jesse matthew is a suspect in the morgan harrington case but has not been charged. jill harrington sitting in the same seat with the graham's today. and she spoke out. the grahams do not want to talk to the media. they were escorted out. and cameras could not follow them. jesse matthew is charged in a rape case in fairfax and he'll go to trial in fairfax on that case next month. i'm peggy fox reporting live in charlottesville. >> d.c. doesn't have to look to baltimore for how to stop a riot. it was 24 years ago to the day after a cinco de mayo celebration that d.c. police and latinos clashed in the mount pleasant riots. we have a report -- and bruce, what does the mayor tell you? >> reporter: the mayor has a lot to say. she says there are lessons to be learned from baltimore and we have our own lessons from mount pleasant. right now it's one of the most colorful diverse neighborhoods and it wasn't always this way. the riots started after a female african-american cop shoots a drunken salvadoran man. he pulled a knife and friends say he was trying to pull a belt off.

in the past hours prosecutors have announced they will seek the death penalty against jesse matthew in case the case goes to trial. what can you tell us? >> it is certainly a decision that got the attention of everybody in court, not necessarily what we acted. but the commonwealth attorney saying that there was new evidence came to light, new forensic evidence that came to light in february that compelled her office to upgrade this for my first degree murder case to a capital murder case. she would not give any details as to what the evidence is, only saying that jesse matthew was served the indictment this morning, and this was evident that came forward. forensic evidence came and propel case to move forward. he had been facing first-degree murder charges after hannah graham's disappearance in charles phil. her remains were found five weeks later in october in a rural part of the county. he was arrested a few days after. he was arrested in galveston texas. talk about this new texas, if the question as to why this question decision was made. here's what she said went into the decision-

jesse matthew's attorneys are trying to stop that from happening. matthew charged with capital murder in uva student hannah graham's killing will first be tried in fairfax on a 10-year- old sexual assault and attempted murder case. the young woman was walking home from this giant's on jermantown road near these townhouses on jock garden drive. prosecutors say matthew took -- on rock garden drive. prosecutors say matthew took her to this grassy area and she was attacked. she moved and will be flying in to testify. >> she is willing to cooperate and we're doing everything we can to protect her privacy. >> reporter: jesse matthew's public defender want to suppress any evidence in which the victim claims recognizing matthew. they say they are memory might have -- her memory might have been corrupted by conversation with the media. >> they'll have an opportunity to cross-examine her on the witness stand fryer to trial. i think feats fair. -- prior to trial. i think that's fair. >> the trial is set for june 8th. a pretrial hearing was set for the 4th wher

jesse matthew now facing an additional charge. he's now charged with capital murder during an abduction. this has to do with the death of hannah graham who's from fairfax county a second year at the university of virginia. now, we say an additional charge because he still faces first-degree murder and abduction with aintend to defile. the prosecutor says if this goes to trial, she will seek the death penalty. we also heard from the prosecutor as to why they came with this additional charge. she said it had to do with new forensic evidence. >> these are never easy decisions. if i didn't believe that this case were worthy of a capital charge if i didn't believe that mr. matthew or someone that would be appropriate for this ultimate penalty, then we wouldn't be standing here having this conversation. >> reporter: it's been an emotional eight months to get to this point for the grahams. it started back on september 13th the last time hannah was seen alive walking on a popular downtown mall. five weeks from the day she went missing, po

jesse matthew's attorneys are trying to stop that from happening. matthew who is charged with capital murder in uva student hannah graham's killing will be first tried in fairfax on a 10- year-old sexual assault and attempted murder case. the young woman was walking home from there giants near these townhouses on rock garden drive. prosecutors say matthew took her to this grassy area and attacked. the mother will be flying in from india days before the trial starts to testify. >> her testimony is necessary for the prosecution and she is going to the could. we're doing everything we can to protect her privacy. >> reporter: jesse matthew's public defenders want to suppress any evidence in which the victim claims she recognizes matthew as her attacker. they say her memory may have been corrupted by conversations with detectives and media coverage. they asked the judge to have the woman flown in sooner to question her. the judge said no. >> she's going to be here before trial. you'll have an opportunity to cross-examine her on the witness stand prior to

jesse matthew is expected to get a new trial date during a hearing that starts at this hour. matthew is charged with killing hannah graham a sophomore at uva. she disappeared last september after a night out with friends in charlottesville. her remains were found about five weeks later. this case was supposed to start in late june but matthew's attorneys requested a later date so they could hire than expert to examine the dna evidence. david culver is in the courtroom. he'll have the latest coming up on news 4 at 5:00. at the live desk i'm wendy rieger. >> wendy, thank you. >>> the teenager arrested for a vicious attack at a d.c. metro station will be held in jail until his next court appearance this friday. this surveillance camera caught the confrontation at the eastern market metro station nearly two weeks ago now. 19-year-old elijah smith appeared to spit on the 69-year-old victim before punching him several times. news 4 has learned that smith was a suspect in a similar metro attack last year but the victim was not able to identify him. smith is also on probation for an

