. >>> in fairfax county, alexandria and chesapeake the race is on. mark herring has a 165 vote ahead of obenshain. obenshain held it until the canvas was done. fairfax county gets an extra day because of its size. alexandria and chesapeake have to do the count by hand. herring had a net gain of 20 votes. on wednesday, a court in richmond begins reviewing challenged ballots and will hear disputes. the goal is to have a decision by friday. >>> a lawsuit against the city of alexandria was thrown out today. they challenged a vote to allow taller buildings and more hotels along the waterfront. today, a judge dismissed the dispute. it's possible the group could appeal the decision to the state supreme court. >>> more tests for d.c.s streetcar system on h street. they are running the car up and down the street to test the power source. they had to fix if line that provides power. the d.c. council is asking the public to weigh in on the bicycle infrastructure. in 2005, they published a master plan to make the city more bicycle friendly. since then, they crea

in alexandria, brianne carter, abc 7 news. fbilso new this noon, an raid in d.c. what the case involves, but an fbi theesperson told abc 7 news government will release more information later on today. also new this noon,, the search in anneliday scrooge arundel county. the police say this man was caught stealing packages from a home in hanover. he walked over to the front porch and walked away with the boxes. police say he might have been driving a four dear darker gray acura tsx. just into the newsroom, a guilty plea from a local teacher who was one of america's was wanted. h admitted to producing chopper rhodope and admitted to using his camera that's a hidden camera. >> i plead guilty, your honor. those were the words spoken by 31-year-old eric toss a seven month after the fbi found him hiding out in central america. the former private school teacher here in the district pled guilty to several counts including three counts of producing child pornography. as a camp counselor in 2005 in wisconsin, 2006 here in d.c., as a third-grade teacher at the beauvoir privat

. >>> and our team coverage continues tonight with darcie spencer, live in alexandria where road crews and people gearing up for the nasty winter weather, hey, darcy. >> i'm getting excited about the idea that we're going to get some potentially significant weather here tomorrow. and obviously people are getting ready. we're here in the old town hardware store earlier today. they still have some shovels left. although there was a pretty big run on them earlier today. obviously you got to stock up on your ice melt. we're expected to get some significant ice potentially and people are basically just getting ready for whatever happens. early this morning, virginia department of transportation crews were getting their trucks ready in pretreating area roadways in advance of sunday's expected snow, sleet and freezing rain. transportation officials encouraging people to get their preps done today and stay home during the storm. >> try it stay off the roads sunday. we really need to be able to treat those roads and keep them passable for emergencies and all. we ask people to please stay off th

this includes washington, arlington, alexandria, prince george's county. the concern with brown to would be ice accumulation, especially -- with round 2 would be ice accumulation, especially on elevated structures. it will specially be north and west of the district. there is a chance there could be more than a quarter of an inch. >> a lot going on later on tonight. potential for the icing across the area. would best likelihood north and west of the d.c. metro area. down to trees and power lines, it dangerous driving conditions. eventually, everything will change on over to all rain by monday morning. timeline.r detailed 2:00 in the morning, temperatures will still be below freezing. below freezing at 4:00. there is that change over to all rain by early tomorrow morning. temperatures will eventually rebound into the lower 40's by late afternoon. a chilly day on tuesday. temperatures around 36 degrees. we finally clear things out by wednesday and thursday. look at those nighttime lows, only in the teens. these are temperatures inside the beltway. we will ke

a woman found shot to death inside her alexandria home. the victim, nancy dunning, the sheriff's wife. a decade passes and no one is ever charged. vintage did like a killing. >> an investigation failed to identify a suspect. then 10 years later and not bar away from the home, transportation official ron kirby is killed in his home in a strikingly similar manner. >> you always wonder. >> the police chief said there was no compelling reason to believe the murders are connected. he acknowledges that the similarities are striking. it is just a natural thing to see whether we are seeing a repeat offender or not. >> as christmas decorations go up and the neighborhood marks the anniversary of the murder, many here reflect on the unsolved killing. >> i'm hoping sunday that the people who murdered her will be found. >> her husband retired and left the area and has since died. his friends believe someone out there knows something and is just not coming forward. >> justice is always served for whatever reason. not for the lack of trying, but sometime

metro this now includes the district, arlington, and alexandria. the weather advisory for extreme southern maryland. look at the temperatures. it will not get warmer anytime soon. lots of cold air to the north of us, to the west of us. it is even cold to the south. 35 degrees. at 34 degrees. this is our brand-new, updated timeline. it shows temperatures around the 11:00 hour. it might become heavy at times, the rain. 6:00 in the morning, temperatures around 31, 32 degrees. freezing rain. could see accumulation up to a quarter of an inch. trees, power lines, and really cold services, if your car is left outside -- and eventual changeover to all rain by 8:00 tomorrow morning. we are hoping the temperatures will make it to around 33 degrees. temperatures tomorrow am a by afternoon, lower-40's. and moves air arrives into thursday and friday. temperatures stay in the 30's. look at the nighttime lows, they will only be in the teams. we will keep you updated throughout the evening. >> bring out the long underwear. that and then some. in arlington, they go

