. >>> a psychiatrist will evaluate the man accused of killing uva student hannah graham. jesse matthew is charged with capital murder in the case. he was in court in charlottesville today. peggy fox was there too, joining us live with what happened there, peg? >> reporter: well lesli, there was strong animosity in court today with the prosecution accusing the defense of using the failing health of the lead detective in the legal strategy. accused serial murderer, back in court today. his public defenders withdrew their motion to suppress evidence on the search and seizure. and why did they withdraw that motion? >> i'm not going to make any comment. and that motion and appropriate for the defense to comment on anything like that. >> that they were stalling, hoping that the detective's cancer treatments would make them available on a later date. >> and i'm hoping that is not the case that they just need more time. >> they insisted that the motive was withdrawing their motion with nothing to do, but their illness. that they could resubmit their motion next month. and approvi

student hannah graham. excuse me. matthew could get the death penalty if convicted the woman convicted of the misdemeanor sexual abuse in connection with the twerking incident sout of jail tonight. 22-year-old knight pleaded guilty. she says she did not realize the pain she inflict opt the victim. she served 30 days six month pros base and is going to california to live with her mother. too little for the victim. >> they are just putting her back on the street. maureen: knight was one of two women wanted in that assault. the other suspect yet to be found. ahead at 6:00 football matchup with first place on the line for washington. how fans are getting ready for the big game. >> they are getting better for the biggest rival in sports. hear the >>> welcome back live in landover, maryland in the parking lot of fedex field. this is duane. he raps about the redskins. take it away. >> ♪ d.c., we'll play it right man ♪ ♪ tailgate out here. we got big. we are in d.c. ♪ thomas: all right. welcome to d.c. i'm talking to the folk

charged in two separate murders in virginia, including the death of university of virginia student hannah graham in september of last year.in a hearing today, a judge approved an order to have a psychologist evaluate him. matthew is also charged with the kidnapping and murder of 20-year-old morgan harrington. she disappeared in october of 20-09 and her remains were discovered the following january. the band that was playing when terrorists stormed a paris concert venue last month was eagles of death metal were special guests at u2's concert in the french capital.in a statement the band said: quote - we want to offer our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for everything our brothers in u2 did for us in the aftermath of the november 13 attacks. china is known for its poor air quality and now the situation appears even more severe. severe.take a look at this incredible time lapse showing the heavy smog in beijing during the past ten months.. that city issued its first ever red alert for pollution. it includes restrictions on driving, as well as a ban on bar-be-ques.chinese president she-gin-ping has

accused of killing a junior tight morgan harrington in 2009 and university of virginia student hannah graham last year. earlier this year, matthew received three live sentences for the rate inattentive murder of a woman and fairfax. and murder of a woman and fairfax. is nowool district working to eliminate radon found at 28 locations, including wetland middle school. livette reyes is for the reaction is now underway. we are getting news that the interim superintendent will go above and beyond to make sure that your children are safe. all that is detailed in the slinky ris lengthy report relea4 hours ago. 28 schools with radon levels be retested, but all 205 schools will also be retested. in a statement, larry bowers says in part, "this retesting should have already occurred based on our testing protocols. i regret that in certain cases that it did not. " abc 7 told you about a report schools with a colorless odorless gas known to cause lung cancer. once registered almost three times the recommended limit by the epa. a good newl give us baseline set of data going forward so that we can establ

. >>> a convict sex offender is in the courtroom for a pretrial hearing in the hannah graham murder case. he's also charged with killing virginia tech student morgan herrington. matthew was convicted of the rape and murder of a fairfax woman. >>> calling it the best hope for reform, illinois' attorney general says she's pleased with today's announcement from the u.s. justice don't. the doj is launching a civil rights investigation of the chicago police department. the probe is in regard to a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. video was just released last month when the officer was charged with murder. . >> the department of justice is committed to upholding the highest standards of law enforcement throughout the united states. every american expects and deserves the protection of law enforcement that is effective, that is responsive, that is respectful and most importantly constitutional. >> there have been protests over the shooting since the release of the video. . >>> president obama addressed the nation sunday night seeking to reassure the american people just d

will be evaluated before the trial in july for the 2013 murder of hannah graham. he could get the death penalty if convicted. he is also charged with first-degree murder in the 2009 of virginia tech student morgan harrington. in baltimore, the medical examiner took the stand in the freddie gray murder trial today. dr. carol allen says she would not have ruled the case as a murder if officers had listened to gray's calls for help and taken him to a hospital. she said porter's failure to strap him in the seat was criminal negligence. porter is the first of six officers to stand trial in the death of gray. jonathan: coming up for us on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- red alert. what is in the air that is keeping schools closed in one area today? doug: i'm doug hill. we have the weather coming up. >> political correctness and jonathan: well, this was the scene in brisbane, australia. he decided to climb a train after a night out with friends. he used a crane like a jungle gym. hanging by his arms and legs. do you see there? he eventually came down. when he did, he was arrested

