. >> patrick harrington. >> patrick harrington?n this prison since june of 1988. august will be 20 years. charge, murder. murder in the first. i try to get to the hobby shop here as much as i can. for me, if i'm not busy, i have a tendency to get in trouble. when the place first opened up i wasn't really busy, i was in fights. basically beating up other people. >> but in the hobby shop, harrington focuses those energies on something far more delicate. an incredibly detailed doll house he was building as a gift for his niece. >> i've been working on this doll house for about two years now. and it's for that young girl, but the young girl, she has no idea i'm making it. she has no idea it's coming down there. >> harrington gave our crew a tour of his masterpiece. >> the windows here, they all work. up and down. all the doors open and close. all the lights work. the doors oip. all the yellow colored wood is the natural color of the wood. this door up here, it's pulldown stairs. so like a little doll can come up, come around up top. th

with morgan harrington, to our knowledgeer evidence that places jesse matthew together wh morgan harrington on the night she disappeared. >> report matthew faces three life sentences in a third case out of fairfax county, an alleged ra a attempted murder. for graham death, prosecutors are likew seeking a max of life in prison. they stre th won't be pushing f the death penalty. >> he is not charged with capital m. >> this qualifies as a capital case, but the prosecutor has the last call, and for whatever reason sh decide not to go forward wi the death pelt >> reporttot deputies up in fairfaxo confirm to me that matthew is still behind bars at thad detention in northern ni his attorney, whose office is across the street wouldn't comment bd saying he will representew the new charges. te expected to face a judge via video uplink sometime next week. meantime,h comes to jill harringt put a call in to her toda she and her husband are trusting in the judicial process. live in charlottesville tonight, i'm david culvert news4. >>> thanks david. a developing story in fairfax county whe officials are w

evidence linking him to the disappearance of morgan harrington. she was the virginia tech student who disappeared from charlottesville back in 2009. her remains were found about five miles from where hannah graham's remains were found. jesse matthew is not charged at all at this point in morgan harrington's case. he is expected to appear for his first court hearing in hannah graham's case coming up february 18. he will make that appearance by a video link from the fairfax jail. peggy fox reporting live in charlottesville. mike, back to you. >> thank you. >>> another big story we're working on this afternoon is whether or not classes will end up starting later in montgomery county. the critics say early start times are leaving children sleep deprived and has a negative effect on their ability to learn in the classroom. bruce leshan is live outside school board headquarters in rockville with more on the impending vote. have they voted yet, bruce? >> reporter: they have not voted yet as of five minutes ago when i walked out of the hearing room. they

abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington reported about how lgbt groups and supporters were standing in solidarity with the black lives matters campaign. a march in east oakland. a civil rights slide show, a rally in san francisco's castro district. these are just a few of several demonstrations happening in the bay area over the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. protests against police violence involving black men and other minorities. the movement is also to take back mlk's legacy and support nonviolence civil disobedience. >> until we get justice, there will be no peace. >> in oakland a group marched from the eastmont police substation. four were arrested on the way. >> how do you not care? >> among the demonstrators, her son was shot and killed by police when he was 16 and she has traveled to rallies all over the country to demand justice. >> new york, chicago, all around oakland, everywhere that we're not going to go anywhere and we're trying to educate mothers to get off the couch and do this. >> kadean williams, sister of a woman who was shot and killed by san francisco pol

and death of virginia tech stu harrington.ources till our affiliate that the police will announce the new charges at an 11:00 a.m. conference. l be there. you can follow david culver on twitter for updates. >>> mandatory reporting of campus violence is one bills moving forward to combat the on campus issue. lawmakers yeste advanced legislation that requires colleges to write transcripts if a student is found guilty of assault. the bills in response to the death last fall of hannah graham. the bill is moving through the chambers. we expect to find out whether your kids in montgomery county public schools will start school at a different time. the school board expe final decision today. we are live in rookville with a look at the options they're consider. morning, megan grath. >> reporter: should they be allowed to get a little more sleep beforeo class? that's been the topic of debate for awhile now. later this morning we're expected to the school board is going to be voting today as to whether to change start times. whether to

