that very motivated bloc of voters blamed mayor euille. news4's camera was the only one there tonight when allison silberberg declared victory and thanked her supporters. >> i'm very honored tonight to stand before you as the next mayor of alexandria. [ cheering ] >> silberberg has been alexandria's vice mayor. she ran on a platform of reining in developers and soliciting more citizen input on decisions on growth. virginia's open primary system where anyone can cast a ballot she was helped by republicans. republicans for silberberg signs dotted some neighborhoods. here is what she thinks the vote sends. >> we need to pursue thoughtful development that will fit in to scale. and we need to address the city's debt which has grown exponentially in the past decade. >> silberberg also joined the other two mayoral candidates for a unity rally. so far she sun opposed in november. i just got off the phone with mayor euille and he doesn't rule anything out not even a possible write-in campaign. >> interesting. julie, as you know, a lot more results

in alexandria, kerry donley is challenging bill euille.

vice mayor allison silverberg defeated four term mayor william euille in the democratic primary for mayor in unofficial ruptures with 100% of precincts reporting silfverberg received 38% of the vote. william euille received 35% and former mayor donnelly received 30% of the vote. >> i feel very strongly that i'm not necessarily running against the former mayor donnelly or william euille and i do honor their service and that's very important. i said from the very beginning that i would run a positive campaign and i have. >> i'm very pleased and proud of the campaign that i ran with my team and look forward to continuing to serve this great city. my term is not over. >> the commonwealth long time virginia house speaker william howell easily run the nomination in the district primary. defeated tea party candidate and former protegee susan simpson 62% to 38%. you'll find all of tonight's results from the primary at the bottom of your scene and on our website www.wusa9.com and on the wusa9 news app. good evening, everyone. i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm lesli foster. we've gotten to the elections pa

but euille only lost by 500 votes.f he can sort of change or moderate his position a little bit, once the general election comes up, that might be enough for him to find his way. we saw this in national elections before, as folks run as independents and win their seats back. the same thing can happen with euille. >> is the same alexandria that wanted the football team? >> that would be the one. >> you're saying pro business area. >> i mean, the same alexandria that everybody was -- you know, if i were euille that's what i would say. look, what i'm going to be working with the governor, i want to get the football team over here. i want to get you know, maybe the soccer team to come over here. i'm looking for smart growth. and i think that's what he can run on. finally i would say it's a question of organization. when you do a write-in campaign you really have to have a strong ground game. and -- >> there's no room for error there. 500 votes you have to be -- >> that's right. you have to have a strong ground game precinc

in alexandria, bill euille is facing two charges. he's in the fourth term right now.mer mayor kerry donley and vice mayor alison silver are trying to unseat him. a republican primary could change the makeup of the state house of delegates. william howell represents you if you live in stafford county or fredericksburg. former supervisor susan stimpson could stage a big upset if she beats him today and there are some races that can change the state senate. we put a link where you can find your polling place. we'll send you an alert with the results of the big races on the nbc washington app. >>> today, d.c. mayor muriel bowser is expected to explain her deal to keep d.c. united in the district. the soccer team said they not consider a move to virginia. a bar owner in the neighborhood where the stadium would go is excited about the deal. >> it's like philadelphia, who has all the stadiums and all the sports close together. it makes it kind of like a mecca for local d.c. sports. >> the new stadium expected to be built at buzzard point in southwest d.c. the city is expecte

. >> the incumbent bill euille lost yesterday's democratic primary to vice mayor allison silberberg. >> i feel strongly i'm not necessarily running against mayor euille or against the former mayor donley but rather for my vision. i said from the very beginning that i would run a positive campaign and i have. >> i'm very pleased and proud of the campaign that i ran with my team and look forward to continuing to serve this great city. my early term is not over. >> silberberg won the endorsement of historic preservatitsonis after advocating a careful approach to redevelopment. >>> long-time virginia house speaker william howell won the republican nomination in the district 28 primary. he easily defeated tea party candidate susan stimpson 62% to 38%. you'll find all of the results from the virginia primary on our website wusa9.com and the wusa9 news app. >> reporter: i'm nikki burdine live at the fairfax county courthouse where today jesse matthew's trial will continue for day three. the prosecution says they plan to wrap up their part with their final witness. matthew is charged in a 20

bill euille has not had an opponent in the primary since 2003. now in virginia's 28th district the incumbent won. we told you we had a close eye on the race because tea party candidate susan stimpson was challenging bill howell. he's a speaker of the house of delegates. howell won by 1800 votes. >>> you'll be able to catch a glimpse of history in alexandria today. a full-scale replica of the french frigate hermione will be docked until friday. we caught up with the ship as it sailed through the wilson woodrow bridge. isn't that quite a scene. it helped to change the history in the battle of independence against britain. >>>ic bra ic >>>ic. >>> breaking news on the roads right now. we're talking outerloop of the beltway. big backups in prince george's county. details on the crash. how long the backups really are coming up in a couple minutes. >>> an incorrect scene caught on camera as this car burns after losing control and crashing. the driver had to be pulled to safety. why the trooper who rescued him said he's no hero. >>> plus, changing the wa

