dick vilardo was found outside the back of the house. jodi vilardo was found dead inside the home. police say both were suffering from trauma to the upper body. in a statement released by the family they say they were a warm and loving couple. we know of no one who would wish them harm. the vilardos were known for their work at the children's inn at nih, a place for sick children participating in clinical trials. police are investigating this as a double murder. they have not said if they believe the couple was targeted or if this was a random act of violence. eun, back to you. >> thank you, megan. >>> 6:02 your time now. today in montgomery county leaders are talking about equipping police with body cameras. the county council is going over the budget this afternoon. the program would cost about $600,000. in baltimore thousands of people who have a story to tell or will have a story to tell about prince's concert last night. although we can't show you any video from that. he called the concert a rally for peace after protests and fires and violence in the city over freddie gray's

he lives right next door to the house where dick and jody vilardo were found murdered on wednesday. >> a detective remembered tomaszewski a second time at the home 17 years ago. only the that detective spoke to shomari stone. >> i'm not retired. i'm still working. >> the retired montgomery police sergeant helped make an arrest in the high profile double murder case of dick and jody vilardo. >> i can't turn off the desire to help my community. >> reporter: in 1998 he investigated a burglary and house fire at the vilardo's home on ridge drive. scott tom zoo us isky was a neighbor house sitting for them at the time. at one point he was a possible suspect but he provided information that helped police make an arrest. then last april, investigators say there was another burglary across the street from the vilardos. police say tomaszewski pawned some of the stolen items. price said he saw a possible

into the.that the attack began inside the house, and then extended outside to the yard where dick vilardo's body was found. dick and jody vilardo, murdered at their rockville home on mother's day. the weapon believed to be some sort of knife or sharp instrument. they were discovered by one of their children after the couple missed a family gathering on mother's day morning. >> when the worst things happen to the best people, it just makes you sick. >> reporter: that's steve fairbanks a friend and business partner of dick vilardo. i talked to him today. >> it's important to find the person responsible? >> yes, it it is. you know, we are heart broken and every day that goes by probably makes it just a little bit worse not knowing what happened to my friend and his wonderful wife. >> reporter: montgomery county police have been work this case round the clock. >> the effort has not stopped since sunday afternoon. we're using every bit of energy and all of the resources that we have to bring this to closure. >> reporter: now, dick and dodi dodiville lard doe were strong supporters of the childre

. >> police say they still don't who know killed dick and jody vilardo. shomari stone is in the neighborhood where police removed even more of the evidence tonight. >> reporter: that's right. police are tight lipped in regard to the evidence they removed from the home behind me. yellow crime scene time surrounds the property. move to the left there. you can see the suv on the other side. there is a car. those belong to the victims. to the right, there is the front door. that is the door that detectives have been walking in and out of as they investigate this double murder case. tonight montgomery county police detectives want to know who murdered dick and jodi vilardo. this evening the detectives removed evidence from the home. >>> can you tell us what's in the bags? >> not able to. people with our forensic services section had been in there for two days. >> reporter: neighbors tell us the couple was founlds dead many their pajamas on sunday. police say they had trauma to their body. one of their children found them around 12:30 in the afternoon after the

now, dick and jodi vilardo were dedicated supporters at the children's inn at nih. in their memory a fund has been established at that children's inn. now, the mudsrders here have changed the way some people live in this neighborhood. more about that coming up at 6:00. pat, back you to. >>> a loud creeking noise sent a group of workers

there they found dick vilardo dead outside. his wife dead inside. this is how it sounded on the police radio. >> advise a home and parents are dead. complaintant also advises the window was broken out of the house. >> on call homicide to respond to the scene. >> reporter: all day long police have been working the scene inside and out. they even put up a tent in the backyard to process the evidence with more precision. dick vilardo was 65 years old, a founder of a hotel management company. his wife jody 67. neighbors say they were last seen alive at their home saturday night after they returned home from a trip to a casino in charlestown, west virginia. neighbors say when they were found dead on mother's day. they were in their pajamas. she was a long time member of the lakewood country club. abby gross was her friend and teammate. >> she was just an awesome woman with a zest for life. >> reporter: and then for her to die this way? >> i know. i mean i can't get over it. our team gathered this morning to honor her and to speak about her and we just --

