crime people remember. >> we have had sadly, many doublede homi quite a few triple homicides, but this is one of the only quadruple homicides i can retember. >> rep it is also a story that was widely reported, which is why the judge aed the jurors a series of questions. one was if the heard or read anything about the race commonly referred to as the mansion murders and

. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. eun and aaron have labor day off. going toaboror them. >>> if you have stepped outside, it is hot as beep. >> i know. my windows were fogging up. >> that's when you know humid when the humidity fogs up your windows. >>hen you get the condensat

. >>> meagane hosted an event in london to launch her new cookbook for charity. mother and prince harry, and it ted recipes. and it's called "together." >> that's what we'ret talking abn terms of coming together to really engage and talk and to be a to celebrate what connects us rather than what divides us. o she went to say how grateful she is to live in a london.y lik a lot of great food in london. >> i've never been, but she is still my vote for having the best 2018 of anybody around. >>> back here in the states, many of us americans enjoy an after-work drink here and there, but which city drinks a little too hard. they have identified both the 20 drunkest and driest cities in the united states. and drum roll, there it is, the cheese heads in green bay, sconsin namedhe drunkest city in america. congratulations green bay, .5% of you report excessive drinking there. if you ever wat a packers game you'll believe t tit. eau claire and appleton. provo and em are the driest. so it' utah and wisconsin. and they handle things very differently. >>> still ahead, giving

. >> earlier this week, meagan fitzgerald spoke to a mother of a fallen sailor that her family has withctually available -- >> online. yeah. we'll try to get that for you. it was a really powerful piece. we encourage you to go to nbc washington.com to see it. >> yeah. >>> and there you can also- if you haven't downloaded the app, perfect time to say hey, do it. because the weather has been changing rapidly. >> some storms rolled through last night. >> a lot of lightng and thunder. >> immediate nding, it was scary. >> i was inside the restaurant, i was getting ready to leave, we have to go, and then all of a sudden, boom. and so we had some heavy downpours. it won't be like this afternoon or the rest of this week to be completely honest. we have stray chances of showers and thunderstorms ouy.there for to now i think the main story is going to be how hot and humid it is. as we go through this week. it's warm out there already. some temperatures already in the low 80s at this point. a lot of areas outside the beltway in the 70s. if you're headed out the brunch the temperatures are in the 8

meagan weed. the best. from. each of. you to. i don't like so when i'm in the car when i do they need to cut off on social media a conversation that i thought up and because i believe that you know. time and age is the least opportunity that i have to contribute to national conversation. but it's time for be all you can be right he ought to be ninety nine point nine and our special guest for zero of. your media the internet practically every night during our act. we've seen the level of involvement. completely so i said to people that all the you know things have been about social media technology for some time around two thousand and nine by two thirds and we've begun to see citizens use the same platform to save themselves so somebody asks you're responsible you know but it put a person online so we had to see if this person saved up or some campaign by trying to fourteen we saw one of the most important ones was bring back our girls where one tweet from an event was were treated by someone else and then went all over the ward

mm meagan fi igerald. chris lawrence.ating a crash in clinton that involves a pedestrian. it happened on route 5 and malcolm road. soone was hit by car. >>> in fairfax county, a woman had serious injuries after she was hit by a car. the crashou happened along 50 at grand road just after 3:00 this morning. th driefr did sta at the scene. >> police in howard county are investigating an .officer-involved shooti it happened lastight on washington boulevard. police say a man confronted officers in the w parking loth a gun. he was shot and has non-life threating injuries. no one else was hurt. >> today, metro is operating on a sunday schedule for theda lab holiday. the rail service will open soon, at 8:00a.m., and close at 11:00 p.m. off-peak fares will be i effect and parking is free at metro's parking lots. >> i know a lot of you have outdoor plans. check of your forecast is .ext. >>> good monday morning. mild and humid outside. we're dealing with a little patchy fog mainly north and west of d.c.his rning. as we go through th

