the attorneys for lloyd welch, who was 18 at the time, said in court today that welch abduct did the two girls but did not sexually assault or murder the girls. his attorney implied that it was committed the crime. they do accuse him of burning the girls bodies and placing the remains on a remote mountain where his family owned land. family thanked the investigators who never stopped working on this case. >> we just want to say simply, thank you. long time, a long, and we are. we just want to go home. jeff: now, as part of this plea agreement, welch also pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a county in 1996. welch is currently in jail in delaware for assaulting a 10 year old girl there. he will be serving prison time there and then will be brought to virginia to serve his 48 year girls.e for the lyon prosecutors suspect that at 60 years old, welch will not be a free man as long as he lives. adrianna: there is a $25,000 reward for a missing pregnant teacher. her family is offering the reward. her was time anyone saw the saturday before labor day. neighbors say she left her condo , an

patricia welch testified before the grand jury in the case and lied.an alfred plea last summer and received a suspended sentence and probation. >> if this helps the lyon family, this is a happy day for me. these are and wonderful, wonderful people who have suffered an immeasurable loss. >> reporter: that was montgomery county states attorney john mccarthy the day of the indictment. during their investigation, police came to the conclusion lloyd welch and others somehow got the girls into a car outside the mall. they were then held somewhere in maryland where they were sexually assaulted and killed. welch's attorneys have so far not returned our calls. there is a gag order in the case. now, although lloyd welch is that locked up in virginia, he still is serving a lengthy sentence for and sexually assaulting a young girl in delaware. whatever sentence he may receive in virginia, if he goes through with the plea, it will never get out of prison. paul wagner, fox5 local news. >> new information now in the search for man accused of exposing himself to a you

lloyd welch is already serving time in delaware fr abusing a young girl there. his new sentence two 48 year terms to be served concurrently meaning he will likely never get out of prison. lloyd welch admits abducting the girls but said he had nothing to do with the sexual a he can implicate his uncle at one point, but the prosecutor here in bed ford now says he can no longer call anyone else a person of interest. in bed ford county, virginia, paul wagner, fox5 local news. >> take a good look at this picture, greenbelt police need your help finding this critical missing 12 year old, jay large audience smith was last seen yesterday around 11:30 leaving the greenbelt community center. she is five foot two weighing about 82 pounds with brown hair and green eyes. she was wearing a greenish blue contact pry length legs. if you recognize her or know of her whereabouts, call greenbelt police. maryland governor larry hogan wants the state attorney general to sue the federal aviation administration. at issue for years people in the flight paths of both reagan national air

welch was the perpetrator of the murder.

bruce leshan welch plead guilty. where did he leave the body since they have never been found? >> reporter: still no bodies despite the thousands of hours cold case detectives spent looking for the girls charred remains on a rugged mountain side near here. in fact the prosecutors say this may well be the oldest no body case resulting in a guilty plea or guilty verdict. 42 years since those two beautiful little girls, sheila and katherine lyon were abducted from wheaton mall. today convicted sex offender lloyd lee welch shuffled into the courtroom here and pleaded guilty of murder and abduction with intent to defile. he spoke in a high raspy voice and never once looked back at john and mary lyon the girls parents who traveled down here from montgomery county and sat in the front row. th sentence for each of the girls deaths. welch will serve those terms concurrently, but no one, no one expects the 60-year-old will live long enough to ever get out of prison. >> on behalf of our family, this is mary, this is joe, that's jay, the girls' sister and our grandson as well. we want to s

it is believed that welch abducted them and also sexually assaulted them. prosecutors also allege that welch burned their bodies on his family's bedford county virginia property. now this deal also is said to afford welch the opportunity to forego a trial, also a potential death penalty as well. we also know too he's expected to also enter a guilty plea for two prince william sex assault cases. back in to you. >> thank you, justin. >>> as the search continues, the concern is growing for that missing maryland teacher who is four months pregnant. laura wallen's family received a troubling text from her a week ago today but could not get a hold of her. officers will not say what was included in that text. her students posted notes on h persons flier for wallen who teaches in howard county. her boyfriend and family pleaded for new information. >> if somebody has her, please understand that you've taken a way a huge, a huge person in so many peoples' lives. >> authorities found wallen's ford escape at an apartment complex last week. the suv wasn't far from wild

