after emerging from a,, maslin coma, fter emerging from a maslin has been in massive rehab. and jeanette shelvin were there that night and will continue to be there for tc. >> we tried to help them move on in their life financially and physically. but now they can move on emotionally. maslins said in a joint that "we this evening remain focused on the challenging work ahead and are humbled by the generosity we have received by so many." i should also say that two other suspects were in this case. one already pled guilty and the other is awaiting trial. >> breaking news now from atlanta where, within the hour, we have learned that chris mack daddy kelly was found dead in his home. he was part of the duo crisscross. at this point, it is not known how kelly died. he was 34 years old. >> late developments from southern california where a brush fire has spread to 1500 acres about 80 miles east of los angeles. the flames are moving closer to homes now and about 500 residents have been evacuated. more than 500 firefighters from several jurisdictions are trying to contain this fire.

tonight reaction to the guilty verdict from abby maslin, t.c. maslin's wife. she says we are relieved to hear about today's vert. even though this is the verdict we hoped for, we remain extremely saddened by the devastation that was caused and the lives shattered by this senseless act. now, tommy branch was also convicted of four other charges linked to another robbery in adams morgan. with all those guilties, he faces a maximum penalty of about 100 years. sentencing is set for july. live at superior court, pat collins, news4. >>> big breaking news today in the boston marathon bombing investigation. a court appearance just wrapped up at this hour for three new suspects charged in connection with the case. they are friends with suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. they are accused of hiding, then destroying dzhokhar's laptop and backpack containing fireworks, then lying about it to federal investigators. news4's aaron gilchrist at the live desk with more from the attorneys for the two men charged with conspiring to obstruct justice. aaron? >> reporter: yeah, jim. two ver

maslin guilty on all counts. we are live from the courthouse with wreaking details. >> the jury deliberated six hours on this case. the attack on t.c. maslin was brutal. it stunned and shocked people across the city. it left him with severe brain damage. just a short while ago his wife issued a response to this guilty verdict. she said that even though the verdict is what we hoped for, we remain extremely saddened by the devastation that was caused and the lives that were shattered as a result of this senseless act. the prosecution put on an array of witnesses including victims from the night of the assault which left t.c. maslin severely brain damaged. also the mother of tommy branch who said her son admitted knocking t.c. maslin during the assault last august 18. she said she found and disposed of a aluminum baseball bat. pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against branch. moore said the night of muggings started at branch's suggestion. the wife of t.c. maslin talked about how her husband struggles to walk and

branch is accused of hitting maslin in the head with an aluminum baseball bat. maslin suffered severe brain injury. two other men are also charged in that beating. another frustrating morning commute for people on metro. crowded platforms, crowded trains and delays up to 45 minutes. delia goncalves explains what happened. >> reporter: a lot of late calls to work this morning. >> i'll be late but i'll have to stay after and take the metro. >> reporter: platforms were packed as folks waited and waited for a train and when one finally came, hundreds squeezed in just to catch a ride. >> this is public transportation. delays are expected. >> reporter: metro single tracked red line train between no machine ma gallaudet and fort to then. -- totten. therefore they turned trains around at judiciary square frustrating a lot of passengers. trains finally pulled into judiciary square. passengers unmoved. >> it's final. we finally made it here. >> it was a delay, at least 45 minutes. >> it was like that all weekend too. they have to get their act together. >> reporter: but t

tc maslin was on his way from a a game home.. maslin was left with brain injuries. his family is thankful for the support. >> through it all, it's been a e toenugh ordeal for the maslins t to see how they have handled it with grays and courage has been inspiring. >> there were two other men whoo were with branch on the night o thnie attack. one has pled guilty and the th other is awaiting trial. >>> today maryland will become the 18th state in the nation to ban the death penalty. governor o'malley will sign the bill today.ll however it may not be final, some are fighting to put the the bill up for a public goal. >>> neighbors of friends to dzhokar tsarneav, said they had no idea of the plans to attacktk boston. the three 19 years old are not o accused of bombing but two are charged with getting rid of a backpack with fireworks in it and a laptop. a third is charged with making false statements. >>> next on a move that mayoryor gray says will make things easier for undocumented residents. >>> and a rally takes a violent turn. a higher calorie snack for a delicious 90

