this is going to be the last time i'm ever in a maricopa county jail. >> but john harrington seems tofeeling better about life in maricopa. or maybe not. >> sheriff joe, i want to say thank you personally, for this kind of opportunity because my former job of counseling federal felons, anger management and their basic skills must not have been up to par. but this kind of thing right here really helps me. i'm building a lot of character in this situation. >> harrington, who once worked as a conflict resolution counselor before his aggravated assault conviction, has gotten a new job. >> this is my first day. i'm two hours in right now, just cleaning up. we keep cleaning, we keep cleaning, we mop, we do a couple of toilets. this is a women's holding cell. >> the chief benefit of the new job is that it earns him two for one time. meaning he gets an extra day off his sentence for each day he works. >> two for one so you'll be out in half the time. >> absolutely. >> how much longer? >> i don't even count the days, technically, because it's a really bad thing. it's like a bad omen, but i'm m

. >> i'm sitting there in tent city and i'm interviewing this inmate named john harrington who's rantingting about the deplorable conditions in the jail. in fact, at one point he wanted me to sample the water to see, i don't know how alkaline it tasted or something. >> have some of that taste that, tell me what you think of that. >> tastes like water. >> tastes like water, really? what a guy what a guy. >> they always want me to try the food, taste the water, you know. to share their pain. >> by the way, that water's tasting worse and worse. >> can somebody get him a fresh glass of water? he would love some more. >> how are you all doing? >> then over the public address system you hear this voice. >> it's officer solomon with you. i hope you're enjoying this cloudy, overcast day. high temperatures only going to be about 65 degrees -- >> hey, wait a minute, wait a minute. you got to get this. please get this in. >> now calling for the st. joseph the worker class. finding out more about st. joseph the worker, job opportunities, housing opportunities that are available to you, go ahead and

it's been a long time coming for the families of hannah graham and morgan harrington. c0029- john graham - victim's father "his evil deprived the world of a great talent, but hannah's enduring gift to us all is that she enabled this wicked man to be apprehended and convicted. she did change the world, but at a terrible price." (butt) gil harrington - victim's mother 1344 "the finality and accountability that has been achieved today with this plea agreement, will allow our family to redirect energy into healing and recovery 1400 both families spoke outside albemarle county court today. police arrested matthew after 18- year-old u-v-a student hannah graham disappeared in 20-14. investigators found her body a month later. from there police connected him to the murder of morgan harrington -- the virginia tech student who vanished in 2009. he was also convicted of a sexual assault in fairfax county -- for he's currently serving life in prison. today's deal helped him avoid the death penalty. he will serve four consecutive life sentences. one year ago tonight -- a family apart. chesapea

he is charged with murdering 18-year-old hannah graham, and morgan harrington graham. >> john: a police officer with virginia with ties to central florida will be laid to rest today. a law enforcement processional honoring the emberry embry riddle grad. >> amy: they asked shelters to identify 30 different stray dogs. most guessed they were pit bulls. pit bulls are a breed with a bad reputation. the doctor said that this drastically reduces the dog's odds of finding a home. >> very often when a dog is called a pit bulker it leads to restrictions to whether they rent or homeowners insurance will cover them. >> in miami dade, they are abandoned all together. they recommend a personalitily profile rather than guessing what kind of dog it is. >> amy: firefighters rush to to the scene. an effort to save the homes. a live view from sky fox. the roads are looking out there. kristin has another view of minutes. >> amy: we're back. it's going to be a beautiful sunrise. jayme has been ooh and ahing. thanks for being here. i'm amy kaufeldt. >> john: i'm john brown. >>> a robbery suspect was dressed

harrington went missing from john paul jones arena in charlottesville back in 2009. her body was found three months later. graham went missing from charlottesville's downtown mall in 2014. matthew is already serving life in prison for an unreleated sexual assault case that happened back in 2005 in fairfax county. department released more details about friday's officer involved shooting. police say 18 year old kionte spencer appeared to have what looked to be a gun in his hand, when they responded to a walgreens on the corner of electric road and brambleton avenue. police say they asked him to drop his weapon- but he did not.that's when officers tried to use tasers, but they didn't work.police say two officers each fired one shot at spencer. one shot hit him in the shoulder. one hit him in the hip. police discovered after the fact that spencer carried a b-b gun that is a replica of a popular handgun. "you saw what our officer saw in his hand, that is a potential deadly encounter. and at this point, our investigation, in the case our officers responded within their tra

