last january. -- the life of an alexandria woman last january. today metro fire and ems team offed up at the greenbelt metro station, a planned emergency, a disabled train on one track while safely offloading passengers from a second train at the very same time. >> they needed the opportunity to actually be up on the tracks and pull people off trains and deal with people that have disabilities. it's something people don't do every day. >> there are small details, but overall all the agencies working together was top notch. >> metro says communication between its employees, fire and ems was a key component of today's drill. lack of radio communication was a major problem during last january's emergency in that smoke filled tunnel and station in southwest d.c. >>> they're father thinks they're still alive more than a half a year after 3-year-old sarah hoggle and her 2-year-old brother jacob disappeared. the father will not give up hopeful. >> reporter: there were search dogs, loudoun county atvs and sonar and mapping technology, just some of the re

an alexandria family is demanding the laws of virginia be changed. a drunk driver killed their son in 2014. the driver was sentenced to 20 years in prison friday, and now surviving family members want protections their son did not have. the 24-year-old's mother cannot hold back her tears. >> the future was stolen from him, forever young, forever loved, forever lost. kimberly: this was the aftermath of the crash that took his life in january 2 14. a george mason graduate, about to start phd studies, coming from georgetown win according to the victim's attorney a man from arlington ran through three red lights before slimming his jeep into his car. but before he ran a red lights, prosecuting attorney said he was already a killer behind the wheel. nearly three dozen traffic violations in three years, previous dui's, reckless driving, culminating with the deadly crash with his blood-alcohol level nearly 2.5 times the legal limit. in sentencing him to 20 years in prison, the maximum allowed the arlington county judge called an appalling demonstration of a

mckenna was in jail on an alexandria arrest warrant for assaulting a police officer. >>> new information tonight on that shooting that sent the capitol into a lockdown saturday. the man who shot himself was 22- year-old leo thornton of lincolnwood, illinois. he had a suitcase and sign about social justice with him when he killed himself on the west front of the capital building. >>> dripping in jewels, new photos reveal the tools a team of men used to steal $300 million worth of precious gems. >> a rockville dad explains how his family was almost forced to sit in vomit on their flight home. stephanie ramirez will have the details coming up. >> and a turbulent report for airlines, who scored best and worst in this year's quality >>> it's kind of tough to find a bright spot in this year's airline quality ratings report. 2014 was one bumpy ride. the rate of lost or stolen bags jumped 13%. on time arrivals for all airlines dropped to 76% and complaints increased 22% with frontier leading the way. delta and jetblue showed some improvement and for the third year in a row virgin america scored

whistleblowers. >> reporter: fairfax police picked up mckenna on an outstanding warrant for assaulting an alexandria police officer. sheriff kincaid said getting her back to alexandria was the only way to get her help. is that in order for us to get her the help -- >> in order for us to get her the help she needed we were told she had to go back to alexandria because she did not have an attorney in fairfax county. that attorney has to petition the court in order to get her committed into a hospital. >> reporter: why was mckenna even in jail is the bigger question says ron honberg of the national alliance on mental illness. >> there's really no excuse not to come and get her, but really what there's no excuse for is she was in jail. she should have been in a hospital. >> reporter: sheriff kincaid agrees there needs to be better systems and laws in place to help mentally ill people when they land in jail, which they often do. she confirms there's videotape of this incident and says it will be released to the public after the family seems it. she says she's tried to talk to the family and lan been able

>> but first developing this morning fairfax county firefighters continue to battle a blaze at an alexandria hotel. take a look. we just got this video into the newsroom here. firefighters tell us 30% of that hotel is destroyed. the electrical fire

and more charges this noon pending against a man who barricaded himself in an alexandria apartment this morning. aaron jones is charged with violating a protective order. when police showed up to serve him a warrant at an apartment on jamieson avenue they say he refused to open the door. police say they heard the sound of a weapon while they spoke to him. neighbors were told to stay inside and that situation ended peacefully later this morning. coming up on abc 7 news at noon, new details in that police shooting death in tulsa. the sheriff now responding to claims of falsified records for that volunteer deputy. and hillary clinton hits the road in new hampshire. we'll tell you where our new poll puts her in the race. plus a look at that storm system that pummelled the southeast and mid atlantic and the impact it could have here at home. doug is back with the latest storm threat. that's coming up after the break. jummy: the tulsa county sheriff spoke publicly for the first time since a volunteer deputy on his force fatally shot a restrained suspect after referring his staunun gun with th