. >> reporter: alexandria field, massachusetts. >> a different story here in sunny california. we're going to continue to see nice weather the next few days with sunshine, warm

the recount also started in alexandria and chesapeake today. by the end of the week, we should know who virginia's next attorney general will be. right now democrat mark hering leads republican mark obersheen by 165 votes. we'll check in live with melissa in about 30 minutes from now. >>> today virginia governor bob mcdonald will perform one of his final duties as governor. he'll unveil his two-year budget proposal. we haven't seen the plan yet but we can tell you it'll include more money for higher education and mental health services. it doesn't include more money for medicaid, though. terry mcauliffe made medicaid expansion a key part of his campaign. he tackled -- he will take over as governor next month. >>> right now we're waiting to learn if a former senate staffer charged with child porn will be released from jail. ryan lasarn is in a hearing now. he's been in custody since arrested last wednesday. he'll ask a judge at the hearing today if he can be released. his lawyer says he's willing to live with his parents in maryland. he's also w

they say the attack happened in the victim's home in alexandria. family members walked in and the man ran out of the building. >> she's terrified. >> they are shocked about what happened. we show the picture to several people in the neighborhood. says he knows the man. know why he did it. i do not know why that is in his mind. >> that is a man they want off the street. >> if he is willing to attack a little fun-year-old girl, -- an 11-year-old girl, he needs to be in the police department. >> reporting live, horace holmes in alexandria. >> here are the top stories. the chief of staff of the senator lamar alexander is behind bars following charges of distributing child pornography. and federal agents raided his home yesterday he tried to hide a portable hard drive. the drive contained videos of underage boys engaging in sexually explicit conduct. >> jury deliberations resume for a sheriff deputy charged with murder. prosecutors say he was motivated by anger and deliberately killed dawkins. >> the cold weather is keeping heating companies very busy.

it happened during a late-night argument between the two in alexandria.erson was off-duty at the time. >>> two senators are calling for cameras to be put on trains after this month's deadly derailment in new york city. charles assumer and richard bloomen that wi ee bloomenthal want them aimed at the driver and the tracks. four people were killed and 60 others injured. the train's operators told investigators he fell into a daze at the controls. several civil lawsuits have already been filed, so far no charges, no criminal charges have been filed. >>> 4:48 now. black friday and cyber monday are part of the holiday shopping tradition. did you know today there is another major deal day called green monday. some retailers call it cyber monday two and it brings in a lot of cash. a record spending $1 billion on this day alone. fatwallet.com predicts that record could be broken this year with sites running discounts between 30% and 50%. >> all this to be followed by broke january. >> that's right. every year. >> if you've been doing most of your shopping on line

fairfax county and the cities of alexandria and chesapeake are where the volunteers are hard at work. sue rae chin reports. >> reporter: teams of democrats and republicans hustled in early. they realized the important responsibility their work will help determine who wins virginia's attorney general race. >> it is a long process, and an important one. we want to make sure we have a lot of people here. it is important we go through every ballot and make sure every vote is counted, and counted correctly and it is important to go through every about lot, as an observer for each side. >> reporter: 165 votes separate the two candidates. democrat mark her and go republican mark -- herring and republican mark obenshane. >> it was a good race and we are hoping for a positive result. >> reporter: fairfax county and alexandria and chesapeake get the head start because of the number of ballots that need to be counted. then the recount will go to every jurisdiction. every part of this process will be scrutinized. the teams will work every day from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. until the job is done.

alexandria now at 35 degrees. stop, george washington university. now 36 degrees.n the gusts earlier, that is why it felt so cold. around 25 miles per hour. 34 degrees at dulles. 41 degrees at quantico. this is the core of very cold air. around 35highs only degrees. another chilly day on tuesday. then we have a warming trend on the way as we get to thursday and friday. we could see daytime highs approaching the lower to middle 50s here in d.c. this is what it looks like on satellite and radar. weather this time yesterday, it has moved out very quickly. up the east coast, lots of snow outside of new york city. upwards of 6-10 inches. all of that long gone now. we are looking at quiet conditions and a chance for a few flurries. , the flurries are a conversational type. a few here and there, nothing that will cause any travel delays. skies, it is quiet, it is drive. here is our futurecast. the clouds start to increase late in the day tomorrow. projected highs only in the upper 20s. i think we will be a couple of degrees warmer than that. when it is this cold, it does

alexandria reporting about an inch and a half of snow. much of that, if not most of it, melting out there on the roadway. this is what today's weather story is, much colder tonight, refreezing and slick roadways. yes, another storm. talk about much colder temperatures tonight, look at the windchills as we move through the night. windchill down to 6 in winchester, 17 in washington. we'll see refreezing, no problem at all. then we will see another storm system making its way our way. that next storm system could come here during the weekend hours. we're talking saturday and sunday. that one could bring us a mix of snow, sleet and rain. we'll break it all down for you again in a couple minutes. >>> we have live team coverage of the wide range of conditions across the region. >> we have crews in d.c. and maryland. we'll begin with our northern virginia bureau chief, julie carey. >> reporter: boy have things improved since this morning. when i first was out here, it was a slushy mess out there. now you can see the road wet and even starting to

