sprigg was a virginian. she had black waiters. i think it was very clear to people what went on in that house in terms of people buying their freedom and people coming and going who were black, that it was a kind of station of the underground railroad. later, mrs. sprigg fell on hard times. and it came to the attention of president lincoln. and he gave her a federal job. and the second question was? if you could remind me again. >> when he was feeling like the slave because of his father -- >> right. his father. >> did he express that any way? talk to his father or others about it while he was under that condition of oppression? >> his relationship was obviously strained with his father. when he became a successful lawyer in springfield, he purchased a farm for his father and stepmother. and he was very closely attached to his stepmother. partly because she protected him against his father, especially in his habit of reading, which his father regarded as a waste of time. he was a gifted boy who liked to read. his father didn't und

some of the parents walked out and burst into tears because kiara spriggs faced 53 counts. jury found her guilty of nine charges then the judge through out 3 on a technicality. one parent pointed a finger at the defendant and said you are a monster then said to the jury none of those happened to my kids. >> reporter: kiara spriggs accused of feeding children flaming cheetos. >> i have to live with my kids and what happened to my kids every day. >> reporter: this parent said spriggs snapped rubber bands on their wrist and encouraged them to fight, tripped them and bit a child's finger and hit children with objects until their knuckles were beat red. children ages 1 and 2 were mistreated. parents of 11 children have come forward about the abuse that happened in an 8 month period in 2013. sarah jordan was convicted in february on 7 felonies and misdemeanor accounts of child abuse. she sprayed a waterhouse full blast in their face and dumping buckets of water on them and made them laugh. the children are four and 5 years old. the parents are still dealing with the emotional sca

the jury still deciding how to sentence for spriggs. pat? >>> police hope newly released video will help them solve a murder in fairfax county. they're looking for in the surveillance video from the inside skyline towers apartment complex. it's along seminary road in the falls church area. investigators say someone shot and killed babtunde fadahunsi. >>> in loudoun county the search is on for someone who robbed a taxi driver at gunpoint. a cabbie got into an argument with another driver after the second driver blew through a stop sign earlier this week. it happened at an apartment complex in ashburn. police say the other driver robbed the taxi driver 6 his phone and wallet. they say he drove off in a burgundy colored sedan. >>> one of d.c.'s most iconic bridges is in danger of shutting down. transportation reporter adam tuss went inside the memorial bridge last year to check out the deteriorating conditions. his story is on our nbc washington app. news4's tom sherwood joins us from along the potomac river with how much i keep this bridge ope

kierra spriggs is accused of feeding the children flaming hot cheetos and encouraging fighting and spraying hot water in their faces. >>> two prince george's county men are charged with forcing a 16-year-old girl into prostitution. the suspects are saivon sharpe and raleigh mcc lam. detectives used an undercover operation to make an arrest. police say that the victim in the with johns at the red roof inn in groveville. the 15-year-old reportedly live inside a group home and ran away. >> in these cases, there are the possibilities of additional victims. we urge anyone who believes they are a victim to come forward. >> sharpe is behind bars and mcclam is >>> new developments in the freddie gray trial. maryland's highest court heard statements. as issue is whether officer william porter can be forced to testify against his colleagues. porter is the only officer to be tried but the case end ended in a hung year and he will be retried but none of the other cases can proceed without deciding if the other officers can testify. >>> and two masked men are seen walking through the hallway at the skyl

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