fiber so my wife won't give me any more flack ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ >>> news 4's darcy spencerat p. darcy? >> police at that press conference making the announceme that human remains were found during a search of a park today in albemarle county. they did not say specifically these are the remains of hannah grah but they said they contacted her parents, the parent missing uva student police say the remains will now .e tak let's take a look at where ex this is around an abandoned property where the search was happening today. it's walnut creek park in albemarle county, about ten miles south of the area where hannah was last seen in downtow. police aren't saying the remains beloah they just ask the public if anyone saw jesse matthew around the ar he is in jail charged with her disappearanc human remains were al. as soon as the discovery was made, the albemarle county police departme and the virginia lice state police responded to the scene to begin the investigative g evidence and evidence collection. so human remains were found today during a search for hannah graham. wee now wa

i'm darcy spencer. i'll have the story. >>> his situation has taken a turn for the worse and we're hoping for his recovery. >> big changes in the fight against ebola in the u.s. as one patient belongs a long journey home, another fights for his life. >>> plus, embattled olympian michael phelps makes a promise just days after another run-in with the law. >> news4 at 11:00 p.m. starts now. >>> right now the latest american diagnosed with ebola is on his way back to the states for treatment and doctors in texas say there is a growing sense of urgency tonight about the condition of the first patient diagnosed with the deadly disease right here on u.s. soil. nbc's jay gray is in dallas with more on the effort to save his life. >> reporter: freelance journalist ashoka mukpo, the photographer working with an nbc news team in liberia when he tested positive for ebola is on his way back to the u.s. right now a specialized medevak jet. his destination is the nebraska medical center in omaha, a facility that has a

darcy spencer has their story new at 11:00. >> so fresh like yesterday for me. >> reporter: it was decades ago when she lost her son to violence. >> 20 years ago that i lost my life when i lost the life of my son. >> reporter: ward was 17 years old when he and his friend sean anderson were murdered. >> my struggle went on for maybe five to ten years before i was able to come in a sound mind to even work. >> she says her son stood by her during hard times in her life. >> the last words my son said to me, momma, you're going to be all right and it's going to be okay. >> reporter: thorn has probably gotten to a place where she can deal with her son's loss and celebrate the memory. that's what she did with other relatives and friends at a community center in maryland. family members say it happened here at the benning stod dard recreation center in southeast washington. both victims were found in a car behind the rec center and both of them had been shot. >> relatives believe they knew their killer. they want people to remember back 20 years. did you see these teens in a laundry mat in northea

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. >>> i'm darcy spencer live in college park. hillary clinton just wrap rally here for anthony brown. rally here for anthony brown. i'll tell you why she was here after filling out their hogan iquestionaire, aight. hogan was awarded an a- from the nra. but now he refuses to release his responses. the nra opposes comprehensive background checks. they want to weaken maryland's gun safety laws. even support letting suspects on the fbi terror watch list buy guns. on gun safety and terror, the nra is wrong. hogan gets an a- from the nra. on protecting maryland, we just can't trust him. . >>> right now at 5:30, he targeted neighbors and friends. what this local man did that warranted an unusual stiff sentence. >>> vanished in aruba. the machinery man once suspected in the disappearance of robin guardner wants you to take a good look at his house. >>> and racial slurs. too offensive to broadcast. >> the r word is a term defined by the dictionary as a derogatory slur against native americans. >> adds fuel to the fire in the redskins name

darcy spencer spoke to her.elatives believe once catherine hoggle starts taking medication to treat her mental illness, paranoid schizophrenia, she will say where her children are. >> it's the common problem with every mental health situation is, you don't want to take your meds. >> reporter: it will apparently take a court order to force hoggle to do that. right now she is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation to determine if she is competent. and she is not taking her medicine. did you ever fear she would harm them? >> never. never. >> reporter: her mother told news4 she believes her daughter should be forced to take her medicine. it could be the best hope of finding sarah and jacob. >> it's not meant in a harmful or hurtful or vindictive way. it's i want my grandchildren back. >> reporter: lindsey hoggle remembers the weekend catherine disappeared with the kids. she erased a picture of sarah and jacob from her phone. >> there were some beginning subtle signs that something was on. but it's -- not sure that woul

