it is've ever been there, smaller than springfield, but has a certain quality. people on the what is going on. and mary lincoln was there and a note was panned by the grants saying, oh, we're so sorry we did ou are here or we -- we didn't know you were here or we could have met up with you. [laughter] agitating then was for her funding. so i don't think by then they had healed the rift, shelley say. i think all of us are so enamored of our awareness of grant and his major funeral and his memoirs led him to be such an acclaimed president, and again, i want to remind you that mary cared very much about her husband's reputation. and she felt of that grant that have been in some ways an obstacle to that. how could people cheer on grant when the martyr president should be their first concern? >> one more question. so, out of a gender balance, i will address the two gentlemen. but i do like to hear women's voices beside my own. [applause] i do it in my classroom. i'm in trouble now because this really isn't a question. pace thatace quick has over the world. so in you

although such an inheritance would allow her to retire comfortably in springfield, mrs. lincoln knew she had burned too many bridges. two of her springfield sisters, francis and and, where conspicuously absent during her years in the white house. her older sister answer get mother, elizabeth, had been attentive following willy's death. but mary's uncharitable sentiments about her niece, elizabeth daughter julia, including very indiscreet remarks in correspondence, had frayed their relationship. she could not expect a warmer reception from others. she decided on chicago. mother and sons departed from the white house on may 23. when lincoln's body had left washington, millions had turned out along the way. but when his widow took leave a month later, elizabeth reported there was scarcely a friend to tell her goodbye. and when the small band arrived in chicago, there is no welcoming party. out of a sense of entitlement, mrs. lincoln decided to head for the tremont house, one of the most fashionable of chicago addresses. no sooner had she settled her sons into the quarters t

that's the time to come here to west springfield at inova urgent care. mike back to you. >> all right thanks andrea. there's other locations too, you can find them on wusa9.com and also the little app. >>> okay icy roads caused dozens of cars to crash this was in the boston area. wednesday morning. more than 30 cars and trucks on 128 in wakefield, lynn field. the road was completely shut down because of the accident that happened before sunrise. injuries from that crash pretty much minor but boy the damage to the cars was something else! >>> the next storm is really going to get them big time tomorrow. 6 to 12 inches tomorrow night for the boston area. >> wow. >> we're going to be on the cusp of it. >> north and west of the city, even actually even north and west of montgomery county right? it's going to be -- >> upper megacounty in a winter weather advisory. so -- montgomery county in a winter weather advisory. western loudoun as well but along and north of 70 from the blue ridge mountains in west virginia. 6 to 8 inches and maybe more than that. the ve

and springfield police had determined this was no random break-in gone wrong. jan and gary terrell's modest home was filled with valuable items, and yet at first glance, nothing appeared to have been taken. an early supposition was their killer was likely someone close to them, and no one was closer than daughter jessica. >> she is the person who could benefit from this crime in terms of getting money. >> she had the most to gain. she's the only child from parents that are very well to do with a lot that's going to be left to her. >> so she's going to be questioned hard? >> yes. >> so that night detectives asked jessica and fiance jason down to the station to answer a the cops didn't let on they were talking to them not just as grieving relatives but also as potential suspects. the interviewer withheld details about the crime scene, a standard investigative tactic to see if a subject knows more than they should. he even threw out a theory that wasn't true, murder/suicide. >> one of those things to look at as to whether or not one of them would have injured the

the remains of the 15-year-old found near the park in springfield. the medical examiner is now we ruling her death as a homicide. fairfax county police say that they are pursuing multiple leads, including a possible connection to gang activity. abc seven that they did not alert the public that the teenager was missing when she disappeared several months ago. autria: one man in the hospital after being stabbed multiple times overnight at an apartment on nicholson street in northwest. police have not released suspect information but amazingly the man is expected to survive. with: an adult son charged child sex abuse, five years after the former penn state side of your screen, arraigned yesterday on 14 counts of sending inappropriate texts to a victim and asking for naked photos. he remains in jail this morning. autria: a wild scene playing out in prince george's county. a father may have intentionally run over an armed man in a parking lot. the man says that the suspect pistol whipped his daughter sunday night and monday morning the suspect ran the sus

he slips away from springfield to go visit his stepmother. this says volumes about who she is in his life. this is the trip he wants to make. we don't know exactly what transpired in terms of the conversation but what we have already heard from our two previous persons is how important she is in his life. when the mother died, the family fell into disorder. a comment mentioned about men living by themselves. so he goes back and brings sarah bush johnston into the family. she brings order, but she brings female nurturing to him. so i think it's hard to overestimate how important she is in nurturing this boy and he wants to say that back to her. this is the visit he wants. he slips out of town. he doesn't want anybody following him. nobody following him on this visit. this is a very deep, personal, intimate visit that he must make to his stepmother. make to his stepmother, and yet, i was always struck that it is a hard visit in february and not easy to move around once you get off of the train in charleston or whatever town is nearest the farm.

