i think herndon was jealous of lincoln's relationship with mary and of course mary was jealous of herndon because lincoln spent so much time with him. he was gone from early morning to almost late evening. to do law. >> we coming upon the old state capitol to the left. >> in this place, of course, mr. lincoln practiced law. he was in the legislature here in this building. mary came into the building two very important times for me. one was when she watched him give the house divided speech. but the most important time was when she watched him give up votes to mr. turnbull for the legislature to go to the u.s. congress and he turned over some votes, to him, that were given to mr. lincoln, and mary was very disheartened he would give up a legislative post to another man as opposed to asking him to turn over his votes to him. so, mary was very hard on mr. lincoln about that and if you turn into this parking lot right here to the left. >> right here? >> yep. and this would have been where elijah francis' house would have been sitting in this vicinity of 6th and jefferson street. >> and who we

and in herndon, downed tree. old dominion drive at franklin park. >>> the strong winds that battered the sides of homes and apartment buildings all night are being blamed for knocking down trees across thregion. nicole jacobs joins us from fairfax county where a downed tree is blocking a road. what's going on? >> reporter: the winds are increasing, but that could be a function of people waking up ang callnd reporting it. we're on old dominion drive this morning. this scene is creating a mess. you can see a tree blocking the roadway and on power lines here. i can tell you, there's a crew here assessing the situation. it looks like they will remove it pretty soon. dominion energy is here, as well.ta there's power s throughout the state, topping 10,000. back to you. >> all right, nicole jacobs, for us. >>> we're following two developing stories. one in maryland and the other in the district. >> a man was found dead in an alley last night. d.c. police say he was shot. no word on a suspect or motive. this was the seco

former herndon town council amber connie hutchinson is running as independent. she and nelson believe the recent scandals could turn virginia voters away from democrats, but samera says it is a chance for a restart. >> people are upset. they feel like things he gone amuck down there. >> putting in plac right leadership that has a lot of new ideas on how to move forward. >> he hasov battled consy of his own. the same right wing website that exposed the racist photo on governor northam'soo yea page spotlighted anti-israeli statements he posted on facebook as a college student. he has since apologized. he is still considered the favorite in tomorrow's race. >>> a school board in virginia that was willing to defend its bansgenderhroom ban all the way to the supreme court may finally be giving u the fight. the gloucester county school board wil hold a hearing tomorrow on the possibility of allowing transgender students to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity. this comes after a former student sued the school district for banning him from using the

three candidates are vying for theouse seat in the state's 86th district, which runs from herndon, to chantilly. the special election is being held to replace jennifer boysco. >>> nearly a year to the day of their first strike, teachers in west virginia are se to str again today. they're upset about legislation that would require or would create the state's first charter schools. the teachers believe the bill would erode traditional public education. advocates of the bill say it would give parents more options. >>> the two men seen in surveillance video on the attack hiredussie smollett says he them smollett's lawyers insist this was not a staged attack. the two men have ties to "empire." one of them worked as an extra on the show. >>> up and out. supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg was seen walking through reagan national airport yest fday. she wasnked by security. >> this is one of few publicpe aparances from the 85-year-old since recovering from cancer surgery in late december. >> how are you doing? everne in america is wondering how you're doing right now. >> just fine. >> j

. >>> this is video of a fire at a home in herndon. he ee people were inside home. they were able to escape and are okay. there's another big fire on falls church on collins springs road. a few hrs later. eight people had to be rescued from balconies. all of them are okay. about 50 people are now without a home. no word on what tse c hod se rs to have started from a space heater. investigators say a speater had been left running, causing an electrical fire in germantown. montgomery county fire officials say it is t importantgive space heaters space. >> space heaters heat a room. give space heaters space. give a three-footer er ithree-. turn it off at nighttime. >> this is video from a he in glen burnie.te firefi are working to find out what caused this deadly fire. >>> the man convicted in the d.c. mansion murders is being rontenced. federalcutors were asking a judge to send daron wint away for four lifesentences. the prosecution said wint's greed drove him to kill the family back in 2015. meagan fitzgerald will be in the courtroom later today. >>> two men were shot

. >> joe mcdonald helps kids navigate the roads every day in herndon.ow, he's named one of the most outstanding crossing guards. mcdonald is known foperforming his job flawlessly and being an integral part of the community. he helps mentor a student during lunchtime. and helps make the kiss and ride procedure safer for all. kudos to all of the crossing guards. i remember mine, mrs. gately, after all these years. not that lon ago. but watch it, chuck. >> how long ago was it? >> you know. decades.w >> fair enough. thank you tocr all of thsing guards out there. it takes courage to stand out there on the roads because ot tracted drivers are paying attention. >>> outside, it's a cloudy day this morning. a little chance for drizzle. i mentioned it in the whawe to thing earlier. i said maybe a hair net instead of an umbrella. i was told that only applies to 90-year-old women. what er you need to do to kee your hair dry, maybe not a bad idea. 48 degrees in town. a lot of clouds overhead. don't expect a lot of rain today. but a period ofnd right lain drizzle, ju

