the husband of veralicia figueroa tell ing abc news he became concerned when his wife didn't come homehe night before the fire. >> i didn't hear from her and so i called her. every time i called the phone it was going straight to the voice mail. >> reporter: this bombshell. last hours, we have learned that $40,000 cash was delivered to the savvas savopoulos home that day. >> reporter: while the intruders were inside, as the new details emerge, so much still shrouded in mystery. here's what we do now. >> 3201 woodland drive. three story house fire. we removed four victims. it's going to be a pro- longed secondary search. >> reporter: this wasn't just any fire. >> we know at this point that the fire appears to be intentionally set. >> reporter: police confirming there's more to the story. >> there were injuries discovered. appeared to be blunt force or sharp object injuries. >> reporter: tonight the grisly details on the last moments, information suggesting that savvas amy and veralicia figueroa were stanned to death and phillip was burned in his bedroom beyond recognition. a family car

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now veralicia figueroa's husband came by here to the house thursday morning worried looking for his wife. he went around the house, knocked on the door, got no answer but had the sense somebody was home. in d.c. bruce leshan, wusa9. >> bruce, it just gets worse. bruce will have more on the visit of veralicia figueroa's husband to the house thursday morning and the phone call he got from savvas at 6:00 in our news. >>> right now another disturbing story, a little league umpire charged with distributing child pornography. he was caught during an undercover sting after an officer posed as the father of a noon-year-old girl set to meet with the suspect. surae chinn is live in alexandria with those details. >> reporter: that's right. don essex is not just a well known umpire, he is known across the country. he also trains other umps up and down the east coast. meanwhile little league games will go on. there's one here tonight in the fort hunt community. coaches and parents are angry and devastated. >> it's just horrifying that somebody in our community -- this is a great community. this is a

ceo of iron works, his wife and ten-year-old son and a woman veralicia figueroa, their 57-year-old house keeper, all found dead in their mansion that was set on fire. their blue porsche went missing found ditched in a maryland church parking lot where it was torched. more details of their grew some murder, the victims were held captive with signs of torture. meanwhile one of the employees came to the mansion and dropped off a package with $40,000 inside, the assailant making off with the cash. the case riddling investigators. hours before the home was torched one of the house keepers received a bizarre test, reading, make sure you do not come today. no motive for the killings was released but police believe money was a prime factor. >> the author of that report is live with me now and also join the by cnn analyst and retired police detective. first to you joe, on the candy, what is the latest in efforts to track this person and get him in handcuffs? >> reporter: well we do know that united states marshalls who track fugitives across the country are aggressively working this case flight i

>> fighting back tears bernardo describes his wife veralicia figueroa. veralicia figueroa was the savopoulos family housekeeper with savvas savopoulos and amy and their young son were all tragically killed inside the burned-out home last week. >> i was loving her so much. brianne: he says the last time he saw his wife was wednesday, may 13 when he dropped her off at the bus. brianne: tonight new information on what was happening at the family home. according to the "washington post," the family and figueroa were held inside thursday. a man dropped off a box with $40,000 inside. there were injuries on three of the four inside. >> i didn't say anything but my feeling is somebody was in there. >> brian: he too went to the home thursday morning looking for his wife. he knocked on the door but no one answered. as he went to the garage window mr. savopoulos called. he told him that his wife stayed overnight to help with amy who was said to be sick. mr. savopoulos told alfaro he would call him later. he left the home and waited for another call that never came.

. >> fighting back tears bernardo describes his wife veralicia figueroa. veralicia figueroa was the savopoulos family housekeeper with savvas savopoulos and amy and their young son were all tragically killed inside the burned-out home last week. >> i was loving her so much. brianne: he says the last time he saw his wife was wednesday, may 13 when he dropped her off at the bus. brianne: tonight new information on what was happening at the family home. according to the "washington post," the family and figueroa were held inside thursday. a man dropped off a box with $40,000 inside. there were injuries on three of the four inside. >> i didn't say a

out of his dad, but we are also learning with the help of our colleagues and cbs news that veralicia figueroa's husband, the housekeeper's husband, came by the house worried looking for her on thursday morning. he sensed that someone was inside the house, but no one would come to the door. a short time after getting no answer at the house, savvas savopoulos called veralicia's husband and told him they needed his wife's help because amy savopoulos was sick and might need to go to the hospital. he thought that was strange because veralicia cannot speak english, nor can she drive. he now believes she were all being led captive. a law enforcement source tells me detectives think the killers tortured the 10-year-old boy phillip savopoulos in an effort to get money out of his father. firefighters found phillip in his bed cut or beaten and doused with gasoline in the burning home. police believe the killers were in the house for about 10 hours from wednesday night into thursday and that the home invaders successfully forced the savopoulos family to turn over at least $40,000 in cash which was delivere

