in alexandria over the past ten years. last week, police told us based on forensic evidence the deaths could be the work of one killer. tonight law enforcement sources tell news4 on friday, march 7th, severance drove his car to the national cathedral garage and parked. he then rode his bike to the national assembly. he requested asylum and was turned away. sources also tell us the secret service followed severance back to the cathedral garage, watched him put his bike the car and was turned away. sources say on wednesday, march 12th, alexandria police obtained the surveillance video from the cathedral. that same night the fbi raided severance' home in ashburn. he was arrested in west virginia the next day. and tonight we also drove to the ex-wife of charles severance. she got out of her car, was walking to her home, and she refused to comment about this latest development. again, alexandria police are not calling him a person of interest or suspect in this case right now. they're waiting for more leads and information. liv

severance and his ties to alexandria? >> well, i cannot comment on the detective work at this time. >> reporter: and how were the detectives and the police led to mr. severance? >> h this came out of the normal crime tip method, and part of the investigation. >> reporter: and do you know whether -- i don't know whether you can answer this or not, but has he been seen in the alexandria area prior to the last two murderers? >> i can't comment on that, because i don't have any information. >> reporter: thank you, crystal. little bit more about charles severance and i knew him as a mayoral candidate, and he once challenged congressman jim moreant, and the congressman was so concerned about the threat that he posed that she assigned an undercover police officer to keep an eye on him at political events, and this is an idea of what he looked like back in the '90s and this is a picture on the website called mental disorder.com registered to a charles severance of oakton, virginia. in it, it discusses his candidacy and the legal

live in alexandria, tom roussey, abc 7 news.new at 11:00, the fear over the three murders has the fbi involved. investigators are trying to find out if one person is responsible . who would commit the series of attacks and why. roz plater spoke with a retired fbi agent. she is live in alexandria to continue the team coverage. what is going on in the mind of the killer, roz? >> the retired fbi agent says he thinks that something set him off 10 years ago. it brought him to this neighborhood where he killed nancy dunning, then 10 years later the anger was refueled and he is bent on revenge against. now that the police say the killings of all three victims -- nancy dunning, ron kirby, and lodato may be linked -- there are questions about the suspect in the sketch from the latest murder. >> it certainly appears that alexandria is the beef. questions tose former fbi profiler brad garrett. >> i think he believes in his mind he was wronged by the city of alexandria. >> all three victims were prominent and active in their community. kirb

we are live outside of the home in alexandria with our top story. say it was ace routine analysis that led to severance's name. relief, there may be a possible break in the case. this surveillance video shows charles severance checking into a motel on tuesday afternoon. at the time, the manager had no inkling that police in alexandria were looking for severance. officers and state police arrested severance at a local library. he had an outstanding warrant. the charge was for a felon in possession of a firearm. >> they told me about him. the next thing you know, they said they had arrested him. >> police seized a library computer where severance had been working. he is now in jail after declining to post $100,000 on. >> we cannot say that he is a suspect. >> police will not even call him a person of interest. three people were killed recently. >> we will look at all possibilities. we do not have any more charges in these murder cases. >> investigators will not confirm if they found a weapon in his hotel room. they's widow says that notion of a break

live in alexandria, shomari stone, news4. >> thank you, shomari. >>> alexandria police created a special hotline devoted to solving these murders. if you have information, you're invited to call 703-746-6864. >>> online right now, you can see police chief earl cook's entire news conference from earlier today. and our questions also for former fbi profiler about this case. it's all on nbcwashington.com. >>> another big story developing tonight. a potential breakthrough in the investigation into d.c. mayor vincent gray's 2010 shadow campaign. the primary in the mayor's reelection bid is less than a month away now. >> chris lawrence asked him about reports that a key player in the 2010 scandal is working on a plea deal. >> four more years! >> reporter: with his supporters cheering him on, mayor vincent gray slugged off questions about a potential breakthrough in the case against d.c. businessman jeffrey thompson. >> mr. mayor, your reaction to a potential plea deal for thompson? >> i actually don't know anything about it, gentlemen. i guess we could speculate but i don't know anything about

severance about the three murders in alexandria. you may remember there's been a sketch that's been widely circulated in the last few weeks here, a look at the sketch on the left side of your screen and mug shot of charles severance we got today. see that there certainly is some resemblance in these pictures. we've learned from sources that severance was arrested at a library in wheeling, west virginia, and that authorities searched had his hotel room overnight. again, authorities want to talk to him about their investigation here in virginia. nancy dunning, you might remember the wife of ron kirby, was the wife of the sheriff there in alex an dro ya several years back was murdered. we've learned about that investigation and the death of ron kirby last year found murdered in his home in alexandria and most recently music teacher ruth ann ledado shot while she answered her door just a couple weeks ago. all this information just coming in. we're continuing to dig through here and look for any possible connections. more details may dev

