within a few hours the bedford county sheriff's investigators special agents, and the bedford county commonwealth attorney's office began the process of organizing a multiagency response in virginia to this case. by the weekend, bedford county long-standing approach to coordination, cooperation, and communication to resolve major violent crimes was launched with their maryland partners. thousands of man-hours -- man and woman hours approximately 15,000 to 2000 alone in bedford county alone, came to bear in this case. old-fashioned police work in advanced criminal investigative analysis has been utilized to learn the fate of sheila and catherine and identify -- and the identity and culpability of these responsible for their abduction and deaths. the fbi's evidence response team , virginia state police, montgomery county police, bedford county sheriff's office has been many painstaking hours just spent many painstaking hours in rough terrain and very heavy, heavy, cold, snowy weather up on the mountains looking for forensic evidence in this particular case. during these investigative e

welch receives a fair trial in bedford county. i would also say as we transition and join with operation worthy cause that continues, the trial, the continuing investigation begins the process of operation determine justice. it is our intent and it is our duty to try to bring justice not only to this community but also and most importantly to the lyon family. we ask your patience and forbearance as we begin this process. it will be lengthy. it will be meticulous. there will be days when it seems as if nothing is happening and there will be other days when profound things happen. but again we ask for your patience and your dignity in the way you respond to and interact with the lyon family, to respect their privacy, to respect their grief, but most of all to respect the integrity of the trial process as we move forward. thank you. >> we will at this time entertain a couple of questions with the understanding that for a variety of reasons i mentioned earlier, we may not be able to answer them. >> john, any forensic evidence proving

that ultimately brought us to bedford where we have met with wonderful colleagues, friends, and people who have done immeasurable work to make sure that that case that began 41 years ago came to its conclusion with the indictment of the people being held accountable. i will tell you for the people of montgomery county, i can never thank enough randy krantz the commonwealth attorney for this county, for the work he has done and the partnership he has given to us in the gummy county over the past year. likewise as i turned to my new friend mike brown, thank you for the extraordinary efforts of your department. the people should be extraordinary proud of their commonwealth attorney and their sheriff for helping to bring justice to a case we have been struggling with for 41 years. this is a difficult case. and no one is going to stand before you and tell you it is not read no one could ever look you in the eye and tell you a case that is 40 years old, and it first the -- in its 41st year of investigation was not going to be a tough row to hope. in the gummy county, we delve into the invest

>> reporter: that's going to be down in bedford, virginia. we had bedford sheriff and prosecutors here with montgomery county police and montgomery county prosecutors. today, they announced the indictment of lloyd welch here just blocks from wheaton mall. tomorrow, in bedford and central virginia, several hundred miles away from d.c., they will unseal the indictments as well as the search bar rants and the returns on those search warrant which we are now getting a first look at this evening and going through, but they will be able to talk about the evidence they recovered on taylor mountain. that's that remote hill side, shown you video of them searching, fbi searched that land and we know now from our first glimpse of these search warrants that they actually found bone fragment there is on taylor mountain. tomorrow, prosecutors will be able to talk more detail about that evidence. >> wow it's been a long time coming. thanks mark. >>> first at 4, three workers are recovering from injuries after a porch collapse in massachusetts this morning.

prosecutors today announced a grand jury at bedford county, virginia, has indicted twice convicted child sex offender lloyd welch in the murders of sheila and katherine lyon. bruce leshan has a look at what happens next. >> reporter: despite thousands of hours of searching police have still been unable to find the bodies of the lyon sisters, but new search warrant affidavits unsealed today reveal the kind of circumstantial case that they are building against twice convicted child sex offender lloyd welch. police say in an affidavit that a relative told them welch came to her in bedford in the spring of 1975 with a duffel bag filled with bloody clothing. he said the blood was from spoiled ground beef. she refused to wash it. another cousin allegedly told investigators that he helped welch burn two big heavy duffel bags with red stains and the odor of death. the grand jurors believed welch abducted sheila and katherine lyon from wheaton plaza and that he killed them in bedford. the girls' parents 11ed stoically to news of the indictment -- listened stoicically to news of the indictment and

we are expecting to hear from the prosecutor and the sheriff right her in bedford county.will start around noon. back to you, eun. >> thank you, david culver. >>> right now, wellch is in a delaware prisoner issing serving time for sex abuse charges. he is expected to be extradited in the next 30 days. you can watch the conference on the nbc washington app. >>> new details about a d.c. homicide, police arrested kenneth garner for a brutal beating on north capitol street. garner hit thomas harris in the him last week. harris' family said he was out to buy fireworks. he died. police charged garner with first degree murder in this case. >>> and there's been a second arrest connected to a mysterious death in landover. the charles county sheriff's office charged darrell wilson for first degree murder in the death of crystal anderson. a hiker found anderson's remains at a charles county park in 2012. in march police also charged 22-year-old raymond posy iii for murder in this connection to this case. >>> new details about the health of former president h.w. bush. he is recovering

