. >> reporter: the parents of hannah graham had their first look at jesse matthew today. he was in court for a pre-trial hearing. peggy fox says theparence locked cri-- the parents locked eyes with the accused killer. >> the first time the parents of hannah graham saw the man accused of murdering their daughter. they were taken to the courtroom away from cameras but inside they did not shy away from looking straight into the eyes of jesse matthew. wearing a gray and white jail suit, shackles and handcuffs jesse matthew was brought into the courthouse for a hearing on the abduction and murder of hannah graham and he is accused in an abduction and murder of morgan harrington. . >> to be here today. >> reporter: she sat next to the grahams. getting their first look at jesse matthew. >> first time that you looked him in the eye? what was that like? >> strange feeling. but we know a lot of people that have not had this resolution. who family members and loved ones are still missing. although it is an odd place to be at we are grateful we have this opportunity. >> hannah graham

the man charged with killing university of virginia student hannah graham was in court today. jamie f tells us -- fox tells tus marked the first -- tells us it marked a first for the parents. >> reporter: it was the first time they saw jesse matthew in person. during his previous hearing he appeared through a video link. jesse matthew was brought in for a pretrial hearing on charges he abducted and murder hannah graham and charged with the abduction and murder of virginia tech student. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> strange feeling. >> reporter: her mother and father had a hard time taking their hard time off the defendant. >> i didn't want to stair at him but again my role now is to witness. >> reporter: jesse matthew's family were there. none of them wanted to talk. >> it you leave her alone, please. please leave her alone. >> the judge granted jesse matthew's request for a dna exer and for a continuous -- expert and for a continuous. next court day is may 5, at that time we are expecting to have a trial date. peggy fox, wusa 9 news. >> jesse matthew is charged with

. >>> the parents of university of virginia student hannah graham got a look that man accused of killing their daughter. >> reporter: they saw jesse matthew in person. the parents stared right at the man accused of abducting and murdering their daughters. >> strange feelings. >> reporter: she locked eyes with jesse matthew for the first time after he was brought in for a pretrial hearing on the charges he abducted and murdered university of virginia student hannah graham and charged with another murder. >> i just felt -- to be here today, to be a spectator and see the beginning of this process starting. >> they had a difficult time taking their eyes off the defendant. jesse matthew's family was there. none of them wanted to talk. >> can you leave her alone please? leave her alone. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> he is holding up. >> reporter: jesse matthew's attorneys got what they asked for. >> motion for a dna expert. the expert to be identified at a later time and granted a motion for continuous. >> reporter: trial date will be set may 5. peggy fox, wusa 9 news. >> jesse matthe

attempted murder charges there and kidnapping and murder charges in charlottesville in the death of hannah graham. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg live outside of the fairfax county courthouse with what those documents contain. jeff? >> leon these documents that were filed were unsealed late this afternoon and give us better idea of rulings and arguments made in this case up to this point as well as the evidence against jesse matthew in this case as he was awaiting trial here in fairfax county in three months from now. jesse matthew is officially charged with abduction, attempted murder and sexual assault of a 26-year-old woman. in arguing against having cameras in the courtroom for the trial, the prosecution arguing that the victim who will be testifying vehemently opposed cameras in court after having already endured a vicious attack. the judge siding with the prosecution no cameras will be allowed in this trial. also in this file, documentation regarding a d.n.a. analysis. a d.n.a. sample collected from beneath one of the victim's fingernails found there was a 1 in 7.2 billion cha

later this morning, the map charged with an ducting and killing hannah graham is due in course for ang on pretrial motions.ducting and killing hannah graham is due in course f they will ask the judge for a continuance and they want the state to provide a dna expert. the murder trial is slated to begin begin june 29. >>> pot clubs are now officially against the law in the district. d.c. council voting uhe than musly on an emergency bill to ban them here. the clubs are more prevalent in other countries. they allow people to pay a ebb in inshall shallmen ship membership fee and smoke inside the clubs. an advocate threatened to protest with a public smoke-in which would be against the law. >>> the snow we're expecting isn't only heading here. several states are bracing for the storm. states as far south as arkansas and texas may see some snow. in the northeast boston is expecting to get battered again along with states from new jersey all the way up to maine. we are just -- can't -- it won't stop. >> tom, people are talking about last year we got the big snow in march, so not so unusual.