. >>> an alexandria area man is dead tonight after a single-car crash on richmond highway near fair havenvenue this afternoon. fairfax county police say 40- year-old daniel vasquez was a passenger in the 1995 bmw that somehow drifted off the road, striking a curb, fire hydrant, then a telephone pole. police say charges are pending against the 23-year-old driver of that car. he remains hospitalized with serious injuries. now, police say speed was not a factor in this crash. they are investigating whether alcohol may have been involved. >>> a man accused of drunk driving in new york crashed into a house this morning. police say 20-year-old girard higgins was driving an suv when he somehow lost control of the vehicle, traveled across several lawns, then crashed into the living room of a house. there were no passengers in his suv and nobody in the house was hurt, but you can see the damage to that house. higgins was treated for minor injuries. >>> and just ahead on wusa 9, teenagers plotting a terror ta atck under arrest tonight. we'll tell you what happened. >> and back to the mall, we go fo

. >>> the wife of former white house press secretary jim brady passed away today at an alexandria retirement community. sarah brady was just 73 years old. the couple became anti-gun violence advocates after jim brady was shot during an assassination attempt on president reagan. he died from complications of that shooting last year. services for sarah will be private. >>> the nuclear agreement announced yesterday between the world powers and iran sets the stage for congress to begin its debate over the dealful negotiators have until the end of june to fill in the details to assure iran gets some sanction relief and guarantee to the world powers iran will not develop a nuclear weapon. >> i think this is an important step. obviously we've got months to go before it's finalized, but the purpose is to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and obviously it's better to do that through the negotiated diplomatic process than other to look at the details. congress will review this actively and we'll see what the next steps are, but this is an important step forward. >> you can watch the full in

. >>> it was a surprise lesson for students at an alexandria elementary school. an air force helicopter made an emergency landing next to the playing field at ramsey elementally on sanger avenue today. there were no kids on the field at the time. the chopper was on a routine flight when there was a slight mechanical emergency. >> it's one of those emergencies where you want to land as soon as possible so we happened to be right over this field. it looked like a good spot so we landed. >> the chopper was checked out and a short time ago returned safely to the base. >>> five days after that catastrophic earthquake in nepal nepal, a teenager was pulled out alive. members of the fairfax urban search and rescue team got to the teenager trapped between two collapsed floors. ma miguel almaguer has video of that rescue. >>> we are learning new information about a montgomery county mother charged in the disappearance of her own children. katherine ogle appeared in front of a judge this morning. he had the latest psychiatric report which shows hoggle is still incompetitive

>> but first developing this morning fairfax county firefighters continue to battle a blaze at an alexandria hotel. take a look. we just got this video into the newsroom here. firefighters tell us 30% of that hotel is destroyed. the electrical fire started after 2:00 a.m. at the quality inn on richmond highway. the chief said they had problems extinguishing the fire because virginia power controls the electricity. paramedics took several people to the hospital for smoke inhalation. >> right now seven prince george's county firefighters are hurt after their truck overturned. those firefighters are part of the morningside crew. >> that's right of the the truck flipped over on brampbl avenue in hillcrest heights. part of that intersection is now closed rainfall the fire department sent these pictures to us via twitter. can you see the overturned fire truck right there. all seven prince george's county firefighters are out of the hospital we are told. we are looking at one minute after 6:00 hour. happy sunday everybody. we want to start off with a check on the forecast. >> storm team 4's chuck b

. >>> the first day of testimony in an alexandria murder trial. next at 6 what moved some jurors to tears when the victim's daughter took the stand. >>> trapped in the belly of an airborne plane. what we're learning about the moments after an airport baggage handler fell asleep on the job. >>> and a pivotal moment in u.s. history. 150 years ago at 10:15 tonight. and the role a young d.c. police department played after the assassination of president lincoln. ♪ there is no royal blood in this country. nothing is reserved for anyone. it's all just out there... ...waiting... ...for someone to reach out... ...and take it. and the ones who do... ...these are the kings and queens of america. ♪ >>> i'm pat lawson muse at the live defkt. hundreds of people roe marching through downtown new york city in the middle of rush hour traffic to protest deadly police shootings. this is video taken a short while ago from nbc new york's chopper. the group is marching from union square to 1 police plaza. this was organized by the activist group stop mass incarceration

why don't you give it >>> the prosecution is urging jurors to reject the insanity plea of an alexandria man accused of killing a d.c. corrections official last fall. the man faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of carol cross. julie carey is in the courtroom for the trial and says opening statements this morning the prosecutor said that cross was struck 15 times with a wrench before he duct taped a plastic bag over her head. he allegedly decided to kill someone after an argument with his mother. prorls said he didn't know cross and killed her, quote, because he didn't like the way she looked at him. after the crime, he slashed the wrists and called 911. he later confessed to the crime. the toernls say he was in the grips of acute psychosis and should not be found guilty of murder. julie carey will have more on news 4 this afternoon. >> thank you. >>> we are learning more about a story of washington state. a young couple and their baby were killed when a concrete slab of a project fell from a bridge on to their truck. the construction site is part of a project to make city sid