by the duke of bedford the citizens of bedford to hoist over the fort bedford built during the french and indian war. it seems much more plausible that these are simply early revolutionary war flags probably for militia regiments that were tucked away and never altered and are merely reflecting that early period of symbolism. finally, this is another pennsylvania standard i do not have a good image of the original. it's known as the proctor flag, after the commander john tractor of the first battalion of the westmoreland county militia that marched east from westmoreland county in the winter of 1776 and reinforced washington's army. it also has a canton. has the filmous rattlesnake and don't tread on me imagery painted on it. another sort of rosetta stone piece that helps to prove this case that we're seeing with these pieced flags like the forster flag that you see today that they are alterations after the dligs of independence is the flag of the first troop of city cavalry. or the first city troop. this can be seen by appointment. the original flag has has a device in the center. it

he said he helped lloyd lug two plastic bags from the trunk of a car in bedford county virginia, in 1975. he said, they smelled of death and the bags were eventually set on fire. >> reporter: coming to you from bedford county, virginia this mid-day. new details on the evidence leading to an indictment in the suspected murder of the lyons sisters. i'm david culvert. coming up in less than 30 minutes we are going to break down what we expect from a second major news conference in just two days. >> thank you david. we have some developing news about former president george h. bush. this morning he is recovering after breaking a bone in his neck. it happened during a fall at his home in maine. our affiliate station in portland, maine reported that mr. bush is at maine medical center. a spokesperson says he is doing okay. he will have to wear a neck braise when he leaves the hospital. former president bush is 91 years old. he is the oldest living former u.s. president now. >>> on a clear day, you could see forever. that's the kind of weather we have today. low humidity. there is no summer haz

two men called persons of interest in the case have ties to bedford. we'll stay on top of any breaking development. >>> tonight the hunt is on for the gunman who opened fire at a house party in prince george's county. we just got new video in that was taken after the shooting happened. the gunfire erupted just after 1 a.m. on sunday at a home in whistling wood court. that's just west of 210. bruce joins us with more. >> police say they still do not know who killed daryl king or why. the attack right in front of this house here where a massive party was going on. >> reporter: a neighbor has just sent us video. she shot while headed home early sunday morning. it shows friends desperately trying to help 20-year-old daryl king who had been shot fatally. earlier the tape shows one person running and other people walking quickly from the scene. prince george's county police have yet to get a chance to look at this video. >> right now our detectives are still working to identify suspects and motives in this case. we're asking for the community's help. >> repo

bedford. it is streaming live on our website and of course our wusa9 news app as well. >>> the trial gets under way for a maryland man accused of secretly taping women in the bathroom of his maryland bar. kyle muehlhauser is facing a pair of lawsuits, the owner of rams head tavern in savage, maryland. he was arrested last february on peeping tom charges. >>> prosecutors plan to offer a plea deal to the couple charnlged in a child sex -- charged in a child sex trafficking case. the suspects advertised girls available for sex through the website backpage.com. the man and woman reportedly operated out of an apartment in southeast d.c. detectives say the 14-year-old girl helped them close the case. the pair is due back in court at the end of the month. >>> authorities have shut down a business accused of selling synthetic drugs in the district. the store on florida avenue in northwest d.c. is called aida's electronics. the d.c. attorney general karl racine said it was actually selling synthetic dr

. >>> another news conference is set for tomorrow in bedford county, virginia, to discuss indictmentsthe case of the missing lyon sisters. today authorities announced a grand jury returned first degree murder charges against lloyd welch, jr. welch was a drifter and twice convicted child sex offender who was at the wheaton plaza mall when 12- year-old katherine and 10-year- old sheila lyon disappeared 40 years ago. he's currently in prison for sexually assaulting another child. >> it's a stealthy murderer who maybe successfully even in totally concealing a body should not escape justice. >> the indictments come after welch's cousin told authorities he helped welch burn two large bloody duffel bags. for months authorities have been searching a mountain in bedford county for the girls' remains, but so far they've come up empty. >>> people who live in bedford county say the search and investigation has been disturbing for the community. they've watched as investigators searched tailors mountain looking for the lyon sisters' remains, but tonight some are hoping today's news will help close

to bedford county virginia, where prosecutors are building a double murder case. in his late teens lloyd lee welch traveled the nation working as a carnival ride operator. investigators long said he used that job to prey on children. in 2008 the "washington post" obtained a jailhouse letter that welch wrote to his stepmother where he scribbled, "i did a lot of bad things in my life. i guess paying for it." the big question this evening could a virginia jury decide the child sex offender should pay in the commonwealth? >> his criminal record includes a break-in maryland. possible robbery in iowa. molestation of a 10-year-old girl in south carolina. but until now never a charge of murder. live in wheaton, i'm kevin lewis, abc7 news. leon: right now, metro is in the tenth hour of being delays on the red line. trains at the twinbrook, grosvenor station running on a single track since 8:30 this morning because one -- that is by the way one of the busiest stretches of the entire system. there was some sort of slime on the track. no word when the clean-up will wrap but n

