the jury is expected to get the case today case today of tavon taylor. bullock will be sentenced. >>> metro passengers will pay an extra 10 cents today. the fare hike went into effect yesterday. regular bus fare will go up to $1.75. bus fares are going up to $1.45 if you pay cash. >>> the white house is calling for a simple up or down vote on health care legislation. nancy pelosi is asking house democrats to urge the plan. >> did you have the 217 votes necessary? >> we're working on the policy. >> it would be a political kamikaze mission if they jammed the this through. >> senate democrats are planning to use reconciliation. it would not need the 60 votes to avoid the republican filibuster. >>> 5:06, 37 degrees. >> 2000 people will be sent home without pay today. it could make your life a little more difficult. >> there are some new developments in the search for a california teenager who went for a run and disappeared. >> it seems like a pretty quiet monday morning. we might have some big changes weather-wise by tomorrow. you're wat dude, your shirt. oh

tavon taylor is charged with being involved in a race that killed eight people two years ago. jurors have not yet come to a unanimous decision on the manslaughter charges against taylor. if they don't, the judge will have to declare a mistrial. >> police are investigating a double murder. police are investigating it as a possible murder-suicide. the children were not hurt. >> the new fare on the metros will only last till june. the transit agency trying to make up a $40 million budget gap. and a blitz to make the roads smoother. pothole repair for vdot crews this month. they're asked to help by reporting potholes so crews will know where to go. >> our top story at 4:30, entertainer marie osmond is in seclusion this afternoon, mourning the suicide of her 18-year-old son michael. the teenager jumped to his death friday night from his department in los angeles. george lewis reports. >>> a sidewalk memorial with one word -- faith -- marks the place where the son of marie osmond leapt to his death friday night. >> he was very much isolating himself, and we're told in a suicide note

tavon taylor was racing bullock at the time of the crash. he wassing charged with vehicular manslaughter but his trial ended in a hung jury. >> the jury was not able to convict beyond a reasonable doubt. the lack of a verdict shows that. >> prosecutors are hoping to retry the manslaughter case against taylor sometime in september. >> police in montgomery county are looking for a man who them say sexualed a woman in silver spring. the attack happened last night. police say a woman called them claiming a man was attacking her. he is still on the loose. investigators have not released a description of the suspect. >> "the today show" is next at the top of the hour. let's go live to meredith vieira in new york to see what they are working on. welcome back from vancouver. >> thank you very much. good morning to you. coming up on a tuesday morning on "the today show" the death toll rising in chile as emergency workers run into challenges getting aid to earthquake victims. ann curry will be live from one of the hardest hit areas. and would a store

charges but now faces only a fine and no jail time. >> what we want the world to know is that tavon taylor was not responsible for the deaths of these individuals, and what the jury said was, we're not convinc convinced. >> prosecutors said they will retry the case against taylor sometime in december. >>> we have the possibility of wintry mix and maybe rain and snow. let's ask tom about it. tom? >> at this hour looking at the radar, we're seeing advance of some light rain coming into virginia where you see the blues and greens. that is some light rain. on the western side of it, there is a little bit of wet snow trying to reach the ground, shenadndoah county. right now the radar realtime is showing just a few sprinkles here in calvert and st. mary's county near fredericksburg and charlottesville, just coming to near culpepper on the western side of it. that's not the main area of precipitation. just up a degree now, reagan national is at 43, near 40 in montgomery, prince georges, fairfax counties. parts of southwest virginia, perhaps southern west virginia, could get three to four inches o

