he's accused of dragging a woman into a wooded area in fairfax city and assaulting her. matthew has also been charged with abduction in the disappearance of hannah graham. there is dna evidence linking the graham case and the fairfax county rape to a third case, the disappearance of virginia tech student morgan harrington. harrington disappeared after attending a rock concert at uva. she was later found dead. at this point, though, jesse matthew has not been charged in harrington's death. he is due in court to face charges here for the 2005 rape case. due in court at 9:00 this morning. live in fairfax county, megan mcgrath, news 4. >>> two more students have come forward saying they were inappropriately touched by a substitute teacher in montgomery county. >> do you have any comment on >> news 4's jackie benson tried to talk to that teacher, jose paneda, but he refused to comment. he was arrested in october, accused of inappropriately contacting a student at roberto clemente. the district has taken heat waiting to notify parents for three weeks. school officials sent a le

much of fairfax, low to mid-60s. great falls to burk city, chantilly. 60s in loudoun, leesburg. mid-60s down towards woodbridge. warrenton, 64. what to wear today, well, just maybe a light shirt or a light jacket this morning. it will feel down right balmy when you step out the door. the first light of this day showing up over capitol hill. we'll have sunshine in and out through the morning with temperatures hovering in the low to mid-60s. by noon, near 70 degrees. and hitting mid-70s by midafternoon. under a clear sky by sunset, mid-60s. up near 60 during the afternoon. on wednesday with, looks like we'll have rain in the morning, changing to wet snow in the afternoon as we drop into the 30s. might have a light accumulation north and west of the metro, mainly grassy areas. thanksgiving day and friday, 40 degrees. a bit milder over the weekend. now melissa is here looking at so so traffic. we already had accidents. what's going on now? >> we have one here at connecticut and beltway and another in the inner loop. we have chopper on the way for you to show you the bigger picture o

he is charged with attempted murder and sexual assault from a 2005 case in fairfax city. he is expected to appear before a judge on friday. stay with us for new information on the case. >> lawyers for the man convicted y arelling chandra lev seeking a new trial. convicted guand ike -- her remains were found in rock creek are a year later. >> the man accused of abducting a philadelphia nurse and a teenager has yet to enter a plea. he appeared in court in pennsylvania today. the judge assigned him an attorney. he will be back in court friday for a bail hearing. he will be tried in philadelphia before being returned to virginia to face attempted murder and abduction charges. >> lawmakers are back on capitol hill tonight for the first time since the midterm elections. it remains to be seen what will get done in this lame duck session. as karen travers explains, newly elected members of congress are getting a look at what is in store for them. >> on capitol hill, it's out with the old and in with the new. >> got here last night, woke up this morning and had cameras in my face.

also be connected to a carjacking a week earlier in fairfax city. held in baltimore, pending extradition back to virginia. turn to the fallout in ferguson, missouri. it is calling slightly but protests are only ramping up. three days after a grand jury failed to indict officer darren wilson for shooting michael brown, hundreds of protesters were arrested overnight in oakland california. karen travers has the latest. snack -- overnight snow bringing a much-needed quiet. national guard troops were on patrol. demonstrators stayed home. no major clashes or violence. on this thanksgiving holiday many residents said they were thankful to their community, providing support for a difficult week. now they just want to get back to normal. business has said we are staying here for the long haul. of hope wasage painted on boarded-up storefronts. >> everyone has come together. >> in los angeles 130 people were arrested during demonstrations that went to violent. in oakland there was alluding. ishael brown's family reacting to abc's exclusive interview with offic

was charged with attempted capital murder and other counts stemming from a attack on a woman in fairfax city. matthew entered a not guilty and a judge set a march 9 trial date. he is due in charlottesville in month on abduction charges in the hannah graham case. heldorial service will be tomorrow in alexandria for hannah graham. the fairfax county native will at west potomac high school where she was a student a few years ago. the service begins at 11 a.m. u.s.major shakeup in the postal service. how the struggling agency is about to make history. >> learn which local city is offering healthier foods in vending machines. arctic air, up.ingtonians are bundled coming up, details on new features on this >> you're watching abc 7 news at peterson, gordon maureen bunyan, chief meteorologist doug hill, sports. and tim brant, this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. >> the iraqi military is claiming a major victory tonight in the fight against isil. the military says it's driven theterrorist group out of city that is the location of the refinery.l soldiers removed roadway bombs buildings. >> the se

and a sexual assault case out of fairfax city. as we learn more information about the details coming from the search warrant, we'll get that to you. >> aaron gilchrist, thank you. >>> the snow is over, but the weather trouble in buffalo, it's not by a long stretch. this is a large ice jam on the buffalo river, just south of the city. there are fears tonight that warmer weather will cause several feet of snow to melt quickly, pour into the river and send it over the banks. buffalo officials say the river was dredged recently, so water is flowing under the large pieces of ice there. doug joins us -- >> what a mess. >> you've got our attention. everybody is looking at wendy. >> yeah, and the biggest thing about this, it's a winter storm, not going to be that big of a storm but happening on wednesday. the biggest travel day of the year. if you're traveling, especially by car or even by plane, i think there are going to be some big-time travel delays on our wednesday. take a look, first off, we'll show what happens outside right now. c