. >> here is a picture of alexandria before.blindfold, and get ready to freak. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my gosh. >> say something. >> whoa! >> alexandria, you've got to see yourself. turn right around, sweetie. >> i love that! >> oh, my god. >> that haircut is fantastic. >> this is a bob, jagged on the bottom, pushed to the side. it has layers and a new length. everything about this is new. i took away highlights which were a little bit frosty. i made her this soft natural looking warm brown, which is very close to her natural color, by the way. and of course her makeup. >> christy, what do you think? >> i'm speechless. >> you're also adorable. >> you are. >> yes, yes. and you love it too, richard? >> oh, yeah. >> jill, that dress was made for her. >> imagine, major, right? look at this body on her. i mean, winter white is still appropriate. we love that for the winter. >> beautiful. >> a big round of applause. >> oh, my god. >> go join your family right over there. >> richard saying thank you. >> aw. >> all right, our second lady

the wife of alexandria sheriff james dunning found in her own home murdered. peggy fox updates the case at 5:30. >> also ahead, d.c.'s first new wal-mart is now open for business. but we're going to explain why you may want to be careful parking your car near one of those stores. >> all right, temperatures mild. yes it's a harbinger of the warm air to come. we'll show you testimoniens right now. they're in the 50s. but you know what? 60s are on the way. we'll talk about that. a wintry mix is on the way for sunday. and erica will show you where all the winter weather is coming in from. >> takes less than a minute to give a toy to a child who really needs it. i'll show you how you can give joy in a couple of clicks coming up. >>> tonight, d.c.'s first wal- marts are open for business. the stores opened this morning to excited customers just waiting to get their shopping done. this is the video of the wal- mart on h. street in northwest. the other store is georgia avenue also in northwest. if you're planning to head over to h. street though, watch out. first stre

robert lyall continues team coverage from alexandria. >> this has been a massive effort, and for goodthere have been lots of power toldes in texas, so we are the road crews, about 1000 strong, started early today retreating the roadways and many of the trucks are still here at this hour. right now they are loading up on salt, preparing to head back out. we are told this is all in an effort to avert what has artie plagued the rest of the country. what two words on the everybody's mind tonight? >> sleep, ice. gw parkway tothe the beltway look like they have been re-stripe. you're not looking at new lanes, this is a pretreatment with liquid magnesium chloride. in everyday words question mark dry sea salt. they're trying to prevent the deadly black ice. from arkansas to colorado, the arctic last has stayed one step ahead of road crews or completely overwhelmed their salt trucks and plows. >> washington, d.c., to get appear to find the snow. >> not everybody is convinced we will be bitten by the pending frost. everything is just coming. >> you plan to be out tomorrow? >> church. >> the mar

alexandria police announced a reward fund. so far there are $5,000 but he -- $5,000. >> your facebook experience is changing again. maybe not for you. the website is offering a feature to advertisers. it will allow them to play videos automatically on your newsfeed. tapping on video allows the sound to be played and the video. facebook says that the ads won't eat into mobile data plans. whenideo ads only download the device is connected to wi- fi. >> the manager at a toys "r" us in sterling tells us a man was in the store buying toys and during the visit, he offered to pay the layaway bills of about seven families. these families were about to lose the toys because the payment deadline was fast approaching. >> it cheers you up a little bit because you want to do something unexpected for someone and show that warmth this time of the season. 7 ane mystery man sent abc anonymous message this morning saying he hopes his actions will prompt more secret santa is to appear next year. >> we almost take that he wants to stay anonymous.

allow me to set the scene inside the alexandria courthouse. that jury deliberating and they are focused on the sentencing phase of the investigation. craig patterson, the man convicted of voluntary manslaughter could face ten years in prison. when the verdict came down, i tweeted it at 1:30. the dawkins family was incredibly emotion. we caught up with both families outside the courthouse a few minutes ago. we heard first from the father of julian dawkins. take a listen. >> right now, words can't describe how i feel. i really don't have a feeling because i'm numb and i know that god has the final say in all things, but right now, just dealing with the situation. it's going to take a lot of support. >> we are very sympathetic to julian dawkins family. my heart goes out to the mother, father and prayers about church. those that can feel the effects of this incident are with the family. >> reporter: patterson shot and killed him may 22nd. he returned to make an arrest, but ended up pulling the trigger. they moved into the sentencing phase of the t

alexandria reporting snow down to the mall, reporting snow.at you're seeing.p a mixture of rain and snow. mostly rain. it's snow in through southern maryland. this is the area that we first saw the snow right along 01 here clinton and call@vert county. i wouldn't expect -- i would expect to see somethinglp on mae 1ñ the cars. those are normally easier to get bethesda seeing light snow. northwest d.c. and fairfax and back towards the west. this isçó really the last gasp this burst of snow thatñr we're seeing. you maye1 see a quick dusting o of this. this is moving along 66 and 50 so heads up around the ash burn area over towards sterling.çó herndon, you may see a quick tq continues off toward the east. here it is. see that burst over the mountains and exploding right there. it will continue to move off very quickly. this is not going to be a big deal and it should not affectxd any of your morning plans. behind itq wu.ut gotxd another frontal boundary that willfá co through and us(dw in cooler air during the dayg here we are. area of low pressur

