chesterfield county sheriff's office search team today that located the human remains along old lynchburg road. as soon as the discovery was made, the albemarle county police department, charlottesville city police department responded to the scene to begin the investigative process of preserving evidence and evidence collection. the remains will be taken to the office of the chief medical examiner in richmond for examination, autopsy and official identification. investigators have spent the greater part of this afternoon canvassing the property where the remains were found. this, sadly, is now a death investigation. and therefore, we will not be releasing any additional details concerning specifics on the scene or evidence found at the scene. because the remains were located in albemarle county, our agency is now -- is the lead on death investigation portion of this case. as we have since the very beginning, we will continue to work closely with our charlottesville partners and virginia state police partners. as we have been doing since the beginning. virginia state police bureau crimina

from the chesterfield county sheriff's department was searching an abandoned property along old lynchburg road when they discovered what appears to be human remains. >> reporter: shortly after that, the charlottesville police called the parents of hannah graham. at this point the remains have not been identified. that will be the job of the medical examiner who will perform an autopsy to try to determine the cause and manner of death. the cause of death may be difficult because of the length of time that has passed. the university of virginia sophomore was last seen on surveillance video in the early morning hours of september 13th, walking throughout parts of downtown charlottesville. she had gone to dinner with friends that night but then appeared to be lost. video also shows a man police believe to be 32-year-old jesse matthew, matthew appears to be walking behind graham and then shortly before she vanishes, appears to have his arm around her. it took 40 hours before hannah was reported missing but once that happened, an all-points bulletin went out to find her. every single day in the

old lynchburg road is a direct shot, straight south of town into a very rural, heavily wooded part of albemarle county outside the city of charlottesville. walnut creek park is in this area, that is 525-acre park with 15 miles of trails and a 45-acre lake. this body -- these remains were found on what chief longo said was an abandoned property off of old lynchburg road, just south of walnut streak park. the police have set up a command center at the park and are currently working at what is now a crime scene, where this decomposed body was found. and there is just such a mix of emotions here in charlottesville. you know, i have seen people crying. i have cried tears myself. but you are also in the same moment so relieved that there might be some closure for such a wounded family. such a wounded community. but let's remember too, we never found samantha's body. we have yet to find bonnie's body. we have yet to find janet. we have yet to find alexis. there are a number of people. and sage, as well. there are so many people who are still missing. and now we are all wondering to what exte

you could see only local track or neighbors were let through this stret stretch of old lynchburg road where she was last seen at the downtown mall and where matthew lived in his apartment. >> there's been a lot of little houses and fake houses. >> evans lives on old lynchburg road, now the epicenter of the hannah graham investigation. >> there's definitely been helicopters flying over. >> as the effort to solving hannah's case continues to drive forward. >> that was kelly reporting. >>> when early voting starts in texas, they have to show a government issued i.d. to vote. there are semp forms of acceptable identification but critics say it is part of a move to prevent some democrats from placing their vote. supporters say it is needed to prevent voter fraud and texas is one of eight states with laws requiring voters to show a government-issued photo i.d. to cast a ballot. >>> facebook wanting with the drug enforcement administration to stop using fake profiles. the menlo park company sent a letter asking the agency follow all the rules like all users do, including a ban on lying about

investigators in lynchburg are looking to see if there was a possible ce jesse matthew and cassandra morton in 2009. he is not a person of interest at this ti but they do want to know if he was in the area when morton was killed. >> atm records or bank records or credit card statements to see did he use something that shows he was in lynchburg, virginia. >> detectives in newport news are looking into any possible connection between matthews and two won who disappeared in 2003. matthews was a student at newport university when they vanished a few months apart and we learned he left the school in the middle of a semester. the university isn't allowed to release details for the reason behind that because of privacy laws. it's prachbt matthews has not been connected to the cases in lynchburg and newport news but they are looking at every possible link but the evidence does link matthews to morgan harrington in 2009 and 2005 sexual assault in fairfax. >> now, what appears to be a tragic accident involving teenagers. told a 13-year-old boy is dead and his best friend shot him. this happene

there have been some heavier showers coming through lynchburg, harrisonburg. this is going to move off almost the north, maybe slightly east of north. from romney south through moorefield, mathias, into the shenandoah valley and western maryland. better chance you'll see some showers and storms this afternoon. it's been a breezy day gusting over 30 in garrett county. most winds are gust twg 15 and 25. -- gusting between 15 and 25. that's allowing temperatures with the sun to soar. 81 fredricksburg. 79 easton. i was earlier thinking 75 to 80. we may get to 85 down south the way we're going. we've got a yellow alert for tomorrow. i'm have more on what's going to be an active weather day coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, howard. >>> still ahead on wusa9, more tension in missouri where resideare still angry over the police shooting death of an unarmed teenager. >> plus, after a month-long absence, wothe way als dismantles someone like stuarty. is so painful. embryonic stem cells have so much promise, but barbara comstock voted to ban that research funding eve