connection to the 2005 sex assault in fairfax county, and also faces attempted murder charges in fairfax city. the u.s. customs officer would seize more than two pounds of cocaine stuffed in bottles marked natural medicine. they came in on a flight from el salvador with a picture of the stash. both the woman and her young daughter were put right back on the plane. the mother has been barred from coming back to the country for five years, which that cocaine would have a street value of more than $115,000. >>> it did not take police very long to track down a robbery suspect. this is the 43-year-old leaving the bank last friday as they would say that he took a cab to the bank and handed the teller a note and then left in that same cab as they managed to track him down through the cab driver who we were told was not involved in that robbery. >>> two people inside the warehouse store on north frederick road were hurt today after the mini van would crash through the window. sky 9 captured the scene just before 1:00 this afternoon. there was a baby in the store that was not hurt. but boy it was a cl

he is charged in a september 2005 attack on a woman in fairfax city. the is set to go on trial on that case on march 9. a large-scale search will take place sunday for two missing montgomery county children, last seenjacob hoggle with their mother more than two months ago. the police arrested the mother, but she has not told them where the children are located currently. d.c.,cene from northeast flames ripping through a rowhouse. this was on 4th street northeast. nobody injured, no word on what caused the fire. alexandria police are investigating the death of an infant girl. officers responded saturday home on pendleton street for nonresponsive infant. the baby died at the hospital. an autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of death. d.c. police made a quick arrested a shooting that left a pregnant woman critically wounded. officers found the woman shot inside of anpartment hallway 1 58th street northeast. hours later, the police made an arrest. they charged him with assault with intent to kill. for the first time, we are seeing video of off

charges forgned for a 2004 assault in fairfax city. thehew's attorney asked judge if his client could jund go a psychiatric evaluation, but the judge did not issue a decision on that. matthew will be back in court in two weeks. now, a pilot is in critical condition after afternoon's crash of virgin galactic's spaceship desert.he mojave the pilot survived after escaping with his parachute. his copilot died in that crash. the investigators from the ntsb are now headed to the scene. of private spaceflight say that incidents like this one are similar to in theasa experienced early days of apollo. >> some of them are going to fail. i think one, maybe two or three, are going to succeed. there.ll go from >> an eyewitness said spaceship two blew up after separating and firingther ship its engines. the mother ship landed safely. today's test flight was the first, using a new type of fuel. >> a legal victim for a woman fighting a quarantine order. the judge rejected the state of to keep kacipt hickox at home. she recently returned from treatedeo

that he is also responsible for a carjacking in fairfax city. if you have information about this man, contact metro transit police. is new fallout tonight for a nurse accused of sexually assaulting patients. allegedly preyed on people at four area hospitals. we spoke with a lawyer who is representing one of his alleged victims. katie says the problem is there is a voluntary national database for nurses but no required reporting elements. >> you have a national database that makes sure truck drivers are safe. you can check one place and it is mandatory. shouldn't we have this for health care workers? >> police say it is possible there are more victims. if you have any information, contact authorities. >> new allegations against bill cosby tonight. came forwardan saying she was sexually assaulted by cosby. the woman says he drugged and rate her following a las vegas show in 1976. three other women made similar allegations. nbc has ended a deal with cosby and tv land shelved cosby show reruns indefinitely. cosby is still scheduled to perform tomorr

graham went before a judge today facing charges of attempted murder and sex crimes for an attack in fairfax city. today jesse matthew pled not guilty to all the charges during a hearing in fairfax county and the judge set the trial date for march 9th. >>> all sorority and fraternity activities are suspended at west virginia university after the death of a college freshman. 18-year-old nolan burch died this afternoon. he was hospitalized wednesday following an incident at the kappa sigma frat house. officers found him not breathing when they arrived. police are investigating whether his death was the result of hazing. this is not the chapter's first run-ins with problems. the chapter had been revoked two days before this incident. >>> major lapses, mismanagement and broken equipment at our nation's nuclear arsenal. tonight defense secretary chuck hagel says congress need to pony up $7.5 billion in the next five years to make sure u.s. nukes are ship shake. among the more shocking revelations in recent months? missile maintenance crews had only one wrench to attach warheads to the minuteman nuclea

. >>> you can share your vision on the future of historic downtown fairfax starting today. the city of fairfax and george mason have teamed up for a three-day workshop that will explore various short and long-term plans. the meeting starts at 8:30 at the sherwood center on old lee highway. >>> we're following a developing story. a man hunt ended few hours ago. how police caught up with a man accused of killing his girlfriend and posting pictures of her body online. >>> why you can expect your family's allergies to get worse in the coming years. ♪ food is more than just a meal. ♪ food is love. at monsanto, we believe everyone deserves a healthy, balanced meal. and a future that sustains us all. it's time for a bigger discussion about food. be part of the conversation at discover.monsanto.com >>> new this morning, we're learning the number of premature births in the u.s. has dropped to the lowest number in years. the march of dimes just released a study that preterm birth rate is just over 11%. the organization says reducing preemie births should be a national priority to improve a ch