1975 eventually killing and burying the girls' bodies on the family property on a mountain side in bedfordnty, virginia, though no bones or bodies have been found. the girls' parents have asked for privacy. here's montgomery county state's attorney john mcare a thy. >> it's never been ignored by the police department in all the years i've been there which is close to 35 years. this case has been discussed over and over again. if this helps the lyon family, this is a happy day for me. >> reporter: prosecutors say investigators back in 1975 focused on an older man who was seen at the mall showing the girls a camera instead of taking a look at younger welch would was also spotted staring at the sisters. welch we're told even returned to the mall to speak to investigators but they let him go. coming up at 6:30, we'll have more on the evidence that led to the indictment. in the newsroom, i'm delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> we're following breaking news out of the district at this hour. a girl has been shot in the shoulder. it happened in southeast around 2:30 this morning in the 3500 block of 12th

leon: we will learn more about this case tomorrow at a press conference scheduled for noon in bedford, virginia. maryland bureau chief brad bell will be there with live coverage at noon. developing now a scary violent assault caught on camera and the search for the suspect. this happened saturday in the 1100 block of r street northwest, a man brutally beaten while he was holding onto his bicycle. if you have information, the police want to talk to you right away. a d.c. sure has-beens shut down for selling synthetic drugs. a case is building against the owner, who happens to be a retired cop. the store on florida avenue will be closed down a year. investigators say that synthetic drugs were seized multiple times. it's also the site of a shooting that the police believe may have been behind the drug sales. the owner will not be allowed to pay and it -- will not be a allowed to operate any of the stores will have to pay fine. for the first time in a while, a stretch of sunshine and temperatures that are warming. a wart on that from meteorologist steve rudin. smiling tonight. -- a word o

today they are calling him a killer, in an indictment obtained in bedford county virginia. >> charging lloyd lee welch jr. with first-degree felony murder in an about duction with the intent to defile sheila and katharine lyon. brad: according to the commonwealth attorney repeated searches of the mountain top property once owned by the welch family turned up evidence that the girls were killed there. montgomery county police chief say the charges are a result of a massive investigation. dozens of subpoenas have been issued reaches of documents analyzed and numerous items seized. over 100 interviews. police believe welch abducted the 12 and 10-year-old girls from the wheaton plaza mall march 25, 1975. they say he may not have acted alone. the investigation continues and the lyon sister parents were in attendance but declined to comment. >> they want the people that are responsible for this held accountable. >> authorities are tight lipped about the evidence they have in the case. one clue came from the actual indictments themselves. we have had an opportunity to look at it electronicall

. >>> investigators in bedford, virginia, are making it clear they're looking for more suspects in the alleged murder of the lyon sisters. sheila and katherine lyon vanished back in 1975 during a trip to wheaton plaza. prosecutors unsealed murder indictments yesterday against convicted child sex offender lloyd welch. today in a newly unsealed affidavit we learned that according to police, relatives knew in 1975 that welch was on the run from police and had two girls with him, yet none of them made the call this might have saved their lives. among those under the microscope, welch's uncle richard welch. >> he remains and will be a primary focus as we move forward now that lloyd welch has been charged. >> a relative allegedly told police that in 1975 lloyd welch came to the family's property in bedford, virginia, with a duffel bag full of bloody clothes he wanted washed. another relative said he helped lloyd welch burn two duffel bags each weighing 60 to 70 pounds. they said it smelled like death. >>> a heads up if you're heading out overnight on the beltway, right now three lanes of the

a second is scheduled for thursday in bedford county, virginia. >>> happening today a new bill that calls for more jail time for folks caught in those illegal dirt bikes in d.c. that police say have been linked to at least two unsolved murders in the city. today councilmember kenny mcduffy introduces a bill that will call for more jail time for violators. the bill calls for a 90-day jail sentence for a second conviction. 180 days for a third offense. the fines increase as women. the police union says catching these violators has long been a challenge because the police department has a no chase policy in the district of columbia. still nearly 150 dirt bike riders have been arrested in the past 16 months but unfortunately according to the union, two-thirds of those cases have been dismissed. the bill will be introduced this morning at the wilson building. delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> the pentagon is expected to announce it's lifting a ban on transgender people serving in the military. defense secretary ash carter said the regulations are outdated and anyone willing to serve the u.s. should

maryland bureau chief red bell went to bedford county today to learn more about what exact the investigators think happened next. reporter: a day after announcing charges against convicted sex offender lloyd the welch for the abduction and murder 40 years ago of the lyon sisters law-enforcement officials are releasing horrible details about the case. >> the motive for the induction of the sisters was to sexually exploit, abuse, and defiled and. reporter: you document revealed relatives of lloyd welch say they remember that the 18-year-old carnival worker showing up at this family property on taylor mountain near bedford, virginia in the spring of 1975 with two heavy red -- bloodstained green duffel bags spelling of decomposition. they recover those bags and tossed in a fire which burns four days. -- for days. they did find evidence of a fire back then and possible bone fragments. a welch cousin he says he helped burned the back has been named a person of interest and police are reapplying public pressure on his uncle richard of hyattsville he says has been implicated by lloyd. >> he is obser

