police say the gunman, 49-year- old william spencer, is facing a host of felony charges. bruce? >> thank you. >>> nasa has delayed launch at the space shuttle "endeavour" for at another die. lightning struck at least 11 times near the launchpad yesterday. there's no evidence of damage but nasa says it will take another day to check out the shuttle's critical system. >> we're getting close to launch. it's all plugged in. all of the instruments are all alive and active. when you get a big bolt of energy you run the risk of some of the electricity, maybe some malfunctioning. >> lift-off could take off tomorrow night if everything is okay. >>> officials say mosquito pools tested positive. this is near ft. mcnair. in 2008, six residents tested positive. nobody was tests positive so far this year. the health department recommends everyone remove standing water near their area. >>> british airways are flying experts to a 747 that filled with smoke. more than a dozen people suffered minor injuries when they used the jumbo jet's inflatable slide to evacuate. >> we were all sitting on the

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police say the gunman, a 49- year-old william spencer, is facing a host of felony charges. bruce? other news tonight. dc health officials say three mosquito breeding pools are tested positive for west nile virus. no one in the city has been infected with the west nile virus this year. health authorities recommend that all area residents eliminate breeding areas around their home by removing standing water. >>> president obama and first lady and their daughters all flying back to washington after an overseas trip that began in russia including trips in italy and ghana. they visited a slave dungeon there. >> it won't be easy, it will take time and effort. there will be suffering and setbacks but i can promise you. america will be with you every step of the way. as a partner, as a friend. >> the president's visit to africa wraps up a week long trip in which he held talks in russia, attended the g8 summit in italy and met with the pope. they should arrive back in washedz in about two hours. >>> washington area folks are heading to the beaches in brisk numbers this summer looking for b

police say the suspects 49-year-old williams spencer held bob and his wife hostage for more than eight hours. michael flynn sat down with the couple today and joins us with that story. >> the couple's cool demeanor is credited with helping the situation come to a peaceful end. it was their fate and prayers of others that helped save them. >> coming in with a pistol in his hand. he came in and he says give me your money. >> that was 1:00. he stayed until after 10:00 when he left. >> reporter: bob and francis survived a nightmare hostage ordeal friday. the couple had just finished lunch inside their home when police say 49-year-old william spencer burst inside with a gun. the couple says they were soon forced into a bathroom. >> he didn't realize she had a cell phone in her pocket and she took her cell phone and calle 911. and he heard her. and then he smashed the door in. >> reporter: their captor tied their arms together but only after francis gave him lunch. >> i gave him something to eat and drink. he tied our arms. >> reporter: the couple talked with the suspect as law enforcement s

that's the first call from a downtown leesburg jewelry store that police say william spencer was attempting to rob. but by the time police got there, he had moved on to the home of robert and francis b elotte, holding them hostage. francis also called 911. her voice barely above a whisper with the suspect right outside the bathroom door. and then, minutes later -- as minutes turned to hours, hostage negotiators tried to get spencer to give up. and so did francis. >> i prayed for him. and i fed him. >> nine hours later, he did what all of them were telling him to do and surrendered. 49-year-old william spencer of baltimore is now in police custody. as for the belotes, they were not hurt and now they're ready to celebrate their 64th wedling anniversary together. >> good for them. d.c. councilman marion barry is being investigated because of a contract he gave a woman with whom he was rappahannockically involved. today he said donna watts-brighthaupt was qualified for the job. >> she had done a wonderful job . i have a 30-page document which indicates she was highly qualified. she has a bachel

. >> a press conference just wrapped up. 49-year-old william spencer is behind bars after a one-man crime spree that terrorized leesburg, as described by the chief of police. two elderly people, a couple, are safe thanks in large part to their own words and helping get that suspect to surrender. abc 7 camera captured the suspect being taken away in handcuffs after a nearly seven- hour standoff. the elderly couple in their eighties had been held hostage and were safe. >> it was not only an outstanding law enforcement effort, but are victims in this case were outstanding. they established a rapport with the suspect. they helped him realize the offense and that there was no escape. >> the random crime spree began at 11:00 when the suspect armed with a gun tried to rob a local jewelry store. >> he kept running. >> as he ran down the street, he fired a shot at another business owner but missed. then he broke into the home of steve and jamie olmstead, where their babysitter was taking care of her 2-year-old son. >> her hands were purple she had been tied up. her legs were blocked around my son.