this is from the jesse matthew case. charges have not been upgraded from first-degree murder to capital murder. this happened in a charlottesville courtroom. his attorneys were arguing for pushing back his trial. we are in the courtroom with our reporter, and we will have a live report on the details in just a moment. we're also following a developing story of d.c. were the director of the city's 911 call center has resigned the jenniferd. jennifer greene has been under scrutiny since a previous incident. we will have more on this developing story coming up tonight at 6:00 p.m. leon: a man being at the top of a metro escalator just a few hours ago. the one who is punches made his first appearance in court. we were in the courtroom and joins our reporter life. >> holds happening a few hours ago. that man is just 19 years old and now held without bond in this case. 19-year-old leisure elisha smith is in jail for allegedly attacking a man and a metro station. authorities say he punched a 59 euros after an argument. informat

leon: suspected killer jesse matthew could face the death penalty. he appeared in a charlottesville courtroom today. the charges include capital murder. he is accused of murdering hannah graham last year. >> the commonwealth received additional forensic information in late february that led to this increase in charge, which is factually no different than what he was already charge. leon: graham disappeared in september, remains found weeks later a dozen miles away from campus. alison: one of the officers charged in the death of freddie gray is fighting back, filing a motion contending that the arrest was legal because of the type of knife that he was carrying. last week, prosecutor marilyn mosby said they had no right to arrest gray. also today, u.s. attorney general loretta lynch was meeting with the police officers and the mayor. >> i'm looking at the hardest working police officers in america today, and i know there is difficulty, i know we have struggles, and we are here to help you work through those struggles. alison: the justice department is

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graham's accused killer jesse matthew was in a fairfax county courtroom today for a pretrial hearing on that capital sex assault case. the crime happened 10 years ago and the victim now lives in india. matthew's public defenders want to suppress any evidence in which the victim claims she recognizes him as her attacker. they say her memory may have been corrupted by media coverage of the case. i'm peggy fox. at 6:00 i'll tell you what the judge decided. >>> tonight two young california men facing terrorism charges intend to travel overseas and join al-qaeda. 1 man was arrested yesterday at l.a. international airport. the other in anaheim where both men lived. they had been scheduled to make their first court appearance today at federal court in santa ana. >>> the state department made public hundreds of e-mails from former secretary of state hillary clinton private e-mail account. [ audio difficulties ] >> reporter: one e-mail received on then secretary of state hillary clinton's personal server contained information now considered classified by the fbi. it relates to reports of arre

the capital murder charge against jesse matthew. our david culver is in charlottesville outside the court house now. david? >> reporter: yeah jim. for folks who have our nbc washington app, you saw that push. as soon as that news broke about 30 minutes ago. this is an additional charge capital murder during an abduction. i asked the prosecutor as she came out just a short time ago does that mean they'll seek the death penalty? she said yes. if this goes to trial, they will seek the death penalty against jesse matthew. i mentioned this is an additional charge. that means the first-degree murder and the abduction with intent to defile charges, those still hold. i want to tell you what the commonwealth's attorney had to say about that additional charge. >> the commonwealth received some additional forensic information in late february that led to this increased charge but it does provide the opportunity for the possibility of a capital verdict and capital punishment in this matter. >> reporter: this is a case that we have covered from

jesse matthew has not been charged in that case but he is a suspect. he was linked to a rape case in fairfax. the case is going to trial next month. >> it's an obligation of mine to watch what happens. i want to learn and see what happens when evil inter-60s with justice. >> reporter: as soon as we have information in the case we'll bring toyota you live. >>> we did just moments ago learn and heard from the courtroom that matthews has been indicted on a capital murder charge and that means he would be eligible for the death penalty. >>> the chevy chase village police department wants your help to find two thieves who stole pricey bicycles. we have the video and the details. >> reporter: these bikes are priced at around $5000 each and they were taken in broad daylight this weekend. surveillance video captured the first ride his own bike. he dropped the bike, went in the garage and came out with a $5000 bike and road that away. a minute later, two young men did the same thing. road up on their own bikes, abandoned them, and went into the open garage and

a judge has rejected a request to delay jesse matthew's attempted murder trial in fairfax county for stop he is scheduled to go on trial june 8 on charges he attacked a woman in 2005. the defense said they needed more time to investigate 40 possible suspects in the police file, but the judge disagreed. matthew is also accused in the death of uva student hannah graham. video for the 7 on your side i-team. a woman attempts to slap the police officer. the officer's responses at the center of the investigation. this happened at a nonprofit mental health facility in southeast. we do not know what led to the exchange. we contacted to be department of behavioral health and community connection, but neither offered a statement. members of the d.c. fire tire ap -- fire department honored one of their own. sam ford was at his funeral and had more on the massive outpouring of support. sam: some 3000 people said goodbye to the firefighter, most of them dressed in blue. members of the family, his wife two daughters, three sons. it was rough. mayor muriel bowser called him a hero, relating how 911