. >> according to the report she called the lynchburg police department. >> reporter: lynchburg prosecutorthe case, but reviewed the file. he says the male student named as the attacker is jesse matthew, the same jesse matthew accused in the disappearance of uva student, hannah graham. now 12 years later liberty university confirms that, too. >> her complaint to the field officer identified him by -- as lj. >> reporter: l.j. appeared to be his nickname on campus where he was a student. doucett says that matthew cooperated with police and even gave them a statement. but was never charged due to no eyewitnesss, here at the arena. >> the issue became one of consent, one where she said she had not consented, one where he said she had. >> reporter: he would not discuss details of the alleged assault only telling us lynchburg police were in contact with the girl who hasn't been identified publicly. the prosecutor at the time dropped the case. until then, jesse matthew had a good thing going here at liberty university. matthew was enrolled from 2000 to 2002, he reportedly had a football scholarsh

angela from lynchburg, virginia. congratulations to you and everybody else out there, we are giving away another ipad mini later in the show. >> you're going to ned thursday's buzz word, be at least 18 years old and a legal u.s. resident. >> buzz word coming up in a bit. >> i have videos of people kayaking where you don't normally kayak. in france this guy is kayaking down the street. they had record rainfall. this fellow decided to make the most of it. why not? >> you don't want to drive your car in this mess. you risk getting water in your engine. get your kayak and go. >> they got 10 inches of rain in three hours. >> we do not recommend people try this at home. again, a kayaker where they usually go. this one hitched a ride behind a truck. >> this is going to go bad really quick. >> it's awesome. >> this is a wonderful definition what it is to be a man. we've got a truck and a kayak. >> i feel seconds before this somebody said, "go easy." >> this is great. >> went exactly as it is supposed to. >> the race is on fo

you may remember a train derailed in lynchburg earlier this year. take a look. you can see it burst into flames and spilled fuel into the river. they plan to come up with new recommendations to make you are safe >> years after a tragic crash, there is now a new traffic light to keep you safe in fredericksburg. take a look here. the people who live there held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the traffic light. it was proposed even before the the deadly crash. to celebrate they held a party complete with champagne and traffic light cake. the reason it took so long to be built is because enough traffic had to drive-through for the light to be approved. >>> investigators trying to figure out how a plane crashed midair in frederic >>> right now at 6:00, following a developing story. a doctor in new york city tested positive for ebola. the the immediate steps taken to make sure it doesn't spread. >>> so far it is fairly cool this morning. take a look at some of the temperatures. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein will show you how the temperatures change as you get s

that when you head south out of town, you do remotelyny other towns charlottesville sized and to lynchburg, 70 miles away. it is that in between area -- albeit much closer to charlottesville -- where the human remains were found. most of the area is very rural. there are some farms here and there. but mostly just mountains and woods. lots and lots of woods. some of the roads where the remains were found are not even paved. even some like this one, a state road. again, there is nothing like this area around the sea there are not many cars that use this road. -- again, there is nothing like this area around d.c. many homes around here. but there are many places to hide something. and there are leads covering potential evidence. coveringare leaves potential evidence. that is why they are investigating the possibility is a dumping ground for other human remains. they do not have a timeline on how long they will be working the crime scene, but all signs point to at the very least they will still be working at tomorrow. timeline on when we will hear from the medical examiner as to whether those

angela from lynchburg, virginia. for everyone else, we are giving away another ipad mini later in the show. >> you're going to need thursday's buzz word, be at least 18 years old and a legal u.s. resident. >> the buzz word is coming up in a little bit. >> hang in there for the "right this minute" ipad mini give away. >> when i am back in texas, i love to fire up my grill. i love nothing better than flame grilled steaks. these guys may have taken the whole flame grilled thing too far. jet fuel? it starts with a pretty out of control situation. the fire licking at the house this he decide we have an issue here. some guy comes running up with a fire extinguisher and decides he is going to put it out, but -- >> gets a lot worse very quickly. >> was that a spray can of gasoline. >> the fire continues to get on the house they have a panic. eventually someone decides to have the genius idea of attacking it with a stick and pushing it over. >> just knock it over. >> eventually they come over with the fire extinguisher and pu

regular testing for next summer to monitor the effects of april's train derailment and oil spill in lynchburg. there was an violation notice issued. so far, the testing has not raised any red flags. >> the five days until election day, the candidates know that every vote counts. >> political experts say one group that candidates cannot ignore. the role women voters play in the midterm elections. >> women will show up at the polls and noticeable numbers on tuesday. >> it should be important to everybody. it is important for women to understand to go out and vote. showed thatend women vote in greater numbers than men. could decide a number of state and national races. >> the greater turnout among been present over the last number of election cycles. dr. nichols is an expert on american politics. she said a number of issues drive people to the polls. >> education, children. >> iowa, louisiana are states with big races where women are running for office. have a lotd doesn't to do with gender. i don't see any big gender issues popping up per se. >> women to vote in big numbers, by no means should

