did daron wint have help? >> you know, pat, it seems counterintuitive when you have four victims andne perpetrator, our common sense tells us he must have hadel how does one bad guy control and immobilize and four human beings, but i think one person. one by >> if you've got control of that child you've got control of the sttuation. that could sug two or more offenders, one offender takes ae child away says to the other three you do exactly what i tell you to do or my friend will punish this child so you can control all four in that way and you look back. they ordered two pizzas, was one guy going to eat two pizzas? >> if you haveean on that child, you can control that entire situation. that's leverage, and you're going to do everything that the person direco. you to one person could do it in my opinion. >> there's alsohahe thought they all didn't have to be controlled at one time, so everybody may not have been there at the exact same time. may have gotten control over one or two and then someone else showed>

we also know and you may remember, back in may of 2015, may 21, darrell wint was with daron wint, his brother, wwan he arrested that night. stephan wint doesn't have a criminal history butng accor to defense attorneys, they tell us that he's the one who drove e savopoulos porsche. he was seen driving it. it was eventually burned in prince george's county which wasnd just yardsou f away from stephan used to live. >> that just opened up so many more questions. okay. thankso much. >>> we are in weather alert mode. leheck in. what's the latest? >> well, the latest continues to be good news for us. we just saw another model run comes out.we e now dealing with less impact than 24 hours ago. >> what it also enforces is the carolinas are really looking to be under the gun with this rack rfm. the t continues. soay even parts of the heast. we're looking at cloudy conditions around the area. we've seenlos for days in the potriac r, still high. because of the easterly flow that we've seen. notice this northwest flow at the ai the winds at nine miles an hour. we are seeing some shower activity. is

jurors have to believe that it was daron wint.st piece of evidence that we have reported was the pizza crust. the dna that was foundn that pizza crust which led police to daron wint, which led theth on nationwide manhunt to try to find this guy. and so, you know, they're going through the process of showing evidence that he was the one who did this. but again, it's also been documented that on the record from law enforcement officials that they believed someone else did this -- did this c well. >> yet, wint is the only person who's been tried here. >> yes. >> jodyhen you consider the amount of time it's taken to pull this case together, when you consider the length of time that this crime occurred over what, 18 or 19 hours that this family was held in this home, tied up and tortured essentially, the complexity of the murder, the ransom that wase involved, the attempt to cover this up by setting the house on fire. you can't hp but wonder how this was a one-man job. at this point only one person has en charged here. >> well, in fact

attorneys for daron wint launched a surprising defense. >> reporter: we're now getting an idea how they plan to prosecute this case. prosecutors said dna evidence found on five items including a dominos pizza crust will prove that daron wint murdered the familiar and the housekeeper. meanwhile, the defense team argues that daron wint's brother and half brother organized and carried out the murders andhat th tricked him into coming to the crime scene. the defense told the jury in the end, their evidence will show that prosecutors have the wrong guy. i'll have more on howes both s plan to prove their case, coming up tonight at 5:00. news4. ni> there were o statements today in a capital murder trial many prince william county of the ronald ha charged with killing his wife. it took three weeks to sit the jury in the trial. it was in februar 2016 when investigators say hamilton shot and killed his wifecr tal. police showed up at the house and that's when detectives say opened fire on officers. officer ashley windon died. it was her first day on thejob. two more officers were shot but they su

defense fired back trying to make the case that daron wint had nothing tdo with the crime. they say it was his brother a half brother. the defense said they used daron's blue mini van to travel tohe home. the day of the murder, he was the defense said his brothers tricked him to go into the house. they said he didn't know he was at a crime scene when he ate a piece of pizza downstairs and the last statement on jurors was, in the end it will be cleat th government got this one wrong. >> reporter: prosecutors describe some of the more graphic details of the case. court is expected to rume tomorrow morning where the prosecutors will call their first witness. thankou so much. >>> news4 is working in the counity to help fight senior hunger. they are packing more than a million nutritious meals for the capital area food bank. team 4 has teamed up with aarp to make it happen. we discovered the meals will soon be on areaes ta >> they'll be used in speedy fashion. the need is great. about 19%, food insecure seniors. >> the nbc peacock cheering on the sfort. this i aarp's third ml cha