. >> reporter: i'm darcy spencer in prince george's county. of these two sisters killed in a violent crash are remembered and celebrated as relatives plan the future for the ten children they left behind. the story is coming up. >>> right now at 5:30, a long road to recovery. a woman viciously attacked by a dog and how one local community is joining forces to help her. >>> plus a family tragedy. sisters killed in an accident. >> they have a lot of love and support around them. a lot of love. we have a lot of family. each and every one of them. >> find out what's next for the ten children left with no mother. >>> and why the u.s. government is teaming up with elton john. >>> but first at 5:30, two big breaking stories. first the medical examiner in albemarle county confirming the body found last weekend on a remote property is that of missing uva student, hannah graham. as you know, the alexandria native disappeared more than a month ago in charlottesville. and we are still waiting for details on how this will affect the case against jesse matt

darcy spencer. news 4. >>> a d.c. elementary school is undergoing a deep clean after a teacher contracted viral meningitis. students at peabody elementary school were sent home with a letter describing the virus symptoms. they did not believe children are in great danger of contracting the disease. they will stay open as the cleaning continues. >>> and a doctor's warning about cough syrup. many parents are looking for other ways to stop their babies from coughing. researchers at penn state found parents believe agave nectar or similar is better than nothing. parents said they had fewer cough symptoms when they gave them agave or a similar placebo. over the counter strips are not recommended for young children. well, they may not be able to talk yet, but at just seven months old, babies can recognize fear in your eyes. that's according to a new study out of germany. infants read your expressions by looking at the white of your eyes. usually when you're scarred more of the white part of your eyes are showing. when you'r

in prince george's county, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> her home state wants to keep her on house arrest but today a judge said not so fast. coming up, a requirement for a nurse now home from west africa. >>> plus, a ballot issue not getting much attention could make a big difference for military families in our region. military families in our region. >>> and loose cash after filling out their hogan iquestionaire, aight. hogan was awarded an a- from the nra. but now he refuses to release his responses. the nra opposes comprehensive background checks. they want to weaken maryland's gun safety laws. even support letting suspects on the fbi terror watch list buy guns. on gun safety and terror, the nra is wrong. hogan gets an a- from the nra. on protecting maryland, we just can't trust him. >>> a rally for immigration reform stopped traffic outside the white house today. take a look, members of the national group "united we dream" blocked the intersection in northwest this morning. they fanned out, demanding president obama provide more protection from the threat of deportation saying it is

darcy spencer has his story. carlos vinnie dealavara is learning to walk again.egs and hips were broken. he takes physical therapy every day, trying to regain use of his arm, which has muscle and nerve damage. >> come on. come on. come on. >> he was involved in a motorcycle crash on the fourth of july in montgomery county. it was about 6:30 in the evening. he just left a family barbecue and was driving to his home in laurel. >> i feel like i've been in a movie. a lot of things seem surreal. >> the injuries are not the worst of what happened that day. his long time girlfriend was riding on the motorcycle with him. she died when they crashed into an suv that crossed in front of them. >> i hoe it's not my fault but it was my responsibility. she was my responsibility. and i failed. >> de alavara can't remember the accident but does remember something someone said to ebony earlier that day. somebody went up to her and said you're not afraid of that bike? and she grabbed me and said i trust him with my life. and because of this accident, she's no longer here. >> report

we're live tonight in oxen hill, darcy spencer, news 4. >> darcy, thanks. a d.c.uneral home is pitching in to help the family with its arrangements. we spoke to the director tonight in northwest. >> what we've decided to do is donate a large portion of our services and time to the family, to accommodate them and assist them in the arrangements and also giving their loved ones a decent burial with dignity and respect. >> a joint funeral will be held for tiffany wilkerson and tameka curtis next week. the two women were sisters and together they leave behind ten children. >>> tonight doctors are hoping that a blood tranfusion will with ebola. in texas who we learned this evening that dr. kent brantly, who survived ebola, went to dallas to donate his plasma to nina pham. the centers for disease control says it's doing an investigation to finds out how pham, a nurse, became infected while treating ebola patient thomas duncan. also new tonight, the university of kansas hospital says it has a patient with ebola-like symptoms. doctors immediately isolated that patient aft

prince george's county, darcy spencer, news4. >>> federal investigators continue to comb the site ofplane and helicopter collision yesterday. i'm derrick ward and i'll have details coming up on news4. >>> you're watching news4 at 4:00. >>> another high school has cancelled its football season over alleged hazing by team members. this latest case took place in bucks county, pennsylvania. monique braxton has the story. >> i am shocked. but just move on. you know? i'm surprised, too. and i'm a little upset. i wanted to go to the game tonight. that's like an awesome game. and oh well, you know? >> reporter: students arriving here at central bucks west tell us the homecoming game against their rival, central bucks east, isn't something they normally miss. but now preseason hazing allegations have not only cancelled tonight's game, the own is over. the school superintendent also suspended all football coaches. >> i think it's unfortunate what happened to the football team. both teams put in a lot of work for this, and hazing had to ruin it. >> reporter: investigators say they were called h