welch admitted that he was involved in the girls' abduction. but not that he killed them, nor that he sexually abused them. that alou lowed him to escape the death penalty, but earned him a 48 year sentence, that prosecutors say he is all but certain to die in prison. >> the likelihood of a parole board granting him any type of parole is very slim, if nonexistent. >> reporter: witnesses said welch turned up at the old family property in bedford county, in 1975, with bloody duffel bags, stained clothes, and the scen he threw those bags on a bonfire that burned for days. but when investigators came back looking a few years ago, they were never able to find the girls' remains. >> been a long road. >> reporter: the lyon family thanked detectives for building a strong case against welch, even without the bodies. >> it's been a long, long time. and we're tired. rejust want to go home. >> reporter: welch's lawyer says that he was abused as a child. that he is intellectually challenged, and that he was manipulated by others into abducting the girls. bu

lloyd lee welch has been in prison since 1998 on an unrelated charge. he's expected to plead guilty not only in his role in the murders of lions prince williams county. >> it was march of 1975, katherine and sheila lion went to the mall. the two girls, who were ages 10 and 12, at the time, were never seen again. the case grabbed national headlines back in the 1970s and appeared to have gone cold, until new detectives took a fresh look at the case in the 2013. then they began to focus on lloyd lee welch as a person of interest, two years ago, prosecutors from maryland and virginia joined together to announce they had charged welch with the murders of the two girls. investigators believe welch lured the girls away from the mall, sexually assaulted them and then murdered them. police searched a remote area in bedford virginia where welch's family once owned property. investigators believe welch took the girls' body to that site and burned them in a huge bond investigators that he was with the girls the day he disappeared and he implicated his uncle richard

welch as being a partner in the crime.n of interest of but he was never charged. however, his wife was. patricia welch testified before the grand jury in the case and lied. she took an alfred plea last summer and received a suspended sentence and probation. >> if this helps the lyon family, this is a happy day for me. these are wonderful, wonderful people who have suffered an immeasurable loss. >> reporter: that was montgomery county state's attorney john mccarthy the day of the indictment. during the their investigation, police came to the conclusion lloyd welch and others into a car outside the mall. they were then held somewhere in maryland where they were sexually assaulted and killed. welch's attorneys have so far not returned our calls. there is a gag order in the case. although lloyd welch is locked up in virginia he is still serving a lengthy sentence for sexually assaulting a young girl in delaware. whatever sentence he may receive in virginia, if he ges through with the plea next tuesday, it likely means the 60-y

we will hear first from peter welch. meeting withn a every talked about tax policy care, and a health broken process. the interesting thing about it is it is the first time where republicans and democrats have been in the same room talking about these topics. the process in the house is broken. there is no interaction. the president made the point significantt legislation has to have bipartisan support. we have not had that. respect, i appreciate that he has invited both sides. on the tax issue coming up, that is the most dominant right now. the president repeated what he addresshis original about being pro-middle. he indicated that this would not be a tax cut. so in terms of the broad general principles, the president said what he had said before. everyone will be a winner. when the ink is dry, will you be able to do the math and see that in fact middle-class folks, deeply rural america that elected the president, is going to do better under this proposal? the president was explicit and that there will not be tax cuts f

his uncle richard welch in their sexual assault.ichard welch has not been charged and his family insist that richard had nothing to do with the lions' sisters disappearance. that plea deal will include two separate sexual assault charges that occurred in prince william county back in the 1990, including the rape of a six-year-old girl. if welch does go through with this plea deal next tuesday in bedford county, it will, at least, bring closure to the lion tragedy for 42 years. >> thank you, mark. >>> breaking, first at 4:00, police say there is not enough evidence to charge officers in the death of man in dc on christmas day. body cam footage shows him standing with his girlfriend with a large knife in his hands. officers asked him to put the knife down, he refused, they shot him four times and killed him. investigators say they can't prove that the officers used excessive force. instead, they believe they were aktsi acting in self defense. >>> triple murder devastates a family, not only are three of their little girls dead, a relat