now, we should be hearing much more. 65-year-old dick vilardo and 67- year-old jody vilardo were found stabbed to death on mother's day, as we know. tomaszewski hasn't been charged yet. he's been arrested on saturday as a fugitive from justice according to juneau, alaska police. we don't know yet about he might be extradited back here to maryland. we, again, are expected to hear much more from montgomery county police, the county exec and the state's attorney's office, but very, very tight lipped here as far as local police. we're all getting this information from police in juneau, alaska. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >>> take a close look at this surveillance video if you would. police want to talk to the man seen here. trying to see if he was connected to the deaths of a family and their housekeeper in woodley park in northwest d.c. on thursday. earlier this week, police identified two of the people found dead in the burning home, they're savvas savopoulos and his wife, amy. police believe the other bodies are the couple's son, philip, and the housekeeper, veralicia figueroa

dick vilardo was found outside the back of the house and jodi vilardo was found inside. both were suffering from trauma to the upper body. the vilardos were a warm and loving couple. we know of no one who would want to harm them who would want to harm them. the vilardos were known for their work with the children's inn at nih, that's a for sick children participating in clinical trials. police are investigating this as a double murder but they have not said whether they believe the couple was targeted or if this is a random crime. no word on any suspects or arrests at this point. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath live in rockville, thank you. >>> new this morning, bladensburg road in northeast d.c. is back open right now. police closed it for a shooting investigation. someone shot two men between migs place and mountle of avet road. both are expected to be okay. >>> this morning, d.c. police are looking for a man who abducted and tried to sexually assault a woman in the district. the woman entered a car with an uber decal on the window early yesterday morning a

which includes not just the vilardo family home behind me, their wooded lawn behind it where dick vilardo's body was discovered yesterday afternoon. police have made no arrests and if they have any suspect information, they aren't sharing. investigators removed evidence by the bagful from the vilardo home tonight collect everything they can as they try to piece together a mother's day murder mystery. >> they're looking at a lot of different things deciding which direction to go first with which type of evidence and hopefully carry through so they can find out what committed these crimes. >> reporter: monday brought some answers to a case that produced mostly questions on sunday. the vilardos were killed by being stabbed or cut the medical examiner ruled and police determined their killer or killers likely got inside their house through a window in the back. >> we were told that isn't a normal part of that household, that window being open. >> reporter: also today montgomery county state's attorney examined the scene and met with detectives. we also learned on saturday night the couple gambl

dick and jody vilardo were a warm and loving couple.h them harm" and so far neither do police. >> we're not terming this investigation as random. it's too early. investigators are looking at so many different possibilities right now so they don't overlook any bit of evidence. >> reporter: but investigators say they are zeroing in on saturday night, when the pair and their neighbors went to the casino, at charlestown races returning home around midnight, hours before their bodies were found. police have not released any possible motive for the murders. and this morning they still don't know if the couple was targeted or if anything was taken from that home, robin. >> horrible all right, gio, thank you. >>> time for the weather and rob, who is in texas. good morning again, rob. >> good morning, robin. as you know, we're coming to you from an area hit by a large tornado. but there was three other tornadoes yesterday. one was a small one and want to show you this a cool video out of nags head north carolina. it came onshore, a water spout a

vilardos here or why. someone has left flowers out front. they have faded in the heat. three days after their children found them stabbed or cut to death investigators are still at dick ande vilardo's home. detectives are aware there may have been an attempted burglary less than a mile away in late february. one of the religions came home to find a -- residents came home to find a car halfway down the driveway and the possible burglar allegedly rammed the resident's car to escape. police have also been talking to land escapers who may have been working in the neighborhood before the murders. >> this is just 48 hours old and they're looking at everything right now or many things right now. >> reporter: the vilardos were out with friends at the hollywood casino saturday night and got home just before midnight, but if someone followed them home from charlestown, west virginia, why would they wait to sneak in through an unlatched window to attack them and if it was a burglary, why would a burglar risk breaking into a home that was clearly occupied? >> i am locking twice and checking twice. it definitely makes you think. >> reporter: i talked to a former fbi profiler today an