officials have linked jesse mathew to morgan harrington. live in charlottesville, wusa9 news. >> since matthew is being held in the fairfax county jail he will appear in his first court appearance next wednesday via video link and not in person. >>> a possible case of measles is being investigateed in fairfax county. the results on the one unidentified person won't be known until tomorrow, but if the results come back positive for the measles, the health department will hold a news conference tomorrow afternoon. fair tax county say that is people -- fair tax countycy people that have received one dose of an mmr vaccine are at a low risk of being infected. systems are a fever, runny nose followed by a body rash. >>> the school board voted to start middle school and high schools 20 minutes later next year and elementary school students will get an extra ten minutes of sleep. we have more live at richard montgomery high school in rockville with the story. bruce, it doesn't seem like a lot, but i guess every little bit helps. >> reporter: it do

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the only one he's been tied to forensically according to authorities, is that morgan harrington case.in, she's a virginia tech student who went missing in the fall of 2009. her body was found just after new year's in 2010. he has been rumored and possibly linked to some other disappearances. as you've mentioned, there have been a lot of other disappearances and possible deaths of other young people in this kind of i-29 corridor between charlottesville and the washington, d.c. area over the past several years. he's been investigated in connection with those, but no definitive link has been made with those cases, brooke. >> all right. brian todd we'll look for more of your reporting on "the situation room." thank you. >>> coming up next in the fight to destroy and dismantle isis is syria getting information on what the u.s. is doing, even though the two don't actually work together? the syrian president now saying yes. we have those details ahead. >>> also the violent escalation in the standoff between ukraine and russia. we're just getting word president obama and vladimir putin have j

police today saying they have no charges yet in the morgan harrington case.lso compounding this is the fact that jesse matthew is charged with rape and attempted murder back in fairfax. that's a county about 100 miles from charlottesville, up near washington, d.c. that case is proceeding as is this case now against hanna graham. it's unclear when it may go to trial and prosecutors were so tight lipped here that there's really many more questions now about the kind of evidence and why they've made the decisions they've made in terms of not going after capital murder charges than there are answers after this press conference by jesse matthew now being officially charged with first degree mur. something we've all expected here for a couple of months. jon: i suppose it is possible that prosecutors in another venue could pursue a death penalty case against him. >> it's conceivable they could if they had another case but you have the issue of the hanna graham murder and abduction. that's what he's being charged with now. that's so far the only crime they could brin

but homeowners living next to the proposed construction zone like maureen cohen harrington along with a nonprofit group called the committee of 100 are going to court to stop the construction citing a long list of reasons including growing concerns about hazmats traveling through the city. last month the i-team spotted chemicals moving through the district that we found would require a mild mooil-wide evacuation zone if they caught fire or started to leak. cohen-harrington said today today she's more concerned than ever after yesterday's train explosion in west virginia when crude oil caught fire on this same csx line where another crude shipment exploded in lynchburgless than a year ago. now, csx has previously told us it is not moving this type of crude oil through the district because it doesn't have any clients on the line requesting it. the case was supposed to start today but was postponed to thursday because of the snow. we'll keep you posted on what happens. wendy? >> thank you, tisha. >>> first responders are telling news4 they responded to thousands of calls for help overnig

that was found on the body of morgan harrington. that type of slam dunk case is the kind of case as a prosecutor you would want to pursue the death penalty for. >> katie brings up the issue of d.n.a. i would expect that the remains of hanna graham although they were left outside for some time subject to the elements. i imagining that they are probably hair fiber something to point directly to her killer. we have, of course you have the surveillance video. that just places the two of them together. i would expect that her remains would have lots of clues. >> well, you know, you are absolutely right. you know, griff jenkins and i, we went actually to the scene where the remains of hanna graham were found. and can i tell you all of our resources has told us that unfortunately all that was left was skull and bones. but,. >> you have clothes -- her clothing was there. >> yeah, her clothing was there, greta. certainly there would be hopefully some day d.n.a. to connect jesse matthew to her death. and quite naturally, we don't know what th