th reporter: meagan, good morning. 's right.know the priests will be meeting at some point today. befo the meeting, we know ched out with r a letter, asking for prayers and support. apologizing f any past misjudgment that may have caused suffering. as you mention, onesunday, was met by a parishioner who raised his voice and his outrage. >> considerable animosity. >> shame on you. >> reporter: we know that's parishioner brian garfield after the cardinal asked parishioners to pray for the pope, as he takes on the leadership of ah. troubled chu he raised his voice and walked out because he didn't appreciate being lectured out and felt the cardinal's message was lacking outrage.as wuerl here to install a new pastor. the controversy was his not doing enough to priests that were tied to sex abuse scandals. and then innn lvania, there's at least 1,000 children abused at the happenedsf priest. one parishioner turned her back on the cardinal before he spoke to the masses here. we spoke wh her aft mass and here's what she had to say. >> i

meagan fitzgerald has the latest. >> reporter: we're getting cluter to finding who will sit on the jury which will ultimatelyecide darren wynn's fate, he is the man charged with killing three familyembers and their house keeper. evidence and witnesses are importan teveryase, but legal 1k3er7 experts say jury selection is the most critical. >> thereng not more important. it is jury selection. >> reporter: bernard graham is a d.c. based criminal defense attorney. he says cases are won and lost because of the type of people selected to felt the jury. today in court, attorneys questionedential jurors. one theuestions was whether they have heard or read about the case. most people said they had, but despite the media coverage, some long time d.c. residents said they hasn't. >> there are peopletrying to on the jury. and that is why they are telling the judge no, i haven't heard anytng about it. but this has been all over the papers, it has been all over your news outlet's. >> reporter: he says selecting the jury, isn't eaut they took an oath to be honest. so the judge will ultimately have to

and happy labor day i'm meagan fitzgerald. >> i'm angie goff. as y mentioned, it is labor day. if you went outside let the record or you went outside already, you know the heat and the humidy -- the walk to the car was enough. >> hair fries out. let's check in with lauryn opcketts. any the shumt going away today. >> not today, not tomorrow, and not pretty much the rest of this work week. we have a frontal system at the ends os week that could bring some relief. that's a big qrkstion we will talk about that on the ten-day forecast coming up in about 20 minutes. right now, fureaded outside to have pooltime fun it is hazy hot and humid out there right now. current temperatures. we are already in the 80s. it's not even iton. september, what is happening. temperatures 86 in washington. baltimore now at 87. in the shannon doha valley, low 80s. when you factor in the humidity it already feels like we are 95 degrees and hotter in downtown d.c. fredericksburg feeling like 99. baimore feeling like 96. it's already a warm start. it's only getting hotte as we continue through the afternoon

here's part of his daughter, meagan's emotional tribute. >> john mccain was not defined by prison, by the navy, by the senate, by the republican party or by any single one of of the deeds in his absolutely extraordinary life. john mccain was defined by love. alright, i brought in new max protein ...to give you the protein you need with less of the sugar you don't. i'll take that. [cheers] 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar. new ensure max protein. in two great flavors. new ensure max protein. ♪ as moms, we send our kids out into the world, full of hope. and we don't want something like meningitis b getting in their way. meningococcal group b disease, or meningitis b, is real. bexsero is a vaccine to help prevent meningitis b in 10-25 year olds. even if meningitis b is uncommon, that's not a chance we're willing to take. meningitis b is different from the meningitis most teens were probably vaccinated against when younger. we're getting the word out against meningitis b. our teens are getting bexsero. bexsero should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previo

