coming up on wusa 9. he's accused of killing at least seven people. we'll hear from the mother of suspects karl siller todd kohlhepp. plus a soldier's life. we'll introduce you to a decades ago from the u.s. >>> welcome back to wusa 9news at noon. for the first time the mother of self confessed serial killer todd kohlhepp responsible for at least when a woman was found alive and chained in a metal container. her boyfriend was found on the property in south carolina. after he asked to speak to his mother and she says he told her everything. >> i'm sorry mom. >> did he cry? >> uh huh. >> why did he kill her boyfriend. >> because he deposit nasty and- -got nasty and smart mouthed. >> why did he chain that girl boyfriend. he couldn't turn her loose. she would get the police. >> he admitted to gunning down four people in a cold case known as the super bike murders. the story of the south carolina serial killer will be featured during 48 hours tomorrow night on channel 9. a first today secretary of state john kerry became the highest ranking american offici

stay with wusa 9 news for the latest developments. download our wusa 9 app for updates whenever and wherever you need them. >>> in d.c. people have been able to possess small amounts of marijuana, how much has changed? that story is coming up. >> picture this, the ceo of instagram had a big meeting today with the pope. see how a baltimore phot >>> all right. breaking news right now out of new york city. cbs news reports out of new tark that yoko ono has been possible stroke. firefighters say she was unconscious. she was rushed from her home to the hospital past 9:00 p.m. we will stay on top of this story. >>> a year since d.c. voted to partially legalize marijuana. but for one of the men in getting it on the ballot the fight is far from over. wusa 9's ellison barber with the story tonight. >> excitement was really -- i mean, unbelievable. >> reporter: they didn't just support initiative 71, they drafted it. back in 2011 police raided their store and seized glass wear that violated the laws. >> we were upset with what happened. we want

and wusa 9 news as you covered. download the new wusa 9 app free. >>> slick conditions will keep emergency crews busy tomorrow. police want to remind you about the move over law and to take it slow. with the recent injuries of troopers it takes on added meaning. >> reporter: i am surae chinn, three troopers narrowly escaped being crushed crushed alive and lived to talk about it. >> explosion. >> reporter: he responded to a crash on 495. a day after a snowstorm last month when a driver of a truck lost control hitting the back of his patrol car. [ indiscernible ] >> grabbed the steering wheel. turned it to the right. >> reporter: his experience is similar to this trooper's close call. >> impact. if i was standing there i wouldn't be standing here. >> reporter: he was one of three troopers injured on the side of the road in a 12 hour span last tuesday. drivers in virginia and maryland are required to move over when you see emergency flashing lights from police, fire and transportation vehicles. if you can't change lane

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thank you for watching wusa 9 news at 5:00 p.m. wusa 9 news at 6:00 p.m. starts right now. >>> keep those snow shovels handy, maybe even a sled. snow is heading this way. i am derek g -- derek mcginty. >> i am lesli foster. chief meteorologist topper shutt is tracking the timing and the predictions. >> the latest will be the evening commute will be worse than the morning commute. 6-10 inches gaithersburg, leze barg, culpeper. maryland, st. mary's county, 3- 6 inches. we will see if the trend continues. more tonight at 11:00 p.m. on a scale of 1-10, decent storm. not a 10. that is the perfect storm. 2010. february. but still a legitimate storm. adds up to a 7. should be sleddable for the kids. heavier snow at first. rain to snow to lead is 6:00 a.m. thursday. freezing till 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m. inside the beltway. d.c. north and west. temperatures will crash, roads will get worse. 6:00 a.m., temperatures below freezing. snow across the board by 8:00 a.m. accept for southern maryland. 9:00 a.m. snow everywhere. e we will come -- we will come back and talk abo