matthew has been charged with first-degree murder in the disappearance and death of uva sophomore hannah graham. matthew has not been charged in the disappearance of morgan harrington. and they will hand out flyers in the search for religious road at several locations. -- in the search for release your rod -- relisha rudd at several locations. she was last seen alive a year ago. the body of kahlil tatum, the man she was last seen with, was found about two weeks after she went missing. the timing of the last winter storm left some parts of d.c. without trash service for two weeks. trash truck stayed on the streets through the weekend. >> the situation was unbearable, so the mayor said we have to do something about it. that's why we are doing it. kimberly: because of public health concerns, trash and recycling are being processed together. they hope to have everything back to normal by tomorrow morning. the rough winter and the trash problem has the district pushing back the start of the street sweeping program. look for the street sweeper's to start making rounds the week of march 9. a rude star

he is also a suspect in the killing of uva student hannah graham. a u.s. senator facing possible corruption charges. insisting he did nothing wrong. the justice department is investigating senator bob menendez. a source says he could face criminal corruption charges within the next few weeks. the new jersey democrat denied wrongdoing. >> let me be clear. i have always conducted myself appropriately and in accordance with the law. >> when asked about the case, eric holder refused comment. former maryland governmentor martin o'malley visited new hampshire. >> i am considering a run for president in 2016. >> he is the first democratic and today to visit. when asked about hillary clinton and the questions about her e-mail accounts, he declined to attack saying she is capable of defending herself and her record. he says the official decision will come in early spring. two people hospitalized after a crash on the george washington parkway. one of the cars hit a tree. no word on the circumstances that the condition of the victim is unknown. cia director john bren

the man charged in the murder and abduction of hannah graham is expected in court. jesse matthew faces charges in the case. >>> some breaking news in just the last few minutes, jesse jackson jr. was released from a federal prison. he will transition to a halfway house here in washington. jackson was busted for misspends campaign money. >>> uva student martese johnson expected to plead not guilty following an arrest that left him with ten stitches. the 20-year-old faces two misdemeanors. >>> and today you'll find out the official names of the two new bear cubs at the national zoo. they will make their first photo appearance. the cubs were born in november and they're the third litter to be born at the zoo since 2010. >>> if you live east of i-95 today, you'll probably need an umbrella. much milder. we'll be in the mid-70s by midafternoon. >> thanks so much for joining us today. we hope that you enjoy those beautiful temperatures outside. take the umbrella with you. >> make it a great thirst, everybody. (brad) my friends, i give you... ...the apartminternet. the new a

. >>> the man charged with the murder of uva student hannah graham will have haze trial in that case pushed back -- have his trial in that case pushed back. he appeared in a charlottesville courtroom this morning. his attorneys convinced the judge to delay the trial and they were also granted the request to be provided with a d.n.a. expert. matthew faces a june 8 trial in fairfax county where he's charged with rape and attempted murder stemming from a 23 thousand 5 -- 2005 assault. >>> an alleged child moll rester is also accused -- molester is also accused of trying to kill the victims in the case. another inmate claims gardner tried to hire someone to get rid of his alleged victims. gardner was originally convicted in 2012 but that was overturned last year. today a judge is expected to set trial dates for both the sex abuse and murder for hire cases. >>> a robbery victim is hospitalized and the alleged robber is also being treated for a gunshot wound after a shootout with d.c. police. it all went down after midnight when the cops answered a robbery call on n street northwest. that'

matthew is charged with murdering uva student hannah graham. his trial is slated to begin june 29th. >>> a fairfax city manager will propose a budget. it's the first of several sessions before the budget is adopted. we'll post a link on nbcwashington.com so you can see the proposal. [ chanting ] >>> lots of back and forth on the purple line topic right now. maryland governor is deciding whether he wants to move forward with the new purple line which would connect the maryland suburbs from new carrolton to bethesda at the ami theater. those in favor protested outside. we heard from both sides inside. >> we're talking 69,000 people a day will be riding the purple. >> you have buses running around empty saying we need trains. >> supporters of the line say it will prevent even more gridlock in our area. critics say it's simply not worth the cost. >> what your student eats for lunch will go under the microscope on capitol hill today. the specific changes. >>> the hangout spot created by two friends that was mistaken for a terror threat. >> and sleet

he faces charges in the murder and abduction of hannah graham. a new trial date will be set in may. matthew also faces charges of attempted murder and sexual assault in fairfax county. >>> also today, a uva student is expected to plead not guilty following an arrest that left him with 10 stitches. 20-year-old martese johnson faces two misdemeanors. cell phone video shows johnson with a bloody face as a.b.c. officers pinned him down outside a bar. >>> governor mcauliffe is ordering all a.b.c. officers to be retrained immediately. he signed an executive order that requires agents to be retrained in the use of force, cultural diverse city policing and interacting with teens. mcauliffe already ordered state police to investigate johnson's arrest. >>> we've all seen the push for police across the country to build better relationships in the communities that they serve. d.c.'s police chief and other leaders held a town hall about the national crisis in community confidence. it's part of a series of meetings in the wake of the michael brown shooting in ferguson missouri. police chief cathy