. >> investigators are still combing the crime scene on old lynchburg road where human remains were found saturday. a source close to the investigation says the skull found was sent to the medical examiner's office in richmond while the skeletal remains stay put. when they do take those remains, investigators will take the dirt several feet below. and as if anything could be more disturbing, we're now learning this area is being scoured for more evidence than it could be a dumping ground for bodies. on charlottesville bridge, fliers of missing women remind us that closure is out of grasp for so many. in the wake of monday's fresh charges against jesse matthew for the 2005 rape and attempted murder of a woman in fairfax county in 2005, we tried to reach out to people close to the 32-year-old suspect. after fresh charges against jesse matthew, the suspect in the hannah graham disappearance, what do his family members have to say? off camera, a man who lives with matthew's family, also named jesse, says the elder matthew doesn't come out of the house much. and is grappling with how to proces

they are als age on the morgan harrington anyone who lives in the area of old lynchburg road or is familiar with that area and recalls seeing any suspicious activi or vehicles following hannah's disappearance or seeing an individual matching jesse matthew's description, police contact the today's discovery is a significant developm and we have a great deal of work ahead of us. we can, we cannot and will not jump to any conclusions we ask for your patience as we move forward and pursue what is now a new ongoing death thank you ve >> hannah graham has been missing exactly five week they have be searching an area called walnut creek park, an area just outside the area of charlottesvie. again, we want to update you, basically what we heard is they have now found human r they have not identified those remains. but, again, they have we want to get you updated as well on what's going on with this case in the big picture. hann last seen early on the morning of saturday13 friends got a text message from ut a week later, police searched the charlottesville apartment of jesse he escaped t. he was caug

. >> reporter: doug ash has never seen a flurry of police activity like this hit lynchburg road, police doing a grid sure to make sure nothing has been overlooked. leaves blanket the ground as searchers from albemarle and stafford counties plus state police blanket the area and search in a grid. from our estimates it's about 1 1/2 mile radius from saturday's skeletal discovery. what are they looking for, more hannah graham nestled, other missing women? police -- evidence, missing women? police won't say. behind this caution tape the search seems to have amped up under a bright sky, careful steps and no discovery too small. >> hard to believe. >> reporter: a vigil is planned tonight at the virginia tech campus in blacksburg to remember all of the missing women that have disappeared from this area. one of those, morgan harrington, her body was found in 2009 not far from where they found those remains on old lynchburg road. she actually, there is a dna link allegedly between jesse matthew, the suspect in this case, and that body. we are trying to figure out what's going on with the remains

we would ask anyone who lives in the area of old lynchburg road or who is familiar with that area and recalls seeing any suspicious activity or vehicles following hannah's disappearance on september 13th, or seeing an individual fitting jesse matthews description in that area at that time, please contact the ablemarle county police department. we cannot and will not jump to any conclusions regarding today's discovery, so i ask for the public's patience as we move forward and pursue what is now a new ongoing death investigation. thank you very much. >> all right. there we see a briefing that just happened moments ago. colonel steven sellers giving us details about human remains that were discovered during a process where they were scouring a field today with some 200 volunteers. chief tim longo, a face we have seen throughout the search here for the missing university of virginia student, hannah graham, and them finding the human remains are not associating any identity with what they have found. they are sending to the chief medical officer. i want to go straight to clint van zandt. c

. >> reporter: it was 18 days later that volunteers followed up scouring the property on old lynchburg road. deputies found what were by then just skeletal remains. >> i wish it would have happened faster, but it couldn't. they were getting up to 2 to 300 tips a day. my tip couldn't be the one on the top. >> reporter: the body was so badly decomposed the state medical examiner is still trying to positively confirm that it's 18-year-old hannah graham. police say she was abducted from charlottesville's downtown mall by jesse matthew while she wandered lost looking for friends. pugh has a young daughter. he's a softball coach and he is heartbroken by what happened to hannah graham. >> she didn't belong there. that's not the way that she needed to leave. that's not the way anyone should be left. >> reporter: now pugh is hoping that his tip will help hannah graham's parents get some answers. he feels terrible describing the nightmarish scene and says he doesn't want to do testify again to any more reporters but he -- to do it again to any more reporters, but he wants to end is the message o

. >> reporter: 18 days later volunteers followed up and scouring the properties on old lynchburg road deputy found by what were then just skeletal remains. >> i wish it whether or not would have -- it would have happened faster, but it couldn't. >> reporter: the body was so badly decomposed the state medical examiner is still trying to positively confirm that it's 18-year-old hannah graham who police say was abducted from charlottesville's downtown mall by jesse matthew while she wandered lost looking for friends. pugh has a young daughter. he's a softball coach and he is heartbroken by what happened to hannah graham. >> she didn't belong there. that's not the way that she needed to leave. that's not the way anyone should be left. >> reporter: pugh is hoping there is enough evidence left to convict whoever committed the crime and he hopes the case keeps all of us more alert. >> the next time keep an eye out. just be aware. notice things, little things. >> reporter: pugh is hoping that his i it helped hannah graham's parents get some answers. he feel terrible really about describing th