. >>> and today jesse matthew heads back to court in fairfax county. matthew is accused of raining and brutally beating a woman in fairfax city in 2005. he will ask the judge to suppress evidence in which the victim claim she is recognizes him. his lawyers say the victim only gave a vague description of matthew. on wednesday, the fairfax county circuit court published the name of the victim on their web site. it was removed several hours later after being seen by the public. >>> as we remember our fallen service member this is memorial day weekend, the washington national cathedral is prepping more than 200 members of rolling thunder. they're coming for the annual blessing of the bikes, part of the cathedral's veterans initiative. they will gather on the walker court at 5:15. >>> an apology and job change for a member of the duggar family accused of inappropriate behavior as a teen. the family famous for their conservative show on their reality show "19 kids and counting." we'll also have more on the arrest of daron wint, the man accused of mur >>> ell

a judge has denied jesse matthew 's a request to delay his trial he is accused in the death of hannah graham and will go to trial in fairfax on charges he attacked the woman in 2005. the defense said it needed more time to investigate 40 people identified in police files over the years as possible suspects. the judge did not agree. sentencing set for today for a local rabbi the secretly recorded naked women in a bath. bernard freundel was a rabbi for more than 25 years at a former teacher at georgetown and towson university's and the university of maryland. he pled guilty to 52 counts of voyeurism. prosecutors are asking for a 17 year sentence. coming up, remembering the men known as the king of blues. while we are learning about the death of bb king. >> i think many of them say, you are a hypocrite. >> bill cosby questioned about sexual assault allegations, how he is responding in an excuse of interview with abc news. >> getting a workout, why you are seeing more cyclists on the road. it is a beautiful day to get out there, but will get hot and humid for the weekend. how it ♪ jummy

. >>> today we could find out how a judge wants to move forward in a rape case against jesse matthew. he is charged with attempted murder and rape in the 2005 attack on a woman in fairfax county. his lawyers asked to delay the trial set to start nextmonth. a judge could announce a decision here and matthew faces capital murder charges in the death of uva student hannah graham. >>> we are learning more about the top candidate for superintendent of montgomery county public schools. the board of education president sent a letter home to parents that said andrew houlihan is its choice for that post. he is chief academic officer for the houston independent school district. that's the nation's seventh biggest school district. dr. houlihan has been described as a rising star. >>> the wizards have to win tonight if they want to keep their playoff hopes alive. they tip off against the atlanta hawks at the verizon center, there's we're at home. tonight's game is at 7:00 on espn. go wizards. >>> new developments in the search for the missing u.s. marine held in nepal. wreckage found overnight an

jesse matthew will have a motion hearing for a sexual assault case in fairfax in 2005. his lawyer is asking that any evidence that the victim recognized her attacker not be used in court. a trial date has been set for the suspect accused of torturing and stabbing a maclean couple. they will go to court on november 2. they have been charged with obstruction, aggravated maiming and burglary. prosecutors say that andrew entered the home of a man and his wife while his wife waited in the car. she had recently been fired by a law firm where fisher is a partner. a karate instructor accused of sexually abusing a student pleading guilty in montgomery county court this morning. the alleged victim, now in his 40's, came forward with the allegations last september. he says the abuse began when he was 10 years old. the instructor was convicted of child sex abuse in another case in 1995. a former montgomery county school employee accused of sexually abusing a minor also appeared in court. prosecutors dropped two charges against otis wilson the third but he still faces assault charge

jesse matthew heads back to court. he is accused of raping and beating a woman in 2005. he will ask a judge to suppress any evidence in which the victim claims she recognizes him. his lawyers say the victim only gave a vague description of matthew. yesterday, the circuit court published the name of the victim on its website and two days ago i should say. it was removed several hours later after being seen by the public. >>> firefighters are working to find out the cause of a fire at a house in prince george's county. chopper 4 captured the video on cold harbor drive. this is in accokeek last night. firefighters there are battling the blaze from above, soaking the house. heavy fire caused the side of it to partially collapse. the home is more than 3600 square feet and at this point we don't know if anybody was inside at the time of the fire. >>> as we remember our fallen service members this weekend, the washington national cathedral is welcoming more than 200 members of rolling thunder. they're coming for the annual blessing of the bikes and part of the veterans initiati

. >>> today the commonwealth filed capital murder charges against defendant jesse matthew and announced they are seeking the death penalty. what led to the change? >> reporter: denise lunsford says they have new forensic evidence that allows them to bring a capital murder charge which will allow them to seek the death penalty in the abduction and murder of hannah graham. graham was a second-year uva student from fairfax county. he is charged with first degree murder and abduction, but today he was charged with capital murder and could receive the death penalty. >> the commonwealth received additional forensic information in late february that led to this increase in charge. >> reporter: hannah graham's parents were in the courtroom today sitting with jill harrigton. her daughter was also abducted and killed in 2009. matthews is a suspect in that case but has not been charged. >> whatever the court decides, i'm in full accord and agreement. >> reporter: matthew will be in fairfax next month to face trial june 8th on charges of attempted murder and sexual assault in an unrelated 2005 case

a new indictment filed against jesse matthew replaces a first-degree murder charge with a capital murder charge. that makes him eligible for the penalty. graham was last seen on surveillance video in downtown charlottesville last september. jesse matthew was tracked down in texas. >>> if you were running through grand central station and heading to another train, here in new york yesterday, you, too, may have caught u2. the real u2 was in the area where you normally see the saxophonists and those playing for change. this is one of a series of stunts the group is doing for jimmy fallon's "the tonight show" and my friend ran past this crowd thinking it was just another one of the new york things that gets in your way and makes you late for a train. big music fan missed the whole thing. ♪ >> "angel of harlem." oh, man. >> u2. really? just playing in the subway station. amazing. all right. thank you so much for being with us today. it's been a busy day. wolf blitzer has been tracking the news as well. i will sign off and hand over the helm to him. >>> hello. i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m

