drunk when he hit and killed sister denise mosier in bristow in august of 2010. he was facing deportation at the time of the crash. the labor department releases the denair jobs report today and it could show promising start. employers likely added 155,000 jobs last month. that would leave the unemployment rate unchanged at 8.5%. by now it is at its lowest level in nearly three years. it has fallen a fourth straight month. >> president obama will unveil plans to put veterans back to work during mr. darlington today. it would spend a billion dollars and put 20,000 former troops to work building roads levees, and trails on public lands. the farmhouse where the president will make the announcement was one of the first response to the pentagon on september 11. veterans have an unemployment rate 5% higher than non- veterans. >> nevada voters are on the verge of handing mitt romney another victory. >> former governor and presidential republican front- runner pulling ahead of gingrich

the bbc's michael bristow is in beijing following the story for us, and he says the scandal itself has been rumbling for some time. >> for years, chinese football has been plagued by these accusations of corruption and match fixing, which has led many fans over the years to really support european teams. that's why you get so many supporting teams in italy, spain, and england, because they can trust the results which have gone on there. three years ago in 2009, the chinese football association wanted to clean up the game, so they launch an investigation which has then snagged referees, players, coaches, even senior administrators in the football federation association itself. this is the latest trial to finish as part of that investigation, as you said there in the report. it ensnared lu sw un, the main referee, revered man here in china. he was the first chinese referee to take part in the world cup in 2002 when it was held in south korea, in japan. so great national pride to china. now he's been found to have taken more than 100,000 pounds in order to fix the results of seven particu

the final stop will take us to bristow virginia. -- bristol, virginia.emperatures outside slowly coulee this evening. 20's off to the north and west of us. winchester at 30 degrees. at the freezing mark for fredericksburg. for the overnight hours. this is different compared to we have had in the past. burlington at 10 degrees. the windchills are a lot better than they were 24 hours ago. detroit and indianapolis. chicagogrees warmer for and indianapolis. its way for tomorrow? milder temperatures. our next whether maker is well west of loss. now across texas. this will not arrive until late wednesday,early us a chance for showers. the day tomorrow. the sunshine will stick around of tuesday.t half clouds will increase from the west. 18-25 ford light -- for a nighttime lows. tomorrow, lots of sun. 44-49. temperatures around the 50 degree mark for the next couple days and the upcoming week. the coldest temperature in the upper-40's. that will be on mother's day. winter that wasn't. not too bad. we will take it. >> some people cashed in on the ice today. injur

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he is 33-year-old joshua weissman of bristow. a seven year veteran of the department. we now have obtained the picture of this 33-year-old paramedic. weissman was responding to a car fire on 395 near glebe road yesterday evening when he got out of his car, and get this -- somehow he fell through a gap in-between the two spans of the bridge. he dropped 20 feet into a rocky creek below. >> medic units are dispatched with engine companies on autofires to provide medical assistance. they were responding as part of that initial response. they came up on the -- autofire first. the other person on the medic unit reported immediately what had happened and at that point we dispatched additional resources to deal with that issue as well. >> reporter: now weissman was reportedly in cardiac arrest when he was pulled from the creek. and we're told by witnesses on the scene that crews worked feverishly to revive him. we'll have more from those witnesses coming up in a half hour and explanation as to how he could have fallen from that bridge coming up in my next report, in the next h

he is 33-year-old joshua weissman of bristow. he's a seven year veteran of the department. weissman was among the first on the scene of a car fire around 6:30 p.m. yesterday. when he pulled his vehicle over on the northbound lanes of 395, he got out of the car to cross over to the highway to reach that burning vehicle. in the southbound lanes. that's when he somehow fell in a gap in-between the guardrails separating the two spans of the bridge. >> they were all rushing trying to help their buddies out you know. i feel sorry for his girlfriend or his wife. she came down there and i said a little prayer for her and i hope he gets better. >> i started crying and i got down and i started praying right but that man that worked -- got to me, that man that worked on it you know what i'm saying? it was like 20 minutes and would not stop. he wouldn't give up. >> my first reaction was like how do you fall over? i still don't know how he fell over. >> reporter: that's still the question on many peoples' minds at this early morning into the investigation, how did he fall over? we do kn