darcy spencer spoke to her as part of our year-long commitment to changing minds. >> reporter: relatives believe once katherine starts taking medication to treat her illness, paranoid schizophrenia, she will be safe with her children. >> a common problem with every mental health situation is that you don't want to take your meds. >> reporter: but it will apparently take a court order to force her to do that. right now, she is undergoing a psych yak trick evaluation to determine if she is competent when she is not taking her medicine. did you fear that she would harm them? >> never. never. >> reporter: her mother, lindsay, told news4 she believes her daughter should be forced to take her medicine. it could be the best hope of finding sarah and jacob. >> it's not meant in a harmful or hurtful or vindictive way. i want my grandchildren back. >> reporter: lindsay remembers the weekend katherine disappeared with the kids. she erased a picture of sarah and jacob from her phone. >> there were some beginning, subtle signs that something was -- something was on. but -- not sure this would ever be

heard that at the top of the show with regards to new charges against jesse matthew, my colleague, darcy spencer is following that in fairfax. we'll write updates as they come down. live in charlottesville, david culver, news4. >>> and we will get you to fairfax for that news conference from police about the attempted murder charge against jesse matthew as soon as it happens. you can also find a time line of events in the hannah graham case on our website, nbcwashington.com. >>> this evening, a multilayered investigation is beginning after a murder/suicide in virginia. and tonight two prince william county children are without a mother. police are searching for edward hail after he shot and killed his girlfriend, jessica wilson over the weekend. chopper 4 was over the scene of t clay wood elementary in bristol, virginia when the suspect's car was discovered about 8:00. students were taken to a nearby elementary school for their safety. a police chopper spotted the body. >> they saw a body of a person lying on the baseball field right behind the elementary school. and the person was not moving. t

she broke her silence with news4's darcy spencer as part of our changing minds series. >> we're not going to press charges. >> reporter: lindsey hoggle has stayed out of the spotlight since her two grand children disappeared and her daughter who suffers from mental illness was arrested. >> i'm very private, but this is -- takes away that privacy. but if it brings the children back, we're willing to do it. >> reporter: she is doing her first-ever interview about her daughter's struggle with mental illness and the need to improve the way it's treated. >> we've got to stop thinking that the brain is not connected to the rest of the body. because it is. >> reporter: her daughter, catherine hoggle, started showing signs of mental illness when in middle school. >> difficulty with school, with situations, life stresses. >> reporter: but her mom says it wasn't until the last year that catherine got more of a diagnosis, paranoid schizophren schizophrenia. >> we just knew that it was a -- some sort of a mood disorder that occasionally wreaked havoc on the rest of us. and i have three other children

news 4/'s darcy spencer joins us live. what's the latest? >> police are awaiting can official confirmation the remains belon to the missing student. they did call her parents today to notify them about the discovery. and a big search that was planned in that area for tomorrow has been canceled. we begin tonight with the police chief who promised her parents to keep searching until she was thousands of hours have been spent by literally hundreds of law enfot a civilian voluntee in an effort to find hannah. we think perhaps today proved their worth. >> charlottesville police chief timothy longo's face was grimace he announced the news. >> a search team from the chesterfie county sheriff's department was searching an abandoned property along old lynchburg road in southern al bal marl county when they discover what appears to be human remains. they could be those of missing uva student hannah graham. ev now waiting for officialword. >> the remains will be taken to the office of the chief medical examiner in richmond for examinatio autopsy, and t

d darcy spencer joins us. >> reporter: the search involves rugal terrain. they're looking for anything that could lead to that missing teen. >> every square inch is being searched this weekend and we're going to find hannah graham. >> reporter: the determination charolettesville police chief has to find missing uva student hannah graham comes to a promise he made to her heart-broken parents. >> we have to find hannah graham. we made that commitment to her parents and we're going to honor that commitment. >> reporter: yesterday graham's mother made a tearful plea for her daughter's return. >> please, please, please help end this nightmare for all of us. >> reporter: as law enforcement agencies from across virginia continued to search for the 18-year-old, they maintain hope she'll be found alive. >> this is a rescue effort. we're here to find hannah and to bring hannah home. >> reporter: trained searchers and police officers searched more than 700 square miles this weekend, some of it rugged terrain. >> there's a lot of thick stuff in this county. during the

