the families of erin peterson and julie pryde were awarded $4 million. the state of virginia filed a motion to reduce that. apparently state law requires that type of award can be canned only at $100,000. so -- capped only at $100,000. so we'll see how that plays out. >> laura evans tonight. >>> prince george's county police say they have broken up an illegal gambling operation. officers raided marleau wing house and sports grill on branch avenue in marleau heights this evening. the restaurant advertises keno and other lottery games and investigators say they found much more on the establishment. >> when they arrived on the scene, they found 29 slot machines in a secure location to the rear of the building. they also were able to seize those slot machines along with a significant amount of cash. >> police are still investigating. so far no arrests. >>> another big story, we're learning more about the man who killed his estranged wife at a busy intersection in maryland. philip gilberti shot heather mcguire on connecticut avenue in kensington yesterday. ho

one of the victims was 18-year-old erin peterson from chantilly, virginia. >> if there's something that's going to harm the kids, just let hem know. >> the families plan to try to get a cap changed. >>> president obama will head to prince george's county today t president will speak in prince george's community college to solve the nation's energy problems, this morning's speech is set to begin just before 11:00 and police warn that it could cause some major traffic headaches in the area. >>> a former executives for goldman-sachs is speaking out against what he calls a toxic and destructive atmosphere. by writing a scathing op-ed for the "new york times." hi bashed his former company. goldman-sachs ceo lloyd blankfine entered a statement. >>> our time is now 6:07. the big change coming to airport security. >>> the experts weigh in on whether it lives up to the hype. >> and what was on the menu last night for the state dinner. >>> weather and traffic on the ones. right now it's 6:1010. some of the rural areas. here's your day planner. sun rise, 7:19, by 9:00

the families of erin peterson and julia pryde claimed that officials should have done more to alert students after the shootings. within hours, seung-hui cho killed another 30 students and faculty members. >> once everything started coming down -- >> we are disappointed in the jury's verdict. we demonstrated beyond question that the crime was committed the was unforeseen. >> the jury awarded the two students family's $4 million each. but virginia state law requires that amount to be capped at $100,000. none ofin afghanistan, the afghan president is asking the u.s. to pull its troops out of villages and confine them to the base which would and combat operations. this comes after an attempted attack on defense secretary leon panetta at an afghan air field. now this report from kabul. >> after months of secret negotiations, the taliban are suspending all talks with the u.s. it is a big blow to the peace process, dashing hopes that insurgents might lay down their weapons ahead of the u.s. troop withdrawal in 2014. afghan president karzai says he wants that transition to happen sooner. called on

here's the mother of shooting victim erin peterson from chantilly. >> if you know erin, you would know, strength, truth. she spoke for her people. she always put herself in a position to speak for people who were too weak to speak for themselves. she couldn't speak anymore, so we had to do it. we had to do it. >> the jury awarded each family $4 million. however, the state of virginia caps such awards at $100,000 unless the governor waives the limit. >>> the georgetown man accused of killing his 91-year-old socialite wife will spend at least another month in the mental hospital. that's what a judge ruled today in the hearing for albrecht muth. court papers show doctors suggest he's just not well enough to stand trial. now muth who claims to be a general in the iraqi army is charged with first degree murder in the death of viola drath. she was found beaten and strangled in the couple's home last august. muth denied killing his wife. >>> the former security chief at the west virginia mine where 29 men died in an explosion is appealing his conviction. back in october a judge said huey stov

the case was brought by the families of two virginia tech students killed in the 2007 shootings, erin peterson, a freshman from northern virginia, and julie pryde, a 23- year-old graduate student from new jersey. most of the families of the other victims agreed to an $11 million settlement reached in 2008. lawyers in this case argued peterson and pryde were killed in norris hall and might be alive today if virginia tech police warned the campus of the initial shootings in the virginia tech dormitory. an hour ago i spoke with julie pryde's father who was in the courtroom when the verdict was read. >> it was very draining, very painful, a lot of emotions. mine there's nothing surprising in that how tough it was for the petersons, how tough it was for my wife and i. we just wanted to persevere. we just decided that we were not getting the full story and we were not going to just go away quietly. >> meanwhile immediately after the verdict virginia tech released the following statement. "we do not believe evidence presented at trial relative to the murders in west ambler johnson created an increase

the families of erin peterson and julia pride are asking for a judgment of $100,000 each. both families say their main goal is to get a full account of the events of the day and get an apology from school administrators. >>> new allegations are being made about sexual assaults at the u.s. marine barracks on capitol hill. in a federal lawsuit, eight current and former female service members claim they were either sexually assaulted or harassed while serving in the u.s. military. the women also claim they suffered retaliation when they reported the allegations. several women's groups have stepped forward in support of the plaintiffs. >> it's time for the country to hear the unvarnished truth. young women who sign up to serve in the armed forces are more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than killed by enemy fire. 40% of homeless female veterans were raped bisexual -- or sexually assaulted. predators in the military are unafraid because they know an unwritten code shields them. >> a defense department spokeswoman says the military doesn't tolerate sexual assault. she s

