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when police arrived, they pulled him out of the pool and performed cpr. king was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. >> it appears to be accidental. >> reporter: in 1991 home video captured police beating king. hed been drinking that night and led police on a chase. when the officers were acquitted of wrongdoing a year later, thousands took to l.a. streets setting off one of the worst race riots in american history. king famously pleaded for an end to the violence. >> can we al...

>> good morning. it was that victims mother who contacted authorities about sandusky four years ago. that led to charges that he allegedly abused and boys over a 15-year period. is sandusky a serial predator or a man with an attention seeking personality disorder? that is what the jury will have to decide as it nears the case. in court testimony monday, sanduskys defense attorney said thethe jury will explain some of his behavior. he went on to say it was routine for people to get in t...

>> thank you so much. outer loop after braddock road, an accident in the right lane. this one just reported so scoot over to the left if youre heading to the outer loop of the beltway passing braddock road. let me take you over to the maps. on the southbound side of the gw parkway, right here at the exit to the c.i.a., a tree down in the roadway. crews are telling us all lanes are blocked as they try to remove it. once you have one incident on the gw parkway early, it sets the tone for...

if you ask anyone who rides metro, they will tell you its far from perfect. >> id love it if they were more timely. >> prices are the biggest issue compared to other states weve been to. its a little higher. >> its a really good service. it reaches far. its kind of dirty sometimes, but its a big city. youve got to come to expect it. >> reporter: metro heard those complaints and developed a customer service plan and did customer research that included surveys and did focus groups on com...

secr secret double agent. leak number two came after years of cyberattacks on irans nuclear computers. news reports this month revealed america launched the attacks. republicans charge the white house did the leaking to help president obama beat mitt romney. >> and when you got programs that were successful and makes the white house look strong and the president look strong, and the president look strong, you can read about it in the paper. >> reporter: in a senate hearing, the attorne...

park police have been dealing with a fallen tree at the exit for the c.i.a. building and theyve been telling us its been cleared up. also an accident southbound on the bw parkway right after route 202. thats going to affect your drive if youre trying to get into the northeast corridor. if youre planning to head over here on the beltway at oxon hill, all the southern maryland corridors are looking great to the beltway to 210 and over the wilson bridge. well take a last live look as well...

fauquier county, stafford, spotsylvania. along 95, the trip up toward dale city and coming into mt. vernon area, quantico, that area is getting wet on some of the roadways there. and this is heading east. moving into charles county. should hit the northern neck, king george, toward st. marys and calvert the next hour or so. showers, too, on the eastern shore from near st. michaels to easton and north of cambridge. and south of there. heres the day planner for this wednesday. well have ...

great. we still have left overshowers across the area. not raining terribly hard anywhere but still some showers here and there. we have showers south and east of the city. out to the west, reston, a for you more showers. you can see things winding down. forecast for today, sunshine, temperatures in the 80s. ill have more details on all of that coming up in just a couple of minute. back to you goes at the desk. t or top stories, a culpeper police officer is behind bars following a de...

gathering to remember washingtons legendary godfather of go-go music. chuck brown. this is the beginning of a long good-bye for chuck. fans are snaking their way past his open casket down at the howard theater. for many, this is not a sad occasion. this is rather a time to celebrate the legacy of an artist who brought the city together for a long time. bruce johnson is live at the howard theater with more on the event still going on tonight. bruce. >> hey derek. we are outside the howa...

lost six straight and tonight, the nats added to their division lead. on the hill tonight was stephen strasburg. one man on as he grounds into the 4-6-3 double play. the infield gets strasburg out of trouble. but how about strasburg at the plate? two outs in the second. one man on. he gets his 7th hit already of this season. set up runners at the corners and keep the inning alive for danny. and wouldnt you know it? he comes through big time. check this out, boom, a three- run shot to l...