police say dick and jody vilardo were found dead here at their home. as found dead inside by her daughter. dick was found dead outside in the backyard. their children showed up at the home because they were worried about their parents when they didn't show up for a mother's day event with their grandchildren and two kids. that's when they went inside and found the bodies of their parents. police aren't saying the cause of death, just that there was trauma to their upper bodies and their deaths are now considered homicides. the children of the couple released a statement. they said they are heart broken over the senseless tragedy. dick and jody are a warm and loving couple and know of no one who would want to hurt them. police have not said if there are any suspects or any weapons found on the property but i've been talking to neighbors this morning and they tell me that he are heart broken over what happened because they describe dick and jody as sweet, kind, loving people and wonderful neighbors and they just couldn't believe this happened here but the

dick vilardo was found outside. his wife jody died inside their home on ridge drive in rockville. montgomery county state's attorney mccarthy said he'll try the case himself. prosecuting 31-year-old scott tomaszewski two counts of first-degree murder. >> horrible crime. wonderful people and family and been involved in this case from the very moment that this case was reported to us. >> reporter: the family hired well-known rockville defense lawyer kudel trying to have thrown out of evidence the confession tomaszewski made in alaska to the vilardo murders. >> obviously we have to look at all of the surrounding circumstances of that statement, what his condition was, what his mental status was at the time of the statement. >> reporter: this is the timeline to help police crack the case n. 1998 he was house sitting at the vilardo's home when there was a burglary. he supplied evidence to help police at the time. then the past april there was a burglary across the street on ridge drive. detectives discovered that tom tomaszewski pawned items stolen in the burglary. he left with his par

dick and jodi vilardo were found dead on mothers day.ice haven't said whether the couple was targeted or the victims of a random act. >>> lawyers for four of the six accused gak members -- gang members on trial asked the judge to declare a mistrial. that group is charge with killing kevin quick in february. yesterday, an fbi agent told one of the defendants got a list of jurors and that person contacted one of the jurors's relatives. we'll find out. >>> a patient recently returned from west africa. doctors at the university of virginia medical center in charlottesville says the patient does not have the ebola virus. the person was admitted to the hospital and placed in quarantine as a precaution on sunday. >>> the coffee chain has a new size for you. a lot of people gave up those big coffee drinks because of the calories and the price. >> unfortunately, i am not one of them. starbucks is rolling out a mini frappucino. the ten--ounce drink has 120 calories and 24 grams of sugar if you don't add the whipped cream. the small frappucino or t

the killer or killers stabbed or cut dick and joanie vilardo to death. >> reporter: at this point no idea who, no idea why the chilling murder of this beloved couple here simply does not seem to fit the patterns that usually help solve these kinds of crime. day three into the investigation into the stabbing murders of dick and joanie vilardo and the flowers left out front have faded in the heat. crime scene investigators are still walking the perimeter and searching inside the house in hopes of figuring out who killed them and why. crime profilers say stabbings and cuttings are usually crimes of passion committed by someone with a connection to the victims, but friends say the vilardos were not the kind of people who made enemies. >> every investigator has to be unbiased and look at everything as a possibility at the beginning of an investigation. >> reporter: the vilardos were out with friend at the hollywood casino saturday night and got home before midnight, but if someone had followed them home from charlestown, west virginia, why would they wait to sneak in through an unlatched

. >> reporter: the death of dick and jody vilardo. today officially ruled a double murder. the cause of death, something they call sharp force injuries. according to neighbors, the couple found dead in their pajamas. the scene discovered by one of their children after the vilardos missed a family gathering on mother's day morning. there is worry in this neighborhood. >> it's not very comforting to have the police tell you, you know we don't think you need to worry. anybody living here and the neighbors have been killed you're worried. >> reporter: neighbors say they were last seen alive at their home saturday night when they were returning from a trip to a casino in charlestown, west virginia. police say they believe the killer entered the house through an open window. so was this couple targeted or was it a random act of violence? >> for us to narrow the scope and label this one thing or something else at this point would not do the investigation the justice that it deserves. >> reporter: dick and jody vilardo had two children two grandchildren. they were members of the la

