loved ones remember lenny harris as a man who dedicated his life to others. say harris was gunned down during a robbery in september. darcy spencer reports. >> reporter: debra harris arrives at greater mount calvary holy church in northeast d.c. and is greeted by friends here to say good-bye to her husband lenny harris. he was found shot to death after being missing for months. >> i would like to thank everyone for their prayers, their well wishes, for coming out to support lenny because i feel like they really supported him and he would be happy to know that all his work was not in vain. >> reporter: thousands of friends turned out to offer their condolences to a man known as an activist, spiritual adviser, mentor, and father figure to many. the alexandria man's body was recovered in a well in fort washington four months after he disappeared. >> i'm just so upset that we lost such a wonderful man. >> had a smile on his face and always was up on anything and gave good advice and a great help to the youth in the community. that's definitely going to be missed

. >> new developments tonight in the investigation into lenny harris's murder. one person is in police custody tonight in connection with the murder, but today police were spotted searching for more evidence. brad bell is live with the latest on the investigation. >> when police yesterday announced they had made one arrest in connection with the murder of lenny harris, they made it clear they were looking for more people. and as you said, what we saw today is the manhunt has intensified. >> armed with new information homicide commanders ordered a massive search as in -- of an area next to the beltway. four hours this morning and early afternoon recruits in crime scene investigators look for evidence connected with the murder of lenny harris. police will not comment officially, but according to sources, they are acting on clues provided by lynwood johnson. he was arrested yesterday after police say he confessed to being involved in his murder and the disposal of his body in a well in fort washington. we've learned detectives do not believe johnson is the actual t

maryland. >>> meantime earlier today family and friends gathered to say their final good-byes to lenny harris at mount calvary holy church in northeast. a reception was held in harris' memory at the charles houston recreation center, the last place harris was seen alive in september. >>> 9 wants to know what is the government doing about a local liquor store selling alcohol to underage kids? last week our andrea mccarren did a story on the town square market on macarthur boulevard in northwest and in her undercover investigation her camera captured video of teenagers just walking out of that store with booze. >> reporter: for several weeks we watched and videotaped dozens of teenagers pieing alcohol at town square market in northwest wash -- buying alcohol at town square market in northwest washington without identification. >> i'm 18. it is very easy. we've been buying here for almost two years of. >> reporter: in those two years have you ever been asked for id? >> like once. >> reporter: night after night with the help of a 23-year-old 9 news now staff member we interviewed the young buyers

reporter: lenny harris' funeral will be held monday in northeast washington. police say they still expect several more people to be arrested in connection with the case. matt jablow, 9 news now. >>> in just two days the voters in nevada will caucus and make their pick for the republican presidential nomination and today frontrunner mitt romney picked up a big endorsement. it's donald trump. romney stood side by side with the business and real estate mogul for the big announcement at a hotel that, of course, is bearing donald's name. the donald said the former massachusetts governor is the best choice to run the country. >> mitt is tough. he's smart. he's sharp. he's not going to allow bad things to continue to happen. >> there are some things that you just can't imagine happening in your life. this is one of them. >> newt gingrich's campaign had expected trump to endorse the former house speaker instead of romney. gingrich's reaction today, "i like hiring people," apparently referring to a remark from romney earlier that he likes firing people when he was talk

will thomas is here with our exclusive. >> lenny harris disappeared last september from an alexandria rec center. he got a call, walked out and was never seen alive again. in the last couple days police confirmed a body discovered in a prince george's county well was lenny harris and they made an arrest. harris' wife of 19 years sat down with us tonight. she's trying to make sense of all this. how could it happen? why? and how to be strong for their 20-year-old daughter. someone shot harris and dumped his body in an abandoned well on a property in ft. washington. 49-year-old linwood johnson of temple hills confessed to his role. investigators don't think he actually shot harris and more arrests are coming. his wife says she wants to see johnson face to face before highs sentenced. >> i would go to court and do a victim impact statement. i'm not saying i don't want him to be punished to the fullest, yeah, they deserve to be punished, but i think that all of us have to at some point forgive. reporter: prince george's county misconducted a search today of an area near the beltway -- misc

after police found lenny harris' body, mrs. harris is now focusing on healing. >> we at least know where he is. he with can put him to rest properly and we can begin to build on not having him here. >> police have arrested 49-year- old linwood johnson. officers expect more arrests to come in this. >>> lawmakers in the house voted to freeze the wages of federal works. we get more now from stacy cohan who is live on capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning. this would be the third straight year of a pay freeze for federal workers. that would affect thousands right here in our area. but folks on the hill argue it would save $26 billion. now, the two years without raises has already saved $60 billion. it has not applied to military personnel. republicans also want federal workers to make greater contributions to their pensions. this is all part of an effort on the gop to find a way to fund the pay rail tax cuts. you remember there was a huge debate in december to extend the payroll tax cut. it extended only two months and they must c

