marshal has a contract with the alexandria sheriff to keep them at the alexandria jail. if the prisoners go to the hospital, an alexandria sheriff's deputy or deputies keeps an eye on them for the first 24 hours. after that they're handed over to private security guards at the hospital. the u.s. marshal says he's going to be taking another look at those procedures in hopes of keeping this kind of escape from ever happening again. reporting live from alexandria federal court, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> what a crazy day. assaye has a long criminal lift and is connected to at -- left and is connected to at least -- history and is connected to at dozen bank robberies. andrea mccarren has more. >> reporter: according to court records, assaye has been in trouble with the law dating all the way back to 1989. his facebook page shows a relaxed and smiling wossen assaye. he indicates he's self-employed and attended george mason university, a fact the school disputes. assaye's criminal record paints a bleak becht. >> since october, 2013 the fbi -- picture. >> since october, 2013, the

. >> today, we are here at alexandria national cemetery, which is at the western edge of old town alexandria. many people have never heard of this national cemetery. in fact, alexandria national cemetery is one of the oldest in america. and older than arlington cemetery itself. one of the main reasons that we are here today is to be able to say that there is a u.s. color troops

chris papst has the story from alexandria. chris: is this a good idea, a bad idea, it depends on who you ask. this is a battle that has been going on for years. people who moved to old town alexandria come here because they like the feel of it. now the silly counsel -- now the city council wants to develop the waterfront, including tearing down this building, built in 1920, which would change part of the feel. they said this is a situation that has been going on for years, but it kicked into high gear in march of 2013 when the alexandria city council approved by a vote of 6-1 a zoning change to develop the waterfront. that bill was taken to court and made it all the wayo the virginia supreme court. it approves up to two hotels with up to 150 rooms each. people have a concern about the traffic plus the 95-year-old old dominion boat club will be torn down to put in a park. >> we would not have moved, that would not have been our choice, but now that is what we have decided to do. i think it will be a good thing for us and for th

for the first 24 hours alexandria deputy sheriffs stayed with assaye. then u.s. march officials took over. >> contract guard services, allied protective services took over with a two-person detail. >> reporter: the sheriff's office says the switch occurred because it's a practice stipulated in the agreement with the marshal to house federal inmates like assayeful federal inmates have been housed -- assaye. federal inmates have been housed here for decades, but a question is why contract guards at all. a sheriff's deputy said those are questions for the u.s. marshal because of that 24 hour exchange they nor longer responsible for the -- no longer responsible for the prisoner. the contractor is based in los angeles. little is known about the individual guards, but u.s. marshals began using contractors years ago. >> i'm told perhaps as much as 10 years ago headquarters okayed national contract services for security personnel. >> reporter: and now they plan to review how they guard prisoners in medical facilities. >> once the full investigation is done we'll certainl

live in alexandria jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> thank, jeff. for the first time in nearly 70 years, bald eagles are back at the national arboreteum. someone spotted a nest in january. they think the birds are incubating eggs and it takes a month for eagle eggs to hatch. that means we could see chicks any time now. just in time for spring. let's hope that they were -- when they are hatched, they will face some sunshine. >> they could be watching abc 7 news at 6:00 on a really tiny screen in their nest. it's great to see the eagles back. so great. rain will be an issue and big problem. a lot of it comes tonight and into tomorrow. tell the weather story here. first up, this day started with beautiful blue skies across our area as evidenced here on the grounds of the country club in fairfax but slowly and steadily th clouds started to move in and they got lower and thicker. won't be long before rain is moving over the clouds. want to give you a couple of reports from this system earlier today. moving across the deep south and mid south even parts o

jeff is live in alexandria with what he found. jeff? >> well maureen, we found what a lot of people found. a lot of sunshine today and puddles just about everywhere following a and early morning of nasty ice falling just about everywhere. unlike a day with a big snowstorm, days like today can be tricky for school districts on the decision whether to close or not. they say students' safety is always the top priority. with each passing minute this morning, the threat of dangerous ice melted away. >> right now, it's perfectly clear. >> which is why tracy and andrea woodward, both moms in arlington, would have preferred if the district had kept their kids at school instead of home and headed out to lunch. >> i think a two-hour delay would have been a better choice. >> i think really hard call. >> school officials in arlington agree and felt that the sidewalks and roads would still be icy and dangerous at around 10:00 or 11:00 this morning, the time kids would have gone to school with a two-hour delay. >> hindsight is always 20/20. we feel c

his initial hearing in the alexandria federal courthouse. he was booked into the alexandria detention center on the 20th. on the 27th shortly after 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon, the prisoner at that time tied a bed sheet around his neck and dove off one of the tiers in the alexandria detention center in an attempt to commit suicide. he was treated by medical personnel at the time in alexandria city jail and was then transported by the rescue squad to inova fairfax hospital. for the first 24 hours of the hospital stay his observation, alexandria deputy sheriffs maintained custody of him and maintained observation over him. after 24 hours, contract guard services allied protective services took over with a two person detail to maintain 24-hour observation and in custody while assaye was being treated for his injuries. to my knowledge, his only injury at the time was a broken nose. this morning, i guess shortly around 3:00 a.m. while under observation by the two contract security officers the prisoner overpowered the female security officer, mana