jury found him get yesterday of using a baseball bat to beat thomas maslin in the head. maslin was walking home after a nationals game when branch and two others attacked him near eastern market last summer. maslin has brain damage and may never fully recover ever. he will be sentenced in july. one of his accomplices already pleaded guilty. another man's trial is later this year. >>> an apology and a denial from a virginia man charged with assaulting a taxi driver. ed disalberg deny -- ed dalberg denies he broke the cabby's jaw. apology or not, the cabby wants the assault charge bumped up from a misdemeanor to a felony and prosecuted as a hate crime. the cabby says he captured some of the incident last friday on his cell phone. >> whatever you're saying, it's recorded. now you're punching me? you punching me? >> do you think it is problem for the united states-- >> now you're pumping me, right? -- >> punching me, right? >> records show the cabby did suffer a broken jaw. the passenger did not want to go on camera. >>> the top court in north korea has convicted an american

abby maslin says her husband suffer add brain injury. he's had six surgeries since last year's attack and she took a year off her d.c. teaching job to care for him. we spoke to abby shortly after the arrest of her husband's alleged attackers. >> i'm sure it's going to be emotional but for me it's a necessary part of this process of moving on. all i can do is continue to pray that we are going to be a miraculous story with a miraculous ending. >> reporter: she and the community continuing to pray for a miraculous ending to a very horrific story and we're hoping, she, is that she'll get some closure here in court when the jury comes down with their final decision. branch faces a list of charges. among them armed robbery and aggravated assault. mike, back to you. >> just an awful story. hopefully he will get better soon. >>> it's one of the biggest sporting events and biggest celebrations in the state of maryland every year and now it's being impacted by the recent boston bombing. organizers for the preakness will ban backpacks to the infie

branch is accused of beating maslin to death with a baseball bat. maslin had six surgeries since the attack. he's run of three arrested in the attack. he'll be sentenced july 2nd. >>> 13 before the hour. today we'll find out what the district is doing to find out the buildings are safe. mayor vincent gray will talk about the city's efforts to make sure cities are up to code and declare may as building safety month. >>> prince george's county will name an educator teacher of the year. all 39 nominees will be honored for their work as outstanding tonight. the ceremony kicks off at 6:00 at martin's crosswinds in green belt. the winner will go to compete for maryland teacher of the year award. >>> the superintendent of some of the country's top schools is addressing falling math scores in montgomery county. the majority of high school students in the county enrolled in grade level math courses failed their first final exams. the countywide data comes from 2012 final exam results. dr. joshua star say the results show a gap in performance that needs to be

he's accused of beating maslin almost to death with a baseball bat. maslin has had six surgeries since that attack and still has trouble walking and talking it. branch is one of three accused in that attack. he faces up to 100 years in jail. >>> don't forget to lock your car door is what police are telling people in northwest washington. police say there have been almost 80 car break ins in the last two months. people who live there say they feel violated. the advisory neighborhood commission says it's tough for police to find culprits because they're not following a pattern. >> it's not clustered or concentrated on two or three streets or two or three blocks and that's making it harder for them to get a handle on this. >> right now plain clothe police officers are patrolling the streets. no arrests have been made. >>> 13 before the hour. we'll be in richmond today in court for the latest chapter in the legal drama involving the governor's mansion's former chef. todd schneider wants embezzlement charges dropped. prosecutors say he stole from the mansi

a jury found him guilty of the brutal assault against maslin. maslin was robbed and then beatenned with an aluminum baseball bat near eastern market last summer as he was trying to walk home from a nationals game. the brain injuries he suffered prevented him from being able to testify at the trial. branch will be sentenced in july. >>> d.c. police are looking for a masked gunman who killed one man and wounded another. it was a double shooting yesterday morning near trinidad avenue in northeast. detectives have a vague description of the suspect. no word on a possible motive. >>> yesterday the montgomery county council met with members of the executive branch to discuss what's being done to fix the problem known as the silver spring transit center. all of this comes after metro announced it no longer wants to operate the facility once it does open. the council was hoping to hear directly from county executive ike leggett but he was meeting with the governor at the time. representatives from leggett's office told the council they're confident that

maslin and beating him with a baseball bat last august. the attack left him with severe brain injuries. his wife testified that your husband is still struggling to talk and walk. of the deceased boston marathon bombing suspect says his family will claim his body now that his widow has agreed to release it. tamerlan tsarnaev's cause of death will not be made public until his remains are claimed. u.s. authorities now believe a turning point for him came last year at a mosque in dagestan. it is known to be a gathering spot for extremists. russian security officials have told their u.s. counterparts that he was seen leaving the mosque with a known chechen terror recruiter. some people in our area are teaming up to raise money for one of the victims of the boston marathon bombing. irish dancers held an event in college park called "dance out for jane." 7-year-old jane richard is the sister of an 8-year-old martin richard, who was killed in the bombing. jane doe lost her leg and her mother was also severely injured. kenny chesney has established

