james chandler enter an alford plea in the case. police say he hit and killed philip snodgrass while under the influence of pvp. snodgrass was walking on the sidewalk when struck by the vehicle that chandler was driving. chandler may face up to 30 years in prison. >>> this morning we expect d.c. mayor muriel bowser to name a new chief for the dna testing lab. this comes at a troubled time for the facility. the last director was reportedly fired after a damning report on lab practices. "the washington post" reporting a former head of the fbi dna lab will be named a new director. >>> and right now, police are trying to figure out how a woman lost control of her car and hit and killed a woman of eight. maria posadas was hit on a sidewalk in montgomery county. this happened near randolph and veirs mill roads in wheaton. the 80-year-old driver lost control, hit a utility pole and then struck posadas. several pedestrians have been hit and killed by drivers in the same area. if you were in that area and you saw anything about this incident

may 8th, 2009, alford, new york. it's the end of the day at alford almond central school, and 15-year-old grace scherzer and 14-year-old chelsea are eager to head home. but today's trip on their school bus will be a ride they'll never forget, and it's all caught on the bus surveillance camera. >> you're making the little kids die! no, stop! you can't move. stop the bus! >> when i first got on the bus, the bus driver wasn't on the bus like usual. >> it took her about 20 minutes to get on the bus, and she was escorted by another bus driver. the bus driver asked her if she was all right, and she repeatedly said, "yes, i'm sorry." and the bus driver got off. afterwards she started making comments, being very inappropriate with us and stuff. we're like okay, something is weird. >> the kids on the bus don't know it yet, but their driver, 55-year-old martha thompson has a blood alcohol level of 0.15, almost twice the legal limit. >> the first time we really realized there was something wrong with the bus driver was when she

james chandler entered the alford plea in this case. he hit and killed philip snod grass while under the influence of pcp. snodgrass was walking on the sidewalk while struck. chandler may face up to 30 years in prison. >>> right now, we have new video of a terrible tornado in illinois. this is about 200 miles from chicago in the small rural town of cameron in warren county. the tornado hit last night, right around dusk. look at that funnel cloud. you can see lightning and hear the voices of those stunned by looking at this. the good news, no one was hurt. that's what we understand. but a lot of damage right now and that is what people there are waking up to. thousands of people in that area are without power this morning. back to you. >>> 4:31 is our time right now. i want to get you caught up on the forecast if you're just waking up. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. this is my kind of summer weather, tom. >> yeah, it's still pleasant. we have just a few clouds passing over the metro area. a live view from the storm team 4 tow

. >> amanda alford went to the movies and when her date took off his jacket he elbowed her in the mouth knocked out her front teeth! >> vicki ate an eclair on her first date and when isshe got home she realize shed had chocolate on boths no industrials. >> robbie had a first date with a 27-year-old who still lived at home. that's not so -- they were in his room watching a knew swleen his dad came in at 8:55 and said "five minutes, say good night." the guy had a 9:00 p.m. curfew. if you have elderly parents i'm thinking of giving my kids one. 9:00, outover here. >> 9:00 p.m.? >> that's my curfew. >> don't even think about it. >> itdon't read along "a husband and wife decided to have a date night out. when they got there, the wife noticed a man on the dance floor. he was break dancing, moon walking, back flips, the works. the wife turned to her husband and said see that guy? i can't believe it but i know him. 25 years ago he proposed to me and i turned him down. the husband looks at her and goes yeah, and it looks like he's still celebrating." [ rim shot ] [ laughter ] look i do the best

for killing a pedestrian in d.c. 33-year-old james chandler pled guilty earlier this year under the alford plea meaning chandler didn't admit guilt but acknowledged there was enough evidence to convict him. prosecutors say chandler was under the influence of pcp in february. they say he hit two other cars on h street before driving on to the sidewalk and killing a man near the government accountability office. off topic this is only about -- >> well what about -- >> let me clear to you. >>> that former congressman who threatened a throw a reporter off a capitol balcony will spend the next eight months in prison for tax fraud. michael grimm was a marine and an fbi agent before he became a new york congressman. he also ran a restaurant and federal investigators say he underreported employees' wag] and the restaurant's profits. grimm resigned from office after allegations of his tax fraud became public and he threatened a reporter who asked about those allegation. >>> tonight, we are seeing video that just emerged of the moments immediately following the crash of malaysia airlines flight 17.