debra may is waiting.od forgive us all. >> i felt like we were dealing with the same individual. >> investigators now knew they were hunting a serial killer. at the south carolina law enforcement division, scientists were still going over their only piece of hard evidence, shari's last will and testament. it had been written on lined paper from a legal pad. forensic document examiner, mickey dawson, believed latent images, or indentions, from a previous page of the pad might be revealed with the use of an electrostatic detection apparatus. >> when i received the letter, i took it into the laboratory and opened it up on sterile paper. and then each sheet would individually go into a humidified box. >> the document was then placed on top of a brass plate, and the magnetic field activated. the paper was then brushed with a substance similar to fingerprint powder. >> through the combination of all of this, latent images form. >> dawson's first try yielded what appeared to be a grocery list. >> there was some b

chris says: smj says: debra who is it to blame? >> well, i would just like to make a couple of points about what the last guest said. i think it's important to note that some of these benefits there are -- are there for a reason. they are for retention, and recruitment, and we want to get the best people in the military. we want the best people to stay in the military. somebody mentioned health care. one of the reasons why we have a good health care system in the military is because we need a ready force. we need healthy service members, and so that is why we have the healthcare system that we do. another guest mentioned bas, that is -- >> [ inaudible ]. >> -- yes. those amounts are very low. and if you look at an average family with 2.5 kids, the usda puts out sat ticses that the average expenditure for food is about 8 to $900 per month. if you look at an e-1 who is making $20,000, even with that bas added in, and you have housing added in, if you are spending 8 to $900 a month, which is at the low end, there is not a lot left ove

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debra alfarone -- taken to the hospital. debra alfarone is live outside the plaza now with la the ntsb has to say. >> reporter: they say metro has no procedure in place to deal with the ventilation vents inside the tunnel should smoke come in. riders here were shocked at this, especially since the 2009 deadly crash the ntsb called out metro for neglecting its safety culture. >> life is not risk free, but alternatively you would hope that the folks that are responsible for your safety would definitely have plans in place to deal with things like that. >> it's hard to believe. what are they paying all these people to do much. >> it makes me more skeptical of riding the metro. >> reporter: smoke killed a metro train killing 61-year-old carol glover and sending over 80 people to the hospital, metro's ventilation system drew smoke train instead of pushing it away. what's more, metro has no procedure in place to pinpoint the exact location of smoke in its tunnel. the interim president seemed to want to get away from reporters toda

um, debra, please, sit. ok. debra, why is it that you want t to marry raymond?uh, you know ray's just the-- he's the kindest sweetestst man i've ever met, you know. and, um, he has a wonderful sense of humor. i mean, he's not always funny but, um, he really is very clever. and nobody makes me ugh like he does. rereally. yes, and, um i don't know i guess i've never been as comfortable with anybody in my whole life. in fact, just about the minute i met him i knew that he was the one for me. so-- don't lie. i'm not lying! are you lying, debra? no! well, then that was lovely.

debra alfarone is at d.c. superior court. >> reporter: i'm debra alfarone at superior court where i just got off the phone with attorney jeffrey harris. he's the attorney for rabbi fruendel who is expected to come here later. harris did confirm his client is going to plead guilty to two counts of misdemeanor voyeurism. he also pointed out there's no sentencing line for misdemeanors in d.c. so as far as sentencing, that will be up to the judge. we did hear that there are 152 videos but why the 52 number that -- [ inaudible ] certainly we'll be here and bring you the latest. for now we're at d.c. superior court, debra alfarone, wusa9. >> she will be in the courtroom updating the story throughout the day on our wusa9 app and again on our 5:00 p.m. newscast. >>> we are learning more new about the murder of a lawyer found in a d.c. hotel last week. 30-year-old david messerschmitt was repeatedly stabbed in the back of the donovan hotel on 14th street. police say a wallet was found next to his head, several credit ca