investigators were back at the home today where their children found dick and joanie vilardo cut and stabbed to death. detectives don't know if they were the victims of random burglary or killed specifically. police are telling neighbors secure your homes. >>> tonight at least 42 people dead, another 1,200 injured in a powerful earthquake that hit nepal. today's quake measured 7.3 centered east of the 7.8 quake that hit back on april 25th. 8,000 people died. meanwhile six u.s. marines and two nepalese soldiers are missing. their helicopter disappeared while they were helping with disaster relief. the crew had reported fuel problems. >>> we are happy to report members of the virginia task force one in nepal are safe and doing well. the team is based out of fairfax helping in the rescue and recovery efforts. engineers say the building they are staying in is safe. >>> maryland has a new law on the books aimed at improving the relationship between cops and the people they serve. governor hogan signed the measures today. they passed before freddie gray's death. one measure calls for a com

dick and jody vilardo. he was arrested in juneau, alaska while he was on a vacation cruise with his parents. >>> the massive repair job is underway on the arlington memorial bridge now. the span that links arlington national cemetery to the lincoln memorial so badly corroded two lanes need to be partially shut down for six to nine months, heavy vehicles such as buses will be banned from the bridge eventually. there will be a grace period to allow metro and tour bus operators a chance the find some detours. >>> after being closed for the second straight day, the national park service just reopened the washington monument. the landmark was closed to the public thursday because of an electrical problem with elevators. tests today determined the problem has been fixed. as a precaution though electricians will be there until the monument closes tonight at 10:00. >>> lot of mystery today surrounding former house speaker dennis hastert. he was indicted by a grand jury found that he violated banking laws all in a b

he is charged in the deaths of dick and jody vilardo. police from montgomery county are going to travel to alaska to bring him back here to maryland. >>> fire officials are searching for a missing driver after a pickup truck was found in the patuxent river. fire crews from anne arundel and prince george's counties were back on the scene after the truck was spotted in the river on tuesday. crews are searching in the river at brock bridge road and whiskey bottom road. police say they have received a report of a missing person as well. >>> many commuters crying over spilt milk this morning. not just a cliche. a truck overturned on interstate 70 spilling its road. it was traveling eastbound when it was involved in an accident with a car near route 27. crews had to close two lanes as they cleaned up all of that milk. >>> the search is on for a man accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. police are looking for 20-year- old tyrek bogan. he followed a girl into the elevator of a building on brooks drive. he forced her to the ground, s

. >> reporter: pam faulkner livers down the street in dick and jody vilardo. >> i don't know why anyone would have vengeance and that's why i'm scared. >> reporter: that's where the death of her neighbors is a mystery with no known suspects. >>it's not confidenting to have police tell you you don't need to worry. anybody living here and neighbors have been killed, you're worried. >> reporter: the couple was supposed to meet up with their two children and grandchildren on mother's day. when they didn't show up their kids stopped by their home on ridge drive and found their bodies. joadzy was dead inside -- jody was dead inside the house and her husband, dick, was found in the backyard, both in their pajamas. they had trauma to their upper bodies and their deaths have been ruled homicides. dick and jody lived in this neighborhood for years and were members of the country club and garden club. in fact the night before their death friends say they went to charles town races and slots with their neighbors and came home just before midnight. it's that time period that police are focusing on a

dick and jody vilardo were remembered at the church on river road in bethesda. police say they were killed sometime after returning from charlestown, west virginia-last weekend. so far no arrests have been made. >>> the d.c. firefighter killed in the line of duty is also being laid to rest today. lieutenant kevin mcra echappessed and died last week -- collapsed and died last week. the public funeral is taking place at the d.c. armory. the hearse carrying mcrae's body will lead a procession through the city before his funeral at fort lincoln cemetery. >>> someone has been killed by a train in the district for the second day in a row. this time a male on a csx track. it happened before 5:00 this morning in the 1900 block of m. street southeast. the conductor of the train reported the accident and someone was also struck and killed by a m.a.r.c. train yesterday outside union station. there's no word on the identity of either victim. >>> and today, one of the victims of the deadly philadelphia amtrak train crash will be laid to rest. navy midshipjustin zemser was am

police sergeant whose tip helped police connect a suspect to that mother's day murder of dick and joanie vilardo at their home in rockville. big preis investigated a burglary of that couple's home 17 years ago and he remembered that it might have been connected to scott tomaszewski, then a teenager next-door. tomaszewski facing murder charges in the vilardo killing and investigators say tomaszewski admitted to killing the couple during a burglary attempt according to our participates at the washington post. ma -- partners at the washington post. >> it was really heart warming to hear that i was able to contribute to something positive coming out of something that was so tragic. >> police arrested tomaszewski on saturday in juneau, alaska, where he was on a cruise with his parents. he is due in court there tomorrow for an extradition hearing. >>> late today we-ed the fbi found -- we learned the fbi found no ed that the windshield of that derailed -- no evidence that the windshield of that derailed amtrak train came from a firearm. an assistant conductor on the train 188 told investigators she did