news 4's darcy spencer is in fairfax where the attack happened nine years ago. >> reporter: the attack happened here in this area. the victim was walking back from a store. she was dragged into a wooded area near a maintenance shed. we spoke to the woman who helped her that night. >> i remember a knock on the door. >> reporter: diane jenkins' home is where the young rape victim ran to nine years ago. >> she had sticks and grass in her hair and scratches and she was confused. >> reporter: now there is a face to go along with the crime, jesse matthew charged in the violent attack. he is also a suspect in the disappearance of uva student hannah graham. >> a lot of rape cases go unsolved for a long time. i am glad that they found him. >> reporter: matthew has been indicted on rape, attempted murder and abduction charges in the attack here at the oxford road town home. >> the victim is grateful to the lead detective who stayed in touch with her regularly over the course of nine years. >> reporter: the 26-year-old woman was walking home from the giant. she had bags of groceries when she was

here is darcy spencer. >> reporter: live at the fairfax city police department. this is where they wrapped up a press conference just about an hour or so ago, announcing an indictment against jesse matthew. the commonwealth attorney says he plans to ask for a bench warrant on thursday to bring him here to fairfax to face some very serious felony charges. what we want to show you first here is a side by side shot of the composite sketch from the rape case he's now charged in. and jesse matthew's mug shot. matthew, we found out today, is now facing three felony counts, attempted murder, abduction with intent to defile, and rape. this all stems from a vicious attack on a 28-year-old woman who was simply walking home with her groceries back in september of 2005 along germantown road here in fairfax. about four years ago, police found a forensic link between that sex assault and the murder of virginia tech student, morgan harrington. today charges filed in the sexual assault, this afternoon, the police chief praises officers for their dedication. >> thank our investig

darcy spencer, thank you. >>> question is, do we need to turn the heat on tonight or not up ? >> it's going to be a little bit cool, but not really cool. what we are going to be talking about, is temperatures going up in the day tomorrow, back into the 70s. not nearly as cool as it's been the last couple days. and right now, some rain coming our way. current temperatures, at 69 degrees, still seeing winds gusting over 25 miles per hour. latest gust, 26 miles an hour right now out at the airport. so it's been on the breezy side. temperatures still mild, mostly compared to the last couple days. still in the 60s in most locations. 59 towards winchester with some rain. rain not around d.c. just yet, but frederick county, virginia, that's where we are seeing some of that rain, in a fairly good clip, towards hagerstown, winchester. this is the area we'll be watching over the next few hours, as this moves to the east, i do expect these showers to weaken just a little bit. but, notice what's coming back towards the west. more showers and even a few thunderstorms here. most of this act

in prince george's county, darcy spencer, news4. >>> sexuality assault, hazing and high school football. tonight, seven players have been kicked out of school after they were all charged in a hazing scandal. investigators in central new jersey say the older players forced four freshman teammates to bend over and then violated them in a sexual manner. today the principal suspended the high school students and the superintendent has cancelled the rest of the team's season. despite the fact the team is a prep power house, people in town say the games are the least of their worries. >> i mean, kids were violated and the football season is nothing compared to the pain and hurt that they probably will have to go through for the rest of their lives. >> hundreds of people rallied tonight to show support for the victims. no coaches have been charged and it isn't clear if they even knew about the alleged hazing. >>> new tonight, supporters of same-sex marriage have won a symbolic victory. earlier this evening, a federal judge struck down a ban on gay marriages in alaska. that's significant, becau

darcy spencer, news4. >> thanks. >>> police are looking for a couple of robbers who stuck up a sandwich shop. surveillance cameras caught them jumping over the counter. they went to a back room and n guns drawn found two employees there and one grabbed the cash while the other searched for valuables. they're still on the loose. >>> a former school bus driver is charged with arresting a special needs student in virginia. he used to be a bus driver and accused of fondal 13-year-old girl while strapping her into a special bus seat back in may. miller reportedly told his supervisors it was a sickle game. now, he's been ordered to stay away from minors and to get a sex offender vaievaluation. >> colder temperatures moving in. >> reporter: we have rain in the fredericksburg area, waldorf region. heads-up if you're southern maryland or east of washington you will get rain. where will this storm be? through wednesday we saw nice warm temperatures but through wednesday much different. we have cold air. an area of low pressure forms along the coast. if it's close enough it will give us rain and s

