estaba armado cuando ocurrieron los hechos, aaron thomas es encontrado culpable podría enfrentar prisiónavila torres, él es un ex infante de marina acusado de la muerte de un oficial de la marina encontrada muerta en la recámara de su cuartel en la base en el 2009, torres encuentra cargos de asesinato en primer grado y si es encontrado culpable enfrentar prisión de por vida, seguimos en virginia una mujer dijo que dos hombres que se hicieron pasar por policías a robar a ella y a su familia a punta de pistola, la víctima dijo que los dos sujetos tocaron la puerta de su casa y le mostraron lo que ya pensó en una orden de registro, los sujetos estaban armados con una pistola y un cuchillo y se llevaron de la residencia $13,000 en efectivo y joyas. empiezan a ser la reacción de las autoridades sobre el caso de la concejal que fue tratada de forma preferencial por un policía, pero al parecer los más molestos a los residentes de ese condado por la forma en que se manejó la situación. juliana monsalve nos informa. >> reportera: a la policía del condado prince os sale dar la cara después del esc

today aaron thomas and his alleged victims were in the courtroom together. >> >>> aaron thomas the alleged ea east coast rapist, came to court to today appearing far different than he did in november when he a was extradited to prince william county from connecticut. now with a full beard and thick head of hair he often looked down as one by one the three teenagers he is accused of attacking on halloween night, 2009, took the stand to describe in painful detail what happened. >> very poised i thought. you know, very articulate. it it was not easy for them. certainly didn't want to be here and obviously didn't want to be a victim to start with. > >> reporter: the teens age 16 and 18 at the time were returning home from trick or treating when they say a masked man dressed in black came up behind him. josh white of "the washington po post" describes the testimony. > >> reporter: she said i felt like a gun on my back. he said, don't move. do you have any money? do do you have anything? >> reporter: the teenagers said after the man learned they only had candy he ordered them deep into the woods

it turnings out aaron thomas only admitted to -- turns out aaron thomas only admitted to a crime after a police sketch failed to depict him properly. thomas was in a courtroom today and the judge found him fit to stand trial. authorities believe the 40-year- old is responsible for rapes and other attacks on 17 women from virginia to connecticut over the span of a decade. >>> she's not taking any statements. >> reporter: she's a public official. >> but she's not seeing anyone today. >> are we seeing a bit of a pattern here? there are new questions tonight about karen toles. that's the prince george's county county council member now under cute any for allegedly speeding more than 100 -- scrutiny for allegedly speeding more than 100 miles an hour on the belt way. police are investigating whether officers gave her special treatment for that high speed incident last week and now we learned that toles may have received nothing more than a warning last summer as well. police were conducting radar speed enforcement on route 4 near upper marlboro and sources tell us toles spotted them travelin

karen thomas faces a preliminary hearing. -- aaron thomas faces a preliminary hearing. inked to 17 rapes and other attacks on women from virginia to connecticut. >> a law legalizing gay marriage is now in effect in maryland. it is now the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriages. it goes into affect on january. >> the peak cherry blossom season is just around the corner. the buds will open early thanks to, of course, our warmer than average winter. it is expected to come between march 24 and the 31st. an expected 1 million tourists will converge on washington d.c. during the festival. >> andrew breitbart the conservative media activist has died at the age of 43. some call him a pioneer in conservative blogging. rebecca cooper is live. >> despite problems with this hard in the past year, andrew breitbart's friends say the death was completely unexpected. he collapsed near his los angeles home while out for a walk last night. news of his death has sent shock waves through washington. he was not a household name, but andrew breitbart was a well- known name in washington.

aaron thomas attacked 17 women. all this over a decade. lawyer says his client is refusing to communicate. >> at 6:32, maryland is hours away from becoming the the a state from legalizing gay marriage. >> governor martin o'malley will sign into law. brianne carter has been following the story and we go to her now. >> certainly excited -- certainly expected to be a big day today. for some of the supporters, this is a day that is long overdue. this afternoon the governor will be here to sign the bill into law. last week, the senate narrowly passed a measure. this was a few days after the house green light to this issue. this makes maryland the a state to legalize same-sex marriage. the first on the east coast below the mason-dixon line. this has been a contentious issue from the beginning. opponents are not backing down. they've got to take this to a referendum in november. according to the washington post, that effort is underway. the state board of elections approved the language opponents were using when trying to collect the signatures n

