however, they did not release details on how 20-year-old morgan harrington diamond harrington disappeared last october while attending a concert in charlottesville. >>> you are watching 9 news now. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. you are looking at a live shot of washington here. we have a little haze and a couple of flurries outside right now. i'm outside on the weather terrace with meteorologist devon lucie enjoying this nice, fluffy wet snow. and this may be nothing compared to what we will see over the weekend. >> you mentioned it was a contradictory term with the fluffy wet snow. we have been dealing with fluffy dry snows but this is the highest water content we have had so far. what it means is when you shovel it will be heavy. >> let's talk about the totals. >> do the totals now. added a few more. -- reported the storm reports to us. thank you so much. i put a weather article on the bottom of the page to show the storm reports all together that you have sent in. that's the latest there. what we called it, the first of a possible trifecta of snowstorms coming in, right, howar

. >> whoever killed morgan harrington probably knew the area where her body was found. that's because the property's streams, fencens and rough terrain. that is the word tonight from police still looking for a suspect in harrington's death. she disappeared from a metallica concert last october. her remains found last week. >>> remember the d.c. cop who pulled his gun during a snow ball fight during the last big snowstorm? sources now say the chief is leaning toward iring the veteran detective. mike bailor who was off duty was videotaped gun in hand after his hummer was hit by snowballs. he was looking for whoever threw tem. >>> congratulations, senator. >> thank you. >> republican senator scott brown of massachusetts sworn in this afternoon. the senator taking over the late ted kennedy's seat. brown was initially supposed to be sworn in a week from now but he wanted in early to vote on a couple of issues, including a labor relations board seat. >>> d.c. says goodbye to tai shan. the beloved panda was loaded on to a fed ex crate and caravaned to dulles. he and another pa

to the wizards harrington averaging 18. little jealousy brewing in particular for all of the media attention she's been getting. one driver tweeted today that maybe espn could cover her on one channel and the other 50 drivers on espn classic. she'll race in the nationwide series race saturday. danica played it safe today. she was just happy to keep the car out of the wall, which she did. the same could not be said for reigning champion jimmie johnson. joey lagono also involved in the crash. why are these swedish hockey players laughing? take a look. their player hopped on to the ice but he forgot to take off his rubber skate guards and had to crawl back to the bench and that had them laughing all night long. you know what you're talking about. >> you pull them off? >> well, he forgot. yes, it's much more helpful if you pull them off. >> i guess he was saying why not walk out on the ice. >> he was too busy falling on his ski. it's hard to reach down there while you're behind. you can't do it. >> that's the information we're

harrington said there's been no cause of death.e just pursuing any lead that they have. >> we have got obviously the crime scene is number one, and i would imagine still, anybody who saw her at that concert has got to have information. >> i talked to witnesses who saw her or believed they saw her and police have already heard their reports. since that time, no new witnesses have come forward to me, at least. whether that's different for the police, i don't know. >> okay, courtney, thanks again, courtney stewart, senior editor for the hook. coming up, a huge arrest in the sweat lodge deaths in arizona. remember, james arthur ray, who hosted the retreat, helped author the book "the secret." should he will held responsible? call in, 1-877-tell-hln. >>> welcome back to "prime news" on hln. just a short time ago, the guy who organized the deadly retreat in arizona had his day in court. his lawyer pleaded not guilty on his behalf. the charges, three counts of manslaughter in the deaths of three people at that sweat lodge ceremony back in

. >> the death of morgan harrington has been confirmed to be a homicide. she disappeared in october after attending a metallica concert. >> the doctor at the center of the investigation into the death of michael jackson may be facing charges. he may be charged with involuntary manslaughter today. dr. murray is planning to turn himself in. michael jackson died in june after he was given a sedative to help them sleep. -- to help him sleep. >> involuntary manslaughter requires -- >> there will be a complaint in court, rather than going to the grand jury. he said he gave him an anesthetic before he died, but he does not say there is anything -- he says there is nothing there that should have been able to kill him. >> next, we continue to follow the conditions across the metropolitan region. the winter storm watch has been cancelled. we will have the latest school closings and the latest delays. >> you may find that traffic is running a little bit more slowly and we will be back with some of the troublesome spots

