. >> reporter: the investigators say this is the man who killed the 25-year-old alexander smith, the off-duty lieutenant chased them down after the shooting. >>> a lot of federal workers are crossing their fingers right now. because next week, the massive across-the-board cuts are scheduled to kick in. but as the lawmakers will not be reaching a last-minute deal compromise, that the government is starting to tell the workers that dozens of federal agencies say that their job could be affect. they report from capital hill. >>> president obama, he made phone calls with time running out before they take effect, putting the burden on lawmakers to stop the automatic cuts that will nearly impact every government agency. >> this is a problem that congress cannot solve. >> reporter: at a hearing, the house democrats put together here as they described how losing the federal money for the teacher aids and the head starts would hurt their district. >> they will stand to lose about $3 million in title one standing, which scares me. >> and they would have to cut more than $100 million. they coul

william county police officer who took him into custody after a brief struggle. 25-year-old aric alexander smith is facing robbery and first degree murder charges. >> i would say this is kind of unusual, but luckily the suspect was apprehended quickly and is in jail. >> if i could sum it up in one sentence, great citizen, devoted father of four, four young men, married, wonderful wife, just a really, really great guy. >> the holley family has released a statement that says greg's life work was all about fighting crime and unfortunately it was violent crime that took his life. the church has set up a memorial facebook page for friends to leave condolences and words of support for holley's wife and boys. two of them made it home from college. two others are on their way. we'll be putting a link to that on our website www.myfoxdc.com. >>> the a weather alert this evening, a powerful winter storm has been slamming the midwest all day. now it is moving our way, parts of kansas buried in 14 inches of snow creating a driving disaster across that state. could create a few problems in our area particular

time later by an off-duty police officer after witnesses pointed him out. 25 engineered aric alexander smith is now facing first degree murder and robbery charges. >>> an alert for parents in maryland. police believe there is a man or different men stalking young women and girl in southern montgomery county. the victim of the most extreme three recent cases said she would is most certainly have been harmed if she hadn't escaped to a friend's house. she said it happened around 7:00 last introduce night as she was walking home flu a friend high pressure shites neighborhood actual man followed her in a minivan and got out and went after her. >> he wasn't just walking out of his car. he swung open the door and started walking towards me first and i was like oh my goodness. of his a hispanic man, about 510 slt, short hair, jeans, not normal attire in freezing cold weather. >> reporter: police say earlier that afternoon, and man driving an suv approached a 13-year-old girl and started asking questions and there was a similar incident last friday in silver spring. police don't have any evidence tha

short time later by an off-duty police officer after witnesses pointed him out. 25-year-old aric alexander smith is now facing first degree murder charges. the senseless murder leaving the community in shock. >> i would say this is kind of unusual but luckily the suspect was apprehended quickly and in jail. >> if i could sum it up in one sentence, a great citizen, devoted father of four, four young men, married, wonderful wife, just a really, really great guy. >> holley leaves behind a wife and four sons. his family says greg's life work was about fighting crime and unfortunately it was carlisleent crime that took his life. >>> d.c. council members are holding a special meeting next week to discuss taking action against ward one councilman jam graham. an ethics board said graham broke the code of conduct three times when it came to the lottery contract and development deal connected to metro. graham currently has oversight over how alcoholic beverages are regulated in the area. >>> the county council last night elected laura neuman. neuman was chosen over 15 other candidates to replace john leop

eric alexander smith also faces robbery charges.enseless murder leaves a community in shock. >> i would say this is kind of unusual. but luckily the suspect was apprehended and is in jail. >> if i could sum it up, great citizen. devoted father, married, wonderful wife. just a really, really great guy. >> holley leaves behind a wife and four sons. >>> to maryland now, where an 11-year-old girl continues to fight for her life this morning following a deadly house fire. a 36-year-old man and 8 and 4- year-old girls did die in the father. a woman and another 8-year-old girl are recovering in stable condition we're told. firefighters are still investigating the cause, but say there were no working smoke alarms in that home. >>> new gun proposals in maryland this morning. a committee in the state senate approved the governor's sweeping gun control measure. the vote last night was 7-4 in the senate -- i'm sorry, in the judiciary senate committee. it includes a ban on assault weapons. this is a top priority of the governor's. >>> another vo

