>> he had a knife. >> despite harrington's shocking story, police had a problem. >> when darrel harrington came forward and told his story, there wasn't enough probable cause to arrest randy or herb because they didn't feel confident that they could convict based on a guy like darrel harrington. >> but two months later, another witness came forward, deborah reinbolt, a local nursing aide, would confess that she helped stietle and whitlock stab the newlywed couple. >> okay. tell me what you saw happening. >> blood everywhere. >> where is herb, and where is randy? >> one was on the right side of the bed, and one was by the door. >> when you walked into the bedroom, what was karen rhodes doing? >> she was yelling, oh, my god, oh my god. >> reinbolt also gave police the murder weapon, a five-inch knife, and agreed to testify in exchange for leniency. police now had enough to arrest stitle and whitlock. >> i think the brutal nature of the slayings, the fact that it is a double homicide, the other aggravating factors that our office will likely seek the death penalty. >> both herb whitlock, age

coming up at 10:30 -a basketball game tonight to raise money for the morgan dana harrington memorial scholarship fund. the fourth annual event honors the memory of morgan harrington, a virginia tech student who was murdered 6 years ago.her parents founded "help save the next girl" after her murder - a group that has played a big role helping the family of nicole lovell after her murder last week.coming up, a look at the message the harringtons in lynchburg-the former treasurer of the p-t-a for paul munro elementary- turned herself in today for allegedly embezzling 31 thousand dollars during her time in that position.police say jennifer marie musick- was serving on the p-t-a from august 2012 to september 2015 when the embezzlement happened.she was indicted on 6 counts of embezzlement on monday. an update from galax .police have arrested a man for vandalizing the vaughan- bassett furniture company . corey dean hodges from galax is charged with breaking and entering--and felony destruction of property.so much damage was done--- the store has had to shut down. police say hodges broke int

gil harrington speaks out ... following the announcement of an expected plea agreement for jesse matthew junior. good evening and thanks for joining us for wsls ten at 5:30. i'm john carlin. and i'm dawn jefferies. relief... harrington's mother gil describes the news jesse matthew junior is expected to enter a plea deal in the hannah cases. matthew is facing adbuction and murder charges in the cases which were scheduled to go to trial later this year. i spoke with mrs. harrington this afternoon and she tells me they are very relieved. she says she's glad the lawyers were able to successfully come to what she describes as the most logical and compassionate resolution. she tells me it's logical because of the expense of going through two more trials when matthew a sexual assualt case in fairfax. gil harrington says it's compassionate for them because it's been 6 1/2 years since morgan disappeared and it's been daunting for them. matthew's hearing will take place wednesday at 1:30. a henry county man is lucky to

harrington this afternoon and she tells me they are very relieved. she says she's glad the lawyers were able to successfully come to what she describes as the most logical and compassionate resolution. she tells me it's logical because of the expense of going through two more trials when matthew a sexual assualt case in fairfax. gil harrington says it's compassionate for them because it's been 6 1/2 years since morgan disappeared and it's been daunting for them. matthew's hearing will take place wednesday at 1:30. a henry county man is lucky to alive tonight after his mobile home exploded in flames while he was inside. he has third degree burns over most of his body. wsls 10's colter anstaett spoke to the neighbor who pulled the man to safety. this morning, lillie paige arnold and her husband were at 71 graham park drive trying to salvage what is left after the mobile home was destroyed by a fire saturday morning. lillie and her husband own the trailers in the mobile home park. lillie paige arnold/propert y owner "we gonna clean it up. we aint going

does it, they're still holding us up until we're able to get our feet under ourselves" looklive:"gil harrington said she wanted to send a message to lovell's family, saying that healing is possible with the help of the community, in roanoke, solina lewis, wfxr news" for more information on how you can get involved with how more information on how you can get involved with "help save the next girl" head to our website virginia first dot com. strong upper disturbance passes east of us this morning. highpressure builds into the area from the southwest tonight...andstays in the general area through saturday. a storm system moves well south of us saturday next on good day virginia, a man heavily criticized for causing a life saving drug to sky rocket in price is called to washington.lawmakers wants to hear what he had to say.. and one criminal learns a hard lesson... don't try to rob a story with a veteran behind the counter. we will see how that worked for him after this short break. again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals.

