jesse matthew has now been indicted in the murder of morgan harrington. the courthousede with more on what we are expecting to learn today. you can see our shot is moving around a little bit right now. you see the parents of morgan harrington walking into the courthouse here in albemarle county. the reaction from the parents of morgan harrington was a great deal of relief, expressing yesterday that their hope and fight for justice had finally come to some sort of resolution. at least the process is going to be getting going in the next 15 or 20 minutes. when the court hearing begins for jesse matthew, on friday, september 11, at a grand jury, they handed down the indictment for jesse matthew, related to the charges for the deaf and disappearance -- the death and disappearance of morgan harrington. matthew facing first-degree murder and adoption with intent to defile charges. went missing after a metallica concert in charlottesville in october, 2009. next summer, jesse matthew will be on trial for the deaf and disappearance of uva's -- the death and disapp

finally, the family of morgan harrington is closer to getting justice for their daughter. she disappeared in october 2009 after attending game atomic a concert in charlottesville. a remains were discovered in january 2010. >> something as heinous as taking somebody's life should have consequences. today, finally, the cascade of consequences for jesse matthew for killing morgan harrington started. investigators found a forensic link to a sex assault that happened in fairfax county in 2005. they out a sketch of the suspect, but it was not until jesse matthew was arrested and charged with the murder of hannah graham last fall they had a face and name and enough evidence, prosecutors say, to link the crimes to matthew. >> the fairfax vicm, who sentencing will happen in october, without her testimony and her determination for 10 ands to have her justice speak her proof in court, we would not be anywhere. roz: matthew was convicted of the june 2005 sex assault. he is awaiting trial on capital murder charges in the death of hannah graham. the maximum penalty for each if convicted

this time of morgan harrington. the 20-year-old virginia tech student disappeared in 2009 while attending a concert in charlottesville. her body was found three months late near a wooded area not far from where hannah graham's remains were discovered last october. matthew has already been charged if graham's death and back in june he was also charged in an assault case in fairfax county. it was that case that police were able to connect jesse matthew to all three and now charge him. every time matthew has been in court, jill harrington, morgan's mother has been there. she says she wants matthew to see her face. >> i sit in that courtroom and i wonder how, how could someone, how could this person kill morgan, how? how could anyone do that? i don't know. >> reporter: jill harrington also says she's always known matthew did it. although she can't celebrate the indictment, she is glad that the person she says is responsible will no longer be able to hurt anyone else. matthew will be in court today at 12:45. back to you

>>> now at 11:00, murder charges in the death of virginia student morgan harrington and how her death was connected to matthews. >>> hundreds attend a candlelight vigil tonight for a teenager killed by an amtrak train. >>> and a dog separated from his handler and why they say he's not allowed to bring his long time partner home. >> we begin tonight with new reaction to charges filed against jesse matthew, now accused of killing a second college student in virginia. >> for six years, investigators have been working to investigate the murder of morgan harrington. chris lawrence starts us off at the live desk with major developme developments. >> a grand jury indicted matthew on abduction and first degree murder charges and we're checking to see what that means to morgan harrington's mother. >> it's some satisfaction. >> she disappeared after she went to a metallica concert at the university of virginia and a couple months later her body was discovered in charlottesville. the case went uninvolved fm an naw graham disappeared about five miles away. even though harrington was already charg

matthew gave them a brazen stare as he walked by. >> reporter: it was a day of contrast as morgan harrington's parents put up ribbons refreshing the memorial on the bridge where their daughter was last seen alive. >> we still want people to notice and remember something big happened here. >> reporter: morgan stepped out of an easter and was trying to find a ride when she disappeared october 17, 2009. her remains were found on a rural farm nine miles south of charlottesville. >> it has been such a long journey. it's been six years that we have been working diligently to try to find answers and find the person who we believe killed our beloved darks morgan dana harrington jess jesse matthew became a suspect after he was implicated in last year's abduction and murder of hannah graham. earlier this year he was convicted in a 2005 fairfax rape case. now the harringtons say it's their turn for justice. >> i want him to be, this is the face of justice for jesse matthews because i have known and believed for some time that he killed our morgan. >> reporter: matthew was assigned attorneys and then as w

