he said he did kill grace mann. they are not arguing that to be the case but they are saying he is not guilty by reason of insanity. steven briel's family avoids news cameras outside court. inside his attorneys present a specific and a bizarre explanation why he killed 20-year-old mary washington student grace mann in april of 2015. they say he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and on the day of the murder he felt he was threatened by evil forces. the defense said that he texted his mother and say a hail mary and he responded "hail mary full of grace." defense attorneys claim after the text briel felt grace mann posed a serious danger. it doesn't make sense but the evidence will show this what was in his head. they were h fredericksberg with two other students. mann's mother melissa testified grace, a junior from mcclain was happy, and had big plans for the future. prosecutors call the insanity defense ludicrous saying after the killing briel changed his clothes, tried to shaver and fled. all signs prosecuto

his roommate and fellow student was grace mann. according to the defense, briel was a paranoid schizophrenic who believed mann and his other remains wanted to kill him. he strangled her and tied her up. what was in dispute was his mental state. grace mann's gave a very emotional testimony to try to get a long sentence for briel. at one point, he talked about how in court there was an audiotape played of a phone call steven briel made to his family. thomas mann said, when they were talking about books and movies and laughing, my daughter was in a box in the ground, rotting. his emotional testimony may have influenced the jury. they did recommend a life sentence. attorneys on both sides spoke outside the courthouse. we begin with the attorney who prosecuted the case. >> given the brutality of this case, it was a very just sentence. >> this tragedy has unfolded. the family is still shocked, confused, and perplexed. but when you love someone, you don't abandon them of need. reporter: the jury said that br iel should spend the rest of h

he became convinced grace mann was a threat to him. the prosecutor told jurors she'll counter that theory saying, what they're trying to convince you is he was sane, insane for 30 minutes,hen sane. i suggest to you that's ludicrous. ahead at 6:00, i'll tell you who got the first text message from stephen right after the murder. back to you in the st visible patrols after a couple of reports about suspicious people watching children at parks and playgrounds. one of the incidents happened last friday at the national presbyterian school. they had a report of a man in maroon colored nissan sentra taking photos of children on the playground. >>> there is some controversy brewing about tomorrow's elections in dunfrey's. the mayor is accused of stealing the vice mayor's sign. vice mayor had run against foreman four years ago and lost. if convicted, foreman faces up to a year in jail and a $2500 fine. >>> it's been two years since the combination of a mudslide, water main break, and dozen homes cut off from the rest of the world. today, prince

briel was mann's house mate. look for frequent updates from northern virginia bureau chief juca montgomery county police says95 unnted sexual advances. both lived at the randolph village apartment. dyson is also accused of stealing the victim's credit card and charging thousands of dollars on the cards. >>> this morning investigators are trying to figure out how a man found in tripps run died. fairfax county police responded to the scene after someone reported a body in the creek sunday more than. t morning. t >>> today families in today is piscataway process of demolishing six moing. it'seccause for the rime ame more can cruise company is saili from the u.s. cuba. the carnival crew ship will dock in havana today and passengers are on to visit two other cities in cuba. there are several people on board that say they were born in cuba and call this journey a dream come true. >> my father passed away recently, so i'm coming in his name. it's like a pilgrimage for my dad. >> carnival got approval in better idea of h

grace mann's mother in tears. holding thomas mann. the first witness to take the stand following the opening statement from the defense. the defense is arguing stephen grill is not guilty for reason of insanity. they offered a specific and bizarre explanation as to why he killed 20-year-old grace mann. here is video from this afternoon of grace man's family walking into the courthouse in fredericksburg. her mother again, the first witness in this case. she was on the stand 20 minutes ago. video of stephen breel parents and the other family members in fredericksburg as well. he is accused of strangling and killing grace april 17 last year. he was a junior and they were housemates. defense attorneys saying that on the day of the stephen breel was having ascites -- a schizophrenic episode. he texted his mother who told him to calm down, take a deep breath and say a hail mary. but he texted back hail mary full of grace. the defense argument that he was insane in the course of the murder is ludicrous. and they are alleging that briel tried

her father is tom mann, a juvenile judge in fairfax county. both of her parents are here in the courtroom, her mother did testify. she held it together through the parents sobbed in court and extremely sad. we have heard from holly that found grace's body and she says i pulled a comforter off of her and a plastic bag off of her head and bright blue and more plastic bags stuffed in her mouth and they played the 911 call she made and she was hysterical and testified that her other roommate was doing cpr but doing too late, grace was gone. the trial continues tomorrow. reporting live in fredericksburg, peggy fox, w usa9. >>> we will be hearing about this trial. it is expected to last about three days. >>> a fire displaced residents in a group home in laural today. prince george's firefighters were called to the home. they said the sprinkler system worked and put the fire out for the most part. people living there were taken >>> a man going the wrong way on a belt way was killed this morning. he was driving a honda c r v traveling in the opposite