saturday off of old lynchburg , in jail with the charge of abduction of hannah graham. she went missing the morning of september 13 after a night out with friends. whererea is five miles the remains were found in 2010. forensic evidence links jesse matthew to morgan harrington. we spoke with a woman who lived in this area since 1963 and her reaction. >> i go to sleep and there is a body laying up the road. i can't imagine such a crime would happen in that neighborhood. no word from investigators about any of those results from the friends at testing. the breaking news this afternoon is that yes he matthew is going to be charged with attempted capital murder, abduction, and sexual assault related to an incident in 2005. the press conference coming up at 430 this afternoon. will come back with more information at 5:00. >> thank you for the update. we moved to prince william county where some students are starting to get home from school after what can be described as a crazy day. students were evacuated to a nearby school while others were told to stay inside. police foun

. >> investigators are still combing the crime scene on old lynchburg road where human remains were found saturday. and now, we're learning a source close to the investigation says the skull found was sent to the medical examiner's office in richmond, the skeletal remains stay put. investigators will take the dirt several feet below. and as if anything could be more disturbing, we're now learning this area is being scoured for more evidence and it could be a dumping ground for bodies. on charlottesville bridge, fliers of missing women remind us that closure is out of grasp for so many. >> what are some of the things that destroy dna? it's going to be humidity and it's going to be heat. and since the day she is gone, there's been at least four inches of rain in that area, if my calculations are correct, and there's at least six days where it's been over 80 degrees. 25 days 70 or 80 degrees. so she is going tho be long gong. the trace evidence is going to be gone and what's left are the bones. >> and again, we are just waiting to get an id on those remains. i want to point out yesterday the

interest, authorities are in the infancy stages of an investigation into a separate 2009 murder in lynchburg, virginia. christopher newport university confirming that matthew attended that school and was named in a campus police report on sexual assault back in 2003. >>> now to sports and my friend richard lui. what you got? >> san francisco pittsburgh nl wildcard game a blowout. pittsburgh fans are waving rally towels at the start. san francisco's brandon crawford with the grand slam in the fourth kauai et cetera all that. it's the first in postseason ever by a shortstop. later san francisco with this over-the-railing catch. they nail it the giants 8-0. here is a world series fan graph. detroit is the favorite with 25.2%, followed by washington and the l.a. dodgers, then san francisco and balt ma are the underbars. >>> police say michael phelps' blood clol level was 0.14. police say his eyes were red, bloodshot. >>> former l.a. clippers owner donald sterling has a run-in with police. his estranged wife reported a burglary. the police came. who did they find? sterling with vee stiviano. she'

team from the chesterfie county sheriff's department was searching an abandoned property along old lynchburg road in southern al bal marl county when they discover what appears to be human remains. they could be those of missing uva student hannah graham. ev now waiting for officialword. >> the remains will be taken to the office of the chief medical examiner in richmond for examinatio autopsy, and the remains were found around noon on an abandoned property in al bal during a search in the area of walnut creek park about ten miles south of down the chartsville where she was la sadly, this now is a death investign and we will not be releasing any additional details concerning specifics on the scene or evidence found at the scene. as another sign that the long search may be over, police have can is heed a previously planned search for sunday and the police chief expressed his gratitude to everyone who has helped. >> i want to thank all of those people becau today would not have been possible but not for their prayers, encouragement and their help. >> jesse matthew is being held in connection w

doug nash has seen many a fall but has never seen a flurry of police activity like this hit old lynchburg road. these searchers are doing a grid search to make sure nothing has been overlooked. leaves blanket the ground as searchers from albemarle and stafford counties and state police search in a grid. from our estimates about 1 1/2 miles radius from saturday's skeletal discovery. what are they looking for? more hannah graham evidence? other missing women? police won't say. towards the epicenter they're keeping us back behind this caution tape. the search seems to have amped up under a bright sky, careful steps and no discovery too small. >> hard to believe. >> reporter: and a vigil is planned tonight at the virginia tech campus in blacksburg at 8:30 to remember all the missing women that disappeared from this area. debra alfarone, wusa9. >>> another big question tonight is jesse matthew connected to the disappearance of another girl in virginia? 17-year-old alexis murphy has not been see since she disappeared from a gas station in livingston, virginia. randy taylor is serving a life sen

reporter: doug nash has seen many a fall but never seen a flurry of police activity like this hit old lynchburg road. >> that's so sad. >> reporter: toward the epicenter they're keeping us back behind this caution tape. the search seems to have amped up under a bright sky, careful steps and no discovery too small. >> hard to believe. >> reporter: it's been four days since those remains were found and still no word whether those are of hannah graham. we are at the albemarle county police department hoping for some information. tonight there will be a vigil on the virginia tech campus in blacksburg to remember not just hannah graham, but all of the women that disappeared in this area. live in charlottesville tonight debra alfarone, wusa9. >>> this is a yellow alert day. now here's wusa9 first alert weather. >> okay. showers on the way out, wind on the way in. most of the activity of any consequence is east of town and east of 95. there's a couple showers wrapping around westminster, may move through frederick and leesburg, for the most part the showers on the way out. it's still a bit of a wet co