the courtroom was filled with 8t pol jurors, 12 of whom will eventually decide if daron wint is guilty. more than three years ago, wint was charged with killing and torturing a family of three and their housekeeper before setting th house on fire.fo rmer federal prosecutor says it's a rare occurrence and a crime people remember. >> we have had sadly, many doublede homi quite a few triple homicides, but this is one of the only quadruple homicides i can retember. >> rep it is also a story that was widely reported, which is why the judge aed the jurors a series of questions. one was if the heard or read anything about the race commonly referred to as the mansion murders and will that impact their ability toe fair? otential jurors gasped when the judge said the trial will last two months. she followed up by asking if ouyone had serious reasons as to why theyn't serve. we got insight who will testify in court. the family's surviving housekeeper of 20 years, nelly r gutierrez andn wallace were among the many names mentioned. another question from prosecutors, if jurors would trust theesmony

>> reporter: -- using daron wint's facebook page during the trial. saying heeb used fk very heavily except for the day before the murders and the day of the m jder. thege ultimately decided that that information, that facebook page was going to be admissible into court. then that's when this jley ion got under way. that's when the judge started asking these 80 individuals questions. the courtroom was filled with 8t pol jurors, 12 of whom will eventually decide if daron wint is guilty. more than three years ago, wint was charged with killing and torturing a family of three and their housekeeper before setting th house on fire.fo rmer federal prosecutor says it's a rare occurrence and a crime p

home, the sole suspect, daron wint, is aut to go o trial. opening statements scheduled for tomorrow. now a look at what to expect ahead. talk to us about the key players whotou exp to see testifying. >> sure. we know that it is possible we could hearing from a lot of wint. his sister, his brother, that was said to us in open court a couple days ago when the prosecution ran down a list of the potential jurors would be hearing from,anting to know that they knew any of these individuals. we knew we could be hearing from the assistant, jordan he is known to have driven savopoulos around. he is the guy who delivered the ransom money just hours before the family wkilled. the house was set on fire and then of course, asou see, the housekeeper of 20 years, the surviving housekeeper for the family. and she was there t night that sava received the phone call from his wifskg him to come back to the house and then of course, thas when the family was held hostage. and then lastly we will be hearing from the forensic experts who collected evidence from th

the man she saw was daron wint. the only suspect charged in the case. the ma rt jo of thursday focused on dna evidence. she returned to the witness standnd said the dna of daron wint wasn found a pizza crust. and it was recovered from a construction vest found on the porch. a screwdriver was never tested for dna. neither was was a. ti the defense team pressed emily about those findings and she ir cod that the drawer and screwdriver were never tested for dna. >> we can there's a lot of terest in this case. a panel of experts talked about the evidence and what they're watching for as this trial moves along. >>> a cloud of controvey. >> this country is being ripped apart. >> a crucial vote in question afr a key republicansh senator ked the room and the world by calling for a delay and an fbi investigation. ahead of judge kavanaugh's confirmation. >> this has back national disgrace. >> i believed he was going to me.e i tried to yell for help.o >> s what happens now? >> we're following the fast-moving developments and the prests that followed. >>> well, now,

the man's name was never mentioned but news4 haseaed that daron wint owned a blue mini van. the tow truck driver was not able to identify him as the man he drove. he said the man asked to use his cell phone to make calls. some of the numbers had asked the witness if he recognized it or knew any of his family members. thness said no and went on to say after towing the man's car, he paid in cash. when the trial resumesw tomor morning, a police department forensics experts will take stand. news4. >>> tonight the i-team reports t the montgomery county jail to try to reduce the risk of suicide behind bars. two inmas hanged themselves. this person committed suicide the day he was to go on trial for killing his girlfriend. many things are under consideration. they've swapped out bed sheets and replaced them with softer, bulkier blankets. >> they're not theinal solution. the agency says it is inviting the experts to speak. an i-team investigation found 400 suicide attempts at regional jails since 2014. >> among the big races in our i arthe u.s. senate seat in our area. this wednesda