. >> we have breaking news involving the murder of well known alexandria activist lenny harris. police are expected to make a big announcement later today in the case. authorities have arrested two men in connection with the murder. the 53-year-old disappeared last fall at his body was found at the bottom of a fort washington well two weeks ago police believe a third suspect is involved. stay with wjla.com the latest developments. >> friends and family are saying goodbye to lenny harris played a funeral is under way now at the greater amount calgary holy church in northeast d.c. and the community will gather for a mass tomorrow afternoon. that will be in alexandria. >> following a weekend of angry clashes in the nation's capital police moved in to sweep out mcpherson square and freedom plaza on saturday. the occupy d.c. protesters are vowing that they are not done yet. >> with fewer attendants and protesters in mcpherson square, occupy d.c. has a much different look. this comes after park police scoured both in kamins over the weekend and they were back keeping a watchful eye th

tyrone lewis is now charged in connection with the death of lenny harris. urveillance camera caught lewis using the victim's atm card after he disappeared. also today harris' family said good-bye more than a week after a tip led police to his body stuffed in a prince george's county well. fox 5's beth parker has the story. >> reporter: investigators say tyrone lewis is the man seen using lenny harris a atm card. police say lewis is also the gunman. prince george's county police chief mark mcgraw says this is the third and final arrest in the case. >> all the men responsible for the kidnapping, robbery and murder of lenny harris are now in custody. >> reporter: police say robbery was the motive. harris was last seen in september here at charles houston recreation center in old town alexandria. at that same location today friends and family gathered for a reception in his honor. >> just a true friend. whenever you need him, all you do is pick up the phone and he was there. you could talk to lenny about everything. we go a long way back. >> his smile would get

church to gather and remember 53-year-old lenny harris. >> my brother served his community. >> they welcomeds of a third arrest in connection with harris' murder. >> praise god. >> tyrone lewis is believed to be tattooed man trying to use his atm card. >> they believe tyrone lewis was the shooter in the case. "see also lived near the well where they found his body. they believe he dumped his body there after robbing and shooting him. this arrest follows those of linwood johnson and ivan newman all charged with murder. >> all the men involved in the kidnapping robbery, and murder of lenny harris are all in custody. >> they would not elaborate on the nature of the relationship between the three men. today, they are more interested in remembering than speculating. >> this is the way god it does things. >> tyrone lewis is behind bars on an unrelated offense, but the wheels are turning to try to get him to prince george's county. stephen tschida come abc7 news. >> this fiery crash happened on pennsylvania avenue and the driver was going 100 miles per hour when it crashed into another car catching

and was greeted by friends here to say good-bye to her husband lenny harris found shot to death afterissing for months. >> i would like to thank everyone for their prayers and well wishes, for coming out to support lenny because i feel like they really supported him and he would be happy to know that all his work was not in vain. >> reporter: thousands of friends turned out to offer their condolences to a man known as an activist, spiritual adviser, mentor, and father figure to many. the alexandria man's body was recovered in a well in fort washington four months after he disappeared. >> he was a wonderful person. i mean, he would do anything for you. i'm so sad. >> mr. harris was a community man but more so he was a man of god. he made an impact on this community that will last for a long time. >> we've been friends for over 20 years. that was my friend. he showed up for me and i showed up for him and it just means a whole lot. >> reporter: inside the church there were prayers, songs, and stories told about a man who touched so many lives through community work in alexandria. that's

the hospital. >>> prince george's county police say a maryland man confessed to the murder of lenny harris. police say johnson and harris did know each other and believe the motive of the murder was robbery. harris disappeared in september. investigators found his body in a well over the weekend. >>> former prince george's county executive jack johnson will get two more week of freedom. he was supposed to report to prison by friday but the federal bureau of prisons has not decided where to send him. he sill serve more than seven years behind bars. >>> fox 5 is monitoring metro for you this morning and a big change for commuters in dupont circle this morning. stacy cohan is there live and join us now with more details. i'm sure it has something to do with the escalators. >> it always does. there have been a lot of problems here at dupont circle if you take the dupont circle metro. particularly if this is where you enter or exit, the south entrance is closed and will remain closed for eight and a half months. that is because the escalators here are being replaced. that is the good news. all

to sign the bill into law sphwhrz more arrests are expected in the murder of a local activist lenny harris. linwood johnson of oxon hill was taken into custody yesterday. harris disappeared on december 21. police found his body at the bottom of a well in fort washington after getting a tip last week. johnson knew harris and they believe the motive in the case was robbery but they're not saying much else. >> we have recovered what we believe to be the murder weapon. the murder weapon is a firearm. mr. linwood johnson gave a full written and verbal confession to prince george's county police department homicide detectives just a few hours ago. >> police say lenny harris was well known in northern virginia for helping young people, especially at local area centers. >>> police in chantilly, virginia are asking questions after a local mosque became the target of vandalism. the mosque was just weeks away from opening. but over the weekend vandals tossed beer bottles and bricks at the building. they shattered every custom made window. damage is estimated at $80,000. >> there are always going to b

