help them figure out who else may have been involved in this in the murders of savvas amy and philip savopoulos and vera figueroa. in charging documents today police make it clear that they think daron wint had help. news 4's shomari stone reports on where the investigation goes from here. shomari? >> right now the investigation is continuing and homicide detectives are still talking to daron wint and other people who are possibly involved in this case. the new allegations in these court documents reveal that daron wint allegedly had help while carrying out this quadruple murder according to the court documents. in court he said nothing but his name. tonight he's in jail. daron wint stood before a judge wearing handcuffs, shackles on his feet and a white jumpsuit. he's accused of killing savvas stafflous, his wife amy and 10-year-old son philip and their housekeeper. this evening wint did not offer a plea and the judge sent him to jail. acting u.s. attorney vincent cohen. >> mr. wint is now incarcerated and he's held without bond. our work is not done. >> reporter: tonight charging documents pa

philip savopoulos had stab wounds and was killed before he was burned beyond recognition. >> certainly a sudistic killer and the son may have been used as a tool to make sure the parents were compliant. >> reporter: his girlfriend said he fled on a bus to new york last night. >> just about every law enforcement officer in the country is looking for him. >> reporter: we're learning more tonight about wint's past. he served briefly with the marines but left before completing basic training. and more recently worked at american iron works, the construction company where savvas savopoulos was a ceo. >> there is a connection between the suspect and the savopoulos family business. >> he has a pretty violent previous criminal history, right? >> reporter: that's right. he's had several run-ins with police. and he's been arrested for domestic violence theft and according to court records we've been looking at in 2010 he allegedly threatened a woman and her 2-year-old daughter. he threatened to kill them and also allegedly, smashed through the car window the wind shield of that car, and broke in

savvas amy and philip savopoulos along with their housekeeper found dead inside their burning home. the viewing will be at wisconsin northwest, 6:00 p.m. and lasts until 8:00. the funeral tomorrow at st. sophia orthodox massachusetts avenue northwest. daron wint charged. >>> a 76-year-old woman and her 1 81-year-old man didn't want to share their names. they say a man tried to rob them on friday. the woman said she began beating that man with her cane. >> i was looking for my husband. he was on the ground. he was over him. meantime i was so afraid i tried to hit him. i give to him, you see it. >> that did it. police arrested the suspect. they say bruises and lumps on the guy helped identify him. >> something tells me it's not the first time she stuck up for herself. she knew exactly what she was doing. >> a strong woman and brave one. >> 10:10, northern virginia a group is touching heart and changing lives. how their mission began at the end of the korean war. >> let's take a lo outside an get ready for brace yourself more heat and humidity on the way. storm team 4 meteorologist chu

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mansion are out today with it an obituary for savvas, amy and philip savopoulos. >> reporter: i'll bruce leshan in d.c. it is -- i'm bruce leshan in d.c. it is perhaps the memories of 10-year-old philip that is the most heartbreaking. his friends called him flip, a 4th grader from st. albans a few blocks from his house. he wanted to race formula one and was already driving on the north american carting team. his favorite movie finding nemo. he'd cuddle with his surviving sisters while watching it. his mother amy could find four leaf clovers even when she wasn't looking. savvas savopoulos was a fifth generation washingtonian who studied japanese swordsmanship and martial arts. he donated to the starlight children's foundation, the national child research center and a girls orphanage in greece. so many good times lost. the whole family was planning to go on a sailing vacation in august. in d.c., bruce leshan, wusa9. >> now the viewing for the family is sunday night at the funeral home on wisconsin. the funeral will be held at the greek orthodox cathedral. >>> a shooting at a wal-mart that

today in a washington, d.c., court, charged with felony murder in the deaths of savvas, amy and philip savopoulos and their housekeeper vera figueroa. >> he's now incarcerated. he's held without bond. our work is not done. >> reporter: police revealing they believe that the crime required the presence and assistance of more than one person. new details coming to light about the timeline of their gruesome ordeal. the incident began around 6:00 p.m. wednesday evening, when the four victims are held against their will. later that night, two pizzas are ordered and charged to a woman believed to be amy savopoulos, who says she has a sick child inside. instructing dominos to leave them on the porch, ring the bell, and leave. the next morning, an assistant, following the direction of savvas savopoulos, leaves $40,000 in cash inside a car in the home's attached garage. just hours later, the d.c. fire department is notified of the fiery blaze. and prosecutors believe all four victims were killed after the money was delivered. authorities identified wint from dna left on the pizza, which set them on his tr