the wrongful death lawsuit was brought against virginia tech by the families of erin peterson, a chantilly resident who was a freshman at the time of the shootings. >> she couldn't speak anymore so we had to do it. >> reporter: and julia pride, a 23-year-old graduate student from new jersey. >> certainly was the end of a long process for us. most of the families of the massacre's 30 other victims agreed to a $30 million settlement reached in 2008. lawyers in this case successfully argued that peterson and pryde who were killed in norris hall might still be alive today if virginia tech police warned the campus of the initial shootings in a virginia tech dormitory. >> stress, truth, she spoke for other people. >> reporter: the peterson and pryde families talked about their lost loved ones and about the painful road that led to their victory in court. >> she always put herself in a position to speak for people who were too weak to speak for themselves. >> we wanted to get a little more truth, a little more accountability and we weren't going to go away. >> reporter: despite the verdict, virgi

yesterday there were tears in the courtroom as the jury found virginia tech negligent in in the its of erin peterson julia pride, they were among the 32 people killed when he went on a shooting spree. the campus waited two and a half hours to notify students of a double homicide inside a residence hall. the school has already filed an appeal to reduce the amount of that 4 million dollar award, don. >> thank you very much. >>> a u.s. army private accused of giving classified information to wikileaks will be back in court. bradley manning is scheduled to appear today and tomorrow at fort meade. >>> he is accused of transferring nearly half a million sensitive battlefield reports to wikileaks and if convicted he could spend the rest of his life in prison. >>> the family of a slain north carolina teenager found dead here are hoping to help others, their daughter vanished in 2010 and are backing a new law proposal for better communication when a child goes missing and the bill is called phylicia's law. >>> the president will be here to address solutions to the energy crisis, speaking at the community col

this case agreed to a $11 million settlement but the parents of julia pryde of new jersey and erin peterson of chantilly went to court. they said the school should have warned students after the first shooting. the parents spoke about their children. >> she always put herself in a position to speak for people who were too weak to speak for themselves. >> we wanted to get a little more truth and accountability and we weren't just going to go away. we came here and this is what happened. >> the jury awarded $4 million to each family. the award is capped at a maximum $100,000 under virginia law. >>> a georgetown man charged with murdering his wife will spend at least another month at a mental health hospital. a judge granted doctors at st. elizabeth's more time to evaluated albrecht muth to see if he's competent to stand trial. he's accused of killing his 91- year-old wife last summer. he was transferred to a hospital last month after a doctor testified he was delusional. >>> d.c. council members phil mendelson -- [ inaudible ] -- have confirmed they received subpoenas. the district's office o

tears in the courtroom as the jury finds virginia tech negligent in the deaths of two students erin petersonnd and julia pride were among the 33 killed. >> she always put herself any position to speak for people who were too weak to speak for themselves, she could not speak jean more so we had to do it. >> we wanted to get a little bit more truth and a little bit of accountability and we weren't just going to go away. >> the university waited two and a half hours to notify students. by then he was already barricaded in classrooms where he opened fire. >> if i ever receiverred any message there is a double homicide and a gunman on the loose i would not have gotten in my car and gone to class. >> collin was shot another times hiding under his desk. he spoke with us via skype after the ruling. >> i hope this decision does set precedent and does put students around the country in a safer position. >> the school released a statement saying we are disappointed with today's decision and stand by our long held position that the administration and the law enforcement at virginia tech did their absolu

the two students julia pride and erin peterson were killed in the april 2000 massacre -- 2007 massacre. the parents claim the school waited too long before alerting students to the early morning shooting to the two people in the dorm before seung-hui cho opened fire. >>> deputies believe between 8:00 saturday night and 8:00 sunday morning racial slurs were spring painted on a church in stafford. they say they have zero tolerance for this. >>> your money report of the morning. >> jessica is here with that. >> good morning. we're going to see if more hopeful signs about the economy help to pop stocks today. china lowered its expected growth rate. the booming chinese economy has helped lift the rest of the world since the 2008 financial crisis. the dow stands this morning at 12,962, lost 15 points in trading yesterday. nasdaq was off by almost 1%. the s&p 500 was down by five points. >>> a new survey finds the nation's economy is improving more quickly than economists had expected. an ap survey last month of leading economists finds they think the unemployment rate will fall from 8.3% now

parents of two students killed in the april 2007 shooting are suing the families of erin peterson andulia pride say their main goal is to get a full account of the day's events and an apology from school administrators. they believe students should have been warned much sooner after seung-hui cho shot two students to death in a dorm about two hours before opening fire on a classroom building and killing 40 more people. >>> prince george's county police have issued yet another traffic ticket to county council woman karen toles. she's now cited for reckless driving as well. that carries a $500 fine and six points on her license. toles was stopped two weeks ago after going more than a hundred miles an hour on the beltway. at the time she was only cited for an unsafe lane change. the police chief said he operated properly because he had no radar gun around was not pacing her car to precisely gauge her speed. >>> well, there is a speed camera, a red light camera and now why i didn't stop for the school bus camera. those are being added. montgomery county has approved cameras for school bus