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we just wish them all the best in the world. >> debra, let me go to you. let's talk about your situation with austin. i know he's been held captive for more than two years. unlike a number of other families we've talked about here you actually don't know who's holding your son hostage, is that correct? >> that's right. we do know that he is not being held by isis. the syrian government has told us he's not in any of their official facilities. so we don't know who's holding him. >> and you believe them? >> yes. we believe them. >> marc the last you heard anything about austin was actually directly from the people in syria on the ground there telling you your son is alive. as much as you can share with me, how were they able to prove that to you? >> well for one thing, the video was proof. that's the message that we took out of. that was the title of the video. austin tice is alive. since then we've heard from credible sources that he is alive and we should be patient. we're counting on him coming home safely. >> here's the thing that really just stuns me th

and with me now is debra tice. she is austin's mother. welcome.e appreciate you joining us. >> thank you so much for asking me to come. >> woodruff: so as we've reported today the islamic state claiming that the american aide worker the woman is dead as a result of an air strike. like these other reports, this has to be so hard for you and your family. >> when we think about her family, it's almost more than we can bear. it's just almost unbearable. >> woodruff: and you've gotten to know them? >> well, we don't know them as well as some of the other families, but we have had contact with them. of course, we share this burden. >> woodruff: austin has been missing now for two and a half years. what keeps you and your family going? what are you hearing from the government? what are you hearing from any sources you have that he's there and he can -- >> well we do get periodic words of encouragement, you know, that we need to be patient, that he's alive, he's relatively well taken care of, and, so, we have this steadfast hope that he is coming home. we

tonight -- debra messing, comedian, horatio sanz, world renowned chef, mario batali featuring the 8gse ] and now, here he is, seth meyers! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night". everybody doing well tonight? [ cheers ] glad to hear it. i'm glad to here it. everybody watched the super bowl, right? [ cheers ] good, good. i don't know, you know, there's always the post-super bowl. and you may have seen this, but photos have surfaced of patriots coach bill belichick kissing his daughter on the mouth during the super bowl victory celebration on sunday. take a look. [ audience ews ] said belichick, "i wasn't kissing her. i was sucking out her youthful essence so that i may remain immortal." [ cheers and applause ] so that's different. that's okay. that is okay. of course, the reality is he was probably just showing everybody how he deflated those footballs. [ laughter and applause ] i was impressed by this. yesterday, the new president of italy called for a stronger fight against mafia corruption. that story, again, the new presid

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. >> i'm debra alfarone at the westfield montgomery mall where despite the video the mall says there's, quote no evidence of an imminent threat. >> the whole thing saddens me that this is where we've come to. >> an online video released by the terror group al-shabab is calling for attacks specifically against the mall of america in minnesota and other malls in the u.s. and canada. the iconic mall of america tightens security but what about malls here? >> i'd still go. you've got to shop. >> reporter: westfield manages three malls in maryland. today they e-mailed there's no evidence of an imminent threat but will take every available step to keep everyone in their mall safe. >> i wouldn't change my behavior. i'd still go to the mall but absolutely be more aware of looking around and looking for unusual activity and if i saw anything i'd take precautions. >> i'd still go to the mall. i don't feel -- unless somebody comes out and says this mall is targeted, maybe i wouldn't go but it wouldn't affect my normal mall going just because of they say a mall is in danger. >> spokesperson marsha

debra alfarone was there -- wine testing. dep rua was there. >> -- debra alfarone was there. >> reporter: why did they leave their children in their car in the cold while they enjoyed wine at a restaurant, a restaurant that told me kids are always welcomed. we tried to get answers. >> loving, caring, dedicated parents. >> reporter: she leaves court with her lawyer. >> reporter: do you have anything to say? no answers. nor from her husband. they face second degreeculety to children charges. -- degree cruelty to their children, locked in the cold unattended for an hour. the police report says the daughter had been screening. the -- screaming. the couple told police they were monitor the children with their phones. they live here in this million dollars house. he works for the department of agriculture. she is a engineer. the toddlers are now in the care of child protective custody. >> these are loving parents. that is what the case will show. we will talk about it in court. >> reporter: the next court hearing is march 6. if gui