assaye was detained in the alexandria city jail. on march 27th, mr. assaye attempted suicide in his cell. he was then eventually transport to inova fairfax hospital for treatment of his self-inflicted injuries. while at the hospital the united states marshal service that coordinated the transportation had a private security contracted firm maintain custody of mr. assaye. at 3:00 this morning mr. assaye got into a struggle with one of the security guards and a round was discharge from the security guard's weapon. it's unknown at this time who fire the round, but fortunately no one was reported to be injured. mr. assaye then fled with the weapon into a nearby residential neighborhood where he then broke into the trunk of a resident's vehicle. the resident came out of their house and was proceeding to -- proceeding to commute to work. while commuting to work, in the area of the hospital, mr. assaye started to kick out the back seat from inside the trunk. the vehicle then crashed and mr. assaye then committed a carjacking of the vehicle and fled with the

he really cared greatly about the youths of alexandria. he loved his job very much. >> reporter: she later followed in her father's footsteps serving as an alexandria officer herself for 11 years. now the memorial gives judy and ginny reason to keep coming here. >> it will be the final place where they can be remembered forever. >> i want people to know these officers loved their job, they did their job, and they need to be remembered forever. >> reporter: julie carey, news4, alexandria. >> starting tomorrow they certainly will be. >>> coming up in sports good news for the wizards. >> some bad news for the reigning nba mvp, ♪ ♪ know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. ♪ ♪ . >>> if it's not one thing, it's another. >> they started off so well this year. just when you thought the wizards figured out thei

in alexandria caroline tucker, abc 7 news. leon: he's a church pastor and a cop and now he's in jail. >> i think the incident is sad. sick. leon: the troubling charges against him. >> signal of a larger problem. leon: a warning from the "7 on your side" i-team about metro riders holding infants and tugging at heartstrings. plus -- hot coffee hot topic. >> any time people are willing to talk change can occur. leon: the novel idea from the chairman of starbucks that forced him to close his twitter account. >> now, abc 7 news at 5:00 on your side. leon: he works as a police officer and as a pastor. alison: but tonight, darrell best is accused of sexually assaulting two young women. he just appeared in court within the last hour and brianne carter is live from d.c. superior court with the new information. brianne? brianne: well, alison that's right. within the last hour, we've learned that he is going to be held without bond in this case. we're learning much more information according to these charging documents that have been obt

he is in alexandria. jeff? leon 42-year-old wossen assaye appeared in federal court this afternoon at 3:30 wearing a white plastic jump suit. heavily shackled and watched over by four deputy u.s. marshals. he was officially charged with escaping the custody of the u.s. attorney general. it started well before the break of dawn. quickly

nobody was hurt. >> alexandria is a step closer to developing a waterfront plan.y said the city council zoned for the plan lawfully. they dismissed a lawsuit challenging the number of member who is passed the original plan. since the council revote and passed by super majority concluding there was no basis for the lawsuit. >> the republican party will hold a so-called firehouse primary that includes all prince william county gop candidates. they wanted to hold a regular primary and missed a filing deadline set by the state board of elections. they went to court and lost. the republican voters will have to come to a party candidates and two supervisor seats. >> i woman may have abandoned a cat. they show a silver suv pulling into the parking lot in sterling. it was wednesday afternoon. that woman right there gets out of the car with a cat in her hand and seen inside one of the stores without the cat. a short time later they found a tabby abandoned with a bag of food a plastic bowl and a pillow. >> i hope that cat finds a home. >> i hope so. >> from earth to outer s

. >>> trains are now moving slowly along this vre track just south of alexandria. within the past hour crews reopened this stretch of track after some concern that the train may have hit something, not clear what it was, if it was anything. this caused delays for people along the manassas line. those trains are still as much as 30 minutes behind schedule right now. >>> chris lawrence at the live desk. right now montgomery county police are searching for the robber who held up a bank in wheaton. chopper 4 was over the scene over the capitol one bank. the call for an armed robbery came in just before 5:00 and at one point police had someone in custody but have since let him go. we'll continue to follow any updates and we'll push any breaking news to you on our nbc washington app. i'm chris lawrence. >>> right now we are learning more information about a murder in prince george's county. we just learned a man was pronounced dead at an apartment complex. chopper 4 flying over the scene in forestville in the 6500 block of pennsylvania avenue just inside the beltway. the

today we know alexandria as alexandria virginia but back then, it was the district of columbia. the reason for that is george washington in the district of columbia, stuck alexandria into the bottom quarter. if you look at the map of d.c. today and take the small strip of land in alexandria in virginia you will see it forms a perfect diamond shaped square, george washington's original intent from the district of columbia including land from maryland and virginia. the town closest to george washington's mount vernon plantation alexandria considered itself george washington's home town. young robert didn't have to look far to see reminders of george washington. robber e leak worship that the -- robert e. lee worship at the church where george washington and indeed you, attended school at the exam alexandria academy which george washington in doubt. and ran errands for his mother at the marketplace for george washington had troops during the french and indian war. with the description of robert e. lee's child describing him as almost anything but a boy, as a nurse heading to his mo