the retrail of tavon taylor is scheduled for october 18th. tonight, darren bullock begins his first night in custody. his family is wondering why no one else has stepped forward to take any responsibility. neither the drivers of the prior street race or any of the 200 adults who were standing in the street and by being there contributed to this tragedy. that's the latest. back to you. >> thank you, chris. >>> well, general motors is recalling some of its cars for safety reasons. they're recalling 1.3 million cars because of a power steering issue. the problem models include the 2005 through 2010 chevy cobalt and the '07 through 2010 pontiac g-5. gm says the cars are safe to drive but that they may become harder to steer when traveling under 15 miles an hour. general motors is working on a fix. >>> meanwhile, the secretary of transportation says his agency may recommend that new vehicles sold in this country be required to have brakes that can override the gas pedal. ray lahoud's idea comes as federal safety officials testified before congress

the driver was tavon taylor. >> her son survived the accident after spending weeks in the hospital. and like dozens of other victims, he's pressing for answers. >> at first, taylor said he was racing, then took it back saying he happened to be driving by. >> she was targeted because of his immaturity and lack of experience in dealing with the law enforcement. >> and today, they're meeting again today to decide his case. and late friday afternoon, the jury sent the judge a note asking for clarification and the contents of the note aren't known. >> everybody makes mistakes in life and tell the truth and move on with it. i don't think we would have been here today if the truth was told from day one. if the jury convicts him, he could face 80 years in prison. the other defendant will be sentenced today. >>> and bullock will be sentenced to 15 years this prison because of. a plea garbage. gar -- bargain. >>> and prosecutors say that three cult members starved a 1- year-old because he wouldn't say amen at meal time. a former member of the cult testified they had mind control over the foll

. >> a judge meanwhile set an october trial date for tavon taylor. he is accused of racing against bullock when that deadly accident happened. a jury was unable to decision to a verdict against taylor. he was convicted of reckless driving and speed racing, but that's not punishable by jailtime. >>> several people have been arrested as the result of a crackdown on human trafficking in montgomery county. three men have been arrested in the past month in separate human trafficking cases. in each of the cases, the suspect is accused of using the internet to help their prostitution business. pat collins has our report. >> reporter: suspect number one, rodney hubert. 34 years old, brooklyn, new york. the comfort inn, silver spring. it's alleged that hubert used three female associates to bring a 1 5-year-old girl to this hotel. there they took provocative pictures of the girl and advertised her services on craigslist. last day in town for cherry, the ad said. and police say sex clients beat a path to the hotel room door. how did police learn about the pros

the 21-year-old, tv tv, was one of the -- tea tea, was one of the -- tavon taylor was one of the drivers out there. the other driver faces 15 years in prison, but he plead guilty in a plea deal. >>> the dc council expected to meet tomorrow in a second legislative session to take a punishment from marion barry. accused of using his position to award contacts to his girlfriend. barry has since apologized for what he called bad judgment, but denies wrong doing. sources tell bruce johnson that the rest of the council will vote to sensor barry and strip him of the media assignments. his case will be forwarded to the u.s. attorney. >>> coming up on six, some barry supporters in the southeast, reacting to today's news. >>> a commuter alert for the metro passenger. a ride on the subway system is not going to cost you an extra dime. the increase went into effect on sunday. >> it's not fair because the red line broke down this morning. it's not good service. and metro should go down there, not up. >> it's not bothering me at all. it's probably fair. and they need the money. so you know, it's not g

a judge has declared a mistrial in tavon taylor's street racing, but the prosecutor say the case is not over. >> this is a case where we're going to seek conviction on the merits and hopefully the next jury will get that. >> the man he was racing will be sentenced today. he is the one that faces 15 years in prison on manslaughter charges. >>> police have credited a young girl with possibly saving the lives of other kids in dale city. richard nichols barged into the home and shot and killed tanitha white and then turned the gun on himself. white's daughter ushered the kids to safety. the victim and gunman were neighbors who had once been in a relationship. >>> the death toll is expected to rise from last saturday's 8.8 magnitude earthquake in chile which killed more than 700 people and caused billions of dollars in damage. in the meantime the earthquake ravaged nation is in need of field hospitals, generators, water purefication and satellite phones, which hillary clinton is bringing with her when she visits today. >>> as the death toll continues to rise in chile and the need for a recov