commission is asking anyone who lives, works or does business along the 13-mile stretch between tyson's an alexandriao share their thoughts about transit options. drivers are also suffering their share of commuting trouble. there's construction under way in the georgetown pike area and more to come soon just west oftyson's corner. >>> virginia railway express is hoping to get more riders by opening a new station in summer. the new terminal is expected to draw hundreds of new riders. the area wants to double the ridership by the year 2040. the rail system is considering adding another station and extending its manassas line as well. >>> threats of kind of weather weather out there and not limited to the d.c. area and video of the damage along the eastern seaboard. >>> a big discovery first uncovered by the i-team. find out where investigators found >>> just months after the news 4 i-team revealed thousands of american art masterpieces missing nationwide the federal government recovered a treasure trove of them thousands of miles away. scott mcfar londland reports they're lost by the government. >> rep

. >>> meantime investigators now believe an alexandria hotel fire that sent 200 people running for theirlives was caused by an electrical problem. it happened at the quality inn on richmond highway. two people ended up being injured, one of them a firefighter. witnesses describe hearing up to four explosions before the fire. >> we thought actually it was like gunfire because this area is really not safer so we laid on the floor. >> a spokesperson for the red cross said the organization assisted about a hundred people getting the desks into rooms at some of the hotels next door. >>> australia wants corruption allegations against intdz nearbyian judge -- indonesian judges investigated before the country executes to australian drug traffickers. australia says indonesia has given them 72 hours notice of the executions. australia claims the indonesia judges asked for $75,000 in bribe money to give the men a lighter sentence. >>> japan's prime minister begins his second day in boston with a stop at the boston marathon finish line this morning. last night the prime minister and his wife attende

> a baltimore man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a drunk driving crash that kill an alexandria man. that accident happened last year along lee highway in rosslyn. prosecutors say ahman leo crashed his car into a jeep. he pled guilty to aggravated dui and manslaughter and after sentencing the victim's family announced they were filing a $20 million lawsuit. the family will also seek legislation to make bars and restaurants liable for overserving customers. >> we're calling on senator barbara frivola and our delegates to pass liquor liability laws in the commonwealth of virginia to make our streets safer and to prevent another family from enduring this type of tragedy. >> the family's attorney said during the trial a bartender testified leo was served at least five vodka drinks and two tequila drinks the night of the crash. >>> a wake will be held tonight and a funeral tomorrow for walter scott, the north charleston, south carolina man shot and killed by police officer michael slager, following a traffic stop. slager remains behind bars charged with murder tonight. community lead

. >>> an alexandria is taking another step to revitalize its waterfront. city council has approved the redevelopment of the water terminal south warehouse. it will become a used development, 96 town homes and condos will be built there, and retail space. construction is expected to begin winter 2016 and is slated for completion in fall of 2017. >> waterfront, good to be on the water today, doug. >>> not bad at all unless you suffer from allergies. >> which we do. >> it's high today, huh? >> it's really high and it will continue to be high the wind getting it goinging. all the pollen out there, you probably see it on your car. tree pollen very high for the trees down below, the oak way up there, ash, sweet gum. i didn't even know we had sweet gum trees around here. sycamore as well. weeds and grasses is low, mold moderate. it's the trees, everything is blooming. right now toward the reston area, showing cloud cover around the area. temperatures now 66 in rockville, 66 in camp springs, 66 in bow we. a nice around but it's cooler. yesterday we got to 82 now a

drunk driver hears his prison sentence and the victim's family begs for a change leon: tonight an alexandria family is demanding that the laws of virginia be changed. a drunk driver killed their son, the 24-year-old. this happened back in 2014. that driver was sentenced to 20 years in prison today and kimberly suiters reports that surviving family members want protections their son didn't have. kimberly: the 24-year-old's mother cannot hold back tears. hearing her attorney read her own words about the impact of losing her son. >> his future was stolen from him. forever young, forever loved, but forever lost. kimberly: this was the aftermath of the crash that took his life in january of 2014. a george mason university graduate about to start ph.d. studies. he was driving home from georgetown, when according to the victim's attorney 24-year-old from arlington ran through three red lights before slamming his jeep into his car. but before he ran those red lights prosecuting attorneys argued he was already a killer behind the wheel. with nearly three dozen traffic violations in three years. previ

are offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in that case. >>> tense moments in alexandria. an early morning fire from several dozen hotel g for their lives. it all happened at the quality inn and suites at root 235 -- on route 235. it started with several explosions. >> reporter: even after the fire started, the firefighters were still out here fighting this as you can see the damage, it is very dangerous with the roof and the collapse. that there were about 200 people inside this hotel. a large high school group out of new york city and several students were among the guests that ran from the quality inn and suites hotel before 3:00 a.m. this morning. >> the last thing we expect is these major explosions. and yelling fire and screaming and you know we started running out. >> reporter: he tells us at first they thought the sound came from maybe the students knocking over the soda machine. >> he thought it was an actual gunfire because of the area that it is not really as safe. and so we just stayed on the floor. and then when we heard that second explosion, we started hear