. >> reporter: the victims, dick and jody vilardo. police investigating their deaths as a double homicide. mr. vilardo found outside the back of the house. his wife inside their home. >> there is trauma to their upper bodies. we are investigating these deaths as homicides, but we will wait until autopsies are completed and the medical examiner. >> reporter: mr. vilardo founder of pinnacle hotel management which develops marriott hotels. jody vilaro a retired partner with an accounting firm. the vilardos were involved in a rockville gardening club and recognized for their help of children's inn at nih. police are not saying if they believe the couple was targeted or if this was a random crime. they were last heard from saturday night. their bodies discovered about 12:20 sunday afternoon. now, late this evening, the family spokesperson released a statement, that says -- now, police are still here investigating. so far no arrest has been made. chris. >> thank you darcy. stay with news 4 as we continue to follow this murder investigation.

department of corrections headed back here to face charges for the murders of his neighbors dick and jody vilardomaszewski was arrested in alaska while on a cruise with his family. >>> the d.c. man known as kit cole facing more charges who appeared on the show catfish. he was arrested wednesday on one count. now easily dieted on 11 felony counts for -- he's been indicted on 11 felony counts for a string of threats against metro. >>> a former montgomery county substitute teacher is headed for prison, 50-year-old jose pineda accused of groping girls at schools across the county over a span of several year. under his plea deal he admitted to two cases. today the judge gave him five years. the judge and prosecutor called the victims who came forward heroes. >>> distribution news learned former gop house speak are dennis hastert of illinois allegedly paid hush money to keep someone from his past quiet. >> craig boswell has the latest on the nature of hastert's alleged misconduct against the person only known as individual a. >> reporter: law enforcement sources say dennis hastert's criminal troubles s

dick and jody vilardo's funeral is this morning at fourth presbyterian church in bethesda. someone killed the couple on mother's day. a relative discovered the bodies. a law enforcement source said it was one of the most violent in recent years. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. 58 degrees outside of the studios this morning. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with your weather headlines. >> enough of a spring chill you will need a light jacket and have your sunglasses ready as well. the sunshine is breaking out as the morning clouds that are over us now break up. right now, though it is rather chilly. shenandoah valley in the mountains generally around 50 degrees. in the low to mid 50s in the nearby suburbs and across the rural areas of maryland and virginia. generally in the mid 50s, upper 50s right around the chesapeake bay and on the shore low to mid 50s. waiting for metro you'll be in the 50s. a lot of clouds around and then sunshine breaking out between 8:00 and 9:00. it will be up around 60 degrees. next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at your d

. >> reporter: the vilardos, dick and jody to their many friends and family, lived in this neighborhood for decades raising a family. >> it's a beautiful neighborhood and everyone is friendly. >> reporter: one body was found inside the home, one in the backyard. plisse reacted a tent to preserve evidence -- police erected a tent to preserve evidence. >> we were neighbors. they gardened and were very kind to our children. >> reporter: she heard nothing unusual last night or this morning. >> hard to believe, really hard to believe and very sad. >> reporter: montgomery county investigators are treating both deaths as homicides, but have released no information about how the pair were killed, who any suspects might be or why anyone would want the vilardos dead. >> part of the basic investigative process is look for previous calls of service in the neighborhood, speak with family members, co-workers, other friends, neighbors as the investigation begins to spread out. >> reporter: and with two unsolved homicides in the neighborhood police were circumspect about whether there was any danger to