they believe in 1975 he drove to this property near bedford, virginia on top of the mountain with two big duffel bags that a family member helped throw onto a fire that burned four days. witnesses quoted say those bags's public decomposition. the fire smelled like cremation. the inference is very clear. they believe that the lyon sisters were brought here for disposal. we learn that that is -- the investigation is continuing and it's in fact expanding. they say lloyd lee welch brought the bodies here but other people are being looked at in the sheriff of bedford county is naming names. >> lloyd well-chosen warmed best gators at the systems -- sisters were taken so they could be sexually exploited a him and richard welch. lloyd welch also states that he observed richard welch sexually assaulting one of the lyon sisters. reporter: when we come back we will call much more about the very start and clear message that authorities are trying to send to those who of information about what may have happened on this land and elsewhere with regards to the sisters. on taylor's mountain, brad bell

we're told montgomery county police and authorities from bedford county, virginia, will be there.eep you up to speed on this and alert on the washington nbc4 app. sheila and kathryn lyon vanished from wheaton in 1975. >> today jury deliberations are expected to begin in that deadly colorado theater. james holmes is accused of killing seven people and hurting others. if jurors agree he will be committed to a state mental hospital. prosecutors believe he was mentally insane at the time lyly sane at the time of that shooting. >>> we have new video of the rescue off of cape cod. take a look, pulling 119 people to safety. from this charter boat. we know the charter boat was towed back to the dock. question lingering, they're trying to figure out what caused this problem. eun. >> thank you, angie. >>> now, the race to the white house larry hogan is expected to endorse chris christie. christie campaigned with hogan last year and christie has been wearing a hogan strong bracelet since hogan announced he's fighting cancer. christie will confirm with a, quote, special announcement today. >>

investigators now believe they were brought to bedford before they were murdered. >>> right now hurnden police are on the hunt for a man who tried to first lure and force a girl to go with them. thankfully that girl got away. it happened this morning on spring tie place right off hearndon parkway. that's where we find stephanie ramirez. >> we know it happened around 7:00 this morning in this townhouse complex. police are not releasing the age of the girl to protect her identity but we do know she is a juvenile. we know she was on her way or at a bus stop for a summer school program when police say she was approached by a man who engaged in a conversation with her. police tell us he offered her money to come to his house. she refused, started to walk away, and that's when police say he forced her to go with him. she broke free, ran home. her mother called police. officials are not only asking everyone to be vigilant but they're asking parents to have that conversation with their children tonight. >> children need to be aware of their surrounding. this child did is -- did the right thing.

police will hold another press conference tomorrow in bedford.there and stream this it live on our nbc washington app. if welch's convicted of killing the lyons' sisters he could face life in prison or be put to death. at the live desk i'm chris lawrence. >> thank you, chris. >>> more disturbing developments in that deadly birthday cake beating case. court documents show a history of abuse inside the hagerstown home where jack garcia died. today a judge order his mother and uncle held without bond on child abuse and murder charges. according to court record, the 9-year-old was handcuffed up to three hours a day before the beating. the documents also say the doctor who examined him before he died found head injuries and extensive bruising consistent with numerous beatings. >>> last night a woman was killed while standing on the side of the road while her boyfriend trying to fix a flat fire. a happened on suitland parkway near stanton road in southeast. our darcy spencer is at the scene now with some words of advice. darcy? >> reporter: today i spo

. >> and bedford's die in brooklyn at the scene of a four-story building collapse that happened aroundon. as ofas of right now three injuries are being reported, all non- life-threatatening. the search is not called off. the building collapsed around 2:30 p.m. we believe that it was not vacant. people that were injured were passersby. the search continues. the rain is starting to come down. a scary scene ♪ >> this is a fox 29 news update. >> hi everyone, i'm fox 29's chief meteorologist scott williams. the unsettled pattern continues overnight. in fact, for your wednesday get ready for more scattered downpours across the area. some of the rain could be heavy at times prompting a flash flood threat. as we go hour by hour, we'll call it partly sunny to mostly cloudy scattered showers and downpours highs in the mid 80s we'll update this at 4:00 a.m. >> fox 29 news in hd brought to you by xfinity the future of awesome. ♪ >>> right now breaking news. fir sherman is dead after an accident on the wissahickon creek much rescuers started looking for him just after 9:00. police say the 63-year-o

there is digging that has been going on in bedford south five hours from here. again, the press conferences will announce some major developments with this case. two girls that went missing in the 1975. we did put a call to the state attorney office to get information about that. so far we have not heard back. robert: well the all-star break on high note. taking two out of three. now time to reflect on the first back of the season. nothing but good thoughts for bryce harper. the national league line-up was announced and harper will bat third and play right field. he has had incredible first half. tied for second in league in home runs with 26. fourth in r.b.i. with 61. he won't for tais pate in the home run derby because his father can't pitch to him because of a snowboarding injury. he will have fun. one whit the will take part. the o's third mace ban manny machado. he has 19 home runs on the season. he will face peederson in the opening round. if he wins the whole thing he would be the youngest ever to win the home run derby. >> i will go out and put on a show

