today morgan harrington's parents were here and it's the first time her father saw jesse matthew. here's what her mother had to say. >> we really felt we should be here today to honor our daughter morgan as well as to honor and encourage the strength and the courage of the victim who came from so very far and waited so very long to have her justice and we wanted to come and support those efforts and her courage in the face of such difficulty. >> reporter: matthew has not been charged in morgan harrington's debt. he is charmed with capital murder in hannah graham's death. he could see the death penalty if convicted. if convicted, of the fairfax case here he faces life in prison. we'll be back tomorrow a the trial resumes. i'm peggy fox reporting live in fairfax. >> the naacp -- >>> the naacp is calling for a full investigation involving a texas police officer at a pool party in a dallas suburb. this cell phone video posted on youtube shows officers responding to a disturbance call friday of teens refusing to leave a community pool. the officer can be seen pushing a 14-year-old girl

the mother of morgan harrington was at the victim impact hearing. morgan was linked to but not charged in the killing. >> i wore purple for morgan harrington. pink for alexis murphy and orange for hannah graham. today i chose rainbow because i wanted to wear colors to represent the many, many numbers of victims of sexual assault. >> news4 will be at the next court date next week. that's when they'll set the court date for graham's murder. >>> today we'll find out more information on two men accused of targeting victims on craigs list in prince george's county. alfred wade and kenneth calvin were arrested earlier this week. both are accused of robbing several interested buyers at gun point after placing ads on craigslist. police in prince george's county will give us more information on those cases and provide safety tips at police headquarters this morning at 10:00. >>> you can now stop those unwanted robo calls. the fcc says companies like verizon, at&t and other carriers aren't duty bound to connect those annoying robo calls if cow don't want them

matthew was forensically like to but not yet charged in the 2009 disappearance and death of morgan harrington. her parents were in court today. >> i know it is a disorienting journey, and i hope that she is finding the closure and justice this system of ours can deliver. leon: stay with abc seven for continuing coverage. justin from the district, a shooting in southeast turns deadly. this happened on the 5000 block of hannah place. two people were shot, one has died. the names have not been released. there have been no arrests made you. a new guilty plea from a convicted serial rapist, aaron thomas admitting to three attacks in prince george's county. he could face three additional life sentences. he is already in prison for attacking trick-or-treaters in virginia six years ago. he has been accused of targeting at least 17 women. today, one victim appeared at a surprise hearing. >> he is mentally ill. he is a monster. he said he did some things nobody knows. leon: thomas told the judge she had an addiction. he says he now knows it was wrong but did not see that at the time. real safety featur

that evidence was connected to a 2009 case, a murder of virginia tech student morgan harrington. matthew has not been charged in that case. he has, however, been charged in the disappearance and death of uva student hannah graham. last week matthew's lawyers requested reporters be banned from the courtroom saying media reports could make it difficult to find an impartial jury. a judge denied that request. the media will be allowed throughout the entire process and we will be there today to bring you updates live all morning long. that's the latest in fairfax county, i'm nikki burdine, wusa9. >>> a warning is out this morning about the dangers of synthetic marijuana. it was issued by d.c. mayor muriel bowser after word that synthetic marijuana overdoses are increasing in the district. mayor bowser says ten people staying at a homeless shelter od'ed just a few days ago in fact. the drugs are often called k2 or spice and can cause paranoia, seizures and even death. >>> we're following a developing story from the national institutes of health in bethesda. n.i.h. has stopped all produ

the mother of morgan harrington was at the victim impact hearing. matthew has been linked but not charged in her murder. >> i wore purple for morgan harrington. pink for alexis murphy and orange for hannah graham. today i chose rainbow because i wanted to wear colors to represent the many many numbers of victims of sexual assault. >>> it's 5:46. two men wanted for the role in the fifa bribery investigation are now in custody. they turned themselves in in buenos aires. the argentine businessman and son conspired to win and keep media rights contracts by paying millions of dollars in bribes. another man involved turned himself into italy last week. we'll find out out if they'll face extradition to the united states. >>> and a fire jumped a river and destroyed three homes. it started yesterday near sacramento. it spread quickly after hopping the river fueled by vegetation on both sides. more than 100 people were evacuated from their homes. no one was hurt. >>> the prince william county board of supervisors reportedly discussed salary increases for them