springfield is in the center of the state. it is a major political parties, not simply andrew jackson. he pushes against jackson. what is remarkable to me is later on he will look back upon this with a different perspective. >> was in springfield the one safe whig seat? >> that district was the whig district. lincoln, when he came to new salem, fell under the surrogate fatherhood of bowling green, who was leading whig party power in new salem. and taught lincoln about the law, party politics, and train him. he is the one who initially trained him in the most elementary forms of politics. bowling green deserves some blame here. [laughter] >> did you what to add something? >> clay's most famous phrase is probably self-made man. he put it out there. that had to have struck a chord with lincoln. >> clay is a poor boy who rises. lincoln sees that example as his model for somebody who could be politically prominent. it is a good image. >> what is fascinating is when he calls clay a poor boy, he magnifies that because he is identifyi

as he gets to springfield, something interesting happens. people and illinois get wind of a bill that is being considered in the legislature of perhaps the most progressive state in the country, massachusetts. there, they are considering a law that would prohibit foreign-born citizens -- people who have already become citizens -- from casting their votes in national elections and state elections for two years more. a two-year waiting period. well, republicans knew what that was. that was democrats in the state legislature trying to prevent people from voting in the presidential election. it was a national movement. he and his friends were outraged. horace greeley in new york warned this would threaten the republican victory. it was voter suppression, and republicans would not win if the bill was passed. so he did what everybody did. he held a public meeting so that everybody could yell, shout, and denounce. and he invited this famous republican in his new home town, to attend. abraham lincoln did not attend. he was still being very careful a

we are live here in springfield. i'm justin finch, news 4. back in to you. >> angie is following what's happening at the dam in northern california. what's the latest sf. >> right now there's a bit of a race agai t more rain expected to hit that area this week. officials tell us there are tens of thousands of people who have been forced to evacuate that area, that there is still a threat that the dam could fail of course causing that overflow of uncontrollable water into communities beneath the dam. >>> the national guard remains on stand by and we'll bring you any updates for this. the timetable for when the guard will arrive still unknown at this point. engineers and other officials scrambling to fix the damaged spillway of that nation's tallest dam. more rain is expected on that way and tens of thousands of people who live around that dam are waking up in shelters. again, we're going to bring you the latest from the live desk on news 4 today. >>> another sandusky facing child sex charges. the son of the convicted penn state coach now behin

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last hour this woman, the suspect appeared here at a court in springfield, delaware, county.he didn't make the $250,000 bail. when she was taken outside she did not have any comment to our cameras. she's facing criminal attempted homicide charges. did not make that bail. police say majeah bashir got into an argument with her neighbor last night sparking this ordeal. they say she used steak knife to stab the neighbor's young daughter. she was just 8 years old. the girl wassed in the right side of her head. other children nearby saw this happen. police say it's unyear clear if young girl was the intended target. the suspect's family came by and told us this was all a misunderstanding. >> it was a mistake. there was an argument. they attacked her too. the mother everyone. it was a mistake. she's not a criminal. >> i don't care what you're arguing about, what you're fighting about, you got a in between, a baby in the mix and you pull a butcher knife out. >> majeah bashir was told by the judge not to contact that alleged victim. the 8-year-old is recovering. she is expected to sur

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justin finch is live in springfield with more. justin, terrible news here. >> reporter: eun, good morning, this of course is painful news for loved ones of damaris reys rivas. her death being ruled a homicide as of monday and police are not ruling out gang activity having played a role in her death. now, here is what we know. the office of the chief medical examiner has found she suffered upper body trauma and also fairfax county police are tracking several leads. news 4 has learned concerns for the teen's safety was high because she had contact with gang members. her in springfield not far from lake accotink park where police had searched before. damaris reys rivas was reported missing back on december 10th after leaving her gaithersburg home willingly. we also know she went by the name of alexandra as well. more details plan to be released as they get them. montgomery county police are also working this investigation as well and as you mentioned, a very sad story for her loved ones. back in to you. >> thank you. >>> more than 10