lenny harris disappeared september last year after taking a phone call at a rec center in old town alexandria. last week an anonymous tip led police to a prince george's county well and they found harris' body and just yesterday news of an arrest, someone known to harris according to police. now as the mystery is beginning to unravel debra harris agreed to speak with us about her husband. >> i just kept saying he's somewhere, he's somewhere. maybe they're holding him somewhere or maybe he can't get out of somewhere that someone put him, you know. i just kept hoping and praying that he's coming back. i have faith. he's coming back. reporter: her husband of 19 years, the love of her life, isn't coming back. here's a photo of lenny harris in aruba taken last september as they celebrated their anniversary. two weeks later he was gone, last seen at this alexandria rec center. his body discovered last thursday in a well on an abandoned property in ft. washington. someone shot lenny. police believe the motive for rudd, robbery. >> when you think about -- murder, robbery. >> when you think about some

lenny's atm card. the suspect, linwood johnson or someone else. deborah harris is now focused on healing. >> we at least know where he is. we can put him to rest properly. and then we can begin to build on not having him here. >> reporter: a wife, now a widow, a 20-year-old daughter, now fatherless. >> it hurts. i mean i have a lot of good memories, a lot of good ones. he was a very good person. i'm just thankful for memories, pictures. >>> talking politics now, in the race for the republican presidential nomination, donald trump is to endorse newt gingrich today. that is according to sources for the associated press. it is supposed to happen in las vegas where gingrich is campaigning ahead of saturday's nevada caucuses. mitt romney is defending statements he made about the poor. the former massachusetts governor was explaining his plans for helping the middle class to cnn when he said he is not concerned about the very poor because they have a safety net in place to help them. he later clarified his remarks to reporters while traveling with them. >> i'm not con

it was 53-year-old glenn wood, lenny harris, who had been missing for four months. sources tell us that same caller also gave police the name of at least one possible suspect in the grizzly murder. now prince georges county police have made an arrest in the case, charging 49-year-old linwood johnson of temple hills, maryland, with one count of first-degree murder. >> mr. linwood johnson gave a full written and verbal confession to prince georges county police department homicide detectives just a few hours ago. >> police are not saying whether murder suspect johnson is the man seen in this surveillance video. using harris' atm card, the night of his disappearance, september 21. but investigators are clearing up some of the remaining mysteries. >> we know that murder occurred on old fort road in fort washington, maryland. the motive in that murder is robbery. we have recovered what we believe to be the murder weapon. the murder weapon is a firearm. >> there was nobody home at suspect johnson's third floor apartment off southern avenue. a surprise neighbor told us joh

using lenny harris' atm card lewis is also the gunman, prince georges county police chief says this is the third and final arrest in the case. >>> all of the men responsible for the kidnapping, robbery and murder, ovulen my harris are now in custody -- of lenny harris are now in custody. >> robbery was the motive he was last seen here at charles houston recreation center old town alexandria. at that same location, friends and family gathered for a reception in his honor. >> just a true friend whenever you need him all you had to do was pick up the phone he was there. and you could talk to lenny about everything we go a long way back. >> his smile would get you first, and then he was genuine, very genuine he cared about a lot of people he cared about the elderly he cared about children. >> every since i was 18 years old i had a battle with drugalcohol i have been in and out of the jail system lenny was one of the guys there to push me egg me on he was like a dad to a lot of us he was the guy to tell you you know whether you like it or not you have to do what you have to do. >> back out

and will services today for murder in alexandria activist lenny harris.th. it was behind a home in fort washington. he had been missing since september. two people arrested in his murder. freedom plaza and mcpherson square, a violent confrontation between police and protesters as police tried to enforce a ban on camping. at least 12 protesters arrested. >> following a developing story from washington state. investigators say the husband of a missing utah woman intentionally set a fire killing himself and his two young sons. those flames broke out shortly after a social worker dropped the boys off at jasonjosh powell's home not far from seattle. this was days after an evaluation was ordered. >> this is deeply wrong. this is evil. >> his wife went missing in 2009 in utah. he was denied any and -- denied any involvement in histhe disappearance. >> their 18 in minnesota a memorial mass will be held for the only americans missing in the italian cruise ship disaster. they were among 15 people missing. seven teen mothers are confirmed dead. underwater operations

. >> body of 53-year-old lenny harris was found in the well behind a house in fort washington. he has been missing since september and police say a 49- year-old lynwood johnson has confessed. >> i started to try to put the name together with someone i might know and i was talking to sherman's brother and he was trying to do the same thing. >> robberies in to have been the motive than they expect to make more arrests in this case. >> the search for people missing on -- from the cruise ship disaster last month has ended. italian officials say it is no longer safe for the crew to look to the wreckage for bodies. 17 bodies have been recovered but 16 people including a minnesota couple are still missing. the family says they expect the decision to stop the search. >> wikileaks founder julien and signs will be back in a british courtroom today. you try to convince the british highest court to stop his extradition to sweden. they want to question him in connection with a sex crime investigation. >> pfizer is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills. they said they found a pa

