keefe spriggs and carl moten were found dead yesterday the apartment on culpeper's street for. maintenance man found a man in the living room. there was no weapon found at the scene. from the special session in maryland. >> that's where lawmakers will tackle expanded gambling in the what istes and in be a hotly contested vote. brianne carter has the latest in showdown over gambling. after months of debate and failed attempts to get a will head lawmakers back to annapolis tomorrow to whether to expand gambling in maryland. i am so sick of this issue. i want to get this behind us. >> the house and senate will bill released o'malleyy governor new casino in george county, likely at national harbor, as well as table games at the current casinos across the state. would change the amount of money casino owners give ownersnd would option to stay open 24 hours. the proposed legislation would casino operators from making campaign contributions. while opponents say revenue at other sites are declining already and other facilities are not needed. governor says it would bring much-needed jo

. >> this woman, dianne thompson, knew both men. 31-year-old carl moten, who was a chef at a restaurant in falls church and 59-year-old kiefer sprigs who lived at the apartment. >> we went to school together. >> two men knew each other. they were friends, and their bodies were found together by a maintenance man this morning. >> two bodies were discovered in the residence. there was blood discovered on scene. we are continuing the investigation at this time. >> police say they are trying to determine the cause and nature of death. they found blood in the apartment, but no witnesses. >> i couldn't imagine why anybody would want to see him dead. >> they don't bother nobody. >> police are calling this an isolated incident, but people can't wonder that there's a killer on the loose. >> we are investigating two suspicious deaths. >> if these two suspicious deaths turn out to be homicides, it would be a very big deal for arlington county. up until two weeks ago, the county hadn't had a single homicide in almost 2 1/2 years. but there's been two homicides over the last two weeks and now with t

he and his temporary houseguest, 31-year-old carl moten were killed tuesday morning. yesterday there was a stabbing right out in the open along wilson boulevard. a man who tried to stop a thief from stealing his vehicle was stabbed multiple times. police are searching for the suspect. and for the men seen in this surveillance video committing an armed robbery at a check cashing store along columbia pike. a suspect was arrested in the july 27 murder of tommy wong who was killed inside his jewelry store. so many violent crimes in such a short period has some residents on edge. >> it's very tragic. >> it is certainly something that concerns us. >> reporter: police chief douglas scott doesn't see any connection between the crimes. neither does this lifelong resident. >> these all seem to be isolated incidents. hopefully it's coming to an end now. >> reporter: peggy fox, 9news now. >>> one day of mourning in oak creek, wisconsin, for the victims of last weekend's shooting at a sikh temple. today thousands showed up for a public wake and memorial service for those killed. a

i am on the battlefield ♪ for my home >> dozens of people came out to receive keefe spriggs and carl motenondemned the senseless violence that marked arlington's third and fourth homicides of the year. they were found dead inside their apartment on north culpeper street. >>> imagine getting a bonus in this economy. later today virginia governor bob mcdonnell is expected to announce state employees will be getting one. some virginia government

the victims, 59-year-old keith spriggs and 31-year-old carl moten were found inside an apartment on north culpeper street this morning. investigators found blood at the scene, no weapons. an autopsy will be conducted. police are asking anyone with information to call. >>> in maryland police identified a body found in prince george's county creek as that of a missing d.c. mother. 22-year-old shavon phillips was last seen on surveillance video dropping off her daughter at a daycare in d.c. last wednesday. her body was found inside a duffel bag in a creek in ft. washington two days later. investigators say after she disappeared her southeast apartment was broken into and ransacked, no word on a possible suspect or cause of death. >>> the people of oak creek, wisconsin, are still trying to wrap their heads around this weekend's mass shooting at a sikh temple. while detectives say they may never know what prompted the mass shooting, the sikh community is moving forward. >> reporter: the victims of the sikh temple shooting are remembered during a candlelight vigil this evening as we're learning

the bodies of 59-year-old keith spriggs and 31-year-old carl moten were found in an apartment. these are the third and fourth murders in the county in less than a month after nearly two and a half years with no murders reported. >>> d.c.'s police scandal is growing. the high speed ride given to actor charlie sheen has resulted in a $12 million lawsuit against the city. the police officer who was demoted and transferred has filed a whistle blower lawsuit against d.c. hilton burton says he was punished for testifying to the d.c. council that high speed escorted for celebrities were a common practice. chief cathy lanier says she disagrees. she says the sheen escort broke the department protocol. >> lost my rank, lost my pay, been pretty much exiled off the police department. here i stand. >> chief ran near would not -- lanier would not comment right now but is on record saying burton's demotion was about his job performance, not his testimony on the charlie seen escort case. >>> maryland lawmakers will begin meeting for a special session to discuss gambling in the state. the senat