matthew also faces attempted murder charges in fairfax city. >>> today is day two of testimony about the man convicted of killing chandra levy. lawyers for ingmar guandique said he should get a new trial because one of his former cell mates gave false and misleading testimony. levy's disappearance in 2001 sparked national interest after she was romanceically linked to california congressman gary condit. her remains were found in 2002 in rock creek park. this week's hearings are scheduled to wrap up tomorrow. >>> one of the country's most renowned pathologists will testify today before the grand jury in the michael brown case. dr. michael baden was hired by the teenager's family. he conducted a second autopsy after a local medical examiner was complete with his duties in ferguson, missouri. a grand jury is deciding whether to indiet ferguson police officer darren wilson for brown's death. an announcement on a possible indictment could come this month. today michael brown's family joined the call for calm in the wake of that decision. >>> federal law says rape victims should not pay fo

west of theeaded things are heavy through be in a and fairfax city, no accidents along the way there. >> bob, thank you. new tragedye, the for an airport that was the scene of a deadly crash last month. the nfl could lose something very valuable because of the washington redskins. >> we will have more on those three american sailors attacked on the street, caught on camera. the angry group tried to put backs on their heads, the sailors running for their lives. also playing out, that dramatic rescue 69 stories up on the world trade center. the holiday season is here, which means it's time for the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a german-engineered volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced new jetta and the well-crafted all-new golf. if y're wishing for a new volkswagen this season just about all you need is a finely ted... pen. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit and zero first month's payment on select new volkswagen models. >> there is an experiment of sorts going on and a handful of d.c. public

matthew also faces charges of attempted murder of a woman in fairfax city. he is scheduled to appear in court friday morning. >>> a plea deal could be in the works for georgetown rabbi the one charged with a or should i say with secretly video taping women. he was back in court today facing six counts of viewerrism after police say he recorded women. in court today, prosecutors asked to put the case information on a designated website because they aren't sure if all of the possible victims have been notified or came forward. attorneys for one of the victims say despite whatever happens in the criminal proceedings, they do plan to file a civil suit. >>> tonight several new developments in the fight against ebola. first, to dallas where the hospital that treated the only ebola patient to die in america has reached a settlement with his family. no one is revealing how much texas health presbyterian is paying the family of thomas duncan but the families lawyer says it's a very good deal enough to take care of his children and parents. texas law limits damage tos

fairfax county up toward winchester, one little blip right next to fairfax city. in winchester, maybe a spiegel, a bit of flurry action as well, but nothing major. hagerstown att, 38. 39 at dulles. 44 right now and andrews. as we look at the forecast through the evening, temperatures in the 20's in the suburbs. low 30's downtown. lots of sunshine and a bit breezy and brisk tomorrow. the outdoor mall is going to be a cold one tomorrow afternoon. back to you. more fallout from ferguson. st. louis postponed it -- it's thanksgiving day parade after days of protest, some of them violent. city, parade in new york police arrested several demonstrators as well. marcy gonzalez takes us there. >> a nearly empty parking lot what should have -- along what should have been allowed, exciting parade route, leaving organizers to postpone the parade. but while today's biggest event made its way through new york there led atrators march of their own as they made their way toward the parade. police made several arrests. is an historical event and it would be callous to interrupt on

>> just volume delays to the vienna fairfax city and tysons corner. no bridge problems along the way. traffic in the baltimore-washington parkway doing well. north in both directions, just a little bit slow here and there on the inner loop up to 270. 66, 1 hundred 23 toward centreville. >> thank you, bob. coming up next at 4:00, power on capitol hill. >> >> voters are headed to the polls across the country, between the five-week recess and to ivory break leading up the election, not much has been happening on capitol hill. >> that's right, but soon the lawmakers will have to return and get back to work. run through the buildings on capitol hill, where representatives and senators have their offices. the last few months have largely look like this. quiet hallways and an empty chamber. soon they will always act. some for their final days in office. all to do the business of the people. >> keeping the government funded before the money runs out in december. that is going to be something they have to get back on the docket. >> she covers congress for u.s.

he is also charged with the sexual assault of a woman from fairfax city. investigators say they have known for some time about the d.n.a. link between fairfax and the harrington cases. >>> pope francis is calling on european leaders to open their arms more to refugees in search of work. many don't make it while trying to escape their country. he told lawmakers europe could lose its soul if they don't open up. >>> right after the break, the sad looking christmas tree was very close to becoming fire wood. what a city decided to do to  ♪ there it is... this is where i met your grandpa. right under this tree. ♪ (man) some things are worth holding onto. they're hugging the tree. (man) that's why we got a subaru. or was it that tree? (man) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> trending right now on facebook, louisville basketball coach rick pitino-- >> this is interesting. >> his team beat -- [ inaudible ] he said he did everything he could to prevent his team from running up the score. listen to this. >> i don't l