medic heard the officer down call and eagle one broke away to head to alexandria. when they heard he was injured, they made a bold decision to land in a tight spot on a school playground, a half block from him. he couldn't have done it without the secret service agent on board to watch the chopper's tail. and there was an alexandria canine officer on the ground to keep people away. >> time is of the essence. it is. it's of the essence. we have to get down there. there's nothing -- i think we can get in there. i need someone to keep an eye o. i'm just one little part. >> reporter: the landing and pick up was successful. he was rushed to med star. >> when i think of everybody who has been a part of this, everybody did their job. >> reporter: seeing him was a great feeling. >> i was worried about getting emotional. we don't get to see the folks back on their feet. it was great. it makes you feel warm inside. >> reporter: his arm was in a sling because he just add surgery. in alexandria, julie carey, news 4. >> we hope all the best for his recovery. >>> if you are look

there may be possible connections with unsolved murders in alexandria. they are calling him a person of interest. thinko not want anyone to that this is the person that we have all been looking for. >> they called yesterday morning before noon, saying they had reason to believe that he was in the area. they tracked him down at a library. he was close to the homes were the three unsolved murders took place. victims -- maryland lives three doors down. >> it is frightening. we all have the luxury of not realizing that someone could be in our midst grid -- midst. >> they said his attire was strange. >> he wore a long, black leather coat and gloves. >> no matter what the question was, it was, we need to legalize marijuana and heroin. druged to become a society. >> they will have an extradition hearing in virginia. presumably, after that, he will be taken back to loudoun county for the firearms charges. from this point forward, we will assume that a lot of the questioning will focus on unsolved murders in alexandria. coming up tonight at 6:00, we will take a c

. >>> here at home, more evidence from the alexandria murder investigation. for the first time authorities have linked charles severance to three high profile murders in alexandria. nancy dunning and ron kirby and ruthanne lodato were all gunned down at their home. they were all active in the community. and today, there was more talk of what evidence there is against charles severance. and mark segraves there at the russian embassy where he allegedly wanted to have asylum granted to him. >> he is inside of that jail, because he is fighting extradition. he would rather be in russia. ten days ago, he showed up here asking for asylum and turned away. secret service, and police followed him up to the national cathedral where his car was parked. a few days later, severance drove five hours to wheeling, west virginia, where he was arrested. he is still there in jail where he is going to stay up till the judge decides what to do with him. >> reporter: charles severance refused to answer any questions today, even when the judge asked him his name. the public defender

was while he lived here in alexandria. severance ran for mayor as an independent in 1996 and again in 2000. people who knew him said he would talk about mental health thought was the subpar standards in the area. severance used to come to political events dressed in black and focused on that one issue. >> whether he asked a question about local community question or local neighborhood question, he would launch into mental health services to juveniles and the prescription of the drug. >> we found a website called mentaldisorder.com and details his legal troubles over custody with his son and possessions of gun. >>> law enforcement are still in the early stages of the investigation. mark seagraves has new information about what happened the day of the arrest. >> reporter: this is the library in wheeling, west virginia, where charles severance was arrested thursday afternoon. it's right across the street from the courthouse where he'll appear monday morning. people who came in contact say he didn't seem like he was a sf fugit

in a february news conference, alexandria police linked lodato's murdering to the slay of ron kirby, a local transportation official and the 2003 of a police chief's wife, nancy dunning. >> the similars and unusual nature of all three shootings occurring in alexandria require the police department to consider the possibility that all the cases are linked together. >> everybody is talking about it. i mean, that's the only thing that it's really affecting everybody and nobody knows the facts. >> reporter: well, here are the reasons police think that the murders are connected. the victims were all involved in the community, all were shot in their hopes during the day and within two miles of each other. finally, the bullets used in all three murders are similar. dan and bianna, the man that they have in custody, severance, one interesting thing about him. he ran for mayor twice in the community so he's known to the community. >> well, if this is closure at least the residents can sleep better. >> but again police stressing still not have connected him. >> linzie, thank you. >> i'm 11% ha

that forced school officials in alexandria to cancel class tomorrow. johney will disinfect adams elementary school while school officials tried to figure out what happened. tom roussey is live outside of the school. what are you learning tonight? >> the parents are very concerned about how hard and fast this virus hit the school. in the hallway to my left, they are starting the disinfecting process tomorrow. it is expected to last all weekend. students will not be back until monday. this is video from earlier in the evening. alexandria school district says 200 students in today's came down with the stomach illness, staff members came down with it, sending a bunch of students home. who wasith one mother walking with her daughter to the drugstore. her daughter was fine, but her eight-year-old son is one of the students who got sick. she said when one student got sick, they all got sick. he has a virus in his stomach. he is in pain. he is vomiting. i am going to buy some pedialyte to help him, and gatorade. >> although school and health officials in alexa