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mann. 63 in luray. show you radar for you. the doppler radar.t's quiet and dry around the capital beltway. that is good news for rush hour commute. further south and west we go we have area of heavier to the moderate rain at this time. nothing that will become severe. not picking up any lightning with this. if you are watching us in remington or warrington you will be wet for the next 15 or 20 minutes or so. night time low from the upper 40's to the lower 50's. patchy clouds. an umbrella day. i will take you out with a look at race for the cure. temperatures will be in the 50's to start. middle 60's by 11:00 a.m. back to 80's middle of next week. check on the commute with jamie sullivan. jamie: slow traffic but not as many crashes. happy to report that. at least not on this is capital beltway closer to 50. that is the heavy traffic we are getting into. in the d.c. area not bad. we are in the teens in some spots on 66. the traffic in area of leesburg pike is slow. especially eastbound before the beltway. the crash has two right lanes blocked. 295

briel says he push eed mann awa. she pushed back. he strangled her. he believed in his delusional mind he was about to be killed, so he was defending himself from what he believed was certain death. under cross-examination, the prosecutor challenged the idea that briel was insane. asked the prosecutor, he knew dr. ryan, he knew what he was doing to grace, that he was incapacitating her. a forensic expert testified he believes briel was sane at the time of the attack and does not exhibit signs of schizophrenia. the final arguments the attorneys are making right now before this case goes to the jury. reporting live from fredericksburg, i'm julie carey. >>> we've had nine days of rain. count them. nine dreary days of rain and it is still more to come, doug? >> haven't seen much rain around the d.c. metro area, but that will change over the next couple of hours. storm team 4 radar showing the rain back to the west, back towards martinsburg, hagerstown, and winchester. look at this rain around warrenton and culpeper county and fredericksburg. this is a two

mann was killed on april 17 in the house the two shared with two other students. the two roommates previously testified they came home that day and encouered him. he said he told them and he mann had fought and "no gone." they found her body in a bedroom. taking a look at news around the nation now, nine people arrested and five police officers injured after may day protests in seattle became violent. after an earlier peaceful protest sunday morning, police say some of the protesters began targeting businesses and vandalizing parked cars with spray paint. that's when officers stepped in with pepper spray, but some protesters fought back, throwing rocks and molotov cocktails at police. >> it's kind of disturbing, because it's mostly violent. i like peace. >> it will continue, so i'm just not sure what vandalism will solve. jummy: there were other gatherings in los angeles, paris, istanbul, moscow, manila, and london, some of which were also violent. 87 detroit schools are closed today amid a sickout by teachers. the school district announcing saturday it would not

horace mann is doing well. and now here it's at willow glenn what. we're seeing now it's being shared amongst families. they're sharing it with their cousins. it's spreading from school to school. >> today staff and some students were wearing rubber gloves and being told how to wash their hands. the school has also been cleaned from top to bottom. >>> coming up, jerry brown, governor jerry brown, poised to sign emergency legislation that could save a man's life. >>> and we'll have details on the santa cruz beach that has the dubious distinction of begs the dirtiest beach in all of california. >>> today the solano county health department announced its first confirmed case of the zika virus. the patient had traveled to central america. officials say there is no rink to the general public because the mosquitoes that transmit the virus are not found in the bay area. zika has now been confirmed in solano, san francisco, alameda, contra costa and napa counties. >>> governor jerry brown is expected to sign a bill that could end up saving a man's life. the

the 30-year-old man reportedly told two other inmate fought with mann and quote now she is gone. and lit later mann's body was found in a bedroom. >>> eric dyson is accused of killing his neighbor, 95-year- old dan bellvin. in february, 2015, bellvin was found stabbed to death in his apartment at the randolph village complex. dyson allegedly told police bellvin went too far soliciting him for sex and that's why he snapped him. >>> parts of prince george's county could be a little smellly if you miss this next story. effective this week, some areas will only have one day instead of two days for trash rejmoval and the cities that do not use county services will not be affected. mikea turner explains how you know if the change is on the way. >> reporter: by now, everyone should have received one of these color coded door hangers. it tells you when your new trash pickup day is. and it reminds you about the day for your yard waste pickup. officials say you should trmember, when you set out your out, too. >> i found it very inconvenient, honestly to have everything out, all in one day

kiet do is live at horace mann elementary school on the lockdown of sorts. kiet. >> reporter: the kids here will be getting a lesson in biology and public help. the health department has ordered them to wipe down nearly every surface that you can touch by hand so that's what the staff and volunteers have been doing disinfecting desks, doorknobs, water fountains, everything. the outbreak of viral gastroenteritis started on april 29 when a student vomited in class. more than 90 students out of 568 and 6 employees have gotten the flu. kids will be ordered to spend recess and lunch in their classrooms. the school play that was scheduled for yesterday and today is postponed to keep it from spreading. >> the principal really felt that it was better right now that we don't have community members coming in especially grandparents or children coming to the play. >> reporter: the good news, it looks like the rate of new infections here is slowing down. live in downtown san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >> so what about that musical? the show must go on, right? >> reporter: y