harris advertise appeared last september -- lenny harris. harris disappeared last september. last week his body was found in the bottom of a cell. two people have been arrested. more arrests are expected. >>> a surprise endorsement on the campaign trail today. donald trump announced his pick for the gop presidential candidate and his choice caught some off guard, namely newt gingrich. fox's john roberts has the story. reporter: donald trump chooses mom, the real estate mogul announcing his -- chooses mitt romney, the real estate mogul announcing his endorsement today in nevada. >> governor romney, go out and get them. you can do it. >> there are some things you just can't imagine happening in your life. this is one of them. being in donald trump's magnificent hotel and having his end. is a delight. i'm so honored and -- his end. is a delight. i'm so honored and please -- endorsement is a delight. i'm so honored and pleased. reporter: earlier today gingrich commenting on the issue. did you expect an endorsement from donald trump today? >> no. reporter: you're not? >> no. repor

lenny harris was recently found shot to death inside a well in fort washington.made an arrest earlier this week. now a second. they believe the motive in the murder was robbery. they also believe there are still more suspects on the loose. police believe this man ivan newman is the second person responsible for the death of lenny harris. the 20-year-old was arrested in his all-star form, and charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, and robbery. >> i was shocked. he kept to himself. >> neighbors are stunned to hear that they're fairly new neighbor is believed to be responsible. >> kind of scary to know someone that close -- it is scary. never know who you live next door to. >> linwood johnson and ivan newman disposed the victim's body in a well after shooting him. they used the 53-year-old composer credit card at an atm machine shortly after his disappearance in september. >> robbery appears to be the motive. the status of mr. newman's relationship with the victim or the other suspect in the case is not something we are getting into right now. >> harris at le

the third suspect in the murder of alexandria activist lenny harris could soon be in prince george's county custody. >> investigators issued an arrest warrant for 26-year-old tight run lewis, currently in an arlington jail on unrelated charges. -- tyrone lewis./ hundreds of people gathered to say a final farewell to harris. >> disturbing developments from washington state murder-suicide investigation. this man josh powell stuck at his two sons with a hatchet before igniting the explosion that killed all of them. official say there were signs that the carefully planned the final act, donating toys to a local charity and sending goodbye e-mails to several people. he was the prime suspect in his wife's disappearance in utah in 2009. is in lhasa said the children recently remembered more about what happened the night their mother vanished. a california appeals court will decide the fate of a marriage today in the golden state. panel of judges will announce if the voter-approved ban is unconstitutional. a lower-court judge tossed the band in 2010, but critics say the judge is biased becau

. >> reportera: tras las rejas está el hombre que confesó haber asesinado a lenny harris, cuyo cuerposon de 49 años de edad y enfrentan cargos de homicidio en primer grado. >> el móvil del asesinato fue rococó también creemos haber encontrado el arma usada. >> reportera: el arresto ocurre después de cinco días de que un anónimo alertara a las autoridades a cerca del cadáver en un pozo de 6 m de profundidad, en una vivienda vacía, el cuerpo fue recuperado el domingo, y según los resultados de la autopsia el señor murió de un disparo, las autoridades no han revelado que condición había entre su víctima y el atacante. >> la relación entre el arrestado y la víctima sólo podemos decir que se conocían. >> reportera: la policía no confirmó si el hombre arrestado es el mismo que aparece en un video de una cámara de seguridad que utilizaba la tarjeta de crédito de la víctima, durante la investigación las autoridades encontraron el celular del buen en un puente, y después otro abandonado, el caso fue resuelto con las declaraciones del asesino. el señor linwood johnson hizo confesiones que te ve

el cuerpo de lenny harris, de 53 aÑos fue sacado del pozo durante el fin de semana... estaba desaparecido desde el mes de septiembre, fue hayado con un disparo en la cabeza... segun la policia el robo pudo haber sido la causa principal del crimen... tan solo la semana pasada,mas de cien personas fueron identificadas por interponer declaraciones de impuestos con informacion fraudulenta a fin de recolectar reembolsos que no les corresponden... el servicio de rentas internas indica que ha reforzado sus filtros de seguridad para identificar posibles tramites fraudulentos durante la temporada de impuestos que ya inicio... 58- personas fueron arrestadas en lo que se cree, ha afectado a victimas en 23 estados y el distrito de columbia.. las autoridades recomiendan ser muy cuidadoso al proveer informacion personal como numeros de seguro social... la policia de fairfax investiga un intento de asalto sexual ocurrido el pasado domingo, alrededor de las 9:30 de la noche... segun las autoridades la victima se encontraba caminando a su casa sobre la cuadra 4100 de la calle elmwood,