(gil harrington, founder and president, help save the next girl) you have to consider the problem enough and find the answers that are tailored to your community . sheriff partin says it's most important to focus on educating students, like the one's at tuesday's announcement. (inessa cooper, junior christiansburg high school) i think it's important because it really just gets the message out there that bad things happen. if you can just help in the slightest, it's still helping. (cody hardwick, junior, christiansburg high school) we're the biggest group in the high school, as a matter of fact, so we have a whole lot more people in the school pitching in and helping out and town better and safer for everybody. he says the first step will be launching chapters at eastern montgomery and auburn high schools, the only two high schools in the county not already involved. (hank partin, montgomery county sheriff) hopefully we're going to utilize the young ladies from the high schools that already have the chapters to help the young ladies at the other schools that don't have chapters yet. while

. >> reporter: morgan harrington was a student of hers at virginia tech when she was murdered, too. she is trying to spread a message of love. >> the community is the solution. >> reporter: now, she's vice president of the organization it started in harrington's memory. >> nicole did nothing wrong. neither did the school system or her parents. the only place to look is the perpetrator. >> reporter: the mother of morgan harrington says the scars of her daughter's death are still fresh and she feels sorry for the family of nicole. >> we are finding a way. you don't get over it, but you can get past it and you can accommodate to your injury. >>> both she and vance hope that they can give healing to the lovell family. >> it's not time to beat the drum of argument. it's time to see the goodness in each other and hold each >> reporter: jane vance has spoken very highly about the support from the blacksburg and virginia tech community. she says that many students from the virginia tech chapter of help save the next girl are working on a special project that will be given to nicole's middle

felt deeply sorry for the family of nicole lovell.gil harrington, morgan harrington's mother: "no more than i can make it all better for my family that my daughter was killed, we are finding a way that it doesn't get over, but we can get past it and accommodate to 3 injury. both she and vance hope that they can channel healing to the lovell family and the entire community in such a dark time.jane lillian vance, vice president of save the next girl: "it's not yet time to beat the drum of argument. it's time now to see the goodness of each other and hold each other up." 3 pattie plasma jane vance has spoken very highly on the response from the virginia she says that many students with virginia tech chapter of help save the next girl are currently working on a special project that will be gifted to nicole's middle school friday. 3 pattie tight meanwhile lovell's classmates have created memorials all over the school. they've left messages, drawings and notes for nicole and her family... and 4 of her friends created a sign that's now on display in the cafeteria. there are also spaces in 2 o

does it, they're still holding us up until we're able to get our feet under ourselves" looklive:"gil harrington said she wanted to send a message to lovell's family, saying that healing is possible with the help of the community, in for more information on how you can get involved with "help save the next girl" head to our website virginia first dot com. strong upper disturbance passes east of us this morning. highpressure builds into the area from the southwest tonight...andstays in the general area through saturday. a storm system moves well south of us saturday a man heavily criticized for causing a life saving drug to sky rocket in price is called to washington. lawmakers wants to hear what he had to say.next on good day virginia, we will tell you they were disappointed. and one criminal learns a hard lesson... don't try to rob a story with a veteran see how that worked for him one of the cool perks of this place is you can eat as much cereal as you want. it's like i'm going to work to get some. alrighty. we just like cereal. we make it, eat it, love it, live it. congress wanted to hear fro

does it, they're still holding us up until we're able to get our feet under ourselves" looklive:"gil harrington said she wanted to send a message to lovell's family, saying that healing is possible with the help of the community, in roanoke, solina lewis, wfxr news" for more information on how you can get involved with "help save the next girl" head to our website virginia first dot com. president obama is calling for a new ten-dollar-per-barrel tax on oil. it would be paid by oil companies and would be used investments.the fee would only be applied to imported oil. crude pumped in the u-s would not be taxed.even so, the proposal is unlikely to get through a republican- controlled congress.the u-s imported seven-point-four million barrels of oil per-day in november... down from ten million barrels-per-day at the end of 2005. google fiber is giving high speed internet to thousands of low-income americans for free. the company says it intends to wire select public housing buildings in all of the cities where it operates.it started on wednesday in kansas city, missouri. up to 13-hundred households

dan and gil harrington lost their daughter morgan to the hands of a murderer in 2009. since then they have worked in an effort to save the next girl from such a fate.last night the couple hosted the docs for morgan basketball game.as wfxr's solina lewis tells us, the game came at a time when the community is still healing from another tragedy in which a young girl was murdered. 00-05 10-15 with all the tragedy out of blacksburg this week the harrington's say this game couldn't come at a better time to show the community can be light...."we try to prevent predatory violence and when it happens we try to respond in the best possible way"since their daughter's murder 6 years ago, the harrington's have been active in trying to prevent violence from sexual predators, along with a non profit called help save the next girl, they host an event called docs for morgan, a basketball game where doctors play against med school students, the money raised goes towards a scholarship for medical students...the harrington's have raised a quarter of a million dollars for the fund so far.