jesse market ewe drug a woman into a wooded area, beat her and sexually assaulted her in fairfax city in 2005. that woman now lives in india but plan toes testify in the u.s. matthew will be in a courtroom in december for charges on abducting hannah graham. >>> all lanes in the beltway back to normal, back to open after a car hit a 28-year-old man in gont montgomeried county. we've learned that this man was trying to walk across the inner loop between georgia avenue and columbia pike and silver springs when he is hit. state police say he then got up and jumped the concrete barrier and tried to run across the outer loop when he may have been hit a second time. somehow, he is expected to be okay. no word this morning on why he was out there walking. the accident shut down that seconds of the beltway for atni. all lanes back open this morning. right now, you can enroll for health insurance under the afford knowledge care at in d.c., virginia and west virginia. we check this morning. the marketplace on healthcare.gov is you no open. you can sign up for coverage that begins january 1st. th

matthews dragged a 26-year-old woman into a wooded area, beat her and sexually assaulted her in fairfax city in 2005. that woman now lives in india, but plans to come back to the u.s. to testify in court. matthew will be in a charlottesville courtroom in december for a hearing on charges of abducting hannah graham. >>> take a look at this if you can. all lanes of the beltway are back open after a car hit a 28-year-old man in montgomery county. we learned the man tried to cross the avenue between georgia avenue and columbia pike and silver springs when he was hit. maryland police say the man got up and jumped the barrieres and tried to cross the outer loop and that's when he might have been hit a second time. look at those delays. the victim is expected to be okay, but as you can see, that wreck shut down the section of the beltway for a while causing a major bottleneck, a major delay. all lanes back open again this morning. lanes wide >> right now, you can enroll in the affordable care act. healthcare.gov is now open. sign up for coverage that will begin january 1st. the site has been throug

now he faces three charges, including an attempted murder, in connection with a 2005 rape in fairfax city. we had a camera in the courtroom today for matthew's appearance. >> jesse matthew jr. did deliberately intentionally and with premeditation attempt to kill r.j. in the commission of or subsequent to with intention to attempt to defile. how do you plead? >> not guilty. >> reporter: jesse matthew's defense attorneys waived the reading of the rest. then the trial date. telling the attorneys, i want to tell a date that's relatively firm. they finished on march 9, marking out eight days for trial. matthew's attorneys asked he be transferred back to the charlottesville area where he faces a december preliminary hearing in connection with uva student hannah graham's abduction. her remains were positively identified in late october. matthew has not been charged in connection with her death. dna links him to virginia tech student morgan harrington whose body was found near charlottesville in 2010. the alleged victim now lives in india. the attorney says they kept in touch with her throughout

fairfax city has some of the highest turnout in northern virginia. we'll be watching to see if the trends continue. that's from the last two midterms. eun? >> tracie potts live on cap toil hill for us. thank you. >>> in just a few minutes the polls in west virginia will open. we are watching the u.s. senate race there. whoever wins will make history. republican congresswoman shelley moore capito is running against natalie tenant. either candidate will become the first woman elected to represent west virginia in the u.s. senate. moore-capito is leading in the polls to become the first republican senator from west virginia in 56 years. both are trying to pick up the seat from senator jay rockefeller retiring. the polls close at 7:30 tonight. >>> you also have a chance to get financial relief to military families in virginia. a constitutional amendment is on the ballot exempting thousands of military members who died in action from paying property taxes. the exemption is only for a spouse's primary residence. it is not valid if a spouse remarries. >>> n

abduction, matthew is also charged in the 2005 sex assault and attempted murder of a woman in fairfax city. matthew is scheduled to appear in court on friday morning. >> two window washers are safe tonight after dangling high in the air off a world trade center. a cable malfunctioned and a second scaffold was lowered while new york city firefighters work to remove a window pain from the 68th floor. 90 minutes into that ordeal, firefighters pulled the workers in one at a time. >> nurses say their working conditions can be too dangerous. 100,000 of them walked off the job in a one-day strike other concerns about staffing and ebola. bruce leshan has the story. >> the nurses are feeling particularly vulnerable after two of their colleagues contracted ebola. while treating a patient in texas. national nurses united is pushing the president to uorder all hospitals to meet the highest uniform standards in protocalls and warningover the risks if he does not. at d.c.'s providence hospital where the nurses union is in the mist of tough contract negotiations, scores hit the picket line in a strike. >

charges related to a 2005 sexual assault and matthew faces charges of attempted murder of a woman in fairfax city. >>> three suspects accused of shooting and killing a 16-year- old woodbridge high school student are due in court later today. >> delia goncalves is live outside the prince william courthouse with more. >> reporter: we have three people who will be in court later today, two adults, one juvenile. police right now still looking for a fourth person and we're told that person is also under age. when we head into court later this morning, we're going to hear from prosutors who will essentially lay out what they believe happened. they say that the suspects called the victim and tried to set up a fake drug deal with plans to rob him of his marijuana all along. these are the people they say did that. 20-year-old kawain smalls on the left, they say he's the gunman. -the-say he conspired with 18- year-old kymothy wilson to ambush the victim and smalls shot him at close range in the head and then literally emptied his gun into the boy's body. friends and family remembered the 16-year-old studen