parker says that he helped lloyd lug two plastic bags from the trunk of a car in bedford county, virginia, in 1975. he said they smelled of death and the bags were eventually set on fire. sheila and katherine lyon vanished from wheaten 40 years ago. yesterday, the police chief indicated he may not be done arresting people. >> and the montgomery county police and all of our partners will work to hold every individual responsible who was involved with the abduction and murder of the lyon sisters. >> now, the bedford county sheriff will release new information at noon. you can get up to speed before that by heading to the nbc washington app for a deeper look at the case. >>> today, the man accused of killing nine people at a historic black church in south carolina will be in court. 21-year-old dylann roof will be at a hearing in a few hours. the judge there will decide whether to release more dourments in the -- documents in the case. they were sealed to protect roof's right to the fair trial. they include 911 calls, witness statements and reports from the medical examiner. that's according

lloyd welch as a person of interest and since then investigators have searched taylors mountain in bedford county, virginia. that's near the one-time home of welch and his uncle richard alan welch who worked as a security guard near wheaton mall. while we don't know what police found on that mountain, we do know there is a major break in the case today and police are bracing themselves for a large media presence at this noon news conference. of course, we're going to have a crew there but coming up in the next half-hour, i'll have more on the case and what led investigators to this day. i'm in the newsroom, delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> it's a deal not built on trust but on verification. that according to president obama who's expected to make his case again today for the iran nuclear deal during a news conference at the white house. as we understand the terms, iran will freeze the bulk of its nuclear program for a decade and in return economic sanctions will be lifted. the president defended the deal in an interview with the "new york times." >> we have cut off every pathway for iran to dev

they've dug through grave sites more than 200 miles southwest of wheaton near bedford, virginia. police say lloyd welch told them he saw his uncle sexually assaulting the girls in a hyattsville house and that he left and never saw them again. whether law enforcement officials now plan to announce an indict in the murders, the discovery of the girls' bodies, or simply new evidence, they refuse to say. there is silence from the montgomery county state's attorney. >> we're going to find out the entire truth of those people involved. >> reporter: from a lead investigator. >> it is morley wrong. >> reporter: from the bedford county sheriff. >> providing the parents closure. >> reporter: and from the commonwealth's attorney. organizers are bracing for a huge media presence out here. they're actually planning to close off the roads, even to buses. they're reserving spots along the street for all kinds of satellite and microwave trucks. you can see the stage of course that they have set up. that is where we're hoping finally to get some answers in this 40-year-old mystery that has shaken

our david culver is in bedford county, virginia where investigators think the girls were taken and word about others possibly involved in the case. >> reporter: with the face of the young victims hanging next to them, a new phase announced in the 40-year-old mistystery of the leeyons sisters. authorities from bedford county virginia and montgomery county maryland, pressing forward with the prosecution of lloyd welch jr. >> that the purpose of this abduction and ultimate murder of the lyons sisters was for a sexually -- for sexual exploitation purposes. >> reporter: scope winding tonight. police naming another person they believe may have sexually assaulted katherine and shelia lyon, the suspect's uncle richard welch, stopping short of calling him a suspect. >> richard welch remains person of interest in this case, as do other people. and i underline other people. >> reporter: despite their progress, police say some are creating roadblocks in their investigations. >> it's frustrating. it's disconcerting. it's upsetting to know that there's people that know and wouldn't do anything. paren

bedford county prosecutor randy krantz says it is a tough case but a basic legal principle convinced him to go to the grand jury. jury. >> a stealthy murderer even in successfully totally concealing the body should not escape justice. >> reporter: the search for the lyon sisters

in bedford bruce leshan, wusa9. >> the attorney for richard welch told wusa9 today that his client had nothing to do with the disappearance of the lyon sisters. lloyd welch has also said he had nothing to do with their deaths. >>> a judge in charleston, south carolina, has set a trial date for dylann roof. he's the man accused of killing nine people during bible study at a historic black church. roof appeared in court today to hear the charge against him. they include nine counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder and a weapons charge. roof's trial is set to begin in july of 2016. >>> we are just getting started on wusa9 news at 5:00. up next talk about a long way from home, find out why this sea cow was spotted in our area. top? >> well, we stole one from july today in terms of temperature and humidity. check out these temps. i mean this is the story. 85 downtown, but it's only 79 in gaithersburg. it's only 81 in leesburg and manassas. we'll come back and talk about when the heat and humidity return and why we had to issue a yellow alert already for sunday. >> reporter: presi