a judge officially charged matthew for death of morgan harrington. harrington disappeared in 2009 after leaving a concert in charlottesville. crews found her remains a few months later. matthew faces life in prison for each of the two offenses and he's already convicted for a 2005 sex assault in fairfax and he's the prime suspect in hannah graham's murder. matthew will keep the same attorneys for both cases, but prosecutors as of now have no plans to combine the trials and i did speak with morgan harrington's mother tonight and you will hear why she and her husband dan wanted so badly to be in that courtroom today and that's when i join you ahead at news 4 at 5:00. >> thanks, david. talk about an economic boost to the city. d.c. officials sealed a new deal for a basketball arena this afternoon. the district in washington will build a 5,000 seat practice arena in the southeast that will double its home for the mystics. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood in southeast washington, the old st. elizabeth's campus where the washington wizards hope to make a big

going to get coming up next o >>> well, they have waited nearly six years and now the parents of morgan harringtonsay they have a date for justice. jesse matthew is accused of murdering harrington in charlottesville in 2009. news 4's david culver is outside the albemarle county courthouse. david? >> reporter: today jesse matthew waived his right to a speedy trial in the harrington case and the trial date is set for october of next year. >> there's definitely relief in it. >> reporter: october 24, 2016, that's the date now set for the murder trial of jesse matthew charged with killing morgan harrington and not soon enough for her mom and dad. >> we have the next year to still be swinging on this pendulum, slow-moving process of court. that's a long time for us to keep this ball rolling. >> that would be seven years. seven years after the event. >> abducted and murdered on october 17, 2009, here in charlottesville after leaving a concert. the judge, unknowingly, first set the trial date for the anniversary and then changed it. >> more pain and suffering. >> reporter: today's hearing also included ma

. >> everything in morgan harrington's room her drawings photographs even the posters on her bedroom wall are still right where she left them in 2009. >> she was a lot of fun. she really was. >> that was morgan's junior year at virginia tech and the last time her mother jill saw her daughter alive. >> it's still comforting for me to have her stuff around me. i know that will change. >> the 20-year-old, an artist who wanted to be a teacher disappeared after attending a metallica concert at the university of virginia john paul jones arena. >> how long was it before you had any indication or any idea what actually actually happened after she left that concert? >> to this date i don't really know. the missing time is hideous. having your daughter missing felt worse to us than knowing our daughter was dead. you know there are rituals for death. we know how to eulogize missing. you are on a pendulum trying to keep hope alive. and yet, logica logic is fimg you with despair. and walking that knife edge is debilitating. it's so difficult. >> 101 days would pass before morgan ann's schedultanni

. >> everything in morgan harrington's room, everything this her room is still right where she left them in 2009. >> she was a lot of fine, she really was. >> reporter: that was morgan's junior year at virginia tech and the last time her mother jill saw her alive. >> it's still comforting to me to have her stuff around me. i know that will change. >> reporter: the 20-year-old an artist who wanted to be a teacher disappeared after attending a metallica concert at john paul o jones arena. >> having our daughter missing felt worse than having her death. there are rituals, you know how to eulogize, missing, you're on a pendulum trying to keep hope alive and yet logic is filling you with despair. walking that knife edge is debilitating, difficult. >> 101 days will pass before morgan's schedule tannized body was found buy farmer at a field ten miles away. her mother feels she was kidnapped raped and murdered. >> it was likely we would find the criminal predator who killed morgan from forensics on the body. something in me came up. >> a separate rape from 2005. all of it connected back to one p

>>> first tonight at seven, jesse matthews faces morgan harrington's parents. >> our peggy fox was there. she has been covering this murder case as it happened six years ago. >> reporter: the harringtons have been to every jesse matthews hearing here in charles and up in fairfax. for the first time they watched jesse matthews face charges in their own daughter's murder. it was a day of contrast as morgan harrington's parents put up ribbons refreshing the memorial on the bridge where their daughter was last seen alive. >> we still want people to notice and remember something big happened here. >> reporter: morgan stopped out of an easter and was trying to find a ride in 2009. her he remains were found on a rural farm nine miles south of charlottesville. jesse matthews was a suspect in harrington's murder after he was implicated in last year's ab just and occurred of uva student hannah graham. he was convicted in a 2005 fairfax rape case. now the harringtons say it's their turn for justice. >> i wanted him to see for all intents and purposes this is the face of justice for jesse matthews b