it was led by a former law student of lincoln's from springfield. he accompanied lincoln on his inaugural train trip to washington dc. as he was running up the stairs to tear down the rebel banner, he was shot and killed by the owner of the hotel. at the end of 1861, another friend of lincoln's from illinois is in a battle. baker was a man in whig politics. it moved to oregon to become a senator and he introduced into the crowd at his first inauguration. baker served in a battle in december of 1861 where he is killed. lincoln is described at baker's funeral as weeping like a child. 1862, william mcculloch, another illinois man asked lincoln's help in getting into a regimen at the beginning of a war the reason that he had to for help is that he was 50 years old and only had one arm. he had lost his arm in a farming accident, but he still wanted to fight for liberty in this country. lincoln helped them. he is killed in northern illinois -- northern mississippi in the run-up to vicksburg. it is to his daughter, that lincoln writes an elegant letter abo

coming from springfield in towards the wilson bridge, moved to the right to get by.th howard street in north georgia street, plan on using seminary road. back in the next 10 minutes, we have a close eye on the bw part a. larry? president trump continues his search for the national security adviser. witha: he's also dealing backlash about comments he made about sweden. elizabeth explains. >> president trump is ready to get back to work in washington, promising to unveil a new version of his travel them. the president at with four possible replacements that was after michael finn was forced to resign. >> look at what's happening in germany. happening inis sweden. who would believe this? >> talking about an incident in sweden that never happened. in large, they took numbers that are having problems that they never thought possible. >> in response, the former british prime -- the former swedish prime minister tweeted -- terror attack? what is he talking about? that theyhouse said were not referring to a specific incident, that the president was referencing a news report

live in springfield, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. larry: a silver spring man is heading to prison for 40 years for shaking and beating his infant son to death three years ago. outside court today the child's mother recalled trying to revive her son. >> bubbles of blood came out of her mouth. man, that image will never leave larry: prosecutors say the father was trying to get his 7-week-old son to stop crying. he was convicted of murder and he did not apologize at the sentencing today. he could be eligible for parole after serving 20 years. alison: "7 on your side" now on health matters and concerns the district's test for zika last summer were faulty. two pregnant women who thought they were negative for the zika virus are now being told they were positive. d.c. department of forensic sciences comes after a scientist raised questions about their testing procedures and the d.c. forensic director called at it a laboratory testing error. >> if is a mistake is found that impacts the public we need to tell you about it. that is why we are

it's right before braddock road a split to express lanes there and heavy traffic-wise springfield to braddock road. you need 25 extra minutes traffic spilling over ewington to springfield and beltway to pentagon backed up. this crash called a lot of spillover on to other routes. let move it over and he show you maps we're tracking other things going on including metro from earlier problem we have residual delays rest up on the silver and because of safe track no service on blue line between rosalyn and pentagon shuttle service available and arlington cemetery used and from maryland use silver line to get around that. typical delays backed up on 295 southbound 50 to 11 street bridge and jammed oxon hill to inner are. allison and steve. >> israeli you prime minister benjamin netanyahu arrived today and is expected to receive a warm welcome with trump. last visit to america is two years ago. >> he was one of president donald trump first for cabinet and now first out go. >> michael flynn president trump national security adviser resigned less than a month on doug luzader with more on wha

honk that horn springfield construction, springfield road between packer and oak avenue.losed the a.m. to p p.m. this will run through april 7th. meantime you will have to use this alternate, baltimore pike, going to be your best bet. more construction, route one northbound oxford valley heads up. talking about this yesterday. talking about it again today. closed overnight. nine p.m. to 5:00 a.m. and this is actually also going to run you through friday. so a lot of this, these construction project, long with standing, whether it be just for the week or couple of weeks or through couple every month. so heads up on. >> this talking about more whether we come back in a little bit. jim, back to you. >> a lot going out there. if you are headed out the door stay updated on sister station "kyw news radio" 1060, also new study out of johns hopkins examines how the zika virus disrupts pregnancy. new homelands security memos expanding subject to airiness deportation. and post pardon up depression is well known problem for women, may also and problem foremen. check in two, three, f