at the freezing mark in rockville. 21 in warrenton and bristow. 21 in aldie. 23 in bowie. 24 in waldorf. similar temperatures in that area. bright sunshine this morning still near freezing at 8:00 a.m. clouds increasing by lunchtime, 47. high temperature, 53. warmer than yesterday with an isolated sprinkle possible if in western maryland and west virginia. around 60 degrees tomorrow for the high temperature. well into the 60s by thursday and friday. at least for the first part of the day on friday it will be mild. a rain chances era and there isolated sprinkles. best chance is friday morning with a cold front moving into town. that's a forecast. >> the commute looks beautiful. normal travel times expected around the beltway across the american legion bridge is good. normal travel times on 270 between father hurley boulevard and the beltway. looks good on 66 between centreville and 495. looks good south of town at the wilson bridge. no complications out of dale city are still 495. looks good on 95 and b-w parkway in and out of baltimore. >> vdot moving to make sure no more highway signs,

but bristow and willow are here with me today. i'm glad they're with us.ou know why rolling thunder chose washington for their rally? they wanted to make their engines the choice. and that's why cpac started back in the 1970s. they wanted the republican party to hear us. at the 1975 cpac, ronald reagan, he laid out a blue print for rebuilding the gop under a banner of bold colors, not pale pastels. ever since then, cpac has been the rally for conservative action and that's why i am glad to be here today with all of you conservative activists. now, today the conservative movement has never been stronger or brighter with people at the grass roots. and yet, the federal government has never cast a bigger shadow. so for the last three years, we have been waving a bold banner that shouts don't tread on me. you see, the tea party rose up because americans woke up. and our movement, it is bigger than one person. it is bigger than one candidate. it is bigger than one party. it's about one country united under god. we aren't red americans. we're not blue americans.

fire crews are back on the road this morning as their colleague, 33-year-old joshua weissman of bristow lies in a hospital bed fighting for his life. wiseman was -- weissman was the first to a scene of a car fire on 395 near glebe road just before 6:30 p.m. yesterday. he pulled over across over to the burning vehicle on the southbound lanes when he fell through this gap in-between the guardrails separating the two spans of the bridge. >> whether he -- he responded to that exact location before i can't really say but it's not uncommon for us to run that stretch of roadway especially during rush hour. >> reporter: weissman is a decorated paramedic, served as a field trainer, and even helped develop the training program. chief rodriguez goes on to say counseling will be offered to weissman's colleagues here at the fire house and as always after an accident like this, they'll reevaluate and take a second look at their training practices. in alexandria, delia goncalves, 9news now. >>> police are looking for one more suspect after a carjacking and chase that occurred this morning in southeast

sister denise -- bristow, virginia. sister denise mosier was killed. two other nuns were injured. >>> george huguely is accused of killing the virginia lacrosse player in may of 2010. our bruce leshan will be in the courtroom when that trial begins and his live reports from charlottesville start monday at 5:00. >>> tonight at 7:00 on 9 news now the army's top investigator grilled by house members about mismarked graves at arlington national cemetery. hear what he had to say about the army's own investigation and if anyone would ever face criminal charges on 9 news now, 7:00. >> our mild weather may be good for us, but part of the country is getting slammed with snow tonight. top? >> yeah. we'll come back, talk about the possibility of some snow here over the weekend. we'll show you the numbers, another beautiful day, 52 and 37, another day above average, another day above freezing at night. >>> up next the fictional godzilla may be a giant lizard song from radiation, but scientists are cram bling to explain that real life jibe -- scrambling to explain

in august 2010 crash in bristow. he had two prior dui convictions when he slammed no a car carrying three nuns. sister denise was killed, the other two nuns suffered serious injuries. montano could be sentenced up to 70 years in jail. >>> a second man has been arrested in the murder of alexandria activist lenny harris. police announced the arrest of 20-year-old ivan newman of maryland yesterday. harris' body was found last weekend at the bottom of a well in fort washington. police say harris was shot to death around the same time he disappeared last september. investigators say they expect to make more arrests. >>> doctors were unable to save the life of a transgendered woman who was stabbed last night in northeast washington. police say a man dressed as a woman had an altercation with another man on east capitol street, and the second man stabbed the victim in the head. there's no word yet on the victim's identity. >>> a fire forced more than 20 people out of their homes early this morning. it started overnight on s