harrington says this was a slow process because residents of 67 homes had to be relocated... and the properties demolished before road work could begin. we've been able to recycle a lot of the materials some of the wood will become mulch... some of the driveways and foundations will be recycled. all that really remains moving forward here between now and after the demolition here. he says a cell phone tower that once stood next to a church will also be relocated. while the construction - which is slated to begin in april is expected to cause minor delays - harrington says, in the end this will be a safer area for drivers. this is one of the busiest intersections in the truckee meadows. 60 thousand vehicles per day traverse this intersection. it's an extremely high crash location as well so this project will really go along way toward addressing that traffic issue as well as safety concerns. again that construction is expected to start in april. we will, of course, have the details as the become available here on kolo 8 news now... and kolo tv dot com. joe harrington says, the

gil harrington/daughter killed in 2009: "you can survive. the anguish and the grief will subside somewhat. i tell people you don't get over it, there will always be the loss, but you can get learn such a severing. it's like severing a limb. you never forget that you don't have your arm, but you learn maybe to write with your feet. you accomidate to the loss. it's a long, hard process." the group started by harrington after her daughter's disappearance and death is teaming up with law enforcement. this afternoon, the montgomery county sheriff's office announced a partnership with help save the next girl. sheriff hank partin says this is something he planned since his campaign for sheriff. he admits, montgomery county is a target for violence because of all their schools. hank partin, montgomery county sheriff: "with our 2 universities, all of our high schools, all of our middle schools, we're going to do everything we can to fight evil on the front lines." the sheriff's office plans to put a help save the next girl chapter in every high schoo

we are hearing reaction from harrington's mother gil who founded the group help save the next girl in her daughters memory. wsls 10's rob manch has more.

and we're happy to have dan harrington with us this morning. dan is morgan's father, and vice dean at the virginia tech carilion school of medicine. 1. dan, thank you for getting up with us a good way to honor your daughter's memory? 2. we're going to take a look at some video from a recent practice. have you been pleased to see the way it's taken off? 3. what kind of impact has the scholarship fund had so far? rooting for? docs for morgan is this thursday night at 7, at patrick henry high school. admission is free, but donations will be accepted at the door. this is the fourth year for the docs for morgan basketball challenge. and kimberly, organizers are hoping a large crowd will turn out thursday night at patrick henry high school. here's a look at what's trending on twitter this morning. texas senator ted cruz has won the republican caucus in iowa. he took 28 percent of the vote, with donald trump coming in a close second. -------- meanwhile mike huckabee is ending his campaign for president. the former arkansas governor made the announceme

elissa harrington, abc 7 news. >> we'll stay on top of this story. download our abc 7 news app for crucial alerts about breaking news. >>> on to super bowl 50. less than one day away and we have team coverage tonight. let's start with reporter melanie woodrow. more on what's been a disappointing night for many who tried to get in to see alicia keys. >> reporter: as expected, this was the busiest night at super bowl city, and it was outside super bowl city that many people were left to enjoy tonight's show. thousands of people lined the embarcadero outside super bowl city. >> we got here about 4:30, 5:00, and it was chaotic. there was no room to walk. we went straight to the line and we were turned down. >> reporter: even with maximum capacity reached inside, some thought the crowd outside was more overwhelming. >> it's less safe out here because my office building is in the embarcadero and i look down and there's a lot more space on the inside than on the outside. >> reporter: for the most part, people were bummed but behaving themselves. >> i had to

freshman marcus harrington, the ankle pick, plus back points! harrington wins 11-10. iowa state wins the dual 24-12 steven michael-eck is not a household hockey name. in fact michaelek made his ahl debut yesterday in goal for the wild. he made the most of it. michaeleck stopped 32 shots, helped iowa win 5-1, but his debut will be remembered more for this. a goalie fight with charlotte goalie its the first fight he's gotten in to. but its 1 game and done for steven, he has been assigned back to quad city. hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] i've got some real estate here in my bag counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike they've all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. do you think when you are president you'll be paid as much as if you were a man-male... this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i