he's accused of a 2005 attack in fairfax city.e say he dragged a 26-year-old woman into a wooded area, beat her and sexual assaulted her. outside the courthouse, ray morrow says the victim is prepared to return from india, where she now lives, to testify. he says her family, including a 6-month-old child, will accompany her. >> for us to step back into her life so many years later, i know that she is grateful, but again, i can't imagine what she's going through. but i'm just so pleased that she is cooperating, and she's been really a saint with me. >> reporter: matthew will soon be transferred back to albemarle county, where he faces a december preliminary hearing in connection with uva student hannah graham's abduction. matthew has not yet been charged in connection with her death. dna also links him to virginia tech student, morgan harrington. now the albemarle county sheriff is pointing to the case as a prime example of why virginia needs to expand its dna collection laws. he believes hannah graham nephew would have crossed pat

news4 first reported on twitter that jesse matthew entered three not guilty pleas in the 2005 fairfax city case. the judge scheduled his trial for march. the alleged victim now lives in india, but prosecutors say they have kept in touch and plan to bring her back for trial. >> she is prepared to testify, and i think it's fair to say she looks forward to final resolution of this case. >> meantime, matthew's attorney asked he be transferred back to charlottesville where he faces charges in connection with the hannah graham case. police found hanna's body in october after a month-long search. there will be a memorial service tomorrow at west potomac high school where graham graduated in 2013. >>> and the albemarle county sheriff who helped lead the graham investigation is calling for an expansion of virginia's dna data bank. right now the bank includes mostly convicted felons. chip harding, though, wants dna collected for all criminal convictions saying the move would help prevent and solve more crimes like the ones matthew is accused of. >>> storm team 4 staying on top of this winter weather

it also matched dna evidence in a 2005 rape in fairfax city.ew has not been charged in the harrington case as of this morning. >>> maryland state police arrested a man accused of having $28,000 worth of marijuana. they arrested wayne webb iii in lexington mark in st. mary's county. the drugs and weapons and $2400 were found there in a nearby storage facility. >>> you can begin to pay your final respects to former d.c. mayor marion barry. you can sign a book of condolences starting tomorrow. next tuesday barry's body will lie in repose at the wilson building and his funeral will be at the washington convention center. no date has been set. he died early sunday morning from heart problems. >>> right now people are already lining up for barry's annual turkey giveaway. for many families, it's a thanksgiving tradition. we are live in southeast washington with more, megan mcgrath, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we have a couple hours to go. 9:00 a.m. is when they will start to pass out the turkeys, but already we are seeing a line form here

an attack back in 2005 of grabbing a 26-year-old woman and dragging her into a wooded area in fairfax city. there he's accused of beating her and sexually assaulting her. in court today, attorneys also agreed on a trial date, march 9th. outside the courthouse, commonwealth attorney ray morrow says the victim is prepared to return from india, where she now lives to testify. he says her family, including a 6-month-old child, will accompany her. >> i am grateful to her for her continued cooperation. a lot of people would say, hey, i'm done with this, i'm going to walk away. but she is a really fine person, and looking forward to meeting her personally. >> matthew's attorneys asked the judge to allow their client to now be transferred back to the charlottesville area to the albemarle county adult detention center. there he faces a december preliminary hearing in connection with hannah graham's abduction. her remains found an albemarle county property were positively identified in late october. matthew has not been charged in connection with her death. dna also links him to virginia tech studen

:00 this morning >> you get to share your vision for the future of historic downtown fairfax starting today. the city of fairfax and george mason university will explore various short and long-term plans. the meeting at 8 k34r0this mornt old lee highway center. >>> startling discovery. police asking for your help after a newborn is found alone in the cold. . >>> a soggy start to your day. that is sure to mean a long commute for some of you. we're tracking the hour by hour changes and the trouble spots on the roads at 4:41. >>> an suv plows into a crowded restaurant and the whole thing is caught on video. take a a look. several customers were thrown across the restaurant and into the buffet when that car drove through the front window in texas. nine people had to be taken to the hospital. no one was seriously hurt. the driver was trying to park in the handicapped spot when she accidentally hit the gas. >> wow. you'll soon have a new option if you commute from montgomery to prince george's county every day. the final section of the inner county connector, icc, is set to open friday night. the extension

we are going to do the same presentation as new york city, los angeles, miami, hillsboro, this area, fairfaxa baltimore. >> fairfax doesn't close for yom kippur. >> and all those communities, show -- >> they don't close for the same days which you are claiming, phil. >> they close for christmas and they close for in the, during the week of easter, and -- >> let him finish his statement. i will let you go. >> i am saying that they close those days for winter break and spring break. the calendar where we put out that we name the days is the calendar shows why are we off on those days. under state law we are, mandated. we are closed for christmas. it is mandated we are closed for the day before easter. and the day after, our good friday and the day after easter. >> very simple answer to the question. >> required by state law. >> lot me ask you, mr. president, all due respect. you didn't grant what they asked? didn't grant the day off for the muslim holiday. >> we did not. and for next, and for next year, the muslim holiday falls on the same day as yom kippur. it is not an issue of granting the