our correspondent michael bristow was more. >> he was china's top football referee. for two years, he was awarded the referee of the year by the asian football confederation are. he's also the first chinese referee to take charge of a world cup match in 2002. he's now being sent to prison, though, for 5 1/2 years for accepting bribes totalling more than $100,000 to fix seven top flight football matches here in china. he's one of nine people, including other referees and football administrators who went on trial in the northern city of dandong. his trial one of many pending at the moment. and it's the result of an investigation launched by the chinese football association to clean up the support here in china. for years, it's been blighted by allegations of match fixing. companies withdrew sponsorship. fans transferred their support to fallen team, even in europe. and the broadcasting company refused to show top flight matches here in china last season. there's renewed interest in the support here in china. and the chinese football association will be hoping that this

he lived in bristow, virginia. he will be laid to rest tomorrow in alexandria. >>> season 11 of american idol is now well under way. if you've been watching, you know the contest apts have it hard enough and most of them know how to sing. >> one of the favorite hollywood celebrities was on the show. adam housley watches. >> reporter: with the group auditions set to help narrow down this year's idol finalists and the pressure mounting for many to pick the perfect song, we asked some well-known folks what shock they would choose in they auditioned in front of the -- what song they would choose if they auditioned in front of the judges. >> i would sing someone saved my life tonight, elton john. >> i would have to go with blue bayou. >> probably something by janelle much onet because you wouldn't expect it. >> i can't sing so i would be one. those people that they put on there to make fun of. i would have to rap or something hike that. >> only matthew lillard was willing to give us appear audition. >> i would sing some

did snow last night in bristow several hours and places to the south, a reminder that winter is stillet snowflakes came down for hours in central virginia on sunday night >> . it's ok when it's coming down, but it's the aftermath. >> every storm for the region this winter. our first snowfall this year. >> some people were worried about driving in this today. >> just because you have four- wheel drive does not mean you are invincible. it can happen to anybody. if >> from unseasonably balmy conditions, many roads did not freeze but it was difficult in other spots. >> you can get around if you take your time. >> 500 pieces of equipment at the disposal of vdot in central virginia. >> i am from california and this is my first time driving in the snow. >> you have to be careful when the temperature drops. it will be kind of slippery. >> vdot has trucks ready with the a salt mixture just in case. helping matters is there's not a lot of traffic. john gonzalez, abc 7 news reporting. >> not a lot of traffic means we have light volume. traffic moving at speed. working in our favor is 95 between

the 33-year-old firefighter from bristow died when he was responding to a call and tell from 395. he succumbed to his injuries and washington hospital center. tonight at 5:00 at the everly- wheaton funeral home in alexandria for the viewing. tomorrow is in alexandria -- tomorrow is indisputable in alexandria at beth el hebrew congregation. this will attacaffect schools as they will be closing in alexandria. service will not be disrupted as far as emergency calls. we have posted which roadways to avoid. our viewers can go to wjla.com. >> the eighth day of the uva murder trial. prosecutors could finish their case today against former uva lacrosse player george huguely. medical experts to the stand yesterday and testified that george huguely's pas then- girlfirend died from injuries caused by blunt force trauma. the defense claims that her death was accidental. george huguely has pleaded not guilty. we are following a developing story from the middle east where israel is accusing iran of trying to kill a diplomat. this comes after explosions in thailand india, and georgia over the pa

severe storms already extreme southwestern virginia, northwest of bristow. they have severe thunderstorm warnings until 4:45 a.m. between 2:00 and 6:00 we could have thunderstorms and possibly even severe a, later on this evening. 72 degrees for the high temperature. southwesterly wind becoming a 20-30. gusty air, potentially a to a 60 miles an hour or just west of the metro area. high wind warning and wind advisory effect of midday into the evening. things will improve on the weekends slowly. still windy tomorrow. gusty air on saturday, 48. of mount pleasant. sunday, light wind, 48. happy friday. >> happier than the beltway. no issues on 95 between washington and baltimore. we are celebrating these temperatures. overnight construction has been moved. green light on 95, 70, 66. there was a serious crash in st. mary's county. route 5 northbound at about 6 you will still find some authorities on the scene. back to you. >> thank you. we will move on to vote 2012. gop presidential candidate mitt romney trying to ruin central's image as they person of ideals sank