maintenance man found the bodies of keefe spriggs and carl moten at a building on culpeper street yesterday morning. investigators are calling the deaths suspicious. they found blood at the scene but no weapons. >> gun sales in virginia have spiked since the state repealed a law limiting buyers to one handgun per month. the state recorded just over 29,000 gun transactions in july, the first month the restrictions were lifted. that does not reflect a number of guns sold, but the number of times a gun dealer requested a background check. sales rose 22% between january and june. >> is still mourning the six people who died in wisconsin. another vigil will be held tonight outside the white house. this comes as we learn more about the suspected gunman. wade michael page left his job in july and had recently separated from his girlfriend -- lost his job. >> an escalator at the l'enfant plaza metro station shut down this morning while officials try to find out why it malfunctioned. a metal strip detached. the transit agency believes it was due to a piece of clothing or a woman's bag that most of c

the bodies of carl moten and keafe spriggs were found yesterday in their apartment on north culpeper street. detectives are not yet calling this a homicide investigate but they do say the deaths are suspicious. >> two bodies were discovered in the front living room area of the residence. there was blood discovered on scene. we are continuing the investigation at this time. >> investigators are looking to interview witnesses so if you saw anything, you're asked to call arlington county police. >>> the time right now is 6:05. i am watching your money. the amount of money flowing into new companies this year has been dropping around the nation. with venture capital investments down 12% at last count. but the d.c. region has been holding steady. start-ups in maryland, d.c. and virginia hauled in $206 million. one start-up attracting money and attention addresses a long time social problem. ever walk into a wedding reception or party without knowing anyone else in the room? >> reporter: for don inspiration came from attending a wedding. >> i wanted to see where the cute girls were because

. >> the bodies have been identified as 59-year-old keefe spriggs and 31-year-old carl moten. >>> creating stronger communities, that's the idea of the national night out. it happens in small towns across the country and occurred in suitland, maryland tonight. the annual event brought out 100 neighbors and communities just in prince george's county, gives people a chance to meet neighbors, law enforcement officers along with local organizations and businesses. >>> we're now monitoring the weather, a live look outside, pretty calm. late this afternoon parts of our area were under a tornado warning. the question is could it get worse again? gary mcgrady is in the weather center with some answers. >> not tonight, shawn. it's pretty good out there. temperatures have dropped down to the 70s and lower 80s for just about everybody. want to show you radar because at least here in the immediate area nothing is showing up. across the bay it is off to the east of us as basically right as you cross the bridge there's a few showers on the other side, maybe even a thunderstorm as well. there's another l

keafe spriggs is and carl moten were found dead in their apartment on north culpeper street. arlington has had four homicides in the last four weeks. >>> weather permitting work will begin on removing nearly five dozen trees from great falls, virginia. the work was pushed back. vdot is removing the trees because they could fall causing a deadly accident like the one that killed a man on georgetown park last month. >>> three hates last night and four runs drove in. d.c. destroyed san francisco 14- 2. gio gonzalez picked up his 14th win. >>> time to get the answer to the question of the morning. that question one more time. according to a harris poll,50% of people admit to watching these types of shows very often. is it a, cartoons, b, cooking shows or c, shows about zombies. >> the answer is b. most of you had it right. >> more traffic and weather when 9news now returns and coffee for me. >>> one more thing before we go. how would you like to get to london in less than an hour? >> how about hypersonic travel? five times faster than the speed of sound? whoa. this is the new jet

homicides in the last three weeks after none in two years. 59-year-old keafe spriggs and 31 yearldz carl moten were found inside spriggs apartment on north culpeper street tuesday. authorities are not saying how the men died. >>> at 6:04, a follow-up on a story we first brought you with our partners at "u.s.a. today." only one d.c. public school will be investigated as part of a standardized test cheating scandal. that school is the education campus. the principal resigned after a "u.s.a. today" investigation last year. it found a high number of erasures on tests which were supposedly done by the teachers. the school's chancellor says there's no evidence of widespread cheating at other schools. >>> people across our region are remembering the members of the sikh temple who were gunned down last weekend. over here to my left you can see people were outside the white house last night. they condemned not only that shooting but all hate crimes. to my right, there was a candlelight vigil here, this one in silver spring. montgomery county's police chief as well as representatives of the governor's o