from the chesterfield county sheriff's department was searching an abandoned property along old lynchburgalbemarle county when they discovered what appears to be human remains. now, fairly shortly after that discovery at a time that was most appropriate, detective sergeant james mooney of the charlottesville police department made a very difficult phone call. and reached out to john and susan graham to share with them this preliminary discovery. again, this -- these are human remains, and forensic tests need to be conducted to determine the identification of those remains, but nonetheless, we wanted to be quick and timely to share that information -- excuse me -- with the graham family. now, as colonel is sellers will point out in a moment, this investigation is complicated. it's a complex, criminal investigation. it's unlikely we'll have any information in the very near future and perhaps days to come that we'll be able to share with you about what we learned today. and what we'll likely learn in the days to come. but again, we know you'll be patient. we know you'll be respectful, becaus

those remains were found on old lynchburg road. if you know anything about them, i do want to give you their number. 434-295-3851. you can also always e-mails tips to cpdtips@charlottesville.org. we'll give you the latest breaking developments at 11:00 tonight. tonight we're live here in charlottesville, debra alfarone. >> a big part of the hannah graham investigation shifts to the state medical examiner's office in richmond. they're going over the remains to find out whether or not they belong to the missing uva student but could be several days before we get any answers. >>> the search for a murder suspect in prince william county now is a murder-suicide investigation. peggy fox with how the search forced a lockdown today at two virginia schools. >> it was a police helicopter that first spotted the body of murder suspect edward heal. it was laying on the baseball field. >> reporter: edward hale apparently killed himself after killing his girlfriend. milt sharp saw it happen. sharp said hale was choking wilson as they came out of

. >> if anybody has any information during that time frame around the old lynchburg road area, anything like that, if they can let us know, any bit of information still helps. >> reporter: the tip line number is 434-295-3851. you can also e-mail tips to cpdtips @charlottesville.org. i did reach out to jesse matthew's attorney. he is not me a one word e-mail back for comment and that was no. live in charlottesville debra alfarone, wusa9. >>> we'll turn to mola lenghi who has been looking into matthew's past speaking to some who knew him well. >> matthew was described to me as someone not always the most sociable and often had a very different way of expressing himself, one that some people did not like. the list of cases involving a murder, disappearance, rape or assault that police are linking to jesse l.j. matthew seems to be growing. it began in 2002 when matthew at the w45time a student and football player at liberty university was kicked out of school after being investigated in an alleged rape on campus. he was never charged, but he has been charged in hannah graham's disappearan

the commonwealth attorney is just one of many investigators still combing the crime scene on old lynchburg road where human remains were found saturday. now we're learning a source close to the investigation say the skull found was sent to the medical examiner's office while the skeletal remains stay put. when they do take those remains, investigators will take the dirt several feet below. and as if anything could be more disturbing, we're now learning this area is being scoured for more evidence than it could be a dumping ground for bodies. on charlottesville koepply bridge, fliers of missing women say closure is out of grasp for so many. the fresh charges against jesse matthew in 2005, we tried to reach out to people close to the 32-year-old suspect. >> aftefresh charges against jesse matthew, the suspect in hannah graham disappearance come down, what do his family members have to say? >> f camera, a man who lives with matthew's father, also named jesse, says the elder matthew doesn't come out of the house much, hasn't talked to his son since the arrest and is grappling with how to proce

these new detailed searches taki place along old lynchburg road.he 11-mile stretch from downt charlottesvi it's a mechanics of open field and heavy woods, and no cell signal. also the road that leads to where the human remains were discov near walnut creek park. this is about a 15-minutee fro charlo now, 200 plus volunteers were actu signed up to search this specific location today, yester discovery of those human remains, it was call off. those remains, by the way, were found about a mile this direct >> this as close as we can get on foot because police have blocked o the road, but we did send chopper 4 above the scene. from above you can see a fores tent, but we told inves s more focuse in a wooded area. a short dance away, you see a mobi command unit. police askin those that live hereo think become to septr 13th. did they remember seeing anyt suspicious? >> we're seeing an individual fittg jesse matthews descn in that area about that time. please con the county police depart. on uva's grounds, students and locals hope the discovery, if confirmed

as the sun set on the southern albemarle county countryside, a remote stretch of old lynchburg road remained closed. this as authorities finished a second day working near the spot where human remains were found late saturday morning. throughout the day police searchers combed the area looking for clues. they canceled a planned public search so they could spend all their time concentrating on this area. >> vacant for a long time. >> this nearby resident, brenda masters, says the area is near empty rental houses. >> a lot of people say it's giving off eerie vines and you just didn't want to be around for whatever reason. >> before that jesse matthew who has been charged with abduction in graham's disappearance lived in vicky wells' house. >> it's way out in the country. i mean, he had to learn the woods. >> she was stunned when she heard the news the human remains had been found just a few miles south of her. >> it's scary. to know he was that close. at least they can get closure and take her home, if it's her. >> the medical examiner in richmond will determine if it is her. authorities haven