jesse matthews dna has been linked to that abduction and the murder of the virginia tech student morgan harrington. her parents sat in the front row today. it was the first time dan harrington had seen him in person. >> it was the first time that dan was in the presence of jesse matthew and i know he did have some hard moments and felt kind of rattled during the proceedings. i being we are holding up really well. we will continue to do so. >> now, matthew is yet to be charged in harrington's death. he does face murder charges in hannah gram's death. >>> the man accused of rapes admitted to 3 years. he is serving three life terms in prince william county and another 2 in lowden county. today's plea stems from charges he kidnapped and raped women between 1997 and 2001. following today's guilty pleas, he was sentenced to life in prison on those charges. >>> in prince george's county, the county executives struck down the tax height. sharon baker says parks and rec is not the top priority. >> now, in prince gorge's county. the county executive vetoed a tax increase today. even though he says he wants

he is also linked but not charged in morgan harrington's murder. her parents were in court today. >> i know it is a dizzying disorienting journey. and i hope that she finds the closure and the justice that this great system of ours can deliver. >> it is unlikely that the hannah graham case will be mentioned in this trial. prosecutors agreed ton present evidence in that case. >> the east coast rapist pleaded guilty today to several attacks in prince george's county. he was once again sentenced to life in prison. aaron thomas terrorized women for more than a decade. authorities say he was responsible for 17 attacks from rhode island to virginia. include oing the abduction and rape of teenage trick or treaters in prince william county in 2009. thomas is already serving a life sentence for some of the crimes. >> police say your neighborhood streets are a lot safer tonight after officers took down a major drug ring. operating in montgomery and prince george's counties. 18 people were arrested during the raids today. police say the drug dealers were sell

he is linked but not charged in morgan harrington's murder. her parents were in court to offer support. >> i hope that she finds the closure and the justice that this great system of ours can deliver. >> now, matthew is also charged with the murder of uva student hannah graham. it is unlikely her case will be mentioned in this trial. >>> this morning the man prosecutors say killed a mother in front of her kids will take the stand. bell is charged with killing wilson in front of her children. bell went to the victim's home looking for her boyfriend. bell believed that the boyfriend had killed one of his friends. the boyfriend was not there, so prosecutors say bell shot wilson several times instead. >>> right now, two escaped murderers have been on the loose for more than 72 hours now. investigators say they're looking in the u.s., mexico and canada for david sweat and richard matt, but they have no idea where they could be. the two broke out of a maximum security prison saturday morning. investigators say these men probably had help from the in

something the mother of morgan harrington the other young woman he may have killed sgrateful for.ll as for the testimony of the sole surviving victim who came back from india to testify. >> she's the one that got away. and i'm sure she didn't feel like the lucky one. but thank god she did. >> reporter: and the judge may take into account the cases of harrington and hannah graham even though he has yet to be convicted of those crimes. >>> a court document paints a grim picture of what might have gone down in the dc mansion where four people were murdered. a search warrant that's been unsealed says investigators found a baseball bat covered in blood. that bat was in a bedroom where police found three of the bodies. savas, savapullas, his wife amy and their son figueroa. the son phillip was in his bedroom. all four were beaten and stabbed phillip was burned. the murders taking place last month in the family's home in northwest. the only person charged in the case is deron went. police are looking for accomplices. >>> an emotional memorial service at the young woman killed last week w

victim's fingernail belonged to matthew and police connected his dna to the abduction and murder of morgan harrington though he has not been charged. her mother watched the trial. >> i certainly want a day in court for our daughter. i definitely do, although i am happy that it's very unlikely that this criminal will ever hurt anyone again. >> now, he's convicted of the most serious crimes you can be convicted of that might put a little hitch in his gety up at the next trial, but who's to say. >> an alfred plea allows matthew to plead guilty without admitting guilt to the crime. matthew will face the full range of three life sentences. his sentencing for this crime comes up in october. he also faces capital murder charges death of uva student hannah graham. the jury made up of 7 men and 7 women was poised to decide jesse matthews' fate when suddenly that decision was made for them. surae chinn talked with one of the jurors. >> reporter: the jury made up of 7 men, 7 women, including 2 alternates sat in the courtroom scope of this trial. them say they were disappointed they weren't able to make the deci

the dna also connects matthew to the 2009 disappearance and murder of another young woman morgan harringtonmatthew is a suspect, but no one has been charged in her death. then last year. >> please, please, please help end this nightmare for all of us! >> reporter: prosecutors eventually charged matthew with the capital murder of uva student hannah graham who went missing last september for an agonizing month. her remains were discovered in october miles from where she was last seen. >> hannah graham definitely reminded every girl that it's important to protect yourself. >> reporter: police arrested matthew in galveston, texas, and hauled him back to virginia to face a long legal battle that could end in a death sentence. >> defense attorney not affiliated with this case told garrett that matthew's defense may likely try to poke holes in the victim's memory of the offense. >>> a two alarm fire in leesburg damages several apartment and businesses in the downtown area there. the fire started last night in an apartment above caulkins jewelry store. several animals died in the blaze. two people