and organized an evacuation. >> harrington got a truck and filled it with south vietnamese military officers their wives and children. then he drove to the u.s. air base. >> i told them when you hear three thumps, that means hold the baby's mouths don't breathe don't talk don't make any noise. >> were able to help 75,000 vietnamese escape. >> many people were killed, others were tortured. many were put in these reeducation camps where they had to endure years and years of hard labor. >> rory kennedy is the 11th and youngest child of robert and ethel kennedy. she's made more than 30 documentaries. and sees then as a way to put a face on big issues. in this case she finds parallels to the u.s. pullouts from iraq and afghanistan. >> the film is a reminder of the human cost of war what happens to the people who are left behind. >> your father was killed while trying to get this country out of vietnam. is that part of the emotional tug of this story for you? >> he jumped into that campaign in 1968 because he wanted us to get out of vietnam. i think from a very young age, i had an appreci

alyssa harrington, abc7 news. >>> well, still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, a bay area woman fights tond the brutal treatment of spanish gray hounds once hunting season ends. we'll see how you can help. plus -- >> this toddler turns it up to 11 on the most bulldo mattress discounters presidents day sale ending? get up to four years interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection! and, get a queen size serta mattress and box spring set for just $397. ♪ mattress discounters ♪ >>> tonight a northern california woman is fighting to stop the abuse in spain. >> some owners will abandon or even kill the dogs they don't want to feed. >> dan noyes looks into the effort to save them and just so you know, we are not going to show you the worst of the abuse. >> but still some of the pictures are disturbing. >> for nearly 30 years she has rescued gray hounds for american racetracks. they are legal in seven states and most popular in florida. she keeps the retired racers in her tracy home until she can adopt them out. >> they are quiet giants. they are 45 mile an hour couch potat

. >> officials have connected matthew through dna through the 2009 murder of morgan harrington in charlottesville, but there are charges pending in that case. >>> police have a man in custody charged with attempting to sexually assault a woman in her apartment building. >> reporter: it's easy to get in the first set of doors. it's the second set there are locked. a concierge heard what was going on, came in, and rescued that woman. we told people outside the building and they had a hard time wrapping their heads around this. >> it's shocking to me. i guess, i took my safety for granted here. >> reporter: no one wants to hear a registered sex offender was lurking in their apartment building's foyer. this attack went down at 8:00 a.m., and this is considered a safe part of town. >> it's frightening. there are quite a few families that live here. >> reporter: king was waiting behind this bamboo plant this morning. when the woman came through these doors to check on her uber ride. >> he was able to grab her from behind. the concierge should be commended for his quick decision making. >> reporter: the

officials say else also connected to a 2009 murder and rape case, that of morgan harrington. there are no charges pending in that case. reporting live in charlottesville, peggy fox, wusa9 news. >>> kids in montgomery county will get a few more minutes to roll over and go back to sleep, with the emphasis on the word few. the board voted 5-3 to start middle school and high school 20 minutes later and elementary school students will get an extra 10 minutes in bed. some say starting high school at 7:45 is still way too early for sleepy teens. >> it is not enough. the american academy of pediatrics recommends an hour, 8:30. that is what we really need for the health and safety of our kids. >> folks are not entirely happy about the later start times. critiques complain it will make it harder to fit in after school activities and squeeze some kids out of after school jobs. >>> help is on the way for fort washington residents forced out of their homes and the ground beneath the homes simply gave way. some say it is not enough and too little too late. top? >>> high temperatures today

charged with abduction in the case and is linked to the disappearance and death of student morgan harrington. > also tonight some really nasty weather coming our way. freezing rain sleet and snow. it continues all over the area. >> here's a live look at i-270 in maryland where authorities say roads are already getting icy. let's go straight to chief meteorologist doug kammerer with what this means for the morning commute. >> that's the important question. as this continues to move through the overnight hours, some areas will see more ice t now take a look at the radar and we'll show you where this is. notice all the pink in the d.c. metro area and up to portions of maryland and snow as the colder air continues to race on down. in and around our region we're looking at the purple and the greens down to the south. that is rain. the purples, the sleet and the freezing rain in the pink here. we continue to see that right across the d.c. metro area. we are seeing reports along some of the roadways of some icy conditions. noti the temperatures 30 in gaithersburg 31 in camp springs. so we're below