along old lynchburg road. investigators have spent the greater part of this afternoon canvassing the property where the remains were found. this sadly is now a death investigation. >> the identity will have to be confirmed through an autopsy. graham disappeared in the middle of the night after leaving an off campus party in charlottesville. she was last seen with jesse leroy matthew who was arrested and charged with abduction in the case. graham's parents have been informed of today's discovery. >>> elsewhere, just two weeks or so before the midterm elections, the supreme court issued an order today allowing texas to use a strict and controversial voter id law that requires people going to the polls to present photo identification issued by a government agency. we get more on this tonight from nbc's kristen welker. >> reporter: today's supreme court order clears the way for enforcement of a stringent new law in texas which means when early voting starts there on monday, texans will have to show one of seven fo

authorities are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious on old lynchburg road on september 13th to call police. >> this sadly is now a death investigation and therefore, we will not be releasing any additional details concerning specifics on the scene or evidence found at the scene. >> reporter: surveillance video outside of a restau ranton the pedestrian mall captured hannah and the suspect in this case, jessie matthew, together. he remains in jail. recently police say forensic evidence linked matthew in the death of another high profile missing college student, morgan herrington. the area where today's remains were found is just 2 miles from where herrington's body was found. >> her family knows where hannah graham is now. she's in a better place, but it's also very sad because we've lost one of our own. >> it breaks my heart. it absolutely breaks my heart. that's the truth. >> reporter: police made the difficult call to hannah's parents tonight, and they always want to keep them in the loop on the latest developments. meanwhile, the remains have been sent to the chief medical ex

to a case, authorities saying they are in the infancy stages of an investigation into a murder in lynchburg, virginia, but that matthew is not yet a person of interest in that case. and a fourth consideration, christopher new port university confirming matthew was named in a campus police report on a sexual assault case in 2003. >>> the fourth largest lake in the world, nearly dried up. nasa images showing the roc in central asia turning into dust. the dwindling water levels down to just 10%. in the '60s, that lake that straddles kazakhstan and uzbekistan was fed by two rivers until it was stopped. camels are now walking where water once was. bill karins, we look at pictures like that and talk about it before and after. >> they predicted it. it wasn't a surprise. they dammed the rivers. >> if you don't have supply, that's what's going to happen. >> supply and demand. we need the water to go into the west. and the fire danger, very high over the next three to four days. unfortunately, it looks like another very dry, hot, weekend is heading your way. the worst of it looks to be over californi

. >> chesterfield county sheriff's office search team today located human remains along old lynchburg road. >> reporter: is being followed by sorrow and silence. no one will say when we'll know for sure if saturday's discovery is actually hannah graham. the deputy says something inside told him to look. a warning, the rest of the story could be considered graphic. >> that deputy says he found a skull, scattered bones, no hair, no flesh. we asked forensic expert jonathan arden for his take. he spent 20 years as a medical examiner in new york and d.c., even id'd the body of chandra levy. arden says this could possibly be someone else. police can't say with certainty this is hannah. they have notified the grahams of the discovery. >> i'm highly concerned these may be the remains of a different person because in this climate it commonly takes at least six to nine months, sometimes longer for a body to skeletonize essentially completely. >> reporter: of course, we don't know. arden says what's next is the medical examiner in richmond will likely use dental records which could help id that

remains were spotted along old lynchburg road. police suspected the body was that of 18-year-old hannah graham and her parents were notified. the investigation shifted and called the death investigation but the identity was not confirmed until just moments ago when testing came back and they made it official. she has been missing since september 13. contacted a friend the safety was lost overnight. -- saying that she was lost overnight. jesse matthew has been charged with abduction. she was last seen and he fled to texas. the commonwealth's office says their focus is to determine what charges will be brought in this case. they are asking for privacy.

invesgare doing detailed searches old lynchburg near walnute police s ou saw anything suspicio, call them. graham'en are waiting to hear the results of the medical examir'rt to see whether those remains are the remains of their daughter. >>> tsne arg from ar team that found the rai voluner with the chesterfield county hh department said they fou them as they were about toveotr assigt. >> keep going. we decided to keep on going. we were able to discover what we discover >> eygoan them to see it. the remains were taken to the medical examiner's office in richmond st wh 4 for continuing covere. a6:45, a live update from gabe gutierre charlottesville. we hav mor information posted on nbcwashington.co >> developing right now, the quarantiov for dozens of famili who came in contact with thomas eric duncan and to h to stay home for 21 days. the famil of amber vincent says they haed a lawyer to protect reputation. they hir billy martin, the same lawyer who once represented michael sre mil vick. three mis after the hour. a new warning says you should not go to a clinic if you think you have e