me on park center drive in alexandria, the 17-year-old was found dead. the teen did not live in the building but police say he had a friend that used to live there and that he was familiar with the complex. authorities are characterizing the death as consistent with a descent from a building that happened from the rooftops. grief counselors and psychologists are on hand with everybody that's in pain. >> certainly police say they have a good understanding of the timetable and the whereabouts of this young man leading up to his death but they are asking for the members of the public or any students to come forward with any additional information and an autopsy was performed this morning and the results are still pending. we'll let you know what the school had to say to parents and live in alexandria jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> a lot of broken hearts. no doubt. up next on abc 7 news at 4:00 -- >> "7 on your side" with what could be increasing your insurance claims. >> whenever i don't understand something, i quickly grab my phone. >> new title being given

alexandria. they all share a memorial steps from the police department. this is where darcy spencer was at the dead kigs. >> private eugene yokum. >> reporter: 18 officers who died in the line of duty in al alexandria since the 1800s read one by one. >> private whitfield lincecum. >> reporter: those officers forever remembered on a glass memorial dedicated in their honor outside the police department. >> men and women of this police department i hope this is always a place of reflection and may we never place another in memorial at this location. >> reporter: one of the names, detective conrad bernie her daughter who later became an officer spoke at the ceremony. >> i was 12 years old when he died and 42 years of his death he is the most important person in hi life. >> reporter: the memorial was years in the making and looked like it might not happen. ken howard a member of the police foundation is thankful for the generous donations that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> it is very per

. >> alexandria's fallen officers memorial commemorative plaques go back to 1823 when they were called constables. >> that's a bit. >> hope for the memorial had dimmed. it was supposed to be part of the police headquarters. they determined there was not enough money. the police foundation waged a furious campaign and in just months $400,000 was raised. >> i knew it was going to be done. we were going do it. >> another strong supporter, judy byrny. he was killed responding to a bank robbery. judy was just 12. >> he not just a guy with a gun. he cared great low about the community and he loved his job very much. >> she later served as an alexandria officer herself. now the memorial gives judy and jenny reason to keep coming here. >> for would be the final place where they can be remembered forever. >> i want people to know the officers did their job and they need to be remembered. >> news 4, alexandria. >> it's going to be a cold one out there for it. >> cold and clear. >> we love the video here. the flags are of the memorial. they are slapping in the wind. the wind chills are down to th

. >>> a route in alexandria will be shut down doing cable repairs there. laneses will be back open by 4:30 tomorrow morning. >>> the white house is telling the senate to back off from nuclear negotiations from iran. president obama's chief of staff sent a letter to senators saying we do not believe the country's interests are served to weigh in prematurely on the ongoing international negotiation. now, last week republican senators sent a letter to leaders in iran saying they could strike down any deal the sides agreed to. the white house says interference like that could end an attempt to keep iran from developing nuclear weapons. >>> in the week ahead, street sweeping starts up in the district. follow the red and white parking signs or risk towing for a $45 fine. the department of public works pushed back the start date twice for the snow to melt. >>> a virginia couple is in court for attacking another couple. married attorneys of springfield are accused of assaulting her former boss and his wife last year after she was fired. >>> thursday the case of a

alexandria confirms he was a sophomore at t.c. williams high school. the principal sent a letter home to parents saying they'll have counselors provided for students and staff in the next few days. no word on how he died but police do not expect foul play. >>> he lost his bid for governor but today maryland's former lieutenant governor officially announced he will run for congress in 2016. anthony brown posted the announcement on his website and says he's running for donna edwards' house seat. representative edwards is running for the senate. broup's announcement comes one day after glen ivey announced his own candidacy. >>> plans for a new metro station are getting a closer look. board members took a look at proposals for bringing a stop to potomac yard. public hearings could start as soon as next month. it would be paid for by developers and those who live close toast the proposed station site. news4's derrick ward was at today's board meeting. at 5:00 he shows us the four different proposals for metro to consider. >>> an overnight murder has police

federal court in alexandria, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> you can view all of today's court documents on our website at www.wusa9.com. >>> a metro passenger recognized that escaped prisoner on his cell and made that call to police. >> bruce johnson joins us now. once again social media helped to make the collar. >> reporter: this is a big deal. we're at the corner of minnesota and pennsylvania avenues in southeast washington. i'm told it was actually a very young male passenger on the bus making the positive identification. this is clearly an example of see something, say something. >> destination, fairfax village. >> reporter: the m6 bus pulls onto pennsylvania and minnesota avenues in southeast before noon. the escaped prisoner from fairfax county gets off, but not before somebody on the bus recognizes him and calls police. >> we live in an age where everyone has a camera and a phone and is very well connected. that really has helped us. metro transit police, it's helped us solve countless cases. >> reporter: d.c. police responded and put the area on lockdown. >> we were expected to stay o