he's also linked to the disappearance of a woman named morgan harrington. but he does not face charges in that case. >>> budget cuts could be putting our national landmarks and the people who visit them at rick. the head of the u.s. park police union is warning its manpower is stretched so thin it's impacting homicide investigations. mark segraves is live with the story you'll see only on 4. >> reporter: doreen i spoke to the head of the park police union this evening. and he says it's only a matter of time he thinks until terrorists target one of our national monuments. and he says that's an attack that the park police aren't ready for. >> our staffing right now is lower than it was five years ago. >> the low staffing levels are impacting security at monuments here in the washington region as well as popular tourist sites across the country. in a letter to the director of the national park service glick warned recent attacks in other countries are clear indicators terrorists want to attack landmarks. >> our staffing was so short that in some of our field o

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delaware milton 6 inches seaford over five, a same in harrington bear 4.5. in newark 3.8 inches of snow. in philadelphia we have had 10 inches for the season just piece by piece it has added up believe it or not the but we are 5.9 inches below normal so far for this season. we will after i few more chances of add to go that pile. in the city we have 26 degrees, very comfortable. there is absolutely no wind. that made this snowstorm comfortable as well. allentown temperature is 20. poconos is 16. more cold is coming, look at this through the the great lakes, temperatures in the northern plains in the single numbers and below zero. these are wind chills at international falls 17 below. bismarck 11 below. more of that weather is moving our way. we will watch a arctic front moving through with evening snow showers behind it much colder air for thursday and we are going for record cold by friday morning. a as far as this forecast is concerned, other record will happen, friday morning with the record of one, being beat by a temperature of zero. friday morning's wi

harrington delaware 1.7. and 1.5 inches of snow in green creek. so five to nine inches in the central and southern parts of delaware possible. dover, rehoboth beach, baking up more snow than others. two to four inches for norristown, west chester, wilmington to mount holly. trenton and doylestown are also in that range. closer to the lehigh valley we only expect to see one to three inches of snowfall in a more southern storm. that's where the most impressive storm totals come from. in the pocanos, two to four inches or less. i'm also breaking things down region by region. the next step i'm going to take a closer look at the pocanos and tell you when we expect to see the snow leave those regions. >>> and extra travel time is your rule of the morning as you make your morning commute. a live look here from stormforce 10. one of our resources we have across the region covering road conditions for you. this is a live picture of stormforce 10 being driven by photo journalist john panfile. this is 76 approaching center stip. you can see there, really sli

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. >> alyssa harrington with the story. >> he needed help . >> reporter: her daughter's fiancee was shot and killed right in front of her. this happened on sherman street in san jose. buchanan was here last night when he stopped by. >> he was in a distraught mode. he told me he was unhappy, he was sad, he didn't feel like things were going right in his life, and he didn't know if he wanted to live. >> she says watkins called 911 himself. according to san jose police, the call mentioned an intruder with a knife. when they arrived the suspect charged at them with the weapon. they opened fire. >> i begged them i said, don't shoot him. he needs help. >> veronica rodrigez heard the could commotion. >> i got really sad, first of all, because i think he needed help. he didn't -- the police didn't have to shoot. >> family members are distraught and baffled at how quickly things fell apart. they described watkins as an athlete. he used to play football. was working at walmart and loved his 2-year-old little girl. they say he had no history of mental illness. >> the officers who opened fire had be

dna from that case is linked to the 2009 murder of morgan harrington. a virginia tech coed who went missing after attending a concert at uva. her remains were found 2010 just miles from where graham was found. he's not been charged with the murder. >> the case involving hannah graham was ready to be charged first. >> reporter: the attorney for jesse matthew sent me a statement earlier today. he said that last night, late yesterday he did get the indictments that were announce today. he has no further comment on the the charges. in regard to the death penalty it was brought up. he's not being charged with capital murder. virginia is a death penalty state. it was explained it was a very thoughtful decision on their part. they really looked at this case. they assessed and talked to the family. they looked at the right of the defendant in this case to a fair trial. erin. >> thank you very much. our senior legal analyst. you just heard jean say the prosecutor not seeking the death penalty at this time. that could change. why would they be doing that because