the grand jury has indicted him on two counts of murder and abduction in the case of morgan harrington. is being more cases he looked at and we will try to get more information for you in later new casts. doug hill is standing by to give us the latest on the weather doug:. looking live at the laurel high school annex. 80 degrees there right now, sunset tonight at 7:17. a very pleasant evening. upper 70's and low 80's across the region. in much difference temperatures from community to community. we are all under the influence of the same weather system, producing comfortably warm temperatures and very dry air. that combination will yield another cool start to the day frederick,0 two in andomorrow in manassas about 60 inside the beltway. see, little if any cloud formations to speak of. you have to go far to the west or south to find any precipitation. this shows how clearly the large high-pressure has dominated allher from the gulf coast the way back to the eastern slopes of the rockies. this will turn the wins a little more to the south, so we will see a little bit of a warm-up. but no

jeff goldberg was in the courtroom when jesse matthew made his first appearance in the morgan harrington case this afternoon. jeff: minutes after jesse matthew arrived at the courthouse, he was in a courtroom, standing close to jill and dan harrington, morgan's parents. >> there was a direct look. he stared at us. >> i want him to see this is the face of justice. >> matthew whose court appearance lasted six minutes was indicted by a grand jury on charges of first of degree murder and obduction with intent -- abduction with intent to defile in the case of harrington. the 20-year-old virginia tech student that went missing after metallica concert in charlottesville in october of 2009. the d.n.a. link connecting matthew to harrington was discovered after his arrest a year ago. >> isit is likely that the same person stopped the heart of both of our girls. >> he needs to know justice is coming. >> defense attorney jot goodman says new evidence beyond d.n.a., possibly a new witness likely emerged in the past few weeks. >> to put the commonwealth in a position they believe it's not just probabl

yesterday a grand jury indicted jesse matthew in the murder of morgan harrington. investigators found her body on a remote farm in albamaro county. matthew already faces murder charges in uva student hannah graham's death. police discovered her body five miles from where harrington was found. >>> in the district a man is fighting for his life after being stabbed. this happened on ayers place southeast of south capitol street. a woman was stabbed in the same location. the woman is expected to be okay. the man is in serious condition. >>> chopper 4 near thomas point as police responded last night. police found the man dead in the middle of the street there. he had been shot. police are not sure if the man shot himself or if he was targeted by someone else. >>> this morning in utah rescue teams will be at zion national park to look for three hikers still missing in deadly, dangerous floods. four others died there. as of this morning we know 16 people, mostly children, died in the flooding. many killed in the town of hilldale where rushing water carried their car away.

but as far as morgan harrington goes, he has not been charged in that case. his dna was found on her tee shirt but at this point he has not been charged if her case. >> how is that different from title 9? >> the laws in effect prompt schools to report cases. so basically what this law does that's different is it inserts a law enforcement officers onto one of those school committees so if that police officer then believes that what's being discussed elevates to a level of felony sex crime, he's obligated to report that up the chain of command through law enforcement. >> thank you very much, lori jane's report can be seen more on "america tonight." up next, the black panthers. i talked to director stanley nelson about his new film and a movement that helped change race relations in america. >> apple unveiled some of its latest tech toys today. ceo tim cook showed the apple tv but the new iphone, an upgraded camera and a new feature called 3d touch. finding a common solution to the european refugee crisis may be easier said than done. antonio mora is here. anton

he's been charged with first-degree murder and abduction in the death of morgan harrington. if you remember, she disappeared after going to a concert at uva six years ago. harrington, of course, already charged with capital murder and abduction in the death of hannah graham. and just a couple months ago, he basically pleaded no contest to sexually assaulting a young woman in fairfax ten years ago. so, again, jesse matthew now charged with first-degree murder and abduction in morgan harrington's death. a case that police have been investigating for six years. his first court appearance will be tomorrow morning. at the live desk, i'm chris lawrence, back to you. >> thanks, chris. >>> also now at 6:30 our reporters are gathering new leads to today's top stories. mark segraves broke the news about a washington institution that's shutting its doors. adam tuss with the new technology that could improve your commute on a road that's notorious for traffic. >> we're going to begin with pat collins and the new clues in a bizarre murder. the victim was found in a shallow grave, but mont

it was a day of contrast as morgan harrington's parents put up ribbons refreshing the memorial on the daughter was last seen alive. >> we still want people to notian