and kayla tausche is in bedford, new hampshire with that story. kayla?nk in new hampshire is a little bit different than the unicorns we normally cover here on "squawk alley," it's the kind that is virtually nonexistent. it didn't always have to be that way. since 1980, commercial banks used to spring up left and right to service small businesses. on average more than 100 each year. since the post-crisis era, there haven't been any, except for a rural pennsylvania bank that services farm loans for the amish community but not so here for new bedford, new hampshire, primary bank the the found certificate restauranteur. but after his bad experience with his bank as well as a lot of other people in his community. they banded together, decided to start their own and found overwhelming support from this community and from washington. >> the regulators were excited with the vision that i gave them. and the vision gave them was this would be a grassroots effort. it was going to be five or ten of us. but i was hoping to get 50 people to come together that surpris

skyforce 10 flaw over that scene on bedford drive in edgemore. the fire broke out just after 11:00 p.m. last night. it damaged two homes as you can see there in the video. no one was hurt. police were called out earlier before the fire. we're trying to find out if the fire is related to that police call. >>> we expect the murder trial to begin today in the case of a delaware county man accused in a deadly shooting at a wellness center. richard plots is accused of killing his caseworker on the campus of mercy fitzgerald hospital last july. he was upset about signs prohibiting firearms in the hospital. a exist was also wounded and that psychiatrist pulled out his own gun and shot and injured plots. >>> jack markell will testify at a hearing on criminal justice reform. he's expected to talk about his state's recent experience with policing and prosecution especially in wilmington. >>> congress is expected to act on a universal pre-k amendment from pennsylvania senator bob casey. it's linked to a rework are of the no child left behind law. lawmakers

we're told authorities from bedford county virginia will be there. we'll keep you up to speed with alerts through the nbc washington app. sheila and catherine lyon vanished from wheaton in 1975. investigators be have been searching a rural property in connection with that case. >>> in the days ahead charles allen is hosting a meeting at the lobby project on 1 street in northeast d.c. >>> and police need your help identifying a would-be robber in the district. take a look at this video. you see a 61-year-old man fighting off his attacker. this happened at an apartment at 16th street northwest across from the meridian park. if you recognize the attacker, call d.c. police. >>> coming up on 4:30 on this wednesday morning. >> let's check with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein to find out if we're getting any more rain. >> well, possibly by later this afternoon, things are improving. and charlottesville south of fredericksburg, the next coming of hours in the metro area, we're beginning to dry out some of the pavement still wet from the overnight show

bedford county prosecutor randy krantz says it is a tough case but a basic legal principle convinced him to go to the grand jury. jury. >> a stealthy murderer even in successfully totally concealing the body should not escape justice. >> reporter: the search for the lyon sisters may have gone wrong early with montgomery county police in 1975 focused on a man with a microphone instead of the long haired man seen staring at the sisters at the mall. court documents suggest welch actually went back to the mall after the abduction and talked to police and they let him go. now in another court affidavit released today police say that another of welch's relatives also talked about those bloody duffel bags. she says that they refused welch's request to wash the bloody clothes that were inside those duffel bags. she says that he told her, welch told her, that he had had some hamburger meat that had gone bad and that that's why those duffel bags were bloody and why the clothes inside were bloody. now police also say in some other search warrant returns unsealed today that they fond some bone f

prosecutors today announced a grand jury at bedford county, virginia, has indicted twice

. >>> investigators will be looking for cause of a house fire on bedford drive in edgemore. skyforce 10 was over the fire. it damaged two homes late last night. no one was hurt. police were called to the scene earlier and trying to find out if the fire is related to that police call. >>> happening today, president obama will visit philadelphia to address members of the naacp. this is the second time the president has spoken to the organization during its annual convention which is happening of course in philadelphia right now. nbc 10's katy zachry is live outside the pennsylvania convention center where preparations for the president's visit are under way. katy? >> they are, chris. if you take a look behind me security detail is here at the pennsylvania convention center. and arriving as we speak. the president is expected to arrive at philadelphia international airport around 1:00 and speak here at the convention center around 3:00. the president of philadelphia's naacp chapter says it's an honor to have president obama address the group of about 5,000 members later today.

. >>> more pieces of the lyons sister mystery could come together tomorrow in bedford county virginia, the sheriff will hold a news conference there just 24 hours after he learned about the indictment of lloyd welch. newly unsealed search warrants reveal the evidence against welch. the strongest piece from his cousin, henry parker. according to court documents, parker says he helped lloyd lug two plastic bags from the trunk of a car back in 1975. he said they smelled of death and the bags were eventually set on fire. at today's news conference montgomery county police indicated they may not be done arresting people. >> the montgomery county police and all of our partners will work to hold every individual responsible who was involved with the abduction and murder of the lyons sisters. >> keep an eye on the nbc washington app tomorrow to learn what is revealed in that news conference from virginia. >>> new at 11 a second arrest connected to the mysterious death of a landover woman. the charles county sheriff's office charged darelle wilson with the murder of crystal anderson. a hiker f