. >> search teams continue looking clues along old lynchburg road, near the area where remains found over the of hannahuld be those graham. >> not knowing kind of puts a collective pall all over the mall. we kind of wonder what's going on. manages the jewelers on the charlottesville downtown walking mall. the business was one of the to turn over surveillance video to police of hannah graham walking on the mall on the morning she disappeared, september 13. it goes on, you wonder, what does this mean? the does it mean to investigation? what does it mean to her parents? we know we're all waiting to hear something. >> all along the downtown mall and throughout town, the desire forensicsswers from testing of the remains is mixed with caution. is really anxious to get this resolved and put it behind us as a community and important that's it's done correctly. we need to just be patient and work.e experts do their >> i think at some point it's just so painful, you just can't think about it. morning in fairfax county, a warrant will be issued for the arrest of jesse matthew of attempted murde

chesterfield county sheriff's office search team today that located the human remains along old lynchburg road. >> reporter: is being followed by sorrow and silence. no one will say when we'll know for sure if saturday's discovery is actually hannah graham. the deputy said something inside told him to look. a warning, the rest of the story could be considered graphic. the deputy said he found a skull, scattered bones, no hair no flesh. we asked forensic expert jonathan arden for his take. he spent 20 years as medical examiner in new york and dc. arden says police can't say with certaintity this is hannah. they have notified the grahams of the possibility. >> in this climate it takes generally six to nine months if a body to skeletonize completely. >> reporter: the medical examiner in richmond will likely use dental records that could help id the body in minutes or hours or use dna, which takes days and weeks to get a match. >> i can tell you, i have seen this happen. you are looking for one person who is missing and presumed dead, and you find somebody else -e as we reported the suspect i

invesgare dogs detailed search along old lynchburg road nealnepark, searchi c in the missing st the teen vanished five weeks ago. we're heing from the search teams found those remains. voluntee the chesterfield departmed they found remains as they were about to leave to go to another assignm the sersa wte them s >> we decided to keep on going. in doi so, we were able to discovert we discovered. >> thosin were ten to the medical examiner's office in richmd. iy hipi in th aale stay wi news 4 and nbcwainom continuing coverage weave more information online about gr darce >>> aor day care worker accused assaulting toddlers will be in court. she and another stomped on childrens coughed their mouths with blankets. >>> today the main suspect in the u.s. consulate attack in bengha is expected to face charges edccat khatta is expected to be back in a d.c. courtroom. he is ined on 18 counts, includide if convict, khattala could face the death penalty. he wasg here in june after u.s. special forces capturedi >>> deve right now, some of the u.s. for ebola are ending,ud one of the fiance man who died.

the suspect jesse matthews already linked to morgan harrington's murder and authorities in lynchburg are looking at any connection between matthews and cassandra morton. her body was found in campbell, virginia, a month after she disappeared in 2009. police tell us they hope they can find out what they can to find hannah graham. >> there are linkages. we all know that. some of those linkages may drive some of our search efforts and some may not. >>> matthew is expected to make his first court appearance tomorrow. they'v received 3,000 tips and focusing outside of the county. >>> a high profile resident of falls church, not the first time. michael gardner, the former head of the domestic committee and former husband of the city mayor being held without jail. the victim was a family member and 13 years old in 2009 at the time of the alleged abuse. you may remember two years ago, gardner was convicted of arresting 10 and 11-year-old girls at his slumber party. that conviction was overturned by a virginia supreme court on a technicality that they should have allowed the defendants to use

accused of kidnap ing a missing uva student will appear in court tomorrow and also a kidnapping in lynchburg. he's already charged in the abduction of hannah graham and he's linked to morgan harrington's murder. now, authorities are investigating any link between matthews and morton's body found after she went missing in 2009. forensic evidence links morgan to 2009 and sex assault in fairfax city in 2005. matthew's attorney says he's seen no evidence linking his client to any other crimes. >>> fear is running high today about a potential ebola outbreak in the u.s. health officials are urging people not to panic. >> this as they look for any who may have come into contact with a patient now being treated for ebola in dallas. >> that's where we find jay gray standing live for us. >> reporter: good evening, a lot unfolding including new information about the condition of the patient inside this dallas hospital. more abo he may have come in contact before he was admitted and questions about a mistake that may have exposed even more people to the deadly virus. the mission in dallas is now two-fol

. >> they were searching an abandone long old lynchburg road in southern albemarle county where they discover what appears to be human remains. the remains could be of missing uva student hann word. iting for > the remains will taken to t noon on an identification. th abandoned property of albemarle county. t ten miles south of downtown charlottesville where graham was last seen five weeks ago. this sadly is now a death investigat therefore, we will not be releasing any additional details concerning specifics on the scene or scene. >> reporte as another sign that the long search may be over, police canceled a previously planned search for sunday and the police chief expressed who has helped. >> i want to thank all those people. darcy spencer, the attorney for the man accused of adducting graham release add statement. jesse matthew's lawyer says he's waiting to see the results of the autopsy. police searched his charlotte apartment one week after graham disappeared but didn't arrest him at the time. he left the commonwealth and prosecutors charged him with reckless driving. officers c