matthew will be tried for the murder of uva student hannah graham. on wednesday, gram owing's parents saw matthew in person for the first time when he appeared in court. the trial has been delayed. a new start date will be set on may 5. >>> following a developing story actor harrison ford was in a plane crash. he survived but he did have some serious injuries. take a look at the video. that is ford's world war ii era plane. it crash landed in a golf course right next to the santa mochb any came municipal airport. apparently he lost engine power. the next part is straight out of a movie. there were doctors playing golf on that golf course, they went to help the actor. harrison ford best known as indiana jones and hans solo in star wars. again, he was injured but he should be just fine. that is the latest from the live desk. >>> it's now 4:35. the wehle reston east metro station will be back up and running this morning after report of a fire under the tracks. the call came in around 8:30 last night. blame flames were seen under an out of service rail c

student hannah graham. her body was found this albemarle county. a trial to set a new hearing date is set for may 5th. drive to stay alive the message virginia state troopers are hoping to get across at a news conference today. within a week three virginia state police troopers were hit and seriously injured on interstates. trooper michael campbell was hit last week on i-66. trooper michael mcsellers was hit on i-95 responding to a crash during the storm last month. and then a wrecker driver died on i-495 attending to an abandoned vehicle on the shoulder this past december. >> all we ask is that the public give us the space to do the job that we're all charged to do. all we ask is that they give us the chance to go home to our families at night, and then they give us a chance to come back the next day to those same highways and try to make everyone's trip safe again. >> virginia state police urging drivers to adhere to the state's move over law to protect law enforcement, highway safety and maintenance workers as well as fellow drivers. >> almost t

later this morning, a man charged with abducting and killing a university of virginia student hannah graham is due in court for a hearing on pretrial motions. jesse matthew's defense team will ask for a continuance.murder trial slated to start june 29. matthew is also facing sex assault and attempted murder charges in fairfax county. that trial set to start in early june. >>> also today, a man accused and cleared of molesting two girls at his home in northern virginia will be back in court. a judge expected to set a date for michael gardner's retrial. he's accused of molesting the girls at his daughter's sleepover back in 2011. the state supreme court overturned his conviction because character evidence was wrongly excluded from his defense. >>> today montgomery county man is facing involuntary manslaughter charges and he ladies to court. james chandler facing the charges after a fatal crash last week. police say chandler hit a car, drove off at high speed, the suv he was driving hit several things including a wall and then flipped over and rolled several philip snodgrass was crushed by the

the talks follow a year's worth of controversy at uva following the death of student hannah graham and a rolling stone article. sullivan has been on the job since 2010. >>> teachers at sweetbrier college in virginia are fighting to keep their school open. they approved a resolution opposing the planned shutdown and hope to meet with the board of directors soon. earlier this month sweetbrier said the class of 2015 will be the last because of financial issues. >>> prince charles and his wife camilla arrived in washington d.c. >> they touched down moments ago at andrews air force base. their itinerary has them headed straight to the british embassy. during their stay they'll meet with president obama and leaders of congress and visit several landmarks including the lincoln memorial, martin luther king, jr. memorial, mount vernon and the national archive. >>> the secret service director questioned on capitol hill, how he answered those blunt words coming up. >> just as we get the warm weather we've waited for, more cold weather on the way. topper is tracking the dip in temps and maybe even

he's charged with murdering uva student hannah graham. his trial is slated to start the 29th. >>> darcy spencer show us the argument he's using in order to get his conviction thrown out. >> we went through the legal brief. in it the former governor goes step by step to make his case to once again prove his innocence. here are some of the arguments that mcdonnell is making. he says the government's case against him was built on a definition of bribery that the supreme court has already rejected. also he says johnny williams sr., that's the wealthy businessman he was convicted of accepting bribes from did not get anything but the routine courtesies elected officials from across the country get every day. and finally, mcdonnell raises questions about the testimony and the immunity granted to him to testify. in a statement mcdonnell said quote, the appeals court has clearly indicated that major issues should be heard during this process. i am confident that the verdict will be overturned and my innocence restored. that's the endoof that quote

student hannah graham will appear before a judge in charlottesville. jesse matthew will go before a judge for a preliminary hearing around 2:00. he's appearing on charges of abduction with attempt to defile. matthew was the last person seen with graham before her body was found in albemarle county. to maryland now where the university of maryland student who sent a racially charged e-mail won't return to campus. jeanette reyes is in college park with how students are reacting and the steps that the school and fraternity are now taking. jeanette: it's the talk of the university of maryland campus. a racially charged and sexually explicit e-mail sent by a white kappa sigma fraternity member. >> i was pretty horrified. jeanette: the e-mail was sent to six people over a year ago but went viral after it was recently discovered. last night the school said the student behind the e-mail would not return to campus this semester. the vice president of student affairs goes on to say, in part that the hateful e-mail from january 2014 had shaken our campus. i know