police say tried to stop a midst of spect in the a crime spree in leesburg yesterday. 49-year-old william spencer accused of robbing a jewelry store, holding a family hostage. stealing their car, and holding an elderly couple hostage. he works near the jewelry store and tried to stop spencer. today he spoke to news 4 about what happened. >> he is walking ahead of me. i have my weapon display. when he saw the police officers he took off. didn't want to hilt anybody else. i simply wanted to detain him. but i ran across my front yard and i cut him off right there. he was right in front of me. i was right at my truck the.er he was athant trf ence oe.th te hgacenheeirn fed allma s ma belianca hrdgun at h.me er sncpes i te eecxpdoec be formally charged monday. police say he has an extensive prior criminal history. president obama returning home to washington tonight after a trip that took him to russia, italy and africa. during his busy trip questions about the u.s. economic, economy have followed him every step of the way. brian moore reports. >> in ghana, president obama was greeted like royalty befo

. >> reporter: the suspect has been identified as 49-year-old william spencer of baltimore.e is in custody tonight. now around 9:00 is when he released the elderly woman who lived in that house who he held hostage for several hours. then at 9:50 he released her husband before surrendering himself to police. this all started the entire ordeal around 11:30 this morning in down town leesburg at the other kind of jewelry store. the suspect robbed them at gunpoint, then ran away on foot. police chased him into the donna manor neighborhood. the suspect then broke into a house, tied up the residents in that home, stole some of their items, threatened them, then stole their gold jeep cherokee. eventually he dumped that truck on king street, then forced his way into a secure room in the elderly couple's house on valley view. >> i can tell you that it was not only an tstanding law enforcent effort but our victims in this case were truly outstanding. they established a rapport with the suspect. they helped him realize the seriousness of his event and also realize that there was no esca

. >> the suspect has been identified tonight as 49-year-old william spencer, of baltimore. wendy back few you. >> jackie benson. thank you. >>> investigators outside chicago say they have found more human remains dumped around an historic cemetery there. the cook county sheriff enclosed the entire burr oak cemetery tonight. while investigators try to determine how many graves were disturbed. also, hampering their investigation. the cemetery records seem to be missing or destroyed or too disorganized to follow. the sheriff wants few give families answers as soon as possible. >> this is a horribly, horribly difficult. i can't tell you the number of will ion talk to, who can't find their children. who can't find their babies that they buried here. people who can't find their mothers. >> four employees have been arrested. it is believed they made hundreds of thousands of dollars reselling those plots. >>> d.c. council members scald for a probe into that contract that marion barry awarded his ex-girlfriend. this evening, news 4 obtained the arrest report that details just why ba

friday afternoon, he says 49- year-old william spencer came to that garage door. >> with the pre text that his car was broken down and he wanted to borrow jumper cables. >> but he says that's not what spencer really wanted. >> and he walked in with the gun in his hand. he says, i want your money. >> and that would begin the couple's seven-hour ordeal. bob says the hostage taker didn't know his wife francis had a cell phone in her pocket. when they were forced in the bathroom, francis called 911. police had a short conversation with the couple before they say spencer broke down the door. >> cut the telephone line first and tied me one the telephone lines. >> then it became a waiting game and the couple says spencer began to calm down, enough to start giving in. >> when he said, well, one of you can go, i said, go, francis, go, and she didn't want to go, she want me to go, and she stay there, and i said no way, not gonna ha . >> reporter: a half-hour later, police say spencer came out and surrendered. authorities found bob safe inside the home. >> bob believes that suspect just wanted t