. >>> a fire has caused extensive damage at an alexandria hotel. t broke out at the quality hotel on route 1 this morning. firefighters say they believe the fire was caused by an electrical problem. the damage is extensive and the guests had be forced from their rooms. >>> overnight seven firefighters in prince georges county were taken toment hospital with minor injuries. it was after a fire truck accident. according to prince georges county fire a truck flipped at the intersection of branch avenue and curtis high before two this morning. we don't know what caused the truck to overturn. you can see it definitely had some serious damage. >>> we have got a traffic alert for you this morning that will help you save time and money. >> it will. for your monday morning commute tomorrow. crews will be replacing a 74-year-old bridge on washington boulevard in arlington. the travel lanes will drop from three to two in each direction. washington boulevard over jefferson davis highway. the project is scheduled to be finished in may of 2018. >>> special olympi

there was an event at an alexandria juvenile detention facility. you have to educate young people when they are in your facilities. if they had disabilities, they are given certain allowances. in a certain amount of time, they have to be in the classroom and are eligible or pell grants. clarifying helpful to communities -- clarifying the rules has been helpful to communities. we are seeing young boys and girls of color being suspended ridiculous rates. they're not been pulled out of the school and sometimes involving law enforcement. you have made more money available for mental health. one of the pieces i most excited about -- the president want something called the my brother's keeper community challenge. there are many who have accepted this community challenge. they are convening communities in a public way of developing plans for how to reduce disparity. the mayor and the philadelphia was the first to release his plan. the mayor from indianapolis was the second to release a plan. they're looking at doing blah blah work -- block by block work.

there was an event at an alexandria juvenile detention facility.

jummy: deliberations resumed today in the trial of an alexandria man charged with murdering a neighbore was a top d.c. corrections a fissile -- official. another trial beginning today kiana johnson and her codefendant filed a false deed allowing them to wrongfully take possession of a property that they allegedly sold to an investment group. right now you can get more traffic, weather, and news on "good morning washington." [ cheers and applause ] >>> we're back now with the man of the hour. tim mcgraw, come on out. [ cheers and applause ] so happy he's here. as the audience is as well. he'll perform live in a bit. >> how are you? >> nobody looks better than this man in the black hat. >> i was just bragging about you. not only a terrific singer. amazing band. also a movie star. big new picture coming out, "tomorrowland." alongside of oh just george clooney. >> the trail sir awesome. >> we got it? >> you're going to get to see it. it's awesome.o god, if you're on drugs. >> i'm not on drugs. it will all be explained as soon as you touch this pick. what is -- it's not working. ♪ you're no

. >>> something unusual at a school in alexandria today. an air force helicopter made an emergency landing on the field at the william ramsey elementary school. students were taken outside to get a closer look at the helicopter and to actually have a chat with the service members there. it was an emergency landing they had to make when there was an indication of some trouble. the chopper took off after some mechanics came along and checked it out. >>> a couple of really big sports stories tonight. dianna russini is in chicago where the nfl is taking place. carol maloney is in new york, new york, where the caps are in the second round of the playoffs. carol? >> reporter: hey, jim. yeah it's a rite of spring. the caps/rangers are meeting again in the playoffs. this is the fourth time in the last five years. and this one expected to be the most brute willal alal of them all. this one could be measured in stitches. coming up on news4 at 6 a little later in the show, we're going to hear from the caps players who tell us the way they have to play to

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alexandria residents will not face trial in that city. the judge moved the case to fairfax county. she was concerned about seating an impartial jury in alexandria. severance is accused of killing nancy dunning in 2003, ronald kirby in 2013 and ruthanne lodato last year. both prosecutors and defense attorneys are requesting no cameras in the courtroom at trial. wusa9 has joined other media arguing to allow cameras, but there's still no word when the judge will rule on the matter. >>> coming up the marriage between comcast and time warner cable appears over before it started. >> also ahead prince george's county schools name the teacher of the year. >> cameras are supposed to be protected under the first amendment as freedom of expression. so why are police officers hassling some people taking pictures in front of d.c.'s >>> washington d.c. is a magnet for people who like to take pictures, but we've been getting complaints of people who have been told to stop taking pictures of very publickings while standing in very public -- public buildings while standing in very public places. >> so we sent out investigative repor