prosecutors say he killed hannah graham.day he'll face a preliminary hearing in that case. >>> the nationals are in florida right now. tomorrow we'll learn about new safety measures at nationals park. the nats are showing off metal detectors you'll have to go through just to get into the park. major league baseball says ball parks across the country will be using them starting this year. >>> we are getting a better idea of who will enter the race for the white house. we'll tell you who is planning to announce this week in virginia and why the location is key. we promise you -- well i guess we can promise you the sun will be out later. right now it's chilly and breezy out there. veronica johnson timing out when you will start to finally feel things warm up. for those who appreciate quality and precision, here's grounds for celebration. experience exceptional coffee and espresso in one essential machine and delivered to you with a push of a button. the nespresso vertuoline. swiss-designed precision brought to your kitchen. cel

matthew is cha murdering uva student hannah graham. june 29th. >>> the university of virginia hosting a series of meetings to come up with recommendations to prevent sex assaults on campus. the daily progress reports a that uva will hold a working response group this morning. this will be another meeting tomorrow at noon at the special elections library auditorium. in response to a now discredited rolling stone article about a female student being assaulted in a frat house. >>> we learned two men in their 20s created the man cave in canada. and it created concerns of terrorism. police discovered this underground bunker in january near toronto. it's a major tennis venue that will host part of the pan a.m. games this summer. toronto police said the men wanted to dig a cave to hang out. one of the men works for a construction company. he used his work equipment to dig the tunnel. >> sometimes you want alone time. >> it's one thing to have in your basement but dough you have to dig out a tunnel and go underground to watch football? wow! >>

matthew will be tried for the murder of uv v student hannah graham. on wednesday, graham's parents saw matthew in person for the first time when he appeared in court. the trial has been delayed. a new date will be set on may 5th. >>> d.c. police are looking for two men who robbed d.c.'s only head shop at gunpoint. this happened at the island head shop on 8th street northeast yesterday afternoon. the shop sells mostly smoking pipes. police say the suspects got away with cash and no one hurt. the robbery was caught by the store's surveillance camera and we're working to get that video for you to see. >>> just a little while ago howard university inaugurated its 17th president. dr. wayne frederic selected in july. today's event coincides with the school's annual charter day commemoration. the charter president andrew johnson back in 1867. >>> remember that great dress debate? the dress that no one knew the color of? well coming up a look at how a group is now using that image to fight domestic violence. >>> plus the move by lawmakers in maryland that cou

. >>> jesse matthew will be in court facing charges for the abduction of uva student hannah graham.cutors say he later killed her. thursday he'll face a preliminary hearing in that case. >>> the nationals are in florida right now, but tomorrow we'll learn about new safety measures at nationals park. the nats are showing off metal detectors you'll have to go through in order to get into the park. major league ball parkbaseball says they'll start using detectors this year. >>> the long winter took a heavy toll on local schools. millions of dollars have been spent repairing furnaces. the i-team investigates how much it will cost to keep the students warm. >>> the new radio and seatbelt features giving parents peace of mind when your teen is behind the wheel. >>> as we look outside, you'll have to wait a little longer for the sun to come out. right now it's chilly and bleez zir. veronica johnson timing when you'll start to feel things warm up. >>> there's a new tool out there to give parents peace of mind when your teen gets behind the wheel. teen driver allows parents to see how far th

. >> reporter: the rolling stone article, the shocking murder of hannah graham and this last week where an african-american junior appears to have been assaulted by lawip enforcement officers avenue was re after he was rejected from a bar. >> reporter: they sajaky jackie's case is not closed -- >>> a restaurant on the water front remains open this afternoon despite an order for it to shut down for good. sinbad's continues to serve customers despite an order to vacate the building. the building is scheduled to be demolished and replaced by new ferry terminals. the restaurant's owners are now willfully trespassing, they say and they will begin the eviction process. >> support has bent over backwards working with this tenant for numerous years, and we've had numerous problems with them. >> over the weekend, sinbad's co-opener told nbc 7 news that they've been given the okay to stay in business until next spring by weta. >>> instagram users listen up. the facebook-evenowned company has something new. >>> be glad this is not your car. the teen driver left dangling. >>> i'm michael finney. as

students there dealing with a trio of national news stories starting wit disappearance and death of hannah graham and most leechbltly ly recentlied bloody arrest of a third year. look for updates on my twitter handle. >>> we got the sunshine out there for now but it sure doesn't feel like a mild spring day. nonetheless, our weather headlines off to a chilly start for the day and for the week. we do have a chance of seeing a couple of snow flurries. not a snowstorm. just a couple of snow flurries, early in the day tomorrow. and a chance for springtime showers, maybe even a rumble of thunder later on in the week. for now current temperatures are only in the low to mid-30s across northern maryland. 31 hagerstown. 36 frederick and leesburg 37 in manassas manassas. fredericksburg reached 42 already. going out this afternoon, plan on cool sunshine. definitely a day to walk on the sunny side of the street. temperatures up to near 50 degrees. >>> today we'll get our first look at a new security measure. the nationals will use this at the ballpark. check out the nbc washington app this afternoon for pictu