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enforcement source tells me detectives now believe that the killers tortured the 10-year-old boy philip savopoulos in an effort to get money out of his father. police believe that the killers were in the house for about ten hours and this they successfully forced the savopoulos family to get them tens of thousands of dollars. someone may have actually had to ge out and get the cash -- go out and get the cash while the rest of the family and their housekeeper were held hostage. police cheerve cathy lanier -- chief cathy lanier confirmed they were beaten and tour turred before the -- tortured before the home was set on fire. at one point the killers may have actually ordered pizza delivered to the house from domino's. detectives working hard to find an arrest -- to find and arrest the killers. at this point the only video they've been able to release is this shadowy figure -- shadowy tape, a picture of a man running apparently near the scene where the suspect torched the savopoulos porsche on annapolis road in prince george's county. we'll let you know if they find out anything else. mike? >>> the m

three adults killed in the house were found in a second floor bedroom. 10-year-old philip savopoulos was found in his own bedroom. his remains were so badly burned investigators have not officially identified him. >>> 4:31 your time right now. let's check your weather and traffic on the 1s. >> good morning. it's much cooler when you head out the door. we do have some rain approaching us. an area of low pressure is sweeping into the region coming in from the west. if you're trying in to the mountains headed up toward pennsylvania or into west virginia or heading south down 95 maybe running a little bit of light rain this morning. right now around the metro area don't have any rain yet. the pavement is dry. a few sprinkles maybe trying to reach the ground. and then in southern maryland charles county in to stafford and spotsylvania culpepper, a few light sprinkles beginning to move in. a chilly morning. temperatures are down into the mid 50s. much of the region near 60 around the bay. reagan national at 62. out in the mountains in shenandoah valley it's in the 50s right now. with that

including autopsies released tonight show just how brutal the 18-hour ordeal was. 10-year-old philip savopoulos was found burned in an upstairs bedroom. fire allegedly fueled out there the house. the other adults were found in another room with blunt force wounds. firefighters tried to save the housekeeper, but she died at the hospital. tonight, investigators appear to be 53 questioning the story of one witness who was asked by savopoulos to pick up the $40,000 ransom and deliver it to the family. court documents say that witness changed his or her story about the dropoff to the home. >>> u.s. senators have been working late into the night ahead of the memorial day holiday and they've been ordered shortly back from that holiday break early. their task will be to resume the debate on the done's controversial bulk intelligence collection program. opponents of the national security agency's program to collect telephone data blocked multiple offense to extend the law that would authorize the program. the senate will meet again next sunday, one day before that law expires. the u.s. state department

including autopsies released tonight show just how brutal the 18-hour ordeal was. 10-year-old philip savopoulos was found burned with stab wounds in an upstairs bedroom. the other adults were found in another room with blunt force wounds. firefighters tried to save the housekeeper, but she died at the hospital. tonight, investigators appear to be questioning the story told by one key witness who police say was a frequent driver for the family and was asked by savopoulos to pick up the $40,000 ransom at the bank of america and deliver it to the family. police say in court documents that that witness changed his or her story about the cash drop you've to the home. zbloous senators have been working extra hours ahead of the memorial day holiday. late friday night, the senate passed the bill that would prevent congress from tinkering with international trade agreements negotiated by the white house. and they've just been ordered back from their holiday break early to resume the debate on the country's controversial bulk collection program. opponents of the national security agency on collecting tel

the adults showed signs of being beaten and stabbed. 10-year-old philip savopoulos was found in his own bedroom. his remains were so badly burned investigators have not officially identified him. and again, that new piece of information, police are naming one suspect and releasing these pictures you see on your screen. they want to find 34-year-old daron dylon wint. get a closer look at the pictures on the nbc washington app. you can share that as well and turn on the breaking news alerts for updates throughout the morning. >>> today you can follow northern bureau chief julie carey to find out everything that happens at a hearing with severance. he is charged with killing three people over a course of a decade. his lawyers asked the judge to split up the murder cases because of the significant time difference between them. that hearing begins at 10:00 this morning. >>> that man who flew his gyrocopter at the capitol is due in court. douglas hughes is charged with operating a vehicle falsely labeled a as postal carrier. we expect him to address the supporters after the arraignment today.