. >> two major developments from the investigation into the murder of alexandria activist, lenny harris. >> yesterday prince george's county police arrested a second suspect. he's identified as 20-year-old ivan newman, and he faces first degree murder, kidnapping, and robbery charges. john gonzalez live outside police headquarters with more. >> well, steve police appear to be making quick work of this. an arrest earlier this week and now a second one. they do believe robbery was the motive here, but it also appears more suspects are still on the loose. police believe this man, ivan newman is the second person responsible for the death of alexandria activist lenny harris. the 20-year-old was arrested in his waldorf home, charged not only with first degree murder, but also kidnapping and robbery. >> kind of shocked man. i mean, he kept to himself. >> the suspect's neighbors have been following the case, but are stunned to hear their fairly new neighbor is responsible. >> it's kind of scary, just someone that close. it's just scary, you know? you never know who you live next to, i guess mu

lenny harris' the funeral will be at the greater mount calorimeter to northeast at 11:00 this morning. his body was found in fort washington. linwood johnson and i the newman have been charged and they believe robbery is the motive. >> occupy dc protesters some violent confrontations with park police on a weekend. >> on saturday at mcpherson square police officer was hit in the face with a brick. the protester is expected in court today. >> the movement is here to stay. >> were largely unoccupied sunday night. but some people are getting the message and some people don't care. >> handful of protesters and a dozen park police. they were expecting tens and making sure no one was camping out. >> this is not an eviction. our goal is to ensure health and safety. >> a far cry from the violent confrontation saturday in mcpherson square. >> one person got clubbed on the arm and another got a finger broken. >> one officer was struck in the face with a flying bridge. a dozen protesters arrested. they say they're not putting. -- not quitting. >> it is important we maintain a physical presence. >

. >> investigators are looking for suspects of lenny harris.or evidence near the wilson bridge. there is it also is provided by lenwood johnson. he confessed in the disposal of the body. johnson was arrested on tuesday. >> a police of a survey covering this morning after being hit by a car yesterday while on a motorcycle. she is part of the police escort for the president of georgia. police stopped traffic on 14th street to let the motorcade passed by. they say that is when a woman drove her car around a bus and hit the officer. a man from aaa was there when it happens. >> suddenly there is the sound of a collision. i saw an officer go into the street. the driver was horror stricken. >> police say the officer was pretty banged up but her injuries are not life- threatening. they have not said if the driver will face charges. police delayed for 45 minutes. >> we want to turn to the 2012 campaigns. republicans and democrats are going over mitt romney over comments made about the poor. >> i'm not concerned about the poor. we have a safety net. >> h

tyrone lewis es el presunto responsable de la muerte a disparos de lenny harris..idades lewis fue captado por camaras utilizando la tarjeta atm de la victima sobre la calle king, pocos dias despues que lewis desaparecio... sus restos fueron encontrados recientemente en una zona boscosa de fort washington, en maryland... cuatro personas fueron arrestadas tras intentar robar el auto de una mujer en columbia height... el frustrado robo se produjo en la cuadra 1400 de la park road, alrededor de las 3 de la madrugada del domingo... dos acompanantes que viajaban con la mujer lucharon con los asaltante, los que escaparon en otro vehiculo... las victimas persiguieron a los sopechosos y alertaron a la policia, la que poco despues logro detener a los sospechosos.. en anne arundel maryland, una propuesta de ley podria perjudicar la manera como muchos latinos se comunican con el gobierno... claudia uceda nos amplia... -----(take pkg)---- en el condado de anne arundel en maryland, quieren obligar a los inmigrantes indocumentados a hablar ingles para que asi se vean forzados a i

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la policía hizo el arresto de una segunda persona en relación al asesinato del activista lenny harrisbre cuyo cadáver fue encontrado en un pozo, este hombre de 20 años resido cargos de asesinato robo y secuestro el martes fue arrestado linwood johnson como el primer sospechoso del crimen, la autopsia dijo que la revista fue baleado. una mujer intoxicada atacó a uno de los trabajadores en la cara, y a otro socorrista que lo llevaba a ser hospital, en el hospital, la mujer continuó con su comportamiento agresivo usando un monitor cardiaco para atacar a una enfermera, fue arrestada por dos cargos de agresión delictiva. la policía del condado de montgomery, dice que él me sospechoso ha robado el restaurante de comida rápida es dos veces en el mismo mes, el hombre enmascarado con la pistola entró y pidió dinero a la cajera, para luego huir a pie, la policía describe al ladrón como un afroamericano entre los 20 años de las y mide seis pies de altura. en más noticias la policía del condado de baltimore dice que cuatro hombres eran captados en una cámara de seguridad, con un joven menor de ed

the 40-year-old man confessed to killing lenny harris. his body was found last week behind an abandoned home in fort washington. he had been missing since september. >> i tried o put the name together to someone i might know and i was talking to his brother and he was trying to do the same thing. >> police say robbery was the motive and that they expect to make more arrests. >> a major metro entrance is closed for nine months so that crews can replace escalators. it will remain closed through october. three escalators will be replaced with new modern units. riders should use the entrance on q street or north station. not everyone so to impressed with facebook's i.p.o. >> good morning, linda sfm >> good morning. some are calling it the most anticipated initial public offering since google back in 2004. facebook has chosen morgan stanley to be the underwriters and they are expected to fire paperwork with the s.e.c. later today. sources tell us they plan to raise $5 billion with this sale, though it could be more. bloomberg spoke with eric j