more than anybody else has done because it started in my district, and they eastern district of alexandria was an excellent program. so i got a lot of the cases. finally frankly i am taking some credit here because even though there were thousands of these cases being brought, nobody at a high level of the justice department was paying attention to these abuses. neither was congress because there's almost no oversight usually. finally i got "the new york times" to do an article that turned out to be a front-page article about this and boom everything changed. because a program like this just doesn't, can't survive scrutiny but there was no scrutiny going on. >> host: here's a chart. this is from the "washington post" by the u.s. u.s. states attorneys annual statistical report. asset forfeiture spike in recent years. why a spike in a 2013/2012, 2013? >> i'm looking at here chart and the spike is in one year. the statistics can be greatly distorted by a few large or even one extremely large case. these very large cases typically come out of the southern district of new york or manhattan where they

today's contestants are an environmental lawyer from alexandria, virginia...tudent in medieval history, from columbia, missouri... and our returning champion a currency trader from chicago, illinois...

today's contestants are an environmental lawyer from alexandria, virginia...t in medieval history, from columbia, missouri... and our returning champion a currency trader from chicago, illinois... [ applause ] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. life is pretty good for alex jacob ladies and gentlemen. he's engaged to be married to a beautiful young lady. he's won, as you just heard, $72,200 in just three appearances on "jeopardy!" and in his two games this week he has turned them into runaways. he could not be caught in final jeopardy! will that hold true today, or will it change. doug and becky are going to have something to say about that. so, good luck to all three of you as we go into the jeopardy! round. and today you're dealing with these categories. yes. next. we've got an "ube" job for you -- u-b-e. you get to deal with... and, finally... alex, start. in honor of my fiancée let's go women on a pedestal $800, please. d.c. is the suffragette city to see stanton, mott and this woman, carved from an 8-ton block of mar

we're hearing reports that were was some looting of foreign businesses by locals in an area called alexandrian the north of the city. we're also hearing that migrant workers in that area has asked for police protection. the government has come out and called for come. and the police officer is monitoring the situation in areas that they describe as hot spots across johannesburg. >> a somali member of parliament has been shot dead. al-shabab fighters are claiming responsibility for the drive-by shooting in bogey dish mogadishu. >>> the only leaders zimbabweens have ever known president magabe lights the independence flame for the 35th year in a row. it's a huge milestone as the country celebrates the send of british colonial rule in 1980. the president talks about attacks on african migrants and neighboring south africa. >> the issue ariseing from influx--the influx of africans into any country. >> most of migrants in south africa are from zimbabwe because live here is tough economically. many say they miss the good ol' days when zimbabwe was called the land of music and honey and then things

an emergency helicopter landing turned into an unscheduled lesson for some alexandria students today. the air force chopper touched down on a playing field at the william ramsay elementary school. several students in gym class at the time got to talk to the crew about the chopper. no one was injured on the ground or on the helicopter which has been repaired and returned to its base. some excitement there in alexandria for those kids. doug: uh-huh. maureen: and for the helicopter, too. and the rain is -- doug: showers. kind of unusual in a way normally when we attract showers and thunderstorms, they approach the d.c. metro area from the west or northwest. today it's coming from the east. opposite direction. i'll show you why on the maps. let's get started, though and take a look at live doppler radar in the red. upper right hand corner 14 lightning strikes within the screen and that's where we're checking right now with areas of rain, we've had some hail. most are developing on the western shore of the bay and as it travels westward tends to intensify. most it was is south of the metro

jeanette reyes is in alexandria with the big change in his trial. jeanette: well just an hour ago, a judge here moved the whole trial to fairfax. the decision comes after a hearing that was interrupted several times by outburst of severance. he vehemently expressed his opposition from a change in venue. from the moment that the hearing started until he walked out of the courtroom, an agitated severance was blurting out comments to the judge as well as his attorneys. high profile cases like the boston marathon bombing were cited throughout this hearing. prosecution argued if the city of boston can seat an impartial jury so can the city of alexandria. the judge, however, ultimately agreed with the defense on one key point. the defense argued that residents in alexandria lived in fear for more than a decade and that may present a problem when looking for impartial jurors who live in alexandria. the d.c. sniper case is also referenced in that fact because of the fear that created in this city. today's decision the trial will be held in fairfax. that's set to begin on october