will deliver major updates on the girls' disappearance and there will be a second news conference in bedford county, virginia, the next day. investigators believe katherine and sheila lyon were taken there before they were killed. >>> new video tonight of a terrifying armed robbery in northeast. this happened before 3 a.m. today. you can see a man points a gun at a worker who was cleaning a car. he and several other machine go into the auto body shop -- men go into the auto body shop and force a woman to give them money. if you have any information, d.c. police would love to hear from you. >>> tonight naturallies in southeast came together to along -- neighbors in southeast came together to talk about a menace, synthetic marijuana. they heard from one man about a particularly dangerous experience he had while on synthetic marijuana. >> i tried to jump out the window with my baby mama. i was tripping and thought somebody was at my door and ain't even nobody at my door and i'm at the window with the window open. thank god nothing happened, but it's bad. >> it's bad. authorities in d.c. report

but first, we're at a home in bedford that's both stately and serene.son benigan: and finally, the outside. i mean, talk about peace and tranquility. this is really it. welcome to open house nyc. today i'm coming to you from a three bedroom three bath penthouse in manhattan's west side neighborhood of clinton. this sleek home features light-filled, loft-like like entertainment spaces generous bedrooms, and a modern eat-in chef's kitchen and there's even a roof terrace. let's start things off with an enchanting home up in bedford that's a true feast for the eyes. it's filled with unique architectural details and decor that positively brim with color and shimmering light. this stately sanctuary is also surrounded by three beautiful acres giving it the perfect balance between stimulating and serene. alison benigan: hi. i'm alison benigan, and welcome to my wonderful abode. peace is an important part of this home. it's a foundation upon which this house was even built. so while the foundation of this house is peace and tranquility it also packs a powerful d

we'll told montgomery police and authorities from bedford county, virginia will be there.ll send you an alert on the nbc washington app as soon as we know what happened. sheila and katherine lyon, as you know, vanished from wheaton back in 1975. investigators have been searching a rural property in virginia for months now in connection to that case. >>> a jury of nine men and three women will decide the fate of james holmes. one of those jurors escaped columbine high school during the mass shooting there in 1999. closing arguments wrapped up just a few hours ago, and a judge picked which jurors would deliberate. attorneys argue holmes was insane when he killed 12 people and injured 70 more inside an aurora, colorado movie theater. prosecutors, though say holmes could still tell the difference between right and wrong, and they are seeking the death penalty. >>> next at 11:00 the teenaged girl who survived a plane crash and walked for two days back to civilization. her doctor just gave an update on her condition. >>> a local hospital testing new hires for tobacco use. your a

the fire broke out just past 11:00 on the unit block of bedford drive in edgemoor. about 30 minutes to get the fire under control. one home was part of a shooting investigation from earlier in the day. a man was hurt in that shooting. no one was injured in the fire. >> two more bill cosby accusers have revealed their identities as they ask a judge to shed more light on 2005 sexual assault lawsuit. beth ferrier and rebecca neal say they were both drugs and sexually assaulted by the famous comedian in 1986 in separate incidents. the women joined a court bid yesterday to unseal and release cosby's entire deposition transcript from a lawsuit brought on by a temple employee in 2005. a judge made portions of that deposition public last week including testimony from cosby where he admitted obtaining quaaludes in the 1970's to give women before they had sex. >> he's not the nice wholesome person that he was -- that he portrays on his show. >> it is important for the world to know the truth about how bill cosby hunted me like a predator. >> cosby has never been charged with

city council in memphis tennessee has decided to move this statute of confederate general nathan bedford forrest it left nine people dead in the south carolina church and still cannot find a resolution to move this statue citing a tennessee law that protects the war memorials a grand jury has indicted a man who confessed to the shooting that set off the arguments about the confederate flag he is charged with nine counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder he told investigators that he wanted to start a race war and that is why he opened fire in the church.. >>mark: this comes after the measure failed of of raise revenues for the district two fire stations close because of the measure failed the board president says just three fire stations are not covered almost the 21 to 50 square mile area and hundred 10,000 residents he says becker is a dangerous situation for firefighters or overworked in hand like have a call volume during an already busy fire season the hope to work with him as santa just those concerns. >>darya: raymond and seven others are going to stand trial in novem

skyforce 10 was over the scene on bedford drive in edgemore. this fire started just a short time after police officers were called to that scene. we're trying to see if the fire is related to that police call. no one was hurt. >>> happening today, a judge will arraign two former police officers for the alleged assault of a philadelphia man. >> shawn mcknight and kevin robinson are accused of knocking rivera off of his scooter and injuring him. >>> there's a preliminary hearing today in theication of a delaware county man who allegedly shot at police officers last month. richard nailer was being investigated for his possible connection to a series of suspicious fires in chester when the shooting happened. no one was hurt. >>> the son of a boston police officer is accused of plotting an isis inspired attack. 23-year-old alexander ciccolo was arrested on july 4th. he planned to make a pressure cooker to produce bombs to attack college cafeterias. his father turned him in after learning of his plans. >>> yesterday, the judge convicted khusen akhmed