. >>> new information tonight on jesse matthew. the judge rejected a request to delay his attempted murder trial in fairfax county. his lawyers argued they needed more time to prepare for that case which accuses matthew of attacking and sexually assaulting a woman 10 years ago. trial is still set for june 8th. >>> sweetbrier college students will cross the graduation stage one last time tomorrow and the virginia school's president will not see it. president james jones, jr. said it was a tough decision, but he's received threats from faculty and alums to disrupt the commencement if he's there. jones and sweetbrier's board say the women's college is closing because of mounting financial issues, but some thought the school did not do enough to keep those door open. >>> demonstrators planning a rally tomorrow in baltimore, but they are staying away from the preakness. the gathering in the inner harbor is several miles away from pimlico. marchers i say they want -- say they want pardons for the rioters arrested during the death of fred

. >>> lawyers say they need more time to prepare for jesse matthew trial in fairfax county. he is charged in the death of uva student hannah graham. this case stems from a 2005 incident where a woman says she was attacked outside her apartment. matthew is charged with attempted capital murder and sex crimes in the case. the trial is supposed to start in months, but his attorneys have filed a motion to delay. >>> still no answers in the mother's day murder of a rockville couple. investigators were back at the home today where their children found dick and joanie vilardo cut and stabbed to death. detectives don't know if they were the victims of random burglary or killed specifically. police are telling neighbors secure your homes. >>> tonight at least 42 people dead, another 1,200 injured in a powerful earthquake that hit nepal. today's quake measured 7.3 centered east of the 7.8 quake that hit back on april 25th. 8,000 people died. meanwhile six u.s. marines and two nepalese soldiers are missing. their helicopter disappeared while they were helping with disaster relief. the

. >>> the defense team for jesse matthew will be back in court today. matthew's lawyers are trying to prevent a woman he's accused of sexually assaulting from identifying him in a fairfax county court. the defense claims the victim only gave a general description at the time of the assault so she could not pick out matthew as her attacker ten years later. matthew is also charged with the murder of uva student hannah graham in charlottesville. he's scheduled to go on trial for the fairfax case coming up on june 8. >>> a fairfax county judge denied several attempts to limit evidence in the trial of accused killer charles severance. the man charged with killing three prominent residents of alexandria arrived for a pretrial hearing in a wheelchair. he claims he suffered an ankle injury while being transferred from alexandria's jail to one in fairfax county. he also said he didn't like or trust his attorney. the judge said she would consider a request for a new lawyer. >>> a grand jury has now indicted all six baltimore police officers charged in connection

. >>> jesse matthew, the man accused of killing uva student hannah graham, was in a fairfax county courtroom today for a pretrial hearing in the sexual assault and attempted murder of a woman in 2005 that. woman now lives in india. prosecutors plan to fly her in a few days before the start of the she be flown in sooner so they can have more time to question her, but judge said no. >> she's going to be here before trial. they'll have an opportunity to cross-examine her on the witness stand prior to trial. i think that's fair. >> defense attorneys argue if the alleged victim can identify matthew as her attacker, it's because of all the punt -- publicity over the hannah graham case. the trial is set for june 8th. >>> tonight authorities in charles county, maryland, are investigating the death of a little boy after law officers came across a heartwrenching sight at a public park. they were called to wills memorial park in la plata and they found a woman pushing her dead 3-year-old son in a swing. now continuances said this had been going on for -- witnesses said this had been going on for hour.

. >>> thank you. 14 now before the hour and the woman -- the name of the woman who accused jesse matthew of rape is no longer available to the public. yesterday morning, the circuit counter court published it on a website. six hours later it was gone. matthew is accused of brutally beating and raping the woman in 2005 in fairfax city. she was 26 years old at the time. >>> the man accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl is waking up in jail this morning. police found isiah bogan in his car. he was accused of attacking a young girl last week. >>> we can learn whether police will hand down more charges against a little league umpire from fairfax county. don essex distributed child porn. according to court documents, he also told an undercover cop he was sexually active with his three grandchildren. he's not facing any charges for that claim right now. the president of the ft. hunt little league told us he's appalled. >> i read the charges. >> what's that like? >> i can't -- i couldn't finish reading them. i mean they're staggering. >> the little league president said essex just pa

jesse matthew may face the death penalty if convicted. 18-year-old graham went missing last september after a night out with friends. her remains were found five weeks later. according to prosecutors new forensic evidence led to that. >>> james kirkland failed to properly take care of his 87-year-old mother. she's in the hospital in serious condition. he ran for the montgomery county council months ago. pat collins went to bethesda to talk to him at his home. >> james kirkland, tell me about your mother. >> i don't think i have a comment, pat, sorry. >> did you abuse your mother? >> no. bye. >> montgomery county police say that kirkland's mother slept in a plastic chair instead of a bed. they said she wore compression socks for so long doctors had to surgically remove the socks at the hospital. >>> you won't see a new elementary school going up in the willows burg area. the contract was terminated to build that proposed school. neighbors in the community say the school is not suitable for the community. they didn't want the extra traffic either. >>> police are trying to figure out why