reporting live, in northeast dc, wusa 9. >> and as stephanie said, you can count on wusa 9 to follow this story, on air, and on our mobile app. make sure you download our free wusa 9 app to follow any developments we get throughout the day. >>> tonight on wusa 9 news at 5:00, we will have new details on that metro bus hijacked in northeast dc. we are following up on reports of hail damage in northern virginia. after lastnight's severe weather. plus, why those five star yelp reviews might not be all they are cracked up to be. that's tonight at 5:00. with lesli foster and adam longo. with more on our severe weather, allison? >> we are just getting reports, confirmed, that montgomery county reported their largest hail stone ever recorded in that county. records only go back to 1950. but it was 2.75 inches. that's a huge stone that is baseball-sized. and that breaks an old record of 2.5 inches back in 1965. just some showers. a rumble of thunder farther south. but the unsettled weather sticks with us for the rest of the week. >> i am wearing yellow tomorrow to go along with it. that's it

make sure you get our wusa 9 app. you can get the radar and the latest 7-day forecast right there. >> thank you, allison. loving the 50s. >> looks like nobody is-- nobody is sleeping, they are bringing their a-game. >> they are, we have seen them, they are figuring themselves out a little. they took a little hit this weekend after they lost on saturday, but they have a chance to gain some of the ground back, a look as a small business owner, you know things have a way of moving fast. but if your network can't keep up, it can really slow you down. so switch to the 100% fiber optic network of verizon fios. you'll get 99.9% network reliability, and the fastest wi-fi available. for a network that moves as fast as your business. right now, upgrade to fios 50 meg or higher internet and phone and get $250 back. call or go online today. small business is better on a better network. [ scanner beeping ] sir, could you step aside? "sir"? come on. you know who i am. progressive insurance? uh, i save people an average of over $500

go to our wusa 9 facebook page to learn more. >>> wusa 9 news at 5:00. the news at 5:30 starts right now. >> a d.c. firefighter is recovering after he got attacked while trying to help a toddler. stephanie, you found out that the firefighter was drunk on the job? >> reporter: adam, right. my sources tell me that firefighter emt was drunk on the job. it was supposed to be a routine medical call but it turned chaotic. this unfolded sunday. authorities say the firefighter went to help a three-year-old who was hurt after possibly falling. while on the scene, authorities say the firefighter was attacked by several people. his jaw was broken. i listened to the radio call and mpd backup is requested. listen in. >>> we need -- we need -- >> reporter: the firefighter joined the department in september of 2007. he is now the subject of a comprehensive internal review. stephanie gailhard, wusa 9. >>> it will be interesting to find out what

wusa 9 saturday morning will start early at 6:00 a.m. and when you want to see snow we want to see it too. so finish your snow photos and pictures and post them on facebook, instagram or twitter and we'll be showing those pictures on the air and the snow and keep up with the snowfall totals on our wusa 9 app and wusa9.com. >>> switching gears right now a virginia priest who was once a high ranking leader in the clue clux clan is an apologizing to a family. he burned a 7' cross back in 1977. he was found guilty of leaving six cross burnings. the butlers say he only spoke up because he was about to be exposed. father ageson finally forked over thousands of dollars that he was ordered to pay. that doesn't end the butler family's ordeal. >> father forgive them for they know not what they do. >> knew exactly what he was doing when he set a cross on fire on in this handwritten letter released on friday he revealed is because he didn't want the black couple living in an all-white neighborhood. >> i said what is that big cross. i didn't know the

on thursdays on our wusa 9 mobile app and websites. take a listen to th is held to a different standard than donald trump. >> whether it is or is not a double standard hillary clinton needs to focus on what can i do to improve. i think hillary clinton at this point should accept whether there is or is not a double standard, move on from it. play the game. >> the clintons have had this hard edge sort of scandal surrounding them. that being said i think she tried a lot of different things to get back in the public graces and i would say that regardless of what she does it is hard for her to get -- shake that image of her being untrustworthy. >> she is a woman, she is held to a higher standard because of that. i think to give her credit it is almost brave for her to approach that double standard trump is getting this media coverage that has a boys will be boys approach and i am getting coverage where not only am i taken as a serious candidate, but as a woman serious candidate. i think it is good for her to acknowledge. good for her to con

