sky 9 was over bethesda yesterday when the officers arrested stephanie schwaab after she robbed another bank in mclaine. >> she appeared in court for the first time today and we are learning tonight she has confessed to at least two of her crimes. peggy fox joins us live from alexandria with the story. what did she say? >> well, after her arrest yesterday, federal agents took her to their facility in manassas and that's where she confessed to both the carjacking in tyson and the bank robbery in springfield. today when they brought her into the courtroom by herself, she didn't have representation. she looked around the room as if she was expecting to see somebody she knew but nobody responded. >> today in court, stephanie schwaab appeared to be wearing the same purple sweater she on yesterday when she was caught by police after crashing a stolen car along old georgetown road in bethesda. her arrest happened after the bb&t on old dominion road in mclean was hit by a female bank robber believed to be her, a former ms13 gang member. the last heist in a series of bank robberies that started

court documents say stephanie schwaab admitted to one carjacking and a bank robbery in springfield, virginia. 26-year-old former gang member was arrested yesterday after a car chase in bethesda. so far she is charged with one count of bank robbery as well. >>> an overturned conviction won't translate to freedom for a virginia man earlier this month. a federal judge ruled justin wolf of prince william county was wrongfully convicted in 2001 murder-for-hire death of daniel patrol. he was the marijuana supplier. the killer recanted his testimony and attorney for wolf asked he be released from prison while the state appeals this. but today that request was denied. >>> unemployment benefits, a brand-new defense bill and the commuter tax benefit, just some of the measures on congress' plate before the end of this year. as daniel nottingham tells us tonight, we were standing by for a senate vote that could extend a popular tax break. >> the payroll tax holiday put $1,500 in the pocket of the average family this year. but it is set to expire at the end of the month. democrats want to pay for the ext