lenny harris disappeared and his body recently found in a fort washington well. the latest arrests came yesterday as hundreds gathered for his memorial service. they believed the third suspect tyrone lewis, shot paris in the head. the two other suspects, linwood johnson and ivan, have been arrested. >> very landau is expected in the courtroom. authorities say the presidential historian had swiped it dozens of authentic documents including one signed by president abraham lincoln. the race for the white house. three boats will be voting today. -- three states are voting today. even with met monday in the lead, santorum could do well in colorado. -- even with romney in the lead, santorum could do well. >> he came from minnesota missouri, to colorado. >> gingrich putting a lot of focus on super tuesday, where 10 states will go to the polls. >> today, a california appeals court will decide the fate of gay marriage in the golden state. a panel of judges will announce whether to decide fir prop 8 is constitutional. it was later overturned because they declared the judge

police are searching for even more suspects in the death of lenny harris. police states created scary moments for drivers in northeast. maryland state police were a man to pull over theing recklessly on beltway last night. gavehe refused, they pursuit moved into district and ended after he four car staff at intersection of new york avenue and florida avenue. >> i thought it was gunshots was really loud. was cars, isaw it it was an accident. i was pretty traumatized. >> no one was hurt. the driver was taken into custody. sources tell abc 7 news that he was under the influence of ron paul. >> a congressional hearing will accountabilityn national.on officials from the army and officeent accountability are set to testify. ago, numerousalf problems were found including remains. hearing will look into whether a recent changes are adequate. >> montgomery county considering installing cameras on school buses. days ago one parent shot children's bus stop silver spring. you can see where he got at least two drivers ignoring the signs as students were getting on and o

a suspect accused of murdering community activist lenny harris is now behind bars. rrested 49-year-old lynnwood johnson yesterday charging him with first degree murder. police say johnson and harris did know each other and they believe the motive in this murder was robbery. harris disappeared in seventy his body was found in a well over the weekend. johnson is schedule for a bond review hearing sometime this afternoon. >>> the maryland governor will deliverties state of the state address today at noon. he is likely to reiterate his support of gay marriage. the governor personally lobbied for legalizing same-sex marriage yesterday. >> we it talk about several other groups within the religious community that oppose this, changing the name and tampering with the word marriage. >> the people in the state of maryland have fought for that equality for generations. today, we ask for equality for sexual orientation. >> last year's gay marriage bill passed the state senate but stalled in the house inform it passes this time, opponents have vowed to get the required signatures

reporter: debra harris says she still can't believe that her beloved lenny is gone. >> it was like a piece of your heart was torn. reporter: 53-year-old lenny harris, a popular community activist and small business owner from alexandria, was found shot to death in ft. washington exactly one week ago. >> we are actively working on multiple leads of. reporter: this afternoon prince george's county police announced the arrest of the second suspect in the case, 20- year-old ivan newman of charles county who is now charged with first degree murder and kidnapping. police continue to say that robbery was the motive for the  murder, though they won't give out any details. >> not prepared to get into that yet. reporter: citing the ongoing investigation. >> they wanted something, he would have gave what he had. so it was like why did you have to kill him? reporter: choking back tears several times while talking about the case. debra harris says her pain has been somewhat lessened by finally knowing what happened to lenny. >> i think the not knowing is worse of. reporter: and also by knowing t

the body of lenny harris was discovered last week in a well. a tipster told them where to look for it. harris vanished in september. hours after he was laid to rest yesterday, police charged 26-year-old tyrone lewis with his murder. he's the third person charged in connection with the case. he is currently being held in the fairfax county detention center on related charges. police say the three men thought harris was rich and robbed him, but his wife says they were facing foreclosure. >>> this morning, two prince george's county police officers are suspended for allegedly lying about a police involved shooting. the shooting happened friday at this gas station in brentwood, maryland. corporal donald taylor says he fired his weapon when the suspect went for his gun. however, a prince george's county county spokesperson says video evidence does not support that claim. an officer who witnessed the shooting is also suspended. no one was hurt. >>> today mayor vincent gray will deliver his state of the district address. mayor gray will report on the

police tell us when wood johnson confessed to killing of lenny harris. his body was found last week at the bottom of of four washington well. he had been missing since september. police a robbery was the motive in the murder. police said they did know each other. his friends said they had never heard of a johnson. >> i tried to put the name together to someone i might know. >> police say they do expect more arrests are still to come in this case. noon, less than one hour ago president obama laid out a plan to help homeowners who are struggling to pay their mortgages. he reveals a new housing plan before a packed crowd at west falls church. it would allow homeowners to refinance at a lower interest rates, even if they owe more than the home is worth. >> americans making a down payment on their dreams should not be terrified by pages and pages of fine print. they should be confident they're making the right decisions for their future. >> the plan could save $3,000 per year for the average homeowner. the white house estimates 3.5 million far worse could ref