virginia tech student morgan harrington was 20 years old when she disappeared in 2009. d.n.a. om that case from underneath harrington's fingernails actually matched a 2005 rape case in fairfax and the woman survived that attack. matthew faces three life sentences for that rape and will be sentenced on friday. he heads to court in albemarle county today on the murder trial. of course we will follow this case and you can follow the wusa9 mobile app. to our new we're live outside of fairfax county courthouse, delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> the trial date is set for the first officer to be tried in the freddie gray case in baltimore. good morning. i'm mike hydeck. he's of course the suspect who died in police custody after a rough ride in a police van. officer wp porter's case will -- william porter's case will be herd first on november 1. he's charged with manslaughter. prosecutors want to try him first because they say he will be a material witness in the cases against the other officers, some of whom are charged with second degree murder. porter says he told two fellow officers tha

jesse matthew also was charged with the murder of morgan harrington. >> it's been six years to try and find a person who we believe killed our beloved daughter morgan dana harrington. >> reporter: but authorities believe neither the graham nor the harrington murder was jesse matthew's first crime. >> susan spencer there. "48 hours: hannah graham, deadly connections" airs tomorrow night right here on wusa9 at 9:00 p.m. >>> do you remember playing tag when you were growing up? one washington state school district says you're out. at least to when it comes to playing that game on the playground. mercer island administrators are telling children they must keep their hands to themselves. the administrators say they're just trying to ensure physical and emotional safety among students. ntparee s arfurious. hundreds of moms and dads voiced their concern on facebook. they are particularly angry because the district did not ask parents what they thought first. >>> james dukes is a proud big brother. james helped deliver his baby brother at a home in marietta, georgia when his mom went into labo

charged with hannah graham's abduction and death last year and now officially charged with morgan harrington's murder. dan and jill harrington, morgan's parents made the drive from southwest virginia to charlottesville determined to be there. >> it is imperative for both me and dan, and i don't know what kind of validation it brings, but it really was a gut-level need for us to have acknowledgement of the tremendous injury that has been caused to our family. >> october, 2009, morgan visiting charlottesville for a concert. the virginia tech student disappeared and her remains found a few months later on a farm in marlboro county. we believe that jesse matthew was responsible for morgan's murder for some time. it wasn't since hannah's abduction and murder that he emerged as a possible suspect in morgan's case. prosecutors making it official today, nearly six years later. >> we didn't want -- well, it's okay he's behind bars and he's going to be serving a life sentence and we're just going to bundle your daughter's murder in there, too. she deserves to have full recognition for the life that was.

jesse matthew has an arraignment on murder charges in morgan harrington's death. she disappeared in 2009 after she went to a concert. we talked on the phone to harrington's mom. >> i have been in the courtroom every chance i've gotten. i want him to see my face. i want him to know i'm not going away after six years. i'm not going away. and i know what he did. and today everybody else is aware of what he's been charged with as well. >> matthew also faces murder charges in uva student hannah graham's death. police discovered her body about five miles from where harrington was found. >>> a d.c. restaurant closed because of a salmonella scare reopened today. fig and olive says it has the green light from the department of health. so far health officials say there are eight confirmed caseses cases s of salmonella and up to 70 cases link to the restaurant. while all those ate at fig & olive, the source of the salmonella is not known. >>> the banner says live capitol cam. i think we should say love capitol cam. a few wis pi hiclouds. temperatures in the 70s. our tower cr

sex assault in fairfax and today he's officially charged with killing morgan. >> six years of no answers, no justice. jill harrington hoping today marks a new chapter. >> we have believed that jesse matthew was responsible for morgan's murder for some time. >> reporter: telling me by home, her and her husband dan prayed for this moment. >> it was imperative for both me ask dan, and i don't know what kind of validation it brings, but it really was a gut-level need for us to have acknowledgement of the tremendous injury that has been caused to our family. >> reporter: october 2009, their only child, morgan, visiting charlottesville for a concert. the virginia tech student disappeared. her remains found a few months later on a farm in nearby albemarle conte. it was through the tragedy that the harringtons got a glimpse who might be linked to their morgan. jesse matthew. he'll soon be tried for abducting and murdering hannah graham this last year. this past summer he earned a guilty plea in a 2005 sex assault case in fairfax. >> he's okay and he's behind bars and we want -- she deserves to have full recognition for the

indictment against jesse matthews for the 2009 abduction and the murder of virginia tech student morgan harrington. coming up at 6:00 -- leon: a plan pleads guilty for burning cvs at the baltimore riot. the punishment he could face. maureen: tensions for the refugee crisis. where they are added after being forced away from one country. doug: i'm doug hill in the weather center. a beautiful perfect weather day for wednesday. how many more ahead? we will let you know the forecast still to come at 6:00. >> a man has pleaded guilty to setting a fire that dell stroyed a cvs store. raymond carter faces up to four years in prison when he is sentenced in november. cvs has demolished the store and has plans to rebuild it. leon: two years ago today gunman killed 12 people at the neighry yard. today marks the deadline for the family members of those killed to file wrongful death lawsuit. six families filed suit against the companies they say should have seen red flags about the gunman. they had several outbursts prior to getting the job as a government contractor working there. special prosecutor will invest

