reporting live, jane watrel, news 4. >> thank you, jane. i'm sure those puppies will have new homes soon. >>> and we're learning more tonight about the man accused of murdering a community activist from virginia. linwood johnson was on probation when he shot and killed lenny harris. harris had just given him a job selling t-shirts. harris was last seen in alexandria last september. his body was found in a well in ft. washington, maryland, last week. his brother spoke up. >> i am not upset with linwood johnson. >> police say the motive for the murder was robbery. >>> tonight, there's a big spike in donations for planned parenthood after news got out that it was losing a big source of revenue. there's a new policy that keeps it from giving money to groups under investigation. congress is investigating planned parenthood over claims that public money paid for abortions. >> low-income women who really need help in navigating the complex health care system are going to lose the services because of this decision. >> koman's new vice president is

jane watrel has details at the raid. tom sherwood has the fbi activity near the capitol.e'll begin with jackie bensen who is live with details how all of this went down. >> reporter: these court documents

jane watrell, news 4. >>> the law in virginia that limits the purchase of a handgun to one a month is no longer on the books. today, governor mcdonald signed a bill repealing that long. it was signed in 1993. the limit was no longer necessary, because of background checks that gun buyers have to undergo now. the repeal takes effect on july 1st. >>> a prince georges county council woman is facing charges after she was caught doubling the speed limit on the beltway. police pulleded over karen tolls last wednesday. she was traveling nearly 105 miles an hour. she got a ticket for an unsafe lane change and a warning for excessive speeding. the actual stop is under review. she was elected in 2010, and represents district 7 in prince georges county. >>> with gas prices soaring, every penny counts. how do you know you're getting what you pay for. tisha thompson has a report on who's watching out for you? >> reporter: think you're watching every penny at the pump these days? >> many, many. probably thousands. >> reporter: you have nothing on elizabeth konke. every day she's on the road inspect

jane watrel is the only reporter to get access to that complex and joins us now. >> reporter: people who live in the same apartment complex have been arriving here all night, coming back from work. they've been seeing all the media here and the news that they have been living near an alleged terror suspect. those who live near amine el khalifi tell me he had very little interaction with others. >> it's quite scary actually. >> reporter: neighbors of accused terrorist amine el khalifi react to the moroccan man's arrest. agents spent the afternoon searching his alexandria condominium. neighbors say the 29-year-old had little reaction with him, but others reacted to the news of the foiled terror plot. >> it's the world we live in, especially post 9/11. you have to be very alert and just thankful to god that no one was hurt. >> reporter: the pointe condominium complex is gated, perhaps giving some who live here a false sense of security, says one long time resident. >> i've lived here 12 years and i've never seen or heard of anything like this. >> just the idea that one of the people tha

news 4's jane watrel joins us live from alexandria with more on what was an emotional farewell, jane. >> reporter: very heart felt, jim. it was a memorial service that celebrated the remarkable life of joshua weisman, the alexandria paramedic who died in the line of duty last week. many here learned today at the service that he spent over half his life in service to others. the wail of bag pipes led a solemn procession for alexandria paramedic joshua weisman. a passionate first responder whose life revolved around helping others, even meeting his wife becky in a fire station. firefighters from the district and nearby states packed td service. an overflow crowd placed under tents as rain softly fell. weisman died last week after seeing a head injury while responding to an incident on i-395. he was 33 years old. >> it seems there was a magnet that pulled josh toward disastrous situations. that was fine with him as he wanted to be in the action. with each horrible scenario he met, he attended his patients with expert medical care and, most of all, compassion. >> weisman's partner spoke o

in clarendon, jane watrel, news4. >>> weather out there, doug. flooding already?we have some flood warnings, new flood warnings issued by the national weather service for areas to the northwest of washington and also the southwest, those two areas i was talking about 10 to 15 minutes ago. over toward leesburg, to the north of leesburg, montgomery county now, seeing lightning out of these storms making their way toward the east and even a heavier band of rain into the district. zoom here, right where i'm talking about 270, north of gaithersburg, we are seeing that lightning, back to the west in lovettsville, luckets area, portions of loudon county, heavy rain associated with this, portions of west virginia and down to the south, another area of heavy rain, charlottesville, culpepper and fredericksburg. now you can see we have flood warnings in affect including winchester back down to the south including charlottesville, stanton and parts of west virginia, continue to see the potential for level vin rain, already occurring. give yourself a lot of extra time tonight

jane watrel is live in alexandria with more on the emotional farewell that occurred today. >> reporter: it was a sad but uplifting service. we learned a lot more about the dedication and passion of joshua weisman. flags have been flying at half staff throughout the alexandria area in honor of the fallen paramedic. the wail of bag pipes led a solemn procession for alexandria paramedic joshua weisman. a passionate first responder whose life revolved around helping others, even meeting his wife becky in a fire station. firefighters from the district and nearby states packed the memorial service. an overflow crowd placed under tents as the rain softly fell. weisman died last week after receiving a head injury while responding to an incident on i-395. he was 33 years old. >> our vision statement on the alexandria fire department is dedicated to our community, our profession, and each other. and there is no question that josh lived that every day. >> one of the most touching moments came when gabriel weisman read a heart felt letter to his brother written by his widow. >> reporter: there is