deaths of savvas savopoulos his wife amy, their 10-year-old son phillip and their housekeeper veralicia figueroa. when captured in a vehicle after a police chase. >> we continued to follow him. we called p.g. county police and they sent up a helicopter. we got to a situation where we could successfully take him down and we were able to safely pin the vehicles, both vehicles and place him under arrest. >> reporter: he was considered armed and dangerous. relatives describe wint as an angry, troubled man. >> very hostile arrogant. he doesn't listen. >> reporter: wint has a long rap sheet with arrests for burglary assault and concealing a dangerous weapon. that criminal history led to his identification. police say they tracked him downn a crust of domino's pizza, ordered to the savopoulos house while they were held hostage. >> just about every law enforcement officer across the country that is aware of his open warrant are looking for him. >> reporter: now police say wint was no stranger to the slain family and their business. >> this is american iron works, a steel and iron manufacturer. savvas sa

nature of what happened to this family in here, the two parents, 10-year-old son, housekeeper veralicia figueroa and the two daughters away at boarding school who have lost absolutely everything, ashleigh, and now have to deal with that new reality. >> tom, look, it is unbelievable to me as well. i live in connecticut and i lived through that horror with dr. pettit and his family and it's similar. the stories are invoking the same sickness in me that -- i mean the housing environment you're standing in and you say they're calmed down. i felt it here, i felt it in the new york area when they said he was being tracked here. >> everybody has talked about that case, ashleigh, because the similarities seem so strong and i heard people in restaurants here days ago, you would hear it across the room, people having ongoing debates about what could have happened, how could this have occurred here and what did it mean that burning car was found somewhere else and most of all, most of all, who on earth could do such a thing? >> who could do it? >> that was the question. if police are correct we'll find out

right now friends of the family's housekeeper veralicia figueroa are raising money to send her back to native el salvador. the investigation into the legislation continues in evening. one suspect, daron wint is in custody. >>> secretary of state john kerry will be flying back to the united states aboard a plane with special medical equipment after breaking his leg in a bicycle crash in switzerland. doctors recommended the special flight to ensure that he remains stable and comfortable. he was taken by helicopter to a hospital crashing. it forced him to scrap the rest of a four nation trip. >>> the president and first lady michelle obama today paid a visit to vice president joe biden and his family to express condolences following the deaths of the vice president's son. beau biden died of brain cancer yesterday at the age of 46. he was being treated at walter reed national medical center in bethesda, maryland. vice president biden said in a statement last night the entire family is saddened beyond words. hissen tire family was at his bedside at the end. no funeral arrangements announced

reporter: in that message he told her not to come in the next morning, that the other housekeeper, veralicia figueroa, was staying overnight to help out because amy was sick. that was not normal. >> they offer to stay overnight is not normal because she never stayed in that place overnight, but i never got that message the same night. >> reporter: veralicia's husband thought it was strange as well so, strange that he called savvas and drove to their house thursday morning, but he says no one answered the door. a nearby domino's says they delivered pizza to the house and a manager tells me police came by the store friday and asked for a record of all of the order and deliveries from wednesday night. now police documents obtained by our editorial partners at the washington post say one of savvas' assistants told police he dropped off a package at the house on thursday. law enforcement sources tell us that package had $40,000 in it, but the most horrific information coming from law enforcement sources is that during this time the couple's 10-year-old son may have been tortured. sources tell our bruce le

police believe the other bodies are the couple's son, philip, and the housekeeper, veralicia figueroa. >>> one person is dead, another one in a hospital this morning with serious burns after an apartment fire in alexandria. the fire started saturday in the 4700-block of kenmore avenue. the surviving victim is being treated at washington hospital center's burn unit. several apartments were damaged by smoke and water. now the red cross is helping residents find temporary ho using. crews are still looking for the cause of the fire. >>> a surf shop on the boardwalk in ocean city, new jersey went up in flames last night. the shop is on 7th street. there was an employee working at the time but they were able to get out safely. no one was injured. >>> breaking overnight, at least 22 tornados have been reported in just the last 24 hours. 8 in oklahoma, 6 in minnesota, 5 in texas and 1 each in kansas, missouri, nebraska and wyoming. authorities in oklahoma say there were reports of damage to homes and businesses, significant damage to power lines, as well. look at the video from a storm chaser