matthew, charged with the killing of uva student hannah graham, an investigator say length with morgan harringtons also linked with a 2005 attack in fairfax. jay korff explains the challenges. jay: jesse matthew's accuser has waited nearly 10 years to tell her story. she traveled halfway around the world, from her home in india to appear at a pretrial hearing last week. the police say the attack occurred in 2005 in this wooded area on a busy road off of fairfax county. he allegedly attacked his victim from behind, pulling her into this area, sexually assaulting her, then a passerby from a nearby apartment startled matthew, who they say fled. they also say they have dna evidence linking matthew to the crime. jury selection for matthew's current trial begins monday. it is hard to know what the alleged victim after all these years is thinking. >> many victims are anxious, very nervous. very concerned about the upcoming trial. they are also at the same time many people who may feel empowered. jay: this person interviews alleged victims of sex abuse to better understand what they may or may not have e

. >> reporter: jesse matthew was linked to morgan harrington's death also. >> i want a day in court for our daughter. >> reporter: matthew faces abduction charges in the death of hannah graham. today's guilty plea may have an effect. >> he is convicted of the most serious crimes you can be convicted of, and that might put a hitch in his giddyap. >> reporter: ray morrogh said that the family was overwhelmed and gratified to all the people in law enforcement who will help to solve the case. the witness will be coming to court to testify about what this brutal attack meant to her and affected her, and jesse matthew will be sentenced on october 2. peggy fox, reporting live in fairfax. >> thank you, peggy. the jury was poised and prepared to decide his fate when he made the decision for them. >> we spoke with at least one of them to find out if there was a gut feeling about his guilt or innocence. >> reporter: the jury was made up 7 men and 5 women, and one said he had already made up his mind. >> i felt her pain. >> reporter: the emotion of the woman nearly killed 10 years ago by jesse matt

facing separate charges for the murder of hannah graham is also linked but not charged yet with morgan harrington'swe are in the courtroom. we have been live tweeting all the new developments. you can follow it. here's a look at what's happened. we tweeted the fair fax county police say the victim's face was swollen. this is a look at the nurse who examined the victim. this is what she said t. the nurse read from a report and said it included bruises and scratches to parts of the victim's body and there were some fingernail scrapings which were key for the prosecution for use in identification. >> it's a race against the clock to find two escaped murders before they kill again. investigators say they're look in the u.s., for david sweat and another. they broke out of a facility days ago. there's more on the possibility the escapees had some inside help. >> reporter: with each hour added urgency outside the prison walls and now within. this morning new questions. as investigators turn thundershower attention to prison employees. according to a law enforcement source, did a woman who works at the cor

she also melt with the mother of morgan harrington. news4's dauf individualvid culver has more on what they talked about. >> reporter: a hug her daughter killed in 2009, linked to jesse matthew, still no charges. this trial wasn't even her daughter's chance for justice. still, she wanted to be here. >> i wore purple for morgan pink for alexis and orange for hannah. today, i chose rainbow because i wanted to wear colors to represent the many, many numbers of victims of sexual assaults. >> reporter: behind closed doors harrington got to speak to the victim. the woman who jesse matthew was convicted of brutally sexually harrington thanked her for doing what they are daughter can't couldn't do testify. >> i applaud her courage and determination in finding her justice in this court building today. >> reporter: victim took the stand, her word does influence matthew's sentence. >> i was just proud to be in the same courtroom with her. i thought it was very moving. >> reporter: hoping for a serious punishment for matthew come october. i hope w

jeff: morgan harrington's mother jill watched every minute of the trial. he is linked by d.n.a. to the disappearance and death of morgan in charlottesville in 2009. >> i am happy that it's very unlikely that this criminal will ever hurt anyone again. jeff: commonwealth attorney ray morrow said that this could lead to something similar in the trial of hannah graham. jesse matthew was calm as he addressed the judge. not showing much emotion. he said he understood that the maximum sentence for each of the charges is life in prison. no comment from the defense or matthew's family following the hearing today. stensing takes place october 2. but next thursday the victim in the case will address the judge and the jury. prosecutor says she wants to tell them how dramatic of the impact the event has had on her life. live in fairfax, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. leon: what a turn of events. thank you jeff. jesse matthew faces capital murder charges in the death of hannah graham. the next hearing in that case is set for june 25 in charlottesville. alison: we are monitoring a developing story o

he is linked but not charged in morgan harrington's murder. her parents were in court to offer support. >> i hope that she finds the closure andton justice -- and the justice that this great system of ours can deliver. >> matthew is also charged with the murder of uva student hannah graham however it is unlikely her case will be mentioned in the trial. prosecutors agreed not to present evidence in that case. >>> 5:04 is your time right now. it's decision day if you live in virginia and polls open at 6:00 for primaries across the commonwealth. here are some of the races we're watching. in alexandria, bill euille is facing two challenges. he's in the fourth term right now and former mayor kerry donley and allison silver are trying to unseat him. a republican primary can change the state house of delegates. the current speaker of the house william howell represents you. susan stimpson could stage a big upset if she beats him today. ther also race -- there are also races that can change the state senate. we have a link on nbcwashington.com. we'll