debra alfarone, wusa9. >> we'd like to invite you to join us for our continuing coverage of tonight's storm on wusa9 channel 9.2. that gets going at 7:30 and on our website www.wusa9.com. at 8:00 we will participate in a web chat on our website and tomorrow wusa9 morning news gets started at 4 a.m. to keep abreast of the latest weather, closings, delays, download our wusa9 app available at the i tune and google play store. >>> the barber is in. up next see howl the vat van is making good on -- vat -- how the >>> egypt did not waste any time striking the islamic target in libya today following a disturbing video. >> this shows the beheading of more than 20 egyptian hostages on a beach. the egyptians were in libya for work. isis kidnapped them last month. egypt is asking for support from the u.s. coalition targeting the militant group and their strong hold in iraq and syria. that call for help comes as debating president obama's formal request to authorize the use of military force against isis. >>> it is amazing how a fresh hair-cut or hair-do can make many people feel better about the

joining me now are austin tice's parents, debra and marc. we want to thank you for taking the time to be here. i guess the first question i would ask is who, if anyone in the obama administration is in touch with you, and what have they been able to tell you so far about who they think might be holding your son? >> well we've been in touch with the state department since very early on. in the earliest days of when we realized austin was missing. and the government will tell us very little. we know that we would like for them to tell us more. so we've been in contact, and certainly we were in contact with the fbi for the first couple of years. we were in contact with them very regularly. so it hasn't been a lack of contact. it's really been a lack of communication. >> and what are you calling for specifically in your petition to the president? >> well what we've come to understand, joy, in the course of this 2 1/2 years is that governments, and that's who we're dealing with the u.s. government and the syrian government respond to encouragemen

. >> reporter: i'm debra alfarone near the donovan hotel where ever since police found a man stabbed to death inside the motel essentially a killer has been on the loose and now police want you to see this video. police won't say if you're looking at a man or a woman, but they put out this surveillance video in the hopes you know who this is. this video shows they are a person of interest first waiting for the elevator, then taking the stairs, even looking at the camera before heading up the next flight. late tuesday morning police found 30-year-old capitol hill attorney david messerschmitt dead stabbed to death in a hotel room on the fourth floor of the donovan hotel on 14th vote in northwest. police -- 14th street in northwest. messerschmitt's wife kim reported him missing to police about 24 hours before. she apparently said everything seemed fine and her husband apparently texted her he'd be home in an hour around 7:30 monday night. the hip hotel known for its rooftop and happy hour is not commenting on this murder mystery. police won't make anyone available to talk to us today or

speaker: so debra. speaker: yeah. speaker: can i ask you a question? speaker: sure. speaker: if you don't mind. speaker: not at all. speaker: i'm curious, is there a merchant association -- speaker: along 24th street, yes, it has been there a long time. speaker: how closely do you work with them? speaker: very closely. we're partners and he's the chairman of our board. we're unusual in that sense is we have a very active merchant association and we have the cbd and we've got residents so the three of us work together. stern grove is coming and they said we like to do a concert in your town square and we're promoting it for mother's day. i wouldn't be successful if i didn't have the merchant's and the pro supervisors there. speaker: are there a lot of vacancies? speaker: oh, sure. no, i'll tell you what the issue is. the issue is the planning department. there's many people who want to move in, but the planning department follows things up royally for anybody who tries to open up a business in noe valley and i'm sure in other parts of the city. i got a text while i wa