. >>> today we could find out how a judge wants to move forward in a rape case against jesse matthews. he's charged with attempted murder and rape in a 2005 attack on a woman in fairfax city. his lawyers asked to delay the start of the trial set for next month. today a judge could announce decision and matthew faces capital murder charges in the death of uva student hannah frahm. >>> rabbi frendell pleaded guilty to secretly filming women in a bathroom. >>> a man who may be tied to the mob is facing charges today in connection with four high end jewelry thefts. jan parchewski is facing burglary and grand larceny charges. police believe he is working with three accomplices. the thieves targeted wealthy homes. official documents say that parchewski is tied to an organized crime family. >>> rail service performance in 2015 is quote the lowest in recent memory. metro's performance office reported multiple smoke incidents and cracked rails and limited bus service are the concerns. robberies and aggravated assaults increased since last year. escalator and elevator service has improved. >>>

it means jesse matthew could face the death penalty if convicted. 128-year-old graham went missing in september after a night out with friends. her remains were found five weeks later. today the prosecutor said new forensic evidence led to the new charge of capital murder. >>> the baltimore police officer is fighting back against charges related to the death of a man in police custody. today lawyers for edward nero filed a motion demanding they be able to inspect the knife that led to freddie gray's arrest. last week state's attorney emmosby said the knife was legal under state law and, therefore, the officers had illegally arrested gray. nero's motion claims officers were right to detain gray because the knife was actually illegal under a more strict baltimore city law. nero and five other officers have been charged in gray's death. >>> prince is going to baltimore. this sunday on mother's day he's scheduled to hold a special rally for peace concert at the royal farms arena. promoters say the event is meant to be a moment to pause and reflect after the recent violence in that city. c

. >>> jesse matthew, the man accused of murdering uva student hannah graham is due in court tomorrow where a judge is expected to set a new trial date. trial was originally set for june 29th, but the defense requested more time to let a dna expert examine the evidence collected in the case. >>> we're learning more about the two gunmen who stopped and killed after a opened fire outside a contest to draw the prophet muhammad. the two were roommates from phoenix, arizona. simpson was convicted in 2011 for lying to the fbi over his desire to join a jihadi group in somalia. the two men drove up to the contest venue in garland, texas, last night and began firing. they were stopped and killed by a police officer. >> don't know their intent other than we know that they were willing to pull up and start shooting on police. >> a security guard was shot, but survived. no one else was injured. police say those texas officers saved lives by stopping the two level armed gunmen before they made their way inside the contest. >>> the attorney for the ohio man accused of plotting to attack the capitol

. >>> today, jesse matthew heads back to court in fairfax county. he is accused of raping and brutally beating a woman in 2005. he will ask a judge to suppress any evidence in which the victim claims she recognizes him. his lawyers say the victim only gave a vague description of matthew. yesterday, the fairfax county circuit court published the name of the victim on the website. it was removed several hours later after being seen by the public. the day before yesterday i should say. today a judge will decide if a former montgomery county school employee will stand trial for sex abuse. robert wilson was an educator in silver spring. he helped the student with homework by phone and then started meeting her at school where the alleged abuse took place. the victim told police they also met at her apartment building. a hearing will take place at 2:00 p.m. today. >>> firefighters are working to find out the cause of a fire at a house in prince george's county. this is a fire on cold harbor drive in accokeek. they soaked the house and tried to put it out.

. >>> this just in from the live desk defense lawyers for jesse matthew asking for his fairfax county trial to be delayed. he's the man accused of kidnapping and killing uva student hannah graham and accused of attempted murder and assault in fairfax county. this continuance for his trial. the defense needs more time to go over the thousands of pages of evidence provided by the prosecution. right now the trial is set for june 8th. a judge grants this request, it would be the second delay in the trial. >>> storm team 4 four-day forecast increasing sunshine temperatures now beginning to climb into the 80s. a peak around 90 late afternoon. overnight tonight, after a blustery wind bringed in lower humidity temperatures plumb neat the 50s tomorrow morning. highs low 70s on wednesday. with lots of sun. breezy tomorrow. then on thursday 40 in the morning. afternoon highs low 70s. another beautiful day on friday with low humidity. ought to make it into the mid-70s. over the weekend, it will feel like summer again. highs, low mid 80s saturday and sunday. might get an isolated thunder shower af