he lived near the abandoned property near fort washington where lenny harris' body was found last month. the news came on the day of harris' funeral. huge crowds turned you out to the remember him at a service in alexandria and the district. he was remembered as a true friend who helped turn many lives around. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray will give his state of the district address tonight. the event will take police at the sixth and i synagogue, a place the mayor's office says represents the diversity of d.c. and rebirth of downtown. >>> another fraud investigation involving d.c. city employees. an audit by the d.c. department of employment services discovered 130 current and former city employees were allegedly collecting unemployment while they were employed. as much as $800,000 in up employment checks may have been paid out. some of of the cases may be turned over to federal prosecutors. >>> coming up next, a former white house intern says she had an affair with jfk. details on what she is revealing in a new book. >>> an update from the campaign trail. contests in three states today.

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this investigation continues all the men responsible for the kidnapping, robbery and murder of lenny harris are now in custody. >> the announcement of this third arrest comes on the same day as harris' funeral. police are still looking for the person who made at nonmusical that led them to harris' body -- the anonymous call that led them to harris' body in the well. >>> a medical examer in washington state will perform autopsies on josh powell and his two sons. they died yesterday in a house explosion police say was not an accident. paul was a person of interest in the disappear -- powell was a person interest of in the disappearance of his way. >> reporter: cell phone video shows flames raging through a home after it blew up in graham, washington. inside police found the husband and miss two sons of a missing utah woman. police say powell may have used accelerant to start the flames. >> the action of josh and how fast this fire has burnt, we believe it was intentional. >> reporter: the home exploded moments after the two boys were brought for a supervised visit with their father. powell is

. >> reporter: sherman harris is the brother of lenny harry, the missing alexandria activist who was dead inside a well in fort washington over the weekend. ws4, he said family's faith is holding them together. >> how is the family holding up? >> well, first, i want to say thank god, because had it not been for god, we don't even want to imagine what it would look like. god's been so good to our family, covering us and we were so grateful. >> reporter: linwood johnson is the man charged with shooting harris to death. the motive was robbery, police same johnson was hired to sell t-shirts by harris after johnson got out of jail. does that bring you any sense of peace? ere's more. re 'cause i know the direct tachesd media, everybody did such a great job and we were thankful. >> harris was last seen at this rec center in alexandria in september. his body may have never been found if it weren't for an ano mouse 911 caller. that directed police to the well. johnson appeared in court in upper marlboro and held without bond. records show he has a criminal history dating back to the 1980s. re

he is charged with first-degree murder kidnapping, and robbery for his role in the death of the lenny harris and the disposal of his body in name well. >> i am shocked. he kept to himself. >> this man was next door to newman. he was stunned to learn his fairly new neighbor is a suspect. >> it is kind of scary. someone that close. it is just scary. you never know who you live next door to. >> mnewman is the second suspect in the case. he was not caught on camera using the atm card last december. there are more suspects. multiple sources tell abc7 that police are now looking into the possible role the drug trade may have played in harris' . -- death. the on the effect of his atm card, police are saying little. >> robbery appears to be the motive. the status of mr. newman's relationship is not something we are getting into. >> sources are telling us this is a very fluid case. and there are a lot of leads. they have not identified the person who made that anonymous call last week that led police to mr. harris'body. there is a big reward in this case. $30,000. brad bell, abc 7 news. >> new at 11:

the body of lenny harris was found in a well last week. >>> a disturbing story out of washington state. an unthinkable act of vile fence a father against his children. the same man labeled as a person of interest in the 2009 disappearance of his wife. fox's steve rapoport has more. >> reporter: just days after a washington state judge ruled against him in a child custody hearing, police say josh powell killed himself and his two young sons. >> i'm just in shock. just total shock. >> reporter: the crime happened at powell's home. it has been reported that a social worker brought the boys home for what was supposed to be a supervised visit but powell refused to let the woman in. she called her supervisors to report she smelled gas and moments later the home exploded. >> it was torched. >> the explosion and there was huge, black, dark smoke and there was white stuff all over the place snowing down. >> reporter: officials believe the crime was premeditated. an attorney who represented powell in the custody case said i received a previous e-mail from his client just minutes before the explo

we are told that the victim, 53- year-old lenny harris, was a community activist. he had been shot in the head police identified the suspect as linwood johnson and that the two men knew each other. a maryland man who pleaded guilty to the stabbing of a pizza delivery driver will spend 20 years in prison. tavon brown entered his guilty plea in october for the murder of ghulam farooq. brown and his cousin ordered pizza from the shop where farooq was employed, then robbed him of his cash and car keys when he delivered it. that is when brown stabbed farooq in the chest. the cousin pleaded guilty to murder charges in september. jack johnson gets in a little more time before he has to start prison. a judge granted an extension because plans on where johnson will serve his sentence have not been finalized. the democrat was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for extortion and bribery. controversy out of the patuxent institution where a prisoner is soliciting pen pals over the web. nicholas browning is serving a -- a life sentence for the shooting death of his par