maslin and beating him with a baseball bat last august. it left him with severe brain injuries. his wife testified that her husband is still struggling to talk and to walk. >> the d.c. council and has his way, the washington redskins will need a new game plan at least when it comes to the team name. plans to holdo the resolution today that will call on the team to change the name. appearsxplains how it rgiii is joining in on the debate. >> the redskins moving in for their third score. >> the redskins have been the pride of the region for more than 70 years, but the passage of time has brought attention to the nickname. >> it derogatory. >> david grasso is pushing a proposal that calls on the team the name.fl to lose >> this is an offensive name and a lot of people in the world find it that way. we have an obligation to change it. >> even rgiii seemingly jumped into the debate, tweeted on tuesday, "if we are held hostage by the tyranny of political correctness. if we speak, we say it's the wrong way. if we don't, we are cowards." he did not say if that was directly related to cal

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prosecutors say 29-year-old thomas maslin's brain injuries are so severe he was unable to take the witness stand. instead they called his wife and she told the jurors how it was a week before her husband could even respond to her voice. two other men are also charged in that beating. >>> they were in it, but just for a minute. that's all it took. masked men rushed into a carte jewelry store, roughed up a guard and grabbed the loot and got away. the store on wisconsin avenue and chevy chase was the scene. the cops spotted the get-away car but that is of crashed into another parked -- officer crashed into another parked car. that officer is recovering. the thieves are still out there. >>> just when you think you're out, they pull you back in. that's kind of how the push to change the name of the washington redskins has been. >> now there's a new dog in this fight. our debra alfarone has the latest and what you have to say. >> it's not easy standing up for what you believe in sometimes, especially when it's not popular. right now you look at facebook or twitter. this stand is not popular, but

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tommy branch was found guilty yesterday on six counts for robbing and beating maslin last august. branch is accused of beating him almost to death. qui convicted now. branch is one of three arrested in that attack. he'll be sentenced on july 2nd. >>> maryland's corrections department says it is questioning more employees after widespread corruption in a baltimore jail. three top administrators at this jail have taken lie detector tests. another 65 supervisors throughout the department will be questioned. this comes after 13 female corrections officers were charged with smuggling drugs, cell phones and other contraband into baltimore's largest jail. that scheme was run by a prominent jail house gang. >>> in court today for the latest chapter involving the governor manage's former chef. schneider said he gave investigators evidence of wrongdoing by governor bob mcdonnell and his family a year ago while looking into the allegations against him. the judge will hear attorney general ken cuccinelli's request to withdraw as prosecutor in this case. cuccinelli says he can't be on the case

superior court jury found branch guilty of the brutal assault against 29-year-old maslin. he was beatenned with an aluminum baseball bat as he walked home from a nationals game. his severe brain injury prevented him from being able to testify at the trial. branch will be sentenced in july. >>> federal authorities say they have rescued two women during a raid at a saudi diplomatic compound in mclean but they're not saying much else about the raid. it took place tuesday at a mansion said to be the home of a saudi military attach shay. it's believed they were domestic workers and may possibly have been held against their will. it might for the result in any charges because of diplomatic up community. >>> time for the latest your money report of the morning. >> jessica doyle is here. jobs, jobs, and more jobs. >> wall street will be watching several factors including the unemployment numbers that came out later this morning. stocks fell yesterday on signs the economy is losing some steam and tomorrow could be dominated by that big jobs report due out for april. investors will

maslin. he suffered severe head injurie and continues his recovery today. branch will be sentenced in jul inside meanwhile a culpepper police officer will learn his sentence to for fatally shooting a 53-year-old woman. he is convicted of involuntaryir manslaughter in the death of patricia cook.patric she was unarmed and driving away from wright after a traffic sto last february when he opened fire. >>> a diplomatic compound is atc the center of a human trafficking investigation. >>> records show the property is owned by the kingdom of saudi arabia. fox 5 melanie alnwick is live le outside of the home in mcclain.. melanie, what is going on here.n >> reporter: good morning, allison. we're still trying to get allo the details here, but thebut federal authorities have notorin filed any normal charges yet, ye and they're not identifying the 2 women who they apparentlyappal rescued from this home last night. neighbors say that there are a lot of people working in here -- a lost of people living here.ng this is a complex off of routee 123, not far from the cia and