stringfellow was found behind the wheel of the van around 7:00 p.m. near chambridge road.

stringfellow was found behind the wheel of the van around 7:00 p.m. near chambridge road. he was a star player and a leader on and off the field. coach mark cox told me the all star player was recruited to play nose guard at ferrum college in virginia where he appears on the roster in 2012 as a sophomore. cob said he was a great football player and human being. swingle's mom, lorena, said she knew stringfellow since he was a kid. >> he is a good kid, takes care of the other ones, came to the games, would be on the sidelines, trying to hype up the kids, and it's just so upsetting someone like that would just be gone. >> reporter: swingle and the other players return to high school this week made harder now that stringfellow, number 53, is off the field forever. >> especially hard without him because he was the one that was always having the positive attitude, positive outlook, and just looking out for everyone. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. >>> to the weather now. snow fell around our area earlier today but little of it stuck. there were flurries in d.c., virginia, an

stringfellow. he was murdered friday night. his body was found behind the wheel of a minivan that had crashed in vienna. police have charged johnny e. bonilla with his death. the two man apparently got into an argument, and zavier o. stringfellow was stabbed. >> the shooting happened on crawford place se. the victim has been identified as a 23-year-old. police say that he was shot in the chest and upper body. he passed moments later but the hospital. >> d.c. police are searching for the person who broke into a charter school last night. computer equipment was stolen. the next a charter school on 15th street in northwest washington. -- step charter school on 15th street in northeastnorthwest washington. >>firefighters responded to the scene. officials say the blown transformer did not affect power in the area, but cost oils to spell, some of which landed on a passer-by. >> we're going to go overseas to russia. this is absolutely incredible video. a plane crashed as it happens caught on tape near moscow. absolutely incredible. in

. >> reporter: sarah is the girlfriend of murder victim xavier stringfellow. she can barely speak as she talks about her high school sweet heart who was found murdered friday night. >> i knew him for ten years and we dated the last three. he was my best friend. >> reporter: did you have plans to get married? >> yes, we were engaged this summer. >> reporter: oliver was among the dozens who came to a vigil in memory of the 19-year-old sunday afternoon. he was a star football player at haymarket battlefield high school. >> i don't know what to do. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: he was found stabbed to death in a crashed van in vienna friday night. this man of gainesville was arrested less than 24 hours later. police say stringfellow and the other did not know each other but agreed to meet friday. many are still trying to make sense of the murder. >> xavier was a great kid and this leaves a hole in our hearts. we've lost someone that's had a huge impact, very important to the battlefield family. >> reporter: he was a sophomore in college in virginia where he was

the officer found 19-year-old xavier stringfellow of manassas stabbed to death in the vehicle. police arrested 22-year-old johnny bonilla. he is charged with murder. police say the two men did not know each other before last night but planned to meat and stringfellow was fatal alley stabbed during the struggle. >>> d.c. police are looking for a suspect for an armed robbery. the vic time, man and woman, were on mississippi avenue southeast around 3:30 when they were approached by a man with a gun. they were not hurt but the suspect made off with an undetermined amount of cash. >>> she thought that he was a muslim or hindu. that's the reason 31-year-old erica menendez gave to authorities for pushing a man to his death. the 46-year-old was killed thursday when he was pushed from the platform and into the path of an oncoming train. just three weeks ago a 58-year- old man was killed when a drifter pushed him from the subway platform after the two argued. the two incidents have prompted fear among some subway riders and a warning from the city's mayor. >> growing up in the city, you

stringfellow graduated in prince william county.igil is planned for today. >>> time is running out for lawmakers to come to a deal to avoid a so-called fiscal cliff. in less than 48 hours taxes will go up for a majority of americans if both sides do not reach a compromise. both the house and senate are supposed to be in session today. >>> get ready for the fedex field showdown. the redskins take on the cowboys tonight for a winner take all match for the nfc east title. kickoff is tonight at 8:20, and can you catch the game right here on nbc 4 sunday night football. those are some of the stories we are watching. >> of course we will be back in a few minutes with another update. >>> good morning, and welcome to "viewpoint." we are taking a look back this sunday morning about the big events and changes in the region, and how the landscape might look for 2013. we have a political science professor, and danny vargas, president and ceo of the communications and marketing firm. welcome to "viewpoint," to you all. >> happy new year. >> i wa

the 22-year-old is facing murder charges for stabbing 19- year-old xavier stringfellow to death. the bloody was -- the body was found in the car. the police say the two men didn't know each other before meeting up. >> and what happened or why. you have to look at all the possibilities. >> there was some sort of stroll struggle when the victim got killed and believe the suspect may have tried to cover up the teen's death by making it look like he got into a car accident. >>> the edge now on the district and the shooting on the 5,000 block of airs place in southeast. it happened about 2 hours ago. the victim was shot inside that car you see on the curb. the victim was dead and car on fire. so far, the victim's name is not released and no arrests were made. >>> in maryland, firefighters are investigating a deadly fire in green belt. a woman died and two other people were injured and that happened around 9. it's on either side of the townhome and they were damaged. >>> we're following a developing story out of russia having families in the upset. the president of russia signed a ban