you guys.rning to we are here in alexandria. i thought it was march and we are freezing out here, literally. take a look behind the at this road in this alexandria neighborhood. it is a straight sheet of ice. a number situation in of neighborhoods across northern virginia. the officials say that the plows are still out and they will be working throughout the day in all of the counties in northern virginia. they are also looking to try to alleviate some of this. when temperatures get down to so cold, that mixture just does not work. so we are left behind with this. this is a streak that has already had one pass through from the plow. here just a slick sheet for people who are going to be driving this morning. this is going to be a problem for a number of people. we do understand that cleanup crews will be working throughout the day. i do hope that by the end of the day, they will have all of the plows through all of the neighborhood streets. they will be able to get through on one pass, but may not get down to the pavement. i hop

. >>> alexandria police want to question a new suspect in the alexandria murders. our hank silfverberg was in the west virginia courtroom today when the convicted felon picked up a weapons charge and had an extradition hearing to bring him back to virginia. >> reporter: this is hank silfverberg in wheeling, west virginia, where charles serve ran was back in court and some new evidence was revealed. charles re-- severance was back in court and some new evidence was revealed. he will challenge the weapons charge. >> for purposes of today's proceeding i'm going to ask the gentleman seated to my left not make any statements to any issues that may come up as a result of the challenge to extradition. >> reporter: the prosecuting attorney scott smith asked the judge to hold severance without bail until a future hearing making reference to the three murders in alexandria. >> mr. severance is a danger to the public and a flight risk. he's being investigated by authorities in alexandria, virginia, regarding three homicides. >> reporter: smith cited these surveillance picture

police in alexandria confirmed they are looking into the background of the man just arrested in wheeling, west virginia. he was wanted in connection with charges. the man's name is charles severance and he was arrested at the ohio county library located in wheeling, west virginia. photo taken upon his arrest for it he was picked up i west virginia state police and is now in the custody of the fbi. he was wanted on weapons charges in loudoun county, virginia. alexandria police are stopping short of calling him a person of interest but they are looking into the similarities in appearance to the composite sketch of the alleged killer in the february homicide of ruth and lodfato. alexandria per lease are looking into whether he is the same person connected to the november killing of ron kirby and the 2003 murder of nancy dunning. severance is being held in west virginia on $100,000 bond. you.ank we also have breaking news bb, arning sheen awe 30-year-old maryland woman who is missing since thursday night. she has been found safe and details will be released a little later this afternoon. her

herto was shot inside of alexandria home on february 6. elyse and the fbi have checked hundreds of leads checking for her killer. xavier police have scheduled a news conference tomorrow. we will bring you all of the 7 newsation on abc at 5:00. we may see 50 degrees by the weekend. doug hill has the first look at the forecast. that sounds great. the 50's.nto tonight, we are going the other way. we have a quick look at temperatures around the area. 27 in hagerstown. annapolis at 33. reagan national at 36 degrees. we are getting colder air. as we get through today, it will be very cold. look for a cloudy day through the day tomorrow. we are going to have to deal with this. the clouds rolling in from the atlantic. there will be a storm close to the south. we will get you that normal weekend in a few minutes. custody, accused of a strange and gruesome crime. the see police tell us that anton swain bit off a man's he or. he approached him, who was using drugs and he told him to take it outside. air was a briefing counter. that ended up with the

text the word alexandria to 25543. that will get you texts with updates and new developments. we'll be back. >>> we are continuing to knoll the district crisis on our website. go to wusa9.com. we have the interview. the charging documents and the time line of exactly what happened. all that again on wusa9.com. top, we have time for a quick look at our forecast. >> you're going to love tomorrow. upper 60s, hang on wednesday. 68 on wednesday, with showers and thunderstorms primarily in the afternoon. possibly damaging winds wednesday nighted and look at thursday, 32 for a high and pop back up in the 50s on friday, saturday, and sunday. >> we'll take the decent weekend. >> the weekend is okay. not be happy about thursday, but good news is, it can't stay that cold for that long. >> st. patty's day is monday. >> thank you. ask thank you for being here. that's all for our broadcast. we're back here at 11:00 with more on the district crisis and don't forget, log on any time to wusa9.com. have a great evening. we'll see you later. bye bye. >>> we add justin bieber's video deposition a