you think about hannah graham's murder and disappearance, think about the sexual assault allegations, students telling me on grounds today it has been a tough year for them. meantime we're standing by for that press conference just a few minutes away. we'll bring you updates on our live desk. for now, back to you. >>> it's not racism it's economics. that's the word from the urban league which says the major problem facing black america is financial inequality. steve handelsman's been poring through their annual report. now he's live on capitol hill. steve, what's the take-away here? >> thanks chris. looking at the report and talking to urban league ceo marc morial who told me today when it comes to african-american income and employment and especially he says the net worth of black families now in america, we're in a state of emergency. the urban league report says the biggest problem facing african-americans is not their treatment by police or what students at university of virginia charged last night was mistreatment after student martese johnson was bloodied by cops. the report fin

jesse matthew, the man accused and charged about abducting and killing uva student hannah graham in courtfense team grant add continuous. his lawyer wanted the delay to give time to find a dna expert and that request also granted by the judge. now this trial was supposed to start june 29th. as of right now no new date was given but we know from our sister station nbc 29 that the next hearing will be on may 5th. matthew also facing sex assault charges and attempted murder charges in fairfax county for another case. that trial still slated to start in early june. barbara. >> thanks angie. >>> and apple is working on a fix to prevent a freak attack on your mobile device. a researcher found a security flaw on apple, and google devices, that may allow hackers access to your information while surfing the web. they say the problem started with an old policy which required u.s. softwaremakers to use weaker security encryption programs sold overseas. that policy has been abandoned. apple will send its fix next week. google has not commented. >>> baseball season is getting closer. the nationals wil

matthew will be tried for the murder of hannah graham. trial has been delayed, a new date will be set on may 5. >>> the wheelie reston east metro station back up and running this morning after reports of a fire under the tracks. that call came in about 8:30 last night. flames were seen under an out of service rail car. we're told only the operator was on board at the time. news 4 has learned that a fire stem pipe broke, that caused water to flood the platform forcing to temporarily close. metro ran fairfax connector buses between the spring hill will station and wehle reston east. >>> we're working to find out what caused this massive fire in prince george's county. it started in the garage of a home in bowie on rustic hill drive. woman inside escaped with her dogs before firefighters arrived. wofrp one of the fire chief's vehicle slid off the road in on it a tree. nobody hurt. >>> it's become a tradition to break the cabin fever. dozens went out for a huge snowball fight. we took our gopro camera to the battle to give you an idea of what

just the past school year they've had to deal with everything from the disappearance and death of hannah graham to last week's bloody arrest of a 30-year student. >> these students have been through, as you've indicated, so much in the last seven months. >> reporter: with a population under 50,000 you wouldn't expect to call charlottesville's police chief, tim longo, a familiar face. >> in the last seven months, they university and our community has been on a national stage three times. but they keep getting up. >> reporter: today yet another news conference this time to reveal the findings of their investigation into an alleged gang-rape. >> my dress is not a yes clam. >> reporter: details came to light in a "rolling stone" article claiming to recount a 2012 brutal gang-rape by university of virginia phi kappa psi fraternity brothers. the alleged victim referred to as jackie. today police pointed out several inconsistencies adding that jackie isn't cooperating. >> we were very distinctly and succinctly told she would not talk to us she would not file a report, that she did not want to investig

expected in court, he faces charges in the murder and abduction of university of virginia student hannah graham. >>> and tornadoes slam several parts of oklahoma. at least one person is dead and schools in several areas are now closed. good morning, every. i'm erika gonzalez in for eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. take a look at storm team 4 radar. this system is headed our way today. we turn to tom kierein. and before that moves in, we are going to feel a little more springlike today. >> finally we'll get pay back for the frigid mornings we've had. right now just clouds ahead of that rain. live view from our tower camera overlooking northwest washington. south and east of the metro area, there have been showers and even flashes of lightning up toward cambridge and just south of there headed toward salisbury. that will be pulling well south of the metro area. look at the neighborhood highs today, just a wonderful afternoon. it will be in the low to mid-70s in the metro area. cooler right by the bay in the 60s. and maybe passing showers east of 95 from the morning into the early afternoon.