aaron thomas was arrested in connecticut. prosecutors say he is responsible for 17 attacks on women and was charged with the 2009 abduction of three trick or treaters on halloween. a mental competency test was ordered after he was asked for he understood the charged and answered no. he faces life in prison if convicted. >>> a judge will sentence the man known as the aspen hill rapist. on monday, timothy busby pled guilty to three more rapes. he was already convicted of rape in the 1980s and is currently facing three consecutive life sentences. he commit ad i string of rapes in the late 70s and early 80s. >>> an executive review panel will look into a traffic stop for karen toles last week. we wanted to ask her about just getting a warning for going over 100 murpz on the beltway. she was at a public safety meeting. -- for going over 100 miles per hour on on the beltway. >> the in-car camera speed did indicate 105 miles per hour. that was the speed the officer was traveling in an effort to catch up with the violator's vehicle.

aaron thomas? i thought, oh, my gosh, is she dead? i was panicked. >> reporter: and shocked. often binge drinkers are just as likely good girls under enormous pressure, just trying to fit in. erin said she first began lying to her mother in eighth grade. >> it was about me wanting to make a decision and knowing that i wasn't going to be able to do anything unless i did it behind her back. >> you wanted control? >> yes. >> reporter: often underage bingers pre-game, pounding stomach. turning quantities of alcohol before the school dance or the big game which alcohol is banned. >> shot gunning five beers over a couple hours could be pretty common. >> reporter: little kids don't even like the taste of alcohol. >> it's disgusting. and yet you're encouraging each other. do it fast. telling each other tips on how to drink it faster so you don't take it. >> reporter: look at the hit movie project x, hollywood's take on a party run amock. for girls, alcohol has the added dangerous to let them act ought sexu

a prince william county judge today ruled that aaron thomas is well enough to take the stand? . prosecutors believe he attacked at least 17 women from virginia to connecticut. the most recent attack was in woodbrige. he faces up to life in prison if convicted. police arrested a man they believe assaultive university of maryland student in her dorm room recently. the 28-year-old charles is charged with burglary and assault among other charges. he entered the room last sunday and touched her leg. the ramp and the victims' rights startled him. authorities believe the motive was robbery >> . arson is to blame for the house fire injured seven firefighters in prince george's county. authorities discovered someone recently set a fire in the house next door as well, but those flames died out before anyone noticed. a big fire last friday night left two riverdale volunteer firefighters critically injured. one of them has been released from the hospital. the other remains in critical condition. >> frightening moments in montgomery county as drivers became stuck in rising water. several peo

aaron thomas appeared in a prince william county courtroom and prosecutors say thomas committed a string of rapes and other attacks on women, 17 of them, from virginia to connecticut, the most prent attack took place in woodbridge, halloween -- most recent attack took place in woodbridge, halloween, 2009. >>> new information about the accident involving a bicyclist and flatbed truck that happened tuesday. this was at 11th and u streets northwest. we learned that this cyclist is being ticketed for running a red light. he was taken to the hospital, but he is expected to make a full recovery. >>> coming up tonight at 7:00 on 9 news now a wisconsin state senator believes being a single parent contributes to child neglect and abuse. we'll have details on a controversial bill he's authored tonight at 7:00. >>> still to come what will our unusually balm yearn mean for those cherry blossoms that we're all wait -- balmy winter mean for those cherry blossoms that we're all waiting to see? >> the air today certainly had to accelerate the process somewhat. it came in like a lamb, didn't it? 70 and 5

aaron thomas admitted to police that he raped two teen trick or treaters in virginia in 2009. thomas also reportedly complained that a police sketch of him in accurately portrayed his looks. police believe thomas is responsible for rapes and other attacks on 17 women from virginia all the way to connecticut. at least four of those crimes took place here in maryland. >>> under fire, baltimore city schools are making headlines for something spending habits. ron matz is live with the story. good afternoon. >> good afternoon, jessica. according to our media partner the baltimore sun the city school system spent more than $14 million on employee overtime over the last 4 years, the biggest earner was for the driver of ceo a lon so, he doubled his $76 thousand salary with overtime. the city school board says the education profession can't be considered a 9:00 to 5:00 but says they need to exam sign overfinal costs. school officials say the overtime costs are mostly tied to student safety. jessica, back to you. >> ron, thank you. >>> reporting live in the newsroom. please stay tuned t