the nation's consciousness. >> the majority of the grant, over $33 million will go to the banner alexandria institute of phoenix arizona. the fund willing test treatment on adults aged 60 to 75 who have no symptoms of alzheimer's but have copies of the ae 04 gene which has improved the risk of getting the disease at an older age. scientists may be able to delay or prevent the memory robbing disease on 650 people. >> joining us now is pierre t erieax. welcome to the program. i understand that you don't yet have a drug for the trial, but you know who you want to use in the test. what is apoe 4 and how do we know who has it. >> apoe 4 is shorthand for a protein typed 4. it's a protein that our bodies make. it comes in three flavors, and depending on the flavor you have it turns out that you are more or less susceptible to developing alzheimer's later in life. >> it's not a guarantee but it raises or lowers chances. >> correct. we look for people who have two copies of the gene that makes that protein, which is relatively uncommon and substantially raises the risk of developing alzheimer's dise

someone shot him dead last month inside his home in the dell ray section of alexandria. police made no arrests. >>> after 35 years in congress, frank wolf is calling it quits. the republican announced today he will not seek reelection to an 18th term. first elected in 1980, wolf served residents of northern virginia and the sheen shenendoah valley. >> a victim of a tragic fire in ocean city, maryland, is breaking her silence. dana truit was badly burned when a deranged man burst into a food pantry and set himself on fire. a pastor has died. only on 9 tonight, scott broom has our first in person interview. >> i'm scott broom at the hopkins bay view hospital in baltimore where the survivor just before thanksgiving is telling her story for the first time. >> i was just scared. >> she doesn't want you to see her badly burned face, but this is dana truit before the tragedy that shocked ocean city as the holidays were getting underway. now recovering and recalling the tuesday anksgiving. the st. paul's church burning after a drifter named john sterner soaked himself in gasolin

three new pre-check centers, including one in alexandria. after you apply online, go get fingerprinted and get a background check. if approved, you can use the express lines at the airport. membership is 85 bucks and it lasts five years. >> if you fly out of bwi marshall, you have a couple new travel options. southwest is offering flight toss portland oregon starting in june. it means more flight options for business and leisure between the east and west coast. >>> a manhunt is under way for carjackers who killed a man in cold blood in front of his wife. a clue that could lead to a break in the case. >>> if you are not the only one making a run to the post office, what the holiday rush means. >>> the range rover stolen during a carjacking outside a mall was found today. it happened around 9:00 last night. a 30-year-old man was shot and killed before two men jumped into his suv and took off. the man's wife was with him but was not hurt. police discovered the stolen truck eight miles from the mall. >>> police say the teenager who opened fire o

the big ones, fairfax, alexandria, and chesapeake. and mark hains creased his lead from 165 to 264. that is a net gain of 99 votes for the democrats. however, with the rest of the state starting tomorrow, republicans remain hopeful. >> it's going to be a very long three days here in fairfax. as long as both teams play by the rules, we're in good shape. >> hundreds of volunteers are helping in the recount of virginia's closest race in history. at daybreak, only 165 votes separated the two candidates in the attorney general's race with democrat, mark herring in the lead. >> we have an additional 92 votes for senator obenshain and an additional 183 votes for senator herring. that is a net increase for senator herring of 91 votes across the 67 precincts that we have recounted. >> obenshain's team is hoping for a turn around. >> in the past three statewide recounts, the margin was less than 300 votes. the recount reversed the result of the election in all three cases. i think this is anybody's election. >> in fairfax county, 300,000 ballots were cast, but more than 5,000 of those ballots

. >> reporter: i'm julie carey in alexandria. she was the queen of delray. this week marks ten years as the unsolved murder of nancy dunning. i talked to her son and niece about their hopes for the ongoing investigation. >>> the newest edition to the volkswagen family. this is the xl-1. i'm david culver in herndon. coming up, we are going take the most fuel efficient car on the planet for a spin. >>> ooh, the xl-1. say degrees after a high of 56. the warmest day in ten days. we'll talk about the roller coaster, we go way up, then crashing down in time for the weekend. i'll show you how it goes, next. >>> right now, a car called the most fuel efficient in the world parked outside volks waggen's headquarters. >> it looks hot, too. david culver checked out the new xl-1 and explains it koub a sign of what's to come. >> reporter: volkswagen employees couldn't help but quauk. we get to bring you up close. a lot of hype around this car, why? >> we only have three in the country. there are 250 worldwide. they are available for sale in europe. we are not selling them

i'm lucky i was not harmed in any way physically. >> reporter: govan still faces charges in the alexandria dunkin' donuts armed robbery. if he is convicted, he could face more prison time. i'm mola lenghi for wusa9. >>> dozens of passengers are hurt after a ceiling collapsed in the crowded apollo theater in london. >> a bomb threat in st. mary's county, maryland, those stories making headlines tonight in your world in 90 seconds. >> emergency vehicles clogged the streets of central london after reports of a ceiling collapse inside the apollo ceiling. several thought the collapse was part of a show. >> we are treating 95 categories, four more serious. the other are walking wounded currently being treated. >> in leonardtown st. mary's county this morning the courthouse was locked down and searched, the high school put on lockdown, a major reaction to bogus phoned in bomb threats. >> it has changed tremendously. >> university of maryland policy security analyst says minor incidents are now magnified. >> video shows the suspect moving farther up the bus pulling the gun again. that's when passe