matthew will be tried for the murder of uva student hannah graham graham.y, graham's parents saw matthew in person for the first time when he appeared this court. the trial has been delayed. new trial day will be set may 5. >>> today we will receive the final report on the deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary school. connecticut sandy hook advisory commission is releasing it will cover school safety mental health and gun violence protection. the panel will present its recommendations to connecticut's governor. in 2012 20 children and 6 adults were shot and killed inside sandy hook elementary school. >>> d.c. police are looking for two men who robbed d.c.'s only head shop at gunpoint. this was at the island dyes on h street. it was yesterday afternoon. that shop sells mostly smoking piping. police say the suspects got away with cash. nobody was hurt. the robbery was caught by the store's surveillance cameras. we're working to get that video for you. >>> the wehle reston east metro station will be back up and running this morning after reports of a fire u

university of virginia's had a rough few months that began with the disappearance of hannah graham theng stone allegations and arrest of police officersl in charlottesville. the sexual assault became a hotly debated topic on campus and raised an issue and generated positive conversation. >> woodruff: more awareness, the better. >> yes, even one sexual assault is one too many. >> woodruff: taylor rees shapiro, covering for "the washington post." thank you. >> of course. >> ifill: it was a busy day at the supreme court. the justices decided not to take up a voter i.d. case out of wisconsin, and, they heard arguments over the right to issue license plates in texas that feature a confederate flag. newshour contributor marcia coyle of the national law journal was there and joins me now. let's talk about this wisconsin case. in 2011, it was a big deal, this idea that voters had to present photo i.d.s at the polls and this was considered by democrats to be voter suppression and by republicans a chance to beat voter fraud. so this gets to the supreme court and they decided to end ut? >> not re

. >>> the man charged with the murder of uva student hannah graham is scheduled to appear in court later today. a judge is expected to hear arguments on a motion filed by jesse matthew's attorneys to delay the start of the trial. his attorneys are also asking the commonwealth to provide them with a d.n.a. expert. >>> former falls church democratic party chair is charged with molesting two young girls is due in court today as well. michael gardner is accused now of trying to hire a hit man to kill the alleged victims before they could be witnesses at his trial. he was originally convicted in 2012. his conviction was later overturned. today a judge is expect told set trial dates for both the sex abuse and murder for hire cases. >>> common core homework can be so confusing for parents. i've seen them post it on facebook and ask other parents for help so they can do their child's fifth great homework. today lawmakers in maryland are taking aim at common core and standardized testing. >> confusing to say the least. state senators will begin discussing a number of bill proposals which would re

student hannah graham. and day one of the boston bombing trial now under way and opening statements the defense admitted dzhokhar tsarnaev committed the crime. but they argued he had fallen under the influence of his self-radicalized brother tamerlan. prosecutors painted a different picture claiming tsarnaev had nurd -- murder in his heart. it killed three people and injured nearly 300 others two years ago. >> turning to a developing story coming out of alabama. as the same sex marriage fight rages on one county in that state says it won't issue any marriage license at all to anyone. this after the alabama supreme court ordered the probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples. mobile county's probate court posted a notice saying it's halting all marriages while it's reviewing the decision. there's no word on just how long that review might take. >> the fate of the president's health care overhaul now lies with the nine justices of the u.s. supreme court. they heard arguments this mor

matthew is accused of murdering hannah graham and he faces that charge in albemarle county. he's also accused of attempted murder and two other felonies in a case from 2005 in fairfax county. >>> you saw the pictures of the new railcars on nbc washington earlier today. now we know which riders will get the first trips on the brand-new cars. transportation reporter adam tuss live now at the gallery place chinatown station with details on the first rides. hi adam. >> reporter: hey, jim. this is something metro riders have been waiting a long time for, brand-new railcars on the tracks. here's a hint -- think blue. all shined up and ready to roll. metro's sleek, modern and stronger 7000 series railcars coming and riders ham pi to hear it. >> i think they could use them yeah. >> reporter: acting general manager jack requa. >> the first i.t. car train is ready to roll. and we will put the first train in service -- applause ] and we will put the first train in service on tuesday, april 14th. >> reporter: the first new train will be placed on the blue line. this is just one train fo

student hannah graham. media companies argued sealing the court file violated constitutional guarantees of a public trial. >> up to three months of analysis today, the central intelligence agency announced a sweeping reorganization. plan now is aimed at making the c.i.a. more efficient. rebecca cooper is at our live desk with the details for us. rebecca? >> leon, the internal c.i.a. review called these pain points. what the c.i.a. has to do to be more effective. and these pain points weren't interrogation methods but instead, a major indictment of how the sprawling spy agency is managed, organized, and ready for the future. the verdict on the top it turns out a movie about the c.i.a. would be more office space than bourne identity. john brennan says he wants major changes. this review cited bad management too much office democracy and either tune out at their desk or simply leave the agency all together. director brennan said today he wants one of the biggest overhauls in the agency's history and he's vowin