. >> patrick harrington. >> patrick harrington. >> yes. i've been in this prison since june of 1988. august will be 20 years. the charge is murder. murder in the first. i try to be in the hobby shop here as much as i can. for me, if i'm not busy, i have the tendency to get in trouble. when the place first opened up, i wasn't really busy. i was in fights, basically beating up other people. >> but in the hobby shop harrington focuses those energies on something far more delicate. an incredibly detailed dollhouse he was building as a gift for his niece. >> i've been working on this dollhouse for about two years now. it's for that young girl. the young girl, she has no idea i'm making it. she has no idea it's coming down there. >> harrington gave our crew a tour of his masterpiece. >> the windows work. up and down. all the doors open and close. all the lights work, the doors open. all the yellow-colored wood is the natural color of the wood. this door up here, this pulls downstairs so a doll can come up and come around on top. the shingles are

he's charged with first degree murder in the 2009de student morgan harrington. now at 4: a deadly arson investigation in middlesex county. two people died in the fire at the dozier's port urbanna marina. the first call about the fire came in around 4:30. 10 on your side viewers turepo of the flames on facebook and also sent them to report it. 10 on your side's erin kelly is live at the marina right now. community members have been down here all day -- looking at the damage. there's just mangled metal from the covering of the slips -- where the boats this is video from early this morning. the fire started around 4:30 am and tookr tos under control. state police say two people died in the fire -- they have not released their names. the marina says 19 boats that were under the covered section were destroyed, as were 2 boats at the floating dock. the dock holds close to 60 spots for boats. the fire also destroyed a storage facility and a boathouse. we talked to a woman who lost a boat in the fire and was friends with the victims. c0042 - lisa baechler - lost boat in

. >>> i'm melissa harrington, at oracle arena. the stars are in town for the super bowl, but why not catch a warriors' game while they're here? we saw jay zee and his wife beyonce. i spoke briefly with former 49ers head coach jim harbaugh and asked him what it's like to be back in the bay area. >> it's great. >> reporter: alyssa harrington, "abc7 news." >> reporter: the parties leading up to the big game are almost as impressive as the super bowl. yes, those are live sea lions in the front yard of this private south bay home. this is an annual event which last year raised more than a million dollars for charities. celebrities tell me they plan to beat that record tonight with the silent action taking place. there is tons of football and hollywood memorabilia to bid on. there's going to be a performance by michael frontee. we'll have much more from the red carpet at 11:00. >>> santa clara hosted one oh of the biggest parties for fans today. the super community celebration. cornell bernard has more. ♪ >> reporter: there's only one

the owner decided to move from north harrington street to newborn avenue because the land around harrington is slated for redevelopment. jeremy baker walks us through the journey of taking an entire house from point a to point b. >> it is amazing to see something like this. >> something that probably comes along once in a lifetime. i have never seen anything like that. >> i have never seen anything like this before in my life. >> you get a moving van and move, you don't get someone to pick up your house. >> i have never seen this before. it is so artistic, i know it is a reality. >> like a little kid that used to run electric cars on >> i am one man. >> it looks like they are raising it and lowering it. >> they are carefully adjusting the level of it. you can see all of the hydraulics. >> they are taking out all of the streetlights. >> all of the streets are closed. it is awesome. it is a good thing. >> he usually is a jokester. we didn't know if he was being honest. that is why we're out here. it is cool that we try to preserve our historic homes here in raleigh. heather: a must-see in dow

. >> red light cameras are the main topic of conversation here in herb harrington's barber shop on the west side. >> we should not squeeze the people on the bottom of the totem pole. >> lasham is a 5-member of the house of representatives. he's been coming since he was a kid. he proposed legislation to freeze the use of red light cameras in chicago. >> let's talk about the fire. $100 for running a red light. just paid $100. >> thing about the tickets, they could ruin someone's life and livelihood. you get two tickets. you lose a job. lose a car. >> mess up your credit. there are a lot of unintended consequences. >> and red light cameras continue to be a hot topic of conversation. that's because by some estimates 75% of intersections with red light cameras like this one behind me have yellow lights that are shorter than three seconds. in the city of chicago. red light cameras generate 600,000 tickets a year. >> kidwell says chicago became the nation of red light cameras through a mix of politics. it started with a red flex memo, leaked to kidwell. >> it laid out the scheme, and it essen