now that son, this is philip savopoulos, 10 years old. a child.ashington post" reporting he went to school at saint albin's the all boys school, their housekeeper 57-year-old veralicia figueroa. she was also murdered in this horrible crime. "the washington post" says she was working to support her two children back in her home, el salvador and was preparing to go back home to those children. thanks to her hard work her children made it through college. she fell in love and she married a man in the united states and was in the next few years the plan was for that entire family to be together. up next, 170 bikers who are behind bars in waco, texas, in a jail, but it's their hundreds and maybe thousands of friends that police are really worried about. are the gangs really arming themselves now with grenades and c 4? we have the documents to say this is not a joke. and it sure ain't a rumor either. it feels like that brick's. on your face? try zyrtec®-d to powerfully clear your blocked nose and relieve your other allergy symptoms. so you can breathe e

. >> reporter: this morning we received a statement from the family of savvas amy, and philip savopoulos, they are survived by two teenage daughters. the statement reads in part "we are thankful to law enforcement who have worked to bring about an arrest in this case while it does not abate our pain we hope it begins to restore a sense of calm and security in our neighborhood and to our city. we are blessed to live in a community comprised of close circles of friends who have supported us and grieve with us." and today we do expect that wint will make his first appearance in court later this afternoon. alex, back to you. >> peter alexander, thank you so much for that update. >>> another story we're following, new video emerged of the day freddie gray was arrested by baltimore police shot by an anonymous witness, it appears to show officers restraining gray with handcuffs and leg shackles outside that police van stopped less than a block from where he was arrested. the footage was posted around the same time the baltimore state's attorney marilyn mosby announced all six officers have been

a according to court papers, ten year-old philip savopoulos died alone in a bedroom in his family homeurn by a fire started in his room. his father, salvees, his mother amy and housekeeper vera figueroa were found in another room having died from blunt force and sharp force injuries. defense argued against holding wint without one saying in witnesses had identified him but prosecutors pointed to dna evidence. the police say they matched wint's dna to a unfinished slice of pizza found at savopoulos home. court paper says amy savopoulos called local come minute necessities and hat pizzas left on the front doorsteps. prosecutors say savopoulos had employees, withdraw $40,000 from his company, american ironworks and leave the money outside the home. the wint used to work for american ironworks. craig boswell for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> 6:38. >>> a philadelphia teen will plead guilty in connection with the hit and run that critically injured a temple student athlete. eighteen year-old rayshawn roberts waved his preliminary hearing and will go to trial. roberts surrendered to police shor

savvas savopoulos, his wife amy, their son philip and housekeeper all killed.ss in this police report, conflicting reports from key witnesses. let's talk about the witness, sara, what do we know about what's happening there? >> this person is an unnamed witness, in the police report, christi, he was the driver, the assistant to mr. savopoulos who worked for him, but when he was interviewed by police, he told several different versions of the story of what happened. he said he was asked by mr. savopoulos to go and bring him $40,000 which police now believe was ransom money. but in the course of had his interview, he admitted he lied a couple times to police. i want to run through these. he lied about when he received a text message to go and get the money. he lied about how he got the money. where he put the money. in one version, he said he put it in a manila envelope and delivered it to a locked car in the garage of the savopoulos home. but then changed the story and said in fact, he put it in a red bag and put it in an unlocked car in the home. there's also d

murder in the deaths of savvas savopoulos, his wife amy their 10-year-old son philip and the family's housekeeper vera figueroa. it was one week ago today that firefighters came to this mansion on woodland drive in a tony section of northwest washington. there they found the bodies of four victims. they had been tied up, beaten stabbed and held captive here for almost a day. the fire set to conceal the crime and destroy the evidence.suspect/victim connection. >> we do believe that there is a connection between this suspect in this case through the business. >> reporter: the connection. police believe that suspect wint once worked for american iron works on kinl worth avenue in prince george's county maryland, a company owned by savvas savopoulos. sources say wint worked there from 2003 to 2005 and sources say he had a relative who was fired from that company some time ago.