a plea agreement would allow welch to avoid risking a death sentence. a new report shows the university of virginia relied on incomplete information ahead of a white nationalist march on campus. that report looked at how the university handled the august 11-th march that happened the night before the larger rally that erupted into violence. hundreds people - carrying tiki torches - protested on campus, shouting racial slurs. the report says the university used information provided by march organizers that was quote "deliberately misleading." this morning there is a 25-thousand dollar reward in the search for a missing pregnant teacher. laura wallen's family is offering the reward. the last time anyone saw her was the saturday before labor day - neighbors says left her condo in olney - seperately. now her boyfriend is talking. police say wallen's family received a troubling text from her phone on labor day - but they won't reveal what it said. they found her car last week at an apartment complex near the school where she taught. right now there's no evid

welch was the perpetrator or the murderer of the lyons sisters. >> reporter: welch named others he claimed were involved. they say his story has been inconsistent. right now they don't have the evidence to pursue charges against anyone else. >>> over the years welch has told investigators that other people were involved in the crimes, but prosecutors say his stories have been inconsistent and at this point they don't have the evidence to pursue charges against anyone else. in bedford county, virginia, darcy spencer, news 4. >> and just into our newsroom the engineer involved in the amtrak crash that killed eight people will not be facing any charges. a judge has dismissed the case against it accelerated to 106 miles an hour on a curve. that was more than double the speed limit. the train which started in d.c. derailed in philadelphia. more than 200 people were injured. investigators believe the engineer lost his bearings when he became distracted by an incident with another train. >> they prey on the vulnerable. that's how an investigator tells us a self-proclaimed psychic was able to con

it was then that both of these women described how welch sexually abused them. we caught up with the commonwealth attorney who called these crimes heinous and disgusting. >> sexual assault of a young person has everlasting effects. >> reporter: now, the judge sentenced welch to a total of 12 years for this particular crime, but the sentencing is a bit confusing. we will break it down for you. if you will recall just last week, welch was sentenced to 48 years for the murder and the sexual abuse of the lions sisters back in the '70s. then, of course, he was sentenced to 48 years. so the sentence that he received today, that 12 years, is going to run concurrent with those 48 years. years that he will serve for those three crimes, the lions sisters and the two girls today. that will start, however, as soon as he's done his sentence in delaware, which he has 11 years in prison left. once he has finished that, then he will start this 48-year prison sentence. so essentially he will spend the rest of his life in jail. back to you. >> megan fitzgerald, thank you. >>> d.c

welch admitted that he was involved in the girls' abduction. that he killed them, nor that he sexually abused them. that alou lowed him to escape the death penalty, but earned him a 48 year sentence, that prosecutors say he is all but certain to die in prison. >> the likelihood of a parole board granting him any type of parole is very slim, if nonexistent. >> reporter: witnesses said welch turned up at the old family property in bedford county, in 1975, with bloody duffel bags, stained clothes, and the scen

today lloyd welch pleaded guilty to two counts of first degree murder. the 60-year-old will serve 48 years of a 96 year sentence. sheila and kathryn vanished in 1975. it changed how people around here parent. news 4 darcy spencer was in court today with the girls' mother and father. >> reporter: the lyons sisters parents leave the courtroom after their daughter's killer was sentenced to 48 years in prison. >> it's been a long time and we're tired. and we just want to go home. >> reporter: they had a front-row seat watching as their long search for justice finally came to an end. lloyd welch stood and said the words they had been waiting to hear for 42 years. >> wha >> i plead guilty. >> reporter: lloyd welch pleading guilty in the abduction and murders of sisters sheila and kathryn lyon. montgomery county cold case detectives credited with their relentless pursuit of the case, which they called operation worthy cause. >> today a despicable human being lloyd lee welch answered for his part in the crimes against kathryn and sheila. >> reporter: in exchange

welch was the perpetrator of the murder. questioning. hisrosecutors had named uncle richard a person of interest. at this point, they do not plan to bring charges against anyone else. >> there were a lot of inconsistencies throughout his statements that has made it difficult to proceed against any others. is currently serving prison time in delaware for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 1998. when that sentence is completed, he will be transferred to virginia to begin serving the 48-year sentence in the lyon sisters case. tosecutors expect welch spend the rest of his life in prison. >> tomorrow on good morning the state's attorney will join us to talk about getting that closure after so many >> the storm's remnants are -- officials estimate that about one quarter of the homes in the florida keys were destroyed in the florida keys. president trump is planning to visit florida on thursday. >> this american airlines flight was the first one to touch down in fort lauderdale this morning. airports across the southeast are working to g