there could be a quick coating moving toward the harrington area, lewes, delaware and georgetown lookingt some of that snow. so a couple of more hours of that down the shore and then it's out of here but blustery winds of changeover night. take a look at those tumbling temperatures. by 4am it's going to be 15. 13 degrees at 6:00 a.m. and it's going to feel even colder. take a look at future wind chills by 7:00 a.m. it's going to feel like 4 degrees below zero in philadelphia and teens below in the pocono mountains. so the bottom line, it's going to be cold out there tomorrow morning. and then even colder air will be moving in tomorrow night into friday. putting us likely in the record books. when i come indoors i'll talk about how cold it gets plus another chance for snow in that seven day forecast. back to you. >> all right, scott, thank you. >>> this bone-chilling cold could cause some problems tomorrow morning from the roads to the forecast. bob kelly and sue serio have you covered fox 29 morning news starts at 4:00 a.m. followed by "good day philadelphia". >> developing right now phi

now dixon was a freshman at harrington high school. in addition to providing counseling to the students the school issued this statement on dixon's death. graham was an extraordinary young man whose warmth curiosity and passion for life and learning has left an enduring impact on our school community and all those who knew and loved him. >>> as expected we have record cold temperatures this morning. the temperatures are still falling at this hour but they feel colder than the record which is because of the wind gusting to 17 miles an hour in spots. and we have 10 degrees below zero in mount pocano. and trenton is at 1 degree. record temperatures right now in trenton. wilmington is 2 degrees. sunshine is on the way. we are 45 minutes away from seeing bright sunshine at the shore. but we are days away from a warm up. that will happen over the weekend. 18-mile-an-hour wind gusts in allentown. 24-mile-an-hour wind gusts in millville. so the wind stills 18 below zero for allentown, reading, pottstown, 21 below zero. in coatesville, it feels

degree charge -- matthew was said to be linked but not charged in the death of 20-year-old morgan harrington in 2009. this is a live look at new york. the big story there tonight, a report of a criminal indictment against a rookie police officer who fired into a darkened stairwell at a brooklyn public housing complex, accidentally killing a man who had been waiting for an elevator. that's a live look outside the beltway. we'll be right back. meet the world's newest energy superpower. surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become number one in oil. because hydraulic fracturing technology is safely recovering lots more oil and natural gas. supporting millions of new jobs. billions in tax revenue... and a new century of american energy security. the new energy superpower? it's red, white and blue. log on to learn more. >>> one of the group's most important figures is making a huge fuss over just the kind of thing that helped derail clinton's presidential campaign in 2008. michael emanuel breaks it down for us tonight. >> even before i

alyssa harrington has more. >> smuggler's cove is a teakky bar in san francisco named one. 50 best bar list. one special decoration is gone. a wooded hand carved item posted on this page. >> it hurts. it's something special. it's not a beer mirror, it was something that was made lips for us. >> it appears someone ripped it right off the wall. not an easy thing to do since it was bolted down to woven matting on the third deck. there are security cameras but. >> the cameras were pointed in just about every wall except that one. but it wasn't very big so it would be easy to get in a bag or under a coat. >> the priceless piece has been with the bar since it was opened. they think it happened sometime sunday or monday night. >> this place is gorgeous and it's so unique and i can't believe someone would steal someone else's property. >> employees are checking ebay and craig's list and asking people to keep an eye out at flea markets, hoping it finds its way home. abc7 news. >> all right. the wet weather has arrived, he'sa. >> you know what? we still have showers in the morning hours. but wav