the drive down old lynchburg road still blocked tonight. before getting to the roa"road closed" sign, an active search. and virginia sit police were raking through the brush, ruffling through leaves and small branches along the roads and walking through the heavy woods. sources tell us they're looking for clothing and personal items, things possibly connected to hannah graham. the body found still not confirmed to be hers. >> my heart goes out to the grahams. i don't think they would have reached out to the family had they had some idea the remains were found. >> reporter: trina murphy, alexis murphy's great-aunt, randy serving two life sentences for her body and death and it's yet to be found. >> for a brief second your heart drops, could it be alexis. >> reporter: trina says that thought has since passed. she and morgan harrington whose daught was killed in 2009. she says the search to find alexis has never stopped. crews are planning a renewed effort to comb through parts of orange county in november. >> when god is ready for us to find

for the past three days, officers blocked old lynchburg road about a half mile from where officers found the remains on saturday. we expect the medical examiner to release its report this week to determine if those remains are of missing uva student hannah graham. the fairfax teen disappeared more than five weeks ago. >>> new today, a raise in benefits for social security recipients and disabled veterans. how much of a difference. plus, more information about three girls who investigators say were caught trying to join isis. stay with us. >>> right now, police are looking into what caused a car to crash into a pole that fell on a fence in the district. the accident happened just after 8:00 this morning on fifth and cedar street in northwest. that's in the tacoma neighborhood. no one was hurt but the crash caused delays during the morning commute. in less than an hour, singer cyndi lauper will shine a light on homelessness affecting youth across the country. the family and youth services bureau is releasing a new study that looked into young adults and teens in 11 cities, including the di

. >> we know back as early as 2002, was a student at liberty, university, in lynchburg, virginia, andhad one rape also there, and then in new jersey, another rape also. those case never came to be. in those cases you have two young women in newport news who police are looking into those cases as possibly linked to jesse matthew but say there's nothing linking him to that case but we're hearing this from police departments, because of the news, after he was caught in galveston, and the link to the possible link to the morgan harrington case, they say it's part of their due diligence to review old cases. >> you have spoken to people in the suspect's neighborhood. have you gotten anything? >> i went to his neighborhood that is four miles from where the remains were found this weekend where he lived as a kid, an area he was very familiar with. talked to his neighbor, cliff, and he said his mom brought him to the area to get him oust the city. he was worried about him getting involved in gang activity and she represented a house in the country. he said he was a quiet kid and had no reason

from the chesterfield county sheriff's department was searching an abandoned property along old lynchburgouthern ablemore county. >> reporter: at this point, the remains have not been identified. that will be the job of the medical examiner who will perform an autopsy to try to determine the cause and manner of death. the cause of death may be difficult because of the length of time that has passed. the university of virginia sophomore was last seen on surveillance video in the early morning hours of september 13th, walking throughout parts of charlottesville. she had gone to dinner with friends but then appeared to be lost. video also shows a man who they believe to be 32-year-old jesse matthew, who appears to be walking behind graham. and then shortly before she vanishes, appears to have his arm around her. it took 40 hours before hannah was reported missing but once that happened an all-out points bulletin went out to find her. in the past days, rescue crews and volunteers and law enforcement tried to find the college student. but nothing, no sign of graham. matthew walked into the loc

nearby in albemarle county, the investigators area,ue searching the looking for any clues at the lynchburg road, where remains were found on saturday. said nothingave specifically about what they're looking for, how long the search importantly,d most when we will find out whether the remains are in fact those of hannah graham. missingof course, went in charlottesville on september 13. jesse matthew has been charged disappearance, in addition to being charged with attempted murder. tomorrow in fairfax, a bench warrant will be issued for jesse charges.n those no word yet as to whether or when matthew will be transported charges.x on those now, of course, people in charlottesville are anxiously new information regarding those forensics tests, including one person who has thisvery closely tied to investigation since the beginning. you're going to hear from her, 5:00. up at until then, live in albemarle county, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. >> all right, jeff. there.ate the update a judge postponed a hearing for suspected serial killer in the man refused to talk. darren vann is charged in the deat

trying to determine in jesse matthew, jr., may have had the hand in a murder of a 23-year-old coed in lynchburgollege in 2009. this comes days after they said forensic evidence linked matthew to the 2009 killing of virginia tech coed. now police say they are worried there could be more victims. talk about with brian silver, former prosecutor. and pillar prince, a trial attorney. good to see you both. >> good morning. >> let me start with you, if this is your client how worried are you getting? >> shannon, all we know is circumstantial evidence. what his defense attorney publicly stated so far the defense has failed to give him credit evidence that links his client to these other crimes. unless he has spoken to his client and we don't know, i would be concerned as defense attorney because the state will do everything they can to link him to these two other crimes but so far they haven't shown him anything. shannon: brian, what is interesting we're hearing there is some kind of link allegedly between this current case and the case of morgan harrington, a the case after virginia tech student a few