news 4's jane watrel is here to tell us about that. >> reporter: wendy, mitt romney got two standing ovations from the high tech crowd and he was clearly in his element calling for less government and more american innovation. >> reporter: the leading republican candidate for the president of the united states -- >> reporter: it was a pro business message to a pro business crowd. gop presidential contender mitt romney getting a rousing welcome from those who work at northern virginia's high tech corridor. >> if america is to remain the strongest nation on earth, then we must be the most innovative nation on earth. otherwise we'll surely shall passed by other nations. >> innovation is the theme that most of the 900 people here can relate to as members of the consumer electronics association and technology council. these are the risk takers on the cutting edge of the high tech world. >> most of us i think believe the opportunity for this country to expand and grow and shine is through innovation. >> reporter: romney appeared with one of his top supporters, governor bob mcdonald, toutin

jane watrel has our report. >> this is a good neighborhood.een here over 28 years and we never had nothing like this. >> reporter: a close knit community in shock. people living along russell road in fairfax county learned their 82-year-old neighbor and friend was the target of a home invasion sunday night. >> it's making me angry that this is an old woman like myself. i'm home here by myself. that means we don't have freedom to do nothing. we work hard. for somebody to come and do this to us is not fair. >> reporter: fairfax county police say the victim was in bed when she heard a loud crash. she went to investigate and found the suspect had broken out a window. >> the man immediately went to the woman. he grabbed her and forced her into another part of the home. he demanded money from her and she did comply with that demand. he went through the home. he disabled the home telephone, took a cell phone from the home. >> the man stole her car as well. police found the 1989 fire bird wednesday night in this beacon hill parking lot. neighbors say

jane watrel is live in fairfax county. we understand police have recovered that victim's car now. is that right? >> reporter: that's right, jim. the car had been missing for several days and turned up here late last night in a shopping center parking lot along route 1. just a couple miles from the victim's home. a close knit community in shock. people living along russell road in fairfax county learned their 82-year-old neighbor and friend was a target of a home invasion sunday night. >> it's making me angry. this is an old woman. like myself. i'm home here by myself. we don't have freedom to do nothing. you know, we work hard for somebody to come and do this to us. it's not fair. >> reporter: fairfax county police say the victim was in bed when she heard a loud crash. she went to investigate and found the suspect had broken out a window. >> the man immediately went to the woman. he grabbed her and forced her into another part of the home. he demanded money from her and she did comply with that demand. he went through the home. he disabled the home telephone, took a cell phone fro

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. >> jane watrell, thank you. >>> here's doug with a final check on our weather. liked today, folks, you're going to like tomorrow and the next. >> i think thursday could be the best day. take a look at the sunset, because we're about to lose it. we could just watch this for the next five or ten minutes, but we don't have enough time to show you in the show. this was a little earlier. this was yesterday, take a look at this, the bees out in february, and i saw some out in january. a beautiful picture here from bill folsom. there's that sun set again, the sun making its way down. gusting to 26 miles an hour. it is breezy and on the cool side. that system now moving on out of here, we will see cooler conditions as we move on through the rest of the night tonight. talk about the future conditions. here's your future weather forecast. a few clouds, watch what happens tomorrow, sunshine early, and then around 2:00, we start to see some cloud cover try to move into the west, most of the area under sunshine. we warm up to near 60 degrees during the day tomorrow. there wi

in reston, jane watrell, news 4. >>> there's a new poll out today that shows strong support for plans to bring a las vegas style casino to prince georges county. the county executive proposed a billion dollar venue for national harbor. according to a poll by an outfit called opinion works, 57% of voter voters like the idea. overwhelmingly they -- those who were polled believe that voters should make the decision. county executive baker says the plan could generate 5,000 new jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue. >>> coming up on news 4 politics is a four letter word. a move to quit cursing. >>> a warning before you go in the knife. dangers practiced on thousands of surgeons admit to off the clock. >>> some of the biggest >>> good afternoon, everybody. i'm doug kammerer, right here in storm center four, watching a pretty good day out there during the day. cloud cover early, a little bit of a cooling. sunshine after that frontal boundary. you can see the big blue thing right there, that's our cold front that came through earlier today. that allowed for sunshine during the afternoo

in tyson, jane watrell news 4. >>> a fight over the alexandria waterfront has taken another turn.ast month the alexandria city council voted in favor of a waterfront development plan. opponents of that plan today said they'll ask the alexandria court to overturn the counsel's vote. more than 200 property owners signed a petition protesting the plan that would allow hotels and other high density development along the waterfront. they argue the city ignored their petition and the vote was not properly conducted. >>> trying to customer back on salt? you may want to skip the dinner rolls. the ten foods that account for nearly half of the sodium in the american diet. >>> a new edition to the westminster dog show. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum, we can empower more people to innovate, create jobs, and put momentum behind our economy. and a spectrum auction could raise as much as 30 billion dollars to help fund the payroll tax cut. it's simple. more s