. >> alyssa harrington has the story you'll only see on abc 7 news. >> reporter: warning people clik cheryl larson and her grandkids not to get too close to the crashing waves. >> he just said, don't go down by the wet sand. >> reporter: friday he helped rescue a family dragged out to sea. the terrifying ordeal captured on cell phone video. this picture shows the group holding hands moments before a wave knocked them down. pendergrass jumped in after them. >> you have to start moving fast, you know. just going after the littlest one, and the littlest one is going to have the hardest time. >> reporter: the littlest one a 7-year-old. >> when i got to her, her eyes were cinched shut and she was scared and in the fetal position. i got a hand on her. i said, we're going to make it through this. >> reporter: he said the girl was very brave and held her breath as waves continued to pound them. a rescue helicopter arrived and plucked her out. then the lifeguard went back for her mother. >> what's going through your mind is i'm going to lose somebody today. and, you know what, knock on driftw

harrington s trial is set to start in october-- about seven years after she was murdered. a hearing is set for wednesday at one-30. that )s where matthew is expected to enter a plea agreement resolving both murder cases. the army staff sergeant charged with killing his wife and a prince william county police officer appeared in today. accused pentagon worker - ronald hamilton - requested court-appointed counsel. he remains in jail without bond. last night - a vigil was held for - officer ashley guindon - who was killed on her first day william county police.guindon and two other officers responded to a domestic dispute saturday night. that )s when police say 32- year-old hamilton - an active duty army staff sergeant assigned to the pentagon - shot and killed his wife then opened fire on police. guindon died in the gunfire. the two other officers were hospitalized - but are expected to survive. last night bagpipes - candles and prayers helped honor guindon s life and sacrifice. guindon - a 6 year marine corp reservist and previous intern with the police department - was swo

gil harrington/daughter killed in 2009: "you can survive. the anguish and the grief will subside somewhat. i tell people you don't get over it, there will always be the loss, but you can get passed it, you can learn such a severing. it's like severing a limb. you never forget that you don't have your arm, but you learn maybe to write with your feet. you accomidate to the loss. it's a long, hard process." the group harrington started after her daughter's disappearance and death is teaming up with law enforcement. the montgomery county sheriff's office announced a partnership with help save the next girl yesterday. sheriff hank partin says this is something he planned since his campaign for sheriff. he admits, montgomery county is a target for violence because of all their schools. partin/montgomery county sheriff: "with our 2 universities, all of our high schools, all of our middle schools, we're going to do everything we can to fight evil on the front lines." the sheriff's office plans to put a help save the next girl chapter in every high s

matthew faces first-degree murder charges in the 2009 death of morgan harrington. >> the latest on the tornado that hit appomattox. the sheriff's department is urging to you keep an eye out for your neighbor tonight. sheriff barry letterman said they have increased patrols in the 17-mile span wrecked by the tornado that hit wednesday. he says to be sure to keep an eye out for lights at night, as well as for people wondering around -- wandering around in if you see them, get license plate numbers and descriptions and report it. >> give us a call. let us come out there and check it out and see who it is. we haven't had any problems as of yet with anything, but it is not something that we are concerned about. >> danner: the sheriff said that law enforcement from surrounding counties are helping out there too. >>> as families and volunteers dig through the rubble, they are finding mementos and other items that some really want back. that is about the lynchburg police department come in. they are now set up and ready to take those items so they can get them back to their original owners. ka

alyssa harrington, abc7 news. >> thanks very much. the abc7 morning news has more on the bet weather and its -- on the weather. tomorrow it is starting at 4:30 a.m. we will get you informed and get you going in the morning. the state decided to push back commercial crab season. it is working toward a statewide or partial opening if it shows the crab are safe. it was put on hold when a dangerous toxin was detected. they declared some fishing areas safe to open for recreational crab fishermen. >>> privacy advocates are taking a stand as the company fights a federal order on customer data. they were at the san francisco apple store. they protested the order to force apple to unlock an encrypted iphone. he is one of the two san bernadino shooters. senator diane feinstein said the county owns the phone. >> believe very strongly that this is -- that apple should voluntarily agree to it. >> apple's ceo defends the company saying thisy are asking apple to hack their own users that protect our customers. >>> a hospital in los angeles says it p

harrington says this was a slow process because residents of 67 homes had to be relocated... and the properties demolished before road work could begin. we've been able to recycle a lot of the materials some of the wood will become mulch... some of the driveways and foundations will be recycled. all that really remains moving forward here between now and