alexandria schools and d.c. schools are on a two hour delay this morning. again, alexandria and d.c. two hours delay. check all the listings at the bottom of your screen. it's now 4:36. >>> soon you could have fewer places to smoke an e-cigarette in montgomery county. a bill is expected to be approved. the vote is tomorrow. at the same time the council will vote on a bill that would keep county pet stores free of puppy mill cats and dogs.council president will talk about both bills at a news conference later this morning. >>> heads up for drivers commuting on richmond highway this morning. starting today, traffic will be cut to one lane only in both directions for a quarter mile stretch between fairfax county parkway and backlick road. this is part of the long term widening plan for that area. this part of the project lasts until may of 2016. >>> prime minister of israel is in the district. benjamin netanyahu will be speaking before a joint meeting of congress toll. he's pushing his opposition to the president's plan to strike a deal with iran over its nucl

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live with more alexandria? >> reporter: good evening. we now have the name of the victim hoist also the got smart tan here, his name is mark moyer, a friend of the store own shore risked his own life trying to catch a criminal. a according to the owner of the shell station on the 3300 block of market street the good samaritan in this case is also a good friend who sits and talks with him inside the store daily. that is what he a says they were doing when this man entered with a knife. we had an actor white male who went in the shell station and produced a large knife and requested the owner of the store to hand over money. >> reporter: so he did and suspect ran out with less than $150. that is when the the owner says his friend mark moyer ran after the the man. >> they got the in the altercation with him out in the parking lot. >> reporter: upper chichester police said altercation led to the suspect running over the good samaritan with his car. >> front and rear tire went over him. >> reporter: this person who does in the want to be show

he is in alexandria. jeff? jeff: leon 42-year-old wossen assaye appeared in federal court this afternoon at 3:30 wearing a white plastic jump suit. heavily shackled and watched over by four deputy u.s. marshals. he was officially charged with escaping the custody of the u.s. attorney general. it started well before the break of dawn. quickly escalating into an active man hunt involving hundreds of local and federal officers. >> we consider this man to be armed and dangerous. jeff: police say the 42-year-old wossen assaye was under observation at inova hospital after a suicide attempt several days ago at the alexandria city jail where he was facing charges related to a dozen local bank robberies. at 3:00 a.m. accident -- he managed to get loose grabbing by the female's gun followed by a male officer firing a shot. assaye escaped through the hospital as the neighboring areas went into lockdown. police say he later snuck into the trunk of a car at a nearby apartment complex. >> i don't know if the car was opened o

anchor: out of alexandria gunfire sent one person to the hospital. it happened in north kings highway. anchor: richard's live with what officers are saying. scott: behind me, you can see officers working. they continue to investigate the shooting. you can see the house that is the focus of the investigation. we have video we can show you of the scene. a lot of officers searching. a chopper. units on the ground, looking for people. we know they have at least three people in custody right now in what apparently was a drug deal gone bad. they had for bank people we saw -- for bank -- four people we saw. the shooting happening right across the street from an elementary school. a lot of people concerned. it is scary, it is. >> someone had gotten shot -- i was concerned about it. i knows some of the people but i don't know those people. richard: right now investigators focusing on the car you see. we don't know what role it played. we know at least forur people are at large in connection with the shooting. richard reeve. anchor: right now, three people hur

now, today it's alexandria virginia. bakken then it was in the district district of columbia, and the reason for that was when george washington laid out the original borders for the district of columbia stuck alexandria right in the bottom corner. and, indeed, if you look at a map of d.c. today and take the small strip of land where arlington and alexandria are, you'll see it forms a perfect diamond-shaped square. he wanted it to include land from both maryland and virginia. and it's a town closest to george washington's mount vernon plantation. alexandria very much considered itself to be george washington's hometown. and young robert didn't have to look far to see reminders of george washington. he saw them everywhere. robert e. lee as a child worshiped at the episcopal church where george washington had owned a pew, robert e. lee attended school at alexandria academy which george washington had endowed and robert e. lee ran errands in the marketplace where george washington had drilled troops during the french and in

reporting live from montgomery county alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> road are slushy and drivers are wisely slowing it down out there. our team coverage continues with "eyewitness news" reporter diana rocco live along the schuylkill expressway diana? >> reporter: jessica, we are live along the schuylkill expressway just near city line avenue where it seems traffic has been a challenge tonight the for drivers just trying to get home. give you a live look at westbound lane here. heading out of the city tonight this is what you have to look forward to. you can see roadway is wet and drivers are dealing with a lot of slush. it has been a challenge. we did see a few disable vehicle, one accident on the the way out here which is a reminder to keep it slow. in fact a few minutes ago just along lincoln drive we did see a tree down near rittenhouse street. you can see traffic being diverted around that. so conditions very challenging, a lot of wet roadways tonight. in addition to your normal heavy volume. you can see just how slow people are moving. they are keeping it the tha