darcy spencer, news4. >>> cities and towns along the east coast absolutely devastated by hurricane sandy. what life is like now after the historic superstorm. after filling out their hogan iquestionaire, aight. hogan was awarded an a- from the nra. but now he refuses to release his responses. the nra opposes comprehensive background checks. they want to weaken maryland's gun safety laws. even support letting suspects on the fbi terror watch list buy guns. on gun safety and terror, the nra is wrong. hogan gets an a- from the nra. on protecting maryland, we just can't trust him. >> ?? [ loud noise ] >> two years ago today, superstorm sandy hit hard causing mass destruction up and down the east coast and turning roads into rivers. today, federal officials toured flood ravaged neighborhoods still struggling to rebuild. michael reports. >> reporter: the summer is over at breezy point but the beach is still busy. two years after superstorm sandy, about 100 of the 130 homes destroyed in the massive fire the night the storm hit are up and rising including elena's house on gotham walk. >> this is

reporting live from fairfax, darcy spencer, news4. >> thank you, darcy. >>> matthew also faces charges for the abduction of hannah graham in charlottesville. tonight we're waiting for police to tell us if the body they found outside charlottesville this weekend is that of the missing uva student. bureau reporter david culver is outside albemarle police headquarters with that side of the story. david? >> reporter: doreen, police here telling me they do not expect to be putting out those results tonight. however, it is likely that they will be coming within the next few days. this as we have learned of a new connection between suspect jesse matthew and the site where search crews found those now unidentified remains. this country home set back along a gravel road. this is where neighbors say jesse matthew and his mom lived up until five years ago. >> he was laid back. >> reporter: this location possibly critical in the investigation. that's because a few miles down the road is now a crime scene. a half mile beyond this road block. that's where search crews found the human remains near th

darcy spencer, the attorney for the man accused of adducting graham release add statement. jesse matthew's lawyer says he's waiting to see the results of the autopsy. police searched his charlotte apartment one week after graham disappeared but didn't arrest him at the time. he left the commonwealth and prosecutors charged him with reckless driving. officers caught him near galveston, texas and charg grah. he was brought back to virginia and was scheduled to go to court in december. > forensic evidence links matthew to another young woman who was murdered. morgan harrington's body was found outside charlottesville,ma yesterday. in our next half hour we'llo li site where the discovery was made. on "news 4 today" at 9:00 a.m., david coal burr is going to join us live from charlottesville. the investiga as it continues, we are posting updates >>> another story this morning, a big drop in temperatures overnight. let's get the first forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, chris a angie. it's chilly now. a lot colder than we were

. >> reporter: in annapolis, darcy spencer, news4. >>> the man who disappeared during a denver-broncos game five years ago is back home with his family and has quite a story to tell. pa paul kitterman was found last night in a k-mart parking lot about 100 miles from the stadium and said he had gotten tired of watching football and went some place warmer. he went to the game with three friends and then vanished. he told police he did not know any was looking for him. >>> diane russini breaking the news robert griffin will start this sunday against vikings. what else can you tell us went into this decision, diana? >> reporter: redskins fans have been waiting and waiting to see when robert griffin the iii can get back out on the field. last week, jay gruden said it was getting close. yesterday, he said it was very very close. sources today have told me robert griffin iii will get the start and robert will be under center. he was at practice today. he went full. this is the first time we've seen robert out there with the starters at full practice. he's been going light every day. today, do

darcy spencer, news 4. >>> before you head to the poll, you can learn more about all the candidates on our website, nbcwashington.com. czech oheck out the first read section. >>> new at 6:00, a maryland woman facing more than 20 years in prison after treating hundreds of children without a medical license. shawna gunter admitted to forging documents at a pediatrician's office in centreville last year. she treated homore than 200 children and wrote more than 400 prescriptions. she also pled guilty to stealing money from another doctor. sdloo we have received word that some student this is alexandro school tomorrow. george mason elementary school will be closed because oa issue. school officials say the students will not have to make up the time that is lost. >>> we've also just learned that prince george's county school officials say students would do not meet tomorrow's deadline for immunizations will not be forced to stay home. as of last week, 3,000 students still needed their shots. today school officials said they would give students until next wednesday to provide documentation be

. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. >> well, weather may be to blame for this car almost ending up on the train tracks in montgomery county. yesterday the driver lost control while driving on randolph road in bethesda. the suv ended up in a ditch and had to be towed. crews had to work quickly before the next train came. >> health care leaders are stepping up their screening at airports to help the spread of ebola in the u.s. they are taking temperatures at airports for passengers arriving from three west african areas. the chances for improving from ebola is improving. ashoka mukpo is still weak but his condition improved for the second day. he's receiving an experimental drug right now and he also got a blood transfusion from ebola survivor dr. kent brantly. he's the second american to be treated at the nebraska medical center in omaha. >> the remains of the first man to die from ebola have been cremated. thomas eric duncan's belongings were also incinerated. a waste disposal company will analyze the ashes for two days to check for any remaining contamination. the ashes will if to