that was the last time harrington was seen alive. >>the woman who is charged in a car crash that killed two people in prince george's county this week is free tonight. she's not been charged yet, but investigators believe alcohol was a factor in that crash. it's not the first time that the suspect has faced trouble with the law. pat collins in our newsroom with more on this investigation. pat? >> wendy, since she hasn't been officially charged, we're not using her name. but're learning a lot more. the woman emerging at the suspect of that double fatal crash is out of police custody pending the completion of the investigation. that's not comforting news to the family of one of the victims. >> she's out, right? she's describing around somewhere. is she drunk? you know? >> reporter: you have to wonder, don't you? >> everybody thought she wasn't ever going to get out again. they thought they would build a new jail and put her in it. >> reporter: two people dead. the alleged suspect in the case is out. >> right. >> reporter: how did that

a funeral will be held in roanoke for morgan harrington. she disappeared in october after attending a concert in charles cole. her remains were found in a field abo 10 miles away. -- she attended a concert in charlottesville. the national transportation safety board will hold a public hearing on last june's metro crash that killed nine people. it will begin february 23. witnesses will be questions. the hearing will be webcast. >>> we turn back towards storm watch the coverage. a snow emergency goes into effect in the district at 9:30 this morning. they already got a head start on clearing the roads. mike conneen will tell us about the situation there. good morning. >> the snow emergency means if you're parked along a snow emergency routes, you want to move your vehicle so plows can get in and out of the city. we're joined now by a spokesperson from ddot. >> right now we're getting ready. our crews will come in at about 8:00 this morning and they will hit the streets. it is not supposed to snow before 10:00. there will be ready. >> businesse

morgan harrington's body was found last week on a farm not far from the arena at the university of virginia where she was last seen in october. she was attending a concert when separated from friends. no arrest made. >> in this incident, it was not a cliche. >> ultimately that's the best outcome i could have asked for today. >> those folks are talking about the rescue of three young children by firefighters from a smoke-filled home in the district. those children remain in critical condition. they were asleep in a second floor condo on naylor road southeast when the fire broke out. the father left for work leaving a neighbor to check on the children who were home alone. surveillance video shows the neighbor kiss covering the fire. she called 911 and firefighters were on the scene within two minutes to rescue the children. >>> coming up tonight, a retired homicide detective who cannot get the unsolved cases out of his head. he is back on the job. >> bob has more on another big one headed our way for the weekend. >> later, we'll tell you why th >>> cold cases can haunt law officials when they

harrington disappeared last october while attending a concert in charlottesville. >>> well, you could soon drive past virginia state police at 70 miles an hour without worrying about getting a ticket. both houses of the legislature passed bills yesterday approving the hike from 65 miles an hour. it will only affect interstates. the governor is expected to sign those bills in to law. still to come when 9 news now returns, sexting for all ages. we will look at the growing trend among an unlikely group. >>> plus, as if toyota doesn't have enough problems with the gas pedals there are now concerns with the hybrid models. we'll be right >>> the trial is underway in the deadly street racing crash in maryland. in opening statements yesterday, jurors heard some of the 911 calls from the february 2008 wreck on indian head highway. prosecutors say the taylor and bullock were racing when they plowed through a crowd of spectators. bullock pleaded guilty last week. taylor has been charged with vehicular manslaughter. >>> more problems could be looming for toyota because it is now investigating pro

harrington could have done his taxes, he was so alone. >>> a report that tiger woods is on the way back. the melbourne herald sun reporting that he will play in two weeks in arizona. the pga tour won't confirm. >>> today it was national letter of intent for high school players for football. demassa has more high school alums than any other program. >>> it will be split loyalties for all the mannings this weekend, rooting against their hometown team, and against dad's pension fund in favor of your blood. even payton wants to see the saints win a super bowl. just not this year. >> the saints were my team growing up. now i'm a colts fan, i'm a giants fan, obviously and certainly i've always kept up with the saints. i feel somewhat a part of it, even though i'm on the other side. >>> lakers and grizzlies. rudy gay take as half court shot. but look at the clock there. still 5 seconds left in the game, kobe nail as three, reminding us, it's only a buzzer beater if there is a buzzer. >> that is a lot easier than the 55-footer. >> apparently rudy gay doesn't know that. >> we'll be right back. a