a jury found steven briel guilty of killing grace mann last year. he strangled her at their off campus home in fredericksburg. was insane at the time of the murder. the jury deliberated for only three hours before returning a conviction. prosecutors hope a guilty verdict can provide the mann family with some closure. >> i search hope that they find some closure from the verdict and the community can begin to heal, as well. >> the jury recommended briel be sentenced to life plus 11 years. a judge will formally sentence him in july. >>> today the national capital planning commission will hear from the secret service on why it wants to raise the white house fence by five feet. the pipe would go from 6 feet to 11 feet and get a new concrete foundation. the planning commission has to approve the changes to the white house fencing. >>> metro's general manager could make an announcement about major fixes to the rail system as soon as tomorrow. that is what sources are telling news 4. paul wiedefeld has previously said that fixing maintenance issues could c

briel goes on trial for the murder of grace mann. briel was mann's house mate. the trial is expected to last three days. >>> a developing story out of seattle where a handful of officers hurt are now recovering. this following a mayday protest. take a look at some of the video you see. you see officers using pepper spray to break up a crowd. many of the people were dressed in all black. people say the marchers threw rocks, bricks and as well as molotov cocktails. we know that at least nine people were arrested. that's the latest from desk. back to you. >>> it luncheon ely engulfed. no one was inside at the time. images from people close to the creep show the intense flames and smoke pouring out of the building. firefighters say the building which dates back to the 1850s is in danger of collapsing. >>> breaking news on the roads bottom of the beltway already seeing serious backups because of a crash there overnight. inner loop at ice hour avenue, right now just the left shoulder and far left lane are getting by this crash. and we have real delays. only going abou

he admitted to killing mann last year but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. a uva psychiatrist diagnosed him as paranoid schizophrenia. the prosecution called the insanity defense merely an excuse. >>> this video shows a ballow high school student cursing and threatening a teacher. the teacher remained calm. reaction from southeast washington. >> reporter: many students here at ballew have seen this video. it made the rounds on twitter and facebook. a lot say the punishment does not go far enough. >> that's disrespectful. >> reporter: a high school student nose to nose with a long time substitute teacher, calling him a snitch and threatening to beat him up. >> what do you think should have happened to him? >> he got suspended. >> suspended at least. >> reporter: instead he's not going to prom. they say the student was having a, quote, bad day and is now remorseful. >> not simply letting them miss prom. >> are teachers safe at our area high schools? >> they're absolutely safe. that's not even a question. >> reporter: john davis, chief of schools, says instead

he is accused of killing his roommate grace mann. earlier today a psychiatrist testified that briel was insane and convinced that mann was trying to kill him. he is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. maureen: the first drink was to prove the water is safe. the second was to stop -- [inaudible] president obama took sips of filtered tap water in flint, michigan. president obama: i really did need a glass of water. this is not a stunt. maureen: state and local leaders updated the president on the efforts to clean up the lead in flint water supply. the president also urged parents to have their children health monitored and said more work is needed to replace aging pipes in flint and around the country. next at 6:00, the steps metro is taking to ensure safety after a scathing report on a woman's death. rain. folks, there is more on the way. when we will see sunlight and for how long ahead. guess which airline added more nonstop straight-shot flights hey, d.c., than any other out of reagan national last year? here's a hint. did ya

. >> the victim grace mann was a well-known activist on the campus.ow the jury must decide if briel is guilty of murder or if he is not guilty by reason of insanity. julie carey joins us. >> reporter: those deliberations minutes now. briel's attorneys have made it clear from the start he did strangle and kill grace mann, but they said he did it while in the grips of a psychotic delusion. for the prosecution, it provided a powerful piece of final evidence to try to convince jurors that briel was and is completely sane. in her closing argument, she urged jurors to reject the insanity defense saying, to make an excuse is inexcusable. for a jury to accept that excuse would be dangerous for all of us. on the stand today, duel diagnoses from sigh psychiatrists. ryan says briel suffers from schizophrenia that worsened in the weeks before the murder. she testified briel became called the organization that was out to get him, that it tasked grace mann with killing him, then making it look like a suicide. he even carved the words not a suicide into his skin in

lawyers are saying a university of mary washington student killed his housemate. >> the victim grace mann was a popular student activist on the fredericksburg campus. julie carey has today's dramatic testimony. >> reporter: holly tearfully recalling what started as a beautiful spring day on april 17th, 2015 that turned tragic when she returned home to find her housemate grace mann dead. she testified she and another roommate first encountered steven briel drenched with sweat spre speaking very quickly. he said, grace and i got into an altercation. she hit me, so i had to defend myself. she bit me. what would you do if she weren't here anymore? i pulled the comforter off, testified alex, and grace was there with a plastic bag over her head. i pulled it off and screamed and ranro hearing from briel's defense team about a possible motive for the killing. briel at age 30 had returned to the mary washington campus in january to try to finish his degree. defense attorneys say briel was also beginning to show the signs of paranoid schizophrenia. he believed there was a global conspiracy. the nig