. >> reporter: investigators released some new information about the murders of dick and joanie vilardo today. >> this was a burglary and they're still assessing what, if anything, was taken. >> reporter: a source close to the investigation said that's in part because detectives were faced with a large messy crime scene indicative of a violent struggle between the vilardos and their killer or killers. police won't release the initial 911 call made by a family member. captain starks called it too gut wrenching to listen to. just within the last few minutes we have seen more officers continuing to arrive on scene. we can hear them working around the back of the house, but they are still out there working just by flashlight. it could be a very long night, but a lot of people are hoping for some kind of break-through. garrett haake, wusa9. >> it's a break-through everyone is waiting for. the family scheduled a viewing for the couple thursday. the funeral will be on friday. >>> the springfield, virginia couple accused of plotting revenge by abducting and torturing a mclean couple will go to

dick and jody vilardo found stabbed to death.zewski on a cruise ship in salmonella. he's held without bond. >>> federal regulators calling on amtrak to install technology. they want amtrak to rease curves along rail lights and put up signs. eight people killed in the crash. the cause still under investigation. >>> 7:30 on this sunday morning. good morning to you. welcome to "news 4 today." i'm david culver in for adam tuss. >> i'm angie goff. it has been a busy sunday may 17th. we do want to check in with meteorologist chuck bell. he has your forecast. looks like clouds. that's what we can expect if we walk out the door now, chuck. >> that's right. full cloud cover. may be a sliver or two of sunshine getting through but more clouds than anything else there might be a sprinkle as well. a big graduation taking place on the national mall if you're headed in that general direction, plan on a lot of clouds. no the a big rain threat. awfully moisture. chair cushions a little wet. i couldn't rule out a raindrop or two. storm team 4 rada

investigators say scott tomaszewski already confessed to murdering his neighbors dick and judy vilardo. kevin lewis explains how detectives scrambled to catch him. >> you probably never imaginedded you'd end up in juneau. >> no. kevin: they are calling a north american chase to catch scott tomaszewski. >> at 5:00 friday flee detectives boarded a flight at reagan. they made connections before landing in alaska. travel time was 12 hours. police snapped this photo before boarding the coral princess and arresting tomaszewski who was toting blood-stained cash in his wallet. >> he could have thrown evidence off the side of the ship at sea or a port of call. kevin: tomaszewski was a clean record with the exception of a conviction for possession of marijuana and handful of traffic citations. >> this is a major crimes division. he described details only their killer would know. >> the hardest thing for all of us is what the vilardo went through. the special people in the house. we all have problems wrapping our head around why it had to happen. alison: according to the empire newspaper tomaszew

now, dick and jodi vilardo were dedicated supporters at the children's inn at nih. in their memory a fund has been established at that children's inn. now, the mudsrders here have changed the way some people live in this neighborhood. more about that coming up at 6:00. pat, back you to. >>> a loud creeking noise sent a group of workers scrambling out of a house just minutes before the roof came crashing down. this is all that's left of a house on easily street in silver spring. the back half is just gone. it happened around lunch time. the workers had just enough time to move their cars before the walls and the roof collapsed on to the driveway. the who deputies involved in the deadly shooting in prince georges county were identified today. deputy first class anthony bynum, they have combined 11 years of experience. police tell us the two shot lionel young sunday night when he rammed his car into their cruisers we're waiting to hear what caused two cars to collide sending six people to the hospital. some injured in gaithersburg are teenagers, chopper 4 got to the sc

investigators say he stabbed dick and jody vilardo earlier this month.e's scheduled for a bond review on monday. >>> shifting gears, you may see some superheroes in the district today. the district's own comic book convention is underway. it's called awesome con. it will be wall to wall comic books. many of them are rare. you can also see celebrities from sci-fi and movies. among them sean astin. awesome con tickets start around 30 bucks. we already got our cape here. >> that's right. got your super anchor thing on. it's blowing. whoosh. >> peacock there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so many you want to watch what if you could pay for the types of channels you want and not the ones you don't now, fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv. starting at $74.99 per month with no annual contract. get custom tv, including internet and phone. price guaranteed for two years. or from now until june 8th get a $400 visa prepaid card when you sign a two-year agreement. go to getfios.com. cable just gives you channels. fios gives you choice.