it's part of the alexandria bookshelf program. it reaches children in need who don't have books of their own. and we know how important reading is. that program already has 30,000 shared books in circulation throughout that city. >> good for them. redskins team captain calling it quits today, but is it mission accompli ♪ hey, that's the last crescent! oh, did you want it? yeah. we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half. that's not half! guys, i have more. thanks, mom. [ female announcer ] do you have enough pillsbury crescents? guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls, with cinnabon cinnamon, are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. make breakfast pop! >>> inching back toward 500, carol, wirksz looking good. >> first the knicks, now the nats. the wizards complete the new york sweep tonight proving a healthy wizards team is a dangerous wizards team. this despite one of the oldest guys in the league, paul pierce, going off for the n

tonight virginia senator tim kaine gave his thoughts to the alexandria city council about what is almostone deal. >> does it seem like it's putting us on a sustainable path? is there still work to be done? >> it definitely puts us on a sustainable budget path the next two years. there's work beyond 2015 and there's still some issues that we're wrestling with even during the next couple years. >> reporter: what the senator dislikes are the cuts in benefits to military retirees and federal employees. >> if i was writing it myself, i might not have included those, but the house had huge demands for cuts in those areas of. >> reporter: what the senator likes is the certainty the deal would provide counties, cities, states and, of course, the american people. while this possible deal will ease budgetary concerns the next two years, senator kaine said it will eliminate the constant threat of government shutdown that's loom over americans. >> it hurts a whole lot of people, makes them wonder if they're going to have a job next week. it takes people who might want to be public servants and convi

that tally is in fairfax county, alexandria.he rest of the state began recounting their ballots today. the deadline to finish is tomorrow night. >> a minimum wage hike is one step closer to reality in the district. the d.c. council vote in favor of raising the minimum wage in the city from $8.25 to $11.50. the bill goes to mayor vincent gray for a signature. gray says he supports that $10 minimum wage. the mayor wants to study the idea of a higher increase. >>> prince georges county, $11.50 an hour is much closer to becoming a reality. county executive, baker, signed his minimum wage bill into law today. the new wage takes effect in 2017. >> safe way workers and giant food are not going on strike. they voted to ratify a labor contract today. the agreement preserves most of the health benefits the workers have. there's also a rage in over three years. >>> tonight's megamillion jackpot $586 million. >> wow. if you could only win it. and lottery ticket counters, tens of thousands of players are lining up to try their luck. adriana

alexandria, two degrees above freezing, notice the roads and sidewalks there. what a difference that couple of dee agrees makes. guess what, another storm just in time for the weekend. >> thank you, doug. >>> stafford and culpeper county public schools have already announced they will be on a two-hour delay tomorrow because of refreezing on our roadways. it's a big concern for drivers. this video from prince george's county shows the roads this morning. now more than 12 hours later conditions here and across the region are ripe for black ice. dangerous black ice. shomari stone is live in germantown. >> well, as meteorologist doug kammerer just told you, it is very cold out here in germantown. look right down here. the only reason you're seeing this right now is because of the light with our camera. but drivers tell me that it's really tough when you're going through the side streets in neighborhoods, many of them tell me that they are slipping on the type of ice. let's roll some video right now. people are careful as they drive in this neighborhood on clover da

in alexandria, virginia, i'm david culver, news 4. >>> right now at 6:00, a half foot of snow, but it's quickly meanting. tonight freezing temperatures could make it another tricky morning rush. >>> frustration is growing for people in northern virginia for people who won't have power for another night. >> at redskins park, why a father-son bond may be the reason mike shanahan walks away from the town. >>> i'm wendy rieger sitting in for jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. school districts are bracing for what's ahead in the morning. about half a foot of snow piled up in some parts of the area today. most areas saw about three inches. the big danger to might is now that the snow is melting, the dropping temperatures will create black ice for the morning commute. doug kammerer is tracking the radar and the freezing temperatures and has more on what we can expect next. doug? >> as always, this depends on where you live as far as what you got. take a look at the radar, as it came in around 5:00, 6:00 in the morning, it did become heavy at times. the timing of this was absolutely spot on. we

. >>> an arlington county sheriff's department has been found guilty of killing an alexandria man. after a little more than a day of deliberations craig patterson was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the debt of 22-year-old jewel -- death of 22-year-old julian dawkins last may but found not guilty in the commission of a firearms in the murder. >> reporter: a man who dealt most of his career with inmates as an arlington county sheriff's department is finding himself as a convicted felon himself. there is also a mother whose only child was killed has only grief in her heart and she is inside this courthouse right now saying that she is defeated by the verdict and this is why. she says that instead of the more severe conviction of first degree murder craig patterson now is convicted of voluntary manslaughter facing only 10 years maximum in prison or he could face $2,500 fine. glenn pratt miller said she lost her only son for no good reason, 22-year-old julian dawkins, a shuttle driver aspired to own his own auto driving business, but those dreams were snuffed out when 45- year-o