. >> and three alexandria residents shot to death over a 10-year span, tonight new evidence it could be the work of one man. >> plus we already knew the washington wizards had bad skills. >> yeah, but not like this. ♪ oh say can you see ♪ . >> never like this. ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ >> good evening to you. i'm derek mcginty. >> and i'm jan jeffcoat. that coastal storm we've tracked all week will still give the metro area a glancing blow, but it will come close enough to produce a wintery mix in some areas for your morning commute. >> topper has declared tomorrow a yellow alert alert day. >> i think if you're in the shenandoah valley around i-81 and south of 66 and south of 50, you might have a wintery mix. north of those areas will be fine. this does look foreboding, pretty big area of sleet, freezing rain and snow pushing off to the northeast and eventually takes a right turn out to sea. this is the main area of concern there in through the western part of the viewing area and maybe fauquier county, culpeper, fredericksburg to la plata, but i think if you're in gaithersburg,

. >>> three unsolved murders in alexandria have homeowners feeling skittish and the alexandria police department tells wusa9 that residents are ringing up their crime prevention specialist to teach them to make their homes more secure. officer charles lloyd says some simple steps like cutting back shrubs and bushes, reinforcing the front door with a steel sheath and security strike plate can slow down the criminals. >> a burglar will generally take no more than 60 seconds to get in your house. if it takes longer than that, they run the risk of getting caught or seen. so you just want to make it more difficult for them to get in. >> officer lloyd also says put your porch light above the door for better illumination and a peephole in your door to peer out and you don't have to open the door for someone you don't know. wusa9 is committed to staying on top of developments in the alexandria murders. we set up a special text alert for updates on the killings. you can text the word alexandria to 25543 for texts with updates and new developments. >>> coming up nasal ranger to the rescue, colo

sign up for text alerts by sending the word alexandria to the number 25543. then when we learn any new developments, we can send them to you as a message. >>> montgomery county police made an arrest in a murder that has shaken a community in germantown. in custody tonight? kevin m. parache accused of stalking and killing a man who owed him $3,000. the victim, 21-year-old james allen frazier known to friends as stanley. he was shot in the back tuesday night after getting off a ride- on bus near frederick road and oxbridge drive. the suspect, parache, was out on the street awaiting sentencing on a burglary. now he's behind bars with no bond. >>> newly released e-mails paint a picture of virginia's former first lady as erratic and insecure seemingly terrified to appear on a public stage. bruce leshan reports it is a far different portrait than the one in the federal prosecutor's indictment of maureen mcdonnell and her husband, the former governor. >> reporter: prosecutors portrayed maureen mcdonnell as a woman brazen enough to ask a wealthy businessman for a rol

. >>> the tension in alexandria is starting to subside. now that a person of interest was arrested in connection to three high profile murders. earlier this week, police took charles severance into custody in west virginia w. it's not clear what role if any severance had in the three murders. derick ward spoke to residents about these latest developments. >> reporter: worth of a possible link and a possible break in the three pronged investigation into three high profile murdered in alexandria has put some local minds at ease, but with a caveat, charles severance is seen here checking into a west virginia hotel this past week and seen here on the right next to a composite sketch of a suspect. he once aspired to this seat when he ran for mayor of alexandria in may of 2000. >> i do remember when he ran for office. mostly just because he was such a young guy. and in some ways, i wonder why he wasn't even kind of thought about just because he seems like maybe there was some signs that he wasn't stable back then. >> reporter: it's all led to mo

alexandria, 29 degrees. the wind gust is 21 miles per hour. even though the snow is over, it is the bitter cold and the black ice. hopefully that is not causing too many problems on the roadways. >> there is a possibility. we have the potential for disaster. please remain, as you head out this morning. be very careful. it go away overview, you great shape so far. heading north on 95, the crash is gone. all travel lanes are open. on the baltimore-washington parkway, southbound near arundel mills boulevard, the accident is still in the left lane. we believe crews have completed new york avenue. 395 onto the for stream -- 14th street bridge, their salting the roadways early this morning to make sure that as you head out, the roads will be safe as possible. ,ive yourself the extra time head out a few minutes early. scrape offave to your car. >> thank you. and heartbreaking story to tell you about. figuremily is trying to out how a man with three duis was allowed behind the wheel. >> this is "good morning washington," on your side. checking our top

saturday, he was rushed to alexandria hospital. dorothy wife got there after her brother-in-law. >> he had died. he had vomited a large amount of blood. lasts a day or so, but if someone is weak or in poor health, the expect can be far more severe. grieve, they wonder if something could have been done to save him. >> it is just sort of putting way that insult in a someone with so much promise could have this be the last thing to happen to them. >> he was a political activist in chicago before having his stroke. woodbine, but to no one here had any comment on mr. white sauce condition saturday prior to his death. >> thank you. spring is just a couple of days away but it is going to be hard to tell come tomorrow. until joinsologist us with what you need to know. youpring is just a day circle in the calendar, especially this year when winter never seems to and. 40 degrees outside the belfort weather center. we are well below the 50's. winter weather advisory goes into effect at midnight and into tomorrow morning, for the possibility o

