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. >>> another controversy surrounding virginia's joe morrissey. who just ruled his senate bid isn't valid and what he plans to do about it. >>> it's not who you think they turn to for help. why the parents of dozen of missing students in mexico are turning to a drug cartel for help. >>> looking live at the temperatures we're using #april cool's day because it is chilly out there. take a look at these numbers in the 30s in many places. tom kierein has your bus stop forecast next. ♪ deidre & the dark - classic girl plays in the background ♪ a great entrance never goes out of style. dresses start at $25. the eva mendes collection. exclusively at new york and company. >>> an emotional plea from the parents of 43 missing students in mexico. they're asking the leader of a drug cartel for help because the leader of a rival cartel is believed responsible for these kidnappings. the students vice president been seen for six months. mexican government believes the students were killed. the families of the students don't believe that's the case. >>> closing a

joe morrissey claims the democratic party deliberately rejected petition signatures he filed to get on to the primary ballot. 750 of the 972 signatures morrissey submitted were rejected. that left him 28 short of the 250 he needed to be added to the ballot. a final settlement tonight in the case of a johns hopkins gynecologist who secretly recorded exams of some 8,000 patients. a judge has signed off on $32 million in attorney's fees much fees go to the eight law firms that negotiated the $190 million settlement. it's the largest of its kind. rest of the settlement goes to patients of the doctor. he took his own life shortly after the allegations surfaced in 2013. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00 the status of d.c.'s cherry blossoms and what to expect from the weather as they approach peak bloom. tim: spring has sprung. putts are being made in augusta. masters is under way. latest on tying tiger who is on the course. nationals have stumbled out of the blocks. banged up and beaten down. reaction from today's matinee with the mets as abc 7 news at 6:00 continues. preparing for a milestone

in richmond, a judge threw out felony charges against former virginia delegate joe morrissey. the democrat was accused of forging documents in his trial on charges he had a sexual relationship with the 17-year-old girl. in today's ruling, the judge said morrissey's plea bargain in the earlier case absolved him of possible related crimes. for a second straight day, negotiators extended nuclear talks with iran as the high stakes talks continue senior political reporter scott thuman shows us what happens at the bargaining table could affect you and your wallet. scott: an inside look at the situation room as president obama gets briefed on the iran nuclear negotiations. still considered promising but very delicate. >> yes, in the unfortunate event that the policy is not successful, we'll continue to have a wide range of options. there is of course military option that's sitting on the table. >> no questions! scott: while the world watches, many are also examining what benefits could come from an agreement. it turns out a deal struck in switzerland could also be an absolute boom fo

. >>> joe morrissey says he will challenge his party's decision to block his senate bid, that's according to the richmond times dispatch. a democratic committee ruled yesterday many of the signatures he submitted aren't valid. morrissey is already in trouble for moving outside of his district to run for the senate. he currently faces felony charges related to a sex scandal involving a minor last year. >>> you will not be affected by track work if you plan to use metro for the next two weekends. metro tells us there will be no track work with the cherry blossom festival in full swing. metro says there are 15% more users at weekends during the annual festival. >>> and seven virginia fire and rescue kepts will receive thousands of dollars from express lane tools. the one day donation program from the operators raised almost $80,000. the donations will be shared between fairfax, stafford and prince william county. more than 20 thourgs,000 cars used the skregs lanes on donation day. >>> taxes are due in intotwo weeks! what you need to do if you need more time. >> and we also sanu information c

joe morrissey has been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with that woman. her father clearly upset about it. morrissey pled guilty last year to a misdemeanor related to his relationship with this woman. she was a teenager at the time. he was sentenced to six months in jail as part of this deal. during the day he remained in the virginia legislature. in court yesterday, a judge dismissed charges against morrissey which accused him of forging documents related to his previous plea. >>> time is running out for law hagers in indiana. they're trying to rework the controversial religious freedom law that sparked nationwide fuchlt chlt furor. catholic bishops in indiana have condemned the law. another christian group says it's moving its 2017 general assembly from many. in arc saykansas governor much in-son says he will not sign a similar bill without big changes. >>> we could see more majordevelops day. jay gray joins us with more. >> reporter: lawmakers rewriteing portions removing others trying to come up with a skro compromise. there is word here in indiana th

joe morrissey wants a court to review hundreds of signatures rejected by the democratic party. the sits are in his application to run for state senate. morrissey claims party officials deliberately rejected valid signatures. a party spokesman calls the allegation bizarre. morrissey severed jail time for having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old girl. >>> if you're hoping your kids stay near by for college, this might give you leverage. on line colleges.com has ranked a few cities in our area as among the best for millennials. virginia beach actually came in at number eight. d.c. is number 11 on that list. baltimore is 12th. tuition and cost of living factored into the rankings. >>> if you're headed to a nats game next week, get ready to pay up. a new study says nats games where some of the most expensive to attend. it costs a family of four about $230 to catch a game and that came from four tickets, two beers, four sodas, four hot dogs parking and two adult size hats. and that makes nats games the 7th most expensive in major league baseball. the average family tri