of course, our hearts go out to the manns. they have been stellar victims. they have offered any assistance that we needed. >> reporter: the victim's parents left the courthouse tonight without comment. it has been a very emotionally draining week for them. they will be here on july 12th when the judge will give the final sentence to steven breel. back to you in the studio. >> thank you,. >>> an intersection once flagged as dangerous may need another look. >> improveme w intersection in rockville but a deadly crash there over the weekend has some calling for more tonight. jackie bensen is live tonight. what's the problem there? >> the most recent collision here in the 600 block of east gude drive, just this morning. these images show the aftermath of a collision this morning that caused a lot of damage to the two cars involved but luckily no one was injured. that was not the case on saturday night. around 11:30, a 57-year-old man in a wheelchair, trying to navigate this cross walk was struck by a car. he died a few hours later. his name has not been made pub

defense attorneys tried to convince the jury that briel was insane when he strangled mann at their offprosecutors played a jailhouse phone call where briel is laughing and sounding normal. >> they are saying that he suffers from schizophrenia and that of course he's having a perfectly normal phone call with his family. it did it affect the man quite a bit. >> after the conviction, th man parent s delivered statements. briel will be sentenced in july. >>> right now a state of emergency in alberta crews battle intense wildfires that have already torched more than 1,000 homes and other buildings. this is in the area of ft. mcmurray and it's forced some 80,000 people to flee. unseasonably hot temperatures combined with the dry conditions there have transformed what is the heart of canada's oil sand into a virtual tinderbox. we'll update the situation here from the live desk. >>> i'm megan mcgrath in northwest washington where a teachers protest is expected to take place later on this morning. d.c. teachers have been working without a contract and this morning they are expected to stage a p

rent a room shared by grace mann.e tried to show the 30-year-old was insane when he strangled her. mary brio testified she started to worry about her son in the weeks before the killing when he sent his parents a rambling, troubling e-mail. the way i read t it was like he was going to kill himself. he had also started to express concerns about his roommate. he recalled a visit home just five days before the crime. he mentioned he felt the girls were going to kill him and make it look like a suicide. his parents urged to give him roommates notice an move out. he confirmed plan toss take the train home. in the afternoon, he initially texted to say he is cleaning the house. 30 minutes of text silence. that's the time grace mann was strangled. he writes the next message to mom, as he stands over mann's body. hey, made a mess, someone's at do? run. his mother texted back r you serious? don't answer. a few minutes later, she writes, what the hell are you on? this is not funny. he texts, i know. i'm scare. soon after, his mo

briel goes on trial for the murder of grace mann. briel was mann's house mate.pected to last three days. >>> a developing story out of seattle where a handful of officers hurt are now recovering. this following a mayday protest. take a look at some of the video you see. you see officers using pepper spray to break up a crowd. many of the people were dressed in all black. people say the marchers threw rocks, bricks and as well as molotov cocktails. we know that at least nine people were arrested. that's the latest from

two weeks ago nbc bay area reported the san jose unified school district took action at horace mann and other schools when students complained of stomach problems. the focus is on yet another school. >> we noticed an increase here at willow glen elementary of kids with vomiting and diarrhea. since we've had situations at horace mann and backratt we jumped on it. >> reporter: the school notified public health, parents, then closed playgrounds and canceled field trips. one parent taking her children home from the nurse's office was grateful for the quick action and trying to keep it all in perspective. >> i'm hoping they're just slightly under the weather and a little rest, three-day weekend, should perk them up. >> how did you react when you heard about it? >> with caution, definitely. you hear about the cruise ships with the norovirus and just completely how quickly it spreads. >> reporter: officials say students are being taught preventive measures including washing hands and wearing gloves when needed. whether it is norovirus or something else, it seems to be spreading. >> i've heard

been positive train control along that route, this accident would have never occurred. >> reporter: mann says positive train control would stop the train if it was exceeding the speed limit. amtrak 188 was going 106 miles per hour when it hit the curb at frankford junction more than twice the limit. former ntsb chairman james hall says no matter the cause, he hopes amtrak takes steps to become safer. >> unfortunately just provides interference and a distraction from the major cause of the accident which was human error. >> the bottom line is that this particular accident was totally preventab preventable. >> reporter: keep in mind the engineer barely remembers the moments leading up to that crash. i asked about that radio theory and how it would play into tomorrow's ntsb hearing. i'm told that it will be factored in as all causes are. live in port richmond, brandon hudson, nbc 10 news. >>> and we've also learned some other findings from the report. investigators believe there were problems with the train's emergency windows and several people died after being thrown through them. nbc 10

