in septem a jury convicted former governor bob mcdonnell and his wife, maureen of public corruption ged loans in exchange for giving gifts and favors to supplement ow jonnie williams. he is the first former governor of the commonwealth to be convicted of a crime and the two will be sentenced next year. >> we're certainly sad to report and announce the passing of the honorable marion s. barry. >> reporter: the former d.c. mayor and councilman died in november. he was praised for his work to improve social services and he !@ s created the city's youth jobs programnde equally was famous for hist and conviction on drug charges. thousands came to say good-bye as he lay in repose and at the washington convention center. he wasú@@z 78 years old. >>> uva student hannah graham disciplinen9k september a her(uoy body was found a few miles away from where the suspect once lived. he's awaiting trial. >>> uva made national headlines in a "rolling stone" article concerning student who said she was raped by seven men at a frat house and the university temporarily suspended all activity at the frat hou

. >> bob mcdonnell's lawyers are pushing for three yecommittee service. prosecutors want him to spend 10 years in prison. >> a judge denied a motion to move or delay the start of the trial. that means that the jury selection to become this monday as planned. prosecutors say that he and his brother tamerlan planned the attacks that killed three people and injured more than 260 others. tamerlan tsarnaev died with the shootout with police. >> weather is hampering rescue efforts. the first body arrived at an airport in indonesia. >> in coffins today, they carried the recovered bodies from air asia 8501. the family still in shock. >> my son was so excited for his first overseas trip, his mother said. he bought a new belt, new close. his face was shining. in this photo, and relative remember is a family of four that were lost, their children just two of the 17 youngsters on board. the process of identifying the victims is slow. recovery teams are fighting strong currents and tall waves. >> we have bodies that need to be recovered on the surface of the ocean but

this year though bob mcdonnell went on trial with his wife ma maureen.y were convicted on counts of corruption. almost as bad as the sentences they're probably about to get. really the whole trial exposed just a terrible break down in their family. they were blaming each other for everything that went wrong. they both took hundreds of thousands of gifts, loans, bribes from a veteran salesmen. just a very ugly personal episode and ended career of one of the go gop's rising star. >> another scandal congressman tray raid l of florida. >> nicknamed the cocaine congressman. you think your career would be over by then. he thought he wasn't going to be finished. he bought three grams of cocaine a short distance from the capitol. he bought it from an undercover fbi agent. that was the beginning of the end. he was convicted on cocaine possession. he said he wasn't going to resign. a conversation with john boehner and republicans in his district changed that. he's back home no. no longer in congress. he's back on twitter. i want people to know they don't have to g

when bob mcdonnell was convicted of felony charges in september we tried to figure out how much timeon when he got sentenced. my best guess is he was looking at eight to ten years in prison and that was my guess as an amateur, and now the pros weighed in. the guidelines they have now issued in the bob mcdonnell case range from ten years plus in prison, and the judge does not have to follow those guidelines, and judges do mostly follow those guidelines. bottom line, it looks more like ten to 12 years for the governor for his multiple convictions. if you have your calendar for next year, write that in, january 6th, save the date. you never jim jam shabriver flab dry ris.o is, bliss pounds hazy dray? drywall sh-boop leaver - murray. hey, big bog panorama corn salabaty? dude, squibble bits. mareyayzee. mormal snap jebby rolban jebby deetle flosh. [laughter] eh. now's the time to get in the loop. just look for our fall tv picks with xfinity on demand. huh. quickly find the season's hottest shows, huh. quickly find the season's hottest shows, with a handpicked collection all in one place.

the judge affirmed several verdicts against her and her husband, former governor bob mcdonnell . a request for a new trial was denied during yesterday's hearing. prosecutors say the mcdonnells illegally tried to help dietary supplement maker in exchange for thousands of dollars in gifts. they were convicted in september and will be sentenced next month. their case prompted the creation of a new ethics panel which yesterday recommended a $250 cap on gifts given to havevirginia lawmaks t could be approved in certain circumstances. m votg on grants that would benefit family members. >>> righ employees are under investigation. they're accused of stealing gift cards out of the mail. the i-team object tand a federal search warrant that says a worker admitted to stealing $2,000 in cards. she also claimed her co-workers stole more than $9,000 worth of cards. this investigation started when a manager found a razor blade and hundreds of opened letters and envelopes. so far no charges filed. >>> 4:51. a grand jury will decide whether to prosecute the man accused of killing carolyn cross, fro