the bedford sheriff and the commonwealth attorney assumed active prostures on the -- postures on the case pressuring those around taylors mountain and the welsh family to talk. >> you are not just helping law enforcement do its job. you are helping a mother and a father have peace. >> today at the welsh family hyattsville home this woman declined to answer questions about the case. saying that the police lie. >> they will make this press conference tomorrow the place where the sisters with were last seen 40 years ago. in wheaton brad bell abc7 news. leon: tonight a montgomery county man is in maryland to face child pornography charges. jonathan elias is standing by at live desk for brand new information we uncovered about the case. jonathan: since we first broke the news at 4:00 on abc7 news we learned that the suspect a former employee of a dance school called dance place in northeast washington. his name is bradley porter. we have a photo. he had images of child pornography at a hard drive at his home in takoma but they found him in knoxville. he has turned himself in. a spokes pen

police focus now in the mountains of bedford, virginia.inue to emphasize this is still an active and ongoing investigation. they're leaving the door open just a bit there could be another murder suspect, perhaps an accomplice. now loyal welch will be transferred from his prison in delaware tore tried in virginia. >> a long time coming sun lynn senior fat i . >>> they thought it was, some people vented on twitter, saying even like items like sharpies were sold out in second. walmart, for its part launched its own competing sale today. >>> well if it is on your bucket list you have three hours to get to manhattan to get on that piano and re-create the scene from "big." the one where tom hanks jumping all over the piano at f.a.o. schwarz. the iconic toy store is close for good. the building made of pure childhood bliss blames high rent and online shopping for its demise. you'll still buy online, but you'll have somewhere else to test drive your baby escalate. who's taking over the new york space? apple, of course. you can probably get an app

kimberly: bedford county grand jury indicted the wife of a person of interest in the lion sisters disappearance case. 65-year-old patricia jean welch is accused of lying to a grand jury investigating the case. the sisters ages 10 and 12 disappeared from a wheaton shopping center in 1975. the husband richard and his nephew have never been charged. the sisters have never been found. scott: we have breaking news right in out of baltimore where the "baltimore sun" is reporting that mayor stephanie rawlings-blake fired police commissioner. we are expecting a press conference at 4:is a. we will take you there when it happens. and the freddie gray riots was the end of april and the preview claimed that the officers lacked the basic equipment and training to handle the situation. it also said that the police leaders did not nothing to calm the crowd. >> they were left in harm's way. equally as important the lack of preparation for the citizens we are formedded to protect in harm's way as well. scott: more than 100 officers were injured in the riots. six officers were arrested and charged in connection

we're told that officials from bedford county virginia have been will. sheila and kathryn lyon vanished in 1975. investigators have been searching a rural area in connection with that case. >>> this afternoon president obama holds a news conference on the nuclear deal with iran. the deal lets that country keep a limited nuclear program under the watch of inspectors. israel is furious about this. you see the prime minister here, in d.c., lawmakers could try to put up some obstacles too. a little later this hour, we'll talk to nbc's tracie potts about how exactly the president plans to gather support. >>> today, you can head over to a public safety meeting in nome ma. charles allen says this is in response to the recent violence in that area. d.c. police will be on hand. the meeting is at the lobby project on 1st in northeast from 7:00 to 8:30 tonight. also, tonight, you can head over to a watch training session at upo petey greene center. hosting it from 2:00 to 3:30 this afternoon. it covers accostia, bailey farms neighborhoods. >>> drammatic video you s

christie starting a five-day tour while trump addressed a gathering of supporters in the town of bedfordinge inging no time touting his successes. >> so successful that nbc was really angry when i said i'm running for president. now, at least you know it's my rain because it's raining out here. somebody said i made a fantastic speech two weeks ago. they said my only problem is i speak through the applause. i've employed tens of thousands of people through my life. they said isn't it sad when donald trump is going to be up on that stage? and various senators and republicans -- no no. they're saying. various senators and republicans won't make it. and these guys haven't done anything compared to what i've done. cnn does a poll and it was a nice poll. it has me second. it's hard to believe i'm second to bush. bush is not going to get us to the promised land. i don't want to say he's a stiff, because that's too rude. >> certainly no lack of confidence there. trump seeing a surge now sitting at 12% as we see right here. up nine points from just last month. bush also making gains. he leads the

skyforce10 flew over that scene on bedford drive in edgemore. the fire started a short time after police were called to that area earlier so we're trying to determine if if the fire is related to that police call. no one was hurt. >>> 11:06. happening now, a judge at this hour is set to arraign these two former philadelphia police officers for allegedly beating a man. shawn mcknight and kevin robinson are accused of knocking rivereira off his scooter and beating him. he suffered a broken eye socket in that incident. officers said the boy fell off his scooter and they attacked him. >>> also happening now, the murder trial is under way in the case of a delaware county man accused in a deadly shooting at a wellness shooter. richard potts is accused of killing his caseworker and last july. prosecutors say he was upset over signs prohibiting firearms in the hospital. psychiatrist pulled out a gun of his own and shot him. >>> during his recent duchlt i arrest former eagle quarterback donovan mcnabb told officers he had a cold and had been drinking cou