my father gary and my mother moved to northern virginia fairfax city from wisconsin in 1962 some i call the to pursue a career in public policy. he was a career federal employee beginning with the department of agriculture work in capitol hill for a short time as a junior staff member on the house side and retiring 40 years later is the most senior career official at the department of education. my mother was for a time a public schoolteacher in fairfax county while playing a active role in the church and serving in the northern virginia committed college. among my siblings i wanted was an active-duty military office with two tours of duty afghanistan and another brother who probably works in local government in fairfax and volunteers in his church community. again everything i never -- you ready to learn about public service i learned first-hand from my immediate family. i have a say of a long way to go before serving in government as long as my father but i'm currently on your 23 of my own public service career. i started my federal government career while i was a student at leslie un

fairfax county court. he is accused of a brutal attack on a young woman in the city of fairfax. the charges? attempted murder, abduction and sexual assault. >> an abduction with the intent to defile, how do you plead? >> not guilty. >> reporter: commonwealth attorney ray morrogh says the victim will come back to fairfax from her home country of india to testify in the trial. >> i am grateful with her for her continued cooperation. >> reporter: it was september 24th in 2005. the victim was grabbed from behind and carried to a field where she was beaten and sexually assaulted. she fought back scratching her attacker. it is dna collected from her fingernails that led to matthew's arrest. that dna is also linked to morgan harrington's abduction and death in 2009. in virginia dna can only be collected after a quick. if dna were collected after arrests, some law enforcement officials say jesse matthew would have been apprehended years ago. >> it's no different to me than a fung print. if you can take someone -- fingerprint. you can take someone's fingerprint when you arrest them, why can't you tak

. >> you can share your vision for the future of historic downtown fairfax starting today. the city of fairfax and george mason have teamed up for a three-day workshop. the meeting starts at 8:30 this morning at the sherwood center on old lee highway. >>> new this morning, we have more on a new report about your child's safety in the car. the insurance institute for highway safety reviewed this year's booster seats and they say more than half are so-called best bets for your kids. three seats were not recommended. the olympia, the pacifica, and the batman no back booster. the institute said it measured how safe and snug the seatbelts were when children were buckled into seats. watch news 4 tonight. erika gonzalez will go in depth with all the rankings. it is important to know which seats are the best and make sure your child is in the correct seat and not taken out too soon >> many of you will pass one speed camera this morning. >> how many of you would like to have a say on whether they exist. in cleveland, folks did have a say. not surprisingly, they said they didn't want those ca

fairfax county court. he is accused of a brutal attack on a young woman 14 years ago in the city of fairfax. the charges? attempted murder, abduction, and sexual assault. >> mr. matthew prepare today enter a plea to the charged at this time? >> not guilty. >> i'm sorry i couldn't hear that. >> not guilty. >> reporter: commonwealth attorney says the victim will come back to fairfax from india to testify in the trial. a trial date of march 9th was set. in the meantime, jesse matthew will be transported back to charlottesville in advance of a december 4th hearing in the hannah graham case. in fairfax, peggy fox, wusa9. >> dna collected under the victim's fingernails after she scratched her attacker has connected matthew to the morgan hairington case. she was the virginia tech girl who was abducted and murdered in charlottesville five years ago. >>> we are now learning more about a bizarre home invasion case from mac lean. a springfield couple allegedly tortured and tasered a prominent attorney and his wife. one of the suspects was in court this morning. nikki burdine has more. >> reporter: a lot of disturbi

it was supposed to run from a small part of fairfax county up columbia pike and into crystal city. we will have more on this at wjla.com as well as in our 5:00 newscast. is coveredhe nation in snow right now. the great lakes area is bracing for several feet of it. marcy gonzalez has more on how they are per pairing for the early winter blast. a harsh, record breaking taste of winter. it could be the worst storm in five years, as much as four feet of lake effect snow falling today in upstate new york. >> this is mother nature at its best, doing something some people never see. >> more than half the country is blanketed in white today, icy conditions causing problems on .he road in kentucky, this ambulance flipped, sending two people to the hospital. stormnsylvania, the first of the season triggered 80 accidents yesterday alone. >> i hate the snow. if it came the last day of winter it would be too early for me. >> not everyone feels the same. this giant panda at the toronto zoo cannot get enough. but with freeze warnings in effect from california to florida, everyone is feeling the b

fairfax county jail. transported from charlottesville early this morning and expected to appear on charges of attempted murder and sexual assault back for may 2 thousand five case in the city of fairfax. they linked that attack to the death of morgan harrington. it was in this courthouse convicted of killing chandra bv. new trial.ng for a hour, up in just about an he thinks he deserves another shot at proving his innocence. i have that story coming up on abc seven news. >> just down the hall, another hearing was held for the rabbi today. sam, what happened? we will try to touch base with sam a little bit later. magazine isjewish putting the rabbi on their list jewshe 50 most influential in the last 50 years. not everyone who impact history makes a positive contribution but there is no doubt that what he's accused of will take a toll on the community. that is our question of the day. do you think someone needs to make a positive contribution or be good to be considered influential? logon on to the wjla facebook page. we will share the answers a little later in the broadcast. >> the dallas hospital that treated ebola victim thomas eric duncan has reached an undisclosed finan

