that's especially true for aaron brown. tomorrow, he's due to become a father, of sorts. >> i am getting a cat. the prison has a program set up with a no-kill shelter and we're allowed to adopt cats. i've been waiting for about a month since i was told that i'm getting a cat. and i've actually wanted one since i got here in 2002. >> why? >> i've always liked cats. i think sometimes i like cats better than i like people. >> while a kitten might provide a sense of family, brown knows he will never see his own parents again. >> on the night of february 5th, 1994, i waited for my mom and my stepdad to get home. and just after midnight, i -- when they arrived, i killed them both. >> how? >> i shot them with a 12-gauge. i wish i had a good reason why i did what i did. because at least then there might be some way of justifying it. but there's not. there's no way of justifying what i did. >> what was so wrong that they had to be murdered? what was so wrong in your family? >> i have no idea. >> the night weighs heavily on billy gro

. >> petty first class aaron brown from mississippi. i'm from san jose california. >> happy thanksgiving! >> i'd like to say hi and i love you to my family and my daughter. >> i'd like to say hi and i love you to my parents and my wife. >> i'd like to say hi and i love you to my friends and family in san jose. go niners! [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- ♪ you can stay in and like something... ♪ [ car alarm deactivates ] ♪ ...or you can get out there with your family and actually like something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on, offering some of our best values of the year. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> welcome back, everybody. happy thanksgiving. take a look at this, the los angeles international airport, also known as l.a.x., a little foggy there. kind of resembling san francisco. but look how smooth and clear those roads are. yesterday they were just packed out there. it looked like an electrical grid. but people must already be safe and sound where they're needing to go. it's 5:23 right now. >>

aaron and eun, back over to you. >>> today former d.c. council chairman kwame brown will learn if he'll be heading to prison. he pled guilty to a bank fraud charge in june and resigned from the city council. brown admitted to lying on applications to get bank loans. he'll face up to six months in prison, but the prosecution is only asking for six days behind bars followed by three years of supervised release. brown will also be sentenced in d.c. superior court on a misdemeanor campaign violation. he faces up to six months behind bars on that charge too. >>> it is back to business for congress. lawmakers return to washington for one of the most important lame duck sessions in recent history. he'll try to reach a deal on a spending plan to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. members of congress will tend to other important business this week as well. both parties will meet tomorrow in the senate to decide on leadership positions. later this week, the house will try to pass legislation that will end trade restrictions and help u.s. exporters. >>> george allen says he does

brown. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. tom. >> coastal storm bringing rain initially.wet snow later this afternoon. right now, just a little bit of light precipitation around northern virginia. we'll have that snow, maybe accumulating on grassy areas around the metro region. aaron? >>> good morning. in prince george's county northbound at brown road, all your lanes are blocked. southbound is carrying both northbound and southbound valium to avoid delays, take brown station road. aaron? >>> 8:30 now on this wednesday morning. it is the 7th day of november, 2012. out here on rockefeller plaza. our crowd is here on this post-election day. another big day coming up. >> yeah, but can i say, you know what? you can feel it's going to be nasty. >> yeah. >> it's got that feel in the air. >> dampness. there's the wind. there's the dampness and like a pressure you can feel. >> why are we here outside? >> because they are out here. >> well, can you hear the music over our happy crowd. we've been playing one direction and that is our way of reminding you they will be here next tues

brown admitted to both of those crimes in june. >>> a step back for prosecutors in the st coast rape ais case. suspect aaron thomas was expected to accept a plea deal but when he went before the judge yesterday, he said he wasn't sure what was right or wrong or what he was doing. now it appears the case is headed for trial. thomas is charged with rape and abduction on an attack on three teenagers in halloween back on 2009. >>> a 17-yard man is in jail accused of two gruesome murders. the cab driver was murdered in the district. >> a woman out walking her dog was killed in waldorf, maryland. ken molestina has more on the arrest and suspect. >> the charles county sheriff's office has obtained an arrest warrant charging joshua terrell, 17 years old in the murder. >> reporter: the sheriff is talking about the night 40-year- old teresa bass was shot to death. her husband was also gunned down but survived. the couple had been walking their dog in their neighborhood. as it turns out, the 17-year- old suspect had been sitting behind bars in a washington, d.c. jail. he and his teen girlfriend are accused of shooting

