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brittany morehouse, 9 news now. >>> you can read the affidavit at wusa9.com. just click on extras. >>> three teenagers charged in the murder of slain middle school principal brian betts are due in court at the end of the month. yesterday they were arraigned in rockville. prosecutors charged the teens with murder and ordered them held without bond. investigators say they found saunders prints on the suv stolen he night he died and found brian betts stolen belongings inside of gray's oxon hill home. >>> a prince georges county funeral home has lost the license after ' state inspector discovered 40 bodies stacked in a garage. the chambers funeral home and crematorium has until friday to complete any procedure and close down. they saw a large pile of body bags containing human bemains. the bodies were intended for cremation. >>> another university of maryland student has come forward with accusations of abuse against the prince georges county police department. it stems from that may la that broke out after the school defeated duke. during the incident he asked of
brittany morehouse, 9 news now. >>> you can read the affidavit at wusa9.com. just click on extras. >>> three teenagers charged in the murder of slain middle school principal brian betts are due in court at the end of the month. yesterday they were arraigned in rockville. prosecutors charged the teens with murder and ordered them held without bond. investigators say they found saunders prints on the suv stolen he night he died and found brian betts stolen belongings inside of...
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brittany morehouse joins us live now in charlottesville where students at uva are still trying to cope with the heart-breaking crime. >> reporter: derek, it is finals week here at the university of virginia. but even if it wasn't, you would be hard pressed to find any student who wants to talk on camera about this. that's because as one young lady puts it, she says this is a serious problem. abuse against women. and that proved true weeks ago when they take back the night many people showed up to share their stories. now they're learning more about another violent incident in george huguely's past and that's when he was arrested for pub lib intoxication. -- public intoxication. it was in november of 2008 and the senior had to be shocked with a stun gun and the police officer with the levelling ton police officer says -- lexington police officer says he became abusive. >> reporter: tonight violence plays on the md as they study for finals, they take a moment to light canned follows for yeardley love. one senior explains why off camera. >> for students to be talking on the news on behalf
brittany morehouse joins us live now in charlottesville where students at uva are still trying to cope with the heart-breaking crime. >> reporter: derek, it is finals week here at the university of virginia. but even if it wasn't, you would be hard pressed to find any student who wants to talk on camera about this. that's because as one young lady puts it, she says this is a serious problem. abuse against women. and that proved true weeks ago when they take back the night many people...
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brittany morehouse was at tonight's vigil. she has more from charlottesville. >> it was a candlelight vigil that was short and simple. just three speakers and two songs. but in all its gref tee, this special ceremony for yeardley love brought clarity for many students, maybe not for the past but for the future. not enough candles could light up as they sit here. ♪ i'll stand by you >> reporter: as they echo it for comfort and each other, a song started this vigil. >> we find ourselves with more questions than answers, more emotions than we want to have. >> reporter: a song that covers all of your emotions ♪ tears are in your eyes >> it has been a disturbing, confusing and heart wrenching three days ♪ if you're mad, get mad >> reporter: anger. >> we cannot fully comprehend the atrocity of her death, but we are here tonight to honor her memory. >> reporter: and, yes, even hope. >> my hope for yeardley and for you is that her dying inspires an anger and that you will know the story of yeardley love and will learn the lessons of h
brittany morehouse was at tonight's vigil. she has more from charlottesville. >> it was a candlelight vigil that was short and simple. just three speakers and two songs. but in all its gref tee, this special ceremony for yeardley love brought clarity for many students, maybe not for the past but for the future. not enough candles could light up as they sit here. ♪ i'll stand by you >> reporter: as they echo it for comfort and each other, a song started this vigil. >> we find...
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and education of bikers and drivers. >> reporter: brittany morehouse, 9 news now. >> not all studiesgree bike lanes are the safest way to go. some say it creates a false sense of security for drivers and biker and can lead to more collisions. >>> howard is here with the forecast. so you have closed the umbrella. >> for the moment here but there are other areas north and west where they will need the umbrellas. the wind shield wiper and maybe keep the kids in the car instead of putting them out in the rain to wait for the bus. i want to show you north and west of town we have light showers showing up. could be a heavy mist, as well. a little drizzle and sprinkles have been showing up on radar because they are so light and humid atmosphere that has overtaken us. thick is the right word of the morning. it is thick out there. look at the showers, centreville, chantilly up to reston here in to great falls and across the river in to potomac and rockville here across the spur on 270. so maybe falls road in to potomac in to river, as well. that's one area of showers that we are detecting on
and education of bikers and drivers. >> reporter: brittany morehouse, 9 news now. >> not all studiesgree bike lanes are the safest way to go. some say it creates a false sense of security for drivers and biker and can lead to more collisions. >>> howard is here with the forecast. so you have closed the umbrella. >> for the moment here but there are other areas north and west where they will need the umbrellas. the wind shield wiper and maybe keep the kids in the car...
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we sent brittany morehouse to see if the district is bicycle friendly. >> my bike. >> reporter: not often you will find this bike in a stationary position. >> i ride it every day to work and on the weekends to get anywhere. >> reporter: so alexandra would know. >> safety wise it is a challenge in the city. >> reporter: meredith is the chairman of the bike advisory council and says the streets are swiftly changing for the better. >> i and h street will be dedicated lanes each way. 9th street and 15th from constitution. all the way up really. >> reporter: i strapped my flip cam on my helmet and hopped on the bike to see for myself myself. the lanes on pennsylvania avenue seem wider and the fresh paint helped me to feel safe. the infrastructure is there but bicyclists say getting drivers to be courteous, that's another work in progress. >> i often see cars parked in bike lanes and loading trucks in bike lanes and sometimes it is the cluelessness that is causing problems, talking on the phone, putting on makeup. >> i have had run ins with car doors. >> drivers are confused with what the safet
we sent brittany morehouse to see if the district is bicycle friendly. >> my bike. >> reporter: not often you will find this bike in a stationary position. >> i ride it every day to work and on the weekends to get anywhere. >> reporter: so alexandra would know. >> safety wise it is a challenge in the city. >> reporter: meredith is the chairman of the bike advisory council and says the streets are swiftly changing for the better. >> i and h street will...