news 4's meagan fitzgerald begins our coverage with the time line of terror. >> in the days leading up to the murders, life was moving at a frantic pace for the savopoulos family as saieva was planning on opening up a martial arts studio. >> it's a crazy rgweek. >>ency was apparent in amy's voi mail to her housekeeper nelly gutierrez. >> hey, it's amy. i'm calling to see if i could get y and your crew maybe two days, monday and tuesday and tuesday, wednesday,f you could. we've built a martial arts student and we're down to the wire. >> nly agrees to hel in virginia while the other housekeeper vera figueroa worked at the family home in d.c. so she could leave early that wednesday. it was a decision c thatt her her life. that same day saieva is at the studio and recalls a call from his wife at 5:30 luring him back home. investigators believe amy, her 10-year-old son philip and their housekeeper vera figueroa were already held hostage inside. savvas returned hom walking into the trip and a demand for a $40,000rance come go into motion fast forwa three hours, saieva calls his perm assistan

a window and driving with a ma the bus driver, on top of her vehicle as her.ied to stop news 4's meagan fitzgerald was at today's hearing and is live at d.c.io sup court with the details of this. mer:an? >> reporyeah, that girl's name is mariana silva. she appeared to court today seemingly had a breakdown. she had her hands over her ears, crying and going back and forth with her head. her family also in court as the defense team tried to explain jo thge that silva has a mental illness but the judge ccided she's too much of a danger toommunity so he revoked bond. today inside a d.c. superior courtroom a judge watched this video showing the moment 20-year-old mariana silva used a carjac to bash in the windows of a greyhound bus before she returned to her car on bladensburg road. ert long a the bus driver, who you see wring that blue shirt, hops on to the hood of her car as silva speedoff. >> oh, my orodness. >> rr: mental health disorder. genetics, not her schizophrenia is what she wasg deal is. >> reporter: her uncle was amo the family members in court today saying his niece has suffered

sexual assault, one that was very violent, one where she felt he was going to kill her, in her est meaganso, it's a little bit even going further than someone who is sexually harassing someone else, which is also very serious, but it's something, this allegation that she's putting forward is very, very serious. >> right. and the question is, how will members of the senate judiciary committee deal with this. one editorial in "the new york times" said absolutely this should be investigated before this vote that was set to take place by the committee happens on thursday. but at the same time, this is a deeply partisan washington. how might that factor in? >> right. so, i would think that they would want to investigate this further because they have a couple of senators, like susan collins and murkowski who might -- and maybe even jeff flake or bob corker who might vote differently, and can they could end up -- this thing could end up being completely derailed. it sounds like there are enough senators that are pushing for an investigation and to delay the vote on this. but they need to take t

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so, what i would ask you all is, how many of you, raise your hand if you have heard of meagan meyer. how about amanda todd? keep your hand up. and how about tyler clemente. most of us learned about these cases from reading about them in news media and we know that news media plays a critical role in bringing even the term cyber-bullying into our public lexicon. news media are the bridge between even for us as scientists what we learn and how we communicate it to the public. and so news media contribute to our norms and our expectations around what bullying is and what it can do and what we can do about it. and studies have shown in many other areas of health the impact of news media, so for example, there's been studies of the impact of reading news media stories about mental health. and people will describe that their perceptions of whether mental illness is stigmatizing or not is depending on what news stories they've read. we also have seen studies that have examined the critical role of journalists and news media in cases of epidemics like the h1n1 epidemic. we know the critical

. >> meagan from new jersey, but right outside of philly, so we run a lot of field trips to the constitution center. >> wonderful. please keep coming. >> you had mentioned before, to go back a bit, about the electoral college and that was one of madison's cooling mechanisms. i guess my question is twofold. number one, madison obviously saw a lot of the undoing of his original intention of the electoral college. i wonder if he ever wrote about it. i've never really read or heard anything about what he felt about the electoral college and how it contributed, how it wound up being, as you said, a rubber stamp. b, should we be a little bit more concerned about the electoral college? usually after an election like 2016, 2000, there's a lot of talk about the electoral college, and then it kind of dies out and a lot of it is dismissed by, oh, you know, the losers just get upset about the electoral college, whatever, deal with it. however, i've read a lot and also actually c-span did some interesting lectures on it and how the dangers of the electoral college could just be the next example of, you k