. >>> aaron thomas only admitted to a crime after complaining that a police sketch failed to depict him properly. thomas was in a manassas courtroom yesterday for a preliminary hearing where a judge found him fit to stand trial. authorities believe the 40-year- old is responsible for rapes and other attacks on 17 women from virginia to connecticut over a ten-year period. >>> four courageous women confronted the man that raped them. timothy buzbee, the so-called aspen hill rapist terrorized montgomery county during the 1980s. yesterday four of his victims got the chance to tell buzbee how much pain his actions caused them. >> i'm an 18-year-old lifeguard that you raped. that guy doesn't define me. he didn't and he doesn't. >> buzbee was already serving two life sentences after admitting that he raped more than a dozen women in maryland back in the 1970's. but he was eligible for parole when new d.n.a. test on old evidence tied him to five more attacks. yesterday a judge sentenced buzbee to three more life sentences. that judge looked buzbee in the eye, too, and told him he's an evil man

aaron thomas is said to be responsible for the rapes and attacks on 17 women from virginia to connecticute decade. today's hearing is a competency hearing. his attorney says he is engaged in sek destructive behavior and refuses to -- sek destructive behavior -- self-destructive behave and refuses to communicate with him. >>> linda so joins us now with everything that happened in a story that is insult to injury for a woman who is there to bury her mom and this happens. >> reporter: yeah. bar johnson says she wanted to give her mother a dignified funeral and never thought it would turn out like this. barbara claims the priest who was presiding over the service had an issue with her sexual orientation a few minutes before the funeral began last saturday at st. john newman catholic church in gaithersburg he learned she was a lesbian. when he she ted forward to take communion he said he couldn't give her communion because she libs with a woman. when she began the eulogy she says the priest walked off thealtar and didn't come back until she finished. she says it gets worse. far marcel arei tue

detectives say that aaron thomas is responsible for those rapes and other acts on 17 women all the way from virginia to connecticut over the span of a decade. a hearing -- there was a depend 10cy hearing, however, tomorrow's attorney didn't speak out about that at all. he says he's engage inside self- destructive behavior and has decided not to communicate him. it could go to trial in april. >>> a piece of history is on its way down in the baltimore inner harbor. the carousel is being taken down. the owner, richard knight had planned to fight the city's decision, but it appears to be a battle he can't win. knight brought the now 106-year- old ride to the inner harbor in 1981. now he started taking it down. officials say he not been paying his rent and they ordered him to shut down operations by the end of february and have the entire carousel removed by the end of this month. >>> city officials told abc 2 news, a likely replacement for that spot next to the maryland science center is another carousel. knight says he plans to reopen his carousel when he can, but he's not going to do it

aaron thomas was arrested in connecticut. prosecutors say he is responsible for 17 attacks on women and was charged with the 2009 abduction of three trick or treaters on halloween. now, a mental competency test was ordered after he was asked if he understood the charges and answered no. he faces life in prison in convicted. >>> this morning, a judge will sentence a man known as the as pep hill rapist. on monday, timothy busby pled guilty to three more rapes. he was already convicted of rape in the 19 # 0s and he is currently serving three concurrent life sentences plus 50 years. with these new charges, he faces another two life sentences. >>> police are searching for the driver of a pickup truck who hit a pedestrian and took off. this happened on route 198 in laurel yesterday afternoon. ly say the victim was walking on the sidewalk when a white pickup truck left the road and hit him. he was critically injured. >>> prince george's county police say they will have an executive review panel look into a traffic stop involving a c

aaron thomas is accused of raping 17 women from virginia to connecticut over a decade and is accused of kidnapping three girls and raped two of them. one got away. his attorney asked for a mental evaluation saying thomas refuses to communicate with him and engages in self-destructive behavior. >>> the man accused in a plot to kidnap a 17-year-old bowie team is not guilty on all charges. the boyfriend is accused of paying jarvis tyler to shoot her. he was exonerated today and abraham pleaded guilty last year. >>> police have not identified a man struck by a hit-and-run driver but they have important new evidence to help in their investigation. >>> the victim was hit by a car on wednesday on route 198 in laurel and police say the metro bus helped capture the incident on video. maureen umeh has more. >> reporter: and let's get to that video. the police showed it us to and i want everyone to see it. you are going see the white pickup truck come up off of route 1 and on to route 198. you can see it sort of spinning out of control before going up on to the sidewalk and hitting a pedestrian

