from it. >> reporter: supervisor ken reed is still unconvinced after listening to gmu economist steven fuller. >> this analysis basically takes metrorail out of the forecast. >> reporter: only three of loudoun's nine supervisors came to hear fuller's dire economic projections for not building rail into loudoun. >> and tell us whether or not loudoun county wants to be part of the party and otherwise the outcome is more residential development with less commercial development, higher tax burden for residents. this is a no brainer. >> reporter: fuller says with rail loudoun county will attract high density development that will bring tens of thousands of high paying jobs. without rail he says by 2040 loudoun county will miss out on $200 billion in economic growth. supervisor ralph wino supports the project. >> it's clear-cut to me this is a once in a century opportunity for the county. >> reporter: supervisor suzanne folby is on the fence and wants it removed from phase 2. >> you want everybody to have an equal playing field and virginia is a right to work state. >> reporter: another insists he'

steven fuller.announced his findings at a ticket-only breakfast for the loudoun county chamber of commerce and guests. >> this region can't survive. it's competitiveness. we are being outperformed. >> reporter: david la rock was not allowed in the meeting. he says fuller may be improvising information that may not be credible. fuller says developers made a $15,000 contribution for the research to george mason university. >> well, if you don't like the message, you shoot the messenger. that's always the case. >> reporter: supervisors are still unsure whether to contribute more than $150 million to the project. they need to decide by july 4th. >> they have not been able to get their arms around how that advantage will pay off in terms of the taxpayers' dollars going into the project and what the return on that investment will look like. >> reporter: swing votes will be key, and susan volpe is one of them. >> plans are is it for to go to wheelie as of next year and to phase two would be to herndon-monr

county supervisor ken reed came away from the meeting with economist steven fuller saying he's still not convinced of the benefit. supervisors will vote on the project in july. >>> sentencing is tomorrow for a man convicted of murdering an off-duty maryland state trooper. williams is to you facing up to life in prison. the victim, trooper wesley brown. brown was working security for an applebee's in 2010. turns out he threw williams out of the store for being drunk and disorderly. williams got a gun, came back, and shot brown to death. tonight prince william county paid tributes to officers what have made that ultimate sacrifice. the citizen police academy alumni association held a memorial service for fallen law enforcement officers who lived or served in prince william county. >> very important for coworkers, for family members, for all of us would knew officers killed in the line of duty. >> tonight's service honored troopers and officers killed in the line of duty. >>> metropolitan police chief cathy lanier will get to keep her job for the next five years. in a statement mayor vi

. >> reporter: supervisor ken reed is still unconvinced after listening to gmu economist steven fuller. >> otherwise the outcome is more residential development with less commercial development, higher tacks burden for residents. this is a no brainer. >> reporter: fuller says with rail loudoun county will attract high development that will attract tens of thousands of high paying jobs. he says without high rail by 2040 loudoun county will miss out on $200 million on economic growth. peggy fox, 9 news now. >> hopefully the silver line won't see the delays that riders see on metro's blue line. according to the washington examiner, metro's board of directors will get a report tomorrow that says the blue line had the worst on time performance record in the last year. the line with the best on time performance? the orange line. >>> a local d.c. man is fighting crime on his own through craigslist after finding his stolen bike in an ad on the popular website. he came up with a scheme to reverse the theft. >> reporter: i'm anny hong in northeast d.c. where the owner of this bike lent it out to

. >> reporter: supervisor ken reed is unconvinced after listening to economist steven fuller. >> the outcome is more residential development with less commercial development, a higher tax burden for residents. this is a no brainer. >> reporter: fuller says with rail loudoun county will tract high density development that will bring tens of thousands of high paying jobs. without rail he says by 2040 loudoun county will miss out on $200 billion in economic growth. >> it's clear-cut to me this is a once in a century opportunity for the opportunity. >> reporter: peggy fox, 9 news now. >>> now an update on the beating of a virginia man at bat's inner harbor. prosecutors dropped -- baltimore's inner harbor. prosecutors dropped 13 of the 20 charges filed in that case including the first degree assault counts. four people were arrested. the court commissioner filed an initial list of charges. the state's attorney's office modified that list to reflect its assessment of the illegal conduct. the four suspects are now charged with second degree assault and robbery. >>> is it definitely do or di

steven fuller. >> this region can't survive. it's competitiveness. we are being outperformed. >> reporter: supervisors are still unsure whether to contribute more than $150 million to the project. they need to decide by july 4th. >> they have not been able to get their arms around how that advantage will pay off in terms of the taxpayers' dollars going into the project and what the return on that investment will look like. >> reporter: swing votes will be key, and suzanne volpe is one of them. >> plans are for it to go to wheelie as of next year, and phase two would be to herndon-monroe. i want to know how much additional money would that cost my constituents to take the bus? >> reporter: some virginia loudoun county officials worry with about an incentive in what is viewed as a pro-union labor agreement. jim dike says it's simply about the best bid for the job. >> virginia is a right to work state and the pla issue is very important to us, how it's going to be resolved. and i'm hopeful that the board will decide to treat the second phase the way the

steven fuller. without the silver line, he says loudoun county will lose more than $72 billion in the decade of 2020, to 2030. >> without metro, the county has an economy that's largely driven by the residents who live here and their spending. >> dr. fuller, the a faculty chair and professor with george mason university, unveiled the results of his study on the economic impact of the silver line in loudoun county this morning. with rail, he says the county will be able to attract large businesses with high-paying jobs. companies that want mass transit for their workers. >> those jobs are worth three to four times as much to the economy, their contribution, no the just their salaries. >> reporter: but the future of the silver line, who's going to pay for it and how is still be debated in loudoun county. it's unclear if the board of supervisors will approve funding for face two. >> i'm against it i'm against dulles rail in loudoun county. i support it going to the airport. >> reporter: to the airport,

steven full gler it takes metro out of the forecast. >> reporter: only three of loudoun's nine supervisors came to hear fuller's dire economic projections for not building rail into loudoun. >> so it's whether or not loudoun county wants to be part of the party. and otherwise the outcome is more residential development with less commercial development and a higher tax burden for residents. this is a no brainer. >> reporter: fuller says with rail, loudoun county will attract high density development that will bring tens of thousands of high- paying jobs. without rail, he says, by 2040 loudoun county will miss out on $200 billion in economic growth. one supervisor supports the project. >> this is a once in a century opportunity for the county. >> reporter: susan volpe is on the fence. >> you want everyone to have an equal playing field and virginia is a right to work state. >> reporter: loudoun delegate pat greasen supports the project and will try to convince the board to get on board. >> we're going to have an economic impact of $272 billion to our region. how can you ignore that? >> reporter: peggy fox, 9news now. >> many are hopeful t