we hear reports that there was some looting of foreign businesses by locals in an area called alexandria in the north of the city. we heard that migrant workers in that area asked for police protection. the government came out again calling for calm. the police force is monitoring the situation in areas they describe as hot spots across johannesburg. >> zimbabweans are celebrating 35 years of independence from british colonial rule. robert mugabe the president, has been accused of rigging elections, political repress and human rights. high unemployment and soaring inflation is a worry. we have been watching celebrations in the national sports station in harari. >> this is a huge milestone for zimbabwe. looking back over the years about what went wrong in the country. many talked about the 1980s, and 1990s, when it was called the land of milk and honey thinks seemed to go down. the markets clashed. land reform took a turn for the worst. they are wondering 35 years on, if there is independence, but what about economic freedom. unemployment rate levels are high, people don't have jobs and s

introducing today's contestants -- an attorney from alexandria, virginia...from coral springs, florida... and our returning champion a user-experience designer from norwood, massachusetts... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek!thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. michael is our champion. good player. and he has a bit of an accent. you'll see. alex and ashley, welcome aboard, and good luck to you. here we go into the jeopardy! round. we waste no time today. here are the categories for you. you have to name the earlier show. the oxford english dictionary. alex: michael, start us. [ massachusetts accent ] let's take authors for $1,000. [ beep ] and the author is sinclair lewis. michael. authors, $800. alex. who is ayn rand? yes. sojourner for $200 please.

details are scarce, but alexandria police tweeted about an hour before this started they were there to serve a warrant. >> we came to an apartment in the 2100 block of jamieson avenue to survey warns and we believe there are weapons inside. the people directly affected have been told to shelter in place. we do have a bus standing by in case we need to evacuate people. kimberly: people are being told to stay inside as this plays out. we will bring you the latest as soon as we get more information. we need to talk about the weather because we are dealing with heavy rain come even the potential of flooding overnight. ryan miller is in the weather center. we can have a thunderstorm tomorrow? ryan: yeah, kimberly, we have a very active pattern of rain and the potential of severe weather. the current conditions, 55 degrees right now at reagan national lots of rain across the area. the humidity level and 83%, the dew point at 50 degrees. we will continue to watch the storm's profession. -- we will continue to watch the storms push in. also heavier rain in the carolinas, moving our way. it wil

breaking news we're learning that a military helicopter has made an emergency landing at an elementary school in alexandria. here's a picture the school district just tweeted out. it shows the helicopter that landed on the field there next to the playing field at william ramsay elementary school. they say no kids were on the field at the time but as you can see in the tweet there, it says the kids are heading out now to take a look at it. alexandria police tweeted it is a u.s. air force helicopter that had mechanical difficulties and that no one was hurt. we have a photojournalist on the way there and we'll have more information as we get it. >> thank you, kristen. >>> now to that developing story in nepal. members of the fairfax county urban search-and-rescue team helped pull a teen from the rubble five days after that catastrophic earthquake. news 4's molette green just spoke with the fairfax county fire chief. she's joining us live from the air oaks fire station on more on what the chief said and the rescue. molette? >> reporter: melissa, good morning. yes, 57 men and women, six canines from the fairfax

. >>> some elementary school children in alexandria got an unexpected visit today. a military helicopter that will be complete with that air force captain and crew. debra alfarone is live at william ramsey elementary with the story. phil, what happened? >> reporter: the pilot got an indication that something was wrong and then put that helicopter down in the field right behind where the kids are playing right here. now they called it an emergency landing, but the kids at the school here will call it something else. >> and it was fun, amazing. it was amazing and i never saw that helicopter before. and it was so amazing. >> kind of awesome. >> reporter: it was about 10:30 this morning when their six- person crew saw a warning light and decided that the right thing to do was to land. >> we happen to be over this field when it happened and that field was clear of people. so we elected to just go ahead and put it on the ground. >> the ground right by their elementary and the rec center. >> it was good. we saw the people come out of the helicopter. >> what ended up as a f

it seems that recruitment is not just an issue in the district. in alexandria a ribbon cutting set for this weekend at a new fire station is on hold. the city has a brand new fire station but get this no firefighters. with more retirements from the fire service than the city expected it says recruitment will take money and time. neighbors of an ethanol transfer station they're concerned that the fire station is not fully staffed. >> this beast behind this train hauling ethanol and fuel that can go boom at any moment that's very scary here. we need that fire station. >> many of you have signed a petition asking the city to include whatever is needed in next year's budget to get the fire station up and running. the city says it doesn't expect the station to be in action until next year. >>> well it made more than 100 people sick and this morning there are new details about the measles outbreak that spread at disney world. what's expected to happen today. >>> yeah pulled to safety by a complete stranger. the man whose suv was dangling off a cliff and the pictures

northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live in alexandria to explain the reason for the change. jeff? jeff: alison this is an intense argument that lasted for quite a while this morning. at several points today, charles severance himself loudly forcefully objecting to the idea of moving this trial from alexandria. but ultimately, the judge siding with the defense attorney's claims that these three murders caused such a great amount of fear here in alexandria that residents could not give charles severance a fair trial. practically from the moment charles severance walked into court today, he was talking. interrupting the judge and his attorney who was arguing for a change of venue for the trial. your honor, i don't want a change in venue, severance blurted out. these statements are against my interests. but he claims severance could never get a fair trial in alexandria for the murders of nancy dunning, ron kirby and ruthanne saying residents here have embraced the characterization of severance as an erratic, dangerous, scary person. we need a fair cross section and we can't get it here. the defense also citi