while she was speaking, daron wint looked down the o majorit the time. the woman said he would spent st of his time looking for jobs and around the house. but on may 13, the day the family was held hostage in their hole, she didn't see him until 6:00 p. the next day. when confronted about where he'd been, he told his father and stepmother that he was stressed out a needed some space. she was asked if he smelled of smoke or fire and she said no. news4. >> they are rollingt out in los angeles right now. a high-tech security tool ckeld everyone's commute safer. state-of-the-art body scanners are used to screen rail riders from bombs and other threats. but it is not like the airport. this scanner does not slow anybody down.t tranfficials say it could save lives. jeff is working this story tonight. his report is just ahead on nbc nightly news with lester holt right after this breaking news. >> a crash in dalecity. several people may be injured. there are reports that a car is on fire. we will have live pictures for you once chopper 4 gs over the scene. you ca

daron wint is the lone suspect. he's pleaded not guilty. dna evidence will ccial in the case. you can get caught up by watching our mansion murders inside the investigation special. it is in the nbc washington app right now. >>> his opinions span nearly 5,000 pages in length. >> wild andir contentious day of confirmation hearings for ett kavanaugh. at multiple times during the proceedings, protesters had to be dragged out of the room. so were arrested. democrats tried to delay the hearing. thousands of documen related to his time working for the busch administration should be available for review. president trump has barred those documents were being released. hos into the hearing, kavanaugh was finally able to deliver hispewnng statement. >> confirmed to the supreme court, i would be part of a team of nine committed to deciding cases according to the constitution and laws of the united states. >> during today's question and answer session, expect democrats to ask about gun and abortion rights a rulings whether kavanaugh believes a sitting president can be instigated. if confi

it's one of several questions that will b used to try to ensure that daron wint gets a fair trial. now, the judge originally thought this entire jury selection process could last into next bweek, we're now told that it should wrap up by friday, which t meanss trial will begin on tuesday morning. back to you. >> okay. meagan fitzgerald reporting. thank you, meagan. >>> a tragic crash in northwest d.c. left a man pinned by his own car against a building. he died there. that happened behind the victim's house in an alley on tonlaw road not far away from 37th seet. a relative discovered the man's body this morning after he phone.answer his police are calling this an ac dent. news4's chris gordon will have more on this story tonight at 6:30. a >>> another h steamy day for all of us . there is some relief on the way. but we're going to have to g through tomorrow first. >> i think tomorrow even warmer than today. couple of really hot days. high temperature of 93 in the city. heat index well over 100. look at the high tempehetures across region. 95d.c., 93, hagerstown, degrees was the high

he says that screwdriver could have led police to another suspect, b n rig daron wint is the only person charged. it will soon bep to a jury to decide if he'll be convicted. >> each one of these potential missteps will give the defense team something else to argue in course. >>eporter: meghan fitzgerald, news 4. >>> and news 4 is f worki you diving deep into this high profile murder. we're t examining evidence against daron ,wi the clues left behind and the questions that remain. join us tuesday night at 30 for exclusive reporting, inside the investigation at 9:15. let's ge you a live look at the vietnam veteran's memorial. there's a crowd gathering around a wreath just laid by cindy mccain to honor her husband. our live coverage continues right after this [music playing] at havertys we know it's hard to get a good night's sleep.ys have mattress sale is here to help. with our wide selection of top brands andou price match guarantee you can find the perfect mattress for eryone in the family. and right now save $5n select tempur-pedic mattresses. it's time everyone got a good night's sleep