police found stringfellow dead in a fan on friday night in vienna. the two strangers had plans to meet. his former teammate is understandably saddened at the news of his death. >> it was really hard for me, because he was one of those guys in my freshman year, he brought me under his wing and just showed me what to do and what not to do, and just -- it just hurts me to just see him gone like that. >> stringfellow played football in virginia, and he was a sophomore. >>> today a very rare opportunity to see a part of american history. the national archives is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation by giving you a chance to see it up close. they are displaying 2 of the 5 pages of the original document. the proclamation freed slaves at the height of the civil war and it will be on display through tuesday for times and a look at the events planned search " "emancipati "emancipation" on nbc4.com. >>> and just how soon could construction start on a new training facility for the redskins? >>> the research that may explain why some

stringfellow was murdered on friday. actinidesraduate -- vigil, -- at his vigil, his former coach describes why he was so well liked. popular kid amongst because he was so kind. always willing to help. always a smile on his face. >> police have charged johnny e. with his death. the two men apparently got into . fight >> police are looking for a shot and killed a man. d in southeast just after midnight. investigators say he was shot in chest. died at the hospital. this comes on the heels of a shooting also in southeast yesterday. >> an alert has been issued for -- a missing woman in maryland. 77-year-old was last seen around 7:00 a.m. in gaithersburg. she was last seen wearing a n sweatshirt. she may have some memory issues. >> we are getting a first look some dramatic images from a bus crash in oregon. what police believe happened before the bus went off the side of the mountain. have you seen this incredible video? about thistion plane crash. >> what the woman accused of >> you are watching abc 7 news 11. >> the death t

they remembered zavier stringfellow, a battlefield grad stabbed to death friday evening in vienna. he was involved in an altercation. his body was found aside a crashed minivan. 22-year-old johnny bonilla has been charged with murder. the two men did not know each other. stringfellow was a sophomore in virginia. >>> we know the name of the woman who died in a row house fire in greenbelt. the blaze displaced five people. >>> sports is next. how the early games affected the redskins' playoff responsibility. scott smith and dave ross are up next in sports.  >>> welcome to fed ex field. i'm scott smith, where if this season came down to week 17, it will come down to the final quarter. redskins lead 14-7 in what has been a rather slow scoring game. unlike the thanksgiving game that these two met in back in november, obviously it was a 69- point combined effort in that game. 14-7. redskins have taken the lead in the late third quarter. griffin with a nice run to give the go ahead score. it has been a record setting evening for alfred morris. passes the franchise season rushing yards

we know the name of the victim, xavier stringfellow. he was from manassas. darcy spencer has new details on the investigation. >> reporter: a fairfax county police officer discovered the scene. a van slammed through a wall and traveled up an embankment. when the officer looked inside he discovered the body of a 19-year-old man behind the wheel. he is a member of a college football team shown here on the 2012 roster. he went to battlefield high school. police say he died from trauma to the upper body not sustained in the wreck. police are investigating it as a homicide. >> you are not saying if is it a shooting or stabbing? >> the detectives have not revealed that but they are working on leads and following up several leads. >> reporter: it happened at 7:00 friday evening on a service road. investigators say evidence found at the scene led them to believe that he did not die from injuries caused by the crash. they are investigating why he was in the area about 17 miles from home. >> tonight a spokesman from the college said that the college sends its deepest

stringfellow's body was found in a car off chaimbridge road in the vienna area friday night. the suspect may have tried to cover up the teen's death by making it look like he got into a car accident. >>> new details surrounding the new york subway death. a suspect is under arrest for murder. we will tell you why she is accused of a hate crime. >>> and final preps underway for the annual new year's eve bash in new york city. we will have the latest from times square when we return. @? >>> some of the stories making headlines this morning. the first legal action is underway in connection to the school shooting in newtown, connecticut. a lawyer has asked to sue the state of connecticut for $100 million on behalf of a 6-year- old survivor. the lawyer claims the state failed to protect the child from foreseeable harm. states are generally immune from such lawsuits so the suit cannot go forward unless the state agrees to allow it. >>> scary moments in phoenix arizona this weekend. a woman was kidnapped and forced to rob her bank. coworkers arrived to work saturday morning and foun

a vigil was held last night at battlefield high school for xavier stringfellow. was a graduate of the school. he was found stabbed to death friday evening in industry anti. his body was found inside a crashed minivan on a service road off of chain bridge road. police said he had been involved in an altercation. there has been an arrest in the case. 22-year-old johnny bonilla is charged with the murder. >>> it will be a very happy new year for same-sex couples in maryland. this comes after the state's attorney general says they will be able to marry on january 1st. state lawmakers initially said that, because of the january 1st being a holiday and because there is a two-day wait period before licenses take effect, they cannot marry until january 4th. the state's attorney general says all of the licenses will take effect tomorrow. >>> ahead, some big celebrity baby news. kardashian family about is to expand. >> oh, boy. >> yeah. >> first, an update on secretary of state hillary clinton's condition this morning. still recovering from a concussion. now, she is facing