harrington went missing from john paul jones arena in charlottesville back in 2009. her body was found three months later. graham went missing from charlottesville's downtown mall in 2014. matthew is already serving life in prison for an unreleated sexual assault case that happened back in 2005 in in roanoke county: we're learning more details about the teen killed in an officer-involved shooting. police say 18 year old kionte spencer had what appeared to be a gun in his hand, when they responded to a call for service near electric road and brambleton avenue. police say they asked him to drop his weapon- but he did not.. that's when officers tried to use tasers, but they didn't work. two police officers then opened fired. one shot hit spencer in the shoulder, the other hit his hip. police later found out the weapon was infact a b-b- gun. spencer was taken to the hospital where he later died. "you saw what our officer saw in his hand, that is a potential deadly encounter. and at this point, our investigation, in the case our officers responded within their training."

and i just got off the phone with joe harrington morgan harrington's mother her and her husband dan and supporters on the way from roanoke and john and susan graham on the way here from alexandria. the plea agreement covers both cases. jesse matthew is accused of killing morgan harrington in 2009 and the university of virginia student hannah graham in 2014. matthew is serving a prison term of three consecutive life sentences for sexually assaulting a woman in fairfax county in 2005. in the hannah graham staff he is charged with capital murder making him eligible for the death penalty however morgan harrington's mother tells us she believes matthew has agreed to a life sentence and he will never be a threat to the community. here is jill harrington. >> we have been trying to find justice for morgan for 6 1/2 years. that's a long time. this plea agreement will keep the community safe which has always been my paramount motivation. >> reporter: now until harrington says the plea agreement is logical because the commonwealth prosecuting two cases would be very costly and also it's the most compassionate thing to do because it spares b

harrington )s parents visited the bridge near the john paul jones arena on wednesday after that hearing. they )ve made the visit every year. documents show several witnesses saw morgan get into jesse matthew s taxi the night she disappeared. they say it s the last time they )ll make the visit. for hannah graham s parents -- the fact that matthew will spend the rest of his life in prison is a reminder of potential cut short. outcue: ".. " duration:0:12 sot - )his evil deprived the world of a great talent but hannahs enduring gift to us all is that she enabled this wicked man to be apprehended and nvicted. e did change the rld but at a terrible price. . " :00 ( through his attorney, matthew apologized to both families. his family s spokesperson said they cannot understand how the gentle soul they knew could be transformed into the man responsible for the murders. this morning we now know the names of two people killed in a massive fire at a middlesex county marina. police say 75- year-old frank blantz and 65 year old julia blantz were on their boat when it went up in flames monday morning

harrington )s parents visited the bridge near the john paul jones arena on wednesday after that hearing. they )ve made the visit every year. it )s where court documents show several witnesses saw morgan get into jesse matthew s taxi the night she disappeared. they say it s the last time they )ll make the visit. for hannah graham s parents -- the fact that matthew will spend the rest of his life in prison is a reminder of potential cut short. outcue: ".. " duration:0:12 sot - )his evil deprived the world of a great talent but hannahs enduring gift to us all is that she enabled this convicted. she did change the world but at a terrible price. ... " :00 ( apologized to both families. his family s spokesperson said they cannot they knew could be transformed into the man responsible for the murders. the g-o-p is in a battle to stop a donald trump election ticket---and one presidential candidate has taken himself out of the running. astronaut scott kelly is back in the u-s this morning after i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's

county courthouse as the parents of the graham and harrington expressed relief at the plea agreement, and talked about the holes left in their lives. john graham - victim's father "his evil deprived the world of a man to be apprehended and convicted. she did change the world, but at a gil harrington - victim's mother "the finality and accountability that has been achieved today with this plea agreement, will allow our family to redirect energy into healing and recovery" matthew's attorney said his client was sorry and that he loved his family. he's currently serving a life sentence for a 2005 sexual assault in northern virginia. our extensive coverage of this case continues on wavy-dot-com. you'll find new details from court documents in graham's case. plus, there's a timeline of events, letters that describe matthew's past, and more reaction from the victims' loved- ones. a judge delayed a 30-year-old rape trial in accomack county for a second time. he said the case was getting out of hand. the judge described what happened yesterday as "helter-skelter". the suspect, khalil muslimani, is representing himself. he's accused of sexually a