north arlington, manassas, and here at west springfield where come on down, say hello and get screened. >>> what do folks have to lose? see you in a minute. >> thanks. >>> accused of trading meth for sex, former fairfax city mayor appeared in court today. he waived his right to a preliminary hearing. silver thorn is set to return to court where he's expected to enter a guilty plea. >>> voters in virginia have elected silver thorn's replacement. fairfax city councilman meyer came out on top in a special election with 42% of the vote. meyer turned away two challengers. he's lived in fairfax since 1981. let's fix the audio. >> hopefully we can get that cut off. >>> we're learning more about a man who was stabbed to death. it happened right across the street metro station. the victim's name is jamal barnes. barnes was stabbed during a fight. $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. >> sorry about that. we're having audio issues. we're trying to work on those right now. >>> police are looking for the driver whose car crashed into a house in prince george's count

it was led by elmer ellsworth, who was a former law student of lincoln's from springfield. he accompanied lincoln on his inaugural train trip to washington, d.c. as ellsworth was running up the stairs to tear down the rebel banner, he was shot and killed by the owner of the hotel, who was in turn shot and killed by a second in command. at the end of 1861, another friend of lincoln's from illinois, edward baker, is in a battle. baker was a weak man in weak politics. lincoln named one of his sons after him. baker had moved to oregon, become a senator, and he is the man who introduces lincoln to the crowd from the podium at his first inauguration. but baker serves in the battle of balls bluff in december of 1861 where he is killed. lincoln is described at baker's uneral as weeping like a child . in 1862, william mccullough, another illinois man, had asked lincoln's help getting into a regiment at the beginning of the war. the reason he had to ask for lincoln's help was that he was 50 years old and he had only one arm. he had lost an arm in a farming accident. but he still want

traffic is getting by in one lane and express lane and local lanes getting by, jam packed springfieldthis point and once you get past this a second crash at braddock road that is blocking left shoulder. it's extended scene there. you need quite a bit of extra time to get through that area towards 66 this morning and once you pass 66 traffic type toward the american leemingon bridge. let's go to the maps. other slow downs. including rails a new yellow line issue train malfunction pentagon city residual delays franconia springfield and issue largo town center and beltway he slowing down in other areas and silver line delay i told you about here and safe track surge twelve no train service roselyn to pent gop and metro check your schedule before you head out, allison and steve. >> change of mind at playboy what the issue will include once again. >> first do you have a special valentine in your life like these great folks celebrating valentine's day. if you wanted to show off your sweetie as well #fox5lovestory and we'll share more pictures throughout the morning. hope everybody has a gre

her remains were found over the weekend springfield. marina maracco has more. >>reporter: na m tone initial fairfax county police saying this is an extremely active and fluid investigation.esti they're developing leads as we speak.sp now, again those human remains were found on saturday morning and you'll see hear exactly where those remains were found. in springfield, virginia it'ss about 30 miles from this 15 year old's home, her name desmarais investor as rivas ofof gaithersburg. reported missing by her family back on december 106789 d now, you're looking at some footage of where those humanuman remains were found p.m. it's ans industrial area just off of lake at continuing there in springfield, virginia.eld, a lot of questions into thisnto investigation. she was reported missing more than ate weeks ago and yet we only knew about this 15 year old once those human remains were found and once fairfax county investigators say they believeey those to be of that 15 year old who was report ed the question here tonight is why did montgomery county police not notify

traffic is almost at stand still springfield to past braddock road.you try to get up to 66 we're dealing with 25 minute delay. now i want to show you look at 66 on westbound side just before 28 we have crash. it's blocking right shoulder and right labor from fairfaxto we're dealing with delays to 8 on 66 on the westbound side and eastbound side super heavy traffic through centerville all the way back to 234 there's a lot of congestion and in addition to that we're dealing with this. this is 270 on southbound side out by montrose road. there's a crash just beyond that part. we're doling with a lot of showing from father hurley to montrose road. also north urbana slow traffic give yourself extra time there. go ahead and pull up metro now and show what you you're dealing with. no longer single track there was an earlier emergency and you may encounter delays mc fear sop and smithsonian on blue, orange and silver line. if you take metro and skip roads that's one concern you have to keep in mind. >> thank you, erin. >> you got it. >> up until the time you

the lead editorial in the lincoln state journal in springfield, written possibly by herndon as always with lincoln's approval, express or tacit appeared under a mocking , headline. if there is the least evidence that the people of the free states are disposed to sit down quietly under the accumulated insult and wrongs sought to be inflicted on this slavery extension administration and its servile supporters, we do not see evidence of it. on the contrary, almost everywhere, we see a general uprising and condemnation by the people of the wanton, uncalled for, and grievous wrong, sought to be inflicted upon this country by pierce, douglas, and company. well, douglas' newspaper, the illinois state register, returned the fire, editorializing against the illinois state journal and lincoln and his friends. and i was somewhat hesitant about reading this, but i am going to quote it directly, because this is what lincoln had to contend with in his day. and this is what stephen a. douglas' newspaper under his direction, editorialized. it said that the journal opens its batteries upon senator fla