. >> well, news 4's darcy spencer sat down with huggle as part of our changing minds series. we'll have more on her interview with lindsey huggle monday on news 4 at 6:00. for more information on our changing minds campaign, you go to our website, we have an entire section with links and phone numbers to mental health resources. just search changing minds. >>> you'll see more security at six flags america in largo this weekend. that is according to "the washington post." the paper also reports the parks changed the visitor pickup and dropoff site to an auxiliary parking lot on west side of the park. this comes one week after a fight at the park's fright fest. three people were hurt including a 15-year-old boy who this morning remains in the hospital. now we are hearing from the mother of that teenager. she attended a vigil for her son last night at the park. witnesses say the boy was punched twice before falling and hitting his head on the concrete. he is now out of a medically induced coma. doctors removed part of his skull to allow his brain to heal. his mother says he is i

. >> news 4's darcy spencer sat down with huggle as part of our changing mind series. have more on darcy's interview monday on news 4 at 6:00. mean file, for more information on our changing minds campaign, head on over to our website. we have an entire section with links and phone numbers for mental health resources. just search changing minds. >>> this morning there is a $2,000 reward for information to solve a hate crime targeting the hindu community in loudoun county. there have been 16 reported cases of graffiti in the ash burn area since july. a homeowner's association and loudoun county crime solvers raised the money in hopes of generating new leads. >>> you'll see more security at six flags america in largo this weekend. that's according to "the washington post." the paper also reports the park changed its visitor pickup and dropoff site to an auchl hillary parking lot. this comes one week after a fight at the park's fright fest. three people were hurt including a 15-year-old boy who remains in the hospital. we are hearing from that child's mother. she attended

. >> reporter: in prince george's county, darcy spencer, news4. >> thanks, darcy. >>> there is another change outside the white house following this week's fence jumper. the secret service confirms to nbc news, it has moved a second fence line farther out to keep visitors farther away. that second fence was just put up last month after omar gonzalez made it into the mansion before he was tackled. >>> starting next year, most students will be adjusting their alarm clocks in fairfax county. high schoolers will be sleeping in while some of the middle school students will be getting out a lot earlier. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver explains last night's vote and the controversial changes it's going to bring. >> erin, it's time to get up. >> reporter: for students like senior, erin cooper, who is used to early and rushed starts to her day, the change is long overdue. >> once we settle into this better, more beneficial schedule, i believe that things will be for the better. >> all those in favor -- >> reporter: with an 11-1 vote, it was decided thursday night. the fairfax cou

. >> darcy spencer, thank you. >>> meantime, the search isn't letting up for jacob and sarah hoggle, the search began weeks ago around the chick-fil-a restaurant where they and their mother were last seen. police and volunteers have combed the area and their father says there are some places they're eliminating from the search. >> a lot of people have asked me questions about why i'm sending people out there. it's not that i believe anything that my kids are alive and out there, but the more we eliminate, the more we can focus on where there are, which is somewhere alive and well and find them. >> there is a $25,000 reward for information about the missing children. >>> about half an hour from now, community will come together to pray for a teenager nearly beaten together outside six flags. they'll hold a prayer vigil for the boy who has been in a coma since doctors removed part of his skull. he is 15 years old and was one of several people attacked outside the park last week. multiple fights broke out inside and outside six flags on the first night of annual fright fest. before the

darcy spencer reports on what's next. >> we remember when! >> reporter: they hold a piece of history in their hands. bricks from the glen arden apartment complex where they used to be next door neighbors. those apartments are coming down to make way for a new $100 million housing development. >> you can stay right here and watch daddy. >> reporter: she can still see the "i love jesus" sign in her window. the tree sharon put up in the hallway is still there. still, they're glad to see all of this go away. >> it's happy feeling. yes. because i lived here over ten years. and at the time we lived here, we survived. and we did what we had to do as a community. >> reporter: despite the good memories, these pormts were run down. they had become a haven for illegal activity. i'm told this area used to be known as little vietnam. that's because it was a virtual war zone for people who lived here with shootings happening all of the time. many are now saying it's time for these buildings to it come down. >> it signifies the end of an era in a housing pr