savvas and amy savopoulos their 10-year-old son and also their -- his name was philip and their housekeeper vera figueroa. that again, happened in d.c.'s -- northwest c.d.'s woodley park neighborhood. they were apparently what we hear from police or our sources that the family was held hostage overnight wednesday night. a delivery of $40,000 in cash to the home by one of mr. savopoulos' assistants from -- from work, and -- and the house was -- was torched about midday about 1:00 notice afternoon last thursday is when that fire was reported and then not too much later the -- the families -- one the family's car, a porsche, was found torched over in prince george's county and there's been a manhunt for this suspect. as we understand it he took a bus up to brooklyn which is where we are told his girlfriend lives. police in new york have been questioning that girlfriend all day and we had been hearing that he was going to turn himself in but that doesn't look like a scene of somebody who was turning himself in that we're looking at. >> doesn't. darcy spencer still on that scene. darcy, there's

dylan wint is accused in the brutal murder of wealthy constructionist, savvos savopoulos his wife amy and their southern philip and their housekeeper. another housekeeper told investigators she believes the family was held hostage after she received a strange call from savopoulos telling her not to come into work. reports reveal he called his bank and account ant and atmosphere ant dropped off $40,000 in cash in the house the family found dead hours later. sources tell abc news wint was the identified by dna from an leftover dominoes pizza left at the home. >> he is arrogant, he doesn't listen. >> reporter: the motive is unknown, but darin dylan wint has a connection to the family once working as a welder for the iron manufacturing company. abc washington. >>> dozens of people took to the street to protest police brutality. the action cam outside the 25th police district in north philadelphia. activist read candles killed by police. the gathering was in response to several arrest that were made at an earlier vigil. police would not confirm how many were arrested or why they were taken into custody on that occa

. >> reporter: police found the bodies of salvees and amy savopoulos, their son philip and a alycia figueroa a their housekeeper after fire was he set to their mansion last thursday. wint work in the construction material supply company where savopoulos was the chief executive. craig bos well, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> now to incredible video of the deer jumping through a new jersey storefront. the lets look at surveillance video from neptune in monmouth county. the worker who is there says it felt like an earthquake when the the deer came through the window. deer scampered around the store for a few minutes before finally finding its way out and running away. >> my first thought was, i don't know what just happened, what and then after i see the deer, i said i got to go. >> no one inside that store was injured. >>> an unexploded world war two bomb is found near whimmably stadium in london prompting evacuation of the hundreds of people from nearby homes and businesses. construction crew made the discovery. the it is believed that the bomb was dropped on london during nazi air raid in

we have also learned that savopoulos' parents and housekeeper cause of death was blunt force,. their son philip, was killed by fire and stabbing. money found in this truck at the arrest scene is consistent with money a savopoulos assistant was asked to drop off at the home while the family was held captive. the neon vest, court documents said they found more like it in that garage and that is where the assistant was told to drop off the $40,000, having no interaction with anybody inside of the home. the family was being held captive, according to court documents, at that time. tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: tonight viewing hours for the housekeeper who was murdered inside of that home. a crowd was on hand at the funeral home in silver spring. her husband spoke exclusively with us, saying they had been married 10 years. his last words to her were, "i love you, god bless you." services for the savopoulos family will be held june 1. abc 7 was first to break the news of wint's arrest and we continue to track the investigation. a picture-perfect holiday weekend if you are heading to the beach or pla

savopoulos' assistant. the three adults were beaten and stabbed, 10-year-old philip stabbed and burned in his queen-sized bed. the smell of gasoline present throughout the home. the night before the murders, the documents show mrs. savopoulos ordered domino's pizza, and instructing the delivery person to leave them on the front porch, ring the doorbell and leave. dna from a pepperoni pizza crust matched wint's dna in an fbi database. on the afternoon of the fire, a witness reports seeing amy savopoulos' blue porsche being driven erratically by a black male with short well-groomed hair. it is unclear if the driver was wint who has long hair, or an accomplice. in wint's first court appearance this afternoon, prosecutors leveled four counts of first-degree murder against him, wearing shackles and a white jump suit, his head down. yesterday agents say they just missed catching wint when they raided his girlfriend's apartment in brooklyn, new york. but late last night, after tracking wint back to d.c. with cell phone pings and extraordinary operation involving a helicopter and two dozen police vehicles, agents cu