host: springfield, illinois. republican line, roberta, you're next. caller: hi. wanted to say handle things differently. i went on the chat lines and created a channel of neutrality cause on one channel was lebanese, another from libya. and ironically they both didn't like that i spoke to either/or. what i did is i create add channel of equality. everybody had the same power. and interesting enough they came together, they were able to speak, eventually of course it started off a little bumpy. it ended up to be more civilized. and i think that's part of the problem. they feel they don't have power. so these things get fueled. you add salt to the wound. so when they feel equal, then they seem to be more civilized and be able to speak things out. host: roberta, can i ask you a question? caller: sure. host: when you started that, when you brought them together, were there rules that had you to apply at the beginning, especially if people dialogue with each other and talk to each other? caller: well, what i did is i gave them -- there's different levels of capabiliti

now, after the discovery of her body this week in an industrial area of springfield, fairfax police have ten suspects connected to the murder. four adults and six juveniles. one of the suspects is 17-year-old iraheta iraheta of alexandria after returning home to her mother after being missing for a month. >> she is in custody. we are looking at the extent of her involvement. jeff: then there is a case of 16-year-old calindreas of springfield who returned home with her 5-month-old son after being missing for a month. police say she is not connected to the murder of damaris reyes rivas but the child's father is acquainted with the suspects and may be linked to the killing. police say all the people involved are connected to one game. >> we don't name specific gangs because we don't want to publicize one other another. we don't want to give them credit or recognition. jeff: fairfax county police could not say what they believe the motive to be in this murder. they would not comment on what this investigation means for the overall state of gang problems happening in the d.c. region. we can e

going to putitely a stall to your commute as you travel from springfield out of alexandria. your lanes are open. metro having some problems this morning on the orange, blue, and stadium armory, chevrolet, and addison northwest. larry? montgomery county, cruising to get ready to go back out to great falls to search for a missing person. our cameras were there as the teams searched late into the night. last night the search was suspended because of the impending weather. we will keep you posted once we hear more from police. right now on capitol hill, and all night protest still going strong. autria: democrats spending the night on the senate floor, speaking out against the pig for the secretary of education. sam sweeney has more on the growing push to shut down the nomination of betsy devos. sam: they need just one republican to vote no to derail her nomination. for the last8 have been out on what's happening right now. they've been speaking for up to 15, 20 minutes, even half an hour. some saying that she is the least qualified person to have ever been nominated for a cabine

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i will be at west springfield. you can find information on our wusa9 app or at >>> your stories.hare them on facebook or twitter using #heart love and join us all this month on wusa9 news for heart health news. >>> today on the dr. phil show at 4:00, a follow-up interview with the woman who claimed she was pregnant with baby jesus. yes, you heard this. dr. phil joins us for more on this admittedly peculiar story. thank you for being with us. it's the second time haley was on your show and after the first time, she accepted your referral to treatment. what happened after that? >> well, she did. she came the first time because her family was asking if she was a chronic liar and manipulator or was there more to this. obviously, i felt like there was more to this because after i met her, it was clear to me that she delusional disorder and you are quite right, she did accept treatment and they made great inroads, got her stabilized on medication and she could differentiate reality from finance city -- from fantasy and gave up the believe she was pregnant with baby jesus and was discha

apartments in springfield. >> we're investigating a miss g i mov juvenile. >> reporter: they believe lizzie left the rivas out of fear. police are looking for rivas tonight. >> we're going around the neighborhood asking for the public's assistance for any information. >> we don't know what kind of care the baby's getting, food, clothing, we don't know how they're getting all this stuff for the baby. >> reporter: the national center for missing and exploited children they they never assume the worst and they never give up on children. the thing is someone knows something. anonymous tips can be made through crime solvers. >>> now to a police-involved shooting in the district. investigators say robbed a woman at gunpoint and refused to drop his weapon as they moved in to arrest him. the suspect was shot. he's listed in serious condition now at a hospital. this all happened off good hope road near 13th street in southeast. we're told the police officers were wearing body cameras and video will be reviewed as part of the investigation. >>> now to the search for a suspect after an argument