they had been sentenced to 11 years in prison after protesting the city of alexandria in october.his relates to a relatively ruling. >> yes, the severity meted out to the women, young girls age 15. that's what brought international outrage that prompted this swift appeal hearing for these young women. in fact, they had already said that they were going to pardon the women after the sentences. but their lawyer explains to us, that's not enough. >> because let them go free. they are innocent. rather than one year. we do not think that they ar--tk that they are innocent. this is unjustified. we want 100% success. >> there was international outrage after those original verdicts. some people pointing out that the sentences meted out to those women were longer than police convicted of killing civilian demonstrators. or jurying them. what does this tell us about the egyptian justice system or is this purely in response to the outcry? >> this was to begin with swift justice for the young women. they were in court, tried and sentenced within a couple of weeks of being arrested at the end o

they have been sentenced to something years in jail after protesting in alexandria.nd the world trade organization has agreed to the first-deal to boost global commerce. it is designed to make it easier for patioer countries to trade in international markets. an american war veteran denied in north korea for over a month has arrived back in the u.s. here are some pictures that we're seeing of merrill newman. the 85-year-old who served in nortnorth korea was detained. he was accused of being a war criminal. we're in palo alto near san francisco. if we see him arrive at the airport we're expecting him to turn up there quite soon. this is quite a long journey from north convenient. yes, an we him him at any moment now. he may try to sneak in. there has been a lot of media interest at the airport trying to get a word out of him. he thanked evan for their support and kept his remarks very brief. you can imagine how tired he was. what was interesting about this case quite a number of american soldiers who gout in the videoan waterwho served in northkorea. he served as a wh

charges of defrauding a woman out of $90,000 she's the first person to be charged with a new law in alexandriant and then cashed them. dorsey is now under arrest for financial exploitation of a mentally incapacitated person. that is part of a new law. it just went into effect in july. >> previously someone who was mentally incapacitated couldn't testify on their own behalf. >> police had to late until this law was passed before they could charge dorsey. >> all right, you may want to know for christmas, but you can not be complaining about some warm weather with we're having right now. because it was so raw and cold, we needed this break. dug? >> a lot of people saying that. the warm side for sure. as a matter of fact look at these numbers some of these numbers really unbelievable, as far as our high temperatures today. we made our way all the way up into the 6 0s. d.c. at 61. warmer weather this weekend. i think we're going to break some records this weekend. yes, our christmas forecast will it stay warm for christmas? or will winter try to make a comeback? i'll have your update. co-ing up in

third was the story of the al x alexandria mother charged in the death of her 8-month-old son she forgot in her vehicle in july. next, what you can and can't do during the government shutdown. the fifth story, about the shutdown, a congressman confronting a park ranger about the closing of the world war ii memorial. >>> inductees for the rock and roll hall of fame. nirvana, kiss, peter gabriel, hall and oates, linda ronstadt. 20 years ago, the front man, curt cobain committed suicide. >>> the television hall of fame is adding jay leno and actress julia dreyfuss. they made the announcement saying all six honor rees made a profound impact on the tv landscape. rupert murdock, david e. kelly, network executive and sound pioneer. they will be honored during an enduction ceremony in march. >>> conspiracy theories. should police reopen the investigation into the death of princess diana? >>> what color is santa claus, black or white? it's a top subject. still ahead, we hit the mall in baltimore where we found one >>> good afternoon, i'm barbara harrison. >> i'm jim handly. at 4:30, we have new d

it is indeed the eve of a sad anniversary here in alexandria. the press conference was held so that police could reiterate the commitment to solving the case. it was ten years ago tomorrow that 56-year-old nancy failed to show up for a lunch meeting with her husband and their son, now father and son went to the home looking for her and discovered her dead and shot. they found her dead in the home. in the ensuing years, the number have been against them. the fbi uncovered a letter written before this murder where someone who had been in the alexandria jail threatened the sheriff. they followed up and didn't yield anything in the way of arrests. it's sort of a dead end. jim dung died last year in north carolina and according to the police chief he has not been ruled out as a suspect in this case. this case is very open and active. >> i promise to the dunning family, the survivors that we will never put this case on a shelf. it will not be what is tradit n traditionally called the cold case. the viability is existing for us. we continued to try to

alexandria at 63 degrees. there was a high earlier today of 70 degrees. 63 degrees for the current temperature downtown. silver spring now at 62 degrees. the 60s.res holding in gaithersburg and frederick still in the 60s. you can see where the cold front is located. pittsburgh at 59 degrees. compare that to detroit at 37 degrees. 10 degrees up there. we are looking at a temperature colder thangrees yesterday at this time. the cold front is going to take its time as it moves our way. slowly but surely, it will move towards the northeast. all of this will lift our way and that will happen after midnight, 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. "the morning "good morning washington" will be here to keep you informed. this is the heavy rain i am talking about. morning, areas shaded in orange. that is where the heaviest will be. through the midday hours and by the afternoon, wins will keep up out of the north and west. temperatures by christmas eve will only be in the lower 40s. moderate to heavy rain overnight. falling tempera