jane watrell, thank you. >>> a prince georges county council woman facing charges after police say theyaught her doing nearly double the speed limit on the beltway. police pulled over karen tolls last wednesday near branch avenue. she was traveling close to 105 miles an hour. she received a ticket for unsafe lane exchange and a warning for excessive speed. the details of the actual stop remain under investigation. she was elected to the prince georges county council in 2010 and represents district 7. >>> students at a manassas elementary school have plenty of pride. they're the first school in the county to have a band. jewelry carrie takes in the sights and sound. >> reporter: it's a big night for a debut of sorts at york shore elementary school in manassas. the tunes are still pretty basic, but until a few months ago, these 4th and 5th graders had never touched an instrument. now they make up the first elementary school band ever in the prince william county schools. the principal was inspired when he learned about a program that uses classical music to improve the lives of poorer chi

live in clarendon, i'm jane watrel, news4. >>> a blaze that put seven prince georges county firefightersthe hospital was apparently set on purpose. and that is not the only arson case investigators discovered in that very neighborhood. derrick ward is live for us in riverdale with the latest on these developments. derek? >> jim, the two houses behind me with fire damage to one have pretty much the same layout but they share more than a floor plan. authorities believe they have both been visited by an arsonist or maybe two arsonists. the same two? that is the subject of an investigation that now includes the prince georges county fire department, the police department, the atf and the state attorney's office. for a while, it seemed that the biggest threat to these houses on 57th avenue was the erosion that was eating away at the backyards, but since a fire ravaged this home last friday and a subsequent discovery of an unreported fire inside the one next door, authorities think that the threat has been more insidious than first believed. >> the investigative team has determined that the fi

news 4's jane watrel is here with more on this high profile murder case. >>> well, the case went to the jury late saturday. they will begin their deliberations on wednesday after the long holiday weekend. >>> it's been a gut wrenching trial for the family and friends of both the victim and the accused. now a jury must decide the fate of george huguely charged with killing ex-girlfriend yardley love. in his closing argument, prosecutor dave chapman became tearful. disputing the defendant's claim that he went to love's apartment the night she died to talk things over. pointing to the hole huguely kicked in her bedroom door when she wouldn't let him in. what kind of conversation starter is that he asked? saying that's the beginning of terror. chapman also reminded jurors of an e-mail huguely sent to love after learning she had been with another man. it read in part, quote, i should have killed you. just days later chapman charged, huguely went to love's apartment to beat her and left her to die face down in her bed. during the two-week trial experts testified that love died of blunt force

in reston, jane watrel, news 4. >>> dozens of protesters spent this afternoon outside the cpac conference voicing opposition to many of the candidates speaking and to the ideas that they're presenting. a group of about 400 protesters many part of the occupy d.c. movement gathered outside the hotel where the conference was taking place. some tried to go inside but were quickly removed by security. the protesters say the people at cpac represent the 1% and that they the protesters represent the 99%. >>> up next new details in a deadly police shooting outside a catholic school. we'll tell you why a witness is contradicting the officer's account of what happened. >>> the man at the center of the penn state scandal is speaking out as neighbors complain about his behavior while on bail. >>> telecommuting trade-off. wait until you hear what some people would give up in order to work from the comfort of their own home. >>> also we'll tell you how this exercise is helping a dog trained to be at the top of his game. >> dan, what is ahead in sports? >>> coming up in sports, why the caps collapse cou

jane watrel was there and joins us with reaction. >> reporter: there were nearly 1,000 worshipers at the midday service. it comes on the heels of president obama's apology for what officials say was a mistake. hundreds of washington area muslims gathered for a friday prayer service at the all dulles area muslim society. >> the koran for every muslim is the word of god from the beginning to the end. >> reporter: and it is the koran that brought pentagon officials to the largest mosque in northern virginia. an acting secretary of defense apologized to worshipers for the burning of korans at a military base in afghanistan. 20 people have died in the protests including two u.s. soldiers. >> i know that apologies are never enough and do not erase this incident. we cannot undo the past. we can only forth rightly acknowledge this incident, seek to rebuild trust, and prove our mutual understandings at all levels and from them do better in the future. >> reporter: the apology comes after a thursday meeting at the pentagon between area muslim leaders and pentagon officials. the military is inv

jane watrel here with more on all this. >> well, jim, military officials hope that the local muslim american community can help defuse the koran burning controversy by calling for tolerance. hundreds of washington area muslims gathered for a friday prayer service at the all dulles area muslim society. >> the koran for every muslim is a word of god. >> it is the koran that brought pentagon officials to the largest mosque in northern virginia and acting secretary of defense apologized to worshipers for the burning of korans at a military base in afghanistan. 20 people have died in the protests including two u.s. soldiers. >> we at the department of defense regret and apologize for this incident. we are fully investigating it. we are learning from it. we are committed to ensuring that such an incident will never happen again. >> the apology comes after a thursday meeting at the pentagon between area muslim leaders and pentagon officials. the military is investigating the incident and all troops are being retrained on the handling of religious materials. the mosque's imam called the visit a mile