temperatures in the 30's and 40's. 42 in oxon hill right now. 39 in bristow. 40 and all the right nowthere will be areas of light rain mostly later this morning through midday. later this afternoon it could become steady and heavy at times if moving through the afternoon and evening. what it's coming from is the cold front and storm system that's been moving pretty quickly from southwest to northeast. we are not going to get thunderstorms, but we will see the rain at times throughout the day. we have been talking all week about the possibility of a storm on sunday. there's still uncertainty as to where the system will go, because depending on how strong it gets and how close it gets to our area will determine what if any precipitation we might get. we may have some precipitation on sunday, whether it be rain or snow or wintry mix, we will have to wait and see. we will have a much better idea by tomorrow. we will see the rain today highs near and 50. 30's tonight. mid 50's tomorrow, breezy and sunny. adam caskey has the seven-day outlook in a couple minutes. >> thanks so much. 6:51 rig

west virginia and it will be here within the next couple hours. 38 in washington, 36 in olney 36 in bristow, 39 in warrenton. for the most part, upper 30's, some spots at 40 degrees. the rain will come in a couple back to us today. the first this morning and midday and the second one this evening. highs near 50. three-quarters of an inch of rain expected. sunshine tomorrow, 60's. >> 395 northbound the there are two accidents. between seminary road and king street in the main lanes is the first one, on the left shoulder. it is really tight driving in the left lane. northbound 395 near washington boulevards there's an accident blocking the right lane. traffic in maryland on 270 looks fine. sac town from urbana to hyattstown as normal backups. -- southbound from urbana. >> mitt romney swept tuesday opposing presidential primaries in michigan and arizona. >> the stakes could not been higher for him but centcom still gave him a run for the money. romney won by about three points in michigan. that's 30,000 votes. in arizona he's holding on to a double-digit lead. what is next for the once and fut

he and his wife rebecca resided in bristow, virginia. funeral arrangements are pending. we ask that you offer your thoughts and prayers for josh and his family. our department has not only lost an outstanding employee and paramedic but a member of our community, a dedicated co-worker and our friend. this is a day of great sadness for all of us in the alexandria fire department. we thank you and i want to take a moment again to appreciate all of the assistance we've received from our regional fire rescue and law enforcement colleagues both here in the city of alexandria arlington county, fairfax county, metropolitan washington airport authority, d.c. fire and ems, the d.c. firefighters burn foundation and more than anybody else, the dedicated men and women that you see before me here who do this job despite the odds 24-7/365. thank you and i'll now take questions. >> that was alexandria fire chief adam teal commenting on the death of a paramedic, joshua weissman, 33 years old who died today after he fell from a bridge last night while responding to an accident and car fir

the 33-year-old lived in bris stow, virginia, with his wayfare -- bristow, virginia, with his wife rebecca and was originally from upstate new york. >> he was a great guy. >> reporter: the chief said weissman had outstanding clinical skills and had been tested to train other paramedics. >> that was the kind of person josh was, committed, dedicated, professional to the end. it's a day of great sadness for all of us in the alexandria fire department. >> reporter: we should say funeral arrangements are still pending and virginia state police are still investigating. >> can you tell us more about how this happened? it's such a stunning accident. >> we know there was a 3-foot or so space between the two barriers he was trying to cross to get to the burning car. in the rain and dark he may not have realized the danger. >>> another big story tonight at 10:00, a teacher at a christian school in montgomery county is under arrest tonight. ashley campbell is accused of having an 18 month sexual relationship with a male student. fox 5's bob barnard is in the newsroom now with the story. >> the accused