jesse matthew has a status hearing scheduled in ablemarle county. we're expect being the judge to set a trial date for the hannah graham murder case. she disappeared in september in charlottesville, her remains were found weeks later. >>> a d.c. police officer will face a judge accused of sexually abusing teenage girls. three victims have come forward accusing 45-year-old darrell best. one victim she's assaulted inside police headquarters and another said inside a church where he was a pastor. prosecutors say he was demoted in 2008 after two incidents of sexual misconduct. >>> you may soon be paying a tax on ecigarettes if you live in montgomery county. council members are considering a 30% excise tax. the revenue would support schools, first responders and other county programs. you can weigh in at a public meeting tonight. >>> one school in potomac, maryland won't be opening this morning after a fire. all ap calculus students do have to be at school this morning by 7:45. >>> five minutes after the hour now and today we expect former arkansas gover

this is from the jesse matthew case. charges have not been upgraded from first-degree murder to capital murder. this happened in a charlottesville courtroom. his attorneys were arguing for pushing back his trial. we are in the courtroom with our reporter, and we will have a live report on the details in just a moment. we're also following a developing story of d.c. were the director of the

they unsealed a new indictment against jesse matthew. hannah graham was last seen with matthew before she disappeared back in september. her remains were found. >>> water restrictions now in place in california. state officials approving a measure that requires cities to cut water usage by 36%. the california's water control board lacks the staff to enforce the restrictions. it's not clear how they plan to punish offenders. governor brown is backing the fines up to $10,000. >> proof you're trying to help the cause. >>> floyd may weather says bring it on. he tells espn that he is willing to give pacquiao a rematch. he suffered a torn rotator cuff while training for the fight. there's a lot of controversy going on here. he will be operated on this week. surgery is not the only issue. pacquiao now faces lawsuits and a possible suspension from the nevada boxing officials for failing to disclose his injury prior to the fight. >> there's a question who e he says he did disclose it but not. until right before the fight. >>> how involved was isi

. >>> the defense in the jesse matthew rain and ape and attempted murder case is furious with a fairfax county judge's decision. the judge denied a motion to delay the trial. it will start on june 8. news 4's david culver and says the defense told the judge her client's constitutional rights were obliterate bid the denial of a continue wednesday. the defense says it needs the extra time to go over all of the evidence from the prosecution. matthew also faces capital murder charges in the death to of uva student hannah graham. >>> new this morning from investigators working on the deadly train derailment in philadelphia our first look at the event data recorder on the train when it derailed. the in the be tweeted out this picture of the orange box this morning. no signs of damage here to this very important piece of evidence. now, this as we hear more about the speed of the train in the last minute before the derailment the amtrak train sped up from 70 miles per hour to over 100. we could learn why from the train's engineer brandon bostian, very soon. he's expected to talk to the nets be

jesse matthew has a status hearing inable marle county. >>> today, a d.c. police officer will appear in court on charges he sexually abused teenage girls. three victims have come forward accusing 45-year-old darrell best. one victim says she was assaulted inside police headquarters. another says best abused her inside the church where he served as a pastor. prosecutors say best was demoted from sergeant in 2008 after two incidents of sexual misconduct. >>> former arkansas governor mike huckabee is making it official today. he is expected to announce he is running for president. he has strong support from evangelicals but he will have it broaden his support in order to compete in a crowded field but does he have a lot of name recognition in part because he made such a splash winning the 2008 iowa caucuses. >>> today,in hyattsville for the mayor's office for the first time. the voting age was lowered in january becoming only the second city in the country to do so at that coma park maryland was the first one to do so. >>> there are some big news to fill the v

a judge denied the request for jesse matthew's attorney to delay his trial in fairfax. in addition to being charged with the murder of uva student hannah graham, matthew is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in fairfax and is charged with her attempted murder. matthew's lawyers say they needed more time to prepare for that case and now it appears the june 8th trial will go on as scheduled. >>> today the exelon energy company's marriaging with pepco was approved -- merging with pope co was approved with -- pepco was approved with stipulations. the commission said the merger will help pepco prevent power outages related to weather and respond better to the outages when they happen. the merger still needs approval from d.c. and delaware. >>> ted on wusa9 news at 5:00. dangerous sparks and fires are on the rise on metrorails. russ ptacek brings us metro's explanation at 5:30. top? >> very nice evening, a few clouds. the pollen just brutal again today. you can find in on our website at www.wusa9.com, high for trees and grasses, moderate for mold spores which is kind of w

jesse matthew was accused of sex assault and trying to kill a woman in fair -- fairfax in 2005. his lawyers say they need more time to prepare for the trial june 8th. >>> a mistrial declared for four of six gang members accused in the murder of preserve reserve police officer wayne lick. a list of potential jurors made it into the hand of a defendant. >>> loudoun county is expanding its walk zones around some schools and that means the district will no longer provide buses for at least 1,200 more students last fall. back in november the county was considering a mary to -- a measure to charge parents for buses. busing students comes with a price tag of $55 million just in year. some of the neighborhoods where students will begin walking have created new concrete surfaces and even have crossing guards. >>> a bit of a shift tonight on religion in this country, americans who describe themselves as atheists, agnostic or of no particular faith, the number of them grew from 16% to nearly 23% of those polled according to a pugh study between 2007 and 2014. americans who identified as ch