aaron thomas is accused of rapes and attacks on at least 17 women up and down the east coast of virginiaand. his attorney requested a mental evaluation which postponed the case to today. the prosecutors hope to transfer him to the down toy to face charges of attacking three girls in 2009. if convicted he faces life in prison. >>> and today another man known as the aspen hill rapist will be sentenced after pleading guilty to three cold case rapes. timothy busby pleaded to three accounts for three attacks in the late 1970s. he was connected to the rapes back in 2009 after a federal grant allowed the investigators to reeat the cases. he's now serving three con current life sentences for a string of rapes back in 1993. he could be sentenced to maximum of two more life sentences today. >>> investigators say a fire that injured firefighters was intention algly set. winds fueled the fire on 57th avenue in riverdale friday night. they also believe the same arsonist who set this fire set a fire at the house next door a few weeks ago. one firefighter, 22-year-old kevin o'toole, remains in the hosp

aaron thomas admitted to police that he did rape two teen tricker traitors in virginia in 2009 and also complained that a police sketch of him inaccurately portrayed his looks. police believe thomas is responsible for rapes and other attacks on 17 women from virginia to connecticut. at least 4 of those crimes took place here in maryland. >>> a man is in critical condition after a hit-and-run accident in laurel. check out the right side of your screen. a white truck runs over the curb then hits a man walking along route 198. then that driver takes off. a camera from a metro bus captured the incident. police are hoping the video will help them catch the driver. >>> chaos at philadelphia international airport when a man drives on to the runway there. police say the crashed his suv through a security gate and drove down one of the main runways it closed down the airport for 30 minutes and forced a many to aborta landing. he is facing a number of charges. >>> scrutiny over the procedures at the airport. a lawmaker is upset about the pat-down searches and hoping to force a change. >> at bwi j

aaron thomas is accused of rapes and attacks on at least 17 women up and down the east coast including maryland and virginia. the case was postponed until today. thomas was arrested and is being held in connecticut but they hope to transfer him back to prince william county. he faces charges of attacking three girls there in 2009. if convicted, he faces life in prison. >>> today governor o'malley plans to sign a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage in the state of maryland. it makes maryland the eighth state in the country to legalize same-sex marians. unions are also legal in the district. opponents are one step closer to getting it on the november ballot, including language they use. they're collecting signatures. there must be 56,000 signatures on it. >> d.c.ers are tries to make it easier to own a gun. a number of people have complained that registering a gun is too difficult. they have to get ownership train, it would cut down on reregistration and eliminates restrictions on the types of ammunition. >>> today president obama will be in new hampshire to once again push his energy

aaron thomas was in court where a judge found him competent to stand trial. investigators say he confessed to the halloween rapes shortly after being arrested. >>> a bomb plot at a school. up next, details as a 15-year- old stands accused. >>> a slight interruption for president obama during a speech last night. a heckler got in there again. we'll hear details on how the pros responded to this one. -- on how the president responded to this one. how did this small colorado town get through tough economic times? freight rail. it attracted large eating over seventeen hundred jobs. then suppliers, stores, more companies followed, creating more jobs. economists call that the ripple effect. i call it the freight rail effect. freight rail connects every rner of america, bringing jobs and economic growth along for the ride. visit freightrailworks.org. >>> new this morning, students at an ohio high school return to class today, four days after gunfire claimed the lives of three of their classmates. the school community marched through the town of chardon, ohio thursda

aaron thomas was in court today where a judge found him competent to stand trial. a court ordered evaluation found he was faking insanity. investigators say he confessed shortly after being arrested. he's accused of attacks on 17 women from virginia to connecticut. >>> a drunk driver shuts down a major airport after driving right onto the tarmac as a plane is coming in for landing. >>> plus an alert for anyone who parks in the district, a parking meter change that is catching a lot of people by surprise. >> i wonder if today's temperature caught people by surprise. we got up to 70 degrees, what a way to bring in meteorological spring and the first day of march. i'm not sure we can keep that trend going. we have a little rain in the forecast, too. we'll let you know what to expect as we close out the workweek. >>> at 11:00 tonight an accused hitman found not guilty in the murder of this pregnant teen- ager, how the drama played out and reaction from the victim's family on the news edge. fw? @ . welcome to carmax. hi. i was on carmax dot co