alexandria earlier this evening. be careful. back to you. >> thanks. >>> we've got more on the winter weather coming up. in about ten minutes, we'll take a closer look at montgomery county and the wintry mix drivers had to endure. >>> you can stay ahead of the weather at nbcwashington.com. download our app to access the latest road conditions cancelations and delays. >> the district set to welcome a new fire chief. he's the former head of the seattle fire department. darcy spencer is live in northwest washington with the story we broke right here on news4. >> reporter: tom sherwood was able to confirm the name. it is a very interesting pick for the city of washington. this man, as you said, comes from seattle. he was with the seattle fire department for more than four decades. his name is gregory dean. in fact he just retired from the seattle department in december. he'd been the chief there for the last ten years. he told the nbc nation seattle when he retired this he was going to take six months off and do nothing. well, it lo

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is their life with the very latest, alexandria. >> reporter: chris, this is a volunteer fire company it hasn't always been this way but it is now what that means is that these fire fighters dedicate their lives to this community and this station and that is where four members were when they were confronted with the former co-workers. elkins park area of cheltenham held its breath for more than an hour as gunman held four fire fighters captive in the basement of the lamot t fire company. >> doors are opened you can see kid coming up there playing with the fire. >> reporter: ordeal began around 10:30 aaron greer snapped photos from across the street. >> i was taking pictures out of the front window obviously not going outside not sure what was going on. >> reporter: police say former fire fighters paul jordan who work as a salvation army and more recently the the philadelphia housing authority had return to the station with the gun after being let go from his position. >> he was a fire fighter, that was in dispute with the fire company up until

alexandria is one day over. loudoun county has four days left to use. fairfax and prince william counties have three days and district has one. the "good morning washington" team is ready for any closings or delays that come in tomorrow morning. we hope you'll join us starting at 4:00 p.m. leon? >> alison, we saw a bit of civil disobedience on capitol hill. 25 families showed up to go sledding on the capitol grounds after u.s. capital police denied d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton to open up the hill for shredders from the storm. they did show up. however, their ban was not enforced. no one was ticketed and no kid got hauled off. good thing there. d.c. bureau chief sam ford is live in dupont circle. he's got more on the city's response and normally we'd be seeing a big snowball fight behind you, sam? >> well you will see it soon leon. but not right now. speaking about the snow situation in d.c. the public works director said today last year d.c. put down 55,000 tons of salt in the city and this year the city will at least reach that if not surpass it

tomorrow morning, at 7:00, 9:00 in the district, arlington alexandria, i don't see a huge problem. western maryland, panhandle of west virginia, snow developing. the winter weather advisory goes into effect at 7:00 in the morning until 3:00 in the morning monday. i suspect that will cancel out earlier. the liver, to the west, the winter weather advisory starts earlier, 4:00 in the morning. western maryland, this is where you need to watch out. this is where we look for the snow to develop. these are four-hour increments. this computer model, noon time, everything in pink and freezing rain. the blue is snow. northern montgomery county frederick county, washington county, gary county, allegheny county, those of areas that will likelyee snowfall before changes over to freezing rain. 4:00 in the afternoon, not quite out of here. 8:00 tomorrow night, the rain mixing with sleet. the temperatures will increase above freezing. that is good news because the roadways will dry out. be prepared for slick spots early monday morning. delays, probably so, especially to the west and east. 10:00 to

alexandria mayor will kick off a 3:30 p.m. event at tc williams high school.eral students will help emcee the program. >>> we're watching a developing story in montgomery county where investigators are trying to figure out why a man was walking along i-270 when he was struck and killed by a truck. megan mcgrath is at the scene, she'll join us live with what troopers are telling her about the accident. >> live look outside. 37 degrees outside our studios here in d.c.. and many of you are waking up to similar or colder temperatures. chuck bell will have a look at your forecast for the day ahead and into the weekend. traffic keeping an eye on any road problems you might see. >>> traffic is once again moving on i-270 after a man is killed while walking along the highway overnight. >>> back to bundling up. we're seeing blustery winds outside. making it feel like winter has returned. meteorologist chuck bell here with your what to wear forecast. >> good morning. yeah the weather will have an impact on your day today, but mostly just from a bundle up factor. it will

he really cared greatly about the youths of alexandria. he was a youth detective. and he loved his job very much. they said that when he would pull up in a parking lot or something, the kids would gather arnold his car to talk to him. >> reporter: she later followed in her father's footsteps serving as an officer herself for 11 years. >> to me it was like coming home. even as a little girl i always wanted to be a police officer. >> reporter: judy left the force in 1999 but still does business with the police department. now the memorial gives her new reason for visits here. >> it will be the final place where they can be remembered forever. >> believe it or not, it wasn't long ago hopes for this memorial faded because there was no money. on news4 at 6:00 i'll tell you what turned it around. >>> an emotional interview for three daughters whose mother was taken in an instant. matt lauer sat down with the daughters of the late ellen brody. her suv was struck by a metro north train crash in new york back in february. they remember when they first heard the devastating