he post your questions on the wusa 9 facebook page, or use the #wusa 9 on metro, on twitter. >>> still ahead on wusa 9 at noon, what is old is new again at the national air and space museum. we will explain. >> and leaders of all 28 countries in the european union now gather in belgium to discuss the u.k.'s break from the block. we will have >>> out of the e. u., now booted out of the european soccer game, that was the very excited broadcast for iceland, following the team's unlikely soccer victory over england. the win knocked great britain out of the euro 2016 soccer tournament. the 2-1 loss was so humiliates, england's coach quit right after the game and in his excitement, the announcer says, you can leave europe, you can go wherever you want. >>> leaders from all 28 e. u. country, including prime minister david cameron have gathered in brussels for a summit meeting. the chief order of business is britain's exit from the alliance. mark phillips is in belgium with more. >> reporter: the brexit battle moves to brussels today and moves to a new level of vit role. and the eu president s

at dulles airport, i'm burdine, wusa 9. >> and wusa 9 will be on top of all of the latest developments in the breaking story over the next crucial hours of the investigation. stay informed by downloading the free wusa 99 app, you will get breaking news alerts when you need them, 24/7. >>> british prime minister david cameron is persona nongratta at the second day of meeting of european leaders uninvited to the proceedings of belgium, so the remaining 27eu leaders could negotiate a strategy for britain's exit. leaders want the u.k. out as soon as possible. following the brexit vote. but yesterday, cameron reiterated he does not want to be the one to lead that ex it. >> before we do that, we want to determine the kind of relationship we want with the eu and that is rightly something for the next prime minister and the cabinet to decide. >> the eu council president says he is planning a special meeting of eu leaders in september. without brit p's prime minister to chart a way ahead. cameron plans prime minister, in october. >>> prince george's county police are hoping you can help them ca

you can always catch the full forecast by downloading the free wusa 9 app. andrea. >> thanks, melissa. >>> thousands of native americans and environmentalists are celebrating a victory after part of the dakota access pipeline is rejected. up next, how the company behind >>> native americans and the thousands against the dakota access pipeline dap are celebrating this afternoon because the army engineers rejected part of the project. the company behind the pipeline is fighting back against what it calls a politically motivated move. >> reporter: thousands danced, hugged and played instruments following sunday's decision. the army corps of engineers is denying an easement for the pipeline to cross under a portion of the missouri river, the river is the source to have drinking water. the arm corps says they are -- army corps says they are considering a different crossing farther north. thousands of protestors camped out near the site with no plans to leave. energy transfer partners released a statement late sunday calling the decision purely political. they sai

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live in northwest, ellen bryan, wusa 9. >>> any new developments will be post the on our free wusa 9 app. >>> new information on the death of a patient from medstar washington hospital medical center. two security officers are indicted employed by the hospital. clifton montgomery and charles brown have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. 74-year-old james mcbride died la injury to the neck. prosecutors say mcbride walked out of the hospital without being discharged and then was stopped by those officers. >> here we go again. more yellow weather alerts. one for today another for tomorrow. chief meteorologist topper shutt tracking the rain and how it will impact the morning commute. >> good news, i guess, right now, bruce. most of the showers are moving south of town. they are still across 95, fredericksburg, la plata and north of dc you have clouds, yes, but a break in the precipitation. still rain cities around quantico on 95 but this is light activity. nothing heavy. nuisance tomorrow. here's futurecast tonight. probably can get away with a walk after dinner without the umbr

on wusa 9 news expectations. is hillary clinton being held to a different standard than donald trump, by the media and by you the voters. join us every thursday morning in class. live streaming it on wusa 9 news app and the website at 10 a.m. in the morning. love for you to weigh in. use #campaign 2016 youth. >> they are seeing both sides of the issue. >> reporter: they are studying the issues, analyzing, very smart and very to the point. they are taking both candidates apart. >> a great sounding board. >> the other thing, good thing, we go directly to the young people. >> thank you. >>> a florida man who piloted a one person gyro copter to the lawn of the u.s. capitol a free man again. he was released from jail after serving three months. he flew the copter through the most restricted air space in the country. and he says he di protest the big money influence on politics in the u.s. >>> year round schooling in virginia. the governor awarded $7.7 million to 66 schools that hold classes all year long. he says the