aaron thomas appeared in court yesterday for a preliminary hearing.imony showed he confessed to police that he raped two teens in prince william county in 2009. a judge ruled the case will now go to a budget. thomas' defense team declined to answer if he also confessed to other attacks up and down the east coast. if convicted, thomas will spend the rest of his life in prison. >>> this morning, dancers in fairfax county are celebrating after a vote clamping down on dancing in restaurants was delayed. that bill would limit the size of dance floors in certain eating establishments. the amendment has been in the works for about a year now. lawmakers say they want to cut down on places that call themselves restaurants but function mainly as nightclubs. the county planning commission delayed the vote after it received a petition with 1,500 signatures opposing the measure. >> because the recommendation was that the board of supervisors -- not work on this amendment as it stands. that they come one something better to submit to them. and i think that better w

aaron thomas is accused of rapes and attacks on at least 17 women up and down the east coast including virginia and maryland. thomas was arrested in eldon, connecticut. prince william county prosecutors hope to have him face charges of attacking three women, three girls, back in 2009. if convicted he faces life in prison. >>> prosecutors are expected to file charges today against the 17-year-old suspect in the deadly ohio high school shootings. on monday, t.j. lane allegedly opened fire inside chardon high school. five students were shot there. three were killed. one of the two survivors is still recovering in the hospital this morning. prosecutors are expected to ask that lane be tried as an adult. students and parents will return to school to meet with grief counselors today. classes will resume tomorrow. >>> our time now is 11:09. presidential candidate mitt romney is backing off a statement opponent owesing republican backed bill. we will tell what you he said. plus, time now to try for tickets to the annual easter egg roll at the white house. >>> one man killed, two american soldi

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lawyers for aaron thomas asked for a mental competency test when he abserred no when asked if he understoodes. >> today is the deadline to file charges against the teen, accused of that deadly school shooting in ohio. three students died two more seriously wounded monday they will probably charge suspect tj lane with aggravated murder and other offences. >> that crippled cruise ship in the indian ocean finally docked in port after three days of drifting at sea. costa allegra arrived in the seychelles capital after a fire caused it to lose power monday more than a thousand people onboard have not had running water, showers or light. >>> arsonist is to blame for a house fire in river dale heights friday that injured seven firefighters and says the probably not the only one in that neighbourhood the empty house next door burned a few weeks before and it was also deliberately set one firefighter has second and third degree burns over half his body he is likely to be in hospital many weeks six others are recovering at home now. >>> 8:30 a.m., tucker joins us back, another look at the weather. >>

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thomas. >> thank you, mike. i want to bring in aaron david miller.n we talk about that relationship between these two powerful global figures, i want to point out to everybody this excerpt you wrote. "the president doesn't trust the prime minister and sees him as a con man. the prime minister in turn views the president as bloodless and too emotionally disconnected. he doesn't understand. he's not alone in that." how fragmented is this relationship? how much do they have to overcome to strike a united front? one that is genuine? >> it will be one of the best meetings they have ever had, i suspect, even though the relationship has been rocky. probably one of the rockiest since i have been watching israeli prime ministers. in large part, there are personality differences. benjamin netanyahu is confident. the president is morer sur ree. it has poisoned the u.s.'s relationship. but i think despite all of that, that this will be a good meeting. neither man wants a fight. neither man can afford a fight. it has less to do with political reasons than policy

aaron thom sass appeared for a plumnary. police -- preliminary hearing. police say he raped teenagers in 2009. a judge ruled the case will go to a grand jury. thomasd to answer whether he confessed to other attacks up and down the east coast. if he's convicted during a trial, thomas could spend the rest of his life in prison. >>> the so-called aspen hill rapist will serve an additional three life sentences for a series of cold case rapes in the '70s. tim buzby is serving three life sentences for three rape convictions in 1983. earlier he pleaded guilty to three additional rapes in wheaton and rockville from 1977 to 1979. he was connected to the cases through dna evidence. victims say they're still dealing with the traumatic effects of the crime. >> there were things like being afraid of the dark. as most of us confirmed, we still cannot be approached by surprise from behind. there are lingering effects. >> judge nelson rupp called buzby an evil sexual predator before handing down the sentence. with the additional time, he will not be eligible for parole for at least another 23 years. >>> there's controversy stemming from this week's michigan prima