aaron, as you mentioned, a big celebration for supporters down here at national harbor. down here was former county executive wayne curry as well as lieutenant governor anthony brown. also on hand prince george's county executive rushern baker, and he had a few words to say. >> that the money is going towards education. it's going to help build 210. it's going for health care and jobs and jobs and jobs. so thank you for this great victory. >> reporter: still a very quiet scene down here at national harbor. the last few days we spent in prince george's county as well as yesterday, we spent most of the day at the polling locations. it was interesting to hear some of the feedback from some of the residents. got those that were for it and those in opposition. it will be interesting to see later on today what those people think now that the ballot has actually passed. we'll check in with you a little bit latelater. that's the latest from national harbor. >> marylanders also passed question four, allowing undocumented immigrants to attend maryland colleges for in-state tuition. they must attend high school for three years in maryland and show their parents paid income ta

aaron, over to you. >> danella, thank you. >>> 5:24. there is a major upset on the d.c. council. incumbent michael brown lost his seat.s 4's derrick ward with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. in the national race it seems to have all been about the economy and jobs. but here locally, voters had something to say, and it was all about ethics. in the race for one of two at large seats on the d.c. city council, incumbent michael brown was defeated by david grosso, the independent newcomer bested brown by 20,000 votes. brown's campaign was alleged improprieties of nonprofits he was associated with, and grosso also seized on brown's tax paying record as well. voters also approved ethics related changes to the city charter. the council members can now vote to jettison a fellow member who's found derelict in duty or in personal conduct, and an elected official with a felony on his or her head can now be barred from running for office again and then kicked out of that office. those will become amendments to the d.c. charter. other county races include phil mendelson, who will return to continue for two ye

brown's lawyer says he's suffered enough and shouldn't serve any jail time. >>> today police causing the man the east coast rapist is expected to plead guilty in a court room. aaron thomas is accused of attacking more than a hundred women from virginia to connecticut. >>> it is coming up on 6:35. jessica doyle is back with another your money report. >> she's talking about -- i would say a surprise regarding some new wheels. >> that's right. this is a huge surprise for a lot of folks. motor friend is out with its car of the year. and it's one very few of us would ever be able to afford. they picked model f -- the tesla model s ranges in price up to $100,000. the plug-in luxury model s topped the list of contenders. motor trend says it's the first time in memory that every single judge agreed the tesla is the car of the year t. can go 265 -- year. it can go 265 miles on a single charge. if they're giving them away, i'll take one. >>> in the first 24 hours of the release of a new game, sales have racked up to more than $220 million around the world. think. it this way. last tuesday' opening beat the record for the biggest one-time opening in u.s. box office history.

brown admitted to both crimes in june. >>> a setback for prosecutors regarding the man called the east coast rapist. in a prince william county courtroom yesterday, suspect aaron thomas was expected to accept a plea deal. but when he appeared before the judge, he said he wasn't sure he knew what he was doing. so now it appears the case is headed for trial. thomas is charged with rape and abduction in an attack on three teenagers halloween night in 2009. >>> the acting chief executive of the long island power authority is resigning. it's effective at the end ever the year -- of the year. it comes amid growing backlash from superstorm sandy. new york governor andrew cuomo announced plans to have a special commission investigate the utility company. a group of long island residents filed a class action lawsuit against the company for its response to the storm. it's been two weeks since sandy hit and still 250,000 long island residents are waiting for their power to come back on. >>> jessica doyle is back with your money report. >> higher taxes that could hit us all pretty hard. >> talks are continuing in wact to avoid the so-called fiscal live. it's a mix of tax

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