friday than william spencer came to that garage door. >> with the pretense that his car was broken down he wanted to borrow jumper cables. >> reporter: but that's not what spencer really wanted. >> and he walked in with the gun in his hand. he says, i want your money. >> reporter: and that would begin the couple's 7-hour ordeal. bob says the hostage taker didn't know his wife francis had a cell phone in her pocket. when they were forced in the bathroom, francis called 911. they had a sport conversation before spencer broke down the door. >> he tied me up with a telephone line. when he said well one of you can go, i said go, francis. go. and she didn't want to g. she -- she wanted me to go and her to stay there and i said no way, it won't happen. >> reporter: and half an hour spencer came out and surrendered. authorities found bob safe inside the home. bob does have severe bruises on his arms from being tied up. he said it's on his blood thinners and that's why it looks worse than it is. spencer is being held without bail and he's been charged with attempted robbery and use of a firearm

william spencer was arrested. >>> there's more trouble tonight for d.c. council member marion barry, full council is set to vote on full use of contracts, including one he gave to his then girlfriend. now, david catania is asking the d.c. general to question those contracts, promoted to the d.c. department of health. barry is denouncing catania's move as politically driven venlths a small child gets swept into a river and survives eight-mile wide on an inflatable. >>> we've gone without any significant rainfall for a while. how much longer will we have to wait? >>> from music to movies, a ment up of a big enterin nigh 3Ñw)e'c >>> local doctors are helping people who literally have a pain in their neck. new treatment for a common problem, herniated and degenerative disks in the upper spine or the neck. >> reporter: three months ago, barry blum could barely walk across this field. >> continuingliness, weakness, and my right side was weaker than my left. it got to the point where it was almost difficult to walk. >> reporter: a herniated disk was pushi on ne

. >> the gunman later surrendered. 49-year-old william spencer is in custody tonight. police have arrest -- also arrested 44-year-old donald blount, charged only with the initial jewelry store robbery. >>> from our hero central file, a green thumb show of patriotism today. hundreds of land scapers from across the nation donated their time and expertise to spruce up arlington national cemetery. it is part of the 13th annual renewal and rememberance project hosted by the professional land care network. children also pitched in by planting flowers and laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. if you know a hero doing good for our community let us know about it by going to wusa9.com. just click on hero central. the little button there. >>> you could get some kipe kind of award for this weather we have had this scroll. this has been phenomenal for anything you want to do outside. >> outstanding so far this summer. no 90s with heat index over 100. and i don't see any in the foreseeable future. i think for the next couple of weeks this pattern will pretty much hold. it will

right now, 49 year old william spencer is in custody. at one point, police say spencer held two people at gunpoint in a home on valley view avenue and none of those victims were physically injured. 9 news now digital correspondent has been on the scene all evening and a happy ending to a long day. >> reporter: you bet it was. police and witnesses say spencer went on a rampage in leesburg today, first robbing that jewelry store and tacking a young family hostage and trying to flee the scene but only taking a elderly couple hostage in their own home. >> the suspect is in custody. he is currently being transported to the leesburg police department where he will be processed and of course, he's going to be facing multiple multiple felony charges. >> 83 year old bob belon and his wife weren't the first hostages taken today. >> as soon as i stepped in the living room, the guy came out of the closet and held a .357 at my head and told me to get on the ground, give me all the money i had. >> and the keys to his car. steve and his wife were comin

tried to stop a violent suspect in the midst of a crime spree in leesburg on friday. 49-year-old william spencer is accused of robbing a jewelry store, holding a family hostage, stealing their car, then holding up an elderly couple. prescott engle works near the jewelry store and tried to stop spencer. he spoke to news 4 about what happened. >> he's walking ahead of me. i've got my weapon displayed, and when he saw the police officers, he took off running. there were several people on the street. i did not wan to fire my weapon. i didn't want to hit anybody else. and i simply wanted to detain him. but i ran across my front yard and i cut him off right there. he was right in front of me. i was right at my truck there. and he was at the entrance of that gate when he fired a small r cabelind mgubeatn e.at eecdote t be t lyformalhaedrg moto.rmowrr police say he has an extensive prior criminal history. >>> a disturbing find in glen burnie. anne arundel county police are investigating what they're calling a suspicious death after the body of an elderly woman was found in a freezer. derek ward has that