we've mentnetink to morgan harrington, the 2009 death and abduction that took place in charlottesville. where doe that case stand more than six years later? i spoke wi morgan's mom this morning we'll bring you an update on th at 6:00. david cul news4. >> it took less than three seconds a could have be much worse. a sta trooper's cruiser sideswipedur a routine traffic s here on the beltway. d e dr who's to blame is still out there. news4's pat colli talked to that trooper about that close call. he joins us live in rockville. pat? >> reportjim, in maryland there's a move-over law. if you see cti a ticket onsi ofhe road, you're supposed to move over lane if you can and slow down so you can pa safely. it's the law. but it appears some people just don't get a state trooper traffic stop on a busy road can be death defying. take a look at what happened to this maryland state trooper's car a couple years ago on i-70. now, the tr walked away but ended up retiring because of that crash. these kis things happen more often than you think. meet now trooper tyrell flowers jackson. >> loo like he cam

he's also been link ld but not charged in the death of virginia tech student morgan harrington. back in custody, a woman who got away from police overnight was just picked up late this afternoon six mimes away. teresa brown escaped from a hospital in woodbridge overnight after police arrested her. they found her about an hour ago at a shopping center in dumfries about 6 1/2 miles away. officers took her into custody for failing to appear in court and violating probation. >>> if you missed the live streaming of the metro hearings today, there were some emotional moments. news4's derrick ward was there. joins us with the tough questions for metro. >> reporter: this metro incident has generated a keen interest from congress. jonathan rogers tried to save the life of carolyn glover as their subway car filled with smoke and she was overcome. today before a house subcommittee even as he calmly narrated pictures he took of the incident, he welled up. >> in a photo to be i believe the last i took before giving cpr to miss glover -- sorry -- >> reporter: a federal investigation is ongoin

jesse matthew has been connected to the disappearance and death of virginia tech student morgan harrington prosecutors saying today in that case, no charges are pending. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> a fairfax county judge is expected to rule friday on when jesse matthew will stand trial there. he's accuse of beating and sexually assaulting a fairfax woman in 2005. his trial in the case was originally expected to begin a month from yesterday. but his attorneys requested at more time to review d.n.a. evidence. >> the roads are dry now tonight after an icy mess of a commute for many today. mobile track 7 came across more than a dozen accident scenes this morning in eastern maryland including a 13 car pile-up on interstate 195 in elkridge. in some cases drivers got into trouble trying to avoid the ice. >> when i was trying to make a u-turn and get up out of here, car just got stuck. i don't know what happened. >> the icy conditions this morning prompted several area school districts to delay or cancel classes today. of course, you're wondering what next in our roller coaster weather pattern?

we also know he's been linked to the morgan harrington disappearance in 2009. that case is he forensically linked. he's currently a suspect. there's been no charges so far, but he is a suspect. forensically linked through dna. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> just ahead here on cnn, hunting for new hostages. intelligence reveals isis plans to target and kidnap new victims beyond the borders of this war zone. >>> and next we'll jump head first into this relentless winter weather slamming the northeast again and again and again. boston running out of places to put the snow. we're getting word of a roof collapsing and all kinds of eye reports. know diving, they're calling it. [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality for over 19 million people. [ susan ] my promotion allowed me to start investing for my retirement. transamerica made it easy. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorrow becomes real. transamerica. transform tomorrow. >>> boston massachusetts. i know you're so so tired of the snow. you're dealing with m

alyssa harrington tweeted this photo of the damage that was done at the audio vision sf store in lowerb hill after a man crashed a silver pickup into the store around 4:00 this morning. he stole several high-end electronics and police are looking for him. damage estimated at $100,000. >>> live long and prosper. trekkies mourning the death of leonard nimoy best known as star trek's mr. spock. the 83-year-old actor died at his los angeles home. he was suffering from lung disease. >> and a live look at traffic along the golden gate bridge. there's been a recent increase in crashes at the toll plaza there. wayne freedman joins us live now with a story that you'll see only on abc 7 news. wayne? >> good afternoon larry. the key is it's five times the number of reported crashes. the key word is report. because the crashes the incidents, leave more severe damage on the cars. take a look. you're looking at number 29, john wilson from portland oregon, would describe it as the ruined end of his recreational vehicle and now a bad day on the golden gate bridge. >> surprised. >> not by the number bu