he ran for mayor in the city of alexandria. a lot of residents remember him as a young man. >> i remember when he ran for office mostly because he was such a young guy. in some ways i wonder why he wasn't even kind of thought about just because he seems like maybe there was some signs that he wasn't stable back then. >> authorities will extradite him to virginia. it's not clear what role he made if any three murders. >>> a car chase and shooting in the district. it started when a park police officer spotted a car matching the description of one stolen in montgomery county can. park police tell us three were shot and had to be rushed to the hospital. they are all expected to be okay. it's not clear if the officer shot them or if they shot back. we do know all three, again, expected to be just fine. >>> the mystery deepens in the search for the malaysian airlines jet. malaysia's prime minister said flight 370 was deliberately diverted and continued flying for more than six hours after losing contract with the ground. the plane wa

. >>> the man alexandria police want to question in the city's three unsolved murders will remain behind bars in west virginia. today a judge in wheeling, west virginia, ruled charles severance can be held without bond. he was arrested last week on felony firearms warrants out of loudoun county. investigators told the judge todashev's is being investigated -- oçe/judge today severance is being investigated for the three murders in alexandria. >> mr. severance is a danger to the public and a flight risk. he's being investigated by authorities in alexandria, virginia, regarding three homicides. >> the defense attorney says his client will fight extradition to virginia. >>> there is a battle between old and new and one d.c. neighborhood. there's a 100-year-old house purchased in the chevy chase neighborhood which could soon be a thing of the past in more ways than one. >> mola lenghi stopped by the neighborhood today to find out why so many folks are passionate about saving that house from redevelopment. >> we called the new owner of the property several times today, didn't hear back. tonig

brianne carter is live in alexandria with a look at the road conditions there. we are here in old town alexandria. we are taking a look at some of the neighborhood roads. this is the worst that we have seen. some snow coating here on the road. a lot of the payment can be seen -- pavement can be seen. there are some roads in old town that do not get plowed, but most of them are looking better than this this morning. that is good news. we have school going back. a lot of people heading back to work today. theirews have been doing work. we still have very cold temperatures this morning. oute are some slick spots on the sidewalks and anywhere you will be walking. if it looks like it might be slick, it probably will be. the careful. there might be a light at the end of the tunnel. bring on the warmth. >> thank you so much. we want to get to a developing story. montgomery county police investigating a homicide. a man was found with gunshot wounds at the intersection of oxbridge drive and route 355 in germantown. they say he was in his early 20's. >> police are boostin

the person of interest in the string of unsolved murders in alexandria is not coming back to virginia to face the music without a fight. >> thanks for being here, i'm derek mcginty. >> so, it's not snow this time, but there is a chance of freezing rain overnight and tomorrow west of town. pretty early. topper, is this going to be a prore for all of us or some of us? >> quite frankly, out where the advisory has been posted, up into chambersberg area, even loudoun county and points west. i'm not really concerned about. there's a chance of light, freezing rain. goes into effect at midnight. i don't see any problems whatsoever in the immediate metro area. why? in part, because of temperatures. 42 downtown. 39 in gaithersburg and 41 in manassas. it's not going to get below freezing outside the beltway. primarily for drizzle and showers. light freezing rain possible west of town. not a big concern. mainly just wet. showers for the evening commute across the board. we'll talk more about that, take you hour by hour and look ahead to springtime and the weekend. >> thanks, top. in a move defyin

adam tuss is in alexandria with both sides of the debate. it is controversial, isn't it, adam? >> yes, it is. there are more bike lanes in the busy section of the road, and you know a few roads like that, and more bike lanes are coming like this to alexandria and they say they can't believe that we are not sharing the road more. >> and i remember seeing a news story in the newspaper about it, and what is tragically happening, and i can attest that somebody is going to be hurt, because cyclists are not going to be stopping using that. >> reporter: cyclist bob o'hara says there is friction on the road, but there is a need to keep the cyclists safe, and a new bike lane along king street are a great way to do it. well, this is kipgs street in alexandria and looking at the road, you can see lots of cars on the road and not necessarily a lot of bikes, and that is where this whole debate comes into play. should we take this road right here and put in bike lanes? narrowing the the space for the cars? well, the city planners say that it is going to be making the roads safer and slow the