the manns looked through their security camera footage. they had invested in cameras almost three years earlier to fight vandals. >> don't check it normally, just if we know something is wrong or mark on the car, that's when i'll look back and check it all over. it's very, very rare. >> but this time, they spy a woman walking by. she stops and strokes lola sweetly. then she looks around and tosses the cat right into the bin like a piece of rubbish and nonchalantly walks away. >> we didn't think it was going to be the person that it was. we didn't think it was going to be just a lady walking past. when i first saw the video, it was shock at first and then shock soon turned into anger with how anyone could be so cruel. >> the cat didn't scratch her, bite her. it's one of those things you just don't expect people to do. it's not a normal thing going around, putting cats in bins. >> darryl posted the video on facebook to see if anyone recognizes the woman. the video goes viral and sparks a global outrage. >> internet sensation, people very dis

still looking down. ♪ >> reporter: all in all, a really nice night here with the philly pops at the mannss secretary for kathleen kane is stepping down on tuesday a mid all the scandals that have surround his boss. chuck ardo was kane's eighth spokesperson since she took nervous 2013. he says he's leaving after handling what he called unfolding series of crisis that were never ending. he saw kane get slapped with criminal charges her law license suspended by the state supreme court and her battle to fend off an tempt by the senate to get her thrown out of office. >>> donald trump praising san diego's law enforcement after protests got out of hand. police arrested at least 35 people after trauma many rally yesterday at the san diego convention center. fox's rich edison has an update. >> reporter: hundreds of protesters met donald trump in san diego. the city near the busiest mexico border crossing in the united states. frump launched his successful campaign to seize the republican nomination promising to build a wall on the mexican border and force mexico to pay for it. he also wants to d

at horace mann, 150 kids have gotten sick over the last month. at another elementary there's been 60 cases, and now this. district officials say this virus seems especially stubborn. >> it seems like we've got it under control. horace mann is doing really well, and now it's at willow glenn. >> reporter: public health officials aren't sure how it's being spread. there are no obvious programs or sports shared by all three schools. >> what we're seeing now is that it's being shared amongst families. they're sharing it with their cousins. it's spreading from school to school. >> reporter: so today staff and some students are wearing rubber gloves, and they've been given hand washing tutorials. the school has been cleaned top to bottom. >> i know they're doing their best to keep the equipment clean. they've got safety pro to coims place. we really appreciate. that we're there with them trying to get well. >> reporter: parents have been asked to pick up sick children and keep them at home at least 48 hours after they're symptom- free. >> they're vigila

kiet do is live at horace mann elementary school on the serious steps in place to keep kids safe. >>orter: these poor kids will be bouncing off the walls by the end of the day. that's because they will have to stay in their classrooms all day today including lunch and recess. one of the many things the school is trying to do to limit the spread of the virus. now, volunteers and staffers have been wiping down and disinfecting every touchable surface using bleach and the students are being told to wash hands constantly and use sanitizer. this all started on april 29 when a student vomited in class. more than 90 students and six employees caught the stomach flu in the last few weeks. to limit contact, the school musical that was scheduled for yesterday and today was postponed. >> the principal thought it was better not to have community members coming in especially grandparents and young children coming to the play. >> reporter: is it looks like the rate of new infections -- it looks like the rate of new infections is slowing down. kiet do, kpix 5. >> we know they have an annual play th

briel was mann's house mate. the trial is expected to last three days. >>> new information on those violence protests in seattle. we know that five officers are recovering right now. one of them struck in the head with a rock by a protester, another bitten. the clashes where the anti-capitalist demonstrators follow a day of peaceful mayday protests in the city which happen every year. last check, nine were arrested. that's the latest from the live desk. >>> it's 5:07. and right now following a massive fire at a historic orthodox cathedral, take a look at this video. this is just look at. new york fire crews work to go prevent the building from collapsing. fire broke out just hours after easter services and luncheon ended at the serbian orthod n danger of collapsing.strs arg >>> voters in indiana weigh in on the race for president tomorrow. a new nbc maris "wall street journal" pole is giving bernie sanders more hope. numbers out yesterday show the vermont senator only slightly behind frontrunner hillary clinton 4

at the mann center for the performing arts. >>> if you love horses head to chester county this weekend. devon horse show and country fair is celebrating it's 120th year. it's the largest and oldest multibred outdoor horse show in the country. it featuresest rian and carnival games. fossil the "action news" weather team on facebook and twitter for updates. >>> we're tracking other news of the morning, a fiery crash in montgomery injured two people including an infant police say a car hit the back of an suv on city avenue in lower merion. the impact caused the suv to camp fire. we know one person an 6-month-old baby were rushed to the hospital. so far there's no word on their conditions. >>> new from overnight, a state police chopper airlifted two men who were injured in a crash on the atlantic city expressway. we know the car ran off the road hit some trees and overturned in winslow township. the men were taken to cooper university medical center to be treated for serious injuries. >>> a business that sells high end cars went up in flames in bucks county. the action cam was on the scene