friday police say william spencer botched a robbery and barged into the home of these people armed with a gun. they say their faith and a stroke of good luck saved them. >> my smart wife, by chance, had a cell phone in her pocket. >> they called for help, bringing the swat team to their home. the couple prayed for spencer, bringing him iced tea and food. >>> a shocking death. a staffer's body was found floating in baltimore's inner harbor. live at the wilson building. >> they are grieving inside the walls in building for man described as a dogged fighter for the residents of his logan circle neighborhood. a rising star in the battle for gay rights. >> we just lost a staff member. >> at jack evans' office they are morning desi deschaine, a rising political staffer, who lost his life abruptly and mysteriously. >> a million-dollar smile. we are in shock. >> police searched the harbor where deschaine and his boyfriend hosted a party. >> we knew something was wrong because desi is always here when i get here. if he is going to be late, he would call. he never called. >> his boyfriend called

police say william spencer robbed the star and then held two people hostage on a home in davis avenue. both hostages are safe. police are holding the suspect without bond. >>> all right. the fox 5 storm force tracking some thunderstorms. a live look outside at the lincoln memorial. right now, things look clear but that could change over the next few hours. gwen is keeping her eye out for us. >> it's been a night where things have been dicey. and things are now clear. en'vpe beee king a very e closel ey e on the line of storms. aoo l nyou ca see where u w vee'vego ta lot of strong storms to the north of us through parts of pennsylvania heading to th e ndtoto a hesouthwest of us and in between we're dealing with mainly cludoy skies. let's take a look at the radar. we're gonna show you what's going on. there is a cold front to the west of us. oltho catd on cist isexpected move its way to the front of us. so far we've been dodging the bullet quite a bit because, n fe,seor the d.c. metro region, not a lot going on as far as the let e,weather is concerned. we're still gonna keep an eye het.

now hearing from a man that police say tried to stop a violent suspect on friday. 49-year-old william spencer is accused of robbing a store, and holding a family hostage and stealing their car and then holding an elderly couple host e. and one man tried to stop spencer and spoke to news4 abo what happened. >> he was walking ahead of me, and i have my weapon displayed, and when he saw the police officers he took off running. there were several people on the street. i did not want to fire my weapon. i did not want to hit anybody else. and i simply wanted to detain him, but i ran across my front yard, and i cut him off right there. he was right in front of me. nd ae hght at my truck tatnfs thtr tewhnf en ogacee en he fired a small-handn at me p andolice say he has an expensive prior criminal history. >>> coming up on this sunday morning edition of news4 today, before president obama left ghana, he toured a forestress. >> plus, more serious injuries at the running of the bulls. one person has already been killed this year. >>> and decision time. a live picture now. will nasa try again to launch t

the suspect is identified by police as 49-year-old william spencer of baltimore. reporting from leesburg, jackie ben sop, news 4 today. >>> several businesses were damaged in rockville bay two alarm fire. it happened at the office park. the office park consists of two townhouse-type buildings. the fire damaged six of those buildings. it took 70 firefighters to extinguish the fire. no one was injured. the cause is under investigation. >>> dc is calling for a probe. marion barry stalked her exgirlfriend. why barry was arrested. for some council members, it's all getting to be too much. michael flint has the story. >> i welcome this. >> reporter: marion barry reacting to news that the city will conduct an independent investigation between the contract between him and his ex-girlfriend. she's wearing pink in this file video with barry. vincent gray announced the probe. >> i believe the an independent review is the logical first step. >> i cooperate fully. i know what's going to happen. there's no question about the propriety of this contract. >> news 4 was first to ob

police say 49-year-old william spencer of baltimore robbed a store on east market street on friday and then held two people hostage on a home on davis avenue. both of them are now safe. police are holding the suspect without bond. >>> president obama back home at the white house after a week- long trip overseas. the first family touched down at andrews air force base this morning. it's been a whirlwind week for the treasurer with tripped to russia and then ghana. his first trip to africa. courtney keely breaks it all down. >> reporter: excitement in the streets as ghana plays host to president obama. >> this is sending a very good feeling to the african country that ghana is [ inaudible ] >> reporter: mr. obama points out his familiarity with south africa but expresses enthusiasm visiting the continent's western region. >> it is recognizing the extraordinary process they've made in beganna around democratic issues. >> reporter: barack obama senior was from -- from kenya. >> [ inaudible ] >> reporter: strong words from the president emphasizing the importance of a strong democracy. >> n