in springfield delaware county, nbc 10 news. >>> nbc 10 reached out to congressman meehan to find out if any town halls will be planned. they are tracking down an answer for us. >> president trump took twitter today to address another hot button topic. the border wall between the u.s. and mexico. the president tweeting this out. i'm reading that the great border wall will cost more than the government originally thought. just like with the f-35 fighter jet or air force one program, price will come way down. and tonight in kent county, a community coming together to remember a prison guard killed during a violent hostage standoff. a funeral service was held for lieutenant steven lloyd. the 47-year-old was found dead last thursday morning after a standoff at the james t. vaughn correctional center near snirn that. >> a medical examiner ruled his death a homicide by trauma. >> in new castle county tonight, neighbors came out to honor lieutenant floyd with a special cookout at the christiana mall. all proceeds going to the fund for lieutenant floyd's family. those at the cookout also sign

young woman, she also lived here in gaithersburg, her body found at a park near springfield, virginia, damaris reyes rivas. 10 people arrested, several of them juveniles, that case also linked to missing cases in the area as well. reporting live, john gonzalez. johnny, thank you. a somber anniversary today. one year ago today that fellow officer ashley guindon was killed on the job. it happened that she was responding to a dispute. police believe that ronald hamilton killed his wife and shot her into others as they approached the house. this was her first day on patrol. she was 28. larry: people in new york city are mourning the victims of another tragedy. the ceremony was held yesterday to mark the 24th anniversary of the first islamic terror attack on the world trade center. february 26, 1993, a massive truck bomb it. six people were killed, 1000 others were injured. the mastermind died in prison in north carolina last weekend. happening today, another big visit for the trump administration. julie? china is sending its first senior official to the u.s. since president trump took off

angelica, 18 years old, is the cous the 15-year-old whose body wases found in springfield earlierealr were arrested and charged in damaris' murder.mude. police say it was gang related angelica was reported missing mg by damaris' mother, her aunt.er both girls lived with her in gaithersburg. now worried family and friendgae told police they have not beentb able to reach angelica.anca. now police say angelica left ft work before the end of herer shift. the owner of wok express tells l fox5 she was on her phone,phne, then left abruptly.a surveillance video from thellanv shop next doorid showeos f angea leaving. leav she's 5 feet 3-inches tall,ches, 150 pounds wearing a tant shirt, tan skirt, gray jacket,jc black boots and carrying a pink purse. montgomery county police investigators have developedor some informsation that may put angelica in the new jerseyewrsey area. however, they cannot be sure what her conditi she is safe, really what has whs happened to her since then. tn. so, anyone with information isos asked to call montgomeryl montmy county police.. back to you guys. >> all right

live, reporting in springfield, virginia. i'm david culver, news 4. >>> president trump has nominated a judge in his 40s to his supreme court. the youngest nominee in 25 years. the president delivered an opening shot at democrats who may try to derail it. >> the qualifications of judge gorsuch are beyond dispute. >> neil gorsuch came out of the same harvard law class as president obama, and the judge is no stranger to d.c., having served for two supreme court judges, he is considered one of the most thoughtful writers, and has views like antonin scalia. activists protested the women's rights and block the choices to the gay community. and they don't like his thoughts, he reads the constitution as the founders applied. >> a judge who likes every outcome he reaches is very likely a bad judge. stretching for results he prefers rather than those the law demands. >> again, judge gorsuch is only 49 years old so if he is confirmed he could be shaping major decisions for decades. jim? >>> all right, thank you, chris, it has been near

and i'll be at the west springfield center and i hope you'll join me there. you can find more information on all of the events and their locations on our wusa9 app. or at wusa9.com. >>> check out this cascade of molten lava from hawaii's kilauea volcano, expert says it's coming from a lake of lava and it's pouring into the pacific ocean. right now the flow isn't posing any threat to nearby communities. >>> well, it appears space travel doesn't only change your view of the world, but apparently your dna as well. astronaut scott kelly's year in space changed his dna at least temporarily. he and his twin brother mark were part of a study to see how space travel could impact humans long-term. the brothers shared biological samples before during and after scott's trip. mark was on earth the entire time. when scott returned, scientists noticed several changes. the first he was a full two inches tailer than his brother. also the caps at the ends of scott's chromosomes lengthened while in space. now those caps typically shorten as we age. many of scott's results reve