lloyd lee welch is expected to admit his role in the sister's death and disappearances today and now at long last the family of those two sisters who vanished without a trace could come closer to closure here. back in march of 1975, the faces of katherine and sheila lion were posted just about everywhere. they're missing persons case going on to make national headlines and now more than 40 years later, lloyd lee welch is facing a judge today. he is expected to plead guilty in the sister's death and disappearances. the lion case had grown cold until about 2013 after cold case investigators began closing in on welch who was already behind bars for another crime. now the sisters themselves, they were never found, prosecuto remains at a large bon fire on his family owned property in the virginia area. now at that plea hearing today in virginia, welch is also expected to plead guilty to at least two sex assaults in prince william county, one of them includes the rape of a 6-year-old girl. back to you in the studio. >> live for us in wheaton, thank you. >>> 14 after the hour right now and

the prosecutor says welch is at least one of perpetrators, and he says the 48 year sentence means the 60- year-old is all but certain to die in prison. in bedford, virginia, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> this plea deal allowed welch to escape the death penalty. even if he had gone to trial, and proven capital murder, it would have been subject to years of appeals. coming up at 6:00, how the abduction of the lyons' sisters changed the way many parents raised their kids in the area. >>> as many as 10 million people are still without power tonight in florida. president trump says he will visit florida on thursday, though his exact plans haven't been finalized. the storm killed at least 12 people in florida alone. jacksonville is experiencing some of its worst flooding in more than 150 years. water from the st. john's river and the atlantic ocean swamped the downtown area, and several neighborhoods. the coast guard, and firefighters rescued hundreds of people. evacuations were ordered last friday, but not everybody paid attention. >> there are some that did evacuate. combine that with the fact

for all of the virginia cases, welch has been sentenced to 48 years in prison. coming up on abc 7 news at noon, a major scare at yanke striking a toddler in the face. an update on her condition. plus, a goat checks itself into a hotel. find out how this kid got in. but first, carlos ramirez has a look at traffic. carlos: hey, good afternoon. yes, take a look at 270 right now. you can see not looking half bad. but well north of the point as you make your way southbound near 109 we are looking at a crash southbound blocking the left lane and left shoulder causing delays back near 80. so watch down for the slowdowns. near gain, as you can see montrose road. you can see the lane is blocked that is causing slowdowns back to the dulles toll road. elsewhere, take a look from virginia into the district, not too many issues along the 14th street bridge. and near 650 not looking too bad either. 495 on the inner loop from the springfield inner change looking great. that's a look at your traffic. back i'm a lawyer, and i have clients, and i am proud to do what i do on behal

it took more than 40 years before montgomery county police zeroed in on lloyd welch.ho zeroed in on welch. they knew that welch had been at the wheaton plaza that day. they had spoken with him at one point. he was never a suspect but he was a witness, and when they learned that he was in prison in delaware for sexually abusing a ten years old girl they zeroed in even more. they went to talk to him in the delaware prison. they interviewed him for he em my indicated himself. he pointed fingers at others. but at this point he is still the only one whose been charged in this case. he was indicted back in july of 2,015 and it's taken all this time to get to this day and in recent days, we learned in fact back on thursday we reported that lloyd welch was going to plead guilty inside this courthouse here in bedford county, virginia. this is where police believe the girls ultimately were buried perhaps killed here. it's unclear at this point exactly where the girls were killed, but the story that welch and others have been telling is that the girls were brought here. they're

years later they focus on welch after learning he was convicted child sex offender. no bodies found. no forensic evidence. the charges were ba made to investigators where he is alleged to confessed to obducting the girls. but not to the murders. we should find out more about what is transpiring in this case on tuesday morning when welch in court in bedford, virginia. reporting live, stephen tschida, [music] -- stephen tschida, abc7 news. nancy: skytrak7 on the scene of howard county. that backup there is because a milk truck flipped over on the highway. this is in the traffic circle at route 16 and ice crystal drive. you can see the truck there. all the milk in the road. traffic now rerouted in the area. this is coming of course, at the peak of the evening rush hour. be aware of that if you are heading in that direction. no serious injuries reported here. larry: we have an update on christmas day involving police officers. no criminal charges are filed because in par captured on video. review of the body camera footage showed the man police killed hall had a knife. d

