for one of the largest grocery stores in the mid-west, fairway, a family-owned company and rick beckwith is a third generation ceo. he and his wife cindy raised a family of five. their youngest daughter emily, a sweet but quiet one. >> the older sister said that she never got spanked. >> she didn't. she just remained silent and would look at me with those big brown eyes and it was over. >> even though emily was from a prominent wealthy family, her friend lisa says emily never flaunted it. >> everyone knew that emily was a beckwith. but i never felt less of a person in the presence of emily or any one of her family. >> emily was the girl everyone wanted to be friends with and every boy wanted to date according to friend shannon and sarah.

>> well, i think it was the beckwiths. the power they have in that community. they were putting political pressure on the state to prosecute this. >> the suggestion that there was some sort of political pressure put on my office to push this case forward or to charge it is absolutely nonsense. it didn't happen. >> as alex waited for trial, things got worse. his 5-year-old daughter coco was diagnosed with cancer and underwent a bone marrow transplant. >> his daughter's illness took a huge toll on our family, but i will say this about my son, i saw him as very strong, you know, he was handling things that i don't think most people could. >> it had taken four years after his wife's death but finally alex fausino went on trial for her murder. >> please rise. >> because of pretrial publicity and the high profile beckwith name the case was moved out of boone, 200 miles away to decor ra, iowa, where the fausino's and beckwiths were separated with much more than the courtroom aisle t. prosecutor told the jury after a deteriorating relationship and divorce papers filed,

police say they were part of an underground bunker beckwith was building. beckwith's attorney says his client is eager to get the trial starte he'll likely to to persuroe that the death was an accident. prosecutors will likely point to conditions inside beckwith's house and basement as evidee that he ignored the fire risk inside the tunnels. if all goes according to plan, we could see opening statements as early as wednesday. in montgomery county, cory smith, news4. >>> 4:49 now. this morning, t number o measles cases in the u.s. is near record levels. the aycdc 465 cases have been reported in 19 states. that is the second highest total since measles was declared eliminated left two deaths ago. officials say the surge head been fueled in part by the anti-vaccination movement, that most people who contract measles have not been vaccinated. confirmed the first case of measles this year in pikesville outside baltimore. t>>> our n health story could be aspecially concerning for -- could be especially concerning for parents t inffic jam neighborhoods. a studio b

beckwith at all times. theti prosecuon is saying no, it will be interesting to see the juxtaposition of what the prosecutors are calling a death trap and what the oth witnesses will say is your normal workplace if you're digging tunnels underneath a home. very interesting. >>ormal work -- >> if you're digging tunnels underneath a home. >> interesting. a whole others pandora'ox about can you legally build tunnels beneath your property. that's a separate story. cory, thank you very much. it seems like everybody has a gripe about i-95. there are as many solutions as there are complaints about this. there is a new study that looks at ways to improve the infamous 95. adam tuss. >> they're trying to come uth wi ideas. and this was great. d we this story, went out and asked all the drivers on 95, what is the solution? everyone would be like -- >> i don't know how to fix it. >> that's why wheere we are. the state of virginia wants to fire out what it could do. we're talking aboutrom the beltway to the north carolin

beckwith's lawyers argue he's a strange young man, saying the fire in khafra's death was a mystery. after this two week trial, the jury announcing in its note it has reached a verdict in one of the two counts. we don't know at this point if that's a not guilty or guilty verdic we are monitoring i and let you know later. >> we will stay in close contact. >>> a massachusetts man accused of assaulting a wan on an inund united airlines flight to dulles. court filings show theeg alled incident is from last year but the man only got charged this week. a 19-year-old woman told authorities a man sitting next to her molested her during a flight fromo tokyo t d.c. she says he even put alanket partially over her leg to conceal it. u.s.-russiana dual citizen denied it but said it's possible he moved around in his sleep. investigators said the victim was posite he was awake at the time and told three flight attendants and a friend. this is the second person charged on a dulles bound flight. an investigation uncovered a recent uptick of assaults, most on overnight and international flights when m

the 21-year-old was helping millionaire daniel beckwith build tunnels under his bhesda home. a fire broke out while he was digging. prosecutors say it was negligence and called the bker a deathtrap. defense attorys say it was a tragic accident. >>> 46 years after two teens were killed in virginia beach, police finally make an arrest. the suspect in the now -- is now 80 years old. his name is earnest broadmax. he allegedly killed the 19-year-old friends vacationing from pittsburgh in1973. police haven't said how they killings,m to those only that they followed up on leads and used new advancements in technology to crack this cold case. his arrest shockedeighbors who say he seemed harmless. >> he was ver lm.ca vicious word to anyone. but you jt never know who you're with. >> the cottage where the girls were killed was torn down years ago. he's awaiting extradition to virginia. ineredible they solved it a so many years. >>> today students at georgetown will vote on a proposal to create a slavery reparation fund. this fund would honor the descennts of the272 slaves the university

the defendant in this case, danielle beckwith is charged with second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. the judge said they have a duty under the law to tryo work together and discuss the case and reach a unanimous verdict. prosecutors call this house a death trap but the jury struggled to determine if it is also a murder crime scene. in september of 2017, fire broke out at the house on danbury road in bethesda. its owner, 27-year-old daniel beckwithas charged with second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. he didn't cause the fire but created dangerous conditions there. it caused the death of this man who was helping dig a tunnel to protect beckwi from north cro kore missiles. beckw's lawyers argue he's a strange young man saying the eare and the d was a mystery. >> reporter: the jury is continuing their deliberations.e will be updating you, the latest live from the montgomery courthouse, chris gordon, news4. >>> i'm erika gonzalez with more breaking news. the search for a missing 5-year-old in illinois ends with a grim discovery and a doubling arrest. a short time ago, detect

daniel beckwith's house went up in investigators found the charred and naked body of amean in the ba.everal weeks later, a biz our turn when it was re-- bizarre turn when it was revealed that investigators led to hole in the floor that led to a shack that led to tunnels, some 200 feet in life. it was an underground bunker he was buildi. heired kofra to do the digging. beckwi's attorney says his client is eager to get thease started. prosecutors will likely point to conditions insides bewith's house and basement as evidence that he ignored the firesiisk the tunnels. if all goes according to plan, we could see opening statements as early as wednesday. in montgomery county, corey smith, news4. >>> 5:50. number of g, the measles cases in the u.s. is near record levels. the cdc says 465 cases have been reported in 19 states. that is the second highest total since measles was declared eliminated almost t decades ago. health officials say the surge has been fueled iny part the anti-vaccination movement. most people who contract measles have not been vaccinated. friday maryland confirmed the

. >> reporter: saying daniel beckwith is responsible for the death o fthe 21-year-old's naked body wsm the home. it was a shaft that dropped 20 feet underground into a series of tunnels. prosecutors called it ath d grap and foipointed to the hoard conditions and his negligence arguing he could have made his way out. he was argued toe a smart 21-year-old who went in the tunnels on multipl occasions to dig for days at a time and point to evidence like this that he was proud of the work he was doing. to them, this was an unintentional unexpected accident. it will be up to the 14 member jury to decide. >> reporter: the outcome of this ial could rest on the testimony of another man beowith paid to under his house and dig those tunnels. he will show the conditions under that basement we not as dire as the prosecutor says that were. when tha person takes the stand, there is a lengthy witness list and this trial could take several weeks. corey smith, news4. >> thank you, corey. >>> breaking news right now. another top immigration wficials at thete house is out. nbc news reports acting oois di