was foundr-old friend murdered at a park in springfield. police believe it was gang related. that girl had also been missing. into st was taken last night for questioning this morning. it is still unclear if she was arrested or booked, charged with a crime. it's still not clear where she has spent the last 30 days and what she knows about that homicide at that park in springfield. reporting live in alexandria, john gonzalez. larry: a guilty verdict this morning in one of the the tory us cold cases in this country. 38tore clerk, the story of years ago and a first grader who disappeared. >> i will tell you that it is about time. larry: the manhattan jury found hernandez guilty of kidnapping and killing the first -- the six-year-old. 1979, the veryin first time his parents allowed him to walk alone. his body has never been found. autria: encouraging news from california. larry: with word that thousands have been waiting to hear. jummy: we have been following this for several days. 200,000 people evacuated because of that faltering dam are being allowed to go back home. evacuatio

eileen whelan is live right now in springfield. eileen? eileen: hi, guys. we keep talking about the big warm-up this weekend, but don't be full. you want to layer up this weekend because temperatures are in the 20's. i am at franconia-springfield metro. how great is it to see the sun in the 6:00 hour? the sun is up at 6:56. 7re is our storm trak vehicle, reporting temperatures at only about 28 degrees. the good news is we do not have the whippi yesterday. that is definitely some good news. the door.heading up vrana, i will send it into user you can talk about a milder day today and warmer temperatures this weekend. i cannot wait. tgif. veronica: i know, right? this is the kind of weekend that you get excited about, weather at the top of the list. as eileen mentioned, it is cold, so bundle up at the start of the day, but a major warm up is on the way after today. it is really perfect weather for this holiday weekend. in temple hills, alexandria, helen, maryland, leesburg, va all running in the 20's. acrossbers as we take it the board, through late morning, w

police may also have another person of interest, after a 16-year-old girl returned to springfield wither five-month-old son. police say the baby's father is acquainted with the suspects. coming up at six - shock and sadness in a small indiana town. two missing teens found murdered on a hiking trail. the search for a killer happening now. plus - a live interview with virginia senator tim kaine. the new legislation being introduced today to honor african american history. and watch to win four tickets to see the harlem globetrotters! today's good morning washington giveaway - still ahead happening now - a major test for the oroville dam. the area is getting hit with a new round of rain this morning. but some good news. california state officials say they were able to remove enough water from the resevoir to make room for the new rain. over the weekend - high water levels and erosion on the spillway caused a major flood scare. crews are working around the clock to repair the spillway. closer to home... a bridge you drive over every day-may have a red flag for safety. in a new assessment -

her put body was found in springfield on saturday. she had been missing since december and fairfax county police investigators found her body in a wooded area in springfield, and what is so strange that wooded area is very very close to the home of another missing teenager. we're talking about this girl liz zy rivera. she and her 5-year-old son had been missing since january but they turned up safe and sound the very same day the body was found near the home. this man, the baby's father, has been arrested in connection with that domestic incident, fairfax county police confirmed to me that he is one of those ten people who was arrested in connection with the murder so a lot of information, a lot of connections. and as you seen, a lot of arrests, fairfax county police told us the reason they were able to make so many arrests is because they've been investigating this case, and theling,s between the suspected gang members when the gaithersburg teenager disappeared. they also told us all of the suspects that have been arrested are betwee

to, twine's shawnette wilson joins us now springfield township. shawnette. >> reporter: county officials say the store owner sent them letter saying they would close january 30th. that letter also said they would not reopen. >> the lights are out and cones with no trespassing line the entrance to the puppy barn in springfield township tonight. the marquis reads, the store is closed. burlington county freeholder director said in news release "unfortunately recent inspections by the county health department and the burlington county sp ca have determined that canine parvo virus highly contagious and potentially deadly disease is present at the facility". >> jessica kaplan is a doctor at the voorhees veterinary center. we asked her to explain parvo virus. >> she says they try to catch it by being aggressive with vaccinations. but she says it's a hearty vir virus. >> we try to sort of get, again, shelters to have really nice kind of cleanliness, um, and we have protocols to kind of deactivate the virus so to speak. but even then, it's spread through f

we're here at west springfield. you can walk in, bilingual counselors. it could be a lifesaver. you know me, i'm all about early detection. >> that's right. whether it's heart, breast cancer or anything. thank you for keeping us going. >>> students kept home after bedbugs took ov they report back to class but in a different place. new year, time to get rid of stuff. simplify, declutter, unplug, purge, or even quit cold turkey. i raise turkeys without growth-promoting antibiotics, hormones, or steroids. if you're looking for little ways to simplify life, feeling good about what your family eats is a pretty simple place to start. my name is tammy plumlee, and i raise honest, simple turkey for shady brook farms. >>> hundreds of students are back to class in southeast. the youngsters are headed back to the ferebee hope school. savoy elementary had to be shut down after weeks of complaints about bedbugs biting students at the school. >> i was kind of upset that but now that they're back at school i'm happy. i'm excited. >> it's kind of sad. they got to get an education. it'll work. >