harrington vanished in 2009. >> a 12-year-old fairfax county girl is in serious trouble. police arrested her for making emoji threats on facebook. the 12-year-old posted a message on instagram in december featuring a gun, a bomb and the knife. it also included the words killing and meet me in the library tuesday. the student admitted to posting a message under another student's name. her mom sa response to bullying. the 12-year-old is charged with threatening the school and computer harassment. >> there is a push in the maryland state capital to allow voluntary prayer in public schools. the bill is sponsored by a lawmaker in baltimore county. it would allow students to pray on their own. currently state-sanctioned prayer is banned. there is mixed reaction to the proposal. >> we have fought for students' right to express their religion, but that is a far cry from compelling students to listen to a religious message and the government compelling them. >> nobody is forcing one religion or another. it's just expressing of their faith. >> this bill has no prior history with th

graham is a uva student and harrington a virginia tech students when they disappeared. matthew was servematthew was serving a life sentence for sexual assault in fairfax county. >>> a man accused of killing an elderly madison heights woman and beating her son is on trial for the second time. take a look at video of edward marshal jr. walking out of court today. a judge declared a mistrial during the first trial last year. marshal is accused of killing 81-year-old nor ma jean freeman in january of last year. mona kosar abdi was in court as the trial got under way today. >> reporter: noreen, after a long and tedious jury selection process, the trial began with opening statements. prosecutor andrew childress detailed the night of the incident in two timelines. that with norma jean and allen. they intersect between 9 a.m. and 2 a.m. of january 22 home run 2015 when marshal broke into the freeman's home and stole $50 in gift cards after brutally beating the two. childress paints alan freeman as a giver and marshal is a taker and the two had a falling out shortly before the i

alyssa harrington, abc7 news. >> thanks very much. the abc7 morning news has more on the bet weather and its -- on the weather. tomorrow it is starting at 4:30 a.m. we will get you informed and get you going in the morning. the state decided to push back commercial crab season. it is working toward a statewide or partial opening if it shows the crab are safe. it was put on hold when a dangerous toxin was detected. they declared some fishing areas safe to open for recreational crab fishermen. >>> privacy advocates are taking a stand as the company fights a federal order on customer data. they were at the san francisco apple store. they protested the order to force apple to unlock an encrypted iphone. he is one of the two san bernadino shooters. senator diane feinstein said the county owns the phone. >> believe very strongly that this is -- that apple should voluntarily agree to it. >> apple's ceo defends the company saying thisy are asking apple to hack their own users that protect our customers. >>> a hospital in los angeles says it p

melissa harrington has more on the story. >> reporter: well, dan, this morning, the department of fish and game discussed the possibility of opening certain areas of the water to commercial fishermen within the next few days. this fast-moving approach has some concerned, but unhealthy crab could still end up in their trap. the fishermen at pillar point harbor fill their catch. at the beginning of the season, that empty fish hole would be filled with crab, but it is on hold. the area fishermen are looking at opening the area at point rays. >> i'm torn, i want to fish, but don't know if it's right for the industry. >> reporter: authorities want to wait until all california crab are free of toxins. >> we don't want to screw it up and have somebody get sick from a crab that migrates into this open area. >> reporter: they're concerned about the crab. >> north of point rays, they tested dirty 14 miles away from where they're proposing we do open. they're concerned about being able to sell these crabs. >> others are eager to get back to work. >> i think it's a beautiful opportunity for both t

abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington reported about how lgbt groups and supporters were standing in solidarity with the black lives matters campaign. a march in east oakland. a civil rights slide show, a rally in san francisco's castro district. these are just a few of several demonstrations happening in the bay area over the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. protests against police violence involving black men and other minorities. the movement is also to take back mlk's legacy and support nonviolence civil disobedience. >> until we get justice, there will be no peace. >> in oakland a group marched from the eastmont police substation. four were arrested on the way. >> how do you not care? >> among the demonstrators, her son was shot and killed by police when he was 16 and she has traveled to rallies all over the country to demand justice. >> new york, chicago, all around oakland, everywhere that we're not going to go anywhere and we're trying to educate mothers to get off the couch and do this. >> kadean williams, sister of a woman who was shot and killed by san francisco pol

harrington spoke at the event. the sheriff's office also revealed a special wrapped s-u-v to commemorate the partnership. save the next girl played an instrumental part in the lovell case..it helped get facebook to shut down a teen dating group nicole was active in. the danville police department is offering a ten thousand dollar reward - for information leading to suspects involved in a shooting.police say someone shot two men shortly after 7 o'clock monday night on mount vernon avenue.doctors treated and released one of the victims...but another- dr. randolph neal is still recovering in a north carolina hospital. new this morning: the white mill dam in danville could soon be removed. a presentation was given last night for that possible removal. city staff recommends the removal to make city crews removed the brantly dam, which was located downstream from the white mill dam. both dams are low-head, meaning as water flows over the dam and drops to the lower level, the force creates a backward movement of water tow