the couple just finished lunch inside their home with police say 49-year-old william spencer burst insideith a gun. the couple says they were soon forced into a bathroom. >> he didn't realize she had a cell phone in her pocket. she took her cell phone and called 911. he heard her. and then he smashed the door in. >> reporter: their captor tied their arms together but only after francis gave him lunch. >> i gave him something to eat and drink. he tied our arms. >> reporter: the couple talked with the suspect as law enforcement swarmed around their home. >> after he realized that the police were here, he was saying how can i get out of here? where can i escape? >> i talked to him about his salvation. i asked him if he knew jesus christ. he said when i was young. but i messed up. >> reporter: police credit those conversations with hoping to bring the hostage situation to a peaceful end. francis was released first at her husband's insistence. >> i was worried about you. >> i know that. >> reporter: investigators say spencer gave himself up around 10:00 p.m. both husband and wife are in their

leesburg cul-de-sac was filled with heavily armed police s.team inside the house, the suspect, william spencer, talked with mr. belote and let his guard down. >> at one time he laid that pistol down between us. and i said, bob, don't be stupid and try to grab that. but i was just as close to it as he was. >> reporter: the suspect surrendered to police. the belotes say if he is returned to prison they hope this time he finds spiritual guidance there. >> i ask jesus. he was young. he messed up big time. he didn't think he was there for him my more. i said that's where you are wrong. he is there now. >> reporter: chris gordon, news4. >>> today the state of maryland rested its case against a teenage girl who is charged with soliciting her father's murder. the murder happened on halloween in hagstown last year. 47-year-old billy lee black was in an alley behind his house when stabbed. prosecutors say black's 16-year-old daughter, danielle, asked a friend to kill her father. today on the witness stand the friend said that danielle black asked him to, quote, take care of her father. not kill him. the

. >> reporter: the suspect, 49-year-old william spencer, surrendered to police after the eight-hour stand-off. the belotes talked to news4, they say, because they hope the community might learn from their experience. they urge people to lock their doors and they hope that there is a lesson as well about the power of faith. craig, wendy. >> chris gordon. thank you. >>> now to the latest in fairfax county where a possible shooting suspect has been holding police at bay for nearly 24ou hrs now.h he has been holed up inside of a house on lyle avenue in falls church since early last night. tracee wilkins is live on if scene for us tonight with the latest. >> reporter: little has changed since this all started at 6:30 pfshg m. yesterday. one thing that has changed is that now police are is saying they are communicating with someone inside of the home although they won't say who. meanwhile, the neighborhood has been turned upside down. nearly 24 hours later, neighbors are making other plans and there are more police shift changes at this falls church neighborhood as it remains the center of a police

friday afternoon, belth says 49- year-old william spencer came to that garage door. >> with the pretense that his car was broken down and he wanted to borrow jumper cables. >>> but beloth says that is not what spencer really wanted. >> he walked in with a gun in his hand. he said i want your money. >> reporter: and that would begin the couple's seven-hour ordeal. bob says the hostage taker didn't know his wife frances had a cell phone in her pocket. when they were forced in the bathroom, frances called 9-1-1. police had a short conversation with the couple before they say spencer broke down the door. >> he cut the telephone line first and tied me up with the telephone line. >> then it became a waiting game and the couple says spencer began to calm down. enough to start giving in. >> when he said, well, one of you can go, i said go, frances, go! and she didn't want to go. she wanted me to go. and she stay there. and i said no way. not gointon. happe >> reporter: a half hour later, police say spencer came out and surrendered. authorities found bob safe inside the home. . >>> bob beloth say