. >>> today dick and jody vilardo's funeral is this morning at the fourth presbyterian church in bethesdasomeone killed the couple on mother's day. a relative discovered their bodies. a law enforcement source says it was one of the worst crime scenes in recent years. >>> a man is facing charges in connection with four high end jewelry thefts in fairfax county. jan parchewski of chicago is facing burglary and grand larceny charges. the thieves targeted wealthy homes and official documents say he's tied to an organized crime family. >>> the president will honor members of law enforcement who have lost their lives in the line of duty. he is speaking at the 34th annual police officer's memorial service at the capitol. it's open to the public. >>> many of you and your friends might be getting ready to ride to work today. today is bike to work today and molette green is at a designated pit stop. hi good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning to you. look at what's happened in the last 35 minutes since i last talked to you. check out the tents. they're setting this pit stop up. this is where fo

. >>> today, dick and jody vilardo's funeral is this morning at the fourth presbyterian church in bethesdaone killed the couple on mother's day. a relative discovered their bodies. a law enforcement source says it was one of the most violent crime scenes in the county in recent history. >>> today we'll learn how long a d.c. rabbi could spend in jail. rabbi freundel pleaded guilty to secretly recording women in a bathroom in georgetown. a judge was asked to sentence him to jail for 17 years. >>> skeptical arab leaders are headed home after president obama promised a quote, ironclad commitment to security in the middle east. but concerns over nuclear negotiations remain. edward lawrence has a look ahead. >> reporter: good morning. he's facing a deadline with the talks and the president says that his talk with representatives was candid. he describes it as talking about anti-terrorism measures as well as a nuclear deal with iran. he outlined the framework for that nuclear deal with iran. saying that it would lift sanctions against iran in exchange for iran's pledge not to seek a nuclear bomb.

he's accused of breaking into the home of dick and jody vilardo and stabbing them to death after they say he took an alaskan cruise with his parents. >>> naval academy graduation activities are happening. the problem today is the naval academy bridge is being closed during the blue angels practice. it will take place between 10:45 this morning and 4:00 this afternoon. drivers are encouraged to use roe boulevard to enter or exit annapolis. the bridge will also be closed tomorrow afternoon. while the hot time -- >>> it will abhot time on the mall -- be a hot time on the mall for thousands of picnickers. lunch time music is every tuesday and thursday now through august. >>> hundreds of people are dead, thousands more have fled the fighting in the iraqi city of ramadi. >> we'll take a look back at the careers david letterman helped build. >> first let's check back in with allyson and your forecast. >> it's still very humid out here but we have improving weather headed your way within 24 hours. let's take a look at your maps today. we're 87 degrees, hot and humid, scattered showers and thu

have learned about 31-year-old scott tomaszewski when's now charged in the double murder of dick and jody vilardo. tomaszewski lives with his parents and brother. down from the vilardos. he doesn't work and not clear if he had any college. for those who live nearby news of the arrest is a relief. >> that the police did such a good job in finding, total shock, total shock. my heart goes out to the -- both families. >> reporter: this is the timeline that helped police crack the case. in 1998 tomaszewski house sitting and there was a burglary and helped police at the time. then this past april, a burglary across the street on ridge drive. detectives discovered that tomaszewski pawned items stolen in that burglary. they rested him on a cruise ship with his parents in juneau alaska and found tomaszewski carrying who could be key evidence in the vilardo murder. and the money with blood on it was found on him in his wallet. correct? >> in his possession that's correct. >> reporter: do we know that for sure the blood on the money is the vilardos? >> you know that has to be analyzed. >> reporter: montgome

corrections and is being transmitted to maryland to face the charges of murder of his neighbors dick and jody vilardo. tomaszewski office a vacation cruise with his parents. >>> bill christian, an fbi special agent killed in the line of duty 20 years ago tonight. a wreath laying ceremony took place at the law enforcement officers memorial in d.c. >> bill was known in the office as every agent's best friend and partner. if you needed help, you went to bill. it didn't matter the time, the circumstances. how long it was going to take. bill was there to help you. >> bill christian was working with a surveillance operation when he was shot by ralph mclean, a emergency wanted for killings in d.c. and prince george's county. mclean then took his own life. christian was a baltimore native, served in the army, joined the fbi and worked in baltimore again and detroit before transferring to the washington field office. he served as a member of the special operations group. >>> a third suspect in the shooting of an oklahoma police officer is in custody. the trio opened fire on the officer and shot him in the hea