groundskeeper found the victims, 59-year-old keith spriggs and 31-year-old carl moten.ice say spriggs rented the apartment and the menu each other. >>> police need your help finding a man who may have been involved in a homicide. fredericksburg police released this sketch of a man they want to talk to. may have been involved in the death of armandoes a bar. found dead last month in a homeless camp in fredericksburg. if you recognize him, call fredericksburg police. >>> burial service will be held today for two fighter pilots missing in action since the vietnam war. the men died in the crash 46 years ago toy. they will be buried together at arlington national cemetery at acunt this morning. >>> faa is emp implementing a new policy nationwide. air traffic controllers are now banned from using a traffic reverse proceed clur. the move allowed planes to take off and land opposite of the normal flow of traffic. the policy created a scary situation last week when three us airways jets came close to each other. the controllers redirected the planes because of the weather. the f

maintenance worker at an apartment complex on north culpeper street founded bodies. 31-year-old carl moten was a restaurant worker. 59-year-old kikispriggs also lived at that paper. they were friends. in the last two weeks there have already been two murders in that community. >>> the man charged with kidnapping two girls from the same place has confessed. both girls were taken from the value village thrift store in maryland. the 6-year-old victim was abducted monday. an off-duty police officer found her with the suspect at a nearby park. investigators say 25-year-old charles amofa lured the girl out of the store and sexually assaulted her. he's also accused of luring an 8-year-old girl out of the same store last month. >>> the future of horse racing at rose kroft raceway could be decided by maryland lawmakers. that's because the new two-year contract extension stipulates the state's six came -- sixth casino be built at the horse track or the extension is void. governor martin o'malley has released details on the gambling bill. the legislation offers other casino incentives for accepting a

he and his temporary houseguest, 31-year-old carl moten were killed tuesday morning. >> it had to be at least two. >> reporter: you think two people did it? >> yes, two people did it. >> reporter: police aren't saying how they were killed but spriggs' 85-year-old mother thinks they were either shot or stabbed. yesterday there was a stabbing right out in the open along wilson boulevard. a man who tried to stop a thief from stealing his vehicle was stabbed multiple times. police are searching for the suspect and for the men seen in this surveillance video committing an armed robbery at a check cashing store along columbia pike. a suspect was arrested in the july 27 murder of tommy wong killed inside his jewelry store. the crime spree started on july 24 when a husband murdered his wife in one of these apartments here in shirlington. when arlington police put out a press release, it noted it was the first homicide in the county in more than two years. so many violent crimes in such a short period has some residents on edge. >> scared. >> reporter: really? >> yeah. >> it's very tragic. a

police identified them as 59-year-old keith sprigs and 31-year-old carl moten.igs rented an apartment there. police say the men knew each other. their deaths make four homicides in arlington this year after no cases since 2010. >>> the accused gunman in the colorado mass shooting will be in court today as the media tries to get a judge to loosen a gag order. 24-year-old james holmes is accused of opening fire in a crowded movie theater last month, killing 12 and injuring 58 people. a judge blocked holmes' court, school and health records from public view. attorneys for holmes say releasing documents could compromise the investigation and taint a jury pool. >>> coming up on 18 after the hour. this morning, we're learning some of the details of a brazen cheating scandal that apparently went on inside one d.c. elementary school. d.c.'s inspector general confirming the cheating scandal at noyes elementary in northeast washington. according to a report released yesterday, teachers gave students answers to questions on standardized tests. investigators say a former te

out the circumstances between two suspicious deaths. 59-year-old keith spriggs and 31-year-old carl moten were found dead by a grounds keeper in a north culpepper street apartment. police say spriggs rented the apartment and the menu each other. >>> a d.c. man could spend the rest of his life in prison for robbing and assaulting two senior citizens. anthony ford pleaded guilty to two counts of first degree burglary yesterday. he faces up to 75 years in prison. prosecutors say ford punched 591-year-old woman in the pout and tied her up before he stole $23 in june. a week later they say he tied a 94-year-old man up to his bed and stole money more than $130. >>> today a burial service will be held for two u.s. air force fighter pilots missing in action since the vietnam war. the men died in a crash in the province 46 years ago today. they will be buried together in arlington national cemetery at nine this morning. >>> 5:51 is our time. time for weather and traffic on the ones. meteorologist tom kierein has our forecast. full forecast this morning. >> it's back. the big humidity. it has retur