it started late last month, when a horace mann elementary student was sent home ill with diarrhea and vomitting. since then. more than 100 students and staff members have come down with the virus. the school has been scrubbed top to bottom, twice, and crews will do so again over the weekend. since the illness is easily spread. district officials are stressing vigorous hand washing. so far, the stomach flu is confined to just one school. in the east bay. two adults and two children are expected to be okay after being rescued from the waters of the delta in pittsburg. it happened around 5:30 friday evening. officers received reports of four people in the water. this video from the scene is courtesy of our helicopter partnership with a-b-c-7 news. fire crews found them near an overturned jet ski. they managed to eventually bring the four of them to safety. they were taken to the hospital as a precaution since they were showing signs of hypothermia. live look outside. richmond bridge for the weekend: it's the reading bonanza in the park in palo alto. enjoy food, books, games and a raffle.

he believed grace mann was part of a conspiracy to kill him. he thought mann was going to kill him and make it look like a suicide. >>> well, a new name is being added to a local memorial. first at 4, we'll tell you whose name and legacy will forever be remembered. >>> a turn in the investigati the nationwide tribute to t ♪ stand by me vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me >>> all right. temperatures today lower than yesterday. no storms at all today, but we're trapped under the clouds again. look at the temperatures across the area. we're in the low 60s throughout just about everywhere. one thing that folks are a little surprised about is t up. we've had the rain to bring down the levels, but the 24-hour count still running high for this area. you're driving impact forecast as rain continues t

may 28th, 7:00 in the evening at the mann center. should be a great event. >> it will be. >> thank you so much for being with us. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >> good luck. looking forward to the performance. >> thank you. >>> coming up next on "nbc10 news today," rowing on the river. despite the gloomy weather outside, teams across the country are competing in the oldest and largest high school rowing competition. we'll a take you there live coming up. >>> it is a little gloomy. skies are gray with rain falling across the area. we'll give you timing. looking from the camera. gray skies in the background. we'll talk more about the weekend forecast and 80s during your extended day. we'll talk about it coming up. >>> rain certainly can't dampen spirits at the stotesbury cup regatta. here is a live look at the schuylkill river where the races are well under way. hundreds of teens are trying to row their way to a championship. let's look at the first alert radar right now. you can see the wet weather. it's here. and guess what, it's

m mann's parents broke out.rwin can be heard touting out her cpr compressions rising higher and higher with no response from the victim. prosecutors provided new detail about other text messages from steven brio written before and after the murder. he initially texted to say he was cleaning the house and then writes, hey, made a mess. someone's at the door knocking, what should die? run? his mother texted back. are you serious, don't answer. she said, what the hell are you on? this is not funny. brio texts, i know. i'm scared. soon after, his mother writes, back your clothes and get to a coffee place until the next train comes, stat. >> reporter: that sounds like a bizarre and suspicious text exchange between mother they called mary brio to the witness stand to explain she had no idea grace mann had been killed when she was writing those texts. the sign she saw in the days before the murder that there was something very wrong with her son. back to you in the studio. >> julie carey, thank you, jules. >>> csx says

and among them -- >> marine corps first lieutenant jason mann. >> reporter: al feign in a mann's son.son is in my memory every day and in my heart. >> memorial day for her isn't about going down the shore. >> it's a matter of remembering the soldiers that were lost. not just my jason. >> reporter: she and other gold star families were hahn nard today for that are sacrifices. marine and thomas pagano lost their son gregory in iraq eight years ago. >> we sacrificed our son, but, you know, we can't do anything about that. wove take care of the people that are here, the people that have sacrificed and are still here that are in need. >> reporter: honored today sergeant glenn baker who sergeant in vietnam fief ye tears ago he spent his entire life serving veterans as they returned home but can't help but think of his friends who didn't and never got to experience the past 50 years. >> you ask yourself what would their lives have been? what contributions would they have made? >> reporter: each headstone of a fallen service member represents a story that was never finished. >> in each of tho

also students at horace mann elementary have been absent since late april. people with the san jose school districts say it may be linked to an afterschool program. >>> turning now to the zika virus. a grim assessment of readiness. experts predict it will be a year or two before we know if a zika vaccine is safe and effective.>> reporter: the battle over funding in the fight on the zika virus is on capitol hill. >>> this is days before a scheduled summer research. they say they have already done their part offering $1.1 billion from the ovilla -- ebola fund. nancy pelosi says it is too little too late. >> we will take the money from ebola, but it probably won't be finished before the appropriation process which could take months. we are leaving again on may 16 through june 7. >> reporter: they are calling for a separate appropriation for what they call the unprecedented and tragic consequences. >> we cannot be letting down our guard in one place to find another battle.>>> cdc director, thomas friedman warning that the scale down to scale up for the secret vi

she is charged in murdering the death -- mann. >> dr.ryan doesn't believe he should be held criminally responsible because he believed he was dog right in his mind. >> he was diabetes said with paranoid schizophrenia. that he was sicottic and thought -- psychotic and thought people were trying to kill him. she said he believed random statements from his roommates were secret messages. and secret messages were pouring out of his tumbler account. then the night before grace was killed, his mother told him to say 10 hail marys. so he texted back. so it's hail mary, full of grace? grace in all caps. that convinced grace was out to get him and that an organization was tasked to get him. he believed that grades had been poisoning him with put something in his peanut butter. brile took a text from katherine, the roommate, as a code that she was on his side and that he needed to take care of grace. when grace came home, ryan said brile asked why she was trying to kill him. there was a confrontation and breel strangled her. he then texted katheri