jesse matthew junior is expected to plead guilty to killing uva student hannah graham and morgan harrington who went to virginia tech this afternoon albemarle county commonwealth's attorney said matthew will enter those guilty pleas on wednesday anagram disappeared and twenty fourteen police later found graham's body at an abandoned property in albemarle county in two thousand nine morgan harrington disappeared after a metallica concert count on on this developing story just one day until virginia voters go to the polls the presidential primary is tomorrow. today gop candidate ben carson spoke at regent university in virginia beach my getting his live there now with more on the top issues for carson. jenna ben carson talked about a whole number of issues that he began by talking about the mood of the country said americans are frightened and angry he talked about the need to overhaul obamacare he said we need to return christianity to the public schools and perhaps most importantly made clear that he's not going anywhere the doctor and the car saying ben carson says he's sticking around one

gil harrington/daughter killed in 2009: "you can survive. the anguish and the grief will subside somewhat. i tell people you don't get over it, there will always be the loss, but you can get passed it, you can learn such a severing. it's like severing a limb. you never forget that you don't have your arm, but you learn maybe to write with your feet. you accomidate to the loss. it's a long, hard process." the group harrington started after her daughter's disappearance and death is teaming up with law enforcement. the montgomery county sheriff's office announced a partnership with help save the next girl yesterday. sheriff hank partin says this is something he planned since his campaign for sheriff. he admits, montgomery county is a target for violence because of all their schools. hank partin, montgomery county sheriff: "with our 2 universities, all of our we're going to do everything we can to fight evil on the front lines." the sheriff's office plans to put a help save the next girl chapter in every high school that doesn't have one. then,

i'm january keaton/ and i'm kyle many of you may be familar with the murder of morgan harrington. she was the 20 year old virginia tech student who went missing while attending a concert in charlottesville in 2009. her disappearance sparked one of the largest searches in charlottesville's history before her remains were discovered three months later. since then morgan's family and friends have tried to create some good out of the tragedy by organizing events in her name that bring the community together. wfxr's paris holmes is here with one of those events that is helping some virginia tech medical students. this evening--residents and physicians from carilion clinic and students from jefferson college of health sciences will be squaring off against virginia tech carilion school of medicine students in the annual docs for morgan basketball challenge. players have been practicing for weeks for this game that celebrates the morgan dana harrington memorial scholarship fund. in the last four years oraganizers have raised almost three hundred thousand dollars for tech morgan's father d

six years have passed since the death of morgan harrington. but many who were touched by her life, are still working hard to honor her memory. coming up after the break, we'll preview a fun event, that's having a positive impact in the community. (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! itwe get the patchy dense fog this morning visibility a quarter of a mile or last were unified that fog sticking around through by midmorning the clouds linger even some patchy drizzle notice the temperatures don't go up all that much at all today only the mid- and upper forties and the difference from yesterday's warmth we bring some rain along with the the.com that out in the first alert construction could slow you down this morning in montgomery county. alleghany spring road is blocked in both directions from roanoke road to flick drive for 20 more minutes. it could be a few more days before i- 77 south is completely re- opened in carroll county. an incident involving s

abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington spoke with one of the families today, live at the crash scene at 9th and brannan. >> reporter: there's a roadside memorial with candles, balloons and flowers. i got a chance to speak with one name of one of the passengers. they tell me his death is especially painful because they feel the whole thing could have been prevented. >> still right now it's still unreal, like she said, i'm still waiting for him to come through the door. >> reporter: roland zanie won't return to his pittsburg home, died saturday night along with two friends in a fiery car crash in san francisco. police say the driver was doing doughnuts and sped off when a chp officer tried to pull him over. his sister is urging people not to rush to judgment. >> i just feel like they shouldn't have been, you know, pursuing them in the first place with city being so crowded at that moment. >> reporter: her brother was a passenger also in the car, 27-year-old gene jr. from bay point. and 31-year-old david hamilton iii from antioch. the group had just left the nfl experience. his best friend