debra alfarone is live outside the montgomery county court where police say there are even more victims. deb? >> reporter: and lesli with a video played inside this house that was so graphic that it brought some jurors to tears. pondexter was found guilty last week for sexually assaulting a man in 2013. today he is found guilty of sexually assaulting four more men. even more sick we learned today that there are more than a dozen videos of unidentified men that he had sexually assaulted. they don't know who those men are and those men may not even know what even happened to them. >> it is sick. i think that is a nice word for it. >> reporter: today a jury found the 40-year-old guilty of sexually assaulting four men on four separate occasions in 2011 and 2012 after prowling for his victims at beer pong tournaments. last week he was convicted of raping the man he is seen holding up in this never-before- seen surveillance video as they left looney's park in 2013. >> what really got to me is when he started crying. >> reporter: that's the juror's reaction to the jaw-dropping video found on h

alone in the park for several hours while she went to work. >> debra harrell was arrested and chargede unlawful neglect of a child. her daughter was reportedly taken into custody. >> larry: well, she left her kid in the park. i guess that doesn't sound too good. and, okay, if there's one way to fix a neglected daughter issue, it's to throw her only parent in jail and toss the kid into the oh-so-reliable foster care system. ( laughter ) problem solved. good. now, you can argue that this mom did or didn't do something wrong, but all this next guy did was send his son to church. check this out. >> the charge stems from jeffrey williamson's 8-year-old son, justin, not getting on a church bus with his siblings in may. instead, the boy went to play in the neighborhood. police brought him back and charged his father with child endangering. >> larry: ok, just to be clear the dad got arrested because his son played hooky from church. ( laughter ) i mean, what did you convict him of, not predicting the future? maybe you should stop taking him to our lady of perpetual boredom. okay. it's a very

>> reporter: i'm debra alfarone at l'enfant plaza where 1 lawmaker is saying metro isn't acting urgently enough when it comes to making sure first responders' radios work in all metro stations everywhere. >> what bothers me is that we saw in the incident at l'enfant plaza and just recently with the reports of some of these radios not working in montgomery county. there needs to be a sense. urgency from metro. >> reporter: metro says this is an urgent matter. they also say montgomery county fire and rescue tested radio communications in its 12 metro stations friday and found a problem at one. metro says that was mixed monday. even so in this letter to the senator they say they'll begin work on their plan to test all radio communications at the next meeting of the council of governments fire chiefs committee in ebb if, but no date is given -- in february, but no date is given. that's the committee that will oversee this new plan. >> these reports ought to be dealt with in >> reporter: d.c. fire said they told metro the radios didn't work january 8th, four days before that deadly smoke inci

debra alfarone is outside the courthouse with more. did he enter a plea? >> reporter: actually, mike, traveling nurse jared kline wouldn't answer our questions outside the courthouse. when i was inthe courthouse, he basically dodged me and at one point went to a security guard. but what was going on in there, the prosecutor offered him a plea deal that could have seen him do about a maximum jail time of 18 months but his lawyer says he's innocent of all four charges. we want to show you the video of him leaving the courthouse today. basically those charges his lawyer says he's innocent of all tour allegations, that he put his penis in patients' hands while they were vug official and lying in -- vulnerable and lying in hospital beds. jared kline was charged by d.c. police. in one case they say he mass alleged a woman's breasts underneath her gown. the first incident was reported at gw hospital. that was back on may 2013. kline was fired from there immediately. seven months later the next allegation happened at medstar washington hospital center. he was fire

at montgomery county circuit court debra alfarone wusa9. >> he'll be sentenced next month. facing 70 years from his first conviction and 130 for today's. >>> dc police are offering a $25,000 reward for help solving a deadly stabbing. officers responded to the 2500 block of alabama avenue around 10:30 last night. when they got there they found 46-year-old tracy dick jones with a stab wound. he later died at a hospital. dc police are welcoming tips from anyone who might know what happened. >>> the leader of the fire medical unions are venting today about issues that make it tough to deal with problems, not just in smokefield metro tunnels, but everywhere in the city. it's the radio problems we have heard so much about down in the tunnel ahead of the firefighter's union saying that they have had problems inside buildings. he also wants to know how come it took so long to go from the first reports of the tunnels to actually sending in the firefighters to respond. >> it is a lag for your dispatch. >> yes. >> okay, how long is that? >> a quarter of the timelines. and only 14 minu