incumbent four-term mayor bill euille lost the primary to the vice mayor allison silberberg. this is the first time he had faced a serious primary challenger. >>> house speaker william howell won the republican nomination in district 28's primary. he defeated tea party candidate and former protege susan stimpson 62% to 38%. you can find all of the results from the virginia primary on wusa9.com and on our mobile app. >>> it's a civic duty and not even a governor of maryland can get out of jury duty. governor larry hogan reported this morning to anne arundel county circuit court to serve as parts of the jury pool. he doesn't plan to seek an exemption because he's governor. hogan was summoned for service earlier this year but he was given a deferral. that's because he was scheduled to report on january 21, itself day he was sworn in as governor. >>> here he is, hard-working howard talking about heat and a heat wave building. >> we're going to be in the 90s looks like tomorrow, friday, saturday. we may go a little -- may get a little reprieve sunday and monday but then back in th

current mayor bill euille says he has not ruled out the possibility of a write-in campaign. >>> john boehner says the move to send more troops to iraq is a tactical move rather than a strategy to win by president obama. he is sending nearly 500 additional troops to help train and advise iraqi security forces in the battle against isis. the additional u.s. troops will be deployed to a base in eastern anbar province. they will britain the toteng the total number of forces to 3500. white house officials emphasize there will be no americans involved in ground combat. >>> right now at 5:00 tonight, a rabid raccoon. warping tonight the heatgins and big changes on metro. we have a team of live reporters. >> reporter: i'm adam tuss live at the vienna metro station. ic? metro says want you to forget about the paper. >>> some close and dangerous encounters withis up with the weather? >>> who is ready for the 90s? moving in fast today. but thee could feel like 100. >>> the excitement is building at zoo for the possibility of another new baby. vets gave the panda two rounds of artificial insemin

. >> democrat alison silberberg defeated incumbent mayor bill euille and she was elected three months. silberberg ran on a platform of less development and more on citizen input for growth. >> we need to restore the people's trust and show them had more openness and transparency. >> silberberg is running unopposed this november. republicans voting in the open primary may have boosted silberberg's victory. she won with over 5,000 votes over ul. in virginia's 28th district republican bill howell won. he had a close eye on the race because howell is the speaker of the house of delegates. he represents parts of fredericksburg and stafford county. >>> and councilman bar ouchlt ukh will not run for president. barou baroukh served as president for two years. >>> and a viewer sent this video of smoke coming out of the time warner building on sunrise valley drive last night. fire departments from loudoun air fax fairfax county showed up to fight the flames. >>> fema is revising their flood maps. 50 additional properties in laurel are expected to be added to the high-risk zone for flooding. thi

in alexandria, bill euille is facing two challenges. he's in the fourth term right now and former mayor kerry donley and allison silver are trying to unseat him. a republican primary can change the state house of delegates. the current speaker of the house william howell represents you. susan stimpson could stage a big upset if she beats him today. ther also race -- there are also races that can change the state senate. we have a link on nbcwashington.com. we'll send you an alert as the results of the big races come in on the nbc washington app. >>> voter turnout could be different based on where you live and who you're voting for. in stafford county, more than 20% of voters are predicted at the polls because of the high states house of delegates race. however inside nova.com, reports voter turnout is expected to be 8% across the commonwealth. >>> a live look at reagan national for you at five after the hour. today the airports authority will begin a two-day hearing on ride sharing apps that could give you more access to things like ube

plus there is alexandria mayor bill euille with a couple challenges. polls open in virginia until 7:00. so you've still got time. we've got all the information on the elections on www.wusa9.com. search voters guide, plus we'll have the primary results on our website all night long. >>> the supreme court of virginia temporarily blocked the planned closure of the 114- year-old sweetbrier college. this decision sends the case back to a lower court where leaders for the private school for women will be questioned over their march announcement to close the school the end of this summer. school officials cited insurmountable financial challenges and declining enrollment. >>> pigs on the lam, straight ahead how dozens of hogs are making what you'd call a run for it if you're generous. >> and the surprising benefits one fast food chain is offering its workers. >> plus a safety device designed to keep you from crashing into someone could soon be standard in new cars. i'll tell you about it in our consumer alert. >> you can watch the nats take on the yankees ton

bill euille lost the democratic primary on tuesday in a contest that zeroed in on the pace of developmentn the city's historic district. vice mayor alison silver burg beat him in a race that also had karen donnelly. what do you make of this victory? >> it says that the voters were sort of split on which way do we want to go, how do we want to see alexandria? as a new, modern, bustling city or the small old town feel of alexandria? they said, we want the old town feel. silver burg had been known to push back against development. you had the voters saying, he had been around for a while, change let's go back to president obama in 2008. let's get some fresh ideas and new people in there. it's not as simple as this but sometimes folks want to see someone different. i think silverburg is different in their view in terms of keeping development at bay. >> dave, it's been a long-standing outstanding issue and on going issue we should say in alexandria, hasn't it? >> it has. it has gone back and forth. there's been a strong opposition movement to growth and development on recent stories that we ha