he is the man who faces murder and abduction charges in the death of uva sophomore hannah graham. a pretrial hearing is set for noon. you're looking at video of previous court appearances. look for an alert on our nbc washington app if anything significant develops. >>> traffic lights are working again at south arlington ridge road and 23rd street. a bad crash overnight knocked out the lights and hurt three people. at least one person was thrown from the car in the collision. the passenger has life-threatening injuries. police told our crew at scene that the vehicles were going as fast as 55 miles per hour when they collided. >>> in a few hours, the wilson high school student accused of bringing a gun to school will face a judge. officials are trying to find out how the student got the gun past metal detectors and security. the student is being charged as a juvenile. he may face suspension or expulsion from school. all d.c. public schools are reviewing security procedures. >>> we're counting down to the big game tonight between the skins and the cowboys. people are already tailgat

the investigation into the disappearance and ultimately the death of university virginia student hannah graham and he came to baltimore today for a very different reason. >>> charlottesville police chief timothy longo has a different job. he testified as a consultant on police procedures. the tran transporting freddie gray made six stops on april 12th. prosecutors are trying to convict officer william porter for manslaughter because when the van driver called for backup, porter saw freddie gray face down on the floor of the van, assisted him up to the bench and failed to put a seat belt on him. longo testified i think porter's decision was objectively reasonable. >> i think that it's important that the -- the history of transport of inmates by or a defendant by police reveals that they're never seat belted in. >> porter feared for his safety because his gun could have been exposed to freddie gray. as far as porter's failure to call a medic for freddie gray, he saw no obvious signs of injury to that would need to take steps. >> porter notified cesar goodson and his supervisor, sergeant alicia w

matthew is accused of kidnapping and murdering 18-year-old uva student hannah graham. he's facing the death penalty if he's convicted. >>> they participated in target practice within days of the attack and each legally bought some of the guns used to kill 14 people. those are among the new chilling new details investigating last week's shooting in san bernardino. nbc's jay gray is there live and joins us live with important new developments now. jay? >> yeah, jim, as you describe, a lot unfolding here. the fbi sharing new information as their investigation expands. take a look, this is the building where it all unfolded, the inland regional center. this is the closest we've been since the attacks. look, what the fbi told us today, look you mentioned the couple went to shooting ranges in the days before the attack and also that syed farook and tashfeen malik were both radicalized and long before they walked into this building with automatic pistol or semiautomatic pistols, assault rifles and pipe bombs. we know that they've done interviews in this case and they're getti

. >>> the man charged with killing university student hannah graham will be examined by a mental healthxpert before his trial starts in july. jesse path through is awaiting trial for the -- matthew is awaiting trial for the abduction and murder in that case. if convicted he could be getting the death penalty. >>> a change is coming to next year's school calendar in montgomery county. >> schools will likely start a few days earlier to accommodate the muslim holiday eid. delia goncalves is live near bethesda-chevy chase high school to explain the change. delia? >> reporter: right. well, students, muslim students here at bethesda-chevy chase high and other county schools had to take a sick day in order to celebrate the feast of sacrifice. now they probably won't have to and that's because all students will likely start next school year three days early august 24. >> as much as we celebrate our diversity, we talk about it, this is our moment to figure out how we're going to handle the realities of our diversity. >> reporter: school board members challenged themselves to embrace the muslim c

you might remember the hannah graham case last year when she went missing and it was timothy longo that at the forefront of the missing persons case. now the defense has called him, conceivably to be that expert, that officer who is in the field to know what a police officer is to do, what shouldn't do, what is right, what is wrong. a major witness also this morning for both the prosecution and the defense, defense witness a neurosurgeon out of washington, d.c. he testified freddie gray's injury was a catastrophic injury. and once he broke his neck, because in laymen's terms, that's what happened, he said he would not be able to talk or move at all. and so at stop four, when the defendant in this case, william porter said, what do you need? i need help. the fact is, the injury had not happened yet. and that is helpful for the defense theory in this case. >> and lawyer remarks i wai wan. as jean points out, this testimony backs up what william porter said, he didn't think prior to that stop that freddie gray needed medical attention. he didn't seem it was a medical emergency. he couldn't