maureen: the children of a man shot and killed in alexandria last night said their father wasn't involved in a drug deal. he would shot inside his house just north of mount eagle elementary school. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live on the scene after speaking with those children today. jeff: they are absolutely devastated, trying to look for answers at the moment. this area was packed with fairfax police everywhere. police vehicles all over the place. despite all the search efforts last night and today, the suspects are still out there. as the children cope with the loss of their father -- >> this is like a nightmare. just bang they are left with the question of why -- jeff: they are left with the question of why. and claudia was born in honduras. >> he came to this country to make a better living for his family. last night his life was taken away for no reason. jeff: last night fairfax police responded to the family's home on north kings highway where he was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. >> is pretty close to home. jeff: he was flown to a local hospital where

in alexandria i'm tisha thompson. back to you, wendy. >>> as the search for assaye moved from the hospital to the carjacking scene earlier today, police swooped in wearing camouflage and they had their guns drawn. for hours, two neighborhoods in annandale became the focal point of a massive manhunt. and that's where northern virginia bureau reporter david culvert picks up our story. >> reporter: some of the neighbors here tell me they first got word of this news from our breaking news app, then tuned in saw this was happening more than ten mile ace way at inova fairfax, thought it kwoentwon't affect me, then they looked out their window. combing just about every part of this wooded annandale neighborhood carrying rifles peering into open garages, determined to find their escapee. lin harman didn't know what to think. >> you're a little nervous but with policemen all around you figured you were safe. >> reporter: in a caravan of suvs, police and federal agents. >> police cars and black suvs lined up and down the street

down 395, alexandria, arlington, franconia seeing that.nds toward seat pleasant, seabrook. not quite to kettering but all of this is moving slowly to the southeast. the heavier rains are just to the west of bowie extending down toward alexandria. upper marlboro, clinton, lighter showers for you. we'll watch this. mount vernon back toward franconia with some of the more moderate rain. i know there hasn't been a lot of activity south of stafford, other than toward southern maryland but this will work its way toward you so you'll get wet a morning. your showers could linger through mid afternoon. temperatures are going to struggle today. only 50, maybe the low 50s. that's going to be 25 degrees or more colder than yesterday afternoon with perhaps a couple of peeks of sun late. today yellow alert for the morning rain. showers linger south and east this afternoon, 52. 30 to 35 tonight. a cold, blustery saturday with a few flurries, 43. sunday a touch milder, 50. a couple of showers late sunday night, monday morning. then here comes a warm-up by

and we'll report on the impact it could have on the city of alexandria. >> and ♪ deidre & the dark -lassic girl plays in the background ♪ a great entrance never goes out of style. dresses start at $25. the eva mendes collection. exclusively at new york and company. >>> these five men were convicted in connection with one of the blood weeks in the history of d.c. crime. today, the victims' loved ones honored their memory. they reflected on the tragedy, but also talked about ways to fight gun violence. mourners tried to help the victims' families in the healing process. they also said it's important for young people to find an outlet for frustrations. >> do it in another positive way. if they want to rap, then let them rap. >> tomorrow, church members will meet the 26 people in the sandy hook ride on washington. that group rides to curb gun violence. >>> city of alexandria and going to hold public hearings tomorrow on a proposal to build a metro station at poteau mack yards. recently completed environmental impact study shows that 5,e on the road in the area if that station is built. t

live in the alexandria section of fairfax county jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. autria: a d.c. police officer and pastor is facing charges this noon accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl. john gonzalez has more now on the allegations. john: 45-year-old darrell best is not only the founder and senior pastor of god of a second chance ministry in southeast, but he's also a d.c. cop. >> we feel very secure because we have a police officer in our neighborhood. if i walk at night, when i'm coming, i know my neighborhood is safe. and our kids are always running around. john: today, residents and merchants in the area are getting word of his surprising arrest. he was taken into custody last night charged with first degree sex abuse of a minor. a teen reported to police that best, her spiritual leader and 25 year veteran of the police force sexually abused her three times while he was off duty beginning in december. >> yes. that's terrible. i think it's terrible. supposed to be protecting the people and molesting them. that's not right. i'm glad they caught him. john: here at the c

. >>> in alexandria there is now a lasting memorial for police officers killed in the line of duty. >>> as long as we keep their memory alive, they truly do not die. >> the memorial was dedicated outside the alexandria police department yesterday. there are benches with commemorative plaques that date back to 1823. at times speakers struggled to control their tears as they honored 18 police officers who died protecting the city. each officer has a different story like judy birney's father conrad. >>> 10:08 is your time right now. here are the stories to know about in the week ahead. tomorrow d.c. mayor muriel bowser will announce her plans for business and development in the city affordable housing, small business and jobs are the main things she plans to focus on. >>> mayor bowser will give her first state of the district address on tuesday. she'll focus on creating pathways to the middle class for d.c. residents. the address will be at the lincoln theater on u street at 6:30 p.m. >>> coming up a news 4 i-team investigation. >> i'm tisha thompson with the news 4 i-team. we're investi