. >> reporter: the 25-year-old eric alexander smith of woodbridge is in custody and being held without bond and is facing first-degree murder charges. police say that they did recover some of his property on the suspect after he was chased down by the officer and they recovered the murder weapon. it was stolen from a vehicle in mount clare just last week and back to you in the studio. >> audrey barnes, thank you. >>> a developing story in south africa. a murder case against the olympic gold medalist. the lead investigator in the oscar pistorius case is facing attempted murder charges. he and two other officers are under investigation for a shooting into a van back in 2011. the police named a new detective to head the pistorius investigation now. >>> developing now, the dramatic deaths on the vegas strip this morning. investigators say that it may have started with a fight at a hotel. three people died, at least six were hurt when someone in an suv opened fire on the maserati. the driver was killed sending that car into a taxi which burst into flames. the cab driver, the passenger died

aric alexander smith is now facing first degree murder charges. >>> an 11-year-old maryland girl remains in critical condition this morning following yesterday's tragic house fire in glenarden. fire claimed the life of a 36- year-old man and an 8-year-old and a 4-year-old girl. a woman and another 8-year-old girl were also injured and are recovering in stable condition. firefighters are still investigating the cause but say there were no working smoke alarms in the house. >>> a late night session for a panel of lawmakers in maryland and they approved both. a change to sweeping gun control measures and i arepeal of the death penalty. the senate judicial proceedings committee voted 6-5 on a bill that would ban capital punishment in maryland. senators also approved an amendment to the gun bill that prohibits anyone who has been involuntarily committed for mental health from owning a gun. >>> happening today in virginia, decisive votes in richmond. that would be the first major reforms to the commonwealth highway financing in 27 years. republicans are split over the transportation compromise

county police officer spotted a man running from the scene after holley was shot. 25-year-old aric alexander smith was taken into custody after a brief struggle. he had a stolen gun on him and some of holley's personal belongings. >> i basically think it's a sign of the times which should make all of us embrace our families even the more, kissing, talking to our children early in the morning, our ives, the people that we love and work -- our wives, the people that we love and work around the. >> two of moll live's boys made it home from college -- holley's boys made it home from college to be with their mom. the family says loved ones know what to prepare for but never expect to have to deal with. greg's life work was about fighting violent crime and unfortunately it was violent crime that took his life. the family says their only comfort right now is knowing what an incredible man greg holley was. greg moll holley's church set up a facebook -- holley's church set up a facebook memorial page to him. we're putting a link to it on www.myfoxdc.com. the suspect aric smith is facing robbery and first d

eric alexander smith is now facing first degree murder charges. >>> a follow-up to yesterday's deadly house fire in prince george's county. 11-year-old girl remains in critical condition. a 36-year-old man and 8 and 4- year-old girls did die in that fire. a woman and 8-year-old girl were hurt. they are all recovering in stable condition. firefighters are still investigating the cause, but say there were no working smoke alarms in that home. tony? >>> a news alert from the defense secretary. leon panetta reportedly says the u.s. will leave between 8,000 and 12,000 troops in afghanistan after next year. the german defense minister told reporters this morning that panetta informed him of those numbers. the white house has not publicly said how many american troops will stay in afghanistan after 2014. >>> it's down to the wire on capitol hill. congress now has one week to strike a sequestration deal. without one, billions of dollars in spending cuts will take place march 1 and could affect millions of americans, including many jobs in the district and surrounding region. sherri ly joins u

. >> 25-year-old aric alexander smith of woodbridge, virginia is charged with murder. prince william county police say he robbed and then shot retired federal agent 55-year- old greg holley. the shooting happened late wednesday as holley was walking his dog on wertz drive just a block away from his home. police say an off-duty officer chased down smith and arrested him. >>> a montgomery county teacher 30-year-old tim krupica has a bond hearing scheduled this afternoon. he's charged with numerous sex offenses. two girls at meadow hall elementary school accused krupica of touching them inappropriately and then forcing them to do the same to him. they started last september and continued up until this month. >>> massive federal budget cuts are just a week away. and now the president we're talking about sequestration of course -- the president has reached out to republican congressional leaders. he called them on the phone. they're trying to make a deal before march 1st. delia goncalves is live outside of capitol hill. some people are calling this a publicity stunt, others

arias concedes, that, yes, she did kill travis alexander with two gunshots and 27 slash and stab wounds. sunny hostin is our cnn legal analyst, ryan smithwell. ryan, day three on the stand for jodi arias. how is she doing? >> she is, i think, a powerful witness. she's describing some very explicit things. she's making it seem as if travis alexander was forcing himself on her. but she is not using words that indicate anything other than a consensual relationship. >> how do you mean? >> for example, she says that at one point he baptized her, they go back to her home, and, remember this is the mormon faith, he baptizes her, takes her home and then he, for lack of a better description, bends her over the bed and forces himself on her. she doesn't say that was rape. she said she didn't want it, but went along with it because that's what travis wanted to do. jodi arias speaks in two different ways. in one way she tries to play it as if she's been forced upon and she's been abused in all of this, and the other way, she tries to say, but i don't want to throw him under the bus. it is an interesting dynamic. what is happening so far it seems co