harrington's remains were found on a farm in virginia.ce said today they are certain whoever left the body there had to be familiar with the area. residents likely saw something, something, that could help lead them to her killer. 20-year-old morgan disappeared outsideede concert the night of october 17th. her remains were identified last month. >>> a winter storm is barreling toward the nation's capital. the national weather service is warning people in the washington area to prepare for another intense snowstorm like the one that buried the area in december. remember that? winter storm warnings extend from the eastern shore of pla r maryland to central new jersey coast and from delaware to west virginia. forecasters say the storm could dump two feet of snow on southern new jersey by saturday night and a foot to a foot and a half elsewhere. that's a big storm. >>> former florida quarterback and heisman trophy winner tim tebow appeared in washington you th morning. his upyou coming commercial about abortion has drawn a response from plann

morgan harrington's death has now been ruled a homicide. they have no further information on how the virginia tech student was killed. she disappeared in october. her remains were found last week. >> police are looking for help in trying to find a missing silver spring woman. judith anne sternburg was last seen yesterday. she weighs 212 10 pounds and she may be driving a toyota camry. family members say she may be experiencing early stages of dementia. >>> our time now is 5:49. we continue to track the conditions on the grounds in maryland. pamela brown is live. we checked in with you about 30 minutes ago. how are things look now? >> things have really calmed down a the conditions on the roadways have improved. we have been measuring the accumulation with a dollar bill. you can see it is about 6 inches. we have done different measurements depending on where we go. i have my photographer pan over to route 450. conditions have improved significantly. we first got here, it looked as though this road had not been treated at all. several crews h

. >>> police confirm that morgan harrington was murdered. body of the virginia tech student was found last week three months after she van fished. -- vanished. no word honor how she died or who killed her. >>> prince william county has a deputy executive she was appointed on tuesday. she had been serving as deputy executive for two and a half years. >>> you could soon legally zoom along virginia highways at 70 miles an hour. that they approved the hike from 65. it would only take affect on interstates in the more rural parts of the commonwealth. governor mcdonnell is expected to sign the bills in to law. >>> now the all-important list of delays and closings. federal workers are on unscheduled leave. >> now the school closings and delays in virginia. these schools are closed. -- >>> i bought a little sled and i get to use it. >> enjoy. >> don't crash in to trees. check the path where you go. >> okay. >> it is over for now. >> for now. >> but the worst is ahead of us. >> yeah, i think the storm over the week will be the worst win we get in the

system if we have politicians to work with us and that is where we had fred grays, the richard harrington's they joe reeves to set we have these politicians who are responding to new voters. let's see what we can do to push this idea ford and that is what i would like to act on. they would have to discuss, they were talking about politicians who have a significant number of black voters in their district. immature dewhite but significant number of black voters in the votes did make a difference. we have people who said they would have never paid, never paid the black road and there were black people who got the vote in started paving the road. >> let me just underscore that quickly by saying, some of these districts when you have significant numbers of black people in your district aware disenfranchised the could ignored but the voting rights act change that and made it far more difficult to do. >> you know, i am not sure of the voting rights act changed. there is a good argument to make, and i make no conclusion on it, but south carolina is an example. we have one of the brightest congress

. >>> police now confirm morgan harrington was murdered.irginia tech student was murdered three months after she vanished. still no word on how she died or who killed her. >>> this morning, prince william county is the new deputy executive. after a seven-month search the board of supervisors appointed her on tuesday. she's been serving for the past 11 years. you could soon be legally zooming along virginia highways at 70 miles an hour. both houses of the legislature passed it yesterday approving the height from 65. it would only affect interstates in the most part of the commonwealth. the governor is expected to sign them in to law. >>> stay where you are because we are staying here with you. extended coverage of the winter storm will go on. we will have the traffic and the street and school closings three minutes away. >>> this is

retired colonel stewart harrington said that cruelty in interrogations, quote, endangerers our soldiers on the battlefield by encouraging reciprocity, closed quote. the golden rule, if you will. retired admiral john huston has said, quote, getting our interrogation policies back on track will preserve our standing to fight for humane treatment of american soldiers who are captured. i couldn't agree more. without clear laws that define acceptable and unacceptable interrogation practices, including criminal consequences for violating those laws, we are putting more americans at risk of being treated with the same brutality. just last week two former justice department attorneys who crafted the legal justification for the use of brutal interrogation got off scot-free. the justice department be a solved them of their wrong doing and home said they had, quote, exercised poor judgment, closed quote, and hadn't broken the law. they took advantage of a gap in our current law and provided legal cover for abuse during interrogations that we all saw on television. my amendment would have ensured t