harrington and hannah graham. >> we miss her every day. >> reporter: hannah's father, john. >> hannah's enduring gift to us all is that she enabled this wicked man to be apprehended and convicted. she did change the world, but at a terrible price. >> reporter: graham was starting her second year at the university of virginia in september of 2014 when she vanished. her body was found six weeks later. security camera video showed the last person to see her alive was matthew. d.n.a. recovered during the graham investigation linked matthew to harrington's murder. the virginia tech student disappeared after a cons nert 2009. >> they say it takes a village i know it takes one to bury a child. >> reporter: morgan's mother, jill, welcomed the plea deal. >> i would say the primary emotion is relief. this has been-- finding justice for morgan has been a burden on our family for six and a half years. >> reporter: in exchange for pleading guilty, matthew is spared the death penalty. instead, he will serve four life sentences. skott, through his attorney, matthew apologized to the family of his victims. >> pelley: in houst or

john carlin. and i'm lindsey ward. the man accused of murdering hannah graham and morgan harrington is expected to sign a plea agreement, avoiding a trial for both cases. jesse matthew, junior will be in albemarle circuit court wednesday. meanwhile, harrington's family... along with several others in the community... are feeling relief tonight that the case may finally be closed this week. w-s-l-s 10's rob manch is here with us tonight. rob - you spoke with gil harrington today, how did she react? i caught up with her at a fundraiser today for her organization help save the next girl. she was doing today what she's been doing since her daughter was killed more than 6 years ago: working to try and make sure the same thing doesn't happen again. gil says she needs to reflect on the case before going in front of a camera. but speaking with her on the phone monday, she says a quick ending to the case would be a relief for her family. jill harrington, morgan harrington's best outcome. it's the most logical endpoint. to go through two state trials for an accused who already has three life sentences to serve seems to me to be

. >> reporter: standing next to the harringtons, perhaps the few parents who know their pain, john and sue graham. >> we miss her every day and know that many others do too. >> reporter: september 2014, uva second-year hannah graham dipp found her remains. her family always knew she'd change the world. this just wasn't the way they'd hoped. >> but hannah's enduring gift is she enabled this wicked man to be apprehended and convicted. she did change the world, but at a terrible price. >> reporter: matthew's family filled two rows in the courtroom. >> we want to express to the harrington family and the graham family our sorrow on their family member and what jesse matthew chose to do to your daughters. >> reporter: matthew had the opportunity to say something in court but decided not to. instead his attorney apologized on his behalf. coming up on news4 at 6:00, what led up to this plea agreement, what both sides had to agree upon before of it became a reality today. reporting live tonight in >>> a few minutes of being outside to know this is not monday when we were flirting with those hig

county courthouse as the parents of the graham and harrington expressed relief at the plea agreement, and talked about the holes left in their lives. john graham - victim's father "his evil deprived the world of a great talent, but hannah's enduring gift to us all is that she enabled this wicked man to be apprehended and convicted. she did change the world, but at a terrible price." gil harrington - victim's mother "the finality and accountability that has been achieved today with this plea agreement, will allow our family to redirect energy into healing and recovery" matthew's attorney said his client was sorry and that he loved his family. he's currently serving a life sentence for a 2005 sexual assault in northern virginia. our extensive coverage of this case continues on wavy-dot-com. you'll find new details from court documents in graham's case. plus, there's a timeline and more reaction from the victims' loved- ones. we have new video of astronaut scott kelly arriving back in the u-s in houston. he touched down in kazakstan yesterday. after spending nearly a year on the international space station, he finally got to hug his family

county courthouse as the parents of the graham and harrington expressed relief at the plea agreement, and talked about the holes left in their lives. john graham - victim's father "his evil deprived the world of a great talent, but hannah's enduring gift to us all is that she enabled this wicked man to be apprehended and convicted. she did change the world, but at a terrible price." gil harrington - victim's mother "the finality and accountability that has been achieved today with this plea agreement, will allow our family to redirect energy into healing and recovery" matthew's attorney said his client was sorry and that he loved his family. he's currently serving a sexual assault in northern virginia. our extensive coverage of this case continues on wavy-dot-com. you'll find new details from court documents in graham's case. plus, there's a timeline of events, letters that describe matthew's past, and more reaction from the victims' loved- ones. a judge delayed a 30-year-old rape trial in accomack county for a second time. he said the case was getting out of hand. the judge described what happened yesterday as "helter-skelter". the sus