on tuesday welch pled guilty in bedford two two counts of first-degree murder.dmitted to killing the girl and did not act alone. the final resting place of sheila is still the lyon family offer their thanks to the unit. >> they have treated sheila and kate as if they were their own sisters or daughters. >> reporter: welch who is 60 years old was sentenced behind bars. they have a list of people they believe know something about this case and they hope eventually someone will come forward and tell someone the whole truth. gayle? >> i remember that story, guys, because i was working at a d.c. station at the time. and at the time it was so shocking because you didn't hear about child abductions that way. her little glasses and her little sister. back then you would let them walk to the mall or store. >> you can only imagine. >> it physically makes me sick. >>> nearly half of all americans are affected by the breach at equifa do if your information is compromised. >>> and the spacecraft dock yoefrd night at the international space station. how americans will >> anno

welch has been in a delaware prison since 1997 for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. he is expected to plead guilty in the lyons case. >>> a missing teacher from wilde lake high school was last heard from on sunday. the 31-year-old laura wallen never showed up for the first day she has not been back to her home in olney. she actually won teacher of the year two years ago. >> i hope that she will be found quite quickly and know that people care about her and that, you know, things will work out. >> now, police are not releasing details tonight and to the saying if they believe she is in danger but there is concern especially because she is pregnant. she has been in a black 2011 ford escape with maryland tag m522473 temperature -- and if you know anything, please call police. >>> the comparison of andrew to irma and what we can expect. >>> but first, trying to explain the president's response to the violence in charlottesville with an exclusive interview on 60 minutes. >>> i'm first alert chief meterologist topper shutt. up in new england, talk about a perfect time to t

today in courtroom lloyd lee welch age 60 who is currently or was imprisoned in delaware gir there isn the courtroom in bedford, virginia, was supposed to go on trial for the lyon sisters murder today's. but instead there's a motions hearing. we believe he's about to plead guilty in the courtroom right now john mccarthy the state's attorney from montgomery county. also, john and mary lyon the parents of sheila and catherine. if this goes the way we expect it to, we may hear from john lyon who the father was a wmal radio personality a long-time victims advocate here in montgomery county. you would see him at the courthouse but in the last number of years they've pretty much remained silent as lloyd lee welch who had spoken to police in the weeks after the disappearance but was never charged in until two years ago has now been caught up in this case. and basically, the bodies still haven't been found. authorities a couple years ago searched taylo southwest virginia where it's believed that lloyd lee welch brought the bodies in a dufflebag may have set them on fire and buried them. the r

welch is currently serving time in delaware for sexual assault. he will not begin serving his sentence in this case until 2026. jonathan: the justice department will not charge any of the six police officers involved in freddie gray's death. case led to riots and national protests. local charges were dropped after a number of trials resulted in no convictions. facedficer still disciplinary trials, which could result in firing. alison: loudoun county parents expressing safety concerns about bus routes. the school district has received more than 1500 complaints, and this is just since the first day of school. county with how officials are responding to this. tim? tim: school officials are not only going through the complaints, they are fixing many of the problems, but that is not stopping some parents from bing nervous their kids are being picked up along dusty, narrow, dark roads like this one. >> is a danger for our kids to be there. tim: she has three children who ride the school bus, but this year the bus stop moved. street lightso for the eleme

lloyd welch, jr.l next week for the death of 12-year-old sheila lyon and 10-year-old katherine lyon. the sisters were walking between wheaton plaza and their home in kensington in march of 1975. that's 42 years ago when they disappeared. their bodies were never found. investigators say welch was at the mall that day when the girls vanished. he's been in sexually assaulting a 10-year- old girl. >>> 4:28. another confederate statue in a major southern city could soon be coming down. a judge has dissolved a temporary restraining order which had blocked the removal of a robert e. lee statue in dallas. sometimes these statues have come down in the middle of the night. so far there's no sign when crews could bring this down. >> that's just a quick look at what's going on. and it's a lot. >> a lot is going on this morning, folks. the news at 4:30 starts now. >>> hurricane irma has shown her strength in the caribbean, and now this monster storm is set to hit florida this weekend. >>> good morning, everyone, i