jesse matthew also was charged with the murder of morgan harrington. >> it's been six years, to try and beloved daughter, morgan dana harrington. >> reporter: authorities believe neither the graham nor the harrington murder was jesse matthe matthew's first crime. >> dna science is ultimately what connected three separate cases. >> on tomorrow's broadcast, we will untangle how a rape, a seemingly cold case of a decade ago, was both the key piece of the forensic puzzle and jesse matthews' undoing. no trial date's been set yet in the morgan harrington case. matthew is to go on trial in july of 2016 for hannah's death, and that's a death penalty case. >> thank you. you can watch susan's full report tomorrow on a special expanded edition of "48 hours" at 9:00/8:00 central here on cbs. >>> a baby named royal has a prince of a brother. the quick-thinking kid who delivered next on "cbs this morning." i don't the of hep c.ties or wonder... ...whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harv

. >> reporter: everything in morgan harrington's room - her drawings, photographs, and the posters on her bedroom wall - are where she left them in 2009. >> she was a lot of fun. >> she really was. >> that was morgan's junior year at virginia tech. the last time they saw her alive. it's comforting from me to have her stuff around me. i know that will change. the 20-year-old, an artist who wanted to be a teacher. attending a concert at the universit arena. >> reporter: how long before you had any idea of what happened when you left the conference? know. the missing time is hideous. having your daughter missing felt worse than knowing our daughter was dead. there are rituals for death. we know how to missing. you are on a pendulum trying to keep hope alive, and logic is filling you with despair, and walking that knife edge - it's debilitating. it's so difficult. >> 101 days would pass before morgan's body was found by a farmer at a remote virginian form. 10 miles away. harrington believes her daughter murdered. >> when i was told by law enforcement it was likely we would find the crimin

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jesse matthew do in a courtroom in a few more hours on chance -- on charges he killed morgan harrington and heather graham. a former girlfriend said he was a repeated victim of sexual assault when he was younger. stay tuned for every development inside the courtroom. coming up, finally behind bars. the tip that helped nab a fugitive. speaking out after tragedy. what the survivor from the shooting in virginia is saying. we are tracking hurricane joaquin. jummy: the sole survivor of last inth's shooting on live tv virginia speaks out. she does not give the gunman who killed the reporters a single thought. she dropped to the debt, pretending to be shot dead. >> he shot me in the back. recall -- just do not do anything. you are just dead. just laid there. no screen, no anything. job atshe is back on the smith mountain lake regional chamber of commerce. she expects to have another surgery next year. a fugitive on the run for more than 20 years has been captured. paul jackson is accused of kidnapping and killing women in oregon. he went missing for 24 years until his story aired on "behind."

long for the rest of the courtroom to realize and remember that october 17th, 2009, was the day morgan harrington was abducted. >> there are many people from many disturbing difficult backgrounds that have not gone on to become rapists and murderers. >> reporter: jill harrington, the mother of morgan, reacting to a letter of a former girlfriend of jesse matthew who asked a judge for mercy during his sentencing this friday for raping a woman in fire fax. >> our girls did not -- fly to heaven on a pink cloud. they also were pleading for mercy. they were crying and screaming. bleeding. they did not receive mercy. i think that should factor into the judge's sentencing. >> reporter: today's hearing in charlottesville dealt with motions in both morgan harrington's and hannah graham's murders for which matthew is charged. the commonwealth attorney will handled both. >> these are two very big cases. but frankly this office has the depth of experience in murder cases that we will be very well prepared come next year. >> reporter: the graham case is set for next july. harrington's case is set for next octo