. >> reporter: bucks county native jim fine and his wife debra shutter every time they hear the word the couple spent four years in iraq returning last august. they personal vol seen the effects of isis and news of a war with the islamic state brings back strong emotions. >> memories of the people that we left behind. >> debra fine says she's constantly thinking of the thousands of refugees forced to leave their homes after isis invaded. many came to where she and her husband were on that you are peacekeeping mix with the mennonite central community. >> in 48 hours the population of that community nearly doubled. >> reporter: fines are paying close attention to president obama's plan formally asking congress to wage war on isis. >> it is not the authorization of another ground war. >> reporter: but the president's plan calls for three years of military force and targets isis and groups fighting with isis. >> our coalition is on the offensive. isol is on the defensive and isol is going to loses. >> reporter: the president's plan does give the military flexibility to possibly send troo

. >> the firm is based in many ways on the work of debra willies, reflections in black her groundbreaking book. i was also very much aware that there was kind of other narrative that was going on, as well, in which black people were constructed post slavery and before the end of slavery as something other than human. and it was part of the marketing of photographs and memorabilia, and stereotypes that now would be considered declassy. but they are still haunting us in terms of the way in which we might see ourselves, in terms of ways in which we might see others. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. this year c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next a look at our recent visit to corpus christi, texas. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. >> 70 miles of a barrier island with beach, bay, coastal prairie. we're located just about 25 minutes from the city of corpus christi, texas. this island traditionally started out being used by native-american tribes seasonally, and they would come here during n

. >> reporter: debra and mark tice last spoke to their son austin. two and a half years ago. he was reporting on the war in syria when suddenly he disappeared. >> how prepared were you that austin wouldn't come back? >> to reason to prepare for that. we are preparing for him to come home. >> austin grew up in houston the oldest of seven children. his parents say he learned survival skills as an eagle scout. after leaving the service he went to georgetown law school but he took a break in 2012 to tell stories that most media were ignoring. fighting reports about both the government and the freerms he met. free syrian army he met. then on august 11th, 2012, his birthday, austin posted what turned out to be his last tweet. spent the day at an free syrian army party they even brought my whiskey. hands down, best birthday ever. and soon after this picture of him is posted with a blindfold. this is the last picture of austin that his parents have seen. >> what makes you believe he is alive? >> we get credible sources we can nfer never trace back to their origin that austin is live,

debra messing on the big reunion on the mysteries of laura.ht seasons of will and brace. the mysteries of laura. get ready because tonight's episode features a reunion nine years in the making. >> if you step off that train, i will explain. detective laura diamond, second precinct. >> i almost married this jackass. >> good morning. we got it under the wire. >> yes! >> nine years in the making. you and eric on screen. the bad news is he is a suspected murderer. >> he is. he is awesome. awesome in this. >> was it like riding a bike being across and acting with him? >> it was. it's like riding a very old creeky bike. >> i'm sure he meant that in the best possible way. >> obviously completely different characters and different genre. as soon as we started it was like oh, my gosh you are the person i trust more than anyone in the world. we did that for eight years. we just played. it was heaven. heaven. >> how did it come about? did they say we should have a cameo and he raised his hand? >> from the get go it was like is it possible to do this? the

live at the montgomery mall, debra alfarone, wusa9. >> the video released by al-shabab mostly focuses on the conflicts between kenya and somali and the attack of twoulth. twoulth -- of 2013. >>> a man secretly videotaping women using restaurants in one restaurant. >> the owner is charged with six counts of visual surveillance after a woman using a ram's head tavern in maryland said she discovered a camera in the restroom. authorities are concerned the alleged videotaping could have also happened in one of those other locations. kyle muehlhauser of severna park turned himself in to police and has since been released on bond. howard county police began investigating moul -- muehlhauser since last year. she saw the camera fall other the floor. police found images of six women. they also found video images of muehlhauser himself putting the camera in to place in the women's room. detectives also say dna results from the camera match muehlhauser but his neighbors say the man they know is a good guy. they're not completely convinced of these charges. >> i'd guess maybe they were there for s