. >> bill cosby and then on the political side former virginia governor bob mcdonnell who is heading to the slammer instead of having a spot on the republican ticket. >> you saw cosby's wife and heard the defense of him. >> yeah, he didn't have a good year. >> mark? tom i mean. >> rolling stone magazine after a complete fall apart at the end of the year. >> mark? >> well, it seems to me that it was barack obama. i mean he was absolutely obliterated in the election. his poll numbers are down to 41%, which is as low as it could get. he has lost a lot of traction both within the government and in the country. and there is no sense of what he stands for in terms of the public program. >> that is a good note on your part. the biggest loser, however is harry reid the democratic senator from novado. he was seen as obama's puppet in the senate. faithfully obedient to the white house. but at the expense of their own majority leader, biggest loser harry reid. best politician, pat? >> i'm going to give it to vladimir putin, john. he's playing a very weak hand. he lost the ukraine, but recovered

september, a jury convicted former governor bob mcdonnell and his wife of federal corrupti charges. in exchange for giving political favors. mcdonnell is the first former governor to be convicted of a crime. the two will be sentenced separate next year. >> we are sad to report and announce the passing of the e marion s. berry. >> former d.c. mayor and council member berry died in november. the mayor for life was praised for his work to inprove city social services. he also created the city's youth summer jobs program. but he equally was famous for his arrest and conviction on drug charges. thousands gathered to say good-bye. and during his public funeral service at the washington conventi berry was 78 years old. heartache and outrage at the universi of virginia in char student hannah graham disappeared in september. her body was found a month later at an abandoned property just a few miles away from where the main suspect once lived. police arrested and charged jesse matthew jr. with her abduction. uva also made national headlines article concerning a student who said she was raped b

the same time the judge denied motions for acquittal and a new trial for both former governor bob mcdonnell and his wife. the former governor was convicted of 11 counts including conspiracy and extortion. maureen mcdonnell is now guilty on eight accounts. >>> a special election is set for april 28 to fill the council seat of the late marion barry. the d.c. board of elections officially declared the ward 8 seat vacant yesterday. >> he died at the age of 7 #. some constituents are earning his son christopher to run for that seat. >>> it's 6 after the hour. a new soccer stadium planned for the district could wind up costing the city a lot more than it expected. >> metro transit looks at different ways to secure funding for the future. wusa9 is back after this. >>> 6:08. a yellow alert in effect for this tuesday. we have showers around and a little sleet mixing in. we're worried about a touch of ice. very minor in the areas along and west of the blue ridge and i-70. winter advisories are up. most go till 1:00 tonight unless canceled earlier. 1:00 p.m. this afternoon for carroll county east. we'

former governor bob mcdonnell convicted on 11 charges and will ask the court to consider several optionsor his sentencing other than prison time. he is extended to challenge the determination by the u.s. probation office that he faces a prison term of 10 years and seven months under federal sentencing guidelines. his lawyers will argue that the guidelines call for a sentence of three to four years. coming up next, we will turn our focus to the housing market and predictions for the industry in 2015. later, we will talk with a former cbs investigative journalist, sharyl attkisson, talking about her latest book about covering the obama administration. president obama last week announced a shift in u.s.-cuba relations. on monday, the latin american initiative of the brookings institute posted something about what led to that. [video clip] >> i think it marks the beginning of the end of five decades of hostility between these two neighbors. yes, we have distinct systems of governance. i think it will take some time for those changes to happen in cuba. i think it certainly is the end of the c

bob and maureen mcdonnell were convicted back in september. the couple had asked for a new trial. but today their request was denied. the judge threw out an obstruction conviction against the former first lady. prosecutors say they illegally tried to help a dietary supplement maker in exchange for thousands of dollars in gifts and loans. the case prompted the creation of an ethics panel recommended a $250 cap on gifts to lawmakers. waivers in certain circumstances voting on grants that would benefit their family members. operation from a baltimore jail took the stand today. prosecutors claim tavon white impregnated four guards and used contraband cell phones to direct drug activity to the streets. he testified about five corrections officers, a kitchen worker, and two inmates who are charged with help being him run the operation. white is testifying as part of a plea deal for a reduced sentence. >>> the grabego's company's handling of the largest u.s. child seat recall in history is under investigation. the national highway traffic safety administration is opening an investigation

at least 10 years and thought for former governor bob mcdonnell of virginia. under federal sentencing guidelines as determined by the u.s. probation office. a source familiar with the guideline range included in a presentence investigation report filed on the second, confirmed the figures reported friday in the "post," mcdonald and his wife, maureen, were convicted host: this was the big public corruption case that we watched play out in the news media. the lead story in the "washington post" -- reporter will not be forced to testify. attorney general eric holder says he will not forsake "new to release reporter a source in the trial of jeffrey sterling, former cia official accused of leaking classified information. they go on to say that with the deadline approaching, holder has told prosecutors that while they subpoena,request a they cannot require any information but the identity of his source according to one person familiar with holder's position in the "washington post story., the lead natasha, thank you for hanging on. you are in troy, michigan, democra

bob mcdonnell was convicted on federal corruption related to producing a dietary company.ris christie was in hot water when the lane closures of the george washington bridge hit his area. and the widespread mismanage had the of the veterans affairs led for eric shinseki to resign. beth a welcome back to you. when the book is written by historians on this year 2014, which scandal do you think will be the headline the biggest one? >> well we don't have anything along the lines of watergate or iran/contra. in terms of the most memorable scandal, i would say bridgegate. the fact that it was an interesting and fun one to imagine somebody on governor chris christie's staff saying let's have some lane closures on ft. lee. it speaks to the people around chris christie. someone who was strongly considering running for president, these are the kinds of people that he brings into his inner circle that they would settle scores in these vindictive ways. we are still waiting for indictments. a year ago, he was probably the most promising presidential candidate. this scandal may have top