fairfax city, 100% in. mark warner knows, nothing left in the basket there. ty, still have some votes to come in. this could be the key. in the close race, it's fairfax county. as you watch that one play out. where you want to go next, we've got a lot of wow going on. let's take a peek at georgia. we've got a long way to go at 42%. i want to come up here and see how we're doing. only 24% in. you move over to fulton county. we don't have any big vote totals there. so if you're looking at those numbers, the republicans have to like the numbers. at the same time, there are a lot of big baskets, democratic votes to go out. >> and remember in georgia, you need 50% plus one. >> if you're at perdue headquarters, you like what you see so far, but you know there are big baskets of democratic votes that haven't come in. the question is, when we talked earlier about this, i said there was still map enough down here for charlie crist to make it up. here's the question, can he make it up. 90,000 votes. are they out there? well, they're not in palm beach county. they've now

bleep ] psycho in this [ expletive ] ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> 15 miles west of washington, d.c., is the suburban city of fairfaxia. forbes magazine once ranked it as one of the top places to live in america. but in the middle of downtown is a place where the good life comes to a screeching halt. most of the 1200 men and women incarcerated at the fairfax county adult detention center are only accused of crimes and awaiting trial for the resolution of their cases and few have favorable reviews. >> fairfax is the worst jail in northern virginia. >> this jail is locked down. >> fairfax is the most viciousest jail ever in the united states of america. >> yeah. >> they don't like it here because of all of our rules. from all of the rules i've heard we have more rules and regulation than the other local jails so we're known as the tough jail. >> the woman who runs the jail says that's by design. >> we have a very regimented system and we have a way of doing things and it's structure and a lot of individuals that come in don't have structure in their lives. >> nowhere is that structure more evident than in what is comm

down around fair fashgs, the city of fairfax coming down good from oakton towards the clifton area. move and follow this towards the east towards tyson's corner. mclean, you'll see it and the east farther towards annandale, bailey's crossroads, falls church, you'll see the rain in the next 10 to 20 minutes. behind this system, getting cooler and then a lot colder. all of that coming up in my seven-day forecast in a minute. >>> hunched over with his head down, that was the demeanor today of the man suspected of abducting a woman from philadelphia arrested in maryland last night. tim furlong has the latest on this case today. >> reporter: you can see from the court sketch delvin barnes in a baltimore county court via video link in his orange prison jumpsuit and answered the judge with no, sirs and yes, sirs, no attorney present. waived extradition hearing. barnes was capture pd and locked up here in maryland. today the prosecutor only had to help the process along to get him back to where he paces the more serious charges. >> again, i can't comment what's happening in virginia or in p

city county, virginia. devlen barnes arrived in fairfax last night. the mother of the philadelphia nursing camera whose abduction was caught on camera has high praise for the city's police department. >> they tell me i'm bringing your daughter home. he brought my baby home. >> police were able to catch barnes in part due to a gps device installed on his car by a dealership often used to keep track of buyers with bad credit. he is charged with kidnapping, rape and attempted murder and based on his behavior barnes is also on suicide watch. >>> coming up at 6:00 our andrea mccarren speaks exclusively with an atf agent who helped bring barnes to justice. >>> police are out at a prince george's county neighborhood where they say a man tried to abduct a young high school student. police are talking to people right now on robert lewis avenue in upper marlboro. that's where a teenager says she was walking last night when somebody tried to grab her and drag her into the woods. that incident has neighbors on guard tonight. >> it's very scary and the community as

. ♪ >>> fairfax, virginia, is a modern-day city steeped in reminders of the civil war.he cannons outside the old courthouse still face north just as they did then. and a nearby sign marks the site of the first confederate casualty, and across the street at the fairfax county adult detention center, christopher russell says race is still a divisive issue, and that his views are summed up by a symbol from another war. >> i have a swastika. the nazi battle flag is tattooed inside of it. it basically puts where i stand on life. i can walk into a unit or a room, and i can tell you how much racial tension is in the air by the feel and how everybody looks and how they act. >> most of the 1200 men and women incarcerated in fairfax county are only charged with crimes. they're awaiting trial at the resolution of their cases. but russell pled guilty to possession of heroin with intent to distribute. he is serving three years here. and he says he won't let jail alter one of his core values. >> i believe in the preservation of my race. there's a double standard. especially when it c

that line was supposed to run from crystal city along columbia pike to the skyline area of fairfax county. this is a culmination of what's the a bitter battle over budget. >> well, this was a major announcement made this ternoon by the arlington county board chair who has supported the street car project all along. it would have affected businesses here along columbia pike at the county government office today. he announced that he will make it official today at the county board meeting and they just voted on it, 4-1, by offering a motion to discontinue the street car motion after seeing what happened on november 4 he he can't ignore the election and the fact that voters supported the candidate who made opposition to the street cars central part of his campaign. now that they plan scrapping the project he and b.w.i., thurgood marshall, those could be tied or broken. we're not suffering in says the will instead focus on improving the bus systems in the area. >> i believe that debating the street car issue further would continue discord and dueling facts will not serve our community and wil