alexandria. washington inflicted on a diamond so it could get part of the district as far down as alexandria. if you just move down a square it becomes awkward. if you make it a diamond you can get alexandria in there. >> if washington was the champion and thomas jefferson was not a fan, what was his reaction to the plan? >> the book discusses this. i spent a lot of time thinking about and researching this, trying to understand. jefferson is a complex character. the thing that is most complex about jefferson is that he was probably america's first, and maybe best political actor at avoiding statements when he could see the tide was already moving in his direction. he did not argue for things he felt were going to come to pass. there is no evidence in this there is a theory that thomas jefferson was actively sabotaging l'enfant. thomas jefferson, he was way too busy for a concentrated campaign against l'enfant. go to the jefferson papers and read one day of correspondence. you will understand. whe

live in alexandria, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. maureen: thank you jeff. as for those guards at the hospital, abc 7 has learned both of them work for allied protective services a private contractor. these types of guards have been used for such assignments for more than a decade under a contract with the u.s. marshals service. and as jeff mentioned, a review is under way to determine if policies need to be changed. even before today's escape assaye faced serious criminal charges. federal investigators say he is responsible for a dozen bank robberies in northern virginia dating back to october of 2013. that's shortly after he was released from a 13-year prison sentence for burglary and robbery. several of those recent robberies, surveillance video captured the suspect fleeing on a bicycle. investigators say the man that bicycle is assaye. our weather has transformed from a sun-filled day to a gray, rainy drive home. chief meteorologist doug hill was in the stormwatch weather center with how long this is going to last. doug? doug: several more hours, maureen

. >>> a memorial to fallen officers here in alexandria is >> 1 police officers have died serving the there's a place to honor them. friends, family xshgs fellow officers are about to dedicate a new fallen officers memorial and darcy spencer is live in alexandria where the ceremony is just about to start. darcy. >> well about 15 minuteseremony will begin inside the alex abandonria police department building. then they'll come out for the actual dedication a little later on this evening. this means so much to the officers to the rank and file that have waited many many years for this to happen. 18 officers have lost their lives in the line of duty dating back to the 1800s, and the ceremony is going to include speeches a volley of shots using -- "amazing grace" will be played on the bagpipes and taps will be played on the bugle. >> it means a lot to the survivors' families but also it means a lot to the officers who work here every day. it shows that if something unimaginable happens that they won't be forgotten. they'll be honored. >> and, again, that ceremony will happen outside a lit

on sunday a bomb went off at a barclay's bank in alexandria. an anti government group claimed responsibility. let's get some analysis on this now. joining us is a processor in modern and contemporary history at the middle east university. welcome once again. what is at take here? >> two main points. the first one is he reminded all of the world that this conference conference being held because of king abdullah. who called for this last year. and again, he wants to remind the role of saudi arabia. that was the first message that he wanted to send. the second point he was telling the world about what the egyptian government has prepared for them. two main packages. the first one he wants more projects on the infrastructure. he wants more -- you know jobs for those millions of people who are ready to work. these are the two messages he was trying to send. this means basically nearly 30 to $40 billion to support this package. >> but what is personally at stake for al-sisi. >> he wants to show the world that he has, you know, support from -- you kn

reporting live in alexandria chris lawrence news4. >> thank you. new at 11:00, there's a law in d.c. that sidewalks must be cleared within 24 hours after snow stops falling. for many seniors and disabled that can be a difficult challenge. serve dc is a group of volunteers who clear sidewalks for those in need. >> we've got to realize one thing for sure. if it wasn't for the elderly, we wouldn't be here ourselves. we need to give back for those who have done a lot for us at a time when they cannot do anything. >> the serve deferring c. volunteers are part after the district's snow team which helps out during all winter storms. >> tonight a 14-year-old fairfax boy accused of creating a cybercontest to generate child pornography. he allegedly used the popular kik app that allows users to share messages photos and videos with madeup screen names. >> we talk to kids now and they say my parents are on facebook. we don't use facebook anymore. kik is now the thing they're using >> a detective in arizona began investigating a 1-year-old who officials say su

. >>> alexandria, d.c. fredericksburg and manassas park also on a come two hour delay. washington alleghany charles, st. mary's and calvert all starting two hours late. >> howard, anne arundel also two hours late as are paparappahannock king george. birkly jefferson, mineral and morgan county starting two hours late. >> frederick county virginia and clarke county schools on a one hour delay. for the complete list check the nbc washington app or watch the scroll at the bottom of the screen. >>> be sure to take your time walking out the door this morning. ice is covering sidewalks and side streets this morning. heavy ice on trees bringing down branches this morning and causing power outages, as well. megan mcgrath is live in northwest washington to show us some of the slippery conditions there. >> reporter: we go have some power outages. just a couple hundred though. you can see the accumulation of ice here on this tree branch. we got about a quarter of an inch of ice. and unfortunately it is really coating the sidewalks, people's front steps and the lying. very very slip