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. >>> right now at this hour, a funeral service for alexandria activist lenny harris is about to wrap up. rareharris' body was recovered last weekend -- harris' body was recovered from the bottom of a well last week. police say he was shot to death and they have arrested two suspects. this afternoon a reception for harris' family and friends will be held at the charles houston recreation center. the place where harris was last seen alive in september. >>> now police may never know what happened to a utah mother who had been missing for two years. susan powell's husband josh was considered a person of interest in her disappearance, but police say that yesterday he blew up his home in washington state. he killed himself and he also killed the couple's two young sons. powell was fairing badly in a custody battle with his wife's parents. >>> a major river in queensland, australia has peaked at the highest level ever on record. thousands of people are being evacuated from the city of st. george just in case a levee still under construction does not hold. flood warnings have been issued for

detectives say lynnwood johnson has confessed to killing lenny harris, police say they two each other and robbery was the motive. his body was the one found in a well in fort washington. he had been shot in the head. he was a well-known activist. >>> the four remaining republican presidential hopefuls are all out west today following mitt romney's convincing win in florida. in spite of that newt gingrich remains confident. here is randall ping pinkston with the latest. >> reporter: mitt romney is on a roll. he says he is in a much better spot than 10 days ago. >> i have a good path ahead. i think if i can continue to connect with people then i think i become the nominee. >> romney and his supporters spent more than 16 million dollars on ads after losing big. he says his battle with the house speaker is preparing him for a show down. >> i know the president is going to walk about him and disqualifying me. i want to talk about his record. the truth is he has not done the job he was elected to do. >> the same people who said i was dead -- >> despite the blow gingrich has no intention of

now the brother of lenny harris says he would like to come face to face with that suspect. spencer is live in alexandria with an exclusive interview. darcy? >> reporter: wendy, i met sherman harris here at the rec center where his brother was last seen alive four months ago and it it's true, he says woe like to meet his brother's accused killer, this man here and talk to him about what happened and y he also says this is one of the many people his brother tried help. >> just to see the love that people just given my brother is amazing and it's given us peace. >> reporter: sherman harris is the brother of lenny harry, the missing alexandria activist who was found dead inside a well in fort washington over the weekend. in an exclusive interview with news4, he said family's faith is holding them together. >> how is the family holding up? >> well, first, i want to say thank god, because had it not been for god, we don't even want to imagine what it would look like. god's been so good to our family, covering us and we were so grateful. >> reporter: lip wood johnson is the man ch

. >> a man is in custody tonight for the murder of lenny harris. that's the man who was found shot dead, his body in a well last week. prince georges county police arrested 49-year-old lin wood johnson today and detectives say johnson newharris, who is a well known community activist, they are not saying exactly how he knew him. harris disappeared september 21, the next day, somebody was caught on surveillance video using his atm card at a bank. his phone and his car were discovered in the following weeks. police say johnson's motive was robbery, but not giving out many details. >> we have recovered what we believe to be the murder weapon, the murder weapon is a firearm. mr. lin wood johnson gave a full written and verbal confession to prince georges county police department homicide detectives just a few hours ago. >> police are still looking for some other suspects in that murder. >> an update now on that wrong way crash out in anne arundel county that killed four people over the weekend. maryland state police say both drivers were under the infl

police arrested 20-year-old ivan newman in connection with the death of lenny harris. rlier this week police arrested another suspect, 49-year-old lynwood johnson. authorities found harris's body in a well in prince george's county over the weekend. they believe the motive was robbery. now here's doug with another check on our forecast. >>> right now we're looking at temperatures that have fallen off. yesterday a high of 72. today at 50 degrees now, a 22-degree temperature drop. just to the west 43 in frederick, maryland. 46 in martinsburg, west virginia. 45 in winchester, virginia. so the colder air is starting to make its way in here. we'll call it cooler air. maybe not colder air as we will see temperatures a little bit on the cooler side during the day tomorrow. >> thanks, doug. >>> for the first time we are hearing from frightened passengers after a metro bus was hit by a truck. >> the violent crash happened last year in rockville. it was captured by the camera onboard the bus. you saw that video first on 4. tonight news 4's derrick ward has the exclusive 911 calls

in the murder of an activist from alexandria, tyrone lewis has been charged in the shooting of lenny harris. he was caught using his bank card. two other men are also accused of shooting harris and dumping his body down a well. >> two teens arrested in the murder of a 74-year-old man in river dale, glen atkinson was stabbed to death walking a dog in park view garden apartments. august 2nd, two 16-year-old and 18-year-olds, were accused but prosecutors had to drop the charges due to lack of evidence in the case. >> with a pace toward the republican nomination increases with con it'ses in four states, mitt romney is fresh off his win in nevada but his three competitors are not giving up yet. >> almost two days after the nevada caucuses close votes are finally official, mitt romney won with 50% his strongest first place finish so far. >> this is not the first time you gave me your vote of confidence this time i got to take it to the white house. >>> while romney focused attention on president obama saturday night newt gingrich who finished a distant second had his sights on the former governor