players have been practicing for weeks for this game that celebrates the morgan dana harrington memorial scholarship fund. in the last four years oraganizers have raised almost three hundred thousand dollars for tech medical students in need. morgan's father dan serves as vice dean of the school. morgan herself was an intern the summer before she died and bonded closely with the staff. "she actually helped us start the school. when we were all doing projects analysis and with us." dr. tracy criss who spearheads the basketball game every year says this year the event will include a silent auction of signed sports memorabilia and a raffle for a chance to win 10 thousand dollars with a half court shot. criss says the docs for morgan basketball challenge is just a natural way to honor morgan's work in the community and to recognize there is still good in the world. "good can overcome evil when everyone comes together for a good cause, and also in doing so we're able to find meaning in loss." the game is at patrick henry high school on grandin road. it's starts a 7 pm and the game is free. an

is the founder of that organization and mother of murdered virginia tech student morgan harrington spoke at the event. the sheriff's office also revealed a special wrapped s-u-v to commemorate the partnership. save the next part in the lovell case..it helped get facebook to shut down a teen dating group nicole was active in. the danville police department is offering a ten thousand dollar reward - for information leading to suspects involved in a shooting.police say someone shot two men shortly after 7 o'clock monday night on mount vernon avenue.doctors treated and released one of the victims...but another- dr. randolph neal is still recovering in a north carolina hospital. new this morning: the white mill dam in danville could soon be removed. a presentation was given last night for that possible removal. city staff recommends the removal to make the area safer. in 2011, city crews removed the brantly dam, which was located downstream from the white mill dam. both dams are low-head, meaning as water flows over the dam and drops to the lower level, the force creates a backward movement o

many of you may be familar with the murder of morgan harrington. she was the 20 year old virginia tech student who went missing while attending a concert in charlottesville in 2009. her disappearance sparked one of the largest searches in charlottesville's history before her remains were discovered three months later. since then morgan's family and friends have tried to create some good out of the tragedy by organizing events in her is here with one of those events that is helping some virginia tech medical students. physicians from carilion clinic and students from jefferson college of health sciences will be squaring off against virginia tech carilion school of medicine students in the annual docs for morgan basketball challenge. players have been practicing for weeks for this game that celebrates the morgan dana harrington memorial scholarship fund. in the last four years oraganizers have raised almost three hundred thousand dollars for tech medical students in need. morgan's father dan serves as vice dean of the school. morgan herself was an in

many of you may be familar with the murder of morgan harrington. she was the 20 year old virginia tech student who went missing while attending a concert in charlottesville in 2009. her disappearance sparked one of the largest searches in charlottesville's history before her remains were discovered three months later. since then morgan's family and friends have tried to create some good out of the tragedy by organizing events in her name that bring the community together. wfxr's paris holmes is here with one of those virginia tech medical students. this evening--residents and physicians from carilion clinic and students from jefferson college of health sciences will be squaring off against virginia tech carilion school of medicine students in the annual docs for morgan basketball challenge. players have been practicing for weeks for this game that celebrates the morgan dana harrington memorial scholarship fund. in the last four years oraganizers have raised almost three hundred thousand dollars for tech medical students in need. morgan's father dan

and he faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of virginia tech student morgan harrington who disappeared after a concert at uva in 2009. her body was found several months later. it's possible the plea agreement could keep matthew from facing the death penalty. >>> we'll start our second half hour with presidential politics right in our area. a get out the vote rally for hillary clinton is under way right now in george mason university, but she herself has not arrived yet. clinton is the latest candidate to visit virginia ahead of tomorrow's primar super tuesday's biggest prize is texas and its 155 delegates. steve handelsman is live in houston with the latest from the lone star state. steve? >> reporter: all right, pat and chris. good evening from houston where texas senator ted cruz has an awful lot of support but will it be enough tomorrow to beat back what a cowboy, yes, a cowboy here in houston told me looks to a lot of folks in this state like a big push by donald trump. ted cruz is campaigning at home in texas, the only super tuesday state cruz figures he can win and mu

linked him to the death of morgan harrington last seen in 2009. if convicted he faces the death penalty. matthew serving three life sentences for the a murder and assault of a woman in fairfax from 2005. alison: thank you. breaking now officials at the national zoo temporarily closed the kids farm exhibit. e. coli was found in a few animals now placed in quarantine. e. coli was discovered friday after test results revealed a get and a cow tested positive there. zoo officials say the quarantine will be lifted after three consecutive weeks of negative test results. leon: too bad. today was a beautiful day to be out there. alison: beautiful! >> beautiful day outside. leon: look at the shot. imagine now at 5:05 that sun bouncing off the capitol building. beautiful look there. the last day of february. leap day. leap year. this won't last all week long, though, folks. enjoy it while we've got it. standing by when a look at the cold is coming back. doug: it a beautiful and 60 degrees. the importance of wind speed and direction. if the winds were out of