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he is accused of robbing this dunkin' donuts and alexandria, brandishing a gun and terrifying the clerkmonth car later. that is when he carjacked a couple in rockville. >> he has been a menace to our society. he is a regional crime wave. >> the spree began to unravel. an ex-girlfriend identified him in oh wanted poster. poster.ted a judge said since -- sentence him to 35 years behind bars. me tosked him to walk my car. i'm very cautious now. >> he is still in the court system. he could face more time behind cars. he is 28 euros old -- 28 years old. he attended college. he had a lot of options but chose the wrong one. >> happening now in loudoun county, a search for victims of the driving instructor that was instructed -- arrested. ran a driving school. he is accused of inappropriately touching the victims. investigators are worried there are more victims out there. if you have information, you are act theo conty loudoun county sheriffs office. limit approved a plan to spending to $100 per school year. moneys can approve their -- pool their money if they want to buy larger gifts for thei

crime was one of several violent robberies he committed stretching from anne arundel county to alexandria. >> i'm glad he is going to be in jail. i know that is a stiff sentence. it is more than a murderer gets. that there were four victims. tonight on abc seven at 11:00. >> thieves are making changes after seeing an officer using a taser on a suspect for 30 seconds. the video surfaced last month that shows a confrontation -- the joe young terminating featuringters are that only allows five second burst. one of those is the manassas man convicted in 1982 of mr. beating heroine. the president called his and other sentences harsh. the white house says the inmates would receive shorter prison terms if they were sentenced under current guidelines. next, live in falls church. if you did holiday shopping at target, hackers may have your number now. >> a consumer alert affecting as many as 40 million americans. target admits its computer systems were hacked. >> this exposed credit card information for millions of customers to fraud. kris van cleave is in falls church with what this means. the da

a northern virginia, red light alexandria,ington, the city of found facts, and falls church. >> it drives me nuts. >> i think we need more. >> that won't happen anytime soon in fairfax county. today the transportation county next any thoughts of putting in the camper is. >> two-putted program in place that causes muddied rather than helps us to gain revenue to deal with the problem would be a mistake right now. in 2005 the general assembly did not reauthorize their use. half $1 million on the venture. when they greenlighted to cameras, and added costs and new regulations, but cap best-kept defiance at $50. it was not worth it. we need larger fines and less, and it would be productive. right now we worst getting a tool that is not useful. >> i think it is a way for the county to make money. >> do you think it changes the bulls behavior -- people's behavior? >> yes. i watch every time. >> the county's own study edge -- in 2004 votes show that red light cameras decreased the rate of accidents and injuries by one third rate at the same data show that the cameras increased rear end collisions

instead, the hearse drove through their old neighborhoods in alexandria. large crowds turned out and i stopped at the world war ii memorial to recognize the service. >> 1976, the bicentennial and a hotly contested presidential election. the campaign included a slogan, vote for betty's husband. how was she used during the campaign? >> some controversy about that. people think that she was misused, overused, that she was a fragile figure. rather delicate figure. she was certainly very active in the primary candidate in the ford-reagan race. at the convention, the dueling candidates. the entrance of mrs. reagan, the convention hall entrance of mrs. ford. she was introduced by cary grant. which is pretty impressive. in the fall campaign, there was the school of thought that she was not used as well as she might've been. >> dan is watching. >> i appreciate -- the museum in grand rapids, i have been there a couple of times that it is a great place. their post white house years, how much time did they spend in grand rapids? where did they go after they left the w

they don't think much of that money is flowing downhill into alexandria and the bez valley. >> al jazeera america will provide further coverage of the memorial. i will be back early, covering the service, our coverage begins at 4:00 a.m. eastern, 1:00 pacific. >>> fighting in central african republic began last month, there won't be any u.s. troops on the ground. defense secretary chuck hagel ordered the military to transport troops into burundi to central african republic, pentagon officials say they believe immediate action is necessary to avert a humanitarian tragedy. france says it will start disarming fighters and if necessary they will do it by force. nazalie mushari takes us to the capital, bu bangui. >> he says he's just a local businessman. the french intervene ordering people to move away. they arrest the muslim man, taking him away. in another suburb of the city, a man is carried to safety. he's been stabbed. locals him of being part of antibalica, a maintain christian group. >> translator: we found this man walking, he had two grenades. we asked him where he was from, he could

theolice and the fbi saying same man has robbed three banks in alexandria in the last week and a half. the most recent happened this the bb&t on -- at branch. d.c. police are searching for the thieves who hit a radioshack in the middle of the night. ased -- they pulled up security gate. police have not said what they got away with. find out ifying to this burglary could be linked to another one that happened less than a mile away. thieves struck a t-mobile shop on washington place northeast. they broke and at 3:00 a.m. as in the radioshack burglary. >> coming up at six, steve martin steps into some controversy. the racial joke that now has him apologizing. >> a senator air his grievances. why ran paul is complaining about everything from d.c. parking rules to the food on capitol hill. happy that ireally called you guys. you guys are what you say. 7 on your side. >> a local mother with a severely disabled child reaches out. see her emoti [ male announcer ] orfor every late night, every weekend worked, every idea sold... ♪ ...you deserve a cadillac, the fastest growing full-line luxury