today prosecutors tried to provh he is no connection to daron wint's two thpros. man the defense attorney said carried out theer mu the jurors also teard from manager. that home was across the street from the sav.oulos fami around noon on may 14th, these men testified that they saw an african-american man with dread locks walking towd the garage of the savopoulos home. both that as the manepproached garage, the door opened halfway. he went inside. the door closed and they never saw him again. an hour later this mansion went up in flames. they said they saw this picture of darron o wibtthe news. he said wint fits the description of the man he saw before the fire. prosecutors didn't have an opportunity to finish questioning one of the three firefighters on the stand today so they will continue their morning.ing thursday the jurors were told not to report to court b tomorrowause of the jewish holiday yom kippur. >> thank u. to stay up to date on the trial, we have pled coverage on our nbc washingtonapp. just search mansion murders. >>> german doctors saying it is lik

that same witness told jurors that the porscheds was just y away from where daron wint used to live. next to testify was wint's stepmother who has been married for decades. she said he lived with them from march to may. majority oown the the time. the woman toldurs that he would spend most of the time hanging around the house. but on thehe day family was held hostage inside the home, she didn't see daron at all until around 6:00 p.m. she said he was stressed out. they asked if he had blood on him or smelled of smoke and f and she said no. that same evening, on ursday, may 14th, jurors watched two videos walking into walmart to make purchases. two days later, daron's stepmother said she noticed the blue mini van wasoneut he was still me. it was something he didn't seem too worried about. >> the prosecution has said that he would use facebook a lowi in the last hour, jurors heard testimony from an expert who analyzed his facebook activities, paying close attention to his activity on the day the family was held hostage, and the day that they re murdered. >> we are learning so much. the

daron wint, the lone susct. he pleaded not guilty.na evidence is going to be crucial in this case. some key e hdence me been left behind at the crime scene. a scrdriver was holding a window open in the home. it was not recovered. water bottl and gloves were discarded by first responders and firefighters. as a result, she did not collect those items. you can, of course, watch our mansion murders inside the investigation special. it has been posted i n thebc washington app. it's there right now. aaron? >> angie, thanku. it is 6:35. here's a look at the other top stories this morning. jury selection continues today in the trial of a manccused of killing his pregnant girlfriend. tyler tessier faces charges. red and friend disapp was found buried in a field in montgomery county. >>> another democrat beat out a lo time incumbent. she beat out mike capuano in democratic pry mayor any massachusetts. he conceded the race less than an hour and a half after polls closed. the defeated congr sman said pressley will be a goodng sswoman and said tha

with close cut -g weomed hair and daron wint had dreadlocks. but we know over the summer when prosecutors were talking to this witness, presumably preparing for trial, he added another detail andha that was in the coverage of the case he saw a photo on television of jordan wallace, the driver of savapolous. so now he added to his story and told prosecutors think he is this guy. who is a critical witness in the case because he divered the $40,000 ransom to the house and roscopen under the m although police never charged him with anything and did look at him. but this witness is presumably identified or said i think it's but then said my mind could be playing tricks on me. >> is there a second witness with a possible connection to wint? >> that's jordan wallace as b wellieve it or not. >> but one of the interesting hat there learned is may have been a lot of evidence that was missed. >> w found a document in which prosecutors acknowledged to the defehere is missteps in the case and that started on day one when the crime scene technicia i we there

savopoulos, their son philip and housekeeper vera figueroa all killed in the family's home one man, daron winto trial nhis week. >>s4 meagan fitzgerald's has more on the -- meagan fitzgerald has more evidence on the impact. >> a crime scene means that no one can touch anything under a circumstances. >> reporter: but according to these court documents filed by prosecutors describing the collection of dn evidence, that wasn't the case. and long-time criminal defense attorney bernard grimm says when a crime scene is n flawlessly preserved, that can have major impact on the outcome of a trial. this entire case was centered a und a domino's pizza and piece of crust that had dna on. police linked that to daron wine and he was arras the only suspect, but now there are new questions about how forensic experts colle that dna and how it was processed. this document says when ans fo expert recovered the pizza crust it was in a bag with other pieces of uneaten zza. >> all the pizza is put into one paper bag. so you have what's called crossw contaminatioch is if the pizza is touching each other in the box