. >> it's a show of hands at horace mann elementary school in san jose. students are learning the importance of hand washing. >> we had the children apply a powder and lotion that will show them the germs that may be remaining on their hands. >> using a black light, school nurses show them how germs can spread. viral gastroenteritis or a serious stomach bug cents more than 100 kids home, nauseous and vomiting. >> catching it. a lot of people have caught it. like 115 almost. >> owen says, seven of his friends are home right now with the virus. >> it absolutely could be norovirus. >> according to melinda landau this started two weeks ago when one student threw up and 30 more called in sick. >>> we did really deep cleanings the last weekend and hoped that was it. it keeps popping up and resurfacing. >> just yesterday the school notified all the parents about the outbreak. >> sanitizer and washing my hands. basic hygiene, making sure that you're being careful. >> some parents say they should have been informed sooner. this mom says it's bad and we have to be

. >>> the man accused of killing mary washington university student grace mann is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. steven vander briel admits to strangling his house mates but his attorney says he is paranoid schizophrenic that says he was going to be sacrificed he thought. his mom told him to calm down and say hail marys and he responded so it is hail mary full of grace and he thought that she was trying to kill him and the prosecution says that is ludicrous. >>> jerry his sex convictions overturns. >>> and vowing to drink tap water. >>> we have hail in manassas and almost three inches, possible three inch diameter hail south to brentville and headed towards lake wood estates and clifton. we will talk about how long last through the evening. >>> during a flint, michigan governor rick schneider stopped in down a bar and drank tap water and filled up containers to bring back to the capital. >> he will ask to meet with president obama when he visit is flint on wednesday. >>> detroit teachers hit the picket line to protest the possibility that some will not get paid this summer

a jury found steven briel guilty of killing grace mann.housemate. a jury found steven briel guilty of killing grace mann. defense attorneys tried to convince the jury that briel was insane. right before dlb brapeliberatio prosecutors played a jailhouse phone call re laughing. >> they are saying that he suffers from schizophrenia and then of course he's having a perfectly normal phone call with his family. it did affect the men quite a bit. >> after the conviction, mann's parents delivered impact statements explaining their loss. the judge will formally sentence briel in july. >>> i'm megan mcgrath live in northwest washington where a teacher's protest is expected to take place later on this morning. the d.c. teachers union in the process of negotiating a new contract. not happy with the way those negotiations are going with the offer that has been made. and so a protest march is scheduled for later on this morning with three upper northwest schools participating. this is going to happen from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00. teachers from wilson high,

it's where another strangled mann to death. after he did, he texted katherine owen, hoos 3 a mess in holly -- there's a mess in raleigh's room. katherine testified that briol was being a bitch, so i slapped her, and strangled her. >> reporter: she was blue, her hands were bound with duct tape. katherine started cpr. and steven briol bled. two weeks later, spotted briol a few miles away. he said he was coming out with scratches and marks all over them. he said he had seemed confused. he said briole told him his name was steven john. own birthday or social security number. deputy searched him and said briol was holding a laptop, had two cell phones on him, camera and old raiser head. >> they say he is a paranoid schizophrenic who was insane. they have begun their case. and they've had steven brile's mother on the stand. she testified that days before her son killed grace mann, to he told her that he thought his roommates were plotting to kill him and make it look like a suicide. in fact, just before the murder, he texted his moth

more than 100 students at horace mann elementary have been sickened since te april. playgrounds have been shut down. field trips canceled. the health department investigates. >> they are working with us to determine the source. the source looks like it is external. >> reporter: why is that? >> the cases have been to do with the school district. >> reporter: he says they were looking into an afterschool program as a source. the illnesses continue despite increased cleaning procedures. the school sent out these flyers and safety has been added to the curriculum. >> they said to be careful with what you are touching. wash her hands. >> reporter: when this mother picked up her son early today, she didn't go inside. >> i have a health issue myself . being around the area terrifies me. >> reporter: as four horsemen elementary, they say they consider postponing or canceling summer school if they continue to have new cases of the virus popping up. in san jose maureen naylor, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> tracking the temperatures for today. the numbers were like this. temperatures in