this person is a person of interest 46-year-old savvas savopoulos his wife amy and 10-year-old child philip as well as the housekeeper. no bodies found amid the charred remains of the fire that appears to have been focused upstairs. investigators say at the time they found bodies one showed trauma. at the hospital there was a strong smell of gasoline. police also investigating a connection with a porsche 911 seen before the fire. yesterday afternoon found abandoned and burning in landon maryland. they think there's a connection amid all of those factors. however, they have yet to bring them together. they are hoping the release of this new information will indeed do that. folks in this neighborhood are, of course worried about this. they are wondering if it was random or not. neither of those options are providing much comfort to the folks here in the northwest. we're live derrick ward news 4. >> darrick, thanks so much. >>> later this afternoon we're expecting to learn more about an arrest made in connection with a double murder. this was in rockville. overpass we learned police in juneau

wint is accused in the brutal murders of wealthy construction worker savvas savopoulos, his wife amy, their 10-year-old son philip, and their housekeeper, vera, the family found slain in their home last thursday after it was set on fire. a suspect seen in this surveillance video, more clues in a voicemail. >> it's savvas. i hope you get this message. >> reporter: another house keeper told investigators she believes the family was held hostage after she received a strange call from savopoulos telling her not to come in to work. he called his bank and accountant thursday morning and an assistant later dropped off $40,000 in cash at the house. the family found dead hours later. sources tell abc news, wint was identified by dna from a leftover domino's pizza that was delivered to the home. his family described him as angry and troubled. >> he's very hostile. he's arrogant. he doesn't listen. >> reporter: now this morning, investigators say the motive is still unknown but that wint does have a connection to the family. he once worked as a welder in savopoulos's iron manufacturing company. >> thank you so much. >>> now

reporter: when the fire was extinguished, police recovered the bodies of savopoulos, his 47-year-old wife, amy, their 10- year-old son philip, along with figueroa. police say there were no signs of forced entry. >> investigators say the absence of a sign of forced entry suggests the killer or killers knew their victim or at least their routine. our news part nears at "the washington post" report before her death, the housekeeper was close to her goal of returning home to el salvador. >>> meanwhile a new report this afternoon claims hillary clinton used the second private e-mail account while serving as secretary of state. her lawyers have said that account didn't exist while she was in office. she already handed over 55,000 pages of e-mails from another address. the state department plans to release those by mid-january, two weeks before the iowa caucuses. >>> police are on high alert in texas because of concerns they may now be the targets of biker games there. fears of retaliation follow sunday's shootout in waco where nine bikers were killed. >> reporter: police were busy clearing away dozens of motorcycles monday evenin

savopoulos is remembered in today's "washington post." the owe bit rather says her husband savvas represented loyalty and devotion, integrity, compassion and kourg. and their 10-year-old son philip already knew he wanted to be a race car driver. the savopoulos family and their housekeeper were found murdered in their home earlier this month. investigate rz want to know if a man who held an alexandria woman against her will at a hotel started other vipgtctims. a woman said he tried to sexually assault her. she tells police she let the man in after she met him on the internet. she says he pulled a gun and then assaulted her before she scaped. >>> silver springs so-called free range parents are back in the news and generating a lot of stron comments on our facebook page. danielle and alexander have been clear of neglect charges. the couple's attorney says another case is still pending from april. the may tees starting having trouble with police and child protective services last fall when their daughter was 6, their son was 10. >>> we are still working several developing stories right now. a "washington post" reporter held captive in iran is now on trial. what his family is saying

so far only one person daron wint has been arrested in the murders of savvas savopoulos, his wife, amy and their son philip and the housekeeper vera figueroa. court documents show the murders, quote, required the presence and assistance of more than one person. >> there's a tremendous amount of information that's now available to them that they have to parse through and follow each and every one. >> investigators say one of the witnesses in the case has changed his story about some critical details. the details involve when the request to deliver $40,000 was made, how he received the package, and where it was left. >>> happening today a rally at cool springs elementary school filled with supporters and other concerned citizens who say we need to be investing in our scoos. they say they know -- schools. they say they know exactly how it should happen. with a new property tax. the rally will kick off at 11:00 and they will be asking the county council to pass that provision. they say it's a good idea. they say the -- to approve the motion set forth by rushern baker proposed 15% property tax is the only way t