grand cherokee and the police arrived r the suspect has been identified by police as 49-year-old william spencer of baltimore. reporting from leesburg, jack n can benson. >> they were damaged by a two-alarm fire. hapted before 11:00 at the frank listen office park. the office park consists of townhouse type buildings. they say the blaze damaged at least six of those buildings. it took 75 firefighters to put out the fire. no one was injured. the cause is under gg. . >>> new today from the attorneys representing the family of a man shot to death by police in miami beach. he was walking along a miami beach sidewalk on vacation with his brother on june 14th when they were stopped by police. he was shot and killed by a police officer during that stop. today the attorneys for his family are releasing audio tapes from the night of the shooting. they say on the tape you cld hear police say we didn't find anything after the shooting. the attorneys say police were referring to a weapon, which they never found. they also say the police reportedly yelled at his brother after the shooting as he asked police

police credit those conversations with helping bring the hostage situation to a peaceful end and william spencer was ultimately arrested. >>> well, today's day two of the trial for a d.c. woman accused of killing her four daughters and living with their decomposing bodies. banita jacks is facing murder charges. yesterday, the court saw video of her being interviewed by police after she was arrested in january of 2008. jacks said everyone i've been close to has mysteriously ended up dead. she also said her children were weak and hungry and that one day they began passing out. at jacks' request, the case will be decided in a bench trial, rather than by a jury. >> the supreme court has stepped in and delayed today's execution of a death row inmate in virginia. back in 2000, paul powell was sentenced to death for raping and killing a 16-year-old in her manassas, virginia, home. powell was also convicted of raping and tryin to kill her 14-year-old sister. the supreme court is considering whether to hear his appeal. powell's attorney argues he was tried twice for the same crime. >> this morning, there

steve: that man right there, william spencer of baltimore, went on a crime spree across leesburg, virginiap in a home where he held up an elderly couple for nine hours. he burst into the house and said "give me all your money." ainsley: that couple says it's their faith in god that helped end that standoff. they're joining us live from their home. good morning to you guys. i am so glad that you're safe. tell us what happened. were you sitting right where you were when this guy entered your house? >> yes. ainsley: what happened. >> we just finished lunch. >> yes, he did. i was watching tv, and a nice friendly neighborhood we have here, i didn't lock the door, and he came through with a pistol in his hand. steve: and, francis, i understand when you saw the guy in your house with the pistol in his hand, and he said "give me all your money," what did you think in your head, and what did you think was going to help you? >> i said "god, this is it. this is going to be it." steve: and you -- >> "i'll be with you, i guess." steve: you thought that was it, and you were trusting god would help you o

they're gonna wash away ♪ this old heart ♪ gonna take them away [ quacks ] >> clayton: this man, william spencer stopped at a jewelry store will the gun, escaped in the vehicle were he ultimately ended up in a house where he held up a couple for nine hours. the couple said it was their faith in god that ended the standoff. they join me live from their home this morning with what happened. good morning francis and robert. if you for joining us spin a good morning to you or if. >> clayton: this is an unbelievable story. take me through what happened. you are just sitting and enjoying an afternoon lunch, and what happens if you. >> i was really watching tv. you know, this white street we live on, i happened to have the door unlocked. and he simply walked in and grandest his weapon and said "give me the money." >> clayton: what happened next is more amazing. francis, what happens after he demands the money keeps you. >> after he demanded the money, he pushed my husband to the floor, and turned him over on his chest and tied his hands behind his back. and tied me up. >> clayton: what was going throug

. >> all right, crystal collins spencer who is, of course, the attorney for the billings family and rob williamsost down there who has been helping us out, as well. i'm sure we're going to -- >> campbell, one thing? >> go ahead, rob. >> i want to make the point, last night one of your other guests pointed out this was a small jurisdiction. note to this 103 hours from the time the gun shots were fired until the last shnick of the handcuffs, sheriff is home before midnight. he was further pleased the way things turned out here. >> well, i think they are still waiting to get one more in custody from what we understand. and rob, we'll be talking to you again soon. many thanks to our guests, appreciate it, guys. >>> when we come back, new developments tonight in the investigation of michael jackson's death. we have that plus the new report that has debbie rowe demanding a retraction. we'll explain. >>> lots of new developments tonight in the michael jackson investigation, including the threat of a lawsuit and investigators surprise visit to one of michael's doctors. here to help us knock down the rum