. >> jesse matthews made his first court appearance for the murder of virginia tech student morgan harrington. she disappeared in october of 2009. she was last seen alive on a bridge where her parents refreshed her memorial today. they have been present at matthews hearing in the graham case and his trial in fairfax. today they were here for justice in their own daughter's case. >> we are grateful. we are pleased. we're sad. and in way it makes more real the fact that morgan is dead and was murdered. >> he starred at us. he knows that we are here. >> reporter: matthew was assigned the same capital defense team representing him in the than a graham case. >>> a plan pled guilty to rioting charges in baltimore. raymond carter was caught on video setting fire in a cvs store at the corner of pennsylvania and north avenues following the death of freddie gray last april. the fire caused over $1 million in damages. the terms of his plea agreement require carter to pay restitution. the amount will be determined at his sentenceing in november. >>> a woman driving with six children got caught up in the

he still is awaiting two other trials for the murders of college students hannah graham and morgan harrington. >>> coming up nsa whistle blower edward snowden send out his first tweet. >> also ahead john wall and the rest of the wizards open up training camp. we'll hear from the team's all- star point guard. >> but up next donald trump prepares to >>> donald trump's one week boycott of fox news is apparently over. the republican presidential frontrunner is scheduled to appear on the o'reilly factor sometime tonight. just last week trump tweeted that he wouldn't go on any fox news shows for the foreseeable future because he felt the network was treating him unfairly, no word on what prompted the change of heart. the meeting between trump and senior fox executives is still in the works. >>> maryland congressman dutch ruppersberger will not run for senate. his campaign spokeswoman says the republican plans to seek an eighth term in congress. ruppersberger serves parts of baltimore city and surrounding areas. he had been considered a possible candidate for retiring senator barbara mikulski's seat

matthew is accused of killing college students hannah graham and morgan harrington in charlottesvilleay peggy fox tells us he waived his right to a speedily trial. >> reporter: a moment today that you don't normally see in murder cases. when the mother of a victim walked up and reached out to the mother of the accused. >> i went up to her and said i realizes this difficult for your family. my condolences and i shook her hand. >> reporter: she smiled. >> he did. >> reporter: today's hearing in charlottesville dealt with motions in graham's and harrington's murders. >> there are many people from many disturbing difficult backgrounds that have not gone on to become rapists and murderers. >> reporter: jill harrington, the mother of morgan, reacting to a letter of a former girlfriend of jesse matthew who asked a judge for mercy during his sentencing this friday for raping a woman in fairfax. >> our girls did not fly to heaven on a pink cloud. they also were pleading for mercy. they were crying and screaming and bleeding and they didn't receive mercy. i think that should factor into the jud

she beli e believes those assaults may have played a role in allegations he raped and killed morgan harrington and hannah graham. >>> it will be another month before the first of six baltimore officers go on for freddie gray, a judge delaying it to november 30th, the man in the upper left of your screen. his trial was originally set for two weeks. prosecutors want porter tried first because they also plan to call him as witness against two other officers when their trials begin next year. >>> right now, the fight to de-fund planned parenthood continues to dominate debate inside the capitol. today, the people supporting the organization made their voices heard. nearly 90 cities including washington made rallies for national pinkout day and prot t protested threats from republican lawmakers to stop funding in the wake of undercover videos released by an anti-abortion activist. lawmakers grilled planned parenthood president cecile richards. >> the outrageous accusations against planned parenthood on heavily doctored videos are offensive and categorically untrue. >> they receive about 5$530 millio

matthew is also awaiting trial in the murder of two other women -- virginia tech student morgan harrington, found in 2010, and uva student hannah graham, was found murdered in 2014. prosecutors say that there is a dna link to matthew in all the cases. the doctor said that the childhood sex abuse claims may not be enough to sway the judge when it comes to sentencing. >> the violence perpetrated was much too severe to have a mitigating effect, i would say, on the punishment. before friday, matthew has a court date tomorrow afternoon -- to hear motions in two cases. roz plater, abc 7 news. alison: a federal grand jury has indicted another aide to former d.c. mayor vincent gray. rubin charles ii is charged with two counts of failing to file tax returns. he faces up to a year in prison on each count. prosecutors say it is part of an ongoing investigation into gray's 2010 campaign. from nearly 24 hours away a possible government shutdown, retiring house speaker john boehner has fast tracked a bill to fund the government through december 11. the house is expected to pass the senate version tomorr

news from virginia where we have just learned jesse matthew has been indicted in the murder of morgan harrington. now matthew is, of course, the man charged in the murder of uva student hannah graham. herring ton was the virginia tech student that disappeared following a concert -- harrington was the virginia tech student that disappeared following a concert in charlottesville. if he's convicted, he faces life in >>> now wusa9 game on sports with kristen berset brought to you by xfinity. >> the burgundy and gold have been busy the last couple days shuffling the roster trying to figure out how to fill some holes by injuries and signed veteran quarterback will blackmon. they created a roster spot for him by placing safety duke ihenacho on injured reserve. they have no safeties on their practice squad. coach gruden says the remaining players will have to fill the void. >> we have three other guys in place there that are capable to step up and play and one of them will. looks like it could be trent, could be jerome. all four of them will probably play. >> so when a team loses, especially this team,