police say wint killed savvas and amy savopoulos and their 10-year-old son philip and the housekeeper. we're digging into his background. wint was born and raised in guyana and he joined the marine corps the same year however, he did not make it through basic training and he receive an honorable discharge for medical reasons. next comes the connection between wint and the savopoulos family. from 2003 to 2005 daron wint worked as a welder at savopoulos' business in -- in maryland. let's go to news4's kristin wright for more on this. good morning. >> reporter: that's right, wint was born and raised in guyana and detectives will have a lot of questions for him this morning. just to go over his background, again, wint was born and raised in guyana. he moved to the u.s. in 2000. he joined the marines that same year. however, we're told he never did finish basic training. next as aaron mentioned comes the connection between wint and the savopoulos family. from 2003 to 2005, daron wint worked as a welder at savvas savopoulos's company, american iron works in hyattsville, maryland and one of

wint was identified as a suspect in the torture and murders of savvas and amy savopoulos, their young song 10- year-old philip and their house keep. police say he extorted $40,000 from his former boss before torching the house, stealing his porsche and setting that car on fire just miles from his father's home in lanham. yesterday we were in lanham and saw overnight thursday that police searched and raided that home taking evidence from the home and then later thursday morning the suspect's father went with police leaving the house in an unmarked police car and then of course late last night that man, the 34-year-old daron wint arrested here in northeast washington. police say at the time before the quadruple murder, wint ordered a domino's pizza delivered to the house. they found his d.n.a. on a leftover piece of crust. we're live in northeast, delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> jurors in the colorado theater shooting case are seeing autopsy photos of some of the 12 people killed in the attack. prosecutors called the arapahoe county coroner who examined the bodies of six people. testimony capped the week in which i

investigators remain baffled really at this point by the murders of savvos savopoulos, his wife, amy, their ten yearldz son philipnd their housekeeper alecia figueroa. police have released video of a person of interest who may have been driving the couple's blue porsche. it was found torched in prince george's county in a church parking lot off of annapolis road. >>> military families will be honored this summer with entrances to museums nationwide. the list will be announced today. the offer goes memorial day through labor day. military, national guard, reserve members and their families are eligible. >>> time to mention our new wusa9 text to win campaign. winners each get two tickets to kings dominion this week. all you have to do is text the key word "kings dominion" to 25543 for a chance to win. >> i'm here on the weather terrace. it's cool and breezy. highs into the mid-70s this afternoon. breezy and lower humidity. when we return erica grow is at anacostia park in the capital >> reporter: welcome back. i'm first alert meteorologist erica grow. we're live with the capital challenge which is kicking off at 8:

with savvas savopoulos, wife amy, son philip, and housekeeper vera figueroa inside.ed as a driver, handling daily assignments, known as w-1. made the money drop. w-1 initially told police he called him to deliver the package the day of the fire. but later said savapoulos sent those instructions by text the day before. and police say and w-1 admitted he lied when he told police the car where the money was to be dropped was locked. w-1 has not been arrested. and not charged with any crime. >> that will be the real focus. are the statements willful? a mistake? or did he just plain not understand the questions? >> reporter: while police hunt for accomplices. this morning 34-year-old daron wint is the only person charged in connection with the murders. an attorney who represented him in the past said the man he knows is not capable of this kind of crime. >> he's intelligent. perceptive. he's got street sense. he's not a street thug by any means. >> reporter: as the surviving family members preparing to lay them to rest this week. savvas said to be from one of the islands

marshals came late last night, exactly one week of a the murders of savvas savopoulos, his wife amy, their 10-year-old philipfigurera. the fire did not destroy all evidence reportedly his dna in a pizza crust. pamela brown from cnn joins us now. court documents reveal a lot of new information. >> reporter: a lot of new information including the fact there were multiple witnesses who played a part in delivering the $40,000 to the family home before the family and their housekeeper were killed and the court documents make it clear that police believe more people are complicit with the quadruple homicide beside the suspect daron wint already in custody. >> reporter: 34-year-old daron wint did not act alone in the grisly quadruple homicide according to newly released court record. wint seen here handcuffed wearing a blad hooded sweatshirt taken into custody in washington, d.c. thursday night following a massive multistate manhunt. >> tracked him up to new york city and we barely missed him. >> reporter: law enforcement sources say it's believed wint fled the d.c. area following the quadruple murder and was hidin