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hearing is planned for today for the manual accused of abducting -- man accused of abducting student hannah graham. jesse matthew has also been linked to the the deaths of morgan harrington and a fairfax rape case. fairfax authorities have charged matthew with attempted capital murder, abduction with intoants defile and sexual assault. he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. >>> two days after the crash of a germanwings plane which killed 1 50e people, the -- 150 people, the mystery into what caused that crash in the french alps is getting deeper. many of the questions have to do with the actions of the pilot. >> reporter: crews are flying again over the french alps this morning searching for the data recorder belonging to the doomed germanwings jet. so far analysis of the plane's voice recorder has only deepened the mystery over tuesday's crash. the "new york times" is reporting its audio indicates one of the pilots left the cockpit before the plane's descent and was unable to get back in. citing an unnamed investigator, the report says someone is first heard knocking lightly on the door and st

he's the man accused of killing uva student hannah graham. matthew's defense team is asking for a continuance and also wants its own dna expert. a hearing is scheduled for tomorrow morning in albemarle county and matthew will be there. the murder trial is supposed to start june 29th. matthew is also facing sexual assault and attempted murder charges in fairfax county and that trial is set for early june. >>> new at 6:00 we can confirm a student who was the one who discharged pepper spray inside a classroom at the cesar chavez prep school in northwest washington. school officials say that spray came from a student's desk. the classroom was evacuated. 16 students were take on the children's hospital. none of them with serious injuries. >>> dodging a minefield of potholes on local streets. we'll show you what happened after news4 cameras found one of the worst streets in our area. >>> new rules for marijuana now that it's legal in the district. the chains the d.c. council is able to make to that new law. >>> and the news4 i-team getting results

he's charged in the murder of uva student hannah graham. defense lawyers are also requesting a dna expert. a judge is expected to consider those requests tomorrow. matthew still set for trial in early june on attempted murder and rape charges that occurred with another victim in fairfax county. >>> an arrest tonight in a police impersonator case in fairfax county. 19-year-old tiler polkinghome turned himself in last night. he's charged with one instant of impersonating a police officer but officers say further charges are possible. court documents show polking polkinghome's vehicle is linked to a half dozen instance where is the driver tryied to pull over vehicles sometimes by tailgating and other times with flashing lights or sirens. >>> parking can be stress informal the dmv. >> one local woman is accused of taking her anger to a whole new level. >> what we've learned about the driver who was arrested for firing shots at a parking enforcement officer. >>> puppy mills put on notice. how a new bill just passed will protect pets. >>> and dou

today jesse matthew had his first court appearance since being charged with murdering 18-year-old hannah graham. the judge agreed to delay the start of the trial and provide a dna expert. matthew is also charged on attempted murder and sexual assault charges for a case in 2005. authorities say forensics evidence links him to the 2009 murder of morgan harrington. he hasn't been charge nd that case. matthew pleaded not guilty in the two cases in which he faces charges. >>> wild winter weather causing big problems all over the country. the emergency some people are dealing with before a single snowflake even falls. >> it's what everyone wants to know. how much snow will fall over the next 24 hours? veronica has the updated snow totals first at 4. >> announcer: you're watching news4 at 4. >>> a busy afternoon for storm team 4. >> rains falling in some parts of the region, but that rain is about to turn to snow. meteorologist veronica johnson has the latest snow totals in just a bit. >>> the same storm is already causing problems across the country. some residents had to be rescued on boats today as

student hannah graham made a brief court appearance in charlottesville today. jesse matthew went before a judge at a preliminary hearing. the judge ruled that matthew's abduction charge will be processed in albemarle county. not the city of charlottesville. matthew was the last person seen with graham before her body was found in albemarle county. his next hearing is set for may 5th to determine a trial date. the university of maryland student who sent a racially charged e-mail will not return to campus. jeanette reyes is in college park with how students are reacting and the steps the school and the fraternity are now taking. jeanette: it's the talk of the university of maryland campus. a racially charged and sexually explicit e-mail sent by a white kappa sigma fraternity member. >> i was pretty horrified. jeanette: the e-mail was sent to six people over a year ago but went viral after it was recently discovered. last night the school said the student behind the e-mail would not return to campus this semester. the vice president of student affairs goes on to s

matthew is accused of killing 18-year-old hannah graham in charlottesville. a hearing is set for tomorrow to consider that delay request and some other pretrial motions. right now, arguments in that case are supposed to begin june 29th. >> and we have breaking news out of fairfax county this evening where the county's attorney announced in just the last hour that he will be retiring. this happened after a day on the hot seat right in front of the county board. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is in fairfax with the breaking details. jeff? >> alison about 45 minutes ago board of supervisors members got out of a two hour closed door meeting with county attorney in which they discussed his handling into the investigation of the fatal shooting of john geer. right after that meeting, it was announced that the man who has been the county attorney for 20 years will be restructuring the office before retiring in june of 2016. he said very little during today's board meeting but supervisors say the county attorney has a lot of explaining to do for how he h

matthew's defense team got the delay they wanted in a trial in the murder of 18-year-old uva student hannah graham from fairfax county. in addition to the delay, the court will be providing the defense a dna expert. matthew has pleaded not guilty in graham's murder and a 2005 rape in fairfax. >>> three people are dead tonight after a small plane crashed while trying to land at the airport in norfolk, virginia. the plane went down in a wooded area here about a mile and a half away from the airport early this morning. it took crews three hours to locate the plane because of heavy fog. sources tell our station that the plane was originally landing about 30 miles away but diverted for poor visibility. ahead in the newscast, we'll have a report from norfolk with new information on the plane's flight path. wendy? >>> what started as a routine traffic stop turned into a lunchtime police chase in arlington. it could have been tragic for the officer who made that stop. in the clarendon area. police are trying to figure out why the driver took off. pat collins is live near the scene. >> reporter: wendy, he