wusa 9's cameron thompson. >>reporter: the robberies stretched from friday to sunday, the most serious of which happened at this strip mall, leaving a man with injuries. >> i guess the money probably didn't matter. life does. it went really bad sour. >>reporter: mario is referring to what happened around 5:00 p.m. friday night, when two men robbed the spanish market. during the robbery, police say store employee was shot. was the owner, known by others by his nickname ken. >> from what his wife was saying, everything, he was trying to protect, they just shot him. he was hurting because he was shot. you know, in the upper torso, lower torso area. >>reporter: tonight, detectives canvassed the strip mall looking for information on the case. >> i just hope that whoever done this gets caught. because it's not right. >>reporter: antonio says she closed her shop before the robbery because of the blizzard sxr wonders about the timing of it all. >> i can't see how someone would risk their own life in the snow, to come a

debra alfarone, wusa 9. >> please call police if you have information. we have information on the wusa 9 free app. >>> we're hearing the frantic 911 calls in maryland that killed five and injured more than a dozen other people. witnesses were desperate to save the children and seniors trapped in the church van hit by a tick cup that was on fire. >> there are babies, a whole van full of kids. my husband is helping to pull these babies out. oh, my gosh. the baby is burned. her face is burned. oh, baby. it is okay. i know. i know baby. >> the pickup truck driver cited before for a hit-and-run, dwi and driving repeatedly on a suspended license. they are caused by people driving on revoked or suspended licenses. >>> breaking news. several fires are sweeping across the plains. the flames are moving quickly as strong winds are making it difficult to contain the fires. several towns evacuated. many in harm's way. some of the smaller fires could merge into bigger ones. >>> all nine people on board the jet were killed and the plane clipped utility wires before it

amazing dogs right here on wusa 9 at 11:00 p.m. tonight. i got to watch this. >>> how the new cholesterol guidelines may impact your heart health. >> and washington's football team, the head coach announces who the starting quarterback will be and dave owens will tell us more about that in sports and tracking the snow. the latest on the snow coming up next. f . >>> always watching, walls tracking, wusa 9's first alert weather. >> you can see the snow is coming down. whited out the roofs of the houses in minutes. we appreciate that. and a picture from warrenton. good snow falling. warrenton. they don't last long. like summer showers and your winter snow showbe intense for 15-20 minutes and could cause roadway problems. live look outside. 33. winds out of the south at 11. when the front moves through you will know it. reports behind the front of 42 miles per hour wind gusts in the valley. there is the line. skinnier than it was. thicker towards i-81. you see the blue, that is really heavy snow. we have heavy snow north of germantown and snow

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phil, right here on wusa 9 every weekday at 4:00 p.m. followed by wusa 9 news at 5:00 p.m. have a great day. allison and i will see you tuesday, starting bright and early, at 4:00 a.m. >> dark and early. >> that's right. [ laughter >> chelsea: you, victor, noah, luca -- what is going on? i'm not bluffing. no more lies. >> adam: yeah, okay. um -- [ clears throat ] you want the truth? i'll tell you everything. the truth is, i know who was driving the car that sent billy to the hospital. >> noah: do we have a deal or not? >> luca: what happened to the predictably self-righteous noah i'm used to? i mean, did that all go away when you almost killed billy abbott? i mean, one minute, you want to run to the cops and confess, and then 10 seconds later, you want to work with me, stay at newman, and betray your grandfather. >> noah: i'm not about to let