a judge sentenced lloyd welch to 48 years in prison. the sisters disappeared while walking from their home in kensington, maryland to the wheaton mall. after today's hearing, the girls dz father john lyons praised the detectives who worked this case the last two or three years or oh they have treated she will yeah and kate as if they were their own sisters. or daughters . it's a tremendous display of performance, professional performance, but even more beautiful emotional investment in the case and in our family. >> welch is already serving time in delaware foray buys ping a young girl. once he completes that sentence in 2026 he will serve those 48 years for the murders of the lyons sisters. >> new tonight take a good look do you recognize eat these two people. they're wanted in connection with a fraudulent atm withdrawal. according to black rock i's department a skimming place was placed on the bbt branch. they received more than 30 fraudulent reports. apple celebrated its tenth iphone anniversary by unveiling the new iphone ten. it's

and it's been a long time. >> welch is currently serving time in delaware for a sexual assault. he won't begin serving his 48-year sentence in virginia until the year 2026. michelle: family, friends, and students of a missing pregnant teacher from montgomery county are doing what they can to find her, posting flyers with laura wallin's photo all over of support on her home. a teacher at the high school in howard county, wallin disappeared september 4. her s.u.v. was found near the school a few days later. >> well, all it took was one swipe. thieves managed to steal thousands of dollars from dozens of people. >> plus, a plane slams into a car. the new information just coming into our newsroom about the pilot and the driver. ralpand i sponsoredralph northam, canthis adfor governor narrator: ed gillespie says dr. ralph northam doesn't show up? dr. ralph northam was an army doctor and a volunteer medical director at a children's hospice. he passed the virginia law requiring concussion standards for school sports. the smoking ban in restaurants. and dr. northam is working to connect

welch is also expected to admit to sexually assaulting a young girl in prince william county back in 1996. news 4's darcy spencer will be at the courthouse tomorrow in bedford county, virginia. watch for breaking news alerts can in our nbc washington app. >>> form matomorrow many of us take time to celebrate the life of our friend and long-time colleague jim vance. and we invite you to celebrate with us on nbc 4 as well. a memorial starts at 10:00 a.m. at the washington national cathedral. tickets for the service have already been distributed but we know many more of you would like to take part in some way. that's why we're providing live coverage here on nbc 4. on nbcwashington.com. and in our app as well. again, that service starts at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. >>> next on news 4 at 11:00 tonight, steve bannon pulling no punches today. now the white house responds to and his comments about the firing of fbi director james comey. >>> apple getting ready to unveil its newest toy in a matter of hours. everybody wants to know what's a $1,000 iphone look like? >> too much for me. >>> and a co

welch was sentenced to two 40 year prison terms. tonight the lieutenant is calling this closure. >> reporter: closure, not because he's a police officer. >> i live in one of my best friend's family, they lived here. >> reporter: but because it was in this driveway while playing basketball that 42 years ago lieutenant eric bunting and friends became some of the last people to see the lyon sisters before their disappearance on march 25th, 1975. he was about 10 years old. >> they told us they was going up to the plaza, wheaton plaza, just right up the street for the day. >> reporter: an account the lieutenant would repeat for the next four decades. >> it changed this whole area. i can't describe it. it just you always in the back of your mind when you're raising your kids, that always, always affected me. >> reporter: bunting went to school can sheila lie -- with sheila lie onbut said he really knew the sisters -- lyon but said he really knew the sisters from ken mont swim club just down the street. >> we just want to say thank you and

lloyd lee welch is expected to plead guilty in two girls from 1975.y believe he lured them away and then killed them. the remains have never been found. welch is expected to appear in court in bedford county in southwestern virginia. >>> a man who admitted to killing his sister and two young cousins has been ruled competent to stand trial. yesterday's hearing for antonio williams was calm and productive. that was a different story for the first hearing where family members fought and williams had a series of outbursts. the family says he's suffering from a mental illness. prosecutors say there is no evidence of that. williams is charged with stabbing the three girls inside a home in clinton last month. he's being held without bond. >>> more graffiti at georgetown, university. swastikas were spray painted inside an elevator. graffiti was found on campus outside another building. there was an e-mail sent out condemning the acts. police are still investigating the incidents. >>> a police officer in kentucky is suspended for mocking the death of heather h