daron wint was arrested and charged a week later. his trial starts tomorrow and is expected to last for months. tonight at 6:30, news 4 is taking an unpress deppcedented this case and our pat collins sat down with some of the region's most respected criminal minds and experts. they did notork on this case but weigh in on how the suspect could have gotten into thatho e. >> we're not exactly sure how wint or an accomplice got into that house. there was screwdriver found in the back propping up a window, but do weave any clue? i mean, how did he get in? >> well, you know there was some talk about the construction vent maybe he donned the vest, knocked on the door a said i'm with the gas company, water company, and i need to get in. that's one possibility. >> maybe they left the garage doorpen. people come until through the garage doors all the time. the car was accessible -- the money was accessible to be dropped off, and the car was accessible to be driven away so maybe he went i that way. >> or he used to work for mr. savopoulo it may

statements yesterday the prosecution eid dna dence found at the scene will without a doubt link daron wint to the crime. wint is accused of murderg a businessman, his wife, their son and housekeeper in 2015. the defense argued wint's brother and half brother tricked him into coming in the house. ceey say he didn't know he was s ifate a cri in prison if convicted. > the death penalty trial that army staff sergeant chashlgds ith killing his wife and a police officer is now under way. investigators say ronald hamilton shot and killed his wife crystal in february 2016 and then opened fire o responding officers. prince william officer ashley was killed. two other officers were wounded. the shootings on the 11thbi hday of crystal's son, home during the killing. >>> president tru is promisi the government is ready for hurricane florence, but his praise of le response toast year's hurricane in puer rico has some questioning things. >>> and a mystic player says a local barber refused to show the mystics game. we'll hear from herfaad ohe for tile, wood, and stone, come to the nationwide low-price le

trial news 4 taking in-depth look at the case, so join us tonight at 6:30 as we dig keeper into daron dylon wint'sm clint van zandt, a former fbi profiler, who takes us inside the mind of an accusedkiller. i think some people are born bad. you come into this world. there may be a bad d something that we have. when you see someone who is willing to commit, as you suggest, the type of actio torturing that child, it's one thing if i'm angry at you because you're my boss. i wanted a raise, you didn't your wife me, this but a 10-year-old kid we all identify with a 10-year-old kid. for me to go in there and torture trt child and p gas on him and set him ive, that to me is the ultimate insult that i could do to that faly. >> so many questions still swirling around this case. if wint is guilty, was someone else involved and what was them ve. >> reporter: tonight exclusive reporting "the mansion murders, inside the investigation. "coming up kids george's county are going back to school and kids across the region are dealing with extreme eratures out there. >> of course they are. the goodhe news is heat adv

daron wt faced all of them in court today. some jurors gasped when the judge told them the trial could last two months. the judge also asked if jurors had sinus coverage of th case. wint is charged withan torturin killing three members of the f savopoulily and housekeeper vera figueroa in 2015. hes the only person charged in the case. >>> more than 12 hours, that's how long senators grilled judge bret kavanaugh at his confirmation hring today. topics included whether a president can pardon himself or be required to answer a subpoena and whether or not rs versus wade settled law. nbc justice correspondent pete williams has more on judge kavanaugh's marathon day of testimony. >>> clearly aware that he would be asked about his loyalty to the president, bret kavanaugh t declin say what would happen if robert mueller tried to force president trump toes answer ons. >> can a sitting president be required to respond to a subpoena? >> i can't give you an answer on th hypothetical question. >> he said one of the supreme court's moments was its 1974 ruling requiring nixon to an beside by a subpoena for white house tapes durin watergate. what about the president's june tweet abou