. >> alexandria is holding an open house on the project tonight at the charles houston rec center. the plan is to open that new station in about 3 1/2 years. >>> the family of a man found hanging from a tree in mississippi says they do not believe he killed himself and they are hiring independent experts to conduct an investigation separate from one pursued by state and federal authorities. 54-year-old otis bird was found hanging they're his home last month. authorities are -- near his home last month. authorities are trying to determine if he was killed or took his own life. >>> alaska airlines apologizes tonight after kicking a woman with cancer off the plane. >> elizabeth sedway suffers from blood cancer. she and her family were heading back to san jose after their hawaiian vacation. since she gets sick easily, elizabeth puts on a surgical mask and that evidently got the crew's attention. >> she had asked me a bunch of times how are you? can i get you anything? if you look at me, you wouldn't know i was ill. >> elizabeth was then told that she could not fly without a doctor's no

this is in alexandria huntington road just got a report of an overturned vehicle. we'll see what's going on there, if it's indeed there will be a closure coming up in a couple of minutes. ramp from dale city to 95 north northbound northbound, a crash on the ramp. and 29 ramp to 66 eastbound, not looking as bad as it did. it was pretty nasty there for quite a while. now we're kind of clearing out. wide look at things overall, no major problems as you take sort of a big look at the beltway. 295, a little slow as you pass 50. typical for this time of the day. 95 in and out of town looking quite good. travel times are coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> 6:02. at this hour, 150 years ago, doctors were fighting to save the life of president lincoln while a massive manhunt was under way for his assassin. ford's theatre is marking this anniversary with around the clock tributes. re-enactors have been giving updates on the president's health and megan mcgrath good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. people are in period costume who have been re-enacting the events

reporting from chester county alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> an ntsb report is providing new details tonight on the plane crash that killed philadelphia inquirer co-owner lewis katz and six others. >> that shocking crash of course, happened last year while that plane was a attempting to take off from outside of boston. lewis katz was heading home to new jersey from a fundraiser when the plane skidded off the runway crashed, and then burst into flames. the the ntsb investigation found passengers inside the plane actually died from the fire that they did survive the crash. ntsb say it was likely caused by a mechanical bem with what is called a gust lock. >> it doesn't tell us all of the answers that we need and is there still a lot of questions that remain out there about what actually happened. >> the ntsb says the official cause of that crash will be determined at a later date. >>> a bus driver for easton area school district is dead tonight after a tragic accident. it happened here in the parking lot of the tracie elementary school in palmer township northampton county.

an arrest. the reporting live from police headquarters tonight, alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> alexandria, thank you. >>> new at 6:00 a disturbing discovery in southwest philadelphia authorities responding to a car fire found a body inside that vehicle. chopper three over hog island and fort mifflin road this afternoon. so far investigators have not released the victim's name. >>> a threat to overturned philadelphia's recently pass pennsylvaniaed paid sick leave law had workers in the city concern and it comes at the same time that hundreds marched in philadelphia today demanding an increase in the minimum wage. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is live in center city with the details on both todd. >> reporter: chris, right new is there a power struggle between the city and the state, and employees and business owners, who are caught in the middle. employee rights were at the heart of the protest throughout center city many here arguing for wages to be set at $15 an hour and for greater respect. many we talk to are upset to learn that the state legislators are trying to

"nashville" airs tonight on abc 7 and here to talk about it as well as an upcoming concert that will bring him back home, alexandria native chip esten who plays deacon claiborne on the show. thanks so much for joining us. tell us a little bit about what we'll see tonight. chip: well it's actually kind of a coincidence because along with the journey that deacon has been on right now and hoping to find a liver, he's a transplant list and you get a little bit of a flashback of a sense of where he grew up and where he came from in tonight's episode which is a lot of fun to get to do. it's also a coincidence. i'm about to go back to where i came from which is of course alexandria, virginia and the d.c. area we're with the nashville tour and we'll be playing constitutional hall in a couple of days. so it's a good confluence of the two things at once. jummy: absolutely? what is it like -- i know you were home last year i believe it was. what's it like for you to come back home and perform in your hometown? chip: it's really more than i ever could have asked for. there's something about that area that i love so much. i hav