. >> dick and jodi vilardo were supposed to get together with family for mothers day. when they didn't show relatives came to the house and found them dead. tamm faulkner lives in the neighborhood and received the e-mail update alerting members of the garden club to the murders. >> they told the people they were out with that they were meeting their kids at great falls, it was something they did every year and when they didn't show up at the appointed time and couldn't reach them by phone they came back here and it was the daughter, i believe, that found the family. >> 67-year-old jody vilardo was found inside the home on ridge driver. her 65-year-old husband was found just outside the back of the house. police say both suffered trauma to the upper body. in a written statement, the family expressed their heart break saying "dick and jodiville already a doe were a warm and loving couple. we know of know one that would wish them harm. ". >>> now to a developing story in arkansas. a young couple in their 20s died when a twister whipped through a mobile home park in -- thi

they say he confessed to killing dick and jody vilardo. that couple and tomaszewski lived next door to each other. >>> the news4 i-team has learned that montgomery county school superintendent will stay on the job for another year. last week the board of education announced they had selected a top candidate to replace starr. but that candidate has now backed out. today, the board will formally ask bowers to stay on as interim superintendent for one more year. bowers had planned to retire this year. >>> arlington taking a stance on the redskins name. a resolution was passed supporting a potential move to virginia. the resolution also called on owner dan schneider to change the team's name. the board said the word redskins is quote objectionable to many because it's considered a racial slur. >>> next season teams will not snap balls from the 15 yard line. it will be snapped from the 2 yard line. it's designed to make extra points more difficult. last year teams scored on 99% of the kicks. >>> it's 5:18. news for your health now, women who ha

he was arrested saturday for the murder of dick and jody vilardo while on vacation with his family. > police are expected to return to the northwest d.c. mansion today where four people were killed last thursday. investigators remain baffled really at this point by the murders of savvos savopoulos, his wife, amy, their ten yearldz son philip and their housekeeper alecia figueroa. police have released video of a person of interest who may have been driving the couple's blue porsche. it was found torched in prince george's county in a church parking lot off of annapolis road. >>> military families will be honored this summer with entrances to museums nationwide. the list will be announced today. the offer goes memorial day through labor day. military, national guard, reserve members and their families are eligible. >>> time to mention our new wusa9 text to win campaign. winners each get two tickets to kings dominion this week. all you have to do is text the key word "kings dominion" to 25543 for a chance to win. >> i'm here on the weather terrace. it's cool and breezy. highs into the mi

services for dick and julianne vilardo are set for 10:00 a.m. in river road in bethesda.fter returning from dinner with friends in charlestown, west virginia. police believe the villa toe does were considering -- vilardos were killed during a burglary. >>> a d.c. firefighter is also being laid to rest this morning. lieutenant kevin mccray collapsed and died last week after fighting a fire at a shaw high-rise building. a public funeral takes place at the d.c. armory starting at # 1:00 this morning. -- 11:00 this morning. a hearse carrying his body will lead a procession through the city before his burial at fort lincoln cemetery. >>> tonight it's win or stay home for the wizards. in game six of the eastern conference semifinals. they fell behind 3-2 in the series to the hawks after dropping game five in atlanta in heart-breaking fashion. now the series shifts back to the phone booth. their backs are against the wall. but fortunately they have john wall who you just saw get knocked down by paul pierce there. he's suiting up again instead of sitting in a suit. he felt fin af

dick and jody vilardo were a loving couple. >> we're not turning this over as random.o many possibilities. >> reporter: investigators say they're zeroing in on saturday night, when the pair and their neighborhoods went to the casino returning home around midnight hours before their bodies were found. police have not released any possible motive for the murders. this morning, they don't know if the couple was tarted or if anything was taken from the home, robin. >>> time for the weather and rob, who is in texas. good morning again, rob. >> good morning, robin. we're coming to you the an area hit by a large tornado. want to show you this -- nag's head north carolina. a water spout. it did mild tree damage. ana is pushing humidity up the east coast today. temperatures more like july and august mostly a dry front. it will be a good 20 degrees cooler tomorrow. enjoy the heat today if you like that kind of thing. hot but dryjacqui:: near record heat expected today, it is going be partly clcloudy and gusty as well, the hihigh temperatures inin the upper 80's to near 90 degree