we have a report from alexandria. >> reporter: bruce, there is a glaze over the sidewalk that is a sheet of ice. let me just demonstrate how slippery this is. people are having to take it slow, very slow. >> it is dangerous. it really is. you don't see it. it looks just wet. >> reporter: michelle ward tries to put traction outside of her art gallery. >> it's frozen ice rink once again. >> reporter: it sure looked like it as people tried to make it around old town alexandria. >> it is treacherous. >> reporter: even our four- legged friends are having trouble. >> the roads are a lot better than the sidewalks. the sidewalks, there is a little later of ice. some parts are a little bit walkable but not super safe. >> i'm slipping and sliding all over the place. >> i'm short so my center of gravity is pretty low. not too much of a fall for me. >> i've been out all day chipping and it refreezes. i've gone through three bags of salt today. >> you picked a little spot with the incline. >> it is unbelievable. i'm afraid what is going to happen overnight. >> reporter: and that is such a good point

is in alexandria. the back edge toward 395. this will continue to move off toward the east.waldorf, la plata, you guys probably have another hour or so. now, in when you get down to st. mary's and calvert, could be 2 to 3 hours before the rain pulls out. you notice the yellow area from mechanicsville down to colonial beach across the river, still moderate rain showers that are going on. all of this is moving to the southeastern shore, cambridge, oxford, tillman, you'll continue to deal with this as it continues to move to the northeast. fredricksburg, within an hour or so the rain will shut down by you. still quite gray in washington at this noon hur. we're looking at temperatures this afternoon upper 40s to perhaps low 50s. it will feel cooler with the clouds, the dampness and the breeze not too bad 5 to 10. the winds will pick up tonight. low 40s by midnight. on our way to the low to mid- 30s. temperatures now are anywhere from 10 to 30 degrees colder than yesterday at this time. we were still in the 50s at noon but they were in the 70s in the shenandoah valley. now front

. >>> word from the courthouse in alexandria a hearing for charles severance pushed back. the defense team said it didn't have enough time to review a psychiatric report whether severance is competent to stand trial. a judge agreed. no word when the new hear lg take plays. he's charged with people in new alexandria over the course of ten years. >>> and a big economics development project saying an expansion to navy federal credit union at the vienna campus paid for by $114 million grant. the governor says it will bring 600 new jobs to the area. barbara? >>> been a lot of talk about the secret service lately. the discussion turns to money today on capitol hill. director joseph clancy will testify before senate lawmakers about the need for more money to turn the agency around. lawmakers grilled clancy over several recent scandals in the secret service. the most recent one earlier this month when two agents crashed into a barricade outside the white house. during a hearing yesterday, a congressman asked for more surveillance footage from that night of the crash. clancy said i

. >>> as "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff tells us tonight the the tragedy is raising a host of new questions about airline security. >> reporter: in 2002, new regulations required airlines to strengthen doors between passengers and pilots. the the idea then was to keep danger outside of the cockpit. now the the question is, what if it is inside. >> i think if there was ever a time when procedures needed to be change it was now when 150 people are dead. >> reporter: arthur wolk is an attorney and aviation expert. he said if one pilot leaves the flight deck another crew member must step in at least in the you had since 9/11. >> there has to be some would be else there to make sure that no one does something untoward and better yet that the airplane itself doesn't do something that a single pilot can't control. >> reporter: as soon as tomorrow several overseas airlines promised to implement the same two person cockpit rule including germanwings. do you believe if there was a second person, flight attendant that there would have been a different outcome. >> it could have prevent

"eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live with what we know tonight alexandria. >> reporter: ntsb investigators say they will take what they have learn here today and compile that in a full report, on this crash and how it may have happen, next week and then the full report up to a year. police investigators with the ntsb and faa spent the early morning hour sorting through metal, fiberglass and a scorched mass. effort to piece together what killed two pilots. >> power lines adjacent, is there a tall fence nearby. we don't have any evidence of a shallow type approach. >> reporter: upon arrival it was an active fire scene. so, our officers could not get close enough to it so they secured the scene. >> the at this point we understand the purpose of the flight was a flight review and that is a semi or two year requirement for in this case one of the occupants to go up with a flight instructor. >> reporter: according to witnesses trouble began 2 miles away at brandywine airport when engine of the piper cherokee sputtered twice the the plane banks left and went out of the site. >>

we are here in alexandria. back to you. >>> if you plan on visiting the new casino that's going to be coming to the national harbor don't think you'll just hop on a bus to get there because according to "the washington post," mg m's transportation plan does not include any public bus stops. that's apparently contrary to the previous commitments. the post says in a letter to prince george's county that mgm says the number of people using transit to get to the casino would be quote, almost nonexistent. >>> eat yet another report of smoke on metro today. d.c. fire responding to a call at the friendship heights station today. there t ts of an arcing insulator along the tracks heading towards shady grove. train service was delayed for a short time and all operations were back to normal before lunch. >>> a big change could be coming to commuters on i 66 inside the beltway. vdot announced major plans to make the main artery a toll road. pat has more. >>> vdot wants to convert all lanes inside the beltway to high occup