. >> serving a 99-year sentence for first degree murder, patrick harrington spends his days working onial project. >> 2 1/2 years ago i called my younger brother and asked him, hey, can i make your daughter a doll house? he says, sure. so i've been working on this doll house for about two years now. like the windows here, they all work, up and down. all the doors open and close. all the lights work. this door up here. it's pull-down stairs. so like a little doll can come up around the top. this is real brick. 900 individual bricks. it's a lot of work. it's a lot of fun. my brother has another daughter that's a year and a half. so will i have to make another doll house for the other daughter? maybe. if i do, yeah, i'll do it. >>> coming up -- >> i like guys that like girls. so that may seem like an odd ball homosexual. there's no name for what it is. so that's just me. a queen. you can't breathe through your nose, suddenly, you're a mouth breather. a mouth breather! well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. cold medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right s

remains were later found in albemarle county just five miles away from where the remains of morgan harrington were found, the virginia tech student who disappeared from charlottesville in 2009. matthew's d.n.a. also linked him to that case. now, again a press conference will be held this morning at 11:00 in charlottesville. we expect to learn more from the state's attorney about these charges that will be coming against jesse matthew facing murder in the death of hannah graham. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, nikki burdine live this morning in fairfax county. >>> in arling -- an arlington man is facing rape charges in delaware. police say 33-year-old raymond joyner met a woman in delaware on sunday. when the woman rejected his advances, he held her down and soughted her. she managed to get free and call 911. >>> grief counselors and psychologists will be at e. brook lee middle school today in montgomery county one day after a seventh grader took his own life. school officials say the boy walked into the bathroom stall, locked the door and harmed himself. he was eventually found and t

. ♪ >> the man boor steven john harrington, better known as steve strange, was a big influence on theomantic movement of the 1980s. his music, inspired in 1976. the blitz party helped launch the career of boy george and duran duran. after news of his death his fans and friends took to social media to pay tribute. among them duran duran front man, simon la bond who described him as the leading edge of new romantic. god bless him. musician billy idol wrote of the sadness of the news of his friend's passing. nicknamed the peacock prince his fashion was as iconic as his music. but strange became addicted to heroin, later saying it was the worst mistake of his life and health problems followed. according to his record label, he suffered a heart attack on thursday and died in his sleep at a hospital in egypt. he was 55 years old. >> that report on steve strange. >>> let's turn our attention to the olympics now. perennial fear in the olympic world is will the host city be ready in time. we've heard it so many times, right? remember athens in 2004? well rio's moment, that's just 1 18 months a

that case has forensic evidence linking it to the 2009 murder of a young woman named morgan harrington, a student at virginia tech university who had, at the time been here in charlottesville in the area for a rock concert but disappeared and her body under similar circumstances to that of hannah graham was found many miles away basically deposited in a field. the next time that jesse matthew jr. will be in court is next wednesday. that is his first court appearance. prosecutors say they are confident they have the evidence they need to pursue this case. that is the latest from charlottesville, joy. back to you. >> peter alexander, thanks. >>> and coming up it is hard to believe, but california officials are now warning parents not to hold -- so-called -- measles parties. and what are those, you ask? we'll explain. >>> and same-sex marriage may be legal in alabama, but thanks to one muteinous judge there are still plenty of places where couples cannot tie the knot. we'll have more on the alabama standoff ahead on "the reid report." and then one day you tap the bumper of a station wagon

. >> rebecca harrington decided to try out the quirkiest diets in her new book, "i'll have what she's> five handfuls of protein a day. karl lagerfeld drinks ten diet cokes a day and follows a 1200-calorie diet. i think when celebrities get involved with these kind of companies it boosts their image that they want the healthy eating, the good vibes that come with a business that can really change people's lives. >> reporter: now you can eat like beyonce, would you want to? >> we are talking about a diet that is rich in healthy foods. >> reporter: experts say veganism isn't a surefire solution. >> if i do this 22 days do you guarantee i will have a beyonce body by spring? >> only if you watch your calories. >> still got to watch calories, t.j. >> i get confused sometimes. the vegan thing, is it a diet or lifestyle or to lose weight for a while. >> it is a lifestyle where you don't have any animal products at all. it's hard. the truth is beyonce could sell me a lump of coal and i'd still buy it. sell mae lump of coal and i'd still buy it. [ male announcer ] meet mary. she loves to shop o