live in alexandria for wusa9. >> thank you. and by the way, wusa9 committed to staying on top of the developments in the alexandria murders and we want to keep you updated, too. sign up for text alerts by sending 25543. when we get updates, you will get them through a message with that information. >> your child, or your mobile device. it's frightening to think you have to choose between the two. a new study finds that sometimes parents paid more attention to their smart phones than their kids and sometimes when their head is buried in the phone, they snap at their kids. tweet your thoight thoughts using the hash tag, parents snap while we bring you the story. >> you okay? >> stay at home mom admits she gets distracted with her smart phone. >> as my kids are wandering around, i often will be checking facebook or my e-mail and there have been times where i haven't known where my children are and i have that panic moment, realizing they have gone out of your sight for a few moments. >> a new study took a look at the world of smar

these murders happened inside people's homes, and the residents of alexandria are hoping authorities have their man, but police are stressing this is still an unongoing investigation and people should still continue to be aware of their personal safety. alexandria police tell abc news while investigating the three brutal murders haunting the suburban d.c. community, anonymous tips led them to this man, charles severance, a convicted felon, severance was arrested friday in west virginia for weapons violations. >> investigators are trying to put together the pieces of the puzzle to see if they can actually directly tie mr. severance in to the murder of one of these three individuals. >> reporter: in a news release, alexandria police stressed, "it is premature to name him as the only possible suspect." but many here in this d.c. suburb are pointing out that severance's booking photo bears a striking resemblance to this sketch of the man responsible for the shooting death of local piano teacher, ruthanne lodato. in february lodato was gunned down after opening her door to a strange man.

but there are also questions about whether alexandria police did enough to protect the community.n kirby was killed in november, investigators said there was no larger threat. now some residents are asking if police jumped to that conclusion too quickly. general assembly is divided on whether to expand medicaid eligibility to 400,000 low income residents in virginia. today mcauliffe told republican leaders who oppose the medicaid expansion he wants them to return home and hear what their constituents think. julie carey will be in richmond tomorrow for the last scheduled day of the session. look for her coverage tomorrow on "news4 at 6" and 11. >> we have better news ahead? >> finally i think we're going to string a couple of nice days together. it's been hard to come by. the nice days in a row, yeah, we'll get a couple this time. tomorrow looking really nice. still a little brisk for sure. we've got that wind still up there around 10, 15 miles per hour. that is ushering in some cooler air. and tonight's a cool night. at least we're seeing some clearing skies. and really, it's been

. >> but alexandria is more receptive. >> best friend, girlfriend comes on to you. is it your responsibility to keep her faithful to her boyfriend? >> he's trying to convince her that cheating is okay. >> she is not being satisfied by someone and i can satisfy that person and i'm interested in doing so. >> you make a valid point, sir. >> good alexandria be doing the same thing guys were doing, excusing bad behavior if someone is good looking? if so, she was the only one. three men thought lindsay was worth a second date, but sure enough, alexandria was the only woman who wanted to go out with our mr. opinionated and obviously sexist undercover date e er. >> i didn't think he was obnoxious at all. i ended up agreeing with him in the end. not because i found him attractive but because of the way he presented the material. >> she happens to work for abc. though we promise she was not in on the experiment. remember daniella, she definitely wasn't buying jarid's argument. >> he seemed a little by, not crazy, that's too much. but that he wanted to experiment different thi

prosecutors say he's committed to the murders of three people in alexandria. police have not charged him for the crimes. >>> we have a reporter covering the d.c. fire department trial today. we'll hear from a lieutenant involved at the station near where an elderly man died of a hack n january. >>> and breaking news -- the winning mega millions ticket was sold in charles county. we found out minutes ago. we hope it find out where in charles county as the day continues. >>> we are counting down the final hours of winter. storm team 4 seven-day outlook, highs today reaching the mid 40s. grab an umbrella before you head out the door. you'll need a winter coat, too. light rain from late morning to the afternoon, ending by nut. then a warmer pattern tomorrow as we start spring into the first half of the weekend. danella? >> all right. >>> here's a look at i-270, southbound at the spur. a bit slow, but delays heavy at father hurley boulevard. it's just -- slow volume as you continue toward the beltway. aaron and eun? >> thank you. >>> that is the news for today. >>

there could be a break in a high profile case in alexandria. a man has been arrest whodz bears a resemblance to the suspect connected to the murders of music teacher ruthanne lodato and nancy dunning. his name is charles seavern. he has a long criminal history. police have said there are similarities in the ballistic tests stemming from the murder investigation from all three alexandria residents. police stress he has thought been -- thought been named a person of interest yet. we are continuing our investigation into this breaking story and of course we'll have the very latest as soon as it becomes available. >>> here's topper in for howard tracking more winter weather? >> technically it's still winter. spring arrives next thursday so technically it is still winter. we're looking ahead. we've got a time frame now 6:00 p.m. sunday till 6:00 p.m. on monday. main threat will be rain and/or snow. both commutes will be affected but primarily wet. hard to get the snow to stick on the roads this time of year. the key to this type of storm, howard men