debra in california debra?er: hi, jim, thanks for taking my call. >> quite welcome. >> caller: i have a two-part question regarding the value of listening to a company's earnings conference call. >> okay. >> caller: the first part is how can we decide what we want to do in other words, what action we want to take based on the earnings report since the stock frequently will behave in a contradictory fashion to the report? for example, a company can report good earnings but guide lower on the revenue and earnings going forward and the stock will go up. the second where you might think that it should go down. right? the second part of my question is i'm on the west coast. so the calls frequently are at 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. eastern. so for me the value of listening to the call is diminishes i'm not going to get up at that time. so i'm not going really take any action on that call. >> here is the solution to this call. you have no gun to your head, unlike the hedge funds, you can listen in your leisure. i'm not gettin

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nbc president debra turness and tonight, lester holt filling in. what will happen when the six month suspension is up? brian williams has seen a sharp. reliable sources, also the hollywood reporters, maorisa guthrie. are you surprised? >> reported the suspension was likely but six months shocks me. >> it's long? >> because of how long it is and people automatically assume he'll never come back. six months is such a long period of time that this will become permanent with lester holt and the job but what else could have nbc done? the talk in the halls what he was never going to come back at all but at least this gives people the possibility or think there's a possibility. >> basically tables the whole issue, just gets him out of the public discussion and six months when people aren't paying attention, simply go. >> pop up and return or he'll just be fired. and you just prolong everything. that's the thing. ma you're in the penalty box for six months. >> would that prolong it? six months after the limelight and the headlines? >> does he come back and

coming up at 5:30 debra alfarone explains why testing rape kits keeps us all safer. >> plus topper is back with >>> flights were canceled today and multi car crashes shut down interstates in ohio. in the carolinas utility crews are still working to restore power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses and in north carolina a dog fell through the ice on a small pond. the owner, a 12-year-old boy, ran to try and help. two fire departments joined forces to try to rescue the dog. >> they did successfully, too. >>> snow removal efforts hit a big snag in prince george's county this morning. >> after 2 a.m. the road was shut down for several hours as crews tammied to salvage what -- attempted to salvage what they could of the streetlight. >> a little heavier than i thought. >> you can even do it with a broom. >> back in greenbelt engineers did haul that streetlight back to the shop. >>> topper, you keep talking about this countdown to the cold later this week. people are counting down to spring, 31 days, in fact. >> count away. keep counting. it doesn't affect the weather patterns. >> p

debra alfarone joins us now live off 66. >> reporter: actually the snow is starting to stick a little bit more positive sudley road. there's been a few crashes. it's kind of that sludgy snow covering the roadways, look like every one is playing nice, but when we got here, a few flakes started to fall and within a few minutes we realized it's going to be a very busy night for not only police officers, medics and news reporters. just walking can be dangerous. this woman slipped and fell and likely broke her leg. prince william county medics treating her in this apartment building parking lot in manassas. >> i just stopped in a line of traffic and then incredible big bang and whoa. >> reporter: a few blocks away we spotted this crash. in both instances we don't know weather played a role, but there's no denying it's getting slippery. visibility is shrinking. >> i don't know if you've driven in manassas, but they don't know what they're doing. >> reporter: many people are off from work today, but they're still out. >> i'm expecting once i get on i-66 to go where i have to go that it's goi