. >> well, 33-year-old jesse matthews is facing charges in her death. >>> coming up in the day ahead, a special honor for a second gratder who lost her mother and brothers in an accident. she and her father ken will serve as grand marshals for the kentlands parade. marie and her two sons died when a plane crashed into their neighborhood last year. community has rallied around ken and his daughter since the accident. >>> also today, you can head over to the funk parade in the district. it will step off at the howard theater this afternoon. the parade will go down u street and then end at the lincoln theater. it's the first time part of the u street corridor will be shut down in 17 years. you can dance to the beat bring your own instruments. no cars are going to be part of this. >>> how'd you like to go to a winery right here in the district? it could happen. the new york-based winery is in talks to be d.c.'s first winery and event venue. it would be based at the capital river front in the southeast. plans still in the early stages here but the working name is the district winery. how a

. >> jesse matthews is facing multiple charges in hannah's death. >>> in the day ahead, a special honor for a maryland second grader who lost her mom and brothers in a deadly accident. arabell and her father ken will serve as grand marshals of the kentlands state parade. the mother and boys died when a plane hit their neighborhood last year. the community has rallied around them since that accident. >>> also today, you can head over to the funk parade in the district. it's going to step off at the howard theater in northwest about 5:00 this afternoon. now, the parade will go down u street and end at the lincoln theater. it's the first time the district will shut down part of the corridor for an event in 17 years. you can dance to the beat, bring your own instruments. no floats or cars will be part of the parade. >> that is going to be one fun party. >>> okay. so you may soon be visiting a winery right here in the district but not for awhile. a new york-based winery is in talks to be d.c.'s first winery and event venue. it would be based at the capitol river front in southeast. plans are

his name is jesse matthew. he has a status hearing. it is expected that the judge at that time will set a trial date for the murder case. matthew also, though, facing charges of attempted murder and sexual assault in fairfax county. >>> there's a procedure that could change the way animals get back on their feet. we'll tell you why a little water could get them moving again. >>> and taking a look down by the water, national harbor. looking good. 24 hours from now, could be a little different picture with dark clouds moving on in. >>> presidential logistics squadron they operate behind the scenes to make sure president obama gets from here to there on air force one. today the president took time out to thank them. it happened at joint base andrews this morning. the president stopped to shake hands with the nearly 80 men and women of what's called the pls. pls is part of the 89th aircraft wing. they're responsible for the care and maintenance of air force one and the other presidential aircraft. >>> some people in bethesda says coyotes a

jesse matthew may face the death penalty if convicted. 18-year-old frahm went missing last september after a night out with friends and her remains were found five weeks later. according to prosecutors new forensic evidence led to the new charge of capital murder. >>> we are following a developing story right now. in prince george's county. a broken sewer main is leaking, this is happening off huron drive in oxon hill. news4's kristin wright is live with information on how the repairs is going. we can't get to her right now but we -- is she here? all right. are you there? >> reporter: i'm here. can you hear me? okay. that's right, eun. imagine waking up to another day of a sewage spill in your neighborhood. that's the deal for people living in huron drive in oxon hill. at least can tell you, at least 10,000 gallons of sewage water has spilled from this broken pipe. signs all along here, warning people to stay away. the problem is that 14 inch broken sewer line. this could go on for days we're told. it's a big fix. wssc is working to redirect the waste water around that broken pipe. h

prosecutors filed capital murder charges against jesse matthew. they say he is linked to the abduction and murder of another student. >>> dorian johnson, a friend of michael brown who was with him has sued the city of ferguson the officer involved as well as the former police chief. he claims officer darren wilson initiated the confrontation and that he used excessive force. a grand jury and the u.s. department of justice cleared and declined to charge wilson. >>> prince will perform a special rally for peace in baltimore. organizers say it's meant to be a catalyst for reflection following the unrest in that city. prince recently recorded a protest song called "baltimore." they're asked to wear the color gray in tribute to freddie gray and others lost in violence. >>> and good morning, everyone. i'm jessica boyington with your first alert traffic. you're looking at live the schuylkill expressway at montgomery drive with a disabled vehicle over in the left-hand lane. slow going behind that scene. you can see 18 minutes starting to slow down on the

you remember suspect jesse matthew is alleged to have ties to two other sexual assault investigations from two other virginia colleges. that information though, never shared among the colleges. the new recommendations aim to build a partnership among colleges and universities within the commonwealth. the task force also wants evidence that's going to be collected from certain crimes to be better preserved for a longer period of time. >> i feel like they really are on top of it and they really care and they're actually going to do something about it. >> reporter: it's likely some of those recommendations are going to have to go through virginia's general assembly before they take effect, wendy. >> david culver. >>> no word yet on whether the washington monument wilin open tomorrow. that electrical problem with the elevator prompted it to close today and at last word repair crews were still on the site trying to figure out the problem and trying to fix it. that monument has had its fair share of elevator issues in the last year. we reported on six elevator issues in the month after it r