. >> meeting tonight in alexandria is the civic association that represents the neighborhood where three unsolved murders have talken place. the north ridge citizen's association will meet at 7:30 at the sanctuary of beverly hills united methodist church and that's on old dominion boulevard. the group will accept donations. all this as police continue to investigate last month's murder of lodato as well as the murder of ron kirby last year and nancy dunning back in 2003. >>> and wusa9 is committed to staying on top of developments in the alexandria murders. we set up a special text alert for killings, updates on the killings, text alexandria to 25543 for texts with updates and new developments. >>> so, you are in colorado and you don't have a place to smoke your legally purchased pot. well, there is a new club opening up just for you. >> and did you know today is national napping day? it is celebrated annually. >> every day for you. >> it celebrated every day after the return of daylight savings time. hey, national napping day provides everybody with the chance to have a nap. you know yo

alexandria native. they loss to the astros. >> getting ready for cold temperatures overnight. >> cold air forming showers and storms. the heavy-duty action moving west to east. everyone will get in on the winds. everyone in the area is under a wind advisory. 11:00 tomorrow morning. rapidly falling temperatures and high winds. >> thank you. abc world news coming up next. have a good night. see you at 11:00. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, breaking news. the world studying new satellite images. are these objects in the ocean the key to the missing passenger jet? as american experts arrive on the scene to help unravel the mystery. >>> leveled. the powerful blast in new york that reduced two buildings to rubble in an instant. >>> winter rerun. icing roads spinning cars. tonight, meet the guy who has single-handedly

. >> firefighters are not sure if the wind caused heart of an apartment building to collapse in alexandria. it happened that the commonwealth crossing apartments. firefighters tell us a veneer wall gave way and collapsed onto several cars. no one was injured. the building is now condemned. injuredefighter was while fighting another fire. .he flames broke out a firefighter fell into the basement and call a mayday. he was rescued and taken to the hospital. marylandiversity of data breach is slightly smaller than first thought, but also affects students that attended earlier than initially expected. it includes 200 and 88,000 -- 288,000 people. the breach data also includes records for students stretching back to 1992, not just 1998. >> a possible break in the search for the missing malaysian airlines plane. any good news? >> the mystery is not solved. this is the news many of us were dreading. u.s. officials are confident that the missing malaysian jetliner did crash into the sea, but not in the waters many expected. to the kidd is moving indian ocean to begin an extensive search. that is wh

. >> alexandria says, her house was build around her bathtub. all it takes is one peek out of the bathroom window to understand why the weighty fixture makes her house tilt a little to one side. alexandria's house floats on water. >> they said that would shake not like this but sometimes it will do this because it cannot move further. so yes, sometimes it can be funny. kitchen. we spend a lot of time here, obviously. >> and do you ever get dizzy. i see the water going like this. does that make you feel seasick? >> no, no, i like the water. and this is the dining room. and here we got with the family in the evening. most of the time. in the summer we open the windows and we barbecue and always the ducks are always around and we just need them. >> the home is one of 75 similar structures built along a series of artificial islands just outside the center of the netherlands capitol city. it's like a floating village that might be a, 60 piles of canals, also packed with people. netherlands is one of the most densely populated places in the world. abo

i'm julie carey, news4. >>> and alexandria police created a special hotline devoted to solving the three murders. you call them at 704-708-7674. >>> a possible robbery under way this morning, and the police released a sketch that was on the left shortly after a woman was robbed at gunpoint in dulles center in february. the new sketch comes after a robbery on valentine's day, and the loudoun county sheriff's deputies believe that the same person may be responsible for the armed robberies in sterling in december. >>> right now, people are wonder ing where they will stay after a big fire gutted their apartment complex. it took nearly 70 firefighters to put out a massive three-alarm blaze in odenton, and incredibly, everybody got out and avoided the serious injuries. coming up at 5 x zachary kiesch is going to be talking to some of the folks who are lucky to be alive. >>> and a man is in critical condition after slamming his vehicle into a tree at the u.s. capitol. police are investigating the crash that happened this morning. scott macfarlane has more on the accident that shut down streets

we actually have a big accident on the beltway in alexandria. i'll get to that in a minute. i want to let you know the plans with snow crews first. vdot has their full force out, 4,000 trucks. they will work through the night to make sure the shoulders are cleared, same story with mdot. vdot, mdot both take care of 17,000 lane miles. vdot is northern virginia i'm talking about and mdot 17,000 lane miles in the state plus 44 miles of the beltway. ddot will have 300 trucks out and again they're mainly working. they always focus on those bridges, ramps and overpasses. metro remains on normal schedule. they expect to be that way tomorrow, but canceled today was marked. their decision tonight will be for the a.m. commute. metrobus probably will be restored tomorrow but on a limited service. there may be closed roads or icy they can't reach. d.c.'s circulator bus is canceled tomorrow and d.c. is still under the snow emergency plan. no parking in lanes with red and white signs. if you are parked there tonight, $250 fine plus towing and if you're towed, there's the number to call. l