john. >> reporter: hey, julie and frank. we're on front street where the bar called harrington's has a very big street party.have been any nicer. sunny and warm and flashes of green just about everywhere you looked. on st. patrick's day, the irish pipers band played a few traditional tunes inside the bar on union square. not every member of the band is irish but that doesn't seem to matter. >> i'm french canadian, but joined this band because it's a bunch of really great people. >> reporter: and on a day like today, everybody's irish, is that right? >> everybody's irish today. >> the green beer, which irish people don't drink. so it's all about the whiskey. everybody's a friend. everybody becomes family. >> reporter: as she alluded to, this day is about traditional food and drink. >> i dress green, and i eat corn beef and cabbage and go get drunk. >> reporter: of course, the emphasis always seems to be on alcohol. >> it love st. patrick's day. >> reporter: why? >> i don't know, it's a holiday for drinking. >> reporter: sports fans often drink, which is another reason this is such a big day. it's the first fu

john: three teenagers charged with robbery and shootout at a fayetteville mcdonald's are behind bars. the judge raised the bond for them to a quarter million dollars. jaron harrington was brought in a wheelchair. the man accused of shooting a durham police officer looking for a lawyer. danny mcmillan made a brief appearance in court yesterday. he asked for a court appointed attorney but the judge ruled he made too much money for this. police say he shot officer robert turner during a struggle in the booking area of the durham county jail monday. turner is out of the hospital. barbara: horrible story at a day care in texas an 81-year-old woman picking up her grandchild and another 4-year-old ran into one of the children killing it. she put the s.u.v. in reverse to leave and the 4-year-old was still trying to get into the s.u.v. he was hit by the open door and pushed under the vehicle. when she got out to help the vehicle rolled back crashing into the day care and killing the child. no one inside the day care was the estranged wife of a pianist sought mental treatment the day before she allegedly killed their two daughters. she is accused of capital murder in the dea

harrington - victim's mother "the community didn't give up. for six and a half years, you all were determined and resolute to find the top-tier predator that hunted in this community." john graham - victim's father "his evil deprived the world of a great talent, but hannah's enduring gift to us all is that she enabled this wicked man to be apprehended and convicted. she did change the world, but at a terrible price." reverend louie carr - matthew family spokesperson "words cannot express our sadness on what has happened. we want to express to the harrington family and the graham family our sorrow on what our family member jesse leroy matthew your daughters." matthew's attorney said his client was sorry - and that he loved his family. he's already serving a life sentence for a 2005 sexual assault in fairfax county. live in charlottesville, erin kelly, 10 on your side. keeping her name alive. that's the goal of a scholarship in honor of anjelica hadsell, who mysteriously disappeared last year. 10 on your side's joe fisher has been following this story since day one. he sat down with aj's family -- who are still waiting for closure. march 2, 2015 -- it's been a y

harrington. graham vanished in 2014 and concert at u.v.a. in 2009. the police chase turns to a standoff and it is over but the suspect is on the loose. john: it was on camera. you see the suspect releasing the young mother and children as he runs toward a park. he was able to get away. police are using search dogs to find him. the case was first reported to police as a restraining order violation. astronaut scott kelly is preparing to come back to earth after nearly a year in space. he has been at the international space station longer than any other u.s. astronaut. it was 340 days. yesterday in the last briefing before heading home he said he's feeling good. once he lands he will undergo a battery of physicals and psychic tests and -- scientific tests and compare him to his twin barbara: can you manual being in space -- can you imagine being in space that long. don: i could. barbara: could you be from your family that long? don: for a year that would be all right. but if my kids were grown and my wife -- barbara: mad at you. keep digging that hole. don: i hope she is not up yet. good morning, honey. we will show you what is going on. bar

harrington went missing from john paul jones arena in charlottesville back in 2009. her body was found three months later. graham went missing from charlottesville's downtown mall in 2014. matthew is already serving life in prison for an unreleated sexual assault case that happened back in 2005 in fairfax county. the roanoke county police department released more details about friday's officer involved shooting. spencer appeared to have what looked to be a gun in his hand, when they responded to a call at the walgreens on the corner of electric road and brambleton avenue. police say they asked him to drop his weapon- but he did not.that's when officers tried to use tasers, but they didn't work. police say two officers each fired one shot at spencer. one shot hit him in the shoulder. one hit him in the hip. police discovered after the fact that spencer carried a b-b gun that is a replica of a popular handgun. "you saw what our officer saw in his hand, that is a potential deadly encounter. and at this point, our investigation, in the case our officers responded within