>>mark:his wife, amy, their 10- year-old son, philip, and housekeeper veralicia figueroa were also >>rk:wint is a native of guyana and a former marine. he has been convicted of assault and malicious destruction of property. >>darya:subdued reaction in baltimore this morning following the indictment of six police officers in the death of freddie gray. >>darya:he was the man who died from a spinal injury while in police custody. >>darya:video of the april incident shows gray screaming in pain as he's put in a police van. while announcing the indictments, the state attorney said gray suffered a severed spinal injury after he was handcuffed, shackled and put head first into a van by police. >>darya: protests and a riot in baltimore. some south bay parents are accusing "walden west science camp" of being negligent in protecting their chilren. >>mark:they're filing a lawsuit against the santa clara county office of education, which runs the camp. >>mark:counselor edgar covarrubias. is accused of committing a lewd act on a child. as well as possessing and manufacturing >>mark:the office of e

while armed in connection with the murder of amy savopoulos savvas, phillip say savopoulos and veralicia figueroawas scene wearing blue hooded sweatshirt and tennis shoe. in the last 24 hours, the task force has searched many locations looking for mr. wint. new information in the past few hours we have information we believe mr. wint is currently in the brooklyn new york area. the task force is continuing to search for mr. wint. i have been in contact with the commissioner from nypd. they have offered and are providing all assistance we need in trying to locate mr. wint. i also want to reiterate that the support we've received working this case with our task force partners and particularly atf, secret service and metro transit police to help us process a very large volume of information, evidence and leads has been tremendous. we would not be where we are today without their support. i want to thank them. for the residents of the district who are rightfully scared and want answers as to why and how this family may have been involved we want to give you as many answers we can. we do believe there'

wednesday, may 13th, the house cooper said veralicia figueroa is supposed to leave for the day. two hours later she says amy savopoulos calls her husband telling him to come home to watch 10-year-old phillip because she has plans. at 9:30 that night savvas savopoulos calls gutierrez and leaves a message saying his wife is sick and figueroa would spend the night. may 14th in the morning figueroa's husband goes to the house, knocks on the door, no one answers. at 9:30 a.m. got role receives a text message from amy -- gutierrez receives a text message from amy savopoulos' cell phone telling her not to come to work. later in the day the family porsche is found in prince george's county. at 1:30 d.c. fire and ems respond to a fire at the family home where they found four bodies and yesterday police announced daron dylon wint is a suspect in the murders. >> we will continue to update this story throughout the story and you can get breaking news alerts any time on the wusa9 news app. >>> breaking news from metro, 15 minutes acquisition metro tomorrow us service has been restore -- ago

46-year-old savopoulos, his wife amy and their 10-year-old son philip as well as veralicia figueroa, their housekeeper were found dead. a second housekeeper said she received a text message from amy not to come to work on thursday because the whole family was sick. >> she wants to make sure not to come to the house today but i don't know why. thank god that it saved my life. >> police say they are aware of the text message but they can't comment on the contents of it. three of the four victims are said to have been beaten, cut or stabbed. >>> if you live in prince william county, keep an eye out for stray cats because animal control has a cat with rabies. a young cat with gray fur and a tan or white spot over its left eye. anyone who may have come in contact with this cat which you see on your screen right now, please contact prince william health district or prince william animal control. >>> taking a look at what's happening around the world this morning. breaking news out of egypt as ousted egyptian president mohammed morrissey has been sentenced to death for his role in a 2011 pr

businessman, savvas savopoulos and his wife and son murdered along with their housekeeper, veralicia figueroahusband exclusively telling abc news he became alarmed when she didn't come home. >> i didn't hear from her. that's why i called her. and every time i called the phone, it was just going straight to the voice mail. >> reporter: that same night, around 9:00 p.m. a domino's pizza was ordered to the house. the next morning, the housekeeper's husband shows up at the home looking for his wife. >> i'm knocking and knocking and ringing the bell and my feeling was that somebody was inside. >> reporter: hours later the house went up in flames. according to reports when firefighters arrived on the scene, that $40,000 in cash was gone. ryan smith, abc news, washington. >>> also new overnight, high school students taken to the hospital after their whale watching boat was hit by rogue waves off the massachusetts coast. crews said waves up to eight feet high. the boat was met by ambulances when it returned to the dock. students in new york were treated and released from the hospital. >>> the 3,500 p

. >>> there will be a wake today for veralicia figurera the housekeeper at the savopoulos house. figueroa texted a friend that she be working at the house. she came here from el salvador to earn some money before retiring next year. the funeral is in silver spring at 2:00 p.m. >>> friends and meanwhile have set up this gofundme page to help pay for the funeral costs. donations will help the family send her body back home by plane to el salvador for a proper burial. she leaves behind a husband and two children who live in el salvador. you can find a link to the page in the story that has been posted through our nbc washington app. >>> good morning. clear and chilly on this big get away day for the memorial holiday weekend. it is chilly. only in the 40s now. down to just 46 in winchester. virginia is right around 50 degrees. hagerstown at 51. oakland, maryland, down to a cold 37 right now. some frost will be forming way out there later this morning. immediately around the metro area, it's down to the upper 40s. closer to washington and montgomery county parts of prince george's as well as f