. >> three unsolved murders in alexandria, virginia, appear to be connected. bullet markings from each crime scene are similar. the killings, one last month, one in november and one in 2003 took place within a two-mile radius and the victims were all respected and active members of the community. >> he believes in his mind that these three people represent the city of alexandria and the city has wronged him and he's going to make it right. >> and now police are looking for this man, the victims were all killed in the middle of the day but investigators stopped short of saying that the same gun was used. >>> medical news now. troubling new research about skin cancer. scientists have found those who survive the most common type of skin cancer have a 36% greater rick of developing other kinds of cancer. they say it holds particularly true for patients diagnosed before the age of 25. researchers say it may be because sunlight suppresses the body's immune system. >>> well, check out this cringeworthy crash caught on dash cam much the pickup truck driver did not com

one of 19 residents is placed after portions of the commonwealth crossing apartment building in alexandria ripped off the structure and into his new car. anywhere --n't anyone out here. >> in arlington, a fierce wind gust struck at 10:00 last night. >> everything went out. that was it. >> a pine tree took out a power pole, causing power losses for 100 homes. >> getting lights on. that's what it's all about. ,> this time to trees fell knocking out traffic lights and power to 300 customers, including businesses on main street. >> we were fortunate. it's a small section, but it's in a key area that is difficult to reroute. >> at manassas it was a day of holding onto your hat, letting go of your patients, and reaching for days ahead. >> it's that time. >> a lot of people feeling exactly that way. a spokesperson for the power company tells me unlike snow and ice, heavy wind can be unpredictable because you never know when a strong gust is going to strike, where it's going to strike, knocking down power this, power poles, or in case, a structure collapse. according to a spokesperson for the city

you can get the latest developments in those alexandria cases right on your cell phone.d "alexandria" to 25543. >>> the lieutenant at the center of an investigation into a man's death right across the street from a d.c. fire station is due to appear before the department's trial board today. delia goncalves is live outside that station on rhode island avenue. this case is still flabbergasting. >> reporter: you may remember the story. it rocked the whole city, a long-time city worker collapsed in this very parking lot right across the street from engine company 26 on rhode island avenue. today the senior lieutenant, a 30-year veteran will answer to the charge that she failed to act to save this man's life. her name lieutenant colleen davis. she reportedly filed retirement papers but today will have to answer as to why she did not immediately react to the cries of witnesses and family members of 77-year-old cecil mills, a long-time city worker died of a heart attack later at the hospital. a scathing city report cites a rookie firefighter unsure of procedure reached out to

in alexandria protesters criticised the ministers of defense and interior and called for members of the judiciary to be removed. in say ef hundreds of protesters demanded the release of detainees. >> several activists are due to stand trial on charges of organising illegal protests. three leaders ahead of the 2011 uprising. video shows the mistreatment of young men and women in custody. >> this footage was filmed by self-styled anti-coup activists in egypt. it apparently shows young women taken into custody. and here teenage boys are led away by plain-clothed officers - among 50 youngsters accused of taking part. they were transferred from a juvenile facility to toura. >> there were no more than 25 of us. we asked them not to transfer the children. they responded with water canons and bird shot - even though we are all women. >> those held in alexandria are aged between 12 and 15 and have been staging a hunger strike at the protest of transfers. they've been accused of beating the youngsters and restricting access to their families. >> translation: visitors to criminals get a long time.

we meet one of alexandria's finest dogs that's inspiring hope. @@@@!@@@@!@@@@!@@@@!@@@@!@@ >>> a secret weapon is emerge something the fight against human trafficking. it is something most of us use every day. text sing getting victims a new way to get help. news4's eun yang has the story of the organization from our area that's using the technology to end trafficking one victim at a time. >> the text messages often come from victims in crisis. they might be in a moving vehicle or trapped in a hotel room. >> somebody who is in close proximity to their trafficking and can't pick up the phone and talk because that person will overhear them. >> they train hotline workers how to handle incoming texts. a nonprofit based in d.c. fighting to end human trafficking in the u.s. and abroad. >> they want to know what we are about and what we can do. they may not be ready to take a step on that initial text but initial conversation and that's okay. we just want them to know that they can reach out to us again as many times as they want. >> are you safe right now? can you talk? >> a ye