debra, why was he there?tin went to syria to the tell the story of the people that were affected by the conflict there in an urban environment which always means that innocent women and children will be involved in the fighting. >> and mark i know you said -- that video shows that he's alive. you've heard nothing to the contrary. i know you have been extremely frustrated with the u.s. government in terms of what they have been able to tell you, what they have shared with you, what they have done. what exactly do you want them to do to help you right now, to help free austin and bring him home? >> well you know for one thing, we've experienced what other families have experienced in working with the government that there are not clear guidelines clear directions clear accountability for bringing hostages home safely. and so we really think that there can be significant improvement. hopefully based on the policy review that president obama has ordered. to make the resources that apply to austin's case and other

debra alfarone joins us from outside double tree hotel with the latest. >> reporter: police say they set up a sting at this double tree hotel. trafficking victim advocates we spoke with today confirm many of the young women who are underage they try and help get out of the life actually are pimped out here at this hotel. today a judge ordered former nba player and sports analyst greg anthony to steer clear of this place. former nba player and tv sports analyst greg anthony tried to avoid cameras outside d.c. superior court today pleading not guilty to the charge he solicited a prostitute at this doubletree hotel january 16th , but police say this friday night anthony answered an escort ad on the website backpage.com and he was told intercourse would cost $80. when the officer asked the 47- year-old if he wanted her to dress up, court documents reveal said oh, yeah. >> but just as a point of fact, every girl who we work with right now in the district of columbia who is a survivor of sex trafficking was at one point sold by her trafficker on backpage. >> reporter: andrea pal is the exe

live in wheat only -- wheaton, debra alfarone, wusa9. >>> two men are behind bars accused of shooting another man to death during an alleged pot deal. damien lee and dellton brown were arrested. it's believed the two men arranged to meet the victim wi woo january 2nd in the bel pre area to buy 3 1/2 pounds of marijuana. during the meeting woo was shot and killed and investigators say the suspects divided up the drugs. >>> a significant problem tonight for about 800,000 healthcare.gov users. the obama administration says those users received the wrong tax from the government, so now they're being asked to delay filing their 2014 returns, plus is error could affect the size of the returns. president obama has been calling this year's enrollment a success with more than 11 million people signing up. >>> we're just getting started on wusa9 news at 5:00, immigration showdown. i talked to face the nation hope bob schieffer about new developments in this hot button issue. >> and drivers across the area breaking down in record numbers coming up at 5:30. >> plus top is back with who are on wha

debra alfarone is outside dc superior court with how much time he could now face. >> reporter: the max is a year for each of those counts. so we're looking at 52 years, though most people say he won't end up doing all that time. however the courtroom was packed today. and really what they had to say about him should not be put on tv at this hour. >> reporter: how does it feel to be in the courtroom today with the victims? >> reporter: the rabbi didn't answer questions as he left dc superior court with his lawyers after pleading guilty to 52 counts of video taping women as they got undressed. >> he decided to plead guilty to take responsibilities for his actions with the scan that came out. search warrants turned up, holding 152 videos, but only 52 were a part of the plea deal. he says that his wife is one of those 52 victims. and it is a miracle that he got caught. i'm happy that it is over. >> he promises to move out within the next two weeks. they believe that it happened to two of his students. after the former student came forward. that student accused the teacher of sexually assau

in the statements from nbc news the statements from steve burke, debra and steve burke made it very clear that their priority at this time is protecting n bbc news above all else. what is so interesting for people that read steve burke's comments. yet, steve burke has a very good relationship with brian williams who likes brian williams very much personally. they are close and at the beginning, many people inside this building were speculating that brian would actually get through this a bit better than he did because of his close relationship with steve burke. steve burke puts the company first and puts the reputation of the news division first but six months without pay leaves people to ask whether brian will ever come back. >> i think it will be another chapter. i don't even what it will be. i have been through a few of these. the difference here for whatever it's worth is that brian is not arguing the truth of this relationship and he is the first to say or to echo what debra and steve has said. he has completely put it out there, he made a huge mistake. there is no argue t. professio