. >> reporter: the harrington family finally got the news they have been waiting for. morgan's mother says she knew all along that matthew was the one who killed her daughter. >> it's not bittersweet. it's odd. >> reporter: matthew will be formally arraigned for the murder of morgan harrington. she disappeared in 2009 at a concert in charlottesville. her body was found three months later in a wooded area not far from where hannah graham's remains were found. matthew has already been charged in gramm's death who disappeared in 2013. it wasn't until june that matthew was convicted of attempted capital murder and a sex crime against a fairfax county woman in 2005. police were able to definitively make the connection thanks to a testimony from that victim. jill called her a hero. >> without her testimony and her determination for ten years to have her justice and speak her truth in court, we wouldn't be anywhere. >> reporter: jill has been a mainstay at every court appearance by matthew. there's a reason for that. >> i want my face there because i want him to see me because i want

start with some pretty serious breaking news, jesse matthew has been indicted in the murder of morgan harrington. matthew is the man charged in the murder of uva student hannah graham. harrington, a virginia tech student, disappeared following a concert in charlottesville. tomorrow matthew will be arraigned on murder and abduction charges. >>> tonight senior citizens forced to leave their homes tonight. the blaze broke out at leisure world apartments around 4:00 this afternoon. one firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation, but none of the residents were injured. >>> developing right now a new jersey teen has been arrested for an isis inspired threat against the pope during his upcoming u.s. trip. secret service arrested the 15- year-old last month for planning the attack on the pontiff next week. the teen was allegedly communitying with someone from isis online and was urged to research how to build an explosive. intellig there are no known credible threats currently against the pope. >>> a community in shock tonight. >> this all comes after the death of a popular high school athlete from bo

he will face trial october 24th of next year for the murder of morgan harrington. the virginia tech student disappeared after going to a concert in uva back in 2009. her body was found months later in a field. today harrington's mother reacted to a letter written by one of math these' ex-- matthews' ex-girlfriend that claimed he had been raped as a child. >> we as human beings have been given free will. there are many people who come from very difficult circumstances who have not gone out and object ducted, raped and murdered. it's a choice. >> matthew will be tried in july for the murder of uva student hannah graham and this friday he will be sentenced for raping a woman in fairfax 10 years ago. >>> a new development tonight for a virginia inmate who is supposed to be 26 hours away from his execution. this afternoon a federal judge scheduled a last minute hearing to consider his challenge. he wants proof the drugs used to kill him are sterile, potent and properly stored. the hearing set for 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, seven hours before the execution is set to happen. 49-

he's also in court for a status hearing in the morgan harrington case. a grand jury indicted matthew for the 2009 murder of the virginia tech student. >>> today the family of a man tasered by fairfax county police isexpected to speak out publicly. witnesses captured it on video. you can see 35-year-old elton cansler being shocked. fairfax county police are standing by their officers who were voffed who say cansler -- involved who say cansler had a weapon and was resisting arrest. according to his family he has cerebral palsy and couldn't control his movements. >>> we've learned it was a marine who was killed in a hit and run this morning in frederick county. this was overnight into this morning. investigators say 21-year-old marine corporal william ferrell was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on route 15 north near auburn road in thurmont. investigators believe weather played a role in the crash. right now midmerchandise state police are looking for a black car carrier with heavy damage to its front right side. >>> no shots, no school. students in

jess yes, sir has been indicted in murder of morgan harrington.lottesville nearly six years ago. authorities had previously said that forensic evidence linked mathew to harrington but they have not said what the evidence is. >> and the retrial starts today for a former prince george county teacher charged with sexual abuse of a minor. andre brown taught at high belt. and he is accused of sexually abusing a 17-year-old female student on school grounds. first trial ended with hung trial in march. his trial starts at 9:00. >> and you can get more news, traffic and weather updates on good morning washington. on newschanel 8. and through the day. have a great wednesday. >>> welcome back to "gma." you're looking live at the reagan library in simi valley, california. big republican debate tonight. donald trump the front-runner facing off with ten other candidates on that stage. >>> but calm before the storm. ooh, we do say good morning, america. on this wednesday morning we're following that big story and here are some other big headlines we're following