city, we will be above freezing. at the national weather service has issued a freeze warning for counties west of i-95, including montgomery and fairfax counties and frederick county in maryland. the gusty winds we had today will begin to diminish over the next several hours. it will be a cold morning, but milder temperatures in the media forecast, temperatures could be pushing 70 i tuesday. details coming up in just a little. is causing problems across the area. take a look at this video -- the wind said the tree crashing down on a car on marlboro pike in district heights. down powerought light is for quite some time. the wind brought them wires between rosslyn in the courthouse area. both were closed for several hours as crews made repairs. wind damaged ae construction site near old georgetown road. seven as we abc follow the cold weather. eileen will be back with an updated forecast in just a few moments. there's a lot to talk about when it comes to the redskins will stop it has been a rough day on and off the field. the teams buses got into an accident while driving to the minneapolis stadium and thousands of people gathered outsi

the only local school to crack the top 100 was the city of falls church to take the 98th spot. >>> you in fairfax loudoun counties will head to the polls on january 6 to pick a new state delegate left open by republican barbara comstock elected to the u.s. house of representatives. one democrat and two republicans are vying for the seat. the gop will hold a firehouse primary on friday to pick their candidate. >>> there will be events all across our area to remember our nation's war heroes today. in arlington, u.s. senator tim kaine will attend a wreath laying at a marine corps memorial. this is the marine corps's 239th birthday. kaine will speak at the memorial to remind people the critical role those in the military have played throughout history. >>> and the eye-opening news of where the capital ranks for the most populated cities across the city for veterans to live. d.c. was ranked 14th overall. 1st in wage growth, 28th for unemployment and seventh for emotional health. overall, lincoln, nebraska, is the best ranked place for veterans to live. >>> there's a special veterans ceremony at the el

fairf fairfax, the city 1%, not the 2 we need.think he's going to be short. >> this is not a projection but you're saying you're gut says -- >> yeah, that he comes up short. one of the more amazing, you know -- >> he was down nine points on monday. >> in the end it would be maybe tenths of a point. >> the big intangible here is the tidewater and virginia beach is one of the biggest cities in virginia. most people don't understand that. there's more people in the tidewater than there are in virginia. not enough returns in from there to say. but it is interesting. he's outperforming in some places by a big margin. you know where he's underperforming, where he's running behind romney is in the southwestern tip, the coal country of virginia. not by much, but they were so on fire against obama and just one or two points of them returning to a democrat. >> and somebody there for victories and for defeats for george w. bush, i want to ask you about this curious decision of the president to announce tonight in the middle of this evening t

city right now. with that said, a winter weather advisory will go into effect 8:00 tomorrow morning in howard, montgomery, fairfaxprince william, culpeper county's. in higher elevations, winter storm warnings kick in at 6:00 a.m. even though tempers are mild right now. futurecast shows the rain in the area, around 3:00 in the morning. with different computer models we want to average them together. some see a few pockets of heavier rain. in the highest mountain areas, the alleghenies. at 10:00 in the morning, heavier patches of rain are in yellow. at the same time, heavier snow developing in higher elevations. shiftsby 5:00 everything rapidly to the east at the storm the parts. we might see a little/or a few flakes. -- a little slush for a few flakes. thanks giving day, low 40's and patches of rain or snow. and on thursday even though it will be a little messy and cool, does not look like there will be any impact. maryland state highway administration is making plans ahead of tomorrow. they are activating an emergency operation center near bwi marshall airport that will monitor what is happening, and they are dep

city, i'm not expecting the roads to be an issue. everybody is asking about schools. montgomery county, fairfax county. i don't see a reason to close them tomorrow. this should not be that big of an event. now, traveling the next day or so, tomorrow, maybe not the best. thursday, a little bit better day to travel on thanksgiving with the temperature of 39 degrees. no problems there. 37 on friday. friday is going to be the cold one and then saturday and sunday, well, we get to 58 on sunday. so we rebound very, very nicely and once again all eyes on tomorrow, see you back in a minute. >> all right. thank you, doug. >>> a new ebola watch in america. tonight u.s. military back in virginia from west africa. but it could mean they'll be spending thanksgiving in isolation. >>> and it was supposed to be a popular exhibit for the smithsonian. now the institute is reacting to the bill cosby rape allegations. >> reporter: i'm kristin wright live in tyson's corner where the shopping frenzy is about to begin. first tonight, an important warning. that's coming up. >>> well, 'tis the season for holiday shopping, but

fairfax rape in 2005. he was being held in charlottesville. matthew is scheduled to be in court on friday. and right now, the city of ferguson, missouri, is bracing for more potential trouble over the shooting death of michael brown. will announce if officer wilson will face charges for killing brown. city leaders and police are worried about public reaction. police have been boarding up businesses and pleading to the media to appeal for calm. weeks of protest followed the shooting. officials are trying to make sure things remain peaceful. >>> brown's parents were in geneva, switzerland this morning. their lawyer did most of the talking at the committee against torture. their parents say they want the world to know what's going on in ferguson. >> me and his mother, we came here to the u.n. to get justice for our son. >> a pig pabig part of this is attempt to chab the attitude and approach by the city of ferguson and st. louis chey look at the this loss of life at the hands of a police officer. >> lesley mcspaden and michael brown senior testified behind closed doors yesterday. the u.n. committee works against cru