. >> reporter: the rolling stone article, the shocking murder of freshman hannah graham last fall andthis racially charged incident where an african-american junior appears to have been assaulted by law enforcement officers after he was rejected from an off campus bar. >> i go to uva. >> stop fighting. >> you're racists. >> reporter: charlottesville police say jackie's case is not closed it's just suspended until they gather more information or someone else comes forward. reporting live from washington karen travers channel6 "action news." >> thank you karen. >>> world news tonight with david muir will have more on that investigation of the alleged university avenue have a rape including the fallout from rolling stone magazine in this raleigh north carolina three workers were killed when the scaffolding they were on tore away from a building under construction and landed several stories below. investigators say all three victims were wearing safety harnesses at the time. a fourth construction worker was found inside of a portable toilet wearing a safety harness. it's not clear if he f

autria: the man accused of at the ducting -- of abducting uva student hannah graham gets a preliminaryon the university of maryland student who sent a racially charged e-mail. the school's vice president for student affairs says the former cap a sigma member will not be returning to campus. we will return right here in 25 minutes. you can get your news, traffic and weather updates all morning long on newschannel 8. have a great day. >>> good morning, america. right now scenes of devastation as seven reported tornadoes rip through oklahoma and arkansas overnight. destroying homes and businesses killing at least one person. >>> also right now, police investigating that california woman who claimed she was kidnapped. now they're saying it was all a hoax. >>> and the victim of a frightening road rage attack speaking out, an abc news exclusive saying she forgives the person that shot her. that person is still on the loose and hopefully they would find them soon as we say good morning, america. thankful thursday or friday eve. one more alarm clock till the weekend. >> we'll go with that. >>

and before martese johnson, uva was haunted by the disappearance of this girl hannah graham.ent missing on september 13th 2014 and then a month later her remains were found less than 10 miles where she was last seen. and police say she was the victim of homicidal violence. and then jesse mooju was arrested and charged and linked to two other deaths. and if you think about the devastating events and now the in limbo stage and where the students and the faculty and the officials at uva are saying this most recent incident that case is now suspended. how do they go and move forward from that? >> no there is a lot of campus community there and certainly they want to see their school highlights in the best way possible but this is tough headlines for them. we are joined by sam shherassy. a law student there. your response to the police chief tim longo saying there are no charges coming however the case is not closed only suspended. do you think that that helps shore up what the reaction was to jackie and her story about gang rape on the campus and this is a competent conclusion th

. >> reporter: the "rolling stone" article, the shocking murder of hannah graham last fall and last weekamerican junior appears to have been assaulted by law enforcement officers after he was rejected from an off-campus bar. >> i go to uva. you racists. >> reporter: charlottesville police say jackie's case is not closed. it's suspended until they gather more information or someone else comes forward. reena, alex? >> all right, thank you, karen. >>> archaeologists discovered what they believe to be a secret nazi hideout in argentina. the abandoned buildings are in a remote nature reserve. inside them, researchers found german coins from the 1940s and porcelain plates made in germany. they don't believe the nazis used the hideout because they found they could hide comfortably in other cities. among the nazis who escaped to argentina are holocaust organizer adolf eichmann, dr. josef mengele. >>> the fund certified seven more fatalities linked to the automaker's delayed recall. the fund has also approved 126 injury claims, 11 for serious injuries. those who take payouts from the fund give up

you also have the fact that we had hannah graham go missing and then murdered. that was at uva. so i'm sure there's also been a crackdown by the campus and by the town in terms of policing underage drinking and late-night drinking. >> this wasn't the town, and this wasn't the campus this was the alcoholic beverage control officials here. cops who make sure kids don't drink underage mo. i want to read awe statement from the virginia state police about this incident. a different agency they say, we owe it to both mr. johnson and the virginia abc, the alcoholic beverage control to be painstakingly thorough in determining the facts of the situation through interviews evidence collection and analysis and investigative procedure. look the virginia state police have raised questions. said they're looking into this. local police have. the university has. the state government has, there seems to be an immediate reaction from everyone but the abc, that this is necessarily to look into this. do you think it will be a fair investigation, mo? >> i think they're taking multiple steps to make