roger lee miller jr. was feeding their apartment off lockwood drive in silver spring in october. the child started bleeding from the nose and suffered serious spinal injuries. in montgomery county district court, roger miller was told he faces up to 40 years if convicted of first degree child abuse leading to the death of his son and another 25 years if he's convicted on a second charge. his lawyer says miller denies that he caused the injuries to his son. the lawyer says miller has no criminal record as an adult. prosecutors say as a juvenile he was charged with a sex offense. the judge ordered miller held with no bond because of the serious charges now filed against him. his mother came to court to support her son. >> there's plenty good about him. that's all you need to know. >> reporter: the special victims investigative unit focused on what happened here the mo. he called 911 to report that his infant son was unresponsive. the court charging documents say that 5 month old darryl lee burns suffered head trauma. prosecutors say at one point the defendant roger miller tried to

children's medical center, it was found that there were shaking, severe trauma. >> reporter: in court roger miller's lawyer says he denied he caused the injuries. miller has been living with his mother the past three months. she came to court to show support for her son. but the judge ordered miller to be held with no bond because of the seriousness of the charges. >> there's plenty good about him. that's all you need to know. >> reporter: ahead what was said in court today about roger miller's past, his record prior to these child abuse charges being brought against him for the death of his son. >>> a popular principal fired after a controversy involving the former band instructor. now parents and students are stepping up their efforts to have him reinstated. >> reporter: it's one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in washington. we'll s rex tillerson put exxon's interests before america's.. i'm not here to represent the us government's interest. instead, tillerson sided with putin. with billions in russian oil deals... he opposed us sanctions on russia... ...for war crimes forced t

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police say this man, 20-year-old roger miller jr. killed darnell barnes in october. miller called 911 claiming that the baby was unresponsive after a nose bleed and vomiting. in the investigation, doctors determine the child died from trauma to the head and say the injuries were not accidental. larry: taliban is claiming responsibility for twin bombings that killed at least 38 people and injured 45 others in kabul. officials say the bombers were targeting afghan parliament workers. the first blast came from a suicide bomber attacking on foot. the second blast came from a vehicle that exploded when police arrived to hel the taliban in kabul since last summer. michelle: tonight the world is remembering the woman who broke the news that world war ii had started. claire holingworth was a british war correspondent. a week in her job she was the first to report that the nazis still invaded poland in august of 1939. talk about a scoop. she spent much of the career on the front lines in the middle east, north africa and vietnam. she died in hong kong this morning. she was 10

in particular, meyer rogers and lena miller, who-my is here representing 9124. >>[applause] what an honor 12 work side-by-side with them. they were so worth sort to deeply engage the community and make sure that the community's vision was carried through the process. you can actually see everything today in the park" to talk a little bit about that later. other partners to our consultants and our contractors, who have personally been deeply invested in this and i have to say that, yes, they're more consultant they are partners because they put all the passion into making this happen. jeff miller, basket architect over there, and sharp the and myra, the design team wow. the part looks amazing. grand line who design and build this amazing skate park >>[cheerring] yes. fantastic max five job like over there and the boston team who make sure the park was delivered on time and the construction went smoothly so great job. so in addition there's many other partners but the ymca, thrasher-i have you in here. >>[laughing] yes. kipp school habitat for humanity, familia co

in particular, meyer rogers and lena miller, who-my is here representing 9124. >>[applause] what an honor 12 work side-by-side with them. they were so worth sort to deeply engage the community and make sure that the community's vision was carried through the process. you can actually see everything today in the park" to talk a little bit about that later. other partners to our consultants and our contractors, who have personally been deeply invested in this and i have to say that, yes, they're more consultant they are partners because they put all the passion into making this happen. jeff miller, basket architect over there, and sharp the and myra, the design team wow. the part looks amazing. grand line who design and build this amazing skate park >>[cheerring] yes. fantastic max five job like over there and the boston team who make sure the park was delivered on time and the construction went smoothly so great job. so in addition there's many other partners but the ymca, thrasher-i have you in here. >>[laughing] yes. kipp school habitat for humanity, familia co

miller hours after the incident. in november alameda sheriff's was stabbed to death and set on fire in an oakland park. her friend laura rogers and rogers boyfriend were arrested. sources say the boyfriend became jealous after the two women develop add closer relationship. also that month a transgender woman was arrested in a triple homicide in oakland. then setting their house on fire. two inmates escaped from jail in san jose by cutting through steel bars. [ indiscernible ] a lot of these cases are still pending in the courts. i will be honor thing these -- monitoring these cases in the new year. back to you >>> it is pretty much overwhelming. it is just -- i can't believe it is happening actually. >> he spent nearly half of his life on the streets but now he has a home. thanks to a bay area non-profit >>> and we will check in with our meteorologist who is going to tell us about the colder temperatures and rain on the way. walked around the shelter, no intention of adopting. he was the very last kennel in the very last row. emaciated. he was skin and bones. usually what you see in neglected dogs. it was one of those complet

miller hours after the incident. >>> in november, alameda county sheriff's explorer was stashed to death and set on fire in an oakland park. her friend, laura rogers, and rogers boyfriend, were arrested. sources say the boyfriend became jealous after the two women developed a closer relationship. also, a transgender woman was arrested in a triple homicide in oakland. dana rivers was charged with the murders and then setting the house on peer. >>> two inmates cut through steel bars to escape from the santa rosa jail. they were both later captured. a lot of these cases are still pending in the courts. i'll be monitoring these cases in the new year. back to you. >> time is 5:25. the boyfriend of the late george michael said the grammy award winning singer tried to kill himself many times. an autopsy was inclusion inas to how george michael died. michael had struggled with drug addiction and depression for many years. >> time is now 5:26. we're getting word now, major b.a.r.t. delays this morning because of power problems. halle is on the story. she'll bring us a live report from what happened. >> cold wet weather is in the forecast. we'll tell you ho