on thursday, thieves broke into eric peterson's home in northeast. peterson says thieves stole the tv, two ipads and a laptop, but all he wanted was his dog back. and we asked you to share our tweets about this. we want to thank all of our viewers that helped in this search. >>> today marks the first full day in office for northern virginia's newest state senator jennifer wexton. she was sworn in yesterday ternoo puts democrats one vote away from controlling the state senate. next monday, we'll find out the results of the recount in the other special election and that will determine the balance of power. >>> former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife told the world they are innocent. yesterday, the two pleaded not guilty to corruption charges of fraud and conspiracy in court. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey was in the courtroom when they did and she says the judge had strong words of his own for the media. >> applause from well wishers as bob mcdonnell and wife maureen left federal court, their two daughters alongside as they navig

joining us now for more on what happened, eric peterson is on the line the assistant director of the reid-hillview airport. sir, thank you for joining us this evening. did the plane overshoot the runway or somehow skid off the runway? >> the plane lost its brakes on the landing roll on the runway. without any brakes he had a hard time stopping. >> did the pilot radio that there was any kind of trouble? >> he was not aware that there was trouble until he was on the ground. >> and can you tell us about who was on the plane and who walked away from the accident? >> well, what i know is there were two people at the controls, both licensed pilots. and there were two passengers on the plane. there were no injuries. damage was relatively light. the airplane hit the fence. but the fence can be repaired. the airplane looks like it can be repaired. the liquid that you spoke of turned out to be the hydraulic fluid which is why the brakes failed. >> any danger of fire at any time? >> no danger of fire. the leak itself was actually quite small. but brakes are a high pressure system and just a lit

eric peterson, seen her, took her straight to the vet after he was reunited with her this morning.eterson says margo seems exhausted but he's so happy to have her home. police found the dog after a tipster said they spotted her on benning road after seeing her picture in a story here on news4. >>> about 150 people went for an icy dip this morning to raise awareness for climate change. they took the polar bear plunge into the potomac at national harbor. here is how icy it was. volunteers had to use hammers, ice picks and some jumping and stomping before the plunge could start. organizers say they didn't mind the cold. the event raised more than $65,000. so it's a good cause and i just have never understood this. >> it's cold just looking at it. >> we were covered in snow. we know it's cold. >> and they're picking at the ice. that's how old it is. it's frozen over. they had trouble getting into the water. >> it's like getting into a slushy. >> right. it was not too bad today. relatively speaking. our high was 34 degrees. but we've been in the 20s for the last few days, even on wednes

joining us now for more on what happened, eric peterson is on the line the assistant director of theairport. sir, thank you for joining us this evening. did the plane overshoot the runway or somehow skid off the runway? >> the plane lost its brakes on the landing roll on the runway. without any brakes he had a hard time stopping. >> did the pilot radio that there was any kind of trouble? >> he was not aware that there was trouble until he was on the ground. >> and can you tell us about who was on the plane and who walked away from the accident? >> well, what i know is there were two people at the controls, both licensed pilots. and there re

. >> reporter: that's eric peterson. when you see his dog, margo, you'll know why he's so upset. margo is a 2 1/2-year-old cockap cockapoo. eric's had her since she was a pup. now yesterday, some thieves broke in to his house, and they did what thieves do -- but they took it one step further. they took margo. >> this is so scary because i don't know where she is. and i don't know if she's scared. i don't know if she's being taken care of. >> reporter: the burglars made their move from the alley through the yard and then to the basement door. they opened the screen, busted out the glass, turned the deadbolt, and they were in in a flash. upstairs, they took the tv, two ipads, a laptop, and then they opened the dog crate and made off with margo. and before they left, those crooks even took one of margo's leashes from this hook near the front door. eric wants his dog back so bad, he's offering a $10,000 reward. no questions asked? >> no questions asked. >> reporter: you just want your dog -- >> i just want my dog back. >> reporter: in washington, pat collins, news4. >>> breaking news

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