family and their housekeeper, the savopoulos family including their 10-year-old son philip tortured insideir own home and then their home set on fire. law enforcement suspects others were named in the crime. as of now daron wint was the only one charged. others remain murky including that of an assistant for savvas savopoulos. what have you learned? >> reporter: i spoke to a friend who tells me he has been cooperating with police. one of several stell under investigation related to the quadruple homicide. tonight we are learning more about a key witness in the quadruple homicide. the assistant of savvas savopoulos trying to launch a car racing career and began working as savopoulos' driver just a few months ago according to a source. police say his last earned for his boss drop off $40,000 in cash at the family's home while they were held hostage saying his phone had a number of text mempgs and calm ss and calls with mr. savopoulos. >> the person selecteded to get the $40,000 back to the house. he'll play a hugely important role in resolving this case. >> reporter: listed as once one in co

police say wint is the a suspect in a brutal slayings of amy and savvas savopoulos their 10-year-old son philiper. police said it was not a random crime. he apparently worked at the family-owned company, the american iron works, where savvas savopoulos was the ceo of that company. he had worked there some time in the past we don't know exactly when. police at this stage are not giving a motive but we've learned from sources that someone dropped off $40,000 to the home while the family was being held hostage. so it's believed that money at least played a role as a motive. also a big break in this case came on wednesday from a pizza crust, the dna of wint was found on that pizza krufrt.crust. apparently a pizza was ordered during the family in hostage. that was recovered by atf specialists. the manhunt is under way and the d.c. police chief is not rules out more suspects may be involved. >> pamela brown in washington. more on the story next hour. thank you. >>> coming up life in one of the world's most isolated nations. where unquestioning devotion to a seemingly irrational leader is in demand. t

savopoulos and his wife, amy. police believe the other bodies are the couple's son, philip, and the housekeeper, veralicia figueroa. >>> one person is dead, another one in a hospital this morning with serious burns after an apartment fire in alexandria. the fire started saturday in the 4700-block of kenmore avenue. the surviving victim is being treated at washington hospital center's burn unit. several apartments were damaged by smoke and water. now the red cross is helping residents find temporary ho using. crews are still looking for the cause of the fire. >>> a surf shop on the boardwalk in ocean city, new jersey went up in flames last night. the shop is on 7th street. there was an employee working at the time but they were able to get out safely. no one was injured. >>> breaking overnight, at least 22 tornados have been reported in just the last 24 hours. 8 in oklahoma, 6 in minnesota, 5 in texas and 1 each in kansas, missouri, nebraska and wyoming. authorities in oklahoma say there were reports of damage to homes and businesses, significant damage to power lines, as well. look at the video from a storm chaser

46-year-old savopoulos, his wife amy and their 10-year-old son philip as well as veralicia figueroa, their housekeeper were found dead. a second housekeeper said she received a text message from amy not to come to work on thursday because the whole family was sick. >> she wants to make sure not to come to the house today but i don't know why. thank god that it saved my life. >> police say they are aware of the text message but they can't comment on the contents of it. three of the four victims are said to have been beaten, cut or stabbed. >>> if you live in prince william county, keep an eye out for stray cats because animal control has a cat with rabies. a young cat with gray fur and a tan or white spot over its left eye. anyone who may have come in contact with this cat which you see on your screen right now, please contact prince william health district or prince william animal control. >>> taking a look at what's happening around the world this morning. breaking news out of egypt as ousted egyptian president mohammed morrissey has been sentenced to death for his role in a 2011 pr

savopoulos family in a heartwrenching obituary. >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan in d.c. it is perhaps the memories of 10-year-old philip that are the most heartbreaking. his friends called him flip, a 4th grader at st. albans just a few blocks from his house. he wanted to race formula one and was already driving on the prague north america carting team. his favorite movie, finding nemo. >> fish are friends, not food. >> reporter: he'd cuddle with his surviving sisters abigail and kateryna while watching it. his mother amy could find four leaf clovers even when she wasn't looking. savvas savopoulos was a fifth generation washingtonian who studied japanese swordsmanship and martial arts. he donated to the starlight children's foundation, the national child research center and a girls orphanage in greece. so many good times lost. the whole family was planning to go on a sailing vacation to greece in august. bruce leshan, wusa9. >> the savopoulos family asked in lieu of flowers mourners send donations to the st. sophia's girls orphanage in greece or to the national child research center. >>> another reminder about pool saf