. >> that includes donna and phil welch. when theyey built their home n 2001, they thoughght they were moving into an ideal countryside h home. >> and we were so excited about moving to the country. um, fresh air, you know, kind of john denver-ish generation that we were from. and we were excited about bringing our children too the country. you know, building the home of our d dreams. >> insteadad, like others in juliette, they got sick. >> several years after we moved in, i started developing some numbness in my feet. first in one foot, , and then it just ket getting worse. and it just realllly was concningng. i uldd lose my balance. then, i had d a stomachahache fr 3 weeks, really,y, really bad.d. i had been to the doctor, hehe drew blood, and he called e at wowork and said, your liver s almost in failure. he said, i've never seen liver enzymes as high asas yours are.e. >> donna isn't the only one with severe health issues. mark goolsby, who once worked at the plant, doesn't believe it's safafe to live here. >> there's bee

welch plead guilty in the murders.nd welch's lawyer acknowledged he participated in the girl's kidnapping but did not play a role in their killings. >> in my heart of hearts we put one of the main perpetrators away for all intense and purposes for the rest of his life. >> welch is searching a prison sentence in delaware for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. once he completes that sentence he will continue his new sentence in virginia and they have named other members of lloyd's family as persons of interest. world news tonight with david muir will have more on the murder plea and daca and the sanctions against north korea. all of that following "action news" at 6:00. >>> wilmington police are searching for a gunman in a late night shooting a 34-year-old man was shot once in the right thigh and found wounded in the 2600 block. and he is listed in stable condition at christiana hospital. police have not said if they know a motive. >>> jimmy storer is in jail facing a murder charge in burkes county that storm fired

lloyd lee welch jr is accused of snatching 12-year-old sheila lyon and 10-year-old katherine lyon in5. authorities believe he burned the girls' bodies on a remote mountain in bedford county. welch's murder trial was scheduled to begin this week, but the he will reportedly plead guilty instead. abc-7 will bring you an update on this case, later this morning. 4:xx - and we're following breaking news in the district. southwest. this happened on martin luther king jr. avenue, near south capitol street. we're told the man was unconscious and unresponsive. so far no update on his condition. an update on a deadly crash in annapolis. toxicology report reveals a maryland woman.. .. killed in a wrong-way crash on route 50 was drunk when she slammed into two other cars. in fact, investigators say christine parks had a blood-alcohol level more than four-times the legal limit. in addition to parks, the july 26th crash also killed a woman from herndon. they say any landing you can walk away from is a good one. so if that is your measuring stick, then this pilot didn't do anything wrong. take a loo

lloyd welch is already serving time in delaware . his new sentence two 48 year terms to be served con currently meaning he will likely never get out of prison. lloyd welch admits abducting the girls but said he had nothing to do with the sexual assault or murders. he did i am kate his uncle at one point, but the prosecutor in bed ford says \he\e he can no longer call anyone else a person of interest . in bed ford county, virginia, paul wagner, fox5 local news. >> maryland governor larry hogan wants the state general attorney to sue the federal aviation administration for an issue for the people in the flight paths of airliner noise since the faa changed its routes. to take the complaints to heart haven't worked. governor hogan wants to take the faa to court. tom fitzgerald live at reagan national tonight. >>reporter: marina a, jim, good evening. we're southern approach of reagan national tonight. take a look at this. one of these airport is coming in right now. before they land here at reagan national or over at bwi marshal they're o

lloyd welch admits helping abduct the girls, transporting at least one body to virginia, but denies rapinglling them. prosecutors suggest others involved in the killings are dead or a case could not be proven. >> we've put one of the main perpetrators away for all intents and purposes for the rest of his life. >> reporter: that's because welch is already serving time for a separate sex crime and will be sentenced to 48 years in prison for the killing of these two young girls. david? >> david kerley, thank you. >>> when we come back tonight, that small plane crash caught on camera. the pilot losing control, clipping a tree, slamming into a parking lot. >>> and that major and ey eye-popping announcement from apple tonight. ugh. heartburn. sorry ma'am. no burning here. try alka-seltzer heartburn relief gummies. they don't taste chalky and work fast. mmmm. incredible. can i try? she doesn't have heartburn. alka-seltzer heartburn relief gummies. enjoy the relief. tech: when you schedule with safelite autoglass, you get a text when we're on our way. you can see exactly when we'll arrive. i'm mic