jesse matthew was indicted yesterday on first degree murder charges linked to their death of morgan harringtoninia tech student vanished in october of 2009 and her remains were found a few months later. matthew is that scheduled to appear in court to face charges in harrington's death today. harrington's mother says the charges bring little solace to the family. >> not bittersweet, it's odd because how can you celebrate the fact that this confirmation that your daughter was murdered by someone? we've known that but it's not a fact to be celebrated. >> matthew is already behind bars facing charges for the september 2014 killing of university of virginia student hannah graham is that awaiting sentencing next month for the sexual assault and attempted murder of another woman in virginia. >> ♪ >> new this morning, twitter is take on a new and significant role in politics. the social media site has added a new feature that allows political candidates to raise money directly through its mobile app. campaigns already use twitter heavily to spread their messages. at least a dozen presidential candidat

now he is charged with first degree murder and abduction in the case of morgan harrington. harrington was a 20-year-old virginia tech student who disappeared after attending a concert at university of virginia. her remains were discovered three months later on a rural farm. harrington's mother has always believed matthew was responsible and spoke out tonight about the charges. >> it was like thank goodness finally we've got some forward motion, you know. this blockage of believing that he did it and now there's been enough other people who have more objective eyes have looked at the information and said yes, we think so, too. we have enough to move on. that's a good place to be. >> the indictment comes about one year to the day graham disappeared. >> matthew will make his first appearance in the albemarle circuit court tomorrow afternoon and our peggy fox will be in the courtroom. for complete details on the hearing as it happens, download the new wusa9 app. you'll get breaking news, lee coverage and important updates -- live coverage and important updates 24/7. >>> officer

he's still awaiting trial for two other murders, those of college student hannah graham and morgan harrington. >>> in a followup to a story we told you about last night the mayor of d.c. is moving forward on a plan to ease the stress of city ambulances by adding private services. d.c. medics would still respond to every 911 call and transport patients with private emergencies. however, private ambulances would handle less serious transport. bowser hopes to get this rolling in a few months. >>> metro says it's expanding every blue line train to eight cars to minimize fallout from its reduced service at the stadium armory stationful during rush hour orange and blue lines are bypassing the armory station for the next six months while damage is repaired from a transformer fire. >>> lawyers for kelly gissendaner have twice failed in their efforts to get stays from the georgia and u.s. supreme courts. gissendaner, the procedure was supposed to have started at 7:00. she was convicted for the 1997 murder of her husband who was stabbed to death by her lover. that man received a life sentence. an execu

start with some pretty serious breaking news, jesse matthew has been indicted in the murder of morgan harringtons the man charged in the murder of uva student hannah graham. harrington, a virginia tech student, disappeared following a concert in charlottesville. tomorrow matthew

jesse matthew was indicted yesterday for the death of morgan harrington. >>> the virginia tech studentas murdered in october of 2009. now matthew is already behind bars for the september 2014 death of university of have a is a student hannauniversity of graham. >>> former president jimmy carter shared an update on his cancer battle last night. 90-year-old carter says he has gotten the second of four planned dose of a drug to fight the disease. the treatment is aimed at four tumors on his brain. carter added that he feels no ill effects since beginning the aggressive course nearly a month ago. >> and this story is new. twitter is taking on a new and more significant role in politics. the social media site has added a new feature that allows political candidates to raise money directorially through its mobile app. campaigns already use twitter heavy to spread their messages. at least a dozen presidential candidates will begin using the feature right away. >>> twitter is working with the financial services company square, inc., to secure the transactions. >> it will be interesting to see

jesse matthew is set to appear in court today for the murder of 20-year-old virginia tech junior morgan harrington. she vanished after a concert in 2009 and was found dead three months later. matthew was charged last year with killing 18-year-old uva freshman hannah graham and he was recently convicted of sexually assaulting another woman. >>> the first formal charges linked to the hazing death of a new york college fraternity pledge have been filed. those five defendants are making arrangements to turn themselves in to the authorities. and as abc's linsey davis reports, more serious charges are set to come. >> reporter: 37 college students face a slew of criminal charges two years after the death of 19-year-old chun michael deng. the pennsylvania grand jury recommending that five of those fraternity members face charges of third-degree murder. >> this is a clear case of why hazing is not permitted. >> reporter: authorities say in december of 2013 members of the pi delta psi fraternity at new york city's baruch college carried out what police called a brutal hazing ritual outside a rented house in