. >> today in court luis reluzco o apologized to the officer'sffer parents following a hyland h fox5's paul wagner joins us jois live from the courthouse inurthi rockville with more.or paul. paul. >> reporter: you know, ifep you'veorte ever heard rich leott speak in public or on on television you know thatno today's hearing would be very,ar very emotionalin and it was.. this hearing was held in the largest courtroom here in this courthouse in rockvilurtrle, ane it was filled with uniformedrmed officers. there were members of the reluzco family on one side and e members of the leotta familyttam on the other and one by oney one members of t up to tell judge harrington harn exactly what this did to their family. for example, marcy goldmancyoldn said all my happiness is over ie with the death of my sonly i hate hearing about other about people's children and thele's c sight of a baby boy makes me cry, i just want to die. d rich leotta told the judge i t am j in a living hell and ihe can't get out of it.cat i just want to hear no, sir he after the hearing was over and d after reluzco heard

reluzco was drunk and had been taking drugs. he told the court today no sentence makes up for what he did. and the reckless chances he took for over 30 years. officer leotta's father said >> now he is going to have a chance to do something about it. we heard his words. he weared what he said. he -- he heard what he said. he wants to change his life. i pray he does. jonathan: as a result of the tragedy change has already come to maryland. noah leotta's death inspired noah's law. that requires anyone convicted of drunk driving to install ignition interlock system in the car. so if the driver has alcohol on the won't start. jonathan: a woman and her 4-year-old daughter are dead following a house fire in culpeper. maureen: it began last night near the center of culpeper. they report a faulty dryer caused the fire. firefighters tried to revive the girl but they were not able the do so. she an her mother were pronounced dead on the scene. two firefighters were hurt. jonathan: coming up next for say pulleying could put the system's --

leotta was on drunk driving patrol last december, when reluzco drove into him. his blood alcohol level was nearly apologized for what he called his "insanely stupid decision" to drive after drinking alcohol. happening now.. some local officials are working to help people forced out of the lynhill condominiums in temple hills. power was shut off this week because the former management owes more than a million dollars in unpaid utility bills. state senator anthony muse says he's working to convene a hearing today. and he says the governor's office is looking for funding to restore power at the complex. a ra afternoon. it will take place at the county administration building in upper marlboro. the world series is even at a game apiece. after dropping game one -- the chicago cubs found their bats in game two.. to the ball park we go ... the cubs' jake striking out six -- taking a no hitter all the way into the fifth inning. cubbies batters took it the rest of the way -- tagging the indians for nine hits en route to a 5-to-1 final score. the series has an off day tod

kevin: it's no guarantee, luis reluzco will be eligible for parole in two years. the 47-year-old vowed to spend the rest of his life to help reduce drunk driving through a.a. an reporting live in rockville, i'm kevin lewis. back to you. jonathan: if you would like to see all the reporting that we have done on noah leotta and the case and the fight for noah's law that was a result of what happened log on to wjla.com. search "leotta" once you are there. michelle: so far, nothing out of the ordinary today for tonight's evening rush on the b.w. parkway. alison: this morning was another story after a crash on 295. the northbound lanes were shut down for several hours after a crash between a motorcycle and the motorcycle driver who was thrown from the bike is expected to recover. again all lanes are open right now. also happening now, condo residents in prince george's county fighting to get the power turned back on. you will remember the story. the condo community has $1 million owed in utilities and it's not even the residents' fault. that fight today went to court. q

luis reluzco pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter back in may. influence when he struck and killed montgomery county police officer noah leotta. reluzco admitted to taking pills, smoking marijuana, and drinking for hours before he got behind the wheel. he could face up to ten years in prison. well if you know any cubs fans, they'll be in a good mood this morning-- after chicago came back swinging in game two of the world series. the cubs made a statement, jumping ahead in the very first inning. and that hot hitting never cooled down. the cubs wins 5-1, tying the series as tomorrow. game three is tomorrow. coming up. a brazen act of vandalism on the hollywood walk of fame. and it was all caught on tape. what the culprit is saying about destroying the star of donald trump. plus, a police ride-along takes a chaotic turn, as suspects open fire. we'll show you how - unseasonably warm weekend - dry & cooler for halloween today: mostly cloudy. breezy & milder. showers developing late morning through this afternoon. highs: 63-68 winds: s 10-15 g 25 mph t

kevin: reluzco smoked pot, took xanax and drooping oblivion at the rockville -- drank to oblivion at the rockville hooters. then he drove and killed noah leotta. >> justice served as best it could be. long sentencing. >> make no mistake. there is no joy in the courtroom. >> in court, rich leotta raised a photo of noah's headstone, look it reluzco in the eyes and said, "this is what i have left. this is what you have given me." reluzco with tears in his eyes later issued a candid genuine apology saying the amount of times i drove drunk over 30 years it's amazing i didn't kill someone before. vow to conquer his alcoholism and mentor others in a battle with the bottle. >> now he will have a chance to do something about it. we heard his words. we heard what he said. that he wants to change his life. i pray that he does. kevin: in rockville, i'm kevin lewis. abc7 news. alison: to politics now, and the final leg of the beyond the podium trip, down the east coast, brings us now to where a political battle other is shaping up. florida. scott thuman with significant developments tonight. hi,

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in the courtroom right now and recently tweeted that luis reluzco will address the judge and noah's family as well. his lawyer has asked the judge to temper justice with mercy. if you remember, noah's law that we have in the state of maryland is in ignition interlock device that prevents those convicted of drunk driving from operating neil still live tweeting. if we get further updates, we will bring them to you from the live desk. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, erica. >>> new developments now about a deadly shooting and an 18-year-old killed. he was shot outside the amc st. charles towne center. we have megan live w >> reporter: the young man shot in waldorf, we learned his name. we have a picture of him. his name is reuel hicks. we are here at the charles county school headquarters learning more about him and his background. he was a senior on track to graduate in the spring. he was fatally shot behind the administrator who knew him and knew reuel hicks. she says he was popular and hard working and just secured an apprenticeship and excited about his future. those plans were deraile

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