we're just getting started here on wusa 9 news at 5:00. we're digging for answers it case of a woman found dead in a shopping center. we learned more details about the victim that we'll share with you. >> the gop presidential candidates explain their stances on immigration. >> i'm meteorologist topper shutt and here is your evening planner. 58 at 6:00. 55 at 8:00, 52 at 10:00 as clouds remain as bay for awhile. we'll talk about when the clouds roll in and why we had to issue a weather alert for tomorrow. not the usual timing. we'll explain. >> i would argue that is not what these veterans need. >> instead of getting free meals, a group of veterans are >>> you're looking live here at the studio where we have the wusa 9 phone bank going on. we're honoring our local veterans by providing them with holiday food baskets. give our volunteers a call if you would like to help. we're happy to take your call and donation. (202)895-5560. it is on our website in our app as well. >> you want to thank a veteran, do something not just with words, but dee

in college park with the terps, wusa 9. >> thank you. maryland host bowling green next saturday and virginia tech doesn't kick off until labor day night and the hokies are hosting the number one team in the nation. virginia, a trip today at the rose bowl against ucla, a tough go for virginia, a very tough go. i'm showing you this very noncompelling play here because virginia's play overall was very noncompelling. ucla started a freshman named josh rosen. get used to that name, 351 yards, three touchdowns. navy, my boys! one, two, three, four, what are the heck are we playing full! chris swain, 52 yards, career high for him. are you ready to for bizarre redskins news? the doctor who cleared a he then uncleared rg3 has resigned. he is no longer participating in the nfl's concussion program. the skins will work with another doctor when players get concussions from this point forward. in a weird test, he'll still oversee his case and determine when the quarterback can return to play. don't ask me. griffin did make the skins' 53-man official

go to tell wusa wusa 9.com. >>> the only station with weather alert days. wusa 9 news first alert weather. >> one of those weather alerts is yellow tomorrow. >> it is indeed for thunderstorms for the evening commute. some could be heavy. not in a slight risk of severe weather, i don't understand why not. yellow alert for tomorrow. live look outside. muggy, yes but it is dry everywhere. 86. humidity 55%. winds out of the south at -- out of the south at 11. wednesday will be our hottest day and also our stormiest day. originally we thought thursday would be the stormiest day. isolated thunderstorms tonight or shower. everything is in the mountains. nothing in the viewing area. yellow alert wednesday for storms. critical times 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. if you are home early you might not have to worry about rain or showers. but part of the evening commute will be impacted with showers around 6:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, mix of clouds and sun. muggy. low 70s to mid-70s downtown. 74 downtown at 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. it is 77 downtown. mid-70s. by

of course you can always get the 7-day on our wusa 9 app. debra. >> thank you, melissa. >>> a nashville, tennessee woman and her five kids spent their first christmas today together without their father who was murdered. brandon marshall s one man hopes to ease their pain on that very difficult day. >> reporter: of all of the previous christmases, of all of the past presents wrapped, this one means much more to floyd miley. >> i don't even know what she looks like. it is just a blessing. i'm kind of nervous about meeting her. >> reporter: two months ago, leon ridly and his friends sat outside of their home when someone shot at them. the 37-year-old father of five died. his friend survived. after miley heard about the tragedy, he and his friend wanted to help. on christmas day, he visited the home with gifts in hand. >> good morning. merry christmas. >> and one in his heart. love. the children's mom misses her other half of 14 years. >> he would take them to the practices, take them to their games. you know, take them to school in the morning

wusa 9's evan koslof tells us what happened. >>reporter: it all got started around 11:40 last night. it was as one shift was ending and another one was just getting started. that's when the fire broke out. now take a look at what's left, burnt to a crisp. now, the good news is that nobody was hurt in this fire and the actual damage to the building was very limited, just exterior damage. but the trucks are a completely different story, as you can probably see here. all in all u.p.s. tells us they lost 10 trucks in the fire and inside there were packages. now, at this time they can't tell us just how many packages were lost, although they do scan every one as it comes in and as it goes, so eventually they'll sort out just how many of these packages have been lost. so the big question here is if you lost a package, what now? well, u.p.s. tells me that they will sort it out, they will call you, and then they're going to give you your money back for assessed value of that package. still definitely an inconvenience for u.p.s. and for

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