aldana will be sentenced in august. >>> virginia's favored appears to in the lead.mer dnc chairman terry mccollough appears to be the loan democrat interested in becoming virginia's next governor. he's expected to enthor the race officially next year. >>> the race for virginia's u.s. senate seat is much closer. it shows democrat tim kaine with a one-point lead over republican george allen. inpen derchdependent voters cou key to that cass. >>> should virginia offer year-round schooling? it's a question the commonwealth is asking parents. they're surveying parents as lawmakers consider skpemding the school year. they're asking how a year-round calendar year would affect their academic achievement as well as vacations. if there's enough support, some say they will push for funding next spring. the last day to fill out that survey is tomorrow. >>> here is a story that will make all of those kids who were in town for last week's spelling bee cringe. prince george county school administrators are apologizing for a typo in 8,000 diplomas. "program" was misspelled. that's a

aldana is facing several charges. today, prosecutors say he may have done more than just drink before that crash. >> reporter: victor aldona was allegedly drunk and drugged. police say the 22-year-old was drunk when he drove his car off duke street near i-395 last january. police found an aerosol can in the car he was driving. prosecutors suggested on top of a blood alcohol level of .15, aldona had been huffing from the can to get high. video from a nearby cvs showed he bought the can just minutes before. it was midafternoon on january 15th when the car he was driving on busy duke street left the road and struck maria and her 8-year-old son, brian hernandez chavez, as they walked hand-in-hand along a path. brian was killed instantly. his mother suffered broken legs and a broken pelvis. eyewitness susan caronos was driving right behind aldana. she testified she watched as his car began to veer right. there was time to correct, she said, but the car continued. it went through a thick sign. i looked up and saw two bodies

police say aldana's blood alcohol was nearly twice the legal limit.e faces several charges including manslaughter. his attorneys say the accident was a tragedy but does not constitute manslaughter. >>> a 16-year-old faces charges in loudoun county for the attempted sex assault of two middle school girls. it happened monday morning on a path near seneca ridge middle school in the sugarland run area. police say the teen tried to grab a 12 and 14-year-old as they were walking to school. they got away. he was tracked down and eventually arrested. police are not releasing his name because he is a minor. >>> a private company will come in to clean up a diesel spill along the southwest waterfront in the district. a floating platform at the fish market there broke apart yesterday, spill being 50 gallons of diesel fuel. normally fish and seafood are sold on the platform, but it was closed for renovations. no one was on board at the time. the fire department contained that spill. >>> a bowie man who showed up at court for a probation hearing is not allowed to l

. >>> a guilty verdict in a drunk driving crash that killed a child. 22-year-old victor aldana was convicted of manslaughter and several other charges. his car slammed into maria chavez and her son while they walked to a playground. the boy died and the woman broke both her legs and her hip. >>> can federal workers expect to see a pay raise next year? up next, a development concerning the federal pay freeze. >>> a new wave of deadly violence in syria. dozens of people killed including women and children. we're checking more headlines coming up. time now is 5:07.  >>> developing overseas in syria, dozens dead in a new massacre. up to 87 civilians died yesterday. but the exact death toll is impossible to confirm. some reports put the number at 78 instead. later today, u.s. peace envoy kofi annan will present new proposals to the u.n. security council on preventing the country from spiraling into civil war. >>> federal workers face a new battle in getting their first across the board raise in two years actually house subcommittee has passed a spending bill that would extend a pay

victor aldana was drunk when he drove his car off duke street on 395. it hit brian hernandez chavez who was walking with his mother. the mother recovered from the injuries. >>> the daughter of cuban president raul castro is calling for a prisoner swap between the u.s. and cuba. mariella castro espen tells cnn that cuba could release alan gross in exchange for five cubans held in the u.s. they're all accused of spying. gross is serving a 15-year prison sentence in cuba. he was trying to set up internet access for cuba's jewish community when he was arrested in december of 2009. several politicians and human rights activists have pleaded for his release. >>> right now defense secretary benjamin netanyahu is in india -- leon panetta is in india, urging leaders to take a more active role in the war in afghanistan. he was in vietnam for an emotional ceremony with his vietnamese counterpart. they presented each other with artifacts from the vietnam war. vietnam's defense minister gave panetta letters from a dead army sergeant who wrote that just days before h

police say 22-year-old victor aldana was drunk in january when he drove his car off duke street neart 8-year-old brian hernandez chavez walking with his mother. the mother recovered from her injuries. >>> one d.c. councilmember wants to put an end once and for all to city leaders' stadium ticket tiff. jack evans has sent a budget amendment to his colleagues, proposing they split tickets to nationals park and verizon center evenly among the mayor and council members, ticket disputes among city leaders have made headlines in recent years. some council members criticized chairman kwame brown for how he handed out tickets to verizon center events last year. and in 2009 then-mayor adrian fenty refused to share baseball tickets with council members for more than a month. >>> word of caution as you consider lunch outside as the weather gets warmer, especially you women. patio dining presents the perfect crime of opportunity. thieves can easily snatch your purse or bag hanging on the back of a chair or on the ground. d.c. police say they're getting dozens of calls each day for these types of