. >>> it seems that recruitment is not just an issue in the district. in alexandrian cutting at a new fire station is on hold. the city has a brand new fire station, but no firefighters. many of you have signed a petition asking the city to include what ever is needed to get that fire station up and running. the city doesn't expect the fire station near the van dorn metro station to be fully staffed until next year. >>> inmates at a local prison say a program that lets them train homeless dogs is changing their lives for the better. the inmates train these abandoned dogs at patuxent institute in maryland. two inmates work with each dog for ten weeks under supervision. we're not naming the inmates who spoke to news4, but they tell us the program has been therapeutic. >> he's helped me through a lot of stuff. he's helped me learn how to one, be able to be close to somebody or something and let them go and know it will be okay. >> since the program started in september, the inmates have trained several dogs and more will be heading their way. great program. >> definitel

alexandria to fairfax county. that's the latest ruling from the judge after concerns about finding an impartial jury. severance is accused of killing three alexandria residents. both prosecution and the defense attorneys are requesting no cameras in the courtroom during this trial. >>> next week the defense makes its case to spare the boston marathon bomber's life. prosecutors argued dzhokhar tsarnaev should be executed for his crimes. they spent their time during the sentencing phase presenting the stories of bombing victims. >>> it will be two years probation and $100,000 fine for former c.i.a. director general david petraeus. he pleaded guilty two months ago to giving his mistress access to his secret e-mail. >>> she may take over as leader of the justice department as soon as monday. the u.s. senate has confirmed loretta lynch to become the next attorney general. she'll be the first black woman to serve as the nation's top law enforcement official. she currently serves as u.s. attorney to the eastern district of new york. lynch will replace eric holder who is retiring. >>> and the head of maryland

an arrest. reporting live tonight i'm alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> thank you. >>> former nfl star is now a quick killer. mass chew set jury found aaron hernandez guilty of first degree murder today. hernandez maintained his innocence throughout the lengthy trial. cbs news correspondent omar villafranca has the latest. >> guilty of murder in the the first degree. >> reporter: spectators gasped and aaron hernandez sat down when they a announced him guilty in the murder of the odin lloyd. they sobbed in the courtroom as did mother of the victim. judge sentenced hernandez to mandatory life in prison without parole. >> you are committed to the ncic cedar junction for a term of your natural life. >> reporter: lloyd's body was found shot to death in june of 2013 in an industrial area less than a mile from the football player's home. lloyd's girlfriend and hernandez fiance a are sisters. during closing arguments hernandez lawyer admitted his client was there when lloyd was killed but blame shooting on two of the star athletes friend. >> the shocking truth committed by somebody he kne

it seems that recruitment is not just an issue in the district. in alexandria a ribbon cutting set for this weekend at a new fire station is on hold. you see the city has a brand new fire station ready to go but no firefighters. this is on eisenhower avenue near the van dorn street metro station. with more retirements than the city expected it says recruitment will take money and time. neighbors of an ethanol transfer station say they're concerned. >> this beast behind us this train hauling ethanol and fuel that can go boom at any moment that's very scary for the residents here. we need that fire station. >> many of you have now signed a petition to ask whatever is needed to get the fire station up and running. they don't expect it to be in action until next year. >>> that's a new link between osteoporosis and sudden deathness. the bone disease can increase the risk of unexplained hearing loss. that sudden deafness develops over a few days. most regain some hearing but 15% never do. >>> a small european study suggests skin cancer drugs could treat lung cancer.

alexandria when a u.s. military helicopter had to make an emergency landing. fortunately no students were outside when it touched down so everybody was fine. they did, though, get a chance to come outside and get a closer look at it. the military still has not told us what kind of trouble that helicopter was experiencing to cause it to land. >>> the weather now looks like it's april and ipt' going to go out on a wet note. here's -- it's going to go out on a wet note. here's erica grow. >> showers are starting to erupt n. is a three-hour loop. you can see the showers starting to develop south and west of the beltway but not in the immediate metro itself just yet. and it's getting milder out there. it's already 72 in downtown washington. 71 in alexandria. 68 in chevy chase and white oak. it's 64 right now in leesburg. 09 futurecast, you can -- on 9 futurecast, you can see where the showers and storms potentially are going to develop. centered along i-81 corridor and about where 66 meets up with 81 we could see a little bit of an increase in activity. that's betw

more than anybody else has done because it started in my district, and they eastern district of alexandria was an excellent program. so i got a lot of the cases. finally frankly i am taking some credit here because even though there were thousands of these cases being brought, nobody at a high