at an alexandria firehouse as first responders handed out toys to children in need. local businesses and community groups pitched in. >> what a turnout. look at all of those bikes. >> my had one with the streamer in the bell. >> maybe by the end of the week it might be a good idea to take the bike out. >> it will be fine biking conditions as we move into saturday and even sunday. 34 degrees at reagan national airport. it is a little murky out there because we have a little bit of fog. the further south you go, that is where the fog is more dense. 35 in ashburn is our. are not a -- winds problem at this hour. temperature earlier this morning, around midnight, was him out -- was around the freezing mark. it is 30 in manassas. 33 in fredericksburg. many of you saw a little bit of light snow south of d.c. over the overnight hours. that system clears the region and moves off towards the north and east. we're looking at dense fog and is beginning to set up south of d.c. we have fog advisories for stafford county. this is our futurecast as we move through the next 48 hours.

. >> she was married to the then sheriff of alexandria. friends and family hold out hope that her killer will be found. >> her son discover the body answer anfailed to alarm that cold december day. there was no sign of forced entry when he was killed at his home last month. see. is a natural thing to that is what we have looked at. once again this year, mount vernon avenue will be lined with luminaries in honor of nancy dunning, a way to refocus attention on this unsolved murder. news. >>alez, or abc 7 president obama is taking a break from promoting health care and focusing on the economy. the president is calling on congress to increase the minimum wage. he argues growing income inequality and stagnant wages threaten upward mobility and retirement security. >> i believe this is the defining challenge of our time, making sure our economy works for every working american. ran for president, the center of last year's campaign, to drive everything i do in this office. >> we will have highlights and reaction tonight at 5:00. >> the health car

fairfax county, alexandria, and chesapeake. the rest of the state starts tomorrow. it has been a long process determining whether mark herring has the most votes. peggy fox has been in fairfax since the recount began this morning and she joins us to report the total numbers have already changed. how so, peggy? >> well, i can tell you this. this recount process has already identified votes for both candidates. we are hearing mark herring is getting more. and that the lead has widened and that is giving democrats more optimism. >> very long three days here in fairfax. as long as both teams play by the rules, we're in good shape. >> hundreds of volunteers are helping in the recount of virginia's closest race in history. at daybreak, only 165 votes separated the two candidates in the attorney general's race, mark herring in the lead. >> both candidates picked up votes today, but overall, we picked up 20 more net votes, so mark herring is now up 158 votes in what is a historically close election. >> the team is hoping for a turn around. >> in the past three statewide rec

alexandria, almost 2. 1.8. chantilly had 3 inches and our friends in bluemont, checked in with 4.3 inches. general 2 to 4 snowfall. pretty much what we talked about yesterday. this is kind of cool. now this was back on sunday with the ice, okay? now we fast forward to today and now they actually have snow on them from today's snowstorm. that was cool from fairfax, that was a very creative way to send pictures in. laura is good at sending stuff, we appreciate it. a live look outside. it's our live michael and son weather cam. we're looking at clearing skies. still 38 downtown, which is good, notice the dew points are dropping. colder and dryer air is moving in and that's going to set the stage along with our snow cover for a very cold night. satellite picture, radar combined. we'll zoom in. this storm is hauling out to sea. for the most part, up in new england, it is done. we'll zoom back down to us and generally clear skies and when we have clear skies and calm winds, we have a very cold night. temperatures, we

and it is 41 right now in alexandria. overnight tonight, yeah, it's going to be cold, but not as cold as it was last night. 21 to 30 with a few clouds late and the northwest winds at 5 to 10 miles per hour. a pleasant trend in the first alert seven-day forecast. we'll tell you more about that coming up. back to you. >> all right, thank you. president obama enjoying the warmth of hawaii over the holidays. he's not even thinking about cold temperatures. but he has does have the panel along for the ride. the commander in chief signed the budget and defense bills into law today. the bipartisan bill eases the sequestration cuts for the next couple of years. the defense bill funds the military with $552 billion cracking down on the sex assaults in the country. >>> and tomorrow t is the revived deadline, signing up for the affordable care act for maryland. that's if they want their coverage to begin on january 31. but despite the delay deadlines across the country, now the country is whether or not the insurance companies will b

alexandria, safety nine. 60 in downtown d.c. 61 in martinsburg. hagerstown and 59. 56 in culpepper.p. 35 in detroit. colder in chicago. 10 degrees in minneapolis. subzero readings across dakota. once this front moves closer toward us, temperatures begin to fall. skies will begin to clear. are now seven degrees colder at reagan national airport. way.is what is on the it moves toward the north end of -- and northeast. we could pick up a few inches of rain with the better chances east of d.c. it is quite on the doppler. notice the showers begin to pick up across southern maryland. these are the areas that are going through the heaviest of the rain as he moved through the next 24 hours. this is what our model show. 3-4 inches of rain. lesser amounts toward the west. still, quite a bit more will fall during the overnight hours into early tomorrow morning. this is the futurecast. the heaviest rain at 3:00 and 4:00. this will lift on out of here later on in the day. skies will clear a little bit. temperatures fall and it will get cold out there. moderate to heavy rain overnight. of rain an