in the newsroom, alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. >>> still ahead here on abc 7 news at 4:00, what's really a popular herbal supplement. not what you think. why one state is taking action. also -- >> a now that he's been charged, that's what i intend to do. >> some five decades after the release of the classic "to kill a mockingbird" word of a sequel. but not necessarily a new novel. >>> then the measles controversy at the nation's capitol making the outbreak a political issue. >>> at 4:12 our first check of the afternoon commute. this is a look at the macarthur mays. a live shot. interstate 80. traffic in emeryville near berkeley bumper to bumper. better on the right-hand side for people turning into san francisco or have you heard of the new dialing procedure for for the 415 and 628 area codes? no what is it? starting february 21, 2015 if you have a 415 or 628 number you'll need to dial... 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. okay, but what if i have a 415 number, and i'm calling a 415 number? you'll still need to dial... 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so

matthew is linked to another crime, the 2009 disappearance and death of virginia tech student morgan harringtonhas not been charged in that case. back to you. >> nikki, thank you. >>> it 16:35. we want to -- it is 6:35. we want to congratulate our facebook fan ever the day. today's winner is neicy b. taylor from lexington, park, maryland good she says i should be the fan of the day because i watch wusa9 daily and one thing i liempg is you have the -- like is you have the news online. if i miss something, can i always go online and watch the news. you are my one and only favorite channel. >> thank you and all of this week's winners will each receive four tickets to see ringling brothers barnum & bailey circus at the patriot and verizon centers. to enter go to our wusa9 facebook page and fill out the form. now here's howard with a quick look at the forecast. >> it's frigid. single digits and teens. tracking this area of sthowrs in the tennessee valley -- snow showers in the tennessee valley. this will be here late afternoon, early evening. could cause problems with slick roads and maybe an inch o

harrington in kent county, delaware 5.1. less's accumulation along i-95 corridor in wilmington at 4.4. trenton 4.9. mount holly, home of the national weather service, 4.3. in freehold we had a lingering band over you earlier this morning and that is you why pick up 6 inches into the the north and west. allentown three. the pottstown 3.8. reading at 3.5. now that is behind us, we're talking about the cold. right now we will see a little bit of melting going on with the sunshine even though temperatures are above freezing. very comfortable. look at how cold. average high is 44 for this time of the year. next weather maker will be diving down from the great lakes, giving us a chance of some evening snow showers with temperatures in the 20's. future weather shows some clouds rolling in late tomorrow afternoon and around the dinner hour we will see that snow beginning to move from west to east. a coating is possible, mainly through to tomorrow evening and tomorrow night it will be the scattered snow showers. after that moves thro

we went to the harrington hotel. i got to be in a film with tom eagleton at the age of whatever i was and i got to work in the united states capital as an elevator boy when i was 18 years old. when i went to trinity college as a political science major, i got to work in the state capital for the speaker of the house at that point. because i wanted to be you when i grew up and i'm so glad i did not -- [laughter] the very first job i had after college was with my centrist leanings working for a fantastic presidential candidate in 1980 that most of you are too young to remember by the name of john anderson. this was in chicago. i got to be the field coordinator because the democrats and republicans got all the guys with experience. i love what you do and i honor what you do and i want to say thank you as an american for what you are doing to restore faith that government can work. [applause] one of the things the governor and i were speaking about last night, as another restaurant guy , we are constantly running for off

. >> i just want to close by saying that the late mike harrington used to say that he was for the left wing of the possible. and i think that senator sanders is pushing the definition of the possible, and i thank him and all of you for a very enlightening exploration of what can be done. and if i may use the phrase, what is to be done. thank you very, very much. [applause] rbneppings, a senate armed services committee hearing. live at 7:00 a.m. your calls and comments.