the 22-year-old johnny bonilla is facing murder charges for stabbing 19-year-old xavier stringfellowh. his body was found in a car off of chain bridge road and that is near glen gil drive in the vienna area. they did not know each other before they met up. >> what happened or why and you have to look at all of the possibilities. >> there was a struggle when the victim got killed and they believe the suspect may have tried to cover up the teen's death by making it look like he got into a car accident. >>> a followup on a story we broke last night at 10. a deadly fire in the town home in greenbelt, maryland. ify officials say a woman died in the fire on friday night and two other people were hurt. it happened around 9 on laurel hill road. the fire investigators do not know the cause of the fire. the rowhouse is on either side of the town home were damaged. five people are displaced. >>> a baltimore pizza delivery man is speak out after he was fired for defending himself during an attack on the job. >> it was a good job. >> reporter: delivering pizza helped pay for college. >> i was get

stringfellow was a graduate of the school. he was found stabbed to death. his body was found inside a crashed minivan. police say he had been involved in an altercation. there has been an arrest made in this case. 22-year-old johnny bonilla is charged with murder. >>> a very happy new year for comex couples in maryland. this comes after the state's attorney general says they will be able to marry on january 1st. the state lawmakers initially said that because january 1st is a holiday and there is a two- day wait period before licenses take effect, they could not marry until january 4th. the state's attorney general now says all the licenses will take effect tomorrow. tomorrow. >>> still ahead, when they got together, it was big celebrity news and now kim kardashian and kanye west are in the headlines once again for a big production. >> one way to look at it, right? we'll be right back. ht back.  >>> there is still plenty of christmas spirit in serbia where hundreds of people took part in the annual santa claus race that. race began four years ago and is h

making news today police arrested a 22-year-old man in connection of the death of stringfellow.spect and the victim planned to meet. a candlelight vigil is planned for tonight. >>> time is running out for lawmakers to come to a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. in less than 48 hours taxes will go up for a majority of americans and spending will be slashed if they do not reach a compromise. >>> and the redskins take on the dallas cowboys tonight in a winner take all match for the title. a loss could put the playoffs on the line. can you catch the game right here on nbc 4. >>> today the emancipation proclamation goes on display at the national archives. they are going on display as part of the document's 150th anniversary. the time of the exhibit runs through tuesday. we will check your forecast next. stay with us. >>> the snow is gone, but we are dealing with some pretty wicked winds out there. that will be the headline on the weather forecast, and we have kim martucci for details on that. >> today would be a good day to wear earmuffs and a hat. it will be windy outside.

xavier stringfellow was a sophomore at fairham college in virginia. a vigil was held last night at battlefield high school in haymarket. he was found stabbed to death friday evening in vienna. police say he had been involved in an altercation. there has been an arrest in the case. 22-year-old one bonilla is charged with murder. place say the two men did not know each other. >> let's check in with tuck fore a look at your forecast. going to be a cold new year's eve. >> certainly cold this morning and later today. not i abad last of the day year. less wind than yesterday. we'll take it. less wind. that was rough. let's do temperatures, start with that. we'll throw in the new year's eve forecast and if you are going out tonight, it will be fine to partying. there will be a lot of clouds out there and temperatures will be falling back into the 30s but the official word has come down not bad. there you go. not bad. mostly cloudy and cold. temperature in the 30s later tonight. here are your temperatures tonight. 30 right now in washington. 28 in leonardtown

dozens gathered at battlefield high school in hay market in memory of xavier stringfellow. he was a sophomore in virginia. he played football at that school as well. police found him stabb to death in a van in vienna friday night. police arrested 22-year-old johnny boniya who you see on the screen there. they say the two didn't know each other but arranged a meeting. no word on the motive in the case. >> now to brighter news. redskins fans are probably tired but excited this morning. i was there and it was great. the skins beat the cowboys last night. robert griffin, iii, might be the man but they had a big game. alfred morris was a star rushing for a career high 200 yards and scoring three touchdowns. >> to win as many games as we have. that means people are playing at a pullable level. i said all the guys. a guy separated himself from the pack. that was alfred. >> the redskins have won seven in a row. they haven't lost since november 4, two days before election day. we'll have reaction from fans later this hour. >> good morning, everyone. 11:13 is the time. still to come

gathered for a vigil at battlefield high school in hay market in memory of 19-year-old xavier stringfellow was a sophomore at college in virginia. played on the football team too. police found him stabbed to death in a van in vienna friday night. his girlfriend is trying to cope with the loss. >> how could this happen? it's unbelievable. i'm floored. i don't know what to do. how do you take the next day and the next. >> police arrested 22-year-old johnny bonilla of gainesville. the two didn't know each other, but arranged a meeting. no word on a motive in the case. >>> the time right now is 6:36. the "today" show is coming up next at 7:00. let's check in with willie geist to see what they're working on this morning. >> richard, good to see you. on a busy morning on "today," more on the health scare for hillary clinton, the secretary of state in the hospital this morning after doctors discovered a blood clot. we'll have the latest. >> also ahead, we're live on capitol hill where you are with the last minute wrangling over the fiscal cliff. just a few hours left. can lawmakers reach a deal?