. >> reporter: matthew is accused of killing morgan harrington. her mother jill talked to the victim today. >> i applaud her courage and determination in finding her justice in this court building today. >> reporter: matthew pleaded guilty in an alfred plea last week, but sources tell us that his fairfax public defenders did not want him to do it and were kept out of a room. >> no comment. >> reporter: where charlottesville attorney james camblos convinced matthew to plead guilty. jesse matthew is headed back to charlottesville where he's charged in albemarle county with the abduction and murder of uva student hannah graham. there's a hearing in that case coming up next thursday. we'll be there. i'm peggy fox reporting live in fairfax. >>> topper is tracking some violent storms tonight. he is back with the latest on our severe weather. >> and bryce harper rocking the red now, but a lot of fans are scared he may be wearing yankee blue later. in tonight's inside pitch holden gets answers from the nationals front office about d.c.'s rising star. ♪ i

the mother of morgan harrington was also there. >>> maryland lawmakers are looking at how and when police are trained to pull their weapon. this after a new report that found maryland is one of nine states that has no law on how police use lethal force. the new report was issued after the death of freddie gray in baltimore and the amnesty international report says the lack of laws on use of deadly force by offices is limiting police accountability nationwide. >>> later today the two men accused of conspireing to help isis kill americans will be in court today. the men were indieted last week. they're accused of conspiring with usaama rahim from boston. police shot and killed him earlier this month. and rahim was reportedly planning to behead a blogger. she was not hurt. >>> in "news4 your health" the 13th annual health fair. the fair on good hope road will host booths from wic and healthy start, healthy families. the health fair kicks off at 10:00 and it's free. >>> you may want to walk around. we have new research that suggests too much sitting leads to an increased risk of anxiety. sign

sitting in court today was the family of morgan harrington the virginia tech student who had been linked by d.n.a. to jesse matthew in her disappearance and death. also in the courtroom today, family members of jesse matthew. matthew was charged with abduction, and penetration with an object. he pleaded not guilty to all three of the charges. the defense in the opening argument saying the d.n.a. argument is flawed, saying that the sketch does not match jesse matthew a sketch given after the attack in 2005 and saying unequivocally at the end of the trial this jury will find reasonable doubt. the trial continues tomorrow morning. jeff goldberg. alison: just across the river a guilty plea from the man known as "the east coast rapist." aaron thomas charged with attacks in maryland, virginia, connecticut, rhode island. he is serving three life sentences for attacking three teenager trick-or-treaters in dale city virginia six years ago. but his connection to our area links back to 1997. today he pleaded guilty to three attacks all in prince george's county. brad bell broke the story on twitter

he has also been linked though not charged, to morgan harrington. she was abducted and murdered in 2009 in charlottesville. >> i'm trying to stay patient and not become frustrated. we are at the beginning of a marathon and tough marshal your forceses as you try and cross many miles on this journey. >> reporter: her mom and dad were in court today. >> i know it's a dizzying, disorienting journey and i hope that she finds the closure and the justice that this great system of ours can deliver. >> reporter: now, one thing we did notice, at no point during her testimony did the alleged victim look at matthew and say that he was, in fact her attacker. it is expected to the prosecution will rely on the dna evidence to make that connection. day two of the trial picks up again tomorrow morning. we, of course, will be here for it. chris, back to you. >> thanks david. >>> following some breaking news in the district where someone started shooting at a local playground. details are still coming in, but here's what we know. about a dozen police cruisers are at b

jesse matthew's dna has been linked also to the abduction and murder of virginia tech student morgan harrington. her parents jill and dan sat in the front row today. it was the first time dan harrington saw matthew in person. here's what his wife said. >> it was the first time that dan was in the presence of jesse matthew and i know that he did have some hard moments and felt kind of rattled during the proceedings, but i think we're holding up really well and we'll continue to do so. were matthew has not been -- >> reporter: matthew has not been charged in the harrington case. he does face capital murder charges in the hannah graham abduction and murder case. in the hannah graham case if he is convicted, he faces the death penalty here. if he is convicted in this fairfax case, he faces life in prison. i'm peggy fox reporting live in fairfax, back to you. >> that jury consists of seven men and seven women, two alternatives and the trial is expected to last through next week. >>> the man known as the east coast rapist pleaded guilty to three more charges in prince george's county. aaron thomas is