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we sent brittany morehouse to see if the city is really bike friendly. >> my bike, it is not often youill find this bike in the stationary position. >> i ride it every day to work and on the weekends to get anywhere. >> so an sandra would know. >> it is a challenge in the city safety wise. >> reporter: meredith says the streets are changing if better. >> i hen and h streets will be lanes going each way and 15th street to constitution all the way up really. >> i hopped on the bike to see for myself. new lanes on pennsylvania avenue seem much wider and fresh paint on older bike lanes help me feel save. so the infrastructure is there but bicyclists say getting drivers to be courteous, that's another work in progress. >> i often see cars parked in bike lanes. i see loading trucks in bike lanes and sometimes it's the cluelessness that causes problems. talking on the phone putting on makeup. >> i have had run ins with car doors. >> drivers are sometimes prize surprised by what the safest thing for cyclists is to do. riding in the middle of the roe road is sometimes the safest thing for biker
we sent brittany morehouse to see if the city is really bike friendly. >> my bike, it is not often youill find this bike in the stationary position. >> i ride it every day to work and on the weekends to get anywhere. >> so an sandra would know. >> it is a challenge in the city safety wise. >> reporter: meredith says the streets are changing if better. >> i hen and h streets will be lanes going each way and 15th street to constitution all the way up really....
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as brittany morehouse reports, even after he said no more, drilling projects move forward. >> it is pretty clear that the system failed and it failed badly. >> reporter: it was may 14th when the president announced a moratorium on both granting permits to drill new wells and granting environmental waivers. his anger was clear. >> i did not appreciate what i considered to be a ridiculous spectacle. >> reporter: but now that anger can be heard in the voices of environmentalists who wondered why the department granted seven permits for drilling projects and five waives for review. >> when the president announced the moratorium i think they thought we would stop. our lawsuit says that after the blowout occurred we should have had a moratorium and we should not have continued to issue permits and environmental short cuts. >> reporter: he blames interior secretary ken salator who last week taefd. >> if we have one more spill, it could be the end of fish res of shrimp. >> reporter: some of the procedures are necessary for safety. but critics say not all of them. >> some of the plans are as danger
as brittany morehouse reports, even after he said no more, drilling projects move forward. >> it is pretty clear that the system failed and it failed badly. >> reporter: it was may 14th when the president announced a moratorium on both granting permits to drill new wells and granting environmental waivers. his anger was clear. >> i did not appreciate what i considered to be a ridiculous spectacle. >> reporter: but now that anger can be heard in the voices of...
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. >> reporter: brittany morehouse, 9news now. >> organizers say today's bike to work participation hit a record high? the district so it might not be too hard to keep that trend alive. >>> well, today the district in arlington county announce add new bike sharing program. they plan to have 1100 bikes and 114 stations in place by the end of this year. the $6.4 million price tag will be covered by the federal congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program. >>> whether you bike or drive into d.c., if you're going to work the city council is taking a look at charging you a commuter tax. that would take an attempt to the city's home rule charter. right now half a million people work in d.c. but do not live in the city. the council says charging a commuter tax would raise upwards of $500 million a year for the city. congress, however, would have the final say on that plan and the suburban lawmakers have traditionally blocked the move. >>> so what do you think of that commuter tax plan? nonresidents use the roads. they use other city services so shouldn't they pay for them, too? th
. >> reporter: brittany morehouse, 9news now. >> organizers say today's bike to work participation hit a record high? the district so it might not be too hard to keep that trend alive. >>> well, today the district in arlington county announce add new bike sharing program. they plan to have 1100 bikes and 114 stations in place by the end of this year. the $6.4 million price tag will be covered by the federal congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program....
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brittany morehouse interviews the only cyclist who videotaped the leonard town criterium. as she tells us that may be the key to catching the criminals. >> having it on camera makes it more real. >> reporter: it started out as a standard race. >> a little less than one-mile loop. we cue it 40 tie.s. >> reporter: one of those times -- >> rider just immediately went straight down. >> reporter: we'll just let you watch the rest. >> that's the rider there that loses the contact. >> brian caught it on tape. he used this $350 camera. >> it it's got battery. but thought seems priceless. >> people that race have crashed. in this case, as more of a sip story angle because you know someone did it on purpose. >> someone had methodically laid tax all over the course, and one by one those objects dug into tie, wiped out cyclists. and destroyed expensive property. >> the rider just in front of me has these wells, $2700. st. mears county detectives are now offering a $1,000 reward for tips, and they're studying vaughn's video intently. >> this camera con store about eight hours of video.
brittany morehouse interviews the only cyclist who videotaped the leonard town criterium. as she tells us that may be the key to catching the criminals. >> having it on camera makes it more real. >> reporter: it started out as a standard race. >> a little less than one-mile loop. we cue it 40 tie.s. >> reporter: one of those times -- >> rider just immediately went straight down. >> reporter: we'll just let you watch the rest. >> that's the rider there...