. >>> today we could find out how a judge wants to move forward in a rape case against jesse matthew. he was charged with attempted murder and rape in a 2005 attack on a woman in fairfax city. earlier this week his lawyer asked to delay the trial set for next month. today a judge could announce a decision there. matthew facing capital murder charges in the death of uva student hannah graham. >>> montgomery county schools could have a new leader. >> a look at the top contender for the superintendent in just two minutes. >>> caught on camera, a police officer dragged by a car. how it happened and how he managed to break free. >>> and minimizing smoke incidents on metro. >>> looking live across the district this morning where most people are seeing temperatures in >>> new video of a police body cam video shows the terrifying moments after an officer gets dragged by a suspect's car. this happened in savannah georgia, last weekend. the officer asked the driver to take his keys out of the in addition and get out of the car. the driver refuses and then speeds off dragging the officer with hi

. >>> the defense team for jesse matthew will take the stand today in hopes of suppressing evidence in his fairfax county sex assault case. his defense team doesn't want that victim in the case to be allowed to i.d. him in court saying the victim only gave a general description at the time so she couldn't pick out matthew ten years later. he is charged with last year's murder of hannah graham and is scheduled to go to trial in the fairfax case on june 8. >>> charles severance showed up at a pretrial hearing in fairfax county in a wheelchair. severance told the judge he had been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment as deputies transferred him to fairfax county. he also told the judge he does not trust his defense attorney. the judge denied a series of motions regarding evidence in the case. he's accused of killing three alexandria residents at their home. ruthanne lodato last year, ron kirby in 2013 and nancy dunning back in 2003. >>> two days after a nebraska police officer was killed in the line of duty, the community is coming together. >> a prayer walk will be held for officer

jesse matthew is accused of killing the 18-year-old university of virginia student. his trial was scheduled to begin june 29 but the defense needs more time so a d.n.a. expert can examine evidence in the case. >>> a maryland teacher faces child pornography charges. 50-year-old dan scott teaches at patterson high in baltimore. police say he also taught at middle schools in edge water and fort meade. scott's accused of possessing and distributing child pornography. >> reporter: i'm nikki burdine live outside the wilson building. new and heartbreaking numbers released on the rates at which babies are dying in d.c. the difference in these rates between two wards are so great it's hard to believe they're coming from the same city all cord to the advocacy group save the children. babies born in d.c.'s ward 8 which is the poorest ward are ten times more likely to die than babies born in d.c.'s wealthiest ward which is the northwest d.c. ward 3. breaking down those statistics even further in ward 3 out of every 1,000 live births the infant mortality rate is 1.2 but in ward 8

. >>> five minutes after the hour now and today, jesse matthew heads back to court in fairfax county. he is accused of raping and brutally beating a woman in 2005. he will ask the judge to suppress any evidence in the claim that the woman recognizes him. the victim only gave a vague description of matthew. yesterday the circuit -- two days ago the court published the name of the victim on its website. it was removed several hours later after being seen by the public. >>> today a judge will decide whether a former montgomery county school employee will stand trial for sex abuse. robert wilson was a paraeducator in silver spring. wilson helped the student with homework with phone and then started to meet with her at school where the alleged abuse took place. the victim told police they met at her apartment building and the hearing is set for 2:00 this morning. >>> still no word this morning on the cause of this boat fire in anne arundel county. a 35-foot boat caught fire at the yachting center in edge water. the fire caused some serious damage on the boat but did not spread to others ne

. >> strong words today from the attorney for jesse matthew. she says maththewmatthew's right were obliterated to day. he refused to delay the trial on a exalt charge. it's a day that both sides agreed to several months ago chg matthew's lawyer says she needs more time to go through the 4,000 pages of evidence in advance of the case in fairfax county. matthew is also the prime suspect in the separate case the abduction and murder of uva student hannah graham. >>> maryland governor larry helgen moving forward today with plans to reopen a state police barracks in annapolis. the governor vetoed $2 million from the state's capital budget. that money had been set aside for an arts facility. hogan says he supports the arts but believes funding for public safety in the state capital needs to be a priority. and more breaking news tonight on that local rabbi convicted of spying on his naked congregation. a judge handed down a 6 1/2 year sentence today for barry frendel in the last hour. this after a hearing where both his victims and defenders testified

. >>> the name of the woman who accused jesse matthew of rape is no longer available to the public. yesterday morning, fairfax county circuit court published her name on the website. it was published in the section on the site dedicated to high profile cases and six hours later it was gone. matthew is accused of brutally beating and raping that woman. she was 26 years old at the time. >>> any way you slice it handful of republican presidential hopefuls will be left out of the first presidential debate. and that is because fox news has decided to allow only ten participants. here's how it will work. candidates must place in the top ten of an average of fox approved polls. around the time of the debate. around 18 people are either already running or seriously considering it. the debate is august 6th in cleveland. >>> and for first time the former virginia delegate is publicly admitting he fathered a son with a young former staffer. morrissey told the jack gravely show quote, that chase is my boy. that's according to our news partner, wtop. he stepped down last year after the affair wi