he brought her to herndon and held her hostage where he sexually abused her. it triggered a national manhunt. >> we've all been through the xiety and emotional abuse in our family. >> the feds captured tyree four days later and prosecuted him and sent him to the federal prison in north carolina. 17 years later, tyree looks mump different and theews 4 i-team learned he's weeks away from being released to the public. he's finishing his sentence in a halfway house. it isn't in north carolina or fairfax county, it's in this building in pittsburgh. >> he's out of prison. now we are in prison. >> reporter: just four minutes m from where they still lives. the feds placed tyree here and are prepari it to release him into this community. >> there's no reason that he should be our oblem. and as long as he's here, he's going to be our problem becaine it's terri >> reporter: it's the u.s. bureau of prisons that decided where to place scott tyree. they provided the i-team an agency document showing five things they consider when placing an inmate. the nature of the offense

this is video of a home in herndon. three people were inside the home. they were okay. a ere's another big fire on falls church jusw hours later. eight people had to be rescued from balconies. all of them are okay. about 50 people are now without a home. no word on what caused those house fires. >>> one case appears to have started from a space heater. igators say a space heat had been left running, causing an electrical fire in germantown. it is important to give space heaters space. >> this is video from a fire in glen burnie. one man was killed. this morning, a woman and a child are in critical condition. no word on the cause of that fire. >>> the polar vortex that is being felt, not just in our area, but around the country. more than 230 million americans are facing extreme, sometimes record cold, as the polar vortex continues.o. look at chic below zero yesterday. people who went outside had to cover nearly every inch of skin. lake michigan and the chicago river are fren. the weather is being blamed for nine deaths nationwide. >>> now, let's get an update on our are

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three candidates are vying for the house seat in the state's 86th district, which runs from herndon,o chantilly. they are ibraheem samirah, gregg nelson and connie hutchison. the special election is being held to replace jennife boysko. she took jenniferafweston's sea r elected to congress. >>> nearly a year to the day of their first stke, teachers in west virginia are set to strike again today. they're upset about legislation that would require or would create the state's first charter schools. the teachers believe the bill would erode traditional public education. advocates of the bill say it would give parents more options. >>> the two men seen in surveillance video on the attack of jussie smollett says he hire. th smollett's lawyers insist this was not a staged attack. last week, police questioned the chothers in the video and released them witharges. the two men have ties to "empire.wo one of them ed as an extra on the show. >>> up and out. supreme court justice ruth bades ginsburg wasn walking through agan national airport yesterday. she was flanked by surity. >> this is one of

three candidates are vying for the house dfegate seat in virginia's 86th district which runs from herndon to chantilly. they didn't - believe the recent scandals could turn virginia voters awa from democrats. sammir a says it's a chance for a restart. >> people are really upset. theyeel things have gonna mock. >> putti in place leadership that has a lot of new ideas how forward. >> sam ira battled controversy of his own. the same right wg website that exposed the racist photo on ralph northam's page spotted anti-israel statements he made as a college student. he apologized. the special election is being held to replace jennifer boys coe. she was elected to fill jennifer wex ton's seat aer she was elected to congress. >>> let's go to west virginia where teachers are on strike y. to it comes nearly a year to the day of the first strike which caused a nationwide ripefe ct. here's a look at last year's strike in west virginia. they wanted more pay andetter health care. this time, they're upset about legislation that would cree the state's first charter public schools. now, the teachers believ

>> our teal coverage does continue with transportation reporter adamss checking out the roads in herndon. >> reporter: take a look as we take a ride down tranquility lane. we still have some sloppy side roads out here in northern verge, guys. take a look earlier as we're ing to show you some video here of the progression of the roads. earlier today we were dealingmuo snow that came down at such a fast clip it started to pileup. but the secondary roads got a b litt better but as you start today go towards the highways you started toee improving conditions. the sides roads are still going to take some time. we caught up with some people who are shoveling out there today. that is certainly chor as the snow became a bit more wet as it started to turn into rain and freezing rain. and a lot of peonge now are hohe temperature goes up. listen. >> i'm hoping within a few hours they'll come out and clean it. >> reporter: a little bit of shoveling to break and then mother .natu >> yep. >> reporter: the temperature might warm up and we start to melt some of this for us out here, but again, guys, var

he brought her to herndon and held her hostage where he sexually assaulted abused her. it triggered a nationalveanhunt. >> w all been through the anxiety and emotional abuse in our family. >> reporter: the feds captured tire re four days later and prosecuted him and s him to prison in north carolina. 17 years hater tyree looks much different and he's just now weeks away from released back to the public. he's now finishing his sentence in a halfway house. but the halfway house isn't in north caroli orairfax county, it's in this building, in pittsburgh. >> he's out of prissoned and now we are in prison? >> reporter: just mute from where the family lives. the feds placed him and plan to release him int this community. >> there's no reason he should be our problem, and as long as he's he he's going to be our problem because it's terrifying. >> reporter: it's the u.s. bureau of prisons that decided where to place scott tyree. th provide the i-team an agency document showing five things they consider when the ng inmates, including nature of the offense and also e history of t

here with us now, kirsten powers and "usa today" columnist and astead herndon.elizabeth warren in south carolina. and what makes this moment in iowa over the weekend so notable is she's been very careful not to go after the president. not to respond to each and every statement that donald trump makes. so when i heard her do this i'm like, that's an interesting way of not getting in a constant battle with the president to say he may be in jail soon. >> it's definitely an escalation from the rhetoric we've seen from her previously. in the first month of events when she was still technically exploring in iowa, south carolina, new hampshire, he tried to stay focused on big policy ideas. staying away from the president and very intentional about that. but we've seen senator warren on twitter and previously willing to go a little further than other candidates in going back and forth with the president. the president likes to attack her. so i think she sees this as a way to pick and choose her spots to show that she's willing to respond. but she -- i expect her to stil

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