according to the authorities, they believe he went into the home of savvas savopoulos who was 46 and his wife amy, 47 their son philipe time so was the housekeeper. two days pass during which a phone call was made to the second housekeep by the family saying don't come. someone called domino's pizza and ordered two pizzas. they were ordered on the front doorstep of the house, cash was left outside. pizza went inside. in the second day of this whole sick affair may 14th the family was found dead after savvas savopoulos' personal assistant dropped off a package containing $40,000 cash at the house. now they say it's this guy because they found what? >> dna evidence on the pizza, you know leftover pizza that was in the apartment in the house. and they obviously have other evidence. they are not saying this is somebody they want to talk to a person of interest this is a person they have targeted as a suspect, as the suspect in this case. >> he's got ties to the family as well because he used to work for the company that was run by savvas savopoulos for a short time. not only that he was arrested outside of his company, a

the 46-year-old, savopoulos and his 47-year-old wife amy, and their 10-year-old son, philip and a womaneir 57-year-old housekeeper, all found dead in their mansion that was set on fire. their blue porsche that went missing found ditched in a maryland church parking lot where it was torched. more lurid details of the gruesome details now emerging, and a source telling cnn the victims were bound with duct tape and signs of torture to the youngest victim. and meanwhile one of savopoulos' employees came with a package, cash. after the home was torched, one of the family housekeepers received a text from amy saying i am making sure you are not coming today. they believe money was a prime factor. >> the suspect is from maryland and last night authorities executed a search want on the last known address, and still they are asking the public for help to try and find him, carol. >> do police believe more than one suspect was at fault here? >> reporter: there has been some speculation and belief that there is another suspect, but so far we have not been given that name. there were suggestions tha

of the savopoulos family had been bound and threatened overnight, according to authorities the next day after $40,000 in cash was delivered to the home. his wife amy and ten-year-old son philipe killed. at least three of the victims were beaten and stabbed before the house was set on fire according to police. police now say the suspect is a former employee of savopoulos company american iron works. joining me reporter keith alexander. the details here are just absolutely horrific. >> do the police have a kind of working theory of what happened? what the motive could possibly be for this? >> yes, chris the motive from what i'm hearing from my sources was simply, robbery, money. what we found is that as you said earlier, chris, was that the family was able to get $40,000 in cash delivered from the business, from their company and put on the front porch or front steps of the house on that thursday morning. my sources also tell me in addition to that $40,000 that they also tried to get money wired from the victim's bank account, but that never transpired. so they were trying to get more than the $40,000. >> so we have a scenario in which it appears some kind of assailant comes,

philip. >> at 9:56 this employee receives a text from savopoulos' wife telling her to stay at home.hree hours later the savopoulos home went up in flames. >> they say want to make sure you do not come today. i don't know understand why god saved my life. >> reporter: authorities say they believe the fire was no accident. the bodies found inside the home showing signs of additional trauma. >> there were injuries discovered. appeared to be blunt force or sharp object injuries. >> police say there was an unusual amount of activity in this area last week. reports of men banging on the door of one home still reports of a prowler somewhere else in the neighborhood and then an aggressive salesman at another. at this moment police aren't releasing if they know who did it or why. amy. >> what a mystery, a tragic mystery. thank you. >>> now to an abc news exclusive. elian gonzalez the little cuban boy who was the center of a bitter custody battle 15 years ago between his american relatives and his father that riveted the nation. well now, elian is opening up to abc's jim avila about his life

police recovered the bodies of savopoulos his 47-year-old wife amy, their 10-year-old son philip alongce say there were no signs of forced entry. this is one of those neighborhoods where everyone knows each other. it's a community that's in mourning because they've lost close friends, but there's also fear. unless the police have more answers about what happened. there's no way for residents to know if this was a planned attack targeting one family or the more random home invasion targeting the affluence of a community. >>> some of the country's biggest retailers including walmart and target are reporting first quarter earnings. both of those big box stores are trying to re-energize sales after losing sales to amazon. walmart reported $114 billion this morning which is less than expected. reports say sales are up 3.5%. cbs news news contributor mellody hobson is in chicago. good morning. >> good morning. >> how big of a problem is this for big box retailers and what are they going to do about it? >> well they have to get back their market share. the online competition has eaten their l