already been convicted of drunk driving in virginia twice when in august of 2010 on a two-lane road in bristow his subaru crashed into a toyota carrying three nuns. sister denise mosier was killed. the other two nuns were severely injured. prosecutors successfully convinced the judge that the immigrant was guilty of felony murder and asked for a 24 year sentence. family and friends told the judge the young man had reformed in jail attending aa meetings and scores of bible classes. martinelly montano read a letter to the judge. >> i am truly sorry for the destruction and harm i put the sisters and their families through. i feel horrible for what i have done. i take full responsibility for my actions and i'm willing to accept my penalty. reporter: defense attorneys pointed out martinelly montano has two young children who need him. they asked for a merciful sentence. that didn't happen. >> he had had two prior convictions. he'd gone to jail. he'd gone to classes. when he got in that car in that intoxicated position, he knew that there was a great likelihood that someone would be injured or kille

weissman was 33 years old and he was from new york andlied with his life -- lived with his wife in bristow, virginia. he spent seven years with the alexandria fire department on seminary road. >> one mother wrote that josh revisited her home after responding to an accident in her home that involved her mother-in-law and her young son. josh reassured the mother that her son had been thoroughly checked out after being involved in a home accident when the girl's mother fell ill while holding the boy. that was the kind of person josh was, committed. dedicated professional to the end. >> weissman died while responding to a car fire on 395. he jumped the guardrail and fell through a gap between two bridges. >>> the district is cracking down on kids who skip school. major gray launched a new campaign yesterday called the more you learn, the more you earn. he said it's being chronically truant is just the first step in a downward spiral. >> they wind up not being able to get a job. and all the negative things that can happen in our lives happen to young people who don't go to school. >> the mayor

the 33-year-old from bristow spent most of his seven years in the alexandria fire and rescue department at station 6 on seminary road. his gear sits prominently there as a memorial. >> it's tragic because it could happen to any one of us at any time. we check our stuff out in the morning and think about joshua. >> reporter: weissman's fatal fall was last wednesday night. he was rushing to rescue someone he thought was trapped in a burning vehicle in the southbound lanes along i-395 near glebe road. first on the scene he parked in the northbound lanes and was jumping over this jersey wall not knowing there was a gap 30 feet down. some emergency workers are saying what it's needed here are chain link fences so that anybody who is stopped here would know the danger. today the focus is on joshua and his family. paramedics and firefighters from miles around are here to pay their respects. >> joshua's family is our family, so we're doing everything from at the upper echelon all the departments getting together doing mutual aid. >> that's one of the reasons we're here is to take care of his fa

prince william county judge has sentenced an illegal immigrant who killed a nun while driving drunk in bristow carlos montenelli's tearful plea for mercy in court today convinced the judge to lower the sentence he originally had in mind. julie carey reports from manassas. >> reporter: 24-year-old carlos martinelli came to court already convicted of felony murder for driving drunk in august of 2010 and crashing his car into a vehicle carrying three nuns. two of them sister charlotte lange and connie ruth lufton were badly injured. sister denise mosher was killed. in court today he told the judge he is a changed man. he says he has found god, attends aa meetings in the jail, and is studying to become a pastor some day. he and tearful relatives asked for mercy. >> i am truly sorry for the destruction and harm i put the sisters and their families through. i feel horrible for what i have done. i take full responsibility for my actions. and i'm willing to accept my penalty. >> reporter: his blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit that tragic morning. it was his third dui. the bolivia

. >>> illegal immigrant convicted of a deadly accident in bristow, virginia, that killed a nun will learn his punishment today. police say carlos montoya was drunk when he slammed his car into another car in august of 2010. the crash killed sister denise mosher and injured two other n nuns. the crash happened while he was awaiting deportation. he faces up to 70 years in prison. >>> a second man is behind bars in the murder of an alexandria activist whose body was found in a well in prince george's county. police arrested 20-year-old ivan newman yesterday in connection with lenny harris' death. newman faces murder, kidnapping, and robbery charges. earlier this week, police arrested 49-year-old lynwood johnson. they say they expect to make more arrests in this case. the motive for the murder appears to be robbery. >>> this morning, a teacher and part-time coach at two schools in montgomery county is in jill. he is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student. 47-year-old scott spear is a social studies teacher at julia's west middle school in rockville and is also a basketball and track