jeff: this past weekend, 16-year-old lizzy colindres of springfield returned home with her 5-month-old son after also being missing for a month. police say she is not connected to the murder of damaris rivas but that the child's father is acquainted with the suspects and may be linked to the killing. >> we have gotten a good idea of who is in this network of people. i was able to confirm that the father of the child 18-year-old jose rivas of springfield has been arrested. connected with this murder. fairfax county police say they plan in the future to address how the current murder investigation is connected to the larger gang problems happening in the d.c. region. larry: we have breaking news from the white house. fast food c.e.o. andrew puzder withdrawn hism in nation to be labor secretary. this comes after report that he did not have enough republican votes to be confirmed. he admitted to hiring undocumented housekeeper but denied allegation he abused his ex-wife and treated employees poorly. alison: president trump and the first lady welcomed israel's prime ministe wife to the whit

by the springfield shopping center with stroll road comes in. red zones in the area. we'll check it again on this valentines day in the next half hour. >> thank you. >>> still ahead on "action news" the search for two thief who's made off with big ticket items from a philadelphia bar and the update from the emergency retears underway at a california dam. >> plus -- >> we don't have -- we have up's and down's but you overcome them. >> it's a love story that lasted 65 years and it's still stronger than ever. we'll take you to a surprise valentine's day lunch that is certain to bring a smile to your face today. abdominal pain? bloating? you may have ibs. ask your doctor if non-prescription ibgard is right for you. ibgard calms the angry gut. available in the digestive aisle at cvs, walgreens and riteaid. >>> new surveillance video show two men breaking into the risky business bar in the hunting park section of philadelphia and took out a side window and went after big ticket items before 5:00 yesterday morning the two removed big screen televisions

tyson's, and west springfield. that's where i'll be. these screenings, which are free of charge, will run from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and you may even get to meet some other wusa 9 personalities while there. you can find information on our events and their locations on our wusa or@ wusa9.com. >>> and we'd also like to hear your stories. you can share our stories on facebook or twitter. just use the #heartlove and join us all month on wusa 9news. >>> some studies suggest that moderate drinking may be an effective weapon against heart disease. and like wine, beer has been consumed in countries in part because of such claims. we're talking about the national museum of american history. where they've hired a historian this week whose sole purpose over the next year will be to study the history of deer. i know a -- of beer. i know a lot of people would like that job. evan koslove sat down not@bar but at the museum. >> you have the best job in the world. >> i do. i have to say that, now that i've been here several weeks. >> we're joining teresa at

she would could be linked to a 15-year-old girl missing in december and was found dead in springfield over the weekend. they say the girls could be linked to gang sglebz in washington the fbi is looking for a d.c. man wanted on charges of juvl nile sex trafficking this is 2 gary bell who police say prostituted under age girl throughout our area several months. he's considered armed and dangerous the fbi says. if you seen bell or have information about his whereabouts you're asked to call the fbi. >> all right. 4:5 on the dot and let's check in with michael thomas and a first check of the forecast this morning. another cool start and hey, it's february. >> it's february and another cool day today. much like yesterday it will take a while to get the sun outside and we may not warm things up all that much this afternoon. and satellite and radar showing lots of clouds around the region an rain to the south. zooming in here southern maryland and portions of central virginia waking up to showers this morning. can't rule out a couple sneaking their way into the d.c. region though north and w

north arlington, manassas, tysons and west springfield. i hope to see you at west springfield. these screenings are all free and will run from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. and you can find information on all of our events in í:their locations on our wusa9 app or at wusa9.com. and we also want the hear your -- to hear your own personal stories like this one. jennifer vaughn used to weigh 360 pounds. now almost a year later, she said she had more than 100 pounds of that weight. after losing a loved one to heart disease and knowing obesity is a big risk factor, she decided to make a change. mikea turner has the inspirational story. >> when i look in the mirror now i see myself a lot healthier. i feel more confident. >> reporter: for the first time in a long time, 27-year-old jennifer vaughn feels good on the inside and out. >> i have lost a whole person. 130 pounds total. >> reporter: last year, vaughn tipped the scale at 360 pounds. the most >> so this was how big i used to be. >> reporter: now just over 130 pounds lighter, she used her old clothes as motivation to lead a healthy lifestyle.