. >>> virginia delegate joe morrissey says he will challenge his party's decision on block his senate. that is according to the richmond times dispatch. a democratic committee ruled yesterday many of the signatures he submitted aren't valid. morrissey is already in trouble for moving outside of his own district to run for the senate seat. he currently faces felony charges related to a sex scandal involving a minor last year. >>> right now police are searching for a missing man in prince george's county. here is 58-year-old nathaniel lockly. he was last seen on sunday on monday mouth drive. he may be if need of his medication. he was last seen wearing a gray jacket with black leather stripe and navy blue sweat pants. call police if you have any information. >>> today the loudoun county board of supervisors is expected to adopt a budget that fully funds the public school system's request. according to the loudoun times mirror, this is the first time in more than ten years the county has enough funds to do so. the county's 2016 budget also includes a small increase for the sheriff's offi

joe morrissey wants the court to review hundreds of signatures rejected by the democratic signatures are on his application to run for state claims the officials dlish bratly rejected valid signatures a party spokesman calls the allegations bizarre. morrissey served jail time for having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old girl. >>> former members of a church planning their largest protest yet. as first reported in the loudoun times, the church sun deris under investigation after several claims of sexual abuse and now the pastor's son has posted a message threatening protesters. the post has since been deleted. >> his only mechanism to fight back is to threaten because that's what he knows. >> that sign in front of the church promote as big auto show this saturday. protesters say they will be there, too. david culver sent a facebook message but did not immediately hear back. >>> the fbi calling him the sharp dressed bandit. sunny parekh was arrested accused of robbing three banks. surveillance pictures show the robber dressed up wearing a pea coat suit carrying a briefcas

joe morrissey wants a court to review hundreds of signatures rejected by the democratic party on his application to run in the primary for a state senate seat. morrissey claims that party officials deliberately rejected ballot signatures to keep him off the ballot pap party spokesman calls that allegation bizarre. morrissey served jail time for having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old girl. >>> eddie murphy is going to receive this year's top prize for humor at the kennedy center. he's going to receive the mark twain prize for american humor on october the 18th. eddie murphy first drew national attention in 1980 when he joined the cast of "saturday night live." kennedy center says murphy is the most commercially successful african-american actor in film history. >>> next at 6:00, a troubling trend in our skies. what led to a major increase in the number of tarmac delays at our nation's busiest airports. >> reporter: yet another harmful allegation made against cavalry temple church. ahead at 6:00 aho >>> during one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war, lee realized

joe morrissey has been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with the woman you saw there. her father clearly upset about that. morrissey 34r50edpleaded guilty to a misdemeanor regarding his relationship with that woman who was a teen at the time. during the day, he remained in the virginia legislature, in court yesterday, a judge dismissed charges against morrissey which accused him of forging documents related to his previous plea. >>> the death of a nine month old in leesburg has been ruled a homicide. devyn ellis died lasting on the. her appear says she went limp while he was feeding her. yesterday the medical examiner said the infant died of blunt force trauma to the head. no one has been charged. the father is barred from seeing a new child he had with the mother just last week. >>> the post al service says it is making changes. last month a woman was hit by a car while crossing the street to get her mail. she died and now the post office says everyone on frederick road will have to move their mail boxes to the side of the street they live on. mail carriers will also

former delegate joe morrissey has been accused of having annen appropriate relationship with that woman. her father clearly upset about it. morrissey pled guilty last year to a misdemeanor related to his relationship with the woman. she was a teenager at the time. he have sentenced to six months in jail. during the day he remained in the virginia legislature. in court yesterday, a judge dismissed charges against morrissey which accused him of forging documents related to his previous plea. >>> johns hopkins hospital and university fising a billion dollar lawsuit. it's alleged hopkins conducted human experiments in yacht moleguatemala in the '40s. several victims and their families say hopkins doctors and the u.s. government infected children psychiatric patients and prison inmates with sexually transmitted diseases. the study was to test whether penicillin could treat stds. hopkins says its doctors never directly took part in the experiment experiments. >>> today robert durst is expected back in court. today's preliminary hearing is on gun and drug charges. durst was the subject of hbo'

former state delegate joe morrissey wants the court to review the 750 signatures rejected by the democratic party on his application to run in the primary for a state senate seat. morrissey claims party officials deliberately rejected valid signatures. a party spokesman calls the allegation bizarre. morrissey has recently completed jail time for having an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old girl. two weeks ago he vacated his statehouse seat to run for the state senate. >>> a new airline report card is out today and the department of transportation's air travel consumer report says 16 tarmac delays of more than three hours happened on domestic flights in february. the highest on-time arrival rates came from alaska airlines hawaiian and delta. and the highest rate of canceled flights, envoy air, jetblue, and express jet airways. but overall about 75% of flights did manage to arrive on time. >>> it's going to be a busy weekend in our area. how one neighborhood is making some changes to accommodate the crowds even if it means take away parking. >>> storm team 4 is keeping a very close

former delegate joe morsi accused of having an inappropriate relationship with that woman. her father is clearly upset about it. morrissey guilty last year to a misdemeanor related to his relationship with the woman. she was a teenager though at the time. he was sentenced to six months in jail as part of deal and spent nights in jail during the day remained in the virginia legislature. in court yesterday a judge dismissed charges against morrissey which accused him of forging documents related to his previous plea. >>> the vatican embassy and secret service want to create a severe perimeter for the pope's visit to the district later this year. the embassy plans to add a six-foot fence around its embassy row campus on massachusetts avenue in northwest washington. it says the papal security perimeter will be attractive and compatible with the building. pope francis is scheduled to visit philadelphia new york and washington, d.c. during his five-day visit in late september. >>> along with concerns for his safety are concerns for the pontiff's waistline. according to an italian news service saying italian doctors asked him t