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the driver jumped out and look at the mann he hit and fled. annie mccormick has more at the scene at bustleton. >> reporter: he fled on foot and left the car behind. you can see the mangled lexus right there, they are waiting for a police tow truck to come and remove the vehicle. they are letting some traffic by. now, the force of this was intense, the car rested here, but if you go all the way over to the right you can see the bus canopy that's where the victim was sitting blimp when the vehicle hit --aw the driver get out and walk over and look at the victim and he fled the scene on foot leerving -- leaving the lexus behind. police think the car was going over 30 miles per hour. at the time there was a downpour of rain. police described the force, as the car came through, take a listen. >>> it struck the metal septa canopy with such force it tore the metal canopy from the sidewalk. it also struck the victim who was waiting at the septa stop and launched his body about 100 feet. >> reporter: back out here live, police say they found drops of

at the mann center for the performing arts.ap off the day for the little ones with fireworks at sesame place in bucks county. the fireworks begin at 9:00 p.m. tonight. 6abc.com has everything you need for the holiday weekend. check out the inter active traffic map before you hit the roads and rely on storm tracker 6 live for any changes in the weather and you can follow the "action news" weather team on facebook and twitter for any updates. >>> 5:36 if you're just waking up with us. new this morning, investigators are trying to figure out the total damage of a fire inside a high end showroom in bucks county. import one motor sales on easton road, mercedes, lexus and bmws. there's no word this morning on what was lost or what caused that fire. >>> this morning philadelphia police are searching for the man who held up a supermarket at gunpoint. investigators say he walked into the acme on the 7700 block of crititton street. police are reviewing surveillance video that could lead to the suspect in the case. >>> video shows a man s

our jonathan mann, for "political mann" looks into it saturday 7:30 p.m. in london.u dhabi here on cnn. >> the u.s. navy took possession of a feweristic state of the art destroyer. the zoomwalt. it is expected that all three ships will cost $22.5 billion. but they do provide a lost bang for their bucks. the builder, general dynamics, said the ship is suitable for an electromagnetic railgun. it's guns can also send projectiles over hundreds of kilometers or around 63 miles. >>> this is "cnn newsroom" -- still ahead, egyptair flight 804 bass in four different countries in four different airports in 24 hours before it vanished. we'll have a look at how investigators are trying to narrow down what caused it to dough down. broadcasting live in the united states and around the world, this hour, you are watching "cnn newsroom." this is 100% useful for a 100% fresh mouth. what's it like to not feel 100% fresh? we don't know. we swish listerine®. as do listerine® users. the very people we studied in the study of bold. people who are statistically more likely to stand up to a

join jonathan mann for political mann on saturday in hong kong as he breaks it down for us only on cnndeath penalty in the united states will likely become more difficult now. pharmaceutical producer pfizer said it wants nothing to do with the lethal drug cocktail for the executions. death penalty states are now searching for alternatives. >>> in airports across the united states, travelers are facing frustrating long lines at security checkpoints. and now u.s. officials say they have a solution. our tom foreman has this report for us. >> reporter: long lines in chicago, long lines in atlanta. thousands of bags piled up and delayed in phoenix under withering criticism the tsa administrators stood shoulder to shoulder with secretary of homeland security to say they are taking action. >> you want to keep passengers moving. you want to keep passengers safe. it's just a huge failing government program and it will fail. >> reporter: in the make of scalding of capitol hill and the traveling season, tsa is launching a ten-point plan to reduce plays including new limits on the size of carry-on

nonetheless, here at horace mann elementary school, they will be on their rainy day schedule where kids stay indoors all day including both lunch and recess. they are trying to contain a massive stomach flu outbreak. you're trapped indoors all day today, lunch and recess. >> yay! we'll play games! >> reporter: the district calls it social distancing where they limit the contact between students, to try to stop the spread of germs. today, they got another six cases reported pushing the total to 96. these two just got over it themselves. how was it getting this sickness? >> bad. >> reporter: what happened? did you throw up? >> yes. >> reporter: how do you feel now? >> good. >> reporter: today after school crews come in for a third day of deep cleaning the campus. the school will then be locked down with no weekend events and what's more, six nurses are on campus helping out and reminding children to wash hands. rick carlson says, good luck with that. >> we stress, you know, watching hands and, you know, um, but they don't listen. >> reporter: this all started when a student was vomiting i

. -- horace mann elementary caught a bug in the last two weeks. they canceled the annual school musical because of fears the virus will spread. >>> a substitute teacher shortage is getting worse in san francisco's bayview neighborhood. the examiner reports out of the 159 t-shirts -- teachers who call out sick each but just about 80% of substitutes show up. in comparison 90% come in at schools district wide. the paper cites david campos who says the teacher shortage weakens the quality of education and crowds classrooms that are already full. >>> the bridge to the oakland estuary will be closed for major repairs for the next two years. the embarcadero bridge crosses -- during construction the embarcadero will be closed. they're retrofitting it for seismic safety and adding to bike lanes. traffic will be detoured along the seventh street bridge and there also be a bicycle detour in place. it's not expected to reopen until of -- until may -- until may 2018. >>> the last gun store in san francisco closes -- in 20 minutes, what's taking place in with t