in 2009 the dna from the fairfax case was connected to the abduction and murder of morgan harrington, a virginia tech student who disappeared during a metallica concert at uva. jesse matthew is a suspect but has not been charged in that case. he has been charged with capital murder and abduction in uva student hannah graham's disappearance and death. if jesse matthew is convicted of murdering hannah graham, he could face the death penalty in that case. in virginia homicides can be charged as capital murders when there are allegations of abduction or sexual assault. derek? >> peggy fox, thank you. jesse matthew's fairfax trial 2005 case begins monday at 10 a.m. >>> a young boy pulled into an ihop bathroom and touched inappropriately. that's what arlington police say cesar muzmoya did on june 2nd on stafford street. the cops caught up with him. he's held without bond. >>> a wake tonight for the d.c. reporter caught in crossfire during the shooting last week in southeast. police do not think the bullets were meant for charnice milton. investigators hope new surveillance video will help b

and virginia tech student, morgan harrington. >> form james holmes takes the stands. gargi said she met holes holes in 2011 at grad school, first date was to horror film festival. they broke up in february of 2012, just five month before the deadly movie theater shooting in july. >>> back to the story, has the whole country talking. >> talking about the two escaped prisoners, following news this morning, that there are some reports they could be at 30th street station. >> what's this? jenny, what did you finds out? >> reporter: well, guys, we have been out here for couple of hours now, holding off on reporting because it is very, very preliminary, but, what police are saying is that they have a preliminary report of a possible siting of these two. this is a cab car that's all roped off. >> this cab driver currently at southwest detective, just explaining what he believes happened, saying he thinks that he had the two fugitives, richard matt and david sweat in his cab car that he dropped off here at 30th street station. he then had another trip down to the airport, so

. >> reporter: jill harrington's daughter, morgan, abducted leaving a concert in 2009, maked to but never charged in her case. >> i feel like this has again on so long and i really want to get to a place of completion. >> reporter: the july 2016 trial is expected to last four weeks. the prosecution says they could call up to 50 witnesses. both sides acknowledging this is just the start of what could be a very long process. in charlottesville, i'm david culver, news4. >>> we are working to find out if a truck driver is going to be charged for deadly crash on i-95. a tractor trailer drove into a construction zone near the icc in beltsville, maryland, this morning killing a construction worker. the truck driver was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. no word tonight on what caused this accident. >>> the news4 i-team did a little bit of digging, found there were at least 50 deaths from accidents in maryland last year that involved large trucks or commercial buses. as of june 8th of this year there were 28. those numbers come from the highway safety office and they are still prel

harrington also attended the hearing. accused of abducting her daughter morgan in 2009. >> it's never going to be over for us, you know, i'm always going to be without my daughter. and without, as long as girls are safe from this sexual predator. however long it takes to find justice. i have to accept it. >> defense attorney rams are also argued that because judge higgins and 25 out of the 55 search warrants are in order and that they had requested that it would be improper for her to remain on the case when they plan to file a motion about the search warrant and orders. that the judge said that she would have another judge handle those requests. and to which the defense replied that that kind of ruling is saying that the partial recusal is like being a little bit pregnant. expecting to hear a lot from the capital defenders the next motion that will be coming up in august. i'm peggy fox reporting live in charlottesville. >>> last week matthew plead guilty to a fairfax county sex assault and capital attempted murder case after the prosecution had rested their case. their attorney said that it surprised her, but said that sh

joe harrington is the mother of morgan, whose disappearance and death in 2009 is linked to matthew also by dna. >> i applaud her courage and her determination and finding her justice in this court building today. reporter: his attorney indicated a desire to say something. >> yeah, but i want. reporter: while the prosecutor said this. >> i still believe most people are good but some people are very, very bad and he is one of them. leon: that was jeff goldberg reporting. the gw parkway gridlocked. huge mess as thousands of people had to deal with this this morning and a likely cleanup. kimberly: a near miss. what happened that two airplanes nearly run into each other on the tarmac? leon: we go live to charleston to check on the mood in the city after that deadly shooting and we will look at how people are coming together to h doug: want to share with you a live look from our camera to send river at national harbor. this is the leading edge of dark clouds. a severe thunderstorm that will be moving to the district in the next 15 to 20 minutes or so. also with the possibility of hail in high