. >> so this is peter welch from vermont. i'm tom swazi from new york. i'm the vice chairman of the problem solvers caucus for the democratic side. i conquer with everything pete her to say. people are sick of politics and politicians. we want to get things done together. we have to work together as peter said returning to regular order where we negotiate our way through to try to solve problems for the american people. instead of me giving a little bit like peter did, you can ask any questions you want to ask. >> what reassurances to the president give you about cutting taxes on the wealthiest 1%? >> i think he repeated it many times throughout the conversation that we had just now. he made a point over and over again that this is not about giving tax cuts to the wealthy. quite frankly, it wouldn't get any bipartisan support if it was tax cuts for the wealthy. he said it's all about job creation. we as democrats realize the president ran his campaign with people left behind by globalization and technology and they want to make a better wage in this coun

we still don't know for sure and even the prosecutor said he's no longer calling richard welch a person of interest now. they don't believe there will be any more prosecutions or arrests. i don't know that you could say this exonerates richard welch but it's a long cry from when he was called a >> we heard the family say we're tired, we just want to go home. so they don't want anymore investigation. >> john lion was very moving in his gratitude to police and the cold case unit and just saying that the family is ready to put this behind them. >> the burden of having a child day, children die and then having to live with decades later a parent lives with that every day but then to have it brought back up in the media and exposed is extraordinary. >> the state's attorney said there's a lesson to be learned here. is there? they never gave up. >> they never gave up and the resiliency of the prosecutors and particularly these detectives because we know, particularly from our partner did a deep dive into this and what his reporting showed is that investigators had all along had a sketch from a

lloyd welch was supposed to stand trial next tuesday, but online court records show the trial has been withdrawn. the girls vanished from what was then wheaton plaza back in march of 1975 and their bodies have never been found. tonight parts of florida are under a mandatory evacuation due to hurricane irma . a lot of people caught in backups on highways others trying to get on flights out of town. lauren demarco at reagan national with that side of the story. >>reporter: we just learned about a secury miami international airport. a man with a gun was shot by police and it has shutdown terminal j. the last thing that they need right now, the airport is bombarded with folks trying to leave as hurricane irma approaches. there are delays not only at miami for the flights arriving here at reagan national, but also orlando and forth dawd lauderdale. we spoke with some people who arrived the at the miami region earlier this evening and they say it is chaos at the airport. they also say that the the miami beach area is a ghost town and the highways have been seeing bumper to bumper traffic. th

welch is already serving time in delaware foray buying a young girl. he completes that sentence in 2026 he'll serve the 48 years for the murder of the lion sisters. take a good look at this picture. greenbelt police need your help finding this missing 12 year old. jay large audience smith was last seen leaving the greenbelt community center. five foot two, 83 powbdz brown eyes with dread locks pulled into a ponytail. she was wearing a neon green jacket and greenish blue contact pri length legs. if you know of her whereabouts please call greenbelt police. >> my teacher laura whallen is missing. you really do make a difference in your students' lives. she knew how to make people laugh. she knew how to put a smile on peoples' faces. i could always go to her. honestly she's an inspiration, but she was so much more than that. i hope this and you'll always be in my heart . and i'm praying for your safe return. >> now for the latest on the search for a missing pregnant teacher from maryland, yesterday laura whallen's family stepped forward with a reward in an

and sheila. >> welch still maintains that he did not sexually abuse or murder the girls himself.ys others were involved. right now there is no evidence else. >>> this morning, people all over florida are picking up the pieces of their lives. >> some are just returning home for the first time since the hurricane. in the worst hit areas the power is still out. >> many others are in serious need of food and water right now. news 4's sarah rosario is live in miami this morning. sarah, what's the latest? >> reporter: aaron and eun, here in downtown miami the flooding is finally receding, but many trees are still down as you can see behind me. power slowly starting to come back on, but the dire need is still in the florida keys where anxious residents are trying to get back to their home and they're finding they don't have a home to return to. you may remember irmaran through that island as a category 4 hurricane leaving mass destruction turning what many considered to be a tropical pair a dmies more of a battlefield. recovery expected to take months if not responders are on the chain